Experimental determination of bulk dielectric properties and porosity of porous asphalt and soils using GPR and a cyclic moisture variation technique

Geophysics

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Lai, Wallace L ^a   Tsang, W F ^a   Fang, Hui ^b   Xiao, Du ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Geophysical techniques; Ground penetrating radar; Minerals; Moisture; Permittivity; Porosity; Soil; Time domain Reflectometry; Tracers

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PERMITTIVITY; POROSITY; SOILS;

COMPLEX REFRACTIVE INDEX MODEL; CYCLIC MOISTURE VARIATION TECHNIQUE; TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY METHOD;

GEOPHYSICS;

ASPHALT; DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; POROSITY; SOIL; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

EID: 33748084403     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.2217730     Document Type: Article

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