Development of TDR Penetrometer Through Theoretical and Laboratory Investigations: 1. Measurement of Soil Dielectric Permittivity

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 306-313

  Lin, C P ^a   Tang, S H ^a   Chung, C C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CPT; dielectric permittivity; electrical conductivity; time domain reflectometry (TDR)

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PERMITTIVITY; SOIL MECHANICS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BULK SOILS; CPT; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; MEASUREMENTS OF; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

PERMITTIVITY; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

NONCONDUCTING SHAFT; TDR PENETROMETER; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (TDR);

EID: 33845576818     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ14093     Document Type: Article

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