Determination of moisture content of hygroscopic building materials using time domain reflectometry

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1732-1737

  Pavlík, Zbyšek ^a   Fiala, Lukáš ^a   Černý, Robert ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Calibration; Hygroscopic building materials; Time domain reflectometry

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION FUNCTION; FLUE GAS DESULPHURIZATION; HYGROSCOPIC BUILDING MATERIALS; MIXING FORMULA; REFERENCE METHOD; RELATIVE PERMITTIVITY; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY TECHNIQUES;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CALIBRATION; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 46149109487     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2008.1732.1737     Document Type: Article

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