Beta Testing Implementation of the Purdue Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) Method for Soil Water Content and Density Measurement [Technical Summary]

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• Creators:
  Drnevich, Vincent P.
• Corporate Creators:
  Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program
• Corporate Contributors:
  Indiana Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Time domain reflectometers
  • Dielectric properties
  • Electrical conductivity
  • Gravelly soils
  • Sand
  • Silts
  • Clay
  • Moisture content
  • Compaction
  • Dry density
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/JN/JTRP-200317
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Indiana
• Edition:
  Technical Summary
• Corporate Publisher:
  Indiana Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The main objective of this study was to take the Purdue TDR Method, a new technology for measuring water content and density of soil, to the point where it was widely field tested by users on a broad spectrum of soils. The project accomplished this task by involving researchers at several universities and practitioners in state agencies and in private practice.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  SPR-2489
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90238/dot_90238_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 158.88 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:19e71e671b3a3f4abd314c802cf5bf2a9e73c9043213791d8598415371d74c4d2bc951cd93161ded9a0224fb3be5a8e6ac71e4238f8d1279093b811a3d7b9561