scholarly journals Application of the TDR measuring technique for in-situ measurements using surface probes

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 097-106
Author(s):  
Zbigniew Suchorab ◽  
Zbyšek Pavlík ◽  
Robert Černý
Keyword(s):  
Time Domain ◽  
Time Domain Reflectometry ◽  
In Situ Measurements ◽  
Measuring Technique ◽  
Ceramic Brick ◽  
Non Invasive

The article presents the possibility of in-situ measurements of building barriers moisture using the TDR technique (Time Domain Reflectometry). To minimize the previous disadvantages of the described method – invasive character, several prototypes of the surface probes were manufactured. With such a sensor solution it was possible to conduct the non-invasive measurements using the full TDR method potential – quick measurements and no sensitivity of salinity influence. The measurements were conducted on the brickworks made of red ceramic brick at the old building located on 1st of May Street in Lublin.

Measuring transient solute transport through the vadoze zone using time domain reflectometry

Soil Research ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 1359 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Vogeler ◽  
S. Green ◽  
A. Nadler ◽  
C. Duwig
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Solute Transport ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Deterministic Model ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Time Domain Reflectometry ◽  
Richards Equation ◽  
Electrical Conductivities ◽  
Destructive Measurement

Time domain reflectometry (TDR) was used to monitor the transport of conservative tracers in the field under transient water flow in a controlled experiment under a kiwifruit vine. A mixed pulse of chloride and bromide was applied to the soil surface of a 16 m2 plot that had been isolated from the surrounding orchard soil. The movement of this solute pulse was monitored by TDR. A total of 63 TDR probes were installed into the plot for daily measurements of both the volumetric water content (θ) and the bulk soil electrical conductivity (σa). These TDR-measured σa were converted into pore water electrical conductivities (σw) and solute concentrations using various θ–σa–σw relationships that were established in the laboratory on repacked soil. The depth-wise field TDR measurements were compared with destructive measurement of the solute concentrations at the end of the experiment. These results were also compared with predictions using a deterministic model of water and solute transport based on Richards’ equation, and the convection–dispersion equation. TDR was found to give a good indication of the shape of the solute profile with depth, but the concentration of solute was under- or over-estimated by up to 50%, depending on the θ–σa–σw relationships used. Thus TDR can be used to monitor in situ transport of contaminants. However, only rough estimates of the electrical conductivity of the soil solution can so far be obtained by TDR.

An Innovative Use of TDR Probes: First Numerical Validations with a Coaxial Cable

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-442
Author(s):  
Raffaele Persico ◽  
Iman Farhat ◽  
Lourdes Farrugia ◽  
Sebastiano D'Amico ◽  
Charles Sammut
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Transmission Line ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Numerical Data ◽  
Time Domain Reflectometry ◽  
Coaxial Cable ◽  
Transmission Line Model ◽  
Properties Of Materials

In this paper we propose a study regarding some possibilities that can be offered by a time domain reflectometry (TDR) probe in retrieving both dielectric and magnetic properties of materials. This technique can be of interest for several applications, among which the characterization of soil in some situations. In particular, here we propose an extension of the paper “Retrieving electric and magnetic propetries of the soil in situ: New possibilities”, presented at the IWAGPR, held in Edinburgh in 2017, and as a new contribution we will validate a transmission line model with numerical data simulated by the CST code.

Thermo–time domain reflectometry method: Advances in monitoring in situ soil bulk density

2020 ◽  
Vol 84 (5) ◽  
pp. 1354-1360
Author(s):  
Yili Lu ◽  
Xiaona Liu ◽  
Meng Zhang ◽  
Joshua Heitman ◽  
Robert Horton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bulk Density ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Soil Bulk Density ◽  
Time Domain Reflectometry

Thermo–Time Domain Reflectometry Method: Advances in Monitoring In Situ Soil Bulk Density

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 0 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yili Lu ◽  
Xiaona Liu ◽  
Meng Zhang ◽  
Joshua Heitman ◽  
Robert Horton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bulk Density ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Soil Bulk Density ◽  
Time Domain Reflectometry
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