A durable laboratory apparatus for the measurement of soil dielectric properties

Author

Curtis, John O.

Author_Institution

U.S. Army Eng. R&D Center, Vicksburg, MS, USA

Volume

50

Issue

5

fYear

2001

fDate

10/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1364

Lastpage

1369

Abstract

A coaxial transmission/reflection measurement system is described which has been used to collect complex dielectric property data for soils. Measurement variables include frequency (45 MHz-26.5 GHz), sample temperature, moisture content, and sample density (the last two accurately determined through mass and volume measurements). The system is shown to adequately measure the properties of pure water and air. Representative soil data are also shown for a clean sand and a very wet clay

Keywords

S-parameters; clay; microwave reflectometry; moisture measurement; permittivity measurement; sand; soil; 45 MHz to 26.5 GHz; clean sand; coaxial transmission/reflection measurement system; complex dielectric property data; durable laboratory apparatus; frequency dependence; higher order modes of propagation; impedance mismatch; mass measurements; moisture content; sample density; sample temperature; scattering parameters; soil dielectric properties measurement; volume measurements; wet clay; Coaxial components; Density measurement; Dielectric measurements; Frequency measurement; Laboratories; Moisture measurement; Reflection; Soil measurements; Temperature; Volume measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/19.963211

Filename

963211