Time Domain Reflectometry Measurements of Road Basecourse Moisture Content

Ian G. Platt; Ian Woodhead; Sean Richards; Adrian Tan; Michael Hagedorn; Phil Herrington; Shaun Cook

doi:10.21307/ijssis-2019-076

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Time Domain Reflectometry Measurements of Road Basecourse Moisture Content

International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems

Volume 7 (2014): Issue 5 (January 2014)

By: Ian G. Platt, Ian Woodhead, Sean Richards, Adrian Tan, Michael Hagedorn, Phil Herrington and Shaun Cook

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|Feb 2020

Abstract

This paper describes an empirical transform between the propagation time (tp) data obtained from a non invasive Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) sensor to the percentage moisture content θ_v within two different road making basecourse aggregate material. Results show that a simple quadratic fit between t_p and θ_v can be given leading to a maximum error in the estimate of 0.55%. It is also shown that the dielectric model underlying each of the basecourses is different enough to warrant the use of a unique quadratic function (i.e. different quadratic coefficients) for each.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ijssis-2019-076 | Journal eISSN: 1178-5608

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Language: English

Page range: 1 - 5

Published on: Feb 15, 2020

Published by: Macquarie University, Australia

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Keywords:

component,

TDR,

road,

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© 2020 Ian G. Platt, Ian Woodhead, Sean Richards, Adrian Tan, Michael Hagedorn, Phil Herrington, Shaun Cook, published by Macquarie University, Australia
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Volume 7 (2014): Issue 5 (January 2014)