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| Title: | Calibration of soil moisture probes in saline conditions |
| Author (s): | Carr, Lucas Ge, Yu-Ning (Louis) Sevi, Adam Frederick |
| Department/Lab Affiliations: | Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering University Transportation Center |
| Keywords: | soil water water content |
| Subject Terms: | Calibration. Moisture. Salinity. |
| Issue Date: | 2007 |
| Publisher: | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| Citation: | Carr, Lucas., Sevi, Adam Frederick., and Ge, Yu-Ning(Louis). "Calibration of Soil Moisture Probes in Saline Condition", Geo-Denver 2007: New Peaks in Geotechnics, 2007. |
| Abstract: | Two soil moisture probes from Decagon Devices were calibrated to measure volumetric water content and salt concentration in the soil's moisture. The probes used were the EC-5 and EC-10 models, and the soil used has a USCS classification of SP or poorly graded sand. The EC-10 probes were found to work well for determining the salt concentration, in parts per million, of the soil if the volumetric water content is already known. The EC-5 probes also proved useful for the determination of salt concentrations, but the EC-10 probes proved to be more accurate. Soil-specific calibration curves were developed for both probes for use in saline soils at a range of volumetric moisture contents. Both probes were found to be useful for determining the volumetric water content of soils with no salt present. The probes have each have a very similar calibration curve in non-saline soils so a single curve was developed for both the EC-5 and EC-10. |
| Type: | Article - Conference proceedings text |
| In Title: | Geo-Denver 2007: New Peaks in Geotechnics |
| Copyright Notice: | Pre-print: archiving status unclear; Post-print: author can archive with restrictions;Restriction: 90 days after publication; Conditions: Publisher's version/PDF cannot be used;Internet site or institutional repository;Must link to publisher version at ASCE Civil Engineering Database(http://cedb.asce.org);Publisher copyright and source must be acknowledged; This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. FULL COPYRIGHT INFORMATION: |
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| title | Calibration of soil moisture probes in saline conditions |
| contributor.author | Carr, Lucas |
| contributor.author | Ge, Yu-Ning (Louis) |
| contributor.author | Sevi, Adam Frederick |
| contributor.deptlab | Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering |
| contributor.deptlab | University Transportation Center |
| subject | soil water |
| subject | water content |
| subject.LCSH | Calibration. |
| subject.LCSH | Moisture. |
| subject.LCSH | Salinity. |
| date.issued | 2007 |
| publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| identifier.citation | Carr, Lucas., Sevi, Adam Frederick., and Ge, Yu-Ning(Louis). "Calibration of Soil Moisture Probes in Saline Condition", Geo-Denver 2007: New Peaks in Geotechnics, 2007. |
| identifier.pub.URI | |
| description.abstract | Two soil moisture probes from Decagon Devices were calibrated to measure volumetric water content and salt concentration in the soil's moisture. The probes used were the EC-5 and EC-10 models, and the soil used has a USCS classification of SP or poorly graded sand. The EC-10 probes were found to work well for determining the salt concentration, in parts per million, of the soil if the volumetric water content is already known. The EC-5 probes also proved useful for the determination of salt concentrations, but the EC-10 probes proved to be more accurate. Soil-specific calibration curves were developed for both probes for use in saline soils at a range of volumetric moisture contents. Both probes were found to be useful for determining the volumetric water content of soils with no salt present. The probes have each have a very similar calibration curve in non-saline soils so a single curve was developed for both the EC-5 and EC-10. |
| type | Article - Conference proceedings |
| type.DCMIType | text |
| rights | Pre-print: archiving status unclear; Post-print: author can archive with restrictions;Restriction: 90 days after publication; Conditions: Publisher's version/PDF cannot be used;Internet site or institutional repository;Must link to publisher version at ASCE Civil Engineering Database(http://cedb.asce.org);Publisher copyright and source must be acknowledged; |
| rights | This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. |
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| relation.isPartOf | Geo-Denver 2007: New Peaks in Geotechnics |
| date.available | 2008-06-24T18:55:17Z |
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