Author: PA. Ruygrok
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Density
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
In order to warrant the accuracy of soil density and moisture data from measurements by means of the gamma and neutron radiation attenuation methods several influencing factors have to be taken into account, for example, the soil hydrogen content, the soil inhomogeneity, the resolution characteristics of the measuring device and the probe travel velocity. Some interpretation concepts, related to the total hydrogen content in soil, are discussed in view of a calibration protocol. An iterative calculation procedure is proposed for the case of saturated soil, especially for the case that local organic content information is lacking. Further, a probe-travel velocity criterion and a possible approach to increase the resolution of a measured density profile are presented. Interpretation problems associated with data from inhomogeneous soil, measured with different devices, are discussed in relation with the difference in spatial averaging characteristics, which influence the significance of the measured quantity.
Evaluation of the Gamma and Neutron Radiation Scattering and Transmission Methods for Soil Density and Moisture Determination
Author: PA. Ruygrok
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Density
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
In order to warrant the accuracy of soil density and moisture data from measurements by means of the gamma and neutron radiation attenuation methods several influencing factors have to be taken into account, for example, the soil hydrogen content, the soil inhomogeneity, the resolution characteristics of the measuring device and the probe travel velocity. Some interpretation concepts, related to the total hydrogen content in soil, are discussed in view of a calibration protocol. An iterative calculation procedure is proposed for the case of saturated soil, especially for the case that local organic content information is lacking. Further, a probe-travel velocity criterion and a possible approach to increase the resolution of a measured density profile are presented. Interpretation problems associated with data from inhomogeneous soil, measured with different devices, are discussed in relation with the difference in spatial averaging characteristics, which influence the significance of the measured quantity.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Density
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
In order to warrant the accuracy of soil density and moisture data from measurements by means of the gamma and neutron radiation attenuation methods several influencing factors have to be taken into account, for example, the soil hydrogen content, the soil inhomogeneity, the resolution characteristics of the measuring device and the probe travel velocity. Some interpretation concepts, related to the total hydrogen content in soil, are discussed in view of a calibration protocol. An iterative calculation procedure is proposed for the case of saturated soil, especially for the case that local organic content information is lacking. Further, a probe-travel velocity criterion and a possible approach to increase the resolution of a measured density profile are presented. Interpretation problems associated with data from inhomogeneous soil, measured with different devices, are discussed in relation with the difference in spatial averaging characteristics, which influence the significance of the measured quantity.
The Measurement of Soil Moisture and Density by Neutron and Gamma-ray Scattering
Author: Donald Jenks Belcher
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gamma rays
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gamma rays
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Field Instrumentation for Soil and Rock
Author: Gary N. Durham
Publisher: ASTM International
ISBN: 0803126042
Category : Engineering geology
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
These 28 papers presented at the American Society for Testing and Materials symposium held in June 1998 are organized by the major session topics of instrumentation associated with: soil structure interaction, monitoring landfills, and monitoring settlement and stability; and field data acquisition
Publisher: ASTM International
ISBN: 0803126042
Category : Engineering geology
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
These 28 papers presented at the American Society for Testing and Materials symposium held in June 1998 are organized by the major session topics of instrumentation associated with: soil structure interaction, monitoring landfills, and monitoring settlement and stability; and field data acquisition
Density and Moisture Content Measurements by Nuclear Methods
Author: Robin P. Gardner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Radioactive gages
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Sources of error that have been identified on the gamma-ray soil density gauge are: (1) sensitivity to local density variations, especially at the soil surface, (2) sensitivity to soil composition, and (3) inaccurate calibration techniques. An attempt was made to solve these problems by developing for each gauge calibration models that enable stable and homogenous non-soil standards to be used for calibration. Calibration standards and calibration models for each gauge were found and tested. In the process of developing and testing the new nuclear gauge calibration model, the dual-gauge principal of compensating these gauges for variations in soil composition was discovered. The air-gap method of using this principal is explained and was optimized by using the calibration model developed in the current study.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Radioactive gages
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Sources of error that have been identified on the gamma-ray soil density gauge are: (1) sensitivity to local density variations, especially at the soil surface, (2) sensitivity to soil composition, and (3) inaccurate calibration techniques. An attempt was made to solve these problems by developing for each gauge calibration models that enable stable and homogenous non-soil standards to be used for calibration. Calibration standards and calibration models for each gauge were found and tested. In the process of developing and testing the new nuclear gauge calibration model, the dual-gauge principal of compensating these gauges for variations in soil composition was discovered. The air-gap method of using this principal is explained and was optimized by using the calibration model developed in the current study.
Investigation of a Back-scatter Gamma and Neutron Radiation Apparatus for Determining the Bulk Density and Moisture Content of Soil and Base Materials
Author: Road Research Laboratory
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Analysis of Dual-energy Gamma Radiation Methods for Moisture Content Determination of Wood
Author: James Robert Olson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Moisture content
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Moisture content
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Nuclear Science Abstracts
Bibliography of Agriculture
Handbook on Radiation Probing, Gauging, Imaging and Analysis
Author: E.M. Hussein
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 030648403X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
The need for this book arose from my teaching, engineering, and - search experience in the non-power aspects of nuclear technology. The lack of a comprehensive textbook in industrial applications of radiation frustrated my students, who had to resort to a multitude of textbooks and research publications to familiarize themselves with the fundam- tal and practical aspects of radiation technology. As an engineer, I had to acquire the design aspects of radiation devices by trial-and-error, and often by accidental reading of a precious publication. As a researcher and a supervisor of graduate students, I found that the needed literature was either hard to find, or too scattered and diverse. More than once, I discovered that what appeared to be an exciting new idea was an old concept that was tried a few decades earlier during the golden era of “Atom for Peace”. I am hoping, therefore, that this book will serve as a single comprehensive reference source in a growing field that I expect will continue to expand. This book is directed to both neophytes and experts, and is written to combine the old and the new, the basic and the advanced, the simple and the complex. It is anticipated that this book will be of help in - viving older concepts, improving and expanding existing techniques and promoting the development of new ones.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 030648403X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
The need for this book arose from my teaching, engineering, and - search experience in the non-power aspects of nuclear technology. The lack of a comprehensive textbook in industrial applications of radiation frustrated my students, who had to resort to a multitude of textbooks and research publications to familiarize themselves with the fundam- tal and practical aspects of radiation technology. As an engineer, I had to acquire the design aspects of radiation devices by trial-and-error, and often by accidental reading of a precious publication. As a researcher and a supervisor of graduate students, I found that the needed literature was either hard to find, or too scattered and diverse. More than once, I discovered that what appeared to be an exciting new idea was an old concept that was tried a few decades earlier during the golden era of “Atom for Peace”. I am hoping, therefore, that this book will serve as a single comprehensive reference source in a growing field that I expect will continue to expand. This book is directed to both neophytes and experts, and is written to combine the old and the new, the basic and the advanced, the simple and the complex. It is anticipated that this book will be of help in - viving older concepts, improving and expanding existing techniques and promoting the development of new ones.