2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Non-destructive microwave sensing of soil environments in heavy-clay ground
| Project/Area Number |
21780227
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Irrigation, drainage and rural engineering/Rural planning
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| Research Institution | Saga University (2010)
Meiji University (2009) |
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Principal Investigator |
MIYAMOTO Hideki Saga University, 農学部, 准教授 (10423584)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | マイクロ波 / 時間領域透過法(TDT) / 粘土 / 水分量 / 電気伝導度 |
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| Research Abstract |
To establish a non-destructive monitoring method of water content and electrical conductivity(EC) in heavy-clay soils, we performed the measurements of travel time and amplitude of impulse-signal transmitted through a few types of clays using time domain transmissiometry(TDT). Although further investigations on signal measurements and their analyses in time/frequency domain are required for the practical application of TDT to the clays, we successfully designed a TDT system for the measurements of water content and EC and empirical models of their estimations.
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