MOISTURE AND DENSITY DETERMINATION IN SOIL

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1963 · Proc. Japan Conf. Radioisotopes

OSTI ID:4709448

Abid, I; Hashmi, F H; Husain, S A

The neutron moderation technique was applied for the determination of moisture in the soil. The probes consisted of enriched boron trifluoride counters and a 100mC Ra-- Be neutron source. For moisture measurements the probes were placed on the surface of the soil and inserted into the soil. The region of nonlinear response for lower moisture contents reported in earlier work is significantly reduced. The density of the soil was determined by measuring the attenuation of bsckscattered gamma rays by the soil, using a Cs/sup 137/ source and a cylindrical G-M counter. (A.G.W.)

• Research Organization: Atomic Energy Center, Lahore, Pakistan
• NSA Number: NSA-17-030090
• OSTI ID: 4709448
• Journal Information: Proc. Japan Conf. Radioisotopes, Journal Name: Proc. Japan Conf. Radioisotopes Vol. Vol: 5th, No. 3
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BERYLLIUM
BORON FLUORIDES
CESIUM 137
COUNTERS
CYLINDERS
DENSITY
ENRICHMENT
GAMMA RADIATION
GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
HUMIDITY
LOSSES
MEASURED VALUES
MODERATORS
NEUTRON SOURCES
NEUTRONS
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
RADIOACTIVITY
RADIUM
SCATTERING
SOILS
SURFACES