Why can't TDR measure non-aqueous liquid in unsaturated soil?

22 July 2019 1 3K Report

TDR can be used to measure non-aqueous liquids in saturated soils, why not to measure aqueous liquids in unsaturated soils.

Qasim Abdulkarem Al-Obaidi

Dear Sir,

Time-domain reflectometry TDR is sensitive to the moisture content in the soil mass and measure the volumetric water content

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