Determination of alternative method for clay soil moisture content
Date
2009-06-20Author
Amir Khan, Suwandi
Mohd Nazri, Mohidin
Raja Puteri Marlina, Raja Abd Asis
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Moisture content is the ratio
expressed as a percentage of the mass of “pore” or
free” water in a given mass of soil to the mass of
solid particles. However, conventional method for
determining moisture content is time consuming.
This research is intended to propose a quicker
method in accurately determining moisture
content of clay soil. Assessment of the suitability
for those methods are based on accuracy and
testing duration of drying soils using Oven Drying
Method, Microwave Method, and Moisture
Balance Method. Oven Drying Method was
considered to produce the true moisture content.
Therefore, this is used as a basis of comparison
for the results gained by using other methods in
drying soils . The results have shown that
microwave method is a promising alternative
method based on accuracy and time duration.
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