Use of Californium-252 in Laboratory Testing for Moisture and Density of Soils.

Abstract

This report is primarily concerned with illustrating methodology for the identification and quantification of moisture along thin, discrete layers of opened and unopened soil cores. A major portion of the work has been devoted to scanning of soils encased in a 2.875-in.-inside-diameter (ID) steel sampling tube. Some neutron film imagery, however, was also obtained to illustrate the distribution of moisture that can and does occur within individual soil samples.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA033042

Entities

People

  • Jack T. Lewis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calibration
  • Detectors
  • Diameters
  • Elements
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Gamma Rays
  • Isotopes
  • Measurement
  • Neutron Beams
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Radiation
  • Research Facilities
  • Rock Mechanics
  • Shielding
  • Soils
  • Thermal Neutrons

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.