TDR 2001 PAPERS AND PROGRAMS
The 2001 Symposium will convene at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois on September 5-7. As with the 1994 gathering, it embraces the diverse and growing fields of metallic and optical TDR monitoring and has drawn participants from around the world. The preliminary program presents abstracts for the over 40 papers in the following 7 topical sessions.
Sessions will cover:
State of the Practice : Hardware : Soil Moisture
Soil Moisture Monitoring : Subgrade Monitoring
Environmental Monitoring : Optical TDR and Structural Monitoring
Soil and Rock Deformation Monitoring
| Wednesday, September 5 | |
| 7:00 am to 8:00 am | Registration |
| 7:30 am to 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am |
Morning Short Course TDR Technology
in Surveillance and Measurement Learn how TDR technology has been employed as a geotechnical measurement tool. The course describes the simplicity, robustness and flexibility of TDR technology through a combination of case histories and hands-on experience with equipment from a variety of manufacturers. Discussions and demonstrations include: Slope Movement, Bridge Scour, Subsidence, Ground Control, and Leak Detection. The second half of the class will concentrate on remote monitoring of TDR and related equipment |
| 12:00 pm | Break and Refreshments |
| 1:00 pm |
Afternoon Short Course Automated
and Remote Monitoring Course provides an overview of remotely operable acquisition systems such as SOMAT and Campbell Scientific. Applications to bridge monitoring will be described extensively, including strain gauging, acoustic emission, tilt and pulse echo. Demonstrations will be given in hardware operation, remote control and software interpretation. |
| 1:00 pm |
Afternoon Short Course Water
Content and Density by TDR (The Purdue Method) Course provides participants with hands-on experience in a new application of technology for use in earthwork and fill control for highway and other construction. The course will be in two parts: (1) discussion of theory and experimental validation, and (2) hands-on use of the equipment. The second half of the course will be conducted in the geotechnical laboratories of Northwestern University's Technological Institute |
| 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Registration |
| 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm |
Ice Breaker Reception Meet colleagues and enjoy a wine and cheese reception as you browse our sponsor exhibits |
| Thursday, September 6 | |
| 7:00 am to 8:30 am | Registration |
| 7:30 am to 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 am to 10:00 am | STATE OF THE PRACTICE - Keynote Papers |
| Determining Soil Characteristics using TDR...Water Content and a Few Others | Timo
Heimovaara IWACO Consultants The Netherlands |
| Innovations in Optical Reflectometry including OTDR | Keith
Wanser California State University -- Fullerton United States |
| Detection of Shearing in Soft Soils with Compliantly Grouted TDR Cables | Charles
Dowding Northwestern University United States |
| 10:00 am to 10:30 am |
Break / Sponsor Exhibits SPONSORED BY SOILMOISTURE |
| 10:30 am to 12:00 pm |
Session Chair: Joel Greene |
| In-line TDR moisture sensors for agro-industrial processing (10:30 am) | Peter
Blume, Robin Fundinger, Kurt Koehler, Ruediger Ruf, and Markus
Stacheder IMKO Micromodultechnik GmbH Germany |
| Evaluation of shaft-mounted TDT readings in disturbed and undisturbed media (10:45 am) |
G.
Topp, D. Lapen, and M. Edwards G.
Young |
| Determination of the Wetting Front in Drip Irrigation Using TDR Multi-Wire Probe (11:00 am) |
C. Souza, E. Matsura, and R. Testezlaf UNICAMP/Reagri - Departamento de Agua e Solo Brazil |
| On the use of the TDR TRIME-tube system for profiling water content in soils (11:15 am) | J.
Laurent, et al. Laboratoire d'etude des Transferts en Hydrologie et Environnement France |
| Calibration of CS615 and TDR instruments for Marhurangi, Tarrawarra and Point Nepean soils (11:30 am) |
M. Duncan, et
al. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research New Zealand |
| A Cost Effective Soil Moisture Instrument Based on Time-Domain Transmission Measurement (11:45 am) | Z.J.
Sun & G.D. Young E.S.I. Environmental Sensors Inc. Canada |
| 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | Buffet Lunch at the Allen Center |
| 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm |
Session Chair: William Herkelrath |
| Full Waveform Analysis of a Non-uniform and Dispersive TDR Measurement System (1:30 pm) |
Chich-Ping Lin National Chiao Tung University Taiwan |
| Improved calibrations of TDR measurements using artificial neural networks (1:45 pm) |
Magnus Persson Lund University Sweden |
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Frequency-domain methods for extending TDR measurement range in saline soils (2:00 pm) |
S. Jones
and D. Or Utah State University United States |
| Dielectric Properties of Bound Water: Application to Porous Media Surface Area and Grain Moisture Determination (2:15 pm) |
J. Wraith, D. Or,
and S. Jones Montana State University & Utah State University United States |
| TDR signal modelling using the electric line approach: model validation and signal inversion to retrieve soil moisture profile (2:30 pm) |
A. Chambarel, et al. Laboratoire d'Hydrodynamique Complexe, Avignon University France |
| TDR signal simulation using a wave guide 2D model (2:45 pm) |
A. Chambarel, H. Bolvin and
E. Ferry LHC, Avignon University France |
| 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Break and Refreshments |
| 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm | SOIL MOISTURE ctnd. |
| A time domain reflectometry borehole packer for use in rock (3:30 pm) | S.W.
Truss, L. West, P. Winship, Y. Huang, and M.
Nakhkash Universities Leeds and Liverpool Great Britain |
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Sample area of time domain reflectometry probes in proximity to sharp dielectric permittivity boundaries (3:45 pm) |
P.
Ferre H.
Nissen & P. Moldrup J.
Knight |
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The sensitivity of time domain reflectometry probes to spatially heterogeneous electrical conductivities (4:00 pm) |
P.
Ferre H.
Nissen & P. Moldrup J.
Knight |
| Saline clayey soil moisure measurement using time-domain reflectometry (4:15 pm) |
Z.J. Sun,
P. Moldrup and
G.D. Young E.S.I. Environmental Sensors, Inc. Canada |
| Development and applications of TDR inversion algorithms with high spatial resolution for moisture profile determination (4:30 pm) |
Stefan
Schlaeger & Alexander
Scheuermann Christof
Hubner & J. Gottlieb |
| 5:00 pm |
Led by: Vincent Drnevich |
| Friday, September 7 | |
| 7:30 am to 8:15 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:15 am to 9:15 am |
Session Chair: Vincent Drnevich |
| Long Term Stability of Time Domain Reflectometry Measurements in a Multi-Year Field Experiment (8:15 am) | Tracy
G. Schofield Los Alamos National Laboratory United States |
| Long-Term Monitoring of Soil Moisture in a harsh climate, using Reflectometer and TDR Probes (8:30 am) | G.
Delin & W. Herkelrath U.S. Geological Survey United States |
| Application of the TDR Technique in Tropical Soil (8:45 am) | C.
Souza, E. Matsura and R. Testezlaf UNICAMP/Feagri - Departamento de Agua e Solo Brazil |
| Temperature Effect on TDR Measurement of water content of Unbound Materials (9:00 am) | G.
Zuo, R. Rainwater, R. Yader, E.C. Drumm & W.C. Wright University of Tennessee United States |
| 9:15 am to 9:45 am | Morning Break |
| 9:45 am to 11:30 am |
ROCK AND SOIL DEFORMATION MONITORING Session Chair: Kevin O'Connor |
| Applications of TDR to Landslide and Slope Monitoring (9:45 am) | W.F.
Kane, T.J. Beck and J.J. Hughes Kane GeoTech Inc. United States |
| Calibration of Small-Diameter TDR Cables for Measuring Displacement in Physical Soil Models (10:00 am) | C.
Pierce and C. McAlister University of South Carolina United States |
| Measurement of Tailings Consolidation using TDR Technology (10:15 am) | Kevin
O'Connor Geotechnical Consultants, Inc. United States |
| TDR for Underground and Open Pit Monitoring in Canada (10:30 am) | F.
Charette Atlas Copco Rock Drills Canada |
| Time Domain Reflectometry to Monitor Tailings Dam Stability (10:45 am) | B.P.
Gorski, B. Tisch, T. Anderson, K. Judge and
K. Tarr National Resources Canada Canada |
| Looping TDR Cables for Increased Sensitivity to Extension (11:00 am) | C.E.
Pierce, P. Adek and C.M. McAlister University of South Carolina United States |
| 11:15 am to 12:15 pm | Boxed Lunch - Provided by TDR 2001 |
| 12:15 pm to 2:00 pm |
Session Chair: Clarke Topp |
| Using time domain reflectometry for non-aqueous phase liquid saturation measurements (12:15 pm) |
Magnus Persson Lund University Sweden |
| A TDR System for Subsurface Pollutants Detection (I): Design & Modeling (12:30 pm) |
R. Said, N. Al Shawawreh
and A. Mohamed United Arab Emirates University United Arab Emirates |
| A TDR System for Subsurface Pollutants Detection (II): Application & Analysis (12:45 pm) |
A. Mohamed, R. Said and
N. Al Shawawreh United Arab Emirates University United Arab Emirates |
| Time Domain Reflecometry for the Characterization of Diesel Contaminated Soils (1:00 pm) | D.
Chenaf Royal Military College of Canada |
| Use of TDR to Monitor Changes in Ground Water Level and Crude Oil Thickness (1:15 pm) |
K. O'Connor Geotechnical Consultants, Inc. |
| Measuring Water Table Elevations Within Pavement Systems Using Time Domain Reflectometry (1:30 pm) |
R. Roberson, J. Siekmeier Minnesota Department of Transportation United States |
|
Salinity compensation of a TDT instrument using slope correction (1:45 pm) |
R. McFarlane E.S.I. Inc. Canada |
| 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Break |
| 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm |
Session Chair: Timo Heimovaara |
| Determining Frost Depth in Pavement Systems Using a Multi-Segment Time Domain Reflectometry Probe (2:30 pm) | R.
Roberson and J. Siekmeier Minnesota Department of Transportation United States |
| Continuous measurements of liquid water content and in density in snow using TDR (2:45 pm) |
Martin
Schneebeli and Peter Waldner Christof
Huebner and Alexander Brandelik Frank Rau |
| Water Content and Density of Soil Insitu by the Purdue TDR Method (3:00 pm) | V.
Drnevich, S. Siddiqui, J. Lovell and Q. Yi Purdue University United States |
| Effects of Testing Large Particle-Sized Materials (3:15 pm) | V.
Drnevich, J. Lovell and Q. Yi Purdue University United States |
| Temperature Effects on Dielectric Constant Determined by Time Domain Reflectometry (3:30 pm) | V.
Drnevich, X. Yu, J. Lovell and J. Tishmack Purdue University United States |
| 3:45 pm to 4:00 pm | Break |
| 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
OPTICAL TDR AND STRUCTURAL MONITORING Session Chair: Charles Dowding |
| OTDR distributed sensing of liquid hydrocarbons using polymer-clad optical fibers (4:00 pm) | J.
Buerck, S. Roth, K. Kramer and H. Mathieu Karlsruhe Research Center Germany |
| Quasi Distributed OTDR Crack Sensor for Reinforced Concrete Structures (4:15 pm) | C.Z.
Gu and F. Ansari University of Illinois United States |
| An overview of corrosion damage detection in steel bridge strands using TDR (4:30 pm) |
W.
Liu, R. Hunsperger & M. Chajes E.
Kunz |
| Distributed Fibre Optic Sensors for the Detection of Liquid Spills (4:45 pm) | Allistair
MacLean, Chris Moran, Walter Johnstone and Brian Culshaw Univeristy of Strathclyde, Scotland Dan Marsh and Geoff Andrews PINACL Communications, Wales |