Effects of biochar particle size, biochar application rate, and moisture content on thermal properties of an unsaturated sandy loam soil

S Khaledi, M Delbari, H Galavi, H Bagheri… - Soil and Tillage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although biochar is considered as a potential soil amendment, the effect of its rates and
particle sizes on soil properties such as soil thermal properties, especially in a light-textured …

A general form of Archie's model for estimating bulk soil electrical conductivity

Y Fu, R Horton, T Ren, JL Heitman - Journal of Hydrology, 2021 - Elsevier
Electrical conductivity can be used as a surrogate to study the spatial and temporal
variabilities of a number of soil properties, eg, porosity, salinity, clay content and soil …

Effects of water content and salt content on electrical resistivity of loess

Z Duan, X Yan, Q Sun, X Tan, C Dong - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2021 - Springer
As a special soil widely existing in world, loess engineering properties are often disturbed by
water and salt. Hence, the influence of water content and salt content on the conductivity …

The effect of compaction on soil electrical resistivity: a laboratory investigation

S Seladji, P Cosenza, A Tabbagh… - European journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Among the geophysical tools used in soil science, electrical methods are considered as
potentially useful to characterize soil compaction intensity. A laboratory investigation was …

Effect of different water and organic matter content on the resistivity of loess

R Lv, Q Sun, P Li, J Geng, Y **n, S Wang - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The pore structure and strength of loess itself will change significantly in the process of
mixing organic matter, which, as the main component of solid waste at present, is of great …

A modified series-parallel electrical resistivity model of saturated sand/clay mixture

MF Hasan, H Abuel-Naga, EC Leong - Engineering Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Electrical resistivity tomography, ERT, is a geophysical method that is used to image
subsurface geomaterials for various geological, environmental and geotechnical …

New models for calculating the electrical resistivity of loess affected by moisture content and NaCl concentration

Z Duan, X Yan, Q Sun, X Tan, X Chen - Environmental Science and …, 2021 - Springer
Saline loess is an important cause of environmental geo-issues in northwest China. In this
research, electrical resistivity of loess with different moisture contents and NaCl …

Experimental-artificial intelligence approach for characterizing electrical resistivity of partially saturated clay liners

QAAL Rashid, HM Abuel-Naga, EC Leong, Y Lu… - Applied Clay …, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to investigate the evolution of electrical resistivity of different kaolinite-
dominant clay liners, in terms of its soil composition, as its moisture content and dry density …

Analysis of the accuracy of an FDR sensor in soil moisture measurement under laboratory and field conditions

A Qin, D Ning, Z Liu, A Duan - Journal of Sensors, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soil water content (SWC,% vol) is a key factor affecting plant growth and development. SWC
measurement is vital to rational use of water resources for irrigation, and the accuracy of …

Effect of soil mineralogy and pore-water chemistry on the electrical resistivity of saturated soils

TM Oh, GC Cho, C Lee - Journal of Geotechnical and …, 2014 - ascelibrary.org
The electrical characteristics of soil-water mixtures reflect the soil type, ionic concentration,
surface conduction, fluid saturation, porosity, and pore connectivity of the mixtures. Archie's …