TDR 2006 Program
Sunday, September 17, 2006
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Welcome Reception — Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union
Monday, September 18, 2006
7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast — Room 302/306 Stewart Center
Session 1 — Theme: TDR Calibration in Challenging Media (Room 214 Stewart Center)
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| # | Time | Presenter | Role | Title / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | Vincent P. Drnevich | Chair, Organizing Committee | Symposium Opening | |
| Jay P. Gore | Associate Dean of Engineering | Welcome from the Purdue University College of Engineering | ||
| Moderator/Secretary: Charles Pierce / Robert Nowack | ||||
| 48 | 8:10 am | Shmulik P. Friedman | Plenary Lecture | Review of Geometrical and Interfacial Factors Determining the Effective Permittivity Volumetric Water Content Relationships of Soils and Rocks (w/S.B. Jones and D.A. Robinson) |
| 16 | 9:00 am | André M. Chambarel and Hervé R. Bolvin | Study of the TDR Signal in a Heterogeneous Polarizable Medium | |
| 28 | 9:25 am | J.A. Huisman, S. Lambot and H. Vereecken | Determining Soil Water Content Variation Along the TDR Probe with Inverse Modeling: Theory, Practice, and Challenges | |
| 9:50 am | Break to Exhibit Area — Room 302/306 Stewart Center | |||
| 4 | 10:20 am | Xiong Yu, Vincent P. Drnevich and Robert L. Nowack | Improvements of Soil Dielectric Mixing Model for Inversion Analysis of Time Domain Reflectometry Measurements | |
| 23 | 10:45 am | H. Miyamoto and J. Chikushi | Calibration of Column-Attaching TDR Probe Based on Dielectric Mixing Model | |
| 47 | 11:10 am | Djaouida Chenaf, Nabil Amara and Michel Tetreault | Laboratory Investigation of the Effect of Diesel Contamination on the Unfrozen Water Content Curve of a Frozen Soil | |
| 9 | 11:35 am | D.A. Robinson, S.B. Jones and S.P. Friedman | Modeling Structural and Thermal Effects on TDR Measurements in Granular Porous Media | |
| noon | Lunch in Exhibit Area — Room 302/306 Stewart Center | |||
Session 2 — Theme: Geotechnical Applications of TDR (Room 214 Stewart Center)
| # | Time | Presenter | Role | Title / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 pm | Moderator/Secretary: Charles Dowding / Kevin O'Connor | |||
| A3 | 1:05 pm | Craig H. Benson | Plenary Lecture | Geotechnical Applications of TDR |
| 2 | 1:55 pm | J. Ludwig Figueroa and Shad M. Sargand | Effect of Pavement Design Features on the Volumetric Moisture Content of Subgrade Soils | |
| 38 | 2:20 pm | R.P. Chen, Y.M. Chen, J.X. Wang, and V.P. Drnevich | Application of TDR on LKD and Cement-Treated Soils | |
| 2:45 pm | Break to Exhibit Area — Room 302/306 Stewart Center | |||
| 5 | 3:15 pm | Xinbao Yu and Xiong Yu | Measurement of Simulated Scour by Time Domain Reflectometry | |
| 12 | 3:40 pm | Miau-Bin Su and Chien-Hsin Liao | Application of TDR Cables for Landslide Monitoring | |
| 41 | 4:00 pm | Norman D. Dennis, Chong Wei Ooi and Voon Huei Wong | Estimating Movement of Shallow Slope Failures Using Time Domain Reflectometry | |
| 18 | 4:20 pm | Chih-Ping Lin, Shr-Hong Tang, Chih-Chung Chung, and Wen-Chin Lin | Quantification of Localized Shear Deformation with Time Domain Reflectometry | |
| 3 | 4:40 pm | Xinbao Yu and Xiong Yu | Time Domain Reflectometry Tests of Multilayered Soil | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn Session 2 | |||
Monday evening activity — Indiana at Home: interested TDR 2006 participants and accompanying persons are invited to an informal supper and evening at the homes of Purdue faculty and staff members.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast — Room 302/306 Stewart Center
Session 3 — Theme: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Opportunities (Room 214 Stewart Center)
| # | Time | Presenter | Role | Title / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | Vincent P. Drnevich | Chair, Organizing Committee | Open Session 3 | |
| Moderator/Secretary: Alaa Ashmawy / Dante Fratta | ||||
| A2 | 8:10 am | J. Carlos Santamarina | Plenary Lecture | Innovations, Challenges, and Future Opportunities |
| 19 | 9:00 am | Chih-Ping Lin, Chih-Chung Chung, and Shr-Hong Tang | Geoelectrical Measurements by TDR Penetrometer | |
| 36 | 9:25 am | John S. McCartney and Jorge G. Zornberg | TDR System for Hydraulic Characterization of Unsaturated Soils in the Centrifuge | |
| 9:50 am | Break in Exhibit Area — Room 302/306 Stewart Center | |||
| 6 | 10:10 am | David E. Kosnik | Internet-Enabled Remote Monitoring of Civil Infrastructure with TDR | |
| 10 | 10:30 am | Kevin M. O'Connor | TDR Based Alarm Systems | |
| 20 | 10:50 am | Gary C. Heathman and Scott J. McAfee | Measuring Soil Hydrologic Properties Using Dielectric Sensors | |
| 34 | 11:10 am | Robert Flake, Isidro Lopez Jr. and Shi-jing Wang | A New Type of Test Signal for Improved TDR Resolution | |
| 45 | Not presented | Terrence Tang and Albert T. Yeung | Full-Scale Field Testing of Surface Waves & TDR Technique in Integrity Evaluation of Large-Diameter Bored Piles | |
| noon | Lunch in Exhibit Area — Room 302/306 Stewart Center | |||
Session 4 — Theme: TDR Probe Design and Selection (Room 214 Stewart Center)
| # | Time | Presenter | Role | Title / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 pm | Moderator/Secretary: Chih-Ping Lin / Xiong Yu | |||
| A4 | 1:05 pm | P.A. Ty Ferré | Plenary Lecture | Topic: TDR Probe Design and Selection |
| 17 | 1:55 pm | Scott B. Jones, David A. Robinson and Shmulik P. Friedman | Development of a Subsurface Open-Ended TDR Probe for On-the-Go Mapping of Water Content | |
| 13 | 2:20 pm | S.D. Logsdon and B.K. Hornbuckle | Soil Moisture Probes for a Dispersive Soil | |
| 2:45 pm | Break to Exhibit Area — Room 302/306 Stewart Center | |||
| 24 | 3:15 pm | L. Jared West, David M. Rippin, Tavi Murray | TDR Probes for Measuring Dielectric Permittivity of Glacial Ice Cores: Design and Performance | |
| 32 | 3:40 pm | Steven W. Truss and L. Jared West | Borehole-Based TDR Probes in a Layered Sandstone Aquifer: Optimising Data Quality | |
| 46 | 4:00 pm | Ofer Dahan, Yaara Rimon, Boaz Tatarsky and Ruti Talby | Deep Vadose Zone Monitoring System | |
| 33 | 4:20 pm | Holger Wörsching, Rolf Becker, Stefan Schlaeger, Andreas Bieberstein, Peter Kudella | Spatial-TDR Moisture Measurement in a Large Scale Levee Model Made of Loamy Soil Material | |
| 35 | 4:40 pm | Rolf Becker, Christof Huebner, Markus Stacheder | Electromagnetic Simulation of Time Domain Reflectometry Probes: Simplified Approaches to Assess Calibration Curves, Sensitivity, Field Extent and Transient Response | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn Session 4 | |||
Evening Program
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Reception and dinner in North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union
| B1 | 8:30 pm | G. Clarke Topp | TDR Reflections: My Thoughts and Experiences on TDR |
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast — Room 214 Stewart Center
Session 5 — Theme: Hydrologic Applications of TDR (Room 214 Stewart Center)
| # | Time | Presenter | Role | Title / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | Vincent P. Drnevich | Chair, Organizing Committee | ||
| Moderator/Secretary: Eileen Kladivko / Renpeng Chen | ||||
| A1 | 8:10 am | J.A. Sander Huisman | Plenary Lecture | Topic: Hydrologic Applications of TDR |
| 1 | 9:00 am | Carlos E. Zambrano, Vincent P. Drnevich, Xiong Yu, and Robert Nowack | Soil Texture Characterization from TDR Waveform Analysis | |
| 44 | 9:25 am | I.M. Woodhead, I.G. Platt, G.D. Buchan | TDR Modeling for Near-Surface Moisture Profile Measurement | |
| 9:50 am | Break in Conference Area — Room 214 Stewart Center | |||
| 42 | 10:20 am | Sang Ick Lee, Dan G. Zollinger, and Robert L. Lytton | Determination of Volumetric Moisture Content of Pavement Sublayers Using Time Domain Reflectometry Based on Micromechanics | |
| 39 | 10:40 am | G. Clarke Topp, David R. Lapen, Freeman J. Cook, Malcolm J. Morrison and Usha Pillai-McGarry | Facilitating Soil- and Plant-Water Research Through the Use of TDR | |
| 31 | 11:00 am | Stefan Schlaeger, Rolf Becker, Wolfram Schädel, Alexander Scheuermann, Holger Wörsching | Improvements of Spatial-TDR for Hydrological and Geotechnical Applications | |
| 50 | 11:20 am | Craig H. Benson and Xiaodong Wang | Temperature-Compensating Calibration Procedure for Water Content Reflectometers | |
| 8 | Not presented | Abdel-Mohsen O. Mohamed and Nuha Abbas | Role of Soil Density and Solute Concentration on Water Content Detection in Soil Using TDR | |
| 11:45 am | Vincent Drnevich | Closing remarks | ||
| noon | Lunch in Conference Area — box lunches | |||
12:30 pm Bus departs from Purdue Memorial Union for Chicago.