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• Effective measured dielectric constant<br />

– Tap water: 26.2 (numerical simulation), 26.6<br />

<strong>TDR</strong> measurement<br />

– Saturated sand: 13.3 (numerical simulation),<br />

13.3 <strong>TDR</strong> measurement<br />

• Calibration equation<br />

K =<br />

−<br />

−<br />

a,<br />

r<br />

2<br />

59. 50 + 7.<br />

93K<br />

a,<br />

m 0.<br />

12K<br />

a,<br />

m<br />

Real dielectric constant<br />

60<br />

55<br />

50<br />

45<br />

40<br />

35<br />

30<br />

25<br />

Real dielectric constant<br />

Polynomial Fit <strong>of</strong> Real dielectric constant<br />

12 14 16 18 20 22<br />

Measured dielectric constant<br />

Model<br />

Polynomial<br />

Equation<br />

y = Intercept + B1*x^1 + B2*x^2<br />

Weight<br />

No Weighting<br />

Residual Sum <strong>of</strong><br />

Squares<br />

4.13799<br />

Adj. R-Square<br />

0.99099<br />

Value Standard Error<br />

Intercept -59.50104 20.48274<br />

Real dielectric<br />

constant<br />

B1<br />

B2<br />

7.92859<br />

-0.12049<br />

2.33675<br />

0.06493<br />

94

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