No. 10 (2008) , Artículos
No. 10 (2008) | Artículos | Published 2008-06-01

Method to determine water content in granular soils using microwave oven

Fernando Alberto Nieto Castañeda
Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá
Claudia Patricia Gámez Camargo
Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá
Diana Lorena Hilarión Plazas
Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá

Abstract

This research determined the drying time for granular soils with artificial granulometry, by using the microwave oven like drying method, and it was compared with the traditional method results, in order to find the minimum necessary time to get a result of constant weight, with temperatures under 110º C
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Keywords

Microwave oven
water content and granular soils