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Determination of the moisture content of capillary-porous materials from microwave absorption

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The dependence of the damping of microwaves in moist capillary-porous materials on their moisture content is investigated theoretically. Expressions are obtained for the absolute and relative moisture content.

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  1. Minsk Institute of Construction Materials, USSR

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Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 18, No. 6, pp. 1131–1136, June, 1970.

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Benzar', V.K. Determination of the moisture content of capillary-porous materials from microwave absorption. Journal of Engineering Physics 18, 787–791 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00827857

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