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Soil total suction sensing using fiber-optic technology

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GEODERMA
卷 439, 期 -, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116687

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Total suction measurement; Unsaturated soil; Fiber-optic technology; Relative humidity; Bentonite -sand mixtures

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This research presents a novel fiber-optic suction sensor for measuring the suction of water in unsaturated soils. Experimental results show that the sensor has a wide measurement range, small error, and can effectively capture various data in the soil.
Measurement of the soil water suction is important for investigating geotechnical problems and mitigating associated risks; however, conventional high-range suction measurement techniques have some limitations for accurate, long-term, and quasi-distributed suction measurement in the field. Fiber-optic humidity sensors provide a viable solution due to their unique properties. Here, we present a novel microfabricated fiber-optic suction sensor for measuring the suction of water in unsaturated soils. We evaluated the performance of the sensor on four bentonite-sand mixtures by comparing it with two laboratory suction measurement methods (chill-mirror hygrometer, salt solution vapor equilibrium) and a capacitive relative humidity sensor. We determined that this sensor has a measurement range of 5-300 MPa with a root mean square error of less than 3.5 MPa, and a response time of 2-9 min over the tested suction variation range (6.5-80.5 MPa). The results of the evaporation model test showed that three fiber-optic sensors installed at different depths of bentonite could effectively capture changes in temperature, relative humidity in soil pores, and total suction during evaporation. Together, these results demonstrate the great potential of the fiber-optic suction sensor for in-situ, long-term, and quasidistributed suction monitoring.

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