Pilot test of bulk density measured with core sampling and surface nuclear gauge.
| Depth (cm) | Test site 1 | Test site 2 | Test site 3 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulk density (g/cm3) | Bulk density (g/cm3) | Bulk density (g/cm3) | |||||||
| Core sampling (n = 3) | SNG(n = 1) | Difference (%) | Core sampling (n = 3) | SNG (n = 1) | Difference(%) | Core sampling (n = 3) | SNG(n = 1) | Difference(%) | |
| 10 | 1.38 +/− 0.09 | 1.35 | -2.40 | 1.45 +/− 0.06 | 1.52 | 4.52 | 1.22 +/− 0.08 | 1.40 | 12.37 |
| 20 | 1.33 +/− 0.03 | 1.5 | 11.13 | 1.38 +/− 0.03 | 1.53 | 9.46 | 1.45 +/− 0.05 | 1.41 | 2.34 |
| 30 | 1.39 +/− 0.06 | 1.54 | 9.72 | 1.28* | 1.58 | 18.66 | 1.27 +/− 0.07 | 1.44 | 12.11 |
| 40 | 1.42 +/− 0.16 | 1.52 | 6.50 | 1.31 +/− 0.04 | 1.58 | 17.11 | 1.37 +/− 0.03 | 1.50 | 8.51 |
| Total | 6.24 +/− 6.07 | 12.44 +/− 6.63 | 7.66 +/− 6.90 | ||||||
↵* Only one measurement was obtained, due to artifacts in the soil.