AGWA-II sensors

[LF Vesga]

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Please let me know if anybody has the phone or web page contact of:
  
Agwatronics.
  
This company manufatures the AGWA-II sensors.
  
Thank you,
  
LF Vesga
  

[Bruce comments
These sensors seem to be in use in the early 90's only, and no company
information seems to be available.

The only mention of Agwatronics is an AGWA model III on this page:
http://cati.csufresno.edu/cit/rese/93/930405/
A Research Report - Subsurface Drip Irrigation 
by Kenneth H. Solomon  and  Greg Jorgensen  CATI Publication #930405 

I found a few papers on the AGWA-II on Julian Gan's Home Page 
(Department of Civil Engineering, University of Saskatchewan)
http://www.engr.usask.ca/dept/cie/research/usg/people/gan/gan.htm

J. Loi, J. K-M. Gan and D. G. Fredlund, "An Evaluation of AGWA-II Sensors
in Measuring Soil Suction from Full Scale Testing at the Regina Test
Track", for Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation, June 1989. 

J. K-M. Gan and D. G. Fredlund, "Report on the Calibration of AGWA-II
Thermal Conductivity Sensors", for Professor K. Anderson, Department of
Civil Engineering, University of Alberta, November, 1990. 

J. K-M. Gan and D. G. Fredlund, "Report on the Calibration of AGWA-II
Thermal Conductivity Sensors", for Mr. Dan Chan, Hardy-BBT Limited, 4810 -
93 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2L4, February 1991. 

J. K-M. Gan and D. G. Fredlund, "Report on the Calibration of AGWA-II
Thermal Conductivity Sensors", for Technical Research Branch, Saskatchewan
Highways and Transportation, 1855 Victoria Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P
3V5, October, 1991. 

and one on
http://www.geotechnics.bme.hu/munkatarsak/imreemoke_fo.htm
Wong, D.K.H., Fredlund, D.G., Imre, E., Putz, G. (1988). Difficulties
Associated with the Use of AGWA-II Thermal Conductivity Sensors to Measure
Suction. Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C. 

Bruce]
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Bruce Metelerkamp

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