Medidas de propiedades dieléctricas de materiales de construcción utilizando una guía rectangular

Abstract

A set of measurements of electromagnetic properties of building materials is presented in this work. The method is based on an open-ended rectangular waveguide that radiates into the material under study. Measurements were done by using two waveguides with different size for obtaining the results in two ranges of frequencies. The values of the dielectric constant are deduced from the measured reflection coefficient or admittance of the waveguide radiating into the material. A relatively simple model can be used to deduce the values of the dielectric constant from the experimental data. This method can be used for other type of materials and its main advantage is the non-destructive character and the ease implementation.