Must Watch!!! Easy!! How to test soil-moisture percentage/compaction level using a nuclear gauge.

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  • čas přidán 11. 09. 2024

Komentáře • 17

  • @kevinhale8329
    @kevinhale8329 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I APPRECIATE THE DEMONSTRATION BROTHA!!! GOOD JOB

  • @Geologist_Mike
    @Geologist_Mike Před 2 lety +12

    Your never supposed to expose the radioactive source rod above ground. You just got a large dose of ionizing gamma radiation.

    • @karm381
      @karm381 Před 2 lety

      Hello mr. mike
      How much radiation do you think the source rod emits over ground ?
      And is it dangerous?

    • @wynter8562
      @wynter8562 Před 2 lety +2

      @@karm381 The actual radiation exposure would be relatively low as gauges don't put out *that* much radiation (it's not like it's a nuclear reactor). They're a Radioactive II class item. But, you're never supposed to experience an exposure you can avoid. The plate he threw aside is the same size as the bottom of the gauge, and you are supposed to mark the edge with the nail so that you can line up the gauge over the hole without it being above ground. Over time as you get used to using the gauge, you will probably be able to just line it up by instinct and have it be in the right spot without marking it, just by knowing where the hole sits under the gauge. That's what I've been doing for a while now.
      Ultimately, he won't turn into a radiological glow stick. But, if he consistently exposes the source rod like that, he is taking up considerably more radiation than he would be if he were doing it properly. By extension, that's considerably more than necessary. In my training they drilled "ALARA" into my head, or "as low as reasonably achievable." If you can take 5 extra seconds to mark the test area and lower your exposure, however small, by some degree, you should do that.

    • @thehauntedstream7206
      @thehauntedstream7206 Před 2 lety +2

      @@wynter8562 I was literally taught to expose it and then put it into the hole! But I have been thinking for the past few days that this MUST be a bad idea… yikes!
      I will make sure to take the time to mark it properly and do it that way from now on. Thank you!

    • @kingcanada2588
      @kingcanada2588 Před rokem

      @@wynter8562 its 8 mCi of cesium-137 so alot. he got a 20 uSv body dose doing that. a days worth is 1 usv

    • @kevinhale8329
      @kevinhale8329 Před 8 měsíci

      @@thehauntedstream7206HOW MUCH YOU GIYS MAKE AN HR IF YOU DNT MIND ME ASKING?

  • @hofx666
    @hofx666 Před 2 lety +4

    I can’t wait till I leave work and here I am watching someone else work lol. Guess the radiation is getting to me.

  • @grahamwilliams935
    @grahamwilliams935 Před 2 lety +3

    You are too close to the gauge while testing. Not good man regarding radiation.

    • @wynter8562
      @wynter8562 Před 2 lety

      Watching him extend the source rod between his legs gave me flashbacks of a senior on a project doubting that my gauge only went down 8 inches (he had one x years ago that was 12"). Dude straight up got out his tape measure, stuck the source rod out and measured it. Then he said "now I believe you."

  • @asb81689
    @asb81689 Před měsícem

    Is this a good job to get into? I was offered a position with a company for this kind of work

    • @fizmath935
      @fizmath935 Před měsícem +1

      If you like standing up all day in the hot sun.

  • @donatienmaemble7604
    @donatienmaemble7604 Před 7 měsíci

    Bonjour grand frère, puis avoir une vidéo ou un manuel plus explicite pour l'utilisation du troxler 3440 ou 3430

  • @manasatawalesu391
    @manasatawalesu391 Před měsícem

    Worst work practice ever caught on video. You just exposed all personnel on site to radiation.

  • @talusranch990
    @talusranch990 Před měsícem

    No more kids for you

  • @frankgrimes1385
    @frankgrimes1385 Před 2 měsíci

    wrong