Analysis of coupled heat, moisture and air transfer in a deformable unsaturated soil

Geotechnique

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 677-689

  Thomas, H R ^a   He, Y ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

numerical modelling and analysis; partial saturation; temperature effects

Indexed keywords

AIR; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOANALYSIS; WETTING;

AIR TRANSFER; COUPLED HEAT ANALYSIS; MONTMORILLONITE CLAY; PORE LIQUID CONTENT; SOIL DEFORMATION; SPATIAL DISCRETIZATION METHOD; UNSATURATED SOIL;

SOILS;

DEFORMATION; PORE WATER; POREWATER; SUCTION; TEMPERATURE; UNSATURATED SOIL;

EID: 0029416131     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 17517656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1995.45.4.677     Document Type: Article

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