Effect of spatial variation of soil thermal properties on slab-on-ground heat transfer

Building and Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-57

  Krarti, Moncef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING COMPONENTS; ESTIMATION; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; SOIL SURVEYS; TIME VARYING SYSTEMS;

INTERZONE TEMPERATURE PROFILE; SOIL THERMAL PROPERTIES; WINTER CONDITIONS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

HEAT TRANSFER; SOILS; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 0029657487     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-1323(95)00026-7     Document Type: Article

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