An assessment of a model of heat and moisture transfer in unsaturated soil

Geotechnique

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 113-131

  Thomas, H R ^a   Li, C L W ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laboratory tests; Numerical modelling and analysis; Parallel competing; Partial saturation; Sands; Temperature effects

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; SAND; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SOIL TESTING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MOISTURE TRANSFER; UNSATURATED SOIL;

SOIL MECHANICS;

LABORATORY TEST; MOISTURE TRANSFER; SOIL MODEL; THERMAL EFFECT; UNSATURATED SOIL;

EID: 0031106136     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1997.47.1.113     Document Type: Article

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