The thermal performance of ground floor slabs - A full scale in-situ experiment

Building and Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-164

  Thomas, H R ^a   Rees, S W ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUILDINGS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCRETES; HEAT FLUX; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

GROUND MOISTURE; GROUND TEMPERATURE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL RESPONSE;

FLOORS;

EID: 0033102257     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0360-1323(98)00001-8     Document Type: Article

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