Influence of soil moisture content variations on heat losses from earth-contact structures: An initial assessment

Building and Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-165

  Rees, S W ^a   Zhou, Z ^a   Thomas, H R ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT LOSSES; MOISTURE; SOILS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EARTH CONTACT STRUCTURES;

UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES;

EID: 0035254742     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(99)00063-3     Document Type: Article

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