Fabrication of thermal probes for estimation of soil thermal resistivity

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-72

  Singh, Devendra Narain ^a   Devid, Konchenapalli ^a   Naidu, Arnepalli Dali ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Clay; Fly ash; Gravel; Sand; Silt; Thermal probes; Thermal resistivity

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PROBES; FABRICATION; FLY ASH; SILT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

THERMAL PROBES;

SOILS; PARTICLE SIZE;

COMPACTION CHARACTERISTICS; DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERISTICS; HEATED FLUIDS; MADE-TO-MEASURE; PARTICLES-SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; SOIL MASS; SOIL PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL SAMPLE; THERMAL PROBE; TRANSIENT METHOD;

EID: 0037242816     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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