Field probe for measuring thermal resistivity of soils

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 213-216

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

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Clays; Gravel; Measurement; Sand; Silts; Thermal probes; Thermal resistance

Indexed keywords

CLAY; GRAVEL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CRUSHED ROCKS; THERMAL PROBES;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

FIELD METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; INSTRUMENTATION; PROBE; SOIL MECHANICS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 1342267629     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2004)130:2(213)     Document Type: Article

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