Thermal Conductivity of Some Compacted Trinidadian Soils as affected by Peat Content

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 461-469

  Ekwue, E I ^a   Stone, R J ^a   Bhagwat, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COMPACTION; MOISTURE; PEAT; SOIL SURVEYS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CAMPBELL MODEL; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION EQUATION; PEAT CONTENT; SOIL COMPACTION;

SOIL MECHANICS;

AGRICULTURE; COMPACTION; MOISTURE; PEAT; SOIL MECHANICS; SURVEYING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 33745050378     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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