Ground energy systems: From analysis to geotechnical design

Geotechnique

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 261-271

  Preene, M ^a   Powrie, W ^b  

^a Golder Associates (UK) Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Groundwater

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS; DESIGN APPROACHES; DOMINANT FACTOR; ENERGY COST; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GEOTECHNICAL; GEOTECHNICAL DESIGNS; GROUND ENERGY; GROUND LOOP; GROUND PARAMETERS; HEAT SOURCES; LONG TERM; POSSIBLE FUTURES; POTENTIAL FAILURE MODES; SHORT TERM; SHORT-TERM FAILURES;

FAILURE ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; OPERATING COSTS;

DESIGN;

FAILURE ANALYSIS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GROUND CONDITIONS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT SOURCE;

EID: 65249152794     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 00168505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2009.59.3.261     Document Type: Article

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