Measured and simulated heat transfer to foundation soils

Geotechnique

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 365-375

  Thomas, H R ^a   Rees, S W ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Monitoring; Numerical modelling; Temperature effects

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLES; ENERGY LOSS; ENERGY-EFFICIENT; FOUNDATION SOILS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIONS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS; LOW ENERGIES; MEASURED DATUM; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; PREDICTIVE TOOLS; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS; SOIL MOISTURE CONTENTS; SUSTAINABLE DESIGNS; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; THERMAL DESIGNS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL PROPERTIES; TIME FRAMES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL TESTS;

BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GROUNDWATER; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; MONITORING; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TESTING; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER CONTENT;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CARBON EMISSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOUNDATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 65249171506     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 00168505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2008.59.4.365     Document Type: Article

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