Simulating the effect of slab features on vapor intrusion of crack entry

Building and Environment

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 417-425

  Yao, Yijun ^a   Pennell, Kelly G ^a,b   Suuberg, Eric M ^a  

^a Brown University   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts Dartmouth   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack; Slab features; Three dimensional simulation; Vapor intrusion

Indexed keywords

BUILDING FOUNDATIONS; CRACK SHAPE; EFFECT OF SLAB; FOUNDATION SLAB; MASS FLOW RATE; SCREENING MODELS; SLAB FEATURES; SOIL VAPORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; VAPOR INTRUSION;

BIODEGRADATION; BUILDINGS; CONTAMINATION; FORECASTING; PIPE FLOW; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VAPORS;

CRACKS;

BUILDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; FOUNDATION; SLAB;

EID: 84870407028     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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