Numerical analysis of seasonal heat storage in an energy pile foundation

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 67-77

  Dupray, Fabrice ^a   Laloui, Lyesse ^a,b   Kazangba, Albin ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Energy piles; Ground heat storage; Pile foundation; THM analysis

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MEAN TEMPERATURES; ENERGY PILES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; GROUND HEAT STORAGE; SEASONAL ENERGY STORAGES; THERMO-MECHANICAL LOADING; THM ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND WATER FLOW;

CONCRETES; GROUNDWATER; HEAT STORAGE; PILE FOUNDATIONS;

PILES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOUNDATION; HEAT TRANSFER; LOADING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PILE; STRESS; THERMOHYDROMECHANICS;

EID: 84883500833     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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