LITERATURE SURVEY OF MOISTURE MIGRATION IN SOILS DUE TO THERMAL GRADIENTS

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to discover what work had been done on vapor diffusion in soils, in order to uncover any theory which might explain the occurrence of ice lenses in permafrost.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1959
Accession Number
AD0711899

Entities

People

  • J. O. Osterberg
  • W. N. Fead

Organizations

  • Northwestern University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Diffusion
  • Engineering
  • Humidity
  • Ice Lenses
  • Moisture
  • Moisture Content
  • Partial Pressure
  • Soil Mechanics
  • Soil Science
  • Soils
  • Surface Tension
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Universities
  • Vapor Pressure
  • Vapors
  • Water Vapor

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design