Thermal Properties of Soils

Abstract

This monograph describes the thermal properties of soils, unfrozen or frozen. The effects on these properties of water and its phase changes are detailed. An explanation is given of the interaction between moisture and heat transfer. Other influences on soil thermal properties are described, including such factors as soil composition, structure, additives, salts, organics, hysteresis and temperature. Techniques for testing soil thermal conductivity are outlined and the methods for calculating this property are described. The monograph gives the results of an evaluation of these methods whereby their predictions were compared with measured values, thus showing their applicability to various soil types and conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA111734

Entities

People

  • Omar T. Farouki

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Critical Temperature
  • Crystal Structure
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations Of State
  • Geography
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Latent Heat
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Phase Transformations
  • Soil Science
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermodynamics

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.