Experimental Study and Modelling of the Thermal Conductivity of Sandy Soils of Different Porosities and Water Contents

This paper at first reports an experimental work to test the thermal conductivity of formulated sandy soil specimens of different porosities and water contents. Both needle probe and hot-plate methods were conducted and compared. It has been confirmed that the needle probe method has a better accura...

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Main Authors: Hua Jin, Yu Wang, Qiang Zheng, Hu Liu, Edmund Chadwick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-01-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/2/119