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Oct 1978
Measurement of Soil Thermal Resistivity
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: James K. Mitchell, F.ASCE, and Tsung C. KaoAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 104, Issue 10
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Of several available methods for the measurement of the thermal resistivity of soils, the thermal needle method and the Shannon and Wells method are considered most suitable, because of their relative simplicity and the short measurement time required. The thermal needle method is the simpler of the two, and it offers the added advantage that knowledge of the specific heat of the soil is not required for calculation of the thermal resistivity from the test data. A special thermal needle design and simple test procedures have been developed which make possible the determination of thermal resistivity in both the radial and axial directions and the specific heat for a given sample.
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Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 104 • Issue 10 • October 1978
Pages: 1307 - 1320
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© 1978 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Oct 1978
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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James K. Mitchell, F.ASCE
Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of California, Berkeley, Calif
Tsung C. Kao
Asst. Research Engr., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of California, Berkely, Calif
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