DIGITAL SIMULATION OF HEAT FLOW IN SOILS

During the winter of 1964-1965 daily temperature measurements were made of in-place soil and a simultaneous, finite-difference digital simulation of underground heat flow was carried out. The one-dimensional simulations have reasonable predictions of the measured soil temperatures at depths of 6 in. to 4 ft below the surface. In the course of making this simulation the thermal-reservoir effect of deep soil and in the influence of the surface convective coefficient on near-surface temperature- predictions were investigated.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Carroll, C
  • Schenck Jr, H
  • Williams, W
• Publication Date: 1966-7

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: p. 31-49
• Serial:
  • Journal of Soil Mechanics & Foundations Div
  • Volume: 92
  • Issue Number: SM4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Digital computers; Heat flow; Heat transfer; Simulation; Soil mechanics; Soils; Temperature; Temperature measurement
• Old TRIS Terms: Soil temperature
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095881
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE #4865 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 10 1975 12:00AM