HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPACTED MACKENZIE SILT

The heat and moisture transfer characeristics of a silt from the Mackenzie River Valley have been determined in a laboratory investigation. A dual gamma-ray scanner was used to measure the changes in density and volumetric moisture content along the soil samples. The coefficients of soil-water diffusivity under isothermal conditions and under temperature gradients have been obtained. The development of a calibration curve for the analysis of gamma-ray readings has been described. The shortcomings of the procedures used for the measurement of transport coefficients have been discussed.

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• Authors:
  • EVGIN, E
  • Svec, O J
• Publication Date: 1988-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 92-99
• Serial:
  • Geotechnical Testing Journal
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: ASTM International
  • ISSN: 0149-6115
  • EISSN: 1945-7545
  • Serial URL: https://www.astm.org/products-services/standards-and-publications/geotechnical-testing-journal.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calibration; Density; Gamma rays; Heat transfer; Laboratory studies; Moisture content; Motion; Silts; Soil water; Temperature
• Uncontrolled Terms: Moisture movement
• Old TRIS Terms: Soil water content
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00469642
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1988 12:00AM