Ewen et al., 1992 - Google Patents
The thermal probe—measurement of the thermal conductivity and drying rate of soil in the fieldEwen et al., 1992
- Document ID
- 15938021682048761105
- Author
- Ewen J
- Thomas H
- Publication year
- Publication venue
- Geotechnical Testing Journal
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The thermal probe is a metal rod with an internal heating element and temperature sensor. In the field it is pushed into a predrilled hole in otherwise undisturbed soil, and the thermal properties of the soil are estimated from the temperatures recorded at intervals after a …
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