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DETERMINE SOIL
THERMAL PRPERTIES
Ghassan Anis Akrouch, A.M.ASCE; Jean-Louis Briaud, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE;
Marcelo Sanchez, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE; and Recep Yilmaz, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE
Boris Galindo
CIVG 797
Term Project
Energy geostructures
Earthworks involving frozen soils
Ground improvement technics with thermal
methods
Measurement Soil Thermal Properties
Soil thermal properties be evaluated in the lab or by in-situ tests.
Laboratory test requires soil extraction, transportation and careful handling
which is costly and time consuming.
In- situ tests determine the soil thermal properties under the exact conditions
however they require a long time to complete the test.
TCT
A new transient in-situ test
Modified (CPT): soil stratigraphy, hydraulic and mechanical properties
obtained.
After some tests on modified CPTs the final TCT was made.
Less than 1 hour
Heat generated from the soil-cone friction
Measurement using TCT
Thermal conductivity , thermal diffusivity , specific heat capacity , and
volumetric heat capacity C
The parameter d and e were evaluated through a linear regression of the data
Laboratory Tests
The thermal shock method consists in
applying temperature to the boundaries of
the sample and measure it at the center until
it reaches a steady state.
Is important to notice that the boundary
conditions in the thermal shock are different
from the field during the TCT, therefore this
might affect the final value of thermal
conductivity.
Numerical Analysis