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Susceptibility to Drying of Unsaturated Soil Near Warm Impermeable Surfaces

By: Material type: ArticleArticleDescription: 359-366 pISSN:
  • 0017-9310
Subject(s): Online resources: In: International Journal of Heat and Mass TransferSummary: Drained soil near warm impermeable surfaces heats up and may dry. It is proposed here, based on a theoretical study, that a soil property—critical temperature difference-is a measure of the susceptibility of soil to drying; near a surface of any shape or size, drying will take place if a temperature difference greater than the critical temperature difference is maintained between any two points in the soil.
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Drained soil near warm impermeable surfaces heats up and may dry. It is proposed here, based on a theoretical study, that a soil property—critical temperature difference-is a measure of the susceptibility of soil to drying; near a surface of any shape or size, drying will take place if a temperature difference greater than the critical temperature difference is maintained between any two points in the soil.