Use of a Pre-Drilled Hole for Implementing Thermal Needle Probe Method for Soils and Rocks
The thermal needle probe method, which is widely used for measuring the thermal conductivity λ of soils, deploys a long and thin metallic probe that houses a line heater and a temperature sensor. However, inserting such probes into consolidated or densely compacted soils or rocks is difficult, frequ...
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MDPI AG
2016-10-01
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Series: | Energies |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/10/846 |