Migration of Moisture in the Thermal Regime,

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Abstract:

Contents Thermodynamic considerations related to moisture movement at low temperatures Capillarity of soil related to moisture migration Moisture migration through snow Thermal gradients and thermal translocation of moisture Frost penetration as influenced by soil type, soil moisture, and soil cover Migration of saline solutions Barometric pressure as a function of moisture migration Deterioration of building materials by moisture penetration and frost action.

Author(s):
Brasted, Robert C.
Author Organization(s):
MINNESOTA UNIV MINNEAPOLIS DEPT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Supplementary Note:
Also available as PB-129 319.
Pagination:
0137

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
SIPRE-TR-14
Contract/Grant Number(s):
DA-21-018-eng-256
Project Number(s):
DA-86601001
Monitor Series:
TR-14
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
(*SOILS, MOISTURE), TEMPERATURE, FREEZING, PRESSURE, DEFORMATION, COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES, THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY, SNOW, PENETRATION, SALTS, SOLUTIONS(MIXTURES), PERMEABILITY, CRYSTALLIZATION, BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
Field(s)/Group(s):
Hydrology, Limnology and Potamology, Soil Mechanics
Keyword(s):
*SOIL WATER, FROST PENETRATION, GRADIENTS, HEAT
Report Date:
1954 Jun 01