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GeoStudio |
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Primary Analysis |
TEMP/W |
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GeoStudio, TEMP/W, Surface, Energy, Balance |
Introduction
There are many problems in geotechnical engineering that involve coupling between climatic conditions and thermal ground response. In the literature, these types of problems are often referred to as land-climate interaction or soil-vegetation-atmosphere (SVA) interaction problems. Some examples include the protection of permafrost in northern regions, the design of nearsurface geothermal energy systems, design and construction of frozen capillary barrier cover systems, and the design of foundation insulation in cold climate regions. In these cases, the thermal response within the ground is highly dependent on the atmospheric conditions, which in turn, are a function of the land surface conditions. Engineering problems of this nature require a description of the energy transfers between the ground surface and the atmosphere, termed the surface energy balance. The global objective of this example is to describe and demonstrate the use of the surface energy balance (SEB) boundary condition implemented in TEMP/W. The specific objectives of this example include: 1. Highlighting the key climate and material inputs, 2. Demonstrating the insulating capacity of the snowpack on the thermal response of the ground during winter conditions, and 3. Demonstrating the numerical stability of the TEMP/W implementation for a SEB boundary condition.
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