.... Associate Editor: J. Davidson. 01 October 2003 01 October 2003 04 05 2004 moisture mass transfer heat transfer foundations slabs structural engineering thermal conductivity freezing The majority of refrigerated facilities to store frozen products are single-story...

... of precipitation, soil type, foundation insulation, water table depth, and freezing on the heat transfer from the building foundation. Comparisons are made with a simple heat conduction model to illustrate the dependency of the soil thermal conductivity on moisture content. Deru, M., and Kirkpatrick, A., 2001...