Predicting the effect of temperature change on heat-exchanger piles

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Publishing Date: 16 Feb 2010 5:14pm GMT
Issue/Supplement: GDI Jan/Feb 2010
Author: Dr Hervé Péron, Prof Lyesse Laloui, Christoph Knellwolf, Dr Mathieu Nuth

Construction Drilling Ground Source and Waterwell Drilling

HEAT-EXCHANGER piles, as the main example of energy geostructures, are a sustainable technology for the heating and cooling of buildings. They consist of two main components: the pile foundations of a building, which transfer construction loads to the ground; and a system of heat exchange with the ground.

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