Table 1 Thermo-physical properties of the ground underneath the Chicago Loop district.
From: The silent impact of underground climate change on civil infrastructure
Property class | Geological layer | Thermal Conductivity, λ [W/(m °C)] | Source | Heat capacity at constant pressure,cp [J/(kg °C)] | Source | Density, ρ [kg/m3] | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thermal/Physical | Sand | 1 | Assumed from Laloui and Rotta Loria48 | 782 | Assumed from Laloui and Rotta Loria48 | 1918 | Given by Finno et al.73 |
Soft clay | 1.22 | Calculated from Saxena and Militsopoulos66 | 1456 | Given by Saxena and Militsopoulos66 | 1846 | ||
Stiff clay | 1.22 | 1456 | 2000 | ||||
Hard clay | 1.22 | 1456 | 2081 | ||||
Sand and boulders | 3 | Assumed from Laloui and Rotta Loria48 | 1035 | Assumed from Laloui and Rotta Loria48 | 2320 | Given by Manger74 | |
Dolomitic limestone (bedrock) | 3 | 835 | 2639 |
