Page 15 - Analysis and Design of Energy Geostructures

xvi List of symbols

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Symbol Variable name Unit measure

Material constant 1/ C
b exp
Body forces vector N/m 3
b i
Material parameter
b L
Empirical constant
b M
Material parameter
b r
Consolidation ratio
C A
Compression index
C c
Limiting design value for the serviceability criterion Variable
C d
Manufacturer constant 1/A
C E
2
Horizontal consolidation coefficient m /s
C h
Stiffness tensor Pa
C ijkl
Elastoplastic stiffness tensor Pa
ep
C
ijkl
e Elastic stiffness tensor Pa
C
ijkl
Constant
C L
Recompression index
C r
Hazen equation coefficient
C S
Swelling index
C s
Specific heat storage capacity J/ C

C sp
Lumped thermal capacitance of the solid J/ C

C t
Uniformity coefficient
C ud
C 1 Fitting coefficient
C α Secondary compression index
C αε Secondary compression ratio
Calibration factor Pa/ C

C
Coefficient of performance of the heat pump
COP
Compression ratio
CR
Cohesion Pa
c
Adhesion under constant volume conditions Pa
c a;cv
Pile soil interface adhesion Pa
c a
Concrete cover m
c c
Comprehensive correction coefficient
c ~ c
Dittus and Boelter factor
c DB

Material constant 1/ C
c exp
World final energy consumption toe
c E;w
c E;w;% Proportion of world final energy consumption %
Specific heat J/(kg C)

c p

Specific heat of pile J/(kg C)
c p;EP

Specific heat of fluid J/(kg C)
c p;f

Specific heat of solid particles J/(kg C)
c p;s
Specific heat of soil J/(kg C)

c p;soil
Specific heat of the water J/(kg C)

c p;w
Material parameter
c r
Undrained soil cohesion Pa
c u
2
Primary consolidation coefficient m /s
c v
0 Effective cohesion Pa
c
c 0 Kozeny coefficient
c 1 Dimension of cross section perpendicular to the axis of bending m
c 2 Dimension of cross section parallel to the axis of bending m
c % Percentage of clay mineral in the soil %