Simplified Transient Hot-Wire Method for Effective Thermal Conductivity Measurement in Geo Materials: Microstructure and Saturation Effect

<table>SEM microphotography of the earth brick microstructure. The sand grain is isolated inside the compacted clay matrix. The clay matrix appears very compact and homogeneous. The microcracks are consequence of the sampling of the milimetric block from the brick.</table>

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Figure 8: Simplified Transient Hot-Wire Method for Effective Thermal Conductivity Measurement in Geo Materials: Microstructure and Saturation Effect 