Research Article

Finite Element Analysis of Natural Thawing Heat Transfer of Artificial Frozen Soil in Shield-Driven Tunnelling

Table 3

Thermal physical parameters for different soil layers.

Soil layersThermal conductivity (W/(m·°C))Specific heat capacity (J/(kg·°C))Latent heat (×108 J/m3)
Unfrozen soilFrozen soilUnfrozen soilFrozen soil

Filled soil1.342.12150612500.97
Silty clay1.352.22154713300.78
Mucky silty clay1.062.10171713211.27
Silty sand1.872.50147310831.23