Design rules for slab on the ground - SLAB 2.0Developers
 | Prof. Carl-Eric Hagentoft, Department of Building Physics, Chalmers, Technical University, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Dr. Thomas Blomberg, Building Technology Group, Massachusetts, Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA |
Introduction
The PC-program SLAB calculates the heat loss to the ground from an evenly insulated rectangular slab on the ground. Both the heat loss variation during the year, including the peak effect, and the accumulated heat loss during the heating season are calculated.
The results are based on heat conduction in a semi-infinite ground with homogeneous soil. The effect of moisture movements or changes in moisture content is not considered.