2)和λ-wu关系曲线过渡段对应的wu基本吻合。机制分析表明:除有机质含量外,土中有机质赋存形态变化也是影响土热导系数的重要因素。分析了几种热导系数理论预测模型对含有机质黏性土的适用性。Organic matter is a commoncomponent in soil and has a significant effect on the thermal properties ofsoil. To clarify the influence and mechanism of organic matter on the thermalconductivity of clay
bentonite was used as the matrix to prepare soil sampleswith different organic matter contents by adding humus. Thermal conductivitycoefficient λ was measured by thermal probe
and the variationof λ with dry density ρd
water content w (degree of saturation Sr) and organic matter content wu were examined. By analysing the adsorptioncharacteristics of bentonite to organic matter
the influence mechanism oforganic matter on soil thermal conductivity was discussed. The results showthat the thermal conductivity coefficient λ increases with the increase of dry density ρd water content w and degree of saturation Sr when wu is the same. When the dry density ρd of saturated soil is the same
l decreases with the increasing of wu
but is not a monotonelinear decline. It can be divided into three stages: sharp descent stage
transition stage
and gentle descent stage. The approximate range of wu corresponding to the transition stage is 7.5%to 15.0%. The saturated adsorption capacity wu
1 of bentonite to compactorganic matter is about 8%
and that of wu
2 to compact + stable organicmatter is about 14.0%. In other words
the two thresholds (wu
1
wu
2) of the variation oforganic matter occurrence form are consistent with the wu corresponding to thetransition section of the λ-wu relation curve. Mechanism analysis shows thatin addition to the content of organic matter
the change of organic matteroccurrence form is also an important factor affecting the thermal conductivityof the soil. The applicability of several theoretical prediction models ofthermal conductivity for clay soil containing organic matter was analysed.