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Characteristics of Radon-Concentration Distribution in the Bed of a Building

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A mathematical formulation is presented for the boundary problem of stationary twodimensional radon transport in the soil bed of a building. The MAPLE mathematical software package is used to solve the problem. A rule governing variation in the radon-concentration field in the bed of a building is established as a function of its width and depth. A more accurately defined formula is proposed for calculation of the radon load on the embedded portion of the building.

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  1. Scientific-Research Institute of Construction Physics (RAASN), Moscow, Russia

    L. A. Gulabyants

  2. Moscow Institute of Electronic Machine Building, Moscow, Russia

    M. I. Livshits

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Translated from Osnovaniya, Fundamenty i Mekhanika Gruntov, No. 5, pp. 21-24, September-October, 2014.

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Gulabyants, L.A., Livshits, M.I. Characteristics of Radon-Concentration Distribution in the Bed of a Building. Soil Mech Found Eng 51, 248–252 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11204-014-9284-6

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