Greenhouse gas emissions produced by fossil fuels are causing a slow change of the
climate's conditions. Air conditioning systems in engineering superstructures demand a …

Geothermal energy piles (GEPs) are an environmentally friendly energy source which utilise
the low-grade heat energy present in the shallow earth surface to provide heating and/or …

Energy piles, a new type of heat exchanger that serves dual purposes, have gained
increasing attention due to the growing energy demand and corresponding carbon …

As a renewable energy source, geothermal energy has been widely used to provide space
heating and cooling for buildings. The thermal performance of ground heat exchanger …

Integrating heat exchanger pipes with structural foundations in one system has created a
new renewable solution for buildings' thermal loads. However, the interaction between …

Energy pile foundations play the dual role of providing structural support to buildings and
acting as heat exchanger units. Thus, they are subjected to different mechanical loads from …

Energy piles constitute a combination of ground source heat pump and building pile
foundation technology. Energy piles can not only exchange heat with soil and extract …

Energy pile is an innovative geothermal heat exchanger (GHE) in ground source heat pump
(GSHP) system, which integrates GHE pipe into concrete pile, and therefore, provides a …

The effects of daily cyclic temperature variations on the thermal response of an energy pile
built under a six-level residential building are examined. The axial and radial thermal strains …

The influence of thermal loads on the ultimate bearing capacity of energy piles is examined.
Five laboratory model tests were carried out to investigate piles equipped with U-shaped …