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Frost action and foundations

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Conference27th Annual University of Minnesota Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Conference, February 1979, Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States
SubjectBasements and foundations; permafrost; soils; frost; frost heaving; climates; civil engineering works; foundation work; seasonal frost penetration; construction activities; ground thermal regime; frost susceptibility of earth materials; building foundations; roads, runways, ice rinks; freezing during construction; thaw settlement
Abstract
The relationship between climate, seasonal frost penetration and permafrost is discussed in relation to construction activities. The nature of the ground thermal regime, the mechanism of frost heaving, and the criteria for frost susceptibility of earth materials are outlined. Practical examples related to the design and construction of building foundations, roads, runways and ice rinks are described and problems of freezing during construction activities and thaw settlement of the ground are reviewed.
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  • Proceedings, 27th Annual University of Minnesota Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Conference: 1979-02, Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States (March 1983): 1–53.
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IdentifierDBR-P-1090
NRC numberNRCC 21089
NRC-IRC-317
NPARC number20375415
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