The undrained strength of some thawed permafrost soils

• Published in: Canadian Geotechnical Journal
• Main Authors: Nixon, John F., Hanna, Alan J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1979
• Subjects: Civil and Structural Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology; Mackenzie Delta; permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/t79-044; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/t79-044

A large number of undrained shear strengths have been measured for thawed, undrained permafrost samples obtained from the Niglintgak Peninsula area of the Mackenzie Delta, N.W.T. The samples are mostly deltaic silts, with a few clay tills, and cover a wide range of depths, water contents, and frozen...