Geotechnical condition of slopes at a proposed pipeline crossing, Great Bear River valley, Northwest Territories

• Published in: Canadian Geotechnical Journal
• Main Authors: Savigny, K. W., Morgenstern, N. R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1986
• Subjects: Civil and Structural Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology; Arctic; Northwest Territories; Mackenzie Valley; Great Bear River; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/t86-079; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/t86-079

An in situ analysis of naturally occurring creep has been carried out in ice-rich permafrost soils underlying a slope at the proposed Canadian Arctic Gas pipeline crossing of Great Bear River in the Northwest Territories. This is the second of four papers that describe the study. Field investigation...