Understanding and Developing Estimates Based on Practical Foundation Methods for Alaska's Discontinuous Permafrost Region

• Main Author: Dennison, Paul P.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: AFIT Scholar 2017
• Subjects: Alaska; construction; foundation; permafrost; excavation; pile; Geology; Glaciology; Eielson; Fairbanks; Pacific
• Online Access: https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/1886; https://scholar.afit.edu/context/etd/article/2886/viewcontent/Dennison.pdf

This research uses a quantitative analysis to develop a family of curves and a calculator for potential foundation thresholds in the discontinuous permafrost region of Alaska. The United States Pacific Command (PACAF) is bolstering the region by advocating for the F-35, KC-46, and the newly proposed...