Preliminary Assessment of Dempster Highway permafrost conditions: Mapping to inform the design bases for fibre optic cable installation

• Other Authors: McKillop, Robin (Author), Sacco, Dave (Author), Roy, Louis-Philippe (Author), Calmels, Fabrice (Author), Benkert, Bronwyn (Author), Horton, Brian (Author), Brown, Courtenay (Author)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Yukon Research Centre 2016
• Subjects: Fiber optic cables; Frost heaving; Permafrost; Dawson City; Inuvik; Yukon; Dawson; permafrost
• Online Access: https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/yukonu%3A32

In cold climates such as central and northern Yukon, construction at a site must account for permafrost characteristics and implement design adaptations to ensure the resilience of the infrastructure, or risk costly repairs and interruption to services. The proposed fibre optic link from Inuvik to D...