Fort Simpson, N.W.T. engineering site information: soil and permafrost conditions

Thirty boreholes were drilled from 18 August to 4 September 1958 at various locations throughout the island on which the town of Fort Simpson, N.W.T. is located. One-third of the boreholes were associated with the construction of a hostel for the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources...

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Main Author: Pihlainen, J. A.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: National Research Council of Canada 1961
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sol
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.4224/20331580
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spelling ftdatacite:10.4224/20331580 2023-05-15T16:17:52+02:00 Fort Simpson, N.W.T. engineering site information: soil and permafrost conditions Pihlainen, J. A. 1961 https://dx.doi.org/10.4224/20331580 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=d782ca5f-3f27-4582-98f7-8f049e40151c en eng National Research Council of Canada permafrost soils cold regions stratigraphy site surveying pergélisol sol zone froide stratigraphie planimétrie Text Report report ScholarlyArticle 1961 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.4224/20331580 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z Thirty boreholes were drilled from 18 August to 4 September 1958 at various locations throughout the island on which the town of Fort Simpson, N.W.T. is located. One-third of the boreholes were associated with the construction of a hostel for the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources; the remainder were located in areas where the land-clearing dates, some extending back to the nineteenth century, were known. The occurrence of a gravelly stratum encountered at depths from 20 to 30 feet below the ground surface restricted the depths of the boreholes. Soil sampling was not carried out at each borehole but enough samples were taken at random locations and depths to describe the soil types adequately. Land use history, the occurrence of permafrost, and the soils at the borehole locations are described. : Du 18 août au 4 septembre 1958, on a foré trente trous de sonde en divers points de l'île où se trouve la ville de Fort Simpson (Territoires du Nord-Ouest). Un tiers de ces sondages concernait la construction d'un hôtel destiné au ministère du Nord canadien et des ressources nationales; les autres étaient situés dans des zones dont les dates de dé frichement étaient connues; certains remontaient d'ailleurs au siècle dernier. Ayant rencontré une strate graveleuse à une profondeur comprise entre 20 et 30 pieds sous la surface du sol, on a dû réduire la profondeur des sondages. On n'a pas prélevé d'échantillons de sol à chacun des trous de sonde, mais on en a prélevé suffisamment, au hasard des lieux et des profondeurs, pour être en mesure de décrire correctement les types de sol. Dans ce mémoire, l'auteur relate l'historique de l'exploitation des terrains, explique la formation du pergélisol, et décrit les sols qui entourent les trous de sonde. Report Fort Simpson permafrost Territoires du Nord-Ouest pergélisol DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Fort Simpson ENVELOPE(-121.320,-121.320,61.808,61.808)
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topic permafrost
soils
cold regions
stratigraphy
site surveying
pergélisol
sol
zone froide
stratigraphie
planimétrie
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soils
cold regions
stratigraphy
site surveying
pergélisol
sol
zone froide
stratigraphie
planimétrie
Pihlainen, J. A.
Fort Simpson, N.W.T. engineering site information: soil and permafrost conditions
topic_facet permafrost
soils
cold regions
stratigraphy
site surveying
pergélisol
sol
zone froide
stratigraphie
planimétrie
description Thirty boreholes were drilled from 18 August to 4 September 1958 at various locations throughout the island on which the town of Fort Simpson, N.W.T. is located. One-third of the boreholes were associated with the construction of a hostel for the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources; the remainder were located in areas where the land-clearing dates, some extending back to the nineteenth century, were known. The occurrence of a gravelly stratum encountered at depths from 20 to 30 feet below the ground surface restricted the depths of the boreholes. Soil sampling was not carried out at each borehole but enough samples were taken at random locations and depths to describe the soil types adequately. Land use history, the occurrence of permafrost, and the soils at the borehole locations are described. : Du 18 août au 4 septembre 1958, on a foré trente trous de sonde en divers points de l'île où se trouve la ville de Fort Simpson (Territoires du Nord-Ouest). Un tiers de ces sondages concernait la construction d'un hôtel destiné au ministère du Nord canadien et des ressources nationales; les autres étaient situés dans des zones dont les dates de dé frichement étaient connues; certains remontaient d'ailleurs au siècle dernier. Ayant rencontré une strate graveleuse à une profondeur comprise entre 20 et 30 pieds sous la surface du sol, on a dû réduire la profondeur des sondages. On n'a pas prélevé d'échantillons de sol à chacun des trous de sonde, mais on en a prélevé suffisamment, au hasard des lieux et des profondeurs, pour être en mesure de décrire correctement les types de sol. Dans ce mémoire, l'auteur relate l'historique de l'exploitation des terrains, explique la formation du pergélisol, et décrit les sols qui entourent les trous de sonde.
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