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

• Main Author: Pihlainen, J. A.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: National Research Council of Canada 1961
• Subjects: permafrost; soils; cold regions; stratigraphy; site surveying; pergélisol; sol; zone froide; stratigraphie; planimétrie; Fort Simpson; Territoires du Nord-Ouest
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.4224/20331580; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=d782ca5f-3f27-4582-98f7-8f049e40151c

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...