Building foundations on permafrost: Mackenzie Valley, N.W.T.

• Main Author: Pihlainen, J. A.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research 1951
• Subjects: permafrost; soils; foundations; frost heaving; settlement; pergélisol; sol; fondation ouvrage; foisonnement par le gel; tassement; Basements and foundations; Sous-sol et fondations; Mackenzie River; Mackenzie Valley; Ice; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.4224/20358458; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=c5f8a810-8f2f-4de7-b8d6-1d60c2f5003f

Exploratory investigations of the foundations on permafrost at the settlements of the Mackenzie River District were undertaken during the summer of 1950. Timber mudsill foundations were the most common type used, followed by wood, steel, concrete piles, and concrete wall footings. More than half of...