Soil freezing characteristics versus heat extraction rate

• Main Author: Konrad, J.-M.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research 1984
• Subjects: permafrost; soils; frost heaving; frozen soils; pergélisol; sol; foisonnement par le gel; sol gelé; Canada; Orleans
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.4224/40000431; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=a94c8c76-ce21-4938-9d07-57952274fc53

The processes that are operative during fine-grained soil freezing with no applied surcharge are described and related to the rate of net heat extraction. One-dimensional frost heave experiments were carried out on a Canadian silty soil under various freezing conditions. It was established that the...