GEOTECHNICAL SAFETY ISSUES IN THE CITIES OF POLAR REGIONS
Arctic settlements built on permafrostface rather unique set of geotechnical challenges. On urbanized areas, technogenic transformation of natural landscapes due toconstruction of various types of infrastructure leads to changes in heat exchange in permafrost-atmosphere system. The spatial distribut...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:41cdbe2cc4a64ccbaf6e34b276a3bcc4 2023-05-15T14:42:07+02:00 GEOTECHNICAL SAFETY ISSUES IN THE CITIES OF POLAR REGIONS Valery Grebenets Dmitry Streletskiy Nikolay Shiklomanov 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2012-5-3-104-119 https://doaj.org/article/41cdbe2cc4a64ccbaf6e34b276a3bcc4 EN eng Lomonosov Moscow State University https://ges.rgo.ru/jour/article/view/173 https://doaj.org/toc/2071-9388 https://doaj.org/toc/2542-1565 2071-9388 2542-1565 doi:10.24057/2071-9388-2012-5-3-104-119 https://doaj.org/article/41cdbe2cc4a64ccbaf6e34b276a3bcc4 Geography, Environment, Sustainability, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 104-119 (2012) permafrost arctic urban settlements engineering cryogenic processes Geography (General) G1-922 article 2012 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2012-5-3-104-119 2023-03-19T01:40:25Z Arctic settlements built on permafrostface rather unique set of geotechnical challenges. On urbanized areas, technogenic transformation of natural landscapes due toconstruction of various types of infrastructure leads to changes in heat exchange in permafrost-atmosphere system. The spatial distribution and intensity of dangerous cryogenic processes in urbanized areas is substantially different from natural background settings found prior to construction. Climate change, especially pronounced in the Arctic, exacerbated these changes. Combination of technogenic pressure and climate change resulted in potentially hazardous situation in respect to operational safety of the buildings and structures built on permafrost. This paper is focused on geotechnical safety issues faced by the Arctic urban centers built on permafrost. Common types of technogenic impacts characteristic for urban settlements wereevaluated based on field observations and modeling techniques. The basic principles of development of deformations are discussed in respect to changing permafrost conditions and operational mode of the structures built on permafrost. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change permafrost Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY 5 3 104 119 |
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Arctic settlements built on permafrostface rather unique set of geotechnical challenges. On urbanized areas, technogenic transformation of natural landscapes due toconstruction of various types of infrastructure leads to changes in heat exchange in permafrost-atmosphere system. The spatial distribution and intensity of dangerous cryogenic processes in urbanized areas is substantially different from natural background settings found prior to construction. Climate change, especially pronounced in the Arctic, exacerbated these changes. Combination of technogenic pressure and climate change resulted in potentially hazardous situation in respect to operational safety of the buildings and structures built on permafrost. This paper is focused on geotechnical safety issues faced by the Arctic urban centers built on permafrost. Common types of technogenic impacts characteristic for urban settlements wereevaluated based on field observations and modeling techniques. The basic principles of development of deformations are discussed in respect to changing permafrost conditions and operational mode of the structures built on permafrost. |
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Valery Grebenets Dmitry Streletskiy Nikolay Shiklomanov |
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GEOTECHNICAL SAFETY ISSUES IN THE CITIES OF POLAR REGIONS |
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GEOTECHNICAL SAFETY ISSUES IN THE CITIES OF POLAR REGIONS |
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