PREDICTED DEPTH OF FREEZE OR THAW IN SOILS BY CLIMATOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF CUMULATIVE HEAT FLOW.

A procedure is described for applying the cumulative heat flow concept previously developed by the author to the prediction of the depth of freeze and thaw in soils. Step-by-step instructions for performing the calculations are given. The procedure is illustrated by detailed application to selected...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scott,Ronald F.
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1969
Subjects:
Soil Mechanics
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
(*SOILS
THERMAL ANALYSIS)
FREEZING
MELTING
HEAT TRANSFER
MATHEMATICAL PREDICTION
COOLING
HEAT FLUX
PERMAFROST
THERMAL DIFFUSION
PENETRATION
SURFACES
PAVEMENTS
MILITARY FACILITIES
ALASKA
GREENLAND
MAINE
Fairbanks
Greenland
Ice
permafrost
Thule
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0696414
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Summary:A procedure is described for applying the cumulative heat flow concept previously developed by the author to the prediction of the depth of freeze and thaw in soils. Step-by-step instructions for performing the calculations are given. The procedure is illustrated by detailed application to selected turfed and paved areas for specific periods at four specific sites: Fairbanks and Kotzebue, Alaska; Thule AB, Greenland; and Dow AFB, Bangor, Maine. Results of the study indicated negligible variation from measured values. Mathematical derivations are presented in Appendix A, and the development of the relationship between cumulative heat flow through the ground surface and thaw (frost) penetration is given in Appendix B. (Author)

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