LITERATURE SURVEY OF MOISTURE MIGRATION IN SOILS DUE TO THERMAL GRADIENTS

The purpose of this study was to discover what work had been done on vapor diffusion in soils, in order to uncover any theory which might explain the occurrence of ice lenses in permafrost.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Osterberg, J. O., Fead, W. N.
Other Authors:	NORTHWESTERN UNIV EVANSTON IL DEPT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
Format:	Text
Language:	English
Published:	1959
Subjects:	Soil Mechanics SOILS MOISTURE THERMAL PROPERTIES ICE SURFACE TENSION FROST HEAVE PERMAFROST CONDENSATION DIFFUSION PRESSURE VAPORS Ice permafrost
Online Access:	http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0711899 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0711899

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Summary:	The purpose of this study was to discover what work had been done on vapor diffusion in soils, in order to uncover any theory which might explain the occurrence of ice lenses in permafrost.