Zonality of the Strength of the Seasonally Thawing Layer and Its Mapping in Western and Southern Yakutiya

• Main Author: Solovev,P. A.
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1971
• Subjects: Cartography and Aerial Photography; Soil Mechanics; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; (*SOIL MECHANICS; FREEZING); (*MAPPING; SOILS); MELTING; PERIODIC VARIATIONS; SURFACES; TERRAIN; ROCK; CONSTRUCTION; USSR; *FREEZING; *SOILS; TRANSLATIONS; Yakutiya; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0725878; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0725878

In practical terms one of the most important characteristics in the field of distribution of rocks frozen for many years is the strength of the seasonally thawing layer. Its magnitude often determines both the conditions for excavating and the construction of parts of various equipment sunk into the...