Some Problems in Strengthening Thawing Soils in Igarka and Norilsk (Nekotorye Vorposy Uprochneniya Protaivayushchikh Gruntov Igarki i Norilska)

• Main Author: Zhukov, V. F.
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1972
• Subjects: Soil Mechanics; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Structural Engineering and Building Technology; *SOIL MECHANICS; *FOUNDATIONS(STRUCTURES); *PERMAFROST; USSR; LIQUIDS; CONSTRUCTION; MELTING; TRANSLATIONS; ICE; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; DEFORMATION; *FREEZING; *SOILS; BEARING STRENGTH; Igarka; Norilsk; Ice; norilsk; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0741058; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0741058

The frozen soils of Igarka, represented chiefly by loams, are typified by great iciness and a clearly expressed cryogenic texture. Analogous Noril'sk soils which are used as footings under the foundations of apartment buildings and industrial structures also contain ice. The liquefaction of fro...