Earthmoving Operations under Winter Conditions: A Reference Manual (Proizvodstvo Zemlyanykh Rabot v Zimnikh Usloviyakh)

• Main Authors: Cherkashin,V. A., Gorbanev,V. P.
• Other Authors: ARMY FOREIGN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER CHARLOTTESVILLE VA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1971
• Subjects: Civil Engineering; (*CONSTRUCTION; *ARCTIC REGIONS); PERMAFROST; SOIL MECHANICS; PROTECTIVE TREATMENTS; EXPLOSIVES; USSR; FREEZING; SOILS; TRANSLATIONS; Arctic; Rabot; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0742055; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0742055

The most economical procedure for winter earthmoving operations is to prepare the soil in the Fall to prevent it from freezing. This is done by deep plowing, erecting snow fences or other means of insulating the soil. When such preparation is impossible, mechanical loosening of the frozen layer is t...