Dams on Permafrost (Plotiny na Vechnoy Merzlote)

Problems of building dams of natural materials on permafrost under severe climatic conditions in the Far North are discussed on the basis of experience in this country and abroad. Cases of damage to dams and sluiceways and its repair are described. Requirements for surveys, planning, and research in...

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Main Author: Biyanov,Gavriil Fedorovich
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1976
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Civil Engineering
*PERMAFROST
*DAMS
USSR
DAMAGE
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
CONCRETE
REPAIR
ADVERSE CONDITIONS
TRANSLATIONS
SITE SELECTION
FOUNDATIONS(STRUCTURES)
ARCTIC REGIONS
ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
Arctic
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA035905
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA035905
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Summary:Problems of building dams of natural materials on permafrost under severe climatic conditions in the Far North are discussed on the basis of experience in this country and abroad. Cases of damage to dams and sluiceways and its repair are described. Requirements for surveys, planning, and research in connection with building water-related structures on permafrost are presented. The book is intended for engineers specializing in water engineering matters and can be useful to students in institutions of higher learning and technical schools concerned with this subject. (Author) Trans. of mono. Moscow 1975, 184p.

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