Development of bearing capacity of fine grained permafrost deposits in western greenland urban areas subject to soil temperature changes

• Published in: Cold Regions Engineering 2012
• Main Authors: Agergaard, Frederik Ancker, Ingeman-Nielsen, Thomas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Society of Civil Engineers 2012
• Subjects: Permafrost; Triaxial testing; Silty clay; Unfrozen water content; climate change; /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action; name=SDG 13 - Climate Action; Arctic; Greenland; Ilulissat; Sisimiut; Climate change; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/7bd248e1-5aa4-4d4e-9bb4-28d9432fc782; https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784412473.009

The bearing capacity of frozen soils is high, compared to non-frozen soils of same composition. Projected climatic warming in the Arctic will increase the soil temperature, thus affecting the bearing capacity and the deformation properties. Western Greenland temperatures are projected to increase by...