Permafrost aspects of Hudson Bay railroad

A general description of the factors conducive to causing the condition of permafrost, the possible extent of this condition in Northern Canada and its effect on construction and maintenance. Also, recommended practices to contend with problems permafrost presents in connection with such projects, i...

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Main Authors: Charles, J. L., National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1960
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description A general description of the factors conducive to causing the condition of permafrost, the possible extent of this condition in Northern Canada and its effect on construction and maintenance. Also, recommended practices to contend with problems permafrost presents in connection with such projects, in particular, the Hudson Bay Railroad. Ce mémoire donne un apercu des facteurs propices à la formation du pergélisol, l'étendue probable de la zone de pergélisol dans le nord du Canada, ainsi que ses effets sur la construction et l'entretien des bâtiments. Il indique é galement les pratiques recommandées pour résoudre les problè mes posés par le pergélisol dans la réalisation de ces projets, en particulier celui du Chemin de fer de la Baie d' Hudson. Peer reviewed: No NRC publication: Yes
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spelling ftnrccanada:oai:cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.ca:cistinparc:20331654 2025-01-16T22:19:30+00:00 Permafrost aspects of Hudson Bay railroad Charles, J. L. National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research 1960-04-01 text https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/ft/?id=2d3593d3-4348-4347-b0e8-c61e274242f6 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=2d3593d3-4348-4347-b0e8-c61e274242f6 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=2d3593d3-4348-4347-b0e8-c61e274242f6 eng eng issn:0044-7994 Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division, Volume: 85, Issue: SM6, Publication date: 1960-04-01, Pages: 125–135 report_number:DBR-TP-94 permafrost pergélisol soils sol cold regions zone froide site surveying planimétrie construction work travaux de construction railways voie ferrée article 1960 ftnrccanada 2022-09-03T23:01:07Z A general description of the factors conducive to causing the condition of permafrost, the possible extent of this condition in Northern Canada and its effect on construction and maintenance. Also, recommended practices to contend with problems permafrost presents in connection with such projects, in particular, the Hudson Bay Railroad. Ce mémoire donne un apercu des facteurs propices à la formation du pergélisol, l'étendue probable de la zone de pergélisol dans le nord du Canada, ainsi que ses effets sur la construction et l'entretien des bâtiments. Il indique é galement les pratiques recommandées pour résoudre les problè mes posés par le pergélisol dans la réalisation de ces projets, en particulier celui du Chemin de fer de la Baie d' Hudson. Peer reviewed: No NRC publication: Yes Article in Journal/Newspaper Hudson Bay permafrost pergélisol National Research Council Canada: NRC Publications Archive Hudson Bay Canada Hudson
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pergélisol
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cold regions
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site surveying
planimétrie
construction work
travaux de construction
railways
voie ferrée
Charles, J. L.
National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
Permafrost aspects of Hudson Bay railroad
title Permafrost aspects of Hudson Bay railroad
title_full Permafrost aspects of Hudson Bay railroad
title_fullStr Permafrost aspects of Hudson Bay railroad
title_full_unstemmed Permafrost aspects of Hudson Bay railroad
title_short Permafrost aspects of Hudson Bay railroad
title_sort permafrost aspects of hudson bay railroad
topic permafrost
pergélisol
soils
sol
cold regions
zone froide
site surveying
planimétrie
construction work
travaux de construction
railways
voie ferrée
topic_facet permafrost
pergélisol
soils
sol
cold regions
zone froide
site surveying
planimétrie
construction work
travaux de construction
railways
voie ferrée
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