Manual on physico-chemical strengthening of freezing and thawing soils

• Main Author: National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 1981
• Subjects: permafrost; pergélisol; soils; sol; frozen soils; sol gelé; frost penetration; pénétration du gel; settlement; tassement; freeze thaw cycles; gel dégel; foundation work; travaux de fondation; Nes; Nes’
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4224/20359172; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/ft/?id=4140e8ae-73b0-4a52-acf8-e364c7418ff0; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=4140e8ae-73b0-4a52-acf8-e364c7418ff0; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=4140e8ae-73b0-4a52-acf8-e364c7418ff0

Serious problems due to frost heaving and thaw settlement can be experienced by structures founded in seasonally and perennially frozen ground. Various design and construction techniques can be used to overcome or reduce the severity of these problems. One approach is to prepare and improve the prop...