Determination of some frozen and thawed properties of permafrost soils

• Main Authors: Watson, G. H., Slusarchuk, W. A., Rowley, R. K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1973
• Subjects: permafrost; pergélisol; soils; sol (terre); freeze thaw cycles; gel dégel; cold regions; zone froide; laboratory tests; essai de laboratoire; Inuvik; Mackenzie Valley; Ice
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Mackenzie Valley Pipe Line Research Limited has undertaken a significant amount of full-scale testing at its test site near Inuvik, N.W.T. Large diameter high ice content permafrost core samples were taken from this site to controlled laboratory conditions, and tested in both frozen and thawed state...