Construction developments in the Soviet North
The Soviet North, encompassing about 4 million square miles or almost 50 per cent of the total land area of the Soviet Union, is roughly comparable in area to the total land area of Canada. It is exceedingly rich in natural resources and development of these northern regions is most important and ne...
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National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
1976
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| Summary: | The Soviet North, encompassing about 4 million square miles or almost 50 per cent of the total land area of the Soviet Union, is roughly comparable in area to the total land area of Canada. It is exceedingly rich in natural resources and development of these northern regions is most important and necessary to the over-all development of the Soviet Union. As in the Canadian North, long distances, difficult access, and severe climate and terrain conditions, notably permafrost which underlies about one half of the land area of both countries, pose many difficult engineering and construction problems. Northern technology is essentially the same in both countries, there being no basic differences. Large hydro-electric, mining, oil and gas, and industrial projects have been or are being developed. Living conditions are now being improved and multi-storey dwellings are being constructed in new towns and also during redevelopment of their older cities and communities in Siberia. Le Nord Soviétique qui s'étend sur environ quatre million de milles carrés ou presque 50 pour cent de la superficie totale de la terre en Union Soviétique, est approximativement comparable à la superficie totale de la terre au Canada. Cette terre soviétique est extrêmement riche en ressources naturelles et le développement de ces régions du nord est très important et nécessaire au développement global de l'Union Soviétique. Comme dans le Nord canadien de grandes distances, la difficulté d'accès, le climat et les conditions de terrain rigoureux, particuliè rement le pergélisol sous environ la moitié de la superficie totale de la terr des deux pays, présentent plusieurs problèmes difficiles de génie et de construction. La technologie dans le Nord est essentiellement la même dans les deux pays, sans différences fondamentales. De grands projets hydro-électrique, d'exploitation minière, d'huile et de gaz et des projets industriels ont été ou sont actuellement développés. Les conditions de vie sont maintenant amélioirées et des immeubles à logement ... |
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