Guide to a field description of permafrost for engineering purposes
Almost one half of Canada's total land surface is underlain by permafrost and its existence has manyimplications to both scientific and engineering interests. Engineering experience has indicated thatsite investigations are essential in permafrost areas but no standard method for reporting perm...
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| Language: | English |
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National Research Council of Canada. Associate Committee on Soil and Snow Mech. Tech.
1963
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4224/20386268 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/ft/?id=931b24c9-d20c-4417-90bc-4593b9f4681b https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=931b24c9-d20c-4417-90bc-4593b9f4681b https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=931b24c9-d20c-4417-90bc-4593b9f4681b |
| Summary: | Almost one half of Canada's total land surface is underlain by permafrost and its existence has manyimplications to both scientific and engineering interests. Engineering experience has indicated thatsite investigations are essential in permafrost areas but no standard method for reporting permafrostconditions has been used or is available. This booklet has been prepared with the hope that the descriptivesystem outlined will fulfil this need. Au Canada, le sous-sol de presque la moitié de la terre émergée est constitué par le pergélisol, et sa présence a de nombreuses répercussions sur des centres d'intérêt tant scientifiques que techniques. Les antécédents en matière d'ingénierie révèlent que la reconnaissance des sols est essentielle dans les régions où l'on trouve du pergélisol; cependant, aucune méthode uniforme de signalisation des conditions de pergélisol n'a été jusqu'ici utilisée, ni est même disponible à ce jour. On a préparé ce livret en espérant que le système descriptif qui y est décrit répondra à ce besoin. Peer reviewed: No NRC publication: Yes |
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