Permafrost: a digest of current information

The developments which have taken place in the northern regions of Canada during recent years have focused attention on the engineering problems associated with permafrost or perennially frozen ground - a terrain condition encountered over one-half the land area of this country. These developments h...

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Main Author: Army Headquarters. Directorate of Engineer Development
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: National Research Council of Canada. Associate Committee on Soil and Snow Mechanics 1957
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spelling ftnrccanada:oai:cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.ca:cistinparc:20386665 2023-05-15T17:56:45+02:00 Permafrost: a digest of current information Army Headquarters. Directorate of Engineer Development 1957-08-01 text 48 p. https://doi.org/10.4224/40001209 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/ft/?id=27fe5255-c66d-423c-8292-57503c761f0e https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=27fe5255-c66d-423c-8292-57503c761f0e https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=27fe5255-c66d-423c-8292-57503c761f0e eng eng National Research Council of Canada. Associate Committee on Soil and Snow Mechanics Technical Memorandum (National Research Council of Canada. Associate Committee on Soil and Snow Mechanics); no. DBR-TM-49, Publication date: 1957-08-01 doi:10.4224/40001209 open access technical report 1957 ftnrccanada https://doi.org/10.4224/40001209 2022-07-30T23:01:18Z The developments which have taken place in the northern regions of Canada during recent years have focused attention on the engineering problems associated with permafrost or perennially frozen ground - a terrain condition encountered over one-half the land area of this country. These developments have led to a steadily increasing demand for information on the properties of permafrost and methods of construction in areas where permafrost occurs. In recognition of the importance of permafrost in the development of the North, the National Research Council has been active for some years in the study of this phenomenon through the work of its Division of Building Research. In 1952 this Division established a Northern Research Station at Norman Hells to provide a centre for this specialized field research. Les développements qui ont eu lieu dans les régions nordiques du Canada ces dernières années ont mis en relief les problèmes d'ingénierie associés au pergélisol ou gélisol pérenne, facteur topographique que l'on rencontre dans plus de la moitié du territoire de ce pays. Ces développements ont donné lieu à une demande d'information en augmentation croissante concernant les propriétés du pergélisol et les méthodes de construction à adopter dans les régions où on le rencontre. Reconnaissant l'importance du pergélisol dans le développement du Nord, le Conseil national de recherches du Canada étudie activement ce phénomène, depuis un certain nombre d'années, par les travaux de sa Division des recherches en bâtiment. En 1952, celle-ci a mis sur pied une station de recherche nordique à Norman Hells afin de disposer d'un centre consacré à cette recherche sur le terrain d'un type spécialisé. Peer reviewed: No NRC publication: Yes Report permafrost pergélisol National Research Council Canada: NRC Publications Archive Canada Conseil ENVELOPE(-67.433,-67.433,-67.596,-67.596)
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