Field and numerical studies of an arctic highway embankment compacted with frozen fill over permafrost

• Main Author: Piamsalee, Aron
• Other Authors: Alfaro, Marolo (Civil Engineering) Arenson, Lukas (Civil Engineering), Doré, Guy (Civil Engineering) Zhang, Qiang (Biosystems Engineering)
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Arctic; Highway Embankment; Frozen Soil Compaction; Permafrost; Geotechnical; Thermal Modelling; Canada; Inuvik; Northwest Territories; Tuktoyaktuk; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/33818

Highway embankments in arctic regions are constructed during winter because 1) of ease in moving fill materials, 2) to preserve the permafrost, and 3) to minimize environmental impact. This means that the fill is often frozen during compaction. There is uncertainty about the performance of embankmen...