Frozen in Time

Frozen in Time: Permafrost and Engineering Problems

by French, Hugh M.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Frozen in Time : Permafrost and Engineering Problems.

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2014.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (321 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0784409897, 9780784409893
  • oclc:ocn956633271
  • LC Classification:TA713.M85 2008eb
  • Dewey Decimal:620.411

Table of Contents

""Table of Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""PART 1: INTRODUCTION""; ""Definition of Permafrost""; ""History of Investigation""; ""Terminology""; ""PART 2: PERMAFROST SCIENCE""; ""Origin of Permafrost""; ""Geography of Permafrost""; ""Vertical Extent and Temperature of Permafrost""; ""Ground Ice""; ""Permafrost Landscapes""; ""Vegetation""; ""Physical Properties of Frozen Ground""; ""PART 3: PERMAFROST AND ENGINEERING PROBLEMS""; ""Logistics""; ""Investigation of Permafrost for Engineering Problems""; ""Excavation of Frozen Ground""; ""Drilling Methods in Frozen Ground""

""Roads and Railroads""""Runways""; ""Bridges""; ""Dams and Reservoirs""; ""Mining""; ""Buildings""; ""Water Supply""; ""Utilities and Sanitation""; ""Materials""; ""Miscellaneous Engineering Problems""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX 1. Select Bibliography""; ""APPENDIX 2. Glossary of Permafrost Terms""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""; ""APPENDIX 3. Key to Glossary sources""; ""A""; ""B""; ""D""; ""E""; ""G""; ""H""; ""J""; ""L""; ""M""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""

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Subjects

Building -- Cold weather conditions Civil engineering -- Cold weather condi… Frozen ground

Writers

French, Hugh M. Muller, Siemon W. Nelson, Frederick E.

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