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Heaving pressure in soils during unidirectional freezing

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Subjectfrost heaving; porosity; properties of soils; particle size distribution
Abstract
Ice lenses in natural soil are normally formed in a thermal gradient regime, and this permits the development of an undulating frost line if a range of pore sizes exists. Evidence is presented that suggests that the undulating nature of the ice-water interface permits the ice lens to form over the smaller pores of the system. Although fractions with only a limited particle size range have been studied, the results support the use of particle size as a valid basis for assessing frost susceptibility.
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  • Canadian Geotechnical Journal 4, no. 4 (1 January 1968): 398–408.
LanguageEnglish
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IdentifierDBR-RP-347
NRC numberNRCC 9960
NRC-IRC-205
NPARC number20374854
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