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An analysis of frost action beneath cold storage warehouses

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Subjectfrost heaving; slab construction; cold stores; thermal engineering; hygrothermics
Abstract
The temperature distribution beneath a cold storage warehouse has been determined approximately by analytical methods. This analysis has demonstrated that freezing of the soil to a considerable depth beneath a warehouse of slab- on-grade construction is to be expected. Thus, there exists the possibility of damage by frost action to such a building. The elimination of this possibility of damage by the introduction of heat beneath the floor insulation is shown to be economically feasible. The design of a heating system to prevent soil freezing is discussed in detail.
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  • Transactions of the Engineering Institute of Canada 2, no. 4 (1 February 1959): 153–156.
LanguageEnglish
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IdentifierDBR-RP-76
NRC numberNRCC 5095
NRC-IRC-482
NPARC number20358978
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