Closed‐System Freezing of Unsaturated Soil
Abstract
Recent developments in the theory of soil freezing and frost heaving led to the conclusion that pores directly adjacent to a growing ice lens ought to be filled with water. The literature contains fragmentary reports of heaving of soils that were not saturated with water and which lacked an external source of water. It was thought that this apparent anomaly might be explained by postulating that before lens growth and heaving began, local saturation was achieved by thermal water transfer.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1966
- Source ID
- 10.2136/sssaj1966.03615995003000020010x
Entities
People
- C. Dirksen
- R. D. Miller
Organizations
- Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory