Frost Investigation 1945-1946. Comprehensive Report

Abstract

The frost investigation program for the fiscal year 1945-1946 was conducted by the Frost Effects Laboratory in the New England Division with the cooperation of the Great Lakes Division and the Missouri River Division. Field investigations were made at nine airfields, with varying subsurface conditions, located in the northern part of the United States and laboratory studies at the Frost Effects Laboratory. This report contains a method of predicting the depth of frost penetration, based upon the properties of the soils encountered. A study of the pavement failures which were caused by frost action or to which frost action was a contributing cause is presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1947
Accession Number
AD0712357

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Engineering
  • Groundwater
  • Heat Capacity
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Of Fusion
  • Heat Transfer
  • Latent Heat
  • Measurement
  • Soil Science
  • Specific Heat
  • Surface Temperature
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermal Diffusivity
  • Thermodynamics
  • United States

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  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.