Geology and Properties of Materials Exposed in the USACRREL Permafrost Tunnel.

Abstract

The U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (USA CRREL) permafrost tunnel near Fiarbanks, Alaska, was recently enlarged. A new winze and lower room were constructed in the tunnel, permitting examination of new silt exposures and previously unexposed, stratigraphically lower gravels and bedrock. From these exposures additional stratigraphic information was obtained by radiocarbon dating; new data on the material properties of the perennially frozen gravels were also acquired. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0749246

Entities

People

  • Paul V. Sellmann

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arctic Regions
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Cold Regions
  • Engineering
  • Geographic Regions
  • Materials
  • Permafrost
  • Radiocarbon Dating
  • Regions
  • Research Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology