A Freeze-Thaw Test to Determine the Frost Susceptibility of Soils.

Abstract

A new freezing test for determining the frost susceptibility of soils is presented to supplant the standard CRREL freezing test currently specified by the Corps of Engineers. This test reduces the time required to determine the frost susceptibility of a soil in half. It also allows for the determination of both the frost heave and thaw weakening susceptibilities and considers the effects of freeze-thaw cycling. The new freezing test eliminates much of the variability in test results caused by the human element by completely automating the temperature control and data observations. Keywords: Airfields; Frost-susceptible soils; Pavement design; Roads.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA180000

Entities

People

  • Edwin J. Chamberlain Jr

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Civil Engineering
  • Cold Regions
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Construction
  • Control Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Freezing
  • Identification
  • Power Supplies
  • Regions
  • Standards
  • Temperature Control
  • Test Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design