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Category : Frozen ground
Languages : en
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Permafrost and Frozen Ground Bibliography, 1978-2003
Author: Permafrost, a Bibliography, 1978-1982
Author: Ground Water in Permafrost Regions
Author: John R. WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frozen ground
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Geocryology
Author: Stuart A. HarrisPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1351681621
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
This book provides a general survey of Geocryology, which is the study of frozen ground called permafrost. Frozen ground is the product of cold climates as well as a variety of environmental factors. Its major characteristic is the accumulation of large quantities of ice which may exceed 90% by volume. Soil water changing to ice results in ground heaving, while thawing of this ice produces ground subsidence often accompanied by soil flowage. Permafrost is very susceptible to changes in weather and climate as well as to changes in the microenvironment. Cold weather produces contraction of the ground, resulting in cracking of the soil as well as breakup of concrete, rock, etc. Thus permafrost regions have unique landforms and processes not found in warmer lands. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 provides an introduction to the characteristics of permafrost. Four chapters deal with its definition and characteristics, the unique processes operating there, the factors affecting it, and its general distribution. Part 2 consists of seven chapters describing the characteristic landforms unique to these areas and the processes involved in their formation. Part 3 discusses the special problems encountered by engineers in construction projects including settlements, roads and railways, the oil and gas industry, mining, and the agricultural and forest industries. The three authors represent three countries and three language groups, and together have over 120 years of experience of working in permafrost areas throughout the world. The book contains over 300 illustrations and photographs, and includes an extensive bibliography in order to introduce the interested reader to the large current literature. Finalist of the 2019 PROSE Awards.
Permafrost Reference Bibliography
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frozen ground
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Permafrost Or Permanently Frozen Ground and Related Engineering Problems
Author: ... Permafrost, Or Permanently Frozen Ground
Author: Siemon William MullerPublisher:
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Life of Permafrost
Author: Pey-Yi ChuPublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487501935
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
By tracing the English word permafrost back to its Russian roots, this unique intellectual history uncovers the multiple, contested meanings of permafrost as a scientific idea and environmental phenomenon.
Permafrost
Author: Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International Conference
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Author: Publisher: National Academies
ISBN: 9780309021159
Category : Frozen ground
Languages : en
Pages : 808
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