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Strength of Recompacted Loess Affected by Coupling between Acid–Base Pollution and Freeze–Thaw Cycles
(ASCE, 12/1/2020 )To study how the coupling between acid–base pollution and freeze–thaw cycles (FTCs) affects the shear-strength properties of recompacted loess, soil specimens are subjected to direct shear tests after FTCs. The experimental ... -
Cementation of Shale Soils by MICP Technology and Its Damage Characteristics Due to Freeze–Thaw Weathering Processes
(ASCE, 12/1/2020 )This paper describes an application for microbial induced calcite precipitation (MICP) on the cementation of shale soils for ground reinforcement in cold regions. The micro and macrostructures of the cemented body were ... -
Simulating the Effect of Frozen Soil Thaw on Wellhead Stability during Oil and Gas Drilling Operations in Arctic Waters
(ASCE, 12/1/2020 )Wellhead subsidence is one of the most severe engineering disasters during drilling operations in cold regions. Based on the characteristics of thaw-induced settlement of frozen soil, a thermal–fluid–soil coupling numerical ... -
Soil Moisture Variations in Frozen Ground Subjected to Hydronic Heating
(ASCE, 12/1/2020 )Full-scale thawing experiments, performed on three types of homogenous, initially frozen soils, were carried out during late winter 2011 and repeated in 2012. An auxiliary heat source (hydronic heating) was employed to ... -
Laboratory Investigation of Prewet Deicer Performance for Winter Mobility in the Pacific Northwest
(ASCE, 12/1/2020 )Applying prewet deicers to roads during adverse winter weather is a cost-effective strategy to improve transportation safety and mobility. Prewet deicers have a small amount of liquid product applied to solid salt or ... -
Predicting Fill Time of a Gravel Extraction Site on a Reach of the Sagavanirktok River, Alaska, Using a Two-Dimensional Model
(ASCE, 12/1/2020 )During summer 2017, two parallel trenches were excavated in the Sagavanirktok River (located in northern Alaska, United States) to acquire construction material for roadwork on the Dalton Highway nearby. A study to estimate ... -
Quantitative Analysis of the Microstructures of Deep Silty Clay Subjected to Two Freezing–Thawing Cycles under Subway Vibration Loading
(ASCE, 12/1/2021)The bypass of subway tunnels in soft soil areas is usually constructed by the artificial freezing method due to the waterproof property and high strength of frozen soil. The thawing settlement and deformation of silty clay ... -
Experimental Study of the Anisotropic Frost Heave Characteristics of Rock Surrounding Tunnels in Cold Regions
(ASCE, 12/1/2021)Considering the characteristics of the surrounding rock temperature and water replenishing direction of tunnels in cold areas, to study the frost heave deformation law of surrounding rock under a certain stress environment, ... -
Environmental, Economic, and Operational Impacts of Roadway Winter Maintenance: Salt Brine Field Evaluation
(ASCE, 12/1/2021)Transportation agencies have been introducing responsible and sustainable winter maintenance practices to alleviate impacts on the environment, human health, vehicles, infrastructure, and reduce costs. Salt brine implementation ... -
Estimation of Road Surface Temperature Using NOAA Gridded Forecast Weather Data for Snowplow Operations Management
(ASCE, 12/1/2023 )Monitoring road surface temperatures is crucial to establishing winter maintenance strategies by the State Departments of Transportation (State DOTs) in the United States. Traditionally, transportation agencies rely on the ... -
Freeze–Thaw Resistance of Concrete Made with Natural Clinoptilolite Zeolite
(ASCE, 12/1/2023 )The utilization of natural zeolite as a supplementary cementitious material to improve the overall performance of concrete has been an interesting practice. However, limited research has been conducted on natural zeolite, ... -
BIM-CFD-based Thermal Analysis for Northern Buildings on Permafrost
(ASCE, 12/1/2023 )In austere environments, such as northern regions, remote communities face many challenges such as permafrost warming and significant infrastructure deficit. With the increasing demand for soil stabilization methods beneath ... -
Experimental Study on Acoustic Emission Response and Damage Evolution Characteristics of Frozen Sandstone under Lateral Unloading
(ASCE, 12/1/2023 )Coal mine shaft excavation with the freezing method causes surrounding rock deformation under lateral unloading. In this paper, the failure process of frozen sandstone under lateral unloading was studied based on the ... -
Local Melting of Ice Cover by Thermal Side Effluent
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1987)In northern rivers, reaches of open water in the ice cover may exist throughout the winter season. Some of these reaches are the result of a tributary effluent of higher temperature or of fast‐moving water that alter the ... -
Geosynthetics Supporting Embankments Over Voids
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1987)Geosynthetics can be used to support road embankments over voids. This report briefly summarizes a mathematical model developed to design such a system and presents the results of a series of field tests performed to verify ... -
Evaluating Mix Designs for Cold Weather Concreting
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1987)A thermodynamic method for evaluating mix designs is developed and used to analyze the requirements of American Concrete Institute (ACI) 306 “Cold Weather Concreting.” Cement content, types, and accelerators are the possible ... -
Editor's Letter
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Design/Construction Considerations for Subarctic Wastewater Plant
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1987)In 1983, CH2M HILL was named design/construction manager for a $35‐million project to expand Anchorage's wastewater treatment plant. The project will double the size of the Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility's existing ... -
Ice Transport by Wind, Wave, and Currents
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1987)Theoretical and experimental investigations of the transport of an isolated ice floe by wind, wave, and drift currents are made for the case in which the length of the floe is much longer than that of the winter waves. A ... -
Piles in Permafrost
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1987)Piles have been installed in permafrost in the northern hemisphere for various engineering purposes. To date, there is a large amount of published information on piles in permafrost which has led to accepted design practices. ...