Abstract: A long-term pile load testing program was completed at two distant early warning (DEW) line sites; two piles were embedded into a tabular ice body, and three in a saline fine-grained soil. The piles were loaded in compression ...

Abstract: The influence of enlarging the base of a pile on the total and end bearing capacities of a pile in ice-rich permafrost is evaluated along with the principles used to evaluate the total capacity of uniform diameter and ...