Journal of Cold Regions Engineering: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Spatial Mapping of Winter Road Surface Conditions via Hybrid Geostatistical Techniques
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)In recent decades, road weather information systems (RWISs) have gained in popularity with road maintenance authorities. However, RWIS stations only provide point measurements that are often unrepresentative of distant ... -
Study on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Mortar with Added Silica Fume, Nano-CaCO<sub>3</sub>, and Epoxy Resin under the Action of Salt and Freeze–Thaw
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)Many engineering problems are caused by the destruction of cement-based materials through the combination of salt mixtures and freezing/thawing. To improve the performance of cement-based materials under harsh environmental ... -
Protecting Asphalt Pavements against Frost Action with an Electrical Heating System: Numerical Investigation
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)This paper is concerned with electrically heated asphalt pavements; it numerically explores the possibility of such technology to actively suppress frost penetration under seasonal cold-weather conditions. A thermal model ... -
Study on Active Snow and Ice Melting Tests and Stability of Conductive Rubber Composites for Roads
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)To reduce the environmental damage caused by traditional deicing methods, the feasibility of conductive rubber composites in road deicing was studied. In this study, a method for preparing conductive ethylene propylene ... -
Factors Affecting Frost Heave of Chilled Gas Pipelines
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)Chilled gas pipelines generally traverse a long distance through various soils and may operate for decades with varying temperatures of gas, surrounding soil, and ground surface. The present study investigates the effects ... -
Cost–Benefit Analysis of Implementing Solar Photovoltaic Structural Snow Fences in Minnesota
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)Structural snow fences have been increasingly used in northern regions of the United States. They are known as a cost-effective and efficient technology to prevent snow accumulation on highways and, therefore, improve road ... -
Experimental Investigation of an Infrared Deicing System for Wind Power Application in a Cold Climate
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)Icing of wind turbine blades poses a great challenge for wind farms in cold climates, this challenge is addressed by implementing various deicing practices that require significant cost to operate. Thus, alternative and ... -
Relating Laboratory and Natural Aging of Asphalt Mixtures Based on Low-Temperature Performance
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)Thermal cracking of asphalt pavements is primary distress in cold regions. The Bending Beam Rheometer (BBR) can be used as a thermal cracking prediction tool for asphalt mixtures based on AASHTO TP 125. This study investigates ... -
Artificial Thawing of Frozen Ground: A Review
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)Understanding the freezing and thawing processes in porous media such as soils is important, especially in regions experiencing seasonal frost or permafrost. These processes have a wide range of implications as diverse as ... -
Physical Modeling of Temperature Influence on Performance of Geogrid-Reinforced Retaining Walls Considering Backfill Type Effect
(ASCE, 2022/06/10)Field measurements show that the seasonal change of the ambient temperature has a significant effect on the performance of geogrid-reinforced retaining (GRR) walls. To investigate the effect of the ambient temperature ... -
Effect of Thermogelation Biopolymers on Geotechnical Properties of Red Mud Tailings Exposed to Freeze and Thaw
(ASCE, 2022/05/30)In cold regions, the construction of engineered structures such as roads and embankments experiences alternate freezing and thawing cycles, thus affecting their long-term stability or durability. This research aims to ... -
Determination of Optimum Salting Rates for Asphalt Pavements in a Canadian Climate
(ASCE, 2022/05/27)Limited field investigations have evaluated the impact of traffic on the snow melting capacity of salts. This paper will describe an extensive field study that includes 1,200 tests that are conducted during 100 snow events ... -
Expedient Sea Ice Infrastructure in a Cold Environment
(ASCE, 2022/04/27)McMurdo Station, Antarctica, serves as a major scientific and support operations hub for the US Antarctic Program (USAP). Winter Quarters Bay (WQB) is adjacent to the Station, where vessels dock at the southernmost port ... -
Comprehensive Review of Artificial Ground Freezing Applications to Urban Tunnel and Underground Space Engineering in China in the Last 20 Years
(ASCE, 2022/04/25)Artificial ground freezing (AGF) has been applied widely in the construction of urban transportation infrastructure in China for the last two decades. This study provides a comprehensive review of the regional application, ... -
Laboratory Test of Second Log-Wake Law for Effects of Ice Cover and Wind Shear Stress on River Velocity Distributions
(ASCE, 2022-6-1)The second log-wake law is a small change of the first log-wake law (or Coles’ log-wake law) for turbulent pipe and symmetric channel flows but makes a big difference in modeling wall-bounded turbulent flows. It has been ... -
New Experimental Investigation into the Angle of Repose of Snow
(ASCE, 2022-6-1)Knowledge of the angle of repose of snow is significant for estimation of the rheological behavior of snow avalanches. However, at present, no comprehensive database or empirical equation is available to quantify the angle ... -
Effect of Anti-Icing Chemicals during Hoar Frost Situations
(ASCE, 2022-6-1)Anti-icing chemicals are used during hoar frost situations to avoid slippery road conditions. During hoar frost situations, humidity is transported from the air to the road surface. This leads to continuous dilution of the ... -
Visibility of Winter Operations Vehicles: The State of Practice in the United States
(ASCE, 2022-6-1)Despite precautions taken by the operators of maintenance vehicles, insufficient visibility of winter operations vehicles causes many collisions in the United States. Numerous methods have been developed to enhance the ...