Journal of Cold Regions Engineering: Recent submissions
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Influence of Binder Source and Recycled Asphalt Materials on Asphalt Binder Relaxation Properties for Northern Climates
(ASCE, 3/1/2021)Low-temperature pavement performance is important in freezing areas in northern climates. While agencies and contractors pursue efforts to add recycled asphalt materials (RAMs) into the mix design to reduce costs, the aged, ... -
Stability Monitoring of Embankments Constructed by Volcanic Coarse-Grained Soil in Snowy-Cold Regions
(ASCE, 3/1/2021)This study aims to identify the characteristics of a large-scale embankment constructed from volcanic soil in snowy-cold regions during all seasons and to confirm the validity of the prediction method for rainfall-induced ... -
Field Testing and Cost–Benefit Evaluation of Corrosion-Protective Coatings on Winter Maintenance Equipment in the State of Ohio
(ASCE, 3/1/2021)Although current estimates suggest that the United States corrosion costs reach more than $500 billion dollars each year, the adoption of corrosion-control practices will reduce these costs by 15%–35%. In fact, the annual ... -
Pervious Concrete Chemical Degradation by Calcium Chloride Deicer
(ASCE, 3/1/2021)The pervious concrete layer in a permeable pavement system may be susceptible to chemical degradation by various deicers applied during winter weather events. In this research, the chemical impacts of calcium chloride on ... -
Soil Bridging Effects within Permafrost-Supported Embankment Infrastructure
(ASCE, 3/1/2021)Accidents, infrastructure closures and reductions in capacity, and delays have occurred and are documented in the literature due to bridge formation, sinkholes, or rapid collapses within embankment infrastructure on ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Compressive Behaviors of Concrete Stub Columns with SFRCC Jacket under Cold-Region Marine Environments
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)The harsh marine environment in cold regions challenges the durability of concrete columns in offshore structures. In this study, a steel fiber-reinforced cement-based composite (SFRCC) jacket is proposed to strengthen ... -
Effect of Cold Temperatures on Performance of Concrete under Impact Loading
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)This study investigated the effect of cold temperatures on impact resistance and mechanical properties of a number of self-consolidating and vibrated concretes. Different mixture compositions were developed and tested under ... -
Characteristic Analysis of Crack Initiation and Crack Damage Stress of Sandstone and Mudstone under Low-Temperature Condition
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)The artificial freezing technology is one of the most effective methods during the excavation on the water-rich strata in western China. This study on crack initiation and damage stresses of rock at low-temperature conditions ... -
Numerical Analysis of Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Coupling of Diversion Tunnels in a Seasonally Frozen Region
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)A thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) coupling model that considers phase transition and frost heaving was developed for a diversion tunnel in a seasonally frozen region. Based on the partial differential equation defined by ... -
Chemically Induced Water Repellency and the Freeze–Thaw Durability of Soils
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)Organosilane (OS) is a silicon-based coupling agent capable of producing hydrophobicity in soils. This study evaluated the applicability of OS in reducing the freeze–thaw impacts on subgrade soils. A frost-susceptible soil ... -
Development of a New Solar-Assisted Refrigeration Pipe for Potential Permafrost Protection
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)This study proposes a new solar-assisted refrigeration method to protect the permafrost underlying an embankment from degradation. It was initially revealed that the mediocre performance of the current permafrost protection ... -
Thermal Behavior in Cross-Passage Construction during Artificial Ground Freezing: Case of Harbin Metro Line
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)The successful construction of cross passages in water-rich sand strata requires the ground reinforcement of soil in passage zones. To address these conditions, artificial ground freezing was introduced, which is an ... -
Pulsed NMR Measurements of Unfrozen Water Content in Partially Frozen Soil
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)Unfrozen water is a critical component of frozen soil that determines its thermal and mechanical behavior and affects engineering structures during freeze–thaw cycles. Here, pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance was used to ... -
Method of Reducing Energy Consumption for Heating Frost-Susceptible Soil around Chilled Underground Pipeline
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)This article is devoted to the calculation and optimization of the engineering protection of cold underground condensate pipelines using heat-tracing cable in frost-susceptible soils in Western Siberia. The method for ...