The consolidation of thawing soils

• Author / Creator

  Nixon, John Frederick.

• Doctoral thesis. Equations are developed to predict the effects of thawing permafrost. Application to the foundation of a hot oil pipeline at Inuvik shows good agreement between theoretical predictions and the observed behaviour.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • District of Mackenzie, NW
  • Northwest Territories
  • Frozen Ground
  • Permafrost, Disturbance by Engineering Works
  • Mackenzie Delta
  • Permafrost
  • Permafrost, Effects of Thawing on Engineering Works

• Graduation date

  1973

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Doctor of Philosophy

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3TH8BW7P

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.