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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/11663| Title: | Natural electrical potentials that arise when soils freeze |
| Authors: | Campion College (University of Regina) Scientific Research Institute of Foundations and Underground Structures (Moscow, Russia) Yarkin, I. G. |
| Keywords: | Electrical properties Frost heave Frost heaving Soils Natural electrical potentials that arise when soils freeze |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Special report (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)) ; 86-12. |
| Description: | Special Report Abstract: Samples of sand, kaolin, bentonite, and loam were frozen from the top downward in cylinders 10 to 12 cm high and 7 cm in diameter. During the freezing process electrical potentials of up to 300 mV were measured between platinum electrodes placed near the ends of the samples. The mechanism that gives rise to these potentials and the effect of soil type and fineness, moisture content, and moisture migration are discussed. NOTE: This paper was translated from Russian into English by Thomas O'D. Hanley, Professor of Physics, Campion College, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/11663 |
| Appears in Collections: | Special Report |
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