Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://hdl.handle.net/11681/6529| Title: | Draft report of investigation of the strength properties of frozen soils, fiscal year 1952, volume 1 |
| Authors: | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. New England Division |
| Keywords: | Frozen ground Frozen soils Permafrost Frozen ground mechanics Soil mechanics Frozen ground strength Tests Soil tests Shear strength Tensile strength Shear stress Compressive properties Flexural strength |
| Publisher: | Arctic Construction and Frost Effects Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical report (Arctic Construction and Frost Effects Laboratory (U.S.)) ; no. 44. |
| Description: | Technical report Summary: This report presents the results of studies conducted in Fiscal Year 1952 to determine the strength characteristic's of frozen soil. The studies were performed by the Arctic Construction and Frost Effects Laboratory, New England Division, Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, for the Snow, Ice and Permafrost Research Establishment, Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, located at Wilmette, Illinois. The initial phase of the investigation, conducted in Fiscal Year, 1951, consisted principally of a review of studies made by previous investigators, (chiefly Russian) and the performance of exploratory tests by the Frost Effects Laboratory to determine the strength properties of various types of frozen soils and ice. The complete results obtained from the investigations conducted in Fiscal Year 1951 and a review of the Russian studies, have been published and are presented in SIPRE Report No. 8. (ACFEL Report 40) The ultimate object of this continuing program is to determine the working stresses in various types of frozen soils so as to be able to predict soil performance in advance and thus design and build foundations and structures which will not be affected by freezing and thawing of the ground. The data presented here are the results of tests conducted on nine types of artificially frozen soils and on ice to determine the compressive, tensile, and shear strength. Also presented are the results of studies concerning plastic flow characteristics under long term loading and elastic properties such as Young’s Modulus, Modulus of Rigidity, and Poisson’s Ratio. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/6529 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
Files in This Item:
| File | Description | Size | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACFEL-Technical-Report-44-Volume-1.pdf | 7.63 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |