ASCE 9780784409893 2008
$51.46
Frozen in Time
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
ASCE | 2008 | 321 |
This book, a previously unpublished revision of Siemon W. Muller’s classic work on engineering and permafrost, offers an advanced and unusually comprehensive treatment of permafrost science and associated engineering problems.
PDF Catalog
PDF Pages | PDF Title |
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30 | Table of Contents |
32 | List of Figures |
40 | List of Tables |
42 | PART 1: INTRODUCTION Definition of Permafrost |
46 | History of Investigation |
54 | Terminology |
64 | PART 2: PERMAFROST SCIENCE Origin of Permafrost |
68 | Geography of Permafrost |
73 | Vertical Extent and Temperature of Permafrost |
74 | Ground Ice |
88 | Permafrost Landscapes |
99 | Vegetation |
107 | Physical Properties of Frozen Ground |
122 | PART 3: PERMAFROST AND ENGINEERING PROBLEMS Logistics |
126 | Investigation of Permafrost for Engineering Problems |
142 | Excavation of Frozen Ground |
149 | Drilling Methods in Frozen Ground |
155 | Roads and Railroads |
178 | Runways |
186 | Bridges |
191 | Dams and Reservoirs |
192 | Mining |
198 | Buildings |
219 | Water Supply |
241 | Utilities and Sanitation |
245 | Materials |
248 | Miscellaneous Engineering Problems |
250 | REFERENCES |
258 | APPENDIX 1. Select Bibliography |
290 | APPENDIX 2. Glossary of Permafrost Terms A |
291 | B |
292 | C |
294 | D |
295 | E F |
297 | G |
298 | H I |
299 | J K L M |
300 | N |
301 | O P |
302 | R |
303 | S |
306 | T |
307 | U |
308 | V W Z |
310 | APPENDIX 3. Key to Glossary sources A B D E |
311 | G H J L M P |
312 | R S T W Z |
314 | INDEX A B C |
315 | D E |
316 | F G H |
317 | I J K L M |
318 | N O P |
319 | R S |
320 | T U |
321 | V W Z |