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ASCE 9780784409893 2008

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Frozen in Time

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ASCE 2008 321
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This book, a previously unpublished revision of Siemon W. Muller’s classic work on engineering and permafrost, offers an advanced and unusually comprehensive treatment of permafrost science and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.

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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
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299 J
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300 N
301 O
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302 R
303 S
306 T
307 U
308 V
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310 APPENDIX 3. Key to Glossary sources
A
B
D
E
311 G
H
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312 R
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314 INDEX
A
B
C
315 D
E
316 F
G
H
317 I
J
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318 N
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319 R
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320 T
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321 V
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ASCE 9780784409893 2008
$51.46