Predictive modeling of freezing and thawing of frost-susceptible soils.

Details

• Creators:
  Baladi, Gilbert ; Rajaei, Pegah
• Corporate Creators:
  Michigan State University. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Frost susceptible soil
  • Freeze thaw durability
  • Mathematical prediction
  • Frost heaving
  • Frost
  • Depth
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RC-1619
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Michigan
• Corporate Publisher:
  Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research Administration
• Abstract:
  Frost depth is an essential factor in design of various transportation infrastructures. In frost ; susceptible soils, as soils freezes, water migrates through the soil voids below the freezing line ; towards the freezing front and causes excessive heave. The excessive heave can cause instability ; issues in the structure, therefore predicting the frost depth and resulting frost heave accurately can ; play a major role in the design. The objectives of this study are to develop accurate and reliable ; models for predicting frost depths and frost heave and to estimate the resulting heave pressure. The ; frost depth model was developed and verified using data from MDOT and Minnesota DOT. The frost ; heave model was also developed and verified using the available MDOT data.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2010-0294
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29386/dot_29386_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.75 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:eee9ca8deac9a54960f96196729c89aee8229b702011b3e8f078c2741dac16ec