Compaction of Soil under Freezing Conditions and Subsequent Thawing
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This paper is a report of the investigation by laboratory and reference material of the practicability of compaction of frozen or freezing soils for such uses as airfields and roads. The work consisted of the determination of the major variable factors involved and an approximate verification in the laboratory of the effects of those factors. Three natural, sandy soils were tested, and the results indicate generally that use of frozen soils is probably limited to a very narrow range of moisture content near that of hygroscopic moisture and that their use rapidly becomes less practicable as moisture contents increase and as soil gradation goes from the granular into the silt and clay range.
Source: Caltech Library
DOI: 10.7907/2ssf-9335
Authors: Zeigler, Clyde Calhoun, Veale, Joseph Ernest
Institution: California Institute of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Civil and Structural Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6959165297
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