A mathematical model of frost heave in granular materials

An initial review of the various theories of frost heave indicated that Miller's theory of secondary heave was the most convincing. The crucial area in this is the representation of the behaviour in the partially frozen region, known as the frozen fringe, which exists below the lowest ice lens....

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Main Author: Piper, David
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 1987
Online Access:http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28821/
http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28821/1/378738.pdf