Geocryology

Author : Stuart A. Harris
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351681613
Total Pages : 964 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geocryology written by Stuart A. Harris and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-09-28 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a general survey of Geocryology, which is the study of frozen ground called permafrost. Frozen ground is the product of cold climates as well as a variety of environmental factors. Its major characteristic is the accumulation of large quantities of ice which may exceed 90% by volume. Soil water changing to ice results in ground heaving, while thawing of this ice produces ground subsidence often accompanied by soil flowage. Permafrost is very susceptible to changes in weather and climate as well as to changes in the microenvironment. Cold weather produces contraction of the ground, resulting in cracking of the soil as well as breakup of concrete, rock, etc. Thus permafrost regions have unique landforms and processes not found in warmer lands. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 provides an introduction to the characteristics of permafrost. Four chapters deal with its definition and characteristics, the unique processes operating there, the factors affecting it, and its general distribution. Part 2 consists of seven chapters describing the characteristic landforms unique to these areas and the processes involved in their formation. Part 3 discusses the special problems encountered by engineers in construction projects including settlements, roads and railways, the oil and gas industry, mining, and the agricultural and forest industries. The three authors represent three countries and three language groups, and together have over 120 years of experience of working in permafrost areas throughout the world. The book contains over 300 illustrations and photographs, and includes an extensive bibliography in order to introduce the interested reader to the large current literature. Finalist of the 2019 PROSE Awards.

Author : E. D. Yershov
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521607575
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book General Geocryology written by E. D. Yershov and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-08-19 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wide-ranging and up-to-date review of permafrost science, unique in presenting the Russian viewpoint. This English edition brings the standard Russian work on geocryology to a larger readership, allowing the value of the knowledge and concepts developed to be realised more widely.

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Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Publisher : Natural Resources Canada
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1135 written by and published by Natural Resources Canada. This book was released on with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stuart A. Harris
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351681621
Total Pages : 766 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geocryology written by Stuart A. Harris and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-09-28 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a general survey of Geocryology, which is the study of frozen ground called permafrost. Frozen ground is the product of cold climates as well as a variety of environmental factors. Its major characteristic is the accumulation of large quantities of ice which may exceed 90% by volume. Soil water changing to ice results in ground heaving, while thawing of this ice produces ground subsidence often accompanied by soil flowage. Permafrost is very susceptible to changes in weather and climate as well as to changes in the microenvironment. Cold weather produces contraction of the ground, resulting in cracking of the soil as well as breakup of concrete, rock, etc. Thus permafrost regions have unique landforms and processes not found in warmer lands. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 provides an introduction to the characteristics of permafrost. Four chapters deal with its definition and characteristics, the unique processes operating there, the factors affecting it, and its general distribution. Part 2 consists of seven chapters describing the characteristic landforms unique to these areas and the processes involved in their formation. Part 3 discusses the special problems encountered by engineers in construction projects including settlements, roads and railways, the oil and gas industry, mining, and the agricultural and forest industries. The three authors represent three countries and three language groups, and together have over 120 years of experience of working in permafrost areas throughout the world. The book contains over 300 illustrations and photographs, and includes an extensive bibliography in order to introduce the interested reader to the large current literature. Finalist of the 2019 PROSE Awards.

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Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Moscow University Geology Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : World Data Center A for Glaciology
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 414 pages
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Download or read book Glaciological Data written by World Data Center A for Glaciology and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 414 pages
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Download or read book Permafrost Bibliography Update, 1988-1992 written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter J. Williams
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780511564437
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Frozen Earth written by Peter J. Williams and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the effects of cold climates on the surface of the earth. Using scientific principles, the authors describe the evolution of ground thermal conditions and the origin of natural features such as frost heave, solifluction, slope instabilities, patterned ground, pingos and ice wedges. The thermodynamic conditions accompanying the freezing of water in porous materials are examined and their fundamental role in the ice segregation and frost heave processes is demonstrated in a clear and simple manner. This book concentrates on the analysis of the causes and effects of frozen ground phenomena, rather than on the description of the natural features characteristic of freezing or thawing ground. Its scientific approach provides a basis for geotechnical analyses such as those essential to resource development.

Author : A.M. Galperin et al.
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9789054101390
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology written by A.M. Galperin et al. and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is concerned with the interaction of groundwater as a complex solution, with rock as a multi-phase system, taking into account the phenomena occurring in rock strata as a result of various engineering activities. Readers can find a wealth of information to enable them to assess rock properties, plan mining activities and forecast rock strata behaviour in the construction and operation of mines, as well as understand the application of technology to facilitate safer, more efficient, more economic and environmentally sensitive geological engineering.