Accession Number:

AD0745544

Title:

Construction and Permafrost,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY FOREIGN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER CHARLOTTESVILLE VA

Personal Author(s):

• Puzanov,I. I.
• Karpov,V. M.

Report Date:

1972-06-13

Pagination or Media Count:

85.0

Abstract:

The brochure relates the pecularities of permafrost construction in everyday language. Future construction outlooks are shown new, original and progressive designs for buildings and structures and methods of accomplishing work during permafrost construction are presented, and the most important points in the development of industry in the northern regions are described. Author

Descriptors:

• *PERMAFROST
• CONSTRUCTION
• ARCTIC REGIONS
• MELTING
• FROST HEAVE
• ICE
• SNOW
• ECONOMICS
• SOILS
• CREEP
• CLIMATE

Subject Categories:

• Snow, Ice and Permafrost
• Civil Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE