Geology and Properties of Materials Exposed in the USACRREL Permafrost Tunnel.

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Abstract:

The U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory USA CRREL permafrost tunnel near Fiarbanks, Alaska, was recently enlarged. A new winze and lower room were constructed in the tunnel, permitting examination of new silt exposures and previously unexposed, stratigraphically lower gravels and bedrock. From these exposures additional stratigraphic information was obtained by radiocarbon dating new data on the material properties of the perennially frozen gravels were also acquired. Author

Author(s):
Sellmann, Paul V.
Author Organization(s):
COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
Descriptive Note:
Special rept.,
Pagination:
0020

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
CRREL-SR-177
 Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*STRATIGRAPHY, ALASKA, UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS, PERMAFROST, GEOLOGIC AGE DETERMINATION, ROCK, MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Geology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy
Report Date:
1972 Jul 01