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Jul 1957
Airfields on Permafrost
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Volume 83, Issue 1
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In this paper the author outlines the special problems of constructing airfield pavements on permafrost foundations. Particular attention is devoted to problems of construction in areas of discontinuous permafrost, the importance of non-frost-susceptibility soils is shown, and means of combating degradation of pavements are carefully explained. The effects of frost loosening on subgrade soil compaction are outlined.
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Journal of the Air Transport Division
Volume 83 • Issue 1 • July 1957
Pages: 1326-1 - 1326-15
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© 1957 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 3, 2021
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Kenneth A. Linell, AM.ASCE
Chief, Arctic Constr. and Frost Effects Lab., New England Div., Corps of Engrs., U.S. Dept. of the Army, Boston, Mass.
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