On the estimation of frost loads

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 629-641

  Rajani, B ^a   Zhan, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Buried pipe; Frost depth; Frost load; Trench backfills; Trench width

Indexed keywords

CLAY; LOADS (FORCES); NUMERICAL METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PORE PRESSURE; SAND; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER PIPELINES;

FROST DEPTH; FROST LOADS; TRENCH BACKFILL; TRENCH WIDTH;

FROST EFFECTS;

BURIED PIPE; FROST LOADING;

EID: 0030210059     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t96-088-309     Document Type: Article

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