Estimation of frost load in a trench: Theory and experiment

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 568-579

  Zhan, C ^a   Rajani, B ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; FROST EFFECTS; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOILS; STRESSES;

BURIED PIPES; EARTH PRESSURE; FROST LOAD; TRENCH;

PIPELINES;

FROST LOAD; HEAVE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL/PIPE INTERACTION; TRENCH;

EID: 0031200893     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t97-023     Document Type: Article

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