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Frost Action and Risk Assessment in Soil Mechanics
Contents: Fundamental behavior and frost susceptibility--Results from a mathematical model of frost heave; Evaluation of a self-refrigerated unit for frost-heave testing; Effect of variable-drainage freeze-thaw tests on post-thaw shear strength; Effect of freezing and thawing on resilient modulus of a granular soil exhibiting nonlinear behavior; Frost-susceptibility ratings and pavement structure performance; Simulating frost action by using an instrumented soil column; Comparative evaluation of frost-susceptibility tests; Probability methods and risk assessment in soil mechanics--Statistical geotechnical properties of lockport clays; Use of point estimates for probability moments in geotechnical engineering; Short-term reliability of slopes under static and seismic conditions; Model for assessing slope reliability; Reliability of soil slopes; Risk reduction versus risk assessment--A case for preventive geotechnical engineering.
Frost Action and Risk Assessment in Soil Mechanics
Contents: Fundamental behavior and frost susceptibility--Results from a mathematical model of frost heave; Evaluation of a self-refrigerated unit for frost-heave testing; Effect of variable-drainage freeze-thaw tests on post-thaw shear strength; Effect of freezing and thawing on resilient modulus of a granular soil exhibiting nonlinear behavior; Frost-susceptibility ratings and pavement structure performance; Simulating frost action by using an instrumented soil column; Comparative evaluation of frost-susceptibility tests; Probability methods and risk assessment in soil mechanics--Statistical geotechnical properties of lockport clays; Use of point estimates for probability moments in geotechnical engineering; Short-term reliability of slopes under static and seismic conditions; Model for assessing slope reliability; Reliability of soil slopes; Risk reduction versus risk assessment--A case for preventive geotechnical engineering.
Frost Action and Risk Assessment in Soil Mechanics
G. L. Guymon (author) / R. L. Berg (author) / T. C. Johnson (author) / T. V. Hromadka (author)
1981
95 pages
Report
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English
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