A mathematical model of frost heave in granular materials
Abstract
A one dimensional model for predicting frost heave in a finite column of a saturated granular soil is presented. The model is based on the theory of secondary heave due to Miller. It embodies a quasi–static approximation for the temperature and the water pressure profiles. The model is applicable to the full range of overburden pressures, including zero. Although at low overburden pressures a change to a primary heaving model is necessary when the frozen fringe disappears. The results agree well with measurements by a number of researchers.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Climate change and permafrost
Cryospheric studies and observations
Landslides and related hazards
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Ground Freezing 88 - Volume 2
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Pages
- 569–570
- Publication date
- 14 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter