Ice sandwich experiments and the thermodynamic-rheological model of frost heave
Abstract
The accumulation of ice and the pressures that develop in a freezing soil will be a function of the creep and stress relaxation of the frozen soil. Equations combining thermodynamic and rheologic properties can be used to describe the progressive heave of freezing soil.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Soil and Unsaturated Flow
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
Climate change and permafrost
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 579–580
- Publication date
- 14 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter