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Characteristics of the composition, structure, and physico-mechanical properties of permafrost rock soil in massifs

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Investigations of the composition, structure, and physico-mechanical properties of permafrost rock soil in massifs are codified. Tables are presented for characteristics of frozen and thawed rock soils, and are compared with the deformability, strength, and other characteristics of frozen rock soils on the basis of investigations on specific projects. It is demonstrated that after thawing, strong permafrost rocks are frequently transformed into weak saturated soils.

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  1. B. E. Vedeneev All Russian Scientific-Research Institute of Hydraulic Engineering, Saint Petersburg, Russia

    N. F. Krivonogova

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Translated from Osnovaniya, Fundamenty i Mekhanika Gruntov, No. 4, pp. 12-19, July-August, 2009.

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Krivonogova, N.F. Characteristics of the composition, structure, and physico-mechanical properties of permafrost rock soil in massifs. Soil Mech Found Eng 46, 136–146 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11204-009-9059-7

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