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Experimental Investigation of Frost Heaving Susceptibility with Soils from Terra Nova Bay in Eastern Antarctica  

Hong, Seungseo (한국건설기술연구원 SOC성능연구소 Geo-인프라연구실, 고려대학교 건축사회환경공학부)
Park, Junghee (고려대학교 건축사회환경공학부)
Lee, Jongsub (고려대학교 건축사회환경공학부)
Lee, Jangguen (한국건설기술연구원 SOC성능연구소 Geo-인프라연구실, 고려대학교 건축사회환경공학부)
Kang, Jaemo (한국건설기술연구원 SOC성능연구소 Geo-인프라연구실)
Kim, Youngseok (한국건설기술연구원 SOC성능연구소 Geo-인프라연구실)
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Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society / v.13, no.12, 2012 , pp. 5-16 More about this Journal
Abstract
The second scientific antarctic station of South Korea is under construction at Terra Nova Bay located in eastern Antarctica. Ground condition in the Antarctica is frozen in general, but there are seasonal frozen grounds with active layers sporadically. When the active layer is frozen, frost heaving occurs that might cause the differential movement of frozen ground and the failure of structures. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the frost heaving susceptibility of soils at Terra Nova Bay before starting antarctic station construction. This study presents experimental investigation of the frost heaving susceptibility of soil samples with variation of particle sizes and unfrozen water contents. The soil samples were taken from five different locations at Terra Nova Bay and physical properties, unfrozen water content, and frost heaving tests were performed. For the frost heaving tests, soil specimens were frozen with constant freezing temperatures at the top and with drainage at the bottom in order to stimulate the frost heaving. The frost heaving tests provide volume expansion, volumetric strain, and heaving rate which can be used to analyze the relationship between the frost heaving vs. particle size and the frost heaving vs. unfrozen water content. Experimental results show that the more the fine contents exist in soils, the more frost heaving occurs. In addition, the frost heaving depends on unfrozen water content. Experimental data can be used to evaluate the frost heaving susceptibility of soils at the future construction site in the Antarctica.
Keywords
Antarctica; Frost heaving; Frost heaving susceptibility; Grain size; Unfrozen water;
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