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    Frost heaving (or a frost heave) is an upwards swelling of soil during freezing conditions caused by an increasing presence of ice as it grows towards...
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  • Will Voigt. The team is named for the frost heaving soil displacement known to affect colder climates. The Heaves were formed in 2005, and started playing...
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    a key role in frost induced heaving of soils and fracture of bedrock, which are fundamental to weathering in cold regions. Frost heaving creates debris...
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    in fracture of bedrock and frost induced heaving of soils, which are fundamental to weathering in cold regions. Frost heaving creates debris and dramatically...
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  • freezing and thawing. Building codes sometimes take frost depth into account because of frost heaving which can damage buildings by moving their foundations...
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    The process that creates pingos is believed to be closely related to frost heaving. The base of the pingo tends to reach its maximum diameter in its early...
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  • (1930) The mechanics of frost heaving. Journal of Geology, Vol. 38, p. 303-317. In Historical Perspectives in Frost Heave Research, USA Cold Regions...
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    trees to tilt at various angles. Tilted trees may also be caused by frost heaving, and subsequent palsa development, hummocks, earthflows, forested active...
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    with frost in Sweden Black ice Frost (temperature) Frost heaving Frost line Frostbite Ground frost Icing (nautical) Needle ice "What causes frost?". Archived...
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    doi:10.1029/2006JF000616. Taber, Stephen (1930). "The mechanics of frost heaving" (PDF). Journal of Geology. 38 (4): 303–317. Bibcode:1930JG.....38....
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    suggested that flarks were formed by frost heaving, but flarks have since been found in areas where frost heaving does not occur. Flarks are now thought...
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    much in blue spruce, frost heaving will cause seedling loss. Shadows in late spring and early autumn minimize this frost heaving loss. Despite the shallow...
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    Overburden pressure Preconsolidation pressure Phenomena/ problems Permafrost Frost heaving Consolidation Compaction Earthquake Response spectrum Seismic hazard...
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  • Some states allow load increases on roads during the freezing season. Frost heaving Canadian Strategic Highway Research Program (C-SHRP) (September 2000)...
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    Overburden pressure Preconsolidation pressure Phenomena/ problems Permafrost Frost heaving Consolidation Compaction Earthquake Response spectrum Seismic hazard...
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    Hummocks may form as a result of clasts migrating to the surface through frost push and pull mechanisms. As the clasts rise they push up on the ground...
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    limestone is actually present. Small domes that form on the surface due to frost heaving with the onset of winter are only temporary features. They collapse...
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    Overburden pressure Preconsolidation pressure Phenomena/ problems Permafrost Frost heaving Consolidation Compaction Earthquake Response spectrum Seismic hazard...
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    loads to create a pothole. In areas subject to freezing and thawing, frost heaving can damage a pavement and create openings for water to enter. In the...
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    in which to establish its root system before it is challenged by any frost heaving. In practice, ideals are seldom attained. That stock is normally dormant...
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    flow of a fluid through a porous medium Frost flower – Thin layer of ice extruded from a plant Frost heaving – Upwards swelling of soil during freezing...
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    during initial rock weathering and soil formation, through processes such as frost shattering and haloclasty. This produces silt particles whose size of 10–30...
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  • Ice shove, a heave of ice from an ocean or large lake onto the shore. Frost heaving, an upwards swelling of soil during freezing conditions caused by an...
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    models in the past 20 years has allowed scientists to relate it to frost heaving, the expansion that occurs when wet, fine-grained, and porous soils...
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    formed permafrost. The overlying soil layer is gradually lifted up by frost heaving. In cross-section, the ice cores of a palsa show layering, which is...
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    posits that frost boils are formed by several interacting mechanisms, including differential frost heaving, load casting, convection, frost cracking, mass...
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    affect arctic vegetation via soil effects. Melt-freeze cycles causes frost heaving, which heavily disturbs the soil and prevents plant communities from...
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    Overburden pressure Preconsolidation pressure Phenomena/ problems Permafrost Frost heaving Consolidation Compaction Earthquake Response spectrum Seismic hazard...
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    Overburden pressure Preconsolidation pressure Phenomena/ problems Permafrost Frost heaving Consolidation Compaction Earthquake Response spectrum Seismic hazard...
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  • Frost heaving, the process by which the freezing of water-saturated soil causes the deformation and upward thrust of the ground surface Frost National...
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