Sub-soil replacement with frost-retarding material; use of hard pressed peat blocks and discarded railroad ties for this purpose; such replacement is durable and is not affected by compression under train load; application in perma-frost areas.


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    Title :

    Protection against frost heaving on Norwegian Railways


    Additional title:

    Geotechnique


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Geotechnique ; 9 , n 3


    Publication date :

    1959


    Size :

    20 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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