USGS OF 60-111 - Frost heaving of piles with an example from Fairbanks, Alaska

• Title:

  Frost heaving of piles with an example from Fairbanks, Alaska

• Authors:

  Pewe, T.L., and Paige, R.A.

• Publication Date:

  1960

• Publisher:

  U.S. Geological Survey 

• Publication Number:

  Open-File Report 60-111

• Ordering Info:

  This publication is out of print. Reproductions may be available.USGS Publications Warehouse

• Quadrangle(s):

  Fairbanks

• Supersedes:

  OF 183

• Citation ID:

  10655

Bibliographic Reference

Pewe, T.L., and Paige, R.A., 1960, Frost heaving of piles with an example from Fairbanks, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 60-111, 179 p., 7 sheets, scale 1:63,360.

Publication Products

• Report Information

  • of60-0111.pdf (17.0 M) (archived)

• Maps & Other Oversized Sheets

  • Figure 10a, Geologic map of part of the Fairbanks area, Alaska, scale 1:63,360 (2.4 M) (archived)
  • Figure 10b, Geologic map of part of the Fairbanks area, Alaska (Explanation) (3.8 M) (archived)
  • Figure 11, Thermal profiles of permafrost near Fairbanks, Alaska (2.2 M) (archived)
  • Figure 17, Geologic cross sections at bridge at Mile Post 456.7 in Goldstream Valley near Fairbanks, Alaska. The Alaska Railroad. (2.0 M) (archived)
  • Figure 19, Lithology, moisture, and temperature data from drill holes at the Alaska railroad bridge sites at Mile Posts 456.7, and 460.4 in Goldstream Valley near Fairbanks, Alaska (1.9 M) (archived)
  • Figure 22, Geologic cross section at bridge at Mile Post 458.4 in Goldstream Valley, Fairbanks, Alaska (The Alaska Railroad) (2.6 M) (archived)
  • Figure 25, Geologic cross section at bridge at Mile Post 460.4 over Goldstream Creek near Fairbanks, Alaska (The Alaska Railroad) (2.4 M) (archived)

Keywords

Engineering; Fairbanks; Frost Cracking; Frost Heaving; Geology; Permafrost

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