USGS OF 60-111

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 

• 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)

• Maps & Other Oversized Sheets

  • Figure 10a, Geologic map of part of the Fairbanks area, Alaska, scale 1:63,360 (2.4 M)
  • Figure 10b, Geologic map of part of the Fairbanks area, Alaska (Explanation) (3.8 M)
  • Figure 11, Thermal profiles of permafrost near Fairbanks, Alaska (2.2 M)
  • Figure 17, Geologic cross sections at bridge at Mile Post 456.7 in Goldstream Valley near Fairbanks, Alaska. The Alaska Railroad. (2.0 M)
  • 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)
  • Figure 22, Geologic cross section at bridge at Mile Post 458.4 in Goldstream Valley, Fairbanks, Alaska (The Alaska Railroad) (2.6 M)
  • Figure 25, Geologic cross section at bridge at Mile Post 460.4 over Goldstream Creek near Fairbanks, Alaska (The Alaska Railroad) (2.4 M)

Keywords

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

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