Title Cold Regions Engineering 2015 : developing and maintaining resilient infrastructure : proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Cold Regions Engineering : July 19-22, 2015, Salt Lake City, Utah / sponsored by Cold Regions Engineering Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; edited by W. Spencer Guthrie, Ph. D

Published Reston, Va. : American Society of Civil Engineers, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 640 pages) : illustrations Contents Application of Ultrasonic Technology for Measuring Physical and Mechanical Properties of Frozen Silty Clay -- Characterization of the Physical Properties of Frozen Soil under Varying Ice Content -- Analysis of Soil Structures and the Mechanisms under the Action of Freezing and Thawing Cycles -- Laboratory Column Experiment to Evaluate Oxygen Diffusion through Covers with Capillary Barrier Effects Subjected to Freeze-Thaw Cycles -- Massive Ice and Ice-Rich Soil Detection by Gravimetric Surveying at Dry Creek, Southwestern Yukon Territory, Canada -- Characterizing a Frozen Debris Lobe, Dalton Highway, Alaska -- Development of a Core Barrel for an In Situ Measurement of the Thaw Consolidation Behavior of Permafrost -- Laying the Foundations for the Development of an Extension to the Theory of Thaw Consolidation -- Rail Embankment Investigation Using Remote Sensing for a Permafrost Region -- Permafrost-Related Embankment Deformations along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway -- Thermal Modeling and Verification of the Embankment for the Barter Island Airport Relocation -- Measurements and Modeling of Frost Depth in Railway Tracks Freeze-Thaw Durability of Subgrades Stabilized with Recycled Materials -- Correlation of Results from Freeze-Thaw and Vacuum Saturation Testing of Cement-Treated Base and Subgrade Materials -- Residual Structural Capacity of a Cement-Treated Base Layer Constructed Using Full-Depth Reclamation on Interstate 84 in Northern Utah -- Land-Improvement Technology Using the Heat of Soil Stabilizer Reactions in Cold Regions -- Albedo of Pavement Surfacing Materials : In Situ Measurements -- Solar Effects on Frost-Thaw Patterns at Two Adjacent Roadway Test Sections : Case Study -- Monitoring of Flexible Pavement Structures during Freezing and Thawing -- Repeatability and Reproducibility of Low-Temperature Testing of Asphalt Mixtures Using a Modified Bending Beam Rheometer -- Evaluating the Effect of Air Voids and Binder Content in Cold Temperature Testing of Asphalt Mixtures with the Bending Beam Rheometer -- Low Temperature Performance of Bio-Derived/Chemical Additives in Warm Mix Asphalt -- Numerical Study on the Cracking Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Overlay Subjected to Temperature Loading -- Foundations for Retrofit and New Construction in Permafrost, Discontinuous Permafrost, and Other Problem Soil Areas -- Solar-Driven Active Hydronic Cooling System for Permafrost Preservation -- Simulation Analysis of the Refreezing Characteristics of Cast-in-Place Piles in Permafrost Regions on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau -- Structural Engineering Developments Associated with Australian Antarctic Buildings over the Past 60 Years Rapid Assessment of Snow Drifting Conditions Using Physical Model Simulations -- Ground Snow Loads Revisited -- Structural Challenges with a Fiber-Composite Building in Antarctica -- Comparison of Moisture Content and Electrical Conductivity of Lightweight and Normal-Weight Concrete Bridge Decks : Instrumentation and Monitoring -- Vertical Impedance Testing for Assessing Protection from Chloride-Based Deicing Salts Provided by an Asphalt Overlay System on a Concrete Bridge Deck -- Evaluation of Lithium Silicate and Silane Applications for Sealing Concrete Barrier Walls Exposed to Chloride-Based Deicing Salts -- Frost Heave : A Semi-Empirical Model Based on Field Data -- A Method for Estimating Frost Heave Forces Acting on Ground Anchors -- Tangential Heave Stress for the Design of Deep Foundations Revisited -- Frost Heave Mitigation Using Polymer Injection and Frost Depth Prediction -- Maintenance and Drainage Issues for Gravel and Snow Road Transitions : Case Study at the Scott Base Transition, Antarctica -- Prediction of Pavement Surface Temperature Using Meteorological Data for Optimal Winter Operations in Parking Lots -- Winter Travel Speed Data as Performance Measures for Winter Operations -- Modeling the Snow Melting Performance of Salt : A Mechanistic-Empirical Approach -- Expedient Skiway Reconnaissance and Operations near Resolute Bay, Canada -- Construction over Frozen Ground on the Port MacKenzie Rail Extension Project Cold Weather Construction Applications : A Case Study on Cold Weather Construction Practices on the I-15 CORE Project -- Predicting When Peak Discharge Occurs for Ephemeral Flow at McMurdo Station Watershed -- Impacts of Hydropower Development on Cold Regions Rivers -- Development of an Aqueduct Flow and Ice Simulation Model -- Understanding Ice Processes on the Susitna River, Alaska -- Cold Weather Integrity Dig on a Scenic River, Northern Michigan -- Numerical Analysis of the Thermal Impact of Parallel Buried Pipelines on Permafrost Foundations -- Dynamic Resonance Response and Mitigation of Wind Turbine Towers in Warm Permafrost -- Forensic Investigation of a Collapsed Section of a 230 kV Transmission Line -- Bridging the Gap between Climate Science and Cold Regions Engineering Practice -- Effect of Climate Changes Expected during Winter on Pavement Performance -- Quantitative Risk Analysis of Linear Infrastructure : State of the Practice and Research Plan Summary This collection contains 55 peer-reviewed papers addressing the challenges of developing and maintaining resilient infrastructure in cold climates. In addition to issues and solutions related to the built environment, the papers also provide a deeper understanding of the processes of freezing and thawing as they occur in the surrounding natural environment. Topics include: buildings and bridges; hydraulics and hydrology; pavement materials, structures, and maintenance; frozen soil properties, ground characterization, and frost heave; embankments and foundations; utilities and energy; and construction and logistics. -- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (ASCE website, viewed July 23, 2015) Subject Transportation engineering -- Cold weather conditions -- Congresses Civil engineering -- Cold weather conditions -- Congresses Pavements -- Cold weather conditions -- Congresses Frozen ground -- Congresses Civil engineering -- Cold weather conditions Frozen ground Pavements -- Cold weather conditions Transportation engineering -- Cold weather conditions SUBJECT Cold regions -- Congresses Subject Cold regions Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings Form Electronic book Author Guthrie, W. Spencer, editor. American Society of Civil Engineers. American Society of Civil Engineers. Cold Regions Engineering Division, sponsoring body. ISBN 9780784479315 0784479313 9781680157727 1680157728

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