| Description |
1 online resource (247 pages) |
| Series |
Heritage |
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Heritage
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| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Nature of Permafrost -- 2 Engineering Considerations -- 3 Development of Permafrost Investigations and Northern Settlement -- 4 Buildings -- 5 Services -- 6 Transportation -- 7 Mining and Oil Production -- 8 Agriculture -- 9 Conclusion -- References -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z |
| Summary |
This comprehensive analysis of permafrost-its origin, definition, and occurrence, and the effect it has on industry and agriculture-is an invaluable to the growing number of people working in the north and to those interested in its development |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Permafrost -- Canada
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Civil engineering -- Canada
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Civil engineering
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Permafrost
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Canada
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781442632615 |
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1442632615 |
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