freezing pressure
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0115
Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: The positive pressure developed at ice-water interfaces in a soil as it freezes.
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pression de gel
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It is also known to result in a heaving pressure or frost-heave pressure that is responsible for the heaving of utilities, foundations and pavements. Ice-water interfaces occur at the contact between ice lenses and the frozen fringe.
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561
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