thaw strain
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0349
Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: The amount that frozen ground compresses upon thawing.
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thaw strain
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déformation due au dégel fr |
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The thaw strain is equal to the thaw settlement divided by the original thickness of the frozen ground before thawing. When freezing of the ground occurred in a closed system, the thaw strain is due only to the 9 percent volume contraction associated with the melting of pore ice.
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561
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