the upthrust and cracking of a ground surface through the freezing and expansion of water underneath
Also called: frost heaving
Examples of 'frost heaving' in a sentence
frost heaving
It shows the absence of danger of frost heaving while soaking the subsiding soils.
Strelnikov Dmitry, Khalimov Oleg 2019, 'Experience in designing and operating the buildings located on subsiding and heavingsoils of the Minusinsk Hollows', E3S Web of Conferenceshttps://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2019/23/e3sconf_form2018_04061.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The damages resulting from frost heaving are the main causes of channel destruction in seasonal frozen soil regions.
Fuqiang Guo, Haibin Shi, Manjin Cheng, Wenhui Gao, Hongzhi Yang, Qingfeng Miao 2018, 'A Study of the Insulation Mechanism and Anti-Frost Heave Effects of Polystyrene Boardsin Seasonal Frozen Soil', Waterhttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/8/979. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The significant effects on frost-heaving ratio were, in order, water replenishing > initial moisture content > clay content > compactness > overlying load.
Xiaoyong Long, Guoping Cen, Liangcai Cai, Yue Chen 2018, 'Experimental Research on Frost Heave Characteristics of Gravel Soil and MultifactorRegression Prediction', Advances in Materials Science and Engineeringhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5682619. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)