frost action

frost action

[′frȯst ‚ak·shən] (geology) The weathering process caused by cycles of freezing and thawing of water in surface pores, cracks, and other openings. Alternate or repeated cycles of freezing and thawing of water contained in materials; the term is especially applied to disruptive effects of this action.

frost action

The freezing and thawing of moisture in materials and the resultant effects on these materials and on structures of which they are a part or with which they are in contact.