Frost heave and frost susceptibility of soils on the projected railway Moscow–Kazan

Abstract

Frost heave and factors which affect it are considered on the projected railway Moscow– Kazan. That region is intensively developed; however, frost heave hasn’t been well studied in there, especially at the present climatic conditions. Results of field studies of frost heave properties of grounds on monitoring sites along the railway Moscow–Kazan are presented; they include physical properties of grounds, depth of seasonal freezing, grounds thermal mode, groundwater dynamics, snow cover thickness and basic characteristics of frost heave.