Study on the Shape of Freezing Front and Frost Heave Damage of C-Box Structure

In Japan, the C-box (Culvert-box) is constructed to allow small rivers and other crossroad intersections to pass beneath roadways. In cold regions, it is reported that due to frost heave in the banking soil around the C-box, cracking damage may develop at the surface of the pavement. The mound-shaped frost heave at the upper part of the C-box may result in cracking on the side wall of C-box caused by the frost heaving force. The purpose of this study was to test and describe countermeasures for these frost heave damages. A 1/20 scale model bank containing a concrete C-box was constructed in a large freezing room. Under controlled room temperatures, the temperature in the banking soil and the shape of freezing front in the soil around the model C-box were measured.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1061/40836(210)37
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2006 American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Hayashi, Keiji
  • Suzuki, Teruyuki
  • Toyota, Kunio
• Conference:
  • 13th International Conference on Cold Regions Engineering
  • Location: Orono Maine, United States
  • Date: 2006-7-23 to 2006-7-26
• Publication Date: 2006-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: pp 1-14
• Monograph Title: Cold Regions Engineering 2006: Current Practices in Cold Regions Engineering

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Box culverts; Frigid regions; Frost heaving; Pavement cracking; Scale models; Soil structure interaction
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01886458
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780784408360
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Jun 28 2023 4:29PM