FIELD TESTING OF A MODEL FOR WATER FLOW AND HEAT TRANSPORT IN VARIABLY SATURATED, VARIABLY FROZEN SOIL

The simultaneous heat and water (SHAW) model was tested with soil water content and temperature profile data for a soil located near Rosemount, Minnesota. The predicted frost-thaw depth, soil water content, and temperature at depths of 10, 20, and 80 cm are compared with measured values. The results indicate that the prediction of frost depth and temperature profile agrees well with measured field data, whereas agreement between measured and predicted liquid soil water content is fair. The model was applied to a hypothetical case of a paved soil to assess the impact of the presence of the pavement on frost penetration into the soil profile. It was found that the frost front penetrates deeper into the underlying soil in the case of a paved soil surface in contrast to the case of an unpaved soil.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1307, Pavement Analysis, Design, Rehabilitation, and Environmental Factors 1991. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Xu, Xia
  • Nieber, John L
  • Baker, John M
  • Newcomb, David E
• Publication Date: 1991

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 300-308
• Monograph Title: Pavement analysis, design, rehabilitation, and environmental factors, 1991
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1307
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Field studies; Forecasting; Freeze thaw tests; Frost; Mathematical models; Pavements; Soil water; Temperature
• Uncontrolled Terms: Field data; Frost penetration
• Old TRIS Terms: Freeze thaw depth; Soil water content
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00621609
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309051177
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 30 1992 12:00AM