Cold Regions Engineering: Putting Research into Practice: Conference Proceedings, August 16-19, 1999, Lincoln, New Hampshire

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Author: Jon E. Zufelt

ISBN-10: 0784404518

ISBN-13: 9780784404515

Category: Engineering -> Cold weather conditions

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\ BooknewsIncludes some 80 technical papers covering a range of topics including modernization of facilities at the US Admundsen-Scott South Pole Station; design and construction problems in frozen ground and perma-frost; water and wastewater systems, bioremediation, and contaminant analysis; the use of satellite and airborn imagery for detection of oil spills; solutions to problems affecting pavements, railroads, and airfields; snowmelt, runoff, ice control, and modeling of ice-covered rivers; structural and foundation problems; tree and power line damage; and sea ice forces on structures and riprap. Papers are written by researchers and practitioners in Canada, China, Finland, Japan, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the UK, and the US. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \