Abstract:
DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION, VARIOUS PREVENTIVE MEASURES ARE USED AGAINST FROST DAMAGE. THESE ARE: (1) EXCAVATION OF THE SOIL SUBJECT TO FROST HEAVE AND REPLACEMENT WITH A NON-FROST HEAVING MATERIAL. (2) APPLICATION OF A LAYER WITH LOW HEAT CONDUCTIVITY, IMPEDING THE ENTRANCE OF FROST TO UNDERLYING LAYERS. (3) APPLICATION OF A LAYER WHICH WILL PREVENT CAPILLARY CONDUCTION. (4) LOWERING THE GROUND WATER BY DEEP DRAINAGE. (5) CHEMICAL TREATMENT TO LOWER THE FROST HEAVING RATE OF SOIL.
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