Permafrost in Canada : : Its Influence on Northern Development / / Roger Brown.
Permafrost is the thermal condition of the earth’s crust when its temperature has been below 32°F continuously for a number of years. Half of Canada’s land surface lies in the permafrost region—either in the continuous zone where the ground is frozen to a depth of hundreds of feet, or in the discont...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©1970 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Heritage
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (246 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- 1. Nature of Permafrost
- 2. Engineering Considerations
- 3. Development of Permafrost Investigations and Northern Settlement
- 4. Buildings
- 5. Services
- 6. Transportation
- 7. Mining and Oil Production
- 8. Agriculture
- 9. Conclusion
- References
- Bibliography
- Index