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Apparent hydraulic conductivities associated with thawing, frost‐susceptible soils

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  • P. A. Egginton
  • L. D. Dyke

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Horizontal permeameter tests indicate that the apparent hydraulic conductivity of a frost‐susceptible soil increases by one or more orders of magnitude as ice‐rich layers are encountered by an advancing thawing front. When thaw progresses into ice‐poor layers and the former ice‐rich layers consolidate, permeability decreases. On arctic slopes it is postulated that if the water enters a given slope segment under excess hydraulic head, then consolidation of the thawing soil in that segment may be retarded for some period of time; as a result, macropores formed by thawing ice lenses may be maintained and horizontal permeabilities may be elevated relative to those that may be encountered once the soil has consolidated. Des tests obtenus avec des perméamètres horizontaux indiquent que la conductivité hydraulique d'un sol sensible au gel augmente d'un ou de plusieurs ordres de grandeur lorsque le front de dégel s'avance dans des couches riches en glace. La perméabilité diminue quand, par centre, le dégel progesse dans des couches où la glace est rare, ou encore quand des couches précédemment riches en glace se consolident. Sur les pentes des régions arctiques, il est postulé que si l'eau est sous une pression hydraulique, la consolidation du sol en cours de dégel peut ětre retardée; en conséquence les macropores formés à la suite du dégel des lentilles de glace peuvent ětre conservés et les perméabilités horizontales peuvent ětre élevées par comparaison avec celles que existent une fois que le sol s'est consolidé.

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  • P. A. Egginton & L. D. Dyke, 1990. "Apparent hydraulic conductivities associated with thawing, frost‐susceptible soils," Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 1(1), pages 69-77, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:perpro:v:1:y:1990:i:1:p:69-77
    DOI: 10.1002/ppp.3430010109
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