Building Under Cold Climates and on Permafrost. Collection of Papers from a US-Soviet Joint Seminar, Leningrad, U.S.S.R

摘要

Intended to assist American builders and planners involved in Government projects in cold climates, this collection of papers reports on some of the most advanced Soviet and American techniques for building under extreme weather conditions. A section on aspects of architectural planning, systems organization, building construction, and environmental considerations examines standard residential and public complexes in the far north, the use of systems theory in the organization of construction management in the far north, and building construction technology under winter conditions in interior Alaska. Also presented are papers on prefabricated low - story construction with the use of light material structures in the far north, solar and heating systems for high latitude cold climates, and fog suppression in arctic communities. Under the general heading of principles of foundation behavior, design, and improvement in cold region environments, papers discuss fundamentals of the thermal interaction of buildings and structures with permafrost, analysis of foundations in permafrost, and the construction of piling foundations in frozen soils. A section on aspects of geothermal foundation stabilization on permafrost soil conditions presents research on the performance of a natural convection heat exchange system for subgrade cooling of permafrost, and cryo - anchor - proven performance for arctic foundation stabilization. Next, several papers highlight considerations and techniques necessary in cold region concrete construction, while the last section presents two papers on construction excavation techniques as applied to cold region conditions. Graphs, tables, illustrations, and photographs are provided. Individual papers contain footnotes and references.