frost heave in English
noun
1
the uplift of water-saturated soil or other surface deposits due to expansion on freezing.
The saturated wetland deposits are susceptible to frost heave and subsequent damage to structures.
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1. Is it necessary to have a protective coating around the pile to guard against frost heave?
2. Key words : frost heave, ice lenses, frozen soil, vertical silt–sand interface, chilled pipeline, differential heave.
3. 13 Non-frost-heave soil such as sand with fine granule content less than 5%, gravel with fine granule content less than 15% and crushed rock can be used to build the anti-freezing layer of subgrade.