Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Editor's note
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on translations and definitions
- Abstract
- Preface
- Introduction
- I Thermal-physical, physico-chemical and mechanical processes in freezing, frozen and thawing ground and their manifestation in the permafrost regions
- II Composition, cryogenic structure and properties of frozen rocks
- III Principles of the formation and development of the frozen strata and layers of seasonal freezing and thawing
- IV Regional features and evolution of permafrost
- V Rational use of frozen ground and environmental protection in the course of economic development of the permafrost regions
- 17 The effect of different types of development on the natural geocryological environment
- 18 Ensuring the stability of engineering structures in the permafrost regions
- 19 Engineering geology in support of design, construction and operation of structures in the permafrost regions
- References
- Index
17 - The effect of different types of development on the natural geocryological environment
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 November 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Editor's note
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on translations and definitions
- Abstract
- Preface
- Introduction
- I Thermal-physical, physico-chemical and mechanical processes in freezing, frozen and thawing ground and their manifestation in the permafrost regions
- II Composition, cryogenic structure and properties of frozen rocks
- III Principles of the formation and development of the frozen strata and layers of seasonal freezing and thawing
- IV Regional features and evolution of permafrost
- V Rational use of frozen ground and environmental protection in the course of economic development of the permafrost regions
- 17 The effect of different types of development on the natural geocryological environment
- 18 Ensuring the stability of engineering structures in the permafrost regions
- 19 Engineering geology in support of design, construction and operation of structures in the permafrost regions
- References
- Index
Summary
The basic principles of rational use of frozen ground in the course of the economic development of the permafrost regions
The intense pace of economic development of the territories within the permafrost region continues to increase steadily. Under the effect of different types of development all or some of the components of the natural environment, including the geocryological conditions, can change, resulting in transformations of the natural complex as a whole. The geological environment' is defined as an essential constituent of the natural environment. We address it in several aspects as far as various types of economic activity are concerned: 1) as the engineering-geological environment in which different structures are developed and operate; 2) as a source of mineral resources; 3) as the geological environment, the most important component of the natural complex as an animal and human habitat.
Engineering geocryology as a branch of geocryology studies the freezing ground of the Earth's crust as an environment for human life and activity. Among the main problems of engineering geocryology is the engineeringgeological background for design, construction and operation of different engineering structures and undertakings within the permafrost region. The aim is to provide and select the most reliable and economic means of development of an area.
One of the main features of design, construction and operation of engineering structures within the permafrost regions is the necessity to take into account and to regulate heat exchange between the ground, the construction and the environment.
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- General Geocryology , pp. 495 - 524Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1998