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Created: 2019-05-07T15:31:58.197+02:00

skos:notation: 8cbca199

frost heave  

DEFINITION

  • Frost heaving (or a frost heave) is an upwards swelling of soil during freezing conditions caused by an increasing presence of ice as it grows towards the surface, upwards from the depth in the soil where freezing temperatures have penetrated into the soil (the freezing front or freezing boundary).

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frost_heaving

    Created: 5/7/19

    (en)

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  • Created: 2019-05-07T18:21:23.154+02:00

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    frost heaving (en)

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