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PRONUNCIATION OF FROST HEAVE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FROST HEAVE

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Frost heave is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FROST HEAVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Frost heaving

Frost heaving 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. Ice growth requires a water supply that delivers water to the freezing front via capillary action in certain soils. The weight of overlying soil restrains vertical growth of the ice and can promote the formation of lens-shaped areas of ice within the soil. Yet the force of one or more growing ice lenses is sufficient to lift a layer of soil, as much as 30 cm or more. The soil through which water passes to feed the formation of ice lenses must be sufficiently porous to allow capillary action, yet not so porous as to break capillary continuity. Such soil is referred to as "frost susceptible". The growth of ice lenses continually consumes the rising water at the freezing front. Differential frost heaving can crack pavements—contributing to springtime pothole formation—and damage building foundations.

Definition of frost heave in the English dictionary

The definition of frost heave in the dictionary is the upthrust and cracking of a ground surface through the freezing and expansion of water underneath Also called: frost heaving.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FROST HEAVE

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frost cog
frost heaving
frost hollow
frost line
frost stud
frost-free
frostbite
frostbitten
frostbound
frosted
frosted glass
frostfish
frostier
frostiest
frostily
frostiness
frosting
frostless
frostlike

WORDS THAT END LIKE FROST HEAVE

annual leave
basket weave
by your leave
by-your-leave
cleave
heave
interleave
leave
maternity leave
on leave
parental leave
sabbatical leave
sheave
shore leave
sick leave
study leave
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ticket of leave
upheave
weave

Synonyms and antonyms of frost heave in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «frost heave» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FROST HEAVE

Find out the translation of frost heave to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of frost heave from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «frost heave» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

冻胀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

levantamiento por helada
570 millions of speakers

English

frost heave
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ठंढ उसांस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يتنفس الصقيع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

морозное пучение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

heave geada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তুষারপাত উত্তোলন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soulèvement par le gel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Frost heave
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Frosthebungen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

凍上
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서리 당겨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Frost heave
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sương dơ lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உறைபனி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दंव रांगणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Donma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sussulto gelo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

falowanie mróz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

морозне пучение
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alunecare de teren îngheț
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παγετό σηκώνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ryp afgee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tjällyftning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

telehiv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of frost heave

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FROST HEAVE»

The term «frost heave» is normally little used and occupies the 135.550 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FROST HEAVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about frost heave

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FROST HEAVE»

Discover the use of frost heave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to frost heave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
RIGIDICE Model of Secondary Frost Heave
INTRODUCTION RIGIDICE In an earlier paper, Black and Miller (1985) reported on progress to numerically solve the differential equations of secondary frost heave (Miller 1978) using a simplified approach. They presented a series of ...
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Permafrost International Conference: Proceedings
Also, frost- susceptible soil above the water-cutoff layer must be protected from rain water in the same way; water contained in the soil itself must be limited so that it does not contribute to frost-heave. Experiments with this method show that it is ...
Kenneth B. Woods, 1966
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Design and Construction of Frost-Protected Shallow ...
An FPSF is an energy-efficient solution to the adverse effects of seasonal ground freezing and frost heave. Frost heave is the deformation of a building caused by uplift due to the expansion of excessive soil water as it freezes, or the formation ...
American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001
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Snow Engineering: Recent Advances: Proceedings of the third ...
Figure 6 shows the relationship between frost heave ratio and CBR. Frost heave is influenced significantly by soil type, water content and curing period when the CBR is low. However, these effects are negligible when the CBR becomes high.
I. Izumi, T. Nakamura, R.L. Sack, 1997
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Geosynthetics: Microstructure and Performance
The presence of soil particles both in fabric pores and on fabric fibers suggests that the fabric's ability to reduce frost heave is degraded. Laboratory frost heaving tests showed that a fabric's ability to mitigate frost heave decreased after having ...
Ian D. Peggs, 1990
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Hydrodynamics VI: Theory and Applications: Proceedings of ...
8 CONCLUSIONS The frost heave of full-scale pipelines carrying gas at below freezing temperatures can be accurately modelled in a centrifuge if soil and groundwater conditions are similar and if the pipeline is scaled proportionally to the ...
Liang Cheng, Kervin Yeow, 2004
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Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1135
Some aspects FROST HEAVE and ice segregation: introduction. Frost heave and FROST HEAVE and the growth-melt relationship of ice in the groun FROST- HEAVE by surcharge loading. Reduction of frost-heave by s FROST HEAVE.
Heginbottom, J A, Sinclair, M
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Roads and Airfields in Cold Regions
In regions of seasonal frost, freezing of the pavement system can cause frost heave of the pavement, and thawing can cause weakening of the support system. For those reasons, the frost susceptibility of the soils and granular materials used in ...
Ted S. Vinson, James W. Rooney, Wilbur H. Haas
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Engineering Geology and Construction
5.2.2 Frost heave and road construction Frost heave can cause serious damage to roads, leading to their break-up. A number of factors are necessary in order for frost heave to occur, namely, capillary saturation at the beginning and during ...
Fred G. Bell, 2004
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Comptes rendus du quatorzième conférence internationale de ...
2.3 The procedure of a reference frost heave lest including sampling Professor Jean-Marie Konrad has been the convener of this group He delivered frost- susceptible silty soil material to a number of laboratories in the world and asked them to ...
Society Issmfe, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FROST HEAVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term frost heave is used in the context of the following news items.
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Geoff Regan worried about possible cuts at the Canadian Forces …
"Every once in a while, we hear about 'unexploded ordinance,' as they call it, being pushed up by frost heave and that of course goes back to ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
Donald Trump: A New Hampshire groundswell or just a frost heave?
Billionaire mogul Donald Trump has moved into second place behind Jeb Bush is a new poll of where New Hampshire Republicans stand in ... «seattlepi.com, Jun 15»
3
Editorial: The Price of Efficiency
(Take Route 4 and Route 118 west — which becomes the Frost Heave Express in late winter — to Plymouth, then head down I-93 South. «Valley News, Jun 15»
4
Tires, potholes a bad combination
... and tried to adequately explain what a frost heave was. But experiencing them from behind the wheel turned a whole other barrel of laughs. «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, Jun 15»
5
5 Road Projects You'll Be Complaining About This Year
... North Crossing, where frost heave has damaged the pavement. Starting Aug. 3, crews will be replacing a 335-foot-long southbound stretch. «Volume One, May 15»
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Failure to raise gas tax leaves roads in ruins: Bloomberg viewpoint
Find a stretch of asphalt that's more than a few years old and chances are it will be riddled with potholes and buckled by frost heave. The need ... «MassLive.com, Apr 15»
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After brutal winter, area gets more road repair money
One of the problems motorists may have noticed on area roads is frost heave, said Fred Piasecki Jr., president of the Town Highway ... «Buffalo News, Apr 15»
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Central Maine's warm temperatures usher in pothole season
Motorists pass a frost heave sign along a rough section of road in Benton on Thursday. Rising and falling temperatures create potholes and ... «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, Mar 15»
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Potholes and frost heaves wreak havoc on roads
For drivers who take Side Cut Road, a frost heave has formed just before the West Redding post office. Unlike potholes, frost heaves can't be ... «The Redding Pilot, Mar 15»
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Officials seek source of explosion near F&M; 'frost quake' proposed …
Kate Carlisle, director of media relations at F&M, said some officials are calling it a frost quake, or frost heave. It's a natural phenomonen, she ... «LancasterOnline, Mar 15»

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