articleFeb 12, 2026Closed access

Soils frost heaving and thaw settlement

DBDominique BlanchardMFMichel Frémond
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Abstract

Freezing, whether natural or artificial, causes soils to heave. This heaving results from large movements of water. At the freezing front (0°C isotherm) that separates the frozen and unfrozen zones, there is a large depression or cryogenic suction.

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  • Frost heaving
  • Settlement (finance)
  • Frost (temperature)
  • Soil water
  • Geology
  • Geotechnical engineering
  • Frost weathering
  • Hydrology (agriculture)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Climate action
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