Methods of Ice Reinforcement For Creation of Ice and Ice-Soil Composites

N. K. Vasiliev, A. A. Ivanov, I. N. Shatalina

All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Hydraulic Engineering

Abstract: Method of physical and mechanical ice properties regulation are addressed for creation ice and ice-soil composites. The review of the methods is presented. It is shown that now new effective methods of reinforcement and creation of ice and ice-soil composites are devised, which could be successfully used for building retaining low permeable structures of soil dams to replace conventional materials in cold regions.

Keywords: methods of reinforcement, ice and ice-soil composites, cold regions.

UDC: 624.147

Received: 15.07.2012