9780784409893
Frozen in time; permafrost and engineering problems.
Muller, Siemon W.
Am. Society of Civil Engineers
2008
280 pages
$85.00
Paperback
TA713
Muller apparently set aside the nearly completely manuscript for
this work in about 1963 and it was only recently discovered in his
papers. The editors provided an interpretive introduction and brought
the manuscript through the last stages of revision, recognizing Muller
had prepared an advanced and comprehensive treatment of permafrost and
associated engineering problems, with a full review of permafrost
science, logistics and procedures to use when conducting engineering
projects (including drilling, mining, erecting buildings and providing
for sanitation), a select bibliography and a glossary. The result is a
high-level "how to" guide, complete with period photographs
and what appear to be modern line drawings. This should be useful for
paleontologists and archaeologists as well as engineers.
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