frost heave test

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | 295 words | Copyright

frost heave test A laboratory test in which aggregate or soil is frozen under controlled conditions. A cylinder containing rock aggregate, 150 mm high and 100 mm in diameter is placed in freezing conditions with its base in running water for 250 hours. The frost heaving must be less than 12 mm.

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