Iqaluit sewer pipe collapse problems

Régions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

étiquettes: physical sciences, permafrost, engineering, infrastructure, sewage

chercheur principal: Hanna, Allan (2)
Nᵒ de permis: 10212
Organisation: Hardy BBT Limited
Année(s) de permis: 1992 1991 1990
Délivré: janv. 01, 1990
Équipe de projet: Bob Forsyth and David Mc Allister

Objectif(s): To assess the temperatures and pressures exerted on underground sewer pipes during perma frost freezeback and seasonal thaw.

Description du projet: Instruments will be installed along suspected problem areas during construction and monitoring will take place during freezeback. The information gathered will be utilized to make recommendations for future material selection and construction designs.