03690nam a22006015i 4500 978-3-031-76508-7 DE-He213 20251030114639.0 cr nn 008mamaa 241225s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031765087 978-3-031-76508-7 10.1007/978-3-031-76508-7 doi TN1-997 TTU bicssc TEC026000 bisacsh TTU thema Talalay, Pavel G. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 89567 Mining and Construction in Snow and Ice [electronic resource] : From Test Pits to Long Tunnels / by Pavel G. Talalay. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XIV, 252 p. 151 illus., 123 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Springer Polar Sciences, 2510-0483 Chapter 1. Objectives and methods of mining and construction in snow and ice -- Chapter 2. Ice mechanics and thermodynamics for mining and construction engineering applications -- Chapter 3. Open mining and construction in snow and ice -- Chapter 4. Snow and ice foundations, pavements and runways -- Chapter 5. Underground mining and construction in snow and ice -- Chapter 6. Snow and ice related challenges -- Conclusion remarks. Snow, firn, and ice are the most widespread cryogenic minerals on Earth’s surface. Their properties differ significantly from those of common minerals, and their excavation requires special approaches. The problems of mining and construction in snow and ice could be explained mostly by harsh climate conditions, logistics difficulties, environmental issues and snow-ice related challenges. The primary objective of this book is to list all feasible technologies for mining and construction in snow and ice, and to analyze these from the perspective of applications, problems, and hindrances. Although mining and construction in snow and ice appears exotic, it is significantly common for the production of snow and ice as a source of freshwater and construction material; accessing subglacial ore; the investigation and sampling of near-surface layers; glacier geoengineering works; recovering of snow-buried objects; construction of subsurface shelters for living, working, and military facilities; observation and investigation of glacier beds; construction of sightseeing ice tunnels; and drainage of ice-dammed proglacial lakes. Mining engineering. 65836 Engineering geology. Earth sciences. 65010 Environmental engineering. Civil engineering. Environment. 65893 Mining and Exploration. 65841 Geoengineering. Earth Sciences. 65010 Environmental Civil Engineering. Environmental Sciences. 61155 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031765070 Printed edition: 9783031765094 Printed edition: 9783031765100 Springer Polar Sciences, 2510-0483 76943 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-76508-7 ZDB-2-ENG ZDB-2-SXE 66033 66033