From Test Pits to Long Tunnels Talalay, Pavel G. creator author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut SpringerLink (Online service) text sz 2024 1st ed. 2024. monographic eng

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access XIV, 252 p. 151 illus., 123 illus. in color. online resource. 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. 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. by Pavel G. Talalay. Mining engineering Engineering geology Earth sciences Environmental engineering Civil engineering Environment Mining and Exploration Geoengineering Earth Sciences Environmental Civil Engineering Environmental Sciences TN1-997 9783031765087 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-76508-7 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-76508-7 241225 20251030114639.0 978-3-031-76508-7