What does frost heaving mean?
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frost heav·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
frost heave, frost heavingnoun
upthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist soil
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frost heaving
Frost heaving is a natural phenomenon that occurs when the freezing of water-saturated soil or other material causes it to expand and uplift. This process can lead to significant damage to structures, roads, and other infrastructure, as well as disruption to plant life. It is most common in colder climates where the freeze-thaw cycle is repeated frequently.
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Frost heaving
Frost heaving results from ice forming beneath the surface of soil during freezing conditions in the atmosphere. The ice grows in the direction of heat loss, starting at the freezing front or boundary in the soil. It requires a water supply to keep feeding the ice crystal growth; and the growing ice is restrained by overlying soil, which applies a load that limits its vertical growth and promotes the formation of a lens-shaped area of ice within the soil. Yet the force of one or more growing ice lenses is sufficient to lift a layer of soil, as much as 30 cm or more. The soil through which water passes to feed the formation of ice lenses must be sufficiently porous to allow capillary action, yet not so porous as to break capillary continuity. Such soil is referred to as "frost susceptible." The growth of ice lenses continually consumes the rising water at the freezing front. Differential frost heaving can crack pavements and damage building foundations. Needle ice is essentially frost heaving that occurs at the beginning of the freezing season, before the freezing front has penetrated very far into the soil and there is no soil overburden to lift as a frost heave.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of frost heaving in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of frost heaving in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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