Glossary:Frost Heave

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[edit] Frost Heave

Lifting or lateral movement of soil as caused by freezing processes in association with the formation of ice lenses or ice needles.

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Soil Science Society of America. Glossary of Soil Science Terms. Available online here, last accessed 28.09.2006.


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