Pipelines and Permafrost: Science in a Cold Climate

by Peter J. Williams

This book addresses the need for a firm scientific basis for decision-making in the cold-region pipeline construction industry. In clear language it describes the behavior of permafrost and its effects on structures and terrain, and gives revealing accounts of the political and international aspects of related issues. The enlarged second edition maintains the easy-to-read, well-illustrated format of the original, but is brought up to date with new...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0886290562
• ISBN13: 9780886290566
• Release Date: December 1986
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"