Artificial Ground Freezing (AGF) in Construction Engineering
Artificial ground freezing represents the safest and most comprehensive way to increase ground strength. Thermal stabilization of terrain with cooling tubes inhibits permafrost thawing under buildings and structures, thus preventing settlement and the consequent destruction of foundations.
Correct management of ground freezing is virtually impossible without long-term forecast data for temperature distribution during construction on permafrost and during the deployment of artificial ground freezing technologies. The resulting forecast data is crucial for the development of effective technical solutions for the management of ground thermal modes.
Professional computer simulation in the design phase can reduce costs by up to 70% during construction and operation of buildings, and reduce the risk of accidents by up to 90%. The following is an introduction to ground freezing modeling techniques on a hypothetical geotechnical site with the Computer Aided Engineering software solution, Frost 3D.
