Laboratory Tests of Soil Frost Heaving
https://doi.org/10.31675/1607-1859-2025-27-4-280-291
EDN: WUXJGZ
Abstract
In Presidential Decree No. 309 of the Russian Federation, approved on 7 May 2024, “On the National Development Goals of the Russian Federation for the Period until 2030 and the Prospect until 2036”, the President decides to establish targets and objectives, the achieve- ment of which must demonstrate the achievement of the comfortable and safe living environment. According to the document, by 2030 the share of roads that meet regulatory requirements should be at least 85 % for federal roads and major urban agglomerations, at least 85 % for the backbone road network, at least 60 % for regional or inter-municipal roads. However, for Western Siberia, there are risks of not achieving the established indicators due to insufficient consid- eration of heaving properties of subgrade soils. Changes to GOST 28622–2012 introduced in 2022 and the emergence of the new instrumentation base for assessing the degree of soil heaving necessitate a comparison of the results obtained by different equipment.
Purpose: The analysis of laboratory test results of soil heaving on installations of various design to assess the feasibility of combining them into a single general set.
Methodology: Comparative tests on devices of different design, methods of mathematical statistics for processing and comparing the obtained results.
Research findings: Significant differences in the test results obtained on different installations are demonstrated. It is shown that combining data obtained on different installations into a single general population to identify new relationships and patterns is inappropriate.
About the Authors
A. D. Basharin
Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksandr D. Basharin, Graduate Student
2, Solyanaya Sq., 634003, Tomsk
V. S. Churilin
Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir S. Churilin, PhD, A/Professor
2, Solyanaya Sq., 634003, Tomsk
A. V. Sukhorukov
Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksei V. Sukhorukov, PhD, A/Professor
2, Solyanaya Sq., 634003, Tomsk
M. V. Badina
Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mariya V. Badina, PhD, A/Professor
2, Solyanaya Sq., 634003, Tomsk
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Basharin A.D., Churilin V.S., Sukhorukov A.V., Badina M.V. Laboratory Tests of Soil Frost Heaving. Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo arkhitekturno-stroitel'nogo universiteta. JOURNAL of Construction and Architecture. 2025;27(4):280-291. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31675/1607-1859-2025-27-4-280-291. EDN: WUXJGZ
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