4D imaging of frost heave and ice lens growth in silt using neutron and x-ray computed tomography

IF 3.5 2区物理与天体物理 Q2 PHYSICS, APPLIED

Applied Physics Letters Pub Date : 2025-05-02 DOI:10.1063/5.0254006

Fazel Mirzaei, Mukul Jaiswal, Daniyal Younas, Anders Kaestner, Katharina Scheidl, Basab Chattopadhyay, Ragnvald H. Mathiesen, Dag W. Breiby

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Abstract

Frost heave is the common phenomenon in cold climates of soil being elevated by freezing. Frost heave is caused by ice lenses forming in a spatially repeated pattern downward into the ground, driven by a temperature gradient, and requiring access to unfrozen water. Here, we present an in situ combined x-ray and neutron computed tomography study of ice lens formation and frost heave in silt. A bespoke sample environment was developed to control a vertical temperature gradient across the sample while maintaining contact between the freezing silt and an external water reservoir. Our results demonstrate that detailed and quantitative time-resolved volumetric images (“4D-CT”) can be retrieved, showing the initiation and growth of ice lenses. Finally, we discuss briefly the future possibilities our approach opens for studying phase transitions.

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用中子和x射线计算机断层成像淤泥中冻胀和冰透镜生长的4D成像

冻胀是寒冷气候下土壤因冻结而升高的常见现象。冻胀是由于在温度梯度的驱动下，以空间重复的模式形成的冰透镜向下进入地面，并且需要获得未冻结的水。在这里，我们提出了一个现场结合x射线和中子计算机断层扫描研究冰透镜的形成和冻胀淤泥。开发了一个定制的样品环境来控制样品的垂直温度梯度，同时保持冻结淤泥和外部水库之间的接触。我们的研究结果表明，可以检索到详细和定量的时间分辨体积图像（“4D-CT”），显示冰透镜的开始和生长。最后，我们简要地讨论了我们的方法为研究相变打开的未来可能性。

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Applied Physics Letters 物理-物理：应用

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

10.00%

发文量

1821

审稿时长

1.6 months

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