Fazel Mirzaei, Mukul Jaiswal, Daniyal Younas, Anders Kaestner, Katharina Scheidl, Basab Chattopadhyay, Ragnvald H. Mathiesen, Dag W. Breiby
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4D imaging of frost heave and ice lens growth in silt using neutron and x-ray computed tomography
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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