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frost heave

NOUN
  1. upthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist soil

How To Use frost heave In A Sentence

  • After Christmas, use boughs of discarded trees to protect plants from sunscald and frost heave.
  • The driving force of moisture migration in soil is the key of discussing the mechanism of freezing ice and frost heave and the stress of freezing soil.
  • The blacktop biking path had a few more cracks from frost heaves than it had last time I was here, but the trail was still livable.
  • In areas prone to frost heave or with poor drainage, additional drainage material such as drain rock can be placed below the footings to reduce water retention in the soil.
  • Horizontal freezing induces ground frost heave and ground displacement. Excessive uneven displacement or deformation may damage the surrounding building.
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