The Latest Research in Permafrost Hydrology

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue focuses on freeze–thaw damage, frost deformation, water distribution, storage, flow of seasonally and perennially frozen soils and rocks, and various engineering geology disasters caused by water movement and phase change in cold regions. The cold regions of the world are subject to mounting development which significantly affects the physical environment. Climate change, natural or human-induced, reinforces the impacts. Knowledge of surface and ground water processes operating in permafrost terrain is fundamental to planning, management, and conservation. Moreover, infrastructure construction in cold regions and geotechnical engineering damages caused by permafrost degradation and water movement have become increasingly severe, which poses great threats to the safety and long-term stability of infrastructure in permafrost regions.

The scope of discussion in this Special Issue will include, but is not limited to, the following:

• Freeze–thaw damage to rocks and soils caused by water/ice phase change;
• Thermo–hydraulic–mechanical coupling process by considering the water/ice phase change;
• Water distribution and storage of seasonally and perennially frozen ground;
• Water movement and phase change;
• Physics and mechanics of frozen soil;
• Soil improvement and reinforcement techniques;
• Engineering disaster prevention and mitigation in cold regions.

Prof. Dr. Shibing Huang
Prof. Dr. Xusheng Wan
Guest Editors

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• freeze–thaw damage
• multi-physics coupling model considering phase change
• unfrozen water content
• cold regions