PriMera Scientific Engineering (ISSN: 2834-2550)

Research Article

Volume 3 Issue 6

Global Warming and Degradation of Permafrost Soils

Nyamdorj Setev*, Uranchimeg Davaasuren, Khishigee Ragnaa and Duinkherjav Jagaanbuyant

November 23, 2023

DOI : 10.56831/PSEN-03-093

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Abstract

Permafrost is the subject of global research, it occupies about 25% of the entire land area of the globe, and also its degradation. Many works of international researchers reflect the results of work on permafrost soils common in North America, Canada, Europe, Asia, and naturally in the Arctic and Antarctica. As a result of the degradation of permafrost all over the world, including in Mongolia, permafrost of mainly discontinuous and island types is thawing, since here the thickness of frozen soils is from 2.0 ... 4.0 meters to several tens of meters, as a result of the last few decades, complete thawing is possible most island permafrost. From the point of view of permafrost engineering, thawing and degradation of permafrost leads to a decrease in the bearing capacity of the base soil, the latter leading to a loss of stability of buildings and engineering structures with possible catastrophic consequences.

Keywords: geocryology; thawing; methane release; active layer; mechanical properties of frozen soils

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