PacTrans: Roads and Airfields Constructed on Permafrost - A Synthesis of Practice

AIDC project number:

PI(s):

Billy Connor

Douglas J. Goering

Mikhail Kanevskiy

Erin Trochim

Funding:

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

Pacific NW Transportation Consortium (PacTrans)

  • Start Date: Jan 1, 0001
  • End Date: Dec 22, 2020

Project Documents

Permafrost Manual

Project Summary

This synthesis provides the practicing engineer with the basic knowledge required to build roadway and
airports over permafrost terrain. Topic covered include an overview of permafrost, geotechnical
investigations, slope stability, impacts of climate, and adaptation strategies during the design, construction
and maintenance phases. The purpose of the synthesis is not to provide a comprehensive body of knowledge
or to provide a complete how‐to manual. Rather the synthesis provides a working knowledge for those
working in permafrost regions such that the practicing engineer will be able to work with subject matter
experts to obtain the desired project outcomes.