CSA PLUS 4011 : 2010

Withdrawn

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TECHNICAL GUIDE: INFRASTRUCTURE IN PERMAFROST: A GUIDELINE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

06-01-2019

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2010

Publisher

Canadian Standards Association

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 INTRODUCTION TO THE GUIDELINE
2 INTRODUCTION TO PERMAFROST
3 CHANGES TO THE OCCURRENCE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PERMAFROST
DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE
4 NORTHERN INFRASTRUCTURE FOUNDATIONS
5 SUMMARY OF PAST AND FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE IN NORTHERN CANADA
6 TRENDS IN PERMAFROST CONDITIONS
7 ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE IN SITE SELECTION AND THE DESIGN OF
FOUNDATIONS
Appendix 1 - MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP
Appendix 2 - GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Appendix 3 - REFERENCES
Appendix 4 - PARTICIPANTS AT THE THREE NORTHERN INPUT SESSIONS

Specifies contextual material and guidance on the following: 1. Permafrost as an environmental variable, and its response to climate and other environmental change; 2. Foundation types for community infrastructure in permafrost; 3. Trends in climate and permafrost conditions across northern Canada; and 4. A process for ensuring that climate change is incorporated into: (a) the siting, and (b) the design of foundation systems in permafrost terrain.

DocumentType	Standard
Pages	112
PublisherName	Canadian Standards Association
Status	Withdrawn
SupersededBy	CSA PLUS 4011:19

CSA S501 : 2014	MODERATING THE EFFECTS OF PERMAFROST DEGRADATION ON EXISTING BUILDING FOUNDATIONS
CSA S500 : 2014	THERMOSYPHON FOUNDATIONS FOR BUILDINGS IN PERMAFROST REGIONS
CSA S502 : 2014	MANAGING CHANGING SNOW LOAD RISKS FOR BUILDINGS IN CANADA'S NORTH