UNDERSTANDING THE ROCK STABILITY ISSUES IN PERMAFROST REGIONS

DUE TO TEMPERATURE RISE.

By Senthooran Mahendran (Student ID: 300061042)

ABSTRACT

Permafrost exist at least 25percent of the northern

hemisphere, it can be found in many parts of Russia,
Canada, Alaska, China, Greenland, and some parts
of Europe. Rock slope failures are accelerated due to
climate warming, this is because of thawing of
permafrost will leads to reducing the strength of ice-
filled joints. This research intended to study the
effect of temperature increase on rock stability,
Study the stress distribution due to thawing and
freezing effect, and addressing ways to mitigate the
slope failures due to temperature changes in
permafrost regions.

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