1992 - 1995 University
of Alaska-Fairbanks; Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Part time Visiting
Research Assistant Professor
1992-1995 Byrd Polar
Research Center, Ohio State University; Consultant on Permafrost
1970-1991 National
Institute of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, Moscow, Senior Scientist,
Head of Department of Permafrost Geotechnics
1964-1970 National
Institute of Foundations and Underground Structures, Moscow, Engineer, Senior
Engineer
Professional Affiliations
Member of Engineering
and Subsea Permafrost Working Groups of the International Permafrost Association.
Current Research
Foundation alternatives
for permafrost affected by Global Warming;
Conceptual aspects
of thermal modeling;
Shallow frost protected
foundations in seasonally frozen ground in Alaska;
Bearing capacity of
frozen ground at temperature close to 32 F;
Frost actions on roads
and a nature of thaw weakening;
Frost heave of cold
gas pipelines in unfrozen soil;
Properties of ice-reach
Pleistocene silt typical in Alaska for Interior, Seward Pn, and some areas
in
Foot Hills and its
behavior beneath structures and under Global Warming impact.
Permafrost related
geological hazards - thermokarst, slope processes, shore erosion
Research
Foundations in permafrost
Pavement impact on
permafrost
Thermal insulation
and permafrost
Seasonal frost and
its impact on structures
Heat transfer, thermal
modeling, and thermal design
Mass transfer
Properties of frozen
and thawing ground
Active layer
Frost heave
Thermokarst
Shore erosion
Slope processes
Heat balance at the
soil surface
Thermal regime of soil
surface, n-factor
Stratification of permafrost
sequence and its engineering significance
Publications
More than 100 publications
on frozen ground engineering, permafrost, and permafrost related geological
hazards including several books)
Publications of 2001-2002
Fox permafrost tunnel
(new study and interpretation of permafrost development), with M. Bray, M.
Taylor, Q. Ling, and D. Anderson. Abstract. 53rd Arctic Science Conference.
University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2002, p.204
Shore erosion in Russian
Arctic (with A. Vasiliev, S. Pokrovsky, A. Maksimov, S. Pokrovsky, and V.
Zaikanov), 2002. Cold Region Impacts on Transportation and Infrastructure.
ASCE. Pp. 736-747
Coastal Dynamics of west
Yamal Peninsula (with A. Vasiliev and S. Pokrovsky) 2001. Cryosphere, Journal
of Russian Academy of Sciences v.5, ?1, pp.44-52. (In Russian)
Lack of edoma as evidence
of Late Pleistocene Glaciation on the Arctic Coastal Plain with V.Romanovsky
and B. Dugan. 2001. 52 Arctic Science Conference. University of Alaska Fairbanks,
2001.
Publications
of previous years
In
English:
Observation of thermokarst
and its impact on boreal forest in Alaska (with T.E. Osterkamp, L. Viereck,
M.T. Jorgenson, C. Racine, and A. Doyle), Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research,
Vol. 32, No. 3, 2000, p.303-315.
Permafrost prethawing
in farming, mining, and civil engineering (with B. Nidowicz and T.E. Osterkamp)
Cold Region Engineering, Putting Research into Practice. Proceedings of the
10th International Conference on Cold Engineering, 1999, p. 243-254.
An integrated terrain
unit approach to analyzing landscape change on the Colville Delta, northern
Alaska (with M.T. Jorgenson). Presented to International Workshop on Arctic
Coastal Dynamics, Woods Hole, MA, 1999. An Abstract published in Proceedings.
Thermokarst and erosion
as factors of oriented lakes enlargement (with M.T. Jorgenson). Presented
to International Workshop on Arctic Coastal Dynamics, Woods Hole, MA, 1999.
Pavement thermal impact
on discontinuous permafrost (with B. Nidowicz). Cold Region Impact on Civil
Works. Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Cold Engineering, 1998,
pp.34-45.
Russian and North American
approaches to pile design in relation to frost actions (with B. Nidowicz).
Permafrost, Proceedings of 7th International Conference, Yellowknife, Canada,
1998, p.803-809.
Evolution of permafrost
dominated landscape on the Colville River Delta, Northern Alaska (with M.T.
Jorgenson and H.J. Walker) Permafrost, Proceedings of 7th International Conference,
Yellowknife, Canada, 1998, p.523-529.
Cryostructure development
on the floodplain of Colville River Delta, Northern Alaska (with M.T. Jorgenson).
Permafrost, Proceedings of 7th International Conference, Yellowknife, Canada,1998,
p.993-999.
Design frost penetration
map of Alaska. Iscord ’97. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium
on Cold Region Development, Anchorage Alaska, May 1997
Temporal changes in moisture
content of the active layer and near-surface permafrost at Barrow, Alaska,
U.S.A: 1962-1994 (with K. Hinkel, F. Nelson, J. Brown, and K. Everett), Arctic,
Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Vol 28, No. 3, 1996, p. 300-310.
Monitoring of permafrost
conditions of the west part of the Yamal Peninsula (with A. Pavlov and A.
Vasiliev). Proceedings. Of the 25th Arctic Workshop, University Laval, Quebec,
Canada, March 1995, p. 144-147
Bottom-up freezing of
the active layer: local to global implication (with J. Brown and F. Nelson).
Proceedings of the 25th Arctic Workshop, Laval University, Quebec, Canada,
March 1995, p.177-178.
Active layer fluctuations:
a multi-decade record, Barrow, Alaska. (with J Brown, and F. Nelson) EOS,
Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 75(44):86
Meridional transect of
the active layer in Alaska (with G. Michaelson and N. Moskalenko). Presented
to 45th Arctic Science conference. Anchorage, Alaska - Vladivostok, Russia,
August, 1994. An Abstract published in Proceedings.
Development of ice-core
terminal moraines (with G. Michaelson and C.L Ping). Presented to 45th Arctic
Science Conference. Anchorage, Alaska - Vladivostok, Russia, August, 1994.
An Abstract published in Proceedings.
N-factor maps of Russian
permafrost region (with V. Slavin-Borovskiy). Permafrost, Proceedings of the
6th International Conference, Beijing China, July, 1993, p. 564-568.
Permafrost dynamics and
soil formation (with C.L. Ping). Proceedings of the Meeting on the Classification,
Correlation, and Management of Permafrost-Affected Soils. Alaska, USA Yukon
and Northwest Territories Canada, July, 1993, p.112-117.
Cryogenic structure of
thaw lake sediments near Barrow, Alaska (with K. Peterson and D. Funk). Presented
to 44th Arctic Science Conference. Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, September, 1993.
An Abstract published in Proceedings.
The natural analog method
and prediction of Global Warming impact on the Arctic ecosystems (with C.L.
Ping and R.A. Kreig). Presented to 44th Arctic Science Conference. Whitehorse,
Yukon, Canada, September, 1993. An Abstract published in Proceedings.
The upper horizon of permafrost
soil. Permafrost, Proceedings of 5th International Conference. Trondheim,
Norway, 1988, p.867-871.
Effect of development
on heat balance and the thermal and moisture regime of the ground in northern
part of West Siberia (with S. Malevskiy, N. Moskalenko, V. Slavin-Borovskiy).
Permafrost, Proceedings of 3rd International Conference. Edmonton Canada,
1978, pp. 53-64.
English translations of
the Soviet papers. Part 1, Ottawa, Canada, National Research Council, 1980,
pp. 29-44.
Thermal interaction of
permafrost and underground structures (with A. Zil’berbord). Permafrost
2nd International Conference. USSR Contributions, Edited by F.J. Sanger and
P.J. Hyde, Washington, DC, National Academy of Sciences, 1978, p. 655-657.
In Russian: Following
list of publications in Russian is primarily based on the Cold Region Bibliography
of the Library of Congress and is not complete.
Engineering geological
and hydrogeological investigations of upper horizons of permafrost in areas
of oil and natural gas fields (with E. Mel’nikov, S. Grechishchev, A.
Pavlov, et. al), Moscow, Nedra Publishing House, 1992, 285 p., (Manual).
Upper horizon of permafrost
(P. Melnikov and Y. Shur, editors), Moscow, Nauka (Science) Publishing House,
1991, 100 p. (Collection of scientific papers).
Considering composition
and structure of frozen ground in prediction of permafrost related geological
hazards (with S. Grechishchev, L. Chistotinov, and A. Pavlov), Moscow, Ministry
of Geology of USSR, 1990, 79 p. (Manual).
Method of evaluation of
thaw depth beneath underground structures: In: Russian Building Code for Permafrost
Region (Foundation and Bases of Structures in Permafrost), 1990, p. 45-50.
Subject of permafrost
investigations for engineering purposes. In: Merl’nikov E. (editor),
Methods of permafrost investigations. Moscow, Institute of Engineering Geology
and Hydrogeology, 1990, p. 12-19.
Study and prediction of
geological hazards (Engineering geological processes) (S. Grechishchev, A.Sheko,
V. Krupoderov, and Y. Shur, editors), Moscow, Nedra Publishing House, 1989,
253 p., (Manual).
The upper horizon of permafrost
and thermokarst, Novosibirsk, Nauka (Science) Publishing House, 1988, 210
p. (Monograph)
Experience and problems
of studying permafrost related geological hazards at monitoring sites (with
L. Chistotinov and V. Cherniadiev). In: V. Baulin (edit): Prediction of permafrost
change in areas of new development. Moscow, Nauka (Science) Publishing House,
1987, pp33-47
Origin of Edoma (ice-rich
Pleistocene silt) (with T. Zhestkova and P. Shvetsov). Merzlotnie issledovania
(Permafrost Studies), 1986, Vol. 24, pp. 108-113.
Methods of engineering
geological investigations in permafrost region (with E. Melnikov, G. Dubikov
et al), Moscow, Nedra Publishing House, 1985, 174 p., (Manual).
Fundamentals of the modeling
permafrost related geological hazards (Cryogenic physical?geological processes)
(with S. Grechischev and L. Chistotinov), Moscow, Nauka (Science) Publishing
House, 230 p, 1984, (Monograph)
Stratification in upper
permafrost and its engineering significance (with V. Maksimov and P. Shvetsov).
Engineering Geology, 1984, No. 2, pp.16-25
Methods of studying the
rate of thermal erosion (with A. Vasiliev and V. Zaikanov). In: Are, F. (edit)
Shore processes in the permafrost region. Moscow, Nauka (Science) Publishing
House, 1984, pp. 5-12.
New observations of shore
erosion in the permafrost region (with A. Vasiliev and V. Zaikanov). In: Are,
F. (edit) Shore processes in the permafrost region. Moscow, Nauka (Science)
Publishing House, 1984, pp. 12-19.
Prediction of change in
permafrost conditions for the natural gas region of West Siberia (with S.
Grechischev, N. Moskalenko, et al), Novosibirsk, Nauka (Science) Publishing
House, 180 p., 1983, (Monograph)
Effect of changes in the
soil-ground complex on temperature regime of permafrost (with P. Shvetsov,
V. Slavin_Borovsky, and N. Moskalenko). In: Melnikov, P. (editor), Problems
of Geocryology (Permafrost Study), Moscow, Nauka (Science) Publishing House,
1983, pp. 136-143.
Infiltration-segregation
mechanism of sheet ice formation (with T. Zhestkova). In Popov, A. -(editor),
Sheet massive ice in permafrost. Yakutsk, Permafrost Institute of Academy
of Sciences of USSR, 1982, p. 157-164.
Thermo-physical studies
of upper permafrost at the monitoring sites (with A. Pavlov). In: Pavlov,
A. (editor), Thermal conditions of soils in Cold Regions. Yakutsk, Permafrost
Institute of Academy of Sciences USSR, 1982, p. 5-14.
Mass transfer in freezing
soil (with T. Zhestkova). In. Zhestkova T.: Formation of soil cryogenic structure.
Moscow, Nauka (Science) Publishing House, 1982, p.110 -115.
Cryogenic structure of
syngenetic permafrost (with T. Zhestkova). In: Zhestkova, T.: Formation of
soil cryogenic structure. Moscow, Nauka (Science) Publishing House, Moscow,
1982, p. 148-168.
Influence of cryogenic
structure on electrical resistivity of frozen ground (with T. Zhestkova).
Merzlotnie issledovania (Permafrost Studies), 1982, Vol. 20, pp. 157-164.
Prediction of advance
of geological hazards in developing areas of Arctic (with S. Grechishchev,
L. Chistotinov, and Y. Sheshin). Moscow, Ministry of Geology of USSR, 1981,
78 p. (Manual)
Permafrost related geological
hazards (Cryogenic physical?geological processes) and their prediction (with
S. Grechischev and L. Chistotinov), Moscow, Nedra Publishing House, 1980,
384 p, (Monograph)
Typical natural environment
disturbances in northern West Siberia due to pipeline construction and forecast
of their development (with N. Moskalenko). In: Grave, N. (editor), Environmental
protection in developing areas of the permafrost region. Moscow, Nauka (Science)
Publishing House, 1980, pp. 71-78.
Permafrost investigations
(Y. Shur, editor). Moscow, Institute of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology,
1980, 138 p. (Collection of scientific papers).
Freezing of ground under open system conditions (with T. Zhestkova). Merzlotnie
issledovania (Permafrost Studies), 1980, Vol. 19, pp. 164-177.
Experimental studies of
ice distribution in soil frozen in nonlinear conditions (with T. Zhestkova).
Merzlotnie issledovania (Permafrost Studies), 1979, Vol. 18, pp. 159-167.
Monitoring permafrost
related geological hazards (with S. Grecishchev, L. Nevecheria, Y. Sheshin,
and V. Nevecheria). Moscow, Ministry of Geology of USSR, 1979, 72 p. (Mannual)
Ecologic conditions of
natural and disturbed land in the permafrost region of West Siberia (with
N. Moskalenko). In: Mel’nikov, P. (edit), General Geocryology (Permafrost
Study). Papers prepared to the 3rd International Conference on Permafrost,
Novosibirsk, Nauka (Science) Publishing House, 1978, p. 197-204.
Systems approach to the
study of thermokarst. In: Mel’nikov, P. (edit), General Geocryology
(Permafrost Studies). Papers prepared to the 3rd International Conference
on Permafrost, Novosibirsk, Nauka (Science) Publishing House, 1978, p. 131-141.
Origin of sheet massive
ice in permafrost (with T. Zhestkova). Geology (Magazine published by Moscow
State University), 1978, No. 3, pp33-42.
Processes of natural heat
transfer under permafrost conditions (Malevskiy, S and Y. Shur editors). Transactions,
Main Geophysical Observatory, Vol. 402, Leningrad, 1978, 128 p.
Detailed study of terrain
units in northwestern Siberia (with N. Moskalenko and V. Slavin-Borovsky).
In: Malevskiy, S and Y. Shur (editors). Transactions, Main Geophysical Observatory,
Vol. 402, Leningrad, 1978, 128 p. 94-105.
Influences of vegetation
removal on changes in heat balance components of soil surface. (with N. Lasareva
and S. Malevsky). In: Malevskiy, S and Y. Shur (editors). Transactions, Main
Geophysical Observatory, Vol. 402, Leningrad, 1978, 128 p. 86-93.
Permafrost related geological
hazards (Cryogenic processes). (S. Grechishchev, L Chistotinov, and Y. Shur
editors). Moscow, Nauka (Science) Publishing House, 1978, 240 p. (Collection
of scientific papers).
Shore erosion in the permafrost
region (with N. Petrukhin and V. Slavin_Borovsky). In: Permafrost related
geological hazards (Cryogenic processes). Moscow, Nauka (Science) Publishing
House, 1978, p. 55-72.
In English:
Shore erosion in the cryolithosphere. U.S. Army Cold Region Research And Engineering
Laboratory Translation, 1980, 21p., No. 720.
Method of evaluation of
thaw depth beneath underground structure. In: Russian Building Code for Permafrost
Region (Foundation and Bases of Structures in Permafrost), 1977, p. 33-37.
Summer soil surface temperature
in areas without vegetation (with V. Slavin-Borovsky). In: Zil’berbord,
A. and G. Gravis (editors), Regional permafrost studies. Moscow, 1977, p.4-15.
On evaluation of an active
layer depth (with V. Slavin-Borovsky). In: Zil’berbord, A. and G. Gravis
(editors), Regional permafrost studies. Moscow, 1977, p. 16-24.
Peculiarities of reservoir
shore modification in permafrost region. In: Shirokov, M. (editor). Studying
the shores of Siberian reservoirs. Moscow, Nauka (Science) Publishing House,
1977, p. 117-121.
Methods of prediction
of permafrost related geological hazards and change in permafrost conditions
during pipeline construction in northern West Siberia (with S. Grechishchev
et al). Moscow, Ministry of Geology USSR, 1976, 46 p.
Forecasting landscape
evolution in developing areas of the permafrost region (with N. Moskalenko).
Transactions of Institute of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, Vol. 98,
Moscow, 1975, p. 34-45.
Temperature regime of
the active layer in the northwest Siberian lowlands (with N. Moskalenko).
Transactions of Institute of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, Vol. 97,Moscow,
1975, p. 76-96.
Moisture content of unfrozen
soil at the freezing front (with T. Zhestkova). Geology (Magazine published
by Moscow State University), 1974, No.4, p. 51-55.
Thermal design of utilities
in permafrost (with G. Porkhaev, Y. Aleksandrov, and L. Semenov), Moscow,
Strpoyizdat, 1974, 73 p. (Manual).
Causes of thermokarst
origin. Transactions, Institute of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, Vol.
70, Moscow, 1974, p. 31-47.
Uniform thawing beneath
buildings. In: Thermal problems of buildings on permafrost, Moscow, Academy
of Sciences of USSR, 1973, p. 29-37.
Method of evaluation of
thaw depth beneath underground structures. In: S. Grechishchev (editor), Thermal
and mechanical interaction of permafrost and structures. Moscow, 1973, p.
64-51. English translation
in Thermal and mechanical interaction of frozen rock with engineering installations.
U.S. Army Cold Region Research And Engineering Laboratory, Translation 449,
1974.
Thawing of permafrost
beneath an elliptical thermal stamp. In: S. Grechishchev (editor), Thermal
and mechanical interaction of frozen grounds and structures. Moscow, 1973,
p. 64-51.
English translation in
Thermal and mechanical interaction of frozen rock with engineering installations.
U.S. Army Cold Region Research And Engineering Laboratory, Translation 449,
1974.
Pipeline construction
modes in the southern part of the permafrost region (with G. Porkhaev, Y.
Aleksandrov, and L. Semenov). Institute of Foundations and Underground Structures.
Syktivkar, Komi Publishing House, 1971, 62 p. (Manual).
Seasonal soil freezing
next to a building (with G. Fel’dman). In: S. Tsvetkova S. (editor),
Problems of Engineering Geology, Moscow, 1969, p.127-133.
Permafrost thawing under
structures. In: S. Tsvetkova S. (editor), Problems of Engineering Geology,
Moscow, 1969, p.134-145.
Shore erosion in Russian
Arctic (with A. Vasiliev, S. Pokrovsky, A. Maksimov, S. Pokrovsky, and V.
Zaikanov), 2002. Cold Region Impacts on Transportation and Infrastructure.
ASCE. Pp. 736-747
Coastal Dynamics of west
Yamal Peninsula (with A. Vasiliev and S. Pokrovsky) 2001. Cryosphere, Journal
of Russian Academy of Sciences v.5, ?1, pp.44-52. (In Russian)
Lack of edoma as evidence
of Late Pleistocene Glaciation on the Arctic Coastal Plain with V.Romanovsky
and B. Dugan. 2001. 52 Arctic Science Conference. University of Alaska Fairbanks,
2001.
