Description

Freezing of groundwater is an integral part of the physical processes occurring in the geosphere under cold climates and has a direct or indirect impact on its thermal, hydrochemical and mechanical behaviour.

SKB Number

SKB FEP Number

Ge02

Main Category

Main category for FEP

Internal process

System Component

System component to which the FEP applies

Geosphere

Handling

Explanation of how the FEP is treated

Excavation/operation: Not relevant. Temperate: Not relevant Periglacial: Site-specific 2-D estimations of permafrost- and freezing depths. Glacial: Site-specific 1-D estimations of sub-glacial permafrost- and freezing depths. Earthquakes: Not relevant.

References

Bibliographic references to obtain more information

SR-Site Geosphere process report, TR-10-48, Section(s) 1.6, 2.2; SR-Site Main report, TR-11-01, Section(s) 7.4.5