Аннотация:This chapter examines the use of frozen snow, ice, frozen sand and clay as building materials in polar regions for construction, including underground storage facilities. Rapid climate change in the polar regions makes it necessary to maintain sustainable infrastructure, and snow, ice and frozen ground, due to its mechanical properties at low temperatures, become a promising option. For the reliable construction of these structures, calculations and modelling of the mechanical stability of these structures are important. To determine the calculation coefficients and modelling parameters, mechanical tests of the constituent frozen rocks are necessary. The paper presents the results of such laboratory mechanical tests.
