Sentence examples for ice lens from inspiring English sources

Thin section results showed little evidence of ice lens formation in the samples after freeze/thaw exposure.

Preliminary results indicate that CT can produce excellent images (even without digital filtering) of the ice lens distribution within a frozen silt loam soil, the consolidation of soil between the ice lenses, and the effects of hydrocarbon contamination.

Concrete scaling is caused by the formation of an ice lens, which induces constraints on the material periphery.

Once formed, an ice crystal attracts surrounding water that, as it freezes, creates a convex shaped ice lens [ 7, 8].

Mechanical changes shown are likely due to ice lens creation, where frost heave effects may have caused collagen damage.

Collagen damage in the samples snap frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at -80°C is most likely due to ice lens formation.

The orientation of ice lenses can facilitate motion along the ice lens soil contact.

Furthermore, it was found that frost damage occurred through the formation of ice lenses.

Ice lenses of less than 1 mm thickness can be detected.

Similarly, folding of ice lenses may occur, thus inducing anisotropic lateral strains.

Kingslake was looking for "ice lenses" — layers of ice that are formed by melted spring snow that refreezes.