Guide to Geologic Hazards in Alaska

Frost heaving
The uneven lifting or upward movement, and general distortion, of surface soils, rocks, vegetation, and structures such as pavements, due to subsurface freezing of water and growth of ice masses (esp. ice lenses); any upheaval of ground caused by freezing. Syn: frost heave. (Neuendorf, K.K.E. and others, 2005)
  • DGGS online catalog of government agency publications relating to: Frost heaving