Arctic Foundations specializes in frozen barriers and frozen soils technology Petroleum Directory; Petroleum News; July 18, 2004 The frozen North may have met its match in Erv Long, principal owner of Arctic Foundations, Inc. His 50-plus years of northern engineering and the instinctive wizardry that comes with understanding both the land and weather cycles, puts Long right up there in the category of Permafrost King, or at least the guy who is up to the …

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Modern technology keeps the ground frozen year-round Alaska Business Monthly; July 2004 Alaska’s harsh climatic conditions often have adverse effects on man-made infrastructure such as roads, buildings, railways, or pipelines. Over the years, a number of innovative solutions have been developed to help overcome these difficulties. One well-known example is that of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, which employs a system of thermosyphon cooling devices that keep the vertical support members permanently frozen into the permafrost. …

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Civil Engineering News; Environmental Engineering; June 2003 A frozen pond of radioactive waste will soon be thawed or excavated at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in eastern Tennessee, marking the end of an innovative containment demonstration project conducted by the U.S. Department Energy (DOE).  For almost six years the DOE has maintained the barrier of frozen soil around a 9,041 sq ft (840 m2) area contaminated with strontium 90, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other toxins. …

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Partners in Development; A Supplement to Petroleum News • Alaska; September 2001 Arctic Foundations, Inc. (AFI) is a locally owned and operated company located in Anchorage.  Despite its relative anonymity, the company has been successful on a global basis thanks to the innovative and award-winning thinking of its founder and president, Erwin ‘Erv’ Long. Arctic Foundations, Inc. (AFI) is a locally owned and operated company located in Anchorage.  Despite its relative anonymity, the company has …

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Forskning för längre skidsäsong Norrbottens Kuriren (Gällivare, Kuriren, Sweden); November 10, 2000 Ett 3—5-ärigt forsknigsproject med primärt mål att förlänga längdsskidåknings-säsongen i Gällivare pågår vid Dundrets skidstadium.  Ursprungsmetoden är hämtad från Alaska och går ut på att leda bort värme ur marken.  — Man kan saga att vi försöker skapa ett slags permafrost på konstgjord väg, berättar doktoranden Anna Forsström från Luleå tekniska universitet. Metoden att låta koldioxid i flytande form cirkulera i ett slutet …

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Scientists Aim to Freeze Chena Hot Springs Ground Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (AK); September 8, 1998 Scientists have decided it’s time to freeze that asphalt-buckling villain permafrost in its tracks. At a test site on Chena Hot Springs Road, construction crews are installing grids of carbon dioxide-filled steel pipes – called thermosyphons – engineered to carry away heat from below the road’s surface.  The intent is to freeze the permafrost permanently. “Chena Hot Springs Road hasn’t …

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TRADE LINE – A Publication of World Trade Center Alaska; Summer 1998 (Excerpt) Another member of World Trade Center Alaska making inroads into the world market with their products is Erwin L. (Erv) Long, P.E., President of Arctic Foundations, Inc.  Arctic Foundations does exactly what their name indicates; they build specialty foundation components for structures in Arctic environments.  The structures could be buildings, bridges, and docks or pipeline supports.  Each design is different because, across …

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Waste Treatment Technology News; April 1998 A foundation-shoring technique has led to a waste containment technology.  Arctic Foundations, Inc. (5621 Arctic Blvd., Anchorage, AK 99518; Tel:  907/562-2741, Fax: 907/562-0153) has pioneered a ground-freezing process it calls a “cryogenic barrier.”  Originally developed to prevent foundation slumping after seasonal freeze/thaw cycles in the Alaskan tundra, the company was approached by the Department of Energy (DOE) to undertake a project freezing soils surrounding a contaminated pond at Oak …

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