Freeze–thaw cycle: The process of repeated freezing and thawing, which leads to alterations in soil moisture distribution, microstructure, and mechanical properties.

Wave-like landforms on Mars provide clues about the planet’s icy history, its potential to support life, and the behavior of ...

That freeze-thaw cycle grows potholes, and the pothole growth also gets help from the things going on beneath the pavement. “In the next few weeks, the soil below has frost in it, ...

Freeze–thaw cycles drive pronounced modifications in the mechanical behaviour of soils. The repeated transition between freezing and thawing induces water–ice phase changes that disrupt the ...