Table 20. Midwinter season thaw index summations.
Water table
Freezing
Midwinter thaw index
depth
index
(Total)
(> 30 DD)
C(F)-days
C(F)-days
C(F)-days
Year
m (ft)
6970
1.5 (4.8)
1191 (2144)
25.5 (45.9)
0.0
7071
1.3 (4.2)
1152 (2074)
41.0 (73.8)
0.0
7172
1.1 (3.6)
1274 (2294)
50.0 (90.0)
19.4 (35.0)
7273
1.2 (4.0)
839 (1510)
21.5 (38.7)
0.0
7374
11.3 (4.2)
923 (1661)
56.0 (100.8)
22.3 (40.1)
7475
1.4 (4.6)
968 (1743)
35.0 (63.0)
14.2 (25.5)
7576
11.3 (4.2)
931 (1675)
67.0 (120.6)
20.7 (37.2)
7677
1.6 (5.3)
1256 (2261)
44.0 (79.2)
0.0
7778
1.1 (3.7)
1331 (2395)
26.5 (47.7)
0.0
7879
1.2 (3.8)
1477 (2658)
52.0 (93.6)
18.0 (32.4
7980
1.2 (3.8)
903 (1625)
32.0 (57.6)
0.0
8081
1.2 (4.0)
666 (1199)
41.0 (73.8)
17.5 (31.5)
8182
1.8 (6.0)
1227 (2209)
31.5 (56.7)
21.9 (39.4)
8283
11.2 (3.9)
589 (1061)
92.5 (166.5)
75.0 (135.0)
8384
1.0 (3.3)
1179 (2123)
40.0 (72.0)
34.7 (62.4)
8485
1.0 (3.3)
942 (1696)
40.0 (72.0)
22.9 (41.2)
8586
1.0 (3.2)
1197 (2154)
29.0 (52.2)
0.0
8687
10.9 (3.0)
467 (841)
65.0 (117.0)
40.1 (72.1)
8788
11.5 (4.8)
898 (1616)
79.0 (142.2)
54.2 (97.6)
8889
1.5 (4.9)
1032 (1858)
49.0 (88.2)
0.0
8990
11.4 (4.7)
750 (1350)
70.5 (126.9)
27.0 (48.6)
and the second was a total from only the thaw
curred in the spring, while the remainder occurred
events that exceeded 16C-days (30F-days) (Table
in the winter (Table 21). Horizontal strain damage
20). The quantity 16C-days was chosen based on
in the conventional cross section also occurred
analysis by Mahoney et al. (1985) indicating that
mainly in the spring, with additional significant
pavements approach their critically weak condi-
amounts in both the winter and fall, and very small
tion after this amount of thaw has been experi-
enced. Unfortunately, neither of these quantities
Table 21. Average percentage of total yearly damage