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The formal education of most civil and mechanical engineers does not include an adequate understanding of the unique characteristics of work in cold regions. These include the special problems of soil mechanics, hydraulics, heat flow, materials, and construction, among others, in cold environments. This comprehensive text is intended to help remedy that deficiency for a broad range of engineering design and construction activities. It is for advanced undergraduates as well as graduate students who intend to practice in cold regions. Also, it has sufficient practical content to be useful to practicing engineers who need to know the fundamental cold-regions requirements on topics that are not in their specialty areas Content: Ch. 1. The Cold Regions and Engineering -- Ch. 2. Principles of Heat Transfer -- Ch. 3. Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics. pt. I. First Principles. pt. II. Properties of Frozen Soils -- Ch. 4. Freezing Phenomena -- Ch. 5. Roads and Airfields -- Ch. 6. Building Foundations on Permafrost -- Ch. 7. Buildings in Cold Regions. pt. I. First Principles. pt. II. Designs for the Cold Regions -- Ch. 8. Hydrology and Hydraulics -- Ch. 9. Water Supply and Delivery -- Ch. 10. Sanitary Systems and Wastewater Treatment -- Ch. 11. Control of Snow and Ice -- Ch. 12. Performance of Materials in Cold Regions -- Ch. 13. Equipment and Operations -- Ch. 14. Earthwork in Cold Regions -- Ch. 15. Site Selection. Intended to introduce the special principles and practices needed for successful design and construction in cold environments, this comprehensive text examines the adaptation of engineering specialties and disciplines to the particular requirements caused by freezing temperatures. Each chapter includes a section of "First Principles" providing fundamental analysis of cold regions problems. Soil mechanics, hydraulics, thermodynamics, and heat flow are covered in detail. The formal education of most civil and mechanical engineers does not include an adequate understanding of the unique characteristics of work in cold regions. This text is intended to help remedy that deficiency for a range of engineering design and construction activities, aimed at advanced undergraduates as well as graduate students. Freitag and McFadden introduce the special principles and practices needed for successful design and construction in cold environments.