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A thermal heap, is a specialized stack that is utilized in areas of ice, which is ground that is completely frozen. A thermal heap is a friction heap that accomplishes its strength from the bond of the frozen material around its area to the stack surface. This stack is embeded in a drilled opening, that is drilled bigger than the heap itself. The setup of this pile is kept within the center of the hole, to guarantee that there is an equivalent spacing around the circumference of the pile, for a tool such as sand to be put.