Heat stability analysis of embankment on the degrading permafrost district in the east of the Tibetan Plateau, China

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 183-188

  Li, Dongqing ^a   Wu, Ziwang ^a   Fang, Jianhong ^b   Li, Yichi ^b   Lu, Ningan ^b  

^a Lanzhou Inst Glaciol G   (China)

^b 810008   (China)

Author keywords

Chang Shitou Mountain; Continuous permafrost; Embankment heights; Heat stability; Hua Shixia Valley

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONCRETE PAVEMENTS; DEFORMATION; EMBANKMENTS; GRAVEL ROADS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CONTINUOUS PERMAFROSTS; HEAT STABILITY ANALYSIS;

PERMAFROST;

EMBANKMENT; PERMAFROST; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 0032323529     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-232X(98)00018-4     Document Type: Article

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