Permafrost studies in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for road construction

Journal of Cold Regions Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-29

  Cheng, Guodong ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

China; Climatic changes; Embankment stability; Geology; Permafrost; Predictions; Road construction

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOLOGY; ICE; ROAD CONSTRUCTION;

CLIMATE WARMING; GROUND TEMPERATURE; ICE CONTENT; ROADBEDS;

PERMAFROST;

PERMAFROST; ROAD CONSTRUCTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; WORLD;

EID: 15844379686     PISSN: 0887381X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-381X(2005)19:1(19)     Document Type: Article

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