Investigation of embankment with temperature-controlled ventilation along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-199

  Qihao, Yu ^a   Fujun, Niu ^a   Xicai, Pan ^a   Yang, Bai ^a   Mingyi, Zhang ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Cooling effect; Qinghai Tibet railway; Temperature controlled ventilated embankment

Indexed keywords

COOLING; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT LOSSES; PERMAFROST; RAILROADS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; VENTILATION;

DUCT-VENTILATED EMBANKMENT; HEAT ABSORPTION; TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED VENTILATED EMBANKMENT;

EMBANKMENTS;

COOLING; EMBANKMENT; HEAT FLOW; PERMAFROST; RAILWAY; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VENTILATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 44649100221     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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