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Technical approaches on permafrost thermal stability for Qinghai-Tibet Railway.

Last updated on 23 October 2014 2:58

Frozen soil, defined as ice-containing soil with a temperature lower than 0.0C, causes particular problems in engineering because of its potential settlement during thawing, frost heave during freezing, and variation of strength with temperature. Frozen soil can be classified into permafrost and seasonal frozen soil. About 550 km of...

Author(s): Wu Q. B.;Cheng G. D.;Ma W.;Niu F.;Sun Z. Z.

Organisation(s): State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering ; Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute ; Chinese Academy of Sciences ;

2006

China

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