Field forensic and numerical investigation of thermal stability of a permafrost-protecting granular embankment structure of asphalt-pavement expressways in cold regions

The traditional crushed-rock embankment (CRE) has proven to be one of the most successful cooling embankment structures during the operation of Qinghai-Tibet Railway. However, it remains untested whether or not traditional CRE can maintain stability of permafrost foundation under expressways under s...

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Main Authors: Bowen Tai, Qingbai Wu, Guoqing Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X23009164