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Nov 14, 2003
Study of Methods to Control Frost Action in Cold Regions Tunnels
Authors: Yuanming Lai, Ziwang Wu, Shujuan Zhang, Wenbin Yu, and Yousheng DengAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of Cold Regions Engineering
Volume 17, Issue 4
Abstract
This paper presents a case history study of a tunnel in the cold plateau region of China. It describes the permafrost distribution of the mountain in which the tunnel is located and the observed air and surrounding rock temperatures in and outside the tunnel. By comparing these measured temperatures, it is found that the effect of the thermal insulation doors, installed at both ends of the tunnel, raises the air temperature in the tunnel higher than the antisnow shelter installed at both ends of the tunnel. The thermal insulation doors are thought to be better than the antisnow shelters in preventing the tunnel from being damaged by frost action.
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Journal of Cold Regions Engineering
Volume 17 • Issue 4 • December 2003
Pages: 144 - 152
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Copyright © 2003 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Dec 19, 2002
Accepted: Aug 28, 2003
Published online: Nov 14, 2003
Published in print: Dec 2003
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Yuanming Lai
Professor of State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
Ziwang Wu
Professor of State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
Shujuan Zhang
Doctoral Student of State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
Wenbin Yu
Doctoral Student of State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
Yousheng Deng
Engineer of State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
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