Variation in Subgrade Temperature of Highway in Seasonal Frozen Soil Region
Publication: Journal of Cold Regions Engineering
Volume 37, Issue 4
Abstract
Freeze–thaw cycles in seasonal permafrost areas are a dominant cause of road damage. Therefore, the roadbed fill must be frost-resistant. In this study, taking the experimental section of the asphalt concrete pavement structure of the Zhangcheng Expressway in the seasonally frozen soil area of Hebei Province as an example, three working conditions were selected: a low embankment with a waterproof geotextile partition layer, a low embankment with a gravel layer + extruded polystyrene (XPS) board, a high embankment with a gravel layer + two pieces of cloth, and a waterproof geomembrane. After 2 years of tracking and analysis of the measured data, the subgrade temperature distribution law was derived in terms of time and depth to obtain the freezing depth under each working condition. The experimental results showed that the gravel bedding layer, XPS plate, and geosynthetic materials had a significant effect on the prevention and mitigation of road disease, and therefore, their application must be promoted.
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Acknowledgments
The project was funded by the Hebei Provincial Department of Transportation (No. Y-2012005). The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support. The authors would like to thank Editage (www.editage.com) for English language editing.
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Journal of Cold Regions Engineering
Volume 37 • Issue 4 • December 2023
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Received: Mar 17, 2021
Accepted: Apr 10, 2023
Published online: Aug 3, 2023
Published in print: Dec 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Jan 3, 2024
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Climates
- Cold regions
- Engineering mechanics
- Environmental engineering
- Frozen soils
- Geomaterials
- Geomechanics
- Geosynthetics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Gravels
- Highway and road management
- Highway transportation
- Highways and roads
- Infrastructure
- Pavements
- Seasonal variations
- Soil mechanics
- Soils (by type)
- Subgrades
- Temperature (by type)
- Temperature distribution
- Thermal properties
- Thermodynamics
- Transportation engineering
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