Research Article

Assessment for Thermal Conductivity of Frozen Soil Based on Nonlinear Regression and Support Vector Regression Methods

Table 1

Statistical distribution of various soil specimens.

Soil typeNumbersProportion (%)Sampling depth (m)
≤11∼55∼1010∼20≥20

Fine-grained soilClay243.9416395
Silty clay20233.171063406920
Silt528.546231085
Weathered slate101.6424121
Weathered phyllite294.760710102
Weathered sandstone60.9904011
Weathered marl50.8201211
Weathered mudstone233.78075110

Coarse-grained soilSilty sand233.78110462
Fine sand498.051419925
Medium sand50.8201310
Coarse sand30.4903000
Gravel sand457.39528552
Boulder498.05331555
Breccia559.03732682
Gravel + pebble101.6404132
Gravel soil193.12112150