Research Article
Cooling Effect of Crushed Rock-Based Embankment along the Chaidaer-Muli Railway
Table 1
The geographic, geologic, and engineering characteristics of the monitoring section of crushed rock-based embankment.
| | Geomorphic unit | Milestone | EH/m | PT/m | SG/° | Strike/° | MAGT/°C | Ice features |
| | Northern slope of Datong Mountain | DK40+000 | 6.0 | 1.0 | <5 | 320 | | Ice-saturated | | North bank of Datong river | DK74+000 | 8.0 | 1.0 | <5 | 300 | | Ice-rich | | North bank of Xuzhigequ river | DK94+900 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 7 | 345 | | Ice-saturated | | North bank of Duosuoqu river | DK123+150 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 3 | 260 | | Ice-saturated | | North bank of Duosuoqu river | DK123+250 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 260 | | Ice-saturated |
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Notes: EH: embankment height, PT: permafrost table, SG: slope gradient, and MAGT: mean annual ground temperature.
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