Research Article

A New Mitigation Measure to Counter Thermal Instability of Air-Cooled Embankment in Sandy Permafrost Zones of Tibet Plateau

Table 2

Physical parameters of air and crushed-rock layer [24, 28, 29].

Physical parametersC (J·m−3·°C−1)λ (W·m−1·°C−1)Ρ (kg·m−3)μ (kg·m−1·s−1)K (m2)B (m−1)

Air0.644 × 1030.020.6411.75 × 10−5
Rock layer1.016 × 1060.4421.39 × 10−5211.2