Abstract: This study reported an investigation on mechanical behavior of off-white marbles that were selected from a slope and underground cavern. The marble samples with weak structural planes were tested through the multistage ...

Abstract: In many cases, protecting permafrost from further thaw due to human activities might be the first choice for embankment design in permafrost regions. Two-dimensional finite-element analysis was conducted, in which phase ...

Abstract: It has been 1 years since the Qinghai–Tibet Railway (QTR), constructed from 21 to 25, was opened to traffic in 26. Experts from around the world, in the field of cold regions, have been paying close attention to ...

Abstract: Comparative field tests were carried out on two straight-sided piers and two belled piers under combined uplift and lateral loads on arid loess sloping ground with an inclination angle of 20°. The pier-head uplift and ...

Abstract: ontinuous eddy covariance measurements of CO2, water vapor, and heat fluxes were obtained from a maize field within an oasis in northwest China from 1 May 2008 to 30 April 2009. The experimental setup used was shown to ...

Abstract: The time-varying average and differential temperatures may significantly change the performance of steel truss bridges, which may increase the difficulties for bridge design, construction, and maintenance. Because hundreds ...