Research Article

Investigation of Thermal Cooling Effectiveness of RRVCS for Permafrost Protection under Wide Expressway Embankment

Table 3

Material parameters for different soils.

Material parametersPart IPart IIPart IIIPart IV
Gravel soilPebbly clayGravel loamStrong erosion mudstone

W0 (%)25303030
ρd (kg·m−3)1800170013001500
csf (kJ·kg−1·K−1)0.710.730.750.75
csu (kJ·kg−1·K−1)0.790.840.840.84
ci (kJ·kg−1·K−1)2.092.092.092.09
cw (kJ·kg−1·K−1)4.1824.1824.1824.182
λf (W·m−1·K−1)1.9802.691.221.82
λu (W·m−1·K−1)1.9191.950.871.47
θf (°C)−0.20−0.10−0.19−0.05
D (m2·s−1)9.35 × 10−64.663.733.44
B0.6100.7330.5740.474
L (J·m−3)334.56334.56334.56334.56