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

<div>Thermal regimes of embankment in three cases when maximum thawing depth reaches in the 15<sup>th</sup> year after construction. (a) CRR embankment; (b) CRR filled with sands; and (c) CRR reinforced with NMS.</div>

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

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Figure 9: A New Mitigation Measure to Counter Thermal Instability of Air-Cooled Embankment in Sandy Permafrost Zones of Tibet Plateau 