Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Effects of diurnal temperature rhythm on the geothermal regime under the embankment in Qinghai–Tibet plateau

تأثيرالتغييرات الحرارية اليومية على منظومة الحرارة الجوفية تحت سدة جنغهاي في هضبة التبت

  • Original Paper
  • Published:
Arabian Journal of Geosciences Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of diurnal temperature fluctuation amplitude (DTFA) on the geothermal regime of the embankment on the Qinghai–Tibet plateau. The investigation was simulated by respectively denoting the diurnal temperatures at the embankment surface, embankment slope, and natural ground surface with sinusoidal waves. The amplitudes of the waves were denoted by 0°C, 5°C, 8°C, and 12°C, respectively. The numerical result shows that the DTFA cannot vary the frequency of the seasonal temperature fluctuation of the underlying soil, but can significantly change the magnitude of the soil’s temperature. The changes include: (1) The high DTFA, such as 12°C, can significantly lead to the warming of the soil under the embankment. (2) Interestingly, when the DTFA at ground surface is 5°C, the underlying soil is in a cooler stage compared to when such DTFA is 0°C, 8°C, or12°C. This interesting result means that the documented model which ignores the diurnal temperature rhythm overestimates the warming of the underlying soil at the low DTFA region and underestimates such warming at the high DTFA region. This result also suggests that the soil under the embankment can be cooled down if the DTFA on the ground surface was maintained at or approximately at 5°C.

ملخص البحث

تم من خلال هذه الدراسة تحري تحري تأثير التغييرات اليومية لدرجة الحرارة على منظومة الحرارة الجوفية لسدة جنغهاي في هضبة التبت. تم متابعة التغييرات الحرارية على سطح السدة, سفح السدة و سطح الارض الطبيعي تحت السدة. تتخذ التغييرات الحرارية اليومية شكل موجة جيب بتباين يمثل الفرق بين قمة وقعر الموجة. تم دراسة فرق درجات الحرارة بمقدار صفر, خمسة, ثمانية , واثني عشر درجة مئوية. التحليل العددي للنتائج اظهر ان التغييرات اليومية لاتؤثر على تواتر التغييرات الموسمية ولكن يمكنها ان تؤثر بدرجة ملحوظة على درجة حرارة التربة. التأثيرات تشمل اولا: التباينات اليومية العالية مثل اثني عشر درجة مئوية يمكنها ان ترفع من درجة الحرارة تحت السدة, ثانيا: من المثير للاهتمام ان تباين درجة حرارة يومي بمقدار 5 درجات مئوية على السطح قد ادى الى درجة حرارة ابرد من تباين صفر , ثمان و اثني عشر درجة مئوية على التربة تحت السدة. هذا يدل على ان النموذج الرياضي الذي يهمل تأثيرات تواترالتغييرات اليومية في درجة الحرارة يبالغ في تقدير التسخين في حالة التباينات اليومية الواطئة في درجة الحرارة ويقلل من تقدير التسخين في حالة التباينات اليومية العالية في درجات الحرارة. يستنتج ايضا من النتائج انه يمكن تبريد التربة تحت السدة اذا تم المحافظة على تباين يومي بمقدار خمس درجات مئوية تقريبا لدرجة الحرارة على السطح.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Andersland OB, Ladanyi B (1994) An introduction to frozen ground engineering. Chapman & Hall, New York

    Google Scholar 

  • Armagahni JM, Larsen TJ, Smith LL (1987) Temperature response of concrete pavements. J Trans Res Board 1121:23–33

    Google Scholar 

  • Cheng G, Sun Z, Niu F (2008) Application of the roadbed cooling approach in Qinghai–Tibet railway engineering. Cold Reg Sci Technol 53(3):241–258

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Chenji H, Doushun, Qianzeyu (2006) Yin-Yang Slope problem along Qinghai–Tibetan Lines and its radiation mechanism. Cold Reg Sci Technol 44(3):217–224

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • French HM (2007) The periglacial environment. Wiley, West Sussex

    Google Scholar 

  • Li G, Li N, Quan X (2006) The temperature features for different ventilated-duct embankments with adjustable shutters in the Qinghai–Tibet railway. Cold Reg Sci Technol 44(2):99–110

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Li G, Li N, Kang J (2007) Heat transfer characteristics of the embankment with crushed-rock slope protection in permafrost regions along the Qinghai–Tibet Railway. Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology 29(2):315–321 (in Chinese)

    Google Scholar 

  • Li S, Lai Y, Zhang M, Dong Y (2009) Study on long-term stability of Qinghai–Tibet Railway embankment. Cold Reg Sci Technol 57(2–3):139–147

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ma W, Qi J, Wu Q (2008) Analysis of the deformation of embankments on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway. J Geotech Geoenviron Eng 134(11):1645–1654

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Qin D (2002) Assessment on the environment in Western China. Science Press, Beijing

    Google Scholar 

  • Qin Y, Zheng B (2010) The Qinghai–Tibet Railway: a landmark project and its subsequent environmental challenges. Environ, Dev Sustain. doi:10.1007/s10668-009-9228-x

  • Qin Y, Zhang J, Li G, Qu G (2010) Settlement characteristics of unprotected embankment along the Qinghai–Tibet Railway. Cold Reg Sci Technol 60(1):84–91

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Quan X, Li N, Li G (2006) A new ripraped-rock slope for high temperature permafrost regions. Cold Reg Sci Technol 45(1):42–50

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wang B, French HM (1994) Climate controls and high-altitude permafrost, Qinghai–Xizang (Tibet) Plateau, China. Permafrost Periglac Process 5(2):87–100

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ya-ling C, Yu S, Zhen-ming W, Wei M (2008) Calculation of temperature differences between the sunny slopes and the shady slopes along railways in permafrost regions on Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. Cold Reg Sci Technol 53(3):346–354

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ya-ling C, Yu S, Zhen-ming W (2009) Evaluation on thermal stability of embankments with different strikes in permafrost regions. Cold Reg Sci Technol 58(3):151–157

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yu HT, Khazanovich L, Darter MI, Ardani A (1998) Analysis of concrete pavement responses to temperature and wheel loads measured from instrumented slabs. Transportation Research Record: J Trans Res Board 1639:94–101

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yu Q, Pan X, Cheng G, He N (2008) An experimental study on the cooling mechanism of a shading board in permafrost engineering. Cold Reg Sci Technol 53(3):298–304

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang J (2007) Estimation on the settlement and deformation of embankment along Qinghai–Tibet Railway in permafrost regions. Hongguo Tiedao Kexue/China Railway. Science 28(3):12–17

    Google Scholar 

  • Zhang M, Lai Y, Liu Z, Gao Z (2005a) Nonlinear analysis for the cooling effect of Qinghai–Tibetan Railway embankment with different structures in permafrost regions. Cold Reg Sci Technol 42(3):237–249

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang M, Zhang J, Lai Y (2005b) Numerical analysis for critical height of railway embankment in permafrost regions of Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau. Cold Reg Sci Technol 41(2):111–120

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang T, Baker THW, Cheng G-D, Wu Q (2008) The Qinghai–Tibet Railroad: a milestone project and its environmental impact. Cold Reg Sci Technol 53(3):229–240

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zheng B, Zhang J, Qin Y (2010) Investigation for the deformation of embankment underlain by warm and ice-rich permafrost. Cold Reg Sci Technol 60(2):161–168

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 1400-1295 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI, 49931, USA

    Yinghong Qin & Pei Tang

Authors
  1. Yinghong Qin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Pei Tang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Yinghong Qin.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Qin, Y., Tang, P. Effects of diurnal temperature rhythm on the geothermal regime under the embankment in Qinghai–Tibet plateau. Arab J Geosci 4, 259–267 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-010-0166-6

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-010-0166-6

Keywords

Search

Navigation