Impact of climate change on allowable bearing capacity on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Climate change has a substantial impact on infrastructures in the permafrost on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP). In this study, the mean annual ground temperature (MAGT) and permafrost evolution were investigated in both the historical (1950–2005) and projected (2006–2099) periods. Then, an allowa...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Ming Xu, Qing-Bai Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-06-01
Series:Advances in Climate Change Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674927818301072