%A QingZhi Wang, BoWen Tai, ZhenYa Liu, JianKun Liu %T Study on the sunny-shady slope effect on the subgrade of a high-speed railway in a seasonal frozen region %0 Journal Article %D 2015 %J Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions %R 10.3724/SP.J.1226.2015.00513 %P 513-519 %V 7 %N 5 %U {http://www.scar.ac.cn/CN/abstract/article_184.shtml} %8 2015-10-01 %X The temperature distributions of different parts of a subgrade were analyzed based on the results of three years of monitoring data from the Harbin-Qiqihaer Passenger Dedicated Line, a high-speed railway, including the slope toes, shoulders, and natural ground. The temperature variation with time and the maximum frozen depths showed that an obvious sunny-shady effect exists in the railway subgrade, which spans a seasonal frozen region. Development of frost heave is affected by the asymmetric temperature distribution. The temperature field and the maximum frozen depths 50 years after the subgrade was built were simulated with a mathematical model of the unsteady phase transition of the geothermal field.