Geological Line Selection for the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Engineering (eBook)

Mr. Jin-Cheng Li, Vice President of China Railway First Survey & Design Institute Group, has been working as the Chief Engineer on the Qinghai–Tibetan railway construction project since 2000 and has accumulated substantial first-hand experience of railway routing in complicated geological environment on Qinghai–Tibetan plateau, such as railway routing in permafrost regions, active fault zones, meizoseismal areas, natural reserves, slope-geohazard regions, as well as geothermal, windy-sand, and snow drift hazard regions. He has several important publications to his name and has won a number of honors for his outstanding contributions to the construction of more than ten national key railway projects. Selected Publications: 1. Jin-Cheng Li, Design of Access Tunnels for Guanjiao Super-long Tunnel, Modern Tunneling Technology, 46 (2009) 1-7 2. Jin-Cheng Li, Waterproofing and Drainage Measures Adopted in Guanjiao Super-long Railway Tunnel, Modern Tunneling Technology, 5 (2008) 65-71 3. Jin-Cheng Li, Frost Damages in Permafrost Regions along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in 2001-2006：Investigation and Analysis, Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology, 30 (2008) 147-152 4. Jin-Cheng Li, Research on Geological Route Selection in Valley Zone between Semai-Dazhuca of Lhasa-Rikaze Railway, Journal of Railway Engineering Society, 1 (2008) 22-25 5. Jin-Cheng Li, Mutually Supportive Relationship between Engineering and Environment, Chinese National Geography, 2 (2004) 20-22 6. Jin-Cheng Li, Research on Route Selection Scheme of Lhasa-Rikaze Railway in Brahmaputra’s Canyon Area, Railway Investigation and Surveying, 5 (2007) 1-6 7. Jin-Cheng Li, A Summary for Engineering Geology in Guanjiao Super Long Railway Tunnel, Railway Investigation and Surveying, 6 (2007) 1-4 8. Jin-Cheng Li, Location Scheme Research for Rikaze Railway, Gansu Science and Technology, 24 (2008) 92-94 9. Jin-Cheng Li, Research on Location of Geothermic Tunnel of Lhasa-Rikaze Railway, Journal of Railway Engineering Society, 4 (2011) 42-46 Honors: 1. Qinghai-Tibetan railway project has won the outstanding award of National Science and Technology Progress Special Award in 2008. The chief engineer of Qinghai-Tibetan railway project, Mr. Jin-Cheng Li, was ranked as the second contributor. Award No. 2008-J-221-0-01-R02 2. The whole railway design from Golmud to Lhasa of Qinghai-Tibetan railway project has won the gold prize of national excellent project of ministry of railways in 2008. Mr. Jin-Cheng Li, was ranked as the first contributor. 3. The whole railway design from Golmud to Lhasa of Qinghai-Tibetan railway project has won the outstanding award of national excellent project of ministry of railways in 2007. Mr. Jin-Cheng Li, was ranked as the first contributor. 4. Technique on permafrost of Qinghai-Tibetan railway project has won the outstanding award of Chinese railway society in 2007. Award No. 2007-066 5. The design of active protection of permafrost roadbed in Qinghai-Tibetan railway project has won the first prize of excellent design of China Railway Construction Corporation in 2007. Award No. SJ-2007-02-02 6. 1:2000 digital topographical map from Golmud to Lhasa of Qinghai-Tibetan railway project by aerial survey has won the bronze prize for national excellent project survey and design of ministry of railways in 2006. Mr. Jin-Cheng Li was ranked as the second contributor. 7. Mr. Jin-Cheng Li was awarded as the pacesetter of national science and technology 2008. 8. Mr. Jin-Cheng Li was awarded the certificate of special government allowances of the state council in 2007. 9. Mr. Jin-Cheng Li was awarded the certificate of national excellent scientific and technological worker in 2005.

Introduction.- The Qinghai-Tibet Railway Geological Environment.- Geological Line Selection in Permafrost Regions.- Geological Line Selection in Active Fault Zones and Meizoseismal Areas.- Railway-Line Selection in Slope Areas.- Route Selection in Nature Reserves .- Railroad Route Alignment Design in the Geothermal, Aeolian, and Snow Drifting Areas.