Reported cases of salt rock subgrades in China
| Type | Line section | Year of construction | Line grade | Length of salt rock subgrade (km) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railway | Qarhan Salt Lake section of Qinghai-Tibet Railway | Line I: 1976∼1979 | I | 30.86 | Chen et al. (1988) |
| Line II: 2005 | |||||
| Hami-Lop Nor Railway | 2012 | II | 85 | Xie (2013) | |
| Luozhong Industrial Siding Railway | 2012 | II | 8.47 | Lin, Ren, Yi, and Jiang (2012) | |
| Highway | Qarhan Salt Lake section of G215 Highway | Original line: 1955 | II | 32 | Fang, Liu, and Xu (2005) and Xu and Fang (2005) |
| Reconstructed line: 2006 | |||||
| Seketi Gas Field Dedicated Highway | 1995∼1996 | IV | N/A | Li et al. (2020) | |
| Qarhan-Golmud Express way | 2012 | N/A | 0.35 | Cai, Gao, and Liu (2015), Dai (2011), Li et al., (2020) | |
| Qarhan Salt Lake section of G3011 Express way | N/A | N/A | 3.3 | Li et al. (2020) | |
| Hami-Luozhong section of S235 | 2003–2005 | III | 73 | Li et al. (2020) | |
| Luozhong-Ruoqiang section of S235 | 2022–2023 | III | N/A | Li et al. (2020) |
| Type | Line section | Year of construction | Line grade | Length of salt rock subgrade (km) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railway | Qarhan Salt Lake section of Qinghai-Tibet Railway | Line I: 1976∼1979 | I | 30.86 | |
| Line II: 2005 | |||||
| Hami-Lop Nor Railway | 2012 | II | 85 | ||
| Luozhong Industrial Siding Railway | 2012 | II | 8.47 | ||
| Highway | Qarhan Salt Lake section of G215 Highway | Original line: 1955 | II | 32 | |
| Reconstructed line: 2006 | |||||
| Seketi Gas Field Dedicated Highway | 1995∼1996 | IV | N/A | ||
| Qarhan-Golmud Express way | 2012 | N/A | 0.35 | ||
| Qarhan Salt Lake section of G3011 Express way | N/A | N/A | 3.3 | ||
| Hami-Luozhong section of S235 | 2003–2005 | III | 73 | ||
| Luozhong-Ruoqiang section of S235 | 2022–2023 | III | N/A |
Source(s): Authors’ own work
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