With respect to permafrost engineering features of Qing-Zang Plateau,the book systematically summarizes and extracts the construction practice of Qing-Zang Highway in more than five decades and the results of continuous tracing, observation and research for more than three decades, and comprehensively studies the highway building and maintenance technology in the plateau permafrost  regions under the background of global climate change through lab tests and physical project verification. Its contents include: basic theory, survey method, practical algorithm, project examples and experiences and lessons of highway permafrost engineering, covering highway permafrost survey, highway permafrost engineering classification, highway permafrost failings, engineering theory analysis, subgrade, pavement, bridge and culvert design and maintenance and environmental protection. The bookprovides a huge quantity of reliable information and valuable first-hand data for highway building in the permafrost regions and forms a complete set of highway building technologies for permafrost regions.

The book can be used as reference for technical personnel engaged in highway, railway and other civil engineering research, design, building and construction management in the permafrost regions. 

Wang Shuangjie, Ph.D., doctoral supervisor, Professorate Senior Engineer, Director of Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering, Director of Road Engineering Committee of China Highway and Transport Society, Director of Glaciology and Geocryology Committee of the Geographical Society of China, Member of Expert Committee, Executive Member of Young Expert Committee of China Highway and Transport Society, Academic Member of National Key Lab for Permafrost Engineering, Expert of Evaluation Group of National 863 and973 Science and Technology Program; MOC Science and Technology Elite,national candidate for New Century National Hundred, Thousand and Ten Thousand Talent Project, and entitled to the special governmental allowance of the State Council.