. 2005, 23(0504): 29-31.
Permafrost has extensive temporal and spatial variability that is affected by many uncertain factors along Qinghai-Tibet Railroad, for example, uncertainty of climate change, engineering itself, change of permafrost engineering properties and permafrost change. The research was done through uncertain research methods. So the ideas of reliability evaluation must be introduced to analyze the change of roadbed stability. Spatial variability of permafrost and the variability of engineering properties of permafrost were analyzed, and the significance on the application of engineering reliability in the engineering stability of permafrost roadbed of Qinghai-Tibetan Railroad was discussed. According to engineering stability features of permafrost roadbed, possible disabled patterns of permafrost roadbed engineering were proposed. On the design principles of the roadbed in permafrost regions, variability design and evaluation of engineering stability for permafrost roadbed were developed.