Table 5 Railway-wind angle on sandy sections of Sichuan-Tibet Railway.

From: Wind dynamic environment, sand material transport law and prevention strategies of Sichuan Tibet Railway

Wind-sand section

Wind-sand transport direction (N = 0º)

Railway direction (º) (N = 0º)

Railway-wind angle (°)

RDD(º)

RA(°)

Xierong

221.7

212.2

11.5

20.7–30.2

Zhangda

92.7

93.2

92.6

0.1–0.6

Deji

248.8

245.7

81.9

13.1–16.2

Jiabang

307.8

302.9

83.8

39.1–44.0