Accepted Manuscript Experimental and numerical analyses of the thermal-mechanical stability of an embankment with shady and sunny slopes in permafrost regions Mingyi Zhang, Wansheng Pei, Shuangyang Li, Jianguo Lu, Long Jin PII: S1359-4311(17)33345-8 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.08.074 Reference: ATE 10956 To appear in: Applied Thermal Engineering Received Date: 16 May 2017 Revised Date: 25 July 2017 Accepted Date: 15 August 2017 Please cite this article as: M. Zhang, W. Pei, S. Li, J. Lu, L. Jin, Experimental and numerical analyses of the thermal- mechanical stability of an embankment with shady and sunny slopes in permafrost regions, Applied Thermal Engineering (2017), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.08.074 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.