Field Measurement on Foundation of Pillar Supporting Power Contact Network of Railway in Desert Region

The earth pressures and displacements for four types of foundations of pillars supporting power contact network are measured in situ in Zhongwei Gantang Section along Baotou Lanzhou Railway. Three of them are considered to be stable according to the measured results. And the methods saving concrete masonry quantity and strengthening the stability of pillar foundation are given in the paper.