The fronts of tunnels excavated under particularly difficult ground conditions by employing conventional tunnelling methods are commonly supported: the stabilization is usually achieved either by improving the mechanical properties of the soil (injections, jet grouting, soil freezing, etc.) or by introducing linear inclusions. This last technique, consisting in the introduction of pipes (usually made of fibreglass reinforced polymers) in the front, is particularly popular since it is very simple to adapt the reinforcement geometry, length and number to the different conditions encountered during the excavation. The design of this reinforcement technique is nowadays based on very simplified approaches: on either empirical formula or the limit equilibrium method. In a previous paper, the authors numerically studied the mechanical response of unreinforced fronts in cohesive soils and defined a non-dimensional front characteristic curve. In this paper, the authors intend to take into consideration the role of reinforcements by following the same approach. A procedure allowing the definition of the reinforced non-dimensional front characteristic curve, once the reinforcement pattern is assigned, is introduced. The practical use of this curve is described.
Accidents in nuclear power plants are problems of great complexity, mainly due to their consequences, such as the population evacuation from the enterprise influence area. The decision-making and emergency plans must be well articulated and require good local geographic space knowledge and the interactions of their environments. This study is a contribution to the emergency plans for the Almirante Álvaro Alberto Nuclear Power Plant, currently the only nuclear complex in Brazil, located in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro. The study confirmed the region’s main geoenvironmental aspects as winds and rainfall, landslides and population density were evaluated as important elements in the local emergency process. Their integrated analysis supported scenario identification and critical regional points and highlighted population evacuation escape routes. These important results characterized the support to local emergency management actions and guidelines. Furthermore, the geographic information systems was configured as an integrated spatial and temporal analysis platform to associate meteorological, geological/geomorphological and socio-economic data, playing a key role to support the evacuation planning in the event of nuclear power plant accidents. 相似文献
Numerous methods have been developed in the past three decades to speed up vibroseis acquisition. This paper gives an overview of the most promising ones and proposes a classification of them into three categories: simultaneous shooting, cascaded sweeps and slip-sweep. The principles upon which these methods are based, the processing techniques developed to separate the simultaneously acquired data and their main features are also discussed. Finally, some criteria for the selection of the most suitable methods for the acquisition and the separation stages are proposed. 相似文献
In the past two decades, optical properties of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in marine environments have been
extensively studied. Many of these studies report CDOM properties for the offshore environment where this complex mixture
of optically active compounds is strongly diluted. Nevertheless, autochthonous and allochthonous sources have been identified
and sinks related to photodegradation and bacterial activity have been demonstrated. The calculation of the spectral slope
of the CDOM absorption curve has been proven to be useful and is often reported. However, a rigorous uncertainty analysis
of the slope calculation is rarely reported. In this paper, we propose a method to evaluate the uncertainty of CDOM spectral
slope calculated between 270 and 400 nm, using both naturally sampled and artificial solutions. We use these results to study
the ultra-oligotrophic waters of the Mediterranean Sea (central eastern basin), where little is known about CDOM spatial distribution.
We show that dilutions of both artificial and natural samples produce a Gaussian distribution of spectral slopes, indicating
that consistent values may be determined, with a typical uncertainty of ±0.0004 nm−1 when absorption at 300 nm was greater then 0.1 m−1 (0.1 m pathlength). Comparing the distribution of spectral slopes from central eastern basin samples to a Gaussian distribution,
we show differences between measurements that were significantly different. These values allow us to distinguish possible
sources (algal derived CDOM), sinks (e.g. photo-bleaching) at different depths. We propose a subdivision of CDOM compounds
into refractory and semilabile/refractory pools and evaluate the CDOM spectral slope of algal derived CDOM released at or
near deep chlorophyll maximum. 相似文献
This paper investigates the problem of management, maintenance and planning of interventions in transport networks located in seismic zones, in relation to the actual state of degradation of their most vulnerable elements, as bridges. The study consists in two phases: the first phase is concerned with definition of the seismic vulnerability of a typical bridge in the network, through the construction of fragility curves calculated taking into account the corrosion of the reinforcing steel as the main cause of environmental deterioration. Once the fragility curves of the deteriorated bridges are computed, the second phase consists in the analysis of the vulnerability of the transport network in which the bridges are included taking into account the modification of the traffic flows when bridge infrastructures are damaged. The results of this pilot study can be used as a first step for a proper allocation of economic resources in the planning of seismic retrofit interventions to minimize the overall risk and manage the immediate post-earthquake emergency phase and guide rescuers in reaching the affected and critical areas. 相似文献
Modern and effective water management in large alluvial plains that have intensive agricultural activity requires the integrated modeling of soil and groundwater. The models should be complex enough to properly simulate several, often non-linear, processes, but simple enough to be effectively calibrated with the available data. An operative, practical approach to calibration is proposed, based on three main aspects. First, the coupling of two models built on well-validated algorithms, to simulate (1) the irrigation system and the soil water balance in the unsaturated zone and (2) the groundwater flow. Second, the solution of the inverse problem of groundwater hydrology with the comparison model method to calibrate the model. Third, the use of appropriate criteria and cross-checks (comparison of the calibration results and of the model outputs with hydraulic and hydrogeological data) to choose the final parameter sets that warrant the physical coherence of the model. The approach has been tested by application to a large and intensively irrigated alluvial basin in northern Italy. 相似文献
The morphosedimentary evolution of a sector of the southern Espinhaco range (northern Minas Gerais State, Brazil) and its
regional neotectonic setting are presented herein. The studied site is a stream at base level flowing along the western border
of the range. Its identification was accomplished by using remote sensing techniques including the analysis of 3D slope models
generated with shuttle radar topography mission images. The main geomorphological features of the identified site were surveyed
in a 1:500 scale. In addition, seven stratigraphic logs are described. A regional geologic compilation and facies diagrams
were used as a basis for the integration of the geomorphological and stratigraphic data, which produced some conclusions about
the recent tectonic reactivations at the eastern border of Sao Francisco Craton. The results point to a local eastward tilting
of the Espinhaco range. This fact is in accordance with previous findings in neighboring areas and results in the asymmetric
evolution of the fluvial valley, as well as the regional relief. 相似文献