Excavations may cause excessive ground movements, resulting in potential damage to laterally adjacent tunnels. The aim of this investigation is to present a simple assessment technique using a multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS) model, which can map the nonlinear interactions between the influencing factors and the maximum horizontal deformation of tunnels. A high-quality case history in Tianjin, China, is presented to illustrate the effect of excavation on the tunnel deformation and to validate the FEM. The hypothetical data produced by the FEM provide a basis for developing the proposed MARS model. Based on the proposed model, the independent and coupled effects of the input variables (i.e. the normalized buried depth of tunnels Ht/He, the normalized horizontal distance between tunnels and retaining structures Lt/He, and the maximum horizontal displacement of retaining structures, δRmax) on the tunnel response are analysed. The prediction precision and accuracy of the MARS model are validated via the artificial data and the collected case histories.
Paleo reconstructions and model simulations have suggested the Bering Strait plays a pivotal role in climate change. However, the contribution of the Bering Strait throughflow to oceanic meridional heat transport(OMHT) is about 100 times smaller than the OMHT at low latitudes in the modern climate and it is generally ignored. Based on model simulations under modern and Last Glacial Maximum(LGM,~21 ka; ka=thousand years ago) climate conditions, this study highlights the importance of the Bering Strait throughflow to OMHT. The interbasin OMHT induced by the Bering Strait throughflow is estimated by interbasin-intrabasin decomposition. Similar to barotropic-baroclinic-horizontal decomposition, we assume the nonzero net mass transport induced by interbasin throughflows is uniform across the entire section, and the interbasin term is separated to force zero net mass transport for the intrabasin term. Based on interbasinintrabasin decomposition, the contribution of the Bering Strait throughflow is determined as ~0.02 PW(1 PW=10 15 W) under the modern climate, and zero under the LGM climate because the closed Bering Strait blocked interbasin throughflows. The contribution of the Bering Strait throughflow to OMHT is rather small, consistent with previous studies. However, comparisons of OMHT under modern and LGM climate conditions indicate the mean absolute changes are typically 0.05 and 0.20 PW in the North Atlantic and North Pacific, respectively. Thus, the contribution of the Bering Strait throughflow should not be ignored when comparing OMHT under dif ferent climate conditions. 相似文献
The co-variation of surface wind speed and sea surface temperature(SST)over the Gulf Stream frontal region is investigated using high-resolution satellite measurements and atmospheric reanalysis data.Results show that the pattern of positive SST-surface wind speed correlations is anchored by strong SST gradient and marine atmospheric boundary layer(MABL)height front,with active warm and cold-ocean eddies around.The MABL has an obvious transitional structure along the strong SST front,with greater(lesser)heights over the north(south)side.The significant positive SST-surface wind-speed perturbation correlations are mostly found over both strong warm and cold eddies.The surface wind speed increases(decreases)about 0.32(0.41)m/s and the MABL elevates(drops)approximate 55(54)m per 1℃ of SST perturbation induced by warm(cold)eddies.The response of the surface wind speed to SST perturbations over the mesoscale eddies is mainly attributed to the momentum vertical mixing in the MABL,which is confirmed by the linear relationships between the downwind(cro sswind)SST gradient and wind divergence(curl). 相似文献
The seasonal response of surface wind speed to sea surface temperature (SST) change in the Northern Hemisphere was investigated using 10 years (2002-2011) high-resolution satellite observations and reanalysis data. The results showed that correlation between surface wind speed perturbations and SST perturbations exhibits remarkable seasonal variation, with more positive correlation is stronger in the cold seasons than in the warm seasons. This seasonality in a positive correlation between SST and surface wind speed is attributable primarily to seasonal changes of oceanic and atmospheric background conditions in frontal regions. The mean SST gradient and the prevailing surface winds are strong in winter and weak in summer. Additionally, the eddy-induced response of surface wind speed is stronger in winter than in summer, although the locations and numbers of mesoscale eddies do not show obvious seasonal features. The response of surface wind speed is apparently due to stability and mixing within the marine atmospheric boundary layer (MABL), modulated by SST perturbations. In the cold seasons, the stronger positive (negative) SST perturbations are easier to increase (decrease) the MABL height and trigger (suppress) momentum vertical mixing, contributing to the positive correlation between SST and surface wind speed. In comparison, SST perturbations are relatively weak in the warm seasons, resulting in a weak response of surface wind speed to SST changes. This result holds for each individual region with energetic eddy activity in the Northern Hemisphere. 相似文献
Based on the Pathfinder sea surface temperature(PFSST),the surface axis and its pattern of the Yellow Sea Warm Current(YSWC) are discussed.A structure of double-warm-tongue is found in February and it varies in different years.Two indexes are calculated to represent the westward shift(WSI) and northward extension(NEI) of the warm water in the Yellow Sea(YS).Wavelet analysis illustrates that the WSI and NEI have prominent periods of 3-6 years and 3-4 years,respectively.The Empirical Orthogonal Function(EOF) ... 相似文献