Subgrid modeling of salt marsh hydrodynamics with effects of vegetation and vegetation zonation

Vegetation plays a critical role in modifying inundation and flow patterns in salt marshes. In this study, the effects of vegetation are derived and implemented in a high‐resolution, subgrid model recently developed for simulating salt marsh hydrodynamics. Vegetation‐induced drag forces are taken into account as momentum sink terms. The model is then applied to simulate the flooding and draining processes in a meso‐tidal salt marsh, both with and without vegetation effects. Marsh inundation and flow patterns are significantly changed with the presence of vegetation. A smaller area of inundation occurs when vegetation is considered. Tides propagate both on the platform and through the channels when vegetation is absent, whereas flows concentrate mainly in channels when vegetation is present. Local inundation on vegetated platforms is caused mainly by water flux spilled from nearby channels, with a flow direction perpendicular to the channel edges, whereas inundation on bare platforms has contributions from both local spilled‐over water flux and remote advection from adjacent platforms. The flooding characteristics predicted by the model showed a significant difference between higher marsh and lower marsh, which is consistent with the wetlands classification by the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI). The flooding characteristics and spatial distribution of hydroperiod are also highly correlated with the vegetation zonation patterns observed in Google Earth imagery. Regarding the strong interaction between flow, vegetation and geomorphology, the conclusion highlights the importance of including vegetation in the modeling of salt marsh dynamics. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Seismic response of rocking isolated railway bridge piers with sacrificial components

In this study, sacrificial components were incorporated into self-centering railway bridge piers to improve the lateral stiffness. The seismic response of this new detail was investigated. First, the method to compute the initial uplift moment of the self-centering pier is given. In addition, shaking table tests were conducted on a free-rocking pier without sacrificial components, which was used to validate a two-spring numerical model. Good agreement was obtained between the numerical results and experimental data. Furthermore, the validated model was employed to investigate the influence of sacrificial components on the seismic response of rocking piers. For this purpose, two models were developed, with and without sacrificial components. Nonlinear response history analysis was then performed on both models under three historical motions. The results showed that compared to the one without sacrificial components, the rocking pier with sacrificial components has comparable displacement at the top of the pier, and maximum uplift moment at high amplitude motion. Therefore, incorporating sacrificial components into the rocking pier can increase the lateral stiffness at service load and low amplitude frequent earthquakes but can produce comparable response at high seismic excitation. These results provide support for performance-based seismic design of self-centering rocking piers.

     

多消浪室局部开孔沉箱防波堤反射特性的迭代解析研究

基于势流理论,对多消浪室局部开孔沉箱防波堤的反射特性进行解析研究。研究中采用开孔墙处的二次压力损失边界条件,可以直接考虑波高对于开孔墙处能量损失的影响。利用匹配特征函数展开法和迭代方法得到当前问题的解析解。收敛性验证表明,迭代计算和级数解均具有良好的收敛性。该解析解的计算结果与分区边界元的数值计算结果一致,并且与已有的试验结果符合良好。通过算例分析,研究开孔沉箱防波堤反射系数的主要影响因素。结果表明：与单消浪室开孔沉箱防波堤相比,多消浪室开孔沉箱防波堤可以在更宽的波浪频率范围内保持低反射;增大开孔墙的开孔率,有利于降低多消浪室开孔沉箱防波堤的反射系数;当开孔墙的开孔率沿着入射波方向依次递减时,多消浪室开孔沉箱防波堤的反射系数较小。本文所建立的解析模型简单可靠,可用于工程初步设计中分析开孔沉箱防波堤的水动力性能。     

基于等高线构建无人机航线的新型仿地飞行策略

建筑物墙面、悬崖或危岩等目标物的立面信息对于地物精细化建模、地灾调查、分析、评估及防治等具有非常重要的作用。传统倾斜摄影测量获取影像的方式缺乏对地物立面信息的详细描述,在地形落差较大的地区也存在因影像重叠率不同而建模失败的情况。仿地飞行策略在一定程度上解决了上述问题,但其对于突然的高度变化,不能满足精细化建模的要求。本文提出了一种基于等高线构建无人机航线的新型仿地飞行策略,该方法基于目标区域的DSM生成等高线,经等高线简化、偏移等处理完成无人机航线的设计。通过试验将该方法构建的模型成果与传统仿地飞行方法建模成果相比较。结果表明,本文提出的方法可将悬崖上的危岩等刻画得更加真实,且相对于传统仿地飞行垂直于高度变化方向的航线设计为平行于等高线的航飞路线,避免了频繁的高度变化,有益于延长无人机执行飞行任务的时间,因此是一种有效、实用的航飞路线设计方法。     

用逐点设站法在变形点上监测建筑物水平位移

本文介绍了用逐点设站法在变形点上监测建筑物水平位移的方法,这种方法与传统测小角法相比,其设站灵活,野外工作量不大,公式简单,计算方便,而且精度比传统的方法也有所提高.     

江西强冻雨天气形成特征分析

使用常规气象观测资料、气候资料、NCEP 2.5°×2.5°再分析资料和自动气象站等资料,对江西50年来出现的18次持续3天10站次以上冻雨天气过程的形成特征进行分析,结果表明:(1)地面冷高压、阻塞高压、副热带高压、南支槽、850hPa切变线、地面辐合线(准静止锋)、温度锋区、700 hPa急流与湿舌等是强冻雨天气的主要影响系统,具有明显的天气系统配置特征;(2)在有利的天气形势背景下,强冻雨天气过程具有前期候(旬)增温特征.当前期平均温度极大值和平均温度值接近或超过历史同期水平时.极易出现持续性冻雨天气过程,72%以上的强冻雨天气过程与此相关;(3)18次强冻雨天气过程都存在逆温层特征,逆温层高度在850～700 hPa间,平均逆温差为4～5℃,最大10℃,同时地面温度在0℃以下或接近0℃;(4)700～850 hPa平均温差图上有3个温差中心,表明700 hPa高度上有明显的暖湿气流存在,89%的冻雨天气过程与之相关.     

基于空间模型的全球粮食安全评价

This paper presents a scenario-based assessment of global future food security. To do that,the socio-economic and climate change scenarios were defined for the future and were linked to an integrated modeling framework. The crop yields simulated by the GIS-based Environmental Policy Integrated Climate (EPIC) model and crop areas simulated by the crop choice decision model were combined to calculate the total food production and per capita food availability,which was used to represent the status of food availability and stability. The per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) simulated by IFPSIM model was used to reflect the situation of food accessibility and affordability. Based on these two indicators,the future food security status was assessed at a global scale over a period of approximately 20 years,starting from the year 2000. The results show that certain regions such as South Asia and most African countries will likely remain hotspots of food insecurity in the future as both the per capita food availability and the capacity of being able to import food will decrease between 2000 and 2020. Low food production associated with poverty is the determining factor to starvation in these regions,and more efforts are needed to combat hunger in terms of future actions. Other regions such as China,most Eastern European countries and most South American countries where there is an increase in per capita food availability or an increase in the capacity to import food between 2000 and 2020 might be able to improve their food security situation.     

中国区域土壤水蚀碳量空间分布及其时间动态

本文利用三次全国土壤侵蚀遥感普查数据和第二次土壤普查土壤有机碳和无机碳密度数据,分析了我国土壤水蚀碳量的空间分布及其时间动态。研究结果表明：我国土壤水蚀碳量为74.61Tg C y^-1,其中有机碳量51.49Tg C y^-1,无机碳量23.12Tg C y^-1。在七大水土流失区中,水蚀有机碳量最多的是西南岩溶区,占总水蚀有机碳量的26.48%;水蚀无机碳量最多的是黄土高原区,占总水蚀无机碳量的67.62%。前者以中度水蚀为主,后者以极强度和强度水蚀为主。80年代中期至90年代中期,我国土壤水蚀碳量共减少了11.66Tg C y^-1,以有机碳迁移量减少为主,占总减少量的81.93%;90年代中期至21世纪初,土壤水蚀碳量依然呈下降趋势,共减少了1.65Tg C y^-1,其中,有机碳迁移量减少了1.514Tg C y^-1,无机碳迁移量减少了0.134Tg C y^-1。     

载荷重新分担对膨胀式自应力灌浆卡箍防滑和防撬设计影响

传统的卡箍设计方法是通过建立海洋平台有限元模型并在强度分析基础上提取受损单元处完好时的最大载荷,将此载荷作为卡箍设计的初始条件。而卡箍实际承担的是平台安装上卡箍之后载荷重新分担下相应受损处承受的载荷,一般会比初始设计载荷大。着重研究载荷重新分担对膨胀式自应力灌浆卡箍防滑设计和防撬设计的影响,针对渤海湾中主要承受冰载荷作用的一个典型平台结构,提出了在线单元平台有限元模型上近似模拟卡箍的方法,提取载荷重新分担下的卡箍设计载荷进行了分析。结果表明载荷重新分担对卡箍防滑设计影响较小,但对防撬设计有着显著影响,并对此提出了在螺栓设计时增加螺栓预紧力安全系数的应对措施。     

Wave interaction with a partially reflecting vertical wall protected by a submerged porous bar

This study gives an analytical solution for wave interaction with a partially reflecting vertical wall protected by a submerged porous bar based on linear potential theory. The whole study domain is divided into multiple sub-regions in relation to the structures. The velocity potential in each sub-region is written as a series solution by the separation of variables. A partially reflecting boundary condition is used to describe the partial reflection of a vertical wall. Unknown expansion coefficients in the series solutions are determined by matching velocity potentials among different sub-regions. The analytical solution is verified by an independently developed multi-domain boundary element method(BEM) solution and experimental data. The wave run-up and wave force on the partially reflecting vertical wall are estimated and examined, which can be effectively reduced by the submerged porous bar. The horizontal space between the vertical wall and the submerged porous bar is a key factor, which affects the sheltering function of the porous bar. The wave resonance between the porous bar and the vertical wall may disappear when the vertical wall has a low reflection coefficient. The present analytical solution may be used to determine the optimum parameters of structures at a preliminary engineering design stage.