Credibility of design rainfall estimates for drainage infrastructures: extent of disregard in Nigeria and proposed framework for practice

Natural Hazards - Rainfall intensity or depth estimates are vital input for hydrologic and hydraulic models used in designing drainage infrastructures. Unfortunately, these estimates are...     

Investigation of the triggering mechanism and runout characteristics of an earthflow in Zhimei village,Chengduo, Qinghai,China

Natural Hazards - On September 7, 2017, a slope failure occurred in Zhimei village, Chengduo County, Qinghai Province, China. This event involved the failure of 2.4?×?104 m3 of...     

Stability conditions of explicit integration algorithms when using 3D viscoelastic artificial boundaries

Viscoelastic artificial boundaries are widely adopted in numerical simulations of wave propagation problems. When explicit time-domain integration algorithms are used, the stability condition of the boundary domain is stricter than that of the internal region due to the influence of the damping and stiffness of an viscoelastic artificial boundary. The lack of a clear and practical stability criterion for this problem, however, affects the reasonable selection of an integral time step when using viscoelastic artificial boundaries. In this study, we investigate the stability conditions of explicit integration algorithms when using three-dimensional (3D) viscoelastic artificial boundaries through an analysis method based on a local subsystem. Several boundary subsystems that can represent localized characteristics of a complete numerical model are established, and their analytical stability conditions are derived from and further compared to one another. The stability of the complete model is controlled by the corner regions, and thus, the global stability criterion for the numerical model with viscoelastic artificial boundaries is obtained. Next, by analyzing the impact of different factors on stability conditions, we recommend a stability coefficient for practically estimating the maximum stable integral time step in the dynamic analysis when using 3D viscoelastic artificial boundaries.

     

Stability evaluation of rock slope based on discrete fracture network and discrete element model: a case study for the right bank of Yigong Zangbu Bridge

Acta Geotechnica - Distribution characteristics and strength of 3D discrete fractures have a decisive effect on the rock slope stability. How to use the fractures obtained on site to establish a 3D...     

湖北大冶铜绿山尾矿的地球化学特征及其综合利用

对尾矿进行深入细致的研究, 认真分析其物理化学组成将为矿山环境的治理以及尾矿的综合利用提供重要的科学依据.探讨了铜绿山矽卡岩型铜铁矿床尾矿砂的矿物组合特征和地球化学特征, 初步研究了稀硫酸溶液萃取尾矿砂中有价金属元素方法的可行性.研究结果表明: 尾矿砂先后经过化学冶选和长期堆存风化, 矿物组成发生显著改变, 以粘土矿物(高岭石和伊利石)为主; 尾矿中的铜矿物以氧化铜为主, 尾矿砂中金属元素的活动性明显增强, 含量从顶部到第6层逐渐增加, 并在尾砂库的第6层强烈富集, 重金属铜具有回收利用的价值.      

解读权力变迁下的新城空间生产——以南京市为例

随着城市化的快速推进,新城在中国城市大量涌现。在空间生产的理论框架下,以南京市为例,研究权力变迁与新城空间生产的关系。政府权力的变迁影响了新城空间生产的重点、方向和时序,也因此带来了新城空间的无序拓展。此外,历届政府在空间生产的手段和类型上存在差异。这些差异不仅受当时社会、经济大环境的影响,而且也受地方行政长官偏好的影响。同时,在新城空间生产的不同时期,空间生产的手段也不尽相同。     

A study of soil dispersivity in Qian'an, western Jilin Province of China

Saline soil is vulnerable to water erosion because of its dispersivity. This characteristic has a great influence on dam and slope engineering. There is a large area of saline soil in western Jilin Province, the seasonal frost zone, and this soil is highly dispersive. We studied the properties of soil samples collected from vertical holes near Qian'an Dabusu Lake, assessing the particle size distribution and the chemical components. We also comprehensively identified the level of soil dispersivity by three standard methods, the pinhole test, the crumb test, and the double-hydrometer test. The soil composition and basic physicochemical properties are proved to be the most important factors which determine the dispersion degree of the saline soil. Our results showed that, within depth ranges from 0 to 1 m, silt particles highly influenced the soil dispersivity, and the total soluble salt accounted for ≥0.3%. At the first sampling point, in a tall soil column, the dispersion degree decreased with increasing depth, but this was not as obvious at the second sampling point, which was in a flat area. Nevertheless, the superficial soils of these two sampling sites were strongly dispersive, which must be taken into consideration for soil engineering in this region.     

一种可用于估计全球水汽标高的经验模型

水汽标高是一个反映水汽垂直分布特征的参数,也是全球导航卫星系统(global navigation satellite system,GNSS)对流层天顶湿延迟改正和GNSS水汽层析中的一个辅助参数。本文对2006—2012年水汽标高的时间序列进行频谱分析,发现水汽标高在时间上呈现出年周期和半年周期变化,因此利用包含年周期和半年周期的三角函数来表达水汽的时变规律,然后利用欧洲中尺度天气预报中心(European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasting,ECMWF)的数据在全球1°×1°的格网点上分别拟合了三角函数的系数。通过上述方法首次构建了一个全球适用的水汽标高模型GSH,该模型既体现了水汽标高的时变特性又考虑了其地理差异。以无线电探空数据为参考,GSH具有-0.19km的偏差(bias)和1.81km的均方根误差(root mean square error,RMSE);以ECMWF数据为参考,GSH具有0.04km的bias和1.52km的RMSE。GSH整体上表现出了比较稳定的精度,可服务于GNSS气象学研究,也可为其他相关气象研究提供水汽标高参考。     

基于LBS的智能信息推送技术研究

随着时代的发展,LBS技术在人们日常生活中的作用越来越大,同时与信息推送技术的结合已成为一个必然的热点,本文在围绕LBS服务和智能信息推送的基础上,提出了一个基于位置的智能信息服务模式,它通过引入位置过滤模块、用户兴趣模型匹配、智能信息的分类模块,达到层层过滤的目的,同时结合反馈处理部分的修正功能来实时改进推送模型的精度,从而提高信息服务的质量和效率。     

玉溪空气负氧离子预测模型的建立

利用玉溪市九县区14台空气负氧离子自动测报系统实时观测数据和同步气象要素观测资料,使用相关分析、回归分析等方法,分析了影响空气中负氧离子浓度的主要气象因子,以及影响因子与空气负氧离子浓度的关系,并建立预测模型。结果表明,玉溪市空气负氧离子浓度年变化、季节变化与各气象因子之间无显著的相关关系。影响玉溪空气负氧离子浓度日变化的主要气象因子为空气相对湿度和空气温度。当空气温度20.4℃时,空气负氧离子浓度日变化与空气温度呈负相关关系。当空气湿度45.6%时,空气负氧离子浓度与空气湿度呈正相关关系。通过建立负氧离子浓度预测模型,实现了负氧离子预报的定量化。经检验,预报方程效果显著,在预报业务中具有参考价值。