Uranium pollution in an estuary affected by pyrite acid mine drainage and releases of naturally occurring radioactive materials

After the termination of phosphogypsum discharges to the Huelva estuary (SW Spain), a unique opportunity was presented to study the response of a contaminated environmental compartment after the cessation of its main source of pollution. The evolution over time of uranium concentrations in the estuary is presented to supply new insights into the decontamination of a scenario affected by Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) discharges. The cleaning of uranium isotopes from the area has not taken place as rapidly as expected due to leaching from phosphogypsum stacks.An in-depth study using various techniques of analysis, including ²³⁴U/²³⁸U and ²³⁰Th/²³²Th ratios and the decreasing rates of the uranium concentration, enabled a second source of uranium contamination to be discovered. Increased uranium levels due to acid mine drainage from pyrite mines located in the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain) prevent complete uranium decontamination and, therefore, result in levels nearly twice those of natural background levels.     

聊古1井在不同取水模式下气体观测效果的对比分析

为解决聊古1井断流问题,聊城地震水化试验站先后引进、开发了人工激发引流观测技术和潜水泵变频稳流抽水技术.对天然自流观测系统、人工激发引流观测系统和潜水泵变频稳流抽水观测系统等3种不同取水模式下产出的气体观测数据进行一致性分析.结果表明,人工激发引流观测系统下气体观测动态特征年变比较明显,潜水泵变频稳流抽水观测系统下气体观测动态特征与天然自流状态下的动态特征基本一致.     

梧桐庄矿新增大口径3号排水孔施工技术

介绍了梧桐庄矿大口径排水孔钻探成井、固井施工技术。该孔设计孔深646 m,终孔直径520 mm,落点坐标水平位移≯5 m,下入重达90余吨的Φ426 mm套管646 m,水泥固井。由于钻孔直径大,垂直度要求高,施工难度大,预防钻孔超斜、确保顺利安全下入Φ426 mm套管并固井是关键。通过采用小口径先导孔钻进再扩孔成井的施工方法,并采取合理的钻具组合和泥浆,制定有效的防斜技术和下套管措施等,顺利完成了施工任务,施工质量满足设计要求。     

上覆压力及排水条件对吹填软土强度影响

吹填土由于其成分来源及沉积环境不同,性质千差万别。以天津海积软土为土质材料,模拟现场吹填环境,研究了吹填软土强度形成影响因素。试验表明,不同的压力及排水条件对吹填软土强度增长影响较大。当排水条件有利于土体中的水排出时,强度增长明显。上覆压力对土体强度增长的影响通过一定的排水条件得以实现,排水条件差和压力增大时,强度增长缓慢且很小,反之,强度增长快且绝对值大。     

交错齿槛槽排导粘性泥石流的试验

排导槽是一种结构简单、效果明显、用途广泛的泥石流防治措施,在总结东川槽、V型槽等现有排导槽槽型优缺点的基础上,结合一种新槽型——交错齿槛型泥石流排导槽展开试验研究。提出排导槽排导指数概念,即直接反应排导槽排泄能力的参数。利用室内水槽模型试验,通过改变交错槽纵比降、齿槛间距、夹角等参数,得出排导指数与上述参数的关系,试验结果表明:1.与东川槽相比,交错齿槛槽的排导能力有大幅度的提升,最大增幅达74%,表明交错齿槛有较强的挑流排泄能力,能有效解决东川槽等存在的淤积难题;2.不同比降下,交错槽主要设计参数组合存在差异,其中10%与15%比降下,60°齿槛间距为30 cm时,交错槽的排导指数最大,排导能力最强;而12%比降下,60°齿槛间距为40 cm为最优组合;3.小角度齿槛(60°)齿槛挑流排导能力较大角度(80°)更强,更适合坡降较小的排导槽;齿槛角度越大,齿槛的挑流能力有限,阻流作用越明显,对需控制流速及洪峰流量的泥石流,可考虑采用大角度齿槛。     

下穿式道路排水工程事故原因及防治措施探讨

通过对我国一些城市下穿式道路排水事故的实地调研及资料搜集,分析了下穿式道路排水工程事故的原因,探讨了类似事故的防治措施,并对东莞S120工程燕窝下穿隧道进行了排水设计评价。     

数字河网提取的影响参数优化分析

数字高程模型(Digital Elevation Model,DEM)是提取数字河网的主要数据源.但是,由于在受到带有尺度效应的DEM空间分辨率和数字河网提取过程中,汇流面积阈值等参数的影响,使得河网提取的结果具有很大的主观性,因此,如何优化两者的取值,对于更准确地模拟地表河网具有重要的意义.本文以厦门市作为研究区,以...     

Time‐transgressive tunnel‐valley infill revealed by a three‐dimensional sedimentary model,Hamburg, north‐west Germany

Deep, elongated incisions, often referred to as tunnel valleys, are among the most characteristic landforms of formerly glaciated terrains. It is commonly thought that tunnel valleys were formed by meltwater flowing underneath large ice sheets. The sedimentary infill of these features is often highly intricate and therefore difficult to predict. This study intends to improve the comprehension of the sedimentology and to establish a conceptual model of tunnel‐valley infill, which can be used as a predictive tool. To this end, the densely sampled, Pleistocene tunnel valleys in Hamburg (north‐west Germany) were investigated using a dataset of 1057 deep wells containing lithological and geophysical data. The stratigraphic correlations and the resulting three‐dimensional lithological model were used to assess the spatial lithological distributions and sedimentary architecture. The sedimentary succession filling the Hamburg area tunnel valleys can be subdivided into three distinct units, which are distinguished by their inferred depositional proximity to the ice margin. The overall trend of the succession shows a progressive decrease in transport energy and glacial influence through time. The rate of glacial recession appears to have been an important control on the sedimentary architecture of the tunnel‐valley fill. During periods of stagnation, thick ice‐proximal deposits accumulated at the ice margin, while during rapid recession, only a thin veneer of such coarse‐grained sediments was deposited. Ice‐distal and non‐glaciogenic deposits (i.e. lacustrine, marine and terrestrial) fill the remaining part of the incision. The infill architecture suggests formation and subsequent infill of the tunnel valleys at the outer margin of the Elsterian ice sheet during its punctuated northwards recession. The proposed model shows how the history of ice‐sheet recession determines the position of coarse‐grained depocentres, while the post‐glacial history controls the deposition of fines through a progressive infill of remnant depressions.     

Numerically observed shear bands in soft sensitive clays

The numerical challenges that arise in modelling shear bands in soft sensitive (SS) clays have not yet been fully resolved. Convincing and well-accepted solutions have yet to be found. This paper presents some novel information related to the shear band phenomenon in SS clays. In this study, the hypothesis is that the generation and dissipation of excess pore pressure from shear bands could regularise the strain softening and result in a mesh independent shear band thickness. The generation and dissipation of excess pressure is modelled by a coupled consolidation process. The simulation aims at modelling two counteracting mechanisms in the SS clay. First, the shear band narrows because of strain softening. Second, the internal pore water pressure drainage reduces the rate of strain softening. This counteracting mechanism provides an inherent regularisation technique for SS clays. This study presents some numerical results involving these two counteracting mechanisms. This study also shows that an inherent internal parameter applicable for SS clays can be defined by the ratio between soil permeability and the applied strain rate. In the case of SS clays, the range of this parameter varies from 0 to 0.0002 mm.     

混合井排水法在滑坡治理中的数值分析——以宝鸡簸箕山滑坡为例

本文将混合井的概念引入滑坡治理的方案中,通过利用混合井排水降低滑坡体内的地下水位,提高滑坡的稳定性.文中提出了混合井排水在滑坡治理中的适用条件,并以宝鸡簸箕山滑坡为例,在软件Modelflow中建立三维模型进行数值模拟,提出了在滑坡治理中的混合井排水的优化方案.