Recent increase of river–floodplain suspended sediment exchange in a reach of the lower Amazon River

We analyzed variation of channel–floodplain suspended sediment exchange along a 140 km reach of the lower Amazon River for two decades (1995–2014). Daily sediment fluxes were determined by combining measured and estimated surface sediment concentrations with river–floodplain water exchanges computed with a two‐dimensional hydraulic model. The average annual inflow to the floodplain was 4088 ± 2017 Gg yr^?1 and the outflow was 2251 ± 471 Gg yr^?1, respectively. Prediction of average sediment accretion rate was twice the estimate from a previous study of this same reach and more than an order of magnitude lower than an estimate from an earlier regional scale study. The amount of water routed through the floodplain, which is sensitive to levee topography and increases exponentially with river discharge, was the main factor controlling the variation in total annual sediment inflow. Besides floodplain routing, the total annual sediment export depended on the increase in sediment concentration in lakes during floodplain drainage. The recent increasing amplitude of the Amazon River annual flood over two decades has caused a substantial shift in water and sediment river–floodplain exchanges. In the second decade (2005–2014), as the frequency of extreme floods increased, annual sediment inflow increased by 81% and net storage increased by 317% in relation to the previous decade (1995–2004). Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A one‐dimensional process‐based approach to study reservoir sediment dynamics during management operations

A comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of erosion and sedimentation in reservoirs under different management conditions is required to anticipate sedimentation issues and implement effective sediment management strategies. This paper describes a unique approach combining fluvial geomorphology tools and morphodynamic modeling for analyzing the sediment dynamics of an elongated hydropower reservoir subjected to management operations: the Génissiat Reservoir on the Rhône River. Functional sub‐reaches representative of the reservoir morphodynamics were delineated by adapting natural river segmentation methods to elongated reservoirs. The segmentation revealed the link between the spatial and temporal reservoir changes and the variability of longitudinal flow conditions during reservoir management operations. An innovative modeling strategy, incorporating the reservoir segmentation into two sediment transport codes, was implemented to simulate the dynamics of erosion and sedimentation at the reach scale during historic events. One code used a bedload approach, based on the Exner equation with a transport capacity formula, and the other used a suspended load approach based on the advection–dispersion equation. This strategy provided a fair quantification of the dynamics of erosion and sedimentation at the reach scale during different management operations. This study showed that the reservoir morphodynamics is controlled by bedload transport in upper reaches, graded suspended load transport of sand in middle reaches and suspended load transport of fine sediments in lower reaches. Eventually, it allowed a better understanding of the impact of dam management on sediment dynamics. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

全站仪三维坐标法在桥梁施工测量中的应用

尽管全站仪三维坐标法已在工程测量领域得到广泛采用,但其测量精度及其影响因素还需要深入分析,使之能合理地应用于具体工程。推导了三维坐标的精度计算公式,分析了测量精度的影响因素,针对特定的测量仪器、测量条件和大气折光误差,计算和分析了测点所能达到的精度,阐明了控制和提高测量精度的措施。将该方法应用于苏通大桥墩塔基础施工测量,根据具体的测量仪器和环境条件等,计算测点的点位中误差和高程中误差分别为±5.9mm和±6.9mm,其精度完全满足施工测量的限差要求,表明测量结果具有较高的精度和可信度。     

数字近景摄影测量建筑容积率调查技术研究

城市建筑容积率是城市土地利用集约化程度的一个重要标志。基于遥感影像进行容积率调查的方法应用范围广,但误差较大。本文将数字近景摄影测量技术应用于精准容积率调查,研究了基于数字地图的单张像片参数以及顾及空间固定条件的立体像对前方交会方法,实现高精度的三维坐标获取。本文将普通数码相机和PDA相结合,辅助以GPS和全站仪等,实现了价格低廉、应用灵活快速的容积率调查集成系统,能够现场完成数据采集、存储。     

河南尉氏县西部地质地球物理综合解译及地热资源远景区预测

尉氏县地热资源开发尚处于起步阶段,为适应大规模地热资源开发需求,当前急需探明该区地热资源赋存情况。研究区位于太康隆起次级构造单元中部鼻状构造带及尉氏—薛店次凹带结合部位,本文通过尉氏县城西部所采集的220个大地电磁测深点的二维及三维反演工作,结合二维反射地震剖面,分析了研究区地层、断裂展布构造,并对地热资源远景区进行了预测。维性分析结果表明研究区主构造走向为北西向,二维及三维大地电磁测深反演结果表明研究区4 km以浅地层由上到下可分为四层：新近系—第四系、三叠系、石炭系—二叠系、寒武系—奥陶系;综合二维反射地震及大地电磁测深资料,剖面位置处可识别出三条正断层。选择断裂带周边或穿过断裂带钻井,对水量有一定保证。     

不透水地基上均质土坝渗流自由面的有限元计算

为了保证土坝安全,水利工程中需要对土坝进行渗流计算,首先需要确定自由面。根据达西定律和渗流连续方程,以及水头和流量边界条件,建立了不透水地基上的均质土坝渗流的计算模型。利用Geoslope软件,采用有限元离散的方法计算了土坝的渗流自由面,并分析了土坝在不同的渗透系数情况下的自由面位置的差异。最后,解析解计算的自由面结果验证了有限元计算自由面方法是正确的。     

利用修正太沙基理论进行土体非线性固结沉降计算研究

提出在基于小变形弹性假定的太沙基一维固结方程解答中采用非线性条件下定义的固结系数,并且进行了计算验证,结果证明在小变形弹性固结方程的解答中采用非线性条件下定义的固结系数可以使计算结果更好地接近实际沉降值。相对于传统太沙基理论,修正后的太沙基固结理论可以用来更准确地计算实际工程中的非线性固结沉降。     

一种横观各向同性岩体蠕变模型

层状岩体由于层理面或者结构面的存在,在力学上具有横观各向同性的特点,现有的各向同性蠕变模型难以全面反映横观各向同性岩体的蠕变力学特性。为构建能够反映横观各向同性岩体的三维蠕变模型,以能反映瞬时应变、减速蠕变和稳态蠕变特征的黏弹性Burgers模型为基础,基于常泊松比假定,在三维各向同性蠕变本构方程的基础上,按照算子替换的方法,将横观各向同性柔度矩阵代替各向同性柔度矩阵,并考虑了平行和垂直层理方向岩体蠕变力学行为的差异性,推导了横观各向同性岩体的三维蠕变本构方程。根据本构方程的特点,提出了根据平行和垂直方向岩体蠕变试验结果进行三维蠕变本构模型中蠕变参数的辨识方法。将提出的模型应用于三轴蠕变试验参数辨识,从而获得了一套完整的三维蠕变参数,并与试验结果进行对比分析,从而验证了所提模型与方法的合理性和有效性。进一步,指出了传统蠕变试验设计方案的局限性,给出了横观各向同性材料蠕变试验设计建议。研究成果为研究岩体三维蠕变机制提供了新思路,可对岩体蠕变试验设计提供相应的科研支撑。     

基于离散Gabor变换的磁暴识别

以地磁秒数据为研究对象,通过离散Gabor变换将时域的地磁数据转换至二维时频面,提取Gabor变换谱图的均值和方差作为特征值,使用支持向量机实现地磁正常数据与磁暴干扰数据的自动分类识别。对5个地磁台的200组地磁秒数据进行计算分析,结果表明该方法对测试样本数据的识别率可达94%。     

四川地区一维地壳速度模型研究

本文以四川地震台网2009~2014年的编目报告为基础,选择定位精度为1且记录台站数大于30的地震,筛选去除其中因定位深度误差或者空隙角偏大而造成的异常结果,验证了数据的合理性和稳定性;优选出47个地震,对其重新判读,结合折合走时调整以及Hyposat批处理方法,得到了适应四川地区地震的平均速度模型;并利用人工爆破事件、PTD方法的地震定位结果进行对比,分析使用不同模型时的结果差异。