Shallow water SPH for flooding with dynamic particle coalescing and splitting

In this paper an adaptive algorithm for Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) for the Shallow Water Equations (SWEs) is presented. The area of a particle is inversely proportional to depth giving poor resolution in small depths without particle refinement. This is a particular limitation for flooding problems of interest here. Higher resolution is created by splitting the particles, while particle coalescing (or merging) improves efficiency by reducing the number of the particles when acceptable. The new particle coalescing procedure merges two particles together if their area becomes less than a predefined threshold value. Both particle splitting and coalescing procedures conserve mass and momentum and the smoothing length of new particles is calculated by minimizing the density error of the SPH summation. The new dynamic particle refinement procedure is assessed by testing the numerical scheme against analytical, experimental and benchmark test cases. The analytical cases show that with particle splitting and coalescing typical convergence rates remain faster than linear. For the practical test case, in comparison to using particle splitting alone, the particle coalescing procedure leads to a significant reduction of computational time, by a factor of 15. This makes the computational time of the same order as mesh-based methods with the advantage of not having to specify a mesh over a flood domain of unknown extent a priori.     

The dynamics of farmer migration and resettlement in the Dhidhessa River Basin,Ethiopia

ABSTRACT

The Dhidhessa River Basin (DRB), in the Abbay River Basin in Ethiopia, is undergoing large-scale dam construction for sugarcane irrigation. We focused on the dynamics of population migration, settlement, relocation and water resource development in the DRB using primary and secondary data. Two major migration waves were observed in the basin: the first in 1984–1986 during a severe drought and the second during 2005–2017. Most rural migrants were “pulled” by government initiative in the period 1984–2017, while a few migrated of their own accord due to famine. We found that the first migration wave from eastern Ethiopia (Harar) to DRB was due to scarcity of water, land and rainfall and the migration positively affected migrant livelihoods. In the second phase, dam construction displaced settled farmers and migrants, adversely affecting their livelihoods. Analysis is needed that considers the wellbeing of the displaced agrarian society and the migrant population in the dam-affected area.     

盐源5.8级地震二滩坝顶加速度时程的傅氏谱特征

介绍了盐源5．8级地震二滩大坝顶部的加速度时程及傅氏谱。由于该傅氏谱形态非常特异，为确认其正确性，特别从国内外数十条强震记录中归纳出了“加速度傅氏谱的基本结构为其时程疏密相间的‘节拍’所决定”的结论，并予以了数学解释。     

Dam breach simulations with multiple breach locations under wind and wave actions

Multiple breaches of a dam resulting from wind-generated waves and wave overtopping are studied for a hypothetical long non-cohesive earthen dam with an uneven crest. Both wind speed and direction affect breach locations and outflow for a particular reservoir surface geometry. Locations on the dam with longer fetches along the wind direction are more subject to wave overtopping and breaching than other locations. Higher wind speeds lead to wave overtopping and dam breaches under larger freeboards than lower wind speeds. For a specified inflow hydrograph and spillway configuration, there exists a location at which the smallest estimated peak outflow occurs among all possible breach locations and the pool drops too quickly for additional breaches to develop. Using this location for a fuse plug or a pilot channel could minimize downstream impact, perhaps as an interim or emergency measure for a dam with inadequate spillway capacity.     

Generation of spatially nonuniform ground motion for nonlinear analysis of a concrete arch dam

An accelerometer array at Pacoima Dam with three locations along the base and abutments recorded ground motion from a magnitude 4.3 earthquake on 13 January 2001. These records present an opportunity to study spatial nonuniformity for the motion in a canyon. Topographic amplification is characterized by ratios of response spectral displacement between locations, and seismic wave travel times are studied using cross‐correlation functions to obtain delays. Results of the analysis of the 2001 earthquake records are used to generate ground motion for the 1994 Northridge earthquake to replace records that were not able to be fully digitized. The ground motion generated for the Northridge earthquake is used as input to a finite element model of Pacoima Dam. The response of the model is consistent with observations of Pacoima Dam after the Northridge earthquake. Comparison of the response due to nonuniform input with the response due to uniform input demonstrates the importance of accounting for spatial nonuniformity because of the significance that the pseudostatic component has for the response to nonuniform input. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

新疆下坂地水库坝基防渗墙试验研究

新疆下坂地水利枢纽工程地处高寒、高海拔的山区,坝基覆盖层厚度达147.95m,透水性强,易坍塌和漏浆,块石坚硬,坝基防渗处理难度罕见。针对这一工程问题进行了坝基防渗墙试验研究,结果表明,以大深度混凝土防渗墙为主墙,下接帷幕灌浆的墙幕结合方案。本文针对新疆下坂地深厚覆盖层坝基防渗墙进行了试验研究,找出了防渗墙有效的施工深度及合理的施工方法,从而为坝基防渗墙设计施工提供了可靠的依据。     

长江三峡坝区的雷暴规律

利用宜昌站１９６１～１９９４年的逐日气象资料,较为详细地分析了长江三峡坝区（宜昌地区）雷暴现象的演变规律,着重讨论了雷暴的年际变化、月际分布特征及日变化情况,为长江三峡大江截流及工程建设提供参考。     

PROBABLE MAXIMUM FLOOD FOR DAM SAFETY ASSESSMENT

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安图两江大坝变形监测信息系统的设计与实现

安图两江水利枢纽属大型面板堆石坝水利工程，根据其安全监测的基本情况，采用VB研制开发了安图两江大坝变形监测信息系统，该系统可以实现两江大坝变形监测信息的科学化管理，包括：变形监测基础文档信息管理；变形监测数据的编辑、计算及统计；变形监测图形信息的自动绘制等。详细论述了安图两江大坝外部变形监测信息系统设计的基本思想、开发过程，为类似工程变形观测信息的科学化管理提供参考。     

Plant functional types in Lake Nubia in relation to physicogeographic factors

The shoreline vegetation of Lake Nubia in Sudan was studied by means of morphological characteristics and functional traits of plants established-phase as published in literature reviews. The 57 species recorded in 83 sampling sites were classified according to 15 morphological traits into six Plant Functional Types (PFTs), using Two Way Indicator Species Analysis (TWINSPAN). Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to evaluate the homogeneity of these groups in terms of their traits. The resulting PFTs were related to the physicogeographical variables measured (soil texture, soil moisture, soil thickness and elevation) using canonical correspondence analysis (CCA). The ratios in occurrences of the functional types were calculated per each moisture segment, and can be used as an indicator of the shoreline dynamics.