Process‐based modeling of kilometer‐scale alongshore sandbar variability

Subtidal nearshore sandbars may exhibit cyclic net offshore migration during their multi‐annual lifetime along many sandy coasts. Although this type of behavior can extend continuously for several kilometers, alongshore variations in cross‐shore bar position and bar amplitude are commonly observed. Alongshore variability is greatest when bars display km‐scale disruptions, indicative of a distinct alongshore phase shift in the bar cycle. An outer bar is then attached to an inner bar, forming a phenomenon known as a bar switch. Here, we investigate such large‐scale alongshore variability using a process‐based numerical profile model and observations at 24 transects along a 6 km section of the barred beach at Noordwijk, The Netherlands. When alongshore variability is limited, the model predicts that the bars migrate offshore at approximately the same rate (i.e. the bars remain in phase). Only under specific bar configurations with high wave‐energy levels is an increase in the alongshore variability predicted. This suggests that cross‐shore processes may trigger a switch in the case of specific antecedent morphological configurations combined with storm conditions. It is expected that three‐dimensional (3D) flow patterns augment the alongshore variability in such instances. In contrast to the observed bar behaviour, predicted bar morphologies on either side of a switch remain in different phases, even though the bars are occasionally located at a similar cross‐shore position. In short, the 1D model is not able to remove a bar switch. This data‐model mismatch suggests that 3D flow patterns are key to the dissipation of bar switches. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Lame surfaces as a generalisation of the triaxial ellipsoid

In modern geodesy the triaxial ellipsoid as a generalisation of the ellipsoid of revolution has a significant position in studying the figure of the Earth. Lame surfaces represent a generalisation of the triaxial ellipsoid. The following paragraphs are devoted to curvatures of the Lame surfaces.     

Dynamic analysis of strain localization in water‐saturated clay using a cyclic elasto‐viscoplastic model

A computational framework is presented for dynamic strain localization and deformation analyses of water‐saturated clay by using a cyclic elasto‐viscoplastic constitutive model. In the model, the nonlinear kinematic hardening rule and softening due to the structural degradation of soil particles are considered. In order to appropriately simulate the large deformation phenomenon in strain localization analysis, the dynamic finite element formulation for a two‐phase mixture is derived in the updated Lagrangian framework. The shear band development is shown through the distributions of viscoplastic shear strain, the axial strain, the mean effective stress, and the pore water pressure in a normally consolidated clay specimen. From the local stress–strain relations, more brittleness is found inside the shear bands than outside of them. The effects of partially drained conditions and mesh‐size dependency on the shear banding are also investigated. The effect of a partially drained boundary is found to be insignificant on the dynamic shear band propagation because of the rapid rate of applied loading and low permeability of the clay. Using the finer mesh results in slightly narrower shear bands; nonetheless, the results manifest convergency through the mesh refinement in terms of the overall shape of shear banding and stress–strain relations. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

岩土材料的各向异性强度准则

岩土材料的强度往往表现出很强的各向异性,而已有的各向同性强度准则不能够描述这一特性。提出一个岩土材料的各向异性强度准则。为了描述材料的各向异性,引入了一个由应力张量和组构张量的联合不变量表达的各向异性参数。该参数可以描述加载方向和材料组构方向的夹角。强度准则是基于材料在子午面和偏平面上的破坏特性而建立的,这为描述广义的材料强度各向异性提供了方便。与原各向同性强度准则相比,各向异性强度准则只引入了两个新的模型参数,而且所有的模型参数都可以通过常规的室内试验结果确定。该准则的预测结果与砂土、黏土、天然黏土和岩石的试验结果比较表明,它能够很好地描述岩土材料强度的各向异性     

地球系统多圈层构造观

地球系统多圈层构造观的基本理论框架是:①把大地构造学从研究地球表层的地壳构造、岩石圈构造推进到研究地球整体多圈层构造的新阶段.②地球系统和宇宙天体系统共同作用下形成的全球动力学,太阳能、地球系统多圈层相互作用以及宇宙天体运行的联合作用是各种地质作用的动力来源.③洋陆转化论:陆与洋是对立统一、相互转化的.陆与洋都不会永存...     

复杂应力路径下大理岩三轴渗透试验研究

在隧道施工过程中,围岩的应力条件非常复杂,研究复杂应力路径下围岩渗透性能的变化规律对在高水压地区修建隧道具有重要意义。以锦屏水电枢纽二级电站交通辅助洞大理岩为研究对象,进行了常规三轴渗透试验与控制轴向应变（简称应变 ）、围压先升后降的三轴渗透试验,探讨了轴压与围压之差的绝对值 （简称应力差）与渗透率的关系。试验结果表明: (1)常规渗透试验大理岩渗透率的变化过程有3个重要的特征点：渗透率最低点、渗透率峰值点以及渗透率稳定点;(2)大理岩的渗透率随着应力差的增大而减小,两者呈负指数关系;(3)对某一固定的应力差,升围压阶段测得的渗透率大于降围压阶段测得的渗透率;(4)对任何试验岩样总存在一阈值,当应力差小于该值时,应力差的改变对渗透率有显著影响;(5)应力差减小过程中岩样渗透率的“恢复能力”随着岩样轴向应变的增大而逐渐减弱。     

非饱和土增湿变形的实用计算方法

非饱和土力学研究目前还未进入实用阶段,主要原因在于吸力量测困难。本文提出了用等效吸力代替真实吸力的试验方法。首先以常规静三轴试验得到的原状饱和土以及非饱和土的应力-应变曲线为基础,根据变形等效的原则确定与某一饱和度相当的围压即为等效吸力;然后建立饱和度与等效吸力之间的非线性关系,并验证了该数学公式的正确性;再根据试验结果分析含水量对非饱和土强度的影响,建立了非饱和土的实用抗剪强度公式;最后按照邓肯-张模型的参数整理方法得到了不同饱和度非饱和土的模型参数,探索这些参数随饱和度的变化规律,建立了引入饱和度的非饱和黄土实用非线性模型,并进行了降雨入渗情况下非饱和土增湿变形的计算。结果表明,饱和度最大值为95%,等效吸力最大值为160 kPa,最大水平位移与竖向位移分别为0.6 cm和20.0 cm,均出现在浸水位置。计算结果合理地反映了非饱和土变形的分布趋势,验证了方法的合理性。     

原状Q2黄土三轴剪切细观结构演化定量研究

基于非饱和原状Q2黄土CT-三轴剪切试验得到的结构演化清晰的CT图像及CT数据,提出利用CT数随偏应力的关系确定屈服应力的新方法。基于CT数定义了结构性参数和结构演化变量;分析了结构演化变量与净围压和吸力的关系,相对于应变（包括偏应变和体应变）,当吸力相同时,净围压越大,结构演化变量值越大;当净围压相同时,吸力越大,结构演化变量值越小。建立了非饱和原状Q2黄土三轴剪切过程的结构演化方程,该方程为结构演化变量与偏应变和体应变的关系,能同时反映净围压和吸力等对结构演化的影响。利用提出的结构演化方程对试验数据进行拟合,拟合结果较理想。     

天津滨海新区软黏土的蠕变特性及无屈服面模型研究

天津滨海新区大部分为围海造陆形成的陆域,主要为吹填土经真空预压加固的软黏土地基,具有鲜明的地域特征。其蠕变特性对该地区的建筑物和构筑物地基的变形和长期稳定性有很大影响。采用大直径原状试样进行了三轴不固结不排水蠕变试验,研究了滨海新区软黏土的蠕变变形的规律性。在此基础上建立天津滨海新区软黏土的无屈服面蠕变模型,该模型只有5个参数,各参数物理意义明确,且可以通过试验确定。采用建立的模型对试验结果进行对比分析,理论模型计算结果与试验数据的拟合曲线吻合较好。该模型可用来对软黏土地基上结构物的长期蠕变变形的发展趋势和地基稳定性进行预测。