Seismic lateral movement prediction for gravity retaining walls on granular soils

At present, methods based on allowable displacements are frequently used in the seismic design of earth retaining structures. However, these procedures ignore both the foundation soil deformability and the seismic amplification of the soil placed behind the retaining wall. Thus, they are not able to predict neither a rotational failure mechanism nor seismic induced lateral displacements with an acceptable degree of accuracy for the most general case. In this paper, a series of 2D finite-element analyses were carried out to study the seismic behavior of gravity retaining walls on normally consolidated granular soils. Chilean strong-motion records were applied at the bedrock level. An advanced non-linear constitutive model was used to represent both the backfill and foundation soil behavior. This elastoplastic model takes into account both the stress dependency of soil stiffness and coupling between shear and volumetric strains. In unloading–reloading cycles, the non-linear shear-modulus reduction with shear strain amplitude is considered. Interface elements were used to model soil–structure interaction. Routine-design charts were derived from the numerical analyses to predict the lateral movements at the base and top of gravity retaining walls located at sites with similar seismic characteristics to the Chilean subduction zone. Thus, wall seismic rotation can also be obtained. The developed charts consider wall dimensions, granular soil properties, bedrock depth, and seismic input motion characteristics. As shown, the proposed charts match well with available experimental data.     

四川攀枝花钒钛磁铁矿尖山矿段深部预测

攀枝花辉长岩体岩浆分异为深源和就地分异并存,可分为两个阶段。原始铁钛氧化物熔浆从下往上分异形成超基性岩—富矿体—辉长岩夹低品级矿石—中品贫矿石—表外矿—辉长岩夹表外矿—辉长岩。依据矿床成因、地质构造、地磁异常特征,认为攀枝花矿尖山矿段深部有望发现大矿。     

广西湿地立法保护的思考与建议

广西湿地资源丰富,但随着经济的快速发展,广西湿地生态系统受到严重的威胁。通过总结广西湿地的实际情况,结合国内的湿地立法进展,分析广西湿地保护的法律现状及存在的问题,提出了广西湿地保护立法的架构和一些建议,为广西湿地立法提供借鉴,以更好地保护广西湿地生态系统。     

甘肃内陆河流域生态功能及保护对策

从阐述张掖生态功能的重要意义入手,阐明了祁连山森林、湿地、人工绿洲成板块结构镶嵌分布,组成了强大的生态屏障,阻止了沙漠化的进程。针对张掖生态安全屏障保护存在的主要问题和甘肃祁连山国家自然保护区及张掖黑河湿地国家自然保护区建设现状,提出了祁连山自然保护区生态保护与管理及湿地国家级自然保护区生态恢复与综合治理的具体措施,为甘肃内陆河流域生态安全屏障建设提供参考依据。     

New Attempt to Reduce the Harm of Smoking: Reducing the Nitrosamines Level in Tobacco Smoke by Microwave Irradiation

In order to protect the environment and public health, microwave irradiation was investigated as a means of reducing the nitrosamines level of tobacco smoke under mild conditions where the microwave energy was 1 kW and the irradiation time was shorter than 2 min. The microwave‐induced elimination of nitrosamines such as N‐nitrosopyrrolidine (NPYR) and N‐nitrosodiphenylamine (NDPA) was investigated and the impact of the presence of water and salt in the medium on the reduction was assessed in detail. The existence of water in the medium was crucial for the microwave‐induced reduction of NDPA, because the rapid movement of water molecules under the influence of microwaves strongly affects the adjacent nitrosamines leading to their decomposition. This was the first time that microwaves have been used to directly irradiate cigarettes sealed in their packaging, and the nitrosamines content of tobacco and smoke of these irradiated cigarettes were analyzed with care. Irradiation for 90 s with microwave energy of 1kW was seen to reduce 25 to 30% of the nitrosamines in tobacco and 50 to 60% of the levels present in the mainstream smoke of the cigarette. Moreover, lower mutagenic activity and higher CHO cell livability were found for the irradiated cigarettes in comparison with the control according to the results of in vitro tests.     

溶地区公路建设对地下水环境的破坏形式及其保护策略研究——以贵州高原为例

通过对贵遵高速公路、老贵遵路、贵新路、兴关路、贵毕路、贵黄路、水黄路、水威路、以及在建的清黄路、崇遵路等水环境破坏的野外调查,总结出了贵州岩溶地区公路建设中地下水环境破坏的6种形式,即改变水流方向、阻断地下水补给源、截断地下水的径流路径、封堵地下水的排泄口、施工爆破造成的水环境破坏、复合型的水环境破坏类型,并结合不同岩溶地貌类型提出了相应的保护策略。      

贵州喀斯特山区墓地利用管理初探——以毕节亮岩峰丛山地为例

通过对贵州亮岩峰丛山地的墓地进行调查和初步研究, 结果显示墓地在一定坡度上的特定地段有集中趋势,而喀斯特地区土体厚度则是影响墓地分布的重要因素之一。绝大多数墓地集中分布在日照较好、排水畅通、土体较厚的阳坡山麓地带,以占用质量较优的耕地为主。因此,在墓地利用管理实践中, 实施统一规划、集中管理,建立有偿使用制度、严格用地指标,加强墓地绿化,实施墓地园林化建设等措施,以期多元化开发利用墓地,有效保护耕地资源。      

旅游溶洞内氡污染和从业人员的辐射防护

在我国南方许多已辟为旅游景区(点)的溶洞中,氡及其子体浓度严重偏高,有的甚至超过放射性矿区坑道作业面上最大容许浓度,危害旅游从业人员和游客的健康,应引起有关部门的重视。      

A Case study of a snowstorm at the Great Wall Station,Antarctica

A case of a snowstorm at the Great Wall Station was studied using data of NCEP (National Centers for Environmental Prediction) analysis, in situ observations and surface weather charts. The storm occurred on August 29th,2006, and brought high winds and poor horizontal visibility to the region.It was found that the storm occurred under the synoptic situation of a high in the south and a low in the north. A low-level easterly jet from the Antarctic continent significantly decreased the air temperature and humidity.Warm air advection at high level brought sufficient vapor from lower latitudes for the snowstorm to develop.The dynamic factors relating to strong snowfall and even the developmentof a snowstorm were deep cyclonic vorticity at middle and low levels,the configuration of divergence at high level and convergence at low level, and strong verticaluplift. There was an inversion layer in the low-level atmosphere during the later phase of the storm.This vertical structure of cold air at low levels and warm air at high levels may have been important to the longevity of the snowstorm.     

宁德市东湖湿地鸟类资源调查与保护

2003年3月-2004年4月,在宁德三都湾东湖湿地及其周边地区进行了10次湿地鸟类资源连续调查。调查表明:宁德东湖湿地生物多样性丰富,特别是湿地水禽种类繁多,数量巨大,发现鸟类12目26科80种,计20119只。宁德东湖湿地是福建省鸟类资源的重要分布区,是各类水禽的理想栖息地、越冬地和迁徙地,但存在因开发建设湖面缩小、市区大量生活污水污染水质、湖体淤积、陆地化过快等问题。为此,保护和恢复东湖湿地、建立湿地公园已是势在必行。