应用沉降和水位数据计算上海地区弱透水层的参数

弱透水层参数的确定是准三维或三维地下水流数学模型应用时的难点,而应力-应变图解法是一种估计弱透水层参数的有效方法。在介绍该法的基本原理之后,结合上海沉降和水位观测资料,求出了上海地区弱透水层的弹性贮水率、非弹性贮水率和垂向渗透系数,为上海地面沉降的数值模拟提供了较好的初始参数值。对于弱透水层,抽水试验的方法是不可取的,如果又没有条件取土样作室内试验时,若有沉降资料和相应的水位资料,则应力-应变图解法是确定近似参数值的一种比较好的方法。     

山岭隧道高水压下衬砌结构平面数值分析

采用平面有限元数值模型分析高水压作用下衬砌结构受力特征和围岩稳定性,研究了水压力大小、注浆加固圈厚度、水压力折减系数对衬砌结构受力和围岩塑性区的影响。研究结果表明：衬砌内力与塑性区随着外水压力折减系数的增大明显增大,随着总水压力的增加而增大,随着加固圈厚度的增大而减小;外水压力折减系数是影响衬砌内力和围岩塑性区的重要因素。     

边坡稳定分析中应变局部化的简化计算

采用分岔理论作为局部化判断条件,提出通过弹粘塑性软化模型来捕捉水工结构中的应变局部化剪切带的有限元简化算法。方法的特点是在每个时步,可以得到作为分岔理论所必须的弹塑性矩阵,仅用其作局部化判断,而不影响程序本身的粘塑性迭代。与其他方法相比,该方法理论简洁,易于程序的实现。通过对边坡的稳定分析,结果表明：该方法是合理可行的。     

非饱和含盐土壤水扩散系数试验研究

在室内用水平土柱吸渗法对不同含盐量、不同溶液浓度和不同土类的土壤水扩散系数进行了试验研究.试验结果表明:土壤水(或盐水)扩散系数与土壤的体积含水量之间具有指数函数的关系,且随着含水量的降低而减小.当同一类土在干容重和含水量相同时,土壤水扩散系数是随土中含盐量的增多而增大,以粗粒土最为明显.不同浓度的盐水在土壤中运行时,其盐水的扩散系数是随盐水浓度的增大而减小.     

水工监测软件开发中数据库和数据结构设计问题

针对水电工程监测软件系统开发,讨论了系统总体设计、数据库和数据结构设计以及系统界面架构方面的一些共性问题,提出用7种属性对象来描述水工建筑物和观测仪器之间,以及各水工建筑物之间复杂的从属关系,介绍了实现这些关系的数据库表和相关数据结构;讨论了采取单文档和多窗口视界面的优点、可变大小的整编数据结构、软件容错、设置多个初值日期和更换传感器所带来的数据结构设计等问题。这些讨论对于开发监测系统软件是很有益的。     

The effects of discharge and slope on hyporheic flow in step‐pool morphologies

This paper focuses on surface–subsurface water exchange in a steep coarse‐bedded stream with a step‐pool morphology. We use both flume experiments and numerical modelling to investigate the influence of stream discharge, channel slope and sediment hydraulic conductivity on hyporheic exchange. The model step‐pool reach, whose topography is scaled from a natural river, consists of three step‐pool units with 0.1‐m step heights, discharges ranging between base and over‐bankfull flows (scaled values of 0.3–4.5 l/s) and slopes of 4% and 8%. Results indicate that the deepest hyporheic flow occurs with the steeper slope and at moderate discharges and that downwelling fluxes at the base of steps are highest at the largest stream discharges. In contrast to findings in a pool‐riffle morphology, those in this study show that steep slopes cause deeper surface–subsurface exchanges than gentle slopes. Numerical simulation results show that the portion of the hyporheic zone influenced by surface water temperature increases with sediment hydraulic conductivity. These experiments and numerical simulations emphasize the importance of topography, sediment permeability and roughness elements along the channel surface in governing the locations and magnitude of downwelling fluxes and hyporheic exchange. Our results show that hyporheic zones in these steep streams are thicker than previously expected by extending the results from streams with pool‐riffle bed forms. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Factors affecting the measurement of the vertical hydraulic conductivity of a streambed sediment using standpipe tests

The vertical hydraulic conductivity (K_v) of a stream or lake sediment is often determined in the field using standpipe tests. Calculation of K_v is based on the assumption that the hydraulic head in the pipe is equal to that of the stream or lake stage. In this work, a modified equation for K_v is developed for the standpipe test which is applicable when this assumption is not valid. The equation involves not only the hydraulic head at different times but also the difference in the hydraulic head (a) between the groundwater level and river stage. The effects of certain factors on K_v, such as the ratio of the hydraulic head at different times (h₁/h₂), the difference a, and the initial water table height (h₀), are also discussed. The results show that when h₁/h₂ is constant, the relative error (E_r) in K_v increases with the ratio a/h₂. Furthermore, if a/h₂ < 0.05, then for any value of h₁/h₂, E_r is less than 5% using the modified equation. Also, if a/h₂ is large, hydraulic head readings with larger h₁/h₂ ratios must be used to avoid large E_r values. The results of a field test also indicate that the error in K_v decreases as the value of h₀ increases. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Simulation of groundwater flow in a crystalline rock aquifer system in Southern Ghana – An evaluation of the effects of increased groundwater abstraction on the aquifers using a transient groundwater flow model

Monitored groundwater level data, well logs, and aquifer data as well as the relevant surface hydrological data were used to conceptualise the hydrogeological system of the Densu Basin in Southern Ghana. The objective was to numerically derive the hydraulic conductivity field for better characterization of the aquifer system and for simulating the effects of increasing groundwater abstraction on the aquifer system in the basin. The hydraulic conductivity field has been generated in this study through model calibration. This study finds that hydraulic conductivity ranges between a low of 2 m/d in the middle sections of the basin and about 40 m/d in the south. Clear differences in the underlying geology have been indicated in the distribution of aquifer hydraulic conductivities. This is in consonance with the general assertion that the hydrogeological properties of the aquifers in the crystalline basement terrains are controlled by the degree of fracturing and/or weathering of the country rock. The transient model suggest aquifer specific storage values to range between 6.0 × 10^?5 m^?1 and 2.1 × 10^?4 m^?1 which are within acceptable range of values normally quoted for similar lithologies in the literature. There is an apparent subtle decrease in groundwater recharge from about 13% of the annual precipitation in 2005 to about 10.3% of the precipitation in 2008. The transient model was used to simulate responses of the system to annual increment of groundwater abstraction by 20% at the 2008 recharge rates for the period 2009 – 2024. The results suggest that the system will not be able to sustain this level of abstraction as it would lead to a basin wide drawdown in the hydraulic head by 4 m by the end of the prediction period. It further suggests a safe annual increment in groundwater abstraction by 5% under business as usual recharge conditions. Identification and protection of groundwater recharge areas in the basin are recommended in order to safeguard the integrity of the resource under the scenario of increased abstraction for commercial activities in the basin. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Regime theories in gravel‐bed rivers: models,controlling variables,and applications in disturbed Italian rivers

Downstream hydraulic geometry relationships describe the shape of alluvial channels in terms of bankfull width, flow depth, flow velocity, and channel slope. Recent investigations have stressed the difference in spatial scales associated with these variables and thus the time span required for their adjustment after a disturbance. The aim of this study is to explore the consequences in regime models considering the hypothesis that while channel width and depth adjust quickly to changes in water and sediment supply, reach slope requires a longer time span. Three theoretical models were applied. One model incorporates an extremal hypothesis (Millar RG. 2005. Theoretical regime equations for mobile gravel‐bed rivers with stable banks. Geomorphology 64 : 207–220), and the other two are fully physically based (Ikeda S, Parker G, Kimura Y. 1988. Stable width and depth of straight gravel rivers with heterogeneous bed materials. Water Resources Research 24 : 713–722; Parker G, Wilcock PR, Paola C, Dietrich W, Pitlick J. 2007. Physical basis for quasi universal relations describing bankfull hydraulic geometry of single‐thread gravel‐bed rivers. Journal of Geophysical Research 112 , DOI: 10.1029/2006JF000549). In order to evaluate the performance of models introducing the slope as an independent variable, we propose two modifications to previous models. The performance of regime models was tested against published data from 142 river reaches and new hydraulic geometry data from gravel‐bed rivers in Patagonia (Argentina) and north‐eastern Italy. Models that assume slope as a control (Ikeda et al., 1988; or Millar, 2005) predict channel depth and width reasonably well. Parker et al.'s (2007) model improved predictions because it filters the scatter in slope data with a relation slope–discharge. The extremal hypothesis model of Millar (2005) predicts comparably to the other physically based models. Millar's model was chosen to describe the recent changes in the Piave and Brenta rivers due to human intervention – mainly in‐channel gravel mining. The change in sediment supply and recovery was estimated for these rivers. This study supports the interpretation that sediment supply is the key factor guiding morphological changes in these rivers. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Estimating field‐saturated soil hydraulic conductivity by a simplified Beerkan infiltration experiment

Field‐saturated soil hydraulic conductivity, K_fs, is highly variable. Therefore, interpreting and simulating hydrological processes, such as rainfall excess generation, need a large number of K_fs data even at the plot scale. Simple and reasonably rapid experiments should be carried out in the field. In this investigation, a simple infiltration experiment with a ring inserted shortly into the soil and the estimation of the so‐called α* parameter allowed to obtain an approximate measurement of K_fs. The theoretical approach was tested with reference to 149 sampling points established on Burundian soils. The estimated K_fs with the value of first approximation of α* for most agricultural field soils (α* = 0.012 mm^?1) differed by a practically negligible maximum factor of two from the saturated conductivity obtained by the complete Beerkan Estimation of Soil Transfer parameters (BEST) procedure for soil hydraulic characterization. The measured infiltration curve contained the necessary information to obtain a site‐specific prediction of α*. The empirically derived α* relationship gave similar results for K_fs (mean = 0.085 mm s^?1; coefficient of variation (CV) = 71%) to those obtained with BEST (mean = 0.086 mm s^?1; CV = 67%), and it was also successfully tested with reference to a few Sicilian sampling points, since it yielded a mean and a CV of K_fs (0.0094 mm s^?1 and 102%, respectively) close to the values obtained with BEST (mean = 0.0092 mm s^?1; CV = 113%). The developed method appears attractive due to the extreme simplicity of the experiment. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.