Extremely large rockslides and rock avalanches in the Tien Shan Mountains, Kyrgyzstan

Most systematic research on large rock-slope failures is geographically biased towards reports from Europe, the Americas, the Himalayas and China. Although reports exist on large rockslides and rock avalanches in the territory of the former Soviet Union, they are not readily available, and few translations have been made. To begin closing this gap, we describe here preliminary data from field reconnaissance, remote sensing and geomorphometry of nine extremely large rock-slope failures in the Tien Shan Mountains of central Kyrgyzstan. Each of these catastrophic and prehistoric failures exceeds an estimated 1 km³ in volume, and two of them involve about 10 km³. Failure of rock slopes in wide valleys favoured the emplacement of hummocky long-runout deposits, often spreading out over >10 km², blocking major rivers. Most of these gigantic slope failures are located on or near active faults. Their spatial clustering and the high seismic activity in the Tien Shan support the hypothesis that strong seismic shaking caused or triggered most of these large-scale rock-slope failures. Nevertheless detailed field studies and laboratory analyses will be necessary to exclude hydroclimatic trigger mechanisms (precipitation, fluvial undercutting, permafrost degradation), and to determine their absolute ages, frequency and the large-landslide hazard of central Kyrgyzstan.     

爆破振动作用下城门洞形衬砌的临界振速研究

根据应力波理论,采用复变函数方法,对爆破振动作用下城门洞形衬砌的应力和振速分布进行了研究,进而求解了入射波入射角度不同时衬砌的临界振速。首先将城门洞形衬砌映射为一个内径为1,外径大于1的圆环,再求解稳态P波作用下圆环的动态响应;计算结果表明：入射波的入射方向对于城门洞形衬砌的临界振速有较大的影响,入射角度为90?时,衬砌的临界振速最大,入射角为0?时次之,入射角为270?时最小。     

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.     

米箭沟尾矿坝料动力特性试验研究

本文对米箭沟尾矿坝料的组成、结构特征和物理力学性质进行分析,运用振动三轴试验确定尾矿坝料的动力特性参数,分析研究动力特性指标模型,得出动应力、动模量、阻尼比、动剪切摸量随动应变的变化规律,以及动应力与破坏振次,孔压比与振次比的变化规律,并提出符合试验结果的孔压模型,对该尾矿坝的地震动力分析及抗震稳定性评价提供一定科学依据和技术指导。     

黏-弹性人工边界在双江口土石坝动力分析中的应用

应用黏-弹性人工边界于双江口土石坝的动力响应分析中,考察了黏-弹性人工边界及地基辐射阻尼效应对土石坝动力响应的影响程度。计算果表明,该方法比传统的固定边界无质量地基下的大坝加速度动响应结果降低了15%~30%,在土石坝的动力响应分析中应当予以重视。     

大跨径拱桥被动减震控制的仿真分析

本文采用现代控制理论对设有耗能减震装置的拱桥结构进行被动减震控制仿真分析,给出了大跨度拱桥在多点激励下的运动微分方程,将拱桥简化成平面杆系模型,给出减震结构的状态方程,然后基于SIMULINK环境下对设有粘滞阻尼器的拱桥减震结构进行动态仿真分析,并考虑了行波效应对减震效果的影响。该方法较之传统的分析方法更简便、有效,分析结果表明设置了耗能器的拱桥结构地震反应有明显的降低。     

Assessment of the seismic performance of a bituminous faced rockfill dam

In the attempt to codify a procedure exportable to other similar cases, a thorough investigation of the seismic performance of a bituminous concrete faced rockfill dam built in Italy in the early eighties is herein presented. The dam presents a 90 m tall embankment built in a narrow canyon and is situated in a highly seismic region. The implemented methodology encompasses the indications provided by the most recent literature to point out the problems potentially caused by earthquakes and to account for the paramount factors affecting the response of the dam. Particular attention has been paid to the concept of performance, defining its goals in accordance with the most recent standards and deriving the correspondent limit conditions from observations reported in the literature. In order to optimize the computational effort, dynamic analyses with two and three dimensional finite difference codes have been combined to study the coupled response of the embankment, rocky foundation and bituminous facing. After validating the numerical models with centrifuge tests performed on small scale models of the embankment, the performance of the dam has been investigated with reference to a number of possible scenarios focusing on the amplification spectra, the deformation of the embankment and the integrity of the bituminous lining.     

基于流固耦合作用的某尾矿坝渗流稳定性分析

尾矿坝是矿山重要设施之一,其内部含有大量的水和尾矿,一旦失稳造成的损失不可估量。尾矿坝失稳有众多因素影响,但是坝内浸润线是最活跃的影响因素。本文基于流固耦合理论,建立某尾矿坝有限元计算模型,考虑坝内排水井的存在。模拟坝内不同工况下浸润线分布,对其静力稳定性及流固耦合作用下尾矿坝应力应变场进行分析,并将浸润线模拟位置与实际监测结果进行对比。揭示库内不同工况下浸润线变化规律以及与坝体稳定性之间的关系,并分析评价不同工况下尾矿坝的稳定性。最后,将渗流场与应力场进行流固耦合,模拟出365 d坝内应力位移分布,为尾矿坝施工及安全运行提供可靠的依据及技术支持。     

ARIMA乘积季节模型在大坝位移监测中的应用

提出了应用ARIMA乘积季节模型对大坝位移监测数据进行分析和预报的新方法,并给出了基于开源R语言建立乘积季节模型的方法步骤和关键技术。结合某大坝径向位移监测数据进行计算分析,结果表明：ARIMA乘积季节模型能较准确地预报大坝位移趋势,具有较高的预测精度。     

Upstream morphological effects of a sequential check dam adjustment process

Sediment flushing and the morphological responses to the procedure of check dam removal are still unclear. Following laboratory experiments that revealed three stages (deepening, widening, and volume release) of check dam adjustment, a check dam built in 2007 at Landao Creek in central Taiwan was adjusted in 2015 by removing central bars and cutting 2.5 m from the middle two piers (stage 1 + 2), with the purpose of regulating sediment transfer and keeping the thalweg at the center of the channel, while also preventing hill slope toe erosion. In 2019, four central piers were removed (stage 3) to increase the volume of sediment released. Annual surveys were conducted after the initial adjustment in 2015 through to 2020 using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The check dam adjustments revealed that the channel had narrowed and stabilized as indicated by regenerating riparian vegetation. Additionally, distinct terraces had formed on the hill slope toes of the creek channel in proximity to the check dam. The meander upstream weakened following the dam adjustments. This study combining laboratory experiments with actual field observation contributed immensely to check dam decommissioning. Additionally, this study illustrated how an adjustable check dam may aid regulation of sediment transport and thereby sediment balance. It can be adjusted accordingly based on the prevailing channel condition.