Soil water dynamics under different forest vegetation cover: Implications for hillslope stability

Though it is well known that vegetation affects the water balance of soils through canopy interception and evapotranspiration, its hydrological contribution to soil hydrology and stability is yet to be fully quantified. To improve understanding of this hydrological process, soil water dynamics have been monitored at three adjacent hillslopes with different vegetation covers (deciduous tree cover, coniferous tree cover, and grass cover), for nine months from December 2014 to September 2015. The monitored soil moisture values were translated into soil matric suction (SMS) values to facilitate the analysis of hillslope stability. Our observations showed significant seasonal variations in SMS for each vegetation cover condition. However, a significant difference between different vegetation covers was only evident during the winter season where the mean SMS under coniferous tree cover (83.6 kPa) was significantly greater than that under grass cover (41 kPa). The hydrological reinforcing contribution due to matric suction was highest for the hillslope with coniferous tree cover, while the hillslope with deciduous tree cover was second and the hillslope with grass cover was third. The greatest contributions for all cover types were during the summer season. During the winter season, the wettest period of the monitoring study, the additional hydrological reinforcing contributions provided by the deciduous tree cover (1.5 to 6.5 kPa) or the grass cover (0.9 to 5.4 kPa) were insufficient to avoid potential slope failure conditions. However, the additional hydrological reinforcing contribution from the coniferous tree cover (5.8 to 10.4 kPa) was sufficient to provide potentially stable hillslope conditions during the winter season. Our study clearly suggests that during the winter season the hydrological effects from both deciduous tree and grass covers are insufficient to promote slope stability, while the hydrological reinforcing effects from the coniferous tree cover are sufficient even during the winter season. Copyright © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Tackling social exclusion in European neighbourhoods: experiences and lessons from the NEHOM project

Disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods with their complex social, economic and physical situations have increasingly become the focus of governmental policies in the EU. The emphasis has shifted from improving physical qualities to building opportunities for social groups in these areas. While physical upgrade is easier to achieve, at least in the short run, initiatives often fail in outcomes on communities and local participation. This paper aims to improve understanding on how to tackle area-based social exclusion and create socially coherent communities. Building on the results of the NEHOM project, the focus is on examining how various interventions have impacted local communities and their opportunities for better inclusion. A comparison between neighbourhoods shows that mixing social groups to a certain degree is likely to be a necessary step towards opening long-term opportunities for a disadvantaged neighbourhood. The planned initiatives should at the same time directly benefit local communities, and the involvement of local groups in the planning and implementation process helps to guarantee that the overall changes are accepted by the local community. However, the proposed guidelines do not provide a universal recipe for a successful renewal suiting each neighbourhood—the contextual matters should always be a starting point when planning an initiative.     

“Belonging” in the gentrified Golden Horn/Halic neighbourhoods of Istanbul

Mainstream gentrification research predominantly examines experiences and motivations of the middle-class gentrifier groups, while overlooking experiences of non-gentrifying groups including the impact of in situ local processes on gentrification itself. In this paper, I discuss gentrification, neighbourhood belonging and spatial distribution of class in Istanbul by examining patterns of belonging both of gentrifiers and non-gentrifying groups in historic neighbourhoods of the Golden Horn/Halic. I use multiple correspondence analysis (MCA), a methodology rarely used in gentrification research, to explore social and symbolic borders between these two groups. I show how gentrification leads to spatial clustering by creating exclusionary practices and eroding social cohesion, and illuminate divisions that are inscribed into the physical space of the neighbourhood.     

泥沙颗粒生长生物膜后起动的实验研究——Ⅱ.起动流速计算

泥沙颗粒生长生物膜后,起动流速发生了较大变化.根据生长生物膜后的泥沙起动流速实验数据,考虑天然水体中,生物膜填充于颗粒与颗粒之间形成除水以外新的介质,将生物膜的作用模化为生物膜作用产生的粘连力,再考虑生物膜随时间变化的特性以及基底物理特性的影响等因素,结合泥沙颗粒之间由于薄膜水产生的黏结力、重力等,研究了颗粒在滑动和滚...     

黏粒含量对黄土抗剪强度影响试验

开展不同黏粒含量对黄土抗剪强度影响的试验研究,揭示黏粒含量对抗剪强度的影响及其微观机理,为黄土地区的工程实践提供科学依据。通过自制负压湿筛装置筛取不同黏粒含量的黄土试样,采用静压法将不同黏粒含量的黄土试样制成同一干密度不同含水率试样进行直剪试验。研究表明：随着含水率的增长,不同黏粒含量试样黏聚力均表现为先增加后减小的变化规律,并在含水率14%附近达到最大值;内摩擦角则均呈单调下降的变化趋势。随黏粒含量的增长,不同含水率试样黏聚力呈增大趋势;内摩擦角呈先减小后增加的变化趋势。通过其微观结构可解释黏粒含量对黄土抗剪强度的影响机制。     

冻融循环下含节理类岩石试样剪切破坏特性

为探究冻融循环对节理岩石抗剪力学特性的影响,针对冻融循环前后不同连通率节理岩石试样进行剪切特性试验,探究了节理试样的剪切破坏机制,对比分析了冻融前后节理试样抗剪强度的衰减趋势,分析了黏聚力及内摩擦角随岩石试样剪切破坏面分形维数的变化规律。结果表明：随冻融循环次数的增加,节理试样剪切应力-位移曲线发生显著变化,峰值剪应力出现明显下降,黏聚力及内摩擦角对比冻融前试样出现明显劣化,并且随节理试样连通率的增加,劣化程度加剧;在节理连通率相同时,随冻融循环次数的增加,剪切破坏面的分形维数呈现近指数函数递增的趋势,随分形维数的增加,节理试样的黏聚力损伤因子、内摩擦损伤因子也呈现指数函数增加的趋势;在冻融循环次数相同时,内摩擦角损伤因子随节理连通率的增大呈先减小后增大的趋势,而黏聚力损伤因子在冻融循环次数为30次前后分别呈递增和先减后增的趋势。     

剪切速率对凝聚力和摩擦角的影响规律

为提高生产速度,指导生产,以饱和细粒土为实验材料,研究剪切速率的变化对样品凝聚力和摩擦角的影响.     

基于孔隙率的延安黄土抗剪强度模型

孔隙率对黄土抗剪强度具有非常重要的影响,然而,孔隙率对黄土抗剪强度影响效果的认识并不充分。本文以陕西省延安黄土为研究对象,开展不同孔隙率的黄土直剪试验研究,探讨了孔隙率对粘聚力与内摩擦角的定量变化关系;并以此为基础,构建了基于孔隙率的延安黄土抗剪强度模型,并对其进行了验证。研究结果表明:(1)延安黄土粘聚力与孔隙率间呈幂函数变化关系;(2)延安不同孔隙率黄土内摩擦角取值呈现出两个区间,当孔隙率n≥0.4时,其内摩擦角在25±2.5°的范围内变动,而当孔隙率n<0.4时,其内摩擦角在29.5±2°的范围内变动;(3)通过分析得到了基于孔隙率的延安黄土抗剪强度模型,且该模型得到的黄土抗剪强度理论值与实测值间的误差较小,相对误差均在7%以内,具有较高的精确度。研究成果不仅能为延安黄土抗剪强度研究等提供技术支持,而且还能为该地区的工程建设等方面提供理论参考。     

省域城市群深度整合的理论与实践研究——以中原城市群为例

21世纪前半叶,各种空间尺度的城市群将在我国经济社会发展中扮演重要角色,省域城市群必然成为省(区)发展战略的主要牵引板块。一方面,省域城市群的深度整合迫切需要城市群理论与方法的指导与支撑;另一方面,城市群整合理论需要通过城市群建设实践进行提炼与升华,并在实践中进一步验证。通过中原城市群初步整合,以及内聚和外联两个方面的进一步实践,探索了省域城市群整合理论的深化及其与实践相结合的问题。具体来说,内聚以营造现代都市区,构建能够带动城市群快速发展的"核心增长极",外联以营造省域现代城镇体系,构建能够承载城市群健康发展的"区域支撑体系"。对中原城市群深度整合的研究,可为其他省域城市群的发展建设提供理论支撑和实践借鉴。