基于常Q模型的分数阶粘弹介质数值模拟方法

基于常Q模型的解耦分数阶拉普拉斯算子粘滞波动方程,可以分开模拟振幅衰减和相位错动。但该方程拉普拉斯算子的阶数是随空间变化的,因此数值求解存在一定困难。这里基于截断的泰勒展开,经过一系列近似,推导出拉普拉斯算子的阶数与空间无关的解耦分数阶粘滞弹性波动方程。采用中心差分计算时间导数,使用交错网格伪谱法计算空间导数。数值算例表明,新的方程在处理非均匀介质时具有精度高,计算简便的优点。     

地震动反应谱的数值计算精度和相关问题

定性讨论了采用精确法和其它数值方法计算地震动反应谱的精度和与之相关的问题。认为综合考虑精度、稳定性和效率3个因素,精确法仍然是计算地震动反应谱的首选方法。认为比值λh是影响反应谱计算精度的最重要因素,比值λ0则相对次要。讨论表明频域方法也是近似方法,不能作为度量其它方法精度的基准。指出计算地震动反应谱时,采用线性插值方法加密输入地震动,不能保证高频段反应谱的计算精度,建议深入研究这一问题以取得定量结果。     

Hydrological response characteristics of Mediterranean catchments at different time scales: a meta-analysis

ABSTRACT

This work examines 140 hydrological studies conducted in the Mediterranean region. It identifies key characteristics of the hydrological responses of Mediterranean catchments at various time scales and compares different methods and modelling approaches used for individual-catchment studies. The study area is divided into the northwestern (NWM), eastern (EM) and southern (SM) Mediterranean. The analysis indicates regional discrepancies in which the NWM shows the most extreme rainfall regime. A tendency for reduced water resources driven by both anthropogenic and climatic pressures and a more extreme rainfall regime are also noticeable. Catchments show very heterogeneous responses over time and space, resulting in limitations in hydrological modelling and large uncertainties in predictions. However, few models have been developed to address these issues. Additional studies are necessary to improve the knowledge of Mediterranean hydrological features and to account for regional specificities.

Editor D. Koutsoyiannis Associate editor A. Efstratiadis     

Towards a predictive model to assess the natural position of the Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows upper limit

The upper portion of the meadows of the protected Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica occurs in the region of the seafloor mostly affected by surf-related effects. Evaluation of its status is part of monitoring programs, but proper conclusions are difficult to draw due to the lack of definite reference conditions. Comparing the position of the meadow upper limit with the beach morphodynamics (i.e. the distinctive type of beach produced by topography and wave climate) provided evidence that the natural landwards extension of meadows can be predicted. An innovative model was therefore developed in order to locate the region of the seafloor where the meadow upper limit should lie in natural conditions (i.e. those governed only by hydrodynamics, in absence of significant anthropogenic impact). This predictive model was validated in additional sites, which showed perfect agreement between predictions and observations. This makes the model a valuable tool for coastal management.     

Balancing trade‐off issues in land use change and the impact on streamflow and salinity management

The south‐west region of the Goulburn–Broken catchment in the south‐eastern Murray–Darling Basin in Australia faces a range of natural resource challenges. A balanced strategy is required to achieve the contrasting objectives of remediation of land salinization and reducing salt export, while maintaining water supply security to satisfy human consumption and support ecosystems. This study linked the Catchment Analysis Tool (CAT), comprising a suite of farming system models, to the catchment‐scale CATNode hydrological model to investigate the effects of land use change and climate variation on catchment streamflow and salt export. The modelling explored and contrasted the impacts of a series of different revegetation and climate scenarios. The results indicated that targeted revegetation to only satisfy biodiversity outcomes within a catchment is unlikely to have much greater impact on streamflow and salt load in comparison with simple random plantings. Additionally, the results also indicated that revegetation to achieve salt export reduction can effectively reduce salt export while having a disproportionately smaller affect on streamflows. Furthermore, streamflow declines can be minimized by targeting revegetation activities without significantly altering salt export. The study also found that climate change scenarios will have an equal if not more significant impact on these issues over the next 70 years. Uncertainty in CATNode streamflow predictions was investigated because of the effect of parameter uncertainty. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Distorted Froude‐scaled flume analysis of large woody debris

This paper presents the results of a movable‐boundary, distorted, Froude‐scaled hydraulic model based on Abiaca Creek, a sand‐bedded channel in northern Mississippi. The model was used to examine the geomorphic and hydraulic impact of simplified large woody debris (LWD) elements. The theory of physical scale models is discussed and the method used to construct the LWD test channel is developed. The channel model had bed and banks moulded from 0·8 mm sand, and flow conditions were just below the threshold of motion so that any sediment transport and channel adjustment were the result of the debris element. Dimensions and positions of LWD elements were determined using a debris jam classification model. Elements were attached to a dynamometer to measure element drag forces, and channel adjustment was determined through detailed topographic surveys. The fluid drag force on the elements decreased asymptotically over time as the channel boundary eroded around the elements due to locally increased boundary shear stress. Total time for geomorphic adjustment computed for the prototype channel at the Q₂ discharge (discharge occurring once every two years on average) was as short as 45 hours. The size, depth and position of scour holes, bank erosion and bars created by flow acceleration past the elements were found to be related to element length and position within the channel cross‐section. Morphologies created by each debris element in the model channel were comparable with similar jams observed in the prototype channel. Published in 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

改进时间分数阶模型模拟非Fick溶质运移

通过将经典时间分数阶对流-弥散方程的等待时间分布函数的尾部修改为指数型,推导出了改进时间分数阶对流-弥散方程,并提出有效的时空算子分裂数值求解方法。对两个理想算例和一个实际算例进行计算,结果表明,改进的时间分数阶对流-弥散方程继承了时间分数阶对流-弥散方程能模拟穿透曲线幂率型拖尾分布的优点,还可模拟穿透曲线尾部由幂率型转换到指数型的过程;特征时间λ、分数阶指数γ和两相容量比例系数β共同决定了运移行为。改进的新模型可以区分非均质介质中流动相和非流动相中的溶质浓度, 更细微地模拟非Fick溶质运移行为。     

邻近基坑施工对既有地铁结构影响的分析

针对城市地下空间不断建造和发展的过程中,越来越多出现的基坑邻近既有地铁结构开挖的现象,通过收集国内及广州地区的工程实例,分析了基坑开挖后土体位移场的变化,总结了邻近基坑施工对既有地铁结构的影响,并选取广州农贸园工程,采用有限元分析方法对其进行了三维数值模拟,通过与实测数据对比分析,得出一些能对今后类似工程起到一定借鉴作用的结论.     

竖向荷载下GRF承载机制数值模拟研究

岩土加固基础（geo-reinforcement foundation,简称GRF）是一种新型岩土增强型桩基础,其承载机制目前尚未明确。通过建立GRF的三维非线性模型,并考虑地基中的桩-土接触、锚杆-土接触效应,利用岩土专业计算软件FLAC3D,分析研究了GRF桩土变形以及土体屈服特性、桩身轴力变化规律、侧阻力和端阻力的变化规律。数值计算结果表明：GRF更能调动桩周土体来承载,其侧阻力、端阻力、极限承载力均大于等直径桩;由于锚杆作用,GRF的桩身轴力在锚杆附近出现“台阶式”突降;锚杆作用的发挥与桩顶位移密切相关,只有在桩顶产生一定位移条件下,锚杆才能发挥其承载作用,且土体在锚杆上部形成松弛区,在锚杆下部形成压密区;锚杆随桩体向下移动,与桩体相互作用,锚杆下部及锚杆附近桩体内会产生拉应力。研究结果为GRF在工程中推广应用奠定了一定的理论基础,对设计GRF有一定的参考价值。     

复杂结构形式的海堤波浪力及波浪形态数值模拟

依据雷诺方程和k-ε紊流模型,按流体体积(VOF)法追踪波浪自由表面,采用源造波法,建立数值波浪水槽,数值模拟波浪对复杂结构形式海堤的作用.数值模拟结果与经验公式、物理模型试验结果基本符合,说明所建立的数值波浪水槽合理可行.揭示了不规则波作用下复杂结构形式海堤波浪力分布规律,模拟了堤前波浪形态变化,为探讨合理的海堤结构形式提供了依据.