Overbreak and underbreak in underground openings Part 2: causes and implications

Summary The newly developed light sectioning method has been used to investigate some of the causes and costs of overbreak and underbreak. Investigations at the Aquamilpa Hydroelectric Project in Mexico have shown decreased overbreak and increased underbreak as a result of increased rock quality and decreased explosive energy. A new measure of explosive energy, the perimeter powder factor (PPF), has been defined and shown to be useful in the context of tunnel-wall rock damage. Tentative results indicate that explosive energy (PPF) may be a more important factor in producing underbreak, whereas rock quality may be a greater factor in producing overbreak. A site-specific equation is given for predicting overbreak or underbreak as a function of rock quality and explosive energy, with an evaluation of the cost of underbreak and overbreak.     

Estimating the minimum in-stream flow requirements via wetted perimeter method based on curvature and slope techniques

Under the assumptions of triangular cross section channel and uniform stable flow, an analytical solution of the minimum ecological in-stream flow requirement (MEIFR) is deduced. Based on the analytical solution, the uncertainty of the wetted perimeter method is analyzed by comparing the two techniques for the determination of the critical point on the relationship curve between wetted perimeter, P and discharge, Q. It is clearly shown that the results of MEIFR based on curvature technique (corresponding to the maximum curvature) and slope technique (slope being 1) are significantly different. On the P-Q curve, the slope of the critical point with the maximum curvature is 0.39 and the MEIFR varied prominently with the change of the slope threshold. This indicates that if a certain value of the slope threshold is not available for slope technique, curvature technique may be a better choice. By applying the analytical solution of MEIFR in the losing rivers of the Western Route South-to-North Water Transfer Project in China, the MEIFR value via curvature technique is 2.5%-23.7% of the multi-year average annual discharge, while that for slope technique is 11%-105.7%. General conclusions would rely on the more detailed research for all kinds of cross-sections.     

南海油气资源潜力及勘探现状

南海的油气资源极为丰富,享有“第二个波斯湾”的美誉.南海地貌类型多样,地形复杂,其战略位置极为重要,是东亚及相邻各国必经之路.资源之争,使得周边各国使出浑身解数,发展海洋经济与技术,1981年至2002年,越南就从南沙海域的油田中开采了1亿吨石油、15亿多立方米的天然气,获利250亿美元,南海石油已成为越南国民经济的第一大支柱产业.近半世纪中国南海油气勘探工作取得巨大的成就,发现了26个新生代盆地,取得了南海海域的基本石油地质成果,为南海的勘探开发奠定了基础.南海具有巨大的勘探空间及技术发展空间,每一次的技术进步,都会带来南海油气勘探的质的飞跃.     

光纤传感的后起之秀——分布式传感

随着对光纤中非线性效应研究的不断深入,光纤分布式传感器得到了广泛的研究和应用.本文介绍了光纤传感的应用领域,综述了基于布里渊散射、拉曼散射及瑞利散射3种散射光实现不同类型光纤分布式传感的原理,最后从光纤分布式传感优势方面对其未来发展方向进行了展望.     

车载自组网可信节点与可信路由分析及实现

将可信赖平台模块(TPM)芯片引入车载自组织网VANET,提出了一种有效保护地理位置信息路由协议GPSR(贪婪周边无状态路由协议)的可信安全机制,从而能够防止恶意篡改路由协议和邻居位置信息表的行为。在NS2.30下对网络真实场景进行了模拟,证实此可信安全路由协议模型是正确的、有效的和合理的。     

Assessment of environmental flows under limited data availability: case study of the Acheloos River,Greece

Abstract

The lower course of the Acheloos River is an important hydrosystem in Greece, heavily modified by a cascade of four hydropower dams upstream, which is now being extended by two more dams in the upper course. The design of the dams and hydropower facilities that are in operation has not considered any environmental criteria. However, in the last 50 years, numerous methodologies have been proposed to assess the negative impacts of such projects to both the abiotic and biotic environment, and to provide decision support towards establishing appropriate constraints on their operation, typically in terms of minimum flow requirements. In this study, seeking a more environmentally-friendly operation of the hydrosystem, we investigate the outflow policy from the most downstream dam, examining alternative environmental flow approaches. Accounting for data limitations, we recommend the basic flow method, which is parsimonious and suitable for Mediterranean rivers, whose flows exhibit strong variability across seasons. We also show that the wetted perimeter–discharge method, which is an elementary hydraulic approach, provides consistent results, even without using any flow data. Finally, we examine the adaptation of the proposed flow policy (including artificial flooding) to the real-time hydropower generation schedule, and the management of the resulting conflicts.

Editor Z.W. Kundzewicz; Guest editor M. Acreman

Citation Efstratiadis, A., Tegos, A., Varveris, A., and Koutsoyiannis, D., 2014. Assessment of environmental flows under limited data availability: case study of the Acheloos River, Greece. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 59 (3–4), 731–750.     

永定河官厅水库下游河道内生态需水量研究

作为北京市母亲河的永定河自上个世纪80年代以来三家店以下一直处于断流,河床裸露、河道两岸土地沙化严重,是北京春季沙尘天气的主要沙源之一,由于地下水超采严重,加之无水补给地下水,使得北京西部地区第四纪地下水已经基本枯竭,永定河的生态系统已经受到严重破坏。要想恢复或治理受损的河道生态环境,作为生态系统中最活跃最重要的水分多少要先算清楚。本文采用湿周法计算了永定河官厅水库下游三个控制断面(官厅水库(坝下)、雁翅、卢沟桥)的河道内生态需水流量,计算结果为:官厅水库(坝下)站的河道内流量为3.7m~3 s~(-1)。(平水年P=50%,1978年),占年平均流量的20.7%,雁翅站的河道内流量为4.1m~3 s~(-1)(平水年P=50%,1981年),占年平均流量的20.1%,卢沟桥站的河道内流量为1.3m~3 s~(-1)(平水年P=50%,1978年),占年平均流量的22.1%。若能按照计算的流量来补充河道水量,即可使永定河恢复其基本的生态功能,按照Tennant法的标准,基本能使当地的河道生态系统处于较为良好的状态。     

矩形基坑涌水量计算方法研究

通过对矩形基坑渗流模型的理论研究及实践分析,以达西定律及裘布依假定为理论依据,推导了潜水完整矩形基坑涌水量的计算方法。并通过工程实例,分析了本文计算方法、大井法、瀑布法适用的基坑涌水量计算类型,认为本文计算方法更适合于长宽比较大时矩形基坑涌水量的计算。     

The perimeter-area fractal model and its application to geology

Perimeters and areas of similarly shaped fractal geometries in two-dimensional space are related to one another by power-law relationships. The exponents obtained from these power laws are associated with, but do not necessarily provide, unbiased estimates of the fractal dimensions of the perimeters and areas. The exponent (D_AL) obtained from perimeter-area analysis can be used only as a reliable estimate of the dimension of the perimeter (D_L) if the dimension of the measured area is D_A=2. If D_A<2, then the exponent D_AL=2D_L/D_A>D_L. Similar relations hold true for area and volumes of three-dimensional fractal geometries. The newly derived results are used for characterizing Au associated alteration zones in porphyry systems in the Mitchell-Sulphurets mineral district, northwestern British Columbia.     

扬子克拉通周边及其隆起边缘的铅锌矿床

扬子准地台为大型克拉通碳酸盐发育的地区，从震旦系到中三叠统为典型盖层沉积，其中许多地层中不乏碳酸盐沉积。新中国建国以来，在其周边及其隆起边缘的碳酸盐地层中，陆续发现了许多层控铅锌矿床。近几年来，随着地质大调查的开展，又发现一批很有希望的铅锌矿化集中区。笔者总结了这些铅锌矿床的地质特征，并将这些矿床与国外的MVT矿床进行对比，探讨它们的矿质来源、成矿溶液、成矿机制和成矿控制因素等。