Analysis of lateral loading of pile groups using embedded beam elements with interaction surface     

Diego F. Turello  Federico Pinto  Pablo J. Sánchez 《国际地质力学数值与分析法杂志》2019,43(1):272-292

The numerical simulation of soil-pile interaction problems, by means of full 3D finite element models, involves a large number of degrees of freedom (DOF) and difficulties during the mesh generation process. In order to reduce the unknowns and simplify and properly analyze such class of geotechnical problems, the so-called embedded beam elements (EBE) have recently been developed. In a preceding contribution of the authors, an improved EBE formulation, which brings into play the soil-pile interaction surface, was proposed with the aim to localize material plasticity in the soil surrounding the pile. This embedded beam model couples two different finite elements, each described by distinct kinematics (ie, solid and beam). The coupling is incorporated in the formulation by means of kinematical constrains established over the solid and beam displacement fields on the interaction surface. One of the main advantages of the embedded elements is that the addition of beams structural members immersed within the 3D soil model does not represent a constraint for the solid mesh, which can be adopted independently from the beam mesh. In this paper, the lateral loading of pile groups is studied by means of the proposed EBE approach with elasto-plastic interfaces. In order to represent a rigid cap, a master node and a special set of kinematical restrictions are incorporated into the formulation. The paper presents results obtained by means of the present formulation compared against other well-established analysis methods and test results published in the literature, for both elastic and elasto-plastic cases.  相似文献   

Dynamic implications of ridges on a debris avalanche deposit at Tutupaca volcano (southern Peru)     

Patricio Valderrama  Olivier Roche  Pablo Samaniego  Benjamin van Wyk de Vries  Karine Bernard  Jersy Mariño 《Bulletin of Volcanology》2016,78(2):14

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Using a Mesoscale Meteorological Model to Reduce the Effect of Tropospheric Water Vapour from DInSAR Data: A Case Study for the Island of Tenerife, Canary Islands     

Antonio Eff-Darwich  Juan C. Pérez  José Fernández  Bego?a García-Lorenzo  Albano González  Pablo J. González 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》2012,169(8):1425-1441

Measurements of ground displacement through classical Differential Interferometric SAR (DInSAR) and advanced DInSAR techniques have been carried out over the entire actively volcanic island of Tenerife, Canary Islands. However, a detailed analysis of the effect of tropospheric water vapour on DInSAR at Tenerife should be carried out to evaluate its influence, including correction models that might improve the accuracy of DInSAR derived deformation signals. Unlike water vapour correction models that are based on space platforms (e.g. MODIS and MERIS), we present an alternative approach that is based on precise water vapour estimations derived from mesoscale numerical meteorological models, in particular the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. The application of this approach to a set of DInSAR observations of the island of Tenerife shows encouraging results.  相似文献   

Mercury levels in feathers of Magellanic penguins     

Frias JE  Gil MN  Esteves JL  García Borboroglu P  Kane OJ  Smith JR  Boersma PD 《Marine pollution bulletin》2012,64(6):1265-1269

Feathers are useful to determine mercury (Hg) contamination. We evaluated the mercury concentration in feathers of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) age 1.5 years to 25 years at Punta Tombo, Argentina before and during their molt. Mercury ranged between <1.4 and 367 ng/g dry weight, with three extreme high values (8996 ng/g, 3011 ng/g and 1340 ng/g) all in young adults. The median concentration was lowest for juveniles and significantly higher for adults but with high variation among older adults. Males and females had similar mercury loads. Compared with other penguin species, concentrations in Magellanic penguins were low. Mercury levels for Magellanic penguins in the Southwest Atlantic for older adults averaged 206±98 ng/g, and serve as a baseline for biomonitoring and/or ecotoxicological studies.  相似文献   

Three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations of the large-scale structure of W50−SS433     

Jesús Zavala †  Pablo F. Velázquez  Adriano H. Cerqueira  Gloria M. Dubner ‡ 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2008,387(2):839-844

We present 3D hydrodynamical simulations of a precessing jet propagating inside a supernova remnant (SNR) shell, particularly applied to the W50−SS433 system in a search for the origin of its peculiar elongated morphology. Several runs were carried out with different values for the mass-loss rate of the jet, the initial radius of the SNR, and the opening angle of the precession cone. We found that our models successfully reproduce the scale and morphology of W50 when the opening angle of the jets is set to 10° or if this angle linearly varies with time. For these models, more realistic runs were made considering that the remnant is expanding into an interstellar medium with an exponential density profile (as H  i observations suggest). Taking into account all these ingredients, the large-scale morphology of the W50−SS433 system, including the asymmetry between the lobes (formed by the jet–SNR interaction), is well reproduced.  相似文献   

Comparison of Recharge Estimation Methods During a Wet Period in a Karst Aquifer          下载免费PDF全文

Carolina Guardiola‐Albert  Sergio Martos‐Rosillo  Eulogio Pardo‐Igúzquiza  Juan José Durán Valsero  Antonio Pedrera  Pablo Jiménez‐Gavilán  Cristina Liñán Baena 《Ground water》2015,53(6):885-895

Management of water resources, implying their appropriate protection, calls for a sound evaluation of recharge. Such assessment is very complex in karst aquifers. Most methods are developed for application to detrital aquifers, without taking into account the extraordinary heterogeneity of porosity and permeability of karst systems. It is commonly recommended to estimate recharge using multiple methods; however, differences inherent to the diverse methods make it difficult to clarify the accuracy of each result. In this study, recharge was estimated in a karst aquifer working in a natural regime, in a Mediterranean‐type climate, in the western part of the Sierra de las Nieves (southern Spain). Mediterranean climate regions are characterized by high inter‐annual rainfall variability featuring long dry periods and short intense wet periods, the latter constituting the most important contribution to aquifer water input. This paper aims to identify the methods that provide the most plausible range of recharge rate during wet periods. Six methods were tested: the classical method of Thornthwaite‐Mather, the Visual Balan code, the chloride balance method, and spatially distributed methods such as APLIS, a novel spatiotemporal estimation of recharge, and ZOODRM. The results help determine valid methods for application in the rest of the unit of study and in similar karst aquifers.  相似文献   

Geophysical Exploration of Fractured-Media Aquifers at the Mexican Mesa Central: Satellite City,San Luis Potosí, Mexico     

Héctor López Loera  José Alfredo Ramos Leal  Pablo Dávila Harris  David Ernesto Torres Gaytan  Victor Julian Martinez Ruiz  Avto Gogichaishvili 《Surveys in Geophysics》2015,36(1):167-184

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The normalized topographic method: an automated procedure for gully mapping using GIS   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4       下载免费PDF全文

Carlos Castillo  Encarnación V. Taguas  Pablo Zarco‐Tejada  Mike R. James  Jose A. Gómez 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2014,39(15):2002-2015

Gully delineation is a critical aspect of accurately determining soil losses but associated methodologies are rarely detailed. Here, we describe a new gully mapping method, the normalized topographic method (NorToM), based on processing digital elevation model (DEM) data, and we assess associated errors when it is applied over a range of geomorphological scales. The NorToM is underpinned by two gully detection variables (normalized slope and elevation) calculated over local windows of prescribed size, and a group of filtering variables. For four study sites, DEMs of gullies were obtained using field and airborne photo‐reconstruction and evaluated using total station and differential global positioning system (dGPS) survey. NorToM provided accurate areal and volume estimates at the individual gully scale but differences increased at the larger gully system and gully network scales. We were able to identify optimal parameters for using the NorToM approach and so confirm that is represents a useful scale‐independent means of gully mapping that is likely to be valid in other environments. Its main limitations are that the normalization process might be time‐consuming at regional scales and the need for a fixed window size when applied to landforms with extreme variations in dimensions. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Alfvén QPOs in magnetars in the anelastic approximation     

Pablo Cerdá-Durán  Nikolaos Stergioulas  José A. Font 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2009,397(3):1607-1620

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A simplified storm index method to extrapolate intensity–duration–frequency (IDF) curves for ungauged stations in central Chile          下载免费PDF全文

Roberto Pizarro  Rodrigo Valdés  Alejandro Abarza  Pablo Garcia‐Chevesich 《水文研究》2015,29(5):641-652

Most of meteorological stations in Chile register rainfall amounts once every 24 h. The creation of intensity–duration–frequency (IDF) curves requires continuous recorded data, and this insufficiency of proper instrumentation has resulted in a lack of IDF curves nationwide. The objective of this study is to further develop and evaluate the feasibility of a new method to estimate IDF curves in ungauged stations under Mediterranean climates of central Chile. A technique used to address this problem is the use of a storm index (S_I), also known as the ‘K’ method, which allows the construction of IDF curves from stations with discontinuous data, by extrapolating data from stations with continuous records, as long as daily rainfall intensities for both stations differ by less than 2 mm h^?1. To test the applicability of this method, S_I values were calculated for 40 meteorological stations located throughout Central Chile (latitudes 30°S to 40°S). The extrapolated IDF curves were then compared with observed data, and the goodness of fit was determined. The results indicate that the storm index method can adequately estimate hourly IDF curve values for stations lacking of continuous rainfall data. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献