Prediction of weathering by thermal degradation of a coarse-grained marble using ultrasonic pulse velocity     

Yılmaz Mahmutoğlu 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2017,76(12):435

Engineering properties of building stones can vary because of degradation by weathering agents. Thermal fluctuation is one of the most important agents on deteriorations such as sugaring, bowing, cracking and spalling of marble. As a result, physical and mechanical properties of marble used in the construction of old and/or modern structures are adversely affected by time. On the other hand, some properties of building stones are always required for decision of rehabilitation works. Several kinds of conventional tests have been suggested for characterization of stones, to measure their properties or to evaluate conservation or repair works. However, in most cases, sampling from historical buildings is not possible. Therefore, nondestructive testing methods are often suggested for the prediction of weathering grade of building stones. One of the most practical methods for similar purposes is ultrasonic pulse velocity measurement, which can be performed easily. The main goal of this study is attainment of sound empirical correlations between the ultrasonic pulse velocity and engineering properties of previously deteriorated marble. Experimental works were conducted on seven different specimen categories of a coarse-grained marble having different micro-crack frequencies induced by both cyclical heating–cooling and freeze–thaw actions. The experimental results indicated that physical and mechanical properties of Mu?la marble can be reliably estimated for different environmental cases by ultrasonic pulse velocities. P-wave velocities in dry and saturated cases are two sound indicators of both the apparent porosity and the coefficient of capillary absorption, and whereby the sugaring type of deterioration for coarse-grained marbles.  相似文献   

Numerical simulations of landslide-stabilizing piles: a remediation project in Söke,Turkey     

Mehmet Rifat Kahyaoğlu  Gökhan İmançlı  Gürkan Özden  Arif Ş. Kayalar 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2017,76(19):656

A catastrophic landslide following a rainy season occurred in the backyard of a school building in Söke, Turkey. The landslide caused property damage and adversely affected the present forest cover. Immediately after the landslide, double-row stabilizing piles were designed and constructed based on the findings of two-dimensional (2D) finite element (FE) analyses to take an urgent precaution. To remedy the problem, pile displacements were monitored using inclinometers, and it was observed that the measured displacements were greater than the values calculated in the design stage. Accordingly, two different three-dimensional (3D) numerical FE models were used in tandem with the inclinometer data to determine the load transfer mechanism. In the first model, numerical analyses were made to predict the pile displacements, and while the model predicted successfully the displacement of the piles constructed in the middle with reasonable accuracy, it failed for the corner piles. In the second model, the soil load transfer between piles was determined considering the sliding mass geometry, the soil arching mechanism and the group interaction between adjacent piles. The results of the second model revealed that the middle piles with large displacements transferred their loads to the corner piles with smaller displacements. The generated soil loads, perpendicular to the sliding direction, restricted pile deformations and piles with less displacement were subjected to greater loads due to the bowl-shaped landslide. A good agreement between the computed pile displacements and inclinometer data indicates that the existing soil pressure theories should be improved considering the position of the pile in the sliding mass, the depth and deformation modulus of stationary soil, the relative movement between the soil and piles and the relative movement of adjacent piles.  相似文献   

Modeling of seawater intrusion in a coastal aquifer of Karaburun Peninsula,western Turkey     

Ahmed Y. S. Mansour  Alper Baba  Orhan Gunduz  Celalettin Şimşek  Alper Elçi  Alim Murathan  Hasan Sözbilir 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2017,76(22):775

Seawater intrusion is a major problem to freshwater resources especially in coastal areas where fresh groundwater is surrounded and could be easily influenced by seawater. This study presents the development of a conceptual and numerical model for the coastal aquifer of Karareis region (Karaburun Peninsula) in the western part of Turkey. The study also presents the interpretation and the analysis of the time series data of groundwater levels recorded by data loggers. The SEAWAT model is used in this study to solve the density-dependent flow field and seawater intrusion in the coastal aquifer that is under excessive pumping particularly during summer months. The model was calibrated using the average values of a 1-year dataset and further verified by the average values of another year. Five potential scenarios were analyzed to understand the effects of pumping and climate change on groundwater levels and the extent of seawater intrusion in the next 10 years. The result of the analysis demonstrated high levels of electrical conductivity and chloride along the coastal part of the study area. As a result of the numerical model, seawater intrusion is simulated to move about 420 m toward the land in the next 10 years under “increased pumping” scenario, while a slight change in water level and TDS concentrations was observed in “climate change” scenario. Results also revealed that a reduction in the pumping rate from Karareis wells will be necessary to protect fresh groundwater from contamination by seawater.  相似文献   

Effect of watershed partitioning on hydrologic parameters and estimation of hydrograph of an ungauged basin: a case study in Gokirmak and Kocanaz,Turkey     

Müsteyde Baduna Koçyiğit  Hüseyin Akay  Ali Melih Yanmaz 《Arabian Journal of Geosciences》2017,10(15):331

The main goal of this study is to investigate the effect of the size of the subbasins of a watershed on the hydrologic parameters and their spatial variability in an estimation of the hydrologic parameters and hydrograph of a neighbouring ungauged basin. In this paper, Hydrologic Engineering Center-Hydrologic Modelling System (HEC-HMS), a semi-distributed hydrologic model, is used to calibrate and cross-validate two flood events occurred in 1998 and then validate four other flood events occurred in 1991, 1994, 2002, and 2009 in Gokirmak Basin in Western Black Sea Region, Turkey. The basin is divided into seven different subbasins to investigate the effect of watershed partitioning on calibrated hydrologic parameters of each subbasin using the peak-weighted root mean square error method as an objective function and the hydrograph at the outlet of the whole basin. It is found out that as the geometric magnitudes of the subbasins changed, the calibrated values of the hydrologic parameters of those subbasins changed as well. Then, a neighbouring basin, Kocanaz, is considered as an assumed neighbouring ungauged basin to investigate the effect of watershed partitioning of a gauged basin on the estimation of hydrograph of a neighbouring ungauged basin. Hydrologic parameters and direct runoff hydrograph of assumed ungauged neighbouring basin are estimated from the hydrologic parameters of the HEC-HMS calibration results of Gokirmak. Statistical indicators of the simulation results for each basin partitioning were graded with respect to the boundary values of the simulation outputs to find the best alternative. The grading results show that the simulation results with a single basin gave better representation among all other partitioning except two flood events.  相似文献   

Below the radar: the boom of groundwater use in the central part of the Nile Delta in Egypt     

Doaa E. El-Agha  Alvar Closas  François Molle 《Hydrogeology Journal》2017,25(6):1621-1631

The Nile Delta of Egypt is known for its large irrigated area supplied with water diverted from the Nile River, with a limited use of groundwater, largely for domestic and industrial use. Official statistics for the whole delta indicate that there are a few thousand individual wells used for agriculture by a population of over 2 million farmers. This study, however, shows that a phenomenon of groundwater development for irrigation has been unfolding over the last few years, largely below the radar of managers and researchers. A survey was carried out in the central part of the delta with the objective of (1) uncovering the actual situation of groundwater use in this part of the delta and (2) speculating on its implications. The results of the survey pointed to a recent and booming tube-well drilling industry, with well densities in some parts reaching one well every 2 ha. The development of groundwater abstraction in the central delta is strongly linked to inadequate and/or untimely availability of surface water in the canals. A technical, economic, and management characterization of wells complements the study, showing a continuum between purely private/individual ownership of wells and collective investments and management. Lastly, the article explores the implications of unchecked abstraction at the farm, local and delta scales.  相似文献   

鄂尔多斯盆地东部二叠系山西组2₃段石英砂岩砂体结构类型及成岩作用差异^*          下载免费PDF全文

李咪  姚泾利  郭英海  李壮福  王怀厂  宋雪娟 《古地理学报》2018,20(3):465-476

鄂尔多斯盆地东部子洲—清涧地区二叠系山西组2₃段石英砂岩区块单井产能与砂体结构类型具有一定相关性。基于单砂体垂向粒度韵律和自然伽马测井资料,将砂体结构划分出块状型砂体、正粒序型砂体和叠加型砂体3种类型。通过铸体薄片鉴定和粒度分析实验,对3种类型砂体储集层在成岩作用类型、特征、发育程度、产物、垂向变化及成岩孔隙演化的差异性进行表征。研究表明,3类砂体的溶蚀作用、压实作用强度及分布特征存在较大差异,粒度及其垂向分布是制约不同结构类型砂体成岩演化的直接因素,进而影响储集层物性,决定了含气层与致密层的垂向分布规律。块状型砂体储集层原生孔隙、次生溶孔共同发育,含气层厚度较大,局部致密。正粒序型砂体垂向物性差异较大,中—下部储集层溶蚀程度较弱,以原生孔隙为主,次生孔隙少量发育,为含气层;上部储集层压实、胶结作用强烈,相对致密。叠加型砂体储集层形成于河流控制作用逐渐增强的过渡环境,兼有正粒序型、块状型砂体的特征,多层含气且厚度大。  相似文献   

P波作用下跨断层隧道轴线地震响应分析     

赵密  欧阳文龙  黄景琦  杜修力  赵旭 《岩土力学》2019,40(9):3645-3655

基于近场波动有限元方法并结合黏弹性人工边界条件,针对3D断层场地,通过求解等效二维场地地震响应,从而获得3D场地地震动输入的自由场响应,并将自由场响应转化为3D模型边界面上的等效节点力,从而建立含断层3D场地P波入射的倾斜输入方法。自由场算例验证所提方法具有较好精度,进而基于建立的输入方法,开展了跨断层隧道地震响应的数值模拟研究。数值模拟结果表明:在P波作用下,隧道跨断层部位处于拉、压、剪切的复杂受力状态,且断层处的隧道衬砌地震响应明显大于其他部位的地震响应;围岩的力学性质与断层的力学性质相差越大,断层处衬砌的地震响应放大越明显;断层处衬砌地震响应随断层深度的增加而增加。另外,跨断层隧道的地震响应受P波入射角度的影响较大,随P波入射角度的增加,断层处隧道衬砌的轴力、弯矩先增加后减小,而剪力具有逐渐减小的规律。  相似文献   

岩土工程最小勘探数据量确定方法     

田密  盛小涛 《岩土力学》2019,40(Z1):400-408

准确地确定岩土设计参数统计特征值诸如均值、标准差是岩土工程可靠度分析与设计的重要前提。在满足岩土设计参数统计特征值计算精度条件下,文中提出了岩土工程最小勘探数据量的确定方法,定义了相对误差和相对变异性指标衡量岩土设计参数统计特征值计算准确性。系统地分析了静力触探试验数据量对砂土有效内摩擦角统计特征值计算精度的影响,并且根据相对误差和相对变异性指标确定了静力触探最小勘探数据量。研究结果表明,由静力触探试验间接估计砂土有效内摩擦角时均值相对误差较低,砂土有效内摩擦角相对变异性指标随静力触探试验数据量的增加而降低,即由认知不足引起的不确定性占总变异性的比值随静力触探试验数据量的增加而减小;当砂土有效内摩擦角容许相对变异性指标小于0.2时砂土有效内摩擦角在最大变异（COV=20%）与最小变异性（COV=5%）范围内,满足预定要求所需的最小静力触探试验数据量为10～100;若容许相对变异性指标小于0.3,所需的最小静力触探试验数据量为5～43。此外,间接估计岩土设计参数时经验回归模型不确定性对最小勘探数据量有显著影响。静力触探试验最小勘探数据量随经验回归模型不确定性的增大而增加,在确定岩土设计参数统计特征值时应尽量广泛收集勘探数据并选择精度较高的计算模型。  相似文献   

全新世暖期鼎盛期与未来变暖情景下东亚夏季降水和气温变化对比     

赵亮  刘健  刘斌  严蜜  宁亮  靳春寒 《第四纪研究》2019,39(3):731-741

利用通用气候系统模式(Community Climate System Model,简称CCSM)全新世和21世纪气候模拟试验数据,对比分析了全新世暖期鼎盛期和RCP4.5(Representative Concentration Pathway 4.5,简称RCP4.5)未来变暖情景下东亚地区夏季地表气温和降水的空间分布特征,并探讨了两个暖期夏季气候变化的成因机制。结果表明:1)全新世东亚地区最暖的夏季出现在9 ka B.P.前后,这与地球轨道参数有关;2)RCP4.5温室气体排放情景下21世纪整个东亚地区的夏季平均地表气温均呈上升趋势,而在全新世暖期鼎盛期东亚地区的夏季地表气温呈现同心圆状分布;3)全新世暖期鼎盛期和未来变暖情景下东亚地区夏季降水的空间分布有明显差异,前者东亚地区的夏季降水呈现"南负北正"的偶极子分布形态,而后者呈三极子形势;前者东亚夏季降水的变化幅度明显强于后者;4)全新世暖期鼎盛期副高偏强,中国东部偏南气流较强;而在RCP4.5未来变暖情景下副高偏弱。  相似文献   

A re-determination of the boundaries of the cusp     

Gülçin Kandemir 《Astrophysics and Space Science》1996,235(1):69-73

Ariel 4 data (Goodallet al., 1973) of February 4 to May 5 1972 have been used to investigate the cusp boundaries. Data with the same local time (LT) and magnetic local time (MLT) around noontime and at high invariant latitudes (INL) have been used to represent the cusp area. (1) For noontime hours (MLT=1200 and LT=1200) high electron density values are observed. (2) the boundary towards the equator of the high density region starts at 76°–77° INL and the poleward boundary is at about 82° INL. Therefore, high electron densities are observed along an INL interval of 5°–6° at the Ariel 4 heights of 500–600 km, agreeing with other investigations.  相似文献