Natural radionuclide analysis in chattarpur area of southeastern coastal area of Odisha, India     

Bhagwat S. Rautela  Gurupad S. Gusain  Manjulata Yadav  Sarat K. Sahoo  Shinji Tokonami  Rakesh C. Ramola 《Acta Geophysica》2013,61(4):1038-1045

The energy released in a spontaneous decay process of natural radionuclides is the main source of the total radiation dose to human beings. Natural radionuclides are widely distributed in soil, rocks, air, and groundwater. In present investigation, the analysis of terrestrial radionuclides such as ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th, and ⁴⁰K in soil and sand of Chattarpur area of southeastern coast of Odisha has been carried out using NaI(Tl) gamma ray detector. The higher activity concentrations of naturally occurring radionuclides have been reported from the study area. The gamma radiationdose originating from the terrestrial radionuclides was found to vary from 95 to 1813 nGy/h with an average of 700 nGy/h. This study is important to generate a baseline data of radiation exposure in the area. Health hazard effects due to natural radiation exposure are discussed in details.  相似文献   

Urban Ground Water Pollution: A Case Study in Cuttack City, India     

Jyotirmaya Das  Rama Krishna Sahoo  B.K. Sinha 《Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation》2002,22(3):95-103

A large number of ground water samples (360) was collected from 60 stations over six consecutive seasons to study the influence of the main sewerage drain on shallow ground water table beneath the municipal area of Cuttack, India. A majority of the samples collected from stations close to the drain exceeded the maximum permissible limits set by the World Health Organization (WHO). Almost all the samples near the drain exceeded the WHO limit for NO₃^- and Na⁺. However, the concentrations decreased as the distance from the drain increased. The winter season registered the maximum concentrations of NH₄⁺, NO₃^-, and SO₄^2- ions whereas the minimum values always coincided with the rainy season. R-mode factor analysis was conducted to find relationships amongst the 16 chemical parameters studied. Fluoride showed a negative correlation with Cl^-, Na⁺, NO₃^-, SO₄^2-, and PO₄^3-. The concentration of F^- may be lower in raw waste water than naturally occurs in the ground water. Therefore, a decrease in the concentration of F^- near the drain may be attributed to dilution by contributions of waste water to the ground water. The rest of the parameters were found to be directly related to the distance of collection points to the sewerage. The distribution of nutrients is strongly affected by leaching of waste water into the ground water.  相似文献   

Enhancement of Dry Beneficiation of Coal by Air Distributor Design Modification in an Air-Pulsated Stratifier     

Sahoo  Monica  Kumar  Abhishek  Chalavadi  Ganesh  Gupta  Ambesh  Singh  Ranjeet K. 《Natural Resources Research》2021,30(5):3643-3658

Natural Resources Research - This study investigated the segregation of organic (maceral) and inorganic (mineral matter or ash) contents of coal in an air stratifier after design modification in...  相似文献   

Astronomical tests in a Kerr field     

K. D. Krori  Madhumita Barua 《Astrophysics and Space Science》1986,123(1):21-29

In this paper, we calculate the astronomical effects that accrue in the equatorial plane of a stellar object due to rotation according to Kerr theory.Dedicated in honour of Professor A. K. Raychaudhuri who derived the Raychaudhuri equation in Cosmology.  相似文献   

The Interannual variability of rainfall over homogeneous regions of Indian summer monsoon     

Sahoo  Monalisa  Kumar Yadav  Ramesh 《Theoretical and Applied Climatology》2022,148(3-4):1303-1316

Theoretical and Applied Climatology - The Indian subcontinent, due to its enormous variety of geographical features, is associated with inhomogeneity. Hence, in the present study, we have...  相似文献   

Direct Numerical Simulation of a Turbulent Channel Flow with Forchheimer Drag     

Bhattacharjee  Soumak  Mortikov  Evgeny  Debolskiy  Andrey  Kadantsev  Evgeny  Pandit  Rahul  Vesala  Timo  Sahoo  Ganapati 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2022,185(2):259-276

Boundary-Layer Meteorology - We characterize the turbulent flow, using direct numerical simulations (DNS), within a closed channel between two parallel walls with a canopy of constant areal density...  相似文献   

Hydrogeochemical evolution and potability evaluation of saline contaminated coastal aquifer system of Rajnagar,Odisha, India: A geospatial perspective     

P P Das  H K Sahoo  P P Mohapatra 《Journal of Earth System Science》2016,125(6):1157-1174

The present article reports the results of a comprehensive hydrogeochemical study carried out across the coastal aquifer system of Rajnagar block, Kendrapara district, Odisha, India. The research involved collection of representative groundwater samples during the pre- and post-monsoon seasons with in situ as well as laboratory measurement of various hydrogeochemical variables. Analysis of the subsurface water samples portrays an alkali dominated water type during the pre-monsoon season whereas alkaline earth has a significantly increased influence during the post-monsoon period. However, the aquifer system displays an even distribution of strong and weak acids for both the monsoonal regimes. The hydrogeochemistry is controlled by aquifer lithology with a general occurrence of ion exchange and acid–base reaction processes across the study area. Spatial disposition of major cations indicates freshening of this coastal aquifer system in S–N and SW–NE directions. Potability analysis of the samples is suggestive of widespread unsuitability for domestic, agriculture and industrial uses. The extensive occurrence of salinity hazards, sodium hazards and magnesium hazards across the terrain makes the groundwater unsafe for domestic and agricultural utilization while industrial potability analysis suggests the aquifer system is moderately corrosive but non-incrusting. Post-monsoon however, the subsurface waters display a general decrease in hazardous nature with increased suitability for various uses.  相似文献   

Development of rational models for tunnel blast prediction based on a parametric study   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

A. K. Chakraborty  A. K. Raina  M. Ramulu  P. B. Choudhury  A. Haldar  P. Sahoo  C. Bandopadhyay 《Geotechnical and Geological Engineering》2004,22(4):477-496

The empirical models available for prediction of the tunnel blast results like pull ratio, specific charge, specific drilling and overbreak have some inherent shortcoming in absence of any parametric study at the backdrop. Hence, the models use different constituting parameters and provide values which differ widely. After a thorough review of literature and field investigations in the drivages of mines and tunnels some parameters were identified. Those parameters were subjected to Multiple Linear Regression analyses to filter out the most influencing ones which represent the rockmass properties, the tunnel configurations and the blast designs. A parameter called Tunnel Blasting Index (TBI) was conceptualized and was expressed in terms of those most influencing parameters. All the blast results observed during the filed investigations could be well related to a single index TBI. Some adjustments on account of shape of the tunnel and joint orientations, which were not addressed in the available models, are suggested in the developed models.  相似文献   

Novel transformation-based response prediction of shear building using interval neural network     

S Chakraverty  Deepti Moyi Sahoo 《Journal of Earth System Science》2017,126(3):32

Present paper uses powerful technique of interval neural network (INN) to simulate and estimate structural response of multi-storey shear buildings subject to earthquake motion. The INN is first trained for a real earthquake data, viz., the ground acceleration as input and the numerically generated responses of different floors of multi-storey buildings as output. Till date, no model exists to handle positive and negative data in the INN. As such here, the bipolar data in [ ?1, 1] are converted first to unipolar form, i.e., to [0, 1] by means of a novel transformation for the first time to handle the above training patterns in normalized form. Once the training is done, again the unipolar data are converted back to its bipolar form by using the inverse transformation. The trained INN architecture is then used to simulate and test the structural response of different floors for various intensity earthquake data and it is found that the predicted responses given by INN model are good for practical purposes.  相似文献   

Geochemical appraisal of mine discharge and tailing at Malanjkhand copper mine,India     

Sk. Md. Equeenuddin  Abhijit Panda  Vishal Singh  Prafulla Kumar Sahoo  Subhashis Sahu  Sumit Kumar Basantray 《Journal of the Geological Society of India》2017,89(2):209-215

Geophysical investigation using Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES), Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) and Seismic Refraction at a proposed conference center site along Ajibode-Labani road, Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria has been carried out. The investigation aims at characterizing and delineating the subsurface strata to understand the weathered profile at the site. Understanding the weathered profile is essential in determining the suitability of the site for engineering construction of the future conference center. A total of 25 VES and 10 ERT profiles were acquired in a systematic grid pattern using both Schlumberger andWenner configurations with Allied omega terrameter. TheVES data were processed and analyzed using WinResist and the ERT data were inverted using RES2DINV. The data were combined to form a 3-D data set of the site and RES3DINV was used to produce the depth slices. Seismic refraction data were also acquired with an ABEM seismograph and processed using SeisImager and Fajseis software. Seismic data were used in understanding the velocity distribution and thickness. The results of VES, ERT and seismic refraction show good correlation. Four sub-surface layers were delineated: top layer of reworked sand, clayey sand/ lateritic hard pan, clay/ sandy clay and fracture/ fresh basement. The 3-D model permits a pictorial view of the sub-surface in relation to materials that overlie the basement. The thickness of unconsolidated materials to bedrock varies from 2.7 m to 12.2 m which revealed inhomogeneity in weathering under the shallow sub-surface. It is found that the integrated geophysical tool is well suited to characterize and delineate sub-surface structure (weathered profile) for engineering site characterization.  相似文献