Identifying lichenometrically datable,glacierized terrains: a case study in the cascade range of western North America     

Michael A. O'Neal 《国际地球制图》2013,28(4):315-325

Climatic interpretations of recent glacier fluctuations rely on ice-extent chronologies developed from lichenometric ages of Holocene landforms. However, lichenometry requires time- and resource-consuming field surveys, which limit our understanding of glacier chronologies, especially in remote locations. This study presents a rapid, coarse, a priori approach to predicting new field sites where lichenometry can be applied. Geologic, geographic, climatic, and landcover data were used in spatial and supervised classification analyses to identify areas in the Cascade Range of Washington and northern Oregon with similar environmental conditions to those where lichenometric dating techniques had previously been applied. These results focus the attention of researchers to only 1100 km², or 3%, of the broader Cascade Range study area. Though this study concentrates on the utility of lichenometry for dating recent glacier activity in the Cascade Range, the screening method presented is easily translatable to a variety of geomorphic and environmental applications.  相似文献   

大坝帷幕防渗能力研究     

刘三虎  李强  刘静乐 《中国勘察设计》2012,(6):73-75

研究如何提高灌浆帷幕的防渗能力,对保证大坝的安全具有重要的意义,本文通过总结影响水泥灌浆帷幕防渗能力的因素,分析水泥灌浆帷幕防渗能力衰减的原因,结合国内帷幕灌浆的现状,提出了提高水泥灌浆帷幕防渗能力的措施。  相似文献   

Characteristics and factors that influenced damage to dams in the M s 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake     

Liping Jing  Haian Liang  Yongqiang Li  Chunhui Liu 《地震工程与工程振动(英文版)》2011,10(3):349-358

Based on raw data from dams damaged in the Wenchuan earthquake, including many that were severely damaged, characteristics and factors that influenced the damage are discussed in this paper. Findings from this study include: severely damaged dams were densely distributed along the seismologic fault; small dams, especially small earth-rock dams, had the most serious damage that was caused by a variety of factors; the most serious damage was caused by seismic waves; damage was aggregated by aftershocks; and the extent of the damage patterns increased with the seismic intensity. Damage patterns varied in different intensity zones and cracking was the most common type of damage. Most of the dams had a good base with relatively high bearing capacity, and the walls of the earth-rock dams were mostly of clay soil. This type of base and body material mitigated some of the damage to dams. Reservoir maintenance and other factors also have a significant impact on the seismic safety of the dam. Finally, some recommendations to reduce seismic damage to dams are proposed.  相似文献   

三峡梯级枢纽多目标生态优化调度模型及其求解方法   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

卢有麟  周建中  王浩  张勇传 《水科学进展》2011,22(6):780-788

针对三峡梯级枢纽综合效益的充分发挥及其对长江流域典型生态系统修复及持续改善的科学需求,通过分析发电效益与生态效益之间的制约竞争关系,以发电量最大和生态缺水量最小为目标建立了梯级电站多目标生态优化调度模型,对三峡梯级枢纽多目标生态优化调度进行了研究。同时,针对传统优化方法难以同时处理多个调度目标的固有缺陷,提出一种改进多目标差分进化算法对所构建模型进行高效求解。该方法针对差分进化算法在多目标协同优化和全局寻优能力等方面的不足,依据问题的特点重新设计了差分进化算法的进化算子,同时设计了一种多目标混沌搜索策略以加强算法的局部搜索能力。最后,依据多目标生态优化调度问题的特点设计了一种不需要设置惩罚因子的约束处理方法。通过三峡梯级枢纽多目标生态优化调度的实例应用,验证了本文所构建模型的合理性以及所提出算法的有效性和工程实用性。  相似文献   

A critical review on granular dam filter behaviour – from particle sizes to constriction-based design criteria     

《Geomechanics and Geoengineering》2013,8(4):279-290

Over emphasis on tests results involving base soils with increasing coefficient of uniformity (C_u ) makes the reliability of an empirical particle-based criterion for effective filters questionable. Extra measures such as regrading of base soil are then necessary in order to capture the effectiveness of filter constriction sizes in trapping eroding fines. Recent studies which focused on the role of the sizes of filter voids on overall filtration behaviour have deployed constriction size approaches that were shown to be equally acceptable methods for distinguishing between effective and ineffective filters. This paper examines the evolution of this approach, starting from past empirical and mathematical investigations and proceeding to the eventual development of geometric-probabilistic methods with special reference to embankment dams. Models based on dominant and controlling constriction sizes are introduced, and subsequently the constriction-based retention criteria for granular filters are presented. The proposed retention criteria were verified based on extensive experimental data taken from small- and large-scale filtration tests carried out by various authors. The integration of filter compaction, porosity and C_u , together with the incorporation of analytical principles, provides alternative and rigorous design approaches that remove most limitations of the conventional particle-based criteria, thus making the models essentially more comprehensive and quantifiable.  相似文献   

Quantifying sediment storage in a high alpine valley (Turtmanntal,Switzerland)     

Jan‐Christoph Otto  Lothar Schrott  Michel Jaboyedoff  Richard Dikau 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2009,34(13):1726-1742

The determination of sediment storage is a critical parameter in sediment budget analyses. But, in many sediment budget studies the quantification of magnitude and time‐scale of sediment storage is still the weakest part and often relies on crude estimations only, especially in large drainage basins (>100 km²). We present a new approach to storage quantification in a meso‐scale alpine catchment of the Swiss Alps (Turtmann Valley, 110 km²). The quantification of depositional volumes was performed by combining geophysical surveys and geographic information system (GIS) modelling techniques. Mean thickness values of each landform type calculated from these data was used to estimate the sediment volume in the hanging valleys and the trough slopes. Sediment volume of the remaining subsystems was determined by modelling an assumed parabolic bedrock surface using digital elevation model (DEM) data. A total sediment volume of 781·3×10⁶–1005·7×10⁶ m³ is deposited in the Turtmann Valley. Over 60% of this volume is stored in the 13 hanging valleys. Moraine landforms contain over 60% of the deposits in the hanging valleys followed by sediment stored on slopes (20%) and rock glaciers (15%). For the first time, a detailed quantification of different storage types was achieved in a catchment of this size. Sediment volumes have been used to calculate mean denudation rates for the different processes ranging from 0·1 to 2·6 mm/a based on a time span of 10 ka. As the quantification approach includes a number of assumptions and various sources of error the values given represent the order of magnitude of sediment storage that has to be expected in a catchment of this size. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Method to improve the mitigative effectiveness of a series of check dams against debris flows   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Rabindra Osti  Shinji Egashira 《水文研究》2008,22(26):4986-4996

The advance of technology has led to more competent countermeasures, but lives and properties still continue to suffer from water‐induced disasters, such as floods, landslides, and debris flows. To increase the effectiveness of counter systems, improved methods of planning and designing such systems are prerequisite. This paper describes briefly a methodological approach for predicting debris flow characteristics, and proposes techniques for evaluating and improving the mitigative effectiveness of check dams against debris flows in steep mountain torrents. Additionally, a non‐dimensional parameter, namely potential storage volume, is introduced to generalize the evaluation processes. As an example, the 1999 debris‐flow event in the San Julian River, Venezuela, is chosen for discussion. The paper also proposes a method of evaluating the control function of a series of check dams as well as the criteria for the selection of their sizes, numbers and locations. It is hoped that this work will help to determine which combinations of check dams will fit best together for the optimal control of debris flows and available resources in any river basin. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

A cascade approach to continuous rainfall data generation at point locations   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

Bellie Sivakumar  Ashish Sharma 《Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (SERRA)》2008,22(4):451-459

High-resolution temporal rainfall data sequences serve as inputs for a range of applications in planning, design and management of small (especially urban) water resources systems, including continuous flow simulation and evaluation of alternate policies for environmental impact assessment. However, such data are often not available, since their measurements are costly and time-consuming. One alternative to obtain high-resolution data is to try to derive them from available low-resolution information through a disaggregation procedure. This study evaluates a random cascade approach for generation of high-resolution rainfall data at a point location. The approach is based on the concept of scaling in rainfall, or, relating the properties associated with the rainfall process at one temporal scale to a finer-resolution scale. The procedure involves two steps: (1) identification of the presence of scaling behavior in the rainfall process; and (2) generation of synthetic data possessing same/similar scaling properties of the observed rainfall data. The scaling identification is made using a statistical moment scaling function, and the log–Poisson distribution is assumed to generate the synthetic rainfall data. The effectiveness of the approach is tested on the rainfall data observed at the Sydney Observatory Hill, Sydney, Australia. Rainfall data corresponding to four different successively doubled resolutions (daily, 12, 6, and 3 h) are studied, and disaggregation of data is attempted only between these successively doubled resolutions. The results indicate the presence of multi-scaling behavior in the rainfall data. The synthetic data generated using the log–Poisson distribution are found to exhibit scaling behaviors that match very well with that for the observed data. However, the results also indicate that fitting the scaling function alone does not necessarily mean reproducing the broader attributes that characterize the data. This observation clearly points out the extreme caution needed in the application of the existing methods for identification of scaling in rainfall, especially since such methods are also prevalent in studies of the emerging satellite observations and thus in the broader spectrum of hydrologic modeling.  相似文献   

土石坝横向裂缝的土工离心机模型试验研究     

张丙印  张美聪  孙逊 《岩土力学》2008,29(5):1254-1258

岸坡突变所产生的不均匀沉降变形常常是导致土石坝心墙发生横向裂缝的主要原因。使用糯扎渡高心墙堆石坝心墙混合土料进行了模拟心墙发生横向裂缝的土工离心机模型试验。试验中再现了由于岸坡坡度变化导致坝顶发生横向裂缝的现象。采用工程中常用的3种裂缝分析方法：倾度法、Leonards法和有限元应力法对试验结果进行了分析。结果表明,前两种方法仅在测点较多时才是适用的,而有限元应力法对土石坝心墙横向裂缝问题更为有效。  相似文献   

地震加速度动态分布及对高土石坝坝坡抗震稳定的影响   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

张锐  迟世春  林皋  张宗亮 《岩土力学》2008,29(4):1072-1076

《水工建筑物抗震设计规范》（DL5073-1997）建议的土石坝地震加速度动态分布系数适合于150 m以下的土石坝,而前许多土石坝的设计高度已远大于150 m。与低坝相比,高坝受地基刚性的约束减弱,坝体的自振周期延长。在坝体地震反应中,高阶自振周期与地震卓越周期耦合的机率增大,高阶振型的振动易被激发放大,从而导致坝体地震加速度沿坝高的分布与低坝有所不同。据此,采用有限元法研究了高土石坝的加速度分布,提出了高于150 m土石坝的地震加速度动态分布系数图示。在此基础上,利用堆石材料的非线性强度准则,对高度超过150 m的土石坝坝坡抗震稳定性作了进一步的分析,得出随着坝体地震加速度动态分布系数的降低,坝坡临界破坏的安全系数有所提高。  相似文献