Geotechnical Hazards Associated with Desert Environment     

Shehata  W.M.  Amin  A.A. 《Natural Hazards》1997,16(1):81-95

The aridity of the Arabian Peninsula's deserts ranges between arid to hyperarid with hot dry climate, scarce precipitation and sparse vegetation. These harsh environmental conditions enhance some geomorphologic processes more than others, cause specific geotechnical problems, and increase desertification.From west to east, the general physiography of Saudi Arabia shows the Red Sea coastal plains and the escarpment foothills called Tihama followed by the Arabian Shield mountains, the Arabian Shelf plateau and finally the Arabian Gulf coastal plains. Sand moves by wind either as drifting sand or migrating dunes in four major sand seas, over the Arabian Shelf, and in the inter-mountain valleys, in the Arabian Shield causing problems of erosion and deposition. Human activities in the deserts may cause more instability to the sand bodies, enlarging the magnitude of the problem. Fine silty soil particles also move by wind, depositing loess mainly in selected areas downwind in the Tihama. These loess deposits subside and may form earth fissures by the process of hydrocompaction upon wetting. The addition of water can be either natural through storms or man-made through human agricultural or civil activities. Extensive sabkhas exist along the coastal plains of both the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf. The sabkha soil may also heave by salt re-crystallization or collapse by wetting. The shallow groundwater brines present in sabkhas also attack and corrode civil structures. Urbanization and excessive groundwater pumping may also deplete the fresh groundwater resources and may cause subsidence, ground fissuring and surface faulting as observed in some locations in the Arabian Shield. Although the average annual precipitation is very low, rain usually falls in the form of torrential storms, collected by dry valley basins and causing floods to unprotected downstream areas on the coastal plains of the Red Sea.The desert environment, being a fragile echo system, needs to be treated with care. Intercommunications between different national and international agencies and education of the layman should help to keep the system balanced and reduce the resulting environmental hazards. In addition, any suggested remedial measures should be planned with nature and engineered with natural materials.  相似文献   

相山铀矿田地下水污染可能性的研究     

刘福林  乔万忠 《铀矿地质》1997,13(3):183-188,192

在相山铀矿床田东部地区，采用同位素技术和放射性水化学技术，对铀矿床地下水放射性污染问题从理论实践两方面方面进行研究，获得了当地雨水线的线性回归方程和在铀矿床的勘探开采过程中不会造成明显的地下水放射性污染的结论  相似文献   

岩溶地下水集中开采区水质系统预测研究     

王伍军  鄢贵权 《物探化探计算技术》1997,19(4):337-342

在岩溶地区，地下水的超强度开采与工业“三废”及生活废弃物不合理的排放，造成了地下水较严重的污染。用动态系统方法建立的地下水污染时间序列递推预测模型，在岩溶地下水环境质量预测与管理方面都具有指导意义。  相似文献   

Evolution of Quaternary groundwater system in North China Plain   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

Zonghu Zhang  Dehong Shi  Fuhong Ren  Zhengzhou Yin  Jichao Sun  Cuiyun Zhang 《中国科学D辑(英文版)》1997,40(3):276-283

The Quaternary groundwater system in the North China Plain is formed mainly through the terrestrial water flow action on the united geological and tectonic backgrounds. The analysis of groundwater dynamic field, simulation of groundwater geochemistry, and the¹⁴C dating and extraction of isotope information have provided more evidence for recognizing and assessing the evolution of groundwater circulation system and studying the past global changes. The exploitation and utilization of groundwater on a large scale and overexploitation have given rise to the decline of regional groundwater level, change of flow field, decrease of water resources and downward movement of saline water body. The water environment has entered a new evolution stage in which it is intensely disturbed by the mankind’s activities. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.  相似文献   

Assessment of hydrogeological conditions in basement aquifers of the Precambrian Oban massif, southeastern Nigeria   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

A.E. Edet  C.S. Okereke 《Journal of Applied Geophysics》1997,36(4):195-204

A combined analysis of lineament length density from radar imagery and surface resistivity data is used to assess the hydrogeological conditions in the Oban massif, Nigeria. The results show that the data guided the qualitative and quantitative estimation of some aquifer parameters. These include resistivity of the water bearing formations (280–740 ω m), thickness (5–140 m), limited hydraulic conductivity (8.53-13.18 m/day) and transmissivity (410.65–725.88 m²/day) data. In addition, the lineament length density for the area ranged between less than 0.2 to slightly more than 0.4. Site evaluation for the location of productive boreholes/wells using a groundwater potential index (GWPI) indicates that areas with a GWPI of greater than 35 are consistent with relatively high yield.  相似文献   

生活垃圾淋滤液组分的变化特征及其污染机理分析──以长春市为例   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

郑德凤  赵勇胜  曹玉清 《吉林大学学报(地球科学版)》1997,(2)

利用室内模拟试验成果对长春市生活垃圾淋滤液的组分特征、变化规律及其对土壤、地下水的污染机理进行了分析；结合野外监测资料运用非确定性模型方法建立模拟模型，对淋滤液的污染组分进行趋势预测，为垃圾堆放场地的设计和垃圾污染的治理提供理论上的依据。同时为解决城市生活垃圾污染问题和寻找垃圾场地奠定了基础  相似文献   

用模糊综合评判法评价昌宁盆地地下水水质     

邹立芝  魏余广 《吉林大学学报(地球科学版)》1997,(3)

利用模糊综合评判法对昌宁盆地地下水水质进行了评价，并指出为确保评价的精度，在进行模糊评判中，建议四种Ａ·Ｒ复合运算方法联合应用，综合分析  相似文献   

三维溶质运移问题的分步广义迎风解法     

姚磊华 《吉林大学学报(地球科学版)》1997,(4)

对对流占优的三维溶质运移问题提出了分步广义迎风解法，首先利用Ｎ．Ｎ．Ｙａ－ｎｅｎｋｏ对水动力弥散方程分步求解的思想，将原来的一个定解问题分解为两个定解问题即对流定解问题和扩散定解问题，对对流定解问题采用广义迎风对偶单元均衡法求解，对扩散定解问题采用一般的Ｇａｌｅｒｋｉｎ有限元法求解，不仅避免了用一般有限元法和有限差分法求解对流占优的地下水水质数学模型时常出现数值弥散和过量问题，而且避免了求节点速度这一步，节省运算步骤，对井点的浓度变化给出了更合适的求解方法。  相似文献   

物探方法在岩溶勘查中的应用综述   总被引：7，自引：0，他引：7  

刘崧 《地质科技情报》1997,16(2):85-91

简要介绍了岩溶勘察中常用物探方法的基本原理和技术，并举例说明其在岩溶地区进行水利水电工程地质勘察、岩溶地下水寻找、环境保护和溶洞探测时的有效性。  相似文献   

第二松花江干流区地下水信息管理数据库系统开发与研制   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

刘越  张艳  平建华  王楠  李升 《吉林大学学报(地球科学版)》2004,(Z1)

介绍了第二松花江干流区地下水信息管理数据库系统的开发环境及总体设计。在分析与地下水有关的数据信息的基础上,提出了较为合理的地下水信息管理数据库系统的结构。将该系统按其功能分为5个子系统基础子系统、数据信息管理子系统、区域信息管理子系统、动态绘图子系统、水资源评价子系统,并对5个子系统的功能进行了详细阐述。  相似文献