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   

ADVANCES IN MEASURING TECHNIQUES OF BED LOAD     

ZHOU Gangyan ZOU Jiazhong 《国际泥沙研究》1997,(1)

I.m~UCrIONBedloadisthesedimentwhichmovesalongtheriverbedintheformofrolling,slidingandsaltation.BedloadmaycreatemanyproblemsintheoperationandmaintenanceofnavigationchannelandinthedevelOPmentofhydroelectricity.Dataofbedloaddischargearealsorequiredinthedesignofreservoir,inwhichtheinflowbedloadareallactuallytrapped.Thewaysofbedloadmotionaredifferentfordifferentsizes.Thus,itisextremelydifficulttodeterminethebedloaddischargeaccurately.Manyequationshavebeenproposedtocalculatethebedloaddischarge.H…  相似文献   

Effect of temperature on embryonic and larval development of bream (Abramis brama L.)     

Dariusz Kucharczyk  Miroslaw Luczynski  Roman Kujawa  Piotr Czerkies 《Aquatic Sciences - Research Across Boundaries》1997,59(3):214-224

Influence of water temperature on embryonic and larval development of bream (Abramis brama L.) was stdied. Eggs of bream were incubated at eight constant water temperatures between 13.2 and 26.8°C. The temperature of 21.1°C gave highest hatching success, with no abnormalities in the eleutheroembryos and lowest mortality observed between eyed egg stage and the time of hatching. Developmental rate increased with increasing temperature. Duration of embryonic development (y; hours) decreased with increasing incubation temperature (x; °C) according to the formula: y=910.1−65.88 x+1.318 x². Larvae were reared at eight constant temperatures ranging from 13.5 to 34.0°C. The instantaneous growth rate in wet weight increased with increasing test temperature from 13.5 to 29.9°C, and then decreased at higher temperatures. Individual growth of fish and biomass production rate were highest at 27.9°C. This temperature is considered optimal when food availability and photoperiod are no limiting factors.  相似文献   

河口港湾沉积物中的￣(137)Cs剖面及其沉积学意义   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

潘少明  朱大奎  李炎  许其高 《沉积学报》1997,(4)

本文通过对采自海南岛洋浦港、福建厦门外港、浙江象山港三个河口港湾的六个沉积柱样的１３７Ｃｓ分析，分别用１３７Ｃｓ剖面的最大峰值层及１３７Ｃｓ剖面的起始值层位估算了该六个站位的现代沉积速率，结果表明：在河口港湾沉积环境条件下，用１３７Ｃｓ剖面来估算沉积物的平均沉积速率是可行的，由１３７Ｃｓ最大值法，这六个站位的平均沉积速率分别为１．１４ｃｍ／ａ、１．５６ｃｍ／ａ、０．８２ｃｍ／ａ、０．７５ｃｍ／ａ、１．２６ｃｍ／ａ、１．６６ｃｍ／ａ，由１３７Ｃｓ最大值法得出的平均沉积速率其精确度与可信度要好于１３７Ｃｓ起始值得出的平均沉积速率。与２１０Ｐｂ法所得的结果符合的很好。１３７Ｃｓ起始值层位与预期值偏离的大小可以为我们提供有关该站位沉积环境、扰动作用强弱的信息。在应用１３７Ｃｓ剖面估算沉积速率时，还要注意沉积结构变化的影响。  相似文献   

地质速率计—矿物氧扩散的应用     

傅斌  郑永飞 《地球科学进展》1997,12(5):428-433

概述了同位素封闭体系内的矿物氧扩散和同位素交换机制及其在地质速率计上的应用。火成岩从高温冷却或变质岩从高峰主质温度冷却过程中，由于冷却速度不同，扩散作用导致的矿物晶体内部及晶粒间氧同位素再平衡也有所不同。通过实测岩石中各组成矿物氧同位素比值，模式含量和颗粒半径，据矿物氧扩散和同位素交换模型，可以估算出岩石的冷却速率。  相似文献   

MW5型潜水电磁打捞器在桩孔施工中的应用     

阮广招  陈亨顺 《福建地质》1997,16(3):143-147

通过工程实例，介绍了应用潜水电磁铁处理桩孔施工中掉铁件事故的方法及操作要领，它具有实用价值。  相似文献   

利用磷灰石裂变径迹计算隆升速率的一些问题   总被引：10，自引：2，他引：10  

王军 《地质科技情报》1997,16(1):97-102

主要讨论了利用磷灰石理解变径迹年龄－－地形高差法计算隆升速率存在的一些问题，介绍了近年来国外在磷灰石裂变径迹退火方面取得的新进展及其在研究隆升速率问题上的应用，并分析了利用磷灰石裂变径迹研究隆升速率应当注意的问题，强调了加强径迹长度分析的研究。  相似文献   

吉林省地质灾害类型及防治对策探讨     

腾继奎 《吉林地质》1997,16(2):62-64

本文针对吉林省的地质灾害类型及各类地质灾害的成因，分布及其危害进行了论述。对其防治对策进行了探讨，提出了切合本省实际的五项防治措施。  相似文献   

Study on the correlativity of earthquakes impact on cities     

潘华  赵凤新  高孟潭 《地震学报(英文版)》2004,17(3):362-365

Introduction With rapid development and advancement of economy and society, lots of city groups or city belts with ex-tra-large cities as their centers have been formed in China. The regions these city groups lie in usually have well-developed economy, dense population, and are regional politics and culture centers. Some groups lie in the regions with high level of earthquake activity, such as the Surrounding Capital City Group with the centers of Bei-jing and Tianjin. Once a large earthqua…  相似文献   

中国周边地区强震与中国大陆7级以上地震活动的关系     

任雪梅  赵卫明  金春华 《内陆地震》2004,18(3):221-227

通过对中国周边地区强震与中国大陆地区强震活动的关系分析，发现中国大陆周边地区活跃时段期间和其后3年是中国大陆地区7级以上地震活动的主要活动时期，周边地区强震活动增强后，中国大陆内部有可能发生7级以上地震，强震活动可能会逐步进入高潮，南北地震带中段未来数年发生7级以上地震的危险性较大．  相似文献