Stability of streambanks formed in partially saturated soils and effects of negative pore water pressures: the Sieve River (Italy)     

Massimo Rinaldi  Nicola Casagli 《Geomorphology》1999,26(4):707

Streambanks of alluvial channels are usually composed of loose materials, which are unsaturated in ambient conditions. Unsaturated soils are subject to negative pore water pressures, which cause an apparent cohesion. The latter is the main factor in allowing the stability of near-vertical banks. Even during moderate in-bank flow events, the apparent cohesion can be strongly reduced as the material approaches full saturation; therefore, during the drawdown phase, as the confining pressure of the water in the channel disappears, a bank failure is likely to occur. Channel bed-level lowering along the Sieve River, Central Italy, has caused widespread bank instability. A geomorphological reconnaissance of forms and processes was followed by in situ tests to determine the shear strength of the banks. Interpretation of the tests and a streambank stability analysis were based on concepts of soil mechanics for unsaturated soils, in order to obtain relations between bank angle and height in limit equilibrium conditions. A stability chart was obtained with curves for different apparent cohesion values, and a stability analysis was performed taking into account the effects of flow events. In order to investigate the pore pressure effects, a series of piezo-tensiometers were installed in a streambank of the Sieve River. Data from a 1 year monitoring period show variations in pore water pressure and matric suction as a consequence of rainfall, evapotranspiration, and water stage variations. A planar failure with a tension crack occurred in the upper cohesive part of the bank during December 1996. The safety factor has been expressed as a function of the geometry of the bank and of the shear strength of the material. Safety factor variations through time are therefore shown as a function of seasonal variations in matric suction.  相似文献   

HEIFE非均匀陆面上区域能量平衡研究   总被引：8，自引：1，他引：7  

马耀明  王介民  Massimo Menenti  Wim Bastiaanssen 《气候与环境研究》1997,2(3):293-301

卫星遥感在研究非均匀陆面上地－气间能量和水循环过程时有其独到的作用。本文介绍了一种利用陆地资源卫星ＴＭ资料进行非均匀陆面上区域能量平衡研究的参数化方案。以两个景的ＴＭ资料（１９９１年７月９日,夏季;１９９１年１０月２９日,近冬季）为个例,结合“黑河实验”（ＨＥＩＦＥ）期间的地面观测资料分析研究了实验区非均匀陆面上地表特征参数（地表反射率、标准化差值植被指数和地表温度）及能量平衡各分量（地表净辐射通量、土壤热通量、感热和潜热通量）的区域分布及季节差异,同时将所得的结果与地面观测的“真值”作了比较。结果表明：（１）由于黑河实验区下垫面状况十分复杂,戈壁、沙漠与绿洲交错分布,故在整个实验区内各地表特征参数及能量平衡各分量的分布范围亦比较宽;（２）地表特征参数及能量平衡各分量在实验区的绿洲、戈壁及沙漠上各有其特定的代表值;（３）地表能量平衡各分量的区域平均值在整个实验区内基本平衡;（４）夏季与近冬季的地表特征参数及能量平衡各分量的分布特征存在着显著差异。所得的这些结果与地面观测的“真值”和局地研究的结论基本一致。这些分析对非均匀下垫面中尺度模式陆面过程参数化方案的建立以及模式预报效果的检验都具有不可缺少的重要意义。  相似文献   

Turbulent behaviour within a coastal boundary layer,observations and modelling at the Isola del Giglio     

Carlo Brandini  Stefano Taddei  Bartolomeo Doronzo  Maria Fattorini  Letizia Costanza  Massimo Perna  Francesco Serafino  Giovanni Ludeno 《Ocean Dynamics》2017,67(9):1163-1178

The hydrodynamics of coastal areas is characterized by the interaction among phenomena occurring at different spatial and temporal scales, such as the interaction of a large-scale ocean current with the local bathymetry and coastline, and local forcing conditions. In order to take into account all relevant phenomena, the study of the hydrodynamics of coastal zones requires a high-spatial and temporal resolution for both observations and simulation of local currents. This resolution can be obtained by using X-band radar, which allows simultaneous measurement of waves and currents in a range of 1–3 miles from the coastline, as well as high-resolution numerical models implemented in the area and configured through multiple nesting techniques in order to reach resolutions comparable to such coastal observations. Such an integrated monitoring system was implemented at the Isola del Giglio in 2012, after the accident of the Costa Concordia ship. Results can be used as a cross-validation of data produced independently by radar observations and numerical models. In addition, results give some important insights on the dynamics of the coastal boundary layer, both for what concerns the attenuation in the profile of the depth-averaged velocities which typically occur in turbulent boundary layers, as well as for the production, detachment and evolution of vorticity produced by the interaction of large-scale ocean currents with the coastline and the subsequent time evolution of such boundary layer. This transition between large-scale regional currents and the coastal boundary layer is often neglected in regional forecasting systems, but it has an important role in the ocean turbulence processes.  相似文献   

A Large Undisturbed Column Method to Study Flow and Transport in Macropores and Fractured Media     

Peter R. Jørgensen  Klaus Mosthaf  Massimo Rolle 《Ground water》2019,57(6):951-961

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