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This paper presents a computational microstructure model to estimate the progressive moisture damage of multiphase asphaltic paving mixtures. Moisture damage because of water transport is incorporated with mechanical loading through a finite element method. To simulate nonlinear damage evolution in the mixtures, the model includes Fickian moisture diffusion, a cohesive zone model to simulate the gradual fracture process, and a degradation characteristic function to represent the reduction of material properties because of moisture infiltration. With the model developed, various parametric analyses are conducted to investigate how each model parameter affects the material‐specific moisture damage mechanism and damage resistance potential of the mixtures. Analysis results clearly demonstrate the significance of physical and mechanical properties of mixture components and geometric characteristics of microstructure for the better design of asphaltic paving mixtures and roadway structures. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 相似文献
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Disturbance events can regularly impact stream ecosystems; however, large-scale catastrophic disturbances are rare. From September 2010 to September 2011 Christchurch City experienced over 8500 earthquakes including a magnitude 7.1. One consequence was catastrophic additions of silt and sand into waterways throughout the city. Of 161 km of permanent waterways, 102 km (63%) were affected by earthquake siltation. Benthic invertebrates and fish communities were compared across 16 streams with differing siltation. Invertebrate taxonomic richness decreased significantly (mean 17 taxa reduced to 10 taxa) and EPT taxa (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera) were removed entirely from streams receiving heavy siltation. Fish richness and density decreased significantly, with fish absent from some heavily silted streams. Many of these urban streams are sourced from springs and their stable flows and low gradient limit their ability to flush sediment. We predict that without human intervention there will be a long-term sediment legacy and it may take many years for these streams to recover from this catastrophic disturbance. 相似文献
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A. Mazure P. Katgert R. Den Hartog A. Biviano P. Dubath E. Escalera P. Focardi D. Gerbal G. Giuricin B. Jones O. Le Fèvre M. Moles J. Perea G. Rhee 《Astrophysics》1995,38(4):367-369
A statistically reliable distribution of velocity dispersions free from biases and systematic errors for a sample of ACO clusters is obtained. This distribution is compared with other data and model predictions.Published in Astrofizika, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 654–658, October–December, 1995. 相似文献
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Nearshore marine environments are influenced by an array of variables that can either be land-derived or of marine origin, and nearshore phytoplankton communities may differ in their taxonomic composition and biomass in response to such variables. The KwaZulu-Natal Bight (hereafter referred to as ‘the bight’) is an oligo-mesotrophic, nearshore oceanic environment, that is influenced by both terrestrial run-off and upwelling. A microphytoplankton survey of the bight conducted over several stations and depths and two seasons was conducted in order to ascertain species composition, abundance and biomass. Microphytoplankton abundance was generally low (a maximum of 180 000 cells l–1 was recorded) but differed considerably between sites and seasons. A total of 99 taxa of mainly Bacillariophyceae and some Dinophyceae, Prymnesiophyceae and Cyanophyceae were identified in the present study. In the central bight, higher abundance and biomass were measured in February (wet season), which may be a possible consequence of terrestrial nutrient inputs. In the northern and southern bight we measured higher abundance and biomass in August (dry season). Upwelling was not detected during the study, but an influence of terrestrial nutrient sources was detected at the coastal stations. Turbid conditions were specific to the site near the Thukela River mouth and possibly influenced abundance, biomass and species composition at this site. Historic data on microphytoplankton composition are scarce, but comparisons with surveys from the 1960s reveal that around 60% of the common diatoms recorded then also occurred in the present study. Small taxa [20–200 µm] dominated the microphytoplankton community. Community composition was fairly uniform throughout the bight in both seasons, dominated in general by Chaetoceros species, and on occasion co-dominated by Thalassionema nitzschioides and Dactyliosolen fragilissimus. 相似文献
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This study investigated the effect of cumulative overland flow on rill erodibility and critical shear stress on native surface roads in central Idaho. Rill erodibility decreased exponentially with increasing cumulative overland flow depth; however, critical shear stress did not change. The study demonstrated that road erodibility on the studied road changes over the course of one or more consecutive overland flow events. Therefore, model simulations that fail to take into consideration this change will probably over-estimate sediment yields. An exponential function describing the relationship between rill erodibility and cumulative overland flow depth is presented as a basis for future model development for simulating erosion on native surface roads. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 相似文献
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Expression of superoxide dismutase (SOD) genes from the copper-exposed polychaete, Neanthes succinea
To evaluate the superoxide dismutase (SOD) genes as a potential indicator of environmental stress, we cloned and sequenced the full-length cDNA of a Cu/Zn-SOD and Mn-SOD genes from the marine polychaete, Neanthes succinea. Ns-Cu/Zn- and Mn-SOD expression was measured using quantitative real-time RT-PCR in response to the oxidative stress induced by copper in the form of CuCl2. Ns-Cu/Zn-SOD expression increased in a dose dependent manner but the increase of Mn-SOD expression was evident only at a high concentration of copper. Particularly, Ns-Mn-SOD dramatically increased in the 72 μg/L CuCl2-exposed groups, indicating that both Ns-SOD genes were induced by copper exposure. These results suggest that Ns-Cu/Zn- and Ns-Mn-SOD would play important roles in the detoxification of cellular oxidative stresses in the polychaete, N. succinea. Furthermore, as part of field work, the marine polychaete, N. succineaCu/Zn-SOD mRNA collected from the polluted area was accordingly upregulated in expression but not for NS-Mn-SOD. 相似文献
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Partitioning tracer method for quantifying the residual saturation of refined petroleum products in saturated soil 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
The effective site assessment is crucial to the successful remediation of the subsurface contaminated with light nonaqueous
phase liquids (LNAPLs). Recent studies showed that large spatial volumes of the subsurface contaminated with LNAPLs could
be investigated with the partitioning tracer method. This study investigated the applicability of the partitioning tracer
method for detecting and quantifying refined petroleum products in a saturated aquifer containing alluvial soil or weathered
granite soil. In the batch-partitioning experiments, the partition coefficients of alcohol tracers between the petroleum mixture
and water were measured, and they were found to be increased in proportion to the boiling points of the alcohol tracers when
the molecular weights of the alcohol tracers were similar. The sorption isotherm experiments indicated that a considerable
amount of 4-methyl-2-pentanol was sorbed into Jumunjin sand (JS) or weathered granite soil (WGS). In the column experiments,
it was confirmed that the partitioning tracer method could be used as a method for detecting the presence of the petroleum
mixture in saturated soil, and the residual saturation of the petroleum mixture in the soil column prepared by firstly contaminating
with the petroleum mixture and secondly saturating with water was measured higher than that in the soil column prepared by
firstly saturating and secondly contaminating. The highest accuracy of estimation using the partitioning tracer method was
found for 2-ethyl-1-butanol and the lowest accuracy was found for 4-methyl-2-pentanol. 相似文献