Mechanical properties and stress–dilatancy relationships of unsaturated soil under various cyclic loading conditions     

Tun Tun  Win  Sato  Tomotaka  Saito  Hirotaka  Kohgo  Yuji 《Acta Geotechnica》2020,15(7):1799-1813

Acta Geotechnica - Most studies investigating the effect of cyclic loading on soil properties have been conducted for saturated soils. Embankments such as fill dams, roads and railways are usually...  相似文献   

Liquid bridge contribution to shear behavior of unsaturated soil: modeling and application to a micromechanics model     

Fukushima  Yo  Higo  Yosuke  Matsushima  Takashi  Otake  Yu 《Acta Geotechnica》2021,16(9):2693-2711

Acta Geotechnica - Liquid bridges in unsaturated soils attach to grain contacts and contribute to strengthening microscopic bonding forces, which leads to macroscopic high strength and stiffness...  相似文献   

Performance of dry-separation processes in the recovery of cenospheres from fly ash and their implementation in a recovery unit     

H.T.B.M. Petrus  Tsuyoshi Hirajima  Yuji Oosako  Moriyasu Nonaka  Keiko Sasaki  Takashi Ando 《International Journal of Mineral Processing》2011,98(1-2):15-23

Cenospheres recovery is one of the coal fly ash beneficiations, providing economic as well as environmental benefits. Current techniques, such as lagoon or other wet-separation processes, consume large amounts of water and add to water pollution due to leaching of toxic materials from fly ash. The other possible disadvantage is the need for a wide operational area, which is unsuitable for densely populated countries. As wet-separation processes have some disadvantages, an improved and/or sustainable alternative recovery technique is required. An air classifier is one of the alternative techniques. In this study, two types of air classifiers, namely a closed-type pneumatic separator and a micron separator, have been investigated. In terms of separation efficiency, it was found that the micron separator has the potential to be applied in cenospheres recovery from coal fly ash, giving a Newton's efficiency of 0.44, as compared to a value of about 0.26 for the closed-type pneumatic separator. The cenospheres recoveries of both pieces of equipment at their optimum Newton's efficiencies were similar at over 60 wt.%. The separation performance was further assessed from the particle distributions of the overflow and underflow products obtained from both pieces of equipment, as well as from SEM images. It was found that the lower Newton's efficiency of the closed-type pneumatic separator was due to the re-concentration of fine particles in the underflow product at air-flow rates higher than 2.2 m/s (the underflow product yield was about 55 wt.%).In order to further confirm the applicability of this technique, the micron separator, which had provided higher separation efficiency and cenospheres recovery, was deployed in a cenospheres recovery unit prior to the use of a wet-separation process (float and sink tank). About 80% of the cenospheres was recovered, with an 87.8% reduction in the total mass of fly ash to be separated in the float and sink tank. Consequently, much less water was needed for the process of cenospheres recovery. Moreover, it was also confirmed that the micron separator could yield higher quality fly ashes, that is, fly ash types I and II, from lower feed quality of fly ash type IV, which is the lowest category in commercial classification of fly ash according to JIS A6201.  相似文献   

In situ observation of a garnet/perovskite transition in CaGeO<Subscript>3</Subscript>     

Shigeaki Ono  Takumi Kikegawa  Yuji Higo 《Physics and Chemistry of Minerals》2011,38(9):735-740

We used an in situ measurement method to investigate the phase transition of CaGeO₃ polymorphs under high pressures and temperatures. A multi-anvil high-pressure apparatus combined with intense synchrotron X-ray radiation was used. The transition boundary between a garnet and a perovskite phase at T = 900–1,650 K and P = 3–8 GPa was determined as occurring at P (GPa) = 9.0−0.0023 × T (K). The transition pressure determined in our study is in general agreement with that observed in previous high-pressure experiments. The slope, dP/dT, of the transition determined in our study is consistent with that calculated from calorimetry data.  相似文献   

A DEM-based evaluation of potential flood risk to enhance decision support system for safe evacuation   总被引：2，自引：1，他引：1  

Jinyoung Kim  Yuji Kuwahara  Manish Kumar 《Natural Hazards》2011,59(3):1561-1572

A practical, DEM-based practical method is proposed to enhance flood risk management in fluvial areas by quantifying relative risk as a function of vulnerability to inland and evacuation difficulty. Both measures are based mainly on the topography of the region, so the method does not require detailed data on the physical characteristics of the land. First, we use the deterministic 8-node method on a digital elevation map (DEM) to trace storm waterways. Second, we repeat the process on a reversed DEM to trace evacuation routes that avoid the waterways and zones dangerously close to the rivers. Finally, on the basis of such two flow lines of evacuee and storm water, we proposed the protocol to evaluate the flood risk at every point on the map taking into account both the minimum time required for floodwater to arrive and duration of an evacuation from that location. The time that must be allocated for safe evacuation is defined as the potential flood risk of evacuation (PFRE). The method is demonstrated on a fluvial area of the Kaki River in Nagaoka city, Japan. In addition, we illustrated the application of the PFRE map to divide the region into areas of greater or lesser evacuation urgency.  相似文献   

Urban mapping,accuracy, & image classification: A comparison of multiple approaches in Tsukuba City,Japan     

Rajesh Bahadur Thapa  Yuji Murayama 《Applied geography (Sevenoaks, England)》2009,29(1):135-144

The rapid growth of urban space and its environmental challenges require precise mapping techniques to represent complex earth surface features more accurately. In this study, we examined four mapping approaches (unsupervised, supervised, fuzzy supervised and GIS post-processing) using Advanced Land Observing Satellite images to predict urban land use and land cover of Tsukuba city in Japan. Intensive fieldwork was conducted to collect ground truth data. A random stratified sampling method was chosen to generate geographic reference data for each map to assess the accuracy. The accuracies of the maps were measured, producing error matrices and Kappa indices. The GIS post-processing approach proposed in this research improved the mapping results, showing the highest overall accuracy of 89.33% as compared to other approaches. The fuzzy supervised approach yielded a better accuracy (87.67%) than the supervised and unsupervised approaches. The fuzzy supervised approach effectively dealt with the heterogeneous surface features in residential areas. This paper presents the strengths of the mapping approaches and the potentials of the sensor for mapping urban areas, which may help urban planners monitor and interpret complex urban characteristics.  相似文献   

Sound velocity and density of liquid Ni68S32 under pressure using ultrasonic and X-ray absorption with tomography methods     

Hidenori Terasaki  Keisuke Nishida  Satoru Urakawa  Yusaku Takubo  Soma Kuwabara  Yuta Shimoyama  Kentaro Uesugi  Yoshio Kono  Akihisa Takeuchi  Yoshio Suzuki  Yuji Higo  Tadashi Kondo 《Comptes Rendus Geoscience》2019,351(2-3):163-170

A new experimental setup for simultaneous P-wave velocity (V_P) and density (ρ) measurements for liquid alloys is developed using ultrasonic and X-ray absorption methods combined with X-ray tomography at high pressures and high temperatures. The new setup allows us to directly determine adiabatic bulk moduli (K_S) and to discuss the correlation between the V_P and ρ of the liquid sample. We measured V_P and ρ of liquid Ni₆₈S₃₂ up to 5.6 GPa and 1045 K using this technique. The effect of pressure on the V_P and ρ values of liquid Ni₆₈S₃₂ is similar to that of liquid Fe₅₇S₄₃. (Both compositions correspond to near-eutectic ones.) The obtained K_S values are well fitted to the finite strain equation with a $K_{{\text{S}}_0}$ value (K_S at ambient pressure) of 31.1 GPa and a dK_S/dP value of 8.44. The measured V_P was found to increase linearly with increasing ρ, as approximated by the relationship: V_P [m/s] = 1.29 ρ [kg/m³] – 5726, suggesting that liquid Ni–S follows an empirical linear relationship, Birch's law. The dV_P/dρ slope is similar between Ni₆₈S₃₂ and Fe₅₇S₄₃ liquids, while the V_P–ρ plot of liquid Ni–S is markedly different from that of liquid Fe–S, which indicates that the effect of Ni on Birch's law is important for understanding the V_P–ρ relation of planetary and Moon's molten cores.  相似文献   

Seasonal dynamics influencing coastal primary production and phytoplankton communities along the southern Myanmar coast     

Maung-Saw-Htoo-Thaw  Shizuka Ohara  Kazumi Matsuoka  Tatsuya Yurimoto  Shota Higo  Khin-Ko-Lay  Win-Kyaing  Myint-Shwe  Sein-Thaung  Yin-Yin-Htay  Nang-Mya-Han  Khin-Maung-Cho  Si–Si-Hla-Bu  Swe-Thwin  Kazuhiko Koike 《Journal of Oceanography》2017,73(3):345-364

Myanmar is tenth among the world’s fish-producing countries and third in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations). To understand the mechanisms underlying the high production, oceanographic and phytoplankton surveys, including primary productivity measurements based on pulse amplitude modulation fluorometry, were conducted near an active fishing ground near Myeik City. Three surveys, one in each of the representative seasons and covering the characteristic coastal environments, showed well-defined seasonality in primary production and phytoplankton occurrence. End of the dry season was the most productive, with productivity of 2.59 ± 1.56 g C m^?2 day^?1 and high concentration of chlorophyll a (3.14 ± 2.64 µg L^?1). In this season, the phytoplankton population was dominated by high densities of the diatoms Bellerochea horologicalis and Chaetoceros curvisetus, whereas primary productivity was low at the onset of the dry season, 1.36 ± 0.77 g C m^?2 day^?1. However, this low primary production might be compensated by activation of microbial food chains originating from high dissolved organic carbon. The rainy season exhibited the lowest production, 6.6% of the end of the dry season, due to the extensive discharge of turbid water from the rivers which lowered euphotic layer depth and resulted in an unusually high diffuse attenuation coefficient of 2.30 ± 1.03 m^?1. This incident of turbid water may be related to soil erosion from deforestation and mangrove deterioration. This research reveals the seasonal trend in Myanmar’s coastal productivity and its relationship to the tropical monsoon climate as well as emphasizing the importance of tropical coastal environments to the sustainability of the fisheries.  相似文献   

错列不等直径双圆柱绕流特性数值研究          下载免费PDF全文

于定勇  李宇佳  马朝晖  李龙 《海洋工程》2017,35(2):98-104

为研究低亚临界雷诺数Re情况下错列角度θ对不等直径双柱体绕流特性的影响,利用Fluent软件模拟了Re为3 900、间距比G/D为2.0、直径比D/d为0.5、θ=0°~180°之间9种角度的绕流过程,得到了流场涡量图、斯特鲁哈数St_1和St_2、平均阻力系数C_(d1)和C_(d2)以及平均升力系数C_(l1)和C_(l2)。研究结果表明,随着θ的从小到大,St_1先增大后减小,且在θ=30°和180°时有两个值,St_2在θ=120°~150°时明显小于其它角度;C_(d1)和C_(d2)的整体趋势都是先增大后减小,C_(l1)在θ=150°时取得极大值,C_(l2)在θ=30°时取得极小值。θ=0°时,两柱后方有单一涡脱落形态;θ=30°时,小柱后方有稳定漩涡脱落产生,大柱后方涡脱落受到干扰,且大柱有两个涡脱落频率;θ=45°~90°时,在间隙流的作用下,两柱后方均有漩涡脱落,尾流中有两列涡街;θ=120°~180°时,大柱后有稳定漩涡脱落,小柱涡脱落受到抑制。研究结果可为相关海洋工程设计提供参考。  相似文献   

台风过境期间辽河口滨海湿地水动力特征的数值模拟研究          下载免费PDF全文

王煜嘉  孙振宇  赵学凯  赵梓宇  弓耘  许慧  张明亮 《应用海洋学学报》2024,43(1):020-032

本研究基于FVCOM环流模型，耦合ECMWF背景风场和Jelesnianski台风经验模型形成合成风场，对9711台风“温妮”过境辽河口区域的水动力进行模拟研究。模型通过在动量方程、湍流方程中加入附加源项来表达盐沼植被对水动力的阻碍作用。使用研究区域实测的潮位、流速、流向等数据对水动力模型进行验证，模拟结果与实测数据吻合较好。结果表明：潮滩盐沼植被对台风过境期间的潮位变化无明显影响，但对流速具有显著的衰减作用，且芦苇对潮流的衰减作用大于盐地碱蓬植被，芦苇区的速度最大衰减率达81.43%。此外，台风路径变化对辽河口湿地海域的增减水及流速影响较大，台风强度越强，局部区域造成的风暴潮增水和流速也相应越大。  相似文献