Evaluating the Applicability of a Two‐dimensional Flow Model of a Highly Heterogeneous Domain to Flow and Environmental Management

Two‐dimensional simulation of highly heterogeneous domains, especially those with disparate length scales, roughness conditions, and geometries, often leads to challenges such as long computation times and numerical instability. Simulation of challenging domains is often needed to guide flood management and environmental regulation agencies in operation and potential domain modifications. This work evaluates the ability of a two‐dimensional unsteady hydrodynamic model to represent long‐duration transient flows over a domain with highly heterogeneous roughness, geometric characteristics, and length scales through bed roughness representation. The domain includes 13 km of Cache Creek and the 14.5 km² Cache Creek Settling Basin, which traps both sediment and mercury. Calibration under different bed roughness methods, validation, and modeling results of bathymetric modification scenarios are presented. The modeling approach's performance supports its application as a tool for management of similar domains, such as settling basins, leveed floodplains, and reservoirs. Accurate representation of flow dynamics can also inform environmental management that involves transport of sediments, nutrients, and heavy metals. This study found that a two‐dimensional unsteady flow model can accurately represent long‐duration transient flow in a large settling basin with highly heterogeneous characteristics without parsing of the domain or flow events simulated.     

某尾矿坝子坝稳定性及加固效果分析

以某尾矿坝为工程背景,根据现场工程地质勘探所获得地质资料及拟加高扩容初步设计资料等,建立三维尾矿坝的数值仿真模型。在此基础上,针对最终设计坝顶标高+260 m(高160 m)情况采用FLAC3D软件中强度折减法求解了坝体子坝边坡安全系数,并确定了潜在滑裂面的位置。根据潜在滑裂面的位置选择土工格栅加固子坝,并通过对加固前后位移场、应力场以及剪切应变增量区的对比分析,表明所采取的加固措施是可行的。     

基于FLO-2D模型的红椿沟泥石流工程治理效果研究

汶川地震带来了众多地质灾害,给当地灾民造成了严重的生命和财产损失。为了更好地预防地质灾害的发生,保护灾后重建成果,对地质灾害防护工程的效果分析研究就显得尤为重要。文章选取了汶川红椿沟流域中的甘溪铺沟、大水沟、新店子沟3条泥石流沟为研究对象,采用二维流变模型FLO-2D,经连续方程与运动方程,结合网络化的数字高程模型,通过DEM在ArcGIS中转换为ASCII格式输入至FLO-2D软件中,建立流域模型,分析计算出红椿沟泥石流沟在工程治理条件下,遭遇50、100年一遇暴雨时,泥石流冲出物的堆积深度和流动速度。通过计算机数值模拟方法对治理效果进行分析研究,从而确定工程治理效果和进一步的工作方法。     

Use of inert C&D materials for seawall foundation: A field-scale pilot test

The generation rate of construction and demolition (C&D) materials in Hong Kong has well exceeded the demand rate. An innovative solution has been developed by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government to use the inert portion of C&D materials, denoted as public fill, for seawall foundation construction. A field-scale pilot test has been conducted to evaluate the constructability and engineering performance of the foundation so as to establish the viability of the solution. Details of the pilot test and results of the performance evaluation are presented in this paper. More importantly, the viability of an innovation solution to achieve effective allocation of sand fill resources, and conservation and recycling of inert C&D materials has been established.     

冬小麦品种抗霜力鉴定与霜冻害防御新对策

冬小麦发育进入拔节期和出现霜冻低温是形成其霜冻害的两个要素。霜冻低温的出现主要与气候因素有关。而拔节期的早晚则受初春气温、播种期和选用品种等多种因素的影响。影响品种抗霜力的重要因素是幼穗分化时期。品种抗霜力的鉴定必须在相同的幼穗分化期,建议在药隔期进行。品种的抗霜力还与第1茎节的长度有关,而与抗冻力和叶片可溶性糖含量的相关性不显著。通过研究,提出了下列抗霜对策:在把握地区霜冻温度出现规律的基础上,合理规划抗霜品种与避霜品种的布局;通过常规育种和基因工程手段,改良品种的抗霜力;通过遗传操作磷脂酶D基因,改良冬小麦的抗霜性。     

中小型燃煤锅炉烟气湿法除尘废水中和处理技术评述

介绍了当前应用于中小型燃煤锅炉湿法除尘废水的各种中和处理技术,提出将除尘废水与中和处理与烟气脱硫结合进行的新工艺,为中小型锅炉烟气湿法脱硫除尘和废水循环回用处理提供了依据。     

Political commitment to CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> capture and storage: evidence from government RD&;D budgets

For CO₂ capture and storage (CCS) to succeed as a mitigation strategy, political commitment is one of several prerequisites. This article offers an appraisal of political commitment to a CCS strategy among high-income countries in Europe and North America: Which governments are committed, and what particular interests and concerns do they seek to accommodate by supporting CCS? In order to answer these questions, new data are reported on government CCS research, development and demonstration (RD&;D) budgets. RD&;D budgets divided by GDP is used as an indicator of political commitment, and explanations are sought for cross-national differences. The analysis shows that fossil fuels reserves and extraction within a country has a very strong bearing on funding levels. Likely explanations include the potential for combining CCS with enhanced resource recovery. All large economies (population >50 million) have a funding program. The smaller states that provide funding (Norway, Canada, the Netherlands) have the highest funding levels relative to GDP. These findings suggest that high-income petroleum producing countries are likely to be leaders in promoting CCS and a favorable regulatory environment. The fact that all large, high-income countries in the two regions now display some interest in CCS further improves its political outlook.     

城市地铁岩溶隐患多孔电阻率联合成像技术研究*

为有效解决二维电法在探测异常体空间形态上的不足,基于有限差分算法,建立溶洞与跨孔电阻率组合模型,探讨溶洞剖面投影位置及偏移距与电阻率响应变化特征,将跨孔电阻率数据体进行跨孔三维联合反演成像。结果表明:溶洞模型距跨孔探测剖面较近时,实际投影至剖面上位置不同,导致探测效果差异较大;随溶洞模型偏移距增大,溶洞投影中心位置电阻率整体表现为前期缓慢、中期迅速、后期减缓并最终趋于稳定的非线性变化趋势,溶洞模型旁侧效应影响范围约8 m。三维联合反演结果能立体可视化展示溶洞空间发育形态,在城市地铁超前地质灾害精准探测方面具有一定应用价值。     

溜石坡崩塌体运动过程与防治措施研究*

为降低中巴公路沿线溜石灾害风险,以中巴公路K777桩处溜石坡为研究对象,定性分析溜石崩塌体运动特征并设计格栅挡墙防护结构。采用有限差分与离散元耦合方法对溜石灾害进行数值模拟,定量分析溜石崩塌体运动状态及公路挡墙动力冲击响应。结果表明:不同粒径下溜石平均速度变化趋势相同,溜石崩塌体运动速度与溜石粒径呈正相关,溜石在自然条件下对公路挡墙冲击集中且受力较大,通过布置格栅挡墙可降低公路挡墙受力,分散溜石冲击,有效拦截大粒径溜石,降低溜石灾害影响。在相同格栅挡墙孔径下,降速效果与溜石粒径呈负相关。可通过考察溜石坡实际情况设计格栅挡墙尺寸,降低中巴公路沿线溜石灾害风险。     

Immune activation affects chemical sexual ornaments of male Iberian wall lizards

Many animals use chemical signals in sexual selection, but it is not clear how these sexual traits might have evolved to signal honestly male condition. It is possible that there is a trade-off between maintaining the immune system and the elaboration of ornaments. We experimentally challenged the immune system of male Iberian wall lizards, Podarcis hispanica, with a bacterial antigen (lipopolysaccharide), without pathogenic effects, to explore whether the immune activation affected chemical ornaments. Immune activation resulted in decreased proportions of a major chemical in femoral secretions (cholesta-5,7-dien-3-ol = provitamin D(3)) known to be selected in scent of males by females and which active form (vitamin D) has a variety of important effects on immune system function. This result suggests the existence of a potential trade-off between physiological regulation of the immune system and the allocation of essential nutrients (vitamins) to sexual chemical ornaments in male lizards.