Prediction of Total Sediment Load in Sand‐Bed Rivers in Korea Using Lateral Distribution Method

A new method for numerically predicting the total sediment load in a river is proposed. The method can be used to predict the total sediment load with information on channel geometry and slope, flow, and bed materials. The conventional method uses a 1D approach that assumes the channel has a wide rectangular shape. However, the proposed method computes depth‐averaged velocity over the width and predicts the total sediment load based on the flow computations. The new method, therefore, is expected to predict better if the flow changes significantly in the lateral direction. The proposed method was applied to three large sand‐bed rivers in Korea, where information is available regarding suspended sediment. Five formulas were tested of use in making total sediment load computations, namely Engelund‐Hansen's, Ackers‐White's, Yang's, Brownlie's, and Karim's formulas. The predicted total sediment loads are compared not only with measured data but also with results calculated using the 1D approach. Discrepancy ratios between the predicted and measured total sediment loads are given and the results are discussed.     

Cross-correlation between the controlled collision environment and real-world motor vehicle collisions: Evaluating the protection of the thoracic side airbag

Objective: Thoracic side airbags (tSABs) were integrated into the vehicle fleet to attenuate and distribute forces on the occupant's chest and abdomen, dissipate the impact energy, and move the occupant away from the intruding structure, all of which reduce the risk of injury. This research piece investigates and evaluates the safety performance of the airbag unit by cross-correlating data from a controlled collision environment with field data.

Method: We focus exclusively on vehicle–vehicle lateral impacts from the NHTSA's Vehicle Crash Test Database and NASS-CDS database, which are replicated in the controlled environment by the (crabbed) barrier impact. Similar collisions with and without seat-embedded tSABs are matched to each other and the injury risks are compared.

Results: Results indicated that dummy-based thoracic injury metrics were significantly lower with tSAB exposure (P <.001). Yet, when the controlled collision environment data were cross-correlated with NASS-CDS collisions, deployment of the tSAB indicated no association with thoracic injury (tho. MAIS 2+ unadjusted relative risk [RR] = 1.14; 90% confidence interval [CI], 0.80–1.62; tho. MAIS 3+ unadjusted RR = 1.12; 90% CI, 0.76–1.65).

Conclusion: The data from the controlled collision environment indicated an unequivocal benefit provided by the thoracic side airbag for the crash dummy; however, the real-world collisions demonstrate that no benefit is provided to the occupant. This has resulted from a noncorrelation between the crash test/dummy-based design taking the abstracting process too far to represent the real-world collision scenario.     

Development and Testing of a Physically Based Model of Streambank Erosion for Coupling with a Basin‐Scale Hydrologic Model SWAT

A comprehensive streambank erosion model based on excess shear stress has been developed and incorporated in the hydrological model Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). It takes into account processes such as weathering, vegetative cover, and channel meanders to adjust critical and effective stresses while estimating bank erosion. The streambank erosion model was tested for performance in the Cedar Creek watershed in north‐central Texas where streambank erosion rates are high. A Rapid Geomorphic field assessment (RAP‐M) of the Cedar Creek watershed was done adopting techniques developed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and the stream segments were categorized into various severity classes. Based on the RAP‐M field assessment, erosion pin sites were established at seven locations within the severely eroding streambanks of the watershed. A Monte Carlo simulation was carried out to assess the sensitivity of different parameters that control streambank erosion such as critical shear stress, erodibility, weathering depth, and weathering duration. The sensitive parameters were adjusted and the model was calibrated based on the bank erosion severity category identified by the RAP‐M field assessment. The average observed erosion rates were in the range 25‐367 mm year^?1. The SWAT model was able to reasonably predict the bank erosion rates within the range of variability observed in the field (R² = 0.90; E = 0.78). Editor's note : This paper is part of the featured series on SWAT Applications for Emerging Hydrologic and Water Quality Challenges. See the February 2017 issue for the introduction and background to the series.     

局部断层场地对平面SV波的散射

借助Wolf的土层和半空间精确动力刚度矩阵及斜线荷载的格林函数,利用间接边界元法在频域内求解了局部断层场地对SV波的散射,着重分析了破碎带较窄断层两侧围岩动力响应的基本规律,以及场地动力特性对散射的影响.研究表明,破碎带断层对SV波有显著的影响,即使破碎带很窄,也可以对SV波产生很大的放大作用;层状场地的动力特性对放大作用有显著的影响.     

新型侧向流曝气生物滤池处理生活污水

采用以沸石为填料的新型侧向流曝气生物滤池处理生活污水,考察了水力负荷和气水比的影响.结果表明,LBAF在最佳工况气水比10∶1,A、B段曝气量比1∶1,水力负荷0.43 m3/m2·h下,COD、SS、氨氮、总氮和总磷的去除率分别为88.01%、95.18%、78.97%、52.58%和21.02%;COD去除率随COD容积负荷的增加缓慢下降.氨氮、总氮去除率随COD容积负荷的增大明显下降,氨氮去除率随氨氮容积负荷的增大而明显降低.滤池纳污能力强,不易堵塞,可适当延长反冲周期.     

应力波在预应力锚杆内传播特性分析与工程应用

针对煤矿锚杆支护的特点,首先从理论上研究应力波在托板处、锚固开始位置、锚固结束位置的反射和透射规律;然后模拟纵波在全长锚固锚杆内传播速度与树脂-围岩粘结刚度之间的关系;最后在锚杆支护实验室进行了预应力锚杆支护实测对比试验。研究结果表明,应力波反射法不仅可以检测锚杆的锚固位置和锚固长度,而且能由锚固体波速间接检测锚杆的锚固力大小。     

中高层砌块砌体结构Pushover分析研究

对3种不同中高层砌块砌体结构(分别为10层、15层和18层砌块砌体结构)进行大量时程分析,对结构的惯性力分布进行研究,提出一种新的适用于中高层砌块砌体结构Pushover分析的侧向力分布模式-抛物线型分布模式,并用该模式分别对3种砌块砌体结构进行Pushover分析。通过将Pushover得到的结构能力曲线与时程分析方法得到的结构能力曲线进行比较,将10层砌块砌体结构的Pushover分析结果与一座1/4比例的10层砌块砌体模型结构的振动台试验结果进行比较。比较结果表明:笔者所提出的侧向力分布模式适用于中高层砌块砌体结构的Pushover分析。     

具有零频特性的隔振器设计与减振性能研究

目的 开展零刚度隔振器的结构设计与减振性能试验验证.方法 现有隔振器在超低频下很难具备良好的隔振特性和较宽的隔振频率.在准零刚度技术的基础上,通过仿真计算和试验分析相结合的方法对零刚度隔振器进行了深入研究.结果 首先,建立了零刚度隔振器的物理模型,对其进行了静力学计算,分析了系统的刚度特性,给出了系统的零刚度条件,从而完成了隔振器的结构设计.然后,通过Adams仿真软件对隔振器进行了动力学分析,得出了其在超低频振动环境下具有较好的隔振效果.最后,对零刚度隔振开展了静力压缩试验、正弦振动试验以及随机振动试验,通过试验验证了隔振器的零刚度特性和优良的隔振性能.结论 实现了零刚度隔振器的结构设计,且该隔振器在0.2～2000 Hz范围内都处于减振状态,传递率未出现大于1的情况.     

Mercury exposure in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients from Ganga plain region in India: A retrospective study

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive disorder that usually runs a fatal course within 2–5 years of onset, is characterized by loss of motor neurons in the cortex, brain stem, and spinal cord. In this study mercury (Hg) concentrations were determined in blood samples of 40 ALS patients, of whom 24 ALS patients were from the Ganga plain region and their metal levels were found to be significantly higher. In contrast, Hg levels in the 16 ALS patients from non-Ganga plain regions whose levels were similar to those of the control subjects. Mercury in stream water samples and freshly deposited stream sediment were determined in the locations of patients’ native residences along the Ganga plain region and metal levels were found to be higher than the threshold guideline values for Hg in stream waters recommended by WHO. The geo-accumulation index in selected sites of freshly deposited stream sediment ranged from moderate to highly polluted. The high levels of Hg observed in ALS patients may potentially alter the redox status of neuronal cell components and induce cell-death pathways.     

采用冲击加速度指标评价安全帽抗侧向冲击性能的研究

安全帽是应用最为广泛的一种重要的劳动作业人员头部安全防护用品,广泛使用在机械、建筑、矿山、交通、冶金、电力等行业中。在实际工作中,作业人员除可能受到来自顶部的坠落冲击外,还切实存在着受到侧面冲击的可能。现行安全帽国家标准主要采用头部受到的冲击力数值大小作为依据评价安全帽防护性能的优劣,此种方法无法用来考察安全帽的抗侧向冲击性能。本文讨论引入冲击加速度作为新的评价指标,以达到科学评价安全帽抗侧向冲击防护性能的目的。