Distribution of suspended sediment in the coastal sea off the Ganges–Brahmaputra River mouth: observation from TM data

Remote sensing technique was applied to estimate suspended sediment concentration (SSC) and to understand transportation, distribution and deposition of suspended sediment in the estuary and throughout the coastal sea, off the Ganges–Brahmaputra River mouth. During low river discharge period, zone of turbidity maximum is inferred in the estuary near the shore. SSC map shows that maximum SSC reaches 1050 mg/l in this period. Magnitude of SSC is mainly owing to resuspension of the bottom surface sediments induced by tidal currents flowing over shallow water depths. The influence of depth on resuspension is farther revealed from the distribution and magnitude of SSC along the head of Swatch of No Ground (SNG) submarine canyon. During high river discharge period, huge river outflow pushed the salt wedge and flashes away the suspended sediments in the coastal sea off the river mouth. Zone of turbidity maximum is inferred in the coastal water approximately within 5–10 m depth of water, where the maximum SSC reaches 1700 mg/l. In this period, huge fluvial input of the suspended sediments including the resuspended bottom sediments and the particles remaining in suspension for longer period of time since their initial entry control mainly the magnitude of SSC. In the estuary near the shore, seasonal variation in the magnitude of SSC is not evident. In the coastal sea (>5 m water depth), seasonal influence in the magnitude of SSC could be concluded from the discrepancy between SSC values of two different seasons. Transportation and deposition of suspended sediments also experiences seasonal variations. At present, suspended sediments are being accumulated on the shallow shelf (between 5 and 10 m water depth) in low discharge period and on the mid-shelf (between 10 and 75 m water depth) during high discharge period. An empirical (exponential) relationship was found between gradual settle down of suspended sediments in the coastal sea and its lateral distance from the turbidity maximum.     

水库淤积的一种不利形态

水库效益发挥程度与水库淤积形态密切相关。三角洲淤积在实际水库中比较普遍,研究相对较多。文章利用数学模型计算,发现水库在前期三角洲淤积基础上还可能出现一种新的淤积现象,称为二级三角洲形态。通过大量分析,论证了这种不利形态产生的可能性、影响因素以及危害性。二级三角洲虽只是数学模型意义上的淤积形态,但由于其主要侵占兴利库容,对水库防洪和调节性能影响极大。同时,二级三角洲可能会大量抬升变动回水区的水位,大大增加库尾的淹没损失,危害极为严重。实际水库调度运行中应高度重视并严加避免。     

The impact of muddy bottoms in ports

Ports are drivers of regional and of countries’ economic development. Most ports are built close to coastlines, where waters are shallower and tend to suffer from deposit sedimentation processes, which reduce depths in operational areas. In presence of shallow waters and sedimentation, ports must decide whether to dredge or not, where both decisions have significant impacts on ports’ annual incomes. Nevertheless, there are seabeds, namely muddy bottoms, in which vessels can navigate with a safety degree. This paper aims at investigating the extent to which the theoretical knowledge of vessel’s control in muddy waters is valid at a certain nautical bottom, as defined by the Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses (since 2009 the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure but the acronym stays PIANC) and its impact on port economics. To achieve the proposed objective, an email survey was sent to worldwide pilots that manoeuvre ships in muddy waters. The survey validated the theoretical knowledge, showed that navigation in muddy waters is possible, that it can contribute to reduce ports’ operational costs, and that the subject can be rather controversial.     

锦州龙栖湾港区规划水动力泥沙数学模型研究

根据实测水文资料建立锦州龙栖湾港区工程附近海域的潮流泥沙数学模型,对3个规划方案共6种工况进行研究。研究成果表明,对部分海域进行围填,局部流场变化较大,但流速变化超过0.1 m/s的范围较小。各方案航道内淤强差别较大,不同规划方案港池及航道年淤积量在114万耀297万m3之间。综合考虑认为规划方案三更适合港区发展需要。     

A Training Framework for Understanding Conflict in the Coastal Zone

The coastal zone is attractive for human settlement because it tends to be resource rich, providing a good location to generate incomes and livelihoods. Equally, however, it is a complex and powerful natural environment, which means that the coastal zone often becomes a focus of conflict with multiple users competing for limited space and resources. Understanding the causes of, and determining solutions to, the ensuing problems requires inputs from a range of analyses across sectors and disciplines. However, different disciplinary and sectoral approaches frequently use different investigative methods, language, and means of presenting results. This article presents a framework that has been developed in collaboration with Indian institutions over the past three years in an effort to address some of these fundamental problems of analysis and translation into policy action. Key components addressed by the framework are strengthening the capacity to practice, knowing how to proceed and how to find out what needs to be known using experience-based problem solving.     

高速公路软土路基施工沉降及稳定性监测

介绍了软土路基施工中存在的主要问题和路堤施工软土路基观测的目的和内容,总结了路基沉降的观测方法及具体步骤,并结合高速公路工程实例,说明了软土路基沉降的观测方法在实际工程中的应用。     

暗挖车站跨既有隧道施工技术

针对洞桩法暗挖车站跨既有隧道施工项目,通过增加施工通道,采用门式钢架加固等创新、改良工艺,解决了施工工序转换的难题,节约工程成本,降低施工风险。     

粘土含量对粉沙质泥沙沉降速度的影响

通过对泥沙沉降试验结果进行统计整理和理论分析,研究了粘土含量对粉沙质泥沙沉降速度的影响。结果表明:泥沙沉降速度同时受泥沙中值粒径d50和粘土含量p0.004控制;沉降速度ω随泥沙中值粒径d50增大而增大;粘土含量较小时,沉速随p0.004增大而减小,粘土含量较大时,沉速随粘土含量增大而增大;粘土含量对泥沙沉速影响的分界点为20%~25%。     

强夯置换淤泥地层有效深度分析

淤泥地层强夯的有效加固深度是强夯施工工艺、地质条件等诸多因素综合作用的结果.依据在珠江入海口两岸的淤泥质地层上修建城市快速路的路基设计、施工实践,测试强夯置换深度,并修正强夯公式的参数,该参数对采用强夯法处理软基具有一定的适用价值.     

海南清水湾游艇码头防波堤平面布置

按照游艇泊位波浪掩护的高标准要求,对海南清水湾旅游度假区游艇码头防波堤平面布置特别是口门布置进行了探讨,并利用数学模型试验对港内泊稳、口门内外冲淤变化、流态变化、岸滩演变等进行模拟验证,总结了在砂质海岸建设游艇码头防波堤的经验,供类似工程参考。