AERMOD for near-road pollutant dispersion: Evaluation of model performance with different emission source representations and low wind options

The performance of the regulatory dispersion model AERMOD in simulating vehicle-emitted pollutant concentrations near-roadway using area or volume source representation of emissions and with different low wind options was assessed using the SF₆ tracer data from the General Motors (GM) Sulfur Dispersion Experiment. At downwind receptor locations, AERMOD, using either area or volume source emissions, can reasonably predict the tracer concentrations near the surface (0.5 m) but the model performance decreases at higher elevations (3.5m and 9.5m above the surface). For upwind receptors, using an area source representation leads to significant under-predictions due to AERMOD’s lack of treatment of lateral plume meander, but using volume source representation leads to over-predictions of upwind concentrations regardless of the low wind options for plume meander. Among the three low wind options currently available in AERMOD, best model performance is obtained with low wind option 3, which treats plume meander with a higher minimal standard deviation of the horizontal crosswind component (σ_v,min = 0.3 m s⁻¹), eliminates upwind component of dispersion and uses an effective lateral dispersion parameter (σ_y) to replicate centerline concentration. The optional adjustment of the surface friction velocity in the meteorological preprocessor AERMET does not lead to obvious improvements in predicted near-road concentrations for this application.     

Application of Vertical Freezing Technique in the Deep-buried Mountain Railway Tunnel北大核心CSCD

The strata of Chengershan tunnel is mainly consist of the slightly cemented tertiary sandstone, the tun⁃ nel body passes through F 2 fault core zone. Geological disasters of mud outburst, sand gushing and extrusion of work face occurred several times during tunnel construction, so the risks are very high. In view of the core zone of F 2 fault with high pressure and abundant water, a variety of construction schemes were compared and analyzed in terms of technology, feasibility and safety, and vertical freezing technique was used for stratum reinforcement in the railway tunnel for the first time, furthermore the freezing scheme and tunnel support measures were studied, providing refer⁃ ence and guidance for similar tunnel construction.Mountain railway tunnel; Fault zone; Tertiary sandstone; Vertical freezing technique; Application © 2018, Editorial Office of "Modern Tunnelling Technology". All right reserved.     

隧道盾构施工对邻近管线群位移影响的模型试验研究

隧道盾构施工会对邻近管线造成不利影响,但目前对管线位移的研究多集中在单一管线方面,考虑管线之间影响的研究较少。针对这一问题,开展砂土地层盾构施工对邻近管线群影响的室内模型试验,研究隧道盾构垂直下穿多条既有管线时对管线竖向沉降的影响。研究结果表明:当单一管线垂直于隧道开挖方向时,管线最大沉降发生在隧道正上方位置,沉降曲线形态关于隧道轴线呈对称分布,且符合Gauss曲线特征;当隧道垂直下穿双管线时,管线产生的竖向沉降曲线形态与单一管线基本一致,但管线最大沉降值较单一管线明显减小。通过对试验结果的归一化分析,提出管线间距对最大沉降影响的计算公式。     

营运期特大跨径连续刚构桥变形监测分析

依托某特大跨径连续刚构桥,对营运期间桥梁的线形、主墩的竖向位移、主墩的偏位、伸缩缝的变形进行了分析研究。首先,明确了特大跨连续刚构桥监测的内容和方法,进而用有限元软件 Midas Civil2012对桥梁变形相关理论值进行了计算。随后,现场实测了桥梁变形相关的数据。最后,将现场桥梁线形、主墩的竖向位移、主墩的偏位、伸缩缝变形的实测值与理论计算值进行了对比分析,得出本桥基本处于正常的工作状态这一结论。通过对特大跨径桥梁的分析,可为同类桥梁提供依据,具有较好的实用价值。     

轮边驱动系统对车辆垂向性能影响的研究现状

由于引入轮毂电机,使得轮边驱动电动汽车驱动系统的质量显著增加,引起整车非簧载质量相对过大,恶化了车辆垂向性能。在查阅国内外大量文献的基础上,详细介绍了对轮边驱动系统相关问题的研究现状,具体分析了非簧载质量过大对车辆垂向性能的影响以及国内外解决该问题的主要方法和效果,最后对轮边驱动系统未来发展趋势进行了展望。     

管幕内顶进箱涵时顶部管幕力学作用的试验研究

上海市中环线虹许路北虹路下立交工程是目前世界上在饱和含水软土地层中施工的横截面最大的管幕法工程。为了充分研究箱涵顶进过程中管幕的力学作用,根据相似理论,按照实际工程状况进行了室内模型试验,得到了箱涵推进过程中地面和顶部管幕的竖向位移,以及管幕下土压力的变化特征,发现箱涵前端一定范围内的地层主要表现为竖向沉降变形,顶部管幕在箱涵推进过程中起到一定的承载作用,这对于稳定箱涵前端开挖面是有利的。试验结果对实际工程的设计与施工提供了一定的参考。     

高铁常用跨度简支梁桥上轨道周期性不平顺影响分析

通过对桥梁徐变上拱设计和相应规定、轨道不平顺检测方法、实测资料以及线路规范的对比和理论计算,进行高铁常用跨度预应力混凝土简支梁桥上轨道产生波长为32 m的轻微周期性不平顺现象研究。结果表明:线路、桥梁规范中线路高低Ⅰ级管理值、梁跨竖向残余变形的规定是一致的;轨面不平顺静、动态检测结果不可以用来直接对比;京沪高铁桥上轨道周期不平顺的桥跨长度占比随着时间发展逐渐增大,开通4年后占比持平至约66%,桥上轨道周期性不平顺峰值均值、标准差及变异系数分别约为2.28 mm,0.57 mm和0.25;开通5年后98.4%,99.9%和100%的桥上轨道周期性高低不平顺峰值分别小于5,6和7 mm;当连续多跨简支梁徐变值均大于3 mm时,线路TQI高低已超过规范管理限值,建议通过轨面设置反预拱度,避免由梁体徐变带来的大面积轨道精调作业。     

悬移质含沙量沿垂线的分布理论研究

文章基于悬移质含沙量沿垂线分布的概念及理论研究现状,通过实测数据资料计算,对比分析了悬移质含沙量沿垂线分布实测值与扩散理论劳斯方程及各修正方法计算结果的拟合程度,证实了扩散理论公式的合理性以及相关修正方法的可行性。     

Comparison of numerical and experimental results of nonlinear wave-induced vertical ship motions and loads

 A nonlinear time-domain procedure is presented which is used to calculate the vertical responses of a container ship advancing in head waves. The method assumes linear radiation forces represented by time convolution of memory functions, infinite frequency added masses, and radiation restoring coefficients. The nonlinear hydrostatic restoring and Froude–Krilov forces are computed exactly over the instantaneous wetted surface of the ship's hull. Forces due to green water on deck are calculated using the momentum method. Nonlinear effects are identified on different vertical ship responses, namely on the heave and pitch motions, the vertical accelerations, and the vertical bending moment. These non-linear effects are expressed by the variation of the transfer function with the wave amplitude, the higher-order harmonics of the time signals, the offset of the time series, and the asymmetry of the peaks. The numerical results and the quantified nonlinear effects are compared with experimental results showing an ability to reproduce the main nonlinear effects. Received: December 17, 2001 / Accepted: January 31, 2002     

The Dead Sea hydrography from 1992 to 2000

The modern hydrological regime of the Dead Sea is strongly affected by anthropogenic activity. The natural fresh water budget has changed mainly due to the drastic reduction of runoff. Since 1977, the surface level of the Dead Sea has been lowered by an average rate of about 60 cm/year and for the period from 1998 to 2000, the lowering rate has reached about 100 cm/year. As a result of the runoff reduction, the upper layer salinity of the Dead Sea has increased and the gravitational stability of the water body was diminished. Eventually, during the winter of 1978–1979, the lake waters overturned, bringing to an end the long-term stable meromictic¹ hydrological regime. The lake entered a new phase in which its hydrological regime switches between holomictic and meromictic regimes, depending on the size of the runoff into the lake (i.e. the amount of precipitation in the lake's watershed). The first holomictic period, 1979–1980, lasted for 2 months only. It was succeeded by a 4-year meromictic period (1980–1983). The second holomictic period lasted for 9 years (1983–1991). The rainy winter of 1991–1992 resulted in an almost 2-m sea level rise. The upper layer with a relatively low salinity was restored and a new meromictic period persisted for 4 years, until winter 1995–1996. During the last meromictic period, the hydrological regime of the Dead Sea was characterized by following long-term trends: the depth of the summer thermocline increased from 12–15 to 25–30 m; the quasi-salinity of the upper layer, initially of about 164 kg/m³, increased rapidly at a rate of about 16–18 kg/m³/year; the quasi-salinity of the deep water, initially of about 235 kg/m³, decreased slowly at a rate of about 0.08–0.10 kg/m³/year (for the sake of comparison, a quasi salinity of 235 kg/m³ is the equivalent of 280‰ “usual” salinity); and the winter minimal temperature of the upper layer, initially of about 16 °C, increased rapidly at a rate of about 2 °C/year. In November 1995, the latest meromictic period of the Dead Sea came to an end. During the present holomictic period, 1996–2000, the hydrological regime of the Dead Sea is also characterized by long-term trends: the quasi-salinity of the entire Dead Sea increased at a rate of about 0.5 kg/m³/year, with practically no decrease during the winters; the temperature of the deep water mass increased with a rate of about 0.25 °C/year; and the period of vertical convection of the entire water column, initially about 3 months, increased at a rate of about 1 week/year. Moreover, we observed that the temperature and salinity of the bottom layer in the deepest part of the Dead Sea raised by about 0.5–0.6 °C and 0.15–0.25 kg/m³ during each holomictic summer.