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.     

相依性条件下滨海软土隧道盾构施工渗漏水风险评价

滨海地区多为海相和湖相沉积的软土,施工难度大,渗漏水病害多发,因此,应对盾构施工过程的渗漏水风险进行评价来保证隧道安全施工。构建渗漏水风险评价三级指标体系,将云模型与Copula函数结合,基于Copula函数对于风险指标中相关风险因素的相依性处理,云理论对于定性与定量概念的处理与转换优势,构建相依性条件下的二维和三维云-Copula模型。以宁波市轨道交通1号线为例,利用云-Copula模型计算二级指标对于各个风险等级的隶属度,确定危险性较大的二级指标为注浆质量、止水条、衬砌混凝土自防水。利用D-S证据理论进行证据融合确定该检测区段渗漏水病害的风险状态为安全,但有向基本安全状态发展的趋势。通过对危险性较大的指标加强监控,使渗漏水得到有效控制,为软土盾构隧道施工过程中渗漏水病害的风险评价与管理提供了一种新的方法。     

三维植被网路基边坡防护

三维植被网作为一种新型的坡面防护材料 ,具有很好的使用性能和推广价值。本文详细介绍其特点、优点以及施工工艺。并给出运用实例     

Vegetation cover at right of way locations

This research evaluated the status of vegetation cover at right of way locations. Site factors that contributed to low and high ground cover along roadsides and medians were identified. Twenty-nine roadside and median study sites incorporated variability in soil type, elevation, vegetation establishment and cover, seed mixture, slope, aspect, time since planting, and climate. Vegetation cover was measured, and species distribution was identified. Slopes, aspects of the sloping face, and elevations were recorded. Soil samples were tested for nutrients, minerals, texture, and pH. Approximately 50% of the test sites met the 70% cover criteria. Locations of the worst cover (<50%) had soils with high soluble salt content (0.36–1.54 mmhos/cm) or low organic matter values (<1.7%). Vegetation cover was dominated by tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) and crownvetch (Coronilla varia L.), two species that were included in the current seeding mixture and are considered invasive. To further promote revegetation success and persistence, both maintenance and site specific seed mixtures are needed.     

半干旱区厚层基质喷附坡面植被返青对比研究

半干旱区公路边坡植被重建是公路生态环境保护的难点,坡面植被越冬率是坡面生态工程成功与否的一个重要指标。本试验研究依托丹东-拉萨高速公路(内蒙古集宁-老爷庙标段)生态护坡工程,结果表明:喷附时间、坡向、坡度,坡面母质、坡位、冻水浇灌以及喷附基材配比等因素,都会影响护坡植物越冬能力,从而通过试验提出相应的养护措施,以改善高速公路的绿化景观效果。     

规则波作用下沙质岸滩剖面演变研究*

为了探究规则波作用下沙质岸滩的形态变化,在波浪水槽中构建沙质岸滩剖面的演变过程。发现在规则波作用下,沙质岸滩会出现沙坝峰,存在从单一沙坝峰到双沙坝峰的演变过程,且沙坝形成后并非静止不动,而是随时间变化存在离岸和向岸的往复运动。探究水深、周期和植被覆盖对沙质岸滩变化的影响,对其最大冲刷深度、最大淤积深度、冲刷面积和淤积面积进行讨论分析。结果显示,水深的增大会导致沙坝向岸运动,周期的增大会导致岸滩趋于紊乱,植被覆盖对岸滩有稳定作用。     

Shaping the Coast with Permits: Making the State Regulatory Permitting Process Transparent with Text Mining

This paper examines the California Coastal Commission's permitting process. Using several text mining techniques, including web scraping, information extraction, and supervised classification, I demonstrate how to retrieve empirical data from unstructured texts, namely public meeting agendas and staff reports. Contrary to the concern that the Commission routinely delays or rejects permitting requests, the data reveal that outright rejection of permit applications is rare. On average, eight of ten applications were approved. Single-family homes and commercial development projects were approved about 80% of the time; the rates were about 70% for seawalls and retaining walls, and 60% for land-use changes. Most applications were processed swiftly, with a median application length of 3 months. The agency's influence comes primarily from negotiating each application. Qualitative study of 50 cases pertaining to single-family home construction reveals that the agency adopts a “managed development” approach, that is, allowing development but scrupulously managing various aspects of development. These case studies illustrate how the agency interprets the broad, abstract state laws and translates the mandates into enforceable actions as permitting conditions. In areas where the state mandates conflict, particularly over development in receding shorelines, the agency has the largest leverage in creating and implementing its preferred policies. The text mining techniques demonstrated in this paper can be applied to study any governmental agency. These techniques help to extract information from a massive volume of papers and organize them into a database for analyses. The empirical data extracted from texts can significantly increase bureaucratic transparency.     

基于植被生态需水的隧道排水量确定方法研究

隧道地下水大量渗漏易造成洞顶影响范围内生态环境破坏,针对如何确定合适涌渗水量以确保生态平衡问题,引入生态学、农学中有关植被生态需水概念,通过调研分析确定隧址区植被所允许的最大地下水位降深,结合地下水动力学方法以及经验公式,确定隧道涌渗水后地下水达到最大降深时疏干漏斗范围及体积;并通过疏干漏斗体积、涌渗水量以及储水系数关系确定隧道所允许排放的最大水量.结合算例并与实际工程中设计排水量进行对比,在考虑隧址区实际工程地质、水文地质条件情况下,所提出方法计算得出的排水标准与实际工程接近.该方法能够达到隧道工程与地下水环境生态平衡,可为隧道建设提供参考.     

模拟海洋环境条件下碳纤维复合材料力学性能试验研究

本文主要进行了CFRP材料浸渍于碱溶液、浸渍于盐溶液及经人工老化后的力学性能试验。试验证实,上述几种长期环境条件作用对CFRP的极限强度影响不大,但能显著降低CFRP的极限延伸率,碱溶液浸渍、盐溶液浸渍显著降低了CFRP的弹性模量,而人工老化则几乎没什么影响。试验结果分析证明,应用于加固结构分析的CFRP的应力-应变关系,可应用线弹性关系。     

Why is the southwest the most productive region of the East Sea/Sea of Japan?

The East Sea/Sea of Japan is a moderately productive sea that supports a wealth of living marine resources. Of the East Sea subregions, the southwest has the highest productivity. Various authors have proposed coastal upwelling, the Tsushima Current, the Changjiang Dilute Water, eddies, or discharge from the Nagdong River as potential sources of additional nutrients. In this paper, we propose, using satellite data from 1998 to 2006, that the biological productivity of the southwestern region is enhanced mainly by wind-driven upwelling along the Korean coast. Firstly, the climatology of seasonal patterns suggests that the enhanced chlorophyll a along the Korean coast is of local origin. Secondly, coastal upwelling is frequent in all seasons except winter. For example, along the coast of the Ulgi region, enhanced chlorophyll a due to coastal upwelling was observed for 25–92% of the time between Jun and Sep in the period 1998–2006. Thirdly, the advection of upwelled water through various pathways to the deeper basin was observed. Fourthly, there appeared to be a strong correlation between the interannual chlorophyll a variations of the coastal upwelling regions and the Ulleung Basin. The chlorophyll a patterns of both regions were closely related to the wind pattern in the upwelling regions, but not to that in the Ulleung Basin. Finally, changes in advection pathways also appeared to affect the productivity of the Ulleung Basin. Since 2004, there has been a shift in the pathways of upwelled water, and consequent increases in chlorophyll a in the Ulleung Basin were observed. This last observation requires further investigation.