The soil infiltrability of hill-slope is important to such studies andpractices as hydrological process, crop water supply, irrigation practices, and soil erosion. A newmethod for measuring soil infiltrability on hill...The soil infiltrability of hill-slope is important to such studies andpractices as hydrological process, crop water supply, irrigation practices, and soil erosion. A newmethod for measuring soil infiltrability on hill-slope under rainfall condition with run off-on-outwas advanced. Based on water (mass) balance, the mathematic models for soil infiltrability estimatedfrom the advances of runoff on soil surface and the water running out of the slope were derived.Experiments of 2 cases were conducted. Case Ⅰ was done under a rainfall intensity of 20 mm/h, at aslope gradient of about 0° with a runoff/on length (area) ratio of 1 : 1. Case Ⅱ was under arainfall intensity of 60 mm/h and a slope of 20° with a runoff/on length (area) ratio of 1 : 1.Double ring method was also used to measure the infiltrability for comparison purposes. Theexperiments were done with soil moisture of 10%. Required data were collected from laboratoryexperiments. The infiltrability curves were computed from the experimental data. The resultsindicate that the method can well conceptually represent the transient infiltrability process, withcapability to simulate the very high initial soil infiltrability. The rationalities of the methodand the models were validated. The errors of the method for the two cases were 1.82%/1.39% and4.49%/3.529% (Experimental/Model) respectively, as estimated by comparing the rainfall amount withthe infiltrated volume, to demonstrate the accuracy of the method. The transient and steadyinfiltrability measured with double ring was much lower than those with this new method, due towater supply limit and soil aggregates breaking down at initial infiltration stage. The method canovercome the short backs of the traditional sprinkler method and double ring method for soilinfil-traility. It can be used to measure the infiltrability of sloped surface underrainfall-runoff-erosion conditions, in the related studies.展开更多
A new scheme for the estimation of daily global solar radiation over sloped topography in China is developed based on the Iqbal model C and MODIS cloud fraction. The effects of topography are determined using a digita...A new scheme for the estimation of daily global solar radiation over sloped topography in China is developed based on the Iqbal model C and MODIS cloud fraction. The effects of topography are determined using a digital elevation model. The scheme is tested using observations of solar radiation at 98 stations in China, and the results show that the mean absolute bias error is 1.51 MJ m-2 d-1 and the mean relative absolute bias error is 10.57%. Based on calculations using this scheme, the distribution of daily global solar radiation over slopes in China on four days in the middle of each season （15 January, 15 April, 15 July and 15 October 2003） at a spatial resolution of 1 km×1 km are analyzed. To investigate the effects of topography on global solar radiation, the results determined in four mountains areas （Tianshan, Kunlun Mountains, Qinling, and Nanling） are discussed, and the typical characteristics of solar radiation over sloped surfaces revealed. In general, the new scheme can produce reasonable characteristics of solar radiation distribution at a high spatial resolution in mountain areas, which will be useful in analyses of mountain climate and planning for agricultural production.展开更多
Errant vehicles occur as a result of the driver losing control of the vehicle. This may be due to sudden illness, dozing off or skidding while attempting a manoeuvre. In containing such an errant vehicle on a highway,...Errant vehicles occur as a result of the driver losing control of the vehicle. This may be due to sudden illness, dozing off or skidding while attempting a manoeuvre. In containing such an errant vehicle on a highway, the priority is to avoid collision with other vehicles. A sloped highway median provides a run-off area for such vehicles where the vehicle can be slowed down and stopped without the danger of being re-directed into the path of other vehicles as may occur with edge barriers. Here, the effect of a containment barrier at the bottom of the sloped median is studied with a view to prevent the vehicle from being redirected outside the median after colliding with the barrier. The focus of this work is on the change of kinematic states due to the collision, so a momentum-based vehicle collision analysis is developed, with the collision energy loss related to the vehicle stiffness being considered by coefficient of restitution. The average maximum lateral displacements post-collision are read from the diagram of vehicle x-y trajectories. In this way, the most suitable median slope 1:6 is selected.展开更多
At night, over sloped terrain the drainage flow can be always caused by cooling: of the air near a sloped surface. Its structure differs from that over horizontal planes. Brost and Wyngaard pointed out that even sligh...At night, over sloped terrain the drainage flow can be always caused by cooling: of the air near a sloped surface. Its structure differs from that over horizontal planes. Brost and Wyngaard pointed out that even slight terrain slopes have strong effects on the turbulent structure and the parameters of the boundary layer.展开更多
[Objectives] This study was conducted to detect the two-dimensional diffusion concentration distribution from sloped wave bank. [Methods] Diffusion experiments of instantaneous line source discharge were carried out u...[Objectives] This study was conducted to detect the two-dimensional diffusion concentration distribution from sloped wave bank. [Methods] Diffusion experiments of instantaneous line source discharge were carried out using two sloped wave banks with different inclination angles based on the developed two-dimensional diffusion tank device for sloped wave banks by the apex discharge method under grid oscillation frequencies n=15, 20, 40 and 60 r/min. The image acquisition and digital image processing techniques were applied to measure the two-dimensional concentration field distribution and to analyze the distribution laws of the pollutant in the angular field. [Results] The diffusion of the pollutant in the sloped wave bank area became faster with the increase of the grid oscillation frequency, and the pollution range became wider with the diffusion time. The point concentration of the pollutant at the water surface monotonically decreased with the increase of the abscissa, and the vertical concentration distribution decreased with the increase of water depth. The transverse diffusion rate of the pollutant in water was greater than the vertical diffusion rate, and its concentration distribution exhibited a distribution characteristic of farther diffusion in the adjacent area on the water surface. The diffusion experiment area of the sloped wave bank at θ=30° had a higher concentration of the pollutant at each point compared with the diffusion experiment of the sloped bank at θ=45°, under the same experimental conditions. A large-scale vortex appeared near the sloped wave bank at θ=45° during the experiment, and the presence of the vortex made the concentration distribution of the pollutant in the direction along the bank slope first decrease and then increase, while no obvious vortex was observed near the sloped wave bank at θ=30°, and the concentration of the pollutant decreased monotonously along the bank slope direction. [Conclusions] This study is of great significance for the concentration distribution展开更多
The sliding forms of weak sloped and horizontal subgrades during the sliding process differ.In addition,the sliding form of weakly sloped subgrades exhibits considerable slippage and asymmetry.The accuracy of traditio...The sliding forms of weak sloped and horizontal subgrades during the sliding process differ.In addition,the sliding form of weakly sloped subgrades exhibits considerable slippage and asymmetry.The accuracy of traditional slice methods for computing the stability safety factor of weakly sloped subgrades is insufficient for a subgrade design.In this study,a novel modified Bishop method was developed to improve the accuracy of the stability safety factor for different inclination angles.The instability mechanism of the weakly sloped subgrade was considered in the proposed method using the“influential force”and“additional force”concepts.The“additional force”reflected the weight effect of the embankment fill,whereas the“influential force”reflected the effect of the potential energy difference.Numerical simulations and experimental tests were conducted to evaluate the advantages of the proposed modified Bishop method.Compared with the traditional slice method,the error between the proposed method and the exact value is less than 32.3%in calculating the safety factor.展开更多
It is known that there is a lag time for smoke plume induced by fires transporting from a fire origin to the location of interest underneath an unconfined and flat ceiling.This lag behavior of smoke plume also exists ...It is known that there is a lag time for smoke plume induced by fires transporting from a fire origin to the location of interest underneath an unconfined and flat ceiling.This lag behavior of smoke plume also exists for a fire under a sloped ceiling,and is fundamental to estimate the activation time of a fire detector or other fire extinguishing system.This study focuses on the lag time of smoke plume under a sloped ceiling.Based on the weak-plume theory at early-fire phase and previous studies concerning the fire plume characteristics under a sloped ceiling,a calculation method on lag time of fire plume transporting is presented in theory.Meanwhile,two dimensionless equations predicting the lag time of fire plume for steady fire and unsteady fire are proposed respectively.Furthermore,the critical time calculation equation is also proposed to determine the applicability of quasi-steady assumption for a time-dependent fire.展开更多
To analyze the bottom slope's effect on the sloshing liquid in floating liquefied natural gas(FLNG)membrane tanks,a simulation model is built and applied to describe the liquid behavior in a sloshing container.The...To analyze the bottom slope's effect on the sloshing liquid in floating liquefied natural gas(FLNG)membrane tanks,a simulation model is built and applied to describe the liquid behavior in a sloshing container.The free surface motion is simulated by the volume-of-fluid method and the standard k-εturbulence model.Experimental data and numerical results from references are used to validate the accuracy of the proposed simulation model.To study the influence of the sloped bottom on the liquid sloshing,different slope sizes and filling ratios are numerically simulated at the lowest natural frequency.The results reveal that the natural frequency can be determined by the average peak values of hydrodynamic parameters.The natural frequency and pressure loading on the tank walls decrease with the increase in the slope size.The peak pressure on the wall decreases by 5.45 kPa with the increase in the slope ratio from 5%to 20%.However,the relationship between the peak pressure and slope ratio is more significant with lower filling rates.Liquid behavior is more stable and independent with the change of the slope structure at a high filling rate(60%).The results of numerical simulation and modeling are expected to provide reference data for the design and operation of the FLNG system.展开更多
用国家堤防设计规范和欧美最广泛认可的van der Meer提出的斜坡复式海堤波浪爬高计算方法,对一系列工程实例计算对比之后,分析了有关影响因素,提出了对后者的修改和使用意见;对用van der Meer法计算的越浪量,与有关实验结果作定性对比分...用国家堤防设计规范和欧美最广泛认可的van der Meer提出的斜坡复式海堤波浪爬高计算方法,对一系列工程实例计算对比之后,分析了有关影响因素,提出了对后者的修改和使用意见;对用van der Meer法计算的越浪量,与有关实验结果作定性对比分析,提出斜坡复式海堤越浪量计算中存在的问题和对有关公式的修改建议。相关分析表明,从海堤越浪安全和工程建设的角度看,现行规范规定的允许越浪或不允许越浪设计准则不够科学,应根据结构防护和功能要求直接以控制越浪量为设计准则。展开更多
文摘The soil infiltrability of hill-slope is important to such studies andpractices as hydrological process, crop water supply, irrigation practices, and soil erosion. A newmethod for measuring soil infiltrability on hill-slope under rainfall condition with run off-on-outwas advanced. Based on water (mass) balance, the mathematic models for soil infiltrability estimatedfrom the advances of runoff on soil surface and the water running out of the slope were derived.Experiments of 2 cases were conducted. Case Ⅰ was done under a rainfall intensity of 20 mm/h, at aslope gradient of about 0° with a runoff/on length (area) ratio of 1 : 1. Case Ⅱ was under arainfall intensity of 60 mm/h and a slope of 20° with a runoff/on length (area) ratio of 1 : 1.Double ring method was also used to measure the infiltrability for comparison purposes. Theexperiments were done with soil moisture of 10%. Required data were collected from laboratoryexperiments. The infiltrability curves were computed from the experimental data. The resultsindicate that the method can well conceptually represent the transient infiltrability process, withcapability to simulate the very high initial soil infiltrability. The rationalities of the methodand the models were validated. The errors of the method for the two cases were 1.82%/1.39% and4.49%/3.529% (Experimental/Model) respectively, as estimated by comparing the rainfall amount withthe infiltrated volume, to demonstrate the accuracy of the method. The transient and steadyinfiltrability measured with double ring was much lower than those with this new method, due towater supply limit and soil aggregates breaking down at initial infiltration stage. The method canovercome the short backs of the traditional sprinkler method and double ring method for soilinfil-traility. It can be used to measure the infiltrability of sloped surface underrainfall-runoff-erosion conditions, in the related studies.
文摘A new scheme for the estimation of daily global solar radiation over sloped topography in China is developed based on the Iqbal model C and MODIS cloud fraction. The effects of topography are determined using a digital elevation model. The scheme is tested using observations of solar radiation at 98 stations in China, and the results show that the mean absolute bias error is 1.51 MJ m-2 d-1 and the mean relative absolute bias error is 10.57%. Based on calculations using this scheme, the distribution of daily global solar radiation over slopes in China on four days in the middle of each season （15 January, 15 April, 15 July and 15 October 2003） at a spatial resolution of 1 km×1 km are analyzed. To investigate the effects of topography on global solar radiation, the results determined in four mountains areas （Tianshan, Kunlun Mountains, Qinling, and Nanling） are discussed, and the typical characteristics of solar radiation over sloped surfaces revealed. In general, the new scheme can produce reasonable characteristics of solar radiation distribution at a high spatial resolution in mountain areas, which will be useful in analyses of mountain climate and planning for agricultural production.
文摘Errant vehicles occur as a result of the driver losing control of the vehicle. This may be due to sudden illness, dozing off or skidding while attempting a manoeuvre. In containing such an errant vehicle on a highway, the priority is to avoid collision with other vehicles. A sloped highway median provides a run-off area for such vehicles where the vehicle can be slowed down and stopped without the danger of being re-directed into the path of other vehicles as may occur with edge barriers. Here, the effect of a containment barrier at the bottom of the sloped median is studied with a view to prevent the vehicle from being redirected outside the median after colliding with the barrier. The focus of this work is on the change of kinematic states due to the collision, so a momentum-based vehicle collision analysis is developed, with the collision energy loss related to the vehicle stiffness being considered by coefficient of restitution. The average maximum lateral displacements post-collision are read from the diagram of vehicle x-y trajectories. In this way, the most suitable median slope 1:6 is selected.
文摘At night, over sloped terrain the drainage flow can be always caused by cooling: of the air near a sloped surface. Its structure differs from that over horizontal planes. Brost and Wyngaard pointed out that even slight terrain slopes have strong effects on the turbulent structure and the parameters of the boundary layer.
基金Supported by Major Agricultural Application Technology Innovation Project of Shandong Province(SD2019ZZ020)
文摘[Objectives] This study was conducted to detect the two-dimensional diffusion concentration distribution from sloped wave bank. [Methods] Diffusion experiments of instantaneous line source discharge were carried out using two sloped wave banks with different inclination angles based on the developed two-dimensional diffusion tank device for sloped wave banks by the apex discharge method under grid oscillation frequencies n=15, 20, 40 and 60 r/min. The image acquisition and digital image processing techniques were applied to measure the two-dimensional concentration field distribution and to analyze the distribution laws of the pollutant in the angular field. [Results] The diffusion of the pollutant in the sloped wave bank area became faster with the increase of the grid oscillation frequency, and the pollution range became wider with the diffusion time. The point concentration of the pollutant at the water surface monotonically decreased with the increase of the abscissa, and the vertical concentration distribution decreased with the increase of water depth. The transverse diffusion rate of the pollutant in water was greater than the vertical diffusion rate, and its concentration distribution exhibited a distribution characteristic of farther diffusion in the adjacent area on the water surface. The diffusion experiment area of the sloped wave bank at θ=30° had a higher concentration of the pollutant at each point compared with the diffusion experiment of the sloped bank at θ=45°, under the same experimental conditions. A large-scale vortex appeared near the sloped wave bank at θ=45° during the experiment, and the presence of the vortex made the concentration distribution of the pollutant in the direction along the bank slope first decrease and then increase, while no obvious vortex was observed near the sloped wave bank at θ=30°, and the concentration of the pollutant decreased monotonously along the bank slope direction. [Conclusions] This study is of great significance for the concentration distribution
基金This study was sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51609071)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Nos.B200202087,B200204032).
文摘The sliding forms of weak sloped and horizontal subgrades during the sliding process differ.In addition,the sliding form of weakly sloped subgrades exhibits considerable slippage and asymmetry.The accuracy of traditional slice methods for computing the stability safety factor of weakly sloped subgrades is insufficient for a subgrade design.In this study,a novel modified Bishop method was developed to improve the accuracy of the stability safety factor for different inclination angles.The instability mechanism of the weakly sloped subgrade was considered in the proposed method using the“influential force”and“additional force”concepts.The“additional force”reflected the weight effect of the embankment fill,whereas the“influential force”reflected the effect of the potential energy difference.Numerical simulations and experimental tests were conducted to evaluate the advantages of the proposed modified Bishop method.Compared with the traditional slice method,the error between the proposed method and the exact value is less than 32.3%in calculating the safety factor.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.50909058)"Chen Guang" Project of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and Shanghai Education Development Foundation Science&Technology(Grant No.10CG51)
文摘It is known that there is a lag time for smoke plume induced by fires transporting from a fire origin to the location of interest underneath an unconfined and flat ceiling.This lag behavior of smoke plume also exists for a fire under a sloped ceiling,and is fundamental to estimate the activation time of a fire detector or other fire extinguishing system.This study focuses on the lag time of smoke plume under a sloped ceiling.Based on the weak-plume theory at early-fire phase and previous studies concerning the fire plume characteristics under a sloped ceiling,a calculation method on lag time of fire plume transporting is presented in theory.Meanwhile,two dimensionless equations predicting the lag time of fire plume for steady fire and unsteady fire are proposed respectively.Furthermore,the critical time calculation equation is also proposed to determine the applicability of quasi-steady assumption for a time-dependent fire.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51905093)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province for Young Scholars(No.BK20180392)。
文摘To analyze the bottom slope's effect on the sloshing liquid in floating liquefied natural gas(FLNG)membrane tanks,a simulation model is built and applied to describe the liquid behavior in a sloshing container.The free surface motion is simulated by the volume-of-fluid method and the standard k-εturbulence model.Experimental data and numerical results from references are used to validate the accuracy of the proposed simulation model.To study the influence of the sloped bottom on the liquid sloshing,different slope sizes and filling ratios are numerically simulated at the lowest natural frequency.The results reveal that the natural frequency can be determined by the average peak values of hydrodynamic parameters.The natural frequency and pressure loading on the tank walls decrease with the increase in the slope size.The peak pressure on the wall decreases by 5.45 kPa with the increase in the slope ratio from 5%to 20%.However,the relationship between the peak pressure and slope ratio is more significant with lower filling rates.Liquid behavior is more stable and independent with the change of the slope structure at a high filling rate(60%).The results of numerical simulation and modeling are expected to provide reference data for the design and operation of the FLNG system.
文摘用国家堤防设计规范和欧美最广泛认可的van der Meer提出的斜坡复式海堤波浪爬高计算方法,对一系列工程实例计算对比之后,分析了有关影响因素,提出了对后者的修改和使用意见;对用van der Meer法计算的越浪量,与有关实验结果作定性对比分析,提出斜坡复式海堤越浪量计算中存在的问题和对有关公式的修改建议。相关分析表明,从海堤越浪安全和工程建设的角度看,现行规范规定的允许越浪或不允许越浪设计准则不够科学,应根据结构防护和功能要求直接以控制越浪量为设计准则。
