The Design of a Three-Dimensional Physical Modeling System for Real-Time Groundwater Flows

In the past decades,physical modeling has been widely used in hydrogeology for teaching,studying and exhibition purposes.Most of these models are used to illustrate hydrogeological profiles,but few can depict three-dimensional groundwater flows,making it impossible to validate groundwater flows simulated by numerical methods with physical modeling.

Identification of Contaminant Source Characteristics and Monitoring Network Design in Groundwater Aquifers: An Overview

The groundwater system is often polluted by different sources of contamination where the sources are difficult to detect. The presence of contamination in groundwater poses significant challenges to its delineation and quantification. The remediation of a contaminated site requires an optimal decision making system to identify the pollutant source characteristics accurately and efficiently. The source characteristics are generally identified using contaminant concentration measurements from arbitrary or planned monitoring locations. To effectively characterize the sources of pollution, the monitoring locations should be selected appropriately. An efficient monitoring network will result in satisfactory characterization of contaminant sources. On the other hand, an appropriate design of monitoring network requires reliable source characteristics. A coupled iterative sequential source identification and dynamic monitoring network design, improves substantially the accuracy of source identification model. This paper reviews different source identification and monitoring network design methods in groundwater contaminant sites. Further, the models for sequential integration of these two models are presented. The effective integration of source identification and dedicated monitoring network design models, distributed sources, parameter uncertainty, and pollutant geo-chemistry are some of the issues which need to be addressed in efficient, accurate and widely applicable methodologies for identification of unknown pollutant sources in contaminated aquifers.

Optimized Simulation Design of Double Glass Curtain Wall Shading System in Hot Summer and Cold Winter Zone

The glass curtain wall is widely favored by the owners for its good appearance modeling efthct. In using process, however, excessive energy consumption, low level indoor eomtort and other problems of glass curtain wall are often exposed. Aiming at office buildings in hot Summer and cold Winter zone, taking the optimization of thermal comfort of double glass curtain wall in the summer and the reduetion of building energy consumption throughout the year as the breakthrough point, using the method of energy simulation analysis, through changing the size of internal shading component in the simulated room, this paper analyzes and summarizes the variation law of its energy consumption value, to explore the relatively reasonable design plan of shading systems of the building with glass curtain wall.

Calculation of groundwater head distribution with a close barrier during excavation dewatering in confined aquifer

When pumping is conducted in confined aquifer inside excavation pit(waterproof curtain),the direction of the groundwater seepage outside the excavation changes from horizontal to vertical owing to the existence of the curtain barrier.There is no analytical calculation method for the groundwater head distribution induced by dewatering inside excavation.This paper first analyses the mechanism of the blocking effects from a close barrier in confined aquifer.Then,a simple equation based on analytical solution is proposed to calculate groundwater heads inside and outside of the excavation pit with waterproof curtain(hereafter refer to close barrier)in a confined aquifer.The distribution of groundwater head is derived according to two conditions:(i)pumping with a constant water head,and(ii)pumping with a constant flow rate.The proposed calculation equation is verified by both numerical simulation and experimental results.The comparisons demonstrate that the proposed model can be applied in engineering practice of excavation.

Design and operation problems related to water curtain system forunderground water-sealed oil storage caverns

The underground water-sealed storage technique is critically important and generally accepted for the national energy strategy in China. Although several small underground water-sealed oil storage caverns have been built in China since the 1970s, there is still a lack of experience for large-volume underground storage in complicated geological conditions. The current design concept of water curtain system and the technical instruction for system operation have limitations in maintaining the stability of surrounding rock mass during the construction of the main storage caverns, as well as the long-term stability. Although several large-scale underground oil storage projects are under construction at present in China, the design concepts and construction methods, especially for the water curtain system, are mainly based on the ideal porosity medium flow theory and the experiences gained from the similar projects overseas. The storage projects currently constructed in China have the specific features such as huge scale, large depth, multiple-level arrangement, high seepage pressure, complicated geological conditions, and high in situ stresses, which are the challenging issues for the stability of the storage caverns. Based on years’ experiences obtained from the first large-scale （millions of cubic meters） underground water-sealed oil storage project in China, some design and operation problems related to water curtain system during project construction are discussed. The drawbacks and merits of the water curtain system are also presented. As an example, the conventional concept of “filling joints with water” is widely used in many cases, as a basic concept for the design of the water curtain system, but it is immature. In this paper, the advantages and disadvantages of the conventional concept are pointed out, with respect to the long-term stability as well as the safety of construction of storage caverns. Finally, new concepts and principles for design and construction of the underground water-sealed oil storage caverns are proposed.

Preliminary Hydrogeologic Modeling and Optimal Monitoring Network Design for a Contaminated Abandoned Mine Site Area: Application of Developed Monitoring Network Design Software

In abandoned mine sites, i.e., mine sites where mining operations have ended, wide spread contaminations are often evident, but the potential sources and pathways of contamination especially through the subsurface, are difficult to identify due to inadequate and sparse geochemical measurements available. Therefore, it is essential to design and implement a planned monitoring net-work to obtain essential information required for establishing the potential contamination source locations, i.e., waste dumps, tailing dams, pits and possible pathways through the subsurface, and to design a remediation strategy for rehabilitation. This study presents an illustrative application of modeling the flow and transport processes and monitoring network design in a study area hydrogeologically resembling an abandoned mine site in Queensland, Australia. In this preliminary study, the contaminant transport process modeled does not incorporate the reactive geochemistry of the contaminants. The transport process is modeled considering a generic conservative contaminant for the illustrative purpose of showing the potential application of an optimal monitoring design methodology. This study aims to design optimal monitoring network to: 1) minimize the contaminant solute mass estimation error;2) locate the plume boundary;3) select the monitoring locations with (potentially) high concentrations. A linked simulation optimization based methodology is utilized for optimal monitoring network design. The methodology is applied utilizing a recently developed software package CARE-GWMND, developed at James Cook University for optimal monitoring network design. Given the complexity of the groundwater systems and the sparsity of pollutant concentration observation data from the field, this software is capable of simulating the groundwater flow and solute transport with spatial interpolation of data from a sparse set of available data, and it utilizes the optimization algorithm to determine optimum locations for implementing monitoring wells.

Integrated Sequential Groundwater Contaminant Source Characterization and Pareto-Optimal Monitoring Network Design Application for a Contaminated Aquifer Site

Accurate and reliable groundwater contaminant source characterization with limited contaminant concentration monitoring measurement data remains a challenging problem. This study presents an illustrative application of developed methodologies to a real-life contaminated aquifer. The source characterization and optimal monitoring network design methodologies are used sequentially for a contaminated aquifer site located in New South Wales, Australia. Performance of the integrated optimal source characterization methodology combining linked simulation-optimization, fractal singularity mapping technique (FSMT) and Pareto optimal solutions is evaluated. This study presents an integrated application of optimal source characterization with spatiotemporal concentration measurement data obtained from sequentially designed monitoring networks. The proposed sequential source characterization and monitoring network design methodology shows efficiency in identifying the unknown source characteristics. The designed monitoring network achieves comparable efficiency and accuracy utilizing much smaller number of monitoring locations as compared to a more ideal scenario where concentration measurements from a very large number of widespread monitoring wells are available. The proposed methodology is potentially useful for efficient characterization of unknown contaminant sources in a complex contaminated aquifer site, where very little initial concentration measurement data are available. The illustrative application of the methodology to a real-life contaminated aquifer site demonstrates the capability and efficiency of the proposed methodology.

Discussion on Structure Design and Optimization of Building Curtain Wall

To discuss the structure design and optimization of building curtain wall, the dynamic characteristics of point supported glass curtain wall system are analyzed by the finite element method. The various technologies are made use of, and according to the characteristics of the structure system, the finite element analysis model with steel structure glass plate beam element and shell element as the basic elements is established. Then, the dynamic characteristics are analyzed, and the modal parameters such as inherent frequency and vibration type are identified. The research results show that the node displacement response power spectrum under the load of wind is obtained, which provides the basis for rationally optimizing the structure. Based on the above findings, it is concluded that the optimization design based on finite element model has a wide significance, which is a useful attempt to reduce the blindness of design and has great engineering significance and application value.

Innovative Techniques Unveiled in Advanced Sheet Pile Curtain Design

This thorough review explores the complexities of geotechnical engineering, emphasizing soil-structure interaction (SSI). The investigation centers on sheet pile design, examining two primary methodologies: Limit Equilibrium Methods (LEM) and Soil-Structure Interaction Methods (SSIM). While LEM methods, grounded in classical principles, provide valuable insights for preliminary design considerations, they may encounter limitations in addressing real-world complexities. In contrast, SSIM methods, including the SSI-SR approach, introduce precision and depth to the field. By employing numerical techniques such as Finite Element (FE) and Finite Difference (FD) analyses, these methods enable engineers to navigate the dynamics of soil-structure interaction. The exploration extends to SSI-FE, highlighting its essential role in civil engineering. By integrating Finite Element analysis with considerations for soil-structure interaction, the SSI-FE method offers a holistic understanding of how structures dynamically interact with their geotechnical environment. Throughout this exploration, the study dissects critical components governing SSIM methods, providing engineers with tools to navigate the intricate landscape of geotechnical design. The study acknowledges the significance of the Mohr-Coulomb constitutive model while recognizing its limitations, and guiding practitioners toward informed decision-making in geotechnical analyses. As the article concludes, it underscores the importance of continuous learning and innovation for the future of geotechnical engineering. With advancing technology and an evolving understanding of soil-structure interaction, the study remains committed to ensuring the safety, stability, and efficiency of geotechnical structures through cutting-edge design and analysis techniques.

露天矿地下水控制技术及对边坡稳定性的影响

我国富水露天矿多且涌水量大,若矿山地下水或边坡处治不当,将面临着“水患难止、边坡难固、有矿难采”的窘境。为解决露天矿遇到的水患和边坡失稳的问题,基于我国露天矿先后发展的垂直疏水孔、水平疏水孔、坑下大口径疏水孔和井群疏水等抽排方式,坑底泄水巷、基坑降水和辐射井疏干等疏放方式以及钻孔注浆帷幕、地下混凝土连续墙帷幕、钻孔咬合桩帷幕、防渗膜帷幕等截水帷幕和地层回灌水帷幕等多种地下水控制技术;开展了不同露天矿地下水控制技术对地下水位、端帮边坡岩土体力学性质变化、坡体应力变化和边坡稳定性系数影响的研究,分析了截水帷幕作用下地下水位抬升与边坡稳定性变化规律。研究结果表明:通过抽排方式、疏放方式将露天矿山地下水疏干或疏降可有效降低地下水位,减少边坡岩土体含水率,提高边坡岩土体黏聚力和内摩擦角,减小坡体的静水压力和水平推力,整体提高边坡稳定性系数,但大量疏排地下水又造成水资源的浪费和污染;截水帷幕能够解决疏排降水造成的地下水位下降幅度太大、疏排水量巨大、水资源浪费和污染的问题;在截水帷幕作用下,露天矿截水帷幕外侧水位不断抬升,引起截水帷幕外侧边坡岩土体含水率增加、黏聚力和内摩擦角减小、坡体的静水压力和水平推力增大,而截水帷幕内侧边坡岩土体含水率减小、黏聚力和内摩擦角增大、坡体的静水压力和水平推力减小,从而引起露天矿边坡稳定性系数略有降低;通过截水帷幕可以控制露天矿边坡地下水位,进而保持边坡岩土体力学参数在合理范围,维持边坡稳定性系数在安全区间,实现露天矿地下水资源保护与边坡安全的平衡。

国际水电项目GIN参数设计方法研究

在Lombardi博士的GIN理论基础上,结合世界大坝委员会的坝基设计公报及以往国际水电站工程采用GIN灌浆取得的经验,依托科特迪瓦波波里水电站土石坝帷幕灌浆的实践,阐述了基于坝基岩石质量与压水试验成果的GIN设计值的取值方法,提出了P_(max)、V_(max)值设计时需要考虑的两种边界条件,并通过理论公式计算及实践经验提出了浆液扩散半径的安全保证系数。

超高层单元幕墙弹出式插芯节点设计及应用

单元幕墙已经成为超高层建筑外围护结构的主流形式,采用插接节点,在安装过程中必须按楼层逐层插接安装,为此提出超高层建筑单元幕墙多段同步施工技术。该技术通过将分段施工收口楼层单元板块的插接式节点设计为弹出式插芯节点,解决了单元幕墙必须按楼层逐层插接安装的工序问题,实现单元幕墙的分段同步施工。分析了超高层单元幕墙弹出式插芯节点设计、技术原理、工艺流程和安装要点,并结合工程案例,对采用弹出式插芯节点的超高层建筑单元幕墙多段同步施工技术和工程应用进行探讨。

富水混合花岗岩地层地铁隧道施工中地面注浆止水帷幕的设计参数优化

[目的]富水混合花岗岩地层新建隧道施工受地下水的影响显著,通常采用地面预注浆形成止水帷幕的措施来降低地下水对隧道施工过程的影响。但止水帷幕设计参数的选择大多以经验为主,可能存在隔水效果不佳、水位降低显著导致地层沉降超限,以及隧道周围突涌水等现象,故需要对富水混合花岗岩地层注浆帷幕设计参数进行优化。[方法]依托广州地铁18号线番禺广场站—南村万博站区间工程,基于正交试验设计,通过数值模拟分析了止水帷幕设计参数(帷幕深度、帷幕厚度、帷幕渗透系数及帷幕与隧道间距离)对注浆隔水效果的影响;采用SPSS软件进行多元线性回归分析,拟合了选取止水帷幕设计参数的经验公式,获取了止水帷幕最优设计参数并进行工程应用。[结果及结论]止水帷幕的影响因素按影响程度排序依次为:帷幕渗透系数、帷幕深度、帷幕厚度、帷幕与隧道间距离;现场选取的止水帷幕设计最优参数中,帷幕深度为58 m、帷幕厚度为2.0 m、帷幕渗透系数为1×10-10m/s、帷幕与隧道间距离为0.5 m。现场工程实践表明,采用最优参数后,止水帷幕降低地下水位效果较好,隧道开挖时的围岩稳定且开挖面干燥,地下水对隧道开挖的影响得以有效降低。

某化工园区地下水污染迁移及控制数值模拟研究

某化工园区潜水中氟化物超标,为控制受污染地下水扩散,沿下游河堤修建防渗帷幕。通过分析研究区水文地质条件,应用FEFLOW 7.0建立地下水数值模型,预测防渗帷幕修建前后受污染地下水迁移情况,并评估防渗帷幕污染控制效果。结果表明:化工园区受污染地下水在以粉砂、粉细砂等岩性为主的潜水含水层中迁移速度快,第200天时污染物对源强附近及下游大片范围地下水造成污染;在污染源下游沿堤修建防渗帷幕短期虽可有效阻断污染物持续迁移,但会导致污染物在帷幕前端聚集,一段时间后地下水污染羽会绕过防渗帷幕发生渗流污染,须配合其他治理措施综合控制地下水污染。

地下水污染场地异位修复及阻隔防控联合治理模式

为解决地下水修复过程不彻底、处置周期较长等问题,基于某炼钢场地地下水有机污染提出新的治理模式。该模式首先对地下水污染区域边界建设止水帷幕,然后通过基坑开挖的方式清理污染地下水和含水层介质土壤。污染地下水通过基坑降水进行收集和处理,含水层介质土壤进行异位热脱附修复。结果表明,止水帷幕渗透系数小于1×10^(-7) cm/s,避免修复过程中污染地下水扩散,修复后的地下水和土壤中苯并(a)芘浓度分别低于检出限(0.004μg/L和0.1 mg/kg),污染物去除率接近100%。该联合治理模式具有污染修复彻底、效率高,为场地地下水修复开拓了新思路。

软土深基坑变形及环境影响分析方法与控制技术

随着基坑规模日益增大以及邻近环境设施愈加复杂,合理评估并控制基坑变形及对周边环境影响成为软土基坑工程面临的重要挑战。基于理论分析与工程应用,对软土深基坑变形与环境影响分析方法及控制技术进行了系统研究。首先,在统筹考虑安全与经济的前提下,提出了软土深基坑环境保护等级和变形控制指标,为基坑周边不同类型环境设施的保护提供了依据。其次,系统建立了便于工程应用的基坑变形影响简化分析方法,并提出了基于土体小应变特性的基坑开挖对环境影响的计算分析方法以及确定全套小应变本构模型参数的实用方法,为复杂环境下深基坑环境影响分析提供了重要手段。同时,针对承压水降水影响难以准确量化评估的难题,提出了根据群井抽水试验反演确定关键水文地质参数并评估深层承压水降水对地层和环境变形影响的计算方法,满足了复杂地层承压水降水影响分析的工程需求。此外,还提出了包括支护结构与主体地下结构相结合、数字化微扰动搅拌桩加固、混凝土支撑主动变形控制、承压水控制超深隔渗帷幕等绿色、低碳、环境低影响的基坑变形控制新技术。成果在全国大量工程中成功应用,促进了软土深基坑工程全过程变形影响精细化分析和系统化控制技术的发展,为大规模地下空间的开发利用提供了技术支撑。

基于绿色建筑理念的建筑幕墙数字化建造技术

结合上海某办公大楼项目,对不同的幕墙施工方案进行了全面对比,以确定绿色化办公大楼的最终幕墙形态。通过应用建筑信息模型,对大楼幕墙的热工性能进行了模拟分析,并进行了深化设计。在施工阶段应用建筑信息模型管理平台,对幕墙构件建立数字化信息模型,辅助后续幕墙数字化施工。结合项目施工经验,总结了幕墙系统的施工工艺流程以及质量控制要点,以期为今后幕墙数字化建设工程提供借鉴。

复杂幕墙结构施工工艺优化研究

以上海市疾病预防控制中心项目幕墙工程施工为例,结合钢结构工程的特点,介绍了有关外立面幕墙工程的关键施工技术。从深化设计、施工方案、技术措施等方面对幕墙工程进行了深入剖析,优化了幕墙的施工工艺,大大提升了幕墙工程的施工效率,在降低施工难度的同时,保证钢结构外立面施工的质量和安全,也为类似工程的幕墙施工提供了技术及管控方面的经验。

注浆止水帷幕在车站基坑地下水控制中的应用

北京地铁16号线丰台南路站基坑主体结构处于卵石地层中,且卵石层潜水水头高于开挖面,同时周围不具备降水条件。由于地下水流量大、水压高,在进行基坑开挖过程中侧壁易产生塌陷、涌水等现象,为保证地下水环境中基坑开挖的安全稳定,止水措施极为关键。采用基坑底桩间悬挂式止水帷幕+分段止水墙+基底排水措施对基坑周围进行加固隔离,形成一定厚度和强度的止水幕墙。通过控制地下水,确保结构顺利施工,可为类似工程提供参考。

多含水层地层45m级基坑承压水控制设计与实践

城市深层地下空间开发已成为城市发展的必然趋势,越来越多的超深基坑工程逐渐涌现。上海作为典型滨海地貌单元分布区,深部分布有复杂的多层含水层,包括微承压含水层及第Ⅰ、第Ⅱ、第Ⅲ承压含水层,部分相互联通的巨厚承压含水层厚度达50m以上,因而超深基坑实施将涉及更为复杂的多层承压含水层减压控制设计。为此,依托某挖深达45m的非圆形基坑工程,基于现场抽水试验开展了深部承压含水层水文地质参数反演分析,提出了同时满足坑内减压需求及坑外环境影响控制要求的隔-降-灌一体化承压水分层减压控制设计原则及双帷幕体系隔水方案。背景工程的承压水试验试运行及正式减压降水控制运行的实施效果良好。