Effect of the W-beam central guardrails on wind-blown sand deposition on desert expressways in sandy regions

Many desert expressways are affected by the deposition of the wind-blown sand,which might block the movement of vehicles or cause accidents.W-beam central guardrails,which are used to improve the safety of desert expressways,are thought to influence the deposition of the wind-blown sand,but this has yet not to be studied adequately.To address this issue,we conducted a wind tunnel test to simulate and explore how the W-beam central guardrails affect the airflow,the wind-blown sand flux and the deposition of the wind-blown sand on desert expressways in sandy regions.The subgrade model is 3.5 cm high and 80.0 cm wide,with a bank slope ratio of 1:3.The W-beam central guardrails model is 3.7 cm high,which included a 1.4-cm-high W-beam and a 2.3-cm-high stand column.The wind velocity was measured by using pitot-static tubes placed at nine different heights(1,2,3,5,7,10,15,30 and 50 cm)above the floor of the chamber.The vertical distribution of the wind-blown sand flux in the wind tunnel was measured by using the sand sampler,which was sectioned into 20 intervals.In addition,we measured the wind-blown sand flux in the field at K50 of the Bachu-Shache desert expressway in the Taklimakan Desert on 11 May 2016,by using a customized 78-cm-high gradient sand sampler for the sand flux structure test.Obstruction by the subgrade leads to the formation of two weak wind zones located at the foot of the windward slope and at the leeward slope of the subgrade,and the wind velocity on the leeward side weakens significantly.The W-beam central guardrails decrease the leeward wind velocity,whereas the velocity increases through the bottom gaps and over the top of the W-beam central guardrails.The vertical distribution of the wind-blown sand flux measured by wind tunnel follows neither a power-law nor an exponential function when affected by either the subgrade or the W-beam central guardrails.At 0.0H and 0.5H(where H=3.5 cm,which is the height of the subgrade),the sand transport is less at the 3 cm height from the subgrade surface than at the 1 and 5 cm heights as a result of obstruction by the W-beam central guardrails,and the maximum sand transportation occurs at the 5 cm height affected by the subgrade surface.The average saltation height in the presence of the W-beam central guardrails is greater than the subgrade height.The field test shows that the sand deposits on the overtaking lane leeward of the W-beam central guardrails and that the thickness of the deposited sand is determined by the difference in the sand mass transported between the inlet and outlet points,which is consistent with the position of the minimum wind velocity in the wind tunnel test.The results of this study could help us to understand the hazards of the wind-blown sand onto subgrade with the W-beam central guardrails.

Sand deposit-detecting method and its application in model test of sand flow

Against the background of the sand-flow foundation treatment engineering of Guangzhou Zhoutouzui variable cross-section immersed tunnel, a kind of sand deposit-detecting method was devised on the basis of full-scale model test of sand-flow method. The real-time data of sand-deposit height and radius were obtained by the self-developed sand-deposit detectors. The test results show that the detecting method is simple and has high precision. In the use of sand-flow method, the sand-carrying capability of fluid is limited, and sand particles are all transported to the sand-deposit periphery through crater, gap and chutes after the sand deposit formed. The diffusion range of the particles outside the sand-deposit does not exceed 2.0 m. Severe sorting of sand particles is not observed because of the unique oblique-layered depositing process. The temporal and spatial distributions of gap and chutes directly affect the sand-deposit expansion, and the expansion trend of the average sand-deposit radius accords with quadratic time-history curve.

THE RECORD OF YOUNGER DRYAS EVENT IN EOLIAN SAND DEPOSIT IN QAIDAM BASIN

The Qaidam Basin is one of the main areas where the desert of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau is distributed.According to the envirotunment records and the age of stratigraphy in Xiaxitai section in southeast part of Qaidam Basin,this paper reached the following conclusions: the desert development, formation of the cold-dry climate, evolution of natural environment and their reverse changes occurred frequently since the late glacial. In eolian sand deposits, the YoungerDryas event clearly appeared, which manifesed a dry-cold climatic period. Now there are two different opinions about theclimatic effect of Younger Dryas. According to the predecessors’ research and the field work of the authors, it is considered that the Younger Dryas event not only exists in different climatic zones of China, but the manifests the unitary drycold climatic effect.

Basin-Scale Sand Deposition in the Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation of the Sichuan Basin, Southwest China: Sedimentary Framework and Conceptual Model

The Upper Triassic Xujiahe （须家河） Formation in the Sichuan （四川） Basin, Southwest China is distinctive for the basin-scale sand deposition. This relatively rare sedimentary phenomenon has not been well interpreted. Here we addressed this issue by discussing sedimentary framework and conceptual model. Analysis of sedimentary setting implied that the basin received transgression during the deposition. It had multiple provenance supplies and river networks, as being surrounded by old- lands in multiple directions including the north, east and south. Thus, the basin was generally charac-terized by coastal and widely open and shallow lacustrine deposition during the Late Triassic Xujiahe period. This is similar to the modern well-known Poyang （鄱阳） Lake. Therefore, we investigated the framework and conceptual model of the Sichuan Basin during the Xujiahe period with an analogue to the Poyang Lake. Results show that the conceptual model of the deposition can be divided into transgressive and regressive stages. The first, third and fifth mem- bers of the formation are in transgressive stage and the deposits are dominated by shore and shallow lacustrine mud. In contrast, the deposition is mainly of braided river channel sand deposits during the regressive stage, mainly including the second, fourth and sixth members of the formation. The sand deposited in almost the entire basin because of the lateral migration and forward moving of the cross networks of the braided rivers. The multiple alternations of short and rapid transgression and relatively long regression are beneficial to the basin-scale sand deposition. Thus, the main channel of the braided river and its extensional areas are favorable for the development of hydrocarbon reservoir. This provides practical significance to the reservoir evaluation and exploration. In addition, the results also justify the relatively distinctive sedimentary phenomenon in the study area and may also have im- plications for understanding the large-scale sand deposition elsewhere.

Eolian sand deposition and its environmental significance in the northeastern margin of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau

The dry climate which appeared about 8-7 Ma ago in South Asia has been interpreted as results of the intensification of Asian monsoon caused by the uplift of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau at its maximum altitude around that time. Whether it is or not, it is a critical problem. A total of 55 samples were taken from the Tertiary red earth and Quaternary lacustrine deposits and loess in the Linxia Basin which is located in the northeastern margin of the

A Study of the Adsorption of Molecular Deposition Filming Flooding Agent MD-1 on Quartz Sand

Molecular deposition filming flooding (MDFF) is a novel oil recovery technique based on the thermopositive monolayer electrostatic adsorption of the MDFF agent on different interfaces within reservoir systems. In this paper, the adsorption property of the MDFF agent, MD-1, on quartz sand has been studied through adsorption experiments at different pH and temperatures. Experimental data are also analyzed kinetically and thermodynamically. The results show that the adsorption of MD-1 on quartz sand takes place mainly because of electrostatic interactions, which corresponds to adsorption that increases with pH. Kinetic analyses show that at a higher pH the activation energy for adsorption gets lower and, therefore, the adsorption becomes quicker for MD-1 on quartz sand. Thermodynamic analyses show that pH plays an important role in the adsorption of MD-1 on quartz sand. At a higher pH, more negative surface charges result in the increase of electrostatic interactions between MD-1 and quartz sand. Therefore, the saturated adsorption amount increases and more adsorption heat will be released.

ROLE OF NaCl IN ORE-FORMING OF SAND-SHALE TYPE COPPER DEPOSITS

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Spatial configuration of sand and mud in the lacustrine nearshore sand bar deposits and its geological implications

Different configurational orders of sand bodies and interlayers in lacustrine nearshore sand bar reservoirs frequently interact,causing complicated genesis and distribution of argillaceous sediments,as well as other issues.This paper investigates the spatial configuration of sand and mud in the sand bar reservoir,and analyzes its internal structure.Modern sand bar deposits in the Xiashan Lake,Shandong Province,China,were analyzed and compared with the sand bar reservoirs of the Member 2 of the Paleogene Shahejie Formation in the Banqiao Sag,China.The configurational mode of sand bar deposits was explored from the perspective of the spatial distribution and composition relationships between sand and mud.Based on the alternate deposition characteristics of sand and mud in the longitudinal direction,lacustrine nearshore sand bars can be divided into three sedimentary combination patterns:thin-sand and thin-mud interbed pattern,thick-mud thick-sand pattern,and thin-mud thick-sand pattern.Their mud components manifest as the deposition of fine-grained lithofacies of multiple genetic types.These include(semi-)deep lacustrine mud,sand and mud interbedded beach,argillaceous sediments in the water retention area behind the bar,and fall-silt seams that resulted from flood discharge.By summarizing the specific developmental locations and sequential relationships of each fine-grained argillaceous facies in modern sand bar deposits,a depositional process-based argillaceous sediment composition model is proposed.Based on this,this paper discusses the spatial configuration of sand bodies and argillaceous sediments in sand bar reservoirs,and introduces the typical stratigraphic structures of sand bars in two environments,i.e.,vertical superposition and lateral migration.In lacustrine nearshore sand bar reservoirs,the deposition and preservation degrees of mud mainly depend on three factors:accommodation space change,frequency of base-level cycles,and exposure-erosion time.These in turn influence the continuity and relative contents of sand and mud in reservoirs.The distribution of argillaceous sediments forms different orders of interlayers,which affects the heterogeneity and fluid percolation of sand bar reservoirs.Clarifying the space-matching relationship of sand and mud in sand bar deposits provides geological models and information parameters for the refined characterization and modeling of the internal configuration of sand bar reservoirs.Furthermore,this work offers guidance for the optimal adjustment of reservoir development strategies or the optimization of reservoir development plans.

Modeling of Deposition Process of Particulate Organic Matter (POM) with Sand on Vegetated Area in a River

The transport and deposition of particulate organic matter (POM) in river streams has recently received much attention as one of important ecological processes in rivers. We focused on interacted behaviors of sand particles in bed load and POM in vegetated area on sand bars. The purpose of this study is to clarify the characteristics of deposition of POM with bed load on sandbars with the riparian vegetation. A basic experiment on POM transport and deposition with vegetation is conducted in a laboratory flume. It demonstrates that several issues still remain to be future investigated. In particular, the shear due to the bed roughness in the vegetated area and the transport and deposition process of sand particles and POM are required to be described by the proper modeling which will be introduced into a simulation model of various fluvial processes. The main results of this study are that ripples are formed by bed load in riparian vegetation and POM deposition is promoted by ripple behavior. Based on these results, the POM deposition with ripples in vegetated area is described by a conceptual model which will affect various aspects in ecosystem management based on fluvial processes.

Sedimentary Dynamics of the Sands of the Cover Formation in the Batéké Plateaus (Republic of Congo): Paleoenvironmental Implications

The depositional environment of the sands of the cover formation is discussed. This study aims to determine the paleoenvironments of deposition of the sands of the cover formation in the Batéké Plateaus by studying sedimentary dynamics based on the description of lithological facies in the field and granulometric analyses in the laboratory. In the field, six (6) lithostratigraphic logs were surveyed and 42 sand samples were taken for laboratory analysis. In the laboratory, the samples underwent granulometric, sieving and sedimentometry analyses, after washing with running water using a 63 µm sieve. These analyses made it possible to determine the granulometric classes of the samples. The sieving results allowed to determine the granulometric parameters (mean, standard deviation, mode, median, skewness, flattening or kurtosis) using the method of moments with the software “Gradistat V.8”, granulometric parameters with which the granulometric facies, the mode of transport and the deposition environment were determined using the diagrams. Morphoscopy made it possible to determine the form and aspect of the surface of the quartz grains constituting these sands. Granulometric analyses show that these silty-clay or clayey-silty sands are fine sands and rarely medium sands, moderately to well sorted and rarely well sorted. The dominant granulometric facies is hyperbolic (sigmoid), with parabolic facies being rare. The primary mode of transport of these sands is saltation, which dominates rolling. The dispersion of points in the diagrams shows that these sands originate from two depositional environments: aeolian and fluvial. Morphoscopic analysis reveals the presence of clean rounded matt grains (RM), dirty rounded matt grains (RS), shiny blunt grains (EL) and shiny rounded grains (RL). The rounded matt grains exhibit several impact marks. The presence of dirty rounded grains with a ferruginous cement on their surface indicates that these sands have been reworked. These sands have undergone two types of transport, first by wind (aeolian environment) and then by water (fluvial environment).

洪海沟矿床北西矿带头屯河组下段砂体非均质性特征与铀成矿关系

近年来由于在伊犁盆地南缘西端洪海沟矿床找矿勘查工作中取得了显著成效,特别是对新层位头屯河组的投入不断增加,落实了特大型规模铀矿床,因此深入研究矿床北西矿带成矿特征对于指导矿床外围勘查工作尤为重要。本次研究分别从砂体外部形态和内部结构两方面入手,对洪海沟矿床北西矿带头屯河组下段砂体厚度、砂地比、非渗透性岩石层数及累计厚度进行了数据统计,对矿床北西矿带头屯河组下段砂体非均质性进行了定量化表征,判断其与铀成矿关系,发现区内含矿砂体受河道沉积相带变化因素较为密切,砂体厚度在20~30 m,砂地比在40%~60%时,非渗透性岩石隔夹层层数为0~2层、累计厚度为0~3 m时,铀成矿几率最高,铀矿化多出现在砂岩粒度为粗粒的部位。本次研究成果对类似铀矿体的寻找以及矿体边界的确定有一定的指导作用。

Mechanism analysis and process optimization of sand and plug removal with rotating jet in horizontal well

In the view of the problems existing in horizontal well,such as sand depositing and cleaning difficulty of borehole,a technology with rotating jet suitable to resolution of the problems was presented.Based on liquid solid two-phase flow theory,the analyses on the sand movement law and the swirling field influential factors were conducted.Results show that:1) With the increasing of displacement in horizontal section annulus,swirling field strength increases,and when the displacement is constant,the closer from the nozzle,the stronger the swirling field strength is;2) Head rotating speed and liquid viscosity have little influence on the swirling field strength,but the sand-carrying rate of fluid can increase by increasing liquid viscosity in a certain range;3) Rotating the string and reducing its eccentricity in annulus are conducive for sand migration in the annulus;4) The sand can be suspended and accelerated again and the swirling field strength is enhanced by the helix agitator.Hence,the research results provide the theoretical basis for the design and application of rotating jet tool.

印度北部某4N8级高纯石英原料研究及其对我国的找矿启示

在直拉法拉制单晶硅棒的过程中,利用高纯石英砂制备的石英坩埚是必不可少的关键石英制品,因而在光伏、半导体产业起着举足轻重的作用。我国石英坩埚产业所用的高纯石英砂绝大部分来自美国、印度等境外的高纯石英原料矿。分析境外矿石原料的杂质赋存状态,开展提纯试验研究和资源评价,对寻找我国石英坩埚级高纯石英原料矿具有重要启示和意义。本文采用多种研究方法对印度北部某优质高纯石英原料矿石开展了岩相分析、工艺矿物学和提纯试验研究,结果表明,矿石的石英晶体粒径均一,内部纯净,包裹体主要分布于晶体边缘,面状包裹体稀少;矿石的最主要脉石矿物是含铁白云母,其次为铁氧化物、钛铁矿、锆石、独居石、磷钙钍石、金红石等,这些脉石矿物主要分布于石英晶体之间。根据矿石的杂质赋存状态,采用研磨分级-煅烧水淬-高梯度磁选-浮选-酸浸-氯化焙烧的提纯工艺,制得了4N8级高纯石英砂(15种杂质元素总含量<20×10^(-6),SiO_(2)纯度>99.998%);通过与IOTA CG高纯石英砂的对比分析,判定矿石制备的4N8级高纯石英砂可用作石英坩埚外层砂。本项研究实例对我国的找矿启示是:高纯石英原料找矿应遵循资源评价先行的原则,工艺矿物学研究和提纯试验在资源评价中不可或缺;建议国家尽快建立统一的高纯石英分级分类标准,将高纯石英原料矿列为独立矿种和战略性矿产资源,制定统一的勘查规范;要破解我国高纯石英原料找矿的难题,突破光伏半导体产业用高纯石英严重依赖美国、印度等境外供应的困局,需要矿产资源-高纯石英砂-石英制品-产业应用端的全产业链协同攻关。

新探明的玻利维亚银沙(Silver Sand)超大型银矿床地质特征和找矿评价

银沙银矿(Silver Sand silver deposit)是玻利维亚锡矿带内新探明的一个超大型中硫型浅成低温热液银矿床,已探明银金属资源量约1万t,平均银品位约120 g/t,并伴有少量铅、锌、铟、镓。银矿化与中新世中酸性侵入岩和次火山岩有关。矿体赋存于白垩系蚀变褪色石英砂岩中的密集构造裂隙带内。成矿作用可以划分为原生硫化物成矿期和表生氧化期,原生硫化物成矿期大致可分为3个矿化蚀变阶段,矿化蚀变阶段Ⅰ为大面积绢云母化褪色蚀变及玻利维亚型层状(manto)锡矿化、矿化蚀变阶段Ⅱ为细脉状和构造角砾间含银硫盐和硫化物,矿化蚀变阶段Ⅲ为方解石细脉。银沙银矿分布最为广泛的围岩蚀变类型为绢云母化,其次为黄铁矿化,以及少量硅化、碳酸盐化和重晶石化。矿化特征主要表现为在围岩白垩系石英砂岩构造裂隙内成密集含银硫盐和硫化物细脉及角砾岩脉。矿体埋藏浅,规模大,适合大规模露天开采。作为玻利维亚锡矿带的一个组成部分,该矿床形成于活动大陆弧后地区。根据成矿过程特点,文章初步提出银沙银矿的成矿模型,并根据两年以来找矿勘查工作,提出了进一步找矿方向,特别值得关注的是银沙银矿所在的成矿带呈近北北西走向,长约8 km,宽约2.5 km,区内遍布采矿遗迹,通过进一步系统勘探和开发,有望再探明一个世界级银矿区。

Blown sand motion within the sand-control system in the southern section of the Taklimakan Desert Highway

Although scientists have performed many studies in the Taklimakan Desert, few of them have reported the blown sand motion along the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert Highway, which differs significantly from the northern region in terms of aeolian sand geomorphology and formation environment. Based on the field ob- servation data of airflow and aeolian sand transport, continuous monitoring data of erosional and depositional processes between 14 April 2009 and 9 April 2011 and data of surface sand grains from the classical section along the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert Highway, this paper reported the blown sand motion within the sand-control system of the highway. The main results are as follows： 1） The existing sand-control system is highly effective in preventing and controlling desertification. Wind velocities within the sand-control system were ap- proximately 33%-100% of those for the same height above the mobile sand surface. Aeolian sand fluxes were approximately 0-31.21% of those of the mobile sand surface. Sand grains inside the system, with a mean diameter of 2.89 q）, were finer than those （2.15 q）） outside the system. In addition, wind velocities basically followed a loga- rithmic law, but the airflow along the classical section was mainly determined by topography and vegetation. 2） There were obvious erosional and depositional phenomena above the surface within the sand-control system, and these phenomena have very consistent patterns for all observation points in the two observed years. The total thicknesses of erosion and deposition ranged from 0.30 to 14.60 cm, with a mean value of 3.67 cm. In contrast, the deposition thicknesses were 1.90-22.10 cm, with a mean value of 7.59 cm, and the erosion thicknesses were 3.51-15.10 cm, with a mean value of 8.75 cm. The results will aid our understanding of blown sand within the sand-control system and provide a strong foundation for optimizing the sand-control system.

大风区高速铁路路基双侧挡风墙周围沙粒沉积数值模拟研究

兰新高速铁路横穿多个大风区,对其安全运营造成严重影响。为降低强风对线路的危害,在大风区修筑大量防风构筑物,其中以路基挡风墙最为常见,挡风墙降低了风害的影响,但是带来严重的线路积沙问题。通过数值模拟研究不同风速下路基双侧挡风墙周围的流场特征,利用风产生的壁面剪切应力与沙粒剪切应力的比值确定地表沙粒沉积与侵蚀类型。研究发现,气流在两道挡风墙之间分别形成一个顺时针涡流和一个逆时针涡流,在第二道挡风墙背风侧形成一个顺时针大涡,随着来流风速增大,漩涡尺寸和涡流强度均在增大;由于涡流的存在,部分沙粒被卷走,路堤背风坡附近以及路基面上的沙粒沉积显著减少,当来流风速为24、30 m/s时,南北侧线路道床面均出现沙粒反向侵蚀;单双侧挡风墙的积沙规律对比结果表明,设置双侧挡风墙时,线路积沙显著减少。研究揭示了大风区铁路双侧挡风墙周围路基面上的沙粒沉积规律,对未来风区铁路的防护建设具有指导意义。

兰新高速铁路开孔挡风墙周围沙粒沉积与侵蚀特征数值模拟研究

设置在路基上的挡风墙起到了有效防风作用,但是由于其阻碍作用,对路基造成了严重的积沙危害。因此,基于Fluent欧拉双流体模型,对兰新高速铁路沿线既有下部开孔挡风墙周围风沙两相流运动特性进行数值模拟研究,得到挡风墙周围的流场分布规律以及沙粒沉积与侵蚀特征。结果表明:随着来流风速的增大,路堤迎风侧坡脚处的漩涡强度逐渐衰弱直至消失;路堤背风侧漩涡整体位置往背风侧方向移动,且漩涡涡量增加,导致沙粒反向侵蚀区域增加;迎风侧边坡处的沙粒沉积区域逐步减小,沙粒侵蚀区域逐步增加;北侧线路逐渐出现侵蚀区域,而风速对南侧线路沉积侵蚀区域的变化影响较小。在强风地区,布设挡风墙时应考察线路上风向的地表情况,地表松散、沙源丰富时宜同时采取防沙治沙措施,以达到减缓线路积沙危害的目的。

琵琶柴的防风固沙作用数值模拟

植物固沙是北方干旱、半干旱区防治风沙灾害的重要措施之一,其中琵琶柴(Reaumuria soongorica)为荒漠区分布最广泛的半灌木,具有重要的应用价值。本文利用计算平台Fluent对琵琶柴植株附近的流场进行数值模拟,分析风速特征和积沙特征。结果表明:(1)在10 m·s^(-1)初始风速下,植株前后皆会形成涡流,其高度和强度与距植株远近有关,整体低于0.25 m。(2)数值模拟结果表明,气流水平方向速度的变化多呈“N”和“W”型曲线,而垂直方向的气流速度变化则为“V”型曲线。(3)在较低风速下,非生长季琵琶柴的阻风效能要优于生长季,株后防护距离4 m;当风速大于6 m·s^(-1)时,双排生长季琵琶柴株后风速降低幅度可大于94.45%。(4)琵琶柴具有良好的阻沙效果,在初始风速为6 m·s^(-1)时,大部分沙粒堆积在植株前后底部;当风速增至10 m·s^(-1)时,生长季琵琶柴阻沙良好,沙粒主要沉积在株后1.5~3 H,沙粒堆积高度小于0.1 m;当初始风速为15 m·s^(-1)时,生长季琵琶柴株后积沙主要分布在株后2~3.5 H,而非生长季琵琶柴沙粒堆积范围则在株后1~10 H。无论何种生长季琵琶柴均能有效降低风场内气流速度,并对气流所携带的沙粒具有良好的沉降作用,在植物治沙工程中起重要作用。

长江武汉段天兴洲低滩沉积物粒度端元对河流-风成沙丘沉积环境的指示意义

河床沙波向风成沙丘演变的过程具有特殊的沉积动力机制。笔者等以68份长江武汉段天兴洲洲头低滩沉积物的粒度分布数据为例,利用端元分析方法从每个粒度分布中分离提取4个粒度端元组分(EM1、EM2、EM3和EM4),探讨了河流—风成沙丘不同沉积环境中粒度端元的异同。研究结果表明:EM1和EM3组分在粒度分布中占比与沉积物粒度中值分别呈较好的线性正相关和负相关;河流沉积物主要由EM1、EM2和EM3组成的跳跃方式搬运,对应滚动次总体的EM4组分占比5%~10%,少悬浮搬运;风成沙纹沉积物主要包括两段跳跃次总体,以EM2组分为主、EM1和EM3组分为辅,少EM4组分;沙丘背风面沉积物主要靠颗粒流顺坡滑塌,以EM2组分为主、EM1和EM3组分为辅,含占比约为5%的EM4组分;未被风成沙纹覆盖的沙丘波谷沉积物记录了河流和小型滞水洼地的沉积特征,代表滚动次总体的EM4组分占比7%~15%,悬浮次总体占比可达20%。本文提取的沉积物粒度端元为弱风环境中河道内局部小型河流—风成沙丘的沉积环境和演化过程研究提供了参考。

上砂下黏地层中桩-筒复合基础V-H承载特性

海上风机基础不仅受自重等竖向力V作用,也因水流、波浪和风等影响而承受水平荷载H。为探讨上砂下黏地层中一种由单桩和吸力筒组成的新型海上风机桩-筒复合基础受V-H组合作用时的承载特性,自主设计完成了一系列室内桩-筒复合基础V-H组合加载模型试验,获得不同组合参数下桩-筒复合基础的荷载-位移曲线和桩身弯矩分布曲线,并绘制出V-H承载力包络线。在此基础上,采用ABAQUS建立了上砂下黏地层中桩-筒复合基础三维数值分析模型,经模型验证与参数分析,进一步讨论了砂土厚度、筒径、筒高以及加载高度等参数对桩-筒复合基础承载特性的影响曲线,并拟合出桩-筒复合基础承载力简化计算公式,分析结果表明:桩-筒复合基础能显著提高桩身水平承载力,增幅达30%~90%,且增加筒径比增加筒高更有利于提高基础水平承载力;上部砂土层较厚时,桩-筒复合基础存在一个使复合基础水平承载力达到最大的预加竖向荷载最佳值,其值随不同载荷工况在(0.4~0.7)Vult范围内变化。