Fluid Mud Measurement and Siltation Analysis in A Trial Excavated Channel in the Approach Channel of the Xiangshan Port

In order to clarify the distribution and variation of silt and fluid mud in the Waiganmen shallow section of the 50000-ton intake channel of the Xiangshan Port,and to understand the influence of the channel excavation on the surrounding flow conditions and the strength of the backsilting,especially the impact of typhoon on the sudden silting of the channel,so as to demonstrate the feasibility and stability of the channel excavation.The fluid mud,hydraulic,sediment and topographic measurements were carried out in the study area,and the thickness of the fluid mud layers,tidal current,sediment and topographic data were obtained.Dual-frequency sounder,gamma-ray densitometer and SILAS navigational fluid mud measurement system were used to monitor the fluid mud,and the results were compared and verified.The adaptability and accuracy of the three methods were analyzed.The SILAS navigational continuous density measurement system and gamma-ray fixed-point fluid mud measurement are used to detect the density,thickness and variation of the fluid mud accurately.Based on the hydrological observation data,the process of erosion and deposition in excavation channel and its influence mechanism are analyzed,and the distribution characteristics and evolution law of siltation in engineering area are given in the form of empirical formula.The research shows that the super typhoon can produce large siltation,which results in sudden siltation of the channel.The tidal current is the main dynamic factor of the change of erosion and siltation of the excavation trench.Under the influence of reciprocating tidal current and excavation topography,the trial excavation trench is silted on the whole.There is fluid mud in the monitoring area of the trench,and the distribution of fluid mud is different in space.The thickness of the fluid mud at the bottom of the trench is generally larger than that outside the trench and the slope of the trench,and the siltation of the trench tends to be slow.The research results can provide scientific evaluation for channel excavation and maintenance,and support for the implementation of the project.

Research on paleoearthquakes in Jiuxian trenches across Nankou-Sunhe fault zone in Changping County of Beijing plain

An abundance of the phenomena of tectonic deformation and paleoseismic events of different times and their recurrent interval, as well as coseismic vertical displacements is exposed in Jiuxian trenches across the Nankou-Sunhe fault zone in Changping County. The research result shows three paleoearthquakes occurring during the Holocene. They were dated as 10643 ± 250 a B.P.—9706 ± 1235 a B.P., 7894±150 a B.P.—7640 ± 650 a B.P, and 3987+100 a B.P.—3670 ± 310 a B.P, respectively. The coseismic vertical displacements are 1.0 m, 2.0 m, and 2.0 m, respectively. From a statistical formula of relation between historic earthquake magnitudes and surface seismic dislocations in North China, the magnitudes of these paleoearthquakes are inferred to be in a range fromM 7.7 toM 7.9. The research shows that the Holocene fault activity in the plain can be traced in the trenches according to the micro-geomorphic features. Many micro-structural phenomena are also found in these trenches. Identification of the paleoearthquakes in the Nankou-Sunhe fault zone during the Holocene time is of significance for assessment of future seismic risk in Beijing area.