Characteristics of In-Situ Soil Water Hysteresis Observed through Multiple-Years Monitoring

A soil water retention curve (SWRC) is an essential soil physical property for analyzing transport and retention of water in a soil layer. A SWRC is often described as a single-valued function that relates the soil water potential ψ to volumetric water content θ of the soil. However, an in-situ ψ − θ relation should show soil water hysteresis, though this fact is often neglected in analyses of field soil water regimes while long-term in-situ soil water hysteresis is not well characterized. This study aimed at probing and characterizing in-situ ψ − θ relations. The developments of large hysteresis in the in-situ ψ − θ relations were observed only a few times during the study period of 82 months. Any of the large hysteretic behaviors in the ψ − θ relations began with an unusually strong continual reduction in ψ. The completion of a hysteresis loop required a recorded maximum rainfall. Because the study field had very small chances to meet such strong rainfall events, it took multiple years to restore the fraction of soil water depleted by the unusually strong continual reduction in ψ. While wetting-drying cycles had occurred within a certain domain of ψ, hysteretic behaviors tended to be so small that the in-situ ψ − θ relation can be approximated as a single-valued function of θ(ψ). These observed patterns of the in-situ ψ − θ relations were characterized by kinds of difference in dθ/dψ between a drying process and a wetting process at a given ψ. Thus, more amounts of experimental facts about wetting SWRCs in parallel with drying SWRCs should be needed for correct modelling, analyzing, and predicting soil water regimes in fields. It is also necessary to increase our understandings about the long-term trends of occurrences of extreme weather conditions associated with possible change in climate.

Development and application of an instrument for simulating wetting-drying cycles of expansive soils under loads

Alternating rainfall and evaporation in nature severely impact the shear strength of expansive soils. This study presents an instrument for simulating the effect of wetting–drying cycles on the strength of expansive soils under different loads, and its testing error is verified. With this instrument,direct shear tests were performed on samples experiencing 0-6 cycles under vertical loads of 0 kPa,5 kPa, 15 kPa, and 30 k Pa. The results found that this instrument provides a new method for evaluating the effects of wetting–drying cycles on soils, and this method represents actual engineering conditions more accurately than do preexisting methods. It accurately controls the water content within 1% while simulating the specified loads at different soil depths.Cohesion is significantly affected by wetting–drying cycles, while the friction angle is not as sensitive to these cycles. Decrease in shear strength can be attributed to the fissures in soils caused by wetting–drying cycles. The existence of vertical loads effectively restricts shrinkage fissuring and cohesion attenuation, consequently inhibiting the attenuation of shear strength.

Grain yield and water use efficiency of super rice under soil water deficit and alternate wetting and drying irrigation

This study investigated if super rice could better cope with soil water deficit and if it could have better yield performance and water use efficiency （WUE） under alternate wetting and drying （AWD） irrigation than check rice. Two super rice cultivars and two elite check rice cultivars were grown in pots with three soil moisture levels, well watered （WW）, moderate water deficit （MWD） and severe water deficit （SWD）. Two cultivars, each for super rice and check rice, were grown in field with three irrigation regimes, alternate wetting and moderate drying （AWMD）, alternate wetting and severe drying （AWSD） and conventional irrigation （CI）. Compared with that under WW, grain yield was significantly decreased under MWD and SWD treatments, with less reduction for super rice than for check rice. Super rice had higher percentage of productive tillers, deeper root distribution, higher root oxidation activity, and greater aboveground biomass production at mid and late growth stages than check rice, especially under WMD and WSD. Compared with CI,AWMD increased, whereasAWSD decreased grain yield, with more increase or less decrease for super rice than for check rice. Both MWD and SWD treatments and eitherAWMD orAWSD regime significantly increased WUE compared with WW treatment or CI regime, with more increase for super rice than for check rice. The results suggest that super rice has a stronger ability to cope with soil water deficit and holds greater promising to increase both grain yield and WUE by adoption of moderate AWD irrigation.

Effect of cyclic drying and wetting on engineering properties of heavy metal contaminated soils solidified/stabilized with fly ash

团结 / 稳定(S/S ) 是重金属污染了土壤的处理的最有效的方法之一。在团结 / 稳定的污染土壤上的周期的弄湿并且弄干的效果被调查。一系列测试节目，自由压缩力量(UCS ) 测试， TCLP 沥滤测试和扫描电子显微镜学(SEM ) 测试，在污染的铅和锌上被执行土壤由苍蝇灰团结 / 稳定。UCS 和 S/S 的重金属离子的沥滤的特征污染了的测试结果表演玷污显著地随苍蝇灰内容的增加被改进。S/S 土壤的 UCS 第一随弄干并且弄湿周期的时间的增加增加，在到达山峰以后，它与它减少。当污染物质内容更低时(1 000 mg/kg ) ， TCLP 集中稍微首先在周期的弄干并且弄湿下面减少，然后增加，而是变化是次要的。TCLP 集中在 5 000 mg/kg 的一个高污染物质内容下面是更高的，并且随弄干并且弄湿周期的时间的增加增加。扫描电子显微镜学(SEM ) 的结果测试与 UCS 测试和 TCLP 沥滤测试一致，它揭示在弄干并且弄湿周期以后设计稳定的污染土壤的性质的变化的微观机构。

Triangle Method for Estimating Soil Surface Wetness from Satellite Imagery in Allahabad District, Uttar Pradesh, India

Soil surface wetness is indispensable land surface parameter in agriculture, hydrology and environmental engineering. This paper explores the relationship between surface radiant temperature and fractional vegetation cover derived from satellite imagery to estimate soil surface wetness (triangle method) in Allahabad district. The pixel distributions create triangular shapes because the range of surface radiant temperature decreases as the amount of vegetation cover increases and sufficient number of pixels exists. A very weak correlation is found between the simulated soil surface wetness and ground measured soil moisture at deeper soil layers (R2 < 0.15) on all the dates under investigation. This is because the drying rates at the surface discontinue to be linearly correlated to that at lower levels (depths). The standing water pixels distort the shape of the triangle especially at lower left edge of the triangle. This distortion is removable. The spatial and temporal inhomogeneity of soil surface wetness is examined.

Effect of Wet Settlement on Mercury in Alpine Soil in Mercury Mining Area

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Wet and Dry Season Effects on Select Soil Nutrient Contents of Upland Farms in North Bank Region of the Gambia

The study was conducted in three villages of North Bank Region of the Gambia in 2013 and 2014. We examined wet and dry season effects on select soil nutrient contents of upland farms in North Bank Region of the Gambia. The objective was to evaluate changes in soil nutrient contents in both wet and dry seasons. Soil samples were collected from three RCBD upland fields with three replications at a depth of 0 - 15 cm and analyzed for pH, Soil Organic Carbon (SOC), and soil moisture content. The gravimetric method of moisture estimation was used. The results showed that soil moisture content, soil TN, and soil pH are significantly different (P < 0.05) during the two seasons. There was no significant difference in SOC between the two seasons in the study area. The study concluded that soil nutrients were more readily available during the wet season than during the dry season probably because there is more soil moisture available in the wet season that facilitates soil nutrient release. The study concludes that soil moisture has to be available in order for some select soil nutrients to be released for plant uptake.

Does overshoot in leaf development of ponderosa pine in wet years leads to bark beetle outbreaks on fine-textured soils in drier years?

Background： Frequent outbreaks of insects and diseases have been recorded in the native forests of western North America during the last few decades, but the distribution of these outbreaks has been far from uniform. In some cases, recent climatic variations may explain some of this spatial variation along with the presence of expansive forests composed of dense, older trees. Forest managers and policy makers would benefit if areas especially prone to disturbance could be recognized so that mitigating actions could be taken. Methods： We use two ponderosa pine-dominated sites in western Montana, U.S.A. to apply a modeling approach that couples information acquired via remote sensing, soil surveys, and local weather stations to assess where bark beetle outbreaks might first occur and why. Although there was a general downward trend in precipitation for both sites over the period between 1998 and 2010 （slope =-1.3, R2 = 0.08）, interannual variability was high. Some years showed large increases followed by sharp decreases. Both sites had similar topography and fire histories, but bark beetle activity occurred earlier （circa 2000 to 2001） and more severely on one site than on the other. The initial canopy density of the two sites was also similar, with leaf area indices ranging between 1.7-2.0 m2. m-2. We wondered if the difference in bark beetle activity was related to soils that were higher in clay content at site I than at site II. To assess this possibility, we applied a process-based stand growth model （3-PG） to analyze the data and evaluate the hypotheses. Results： We found that when wet years were followed by drier years, the simulated annual wood production per unit of leaf area, a measure of tree vigor, dropped below a critical threshold on site I but not on site II. Conclusion： We concluded that the difference in vulnerability of the two stands to beetle outbreaks can be explained largely by differences in gross photosynthesis attributed to the fact that an equivalent amount of stored water in the rooting zone （100 mm） is extracted less efficiently from fine-textured soils than from coarse-textured ones.

FPCC改良过湿土力学性能及微观特性研究

为达到提高过湿土强度并合理利用工业固废的目的,利用粉煤灰、磷渣、电石渣及水泥所制备的煤灰-磷渣-电石渣-水泥胶凝材料(FPCC)对过湿土进行改良,对FPCC掺量分别为4%、6%、8%及10%的过湿土进行无侧限抗压强度试验、加州承载比(CBR)试验、抗压回弹模量试验和电子显微镜(SEM)微观扫描,并利用Matlab软件与Image-Pro Plus(IPP)软件分析其孔隙特征及分布情况,FPCC改良过湿土的力学性能及微观特性。结果表明:FPCC用于过湿土改良效果显著,掺加6%FPCC时过湿土28 d龄期各指标均满足使用要求;28 d龄期FPCC过湿土中产生了大量水化产物,随着掺量的增大,水化产物增多;随着FPCC掺量的增大,土体内部孔隙率降低、孔隙直径减小、孔隙丰度增大及孔隙定向角有序化。FPCC改良过湿土具有良好的强度及承载能力,考虑到节约水泥用量以及更合理地利用工业固废,建议FPCC掺量为6%。

A Revisit to the Swedish Wet Compaction Method—A Case Study of the Burvattnet Dam Reconstruction

The Swedish Wet compaction method allows soil compaction at higher water content than conventional Dry compaction methods and can be used to advantage when difficulties arise in keeping to a certain Dry compaction water content. Wet compaction was frequently applied for dam core soils of glacial till (moraine) up until late 1970s, and despite several advantages it is since no longer used in engineering practice. During the reconstruction of Burvattnet Main Dam in Sweden, the lack of dry core soil together with severe weather conditions made Dry compaction almost impossible. On the basis of laboratory compaction tests performed in compliance with the standard from the 1950s, and field compaction trials on site, this paper describes the steps taken to revisit the Wet compaction method, which made it possible to continue the filling works in keeping with the timeline of the project.

干湿循环下木质素改良粉土抗剪强度特性

为克服粉土强度低、干湿循环性能差的特点,同时解决固体废弃物木质素的资源化利用的问题,将木质素掺入粉土中,形成木质素改良粉土。为研究木质素改良粉土抗剪强度特性及干湿循环性能,对经历干湿循环后的木质素改良粉土进行直接剪切试验和X射线衍射试验,研究了木质素掺量0、2%、5%、8%、12%、15%和干湿循环0、1、2、3、4次对改良土抗剪强度特性的影响。结果表明:掺入木质素可以显著提升粉土的抗剪强度及干湿循环性能;一定干湿循环次数下,改良土的抗剪强度及黏聚力随着木质素掺量的增加先增大后降低,内摩擦角随着木质素掺量的增加先快速增大后基本不变;当木质素掺量为8%时,改良土的抗剪强度、黏聚力和内摩擦角最高。改良土的抗剪强度、黏聚力和内摩擦角均随着干湿循环次数的增加而降低,当木质素掺量为0时,纯土试样经过1次干湿循环即崩解,强度损失率为100%;当木质素掺量为8%时,改良土的强度损失率最低,黏聚力及内摩擦角的降低幅度均较低。X射线衍射试验表明,木质素掺量为8%时,石英、方解石、白云石含量最高,黏土矿物含量较高,钠长石含量最低,这是造成改良土强度及干湿循环性能提升的直接原因。结果显示,当木质素掺量为8%时,改良土在提高抗剪强度及干湿循环性能方面具有明显优势。研究结果可为实际施工设计提供理论支撑。

干湿循环作用下剑麻纤维加筋膨胀土的抗裂作用及影响因素

为研究干湿循环作用下纤维加筋膨胀土的抗裂效果,分别开展了素土和剑麻纤维加筋膨胀土的干湿循环试验,并采用图像处理技术提取试样表面裂隙参数,分析了剑麻纤维含量及长度、干湿循环次数、试样含水率对裂隙发育的影响.结果表明:1)剑麻纤维加筋膨胀土具有较好的抗裂性能,且剑麻纤维的掺入对膨胀土的裂隙率和裂隙平均宽度影响较大,相较于素土试样,最优加筋土试样的裂隙率和裂隙平均宽度均比素土试样减小了约1/2.2)纤维长度相同时,随着纤维含量的增大,裂隙率、裂隙总长度、裂隙平均宽度和分形维数均呈先减小后增大的趋势,且纤维含量为0.4%时各参数值最小;纤维含量相同时,纤维长度对各裂隙参数影响不大.3)随着干湿循环次数的增加,加筋土和素土试样裂隙参数均呈逐渐增大趋势,但纤维加筋土裂隙率和裂隙平均宽度的增大幅度均比素土小;从第5次干湿循环开始,各裂隙参数增长趋缓.4)单次脱湿过程中,试样含水率由20%降至10%时,裂隙急剧发育,且素土裂隙的发育对含水率的变化更加敏感,含水率低于10%时,随着含水率的减小,试样裂隙率变小并趋于稳定;相同含水率条件下,剑麻纤维加筋土具有更好的抗裂性能.5)剑麻纤维加筋膨胀土的抗裂机理主要表现在两方面,一方面是剑麻纤维的掺入增大了膨胀土的渗透系数,促进了试样内水分的均匀分布,减小了试样各处的胀缩差异;另一方面纵横交错的剑麻纤维约束了聚集体之间大孔隙的收缩.

铁离子作用下膨胀土干湿循环裂隙演化机制

为探究重金属Fe 3+作用下膨胀土干湿循环裂隙演化机制,以不同浓度Fe 2(SO 4)3溶液作用的饱和膨胀土为对象,开展干湿循环裂隙试验、扫描电镜(SEM)试验与X射线衍射(XRD)试验,研究Fe 3+作用下膨胀土干湿循环裂隙、微观结构和矿物成分的演化规律及机制。结果表明:相同干湿次数下,随Fe 3+浓度增加,土体裂隙面积率下降;随干湿次数增加,相同浓度土体裂隙面积率总体上升;Fe 3+作用下,粒间孔隙波动性微变,黏土矿物晶体结构损伤,晶层间距减小;干湿作用后,粒间孔隙剧增,土体结构破坏,晶体损伤加剧。总结出Fe 3+作用下膨胀土干湿循环裂隙演化机制为:水分子在土体内反复迁移,劣化土体结构,形成拉应力,导致裂隙产生;Fe 3+则在一定程度上缩小颗粒间距,增强抗拉强度,降低拉应力,抑制了裂隙发育。

干湿循环作用下融雪剂对玻璃纤维水泥土力学性能影响的试验研究

为研究在干湿循环作用下不同种类融雪剂对玻璃纤维水泥土力学性能的影响,制备浓度为0.2mol/L的醋酸钾、氯化镁和硫酸钠溶液作为融雪剂溶液,将养护后的无纤维水泥土和有纤维水泥土试块在不同种类的融雪剂溶液中浸泡3d,然后将试块取出放入烘干箱内分别进行8~10次干湿循环。进而分析融雪剂类型、干湿循环次数对试块表面破坏状态、强度和质量等的影响。试验结果表明:经过10次干湿循环后,醋酸钾融雪剂溶液对试块质量和强度的影响程度小于氯化镁溶液和硫酸钠溶液,说明醋酸钾融雪剂对水泥土侵蚀作用较小;试块表面裂纹随着干湿循环次数的增加逐渐增多加深,在经历相同干湿循环次数后,有纤维水泥土试块的裂纹发展程度、质量损失率和强度损失率均低于无纤维水泥土试块,说明通过添加玻璃纤维可有效提高水泥土抗干湿循环和融雪剂侵蚀的能力。

良渚古城老虎岭水坝遗址考古剖面保护研究与工程实践

良渚古城老虎岭水坝遗址是我国迄今发现最早的大型水利工程系统中的一处典型遗存,对中国文明起源和世界文明史的研究具有重要意义。为清晰地展示老虎岭水坝土遗址上“草裹泥”筑坝工艺的痕迹,针对温热、潮湿、多雨环境土遗址保护的难题,在总结吸取国内土遗址保护经验教训的基础上,借助浙江大学的研究成果和敦煌研究院的工程经验,提出了一套避免使用化学材料加固,而以“黑屋+隔水+控湿”为主的小环境控制工程策略,包括:构建遮光大棚以避雨和抑制绿色生物生长;铺设防水毯以防止坝体渗水;设置电加热玻璃罩以保湿和封闭展示面;采用气相补水以调控空气湿度和土体含水率;采用植物精油等绿色环保技术防治微生物;同时做好遗址实时监测和管护等。这套综合保护措施是土遗址保护理念和工程实践的一次新的尝试。

湿垃圾来源的蚯蚓粪肥对连作障碍土壤质量和黄瓜产量的影响

随着城市化的发展,湿垃圾产量与日俱增,湿垃圾资源化利用迫在眉睫。利用蚯蚓处理湿垃圾制作蚯蚓粪肥用于农田土壤改良,是一项有效的湿垃圾资源化利用途径以及有利于缓解蔬菜连作障碍方面问题。该文以常规有机肥为参照,选取以湿垃圾及其厌氧沼渣为原料制作的蚯蚓粪肥为研究对象,研究连续3年施加蚯蚓粪肥对黄瓜(Cucumis sativus)土壤综合质量和作物产量的影响。结果表明,经过3年的改良后,施加60.0 t/hm^(2)蚯蚓粪肥的黄瓜产量提高了5.60%,土壤有机质含量提高了50.0%,且蚯蚓粪肥的效果要高于常规有机肥;土壤全氮含量达到最高,高于背景值33.0%;土壤的养分含量(硝态氮、速效磷、速效钾)也得到了提高,其中速效钾含量升高了94.0%。经过3年的改良,土壤中的细菌数量在施加了有机肥后明显增加,其中以添加30.0t/hm^(2)蚯蚓粪肥的细菌数量最多;土壤细菌/真菌的比值有所提高,土壤生物性状得到改善。土壤的呼吸强度随着有机肥的施入而升高,以施加60.0t/hm^(2)蚯蚓粪肥的最大;土壤pH略有降低,盐度无明显变化。因此,湿垃圾来源的蚯蚓粪肥能改善土壤的理化和生物学性质,可在一定程度上缓解连作障碍的发生,可作为化肥替代品或与化肥相配合在农业生产中进行推广。

干湿循环作用下黄土厚度对其裂隙发育的影响

黄土体长期处于降雨和蒸发的湿热耦合环境,极易诱发土体裂隙产生,显著弱化土体的结构性和完整性,从而影响工程区域的建设。因此,对干湿循环作用下不同厚度的黄土开裂特性研究十分必要。该文通过室内干湿循环试验,记录试样的含水率变化和裂隙发育情况,利用数字图像处理技术,结合分形维数对裂隙网络进行分析。试验结果表明,蒸发路径和含水量的不同导致土体水分蒸发速度不同,土体越厚,水分蒸发速度越慢。界面摩擦力影响土体开裂过程,土体越厚,裂隙发育越慢,裂纹网络复杂性越低。随着干化的进行,界面摩擦力逐渐降低,土体收缩明显,干湿循环效应导致土体颗粒重新组合,加快水分蒸发过程,土体表面会不断劣化。研究结果可为地质灾害防治提供指导。

1986-2018年黄土丘陵区典型小流域不同水文年水沙变化

[目的]探讨黄土丘陵区罗玉沟典型小流域水沙变化趋势以及不同水文年径流输沙对水土流失治理的响应差异,量化降水和人类活动对流域水沙影响的相对贡献,以期为黄土丘陵第三副区流域水土流失治理和水资源管理提供参考。[方法]基于罗玉沟流域1986—2018年的降雨、径流、输沙等数据,采用Mann-Kendall检验法、累积距平法及双累积曲线法分析流域水沙变化趋势及驱动因素。[结果]1986—2018年罗玉沟流域河流由常流河转变为季节性河流,干河日数显著上升(p<0.01),2000年以来干河日数多在300 d以上;同期,罗玉沟流域径流输沙显著下降(p<0.05),与基准期1986—1993年相比,1994—2007年减水减沙率分别为61.9%,44.3%,2008—2018年径流输沙分别减少67.5%,76.4%;在2008—2018年平水年和枯水年间罗玉沟流域输沙模数分别为(1 080.0±107.5) t/km^(2),(167.8±111.4) t/km^(2),而在暴雨频发丰水年,输沙模数仍接近4 000 t/km^(2);流域产流产沙能力降低,水沙关系发生改变,相同径流条件下输沙量减少,即流域径流含沙量水平降低,开始变清;相比降雨变化而言,人类活动是流域水沙变化的主导因素,1994—2007年人类活动对减水减沙的贡献率分别为83.3%和79.5%,而2008—2018年人类活动的贡献率分别为91.8%,94.4%,表明流域水沙变化受人类活动影响越来越大,其中,坡改梯及退耕还林还草工程是主要影响因素。[结论]因沟道治理工程建设不足,罗玉沟流域在丰水年因沟道重力侵蚀导致流域输沙仍然剧烈,因此,需要加强沟道治理进一步减少流域水土流失。

不同灌溉模式对籼粳杂交稻甬优1540产量与水分利用效率的影响

旨在探讨不同灌溉模式对籼粳杂交稻甬优1540产量与水分利用效率的影响,并阐明其相关生理基础。本研究以甬优1540为材料,设置了3种灌溉模式,即长淹灌溉(continuous flooding,CF)、轻度干湿交替灌溉(alternate wetting and moderate drying, AWMD)以及重度干湿交替灌溉(alternate wetting and severe drying, AWSD)。研究结果表明,与CF相比, AWMD与AWSD均能显著提高水分利用效率,增幅分别为22.6%~25.6%与18.2%~23.1%;AWMD可以显著提高水稻产量,增幅为8.6%~10.0%,而AWSD则显著降低水稻产量,降幅为6.0%~7.5%。与CF相比, AWMD显著降低了拔节期水稻的茎蘖数、地上部干物质重、叶面积指数、移栽至齐穗期的光合势以及移栽至拔节期的作物生长速率,但显著提高了茎蘖成穗率、拔节至齐穗期的作物生长速率、主要生育期水稻根长密度、深根比、比根长、根系总吸收表面积与活跃吸收表面积,以及灌浆后2次土壤复水期的剑叶净光合速率、根系氧化力、根系与叶片中玉米素和玉米素核苷(Z+ZR)含量、籽粒中蔗糖-淀粉代谢途径关键酶活性等指标。以上结果表明, AWMD可以协同提高甬优1540产量与水分利用效率,优化根-冠生长发育特征,提高灌浆期植株生理活性,实现高产与水分高效利用,为本研究最佳水分管理模式。

考虑干湿循环累积损伤的膨胀土土水特征研究

为探明干湿循环中膨胀土裂隙发育对其土水特征的影响,制备经历不同次数干湿循环的柱状土样,并对其土水特征曲线进行测定。结合CT扫描结果,基于裂隙的分形特征构建土柱截面和整体损伤变量,通过其变化规律阐明裂隙发育对土水特征的影响。结果表明:裂隙的分形维数沿深度方向逐渐减小,大体呈线性变化规律,不同循环次数下裂隙的开展过程具有相似性;基于裂隙分形维数构造的损伤变量能够较好描述干湿循环对膨胀土的累积损伤效应,土柱的整体损伤变量随干湿循环次数逐渐增加,且增速逐步提高;提出的基于土柱整体损伤变量进行修正的Fredlund-Xing模型能够较好拟合裂隙膨胀土的土水特征曲线。研究成果能够为后续裂隙膨胀土的渗流和工程应用研究提供理论支持。