Numerical simulation has been widely applied to the assessment of debris flow hazards. In East Asia and especially Taiwan, the most widely used numerical programs are FLO-2D and Debris-aD. Although these two programs ...Numerical simulation has been widely applied to the assessment of debris flow hazards. In East Asia and especially Taiwan, the most widely used numerical programs are FLO-2D and Debris-aD. Although these two programs are applied to the same engineering tasks, they are different in many aspects. These two programs were compared according to their fundamental theories, input and output data, computational algorithms and results. Using both programs, the simulations of a real debris flow with abundant granular material induced by landslides at Xinfa village in southern Taiwan are performed for comparison. The simulation results show that Debris- 2D gives better assessment in hazard area delineating and flow depth predicting. Therefore, Debris-2D is better for simulation of granular debris flows.展开更多
The study area, located on the southwestern flank of Mt. Cameroon, is under-lain by basalts. The occurrence of groundwater in these rocks has been evaluated in order to determine their potentials as a source of water ...The study area, located on the southwestern flank of Mt. Cameroon, is under-lain by basalts. The occurrence of groundwater in these rocks has been evaluated in order to determine their potentials as a source of water for a water bottling and soft drink plant. To achieve this, the constant separation traversing (CST) was used and the data qualitatively analyzed to determine the occurrence of fractures as most probable borehole sites. From this analysis, three sites were selected, sites at which a vertical electrical sounding (VES) was done and interpreted. Results obtained show a four layered earth profile model type KHKH, corresponding to a typical weathered/fractured confined aquifer type curve. This profile was later confirmed from borehole information after drilling at three of the selected sites. The comparison of VES data with geological sections is corroborative. A constant rate pumping test was done at rates as well as the investigation of other hydraulic properties. The results obtained for hydraulic properties investigated for all three boreholes reveal that productivity is very good and these results also reveal that at maximum exploitation rates, lowest tolerable drawdown for all three boreholes may not be reached after ten years. Chemical analysis done in-situ and on samples at the laboratory reveal that this water has a better mineralisation compared to other bottled water brands sold on the Cameroon market.展开更多
When an incoming water wave is parallel to a porous breakwater, a paradoxical phenomenon exists in that by strictly following the potential flow boundary condition of normal flux continuity on the interfaces, the wate...When an incoming water wave is parallel to a porous breakwater, a paradoxical phenomenon exists in that by strictly following the potential flow boundary condition of normal flux continuity on the interfaces, the water wave permeates the wall completely, regardless of breakwater porosity. To account for this paradoxical phenomenon when solving the problem of water waves obliquely impacting on a thin porous wall, a new partial-slipping boundary condition on the thin porous wall for potential flow is proposed. Analytical results show that when the water wave is parallel to a thin porous wall （i.e., the incident angle equals to 90~）, the transmitted wave side remains quiescent, i.e., the transmitted wave side does not capture any wave energy when no viscous effect exists. This reveals that the above-mentioned paradoxical investigated in this study, which provides proper boundary information. phenomenon disappears. The viscous boundary layer effect is also conditions on a thin porous wall for viscous flows and detailed flow展开更多
基金support from National Science Council of Chinese Taipei(Grant No.NSC 96-2625-Z-002-006-MY3)
文摘Numerical simulation has been widely applied to the assessment of debris flow hazards. In East Asia and especially Taiwan, the most widely used numerical programs are FLO-2D and Debris-aD. Although these two programs are applied to the same engineering tasks, they are different in many aspects. These two programs were compared according to their fundamental theories, input and output data, computational algorithms and results. Using both programs, the simulations of a real debris flow with abundant granular material induced by landslides at Xinfa village in southern Taiwan are performed for comparison. The simulation results show that Debris- 2D gives better assessment in hazard area delineating and flow depth predicting. Therefore, Debris-2D is better for simulation of granular debris flows.
文摘The study area, located on the southwestern flank of Mt. Cameroon, is under-lain by basalts. The occurrence of groundwater in these rocks has been evaluated in order to determine their potentials as a source of water for a water bottling and soft drink plant. To achieve this, the constant separation traversing (CST) was used and the data qualitatively analyzed to determine the occurrence of fractures as most probable borehole sites. From this analysis, three sites were selected, sites at which a vertical electrical sounding (VES) was done and interpreted. Results obtained show a four layered earth profile model type KHKH, corresponding to a typical weathered/fractured confined aquifer type curve. This profile was later confirmed from borehole information after drilling at three of the selected sites. The comparison of VES data with geological sections is corroborative. A constant rate pumping test was done at rates as well as the investigation of other hydraulic properties. The results obtained for hydraulic properties investigated for all three boreholes reveal that productivity is very good and these results also reveal that at maximum exploitation rates, lowest tolerable drawdown for all three boreholes may not be reached after ten years. Chemical analysis done in-situ and on samples at the laboratory reveal that this water has a better mineralisation compared to other bottled water brands sold on the Cameroon market.
基金supported by the National Science Council,(Grant No.NSC92-2611-E002-029)
文摘When an incoming water wave is parallel to a porous breakwater, a paradoxical phenomenon exists in that by strictly following the potential flow boundary condition of normal flux continuity on the interfaces, the water wave permeates the wall completely, regardless of breakwater porosity. To account for this paradoxical phenomenon when solving the problem of water waves obliquely impacting on a thin porous wall, a new partial-slipping boundary condition on the thin porous wall for potential flow is proposed. Analytical results show that when the water wave is parallel to a thin porous wall （i.e., the incident angle equals to 90~）, the transmitted wave side remains quiescent, i.e., the transmitted wave side does not capture any wave energy when no viscous effect exists. This reveals that the above-mentioned paradoxical investigated in this study, which provides proper boundary information. phenomenon disappears. The viscous boundary layer effect is also conditions on a thin porous wall for viscous flows and detailed flow
