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2020 Vol. 39, No. 3

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Analysis of karst groundwater pollution in northern China
GAO Xubo, WANG Wanzhou, HOU Baojun, GAO Liebo, ZHANG Jianyou, ZHANG Songtao, LI Chengcheng, JIANG Chunfang
2020, 39(3): 287-298. doi: 10.11932/karst2020y25
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In recent years, due to the impact of the climate change and human activities, frequent and large-scale input of environmental substances and energy has greatly changed the water environment quality of karst water systems. Consequently the karst water ecological environment has been threatened and destroyed to varying degrees, and the quality of karst water has been deteriorating. This article summarizes and analyzes the water quality characteristics, pollution status, pollution sources, and pollution pathways of karst water systems in northern China. The results show that the distribution of sulphate-type water and chlorohydrate-type water in karst water quality types in northern China has gradually increased. The main pollution components are total hardness, SO42-, F-, NO3- and TDS. Among them, sulfate and nitrate have the largest pollution intensity and range, indicating significant characteristics of the impact of human activities. Based on the structure and hydraulic characteristics of karst systems in northern China, the karst water pollution pathways are summarized as follows, (1) Continuous infiltration type-it mainly includes leakage pollution of surface water (river, reservoir, etc.) in karst areas, and sewage leakage pollution caused by the damage of urban sewage channels or sewage pipelines. (2) Overflow pollution type-polluted pore / fissure water (including pit water / goaf water, etc.) overflows polluted karst water. And (3) intermittent infiltration type-solid waste leaching seepage and sewage irrigation leakage pollution. Based on the present situation, this paper puts forward reasonable suggestions for promoting the protection of karst water resources and pollution prevention and control.
Hydrogeochemical characteristics of the geothermal field in Wenquan basin, northern Tibet
XU Gang, WU Kunyu, WANG Peng, CHEN Yongdong, LI Xingyan, HU Lin, LIU Zichang, LI Hai
2020, 39(3): 299-310. doi: 10.11932/karst20200301
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The Wenquan basin in northern Tibet is rich in geothermal resources, on which few studies were carried out previously. The purpose of this study is to clarify the occurrence and source of geothermal resources, reveal the mechanism of the thermal cycle,and quantitatively evaluate the temperature of the geothermal reservoirs, the mixing ratio of cold water and the depth of thermal cycle in this basin. A total 18 groups of hot spring water samples from the Wenquan basin geothermal fields were used for hydrochemical analysis and quantitative calculation. The results show that the thermal groundwater of the basin is dominated by the Ca-HCO3?SO4 type. In the process of upward migration,the geothermal water becomes "immature water" affected by the mixing effect of shallow groundwater. The saturation index (SI) of calcium hydrothermal minerals in hot spring water samples, such as aragonite and calcite, is greater than 0. The temperature of geothermal reservoirs is from 60.93 to 96.52 ℃, the depth of thermal cycle is from 3,238.06 to 5,215.28 m, and the mixing ratio of cold water ranges from 20.97% to 70.19%. The temperature and depth of geothermal circulation before mixing cold water are determined by the Si-enthalpy model as 81.94 to 167.26 ℃ and 4,405.56 m to 9,145.56 m, respectively. These results can provide data support and theoretical support for the future geothermal research in northern Tibet, as well as a reference for the study of groundwater development and utilization in the study area.
Mathematical modeling and experimental study on water condensation in nanopores of calcium carbonate
HU Yunhao, YU Qingchun
2020, 39(3): 311-318. doi: 10.11932/karst2020y24
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Condensed water in nanopores of rocks is closely related to many hydrogeological and engineering geological issues. In arid areas, condensed water is an important resource to maintain local ecological balance. For the protection of stone carvings cultural relics, condensed water is one of the key factors to be considered. Condensed water in nanopores of shale has an important influence on the accumulation and flow of shale gas in the project of shale gas engineering. In global carbon cycle problems, condensed water affects the interaction between CO2 and carbonate rocks. This paper presents the mathematical relationship between the amount of condensed water and temperature, relative humidity, porosity and particle size. In this relationship, the adsorption water is calculated based on the disjoining pressure theory, and the role of capillary condensation is considered by Kelvin equation. The analytical results are compared with measured values of three parallel experiments on condensed water at four different relative humidity to verify the proposed mathematical expression. In the experiment, spherical particles of calcium carbonate with diameter of 500 nm were selected and processed into samples by tamping. The samples were placed in a constant temperature and humidity environment to condense water vapor in the pores. The samples were weighed periodically to determine the quality of the condensed water until the condensation process reached equilibrium.
Watershed boundaries and hydrodynamic properties of surface water and groundwater in the Luxi karst fault-depression basin
WANG Bo, ZHANG Hua, WANG Yu, ZHANG Gui, ZHANG Wenjun, GAO Yu, LUO Weiqun
2020, 39(3): 319-326. doi: 10.11932/karst20200302
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The Luxi karst fault-depression basin is located on the marginal slope of the southeast Yunnan plateau and is a tributary on the left bank of the Nanpan river system. It hosts two types of landforms, karst basins and karst river valleys. This basin also lies at the upstream in north, while the Xiaojiang karst river valley is at downstream in the south; both are connected by the underground flow system in the Maoshui cave to form a karst water system with complete recharge, runoff and discharge processes. The watershed boundary and hydrodynamic properties are the most important determinants of the watershed eco-geological environment and water flow characteristics. Accurate determination of the boundary and hydrodynamic properties of surface water and groundwater in the basins is a necessary prerequisite for runoff system simulation, water resource evaluation, searching and utilizing groundwater resources, development and protection planning of resources and environments, solution of environmental problems, and ecological restoration and protection. However, in previous work, the boundary of the groundwater basin divided by the hydrogeological environmental geological survey and evaluation is mainly along the boundary of the surface watershed, aquifer and aquiclude (band, body), most of which are not accurate enough. The hydrodynamic property of the boundary was mainly the result of hydrogeological analysis and inference. In this work, through detailed hydrogeological investigation and analysis, we initially delineated the boundary between surface water and groundwater basins in the Luxi karst fault-depression basin, and then revealed and controlled the hidden and inaccurate sections through drilling, tracer tests, and geophysical surveys, thus making the boundaries of watersheds and water systems revised more accurate. At the same time, we clarified the hydrodynamic properties of watershed boundaries, and obtained basic hydrogeological parameters, so as to provide a basis for model construction and solution conditions to the surface water and groundwater runoff systems in the basin.
Dissolution characteristics of limestone conglomerate in the Paleogene Zhujiagou formation in the central and southern mountainous area of Shandong Province and hydrogeological implications
LIU Yuanqing, ZHOU Le, LI Wei, DING Peng, LYU Lin, MA Xuemei, MENG Shunxiang, DENG Qijun, LI Bo
2020, 39(3): 327-334. doi: 10.11932/karst2020y28
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The research area is a low -hilly area located in the central and southern mountainous area of Shandong Province, where exist several fault-depression basins such as the Dawenkou, Laiwu, and Pingyi basin. Along the boundary faults and peripheries of these basins developed thick beds of Paleogene Zhujiagou formation limestone conglomerate. This work aimed to study the dissolution characteristics of this rock and their hydrogeological significance. On either side of the Dawenkou basin a series field work was conducted including drilling core cataloguing , well site surveys, CSAMT, and pumping tests. Taking the hydrogeological boreholes as examples, the water abundance law of limestone conglomerates was systematically summarized. The results show that, (1) Both karst holes formed by dissolution of limestone conglomerate and karst-like holes formed by cement softening and gravel component disintegration can be good storage spaces for groundwater. (2) The water outflow from single wells in the Zhujiagou aquifer ranges from 720 to 2,027 m3·d-1,which can be used as the target area of water exploration for centralized water supply in the basin.(3)Affected by sedimentary environment and tectonic development, the aquifers of Zhujiagou formation in the north and south of the basin have obvious differences in rock structure, physical properties, characteristics of dissolution development, sources of groundwater recharge and water abundance. (4)The hydrogeological characteristics, i.e. the law of water abundance, of limestone conglomerate of the paleogene Zhujiagou formation has universality and applicability in the central and southern mountainous area of Shandong Province, which can provide a reference for the study of the emergency water prospecting, the groundwater enrichment law and the hydrogeological mapping in karst mountainous areas.
Review on application of correlation and spectrum analyses in karst system research
LI Jianhong, PU Jubing, ZHANG Tao, WANG Sainan
2020, 39(3): 335-344. doi: 10.11932/karst2020y11
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The karst aquifer consists of multiple water-bearing media thus is highly heterogeneous. It can be regarded as a filter, in which rainfall is input, physical and chemical parameters such as spring flow, water level, conductivity, and turbidity are output, which can be analyzed by the correlation and spectrum methods. This paper presents a review on this issue. Firstly, it introduces the formation, development process of the basic theory and research significance of correlation and spectrum analyses. Then it summarizes how to select the length, period and type of time series used in correlation and spectrum analyses according to different research purposes. Finally, it points out the limitations of these methods in application to karst system research.
Hydrological effects of karst in the Mahajanga basin, Madagascar
WEI Runchu, SUN Meng, PENG Xiangxun, YUAN Hanming, ZHENG Yangqi
2020, 39(3): 345-351. doi: 10.11932/karst20200303
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It is of great significance to strengthen the overseas hydrological research of water resources for the strategy of China’s opening up policy. From this perspective, this work studies the hydrological effects of karst in the Mahajanga basin, Madagascar. It builds on previous research on geological evolution, hydrogeological data available, field surveys and monitoring data. Under the control of conditions such as lithology and geological structure, the eastern part of the Mahajanga basin has evolved into a karst valley with a length of nearly 300 km,and the southwestern part of the basin has formed a karst platform with an area of 12,000 km2. The development of the karst valley and karst platform is mainly in the horizontal direction, while extending downward to a relatively smaller depth, and the karst form exhibits an obvious characteristic of equal dissolution. The karst valley and platform play important roles in local water cycling, which can be described from 3 aspects: (1) The karst valley intercepts most of the rivers originated from the plateau, controls the directions of the rivers and forms a unique underground confluence system, which makes the valley the most abundant area of water resources and is the most important confluence area in Madagascar. (2) The karst valley, a complex and huge underground karst system, has created a large number of lakes and seasonal waterlogged depressions and broad loose sediments on both sides of the rivers, all of which produced a huge water cycle regulation system in the east margin of the basin, which will have a great retention effect on the hydrological process. (3) The karst platform in the southwest of the basin is a huge natural water storage reservoir with a vast area and large scale, which plays an important role in adjusting the surface runoff ,especially in dry months.
Effects of exposed stone teeth on the distribution and leaf phenotypic variation of the endangered plant Loropetalum subcordatum in Maolan National Nature Reserve
YU Xiaoya, YANG Guangqin, DING Zhiqiang, YU Rui, PAN Chengchen
2020, 39(3): 352-358. doi: 10.11932/karst20200304
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The heterogeneous habitat plays an important role in conservation and restoration of rare and endangered plants. In karst areas, the common exposed stone teeth can cause the differentiation of soil physical and chemical properties, thus affecting the distribution and adaptation characteristics of rare and endangered plant populations. To examine the distribution and adaptation characteristics of endangered plants in heterogeneous habitat, we investigated the leaf phenotypic variation and the distance between plant and stone teeth of Loropetalum subcordatum population by the transect method in the Maolan National Nature Reserve, Libo county, China. We divided the distance into three groups (0 cm, 0.1-10 cm, and above 10 cm) for analysis. The results show that, (1) among 515 individual of Loropetalum subcordatum investigated, 388 pieces (75.3%) have DBH≥1 cm. The maximum DBH is 17.5 cm, and the distance between it and the stone teeth is 7 cm. In the 0 cm distance group, there are 89 DBH≥1 cm individuals with average 3.44±2.26 cm, and seedlings and saplings are present in 19 individuals. In the 0-10 cm distance group, 21 pieces have DBH≥1cm with average 4.38±4.55 cm, and seedlings and saplings are 62 individuals. In the above 10 cm distance group, there were 278 DBH≥1cm individuals with average 3.93±2.75 cm, and seedlings and saplings are 46 individuals. (2) The length of Loropetalum subcordatum population’s leaf is 106.60±19.28 mm, and the width is 47.53±10.10 mm, the ratio of width to length is 0.45±0.08, the thickness is 0.32±0.05 mm, respectively. The petiole length of Loropetalum subcordatum population is 12.82±3.35 mm and diameter is 1.43±0.35 mm, respectively. There are no significant differences in the length, width, and petiole diameter of Loropetalum subcordatum leaf in the distance groups 0 cm, 0.1-10 cm and ≥10 cm, but the leaf thickness, petiole length and leaf width/length are significantly different(P<0.01). On the whole, the stone teeth has a profound influence on the distribution and leaf characteristics of Loropetalum subcordatum.
Evolution of ecological carrying capacity in typical karst counties: A case study of Luxi county, Yunnan Province
LI Xuyao, DENG Yan, CAO Jianhua, JIANG Zhongcheng, XU Ye, LIANG Jintao
2020, 39(3): 359-367. doi: 10.11932/karst2020y18
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Luxi county is located in the southeast of Yunnan Province, where karst accounts for 79% of the total area. The vulnerable ecosystem overlapping with unreasonable human activities in the county has caused serious water and soil erosion and rocky desertification, thus the contradiction between human and land is prominent. Besides, there are many poor people in the county, and the deterioration of the ecological environment and poverty seriously limit the sustainable development of Luxi county. The purpose of this work is to understand ecological carrying capacity, analyze sustainable development capacity and the bottleneck factors restricting the development of Luxi county from the structure of ecological carrying capacity, thus to provide a scientific theoretical basis for promoting the coordinated sustainable development of ecology, economy and society as well as poverty alleviation in this area. We use the multi-index comprehensive evaluation method from three dimensions of ecological resilience, ecological support and ecological pressure to stratify the ecological carrying capacity, combining with the characteristics of the study area to construct an evaluation index system suitable for the karst rocky desertification area. In terms of the entropy method and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method, combining subjective and objective weighting methods, we analyze the evolution of ecological carrying capacity of Luxi county from 2008 to 2017. Results show that the ecological resilience index has an upward trend, while the intermediate process fluctuates sharply, indicating that the karst ecosystem is less stable and has obvious fragile characteristics. As the rapid economic growth has given supports to the management and utilization of environmental resources, residents’income and other aspects, the ecological support index has increased year by year, from 0.133,2 to 0.896,3. With the improvement of the ecological environment and the promotion of ecological civilization in recent years, the ecological pressure index is in a stable state and has been decreasing slowly in recent years, and the pressure on the ecosystem is also decreasing gradually. Except for the severe natural disasters in 2012, the index of ecological carrying capacity has been steadily increasing year by year, from 0.269,2 to 0.759,0. The carrying capacity has changed from low to high state. The structure of the ecosystem turns gradually stable and reasonable, and the capacity for sustainable development has been improved. The overall development trend in the past ten years is fairly good. Although the ecological carrying situation exhibits a good development trend, due to the steep karst slope in the fault basin, the restriction of natural environment, such as serious soil erosion and rocky desertification, superposition of original extensive farming, the development of the secondary and tertiary industries in Luxi country remains slow, limiting its economic development. So there is still a long way to the national well-off society.
Characteristics of soil calcium forms of rocky desertification areas in the Mengzi fault-depression basin, Yunnan
ZHANG Peng, HU Xiaonong, YANG Hui, REN Mengmeng, ZHOU Mengxia, CHEN Liangyin
2020, 39(3): 368-374. doi: 10.11932/karst20200305
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Calcium(Ca) is one of the main elements in the karst soil environment. Soil Ca is not only a base ion,which can affect the pH value of soil and the stability of organic carbon, but also has an important impact on the physical stability and water retention performance of soil; thus it is an important indicator of soil quality.The Mongzi fault-depression basin in the eastern Yunnan is one of the most serious rocky desertification areas of our country.It is of great significance to the rocky desertification control and ecological restoration to study the soil Ca forms distribution.This work focused on the soil in different landscapes of the rocky desertification area of the Mongzi basin (basin,slope and plateau). The improved BCR continuous extraction method was used to study the soil Ca forms and influencing factors in the basin.Results show that, (1) In the study area,the soil content of exchangeable Ca is the highest with large bioavailability.The order of all forms of Ca is exchangeable Ca (61.04%)>residual Ca (18.53%)>acid soluble Ca (17.44%)>water soluble Ca (1.63%)> organic bound Ca(1.36%).(2)The degree of rocky desertification has great impact on the morphological distribution of Ca. The higher the degree of rocky desertification,the higher the content of activated Ca, especially exchangeable Ca,which is mainly affected by the "aggregation effect" of exposed rocks.(3)The soil properties of organic carbon and total nitrogen content have significant influence on the Ca form, indicating that the Ca fixation and carbon fixation of lime soil in karst areas are processes of interaction and mutual influence.Therefore,in the process of rocky desertification control in the Mengzi basin,the influence of geological environment should be considered together with the climate factors,and species should be selected properly according to local conditions.All of these measures are of great significances to promote ecological restoration in rocky desertification areas.
Analysis on the characteristics of small-scale shallow karst water systems in typical tight-narrow folds and tunnel water inrush in southwestern China
LI Xiao, QI Jihong, XU Mo
2020, 39(3): 375-383. doi: 10.11932/karst2020y32
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In southwest China, shallow karst water, under the control of typical tight-narrow folds, has the characteristics of quick cyclic-alternating pattern and abundant groundwater resource, etc. It is of great significance to describe the pattern types and their characteristics of small-scale shallow karst water systems in order to discuss karst water resource and water inrush condition in medium-shallow buried tunnels. Taking two typical tight-narrow folds (Tongluoshan anticline in Chongqing and Tongluojing anticline in Zunyi)as the study objects, in this paper, we collate the controlling factors of karst water systems characteristics in detail, and point out that the subtle differences of stratum structure lead to different water-bearing media, and the characteristics of groundwater recharge, run-off and discharge. According to these differences, shallow karst water systems are divided into four small-scale patterns in research area. In addition, based on the differences of four patterns, water inrushing conditions of medium-shallow buried tunnel are analyzed qualitatively. The research results show that, (1)There are some differences in water inrushing conditions, when tunnel cuts through different small-scale karst water systems.(2)The connection among small-scale shallow karst water systems is existed through the transformation of surface water, due to the opposite spatial structure of strata, in the calculation of water flow, the exogenous recharge from adjacent soluable karst aquifers should be taken into account, while the encapsulated spatial structure of strata makes each system relatively independent, in the calculation of the water flow, the exogenous recharge from adjacent clastic karst aquifers should be taken into account.(3) Meanwhile, the recharge share of fracture-flow dispersed discharge type from rainfall cannot be ignored when the discharge boundary is deep valley, thus in the calculation of water flow,the recharge should be less than average annual precipitation. However, if the discharge boundary is shallow valley, the recharge is nearly equal to average annual precipitation.
Assessment of water inrush risk in deep buried long tunnels
HE Huagang
2020, 39(3): 384-390. doi: 10.11932/karst20200306
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Assessment the risk of tunnel water inrush is vital to the construction safety. Combining engineering examples, this work constructs an assessment model of tunnel water inrush by using Analytic Hierarchy Process(AHP) and fuzzy theory, and determines the risk level of tunnel water inrush using the P × C classification method. The example test shows that the weight solution method of the model has the advantages of simple operation and high accuracy. It can effectively pass the consistency test, and the process of solving membership degree effectively synthesizes the qualitative analysis and quantitative evaluation to ensure the accuracy of the analysis results. At the same time, the assessment model can quantitatively estimate the risk level of tunnel water inrush, and the theoretical estimates are well consistent with the field measured values, which verifies the reliability and accuracy of the assessment model, and provides an effective way for the risk assessment of tunnel water inrush.
Risk assessment of karst collapse in the Tailai basin based on the synthetic index method
WU Yanan, WANG Yanling, ZHOU Shaozhi, TANG Liwei, JIAO Yuguo
2020, 39(3): 391-399. doi: 10.11932/karst20200307
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The karst collapse in the Tailai basin began in the 1960s, which has caused increasingly serious economic losses and social impacts. Based on the analysis of the geological conditions, 12 indexes were selected as the assessment factors, including karst collapse influencing factors and social vulnerability factors, thus to establish a risk evaluation system. Then, the weight of each assessment element was calculated using the AHP method, and the classification diagram of each index was drawn and assigned separately. Finally, the risk index was calculated using MAPGIS software, and the risk classification of karst collapse was made according to the criteria. The results show that high-risk areas are mainly distributed in the following areas, (1) Taian City,urban railway station, Zijiaguanzhuang, Dongyang-Jiuxian; (2) Laiwu City, Gushan-Kuhe area of Dawangzhuang Town, and Menggongqing-Quanhe of the iron mining area. These areas are mostly around the water source area or the drainage areas of mining enterprises, where high-intensity pumping groundwater is the most important factor causing karst collapse.
Application of groundwater multi-element tracing tests to water hazard prediction of karst tunnels: An example of the Lanhua tunnel on the Zhangjiajie-Jishou-Huaihua high-speed railway
CHANG Wei, TAN Jiahua, HUANG Kun, CHENG Xi, HUANG Zhen, WAN Junwei
2020, 39(3): 400-408. doi: 10.11932/karst2020y27
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Tunnel water inrush is a common geological hazard during the tunnel construction in karst areas. Thus, it is of great significance to clarify the spatial relationship between the tunnel and karst groundwater system, especially the spatial relationship with the underground river course, which is the key to prevention and control of water hazard in the karst tunnel. This paper presents an example on this issue, the Lanhua tunnel on the Zhangjiajie-Jishou-Huaihua high-speed railway. On the basis of karst hydrogeological investigation and rainfall-spring discharge dynamic monitoring, groundwater multi-element tracing tests were conducted at the concentrated recharge points of groundwater in the area. The spatial distribution of underground river courses and its relationship with the Lanhua tunnel were clarified, the location of water damage in the tunnel was determined and the maximum water inflow was predicted, which provides a hydrogeological basis for the prevention and control of the tunnel water hazard. The results show that,(1)The Lanhua tunnel and adjacent areas host exposed Cambrian carbonate rocks, which are characterized by peak clusters and depression landforms, with highly developed surface and underground karst. (2) The concentration curves of four groups of groundwater multi-element tracing tests are all single-peak symmetrical forms, the tracer recovery rate is more than 68%, and the largest groundwater flow rate is 387 m·h-1, indicating that the pipeline development in the tunnel site area is unobstructed. (3) There are two independent underground river systems, namely the Lanhua cave system and the Daiye cave system. The three karst water sub-underground river systems of No.1, 2 and 3 belong to the Lanhua cave system, while the No.4 karst water sub-underground river system belongs to the Daiye cave system. (4) The No.4 karst groundwater system will not pose a threat of tunnel inrush water, because it does not intersect with the Lanhua tunnel in plane and section. (5) The Lanhua cave underground water system can be divided into two sections, the upstream section and downstream section, with the karst window in the middle of the Lanhua underground river as the boundary. The No.1 and 2 karst water systems belong to the upstream section, and the No.3 karst water system belongs to the downstream section. The upstream section of the Lanhua cave system does not intersect with the Lanhua tunnel in plane and section, and it will not pose a threat to the inrush water of the Lanhua tunnel.The No.3 karst water system intersects with the tunnel in plane (the intersection mileage is DK60 + 100), which may create a risk of water inrush in the tunnel. (6) Based on the high resolution rainfall-hydrological dynamic monitoring data, the rainfall infiltration coefficient method is used to predict that the maximum water inflow of No.3 karst water system pipeline of the tunnel is 70,800 m3·d-1under extremely heavy rainstorm conditions.
Simulation on mesoscopic deformation and failure mechanism of dissolved rock mass using digital image processing technology
YU Xiaoxiao, SHI Wenbing, WANG Xiaoming, LIANG Feng, XU Wei
2020, 39(3): 409-416. doi: 10.11932/karst2020y29
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The dissolved rock mass is widely distributed in southwest China,of which deterioration of the mechanical properties can cause geological hazard in special conditions. Due to the particularity of its material composition and structural characteristics, it is difficult to collect samples of dissolved rock mass and conduct laboratory tests. To solve this problem, taking a project slope in Guizhou Province as an example, this work extracts dissolution information from this rock mass using the digital image technology. Firstly, the morphological characteristic parameters of the dissolved rock mass are obtained by digital image processing technology, and then the discrete element model of the dissolved rock mass is constructed on the basis of parameter calibration,finally, the deformation and failure characteristics and fracture evolution law of the dissolved rock mass are analyzed by the uniaxial compression numerical test. The results show that the stress-strain curve of dissolved rock can be divided into three stages,elastic deformation stage,stable deformation stage and failure stage. The stress-strain relationship of dissolved rock mass is the macroscopic manifestation of the change law of the contact force inside the specimen. The failure of dissolved rock mass is progressive. Because of the existence of dissolved holes, the contact force chain of the dissolved rock mass shows anisotropic characteristics. As the load increases continuously, the external load is mainly borne by the rock skeleton, which shows that the range of contact force chain increases continuously. With the increase of strain, the failure began to occur around the dissolved hole of the specimen, and then the failure area continued to expand, and the contact force chain scope continued to decrease,eventually, the failure occurred in the specimen and the force chain disappeared. The model of dissolved rock mass based on digital image processing technology can well represent the characteristics of dissolved rock mass. Moreover,the meso-scale deformation and failure mechanism of dissolved rock mass is of great guidance and practical significance to the study of geological disasters such as karst collapse and rock avalanche.
Analysis of support performance and stability of the underground karst cave filled with organic skeleton material
ZHOU Jiejun, CHENG Feng, WU Di, XIE Tingyong, SU Xiazheng
2020, 39(3): 417-425. doi: 10.11932/karst20200308
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Based on the adsorption of organic skeleton material, we analyzed the mechanism of organic materials reducing the conductivity of rock mineral electrolytes. The good water permeability, fatigue resistance, impact resistance and cementation performance of the organic skeleton material are verified by penetration tests and anti-fatigue tests. Under the condition of static load, we made an actual cave filling application to verify the filling effect and material performance and obtain the variation law of subsidence displacement by establishing a simulation model. The results show that the organic composite material can reduce the activity coefficient of mineral elements, decrease the dielectric constant, and form stable lattice structure when combined with mineral particles. As the filling material for karst cave treatment, organic skeleton material is superior to the traditional filling material in terms of structure and durability, which can meet the material requirements of strength, stability and permeability in the karst ground collapse treatment project, and effectively improve anti-settlement ability of the foundation. The numerical analysis in site filling construction process is well consistent with displacement change law and settlement trend from field monitoring, which indicates that the calculation parameters of the numerical simulation are reasonable, and the simulation deformation law obtained can be applied to guide project construction.
Study on cave environmental factors based on karst cave tourism activities
ZHU Xiaoyan, ZHANG Meiliang
2020, 39(3): 426-431. doi: 10.11932/karst2020y14
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With continuous improvement of people’s living standards, tourism activities in karst caves have become more and more frequent, which makes the comprehensive study of cave environment and cave tourism management particularly important. Under the investigation of karst cave tourism management at home and abroad, and study on karst cave environment, this article displayed comprehensive analysis and research results on the influence of karst landscape on karst cave environment factors such as temperature, relative humidity, caves CO2 concentration and so on, and gave the further discussion on the self-purification ability of cave environment, landscape protection and restoration measures. According to the present conflict on karst cave tourism development between limited space and disordered visitors, some suggestions are put forward on controlling the tourist flow of cave tourism reasonably and enhancing the consciousness, and on evaluation and development of caves from different aspects of geosciences, tourism, environment, health and so on, which makes the influence of tourism activities on environmental factors limited, and the sustainable development of cave tourism realized.
Climatology interpretation of rainfall δ18Op across the southern Greater Caucasus region
WANG Tao, LI Tingyong, ZHANG Jian
2020, 39(3): 432-441. doi: 10.11932/karst20200309
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Located between the Black sea and Caspian sea, the Great Caucasus are the boundary between Europe and Asia, where the climate is strongly influenced by the north Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). Based on data of six stations of the Global Network of Isotope in Precipitation (GNIP) in the south of the Great Caucasus, we analyzed seasonal variations of δ18Op as well as the relationship between δ18Op and local temperature, precipitation, and atmospheric circulation. Results show that, (1) On the monthly time scale, there is a significant positive correlation between the average monthly temperature and δ18Op (P < 0.01), which indicates that δ18Op in this region is mainly controlled by the local temperature, exhibiting a “temperature effect”. (2) The north Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) exerts influence on the variation of δ18Op by changing the intensity and position of the westerly wind. When the NAO is in a negative phase, the westerly wind transport is weaker, making δ18Op-rich from the Mediterranean able to arrive in the south of the Great Caucasus where the δ18Op value showing positive. While when NAO is in a positive phase, the westerly wind conveys strongly, bringing more precipitation with lighter δ18Op from the Black Sea. Therefore, the change of moisture transport path caused by NAO may be an important factor affecting the regional δ18Op in the south of the Great Caucasus, which should be taken into consideration when reconstructing the past NAO changes by using the geological δ18Op records in the region.
Spatial and temporal variation and combined pollution characteristics of atmospheric pollutants in urban Guiyang
SU Zhihua, HAN Huiqing, CHEN Bo
2020, 39(3): 442-452. doi: 10.11932/karst20200310
Abstract:
Guiyang city,located in southwestern China,is a big data center of southern China.Its special industrial structure raises higher requirements on air quality.In order to reduce the negative impact of air pollution on the social and economic development of Guiyang,it is necessary to study the characteristics of air pollution in this area. In this study, we obtained real time data of PM2.5,PM10,SO2,NO2,CO and O3 concentration from 10 air quality monitoring stations in Guiyang by time series analysis and the interpolation method to study the spatial and temporal changes and combined pollution of atmospheric pollutants.The results show that the annual average concentrations of the main pollutants PM2.5 and PM10 in urban Guiyang decreased gradually from 2014 to 2018,the average concentration of photochemical pollutants O3 increased,the quality of air gradually improved,and environmental treatment achieved good results.The PM2.5,PM10,NO2 and O3 are most polluted in spring,and the SO2 and CO are most polluted in winter in the natural year from 2018 to 2019,which reflect the influences of pollution sources,staged fuel combustion,and secondary ion generation on different pollutants were different.The daily variation of PM2.5 and PM10 was characterized by the "noon peak and evening peak" type.The peak occurrence time varied with seasons due to different day and night lengths in different seasons,and different start and stop times of human life in different seasons.The daily variation of O3 day was single-peak type, and the concentration of O3 was low at night. From 8:00 in the morning,as the solar radiation increased and the temperature rose,it reached a peak around 15:00 to 16:00.The spatial distribution of PM2.5 presented the characteristics of some suburbs and industrial areas were higher, and the downtown residential areas were lower,indicating that urban construction is expanded to the suburbs construction. The spatial distribution of O3 concentration presented characteristics of low in the urban and high in suburb, reflecting the good coverage of suburban vegetation, and the release of natural source VOCs promoting the generation of O3.The major pollutant O3 and particulates PM2.5 and PM10 casued the most serious combined pollution in spring,while O3 and PM10 caused a certain degree of combined pollution in summer,and the concentration of O3 was the lowest in autumn and winter,which will not produce combined pollution with particulate pollutants. At the same moment within a day, the particulates and O3 did not superimpose and cause combined pollution.