Effect of subcritical hydrophobicity in a sandy soil on water infiltration and mobile water content

Recent research shows that most soils are more or less water repellent. Already subcritical water repellency may cause incomplete soil wetting and preferential flow. Both processes potentially reduce the residence time of water and solutes in the vadose zone, resulting in an enhanced risk of groundwater contamination. The objective of the present paper is, therefore, to evaluate the impact of reduced soil wettability on the soil water infiltration rate and to investigate the tendency towards preferential flow with the analysis of the immobile water content in the infiltration zone. In november 2002, a field experiment was done in a coniferous forest, 30 km N of Hannover, Germany. Soil hydrophobicity was quantified by measuring the contact angles. The hydraulic conductivity of the podsolic sandy soil was measured depth‐dependent with a double‐ring tension infiltrometer in three soil horizons. To quantify possible preferential‐flow effects, a LiBr‐Tracer was added to the infiltrating water to evaluate the mobile water‐content fraction after infiltration. Additionally, infiltration rates of water were compared with infiltration rates of ethanol which were determined after water infiltration at the same locations. Results show that the actual water repellency of field‐moist soil was mainly subcritical (contact angle <90°). Water infiltration rates were reduced due to subcritical repellency by a factor of 3–170 compared with ethanol infiltration rates (exclusion of wetting effects). This spatially variable infiltration behavior was not clearly reflected neither by the small‐scale contact‐angle measurements nor by the analysis of the average immobile soil water content in the infiltration zone. We conclude that this specific infiltration behavior of water caused by small‐scale wettability effects may temporarily reduce the local connectivity of water‐flow pathways.     

A new plant-based bioassay for aquatic sediments

Background, Goal and Scope  To date, standardised bioassays for the assessment of the ecotoxicological potential in sediments and dredged material use test organisms like bacteria, algae and crustaceae. This paper presents the development and application of a novel sediment contact test (whole sediment) withMyriophyllum aquaticum, a representative of rooted aquatic macrophytes. The aim of the present study is to demonstrate the value of a sediment contact test with rooted macrophytes as a supplement to existing test batteries in order to improve the assessment of sediment toxicity. Methods  The newly developed sediment contact test withMyriophylhim aquaticum was applied to natural whole sediments. For performing the test, whorls ofMyriophyllum aquaticum were directly planted in the native sediment and incubated in the light at 24°C (cf. section results and discussion). The end points of the test were the number of the shoots and the fresh weight of the whole plants. The duckweed growth inhibition test withLemna minor according to ISO/DIS 20079 was performed in pore waters from sediment samples. The results of the sediment contact test withMyriophyllum aquaticum were compared with each other and with those of the aquatic duckweed test. Results and Discussion  A test protocol for the new plant-based sediment contact test using the aquatic plantMyriophyllum aquaticum as an indicator was developed. The best control sediment proved to be the OECD sediment (OECD 207). A test period of 10 days appeared to be sufficient for the test. The increase of biomass and the derived growth rate were found to be the most suitable evaluation parameters. The growth behaviour ofMyriophyllum aquaticum differed depending on the origin of sediments. Therefore, plant-affecting contamination, that is bound in sediments, was indicated. Conclusions  The novel sediment contact test withMyriophyllum aquaticum can indicate phytotoxic effects in sediments. Therefore, it allows a better assessment of the overall-toxicity in whole sediments. Recommendations and Outlook  The sediment contact test withMyriophyllum aquaticum is a valuable tool for the evaluation of the ecotoxicological risk potential of waters and sediments. It should become a complement to a standardised test battery generally used for the assessment of sediment toxicity.     

Characteristics of Brittle Failure and Stress Drop Under Triaxial Loading and Unloading

The characteristics of deformation failure and stress brittle drop of granite under loading and unloading conditions are studied respectively based on two unloading stress path cases and conventional triaxial compression experiments. The experiments show that the primary deformation of rock is rebound or tension in the (main) unloading direction, but plastic deformation in the non or sub unloading direction is not significant. And the curves of stress strain after peak strength present obvious brittle. Whilst the primary deformation of rock under loading is axial pressure deformation, and plastic deformation increases with the raise of confining pressure. The fracture is characterized by strong tensile, and all tensile cracks are fully developed. Furthermore, when the rock samples are unloaded in two directions, and even normal to unloading direction, sub unloading annular tensile cracks are produced. The shear fractures is obvious comparatively when confining pressure becomes higher, and it develops following tensile cracks with more micro tension cracks formed in two sides along shear plane. But the fracture is characterized by shear under conventional triaxial compression with little tensile cracks; the coefficients of brittles stress drop of granite is increased with the growth of confining pressure under conventional triaxial compression and reduced under unloading. When the initial confining pressure is the same, the coefficients of brittles stress drop under unloading is less than that under loading. In SchemeⅡ, the coefficients of brittles stress drop reaches negative when initial confining pressure is up to 30 MPa, and the one （R）is RⅢ>RⅠ>RⅡ in three test cases.     

A telemetring technique on deformation of large tower

This paper describes a telemetring technique on deformation of large Electrical Power Equipment. We install n radio beacons apart Δ Hi each other at large structure. The carriers of n beacons are same but modulated by different orthogonal PN codes. So the telemetring equipment can divide the carriers of n beacons. The phase detectors measure the phase difference between the ith carrier and ( i -1)th carrier Δ θi(i=2, 3…n) . The corresponding deformations are Δ Li =Δ θi/360×λ(i=2, 3…n) .The deformation curve can be deduced from Δ Li and Δ Hi(i=2, 3…n) . The method to eliminate the interference between the modulated carriers is presented .The simulation test is conducted and the result of the simulation proves the effectiveness of the proposed technique.     

53种植物提取物对褐飞虱的杀虫活性测定

用点滴法测定了53种植物66种提取物对褐飞虱的触杀活性。48h校正死亡率大于80％的植物提取物有10种,校正死亡率为50％～80％的植物提取物有10种。进一步测定了有触杀活性的12种植物提取物对褐飞虱的触杀毒力,其中银杏（Ginkgo biloba）叶、厚果鸡血藤（Millettia pachycarpa）种子、广西地不容（Stephania kwangsiensis）块根、黄连（Coptisc胁船瑚括）根的触杀毒力高,LD50值分别为0．0129,0．2519,1．5794和2．0578μg/头。     

加筋膨胀土挡墙蠕变试验研究

通过模拟试验研究了加筋膨胀土挡墙的蠕变特性。考虑了含水量对膨胀土的特殊作用．通过对试验结果进行分析后认为加筋膨胀土挡墙在古水量和温度升高时其蠕变变形会变大；膨胀土的湿胀干缩特性使加筋土中筋材并非一直处于受拉状态．可以减缓筋材的蠕变性质；在较低的极限荷载比例下。膨胀土体中含水量的变化对蠕变起主要作用．在较高的极限荷载比例下，加筋膨胀土的恒载对蠕变起主要作用．     

BP神经网络在静力触探确定单桩承载力中的应用

运用BP神经网络建立了静力触探成果与单桩承载力的相关关系，并通过工程实例将BP神经网络预报值与线性回归数学模型、规范公式方法计算值进行对比，说明BP神经网络在利用静力触探成果确定单桩承载力中是一种行之有效的方法，具有精度高，信息处理智能化等特点，计算结果明显优于传统的线性回归数学模型和规范公式方法，具有较好的应用价值。     

番茄茎叶提取物对菜粉蝶的生物活性研究

以乙醇、乙醚、苯、石油醚和丙酮为溶剂对番茄(Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)茎叶进行浸提,测试各溶剂提取物对菜粉蝶5龄幼虫的触杀、拒食和胃毒活性。结果表明,各溶剂提取物对菜粉蝶(Pieris rapae L.)主要表现为拒食活性和胃毒活性,其中乙醇提取物的拒食和胃毒活性最强。     

考虑不密实接触地下埋管联合受力分析

埋藏式压力钢管设计中,钢衬、混凝土衬圈和围岩之间普遍存在着不连续的缝隙,致使设计计算时难以进行联合受力分析。针对这种不密实接触问题,采用厚壁圆环组合环法,提出了在钢衬和混凝土之间设置接触层的钢衬、混凝土衬圈和围岩三者联合受力分析方法。并利用变形协调条件,推导出各环变形的解析解,得到钢衬和围岩的压力分担比。不同接触情况下的受力分析结果表明,当接触层弹性模量小于混凝土弹模的1/100时,接触层的弹性模量变化对钢衬和围岩压力分担比的影响较大;而接触层厚度对压力分担比的影响不甚明显。另外,接触层参数可通过其变形与规范建议的初始缝隙相匹配的原则加以确定。     

加热炉炉墙的加固措施

方箱式和弹簧式加热炉是原油管道长距离输送行业使用的传统炉型，该炉型采用的砖砌重型炉墙，在使用过程中由于受热涨冷缩因素的影响，耐火砖墙经常出现内倾，凹凸，开裂等变形损坏现象，为了解决这一问题，对炉墙损坏情况进行了详细的调查后认为：三层墙（耐火砖墙、保温层、红砖墙）之间的耐火拉砖断裂，是造成砖墙损坏的主要原因，为了提高拉砖强度，结合加热炉修理，在墙砌筑时采取了，保留原有拉砖，增设钢筋耐热混凝土拉砖和设