Définition d'une typologie des dépôts de laves torrentielles et identification de critères granulométriques et géotechniques concernant les zones sources

The paper discusses viscous and saturated flows which can propagate at high velocity in torrent channels, referred to here as debris flows. Specific morphological, textural and sedimentological criteria have been identified, on which to distinguish debris flows from other torrent deposits. From a study of numerous debris flows sampled in 11 torrential catchment environments in the French Alps, two types of debris flows have been determined: those with a granular matrix and those with a cohesive matrix. Their typology is based mainly on the fraction of soil smaller than 20?mm although several discriminating particle size criteria have also been considered on the fraction between 20 and 200?μm. The author has selected five criteria for study, that relative to the fractions <50?μm being the most convenient. Geotechnical tests have also been used as a complementary criterion for this typology. The values of the Atterberg limits and blue methylene tests are generally lower for the debris flows with a granular matrix (Fig.?8a and Table?5). In most situations, the plasticity index of debris flow deposits is low. Both the soils sampled in the source areas and those mobilised as debris flows generally have particle size distributions and geotechnical characteristics similar to those of debris flow deposits reported in the literature. The paper concludes that source materials with a granular matrix are more likely to result in debris flows (as defined here) while the source materials with a higher fine fraction are more likely to move as mud flows.     

Une méthodologie d'analyse et de cartographie de l'aléa "initiation de laves torrentielles" – application au torrent du Bragousse (France)

Debris flows may result in personal injury or loss of life as well as damage to constructions. The economic consequences of such events are important, and likely to become more so with increasing urbanisation. In this paper, "debris flow" is defined as a viscous flow of saturated materials at high velocities of up to 20?m/s in channels. These materials have a high concentration of solids such that their dynamics may be considered at the interface between mechanical and hydraulic flow. The occurrence of a debris flow results from a number of interrelated factors including topography, geology, geomorphology and hydrogeology. The triggering factor is most often water, frequently a violent rainstorm. In order to identify the initiation mechanisms, it is necessary to have a knowledge of the environmental situation in the particular catchment area. Clearly, this will involve an understanding of: (1) the catchment area and its geological conditions; (2) the climatic characteristics of the locality and the nature of the materials in the source area; (3) the pattern of such events in the past. In order to obtain such an understanding, a dual approach of field and laboratory work was considered appropriate. Twelve catchment areas in the northern and southern French Alps were studied to assess the significance of the three aspects mentioned above. The study of numerous debris flow deposits sampled in these catchment areas suggested two types of debris flows: those with a cohesive matrix and those with a granular matrix. In the field, they were categorised on the basis of a morphological consideration of the area as well as according to the texture and grain size of the material in the flow. In the laboratory, granulometric tests were used. In addition, the granulometric and geotechnical characteristics of the source areas were compared with those of the debris flow materials. The grain size distribution appears to be an important factor in determining the likelihood that the source area materials would be moved by violent storms and from a debris flow. From tests undertaken on the <20?mm fraction, superficial deposits with between 16 and 40% of the particles of <50?μm seemed to be most likely to result in debris flows. This paper discusses the fieldwork undertaken from the upper catchment area down to the channel of a debris flow. Each mechanism is described with an analysis of the geological and topographical contexts, the extent of the movement and the hydrological processes that lead to the initiation of a debris flow. On the basis of this, maps have been produced to show the potential for the initiation of a debris flow. Five criteria were chosen to define the debris-flow hazard: (1) slope angle; (2) nature of the geological formation and hydrogeological characteristics; (3) slope erodability and instability; (4) grain size; (5) available volumes of superficial deposits present in the source area. These five indices form the global index. The maps show the spatial distribution of the hazard and can be useful in determining the most appropriate remedial/protective works to be undertaken in zones of the greatest risk.     

华南典型巨厚层红层软岩边坡降雨失稳的模型试验研究

 针对华南巨厚层红层软岩边坡在强降雨条件下极易致灾的问题,采用相似理论,通过制备可表征软岩遇水软化特性的相似材料,构建巨厚层红层软岩边坡相似模型,研究其在中小雨(雨强Id＜25 mm)、大雨(25 mm≤Id＜ 50 mm)、暴雨(50 mm≤Id＜100 mm)等降雨模式下的灾变过程和规律。结果表明：(1) 该类型边坡的变形破坏受降雨模式的影响较大,大雨和暴雨等强降雨条件下边坡岩体逐渐崩解软化,在坡脚处首先达到饱和,产生初始裂缝,在重力及渗透力作用下,裂缝进一步扩展贯通,产生局部破坏,这样,坡脚之上的部分失去支撑,导致整个坡体产生牵引式滑坡。(2) 降雨入渗主要分为无压渗流、有压渗流与饱和渗流3个阶段,边坡表面裂缝主要出现在无压渗流阶段并在有压渗流阶段逐渐扩展贯通、在饱和渗流阶段发生破坏;降雨过程中超孔隙水压力的累积和消散改变了边坡有效应力场的分布,从而引起其位移。(3) 临滑阶段,有效应力和孔隙水压力比位移、位移变化速率等参数对边坡的破坏响应更敏感,因此提出基于应力监测的边坡灾变过程安全预警新思路。     

The characterization of rock slope stability using key blocks within the framework of GeoSMA-3D

Considering the uncertainty and complexity of the influencing factors, the present study focused on the multi-level and multi-index evaluation system for analyzing rock slope stability. Quantitative analysis of the influence degree of the evaluation index on the rock slope stability was carried out by extension theory. The most significant factors affecting rock slope stability and the corresponding evaluation index were obtained. Further, the study presents a concept about the instability characterization coefficient of the key block, which is an important factor controlling slope stability. With this coefficient implemented into the search module of key blocks in the program Geotechnical Structure and Model Analysis-3D (GeoSMA-3D), developed by the corresponding author’s team, a further determination and visualization of key blocks were achieved. However, in many previous studies, there was no good correlation between the theoretical key blocks and the actual rock slope engineering, which led to derailment between theoretical analysis and practical engineering. Hence, this paper proposed the characterization safety factor of rock slope stability that combined the instability characterization coefficient with the weight of key blocks. The influence degree of each key block on rock slope stability was determined by the size of the instability characterization coefficient of key blocks. The weight of each key block on the slope stability was determined by combining this coefficient with the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The key block information was applied to characterize the rock slope stability. The present study proposed a convenient and feasible evaluation method regarding rock slope stability. For the specific rock slope engineering, the significance of each evaluation index was determined and the most significant index was obtained. The determination and visualization of key blocks and the judgment of the slope stability were investigated, which verified the applicability and feasibility of this evaluation method.     

Complex landslide in the Rječina valley (Croatia): origin and sliding mechanism

This paper discusses the development of the Grohovo landslide on the north-eastern slope of the Rječina valley, the largest active landslide along the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea coast. This complex retrogressive landslide was reactivated in December 1996. Thirteen separate slide bodies have been identified. The slide surface is considered to be on the upper flysch bedrock. Monitoring indicated that the magnitude of displacements was very different in time and space. The maximum movements were recorded on the upper part of the slope. The limestone mega-block and separated rocky blocks on top of the slope have also moved, which is not a typical phenomenon of the flysch slopes in the area of Rijeka.      

Reconnaissance report on geotechnical damage caused by a localized torrential downpour with emergency warning level in Kyushu,Japan

Kumamoto and Kogoshima prefectures are located in the southern Kyushu district of western Japan. In July 2020, a warm, humid air front triggered the delayed rains of the rainy season, resulting in torrential rains in many parts of Japan, especially in Kyushu. In particular, heavy downpours occurred in the southern Kyushu district on July 4th, causing severe damage to much of the infrastructure. Details could not be analyzed as usual because some branch office of local government were also damaged by floods. The spatial distribution of precipitation in the Kuma River basin, in the southern part of Kumamoto, was characterized by the uniformity of 400–500 mm on July 3rd and 4th. Finally, emergency warnings of torrential rain were issued for the southern Kumamoto and the northern Kagoshima Prefectures by Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) at 4:50 a.m., July 4th, 2020. Then, the active rain front gradually shifted towards northern Kyushu. Again, torrential rain fell on northern Kyushu in the afternoon due to a stagnant rainy season front, and the JMA issued an emergency warning for a localized torrential downpour for parts of Fukuoka, Saga and Nagasaki prefectures at 4:30 pm. Gradually, the damage status involving geodisasters such as several types of slope failures, road subsidence, damage of the river levee was reported by local governments in each area where there had been emergency warnings.Based on the brief report of the pre-investigation team from the Kyushu branch of the Japan Geotechnical Society (JGS) in the first week after the disaster on July 4th, the geo-research teams investigated the following: 1) landslides; 2) damaged roads; 3) damaged river levees, and 4) any geotechnical infrastructures which were partially damaged and may be even more severely damaged by the next torrential rain. This reconnaissance report introduces the geological features in Kyushu, the analysis of precipitation distribution and geotechnical damages on the slope failures, road failures and river embankments based on reports obtained from July 4th to August 31st, 2020.     

Historical perspective of heavy metals contamination (Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn) in the Seine River basin (France) following a DPSIR approach (1950-2005)

The Driver-Pressures-State-Impact-Response approach is applied to heavy metals in the Seine River catchment (65,000 km(2); 14 million people of which 10 million are aggregated within Paris megacity; 30% of French industrial and agricultural production). The contamination pattern at river mouth is established on the particulate material at different time scales: 1930-2000 for floodplain cores, 1980-2003 for suspended particulate matter (SPM) and bed-sediments, 1994-2003 for atmospheric fallout and annual flood deposits. The Seine has been among the most contaminated catchments with maximum contents recorded at 130 mg kg(-1) for Cd, 24 for Hg, 558 for Pb, 1620 for Zn, 347 for Cu, 275 for Cr and 150 for Ni. Today, the average levels for Cd (1.8 mg kg(-1)), Hg (1.08), Pb (108), Zn (370), Cu (99), Cr (123) and Ni (31) are much lower but still in the upper 90% of the global scale distribution (Cr and Ni excepted) and well above the natural background values determined on pre-historical deposits. All metal contents have decreased at least since 1955/65, well before metal emission regulations that started in the mid 1970's and the metal monitoring in the catchment that started in the early 1980's. In the last 20 y, major criteria changes for the management of contaminated particulates (treated urban sludge, agricultural soils, dredged sediments) have occurred. In the mid 1990's, there was a complete shift in the contamination assessment scales, from sediment management and water usage criteria to the good ecological state, now required by the 2000 European Directive. When comparing excess metal outputs, associated to river SPM, to the average metal demand within the catchment from 1950 to 2000, the leakage ratios decrease exponentially from 1950 to 2000 for Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn, meanwhile, a general increase of the demand is observed: the rate of recycling and/or treatment of metals within the anthroposphere has been improved ten-fold. Hg environmental trajectory is very specific: there is a marked decontamination from 1970 to 2000, but the leakage ratio remains very high (10 to 20%) during this period. Drivers and Pressures are poorly known prior to 1985; State evolution since 1935 has been reconstructed from flood plain cores analysis; Impacts were maximum between 1950 and 1970 but remained unknown due to analytical limitation and lack of awareness. Some Responses are lagging 10 y behind monitoring and have much evolved in the past 10 y.     

Dynamic stability analysis of jointed rock slopes using the DDA method: King Herod's Palace, Masada, Israel

A dynamic, two-dimensional, stability analysis of a highly discontinuous rock slope is demonstrated in this paper. The studied rock slope is the upper terrace of King Herod's Palace in Masada, situated on the western margins of the seismically active Dead Sea Rift. The slope consists of sub-horizontally bedded and sub-vertically jointed, stiff, dolomite blocks. The dynamic deformation of the slope is calculated using a fully dynamic version of DDA in which time-dependent acceleration is used as input.The analytically determined failure modes of critical keyblocks in the jointed rock slope are clearly predicted by DDA at the end of the dynamic calculation. It is found however that for realistic displacement estimates some amount of energy dissipation must be introduced into the otherwise fully elastic, un-damped, DDA formulation. Comparison of predicted damage with actual slope performance over a historic time span of 2000 years allows us to conclude that introduction of 2% kinetic damping should suffice for realistic damage predictions. This conclusion is in agreement with recent results of Tsesarsky et al. (In: Y.H. Hatzor (Ed.), Stability of Rock Structures: Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference of Analysis of Discontinuous Deformation, Balkema Publishers, Lisse, 2002, pp. 195–203) who compared displacements of a single block on an inclined plane subjected to dynamic loading obtained by DDA and by shaking table experiments.Using dynamic DDA it is shown that introduction of a simple rock bolting pattern completely stabilizes the slope.     

Engineering geology and future stability of the El Risco landslide,NW-Gran Canaria,Spain

A 200 m long segment of the only main road in NW-Gran Canaria is built on landslide deposits near the village of El Risco. Structural mapping and analysis of the topography reveal that the N–S striking landslide head scarp is the upper part of a sub-circular failure surface. The southern side of the landslide is delimited by a much older E–W strike-slip fault. Prior to pavement resurfacing in 2006, cracks in the road tarmac at the northern and southern sides of the landslide suggested ongoing creep movement. Slope stability analyses suggest that peak ground acceleration (PGA) was the most likely trigger for the initial failure.      

Geo- and Hydro-Mechanical Evaluation of Slope Failure Induced by Torrential Rains in Northern-Kyushu Area,July 2009

Torrential rainfall in mid-July 2009 triggered numerous geodisasters such as slope failure and debris flow in Chugoku and Northern Kyushu areas of Japan. A number of slope failures and debris flows occurred in Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures resulting in extensive damage to human life and infrastructure. One of the most serious geodisasters included a slope failure followed by debris flow at Sasaguri-machi and Fukuchi-machi, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. This paper summarizes the results of geotechnical investigations on the geodisaster sites in Fukuoka prefecture. The geotechnical investigation included determining a series of grain size distributions, consistency limits and conducting direct box shear tests for collapsed soils collected at six disaster sites. The generation mechanisms of slope failure followed by debris flow were also investigated by analyzing the precipitation, topography, geology, and strength properties of the collapsed soils. Moreover, slope deformation and stability analyses were coupled with an unsaturated-saturated seepage analysis to investigate the slope failure mechanism. The main findings from the study are summarized as: The physical properties, such as the grain size distribution, the plastic limit and liquid limit of collapsed soils, are summarized and compared with the results of other failure slopes in the literature. The collapsed soil was characterized as being a well grained soil (the uniformity coefficient >50) and highly weathered (the ignition loss >5%), however, with regard to the liquid limit and plastic index, there were no remarkable findings. The original shear strength for collapsed soils with natural water content is relatively large and slope failure doesn't occur because the cohesion in the shear strength is induced by a suction force between the soil particles under unsaturated condition. However, water seepage into the soil induces a drastic decrease in the shear strength, which is mainly caused by a decrease in cohesion (losing suction) resulting from soil saturation. In addition, the drained/undrained condition in the shear process is also sensitive to shear strength. For example, both water seepage and the shear process with constant volume cause an approximate 30% reduction in shear strength for Fukuchi-machi and Sasaguri-machi soil samples. Therefore, the reduction of cohesive strength due to water seepage and the low permeability of the slope are the parameters which trigger geodisaster. Based on the results of slope deformation and a stability analyses which took the change in water pressure and cohesive strength into account, the geodisaster at Fukuchi-machi was simulated, it is reasonable to assume that the shallow failure near the top of slope occurred due to torrential precipitation of about 100 mm per hour which triggered a debris flow.     

Regional lead isotope study of a polluted river catchment: River Wear, Northern England, UK

High precision, lead isotope analyses of archived stream sediments from the River Wear catchment, northeast England (1986-88), provide evidence for three main sources of anthropogenic lead pollution; lead mining, industrial lead emissions and leaded petrol. In the upper catchment, pollution is totally controlled and dominated by large lead discharges from historic mining centres in the North Pennine Orefield (²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁶Pb, ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb ratios range from 2.0744-2.0954 and 0.8413-0.8554 respectively). In the lower catchment, co-extensive with the Durham Coalfield and areas of high population density, pollution levels are lower and regionally more uniform. Isotope ratios are systematically higher than in the upper catchment (²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁶Pb, ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb ratios range from 2.0856-2.1397 and 0.8554-0.8896 respectively) and far exceed values determined for the geogenic regional background. Here, the pollution is characterised by the atmospheric deposition of industrial lead and petrol lead. Lead derived from the combustion of coal, although present, is masked by the other two sources. Recent sediments from the main channel of the River Wear are isotopically indistinguishable from older, low order stream sediments of the North Pennine Orefield, indicating that contamination of the river by lead mining waste (up to several 1000 mg/kg Pb at some locations) continues to pose an environmental problem; a pattern that can be traced all the way to the tidal reach. Using within-catchment isotope variation and sediment lead concentrations, estimates can be made of the discharges from discrete mines or groups of mines to the overall level of lead pollution in the River Wear. As well as providing information pertinent to source apportionment and on-going catchment remediation measures, the database is a valuable resource for epidemiologists concerned with the health risks posed by environmental lead.     

A new method for remediation of sandy slopes susceptible to seepage flow using EPS-block geofoam

Using expanded polystyrene (EPS) geofoam (geofoam block) in slope remediation projects has drawn interest from the civil engineering sector for its ease of application and budget saving features. According to design precedence, all slope remediation applications that use geofoam blocks should incorporate permanent drainage systems to prevent instability of the lightweight geofoam blocks due to hydrostatic and seepage pressures. In this study, a new method for slope remediation using geofoam blocks was tested through physical laboratory experiments. For this purpose, a total of 24 lysimeter (dimensions of 60 cm height, 20 cm width, and 200 cm length) experiments (including duplicates) were conducted in which seepage through a geofoam block slope system were generated with three different constant water levels in the water reservoir of the lysimeter. Geofoam blocks (dimensions of 2.5 cm height, 5 cm width, and 15 cm length) were assembled to form embankment type configuration at the toe section of the sandy slopes. This study also included coupled numerical model simulations that were comprised of variably saturated flow modeling and slope stability modeling which could be implemented successfully for the global static failure analysis of the geofoam block slope system comprised of two mediums with different geotechnical characteristics. In addition to global static stability failure analysis, which involved conventional limit equilibrium analysis for the geofoam block slope system, hydrostatic sliding mechanism was investigated which provided insight into using an overburden concept to increase the resistance against horizontal driving forces. Experimental and numerical modeling results showed that the geofoam block slope system was stable even though the phreatic surface was above the bottom of the geofoam block assemblage. For this reason, the embankment type configuration tested in this study can be considered a viable remediation technique where seepage induced deep-seated global stability and hydrostatic sliding failures are a concern.     

双滑面岩质边坡稳定性极限平衡计算方法

基于极限平衡理论,综合考虑张拉裂缝积水深度、滑面出流缝是否堵塞、坡顶超载、地震荷载效应以及被动块倾角等因素的影响,推导出了多影响因素条件下含主控弱面双滑面岩石边坡抗滑稳定性系数的表达式,并分析了几种相关参数组合对双滑面破坏岩石边坡稳定性的影响。分析表明:滑面出流缝被堵塞比滑面出流缝未堵塞时对边坡稳定性的影响更大,边坡稳定性随着坡顶张拉裂缝积水深度增加、坡顶附加荷载增大、地震影响效应的增大而减小,在滑面出流缝未堵塞的情况下被动块倾角为20°时双滑面岩石边坡抗滑稳定性系数最大,滑面出流缝被堵塞的情况下被动块倾角为9°时双滑面岩石边坡抗滑稳定性系数最小。针对工程实际,提出了相应的工程建议。     

Damage Survey Report on May 27, 2006, Mid Java Earthquake,Indonesia

On May 27, 2006, the Mid Java Earthquake hit around Jogjakarta City in Java Island, Indonesia. In this report, results from field investigations on geotechnical issues conducted by the Japanese Geotechnical Society survey team are summarized. At several sites where liquefaction occurred in lowland areas, subsurface soil conditions consisting of high groundwater table with soft soil deposits were identified. The liquefaction caused frequent plugging of wells. In these lowland areas, high collapse ratio of houses was reported, which may be linked to the directivity of earthquake motions affected by the earthquake fault location and/or their amplification in the soft soil deposits. In mountainous areas, a large scale landslide and a large number of slope failures and rock falls occurred. Earth fill dams suffered from cracking at the crest, while the rate of the leakage water from the toe of the downstream slope was not changed. Some recommendations are made in conducting detailed analyses and executing rehabilitation works on the damaged dams.     

Source characterisation and loads of metals and pesticides in urban wet weather discharges

Contaminants in urban wet weather discharges originate from a number of sources such as materials from wet and dry atmospheric deposition, wastewaters, urban surface erosion, traffic-related activities, in-sewer deposits, etc. In the current study, four contributions (rainwater, dry atmospheric deposition, dry weather discharge and catchment surface + possible erosion of in-sewer deposits) to the total concentrations of priority substances have been assessed at the outlet of two urban catchments (one residential catchment with a combined system and one industrial area with a separate stormwater system) for 12 storm events (six for each catchment). Mass balances were calculated for seven metals and four pesticides, as well as for total suspended solids and chemical oxygen demand. The respective contributions of dry and wet atmospheric deposition, wastewater and catchment surface differ for each pollutant type, corresponding to different land use, activities, environments and sewer systems. For most of the pollutants, the catchment surface appears to be the main contribution, with significant storm event variability, excepted for atrazine in one catchment.     

Stability analysis of “Grotta delle Felci” Cliff (Capri Island,Italy): structural,engineering–geological,photogrammetric surveys and laser scanning

A study of rock slope stability was performed using geological surveys and Digital Terrestrial Photogrammetry (DTP) integrated by Laser Scanning (LS) and topographic measurements. The use of DTP is useful especially in inaccessible sites such as natural cliffs. By obtaining oriented stereo images, accurate digital surface models and orthophotos, useful data can be produced showing geometrical characteristics of joints, blocks and slopes such as planes, attitude, spacing, persistence and rock mass volumes. In order to accomplish the analysis, DTP was combined with LS in order to build the Digital Dense Surface Model (DDSM) of the slope. The conventional method of limit equilibrium was applied to study the slope stability using a deterministic approach and to suggest activities of geo-monitoring and engineering solutions for risk mitigation with respect to the environment.     

Geotechnical Aspects of the January 13, 2001 El Salvador Earthquake

An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 occurred in the south-east coast of El Salvador on January 13, 2001, causing widespread damage to buildings and several kinds of civil engineering structures due to ground shaking and earthquake-induced ground failures, including several large-scale landslides. This paper discusses the results of the damage investigation conducted in the area after the earthquake, with emphasis on the general features of the earthquake and its effects on the ground damage, specifically the landsliding which occurred in natural slopes and the liquefaction of soil deposits. The occurrence of liquefaction in the alluvial plain exhibited several characteristics in common with those observed in other areas of similar condition. On the other hand, the main cause of slope failures in volcanic deposits was not clearly identified, and several possible sources of slope instability were pointed out.     

Apport d’une base de données d’éboulements rocheux obtenue par scanner laser dans la caractérisation des conditions de rupture et processus associés

Using laser scanner data, an exhaustive rockfall database has been established for a rockwall located near the town of Grenoble (France). The study site is a long double cliff, on the eastern border of the Chartreuse Massif. The two cliffs consist respectively of thinly bedded and massive limestone, which show different structures, morphologies and rockfall activities. The 3D point clouds obtained by laser scanner allow to detect and model the fallen compartments in 3D. Information about cliff surface, and localization, dimensions, failure mechanism for each compartment were obtained and analyzed in order to characterize the morphological evolutions of the cliffs. It appears that the morphology and the slope of the lower cliff is related to fracturing and torrential erosion which occurs in the marls below the cliff, showing a rockfall frequency 22 times higher than for the upper cliff. These results show that the erosion process in the lower cliff is in a transient state, whereas it could be in a steady state in the upper cliff. Rockfalls have been dated by a near-continuous photographic survey (1 photo each 10 mn) and a monthly survey during 2.5 years. The analysis of the two data bases shows that the rockfall frequency is 7 times higher during freeze-thaw episodes than without meteorological event, and 4.5 times higher during rainfall episodes. Moreover, it becomes 26 times higher when the mean rainfall intensity is higher than 5 mm/h. Based on these results, a 3-level hazard scale has been proposed for hazard prediction.

     

哈尔滨道外区南二＼南三道街院落空间的复兴研究

近年来,随着城市建设项目的与日俱增,老街区的更新与改造工作不断涌现。在利益至上的市场经济大潮中,传承历史文化特色的同时并满足现代城市功能需求,已成为探寻老街区保护与更新的研究重点。本文以哈尔滨市道外区南二、南三道街街区的复兴为例,浅析其院落空间的过去、现在与未来。     

Fluvial-controlled metal and As mobilisation, dispersal and storage in the Río Guadiamar, SW Spain and its implications for long-term contaminant fluxes to the Doñana wetlands

Flood-related contaminant (As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn) remobilisation, dispersal and storage in the Río Guadiamar was investigated following the 1998 Aznalcóllar tailings dam failure, along with records of floodplain contaminant loading in the decades preceding the tailings release. A series of post-spill floods resulted in the transfer of vast quantities of sediment-borne heavy metals and As towards the lower reaches of the Guadiamar and the borders of the Do?ana National Park, but over-bank flood deposits collected between May 1999 and March 2002 show a systematic fall in contaminant concentrations following successive flood events. Geochemical improvements can largely be attributed to sediment mixing of contaminated and 'clean' material derived from calcareous catchment soils. Longer-term contaminant patterns in floodplain sediment cores show higher heavy metal and As loading rates operating before the opening of the Aznalcóllar pit in 1979 and in some instances pre-dating 1954. The remobilization and dispersal of historically contaminated alluvium in the upper Guadiamar means that the post-clean-up contaminant signature in flood-transported sediments largely reflects chronic, long-term metal mining in the Guadiamar catchment, rather than the acute effects of the Aznalcóllar spill. Generally results present a cautiously optimistic prognosis for the sensitive wetlands of Do?ana, but high dissolved (aqueous) heavy metal (especially Cu and Zn) concentrations in the upper Guadiamar emphasise the need for addressing contaminant 'hotspots' in the region and for maintaining flow requirements for aquatic ecosystems. This study illustrates the importance of establishing antecedent geomorphological-geochemical conditions in a spill-impacted river system, both for assessing the impacts of a single catastrophic pollution event and for developing appropriate strategies for remediation.