The hydrological influence of black locust plantations in the loess area of northwest China

1992 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Yanhui
2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Rong Wan ◽  
De-quan Kong ◽  
Li-xin Zhang

The cave dwelling, as one of the most typical and traditional characteristic local housing styles in the loess area of Northwest China, has been adopted widely in many areas since ancient times. The construction of the cave dwellings supports environmental protection, makes use of innovative construction technology, and preserves historical cultural heritage. The cave dwellings have practical significance and play an important role in the current society. Although there are many natural advantages to use cave dwellings, they also pose many problems, such as high moisture, inadequate lighting, poor ventilation, insufficient strength, and so on. The most serious problem is related to moisture, which affects the comfort, security, and safety of the residents; it needs to be addressed. The authors propose to resolve this problem by developing a method of building a damp-proof course in the bottom of these cave dwellings. Meanwhile, specified experiments were carried out to validate the feasibility of this method. The results show that the method is reasonable and practical, and it can be implemented easily and conveniently in the future. This research has significant practical value; the results can improve people’s living environment and increase comfort and safety of cave dwelling.


Landslides ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 2145-2160
Author(s):  
Haojie Wang ◽  
Ping Sun ◽  
Shuai Zhang ◽  
Shuai Han ◽  
Xiaobin Li ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Xueyan Wang ◽  
Yi-li Yuan ◽  
Changming Hu ◽  
Yuan Mei

Geological materials have randomness in nature. Statistical analysis can help revealing the variation pattern of the material parameters and the reliability of the slope. In this paper, the probability distribution and variability of shear strength parameters of typical Q2 and Q3 loess in Northwest China were statistically analysed using the collected geological survey data in Yan`an, Shaanxi Province. Resulting probability properties were applied to the reliability analysis for the natural and fill slope in loess area using the Monte Carlo Method. Finally, an optimization analysis was carried out for the fill slope in the background engineering project. Research results show that normal distribution and lognormal distribution can be used to describe the statistical properties of c and φ of Q2 and Q3 loess. Variance of c is large while the variability of φ is relatively small. The influence of the variability of φ on the reliability index of loess natural slope is generally larger than that of c. On the contrary, influence of the variability of c on the reliability index of the fill slope is generally greater than that of φ, which is related to the structural and uniformity of the soil. Finally, relation between slope height and minimum gradient coefficient is linear when the failure probability of fill slope is less than 10%. Results in this study can be used as a reference for the slope design and construction for the cut and fill engineering in loess area.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaibin Guo ◽  
Zhen Guo ◽  
Yun Guo ◽  
Guang Qiao

AbstractAttempts had been made to provide evident insight into the performance of fruit quality and the status of soil property, and explicate the soil property factors that dominantly affect the fruit quality of kiwifruit. Currently, 8-year-old kiwifruit cultivar ‘Hayward’, which was grown in Zhouzhi County (108°37′ E, 33°42′N), Shanxi Province of China, was used as materials. The results of Pearson correlation coefficient illustrated that the soil organic matter (SOM) content was positively related to soil properties except the soil PH. Moreover, based on the canonical correlation analysis (CCA), canonical variables alkaline hydrolyzable-N (AN), available ferrum (AFe), available boron (AB), PH in soil property index and the fresh weight of single fruit (FW), fruit shape index (FI), total soluble solids (TSS), titratable acidity (TA), total soluble sugar (SS) in fruit quality parameter were selected. And the ‘best’ regression equation (model) indicated that the effects of soil property somewhat varied among ‘Hayward’ fruit qualities in the loess area of Northwest China. Specifically, FW and SS could be mainly affected by soil AN, and FI affected by soil AB and PH. Fruit SS mostly depended upon soil AFe, whereas TSS was affected by soil AN, AFe and PH. The effect of soil PH on fruit quality is probably achieved, however, affecting the absorption of soil nutrients.


Minerals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panpan Xu ◽  
Qiying Zhang ◽  
Hui Qian ◽  
Wengang Qu

Loess contains many sodium and chloride ions that can easily be leached when seepage occurs, thus affecting the mechanical properties of loess. This study investigated a series of sodium chloride solution concentrations to explore their influence on the permeability of remolded loess, as well as the underlying mechanism of such. The results indicated that the saturated hydraulic conductivity of remolded loess increases with time in response to different sodium chloride concentrations, and the sample was more permeable with increasing concentration. Moreover, the salt effect promoted the dissolution of calcite and dolomite, and the cation exchange stimulated the leaching of other cations, thus leading to further structural loosening. Furthermore, the aggregation of clay particles increased, thus forming a larger pore space among aggregates and providing effective channels for permeation. These findings provide a theoretical basis for an improved understanding of channel degradation in the loess area of Northwest China.


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