scholarly journals Mathematical Modeling of the Water Saturation Algorithm of the Mountain Slope on the Example of the Catastrophic Landslide of the Northern Tien Shan Ak Kain

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-476
Author(s):  
Rysbek Baimakhan ◽  
Zhanar Kadirova ◽  
Assima Seinassinova ◽  
Aigerim Baimakhan ◽  
Zukhra Abdiakhmetova

The purpose of this article is to present the developed methodology, a brief algorithm of mechanical-and-mathematical modeling to investigate the causes and mechanism of soil disruption from the hillsides and the results of its use for restoring the pre-landslide stress state using the example of one of the tragic landslides. The numerical finite element algorithm of studying the stress–strain state (SSS) of soil deposits of slopes of the inclined-layered structure is briefly described, with specific features of the use of isoparametric elements of the quadrangular shape with four nodes of arbitrary shape. For detailed studying the SSS, the cover soils of the steep slope of the inclined-layered structure, in height from the arch to the foot, are conventionally divided into three zones, each of which has layered structures. Studies of the geometry of its area and the angle of inclination of the slope showed that the two-layer structure of its original structure made a curved path repeating the outline of the gorge. The finite element method helped to model the soil deposits of the slope with the granite-basalt rock as close as possible to the landslide initial shape. The proposed methodology, the mechanical-mathematical model, algorithms and calculation examples allow predicting the possible occurrence of landslides on other countless hillsides of the Northern Tien Shan by determining stress concentration zones.

Author(s):  
A.R. Baymakhan ◽  
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A. Serikkyzy ◽  
G.M. Baymakhanova ◽  
A.K. Rysbaeva ◽  
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The method of reconstruction and investigation of the pre-landslide condition of the tragic landslide «Ak-Kain» of the Northern Tien Shan is proposed. A model and a finite element algorithm for studying the stress-strain state (VAT) of soil sediments of an obliquely layered structure are briefly presented. The established zones and places of accumulation of dangerous stress concentrations along the inclined layer that led to the tragedy are shown. The plots show the found other areas of hazardous stress concentrations prone to destruction.


The data on the main causes of the causing landslide on the mountain slopes, in particular, the pictures of the landslide-collapse that occurred along the road between the Medeu dam and the Shym Bulak ski sports complex in the gorge of the high slopes of the Trans-Ili Alatau in Northern Tien Shan, are given. It also offers some data on the physical and mechanical properties of loess and loamy soils, with which the cover soils of these slopes are mainly composed. A finite-element model for the study of the stress-strain state (VAT) of soil deposits of slopes of an obliquely layered structure is proposed with instructions on the features of using isoparametric elements of a quadrangular shape with four nodes of an arbitrary shape. The landslide slope of the mountain is modeled by finite elements together with the highway and the lower slope at the foot of which the Kishi Almaty River flows. The results of the VAT study are presented and the places of the slope that are vulnerable to a landslide are identified as dangerous.


Author(s):  
А. Г. Гребеников ◽  
И. В. Малков ◽  
В. А. Урбанович ◽  
Н. И. Москаленко ◽  
Д. С. Колодийчик

The analysis of the design and technological features of the tail boom (ТB) of a helicopter made of polymer composite materials (PCM) is carried out.Three structural and technological concepts are distinguished - semi-monocoque (reinforced metal structure), monocoque (three-layer structure) and mesh-type structure. The high weight and economic efficiency of mesh structures is shown, which allows them to be used in aerospace engineering. The physicomechanical characteristics of the network structures are estimated and their uniqueness is shown. The use of mesh structures can reduce the weight of the product by a factor of two or more.The stress-strain state (SSS) of the proposed tail boom design is determined. The analysis of methods for calculating the characteristics of the total SSS of conical mesh shells is carried out. The design of the tail boom is presented, the design diagram of the tail boom of the transport category rotorcraft is developed. A finite element model was created using the Siemens NX 7.5 system. The calculation of the stress-strain state (SSS) of the HC of the helicopter was carried out on the basis of the developed structural scheme using the Advanced Simulation module of the Siemens NX 7.5 system. The main zones of probable fatigue failure of tail booms are determined. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) provides a theoretical basis for design decisions.Shown is the effect of the type of technological process selected for the production of the tail boom on the strength of the HB structure. The stability of the characteristics of the PCM tail boom largely depends on the extent to which its design is suitable for the use of mechanized and automated production processes.A method for the manufacture of a helicopter tail boom from PCM by the automated winding method is proposed. A variant of computer modeling of the tail boom of a mesh structure made of PCM is shown.The automated winding technology can be recommended for implementation in the design of the composite tail boom of the Mi-2 and Mi-8 helicopters.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Atanu Bhattacharya ◽  
Tobias Bolch ◽  
Kriti Mukherjee ◽  
Owen King ◽  
Brian Menounos ◽  
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AbstractKnowledge about the long-term response of High Mountain Asian glaciers to climatic variations is paramount because of their important role in sustaining Asian river flow. Here, a satellite-based time series of glacier mass balance for seven climatically different regions across High Mountain Asia since the 1960s shows that glacier mass loss rates have persistently increased at most sites. Regional glacier mass budgets ranged from −0.40 ± 0.07 m w.e.a−1 in Central and Northern Tien Shan to −0.06 ± 0.07 m w.e.a−1 in Eastern Pamir, with considerable temporal and spatial variability. Highest rates of mass loss occurred in Central Himalaya and Northern Tien Shan after 2015 and even in regions where glaciers were previously in balance with climate, such as Eastern Pamir, mass losses prevailed in recent years. An increase in summer temperature explains the long-term trend in mass loss and now appears to drive mass loss even in regions formerly sensitive to both temperature and precipitation.


2011 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 475-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. F. Grachev ◽  
D. M. Pechersky ◽  
V. A. Tsel’movich

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. E. Degtyarev ◽  
T. Yu. Tolmacheva ◽  
A. V. Ryazantsev ◽  
A. A. Tret’yakov ◽  
A. S. Yakubchuk ◽  
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