The subsurface geology along the route of the new bridge at Ada Ciganlija Island (Belgrade, Serbia)

The largest single-pylon, cable-stayed bridge in the world was opened in Belgrade on January 1, 2012 and it passes over the tip of the Ada Ciganlija Island. Its monumentality, architectural design and construction innovations became a new symbol of Belgrade. Core samples from the boreholes drilled for the construction of the bridge revealed a relatively complex subsurface geological structure. An Upper Cretaceous-Paleogene flysch formation and Middle Miocene Sarmatian sediments were found near the surface on the right bank of the Sava River. However, at the tip of Ada Ciganlija, the Upper Cretaceous-Palaeogene flysch strata were found below several different Miocene and Quaternary units. In the deepest borehole DB-6, the flysch deposits were found at a depth of 80 meters. On the left bank of the Sava River in New Belgrade, only Upper Miocene Pannonian marls and Pleistocene and Holocene alluvial deposits were drilled. Based on a comparative analysis of the borehole sections and structural characteristics of the rocks, it could be concluded that the Pre-Quaternary units cascade subsided along sub-parallel faults towards N-NW.

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Stratigraphic characteristics of quaternary deposits on the left bank of the Sava River near Belgrade

Geoloski anali Balkanskog poluostrva ◽

10.2298/gabp1879021k ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 79 (1) ◽

pp. 21-30

Author(s):

Slobodan Knezevic ◽

Drazenko Nenadic ◽

Barbara Radulovic ◽

Katarina Bogicevic ◽

Jelena Zaric

Keyword(s):

Left Bank ◽

Quaternary Deposits ◽

Alluvial Deposits ◽

Fluvial Deposits ◽

Sava River ◽

The Sava River

Quaternary deposits on the banks of the Sava River in the Belgrade area have a significant thickness and they are represented by genetically different formations. The data about these sediments were obtained by exploration of two relatively shallow boreholes, RB 47/P-1 and RB 53/P-1, located on the left bank of the Sava River. Two genetic entities are distinguished: the lacustrine-palustrine deposits of Plio-Pleistocene age and alluvial deposits of Pleistocene and Holocene age. Deposits of the Plio-Pleistocene are clearly different, both lithologically and palaeontologically, from the overlying alluvial deposits. Lithologically similar fluvial deposits of the Pleistocene and Holocene age were distinguished according to their palaeontological characteristics, particulary by the presence of bivalve genera Corbicula and Dreissena.

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GEOTECHNICAL CONDITIONS FOR CREATION OF THE VERTICAL SHAFT FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF OIL PIPELINE FROM TERMINAL BROD TO CROATIAN BORDER ON SAVA RIVER

Archives for Technical Sciences ◽

10.7251/afts.2015.0713.009d ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (13) ◽

Author(s):

Nedjo Djurić ◽

Petar Mitrović

Keyword(s):

Reinforced Concrete ◽

Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽

Geological Structure ◽

Vertical Shaft ◽

Border Line ◽

Oil Pipeline ◽

Supporting Structure ◽

Sava River ◽

The Sava River

Reconstruction of share in an existing corridor of Terminal Brod to the Croatian border on the SavaRiver is part of the corridor, which continues to go across the river to Slavonski Brod. The existingcorridor will be replaced on a part of Sava River, where is planned a production of a tunnel with twovertical shafts on the banks of the river. Research in the field of the shafts and tunnels are divided intwo parts considering the border line between the countries Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Onthe right bank of the Sava River researches were conducted in the development of the vertical shaft.The complexity of the geological structure and the proximity of of the Sava River require thedevelopment of the vertical shaft from the supporting structure of reinforced concrete (RC) midriffs.Also, the flow of water into the shaft is largely expected from its bottom, which requires manufacturing

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Prince Henri d'Orleans (1867–1901): geographical and botanical exploration between inner Asia and southwest China

Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History ◽

10.3366/jsbnh.1978.8.4.399 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 399-399

Author(s):

WILLIAM GARDENER

Keyword(s):

Southwest China ◽

Western China ◽

Left Bank ◽

Inner Asia ◽

Botanical Exploration ◽

Western Yunnan ◽

Westerly Direction ◽

Chinese Province ◽

The Right ◽

North Western

Prince Henri d'Orleans, precluded by French law from serving his country in the profession of arms, had his attention turned early towards exploration. In 1889, accompanied by the experienced traveller Gabriel Bonvalet, he set out from Paris to reach Indo-China overland by way of Central Asia, Tibet and western and south western China. The journey made contributions in the problems of the whereabouts of Lap Nor and the configuration of the then unexplored northern plateau of Tibet; and in botany it produced some species new to science. The party reached Indo-China in 1890. In 1895, having organised an expedition better equipped for topographical survey and for investigations in the fields of natural history and ethnography, Prince Henri set out from Hanoi with the intention of exploring the Mekong through the Chinese province of Yunnan. After proceeding up the left bank of the Salween for a brief part of its course and then alternating between the right and left banks of the Mekong as far up as Tzeku, the party found it advisable to enter Tibet in a north westerly direction through the province of Chamdo and instead crossed the south eastern extremity of the country, the Zayul, by a difficult track which led them to the country of the Hkamti Shans in present day Upper Burma, and thence to India completing a journey of 2000 miles, "1500 of which had been previously untrodden" (Prince Henri). West of the Mekong, the journey established that the Salween, which some geographers had claimed took its rise in or near north western Yunnan, in fact rose well north in Tibet, and that, contrary to previous opinions, the principal headwater of the Irrawaddy rose no further north than latitude 28°30'. Botanical collections were confined to Yunnan, where the tracks permitted mule transport, and they produced a number of species new to science and extended the range of distribution of species already known.

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The Calculation of Turbulent Diffusion Coefficients in Aquatic Ecosystems

Revista de Chimie ◽

10.37358/rc.19.11.7669 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 70 (11) ◽

pp. 3903-3907

Author(s):

Galina Marusic ◽

Valeriu Panaitescu

Keyword(s):

Transport Equation ◽

Turbulent Diffusion ◽

Diffusion Coefficients ◽

Aquatic Ecosystems ◽

Specific Area ◽

Left Bank ◽

The Right ◽

Prut River

The paper deals with the issues related to the pollution of aquatic ecosystems. The influence of turbulence on the transport and dispersion of pollutants in the mentioned systems, as well as the calculation of the turbulent diffusion coefficients are studied. A case study on the determination of turbulent diffusion coefficients for some sectors of the Prut River is presented. A new method is proposed for the determination of the turbulent diffusion coefficients in the pollutant transport equation for specific sectors of a river, according to the associated number of P�clet, calculated for each specific area: the left bank, the right bank and the middle of the river.

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Determination of Cd, Pb and As in sediments of the Sava river by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry

Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society ◽

10.2298/jsc1001113m ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 75 (1) ◽

pp. 113-128 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Simona Murko ◽

Radmila Milacic ◽

Marjan Veber ◽

Janez Scancar

Keyword(s):

Nitric Acid ◽

Analytical Procedure ◽

Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry ◽

Absorption Spectrometry ◽

Magnesium Nitrate ◽

Matrix Modifier ◽

Reliable Determination ◽

Sava River ◽

The Sava River

The applicability of nitric acid, palladium nitrate and a mixture of palladium and magnesium nitrate as matrix modifiers was estimated for the accurate and reproducible determination of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and arsenic (As) in sediments of the Sava River by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry, ETAAS. Decomposition of the samples was done in a closed vessel microwave-assisted digestion system using nitric, hydrochloric and hydrofluoric acids, followed by the addition of boric acid to convert the fluorides into soluble complexes. The parameters for the determination of Cd, Pb and As in sediments were optimized for each individual element and for each matrix modifier. In addition, two sediment reference materials were also analyzed. In determination of Cd and Pb, nitric acid was found to be the most appropriate matrix modifier. The accurate and reliable determination of Cd and Pb in sediments was possible also in the presence of boric acid. The use of a mixture of palladium and magnesium nitrate efficiently compensated for matrix effects and enabled the accurate and reliable determination of As in the sediments. Quantification of Cd and As was performed by calibration using acid matched standard solutions, while the standard addition method was applied for the quantification of Pb. The repeatability of the analytical procedure for the determination of Cd, Pb and As in sediments was ?5 % for Cd, ?4 % for Pb and ?2 % for As. The LOD values of the analytical procedure were found to be 0.05 mg/kg for Cd and 0.25 mg/kg for Pb and As, while the LOQ values were 0.16 mg/kg for Cd and 0.83 mg/kg for Pb and As. Finally, Cd, Pb and As were successfully determined in sediments of the Sava River in Slovenia.

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A successful case of biological invasion: the fish Cichla piquiti, an Amazonian species introduced into the Pantanal, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/s1519-69842008000400014 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 68 (4) ◽

pp. 799-805 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

EK. Resende ◽

DKS. Marques ◽

LKSG. Ferreira

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Reproductive Period ◽

Distribution Area ◽

Left Bank ◽

Amazonian Fish ◽

Paraguay River ◽

Turbid Waters ◽

Successful Case ◽

The Right ◽

Flooded Areas

The "tucunaré", Cichla piquiti, an exotic Amazonian fish has become established along the left bank of the Paraguay River in the Pantanal. It was introduced by escaping from culture ponds in the Upper Piquiri River and spread downstream, along the lateral flooded areas of that river, continuing through the clear waters of the left bank of the Paraguay River and reaching south as far as the Paraguai Mirim and Negrinho rivers. Adult spawners have been found in the region, meaning that it is a self-sustained population. Reproduction occurs in the period of low waters. They were found feeding on fishes of lentic environments belonging to the families Characidae, Cichlidae and Loricariidae. Until the end of 2004, its distribution was restricted to the left bank of the Paraguay River, but in March 2005, some specimens were found on the right bank, raising a question for the future: what will be the distribution area of the tucunaré in the Pantanal? Information about its dispersion is increasing: it is known to be in the Tuiuiú Lake, Pantanal National Park and in the Bolivian Pantanal, all of them on the right bank of the Paraguay River. The hypothesis that the "tucunaré" could not cross turbid waters, such as in the Paraguay River, was refuted by these recent findings. Possibly, the tucunaré's capacity to lay more than one batch of eggs in a reproductive period, as well as its care of eggs and young, lead them to establish themselves successfully in new environments, as has been observed in the Pantanal and other localities.

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