Improvement of the method of combined plans for the analysis of channel re-formations of a water body on the example of the oka river section

The article discusses the ways of improving the method of combined plans for a water body channel reformations analysis on the example of a section of the Oka River. The main disadvantages of the existing classical approach to the analysis of channel processes through the channel surveys separate isobaths’combination are highlighted. A new approach to combining digital models of the river bed relief obtained from the hydrographic surveys results is proposed. Two directions of surface comparison are shown for the subsequent analysis of channel processes. For a qualitative assessment of channel changes, it is proposed to construct a new surface of vertical deformations and visualize it in color gradation or using lines of equal vertical deformations. For a quantitative assessment of channel processes, the use of a cartogram of vertical channel deformations is considered, and the numerical parameters for assessing the stability of the river channel are introduced. For the considered section of the Oka river channel, the main indicators of channel processes were obtained and analyzed using the proposed updated method. Separately, the calculation of the most optimal grid size was performed when constructing a cartogram of vertical channel deformations.

Optimization and Development of the Model for Monitoring the Deformations on the Airport Runways

The demand for safety and to provide safety are increasing, parallel with the growth of the need for mobility, transport and logistics. A big part of the demands and recommendations to provide safety in air traffic is related to the safety at and in the surroundings of the runways. The research focused on exploring the airport infrastructure; mainly with the aim of detecting and monitoring the deformations (cracks, displacements, etc.) of the runways which are causally connected with unusual landings or taking offs, with trips from the runways and with loss of control over the aircraft during the landings, taking offs and while moving the runways or taxiways, etc., and researching their effect on providing safety and the efficiency of the airports’ function. The research was executed at the Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport in three phases; the first two were meant for geodetic measurements to determine vertical deformations and the third for supplementary measurements to determine static load capacity. The result of the research is an innovative model for the continuous monitoring of the deformations on the runways. The suggested model enables determination and display of the areas of the vertical deviations which are impossible to detect with a visual check-up, joining the supplementary methods and assessing the condition of the runway based on executed measurements.

On the dynamics of physical heights and their use for the determination of accurate orthometric/normal heights

<p>Physical heights, e.g. orthometric and normal heights, are, so far, practically considered as static heights in the majority of land areas over the world. They were traditionally determined without considering the dynamic processes of the Earth induced from temporal mass variations within the Earth’s system. The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) and GRACE Follow-On (GRACE-FO) satellite missions provided unique data that allow the estimation of temporal variations of geoid heights and vertical deformations of the Earth’s surface, and thereby the dynamics of physical heights. They revealed that for the large river basin of a strong hydrological signal (e.g. the Amazon river basin), peak to peak variations of orthometric/normal height changes reach 8 cm. The objective of this research is to discuss the need of considering the dynamics of physical heights for the determination of accurate orthometric/normal heights. An approach to determine the dynamics of physical heights using the release 6 (RL06) GRACE-based Global Geopotential Models (GGMs) as well as load Love numbers from the Preliminary Reference Earth Model (PREM) was proposed. Then, the dynamics of orthometric/normal heights was modelled and predicted using the seasonal decomposition (SD) method. The proposed approach was tested over the area of Poland. The main findings reveal that the dynamics of orthometric/normal heights over the area investigated reach the level of a couple of centimetres and can be modelled and predicted with a millimetre accuracy using the SD method. Accurate orthometric/normal heights can be obtained by combining modelled dynamics of orthometric/normal heights with static orthometric/normal heights referred to a specific reference epoch.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> dynamics of physical heights, GRACE, accurate orthometric/normal heights, temporal variations of geoid/quasigeoid heights, vertical deformations of the Earth’s surface</p>

RSE-based flooding prediction within territories of closed coal mines of Ukraine

The article highlights the aspects of RSE technologies adaptation during the forward hydrogeological predictions development and for the purposes of the surface flooding zones spreading estimation within coal-mines fields, being flooded. Previously developed numerical geofiltration model allows to return filtration settings of the massif of rocks, that was broken due to coal extraction, and to identify the influence features of the mine workings flooding regime on the general hydrodynamic settings around the flooded mines. As a result of geofiltration modeling the forecast cartographic scheme of groundwater table level position at the final stage of mine workings flooding was obtained. To take into account the influence of surface subsidence over the mine workings on flooding zones distribution, the values of maximum possible vertical surface displacements over the mine workings contours were calculated, based on geological and surveying data. The relief mathematical model was developed with given expected vertical deformations using the GIS-techniques and the original DEM of the territory.The result of the radar satellites images processing is a cartographic model that demonstrates the intensity of uplift movements of the earth surface. Areas of distribution of large-amplitude movements (10-20 mm/year) were determines. As a result, an updated scheme of the forecasted flooded zones was developed.

Technical and Structural Problems Related to the Interaction between a Deep Excavation and Adjacent Existing Buildings

Currently, new housing in city centers is more and more often developed on small plots of land, or existing buildings on such plots are rebuilt to such an extent that only their façade walls remain. In both cases, as a rule, a deep excavation is also made, either at the existing object or within its area. Serious damage often occurs because of the carried out work. It is not possible to accurately determine the response of a building to the deformation associated with the excavation due to the variability of many factors that influence it. As a result, the response of the building must be estimated on the basis of constant monitoring and approximate calculations. Depending on the size of the predicted ground displacements and the technical condition of buildings, it is often necessary to protect or strengthen their structural elements. In the paper, the authors analyzed various risk factors for the implementation of infill buildings and the revitalization of historic buildings using only their façade walls. In addition, examples of contemporary solutions for securing the walls of existing buildings, and the method of monitoring vertical deformations using the Hydrostatic Levelling Cell (HLC) system, are presented.

Device for automation of hydrostatic leveling of man-made structures with alternative power supply

The article discusses the issue of ensuring the reliability, durability, and safety of buildings and engineering, including hydraulic structures, by creating an automated hydrostatic leveling system with a device that uses fiber optics combined with an LED and a photodetector, installed on one hollow axis of rotation of the drum, like a sensor a ferromagnetic transducer was used for the displacement pulse, a comparative analysis of the existing means for measuring settlements and deformations of objects using laser and photoelectric means was carried out. A patented device has been developed that provides high accuracy, reliability, and the ability to create a monitoring system with remote information delivery with an autonomous energy source. The device can be used to install and assembly conveyor lines in determining the vertical deformations of dams, buildings, and structures during operation.

Research of the stress-strain state of a reinforced concrete beamless floor

In the article, the authors present the results of a study of a flat reinforced concrete beamless floor of an existing building. The experiment consisted of loading a slab in span with water tanks. There were 15 loading stages in total, on average 4 kN. During the experiment, data was obtained on the relative deformations of concrete and reinforcement in the span and on the support. Also, observations of the growth of vertical deformations and the growth of cracks in the span were introduced.

CALCULATION OF VERTICAL DEFORMATIONS OF THE FOUNDATIONS ON THE SOFT SOIL IMPROVED BY GEOTEXTILE ENCASED STONE COLUMNS

The article provides information on research in the field of improving weak clay bases by installing vertical soil piles in a shell of geosynthetic materials (geotextile encased stone columns). This method has proven to be effective for strengthening the foundations of large areal objects in certain soil conditions, but has not become widespread as a method for improving the foundations of building foundations, which, among other things, is due to the lack of simple engineering methods for calculating the improvement parameters. The article presents an engineering technique for determining the settlement of shallow foundations on a weak clay base which is improved by the geotextile encased stone columns. The technique is based on considering the elementary cell of the improved foundation for which the pressure distribution in the weak soil and the improvement element is determined by the iterative enumeration process. This distribution should ensure equality of the vertical deformations of the improvement element and the soft soil, which should be the same due to the stiffness of the foundation of the building or structure. The calculation of the deformations of a geotextile encased stone columns is carried out by solving the Lamé problem and the deformations of soft soil by standard methods presented in the regulatory literature. Comparison of the calculation results by the proposed method with the data of numerical modeling in an axisymmetric setting is presented. In the numerical modeling of the soil, the Mohr-Coulomb elastic-plastic model was used. Geosynthetic reinforcement was modeled using a special element that only accepts tensile stresses. The rigidity of the foundation of the base is taken to be infinitely large. The analysis of the presented simulation results showed good convergence of the calculations with the data of experimental studies and the data of numerical simulation using the finite element method.