PREVENTION METHOD FOR FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS CAUSED BY GLACIAL LAKE OUTBURSTS
20230002991 · 2023-01-05
Assignee
Inventors
- Jiangang CHEN (Chengdu, Sichuan, CN)
- Xiaoqing CHEN (Chengdu, Sichuan, CN)
- Peng CUI (Chengdu, Sichuan, CN)
- Yong YOU (Chengdu, Sichuan, CN)
- Huayong CHEN (Chengdu, Sichuan, CN)
- Shuai LI (Chengdu, Sichuan, CN)
- Jinbo TANG (Chengdu, Sichuan, CN)
- Wanyu ZHAO (Chengdu, Sichuan, CN)
- Lu ZNEG (Chengdu, Sichuan, CN)
- Xian WANG (Chengdu, Sichuan, CN)
Cpc classification
Y02A10/40
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
E02B3/00
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
Y02A10/30
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
International classification
E02B1/00
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
E02B3/00
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
Abstract
The method for preventing and controlling glacial lake outbreak flood and related debris flows by the present invention is mainly controlling the scale of the floods by separating water and rocks and dispersing its energy step by step. The cascading amplification effects of floods can be reduced by controlling the initiation of source material with energy dissipation by using ground sills, groups of piles, and placed large stones and prefabricated artificial structures. The diversion dam built in the downstream area discharge floods in different layers, which can quickly guide water to the main river. The preconstructed engineering system can be used in a timely manner to prevent and control floods and debris flows induced by a sudden outburst of glacial lakes in areas with important facilities and inhabitants enduring the risk of natural hazards. Prevention and control systems can separate floods and debris flows and dissipate their energy. The groups of ground sills and check dams gradually dissipate the energy of floods, prevent high-energy boulders, and control the initiation of source materials in the channel and bank. Moreover, the systems can also separate the water and rocks in dilute debris flows or debris flows with high bulk densities but low viscosities. The diversion dams also enhance the separation function and keep the flood and debris flow discharge in the lower and upper channel to the main river.
Claims
1. A method for mitigating floods and debris flows induced by glacial lake outbursts, comprising: step 1: determining the planning and design standards for prevention and control engineering systems based on the sediment transport capacity of the main river and the protection level of major objects and facilities, such as villages and towns along the main river; dividing the channel downstream of the moraine dam into the upstream area, the middle stream area, and the downstream area through field investigation; determining D.sub.90 according to the diameter of the boulders in the upstream area and the sediment sizes in the middle stream area; determining the distribution of the sediment source and the thickness of the sediment source; determining the length, width, and slope of the drainage projects according to the environmental conditions around the railway and highway bridge; and determining the flood peak discharges under different failure conditions (Q.sub.Total); step 2: building pile-group dams in the upstream area; placing large stones in layers in the reservoir area; if the number of large stones in the channel is not enough, placing prefabricated artificial structures; wherein the spacing between piles in each row of pile groups is b, and the spacing between rows is B; the diameter D of the placed boulders or artificial structures meets D>b, and 1-2 rows of pile groups with interval (50-100) D are set to stabilize the boulders; at the same time, the pile group and the placed boulders form cascade drops to dissipate the energy of the floods and debris flows; step 3: building groups of ground sills and subsequent check dams in the midstream area to prevent rapid erosion induced by breaking floods and to control the source of the channel and bank to form debris flows; step 4: in the downstream area, building a diversion dam to allocate the discharge of floods and debris flow to the main river through the drainage channels located below and above the tops of railway and highway bridges; wherein the discharge of the diversion dam satisfies the relationship Q.sub.div,Total=Q.sub.Up+Q.sub.Down, and wherein the height between the bottom surface of the upper drainage channel and the top surface of the railway or highway bridge satisfies the following relationship: H.sub.d=ηH.sub.v, η is the safety factor, which is generally taken as η=1.5-3.0; H.sub.v is the maximum height of passing vehicles; wherein the elevation of overflow weir of the dam is determined according to the distance from the diversion dam to the bridge and the design slope of the upper drainage channel (J.sub.Up); wherein determining the flood discharges passing through the discharge hole and the overflow weir is implemented as follows: (1) the maximum flow discharge (Q.sub.dra,Down) of the lower drainage channel is calculated according to the width B.sub.Down and the water depth h.sub.Down of the lower drainage channel that is allowed to pass through the highway and railway bridges, wherein the calculation formula is:
2. The prevention method for floods and debris flows caused by glacial lake outbursts according to claim 1, wherein the pile-group dam and the boulders or artificial structures are stacked upstream to form cascade drops (height: (2-4) D, length: (50-100) D) to dissipate the energy of the floods and debris flows.
3. The prevention method for floods and debris flows caused by glacial lake outbursts according to claim 1, wherein the burial depth of a single pile is larger than (10-20) D, and the height above the ground is larger than (5-10) D; the stacking height of the boulders or the artificial structures is 0.5-0.8 times the height of the pile group above the ground, and the space among the boulders is (0.25-0.5) D to allow flood to pass through.
4. The prevention method for floods and debris flows caused by glacial lake outbursts according to claim 1, wherein the top width and the height above the ground of the energy-dissipating ground sills are d and (2-5) d, respectively; wherein the burial depth of the energy-dissipating ground sills is 1.0-2.0 times the height above the ground; wherein the bottom of the energy-dissipating ground sills is built with a pile foundation; wherein the width of the pile foundation is (3-5) d, and the depth of the pile foundation is 1.5-3 times the spacing between the pile foundations.
5. The prevention method for floods and debris flows caused by glacial lake outbursts according to claim 1, wherein the check dam is a large opening check dam that plays a role in blocking coarse grains and drainage fines; wherein the width of the discharge hole is 1.2-2.0 times the diameter D.sub.go of the rock distributed in the upstream channel; wherein the height of the discharge hole is 1-2 times the width of the discharge hole.
6. The prevention method for floods and debris flows caused by glacial lake outbursts according to claim 1, wherein the safety factor k is determined to be (1.2-3.0) according to the outburst risk of glacial lakes and the importance of protecting objects; the coefficients of the width of flowing section β are 1.5-3.0.
7. The prevention method for floods and debris flows caused by glacial lake outbursts according to claim 1, wherein the geometry of the upper and lower drainage channels is designed as rectangular, compound, and asymmetric shapes; wherein the flow discharge are checked according to the different geometries of the channels.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0025] FIG. shows a schematic diagram of the present invention.
[0026] The reference signs in the figure are as follows: 1: Glacier; 2: Glacier lake; 3: Moraine darn; 4: Flood-breaking debris flow; 5: Boulders; 6: Pile-group dams; 7: Energy-dissipating submerged sills; 8: Check darn; 9: Diversion darn or flow control check darn; 10: Upper drainage channel; 11: Lower drainage channel; 12: Bridge; 13: Downstream main river.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENT
[0027] The embodiments of the invention are described in detail below, but the invention can be implemented in many different ways defined and covered by the claims.
[0028] The method for preventing and controlling glacial lake outbreak floods and its related debris flows in the present invention is mainly controlling the floods scale by separating water and stones and dispersing its energy. The cascading amplification effects of floods can be reduced by controlling the initiation of source material with step by step energy dissipation. The diversion dam built in the downstream can allocate the discharge of the flood and debris flow into the lower and upper drainage channels, which can quickly discharge flood to the main river.
[0029] Compared with prior techniques, the preconstructed engineering system can be used in a timely manner to prevent and control floods and debris flows induced by a sudden outburst of glacial lakes in areas with important facilities and inhabitants under the risk of natural hazards. The ground sills and check dams gradually dissipate the energy of the floods, prevent high-energy boulders, and control the initiation of source materials in the channel and bank. Moreover, the hazard mitigation systems can also separate the flood and stones in dilute debris flows or debris flows with high density but low viscosity. Further, the diversion dam can allocate the discharge of the flood and debris flow into the lower and upper drainage channels, and the drainage channels smoothly discharge the flood and debris flow to the main river. The entire system constructed along the gully can minimize the threats and hazards to railways, highways, bridges, and tunnels in downstream areas.
[0030] The general idea of the present invention is to control the scale of outbreaking flood and debris flows by dispersing flow and dissipating energy, as well as to reduce the cascading amplification effects of floods by controlling the initiation of source material with step-by-step energy dissipation, and allocate the discharge reasonably to the drainage channels, this is helpful to protect infrastructures and inhabitants.
Case 1
[0031] A basin on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a branched gully to the left of the upper reaches of Palong Tsangpo. Its drainage area is 118 km.sup.2 and it contains a glacial lake located at an altitude of 3800 m. The length of the channel in the downstream of the glacial lake is 10 km, and the average slope is approximately 5%. Ascertained by field investigation, the storage capacity of the glacial lake is approximately 300×10.sup.4 m.sup.3 when the glacial lake is full of water. The glacial lake broke in 1988, and the maximum peak discharge reached 1150 m.sup.3/s. To minimize the threats and hazards to railways, highways, water conservancy facilities, residential areas, and farmland in the lower reaches of the glacial lake, the method for preventing glacial lake outburst flood and debris flows via the present invention is adopted, and the detailed implementations are as follows:
[0032] Step 1: According to the field survey and the actual topographical conditions, 0-2 km downstream of the moraine dam is defined as the upstream area, 2-7 km is defined as the midstream area, and 7-10 km is defined as the downstream area. The average channel width in the upstream region is 15 m. The D.sub.90 of the source materials in the midstream area is 0.4 m, which is determined through sampling and sieve tests. According to remote sensing images, the designed slope of the drainage channel in the downstream area is approximately 5-15°. According to the depth and area of the glacial lake and the importance of protecting downstream objects, the maximum peak discharge at the location of the moraine dam breakage is determined as Q.sub.Total=1300 m.sup.3/s , and the maximum peak discharge of the flood-breaking debris flow at the location of the diversion dam in the downstream area is Q.sub.div,Total=1050 m.sup.3/s. The net height under the bridge of the downstream highway bridge is 10.7 m, and the bridge passes over three channels. The peak discharge that the bridge can pass over is 550 m.sup.3/s under normal operation.
[0033] Step 2: The pile-group dams are arranged as triangle shapes in the upstream area. The spacing between piles in each row of pile groups is b=1.0 m, and the spacing between rows is 2 m. Large boulders with diameters of D=2-3 m are artificially placed in the reservoir area. The stability of the boulders is maintained by installing one pile group every 100 m. A 300 m multistep energy-dissipating section is built with mixtures of auxiliary piles and boulders. The multistep energy-dissipating section results in a hydraulic jump with a height of 11 m. The depth of the pile buried in the soil is 30 m, and the height above the ground is 15 m. The stacking height of the large boulders is 10 m, and the spacing between the large boulders is set to 1 m to ensure the passage of water.
[0034] Step 3: A total of 10 ground sills (top width d=1 m, 1.5 m above the ground, and 2 m beneath the ground) are built in the middle reaches. To ensure the safety of the sills, a pile foundation (depth: 5 m) with a space of approximately 3 m is set. An open-type check dam is constructed downstream of the sills. According to the topographical conditions, the dam height, bottom width, and top width are proposed to be 5 m, 10 m, and 18 m, respectively. Two rows of discharge holes (5 in each row with a space of 1.2 m) are designed, and the spacing between the rows is 2 m. Combining the particle size (D.sub.90) obtained from the survey in step 1, the designed discharge hole has a width of 0.8 m and a height of 1.2 m.
[0035] Step 4: A large diversion dam is built in the downstream area to separate the flood and debris flows into the two channels. The flow discharges are discharged to the main river through the drainage channel located at the lower part of the railway bridge. The flow distribution of the diversion dam must satisfy Q.sub.div,Total=Q.sub.Up+Q.sub.Down. According to the field survey results in step 1 and the scope of the debris retention basin, a flood discharge of 650 m.sup.3/s to Q.sub.Up and a flood discharge of 400 m.sup.3/s to Q.sub.Down under the condition of Q.sub.div,total=1050 m.sup.3/s are planned for allocation. According to the channel morphology, the design of the diversion dam is proposed to have a lower width of 13 m, an upper width of 25 m, and a height of 6.5 m. Therefore, the upstream width of the back-silting section is also 13 m. According to this classification standard, the diversion dam is designed as follows:
[0036] (1) The depth and velocity of the flood and debris flow in front of the diversion dam are calculated according to the maximum discharge Q.sub.div,total in front of the diversion dam. Namely, the flow depth is obtained (h.sub.front=5.5 m) by inversing the formula
where n=0.04 and J=0.08. Then, the flow velocity is calculated as
[0037] (2) The maximum discharge Q.sub.dra,Down of the lower drainage channel is calculated using the following formula:
where n is the roughness coefficient, B.sub.Down is the width of the drainage channel, and h.sub.Down is the maximum flood depth that usually equals the depth of the drainage channel. According to the survey data in step 1 and the parameters of the proposed drainage channel (n=0.025, B.sub.Down=17 m, h.sub.Down=3 m, and J=0.12), the maximum flow discharge is calculated as Q.sub.dra,Down=1201 m.sup.3/s. Under the condition of the safety factor k=1.2, the proposed scheme satisfies Q.sub.dra,Down>1.2Q.sub.Down, which means that the designed lower drainage channel is reasonable.
[0038] (3) The debris flows discharged from the bottom drainage hole of the diversion dam are mainly under restrictions to the discharge ability of lower drainage channel. To ensure that the debris flow in the bottom discharge hole is in the state of free orifice flow, the condition of h.sub.hole/h.sub.front<0.65 should be satisfied. The height of the discharge hole should be set to 3.5 m based on the results in (1).
[0039] (4) According to the survey data in step 1 and Manning's formula, the velocity in front of the diversion dam is 14.7 m/s when a peak discharge Q.sub.div,total=1050 m.sup.3/s appears at the diversion dam. The total water head in front of the discharge hole is
Then, the discharge coefficient is calculated,
where ε is the vertical shrinkage coefficient that equals 0.67 and φ is the velocity coefficient that equals 1.0. Furthermore, the area of the discharge hole in the diversion dam is calculated,
Since the height of the discharge hole is 3.5 m, the width of the discharge hole, b.sub.hole=11 m. It is known that the width of the lower drainage channel is B.sub.Down=17 m from (1), and the coefficient of the cross-sectional width of the flow is taken to be β=1.5. This means that the designed parameter satisfies B.sub.Down>βb.sub.hole. Therefore, the design of the position and the geometric parameters of the drain hole is reasonable.
[0040] (5) The maximum flow discharge Q.sub.dra,Up of the upper drainage channel is calculated using the following formula:
where n is the roughness coefficient, B.sub.Up is the width of the drainage channel, and h.sub.Up is the maximum water depth that usually equals the depth of the drainage channel. According to the survey data in step 1 and the parameters of the proposed drainage channel (n=0.025, B.sub.Up=12 m, h.sub.Up=4 m, and J=0.11), the maximum flow discharge is calculated as Q.sub.dra,Up=1141 m.sup.3/s. Under the condition of the safety factor k=1.2, the proposed scheme satisfies Q.sub.dra,Up>1.2Q.sub.Up, which means that the designed upper drainage channel is reasonable.
[0041] (6) The debris flow discharged from the overflow weir of the diversion dam are mainly guided to the upper drainage channel. The depth of the proposed overtopping weir is 2.5 m. Then, the total water head at the overtopping weir is H.sub.weir=17.8 m.
[0042] The width of the overflow weir is calculated,
where the discharge coefficient m=0.48. The coefficient of the cross-sectional width of the flow is taken to be β=1.5. This means that the designed parameter satisfies B.sub.Up>βb.sub.weir according to the width of the upper drainage channel B.sub.Up=12 m. Therefore, the design of the position and the geometric parameters of the overtopping weir is reasonable.
Case 2
[0043] A basin on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is located in Gongbujiangda County. Its drainage area is 150 km.sup.2, and it contains a glacial lake located at an altitude of 5000 m. The length of the channel in the lower reaches of the glacial lake is 20 km, and the average slope is approximately 5%. Through field investigation, the storage capacity of the glacial lake is approximately 600×10.sup.4 m.sup.3 when the glacial lake is full of water. The glacial lake broke in 1964, and the maximum peak discharge reached 2800 m.sup.3/s. To minimize the threats and hazards to railways, highways, water conservancy facilities, residential areas, and farmland in the lower reaches of the glacial lake, the method for preventing glacial lake outburst debris flows via the present invention is adopted, and the detailed implementations are as follows:
[0044] Step 1: According to the field survey and the actual topographical conditions, 0-3 km downstream of the moraine dam is defined as the upstream area, 3-15 km is defined as the midstream area, and 15-20 km is defined as the downstream area. The average channel width in the upstream region is 12 m. The D.sub.90 of the source materials in the midstream area is 0.5 m, which is determined through the sample and sieve tests. According to remote sensing images, the design slope of the drainage channel in the downstream area is approximately 5-15°. According to the depth and area of the glacial lake and the importance of protecting downstream objects, the maximum peak discharge at the location of the moraine dam breakage is determined as Q.sub.Total=3500 m.sup.3/s , and the maximum peak discharge of the floods and debris flow at the location of the diversion dam in the downstream area is Q.sub.div,Total=2800 m.sup.3/s. The net height under the bridge of the downstream highway bridge is 19.7 m, and the e peak discharge that can pass over is 1500 m.sup.3/s under normal operation.
[0045] Step 2: The pile-group dams have a triangular arrangement in the upstream area. The spacing between piles in each row of pile groups is b=0.75 m. Large boulders with diameters of D=1.5-3 m are artificially placed in the reservoir area. The stability of the boulders is maintained by installing one pile group every 100 m. A 300 m multistep energy-dissipating section is built with mixtures of auxiliary piles and boulders. The multistep energy-dissipating section results in a hydraulic jump with a height of 12 m. The depth of the pile buried in the soil is 30 m, and the height above the ground is 20 m. The stacking height of the large boulders is 15 m, and the spacing between the large boulders is set to 0.75 m to ensure the passage of water.
[0046] Step 3: A total of 10 ground sills (top width d=1 m, 1.5 m above the ground, and 2 m beneath the ground) are built in the middle reaches. To ensure the safety of the sills, a pile foundation (depth: 5 m) with a space of approximately 3 m is set. An open-type check dam is constructed downstream of the sills. According to the topographical conditions, the dam height, bottom width, and top width are proposed to be 5 m, 12 m, and 15 m, respectively. Two rows of discharge holes (4 in each row with spacing of 1 m) are designed, and the spacing between the rows is 2 m. Combining the particle size (D.sub.90) obtained from the survey in step 1, the designed discharge hole has a width of 1 m and a height of 1.5 m.
[0047] Step 4: A large diversion dam is built in the downstream area to separate the discharge of flood and debris flows. The flood and debris flows were discharged to the main river through the drainage channel located at the lower part of the railway bridge. The flow distribution of the diversion dam must satisfy Q.sub.div,Total=Q.sub.Up+Q.sub.Down. According to the field survey results in step 1 and the scope of the debris retention basin, a flood discharge of 2000 m.sup.3/s to Q.sub.Up and a flood discharge of 800 m.sup.3/s to Q.sub.Down under the condition of Q.sub.div,total=2800 m.sup.3/s is planned for allocation. According to the channel morphology, the design of the diversion dam is planned to have a lower width of 25 m, an upper width of 35 m, and a height of 7.5 m. Therefore, the upstream width of the back-silting section is also regarded as 25 m. According to this classification standard, the diversion dam is designed as follows:
[0048] (1) The depth and velocity of the debris flow in front of the diversion dam are calculated according to the maximum discharge Q.sub.div,total in front of the diversion dam. Namely, the flow depth is obtained (h.sub.front=6.5 m) by inversing the formula
where n=0.04 and J=0.07. Then, the flow velocity is calculated as
[0049] (2) The maximum flow discharge Q.sub.dra,Down of the lower drainage channel is calculated using the following formula:
where n is the roughness coefficient, B.sub.Down is the width of the drainage channel, and h.sub.Down is the maximum water depth that usually equals the depth of the drainage channel. According to the survey data in step 1 and the parameters of the proposed drainage channel (n=0.028, B.sub.Down=31 m, h.sub.Down=2.5 m, and J=0.11), the maximum flow discharge is calculated Q.sub.dra,Down=1530 m.sup.3/s. Under the condition of the safety factor k=1.5, the proposed scheme satisfies Q.sub.dra,Down>1.5Q.sub.Down, which means that the designed lower drainage channel is reasonable.
[0050] (3) The debris flows discharged from the bottom drainage hole of the diversion dam are mainly guided to the lower drainage channel. To ensure that the debris flow in the bottom discharge hole is in the state of free orifice flow, the condition of h.sub.hole/h.sub.front<0.65 should be satisfied. The height of the discharge hole should be set to 4 m.
[0051] (4) According to the survey data in step 1 and Manning's formula, the flow velocity in front of the diversion dam is 17.3 m/s when a peak discharge Q.sub.div,total=2800 m.sup.3/s appears at the diversion dam. The total water head in front of the discharge hole is
Then, the discharge coefficient is calculated,
where ε is the vertical shrinkage coefficient that equals 0.67 and φ is the velocity coefficient that equals 1.0. Furthermore, the area of the discharge hole in the diversion dam is calculated as
Since the height of the discharge hole is 4 m, the width of the discharge hole, b.sub.hole=16.4 m. It is known that the width of the lower drainage channel is B.sub.Down=31 m from (1), and the coefficient of the cross-sectional width of the flow is taken to be β=1.5. This means that the designed parameter satisfies B.sub.Down>βb.sub.hole. Therefore, the design of the position and the geometric parameters of the drain hole are reasonable.
[0052] (5) The maximum flow discharge Q.sub.dra,Up of the upper drainage channel is calculated using the following formula:
where n is the roughness coefficient, B.sub.Up is the width of the drainage channel, and h.sub.Up is the maximum water depth that usually equals the depth of the drainage channel. According to the survey data in step 1 and the parameters of the proposed drainage channel (n=0.028, B.sub.Up=25 m, h.sub.Up=5 m, and J=0.12), the maximum flow discharge is calculated as Q.sub.dra,Up3613 m.sup.3/s. Under the condition of the safety factor k=1.5, the proposed scheme satisfies Q.sub.dra,Up>1.5Q.sub.Up, which means that the designed upper drainage channel is reasonable.
[0053] (6) The debris flows discharged from the overflow weir of the diversion dam are mainly guided to the upper drainage channel. The depth of the proposed overflow weir is 1.8 m. Then, the total water head at the overtopping weir is H.sub.weir=15.8 m. The width of the overtopping weir is calculated,
where the discharge coefficient m=0.48. Here, we adopt b.sub.weir=14.9 m. The coefficient of the cross-sectional width of the flow is taken to be β=1.5. This means that the designed parameter satisfies B.sub.Up>βb.sub.weir according to the width of the upper drainage channel B.sub.Up=25 m. Therefore, the design of the position and the geometric parameters of the overtopping weir are reasonable.
[0054] The risk of moraine dam outbursts and their potential threats downstream are becoming more intense as a result of climate change. Combined with the proposed methods of strengthening the moraine dam, this invention introduces a method of preventing and controlling outburst floods and debris flows from the perspective of the watershed. This method works effectively in regulating the cascading amplification of large-scale glacial lake outbreak floods and related debris flows, specifically, controlled the gully bed erosion and alleviate the blocking effects. Thus, roads, railways, and other major projects, as well as inhabitants and their properties in the downstream area, can be well protected. The present invention has significant practical significance and engineering applications in glacial lake outbursts related hazard mitigation.
[0055] The abovementioned cases are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not specifically limit the present invention. For technicians in this research field, the present invention can have various modifications and changes. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.