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Effects of sand sedimentation and wind erosion around sand barrier: Numerical simulation and wind tunnel test studies
Based on numerical simulations, this study highlights the sedimentation and erosion problems around a sand barrier through the relationship between the shear stress of the surface around the sand barrier and t...
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Causes and controlling pattern of sand hazards at the Danghe Reservoir of Dunhuang in Northwest China
Sand hazards are serious at the Danghe Reservoir of Dunhuang, and efforts to control sand are ineffective because disaster-causing mechanisms are currently unclear. The source of sandy materials, dynamic envir...
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Analysis of the microclimate and CO2 flux characteristics in arid desert wetland ecosystem in summer: A case study in **hu desert wetland, Dunhuang, China
**hu desert wetland is an important and unusual environment in China or even in the world. However, until now, little research has been focused on the microclimate and CO2 flux characteristics in this area. This ...
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Open AccessThe sand-deposition impact of artificial gravel beds on the protection of the Mogao Grottoes
Gravel beds can prevent sand-dust emission and weaken sand-dust flux. We used wind-tunnel experiments and field observations on artificial gravel beds above the Mogao Grottoes to quantify their impact. In the ...
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Characteristics of wind-blown sand and dynamic environment in the section of Wudaoliang-Tuotuo River along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway
Based on the detailed wind data and in situ observation of wind-blown sand in the section of Wudaoliang-Tuotuo River along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the dynamic environment of sand flow, involving sand-laden ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Study On Unloading Rock Mass Constitutive Relationship
The model experiment is applied to the geology material models, plaster cast models and sand syrup models. With analysis and fitting of the results got from model experiments, an initiatory increment constitut...
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An experimental study of the mechanisms of freeze/thaw and wind erosion of ancient adobe buildings in northwest China
The arid and cold climatic conditions in northwest China are favorable for the preservation of ancient adobe buildings, but intense freeze–thaw and wind erosion have resulted in the collapse of many of these u...
