Methods to study mechanism of avalanche on reservoir bank: A review
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Abstract:
Reservoir-bank avalanche is a common hydrogeological problem whether in China or other countries, and analysis of the mechanism of collapse on reservoir bank is an important issue in the field of disaster prevention and mitigation. In virtue of many advantages, e.g., high efficiency and automation, in-site monitoring has become a powerful tool in evaluating reservoir-bank collapse. Nevertheless, in-site monitoring is also subject to some external factors related to remote sensing technology, such as weather conditions, environment, and other factors. Field investigation has the characteristics of flexibility and maneuverability. However, a field investigation is a sampling method based on the observation in the representative area, and the hazard information can not be comprehensively obtained via field investigation in the study area. Common merit for the in-site monitoring and field investigation is that data observed with the methods mentioned above may be used to calibrate the results of the model experiment and numerical simulation, but in-site monitoring or field investigation are not applicable to track the process of a bank collapse. Different from the monitoring or investigating method, an experiment of reservoir-bank collapse under closely monitored or controlled experimental conditions focuses on the regularities of bank collapse from a micro perspective. The model experiment may be conducted in a laboratory far away from the study area, and the experimental scenario may be freely designed if needed. Yet the researchers should consider the similarity of the cumulative effect while designing the downscaled model experiment for reservoir bank failure. Maybe it is easy to simulate and observe the complicated topographical conditions of bank collapse in the field experiment because no change exists in the scale of the underlying surface and properties of erosion material. Usually making accurate observations and simulations is relatively difficult in the field. Numerical simulations have been widely used to analyze and predict the reservoir-bank avalanche from a macro perspective all over the world, whereas the result of the numerical simulation has to be verified with that obtained from monitoring, investigation, or experiment. In summary, each research method presents its own characteristic set of advantages and limitations. Scientists may use an appropriate analysis route according to the objectives and contents of a specific project.Shortly, improved methods for studying the mechanism of avalanches on reservoir banks may be presented through the following aspects: (1) To consider the coupling effects of multiple impact factors in the process of reservoir-bank avalanches. Rainfall, wave, and fluctuation of reservoir water level are the main external factors causing the deformation of landslides. However, how the reservoir-bank avalanche goes coupled with multiple factors is still at the exploratory stage. Hence, to make a further study of the above contents is surely necessary. (2) To study the mechanism of avalanches on reservoir banks with multi-methods. Usually, a single research method may be particularly vulnerable to weather, environment, and other factors, and some methods can not be used to obtain detailed disaster information required by on-site command quickly and comprehensively. In addition, limitations exist in considering all the stress conditions and multi-dimensional stress states of the reservoir slopes. Hence, future research may be focused on combining the strengths and weaknesses of different kinds of research methods to study the formation mechanism and protection measures of reservoir-bank avalanche.
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