建模公路影响和从2021年圣文森特火山爆发的火山灰中恢复
Karl Kim1, Eric Yamashita2, Bruce Houghton3
1Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0528-8747.
Journal of emergency management (Weston, Mass.)
|July 17, 2024
概括
2021年苏弗里埃尔火山喷发在圣文森特造成了2750万美元的运输损失. 这项研究建议将火山灰作为可持续建筑材料重复使用,以帮助长期恢复.
科学领域:
- 地质与环境科学 地质与环境科学
- 灾害管理和基础设施弹性
背景情况:
- 2021年4月La Soufrière火山爆发在圣文森特岛造成了广泛的灰,严重影响了基础设施.
- 交通基础设施遭受的损害最为严重,损失估计为2750万美元.
研究的目的:
- 量化火山灰落在道路,建筑物和农田上的数量.
- 提出废弃物管理和可持续的火山灰再利用战略,以实现长期回收.
主要方法:
- 利用美国地质调查局Ash3d模型估计灰的厚度和体积.
- 评估了基础设施损坏,并确定了偏远岛屿恢复的挑战.
主要成果:
- 估计的灰降落量:公路上的940万英尺,建筑上的480万英尺,农业区的147万英尺.
- 据估计,岛上总的灰降落量为13亿英尺.
- 确定了包括偏远位置和有限资源在内的重大挑战.
结论:
- 建议采取分阶段的方法来清理灰,处理碎片和储存.
- 提出了适应性重复使用火山灰作为铺路和建筑材料的聚合物.
- 强调探索灰转化新技术的重要性,以支持重建和弹性.
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