均匀和非均匀断层滑动失稳成核过程的实验研究

基于均匀和非均匀断层摩擦滑动中应变、断层位移的实验测量结果,分析了粘滑失稳的成核过程。研究表明,在加载点速度恒定的条件下,均匀断层上粘滑的成核过程具有微弱的滑动弱化特征,断层上较小尺度“弱段”的存在使得粘滑成核过程中滑动弱化现象更明显,而较大尺度“弱段”的存在则改变了粘滑的成核过程,表现出局部加速滑动——断层带上剪应力快速增加的特征,更符合速率-状态摩擦定律。断层闭锁期间,剪应力的增加引起断层附近的横向弹性膨胀,这种弹性膨胀在失稳时的回跳引起断层面上正应力的瞬时增加,从而成为使断层迅速闭锁、强度恢复的重要因素。     

断层同震滑动的实验模拟——岩石高速摩擦实验的意义、方法与研究进展

岩石摩擦实验是断层力学和震源物理实验研究中主要的手段之一.传统低速率的岩石摩擦实验与以之为基础建立的速率状态变量摩擦本构关系理论体系,对于认识断层摩擦滑动稳定性和地震成核等地震成因机制问题具有重要意义.近20年来,断层力学领域兴起了用于模拟断层同震动态滑动的岩石高速摩擦实验.这种新的实验模拟方法揭示出断层同震滑动存在明显的摩擦生热效应,断层的力学性状主要表现为显著的滑移弱化和速度弱化,断层带物质在断层高速滑移过程中经历了各种复杂的物理化学变化.这些研究成果对于认识和评估断层同震弱化机制、断层带强度、地震能量分配、断层破裂模式、断层愈合等问题均具有重要启示.本文对岩石高速摩擦实验的意义、方法与研究进展进行了总结,提出了目前的前沿性问题和值得开展的工作.     

岩石高速摩擦实验的进展

文中简述了地震动力学国家重点实验室近年来在岩石高速摩擦实验方面的进展。为了深化断层与地震力学研究,实验室建设了一套旋转剪切低速-高速摩擦实验装置,可开展滑动速率介于板块运动速率(cm/a量级)至地震滑动速率(m/s量级)的岩石摩擦实验,其中高速摩擦性能填补了实验室的技术空白。以此为依托,围绕汶川地震断层带力学性质研究,开展了一系列高速摩擦实验。结果表明,龙门山断裂带断层泥的高速摩擦性质具有一致性,其高速滑动下显著的滑动弱化必定在汶川地震中极大地促进了破裂的扩展;断层弱化的主导机制是与摩擦生热相关的过程,包括凹凸体急速加热弱化和热压作用;断层泥在经历高速滑动弱化之后摩擦系数可在5~10s内恢复0.4,断层强度的快速恢复是同震主破裂带余震减少的原因之一。基于对实验装置现状和现有成果的分析,展望了近期实验室岩石高速摩擦的发展方向。     

断层粘滑摩擦增温的理论分析及其对TL,ESR测龄的意义

采用断层位错模式,考虑了具有一定宽度的断层在其粘滑过程中,断层摩擦应力和滑动速度随粘滑过程的变化情况,由此计算了粘滑所产生的摩擦增温,并将结果与不考虑摩擦应力变化、不考虑滑动速度变化或忽略断层宽度时的情况作了比较。结果表明:断层滑动时,摩擦应力和滑动速度随时间的改变及断层的宽度将对断层摩擦增温产生较大影响。由于岩石中孔隙和孔隙流体的存在,摩擦应力在断层粘滑过程中有较大变化。取断层滑动速度为Brune 震源时间函数形式,考虑摩擦应力的变化及一定的断层宽度,计算得到的摩擦增温值较以往的计算结果偏小。这个结论对测定断层活动年代的热释光(TL)和电子自旋共振(ESR) 法具有一定的理论指导意义     

地震失稳的滑动弱化模型的有限元分析

本文采用有限元方法,对直立的、无限长的二维走滑断层上的地震不稳定性的滑动弱化模型进行分析,研究断层参数对失稳的影响,从理论上探索当断层强、弱区均有弱化现象时,断层破裂的前兆信息,进而分析摩擦应力弱化规律与地震预报的关系,讨论失稳前后位移场、应变场和应力场的演变过程。     

含有单-粗糙面的走滑断层的滑动弱化不稳定性h

本文研究了有限长度含有单一粗糙面的垂直走滑断层的滑动弱化不稳定性.我们假定断层强度在其深度方向是均匀的,而在走滑方向是不均匀的,即存在一个高强度段.并假定断层上的粗糙段及断层上的其它部分具有相同类型的本构律,只是峰值应力不同.断层周围的地壳材料用上、下表面应力自由的弹性平板来模拟.我们用有限元方法研究了理论位移场、应力场和应变场随远场位移的演变情况.此时,断层位移和摩擦应力并不是预先给定的,而是在求解过程中同时确定的.根据计算结果,我们比较了理论位移场及断层上摩擦应力分布在稳定和不稳定滑动情况时的差别.并与内部含有低强度段的走滑断层的场合做了比较.      

岩石摩擦-滑动中的声发射b值动态特征及其地震学意义

双剪试验的结果表明,岩石摩擦滑动过程中的AE b 值动态曲线可归纳为锯齿状和台柱状两类,分别对应于不规则粘滑和规则粘滑.滑动瞬间滑面上摩擦系数变化△μ的分布决定岩石的滑动方式,不均匀分布易发生不规则粘滑.均匀分布易引起规则粘滑;破裂和滑动是摩擦滑动过程中的两类AE 机制,两类AE 的能量分别与破裂面面积及△μ成正比.研究结果提示,平直光滑的地震断层可能显示出特征地震的发震特点.     

岩石摩擦与地震

切口岩石的摩擦滑动是脆性岩石力学实验研究领域的一个重要分支。多年来,岩石摩擦的研究仅仅引起岩石力学工作者的重视。自布雷斯(Brace)和贝尔利(Byerlee)提出发生在岩石摩擦中的粘滑现象可作为浅源构造地震一种可能的机制以后,地震学家对岩石摩擦的实验研究给予广泛的兴趣和注意。因为断层无论作为地震的结果,还是作为地震的成因都和断层两侧岩石的摩擦性质密切相关。     

岩石高速摩擦实验与地震物理过程

简述了最近20年来国内外岩石高速摩擦实验研究领域的进展和动态:岩石高速摩擦实验技术的发展实现了对高滑动速率、大位移的地震过程的实验模拟;其结果揭示了岩石和断层泥在地震滑动速率下的力学性状,深化了对断层滑动弱化机制、临界滑动距离、以及地震发生过程的认识和理解;实验在假玄武玻璃成因方面取得了重要进展,并提出了断层发生地震滑动可能留下的其它地质证据,可望为研究断层滑动性状与地震物理过程提供新的思路和信息.岩石高速摩擦实验今后的发展方向主要包括:发展具有加温系统和孔隙压系统的岩石高速摩擦实验装置,研究水热作用下岩石和断层泥的高速摩擦性状;室内实验和地震资料分析相结合研究断层滑动和地震机制;室内实验和野外地质调查相结合探索断层发生地震错动的地质证据等等.     

多通道动态应变观测系统在地震模拟实验中的应用

为了研究实验变形失稳过程中的应变场快速调整阶段和岩石结构破坏过程中的复杂变形场,将高速、高分辨率、多通道的应变观测技术引入构造物理实验,搭建了用以观测瞬态变形场的多通道动态应变观测系统,形成了16Bit分辨率、96通道、3.4kHz采样速度、1με分辨率且连续记录的应变观测系统。通过观测断层失稳过程高速滑动阶段和裂纹扩展过程的力学场时空变化,发现断层粘滑失稳过程的演化具有3个特征阶段:预滑动阶段、高频震荡阶段和低频调整止滑阶段。每个阶段的持续时间、应变速率、频率特性、振幅等都具有自身特点;三维断层扩展模型的实验结果显示,岩桥区断层贯通是一个快速过程,先多点局部扩展,后跳跃式连接。在断层贯通之后,样品整体崩垮之前,存在一个相对稳定的阶段,持续时间为几十ms。多通道动态应变观测系统填补了在地震模拟与岩石力学实验中应变观测频带的空缺,可以获得高密度、高精度的动态应变场,进一步研究瞬态应变场演化与应变波时空过程,为理解从缓慢递进变形到突发失稳释放过程提供了技术支持。     

SCIENCE CHINA Earth Sciences SUBJECT INDEX TO VOLUME 57(2014)

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Distribution of throughfall and stemflow in multi‐strata agroforestry,perennial monoculture,fallow and primary forest in central Amazonia,Brazil

The partitioning of rain water into throughfall, stemflow and interception loss when passing through plant canopies depends on properties of the respective plant species, such as leaf area and branch angles. In heterogeneous vegetation, such as tropical forest or polycultural systems, the presence of different plant species may consequently result in a mosaic of situations with respect to quantity and quality of water inputs into the soil. As these processes influence not only the water availability for the plants, but also water infiltration and nutrient leaching, the understanding of plant effects on the repartitioning of rain water may help in the optimization of land use systems and management practices. We measured throughfall and stemflow in a perennial polyculture (multi‐strata agroforestry), monocultures of peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) for fruit and for palmito, a monoculture of cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum), spontaneous fallow and primary forest during one year in central Amazonia, Brazil. The effect on rain water partitioning was measured separately for four useful tree species in the polyculture and for two tree species in the primary forest. Throughfall at two stem distances, and stemflow, differed significantly between tree species, resulting in pronounced spatial patterns of water input into the soil in the polyculture system. For two tree species, peach palm for fruit (Bactris gasipaes) and Brazil nut trees (Bertholletia excelsa), the water input into the soil near the stem was significantly higher than the open‐area rainfall. This could lead to increased nutrient leaching when fertilizer is applied close to the stem of these trees. In the primary forest, such spatial patterns could also be detected, with significantly higher water input near a palm (Oenocarpus bacaba) than near a dicotyledonous tree species (Eschweilera sp.). Interception losses were 6·4% in the polyculture, 13·9 and 12·3% in the peach palm monocultures for fruit and for palmito, respectively, 0·5% in the cupuaçu monoculture and 3·1% in the fallow. With more than 20% of the open‐area rainfall, the highest stemflow contributions to the water input into the soil were measured in the palm monocultures and in the fallow. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A Monte Carlo study of rainfall forecasting with a stochastic model

A procedure for short-term rainfall forecasting in real-time is developed and a study of the role of sampling on forecast ability is conducted. Ground level rainfall fields are forecasted using a stochastic space-time rainfall model in state-space form. Updating of the rainfall field in real-time is accomplished using a distributed parameter Kalman filter to optimally combine measurement information and forecast model estimates. The influence of sampling density on forecast accuracy is evaluated using a series of a simulated rainfall events generated with the same stochastic rainfall model. Sampling was conducted at five different network spatial densities. The results quantify the influence of sampling network density on real-time rainfall field forecasting. Statistical analyses of the rainfall field residuals illustrate improvement in one hour lead time forecasts at higher measurement densities.     

Anthropogenic Eutrophication and Red Tide Outbreak in Lacustrine Systems of the Kashmir Himalaya

Red tide, a recurrent phenomenon has become conspicuous in several Kashmir lake ecosystems since 1991. The responsible organism (Euglena pedunculata), a rare flagellate rediscovered in the Kashmir Himalaya (Khan 1993) caused first and unprecedented red tide outbreak, constituting a maximum of 96% of resident numerical phytoplankton density in Dal Lake. At present, conflicting hypotheses exist on the generation of causal assemblage(s) imparting redness to waters: Jeeji Bai (1991) linked its origin to acid precipitation – a fallout of burning oil‐fields during the Gulf War – whilst Khan (1993) holds local factor(s) responsible. Field/experimental studies support the latter contention that the influx of untreated sewage, in unison with warm temperatures, high levels of PhAR, iron and interruption to hydrological flow‐pattern together with absence/or reduction in grazing activity created conducive environmental milieu for red tide outbreak. Dal Lake “red tide” drifted the bloom‐inoculum to other waters, including Lake Wular, where additional ecological niches were carved out, threatening the aesthetic value and biological diversity of Kashmir lakes. Ecological monitoring indicates frequent seasonal red tide occurrence in Dal Lake (including summer‐autumn event of 1998) which testifies its unabated eutrophication status. Further studies are needed on ecological adaptability and biogeographic distribution of this rare and unique red tide‐causing flagellate.