Assessment of seismic performance of extended pile‐shafts

The seismic performance of extended pile‐shafts subjected to the current level of displacement ductility demand is assessed for different soil conditions. Local curvature ductility demand is compared with the curvature ductility capacity provided by the current level of confining steel. Parameters in the assessment of extended pile‐shafts include the undrained shear strength of cohesive soils, relative density of cohesionless soils, aboveground height, longitudinal reinforcement ratio, axial force level and pile diameter. Results indicate that the curvature ductility demand in the pile decreases with increased soil stiffness but increases with increased aboveground height. The curvature ductility demand however is not sensitive to the longitudinal reinforcement ratio or axial force level, and is independent of the pile diameter. Results further indicate that the curvature ductility capacity available from the current level of confining steel may not be adequate for tall extended pile‐shafts, especially for piles with large longitudinal reinforcement ratio and embedded in soft or loose soils. Limits on the maximum longitudinal reinforcement ratio are suggested in the paper. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

大别苏鲁地区层状地幔反射体及其解释

深反射地震虽然己广泛应用于地壳上地幔调查，然而，来自地幔的反射体在全世界 都还比较少见，尤其是尚未有发现上地幔中多层水平反射体的报道. 近年来，作者用24s 的 深反射地震记录揭示了在大别苏鲁地区岩石圈地幔内存在5组水平的反射体, 表明该区具有 特殊演化作用形成的上地幔组构, 它们可随深度增加分别命名为M1到M5 . 这些反射体不仅 可在地震叠加剖面上看到，有时还可在野外单炮记录上看到. 反射体M1对应Moho面，而M5大 概与现今岩石圈底界对应，根据地热资料，苏鲁热岩石圈厚度约为78km. 其他3个反射体可 能是中生代岩石圈减薄诱发的壳幔作用的结果. 根据岩石学与地球化学的数据，在晚中生代 中国东部岩石圈的厚度约从150km减薄到约60km，在新生代又略微加厚到平均 78km. 这一减 薄作用引起岩浆底侵并在下地壳产生麻粒岩层，而早侏罗纪扬子克拉通向北的陆-陆俯冲又 在上地幔产生榴辉岩层. 在双程走时12s处的反射体M2 则是麻粒岩层与榴辉岩层的边界，它 也是古生代的 Moho面. 反射体 M3 出现在14s 前后，看来是榴辉岩层的底面, 它的下面应 保存有残留的古生代上地幔. 由于新老岩石圈地幔成分不同，其界面产生反射体 M4. 这种 多层岩石圈地幔反射体的存在表明，所研究地区的地幔结构与中国东部中生代岩石圈减薄作 用有关. 同时，由于20世纪80年代以来一直认为上地幔在反射地震上是相对透明的，多层反 射体的发现对这一认识是新的挑战, 表明采用爆炸震源与地震反射新技术有可能揭露岩石圈 地幔内部结构细节，这些细节也是地幔动力学作用的产物.     

结构随机地震响应分析的复模态法

本文对多自由度基础平动结构随机地震响应问题进行了系统研究。针对用第1振型近似代表上部结构所得方程为非经典阻尼和非对称结构情况。用复模态法解耦。获得了以第1振型表示的结构地震响应的解析解。对单自由度体系。此解即为结构响应的精确解。本文方法也可用于带TMD减震结构等的随机地震响应分析与优化设计。     

U-Pb isotopic geochemistry of the post-collisional mafic-ultramafic rocks from the Dabie Mountains——Crust-mantle interaction and LOMU component

Geochronological studies of mafic-ultramafic intrusions occurrence in the northern Dabie zone (NDZ) suggest that these pyroxenite-gabbro intrusions formed 120—130 Ma ago should be post-collisional magmatic rocks[1—4]. These mafic-ultramafic rocks provid…     

Earthquake triggering and delaying caused by fault interaction on Xianshuihe fault belt,southwestern China

The coseismic Coulomb stress change caused by fault interaction and its influences on the triggering and delaying of earthquake are briefly discussed.The Xianshuihe fault belt consists of Luhuo,Daofu,Kangding,Qianning and Ganzi fault.Luohuo(Ms=7.6,1973)-Kangding(Ms=6.2,1975)-Daofu(Ms=6.9,1981)-Ms=6.0,1982)earthquake is a seismic sequence continuous on the time axis with magnitude greater than6.0.They occurred on the Luhuo.Kangding,Daofu and Ganzi fault,respectively.The coseismic Coulomb stress changes caused by each earthquake on its surrounding major faults and microcracks are calculated,and their effects on the triggering and delaying of the next earthquake and aftershocks are analyzed.It is shown that each earthquake of the sequence occurred on the fault segment with coseismic Coulomb stress increases caused by its predecessors,and most after-shocks are distributed along the microcracks with relatively larger coseismic Coulomb stress increases resulted from the main shock.With the fault interaction considered,the seismic potential of each segment along Xianshuihe fault belt is reassessed,and contrasted with those predicted results ignoring coseismic Coulomb stress change,the significance of fault interaction and its effect on triggering and delaying of earthquake are emphasized.It is con-cluded that fault interaction plays a very important role on seismic potential of Xianshuihe fault belt,and the maximal change of future earthquake probability on fault segment is up to 30.5%.     

Fast practical evaluation of soil–structure interaction of embedded structures

A simple and fast evaluation method of soil–structure interaction (SSI) effects of embedded structures is presented via a cone model. The impedances and the effective input motions at the bottom of an embedded foundation are evaluated by means of the cone model. Those quantities are transformed exactly to the corresponding values at the top of the foundation. The evaluated quantities are combined with the super-structure at the top of the foundation. The transfer function amplitude of the interstory drift of a single-degree-of-freedom super-structure is computed for various cases, i.e. no SSI, SSI without embedment, SSI with shallow embedment, SSI with deep embedment. Soil properties are also varied to investigate in more detail the SSI effects of embedded structures. It is found that, while the transfer function amplitude is reduced by the increase of embedment in general, the characteristics of the transfer function amplitude for a very small ground shear wave velocity and large embedment are irregular and complicated.     

Seismic response of isolated bridges with soil–structure interaction

The modern transportation facilities demand that the bridges are to be constructed across the gorges that are located in seismically active areas and at the same time the site conditions compel the engineers to rest the pier foundation on soil. The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of soil–structure interaction (SSI) on the peak responses of three-span continuous deck bridge seismically isolated by the elastomeric bearings. The emphasis has been placed on gauging the significance of physical parameters that affect the response of the system and identify the circumstances under which it is necessary to include the SSI effects in the design of seismically isolated bridges. The soil surrounding the foundation of pier is modelled by frequency independent coefficients and the complete dynamic analysis is carried out in time domain using complex modal analysis method. In order to quantify the effects of SSI, the peak responses of isolated and non-isolated bridge (i.e. bridge without isolation device) are compared with the corresponding bridge ignoring these effects. A parametric study is also conducted to investigate the effects of soil flexibility and bearing parameters (such as stiffness and damping) on the response of isolated bridge system. It is observed that the soil surrounding the pier has significant effects on the response of the isolated bridges and under certain circumstances the bearing displacements at abutment locations may be underestimated if the SSI effects are not considered in the response analysis of the system.     

水-岩相互作用模拟的研究进展

水 岩相互作用的地球化学模拟已在模型建立和软件的开发方面取得了较大的进展。地球化学模型发展经历了从反向模拟到正向模拟,以及到现在的反应性溶质运移模拟的发展过程。许多计算模拟软件被开发出并投入到实际应用中,现在的模拟技术已能处理较大范围内温度变化、压力变化、组分变化,以及各种地质条件下的水 岩地球化学作用。许多水 岩相互作用问题要回答地质作用的过去历史,要解释或预测未来可能水环境变化,通过模拟已获得满意的解决。目前水 岩作用地球化学模拟取得的重要进步是动力学模型和耦合运移模拟已取得了实质性进展,并应用于实际研究之中。     

Crust-Mantle Structures and Gold Enrichment Mechanism of Mantle Fluid System

Gold enrichment mechanism of ore-forming fluid is the essence of gold metallization.This paper summarizes the distinguishing symbols of mantle fluid and effect of crust-mantle structure on fluid movement. Fluid moving processes include osmosis, surge, gas-liquid alterna-tion and mutation of fluid speed. During fluid movement, gold will be enriched gradually. Final-ly, a layered circulatory system is illustrated in this paper.     

与地下水作用有关的地质灾害

人类发展演化过程中,经历了各种各样地质作用所造成的灾害,其中大部分地质灾害的形成都有地下水的参与。据大量事实统计,地下水与岩土体互相作用所造成的地质灾害具有类型的多样性、机理的复杂性、分布的广泛性、灾害的严重性和可控性等特征。同时,目前在生产和科研实践中对地下水作用致灾的重要性认识及勘察研究投入不够,在地质灾害评价预测中对地下水作用的定性定量分析是个薄弱环节。因此,必须强调和加强地下水与岩土体互相作用效应的勘察研究。地下水与岩土体间复杂的物理化学作用必然引起二者物质成分、性质和状态的变化。其中尤以地下水位升降和水力坡度的变化影响最大,从地下水作用致灾机理看,有静水推力、有效应力变化、渗透压力增大、水力楔入、冰劈、水的加载、水化、水击、土体冻融、淋溶和沉淀等作用。文中以渗透变形灾害为例分析了地下水与土体的相互作用效应。在此基础上提出勘察工作应以查明地下水的埋深和补给来源,查明沿渗流方向的地层岩性、成因、物质成分、厚度、空间分布和透水性为主。指出防治对策应针对灾害类型、机理、地质环境、保护目标不同,既以治水为主,又要区别对待,与环境保护同步考虑。