Experimental Research on the Load／Unload Response Ratio （LURR） Theory

Implementing acoustic emission experiments with large rock samples, LURR (Load/Unload Response Ratio) theory was studied. The loading conditions in the experiments were designed to simulate the complicated loading process of underground rocks. The damages emerging inside the rock samples were recorded by the acoustic emission technique during the loading process. The experimental results were consistent with prediction by LURR theory. Integrating the changing processes of LURR value Y and the location process of acoustic emission events showed agreement between the variation of LURR value Y and the damage evolution inside the rocks. Furthermore, the high value of Y emerged before the complete breakdown of materials. Therefore, the damage evolution of rock specimen can be quantitatively analyzed with LURR theory, thus the failure of the rock materials and the earthquake occurrence may be predicted. The experimental results gave a further verification of LURR theory.     

加卸载响应比(LURR)理论的实验研究

利用大尺度岩石试件破坏声发射实验，对加卸载响应比(Load/Unload Response Ratio)理论进行了实验研究。实验采用的加载条件力求能够模拟地下岩石的复杂受力过程。在加载过程中，岩石试件内部出现的损伤用声发射技术进行了记录。实验数据经过分析之后所得的结论与加卸载响应比理论预测的结果相符合。把加卸载响应比值Y的变化情况与声发射事件定位的过程相对比，也可以进一步看出岩石材料内部的损伤发展过程与加卸载响应比Y值的变化具有一致性。而高Y值的异常情况出现，又是在材料发生最终破坏之前，所以，可以用加卸载响应比理论定量地分析岩石试件损伤演化情况，从而对岩石材料的破坏及地震做出预测。实验结果再一次验证了加卸载响应比理论。     

A new approach to earthquake prediction: The Load/Unload Response Ratio (LURR) theory

The response to loading is different from that to unloading when the focal media is approaching instability. The ratio of the response rate during loading to that during unloading, called Load/Unload Response RatioY (LURR), could be a measure of the closeness degree to instability and is used in a new approach to earthquake prediction. Retrospective examination of some one hundred earthquake cases (fromM 4 toM 8.6) indicates that for more than 80% of the examined ones, the value ofY is much higher than 1 for a period before the main shock, but theY value always fluctuates slightly about 1 during two decades for seven stable regions, so that the parameterY value always fluctuates slightly degree of an impending earthquake. Several earthquakes occurring on the Chinese mainland in recent years as well as the Northridge California, U.S.A. earthquake (Jan. 17, 1994,M _w 6.7) have been predicted beforehand with this method.     

加卸载响应比孕震积分在新疆地震预测中的综合应用研究

本文首先利用加卸载响应比孕震积分, 对2001年以来新疆境内南天山西段和喀什—乌恰交汇区发生的4次M_S≥6.0地震, 进行了震例检验。 结果显示, 孕震初期孕震积分在背景值附近波动, 变化平缓。 随着孕震程度的加剧, 孕震积分不断增加至峰值点, 快速回落过程中或恢复后发震。 我们还将加卸载响应比孕震积分初步应用到南天山西段的部分定点形变资料中, 对比分析了哈拉峻台、 乌恰台钻孔倾斜以及乌什水管仪、 伸缩仪和体应变趋势日均值与以台站为中心, 250 km为半径的加卸载响应比孕震积分时序图。 结果表明, ① 哈拉峻台和乌恰台区域内构造应力场应力处于不断加载的过程, 引起了定点形变资料速率的大幅度、 不稳定变化; ② 当构造应力场上的应力处于缓慢不断加载的过程时, 会引起定点形变测项速率方向发生改变, 表现形式为趋势异常; ③ 目前, 南天山西段构造应力场应力水平处于不断加载的过程。     

The Experimental Simulation of Rocks on Load/Unload Response Ratio for Earthquake Prediction

The load/unload experiments on rock failure under pressure have been carried out in Material Test System (MTS) in the Laboratory for Non-linear Mechanics of Continuous Media (LNM), Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and load/unload response ratio (LURR) values with strain as response (i.e. inverse elastic constant as response rate) have been obtained. The experimental results are in accordance with theoretical results and those in real earthquakes: LURR rises just before rock failure. So LURR can be used as the precursor of rock failure and earthquake prediction.     

地震预测的加卸载响应比岩石实验模拟

我们在中科院力学所非线性连续介质力放实验室材料试验机上做了岩石压缩破坏的加卸载实验,得到了以应变为尖的加卸载响应比。     

华北地区地磁加卸载响应比方法应用研究

运用地磁加卸载响应比方法(LURR)对华北地区23个地磁台站2008—2014年的数字化地磁相对记录数据进行计算分析,结果显示华北地区7年内发生了38次共计10组加卸载响应比异常,其中7组有震例对应,在选定的24次震例中16次有震前异常。经统计发现各次异常发生时其异常面积与最大异常强度成正比关系,各组异常内累计异常台站数量与组内地震辐射能量有一定相关性。对有震例的7组异常分析后认为多数情况下组内各次异常之间有一定联系,主要表现为位置的连续性及继承性,并且发现震中位置和异常位置分布有一定关系。     

Failure Potential Evaluation in Engineering Experiments Using Load/Unload Response Ratio Method

The Load/Unload Response Ratio (LURR) method is proposed for prediction of the failure of brittle heterogeneous materials. Application of the method typically involves evaluating the external load on materials or structures, differentiating between loading and unloading periods, determining the failure response during both periods from data input, and calculating the ratio between the two response rates. According to the method, the LURR time series usually climbs to an anomalously high peak prior to the macro-fracture. To show the validity of the approach in engineering practice, we applied it to the loading and unloading experimental data associated with a two-floor concrete-brick structure. Results show that the LURR time series of the two floors consists of the damage evolution of the structure: they are at low level for most of the time, and reach the maxima prior to the final fracture. We then attempt to combine the LURR values with damage variable (D) to provide the health assessment of the structure. The relationship between LURR and D, defined as a function of Weibull stochastic distribution, is set up to provide more detailed underlying physical means to study damage evolution of the structure. The fact that the damage evolution of the structure correlates well with the variation of LURR time series may suggest that the LURR approach can be severed as a useful tool to provide the health assessment to big scale structures or ancient buildings.     

汶川余震序列的加卸载响应比分析

该文首先将汶川余震序列分成西南、 东北两段, 用加卸载响应比方法分别进行分析, 结果表明震后两段的响应比值都比较低, 明显小于1, 这可判断汶川地震属于主余震型地震; 且地震序列中的强余震(M≥5.0)发生前加卸载响应比值出现明显异常, 大都是加卸载响应比出现峰值, 之后发生强余震。 考虑到主震后余震的时空丛集现象, 结合ETAS模型对原有的加卸载响应比计算式进行改造, 并分析了主震之后15天的改造后响应比值, 发现改造后的响应比在一定程度上消除了丛集的影响, 并展示了对紧随主震发生的强余震的预测能力。     

Investigation on the Load/Unload Response Ratio With Coda Q-1 as Response

The load/unload response ratio YQ with the geophysical parameter coda Q-1 of the crust as response is denned in this study.The variation in YQ-1 before and after the Northridge earthquake of January 17,1994(California)has been investigated by using the data of coda Q-1 with frequencies of 1.5,3.0,6.0,12.0,and 24.0 Hz in the Southern California from 1987 to 1994.It can be found that YQ-1 for coda waves with all frequencies,the frequency of 12.0 Hz excluded,ascended to a certain extent prior to the occurrence of the rnainshock and returned to normality after the main shock.     

The Natural Probability Distribution of Load and Unload Response Ratio

In this paper,the Gutenberg-Richter model is used to generate seismic events.The events that satisfy the random distribution are also generated.With those events,the natural probability distribution of Load and Unload Response Ratio(LURR),which measures quantitatively the degree of instability of a nonlinear system,is discussed.The study is based on stress energy release,which is chosen as the response of nonlinear system F3.The comparative results from the observation catalogue and generating data are also studied.It is revealed that the natural probability of LURR is mostly stable when the sample number is sufficient.The lower the natural probability of LURR,the more the precursory is information it may contain.The influence of Y3 resulting from the sample number and the magnitude range of events is also discussed.     

新疆地区地磁加卸载响应比方法应用研究

新疆地区是中强地震高发区 ,而地磁观测台站较少 ,仅有乌鲁木齐、喀什 2个Ⅰ类台。它们分属北天山地震带、帕米尔 -西昆仑地震带两个不同的构造带上 ,间距上千公里 ,致使在地震预测中地磁分析预报方法的应用受到影响。自 1 96 6年邢台地震之后 ,我国逐步建成较完善的地磁观测系统 ,在对震例进行统计分析的基础上 ,总结出在地震预报中较为实用的方法。综合来看 ,这些预测方法一般需要在地磁台网分布密集、有 3个以上观测台、且较小台间距条件下才有较好的预测效果。对于新疆特殊的台站条件 ,只能有针对性的选择适合新疆观测条件的分析方法 ,…     

加卸载响应比的自然概率分布

从Ｇｕｔｅｎｂｅｒｇ－Ｒｉｃｈｔｅｒ的分布关系出发，以应用最多的以√Ｅ为响应量的Ｙ３为例，对模拟生成的满足Ｇ－Ｒ关系和均匀随机分布的事件探讨了加卸载响应比的自然概率分布，同时，还与首都圈地区的一组实际资料得到的自然概率进行了对比分析，结果表明，在样本量有保证的情况下，反映系统临近失稳程度的加卸载响应比Ｙ３的自然概率分布基本稳定，随机出现加卸载响应比高值的自然概率很低，因此，实际观测到的高响应经值确     

The Newest Developments of Load-Unload Response Ratio (LURR)

The Load Unload Response Ratio (LURR) method is an intermediate-term earthquake prediction approach that has shown considerable promise. It is inspiring that its predictions using LURR have been improving. Since 2004 we have made a major breakthrough in intermediate-term earthquake forecasting of the strong earthquakes on the Chinese mainland using LURR and successfully predicted the Pakistan earthquake with magnitude M 7.6 on October 8, 2005. The causes for improving the prediction in terms of LURR have been discussed in the present paper.     

加卸载响应比的新进展

本文对此作简要介绍。主要有下三方面：①预测效果好：2004年发生在中国大陆有资料地区的ML≥15级地震共17次,其中15次落入用加卸载响应比方法于2003年底预测的区域内。②通过大量基础研究(包括数值模拟,岩石力学实验及统计细观损伤力学研究),使加卸载响应比理论(LURR)建立在一个比较牢靠的科学基础上。③LURR有很大的潜力和发展空间。未来的发展空间,除预测天然地震外,还可能对矿震、水库地震、滑坡等自然灾害,甚至其它自然系统以致社会系统的灾变作出预测。     

Variation of the Load/Unload Response Ratio Before the Main Shocks of the Reservoir-Induced Earthquakes

In this paper, the theory of the load/unload response ratio is applied to the prediction of the reservoir-induced earthquakes, and variation of the load/unload response ratio Y preceding the occurrence of main shocks of the reservoir-induced earthquakes in Xinfengjiang, Foziling, Danjiangkou, and Shenwo. The results show that the load/unload response ratio Y rises evidently prior to the main shocks.     

加卸载响应比在伊朗地区地震活动性研究中的应用

本文应用加卸载响应比理论，分别对2005年2月22日伊朗东南部克尔曼省扎兰德Ms6．4地震和2006年3月31日伊朗西部洛雷斯坦省Ms6．1地震2个震例进行了时程曲线分析；并用加卸载响应比方法对伊朗地区进行了时空扫描。通过考察加卸载响应比异常区域的演化过程，对该地区未来的地震活动性进行了研究。     

Application of Load/Unload Response Ratio in the Study of Seismicity in the Region of Iran

The variation of Load/Unload Response Ratio (LURR) against time for earthquakes in Kerman Province, Iran, on February 22, 2005, M6.4 and in Lorestan Province, Iran, on March 31, 2006, M6.1, has been calculated and analysed in this paper. The tempo-spatial scanning of LURR in the region of Iran during January 1, 2003 to March 31, 2006 has been conducted, with 1 year as a time-window, 1 month as a time-step, and the comparison of the LURR anomalous regions in 2004 with the actual earthquakes with M≥5.0 in the next year (2005) is also given, which shows that 11 earthquakes with M≥5.0 occurred in LURR anomalous regions while 12 earthquakes with M≥5.0 in LURR regions in 2005. Furthermore, the seismicity in this region is studied by investigating the evolvement of the anomalous LURR regions.     

加卸载响应比在体应变固体潮中的应用

从岩石的应变与应力的非线性响应分析了体应变固体潮加卸载响应比的物理机理, 给出了体应变固体潮加卸载响应比的计算方法,并以昌平和峰峰台的体应变观测值为例,计算了二台的体应变固体潮加卸载响应比。结果表明,在中强地震前存在增大变化。     

新疆中强地震前加卸载响应比时空演化特征分析与检验

加卸载响应比是一种刻画震源区介质损伤程度的物理学参数,它通过随时间的变化来反映地震孕育的过程来进行地震预测。通过对1990—1999年新疆地区部分中强地震前加卸载响应比时空演化特征进行分析,并基于该理论得到孕震积分的概念应用于震例中。结果表明:中强震震前在震中附近可能存在多个高加卸载响应比值区,它们大致围成椭圆状或环状,地震通常发生在异常高值波动或减弱的过程中;异常峰值至发震时间比理论时间要短,这可能表明新疆地区构造活动剧烈,孕震周期较短。