Studies in “Standard Samples” for Use In the General Analysis of Silicate Rocks and Minerals*

Reviews already published on the state of “standard samples” of silicate rocks and minerals, as well as of some samples of other materials that can be used as reference standards for the general analysis of silicate rocks and minerals, have been updated. Usable values of varying degrees of reliability are suggested for major, minor and trace constituents of nearly one hundred different samples. Presentation of the information has been improved with a view to making it more convenient for readers’use.     

应用核地球物理γ测量对固体废弃物进行监测研究

放射性物质一方面具有巨大的原子能造福于人类，另一方面对人体健康有害。因此应予以监测并防止污染环境。本课题的研究成果包括：理论基础；方法和技术；仪器与应用规则；监测结果；结论与建议。     

Building stones and geological environment in three ancient cities of Aegean Thrace,Greece

The type, use, and size of the structural stones employed in three ancient cities of the Aegean Thrace are considered Abdera, Maroneia, and Mesimbria. The impact of the geological environment on the choice of these materials also is examined. From the results obtained it is implied that despite the great variety of rocks exposed in the area, the rocks used in construction in these cities are mostly types of sandstone and limestone, rocks with moderate technical properties and easily obtained from the area. The quarries were within a radius of less than 10 km and the size distribution of the building stones in all towns is discussed.     

Characterization of natural stone material used in the Nordic eastern urban and costal environment

The report analyses the main properties pertaining to the durability of Finnish granitoid rocks, based upon extensive field and laboratory data collected during the past ten years. Commercial materials have been tested and compared along ten years of production and their frost resistance assessed according to European standards. Laboratory tests have been coupled with non-destructive methods most used on site assessment as ultra-pulse velocity and Schmidt hammer in order to compare the results of commercial materials with materials on construction site. Evaluation of durability has included petrographic analysis, crack density, and for site exposed material, chemical analysis, to understand the environmental effects on it. The material has generally maintained its original properties. It has natural heterogeneity, and it presents higher interlocked cracking network on the surface of the exposed materials. Site samples in some cases have shown chemical changes due to environmental actions.     

分析测试标准方法目录数据库检索系统

应用dBASEⅢ数据库建成了分析测试标准方法目录数据库检索系统。数据库内已录入九个国家及组织最新发布的有关地质、冶金、煤炭、环保、建材及水分析等方面的分析测试标准4000多个,并已将库内所有标准以分类号及标准号顺序打印装订成分析测试标准检索手册。本数据库的建成为有关部门获得最新的标准情报提供了工具。     

山东惠民凹陷古近系湖泊地震涌浪记录的新发现

在陆相湖盆中,地震引起的各种作用力可以对各种先成沉积物进行改造而形成原地震积岩,同样地震可引发涌浪、浊流及碎屑流而形成地震涌浪沉积及震浊积岩.通过大量岩心观察描述和成像测井资料分析,首次提出惠民凹陷中央隆起带沙河街组含有丘状交错层理的碎屑岩与典型的原地震积岩(包括震裂岩、震褶岩、自碎屑角砾岩等)紧密共生,当属于地震作用引发涌浪的沉积产物.本区地震涌浪沉积中发育丘状及洼状层理、包卷层理、平行层理、块状层理、波痕、冲刷及截切面等沉积构造.根据沉积特征和分布位置,本区地震涌浪沉积划分为两种类型,即位于涌浪基面附近的含塑性泥砾的搅动型和涌浪基面与正常浪基面之间的回流型.垂向上地震涌浪沉积一般位于原地震积岩之上,震浊积岩之下,组成完整的原地震积岩—地震涌浪沉积—地震浊积岩序列或原地震积岩—地震涌浪沉积序列.本区地震涌浪沉积的发现和研究,将为地质学家识别陆相湖盆地震事件沉积提供对比标准.     

Low-cost local road materials in southern Africa

Summary Southern African natural gravel and soil road materials are mostly residual soils, residual weathered rocks or pedocretes which are inferior in quality to materials found in northern Europe and North America. Although they can be used to effect substantial savings in costs, the conditions under which marginal and nonstandard materials can be successfully used are not yet well-understood, and further research is necessary. Greater political and engineering acceptance of appropriate standards and risk would probably enable more unpaved roads to be surfaced.     

Naturally occurring asbestos in eastern Australia: a review of geological occurrence,disturbance and mesothelioma risk

Potential asbestos-bearing rocks account for about 0.2% of the land area of eastern Australia. The main mode of occurrence is as narrow cross fibre and slip fibre veins of chrysotile asbestos in serpentinised ophiolite complexes along the boundaries of major tectonic domains. Smaller deposits of chrysotile and amphibole asbestos occur in metamorphosed mafic and ultramafic rocks associated with the Macquarie Volcanic Arc in New South Wales. Amphibole asbestos is also known from Proterozoic and Palaeozoic amphibolite and from Devonian basalt. Natural asbestos-bearing materials in eastern Australia have been disturbed by mining, road construction, agriculture and forestry, urban development and through natural weathering processes. Persons most at risk of potential exposure to asbestos from natural sources include: farmers who work or live in areas where asbestos-bearing materials may be routinely disturbed by agricultural activities; construction workers involved in large-scale earthwork projects in areas underlain by asbestos-bearing rocks; and quarry workers who unwittingly disturb asbestos-bearing materials. Government authorities and private enterprise need to take geological factors into account to reduce the likelihood of unplanned disturbance of natural asbestos-bearing materials. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

New data on geology of the Shatak Complex (western slope of the Southern Urals)

The comprehensive study of sections of the Shatak Complex has revealed that conglomerates at the base of Middle Riphean rocks are not basal but intraformational rocks. Previously described angular unconformities between shales of the Sukhin Subformation (Yusha Formation, R₁) and conglomerates of the Kuz”elga Subformation (Mashak Formation, R₂) are related to late tectonic movements. Magmatic rocks developed at the base of the Middle Riphean section are represented by sheet intrusions formed in the course of emplacement of a fluid-saturated magmatic melt into partially or completely lithified terrigenous rocks at the graben formation stage during the origination of synkinematic faults that served as magma conduits. It is inferred that distribution of provenances of clastic materials and sedimentation basins in the Burzyanian and Yurmatian should be scrutinized in the study region, because the normal regressive sequence of rocks from the uppermost Yusha Formation to the lowermost Mashak Formation, which was established in the Shatak Ridge, eliminates a clear boundary distinguished between them at present. The idea about an older age of the Mashak conglomerates is substantiated.     

吉林南部震旦纪万隆组与八道江组之间风化壳的发现

以往地质学家认为吉林省南部震旦纪万隆组与上覆八道江组之间是整合接触。笔者经过野外考察和室内研究 ,认为二者应为风化壳不整合接触关系。化学分析显示 ,风化壳泥岩与下伏母岩白云质灰岩相比化学成分发生巨大变化 ,粘土化矿物元素 (SiO2 Al2 O3 )与CaO和LOI的淋失相反 ,从 13.5 7%增加到 5 5 .6 3% ,具明显的风化成土特征。化学蚀变系数 (CIA)和质量迁移系数分析给出了相同的结果 :CIA值达到了 39.4 3% ,Ca元素的质量迁移系数达到 - 0 .97,几乎全部淋失 ,表明化学风化作用明显。综合研究表明 ,该风化壳处于碳酸盐岩风化成土的第二阶段 ,即母岩中“不溶物”在风化过程中逐步堆积形成残积土的阶段 ,为二级层序界面     

Evaluation of selected basalts from Niğde, Turkey, as source of concrete aggregate

Basaltic rocks have been widely used as aggregate for various purposes. They show a variety of textural and mineralogical characteristics that may affect their physico-mechanical properties as well as their use as construction material. The study presented in this paper was carried out on basalts that are widespread in the Middle Anatolian Region of Turkey and that comprise the major source of local crushed rock aggregates. To determine the suitability of the basalts as alternative aggregate resource, Early Quaternary Melendiz Volcanites, Quaternary Karataş volcanites andİğredağ basalts were selected around the Niğde Region. The experimental studies were conducted on these rocks. The samples were collected as being representative of 11 different types of basalt. The physico-mechanical properties of the basalts of different compositions and textures, and the properties of their aggregates were determined. The results were then compared with the typical acceptance limits in international usage. Although olivine basalts have better aggregate quality compared to other basalts, most of the basalts were found to be suitable for production of crushed rock aggregates for concrete production.     

Identifying geological hazards related to tunneling in carbonate karstic rocks - Zagros, Iran

The construction of tunnels in carbonate karstic rocks has always been the most hazardous and problematic task in civil and mining engineering, as it can threaten tunneling project from safety, time and economic aspects. Therefore, it is essential to identify hazards resulting from construction in early stages of a project. The present paper is aimed to identify main geological hazards related to tunneling in carbonate karstic rocks in the Zagros Mountains. The process of identification relies upon a review of construction experiences obtained from several projects with a focus on the Kuhrang Tunnels. Obviously, groundwater inrush and tunnel flooding, ground inflow and fill-back of the tunnel, instability of weak fill materials, and TBM jamming are the main potential hazards of tunneling in the Zagros Mountains, imposing huge problems during construction. Inadequate understanding of hazards and not being prepared enough to take appropriate countermeasures are the main sources of the problems. In addition, the investigation of the present study provides guidelines to reduce the risks of tunneling in the carbonate karstic rocks with similar geological condition.     

徐家围子断陷安达地区火山岩有效储层预测方法

针对火山岩岩性复杂,非均质性强,特别是深层地震资料信噪比相对较低,有效储层识别及预测难度大的问题,以营城组三段为目的层位,在分析火山机构地球物理特征和火山岩平面分布特征的基础上,运用地质统计学反演方法,通过GR反演预测酸性岩、中性岩和基性岩的分布.工区中性岩最为发育,厚度为400～800m;基性岩和酸性岩相对不发育.在岩性识别的基础上,运用密度反演分别圈定不同岩性的有效储层,本区有效储层主要以中性岩和基性岩为主,在火山锥、断裂和裂缝相对发育的地区,有效储层相对发育.     

An evaluation of the engineering properties of some Nigerian limestones as construction materials for highway pavements

Several hundred limestone samples representing eight different deposits within Nigeria have been evaluated and results indicate that some of the deposi highway pavement construction materials. The evaluation included tests on index properties, strength, chemical, petrographic and resistance-to-attritio

The suitability or adverse features of the eight limestone deposits have been evaluated and the various engineering characteristics are discussed. base recommendations are made for the use of selected limestones as pavement materials in Nigeria.     

俄罗斯贝加尔湖北部 Yoko-Dovyren 层状纯橄岩-橄长岩-辉长岩地块: 结构、成分以及作为矿物原材料的用途

Yoko-Dovyren层状纯橄岩-橄长岩-辉长岩地块位于西伯利亚克拉通南部的一处褶皱构造框架中(俄罗斯贝加尔湖地区北部)。该地块的结构在其厚度最大的中部得到了着重研究。剖面底部主体成分为斜长橄榄岩,并依据内部的堆晶成分变化从下往上可分为五个主要的地层序列:纯橄岩→橄长岩→橄榄辉长岩→橄榄辉长苏长岩→石英辉长苏长岩以及含易变辉石的辉长岩。该地块的矿化包括铜-镍矿化、低硫型富铂族元素(PGE)矿化以及铬铁矿化等。另外,该地块也含多种非金属矿物原材料,如硼矿化、透辉石、各种镁质硅酸盐岩等。它们也包括纯橄岩、异剥橄榄岩和橄长岩,并以较高的品质产出,有望采掘加工成为建筑材料(水泥、混凝土、沥青混凝土和建筑陶瓷)。综合利用矿物原材料可增加矿床价值,并有助于建设环保型采矿工作体系。     

Engineering properties of unfired clay masonry bricks

The shortage of low cost and affordable housing in the UK has led to many investigations into new building masonry materials. Fired clay masonry bricks are conventionally used for mainstream masonry wall construction but suffer from the rising price of energy plus other related environmental problems such as high energy usage and carbon dioxide emission. The use of stabilised unfired clay bricks for masonry construction may solve these problems.This paper reports on the engineering properties of unfired clay bricks produced during the first industrial trial of unfired clay material development carried out at Hanson Brick Company, in Stewartby, Bedfordshire, under the Knowledge Exploitation Fund (KEF) Collaborative Industrial Research Project (CIRP) programme. The mixes were formulated using a locally available industrial by-product (Ground Granulated Blastfurnace Slag — GGBS) which is activated with an alkaline (lime or Portland cement) combined with clay soil. Portland cement was not used in the formulation of the unfired stabilised masonry bricks, except as a control, which is a significant scientific breakthrough for the building industry. Another breakthrough is the fact that only about 1.5% lime was used for GGBS activation. This level of lime is not sufficient for most road construction applications where less strength values are needed and where 3–8% lime is required for effective soil stabilisation. Hence, the final pricing of the unfired clay bricks is expected to be relatively low.The laboratory results demonstrate that the compressive strength, moisture content, rate of water absorption, percentage of void, density and durability assessment (repeated 24-hour freezing/thawing cycles) were all within the acceptable engineering standards for clay masonry units. The paper also discusses on the environmental performance of the unfired clay in comparison to the bricks, used in mainstream construction of today. The bricks produced using this technology can be used for low-medium cost housing and energy efficient masonry wall construction.     

Use of lateritic fine-grained soils in road pavement base courses

Summary Lateritic fine-grained soils are, in large areas of Brazil and other tropical countries, the most frequent local materials found along road routes. However the use of these soils in pavements has been difficult, because they do not conform to the traditional specifications for base courses. This paper presents successful uses of many of these soils in pavement base courses, particularly sandy soils, following specially developed geotechnical test methods and construction procedures, thus sensibly reducing the cost of pavements, mainly for low to medium traffic levels.     

钻孔灌注桩后压浆法在渭南某工地应用

近年来我国的高层建筑迅猛发展,对地基承载力的要求越来越高,高层建筑的基础形式一般采用灌注桩基础。为了满足设计要求;灌注桩的持力层要求是较为完整的岩石层或承载力较高的卵石层,桩长和桩径尺寸往往很大,使得地下部分的造价在整个工程总造价中占较大的比例;同时;由于桩长很长,也给施工造成很大的困难。渭南市某工地采用φ300mm桩径,桩长30m,试桩施工完成后,经过桩基检测,桩的承载力不能满足上部荷载的要求,其后采用后压浆法来提高桩的侧摩阻力和桩端承载力,从而使灌注桩达到提高基桩承载力、减少基桩沉降的结果。     

Management and application of Geotechnical Data: The Geotechnical Data Information System of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government

In the Tokyo metropolis many geological surveys are carried out in conjunction with building construction work and urban base improvement undertakings. Furthermore, the Institute of Civil Engineering (ICE) of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has been conducting surveys on urban geology, land subsidence, and geodetics. Thus, ICE of TMG keeps a lot of geological data. In order to plan for a more effective use of these data, the Geotechnical Data Information System of Tokyo Metropolitan Government was organized in 1985, and since 1986, it has become fully implemented.This Geotechnical Data Information System has incorporated a relational data base into a mainframe computer, the NEC ACOS System 430, and as of March 1989 it can retrieve and graphically present borehole, deep-well, and groundwater data.The authors wish to introduce in this article the organizational structure of the Geotechnical Data Information System of TMG, a summary of the data base system, standards of input data, and applicable examples of the data base.     

利用波动参数检测路基施工质量的试验研究

现有路基工程质量检测方法直观可靠 ,但也有费工、费时、成本高的问题 ,因此只能在有限的测点上对路基进行检测 ,难以连续全面地反映路基的质量。为克服这一问题 ,本文对碎石路基填料的夯实程度与弹性波速的关系进行了试验研究 ,从而为利用波动参数对路基的施工质量进行检测奠定了基础。在此基础上 ,应用波动方法 ,有望对路基工程质量进行连续全面的检测