图像分析技术在碎屑岩粒度分析中的应用

在详细介绍一种获得粒度资料的新技术——图像分析技术的基础上,选取青藏高原乌丽地区乌丽群含石榴子石的纯石英砂岩作为研究对象,对其进行了详细粒度分析研究.结果表明,该技术不仅原理可靠,实现容易,应用方便,且检测速度快,测量精度高,结果稳定性好.该技术主要通过图像采集,图像处理、目标测量、数据处理和结果解释等一系列必要的操作...     

Estimating the settling velocity of bioclastic sediment using common grain‐size analysis techniques

Most techniques for estimating settling velocities of natural particles have been developed for siliciclastic sediments. Therefore, to understand how these techniques apply to bioclastic environments, measured settling velocities of bioclastic sedimentary deposits sampled from a nearshore fringing reef in Western Australia were compared with settling velocities calculated using results from several common grain‐size analysis techniques (sieve, laser diffraction and image analysis) and established models. The effects of sediment density and shape were also examined using a range of density values and three different models of settling velocity. Sediment density was found to have a significant effect on calculated settling velocity, causing a range in normalized root‐mean‐square error of up to 28%, depending upon settling velocity model and grain‐size method. Accounting for particle shape reduced errors in predicted settling velocity by 3% to 6% and removed any velocity‐dependent bias, which is particularly important for the fastest settling fractions. When shape was accounted for and measured density was used, normalized root‐mean‐square errors were 4%, 10% and 18% for laser diffraction, sieve and image analysis, respectively. The results of this study show that established models of settling velocity that account for particle shape can be used to estimate settling velocity of irregularly shaped, sand‐sized bioclastic sediments from sieve, laser diffraction, or image analysis‐derived measures of grain size with a limited amount of error. Collectively, these findings will allow for grain‐size data measured with different methods to be accurately converted to settling velocity for comparison. This will facilitate greater understanding of the hydraulic properties of bioclastic sediment which can help to increase our general knowledge of sediment dynamics in these environments.     

排土场散体岩石粒度分布与剪切强度的分形特征

应用分形理论研究了矿山排土场散体岩石粒度分布的分维规律,建立了分维数与排土场散体物料剪切强度参数的定量关系式。研究表明,排土场岩石块度分布具有良好的分形结构,分维数值大小随着排土场高度的增加而增加,但不超过3。当采样尺度范围一定时,分维数越大,散体中细颗粒含量越多,平均粒径也越小。分维数与散体岩石的剪切强度参数摩擦角?呈负指数关系。分维数值可用于排土场粒度资料的统计分析与剪切力学强度参数的预测。     

动态图像法与镜下测量法粒度分布结果对比研究

动态图像法、镜下测量法在地下沉积岩粒度分析中的应用研究较为薄弱。对塔里木轮南地区X100井三叠系水下分流河道12块砂岩样品分别采用以上两种方法进行粒度测试,将所测得的各组分含量、粒度曲线及粒度参数进行对比分析,并对镜下测量法粒度结果开展校正研究,以使这两种方法在今后能更广泛地运用于粒度分析。研究结果表明:相较于镜下测量法,动态图像法检测粗组分含量偏大而细组分含量偏小,黏土—粉砂组分和中砂组分是两种方法产生差异的分界线。检测颗粒数目的悬殊和岩石类型是两种方法存在差异的主要原因,测试方法的量程、测量原理和颗粒形状也会造成一定的影响。基于岩性的镜下测量法粒度结果校正,使两种方法的细砂—粗砂组分含量、粒径参数的相关系数从0.25~0.80提高到0.88~0.95,达到了校正基本目的,其准确性得到有效的提高。     

筛法/激光粒度仪法接序测定全样泥沙级配的调整处理

筛法／激光粒度仪法接序测定全样泥沙粒度是泥沙粒度分析的基本方法,分级交混现象会时有出现,需要研究全样级配的调整处理。本文从先用筛分法分析全样泥沙到分界粒级,再将分界粒级以下(筛下)泥沙做全样用激光粒度分析仪法分析的作业程序,按激光粒度分析仪法小于分界粒级D_(FJ)的泥沙的质量／体积比例等于1(100％)和小于1(100％)两种可能,提出了相应的粒度分析级配序列计算调整方法和全样级配序列的接序方法。分析了以“筛法分界粒级级配为准”和“以激光粒度分析仪法最大粒级级配为准”的不足。认为激光粒度分析仪法向上粒级的分界交混质量较小,应用本文“激光粒度分析仪法分析小于分界粒级D_(FJ)的泥沙的质量／体积比例小于1(100％)”的方法和公式,调整处理分级交混问题比较合理。     

Interpretation of grain-size distributions from measured sediment data, Platte River, Nebraska

Breaks in the slope of log-probability plots of cumulative grain-size distributions of bed material are compared with frequency distributions of bedload and suspended sediment over a range of discharges at two stations on the Platte River in south-central Nebraska. The break between suspension and intermittent suspension as determined from the bed-material curve coincides with the upper limit of the grain-size overlap between bedload particles and suspended-sediment particles, whereas the break between intermittent suspension and traction corresponds to the grain size at the lower limit of overlap of bedload particles and suspended-sediment particles. Although grain-size distributions of bedload change little with discharge, the size of the coarsest grains in suspension increases with increasing discharge. Thus, the length of overlap of bedload and suspended-sediment distributions increases with increasing discharge. The limits of grain-size overlap of bedload and suspended-sediment distribution curves associated with near-flood discharges most closely approximate the breaks in the bed material grain-size distribution.     

Efficiency of standardized image processing in the fragmentation prediction in the case of Sungun open-pit mine

The paper proposes a standardized image-processing procedure with the use of sieve analysis results for calibration which is utilized to measure the size distribution of fragmentation at Sungun mine. Through this procedure, a number of 19 bench blasting in various levels have been initially selected as the target of the study for each, multiple photos were taken immediately after blast from suitable perspectives and locations of the muckpiles surfaces. The number of image sampling was chosen adequately high to achieve further reliability of the whole photography procedure. Then fragments of each muckpile were separately mixed by a loader, where another image sampling from these new muckpiles, bucket of loaders, and haulage trucks was performed. For the purpose of sieve analysis, seven sieves with the mesh sizes between 1.27 cm (0.5 in) and 25.4 cm (10 in) were designed, manufactured, and then installed at Sungun semi-industrial laboratory. Additionally, three mass samples of the mixed fragments were randomly chosen among the 19 muckpiles for sieving. During image analysis stage, “sieve shift” and “mass power” factors, required to obtain standardized size distribution, were precisely assigned when the results obtained by the image analysis software was in accordance with the sieving results. In order to validate the reliability of the image processing, a comparative analysis of the achieved results was made with the results of the original Kuz–Ram model [Cunningham (1983) The Kuz–Ram model for prediction of fragmentation from blasting. In: Proceedings of the first international symposium on rock fragmentation by blasting, Lulea, Sweden, pp 439–454]. Finally, the image-processing procedure was found to be more efficient, with results close-matched to the real results of the sieve analysis.     

砂金粒度特性研究

本文介绍砂金粒度分析采用筛析-镜测的联合粒度分析方法,并提出砂金粒度的分级意见。     

A Study of Pretreatment Methods for Terrigenous Grain-Size Analysis of Marine Sediments

The prerequisite for obtaining variations of terrigenous grain-size of marine sediments is how to effectively remove non-terrigenous matters and preserve terrigenous particles synchronously. Combined with observations under biological microscope and scanning electron microscope, a comparative study of biogenic debris removal effect and terrigenous grain-size analysis under different pretreatment condition was performed on core sediments, which were retrieved in the South China Sea during the MD190 cruise. Our new results showed that the main three biogenic particles, namely, organic matter, carbonate, and opal in marine sediments could be removed effectively by 30% H₂O₂ in a stirring water bath at 60 ℃ for 3 h, 0.5% HCl for 1 h, and 2 mol/L Na₂CO₃ in a stirring water bath at 85 ℃ for 5 h, in turn. Such pretreatments achieved the goals of biogenic debris removal efficiency and relatively well-preserved terrigenous particles. Prior to selecting an appropriate pretreatment method, this study suggested that the actual effects of biogenic detritus on grain-size results of diverse marine sediment samples should be taken into account. If the laboratory data are ensured to be closer to the natural grain-size distribution of terrigenous particles, the removals of all biogenic debris are not always needed, and the less pretreatment processes the better. For example, opal particles have little effect on terrigenous grain-size distribution when their percentage is lower than 2%. Thus, there is no use to remove them from marine sediments before laboratory grain-size analysis of terrigenous particles. Additionally, ultrasonic is not suggested through the whole process of terrigenous grain-size analysis because the strong energy of ultrasonic can lead to the fragmentation of some fragile terrigenous particles.     

An extension of the Saltykov method to quantify 3D grain size distributions in mylonites

The estimation of 3D grain size distributions (GSDs) in mylonites is key to understanding the rheological properties of crystalline aggregates and to constraining dynamic recrystallization models. This paper investigates whether a common stereological method, the Saltykov method, is appropriate for the study of GSDs in mylonites. In addition, we present a new stereological method, named the two-step method, which estimates a lognormal probability density function describing the 3D GSD. Both methods are tested for reproducibility and accuracy using natural and synthetic data sets. The main conclusion is that both methods are accurate and simple enough to be systematically used in recrystallized aggregates with near-equant grains. The Saltykov method is particularly suitable for estimating the volume percentage of particular grain-size fractions with an absolute uncertainty of ±5 in the estimates. The two-step method is suitable for quantifying the shape of the actual 3D GSD in recrystallized rocks using a single value, the multiplicative standard deviation (MSD) parameter, and providing a precision in the estimate typically better than 5%. The novel method provides a MSD value in recrystallized quartz that differs from previous estimates based on apparent 2D GSDs, highlighting the inconvenience of using apparent GSDs for such tasks.     

联用筛析法与激光法进行粒度接序分析的界点选择

筛析法、激光法和图像法是三种常用的粒度分析方法,但由于测试原理的不同,三种测试方法有不同的适用性。筛析法和图像法能够精确测量砂质颗粒的粒径,但不适用于泥质细颗粒（<0.063 mm）的粒径测量;相反,激光法无法准确测量中粗砂粒级颗粒（2~0.21 mm）,但能高精度测量较细沉积物粒径。分选较差的天然沉积物粒径分布范围较广,需要综合运用筛析法-激光法进行接序粒度测试。通常选用2 mm为界点开展接序粒度分析,但因激光法在测量中粗砂颗粒时误差较大,易导致接序粒度分析结果准确性不高。建议以0.21 mm为分界点开展接序粒度分析,分别避开筛析法和激光法测量精度不高的粒级区间,可使测试结果的准确性得到有效的提高。     

新疆乌伦古湖沉积物粒度特征揭示的环境信息

在放射性同位素210Pb、137Cs定年的基础上,通过对沉积物粒度参数的分析,探讨了近200年来乌伦古湖沉积物粒度敏感组分特征及其环境意义。研究表明,乌伦古湖WL孔沉积物以黏土和细粉砂为主,但在1970 AD前后,粒度参数发生了突变,其中>16 μm组分所占含量迅速升高,在约1830~1842 AD及1910 AD前后这两个时期,沉积物的粒度参数也有较显著的变化。对沉积物粒度频率分布曲线的分析表明,在对应时期内,沉积物的搬运介质或搬运动力发生了变化。基于此,首先通过粒径-标准偏差方法提取了粒度中的敏感组分C2（7~25 μm）,进而通过粒度敏感组分与器测气象数据的相关性分析,明确了组分C2含量的环境指示意义。结果表明,组分C2含量的大小与研究区冬、春季温度和冬季降水量大小有关,反映了积雪融水入湖的强度。在约1830~1842 AD、1910 AD前后,组分C2含量偏高,反映入湖水量较大、湖泊水位较高。而20世纪60年代到70年代,沉积物粒度参数的显著变化与流域人类活动的影响有关。     

Sediment transport,biotic modifications and selection of grain size in a surface deposit-feeder

Deposit-feeders often select for particles on the basis of grain size. The available pool of particles at the sediment surface may be modified both by deposit-feeder activity and by sediment transport, but the effects of these alterations on deposit-feeder diet composition have received little attention. In laboratory experiments the spionid polychaeteParaprionospio pinnata altered the grain-size composition in its foraging area, and these alterations were reflected in grain-size changes in the diet. After simulated transport of fine-grain sediments,P. pinnata diets also changed in grain-size composition. Field data were collected from 9 m depth in the lower Chesapeake Bay. A video camera, deployed near the bottom, identified times of sediment transport over a 6-h Period;P. pinnata were collected concurrently for gut analysis. Consistent with predictions from the laboratory experiments,P. pinnata ingested primarily small-grain sizes. During periods of no sediment transport this feeding pattern reduced the relative availability of small particles; larger sediments were incorporated into the diet. Sediment transport may resupply the foraging area with fine-grain particles which are then incorporated into the diet. On these small spatial and time scales, deposit-feeder activity may affect the availability of food resources.     

激光粒度仪转速对河流砂质沉积物测量的影响

激光粒度仪是沉积物粒度测量中常用的仪器,通过对河流沉积物的粒度测量发现,激光粒度仪的转速会影响粒度测量结果。实验结果表明:被测样品的颗粒易受撞击而破碎,激光粒度仪转速对样品遮光度有影响;转速太大会使大颗粒的破碎严重,转速太小又会导致样品颗粒不能均匀分散于溶液中,综合分析得出河流砂质沉积物应用Mastersizer 2000激光粒度仪测量的较适宜转速为1 900~2 000 r/min左右,且不宜加超声波震荡。     

A note on the generation of periodic granular microstructures based on grain size distributions

This short communication discusses an algorithm suited for the generation of periodic microstructures of granular media. Its particular features are a user‐defined grain size distribution, a representative volume element which is intrinsically periodic ab initio and a user‐defined termination criterion, controlled by an increase of volume fraction. For low densities our particle packings resemble fluids or gases, while we aim to reach for rather dense particle packings, similar to granular solids. The generated microstructures can thus be readily incorporated into large multiscale simulations, e.g. on the integration point level of a finite element analysis of a particular sand or concrete. The individual grain size distribution of the granular medium is incorporated through the introduction of different growth rates governing the final particle size distribution. We briefly sketch the generation of the representative volume element within a serial event‐driven scheme and demonstrate how periodic boundary conditions are ensured throughout the representative volume element generation process. The potential of the suggested algorithm will be illustrated through the generation of two different periodic multi‐disperse microstructures. They are based on different given grain size distributions, one for a quartz sand with a low non‐uniformity index and one for concrete aggregates classified as A32 by the German standard norm DIN 1045 to have a rather large variation in grain size. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Modelling size effect on rock aggregates strength using a DEM bonded-cell model

Empirical evidence has shown that particle breakage affects the mechanical behaviour of granular materials. The source of this mechanism takes place at the particle scale, and the main consequence on the macromechanical behaviour is increasing compressibility. Due to the inverse correlation between particle size and particle crushing strength, coarse rockfill materials are particularly vulnerable to mechanical degradation due to particle breakage. However, such coarse materials do not fit in standard laboratory devices, and the alternative of large sample testing is usually unavailable or too expensive. Alternatively, recent works have proposed multi-scale approaches using the discrete element method (DEM) to carry out numerical testing of coarse crushable materials, although few studies have focused on size effects. This article presents the application of a DEM bonded-cell model to study particle size-strength correlation on angular rock aggregates. Each particle is modelled by a cluster of perfectly rigid polyhedral cells with Mohr–Coulomb contact law. Constant cell density within particles implies that the presence of potential fragmentation planes increases with size. Therefore, particle strength decreases with size. A comprehensive sensitivity analysis was carried out through 1477 particle crushing simulations in a given particle size. Based on published experimental data on calcareous rock aggregates, part of the simulations were used for calibration, and 97 additional simulations of a coarser size fraction were performed for validation. The results show a good agreement with the empirical data in terms of size effect and data scatter through Weibull statistics.

     

Particle size distribution analysis of sand-sized particles by laser diffraction: an experimental investigation of instrument sensitivity and the effects of particle shape

Laser diffraction is now widely used for particle size distribution analysis of sediments and soils. The technique can be very precise, and offers advantages of speed and cost over many other methods when used to analyse mixtures of sand, silt and clay. This study presents the results of an experimental investigation that examined the sensitivity of the Beckman-Coulter LS230 instrument to mixtures of different grain populations and differences in particle shape. The instrument was found to have high sensitivity to coarse particles in a finer matrix (detection threshold 1–2%), but much lower sensitivity to finer particles in a coarser mixture (detection threshold 12–17%). Experiments using near-spherical ballotini showed that laser analysis provides very similar values to dry sieving for the mean, median and mode, but for a range of natural sand samples values for the mean, median and mode were offset by 8–21%, with an average of ca 15%, compared with sieving. Analysis using a Beckman-Coulter RapidVUE instrument, which provides both size and shape information, provided support for the hypothesis that the differences between laser analysis and sieving are partly attributable to the effects of particle shape. However, an additional factor is the way in which the laser software interprets the optical diffraction data. The software predicts a high degree of log-normality in the size distribution, such that highly skewed, truncated or bimodal samples are poorly represented. Experiments using sieved fractions of ballotini indicated that, even with near-perfectly spherical particles, the particle size distribution predicted by the laser software includes a relatively large percentage of particles outside the sieve class limits.     

滑坡-碎屑流的堆积特征及机理分析

滑坡-碎屑流是一种沿着斜坡表面作远程运动的岩石碎屑流动体。碎屑流体在远程运动过程中会出现粒径分选,并在堆积体中呈现出一定的层序特征。本文通过开展碎屑流滑槽试验,观测了碎屑流运动过程中的粒径分选过程,并重点研究了碎屑流堆积体的垂向和滑移方向层序,采用分层和分段筛分法,对不同粒径的颗粒含量进行了分析,揭示出碎屑流堆积体内部不仅在垂向上具有反粒序结构,还在滑移方向上具有双峰分布形态。这两种堆积特征在6.24茂县新磨村滑坡和8.28纳雍普洒村崩塌堆积体的块石分布规律中得到验证,它们是滑坡-碎屑流体运动过程中块石之间相互作用的宏观反映,是分析碎屑流远程运动机制的重要现场证据。通过室内滑槽试验和实例分析,得到以下结论:碎屑流运动过程中产生的弥散压力和振动筛分是导致碎屑流堆积体中形成垂向反粒序以及滑移方向双峰堆积形态的重要原因。其中振筛作用的动力来源为碎屑流滑移区的不规则起伏引起的碎屑体振荡,以及由粒径差异造成的动量不均衡碰撞。     

粒度分析理论技术进展及其应用

粒度分析在区分沉积环境、判定物质输运方式、判别水动力条件和分析粒径趋势等方面具有重要作用。本文主要介绍粒径测试技术方法及其新进展,包括传统的直接测量法、筛析法、沉降法和以计算机为依托的激光粒度测试仪法;评述沉积物分类命名方法理论及其在区分沉积环境、判定物质输运方式和判别水动力条件等方面的应用,以及粒度分析在研究海洋环境中沉积物输运方向、即粒径趋势分析方面的重要作用。随着计算机技术的快速发展,粒度分析测试技术正朝向自动化和测试内容多样化方向发展,其在实践中的应用也将更加广泛。     

青海巴颜喀拉山三叠系复理石沉积粒度概率累积曲线的特征

巴颜喀拉山群为碎屑岩复理石沉积。粒度概率累积曲线分析结果表明,完全为悬浮总体的浊积型曲线很少．曲线主要由牵引和悬浮总体组成。碎屑流是巴颜喀拉山群砂岩主要的成因类型。粒度参数特征表明,巴颜喀拉山盆地由早到晚平均粒径变粗、分选变好。风暴岩序列不同阶段粒度概率累积曲线形态不同,粒度曲线特征与被改造砂体的组成有关。