Geotechnical mapping for alluvial fan deposits controlled by active faults: a case study in the Erzurum,NE Turkey

Erzurum, the biggest city of Eastern Anatolia Region in the Turkey, is located in Karasu Plain. Karasu Plain, located on the central segment of the Erzurum Fault Zone, is an intermountain sedimentary basin with a Miocene-Quaternary volcanic basement, andesitic-basaltic lava flows and fissure eruptions of basaltic lava. It was filled in the early Quaternary by lacustrine fan-delta deposits. The basin is characterized by NNE-SSW trending sinistral wrench faults on its eastern margin and ENE-WSW trending reverse faults on its southern margin. Both systems of active faults intersect very near to Erzurum, which is considered to be the most likely site for the epicenter of a probable future large earthquake. Historical records of destructive earthquakes, morphotectonic features formed by paleo-seismic events and instrument seismic data of region indicate to a very high regional seismicity. The residential areas of Erzurum are located on thick alluvial fan deposits forming under the control of faults on the central segment of the Erzurum Fault Zone, which is one of the most active fault belts of the East Anatolian Region. Over time, the housing estates of city such as Yenisehir and Yildizkent have been expanded toward to the west and southwest part of Erzurum as a consequence of rapid and massive construction during the last 30 years. Geotechnical investigation has therefore been undertaken the residential areas of city in order to characterize geotechnical properties over the varied lithologies examine the potential for geotechnical mapping and assess the foundation conditions of the present and future settlement areas. The geological field observations and operations have been performed to make the soil sampling and characterize the lateral and vertical changes in thickness of the alluvial deposits in trenches, excavations and deep holes with 6–12 m sections. The soil samples have been subjected to a series of tests under laboratory conditions to obtain physical and mechanical properties. Furthermore, the standard penetration tests have been applied to the soils under field conditions. The geological field observations, geotechnical data and distribution of bearing capacity have been considered for the geotechnical mapping. Based on the geotechnical map, there are five geotechnical zones distinguished in the study area.     

Geotechnical and mineralogical characteristics of marl deposits in Jordan

Marls and marly limestone deposits cover most of Northern Jordan, where Amman City and its suburbs are located. These deposits serve as foundations for most buildings and roads as well as fill material for structural back filling, especially road bases and sub-bases. The present study aims at investigating the geotechnical characteristics and mineral composition of the marl units of these deposits through field investigations and laboratory testing. Using X-ray diffraction technique along with chemical analysis, representative samples of marl horizons were tested for mineral composition, and for a set of index and geotechnical properties including: specific gravity, grain size, Atterberg limits, Proctor compaction and shear strength properties. The test results show a positive linear relationship as expected between the clay content and both liquid and plastic limits. The tests results also show an inverse linear relationship between the clay content and the maximum dry density in both standard and modified compaction. This is attributed to the adsorption of water by the clay minerals. The relationship is more prominent in the case of modified compaction test. The results also indicate a similar relationship for the angle of internal friction. No clear correlation between cohesion and clay content was apparent.     

Geotechnical characterization of the upper Pleistocene–Holocene alluvial deposits of Roma (Italy) by means of multivariate geostatistics: Cross-validation results

We are presenting an attempt to evaluate the spatial variability of geotechnical parameters in the upper Pleistocene–Holocene alluvial deposits of Roma (Italy) by means of multivariate geostatistics.The upper Pleistocene–Holocene alluvial deposits of Roma are sensitive to high levels of geohazard. They occupy a sizable and significant part of the city, being the foundation for many monuments, historical neighborhoods, and archaeological areas, and the main host of the present and future subway lines. We have stored information from more than 2000 geotechnical boreholes crossing the alluvial deposits into a relational database. For the present study, only the boreholes with lithologic/textural interpretation and geotechnical information were selected. The set includes 283 boreholes and 719 samples, which have a set of geotechnical information comprising physical properties and mechanical parameters.Techniques of multivariate statistics and geostatistics were combined and compared to evaluate the estimation methods of the mechanical parameters, with special reference to the drained friction angle from direct shear test (φ′). Principal Component Analysis was applied to the dataset to highlight the relationships between the geotechnical parameters. Through cross-validation analysis, multiple linear regression, kriging, and cokriging were tested as estimators of φ′. Cross-validation demonstrates that the cokriging with granulometries as auxiliary variables is the most suitable method to estimate φ′. In addition to proving that cokriging is a good estimator of φ′, cross-validation demonstrates that input data are coherent and this allows us to use them for estimation of geotechnical parameters, although they come from different laboratories and different vintages.Nevertheless, to get the same good results of cross-validation in estimation, it is necessary for granulometries to be available at grid points. Since this information being not available at all grid points, it is expected that, in the future, textural information can be derived in an indirect way, i.e., from lithologic/textural spatial reconstructions.     

黔西南"断控型"金矿床的找矿模式与勘探评价方法——以丫他金矿床为例

黔西南地区以丫他、烂泥沟、百地等为代表的"断控型"金矿床地处深水槽盆浊积岩沉积建造,其中烂泥沟金矿床埋深达1000m且尚未圈闭,显示了该类型矿床巨大的深部隐伏矿找矿潜力.本文基于丫他幅1∶5万矿产地质调查和以丫他金矿为典型矿床的大比例尺找矿方法试验成果,分析了本区"断控型"金矿床的地质和成矿特征,对比研究了地质、物探、化探、遥感多尺度组合异常特征,总结了"断控型"金矿床的勘探找矿模式、靶区优选依据和定量预测评价要素,并利用成矿地质体参数法对丫他金矿床及外围0～2 km深度的潜在资源量进行了定量估算.研究结果认为区域性深切断层及其浅表贯通的次级断层、裂隙网络是该区重要的控矿要素之一,不同尺度、不同组合的物化遥异常对各级别构造的规模、产状等存在响应关系.对丫他金矿床外围及其深部的资源潜力进行了定量评价,预测0～2000 m空间仍存在约112.983 t的金资源潜力.化探、遥感浅表组合异常和区域重力、电法剖面相结合的勘查技术方法,能够为本区找矿靶区的优选提供多学科交叉证据支撑,其勘探技术、评价方法值得在黔西南其他找矿远景区推广,能够为后续商业性开发投入指明方向、减少风险.     

Geotechnical characterization and rockfall simulation of a slope: a practical case study from South Tyrol (Italy)

Rockfalls occur often along the state road SS241 Val d'Ega in the Val d'Ega Valley (South Tyrol, Italy). In order to protect the road and the traffic, stabilization works are necessary. Detailed geological and geomorphologic mapping along structural and geomechanic sections was carried out, and experimental rockfall trails were examined on the slope above the state road between km 3.550 and 3.830. Rockfall simulation, rock mass classification and an interpretation of field data, especially concerning joints, wrapped up the investigations. They helped find the specific need for stabilization work and its positioning along the slope. The stabilization works were completed on February 2002. Another important aspect concerns ongoing geotechnical investigations and stabilization works urgently realised during autumn 1999.

This paper is a practical approach in solving rockfall problems along public roads. It should be considered as a workbook for university personnel and also for professional geologists.     

Geotechnical characterization of lignite-bearing horizons in the Afsin-Elbistan lignite basin, SE Turkey

The Afsin-Elbistan lignite deposit, with its 3.4 billion metric tons of reserves, is the biggest lignite basin and one of the most important resources for electrical energy production in Turkey. Kislakoy mining field was selected as the first opencast mine to feed four power station blocks of 300 MW each. Slope instability has been a continuing problem in the Kislakoy opencast mine. Particularly complex failures along a noncircular failure surface appearing at the final slope stage and covering large areas in the mine increase the importance of slope stability. This study outlines the geotechnical characteristics of the lignite-bearing horizons and describes the causes and mechanisms of slope instabilities, which threaten the safety of the mine. Quantitative X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses were carried out using an interactive data processing system (SIROQUANT™) based on Rietveld interpretation methods. Parametric slope stability analysis and backanalysis were carried out for the failure that occurred at the northwestern final slope stage of the mine. The Spencer-Wright limiting state equilibrium method was used in order to determine with confidence the most representative values of regional shear strength parameters, to explain the failure mechanism, and to assess the conditions at the time of failure. In the analysis, phreatic and piezometric surfaces were considered.Site observations and numerous backanalyses of the slope failure reveal that a compound slide occurred where gyttja (contact zone) layers rest directly on the lignite. Gyttja (contact zone) contains the weakest material within the system. The analysis showed that the main cause of the northwestern slope instability was the presence of the groundwater flow within a Quaternary aquifer (through buried valleys), reducing the effective shear strength of the slope materials. It is also noted from backanalysis that the gyttja (contact zone) layer presents a shear strength at, or approaching, the residual value at the time of failure.     

Open-coast intertidal deposits and the preservation potential of individual laminae: a case study from east-central China

Monitoring of sedimentation and erosion was conducted on an open coastal tidal flat on the southern flank of the Yangtze delta. Various elevation references were established in the intertidal zone and monitored intensively for 4 months in order to examine fortnightly and seasonal (calm weather and storm season) sedimentation and erosion. Longer term (100 years) sedimentation and preservation were investigated through examination of cores and trenches. Two different vertical grouping patterns of tidal bedding were distinguished with thinner and thicker sandy laminae. The number of sand-dominated layers and individual muddy and sandy lamina in the cores were compared with theoretically derived sedimentation rates in order to assess long-term preservation potential. Waves, especially high storm waves, have a significant influence on sedimentation and the preservation of intertidal deposits along the open-coast tidal flat. Monitoring during one season indicated that the sand-dominated layer was directly related to storm deposits, while the mud-dominated layer was deposited during calm weather conditions. The variation in sandy lamina thickness was not related to spring–neap tidal cycles during the monitoring period. The assumption of 100% preservation of sandy laminae deposited during every tidal cycle, which has been assumed in previous time-series analyses for the identification of palaeotidal periodicity, was found to be unrealistic along this open-coast tidal flat. Preservation potential decreases as temporal scale increases. During one neap–spring tidal cycle, the preservation potential of individual sandy and muddy laminae was of the order of 10%. Over a period of 100 years, the estimated preservation potential of individual laminae, including both calm weather and storm deposits, decreased to 0·2%. The 100-year preservation potential of storm-induced, sand-dominated layers was estimated to be of the order of 10%.     

Stratigraphic evaluation of a Holocene clay-slide in Northern Norway

An almost 6,000 years old slide in marine clay at Fossmoen, Northern Norway is studied to: characterize the scar, the slide deposits and the slide event; evaluate the role that stratigraphic variations played for failure; and view the slide event within long-term landscape development. A geological model for the area is based on drilling, outcrops and ground-penetrating radar with emphasis on the stratigraphic variations of fjord deposits. The slide’s age implies that the deposits were sensitive already shortly after emergence above sea level, and layers are still sensitive. River incision was probably responsible for the initial slide, whereas stratigraphy and groundwater movement controlled the location and shape of the scar. Laminated, inclined and discontinuous bedding are suggested as playing different roles for ground-water flow and pore pressures, adding to existing models on the development of soft and sensitive layers prone to sliding.     

浅海背景下大型浊积扇研究进展及堆积机制探讨:以莺歌海盆地黄流组重力流为例

围绕浅海背景下大型浊积扇的研究进展展开探讨,并以莺歌海盆地黄流组重力流为例研究其沉积特征及堆积机制。位于莺歌海盆地中央的东方区黄流组发育的大型高效储集体——浅海重力流沉积体的沉积特征和堆积机制具有其独特性。古生物研究表明,其沉积期的古水深为40~110m,属于陆架浅水沉积背景。其重力流特征表现为包卷变形层理、准同生变形构造等,主要发育鲍玛序列A段和AB段组合,缺失CDE段。对该重力流沉积体的初步研究表明,其具有大规模、多期次(浊积事件的垂向叠加序列组合)、持续性发育等特征。在浅海背景下形成大规模重力流沉积体的综合成因机制包括:(1)物源的持续供给;(2)同沉积期大规模海退作用;(3)陆架基底的幕式动态活动和差异性沉降。该重力流沉积体的发育受上述三大因素的联合控制。因此,本研究采取构造-层序地层学、沉积学与地球物理相结合的系列技术与方法研究其宏观、微观特征及堆积的控制要素与独特机制。该研究成果能丰富浅海区发育大型重力流沉积体的理论体系,对油气勘探新领域的拓展具重要的借鉴价值。     

几内亚红粘土的工程地质特征及成因探讨

介绍了几内亚体育场岩土层结构和粘土的工程地质特征,将其与国内红粘土进行了比较,认为是属于基性岩风化而形成的红粘土,并探讨了该红粘土的形成过程。从元素迁移规律着手,分析了形成该地剖面上特殊的岩土层序的形成原因,从化学成份和分子结构着手分析了该粘土物理力学性质的形成原因。进而分析了几内亚红粘土工程地质评价中应注意的问题。     

Environmental geological and geotechnical investigations related to the potential use of Ankara clay as a compacted landfill liner material, Turkey

Clay-bearing Upper Pliocene red clastics and Quaternary alluvial deposits occupy the Ankara basin. The clayey levels of the Upper Pliocene deposits, referred to as Ankara clay, is considered as a source for compacted clay liners due to their low coefficients of permeability and widespread distributions throughout Ankara. This study investigates the geological, geotechnical and mineralogical properties of the founding clayey soils at two sites of the Ankara region. The geotechnical index properties along with the hydraulic conductivities of the clayey soil samples collected from these sites were determined. A mathematical relation between the clay mineralogical content and hydraulic conductivity was established. The results of this investigation show that, from a geotechnical point of view, Ankara clay may be regarded as a highly suitable material for a compacted clay landfill liner given that its mineralogical compatibility with leachate is confirmed.     

黏土矿物形成过程中元素的变化规律——以鄂尔多斯盆地东北部铀矿床为例

正1地质背景研究区位于鄂尔多斯盆地北部的伊蒙隆起区内,区内地层比较平缓,为向西南缓倾的单斜地层,倾角通常小于3°。出露的地层主要为侏罗系和白垩系,赋矿层位主要为中侏罗统直罗组下段的灰色中-粗砂岩。根据地层的岩性、颜色以及蚀变特点,可以将直罗组划分为两个岩性段:上段(J_2z~2)和下段(J_2z~1),其中下段又可以分为上亚段和下亚段。     

斑岩型钼矿床研究进展

文章总结了北美西部及中国斑岩型钼矿床的研究成果,介绍了斑岩型钼矿床的分类、共生岩浆岩、矿化方式及蚀变特点,重点探讨了斑岩型钼矿床的成矿流体特点,钼在岩浆-热液系统中的富集沉淀机制以及斑岩型钼矿床的成矿物质来源。     

Geochemical characteristics of iron ore deposits in central eastern Turkey: an approach to their genesis

ABSTRACT

Economically the most important iron deposits of Turkey occur as: (1) skarn-hosted (SH)-type ore deposits, occurring along the contacts between syenitic-monzonitic intrusives and limestone or serpentine; (2) vein-type deposits, found between the serpentine and limestone (SLH); or (3) ore deposits that are entirely within the limestone (LH).

Elemental associations are defined as: Fe+Ni+Cr+U+Bi+Rb+Mg+Ga for the SH-type ores; Fe+Cr+Mn+Nb+V for the SLH-type ores; and Fe+Ag+Au+Cr+Ba+As+Pb+Sb+Ni for the LH-type ores. Positive correlations between Fe, U, Bi, and Rb for the SH type indicate that late magmatic hydrothermal input was related to monzonitic intrusions. Chondrite-normalized rare earth element (REE) patterns of the 14 deposits show very weak light/heavy REE (LREE/HREE) fractionation. Similarities of REE patterns, particularly between the SH and LH types, may indicate a common source of REEs and Fe. Ce depletion in the LH ores indicates long-term fluid flow and interaction with marine sediments. Ni, Cr, and V enrichment of all deposits indicates that iron was scavenged from the serpentinized ultra-basic-basic rocks and transported along fracture zones by hydrothermal solutions driven by intrusions. The iron deposits were formed around the magmatic bodies, or tectonic contacts between the serpentine and the limestone.     

深水库区细颗粒淤积物重力驱动流动数值模拟——以三峡水库为例

针对三峡水库近坝区细颗粒泥沙淤积特征,从过程机理出发,提出了深水库区细颗粒泥沙淤积过程的物理图形。采用临界坡度作为细颗粒淤积物失稳流动的判别标准,借鉴浅水流动模式,描述失稳后细颗粒淤积物重力驱动流动过程,通过耦合三维水沙数学模型,建立了细颗粒淤积物重力驱动流动的数值模拟方法,在此基础上对三峡水库近坝区细颗粒泥沙淤积形态进行了模拟研究。研究结果表明:水库蓄水运行初期近坝区细颗粒泥沙主要淤积在断面深槽内,且呈水平状,考虑重力驱动流动后的模拟结果与实测结果吻合较好,从而为进一步深入研究深水库区细颗粒泥沙运动特征提供了技术支撑。     

基于AlexNet网络的二维找矿预测——以松桃—花垣地区沉积型锰矿为例

在大数据的时代背景下,地质大数据逐渐趋于复杂化的模式与其间的空间关联性为基于机器学习算法的矿产资源定量预测带来了更大的挑战。利用深度卷积网络算法优异的分析性能来提取不同成矿条件下多种二维要素图层的空间分布特征与关联性是一项非常有意义的探索性实验。以松桃—花垣地区沉积型锰矿为例,利用深度卷积神经网络模型AlexNet挖掘Mn元素、沉积相、大塘坡组出露、断裂及水系的空间分布与锰矿矿床的就位空间的耦合相关性,以及不同的控矿要素之间的相关性,以此训练出二维矿产预测分类模型。经过训练后,可以得到验证准确率88.89%,召回率为66.67%,损失值0.08的深度卷积神经网络分类模型。应用该模型对未知区进行二维成矿预测,共圈定出91、96、154、184号4个成矿远景区,其中91号和154号的区域含矿概率为1,96号含矿概率为0.5。由此可见,预测区具有很大概率存在尚未发现的矿床。     

我国铀资源勘查评价中3S技术的应用潜力

本文概要地阐述了GPS、RS、GIS在铀资源勘查评价中发挥的作用;从3S本质出发,分析了铀资源评价中3S技术的集成方式、关键技术及具体应用方向。最后介绍了砂岩型铀矿综合评价中3S技术的应用流程与方法。     

Processes of normal fault evolution in a siliciclastic sequence: a case study from Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia

Detailed field observations of normal faults formed at shallow depth in a deltaic sand–clay sequence near Miri, Sarawak are used to study the main structural elements during the early stages of fault development. We studied over 450 segmented faults, many of which contain clay smear, in an excellent outcrop exposing a collapsed crest structure.In agreement with previous studies we find that important elements of fault zone evolution are: (i) clay smear, (ii) telescoping on parallel strands, and (iii) preferred deformation of fault-bounded lenses. We model the consequences of telescoping on parallel strands and conclude that the reliability of juxtaposition diagrams can decrease dramatically in the presence of undetected multiple fault strands. The across fault connectivity can either increase or decrease depending on small variations in many of the input parameters.All the faults studied have a continuous clay smear over the interval studied, except for the places where a sand bed has an offset smaller than its thickness, and therefore has not moved past clay. Although on average the clay content observed correlates well with the average clay content of the faulted section, there are large variations in clay content controlled by local complexity in deformation. Understanding of this local complexity is a prerequisite for further improvement of clay smear in the subsurface.     

Geotechnical assessments of the stability of slopes at the Cakmakkaya and Damar open pit mines (Turkey): a case study

The on-site observations, monitoring data, and results of back analyses of failures showed that large-scale failures occurred along both the interconnected sliding surfaces, consisting of (a) discontinuities in the dacites and the contact zone and (b) the circular surfaces through the weathered soil-like dacites at the Cakmakkaya and Damar open pit mines. Surface water infiltration through the weathered soil-like material after a short duration of rainfall contributed to the circular-shaped failures. After a heavy rainy period, an increase in the groundwater table above the contact zone played a major role in the initiation of bi-planar wedge failures. In addition, the stability of the slopes is likely to have been controlled by the orientation of this zone. The results of back analyses indicated that the shear strengths of the soil-like materials in the weathered dacites and the contact zone had reduced to their residual values at the time of initial sliding. The flattening of the slope angles with an effective surface drainage and long-term monitoring of the groundwater level is proposed as the most suitable remedial measure.