Simulation of the dynamic disturbance characteristics of the soft sediment in the Diexi ancient dammed lake,China

In an earlier study of the Diexi ancient dammed lake along the Minjiang River in Southwest China, 10 disturbed layers with envelope and flame structures were found in more than 240 m of lacustrine sediments. In this paper, the soft-sediment disturbances caused by earthquakes in the Diexi ancient dammed lake were studied based on field investigations and laboratory core observations. A two-to three-degree-of-freedom spring-type earthquake simulation vibration table was used to carry out disturbance tests on lacustrine sediments under different dynamic conditions. The results support the following conclusions:(1) The disturbance layers in the lacustrine sediments were caused by strong earthquakes in the region.(2) The characteristics of the disturbance layers are related to the seismic parameters and the degree of sediment consolidation.(3) The greater the earthquake intensity is, the greater the disturbance amplitude is; moreover, the lower the consolidation degree is, the greater the disturbance amplitude.(4) The simulation tests verify that the disturbance layers in the sediments of the Diexi ancient dammed lake correspond to strong earthquakes in the region. These results are valuable for ongoing palaeoseismic research in the region.     

Reproduction of the Sedimentary Disturbance Phenomenon of the Diexi Ancient Landslide-Dammed Lake under Earthquake

Valuable geological and environmental information can be obtained from the 200 m thick lacustrine sediments in the Diexi lake(an ancient landslide-dammed lake) of the Minjiang River. The shaking table test method was employed to study the disturbance phenomena which occurred in the Diexi lake sediments. The results show that the disturbance phenomena were caused by liquefaction-induced flows in the unconsolidated lacustrine sediments, due to triggering by earthquakes. The deformations only occurred in unconsolidated sediment layers and not in consolidated layers. This means that a consolidated layer cannot be liquefied and disturbed again by an earthquake for a second time. The disturbance on one layer corresponds to only one earthquake. The temporal occurrence of earthquakes could be determined by disturbance layers generated at different ages. In total, 10 disturbed layers were found in the lacustrine sediments of the Diexi lake. The experiments showed that there were more than 10 earthquakes between 30 ka B.P. and 15 ka B.P. in the Diexi lake area based on the dating of the disturbed sediment layers.     

龙门山前山断裂南段强震崩塌与1327年天全地震

具有强震孕育能力的龙门山前山断裂南段附近地区的强震事件仅有以史料记载的1327年天全地震和仪器记载的1970年大邑6.2级、2013年芦山7.0级地震,这些地震均引发大量的崩塌、滑坡。调查对比发现,沿龙门山断裂南段大川-双石断裂沿线的典型地段分布的历史地震崩塌范围和运移距离都大于芦山地震所触发的崩塌,崩塌的方量和粒径表现为南西往北东逐步减少、减小的趋势。崩塌调查、崩塌体埋藏物和表生地衣相对年代学测试结果、史料记载与震例对比和地震有感半径与震级经验公式计算综合表明,1327年天全地震引起的地面震动大于芦山地震,是天全县“大岩崩”地名和双石镇“晒经书”景观形成的主要原因,1327年天全地震的震中可能位于龙门山断裂南段大川-双石断裂附近的天全响水溪一带,震中烈度≥Ⅸ度,震级≥7.0。     

Characteristics and failure mechanism of an ancient earthquake-induced landslide with an extremely wide distribution area

The Lamuajue landslide is located in Lamuajue village on the right bank of the Meigu River,Sichuan Province, China. This landslide is an ancient landslide with an extremely wide distribution area,covering an area of 19 km~2 with a maximum width of5.5 km and an estimated residual volume of 3×10~8 m~3.The objectives of this study were to identify the characteristics and failure mechanism of this landslide. In this study,based on field investigations,aerial photography, and profile surveys, the boundary,lithology, structure of the strata, and characteristics of the landslide deposits were determined. A gently angled weak interlayer consisting of shale was the main factor contributing to the occurrence of the Lamuajue landslide. The deposition area can be divided into three zones: zone A is an avalanche deposition area mainly composed of blocks,fragments, and debris with diameters ranging from0.1 m to 3 m; zone B is a residual integrated rock mass deposition area with large blocks,boulders and "fake bedrock"; and zone C is a deposition zone of limestone blocks and fragments. Three types of failure mechanism were analyzed and combined to explain the Lamuajue landslide based on the features of the accumulation area. First, a shattering-sliding mechanism caused by earthquakes in zone A. Second,a sliding mechanism along the weak intercalation caused by gravity and water in zone B. Third,a shattering-ejection mechanism generated by earthquakes in zone C. The results provide a distinctive case for the study of gigantic landslides induced by earthquakes, which is very important for understanding and assessing ancient earthquakeinduced landslides.     

Spatial distribution of large-scale landslides induced by the 5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake

The 5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake in 2008 induced hundreds of large-scale landslides. This paper systematically analyzes 112 large-scale landslides (surface area > 50000 m2), which were identified by interpretation of remote sensing imagery and field investigations. The analysis suggests that the distribution of large-scale landslides is affected by the following four factors: (a) distance effect: 80% of studied large-scale landslides are located within a distance of 5 km from the seismic faults. The farther the distance to the faults, the lower the number of large-scale landslides; (b) locked segment effect: the large-scale landslides are mainly located in five concentration zones closely related with the crossing, staggering and transfer sections between one seismic fault section and the next one, as well as the end of the NE fault section. The zone with the highest concentration was the Hongbai-Chaping segment, where a great number of large-scale landslides including the two largest landslides were located. The second highest concentration of large-scale landslides was observed in the Nanba-Donghekou segment at the end of NE fault, where the Donghekou landslide and the Woqian landslide occurred; (c) Hanging wall effect: about 70% of the large-scale landslides occurred on the hanging wall of the seismic faults; and (d) direction effect: in valleys perpendicular to the seismic faults, the density of large-scale landslides on the slopes facing the seismic wave is obviously higher than that on the slopes dipping in the same direction as the direction of propagation of the seismic wave. Meanwhile, it is found that the sliding and moving directions of large-scale landslides are related to the staggering direction of the faults in each section. In Qingchuan County where the main fault activity was horizontal twisting and staggering, a considerable number of landslides showed the feature of sliding and moving in NE direction which coincides with the staggering direction of the seismic faults.     

Engineering geological assessment for route selection of railway line in geologically active area: A case study in China

The Cheng-Lan railway links Chengdu, a central city in Southwestern China, and Lanzhou, a central city in Northwestern China. The railway passes through the Longmenshan fault zone (Wenchuan earthquake happened there on May 12, 2008), Minjiang fault zone, and Dongkunlun fault zone, which are all active. It runs over the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and crosses high mountains and deep valleys. There exists, along the railway’s alignment, different kinds of strata of hard granite and soft, weak metamorphic rocks such as carbonaceous slate, schist, and phyllite. It is, therefore, a key issue for such an infrastructure construction to assess the engineering geological conditions and risks, so as to mitigate or avoid possible georisks and to offer optional designs. Geological survey and georisk assessment along the railway corridor are carried out. Special attention is given to active faults, earthquakes and seismic zones. Based on these, discussions about geological aspects for route selection of the railway are conducted and countermeasures for georisk control are proposed accordingly. Main conclusions are achieved as follows: (1) Geohazards such as landslides, rockfalls and debries flows dominate both the route selection of the railway and the engineering structures (e.g., tunnels or bridges) adopted; (2) Tunnel has been proved to be an excellent structure for linear engineering in geologically active area; and (3) In the case where avoiding is impractical, necessary protection measures should be taken to engineering slopes in high earthquake intensity areas, especially the area with earthquake of Ms. 8 or greater.     

Landslide distribution and sliding mode control along the Anninghe fault zone at the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau

Tibetan Plateau is known as the roof of the world. Due to the continuous uplift of the Tibetan Plateau, many active fault zones are present. These active fault zones such as the Anninghe fault zone have a significant influence on the formation of special geomorphology and the distribution of geological hazards at the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. The Anninghe fault zone is a key part of the Y-shaped fault pattern in the Sichuan-Yunnan block of China. In this paper, high-resolution topographic data, multitemporal remote sensing images, numerical calculations, seismic records, and comprehensive field investigations were employed to study the landslide distribution along the active part of the Anninghe. The influence of active faults on the lithology, rock mass structures and slope stress fields were also studied. The results show that the faults within the Anninghe fault zone have damaged the structure and integrity of the slope rock mass, reduced the mechanical strength of the rock mass and controlled the slope failure modes. The faults have also controlled the stress field, the distribution of the plastic strain zone and the maximum shear strain zone of the slope, thus have promoted the formation and evolution of landslides. We find that the studied landslides are linearly distributed along the Anninghe fault zone, and more than 80% of these landslides are within 2-3 km of the fault rupture zone. Moreover, the Anninghe fault zone provides abundant substance for landslides or debris flows. This paper presents four types of sliding mode control of the Anninghe fault zone, e.g., constituting the whole landslide body, controlling the lateral boundary of the landslide, controlling the crown of the landslide, and constituting the toe of the landslide. The results presented merit close attention as a valuable reference source for local infrastructure planning and engineering projects.     

Rapid susceptibility mapping of co-seismic landslides triggered by the 2013 Lushan Earthquake using the regression model developed for the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake

The primary objective of landslide susceptibility mapping is the prediction of potential landslides in landslide-prone areas.The predictive power of a landslide susceptibility mapping model could be tested in an adjacent area of similar geoenvironmental conditions to find out the reliability.Both the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake and the 2013 Lushan Earthquake occurred in the Longmen Mountain seismic zone,with similar topographical and geological conditions.The two earthquakes are both featured by thrust fault and similar seismic mechanism.This paper adopted the susceptibility mapping model of co-seismic landslides triggered by Wenchuan earthquake to predict the spatial distribution of landslides induced by Lushan earthquake.Six influencing parameters were taken into consideration: distance from the seismic fault,slope gradient,lithology,distance from drainage,elevation and Peak Ground Acceleration(PGA).The preliminary results suggested that the zones with high susceptibility of coseismic landslides were mainly distributed in the mountainous areas of Lushan,Baoxing and Tianquan counties.The co-seismic landslide susceptibility map was completed in two days after the quake and sent to the field investigators to provide guidance for rescue and relief work.The predictive power of the susceptibility map was validated by ROC curve analysis method using 2037 co-seismic landslides in the epicenter area.The AUC value of 0.710 indicated that the susceptibility model derived from Wenchuan Earthquake landslides showed good accuracy in predicting the landslides triggered by Lushan earthquake.     

渭河断陷盆地及邻近地区地震活动的深部背景

利用西安数字地震遥测台网记录的数字地震资料，采用P初动半周期方法，得到了渭河断陷盆地及邻近地区的Q值分布，探讨了该区域地震活动性与地壳内速度分布、Q值分布及地质构造的关系。结果表明：①Q值分布有两个地区存在较强烈地横向不均匀性，其一是淳化、耀县高Q值区和相邻的西安、富平低Q值区，其二是陕晋交界处的韩城高Q值区和相邻的澄城低Q值区，它们都位于不同构造单元交界、差异运动显著、新老地层交错的地区；②历史强震震中主要分布在Q值分布高、低值间的过渡带上；③Q值分布与20km深度P波速度分布有较好地一致性。上述结果表明，该区域的地震活动性有深部构造背景，与区域速度场、介质品质因子分布密切相关。     

Earthquake-triggered landslides affecting a UNESCO Natural Site: the 2017 Jiuzhaigou Earthquake in the World National Park,China

On August 8~(th), 2017, an Ms 7.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in Jiuzhaigou County, northern Sichuan Province, China. The Jiuzhaigou Valley World National Park was the most affected area due to the epicentre being located in the scenic area of the park. Understanding the distribution characteristics of landslides triggered by earthquakes to help protect the natural heritage sites in Jiuzhaigou Valley remains a scientific challenge. In this study, a relatively complete inventory of the coseismic landslides triggered by the earthquake was compiled through the interpretation of high-resolution images combined with a field investigation. The results indicate thatcoseismic landslides not only are concentrated in Rize Gulley, Danzu Gully and Zezhawa Gully in the study area but also occur in the front part of Shuzheng Gully along the road network(from the entrance of Jiuzhaigou Valley to Heye Village). The landslides predominantly occur on the east-and southeastfacing slopes in the study area, which is a result of the integrated action of the valley direction and fault movement direction. The back-slope effect and the slope structure caused the difference in coseismic landslide distribution within the three gullies(Danzu Gully, Rize Gully, and Zezhawa Gully) near the inferred fault. In addition, the topographic position index was used to analyse the impact of microlandforms on earthquake-triggered landslides by considering the effect of the slope angle. The study results reveal a higher concentration of landslides in the slope position class of the middle slope(30°-50°) in Jiuzhaigou Valley. These findings can provide scientific guidance for the protection of natural heritage sites and post-disaster reconstruction in Jiuzhaigou Valley.     

青藏高原东南缘地幔对流与发震层应力场耦合关系分析

利用EGM2008重力模型的11~36阶球谐系数计算青藏高原东南缘岩石圈底面地幔对流应力场,收集整理青藏高原东南缘2000年至今的1 131个震源机制解数据,采用区域应力张量阻尼反演法得到该区芦山地震前和现今的发震层应力场,进一步分析2种应力场的相关性,探讨不同区域的力学耦合情况与强震发生的关系。结果表明：1)青藏高原东南缘大部分位于耦合与解耦的中间地带,耦合区域基本按块体分布,东侧华南块体强耦合,西北部藏北块体、巴颜喀拉块体和西南部滇西南块体部分耦合,解耦主要发生在松潘-甘孜块体附近,以龙门山断裂带连接强耦合的华南块体;2)分析孕震原因,提出青藏高原东南缘地幔对流应力场与发震层应力场耦合程度强弱交界处为地震危险性较高的区域,从现今耦合关系来看,龙门山断裂带仍处于耦合强度变化梯度非常大的区域,具备孕震储能条件,地震危险性较高。其他危险区域大致有：岷江断裂带附近、鲜水河-安宁河-则木河断裂带附近、红河断裂带及南汀河断裂带附近。     

Possible relatedness between the outburst of the Diexi ancient dammed lake and ancient Chengdu's cultural change

The Diexi ancient dammed lake is in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River. Six terraces with lacustrine sediments occur at the base. These terraces are the products of the graded outburst of the Diexi ancient dammed lake. The outburst of the ancient dammed lake would certainly have had an impact on the Chengdu Plain in the lower reaches of the Minjiang River. In this paper, on-site sampling and laboratory analysis were used to analyze the sediments of the Diexi ancient dammed lake and the Jinsha site in Chengdu Plain, and the environmental indicators of each sediment layer were tested. Through a comparative analysis of the environmental indicators in the sediments at the two locations, the following results were obtained: the palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental characteristics at the two locations generally show consistent changes. The most important finding is that the types and content of the major pollen taxa at the two locations are similar. The Pinus content strongly proves that the soil layers at the Jinsha site was sourced from the upper reaches of the Minjiang River. Considering that the demise of the ancient culture at the Jinsha site occurred close in time to the outburst of the ancient dammed lake, this similarity suggests that the cultural change at the Jinsha site may have been related to the outburst of the Diexi ancient dammed lake.     

Activity evolution of landslides and debris flows after the Wenchuan earthquake in the Qipan catchment,Southwest China

The Wenchuan earthquake that occurred on 12 May 2008 induced numerous landslides. Loose landslide materials were deposited on hillslopes, and deep channels were easily remobilized and transformed into debris flows by extreme rainstorms. Twelve years after the Wenchuan earthquake, debris flows were still active in the Qipangou Ravine in the quake-hit area. In this paper, we continuously tracked the spatiotemporal evolution of the landslides and vegetation restoration and evaluated the evolution of debris flow activity in the Qipan catchment with the aid of a GIS platform and field investigations from 2008 to 2019. We observed that the area with active landslides increased sharply immediately following the earthquake, and then decreased with time; however, the total area of landslides continued to increase from 6.93 km2 in 2008 to 10.55 km2 in 2019. The active landslides shifted towards lower angles and higher elevations after 2013. Since 2009, the vegetation coverage has been gradually increasing and approaching the coverage present before the earthquake as of 2019. The landslide activity was high and the vegetation recovery rates were rapidly rising during the first five years after the earthquake; the recovery rates then slowed over time. Therefore, we divided the evolution that occurred during the post landslide period into an active period(2008-2013), a self-adjustment period(2013-2026) and a stable period(after 2026). We then proposed a quantitative model to determine the trends of landslide activity rates and NDVI values in the catchment, which indicated that the landslide activities and postseismic vegetation restoration rates in this catchment will return to preseismic levels within approximately two decades. We also analysed the runout volumes of the debris flows after the earthquakes(Diexi and Wenchuan) and the standard deviation of the vegetation coverage and predicted that the debris flow activities will last for an additional 50 years or more.     

芦山地震、鲁甸地震、康定地震前后三岔口地区地壳形变异常特征分析

利用三岔口地区GPS、重力、跨断层观测资料,分析2013年芦山7.0级地震、2014年鲁甸6.5级地震及康定6.3级地震前后四川地壳形变异常分布及动态图像特征。结果显示：1)2013~2014年三岔口地区几次强震前,四川地壳形变资料先后不同程度地出现群体性中、短期前兆异常,其中跨断层形变以直接前兆的形式显现出短期异常,地震发生在异常结束后的1个月内,对强震发生时间的预测具有一定的指示意义; 2)短期异常突出点分布在距震中200 km左右,异常点与强震发生地点属于同一活动构造体系;3)强震相继发生在相对重力异常区内、与跨断层中等异常幅值平行的其他断层附近以及有异常断层交汇部位,对强震发生地点的预测具有一定的指示意义。几次中强震的发生表明,2013~2014年巴颜喀拉块体向南东的带动作用使三岔口地区敏感断层活动加速,在加速的过程中其高应力积累区“失稳”并发生错动,导致脆性岩层产生破裂,从而以强震的形式释放长期积累的能量。     

鄂尔多斯地块周缘地区构造活动与应变积累特性研究

利用截至2016年底、约30 a的跨断层短水准流动观测资料,借助灰色关联度垂向综合指标提炼、年变速率与趋势累积率计算,分析鄂尔多斯地块周缘地区构造活动特性、水平及时空差异,以及与研究区内中强以上地震、区外大震孕育-发生或影响的关系。结果表明：1)断裂活动特性总体上与地质资料一致。2)研究区内MS5.8以上地震及区外汶川大震震前多出现异常。3)垂向断裂活动较快的是渭河盆地西部、六盘山构造区北部;较慢的是渭河盆地中部、海原断裂、六盘山构造区南部。山西断陷带、西秦岭构造区北部长期能量积累明显;六盘山构造区至渭河盆地西部两端活动、中间相对闭锁,尤其近几年。     

青海省东昆仑昆中断裂带哈图段地质特征及成矿预测

昆中断裂带是东昆仑成矿带发育多条巨型断裂构造之一,控制并切割自元古宙以来的不同地质体,对区域成矿具有明显的控制作用,其次级断裂或主断裂构造的交叉部位往往是成矿通道和容矿部位。研究区位于昆中断裂两侧,属活动区造山带,成矿期次多,类型复杂,具有良好成矿地质条件,已发现矿床、矿(化)点多处,与Nb,Y,La,Cu,Zn,Mo,Au,Ag,As,Pb元素为主的地球化学异常对应较好。     

Predicting landslide scenes under potential earthquake scenarios in the Xianshuihe fault zone,Southwest China

Earthquake-induced landslides can seriously aggravate the earthquake’s destructive consequences and have caused widespread concern in recent decades. The Xianshuihe fault is a large active left-lateral strike-slip fault in the southeast margin of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Southwest China, where the frequent strong earthquakes have brought abundant geo-hazards. This study focuses mainly on exploring and predicting the landslide scenes induced by the potential earthquakes. Firstly, the sophisticated Newmark model is improved through landslide cases induced by the Ms7.9 Luhuo earthquake in 1973 to adapt the field seismotectonics of the Xianshuihe fault zone. Then, it is used to predict the landslide scenes under one speculated potential earthquake scenario with the similar focal mechanism with the Luhuo earthquake. The preliminary results show that the slope displacement resulted from Newmark model can reflect spatial distribution characteristics of earthquake-induced landslides. The predicted potential earthquake-induced landslide scenes present an obvious extending trend along the Xianshuihe fault. The landslide hazard is greater in the northeast regions than southwest regions of the Xianshuihe fault, where there are more complex topographic conditions. The study procedure will be a helpful demonstration for exploration and prediction of landslide scenes under potential earthquakes in the regions with high seismic activity.     

东北地区近期水平形变应变场研究

根据2011年和2013年东北地区GPS观测资料计算得到的地壳水平运动场和连续主应变场,研究了东北地区地壳运动特征和应变应力状态, 求解块体运动参数,计算东北主要断裂带的错动速率和断层应变应力状态,分析断裂带活动性。研究表明,2011～2013年期间,东北地区东部运动规律性相对较好,且东部运动场收敛于珲春-龙井一带,向东位移;中部和西部运动场一致性较弱,位移方向相对分散。主应变反映出,东北地区2011～2013年主压应力轴优势方向为NE55°。两个水平主应变轴都缩短的挤压区分布面积较小,两个主应变轴都伸长的拉张区次之,最小主应变轴缩短的区域和最大主应变轴伸长的区域所占比重最大。该时段Ms≥5.0地震集中在2013年,地震多发生在运动方向转折带附近及挤压-剪切活动区,最大的5.8级地震发生在不同运动区交界带和挤压作用相对强烈的构造带。     

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华北地区断裂带的现代形变特征

断层形变观测揭示华北地区西部的速率大于东部。华北地区(特别是西部)的断层活动主要具有正断性质，但华北东部的逆断活动比例高于西部。断层应变累积率在包头6．4级和张北6．2级地震前明显增大，可能与地震孕育有关。呼和浩特-大同地带、渤海湾地区、莱州湾-沂水地段和太原盆地是现今压应变速率相对较大的地区，有一定的应力积累。水平应变反映出郯庐断裂带、河套-张家口-蓬莱隐伏断裂带等有明显的分段性，各段的活动及应变特征存在差异。