From the editors

Last year was a transformational one for us as Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration changed from a semi-annual to a quarterly schedule and began publication as part of the Springer Verlag organization.     

西藏纳木错深水湖芯反映的8.4ka以来气候环境变化*

利用地震剖面仪和回声测深仪调查了纳木错大部分湖区的水深和沉积物厚度分布,并在湖区东部水深60m的湖盆利用PISTON采样器获得一个332cm长的钻孔。对该钻孔进行了12个 AMS ¹⁴ C年代测定,并进行了日历年龄校正和"碳库"效应估算,根据沉积物平均粒径建立了整个钻孔的深度-年代模式。对该钻孔进行了有机碳、总氮、正构烷烃、粒度、元素地球化学、碳酸钙和矿物等环境指标的分析,结果显示8.4ka以来湖区环境变化可以分为明显的3个阶段。早期约8400 ~6400aB.P. ,以温度缓慢下降为主,但在8100 ~7800aB.P.出现一次显著的冷干事件; 中期为6400 ~2900aB.P. ,其开始显示了温暖湿润的环境特点,在6000aB.P.左右出现最强的暖湿特征后其后期转向冷干,在3000 ~2900aB.P.达到寒冷和干旱的低谷,反映了新冰期时期的温度强烈下降和降水的分配不均; 晚期从2900aB.P. 到现在,尽管温度出现回升,但总体上显示了向冷干波动变化的趋势,期间第一次降温在 1800 ~1600aB.P. ,之后温度回升后在600 ~300aB.P.再次下降,前者反映了公元初期的降温,后者则是小冰期的反映。     

George C.Lee Honored by White House

On November 16,2007,George C.Lee,the editor-in-chief of our journal-Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration (EEEV),was among 11 people to receive a 2006 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science,Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) from President George W.Bush in a ceremony at the White House.     

Vitellogenin and lipovitellin from the prawn Macrobrachium borellii as hydrocarbon pollution biomarker

During reproduction vitellogenin (VTG) is transported to vitellogenic oocytes as a precursor of egg yolk lipovitellin (LV). As VTG synthesis is affected by environmental stressors, it is widely used as biomarker in endocrine disruption studies. However, it has seldom been employed to evaluate invertebrate hydrocarbon pollution. An ELISA with anti-LV antibody was developed to evaluate the impact of water-soluble fraction of crude oil (WSF) on Macrobrachium borellii vitellogenesis. Prawn VTG concentration was within the range reported for other crustaceans; LV values were positively correlated with gonadosomatic index (GSI). Females at different vitellogenic stages were exposed to a sub-lethal concentration of WSF for 7 days. Exposed animals with GSI>7 increased their VTG and LV titer as compared to control organisms (190% and 140%, respectively). VTG levels in M. borellii were upregulated and highly sensitive to WSF exposure. This assay could be employed as a biomarker for freshwater hydrocarbon pollution.     

德国GPS在线位移监控和预警系统工作原理与工程应用

德国GPS在线位移监控和预警系统,除了可以进行GPS测量和数据处理外,还可给出观测点的实时三维位移数据、位移速度和位移加速度,绘出分析曲线,其测量精度达毫米级,并可根据预先设定的破坏概率自动报警.该系统可预测和预警自然灾害如滑坡、泥石流、地震等;在矿山开采作业中,可对矿坑、尾矿坝及采空区的地表塌陷进行监控;可用于岩土工程和土木工程建设中的高边坡、建筑物、基坑、挡土墙以及塔楼和桥梁高频率运动的监测;可广泛应用于水利工程建设,如大坝、大堤位移和沉陷的监控等.在道路建设中,可应用于隧道开挖、路堤沉陷和桥梁位移的观测.     

From the editors

The year 2007 is a transformational one for us as the Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration changes from a semi-annual to a quarterly schedule and is published by Springer Verlag. Beginning with Vol. 6, No. 1, four issues of about 100 pages each will be published each year. The journal will continue to be available in print format, and a new electronic offering will be accessible through SpringerLink, Springer's Internet portal. We believe     

电子探针定量分析FeO与Fe203的新方法:峰形拟合直接测定法

用电子探针微区成分分析(EPMA)方法来测定矿物岩石的微区成分已经是当前岩矿分析的常用方法,但EPMA不能直接测定矿物中的FeO和Fe2O3.通过探讨电子探针分析中影响氧和铁峰位的一些主要因素,结合计算机蜂形拟合软件的应用,提出了峰形拟合直接测铁法测定FeO和Fe2O3质量分数的方法.本方法适用于硅酸盐矿物中Fe2+和...     

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S167498711100048X

Metavolcanic rocks hosting base metal sulphide mineralization, and belonging to the Kid Metamorphic Complex, are exposed in the Samra-Tarr area, Southern Sinai. The rocks consist of slightly metamorphosed varicolored porphyritic lavas of rhyolite-to-andesite composition, and their equivalent pyroclastics. Geochemically, these metavolcanics are classified as high-K calc-alkaline, metaluminous andesites, trachyandesites, dacites, and rhyolites. The geochemical characteristics of these metavolcanics strongly point to their derivation from continental crust in an active continental margin. The sulphide mineralization in these metavolcanics occurs in two major ore zones, and is represented by four distinct styles of mineralization. The mineralization occurs either as low-grade disseminations or as small massive pockets. The associated hydrothermal alterations include carbonatization, silicification, sericitization and argillic alterations. The base metal sulphide mineralization is epigenetic and was formed by hydrothermal solutions associated with subduction-related volcanic activity.