Geochemistry and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopic constraints on the petrogenesis of Cenozoic lavas from the Pali Aike and Morro Chico area (52°S), southern Patagonia,South America

Geochemical and isotopic analyses (Sr–Nd–Pb) of late Miocene to Quaternary plateau lavas from the Pali Aike and Morro Chico areas (52°S) were undertaken to constrain the melting processes and mantle sources that contributed to magma generation and the geodynamic evolution of southernmost Patagonia, South America. The Pali Aike and Morro Chico lavas are alkaline (Pali Aike, 45–49 wt.% SiO₂; 4.3–5.9 wt.% Na₂O+K₂O) and subalkaline (Morro Chico, 50.5–50.8 wt.% SiO₂; 4.0–4.4 wt.% Na₂O+K₂O), relatively primitive (Pali Aike, 9.5–13.7 wt.% MgO; Morro Chico, 7.6–8.8 wt.% MgO) mafic volcanic rocks that have typical intraplate ocean island basalt‐like signatures. Incompatible trace element ratios and isotopic ratios of the Pali Aike and Morro Chico lavas differ from those of the majority of Neogene southern Patagonian slab window lavas in showing more enriched characteristics and are similar to high‐μ (HIMU)‐like basalts. The rare earth element (REE) modeling to constrain mantle melting percentages suggests that these lavas were produced by low degrees of partial melting (1.0–2.0% for Pali Aike lavas and about 2.6–2.7% for Morro Chico lavas) of a garnet lherzolite mantle source. The major systematic variations of Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes in southern Patagonian lavas are related to geographic location. The Pali Aike and Morro Chico lavas from the southernmost part of Patagonia have lower ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr and higher ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd and ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb ratios, relative to most of the southern Patagonian lavas erupted north of 49.5°S, pointing to a HIMU‐like signature. An isotopically depleted and HIMU‐like asthenospheric domain may have been the main source of magmas in the southernmost part of Patagonia (e.g. Pali Aike, Morro Chico, and Camusu Aike volcanic field), suggesting the presence of a major discontinuity in the isotopic composition of the asthenosphere in southern Patagonia. On the basis of geochemical and isotope data and the available geological and geotectonic reconstructions, a link between the HIMU asthenospheric mantle domain beneath southernmost Patagonia and the HIMU mega‐province of the southwestern Pacific Ocean is proposed.     

The westward intrusion of south Pacific water at the western tip of the New Guinea Island

From the eastern Indonesian cruise from November 14 to 23, 2007, CTD (conductivity, temperature, depth profiler) /ADCP (acoustic Doppler current profiler)casting and seawater sampling were done at 25 stations around Waigeo Island near New Guinea Island. It was found overall westward intrusion of the south Pacific waters into the Seram Sea and southward spreading of the north and south Pacific waters into the Seram Sea. There is westward residual flow along the channel between Waigeo and New Guinea within upper 200 m with the maximum speed up to 50 cm/s, and much weaker eastward flow in the lower layer (< 10 cm/s) due to blocking by the shallow sill at the west of the Dampier Strait. The abrupt change of bottom topography induces active horizontal and vertical mixing which results in a three-layered current system with a major through-flow of -0.99 Sv (Sv = 10 6 m 3 /s) into the Seram Sea; the transports in the upper and the lower layers are -1.14 Sv and -0.24 Sv (westward), respectively, and in the middle there is a return flow with the transport of +0.39 Sv (eastward).     

Multiple Tuned Mass Damper Based Vibration Mitigation of Offshore Wind Turbine Considering Soil-Structure Interaction

The dynamics of jacket supported offshore wind turbine (OWT) in earthquake environment is one of the progressing focuses in the renewable energy field. Soil-structure interaction (SSI) is a fundamental principle to analyze stability and safety of the structure. This study focuses on the performance of the multiple tuned mass damper (MTMD) in minimizing the dynamic responses of the structures objected to seismic loads combined with static wind and wave loads. Response surface methodology (RSM) has been applied to design the MTMD parameters. The analyses have been performed under two different boundary conditions: fixed base (without SSI) and flexible base (with SSI). Two vibration modes of the structure have been suppressed by multi-mode vibration control principle in both cases. The effectiveness of the MTMD in reducing the dynamic response of the structure is presented. The dynamic SSI plays an important role in the seismic behavior of the jacket supported OWT, especially resting on the soft soil deposit. Finally, it shows that excluding the SSI effect could be the reason of overestimating the MTMD performance.     

Changes and development plans in the mountain villages of South Korea: Comparison of the first and second national surveys

Owing to the geographic disadvantages of mountain villages, the social, cultural, and economic conditions of mountain villagers are inferior to those of urban dwellers in South Korea. Thus, in 1995, the The government of South Korea launched a mountain village development support program to promote agriculture and forestry, balance national land development, and preserve cultural heritage. The program was effectively implemented, improving the income, population size, and living conditions of villagers in addition to setting up a system for stable project implementation. However, concerns were raised about long-term development planning, the creation and marketing of specialty brands, facility management/operation, and follow-up support. The government conducted surveys of mountain villagers in 2003 and 2014, obtaining basic data to address these issues. This study evaluates the outcomes of these two surveys, suggesting areas requiring focused action, concentrating on village development projects, forest resource distribution and use, demographic trends, the economy, exchange with urban areas, green tourism, and master planning. We find that despite growth in the forest labor force, forest ownership is diminishing in terms of the number and scale of holdings. Consequently, it is necessary to commercialize forest resources, establish favorable settlement conditions, and expand government support for village-run projects. In addition, systematic forest management for older tree age classes would benefit the public and provide assets for future mountain village development. Our results are expected to provide baseline information for the establishment and efficient implementation of mountain village development policy.     

材料复合桩的现场承载性能试验研究

基于水平荷载作用下桩基的弯矩沿深度呈由上向下骤减的规律,将桩的上部设计为抗弯性能良好的钢管桩而下部为抗弯性能较弱的PHC桩,并选择适当的部位通过焊接等方式连接两种桩型。在现场进行锤击试验、水平承载力试验和连接部位抗弯性能试验,将复合桩的压应力、拉应力和水平承载力与材料允许值对比比较。结果表明,所选择的材料复合型桩充分发挥了材料性能,尤其在水平承载力方面表现突出,且不同材料桩型连接部位性能良好。试验结果为桩基的改进提供了新思路和试验依据。     

新乡市地质灾害现状特征及防治措施

新乡市是地质灾害易发区,主要发育有崩塌、滑坡、泥石流、地面塌陷、地裂缝等地质灾害。笔者在新乡市地质灾害现状调查的基础上,分析了地质灾害的分布特点和成因,并对全市的地质灾害防治提出具体措施。     

Effects of a Building's Density on Flow in Urban Areas

The effects of a building's density on urban flows are investigated using a CFD model with the RNG k-ε turbulence closure scheme. Twenty-seven cases with different building's density parameters (e.g., building and street-canyon aspect ratios) are numerically simulated. As the building's density parameters vary, different flow regimes appear. When the street canyon is relatively narrow and high, two counter-rotating vortices in the vertical direction are generated. The wind speed along streets is mainly affected by the building's length. However, it is very difficult to find or generalize the characteristics of the street-canyon flows in terms of a single building's density parameter. This is because the complicated flow patterns appear due to the variation of the vortex structure and vortex number. Volume-averaged vorticity magnitude is a very good indicator to reflect the flow characteristics despite the strong dependency of flows on the variation of the building's density parameters. Multi-linear regression shows that the volume-averaged vorticity magnitude is a strong function of the building's length and the street-canyon width. The increase in the building's length decreases the vorticity of the street-canyon flow, while, the increase in the street-canyon width increases the vorticity.     

韩国济洲岛下西归浦组的时代及其古环境

韩国济洲岛下西归浦组的时代归属一直存在着争论。该段地层中浮游有孔虫 Globigerina calida calida、Beella digitata、 Globigerina bermudezi和 Globoquadrina conglomerata的发现表明了它应为中更新世 (晚 N 2 2带、即 Globigerina calida calida亚带 ,不晚于 40万年前 )的沉积。底栖、浮游有孔虫的定量统计分析揭示了下西归浦组沉积环境的变化 :下部的沉积环境为岸外中陆架暖水 ,而向上则演变成近岸内陆架温凉水。有孔虫组合的更替反映了下西归浦组沉积是一个由次一级的 3个亚海退和 2个亚海进组成的海退序列。     

朝鲜半岛北部显生宙花岗岩成因研究及地质意义

朝鲜半岛北部图们江褶皱带和冠帽地块发育大面积的花岗岩,长期被认为形成于晚古生代二叠纪-早中生代三叠纪。采用锆石原位微区U-Pb测年技术(SIMS U-Pb),对6个代表性岩体的16个样品进行了侵位年龄测定,结合早期发表的年代学数据,确定朝鲜北部花岗岩主要形成于中生代的侏罗纪(199~173Ma),少部分为晚二叠世(265~263Ma)和早三叠世(248~240Ma)。岩石学及地球化学特征表明,朝鲜北部花岗岩以钙-碱性岩石系列为主,其成因类型为I型,且少数为高分异I型。锆石Hf-O同位素特征明显分为两类:图们江褶皱带及冠帽地块中的侏罗纪花岗岩、冠帽地块中晚二叠世片麻状花岗岩具有正的εH f(t)值(4.7~13.5)和年轻的二阶段Hf模式年龄(367~784Ma),O同位素组成δ~(18)O集中分布在5.7‰~7.4‰,表明其源区物质为新生地壳,且该地壳物质来自于亏损型的软流圈地幔;而冠帽地块中晚二叠世和早三叠世花岗岩通常具有负的εH f(t)值(-10.9~3.8)和古老的二阶段Hf模式年龄(889~1651Ma),O同位素组成变化较大,δ~(18)O分布在5.6‰~9.2‰,推测其主要为古老地壳物质重熔的产物。区域对比研究表明,图们江褶皱带和冠帽地块具有相同的地质演化历史,应归属于同一个整体,其上发育的花岗岩与我国吉黑造山带花岗岩在年代学格架、岩石学及地球化学特征、成因类型及岩浆源区都具有极大的相似性,可以进行对比。由此可见,朝鲜北部图们江褶皱带和冠帽地块为中亚造山带的组成部分,且朝鲜北部晚二叠世-早三叠世花岗岩形成于古亚洲洋闭合阶段,由于西伯利亚板块与华北板块的碰撞拼合,在华北地台北缘形成了同碰撞型花岗岩。侏罗纪中国东北及朝鲜开始进入环太平洋构造域演化阶段,在太平洋板块俯冲的挤压体制下形成大面积花岗岩。     

朝鲜狼林地块东南缘太古宙岩石及其对古元古代构造热事件的响应

朝鲜狼林地体是中朝克拉通的重要组成部分,其早前寒武纪基底岩系的岩石组成、形成和变质作用时代,直接影响到人们对古元古代辽吉活动带乃至整个华北克拉通地质演化历史的理解和认识。本文选取位于狼林地块东南缘,狼林群变质杂岩中的3个花岗片麻岩样品进行锆石U-Pb定年分析。锆石的LA-ICPMS和SIMS定年结果显示,3个片麻岩原岩的岩浆结晶时代为2521~2567Ma,并且它们都经历了古元古代1.87~1.89Ga的构造热事件改造,表现为原始岩浆锆石不同程度的铅丢失以及变质锆石的形成。基于这一认识,并结合其他学者的最新研究结果可知,太古宙片麻岩存在于狼林地块平南盆地的南缘和东缘地区,由此推测狼林地块太古宙基底岩系的规模可能远大于目前所识别的这几个地区。这些太古宙片麻岩普遍遭受了古元古代强烈变质作用(深熔作用)改造,并且变质作用的时代可以与华北克拉通三条古元古代活动带的变质-深熔作用时代相对比,表明狼林地块可能至少在古元古代之前,就已经与华北克拉通组成了统一的大陆。