Effect of loading duration on uncertainty in creep analysis of clay

Some studies suggest that creep parameters should be determined using a greater quantity of creep test data to provide more reliable prediction regarding the deformation of soft soils. This study aims to investigate the effect of loading duration on model updating. One‐dimensional consolidation data of intact Vanttila clay under different loading durations collected from the literature is used for demonstration. The Bayesian probabilistic method is used to identify all unknown parameters based on the consolidation data during the entire consolidation process, and their uncertainty can be quantified through the obtained posterior probability density functions. Additionally, the optimal models are also determined from among 9 model candidates. The analyses indicate that the optimal models can describe the creep behavior of intact soft soils under different loading durations, and the adopted method can evaluate the effect of loading duration on uncertainty in the creep analysis. The uncertainty of a specific model and its model parameters decreases as more creep data are involved in the updating process, and the updated models that use more creep data can better capture the deformation behavior of an intact sample. The proposed method can provide quantified uncertainty in the process of model updating and assist engineers to decide whether the creep test data are sufficient for the creep analysis.     

新型闪电电场变化测量仪的研究与初步应用

闪电电场变化测量系统是目前用于闪电物理研究以及闪电定位的重要手段之一, 提高测量系统的探测性能, 对于推动闪电物理以及闪电定位的研究具有重要作用。根据电磁感应原理, 研制出探测带宽为10 Hz~5 MHz的新型闪电电场变化测量仪。并进行了实验, 标定了测量仪输出信号与电场变化信号在频域上的数值关系。利用三套测量仪系统对南京多个强雷暴过程展开同步探测, 利用获取的数据反演了负地闪电场波形。对探测到的58次负地闪波形特征进行统计, 与国内外统计结果进行对比分析, 发现各个地区的负地闪预击穿过程和首次回击电场波形特征存在较大差异。      

Deformation patterns of upper Quaternary strata and their relation to active tectonics,Po Basin,Italy

Despite increased application of subsurface datasets below the limits of seismic resolution, reconstructing near‐surface deformation of shallow key stratigraphic markers beneath modern alluvial and coastal plains through sediment core analysis has received little attention. Highly resolved stratigraphy of Upper Pleistocene to Holocene (Marine Isotope Stage 5e to Marine Isotope Stage 1) alluvial, deltaic and coastal depositional systems across the southern Po Plain, down to 150 m depth, provides an unambiguous documentation on the deformation of previously flat‐lying strata that goes back in time beyond the limits of morphological, historical and palaeoseismic records. Five prominent key horizons, accurately selected on the basis of their sedimentological characteristics and typified for their fossil content, were used as highly effective stratigraphic markers (M1 to M5) that can be tracked for tens of kilometres across the basin. A facies‐controlled approach tied to a robust chronology (102 radiocarbon dates) reveals considerable deformation of laterally extensive nearshore (M1), continental (M2 and M3) and lagoon (M4 and M5) marker beds originally deposited in a horizontal position (M1, M4 and M5). The areas where antiformal geometries are best observed are remarkably coincident with the axes of buried ramp anticlines, across which new seismic images reveal substantially warped stratal geometries of Lower Pleistocene strata. The striking spatial coincidence of fold crests with the epicentres of historic and instrumental seismicity suggests that deformation of marker beds M1 to M5 might reflect, in part at least, syntectonically generated relief and, thus, active tectonism. Precise identification and lateral tracing of chronologically constrained stratigraphic markers in the ¹⁴C time window through combined sedimentological and palaeoecological data may delineate late Quaternary subsurface stratigraphic architecture at an unprecedented level of detail, outlining cryptic stratal geometries at the sub‐seismic scale. This approach is highly reproducible in tectonically active Quaternary depositional systems and can help to assess patterns of active deformation in the subsurface of modern alluvial and coastal plains worldwide.     

普朗斑岩型铜矿床成矿元素多重分形特征及其矿化强度指示

成矿元素品位的变化受控于长期地质作用过程,具有较强的非线性特征,定量刻画其变化特征有助于深入理解成矿过程,并为找矿预测提供理论依据。运用多重分形去趋势移动均值（MFDMA） 法,分析云南普朗斑岩型铜矿床4号勘探线钻孔Cu元素品位的多重分形特征及其对矿化强度的指示意义。结果显示：所有钻孔Cu元素品位具有多重分形特征,且不同矿化等级的元素分布存在局部奇异性差异,多重分形强度随矿化强度等级减弱而增加;这些特征指示在钾硅化带—带内侧强矿化钻孔的高品位相对聚集,而带外侧角岩化—青磐岩化带的高品位相对分散;通过数据随机重排技术推测Cu品位多重分形结构奇异性差异是由其分布概率密度和长相关性共同作用引起,后者的作用贡献大于前者。     

One‐dimensional consolidation with a threshold gradient: a Stefan problem with rate‐dependent latent heat

During the process of one‐dimensional consolidation with a threshold gradient, the seepage front moves downward gradually, and the problem is indicated as a Stefan problem. The novel feature in this Stefan problem is a latent heat that varies inversely with the rate of the moving boundary. An exact solution for the external load that increases in proportion to the square root of time is constructed using the similarity transformation technique. Computational examples concerning the effect of different parameters on the motion of the seepage front are presented. The exact solution provides a worthwhile benchmark for verifying the accuracy of numerical and approximate methods. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

论构造地球化学图解的局限性

本文从实践和理论两方面讨论了应用构造地球化学图解分辨玄武质岩石产出的大地构造环境这一方法所存在的问题,认为J. A. Pearce等给出的构造地球化学图解,在很大程度上,是一种岩性分辨图解,图解分辨中存在不确定性的根本原因是控制玄武质岩石形成的条件参数与构造环境并不完全存在一一对应的映射关系,应用图解应持谨慎态度。     

水库群优化调度函数的人工神经网络方法研究

提出了研究水库群优化调度函数的人工神经网络方法,并探讨了神经网络的训练参数、训练方法和训练样本的改变对网络训练和应用效果的影响。实例研究表明,模型及其算法是可行的、有效的。     

湖北京山地区寒武—奥陶系碳酸盐岩成岩作用及孔隙演化

本文通过对京山地区寒武—奥陶系碳酸盐岩成岩作用和孔隙演化的研究,认为本区寒武—奥陶系普遍经历了海底、大气淡水、埋藏及表生成岩环境,其间发生的成岩作用主要有胶结作用、白云岩化、压实-压溶、溶蚀和破裂作用。在这些成岩作用的改造下,岩石孔隙度从大于20％下降到1.5～5％,其中在中新生代孔隙相对较发育。     

福州地区的Q结构和它的横向不均匀性

本文利用人工爆破地震资料,在频率域中,用波组频谱比方法计算了福州地区的Q结构,结果发现:该区中地壳低速层Q值明显偏低,仅为40——80,且存在横向变化,地壳上部和下部Q均为200左右;福州盆地与永泰——梧桐地段地壳平均Q也明显偏低,且福州盆地中部Q仅120—150,为全区最低值,低Q区与温泉分布和断裂位置有良好的对应关系。     

磁记录材料的防霉

本文分析了磁记录材料长霉的原因和危害，介绍了防霉的试验过程以及防霉剂的应用效果。