Lower lithospheric structure beneath the Trans-European Suture Zone from POLONAISE''97 seismic profiles

The large-scale POLONAISE'97 seismic experiment investigated the velocity structure of the lithosphere in the Trans-European Suture Zone (TESZ) region between the Precambrian East European Craton (EEC) and Palaeozoic Platform (PP). In the area of the Polish Basin, the P-wave velocity is very low (Vp <6.1 km/s) down to depths of 15–20 km, and the consolidated basement (Vp5.7–5.8 km/s) is 5–12 km deep. The thickness of the crust is 30 km beneath the Palaeozoic Platform, 40–45 km beneath the TESZ, and 40–50 km beneath the EEC. The compressional wave velocity of the sub-Moho mantle is >8.25 km/s in the Palaeozoic Platform and 8.1 km/s in the Precambrian Platform. Good quality record sections were obtained to the longest offsets of about 600 km from the shot points, with clear first arrivals and later phases of waves reflected/refracted in the lower lithosphere. Two-dimensional interpretation of the reversed system of travel times constrains a series of reflectors in the depth range of 50–90 km. A seismic reflector appears as a general feature at around 10 km depth below Moho in the area, independent of the actual depth to the Moho and sub-Moho seismic velocity. “Ringing reflections” are explained by relatively small-scale heterogeneities beneath the depth interval from 90 to 110 km. Qualitative interpretation of the observed wave field shows a differentiation of the reflectivity in the lower lithosphere. The seismic reflectivity of the uppermost mantle is stronger beneath the Palaeozoic Platform and TESZ than the East European Platform. The deepest interpreted seismic reflector with zone of high reflectivity may mark a change in upper mantle structure from an upper zone characterised by seismic scatterers of small vertical dimension to a lower zone with vertically larger seismic scatterers, possible caused by inclusions of partial melt.     

STABILITY ANALYSIS OF COFFERDAM SLUMP AND ITS APPLICATION IN THE CLOSURE OPERATION OF THREE GORGES PROJECT

I.INTRODUCTIONTheclosureoperationofThreeGorgesprojectisfamousintheworldforitslargedischarge,deepwater,lowvelocityinclosuregaps,largequantitiesandhighintensityforfillingmaterials.Thus,thedikeconstT'Uctionintheclosureoperationprocessisverydifficult.Sothedesign,researchandconstrUctiongroupshavepaidmuchenergyinthedesignprinciplesandoptimalitymeasuresofthegrandriverclosureoperation.FromtheexperimentsofhydraulicsanddikeslumpinthesecondperiodofclosureoperationattheResearchinstitUteofYangtZeR…     

刚臂式单点系泊系统在波浪作用下的链力分析

第一个刚臂式单点系泊储油装置(SBS)于1974年在突尼斯建成,以后在各地又建成了很多个这类装置,据报导其使用效果是令人满意的^[1,2].为了发展我国海洋石油勘探、开发的科学技术,在海洋石油研究所的协助下,我们对这种系泊系统进行了波浪模型试验研究,本文在试验成果的基础上,主要研究单点浮筒多链系统的静力特性和波浪要素、水深等对链力的影响,还研究了减小中链力的措施.     

个旧老厂矿田花岗岩地球化学特征及其形成构造背景

个旧老厂矿田是中国著名的铜锡多金属矿产地而倍受关注,本文以个旧老厂矿田花岗岩体为研究对象,结合岩体产出的地质条件,在岩石学研究的基础上,运用主量元素及微量元素地球化学方法对老厂花岗岩的地球化学特征、源区及其形成的构造背景进行了系统研究。结果表明,老厂花岗岩体为一复式岩体,来源于陆壳岩石的部分熔融,但其具有不同的源区性质。构造环境判别图显示,老厂花岗岩体不同单元形成于不同的构造环境,与成矿作用有关的花岗岩则主要形成于后碰撞造山向板内环境的转换阶段,这种特殊的构造环境是区内超大型矿床形成的有利条件。     

Comparison of sedimentation and occupation histories inside and outside rock shelters,Keep‐River region,northwestern Australia

This paper compares archaeological evidence of Aboriginal occupation inside rock shelters and outside in adjacent sand sheets, focusing on two locations in the Keep‐River region, northwestern Australia. Luminescence and radiocarbon dating reveal that occupation sequences inside rock shelters are generally younger ( < 10,000 yr B.P.) than outside ( < 18,000 yr B.P.). Differences in occupation chronology and artifact assemblages inside and outside rock shelters result from depositional and postdepositional processes and shifts in site function. An increase in regional sedimentation rate from 10 cm/ka ^{− 1} in the Pleistocene to 20 cm/ka ^{− 1} in the Holocene may account for late buildup of sediments within rock shelters, increased artifact accumulation, and reduced postdepositional disturbance in some settings. More intense use of rock shelters in the Late Holocene is indicated from a change in hunting technology and greater production of rock art. The results indicate that some cultural interpretations might be flawed unless archaeological evidence from rock‐shelter and open‐site excavations is integrated. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.