Petrography,mineralogy, and geochemistry of lunar meteorite Sayh al Uhaymir 300

Abstract— We report here the petrography, mineralogy, and geochemistry of lunar meteorite Sayh al Uhaymir 300 (SaU 300). SaU 300 is dominated by a fine‐grained crystalline matrix surrounding mineral fragments (plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine, and ilmenite) and lithic clasts (mainly feldspathic to noritic). Mare basalt and KREEPy rocks are absent. Glass melt veins and impact melts are present, indicating that the rock has been subjected to a second impact event. FeNi metal and troilite grains were observed in the matrix. Major element concentrations of SaU 300 (Al₂O₃ 21.6 wt% and FeO 8.16 wt%) are very similar to those of two basalt‐bearing feldspathic regolith breccias: Calcalong Creek and Yamato (Y‐) 983885. However, the rare earth element (REE) abundances and pattern of SaU 300 resemble the patterns of feldspathic highlands meteorites (e.g., Queen Alexandra Range (QUE) 93069 and Dar al Gani (DaG) 400), and the average lunar highlands crust. It has a relatively LREE‐enriched (7 to 10 x CI) pattern with a positive Eu anomaly (?11 x CI). Values of Fe/Mn ratios of olivine, pyroxene, and the bulk sample are essentially consistent with a lunar origin. SaU 300 also contains high siderophile abundances with a chondritic Ni/Ir ratio. SaU 300 has experienced moderate terrestrial weathering as its bulk Sr concentration is elevated compared to other lunar meteorites and Apollo and Luna samples. Mineral chemistry and trace element abundances of SaU 300 fall within the ranges of lunar feldspathic meteorites and FAN rocks. SaU 300 is a feldspathic impact‐melt breccia predominantly composed of feldspathic highlands rocks with a small amount of mafic component. With a bulk Mg# of 0.67, it is the most mafic of the feldspathic meteorites and represents a lunar surface composition distinct from any other known lunar meteorites. On the basis of its low Th concentration (0.46 ppm) and its lack of KREEPy and mare basaltic components, the source region of SaU 300 could have been within a highland terrain, a great distance from the Imbrium impact basin, probably on the far side of the Moon.     

Validation of numerical codes for impact and explosion cratering: Impacts on strengthless and metal targets

Abstract— Over the last few decades, rapid improvement of computer capabilities has allowed impact cratering to be modeled with increasing complexity and realism, and has paved the way for a new era of numerical modeling of the impact process, including full, three‐dimensional (3D) simulations. When properly benchmarked and validated against observation, computer models offer a powerful tool for understanding the mechanics of impact crater formation. This work presents results from the first phase of a project to benchmark and validate shock codes. A variety of 2D and 3D codes were used in this study, from commercial products like AUTODYN, to codes developed within the scientific community like SOVA, SPH, ZEUS‐MP, iSALE, and codes developed at U.S. National Laboratories like CTH, SAGE/RAGE, and ALE3D. Benchmark calculations of shock wave propagation in aluminum‐on‐aluminum impacts were performed to examine the agreement between codes for simple idealized problems. The benchmark simulations show that variability in code results is to be expected due to differences in the underlying solution algorithm of each code, artificial stability parameters, spatial and temporal resolution, and material models. Overall, the inter‐code variability in peak shock pressure as a function of distance is around 10 to 20%. In general, if the impactor is resolved by at least 20 cells across its radius, the underestimation of peak shock pressure due to spatial resolution is less than 10%. In addition to the benchmark tests, three validation tests were performed to examine the ability of the codes to reproduce the time evolution of crater radius and depth observed in vertical laboratory impacts in water and two well‐characterized aluminum alloys. Results from these calculations are in good agreement with experiments. There appears to be a general tendency of shock physics codes to underestimate the radius of the forming crater. Overall, the discrepancy between the model and experiment results is between 10 and 20%, similar to the inter‐code variability.     

A New Non‐Pterodactyloid Pterosaur from Qinglong County,Hebei Province of China

A new basal non-pterodactyloid pterosaur, Changchengopterus pani gen. et sp. nov., is erected, on the basis of a nearly complete postcranial skeleton. The new taxon is distinguished by relatively short extensions of the prezygapophyses, postzygapophyses and haemal arches of the caudal vertebrae; a humerus that has a subtriangular deltopectoral crest; limb elements that decrease in length in the following order: ulna> wing-phalange 2 > wing-phalange 3 = wing-phalange 1>humerus >tibia>femur>wing-metacarpal. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that Changchengopterus is a basal member of rhamphorhynchoids, and more closely related to Dorygnathus than to other rhamphorhychoids. The geological age of the Changchengopterus -bearing sediments is no latter than the end of the Late Jurassic and it is possible Middle Jurassic.     

微生物矿化作用改善岩土材料性能的影响因素

基于微生物诱导碳酸钙沉淀作用（MICP）的土体改性技术近年来在岩土工程领域引起了人们的广泛关注。该技术在改善岩土材料的强度、刚度、抗液化、抗侵蚀及抗渗透性等性能的同时,还能维持土体良好的透气性和透水性,改善植物的生长环境。由于微生物矿化作用涉及一系列生物化学和离子化学反应,固化过程中的反应步骤较多,因此,MICP固化效果受许多因素的制约与影响。基于大量文献资料,系统总结了细菌种类、菌液浓度、温度、pH值、胶结液配比及土的性质等关键因素对微生物改善岩土材料性能的影响,讨论了这些影响因素的优化方式和未来的研究方向,主要得到了以下几点结论：菌种类型、菌液浓度、温度、pH、胶结液性质会从微观上影响碳酸钙的晶体类型、形貌和尺寸,进而在宏观层面影响岩土体的胶结效果;菌液浓度尽可能高、温度在20～40℃间、pH值在7.0～9.5左右、胶结液浓度在1 mol/L以内的因素条件对微生物加固岩土体具有较好的效果。上述范围内的低温、较高的pH值、低浓度胶结液有助于提高土体的抗渗性,而高温、较低的pH值以及中高浓度胶结液有助于提高土体的强度;MICP加固土体的有效粒径范围为10～1 000 ?m,相对密度越大、级配越好则加固效果越好。分步灌浆法、多浓度相灌注法及电渗灌浆法有助于提高土体固化均匀性,0.042 (mol/L)/h以下的注浆速度有利于提高胶结液利用率,砂土试样的灌浆压力一般在10～30 kPa之间,粉黏土试样的灌浆压力不宜超过110 kPa,过高的灌浆压力会破坏土体结构,降低固化效果。     

SH材料加固夯筑遗址土耐久性试验及机理研究

以添加SH材料加固的明长城古浪段夯筑遗址土为研究对象,对其重塑样进行紫外老化试验、冻融循环试验及耐盐、耐碱试验,研究其力学强度特征及耐久性能,并采用扫描电镜（SEM）、EDS能谱分析以及粒度分析研究SH材料加固夯筑遗址土的机理。试验结果表明,经紫外老化的SH固化后试样的无侧限抗压强度随老化时间增长呈先增后降,SH含量高的试样强度呈一直增长的趋势;随着冻融循环次数的增加,试样的无侧限抗压强度逐渐降低,质量损失率逐渐增加,其中SH固含量为0.8%的试样表现出极好的耐冻性能;相比素土,加固后的试样耐盐、耐碱性能明显有所提高。由机理分析得出,SH材料主要通过团聚、氢键、架桥和包裹等作用使土颗粒排列紧密、增强连接性,提高了遗址土的各种性能;SH材料加固夯筑遗址土具有良好的耐久性能。     

基于南水模型的钙质砂应力−应变关系模拟

钙质砂是一种海洋生物成因的特殊岩土材料,具有颗粒性状不规则、易破碎的特点,表现出与石英砂不同的力学性质。为模拟钙质砂在不同应力水平下的应力?应变关系,首先分析南水模型的不足：即无法描述应力不变情况下应变无限增长的特点和不能描述钙质砂的剪胀性;然后通过在切线模量中引入应力比与峰值应力比的比值,合理考虑了颗粒破碎的影响;提出了切线模量和切线体积比与应力比间的函数关系式,使得改进后的模型能较好地描述应变?体变关系。同时,将孔隙压力系数引入到孔隙压力表达式中,较好地模拟了三轴不排水剪切试验结果。与现有的模型相比,改进后的模型表达式简单易懂,参数获取更为方便。     

正交各向异性岩体中非圆形水工隧洞的解析解

将围岩和衬砌分别视作均质、连续的线弹性正交各向异性和各向同性体,并充分考虑衬砌的支护滞后效应和隧洞运行时的内水压力作用,运用复变函数方法中的幂级数解法,提出了正交各向异性岩体中任意形状水工隧洞的力学解析方法。以直墙半圆拱形水工隧洞为例,所获得的解析解可精确满足衬砌内边界的应力边界条件以及围岩与衬砌接触面的应力、位移连续条件,同时还将解析结果与ANSYS数值结果对比分析,吻合良好。利用获得的解析解,讨论了围岩开挖面上不同的各向异性程度、不同的弹性对称面角度以及隧洞内不同的水压荷载对衬砌以及围岩上应力和位移分布的影响。     

Autoregressive filtering versus linear detrending in estimation of fluxes by the eddy covariance method

The application of autoregressive running mean filtering (RMF) and linear detrending (LDT) in the estimation of turbulent fluxes by the eddy covariance method is analysed. The systematic, as well as the random, errors of the fluxes arising from filtering and/or limited observation time effects are described. To observe negligible systematic errors in fluxes, the RMF has to be applied with moderately long time constants. However, the obtained flux values are subject to increased random errors during periods of non-stationarity and the method leads to systematic overestimation of variances. These shortcomings are not inherent in the LDT approach, which is recommended for use. But the systematic errors of fluxes due to LDT are not negligible under certain experimental conditions and have to be accounted for. The corrections are important because the relatively small errors in short-period fluxes can translate to significant errors in long-period averages. The corrections depend on the turbulence time scales, which should be preferably estimated as ensemble mean variables for a particular site.     

基于接收函数的华南及邻区地壳结构研究

利用华南地块及邻区2007～2012年609个地震台站记录的约900个5.7级以上远震事件,获得各台站的接收函数,通过分析接收函数的形态变化了解各台站下方的地壳结构特征,然后再利用H-κ叠加搜索技术获得各台站下方的地壳厚度和波速比.结果显示,研究区的地壳结构表现为从沿海向内陆逐渐复杂的变化,地壳厚度也表现出由沿海向内陆...