Three-dimensional DEM analysis of single geogrid-encased stone columns under unconfined compression: a parametric study

Three-dimensional discrete element method (DEM) was employed in this study to analyze the behavior of single geogrid-encased stone columns under unconfined compression. Four important parameters were investigated to understand and evaluate their effects on the behavior of the encased columns by seven DEM models. The biaxial geogrid used as an encasement material for stone columns was simulated using parallel-bonded particles, and the aggregate in the stone column was simulated using graded particles. Both the macroscopic responses (e.g., vertical pressure–strain curves) and the microscopic interactions (e.g., contact force, coordination number, and sliding fraction) of the columns under unconfined compression were analyzed and are presented in this paper. The numerical results show that the geogrid encasement with high tensile stiffness could provide high confining stresses and then effectively increased the bearing capacity of the column. The short column yielded quickly even though its column modulus at a small deformation was relatively high. The modulus of the column slightly decreased with an increase in the column diameter due to high circumferential strains mobilized in the geogrid encasement. The column with large aggregate was stiffer and deformed less than the column with small aggregate. Selecting aggregate with a size larger than the geogrid aperture size was an effective way to achieve better interlocking between the aggregate and the geogrid and to minimize mass loss for the geogrid-encased stone column under loading. Due to limited deformation allowed by the geogrid encasement, a coefficient of radial stress equal to half of the coefficient of passive earth pressure was suggested to estimate the ultimate bearing capacity of the geosynthetic-encased stone column.     

海岸三维潮流数学模型的研究及应用

本模型以三维Navier－Stokes方程为基础,经σ-坐标变换得模式方程,然后选用特殊的插值函数,利用有限元和差分相结合的方法求解.所建模型可适应具有较为复杂岸线和海工建筑的海域潮流计算,可进行局部加密,同时能以较高分辨率揭示三维潮流的空间结构特征.本潮流模型具有省时、简便的特点.     

Ctenophores-invaders and their role in the trophic dynamics of the planktonic community in the coastal regions off the Crimean coasts of the Black Sea (Sevastopol Bay)

The abundances, biomasses, and population structures of two introduced ctenophore species—Mnemiopsis leidyi and Beroe ovata—were monitored along with mesoplankton in the near-shore waters of the northern Black Sea (Sevastopol Bay and adjacent regions) over a period of four years (2000–2003), after the B. ovata invasion. The annual dynamics of the M. leidyi population were similar in these years: very low abundances and biomass values were observed during the major part of the year (unlike previous years) with a shortterm peak in the summer-early autumn. B. ovata development during the growth in the M. leidyi biomass resulted in a sharp fall in the M. leidyi biomass down to extremely low values. The interannual differences in the populations of both ctenophore species were reflected by their quantitative parameters: the maximum biomass of M. leidyi varied from 790 g/m² in 2001 to 211–266 g/m² in other years. The maximum biomass values of B. ovata (38.9 and 32.5 g/m²) were observed in 2001 and 2003, respectively. In 2000–2003, from July to September, during the peak in mnemiopsis development, the population consumed from 1.9 ± 0.4 to 13.4 ± 5.7% of the mesoplankton biomass per day, while in the years of B. ovata absence, these values were as high as 30–40%. For the first time, the grazing rate of microzooplankton by M. leidi larvae was estimated. In August 2003, the maximum daily consumption rate was as great as 23–25% of the microzooplankton biomass. The daily rations of the mnemiopsis larvae on microzooplankton were close or even higher than those on mesoplankton.     

Structural controls on the occurrence and morphology of karstified assemblages in northeastern Vietnam: a regional perspective

Karstified assemblages occur widely in, and distinctively shape, the geological landscape of the northeastern part of Vietnam. These carbonate rocks were deposited during three major periods of basinal evolution including: (1) Late Cambrian, (2) Early Devonian to Early Carboniferous, and (3) Carboniferous to Earliest Triassic. These sedimentary units contain primary sedimentary structures and have undergone numerous post-depositional geological processes including multiple deformational events, which can be regionally correlated. Several thrusting events and associated folding have led to significant thickening of the carbonate units. The subsequent post-thrusting cross-folding events, followed by several phases of brittle faulting and fracturing further modified the spatial geometry and outcrop of these rocks. The combination and interaction of the primary structures with those formed during the long-lived and complicated deformational history is an important controlling factor in local and regional hydrogeological systems in the region. The geological structures now recorded in the carbonate units ultimately govern the formation of the unique modern surface and sub-surface geomorphology of the karstic terrains in northeastern Vietnam. These structures should be further investigated in the context of water resource assessment and natural hazard prediction and mitigation.     

新疆及邻区地震构造图简介

This paper briefly introduces the Seismotectonic Map of Xinjiang and its neighborhood in the scale of 1∶2500000.The map is amended,supplemented and expanded based of the newly compiled Seismotectonic Map of Xinjiang in scale 1∶1000000.The base map of this seismotectonic map is the geologic map of western China and its neighborhood compiled by Li Tingdong.The abundant new materials from related research,referential literatures and the analyses on remote sensing data were used in the compiling work.A database and relevant documents are built for nearly 300 active faults and 150 active folds.The basic information of the major active faults,especially those near the border areas in this map are introduced in this paper.     

Prediction of China＇s Submerged Coastal Areas by Sea Level Rise due to Climate Change

Based on the simulation with the Ocean-Atmosphere Coupled Model CCSM and Ocean Model POP under the green- house gas emission scenario of the IPCC SRES A2 （IPCC, 2001）, and on the earth crust subsidence and glacier melting data, the relative sea level change is obtained along the coast of China in the 21 st century. Using the SRTM elevation data the submergence of coastal low land is calculated under the extreme water level with a 100-year retum period. The total flooding areas are 98.3× 10^3 and 104.9× 10^3 km2 for 2050 and 2080, respectively. For the three regions most vulnerable to extreme sea level rise, i.e., the coast of Bohai Bay, the Yangtze River Delta together with neighboring Jiangsu Province and northern Zhejiang Province, and the Pearl River Delta, the flooded areas are 5.0× 10^3, 64.1×10^3 and 15.3 × 10^3 km2 in 2050 and 5.2 × 10^3, 67.8×10^3 and 17.2 × 10^3 km2 in 2080, respectively.     

1906年新疆玛纳斯西南八级地震地表破坏现象与地质构造的关系

1906年12月23日北京时间2时21分在新疆玛纳斯西南发生的八级地震,历史资料虽有记载,但有关地面破坏的详细情况则无反映。自1972年以来,我局所属地质人员曾多次深入震区调查访问,已作了几个专门总结。本报导在此基础上,就地震的地表破坏现象和发震构造问题作一简略的介绍。     

新疆可可托海——二台活动断裂带

北北西走向的新疆可可托海－二台活动断裂带长１９０ｋｍ，为晚更新世晚期以来呈右旋逆走滑活动的断裂带，形成了额尔齐斯河与乌伦古河断错水系。该断裂带晚更新世晚期以来右错１ｋｍ左右，最大垂直错动１５ｍ；全新世晚期的右旋走滑速率为８．２３±０．４７ｍｍ／ａ。自晚更新世晚期以来该带发生过７期１７次古地震，平均复现期为１５１１±８９ａ。富蕴县喀依尔提拉分型盆地以南为古地震及１９３１年富蕴８级地震破裂段，长１５９ｋｍ，以北为未破裂段，长２５．５ｋｍ，喀依尔提拉分型盆地为构造障碍点。     

不同荷载下新疆库尔勒－托克逊岩石变形强度性质的实验研究

对库尔勒－托克逊大理岩、片麻岩、蛇纹石化橄榄岩、间长岩、花岗岩及火山岩的挤压实验表明，蛇纹石化橄榄岩的强度最小为１６．３３ＭＰａ，其横向形变最大达６．８１×１０－３。火山岩的强度最大为１８０．３１ＭＰａ，其纵向形变最大为３．５×１０－３。蛇纹石化橄榄岩为弹性体。花岗岩类岩石在高压下发生粘滑破裂，这是岩石成分不均匀所具有的脆性特征。岩石强度与荷载速度呈正比。     

强地面运动衰减的经验关系综述

建立强地面运动衰减的经验关系时，至少要考虑四个方面的参数，即地震动参数，震源参数，传播介质参数和场地条件参数。该文首先阐述了影响地面运动的几个主要因素；评述了近年来发展的几个衰减模型，最后介绍了一些不同地区的衰减关系。