Analysis of earthquake ground motions using an improved Hilbert–Huang transform

Some limitations of the Hilbert–Huang transform (HHT) for nonlinear and nonstationary signal processing are remarked. As an enhancement to the HHT, a time varying vector autoregressive moving average (VARMA) model based method is proposed to calculate the instantaneous frequencies of the intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) obtained from the empirical mode decomposition (EMD) of a signal. By representing the IMFs as time varying VARMA model and using the Kalman filter to estimate the time varying model parameters, the instantaneous frequencies are calculated according to the time varying parameters, then the instantaneous frequencies and the envelopes derived from the cubic spline interpolation of the maxima of IMFs are used to yield the Hilbert spectrum. The analysis of the length of day dataset and the ground motion record El Centro (1940, N–S) shows that the proposed method offers advantages in frequency resolution, and produces more physically meaningful and readable Hilbert spectrum than the original HHT method, short-time Fourier transform (STFT) and wavelet transform (WT). The analysis of the seismic response of a building during the 1994 Northridge earthquake shows that the proposed method is a powerful tool for structural damage detection, which is expected as the promising area for future research.     

中国部分省级城市地震危险度排名评述

《中国国家地理》2008年6期刊载的《中国部分省级城市地震危险度排名》引起社会巨大反响,相应提高了社会公众对于地震风险的警觉。文章提到影响地震危险度的3方面因素（导致灾害的强度因子、承灾体的脆弱性指数和响应能力）比较全面。但是中国部分省级城市地震危险度排名的数据不是来源于已经发表的学术论文,而是一篇硕士学位论文。分析表明：地震危险度和城市近源等效震级无关;脆弱性因子没有考虑抗震能力;响应能力也不包括疏散和救援力量等因素。因此认为《中国部分省级城市地震危险度排名）3C章的文字表述与图件的数据依据之间存在显著差别,中国部分省级城市地震危险度排名缺乏足够的科学性和严谨性。     

四川龙泉山断裂带变形特征及其活动性初步研究

文中通过野外调查和地震反射剖面研究,获取了龙泉山断裂带的变形特征。龙泉山断裂带主逆冲断层位于龙泉山背斜的西翼,具有明显的分段性特征,北段与南段断层面倾向NW,断续分布;中段断层面倾向SE,形成典型的断层传播褶皱,并且断层已经沿背斜前翼膝折带的轴突破,形成贯通的突破断层。因此,中段构成了龙泉山断裂的主体。地貌对断裂活动性的响应表明龙泉山断裂早更新世—晚更新世有过一定的活动,晚更新世以来活动速率较低,且活动性具有从南向北逐渐减弱的趋势     

2008年3月30日甘肃肃南5级地震

2008年3月30日16时33分,甘肃肃南发生Ms=5地震,微观震中在(38.0°N,102.0°E).甘肃地震速报台网给出的地震参数:震中(37°55′N,101°55′E),震级帆5.8(Ms5.5),震源深度h=27km.这是继2003年山丹一民乐6.1级地震后,河西走廊中强地震平静4年半的一次5级地震.     

京沪高速铁路饱和粉土液化特性试验研究

饱和粉土地基在动荷载作用下的液化问题是高速铁路抗震设计中重要的研究内容。为了能够定量地分析京沪高速铁路饱和粉土地基在加固前后的抗液化强度和地震时的变形特性,在室内对加固前后两种不同密度的饱和粉土进行了3组围压条件下一系列振动三轴液化试验。试验研究获得了两种不同密度饱和粉土的抗液化强度曲线、动强度及超静孔隙水压力的增长规律,为进一步分析饱和粉土地基在加固前后的液化变形特性提供了科学数据。     

Seasonal variation in dust events and the causes of the variation in the Tarim Basin, China

We analyzed dust event occurrence and its seasonal distribution at 16 sites in the Tarim Basin,China.Although the overall frequency of dust events was the highest in spring in this region,its variation in other seasons could be classified into three patterns:(1) frequency of dust events in autumn > that in summer > that in winter(at the Kashi and Kuche sites);(2) frequency in summer > that in winter > that in autumn(at the Ruoqiang site);and(3) frequency in summer > that in autumn > that in winter(at all other areas of the Tarim Basin).The frequency of dust events and their seasonal variations in the Tarim Basin were mainly controlled by wind speed and locally available dust sources;the former was the key control when dust sources did not differ significantly.The seasonal variation in evaporation had a smaller,but still significant effect on the frequency of dust events.     

植被生态用水结构及绿水资源消耗效用——以黄河三门峡地区为例

以黄河三门峡地区为研究对象,构建适用于流域尺度植被生态用水估算的生态水文模型,对三门峡地区20世纪50年代以来植被生态用水量进行了定量模拟,得到研究区植被生态用水时空结构差异.在此基础上,对三门峡地区不同植被类型绿水资源消耗效用进行了分析,提出该区域植被结构调整方案.结果表明:三门峡地区植被生态用水量自20世纪50年代以来,由于气候和土地利用状况的变化,总体呈现出降低-稳定-上升的趋势;生态用水空间结构主要表现在不同植被类型下生态用水量差异上:林地最大,其次为农作物、灌丛,草地最小;林地高效消耗比例最大,其次为草地和灌丛,农用地最小.基于不同植被类型绿水资源消耗效用分析,提出三门峡地区植被结构调整方案.在一定水资源消耗量状况下,减少无效和低效消耗量,增加高效消耗量,是缓解该地区生产、生活、生态用水矛盾,提高总体生态效益的重要途径.     

龙滩库区蓄水初期水库诱发地震活动分析

龙滩水利枢纽位于广西天峨,是一座典型高坝大库容水库。本文通过对库区及周围的地质构造和蓄水前后地震活动分析,总结了龙滩水库蓄水初期诱发地震的时间、空间和深度分布特征以及蓄水后库区水位变化与地震活动关系,讨论了龙滩库区蓄水初期诱发地震机理。     

Constraints on the age of the Tuchengzi Formation by LA-ICP-MS dating in northern Hebei-western Liaoning,China

Accurately determining the age of the Tuchengzi Formation has direct influence on confirming the boundary between the Jurassic and the Cretaceous systems in northern Hebei-western Liaoning, and on related geological problems in China. However, the Tuchengzi Formation mainly consists of sedimentary rocks, with a poor fossil record and especially lack of index fossils. The Tuchengzi Formation is also lack of the type of volcanic rocks that can provide an isotopic age. Therefore, the age of the Tuchengzi Formation has been uncertain. Based on our systematic dating of the tuff interbedded in the Tuchengzi Formation of Chengde and Jinlingsi-Yangshan basins in northern Hebei-western Liaoning, combined with the dating results of previous researchers, here we suggest that the age range of the Tuchengzi Formation in northern Hebei-western Liaoning is from 147 Ma to 136 Ma. It implied that the Tuchengzi Formation was mainly formed in the Early Cretaceous. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 90714010)     

阵列声波处理技术的研究与应用

本文将根据在声学解释处理技术方面的研究成果,有侧重地介绍高分辨率阵列声波提取技术、频散校正技术、利用斯通利波同时反演地层渗透性和各向异性的阵列声波处理技术,同时还将详细的阐述这些特殊处理技术的基本原理和具体的实现办法,并通过一些实际应用的例子来证明这些特殊处理技术的有效性和先进性.