Metaphors and models: the ASR bubble in the Floridan aquifer

Studies at the intersection of cognitive science and linguistics have revealed the crucial role that metaphors play in shaping our thoughts about phenomena we cannot see. According to the domains interaction theory of cognition, a metaphoric expression sets up mappings between a target domain that we wish to understand and a familiar source domain. The source domain contains elements ("commonplaces") that we manipulate mentally, like parts of an analogue model, to illuminate the target domain. This paper applies the structure of domains interaction theory to analyze the dynamics of a metaphor in hydrogeology: the so-called bubble formed by water injected into an aquifer during aquifer storage and recovery (ASR). Of the four commonplaces of bubbles--(1) they are discrete; (2) they are geometrically simple; (3) they rise; and (4) they burst--we focus on the first two using both displacement and dispersion (tracer) models for both homogeneous and heterogeneous storage zones patterned from geological studies of the Suwannee Limestone of Sarasota County, Florida. The displacement model easily shows that "bottle brush" better represents the geometric complexity predicted from the known and inferred heterogeneity. There is virtually no difference, however, in the prediction of recovery efficiency using the dispersion model for a bubble (homogeneous flow zone) vs. bottle brush (heterogeneous flow zone). On the other hand, only the bottle brush reveals that unrecovered tracer is located preferentially in the low-permeability layers that lie adjacent to high-permeability channels in the flow zones.     

大中磁暴的重现性

从上海金山地磁台19O9—1972年(其中缺1945—1946二年)共计62年的磁照图中,量算了磁暴资科,利用其中变化幅度△H≥100γ者,进行了大、中磁暴重现性的分析,其结果是:重现磁暴出现的几率约为41％,缓始的、强度较小的磁暴具有比较高的重现倾向;重现磁暴具有半年波分布特性;太阳黑子活动周的下降时期磁暴重现性最明显;重现磁暴的重现间距主要是27天。     

采用等效弹簧边界分析埋地管线在沉陷情况下的反应

场地的不均匀沉陷是导致埋地管线破坏重要原因之一.到目前为止,国内外对沉陷区埋地管线的反应分析甚少.为了真实地分析管线在沉陷情况下的反应,通过引入一个非线性弹簧,作为分析埋地管线在沉陷情况下反应的边界条件,以代替远处直线段管线的变形,将管线模拟成四节点薄壳单元,土介质简化为弹塑性弹簧,采用线性位移加载来模拟土体的沉陷作用,对有限元模型进行计算分析.通过实例计算,得出了管线的控制力,找出了管线的控制截面,为沉陷区埋地管线的设计提供一定的理论依据.     

Rayleigh波ZH幅度比(椭率)研究综述

Rayleigh波ZH幅度比,又称为Rayleigh波椭率(Ellipticity),是指Rayleigh波垂直分量和水平分量的比值.椭率是随频率变化的函数,最早由Boore和Toks?z(1969)提出将其用于反演地壳结构.对于3D介质结构,ZH幅度比不仅受到台站下方的结构控制,同时也受台站附近半波长范围内结构相对于...     

立交构造与渭河盆地地震活动

分析了鄂尔多斯地块南部和渭河盆地构造的空间分布特征，认为鄂尔多斯地块南部存在3条NW向隆起带，渭河盆地内部存在3个近EW向斜列的次级沉降中心，这些隆起带与次级沉降中心及其间的横向隆起共同组成了立交构造，分析了渭河盆地内部及其周边地区历史地震和现代地震的空间分布，发现立交构造对盆地内地震活动有着较强的控制作用。     

A nested rediscretization method to improve pathline resolution by eliminating weak sinks representing wells

This paper discusses a method for overcoming the problem of weak sinks representing wells that result from spatial discretization effects when using MODPATH, the particle-tracking postprocessor for the ground water flow model MODFLOW. Weak sink cells are model cells that represent a well that does not discharge at a sufficiently large rate to capture all of the flow entering the cell; therefore, flowpaths within these cells cannot be uniquely defined because it is impossible to know whether a given water particle discharges to the well or passes through the cell. Creating a submodel of the well cell by using the nested rediscretization method can eliminate this ambiguity by converting the weak sink cell into a strong sink cell. The method is designed to be run manually for each well and for steady-state conditions. Other advantages, disadvantages, technical considerations, and limitations of the method are presented. Software created for the method consists of five Fortran programs that are operated using a set of instructions. A practical application of the method is presented by using an example wellhead-protection problem that demonstrates that nested rediscretization can provide more accurate particle-tracking results than those obtained by using a coarsely discretized model alone.     

跨断层长输油(气)管道抗震研究与实践

概述了输油（气）管道跨断层抗震研究与实践的现状，总结了判断地表断裂位移的两种经验统计方法和覆盖土层场地地表断裂的分析判断方法，评述了用这些方法得到的结果。对常用的跨断层管道抗震分析方法进行了评述，并列举了我国管道工程中可行的抗震措施。     

渭河盆地东南缘渭南塬前北侧分支断层的浅部结构及晚第四纪活动

渭南塬前断裂是渭河盆地东南缘一条重要的近EW向的全新世活动断裂,与1556年华县8级特大地震的发生密切相关。该断裂的北分支——渭南塬前北侧分支断层通过渭南市区,查明该北侧分支断层的展布、浅部结构、晚第四纪活动性以及发震能力,对于当地的防震减灾工作具有重要意义。文中通过浅层地震和钻孔联合剖面探测,结合地面地质调查,对渭南塬前北侧分支断层的展布、结构特征以及晚第四纪活动性开展研究。4条测线的浅层地震勘探揭示渭南塬前北侧分支断层与渭南塬前断裂平行展布,两者呈阶梯状正断层结构关系。渭南塬前北侧分支断层错断多套第四纪地层,显示出生长型正断层特征;可识别的上断点埋深为95m以浅,晚更新统的垂直错距为16～20m;在剖面上表现为宽200～1 800m的次级断陷带,具有阶梯状正断层和小型地堑结构。钻孔联合地质剖面揭示渭南塬前北侧分支断层距今19ka以来仍有活动,晚更新世中期以来的平均垂直运动速率为0.07～0.26mm/a。结合地表的断层陡坎和断错地貌现象判定,渭南塬前北侧分支断层与渭南塬前主断层同样具有较强的晚更新世—全新世活动性,不能排除渭南塬前北侧分支断层曾经参与1556年华县8级大地震破裂的可...