Numerical evaluation of seismic response of shallow foundation on loose silt and silty sand

This study includes the results of a set of numerical simulations carried out for sands containing plastic/non-plastic fines, and silts with relative densities of approximately 30?40% under different surcharges on the shallow foundation using FLAC 2D. Each model was subjected to three ground motion events, obtained by scaling the amplitude of the El Centro (1940), Kobe (1995) and Kocaeli (1999) Q12earthquakes. Dynamic behaviour of loose deposits underlying shallow foundations is evaluated through fully coupled nonlinear effective stress dynamic analyses. Effects of nonlinear soil structure interaction (SSI) were also considered by using interface elements. This parametric study evaluates the effects of soil type, structure weight, liquefiable soil layer thickness, event parameters (e.g., moment magnitude of earthquake (M _w ), peak ground acceleration PGA, PGV/PGA ratio and the duration of strong motion (D _5?95) and their interactions on the seismic responses. Investigation on the effects of these parameters and their complex interactions can be a valuable tool to gain new insights for improved seismic design and construction.     

Resolving the Routine Presence of Kyanite,Andalusite and Sillimanite across a Region using Foliation Intersection/Inflection Axes Preserved in Porphyroblasts,Petrographic Observations and Thermobarometry

Constraints from P-T pseudosections (MnNCKFMASH system), foliation intersection/inflection axes preserved in porphyroblasts (FIAs), mineral assemblages and textural relationships for rocks containing all three Al2SiO5 polymorphs indicate a kyanite→ andalusite→ sillimanite sequential formation at different times rather than stable coexistence at the Al2SiO5 triple point. All three Al2SiO5 polymorphs grew in the Chl, Bt, Ms, Grt, St, Pl and Crd bearing Ordovician Clayhole Schist in Balcooma, northeastern Australia separately along a looped P-T-t-D path that swaps from clockwise to anticlockwise in the tectono-metamorphic history of the region. Kyanite grew during crustal thickening in an Early Silurian Orogenic event followed by decompression/heating, andalusite and fibrolitic sillimanite growth during Early Devonian exhumation.     

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE BASE SLIDING RESPONSE OF RIGID CONCRETE GRAVITY DAMS TO DYNAMIC LOADING

A series of dynamic slip tests on a concrete gravity dam model was conducted on a shaking table. The aim of the experiments was to investigate the dynamically induced sliding and overturning characteristics of a typical low height gravity dam monolith cracked at its base. Tests indicated that downstream sliding is the main instability that could be expected during an earthquake. Dynamic, finite element analyses of the experimental model, using a Lagrangian contact surface algorithm, were also performed. A comparison of the experimental and analytical responses indicated that the seismically induced slip can be predicted reasonably by such a contact surface algorithm implemented in a standard finite element package. A comparison of observed displacements with Newmark's sliding block displacements indicated that a conservative estimate of seismic induced slip of a gravity dam could be obtained by using Newmark's sliding block concept, generally adopted for earth dams and embankments.     

Exploring Placer Gold Deposits through Integrated Geophysical and Geochemical Techniques at the Confluence of the Indus and Kabul Rivers, NW Pakistan

Analysis of the anomalous magnetic mineral intensities and geochemistry for placer gold deposits are presented for those of the Attock area at the confluence of the Indus and Kabul rivers in northwestern Pakistan. Two grids covering an area of 10 x18 m² and 8 x10 m² were analyzed using a G-858 Cesium Vapor Magnetometer. The anomalous zones obtained were plotted on contour maps, 2 D and 3 D magnetic intensity maps. Based on the magnetic anomalies, grid-1 of the study area wa...     

塔中地区土壤风蚀的影响因子分析

以塔中地区为例,利用野外观测数据和通过对比分析,论述了气候、地表粗糙度(包括植被覆盖)以及地表土壤特性等因子对土壤风蚀的影响,并对这些影响因子进行了量化研究。结果表明:塔中地区的年平均风蚀气候因子指数C为28.3,从季节分布上来说,夏季最大为13.9,冬季最小仅为0.7,C值与风速有着密切的指数关系;塔中地区的地表粗糙度Z0平均为6.32×10-5m,地表粗糙度小,加重了该地区的土壤风蚀程度;塔中地区的土壤类型特点、地表土壤平均粒径小、缺乏植被覆盖以及地表土壤含水率低为该地区土壤风蚀的发生提供了良好的条件。塔中地区土壤风蚀的现状是该地区气候、地表粗糙度以及地表土壤特性等因子共同作用的结果。     

乌鲁木齐市城区和郊区近地层比湿分布和廓线特征

利用乌鲁木齐市城区和郊区的5座100 m气象铁塔10层比湿数据和乌鲁木齐气象站L波段探空雷达资料,详细分析了边界层2 km内比湿廓线特征,城区和郊区近地层比湿季节变化和日变化特征,揭示了乌鲁木齐逆湿的原因,得出以下结果：（1） 乌鲁木齐市比湿季节差异明显,冬季最小,春季、秋季稍大,夏季最大,夏季比湿约为冬季的4~5倍,但秋季仅比春季大1 g·kg^–1。除冬季外,比湿均随高度增加而趋于减小,夏季减小最显著,冬季比湿的垂直变化很小。比湿廓线极小值白天和夜间出现高度相近,且有多个极小值。夏季和冬季比湿日变化最大,且位相相反;夏季夜间大、白天小,冬季与之相反。冬季,郊区比湿小于城区;其余季节城、郊比湿差异不明显。（2） 2 km内存在逆湿现象,逆湿出现概率高于35%,概率1月最大、7月最小。1月逆湿最大高度超过1 500 m,7月逆湿最大高度可达到1 900 m,且最大厚度可达到1 550 m。逆湿强度最大在7月和10月可达2. 5 g·kg^–1·（100 m）^–1,而1月最小。（3） 1月逆湿往往与逆温相伴随,逆温层改变了水汽的垂直分布结构,从脱地逆温层顶起出现逆湿现象,逆湿还与水汽输送有关。本研究可以有效地揭示空气湿度的季节特征,为研究城市大气污染形成的气象因素提供了一个思路。     

脉冲星参数统计和演化

统计分析了目前发现的几种脉冲星的自转周期和表面磁场以及空间的分布情况,揭示出毫秒脉冲星比普通射电脉冲星、LMXB(低质量X射线双星)比HMXB(高质量X射线双星)的空间分布要更加弥散;孤立毫秒脉冲星自转周期分布的峰值为4.7 ms,而普通脉冲星的相应值为0.6 s,双星中毫秒脉冲星这一值为3.5 ms; FERMI脉冲...     

塔克拉玛干沙漠风蚀起沙观测研究——试验介绍与观测结果初报

介绍了中国气象局乌鲁木齐沙漠气象研究所在塔克拉玛干沙漠开展的风蚀起沙观测试验。对观测试验所获观测资料进行了初步分析,获得了一些有关塔克拉玛干沙漠风沙运动的特征。主要结果为,下垫面状况影响风沙流结构,塔中、若羌0~100 cm高程风沙流结构完全符合指数分布,肖塘则上部偏离指数分布;3地0~100 cm高程风沙流分别有72.4％、47.3%、62.6%的输沙量分布在0~30 cm高程内;3地风沙流输沙的粒径以细沙、极细沙、粉沙为主,其中极细沙可占到输沙量的43.8%~75.5%;风沙流中贴地层风速廓线受风沙相互作用的影响,不再符合对数分布,更加符合幂函数u=azb分布,拟合系数均大于0.93;沙尘撞击颗粒数与2 m高度风速变化趋势一致,塔中、肖塘、若羌3地的临界摩擦速度分别为0.25 m·s-1,0.27 m·s-1,0.21 m·s-1。     

塔里木盆地一次东灌型沙尘暴环流动力结构分析

利用NCEP再分析资料和常规地面观测资料,对2006年4月10日塔里木盆地发生的一次东灌型沙尘暴,从气候背景、环流形势、螺旋度场、锋生次级环流、温度平流等方面进行分析,揭示了此类沙尘暴强盛期的环流动力结构。结果表明：①里咸海脊、乌拉尔脊、新地岛脊同位向叠加,西西伯利亚横槽转竖南下,引导泰米尔半岛强冷空气爆发直插新疆,东灌进入南疆盆地,造成大范围沙尘暴天气;②西西伯利亚地面冷高压爆发性南下并强烈发展是造成此次沙尘天气的根本原因;③盆地前期的干暖形势为沙尘暴的产生提供了有利的热力条件;④沙尘暴区上空螺旋度垂直分布为低层正值、高层负值,构成低空强辐合、高空强辐散的上升运动区,揭示强旋转上升运动是大范围沙尘暴发生的动力条件;⑤高空急流入口区次级环流下沉支导致高层动量下传 ,促使对流层中低层风力加大,冷锋南压,驱动沙尘天气的发生。     

The Chinese Carbon-Neutral Goal: Challenges and Prospects

On 22 September 2020, within the backdrop of the COVID-19 global pandemic, China announced its climate goal for peak carbon emissions before 2030 and to reach carbon neutrality before 2060. This carbon-neutral goal is generally considered to cover all anthropogenic greenhouse gases. The planning effort is now in full swing in China, but the pathway to decarbonization is unclear. The needed transition towards non-fossil fuel energy and its impact on China and the world may be more profound than its reform and development over the past 40 years, but the challenges are enormous. Analysis of four representative scenarios shows significant differences in achieving the carbon-neutral goal, particularly the contribution of non-fossil fuel energy sources. The high target values for nuclear, wind, and bioenergy have approached their corresponding resource limitations, with solar energy being the exception, suggesting solar’s critical role. We also found that the near-term policies that allow for a gradual transition, followed by more drastic changes after 2030, can eventually reach the carbon-neutral goal and lead to less of a reduction in cumulative emissions, thus inconsistent with the IPCC 1.5°C scenario. The challenges and prospects are discussed in the historical context of China’s socio-economic reform, globalization, international collaboration, and development.