Curvature analysis as a tool for subsidence-related risk zones identification in the city of Tuzla (BiH)

Shallow Miocene salt deposits located below the city of Tuzla (BiH) have been exploited during the last 60 years by means of wells extracting salt-saturated groundwater brines. The massive extraction activities have led to severe subsidence accommodated by collapse and strain localization. Surface topography and geomorphology have been influenced and modified by several faults and fractures.A series of sequential topographical survey data collected during the last 50 years have been used to obtain the total subsidence envelope surface. In order to analyze the salt dissolution-related morphological development of the Tuzla topography and to identify the location of faults and fractures in the deformed area, we applied curvature analysis to the subsidence surface by means of two different analytical methods: the directional, two-dimensional curvature and the analytic Gaussian curvature. The comparison of the curvature maps with those of surface fractures visible in the area shows a good spatial agreement between the directional curvature and fracture intensity, whereas the subsurface normal faults are more evident in the Gaussian curvature maps.     

汶川8.0级地震地表变形局部化样式与建筑物破坏特征关系初步研究

以汶川地震地表形变带的实地测量数据为基础,结合沿实测地震地表变形剖面建筑物破坏情况的调查与测量,分析了不同地震地表变形类型及其建筑物破坏特征,定量化地讨论了地表变形梯度与建筑物破坏程度间的关系.提出无论地震地表变形表现为何种类型的断层陡坎,强变形均局部化在宽10~30 m的地表破裂带内;建筑物受损情况最直接的影响是建筑物所处地点的地表变形梯度,地表变形梯度大于0.1的地段,建筑物均完全被摧毁;地表变形梯度在0.07~0.1间的地段,建筑物遭受严重损坏,产生倾斜及强烈变形等;地表变形梯度在0.03~0.07间的地段,建筑物可能受到中度损坏,产生倾斜及变形等,具有抗震设防能力的建筑物一般不会倒塌;地表变形梯度小于0.03的地段具有抗震设防能力的构建筑物一般只会受到轻度损伤或基本完好.     

地质体材料剪切带内部的常剪切应变点及速度分布分析

对于峰后线性应变软化的地质体材料,剪切带内部的总剪切应变等于弹性剪切应变（由经典弹性理论描述）及由微结构效应而引起的局部塑性剪切应变（由非局部理论或梯度塑性理论描述）之和。若剪切应力-塑性剪切应变曲线的斜率的绝对值（称之为软化模董）小于剪切弹性模量的两倍,则在剪切带的任一剖面内存在两个总剪切应变不依赖于剪切应力的点,称之为常剪切应变点。在这两个点上,弹性剪切应变的降低和局部塑性剪切应变的增加处于平衡状态,总剪切速度达到它的最大值或最小值。在两个常剪切应变点之间,局部总速度随剪切应力率的降低而增加。剪切带内部的局部总速度分布是非线性的,这与通常采用的剪切带内部速度的线性分布假定（忽略微结构效应）不同。     

脆性基多孔材料孔洞的尺寸效应及其破坏模式研究

运用材料真实破坏过程分析系统RFPA2D,对含多孔的脆性材料进行单轴加载情况下的破坏机制以及孔洞的尺寸效应研究。其中的数值模型具有同样的尺寸（高 宽= 65 mm 100 mm）、同样的孔洞分布类型、同样的孔隙率（20 %）、不同的孔洞直径。数值计算的结果显示,各种孔径的模型具有近似的抗压强度,并且可以观察到没有裂纹局部化的拉破坏模式。结果表明,含孔脆性材料的近似脆性行为并没有引起材料的尺寸效应。     

弹性模量对岩样破坏前兆及全部变形特征的影响

利用FLAC内嵌语言编制的计算平面应变压缩岩样轴向、侧向、体积应变及泊松比的FISH函数,计算了弹性模量不同时单缺陷岩样的全部变形特征,研究了弹性模量对岩样的破坏过程及前兆的影响。在峰前及峰后,岩石的本构模型分别取为线弹性模型及莫尔-库仑剪破坏与拉破坏复合的应变软化模型。当弹性模量不是较高时,岩样自始至终仅出现一条倾斜的剪切带。当弹模较高时,最终剪切应变仅强烈集中于贯通岩样的剪切带内部。剪切带倾角在Arthur与Coulomb倾角之间,且随弹模的增加而降低,经典理论对此不能解释。随着弹模的增加,峰值应力增加,峰前的应力-轴向应变曲线变得陡峭,峰后的应力-轴向应变曲线的斜率几乎不变。随着弹模的增加,峰值强度所对应的轴向应变及侧向应变的大小均降低;应力-侧向应变曲线软化段变得陡峭。随着弹模的降低,侧向应变-轴向应变曲线、泊松比-轴向应变曲线及体积应变-轴向应变曲线在峰前发生转折（偏离线性状态）的程度越来越大;非弹性轴向应变增加;材料缺陷附近的最大剪切应变增量增加。岩样破坏的前兆随着弹性模量的降低而逐渐增强。     

Transport parameters identification: application of the Sentinel method

In this paper, the Sentinel method is applied to groundwater pollution parameter identification. First, the inverse problem is solved in the linear case to estimate pollutant mass flow rates. Then, the non-linear case, which is the determination of the pollutant source coordinates, is developed. Finally, numerical tests, conducted on the Rhenan aquifer, south of Strasbourg, are presented. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

A note on formulas for localized failure of frictional materials in compression and biaxial loading modes

The paper investigates aspects of the localization analysis of frictional materials. We derive closed formulas and diagrams for the inclination angle of critical discontinuity surfaces which develop in homogeneous compression and biaxial loading tests. The localization analysis is based on a Drucker–Prager‐type elastoplastic hardening model for non‐associated plastic flow at small strains, which we represent in spectral form. For this type of constitutive model, general analytical formulas for the so‐called critical hardening modulus and the inclination angle of critical discontinuity surfaces are derived for the plane strain case. The subsequent treatment then specializes these formulas for the analysis of compression and biaxial loading modes. The key contribution here is a detailed analysis of plane strain deformation modes where the localized failure occurs after subsequent plastic flow. The derived formulas and diagrams can be applied to the checking of an accompanying localization analysis of frictional materials in finite‐element computations. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

梯度塑性理论及其在地质灾害预测研究中的应用

岩石结构稳定性问题是岩土工程实践中迫切需要解决的重要课题之一。文章以地震为例，讨论了地质灾害的局部化特征，介绍了经典弹、塑性理论的某些缺陷及梯度塑性理论的几点优越性：(1)控制方程总是适定的；(2)病态网格依赖性消失；(3)局部化带宽度由材料的内部长度完全确定；(4)可对岩石结构的尺寸效应及失稳回跳进行合理解释和预测；(5)对预测宏观及微观问题均比较有效。介绍了基于梯度塑性理论的岩石变形、破坏及稳定性研究进展。梯度塑性理论可用于研究单轴压缩条件下，岩石试件发生剪切破坏时全程应力一应变曲线、尺寸效应、剪切带倾角尺寸效应及失稳回跳等问题。它们对土木工程及岩土工程均十分重要。若将单轴压缩岩样比拟为矿柱，则该失稳判据即为矿柱岩爆准则。梯度塑性理论可用于研究韧性断层带内部应变、应变率分布规律、断层带错动位移及带内孔隙度分布规律，为韧性断层带定量分析提供了新的手段。此外，该理论还可对直剪试验机——岩样系统不稳定性进行分析，系统失稳可比拟为断层岩爆。发展基于梯度塑性理论尺度律及失稳判据等解析解一方面可加深对岩石变形、破坏的理解；另一方面。还可用来检验数值结果的正确性。     

雷歌源头及传播原点探析

在雷州半岛民系结构变迁史与我国悠久而顽强的民歌传统等众多因素作用下,闽南民歌获得落地三雷的历史机遇,并随着雷话的生成及扩张进而本土化生成富有本土气息的雷歌,获得当地民众的文化认可,成为雷州文化重要构成之一。     

Bearing capacity of shallow foundations in transversely isotropic granular media

The main focus in this work is on the assessment of bearing capacity of a shallow foundation in an inherently anisotropic particulate medium. Both the experimental and numerical investigations are carried out using a crushed limestone with elongated angular‐shaped aggregates. The experimental study involves small‐scale model tests aimed at examining the variation of bearing capacity as a function of the angle of deposition of the material. In addition, the results of a series of triaxial and direct shear tests are presented and later employed to identify the material functions/parameters. The numerical part of this work is associated with the development and implementation of a constitutive framework that describes the mechanical response of transversely isotropic frictional materials. The framework is based on the elastoplasticity and accounts for the effects of strain localization and inherent anisotropy of both the deformation and strength characteristics. The results of numerical simulations are compared withthe experimental data. A parametric study is also carried out aimed at examining the influence of various simplifications in the mathematical framework on its predictive abilities. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.