Neural network-based model for assessing failure potential of highway slopes in the Alishan, Taiwan Area: Pre- and post-earthquake investigation

This paper is aimed at creating an empirical model for assessing failure potential of highway slopes, with a special attention to the failure characteristics of the highway slopes in the Alishan, Taiwan area prior to, and post, the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan earthquake. The basis of the study is a large database of 955 slope records from four highways in the Alishan area. Artificial neural network (ANN) is utilized to “learn” from this database. The developed ANN model is then used to study the effect of the Chi-Chi earthquake on the slope failure characteristics in the Alishan area. Significant changes in the degrees of influence of several factors (variables) are found and possible reasons for such changes are discussed. The novelty of this paper lies in the fact that the developed ANN models are used as a tool to investigate the slope failure characteristics before and after the Chi-Chi earthquake.     

中亚地区中生代以来的地貌巨变与岩石圈动力学

中亚地区的地貌自中生代以来发生过两次巨变：一次是青藏高原的隆起,另一次是中生代中国东部高原及其西侧共存的中亚准平原的兴衰。青藏高原的隆起引起了全球气候和中亚环境的巨变。对此,自80年代以来开展的国际合作已经在地质学和地球物理学等研究领域取得了丰硕的成果。不过,在解释高原隆升-气候变化-剥蚀作用的相互关系方面仍存歧见。相比之下,中亚地区中生代的地貌巨变尚属新的研究课题。人们认识到,中亚地区在中侏罗世至新近纪曾存在一个准平原,而在中国东部则存在一个中生代高原。这一中生代地貌巨变引发出许多新的思考,如：为什么这一中生代准平原能保存长达150 Ma？中国东部高原是怎样形成的,又是怎样消失的？这两次地貌巨变及其相关的岩石圈动力学将是“TOPO?CENTRAL?ASIA”这一国际岩石圈计划项目的研究主题。     

黄土场地覆盖层厚度和地形条件对地震动放大效应的影响

针对黄土地区场地条件的特点分析研究了场地覆盖层厚度和地形因素对地 震动放大效应的影响规律。通过对大量实际算例的归纳统计,给出了一种定量评价场 地覆盖层厚度及地形因素影响的经验方法。为黄土地震灾害预防及减轻技术研究提 供了参考依据。     

Using Mean Sea Surface Topography for Determination of Height System Differences across the Baltic Sea

The mean sea surface topography in the Baltic Sea and adjacent waters is reliably known in the Nordic height system NH 60. Using this knowledge we estimate differences between NH 60, based on the Amsterdam zero point, and Russian, Polish, and German height systems along the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea, based on the Kronstadt zero point. The differences agree within a few centimeters. We also make a simple study of the mean sea level difference between Kronstadt and Amsterdam (which is found to have been approximately 25 cm when sea level was still to be seen there).     

基于激光雷达手段的海南地区重力波与其波谱的季节分布特性研究

利用子午工程海南激光雷达对我国海南地区上空进行持续观测,通过3年的累积观测数据对我国低纬度地区重力波活动的季节分布特性进行研究,依据重力波线性理论对海南地区上空的大气密度扰动规律、空间功率谱及时间频率谱进行分析,并通过选择波长在1km至8km范围内具有特定波长以及具有波动周期为60 min至25min的特定频率的重力波辅助研究大气密度扰动的季节变化规律,总结得出海南地区重力波活动具有夏季大、春秋季小、而冬季依然频繁的季节性分布规律.结合海南地区特殊的地理位置与当地季节性气候特征分析得出海南地区上空重力波活动季节性变化的可能原因为青藏高原地形及我国南海地区存在的热带强对流与赤道潜流共同作用的结果.     

Dynamic mechanisms controlling the topography of Longmenshan area

The Longmenshan fault, which defines the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, is one of the steepest margins of the plateau with a sharp elevation drop of about 4 km over a distance less than 100 km across the Longmenshan fault. The mechanism which is responsible for controlling and maintaining the elevation difference is highly debated. Using multiple observations including seismic velocity model, Moho depth, effective elastic thickness of the lithosphere, we conducted a quantitative study for elucidating the contributions from crust and lithospheric mantle by an integrated analysis of lithospheric isostasy and flexure. It is shown that the topography of the Longmenshan fault is supported by both lithospheric isostasy and flexure statically, and lower crustal channel flow and mantle convection dynamically. Different mechanisms have different weights for contribution to the topography of the Songpan-Ganzi block and the Sichuan Basin. The static and dynamic support contribute roughly the same to the topographic difference of ~4 km between the two sides of the Longmenshan fault. The static topographic difference of ~2 km is mainly resulted from the lithospheric isostasy, while the dynamic one of ~2 km is contributed by the uprising of the accumulated material in the lower crust beneath the Songpan-Ganzi block and the downward drag force caused by the upper mantle convection under the Sichuan Basin. It is thus suggested that the lower crustal flow and upper mantle convection are dynamic forces which should be taken into account in the studies on the dynamics in the Longmenshan and surrounding regions.     

新一代天气雷达观测受遮挡范围内数据插补的技术方法

新一代天气雷达的建设和使用中会不可避免地遇到地形遮挡的问题。本文以南京、连云港两部新一代天气雷达为例,探讨了一种遮挡范围内进行数据插补的技术方法,以弥补雷达产品生成中的缺陷问题,尤其是解决雷达定量测量面降雨量场的补缺问题,对其它地方的新一代天气雷达观测有一定的参考意义。     

起伏地表弹性波传播的间断Galerkin有限元数值模拟方法

间断Galerkin有限元法（DG-FEM）作为一种有效的高阶有限元法受到了国内外学者的广泛关注.本文基于任意高阶间断Galerkin有限元法对弹性波方程进行空间离散,并将离散后所得的非齐次线性常微分方程系统齐次化,最后结合针对齐次问题的强稳定性保持龙格库塔（SSP Runge-Kutta）算法,将DG-FEM推广至时间任意高阶精度.另外,借鉴近最佳匹配层（NPML）的思想,基于复频移（CFS）拉伸坐标变换推导了一种新的PML吸收边界条件（简称为CFS-NPML）,该CFS-NPML能够与DG-FEM算法很好地结合,形成有效的起伏地表地震波传播数值模拟技术.数值试验结果表明,DG-FEM具有高阶精度,可以适应任意复杂起伏地表和复杂构造情况下的弹性波传播数值模拟.同时,CFS-NPML对包括面波等震相的人为边界反射都具有良好的吸收效果.     

汶川地震山脚震害特征及机理分析1

汶川地震和以往地震现场震害调查表明,局部场地地形对震害的影响明显,其中,山脚房屋震害程度明显低于山顶和水平地表土层场地.针对这一震害特征,本文以汶川主震的地形效应观测强震动记录和人工爆破山体地形地震动观测记录为基础,通过数据分析,结合动力集中质量中心差分有限元法进行数值模拟分析,进一步揭示了山脚房屋震害轻微的特征不仅与其所在场地条件良好有关,更与山脚所处山体底部的几何位置直接相关.     

RZB型深井宽频带地形变综合观测系统的垂向应变测量单元

目前钻孔应变观测一般为水平应变,使用无限岩石平板中的钻孔应力集中模型,可反演出水平应力场分布及变化.如果在此基础上加上垂向应力测量,就可反演出三维应力场分布.本文介绍的RZB型深井宽频带地形变综合观测系统的垂向应变测量单元,外钢筒为波纹管结构,并通过螺旋刻丝、热处理等技术,其垂向等效弹性模量比耦合水泥低一个数量级,同时垂向应变钢筒的水平向等效弹性模量高于垂向弹性模量一个数量级.垂向应变探头的力学结构可以被形象地看成是一个螺旋柱形弹簧,其轴向极易产生弹性形变,而水平向的硬度却得到了极大的加强,因此可在竖井中较为准确地测量轴向应变.