Analysis of testing methods of pipelines for limit state design

It is well known that the design of submarine pipelines relies on accurate test results for the local buckling collapse of pipes subjected to bending loading. The present paper analyses apparently anomalous values of axial tensile and compressive strains from recent test results in comparison to the values that would be expected on the basis of simple bending theory. This could have important consequences for the efficacy of the design factors derived using these results. The cause of the differences between the strain values obtained in the tests and those expected on the basis of simple bending theory are explained using finite element modelling. The differences result from the type of collars and supports commonly used in bending tests, the effects of which persist for a greater length along the test pipe than has hitherto been assumed. In general, it is pointed out that the application of the simplified engineering theory of bending can be erroneous when ovalisation is imposed or, on the contrary, the boundary conditions of the section are restrained from ovalising deformations. The influence of the D/t ratio is also analysed.The results contribute to the understanding of a crucial limit state for the design of onshore and offshore pipelines.     

Chlorophyll-deficient propagules of Avicennia marina and apparent longer term deterioration of mangrove fitness in oil-polluted sediments

A correlation between petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations in sediments and chlorophyll-deficient mutations in mangroves may occur also in Australian mangroves. Earlier reports of such mutations in the Caribbean area were evident in viviparous propagules of the common mangrove genera, Rhizophora, borne on otherwise normal trees. These mutant propagules were termed albinos' since they lacked chlorophyll and normal green coloration, leaving them white, yellow or red. The mutation was considered lethal since newly established albino seedlings appeared unable to survive more than a few months. Our preliminary investigation of mangroves in SE Queensland found a similar mutation in another common mangrove genus, Avicennia, and this was apparently also correlated with oil concentrations in sediments. Although, more evidence is required, an apparently similar relationship shows that whatever caused the mutations may act commonly across a diverse range of plant types in quite separate locations. How widespread might this mutation be in mangroves? How many genera and species are affected? Are all occurrences correlated with oil in sediments? Does oil cause the mutation? We discuss these important questions and the potentially serious implications to coastal management where high mutant densities may be indicative of longer term genetic deterioration of mangrove habitat in oil-polluted wetland environments.     

横过青藏高原羌塘地体中央隆起区的深反射地震试验剖面

跨越中央隆起区的深反射地震探测试验剖面,初步揭露出青藏高原羌塘地体中央隆起区的地壳结构.探测剖面表明,羌塘地体可能具有古老的结晶基底;中央隆起区上地壳变形主要以逆冲、褶皱为主,下地壳出现北倾与南倾“对冲”的反射,揭示出印度和欧亚两大板块前缘汇聚的深部过程.     

Automated facies identification by Direct Push-based sensing methods (CPT,HPT) and multivariate linear discriminant analysis to decipher geomorphological changes and storm surge impact on a medieval coastal landscape

In ad 1362, a major storm surge drowned wide areas of cultivated medieval marshland along the north-western coast of Germany and turned them into tidal flats. This study presents a new methodological approach for the reconstruction of changing coastal landscapes developed from a study site in the Wadden Sea of North Frisia. Initially, we deciphered long-term as well as event-related short-term geomorphological changes, using a geoscientific standard approach of vibracoring, analyses of sedimentary, geochemical and microfaunal palaeoenvironmental parameters and radiocarbon dating. In a next step, Direct Push (DP)-based Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) and the Hydraulic Profiling Tool (HPT) were applied at vibracore locations to obtain in situ high-resolution stratigraphic data. In a last step, multivariate linear discriminant analysis (LDA) was successfully applied to efficiently identify different sedimentary facies (e.g., fossil marsh or tidal flat deposits) from the CPT and HPT test dataset, to map the facies' lateral distribution, also in comparison to reflection seismic measurements and test their potential to interpolate the borehole and CPT/HPT data. The training dataset acquired for the key site from coring and DP sensing finally allows an automated facies classification of CPT/HPT data obtained elsewhere within the study area. The new methodological approach allowed a detailed reconstruction of the local coastal landscape development in the interplay of natural marsh formation, medieval land reclamation and storm surge-related land losses.     

地电阻率瞬时突变序列变化与临震预报

本文采用断裂力学观点，分析研究了一些临震预报实验结果与地电实际观测资料。发现在强震与部分中强震前，震中附近的台站，除能预测到有关地震的地电阻率日突变序列的短期异常变化外，在瞬时突变序上还能看到临震前明显的突变现象，还是震前三个月里的最大瞬时突变，从它的出现至发震所需的时间，将随震中距的减少而缩短，且与震级有关，对于强震多集中出现在震前一个月内，中强震为十天内，并有由外围向震中收缩的趋势，其平均收缩     

MCC和中尺度暴雨云团发生发展环境场对比分析

本文采用气候倾向率、趋势系数、距平、Mann—Kendall检验等方法,通过对滁州市日照变化的研究,结果表明：滁州市年日照时数变化总趋势是减少的,气候倾向率为-123．52h,10a,减少趋势非常明显,发生了突变。1979年是突变的开始年份,突变后减少了393．3h。季日照时数,夏季减少最快,春季减少最慢;月日照时数8月减少最快,4月减少最慢。季平均日照时数,夏季最多,冬季最少。各季节日照时数的突变特征不尽相同。     

Fatty acid composition analyses of the DCMU resistant mutants of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Nannochloropsis oculata</Emphasis> (eustigmatophyceae)

Ultraviolet mutagenesis was applied to Nannochloropsis oculata and three mutants resistant to 3-(3, 4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (DCMU) were isolated. The cellular chlorophyll a and total lipid content of the wild are higher in the medium supplemented with DCMU than in the control without DCMU. Without DCMU, the growth rates and chlorophyll a contents of the mutants are similar to those of the wild. Significant changes of fatty acid content and composition have occurred in DCMU-resistant mutants growing in the medium supplemented with DCMU. The total lipid, palmitic acid (16:0), palmitoleic acid (16:1ω9) and oleic (18:1ω9) contents decrease significantly, while the vaccenic acid (18:1ω11) increases significantly and the EPA content of dried powder increases slightly in the mutants. The study may provide a basis to improve EPA content in Nannochloropsis oculata in the future.     

Astrodynamical Space Test of Relativity Using Optical Devices I (ASTROD I)—A class-M fundamental physics mission proposal for Cosmic Vision 2015–2025

ASTROD I is a planned interplanetary space mission with multiple goals. The primary aims are: to test general relativity with an improvement in sensitivity of over three orders of magnitude, improving our understanding of gravity and aiding the development of a new quantum gravity theory; to measure key solar system parameters with increased accuracy, advancing solar physics and our knowledge of the solar system; and to measure the time rate of change of the gravitational constant with an order of magnitude improvement and the anomalous Pioneer acceleration, thereby probing dark matter and dark energy gravitationally. It is an international project, with major contributions from Europe and China and is envisaged as the first in a series of ASTROD missions. ASTROD I will consist of one spacecraft carrying a telescope, four lasers, two event timers and a clock. Two-way, two-wavelength laser pulse ranging will be used between the spacecraft in a solar orbit and deep space laser stations on Earth, to achieve the ASTROD I goals. A second mission, ASTROD (ASTROD II) is envisaged as a three-spacecraft mission which would test General Relativity to 1 ppb, enable detection of solar g-modes, measure the solar Lense–Thirring effect to 10 ppm, and probe gravitational waves at frequencies below the LISA bandwidth. In the third phase (ASTROD III or Super-ASTROD), larger orbits could be implemented to map the outer solar system and to probe primordial gravitational-waves at frequencies below the ASTROD II bandwidth.

Prüfstrategie zur Bewertung potentiell erbgutverändernder Wasserinhaltsstoffe unter Einsatz gentoxikologischer Methoden

Assessment and Characterization of Genotoxic Water Contaminants with Modern Genotoxicological Methods The necessity of genotoxicological studies in water requires modern and practicable concepts for a prospective environmental protection. Up to now, genotoxicological studies prefer only the observation and detection of basic genotoxic effects in enriched surface water samples and the fruitless search for the involved water contaminants. In this publication, a new test strategy for the detection and the assessment of genotoxicity in water will be introduced. This strategy allows the detection and the verification of positive results and is therefore able to assess the evidence of these results for the water quality more accurate. The aim of this strategy is the detection of basic genotoxic effects (primary DNA damages), the clarification of the biological mechanisms, and the search for the reasons with modern analytical methods. The involved water contaminants and their mode of action will then be better understood. A test strategy in three steps will be proposed. In the first step genotoxicological indicator tests such as comet assay, alkaline filter elution, or the SOS-umu-test are used to get information about the basic status of the tested water samples. In the second step, the positive results of the primary DNA damages will be verified with mutation tests such as the micronucleus assay. The involved biological mechanisms will be biochemically characterized, and the biological active substances will be preclassified. Finally, in the third step the observed mechanisms will be confirmed with modern chemical methods such as HPLC MS-MS. These modern techniques are also able to detect and quantify the genotoxic compounds preclassified in step two.