A hybrid discrete–finite element model for numerical simulation of geomaterials

A hybrid discrete–finite element model is introduced for simulation of mechanical behavior of geomaterials. The soil or rock is modeled as a system of discrete balls that interact through normal and shear springs. The balls can be bonded at the contact points to withstand the applied deviatoric stresses. The important feature of this model is that the confining walls that can be imagined for example as the surrounding membrane or the mold in a physical test are modeled by deformable finite elements. This allows simulation of laboratory test features more realistically compared to the situations where the surrounding walls are rigid. The relationships between micro- and macro-properties are investigated in this paper as well. These relationships and the corresponding curves are helpful tools in calibration of the numerical model for the macroscopic elastic properties.     

A new portable in situ flume for measuring critical shear stress on river beds

A new portable in situ flume(PISF)for measuring critical bed shear stress(CBSS)was developed in this study.The PISF consists of an open bottom sediment erosion chamber and an electrically-driven pump.Unlike most existing in situ flumes with similar designs,the new PISF does not rely on monitoring the flow conditions or particle density in the sediment erosion chamber;instead,it is a pre-calibrated flume.The calibration was performed by first determining CBSS of various selected sediment samples of known particle size and density(using the law of the wall),based on flow velocity-depth profiles measured in a 6 m straight open-channel flume using a Particle Image Velocimetry(PIV)system.These same particles of known CBSS were then used in the new in-situ flume under controlled lab conditions to obtain a series of calibration curves of CBSS vs.pump electrical power.A wide variety of particle types and sizes(simulated sediments)were used in this two-step calibration procedure to widen CBSS measurement range and simulate cohesive force effects.The size of the PISF is much smaller and more practical than other similar devices as lamellar flow conditions are not required and it can be applied to a wide range of sediment types including cohesive sediments.     

新型土钉墙支护技术在基坑工程中的应用研究

文章结合北京市某基坑支护工程实际,介绍了一种新型的地面锚拉式土钉墙支护结构的加固机理、设计计算及应用情况等.工程实践表明该项支护技术比较适合于较厚杂填土地层的深基坑工程,其技术经济效果显著.     

人工抽水引起土洞塌陷的可能性

在人工抽水过程中,抽水量越大、距抽水井越近,越可能产生土洞塌陷.在砂土层中,抽水持续时间越长,地下水潜蚀作用越强,越有可能产生土洞塌陷;在粘性土层中,避免反复频繁抽水及适当减少抽水初期的抽水量,有利于减少土洞塌陷的可能性.     

Detection and temporal coherence of p‐modes below 1.4 mHz

Data collected recently by the helioseismic experiments aboard the SOHO spacecraft have allowed the detection of low degree p‐modes with increasingly lower order n. In particular, the GOLF experiment is currently able to unambiguously identify low degree modes with frequencies as low as 1.3 mHz. The detection of p‐modes with very low frequency (i.e., low n), is difficult due to the low signal‐to‐noise ratio in this spectral region and its contamination by solar signals that are not of acoustic origin. To address this problem without using any theoretical a priory, we propose a methodology that relies only on the inversion of observed values to define a spectral window for the expected locations of these low frequency modes. The application of this method to 2920‐day‐long GOLF observations is presented and its results discussed. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Modelling solar atmospheric gravity oscillation modes

Solar oscillations are investigated in a one‐dimensional hydrodynamic plane‐parallel model with an atmosphere. Besides the acoustic pressure (p) modes, the fundamental (f) and Lamb mode, another set of eigenmodes, a group of atmospheric gravity (g) modes, is found in the low‐frequency region of the spectrum. Their frequencies and spatial behaviour are studied. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Antipodal effects of lunar basin-forming impacts: Initial 3D simulations and comparisons with observations

3D simulations of basin-scale lunar impacts are carried out to investigate: (a) the origins of strong crustal magnetic fields and unusual terrain observed to occur in regions antipodal to young large basins; and (b) the origin of enhanced magnetic and geochemical anomalies along the northwest periphery of the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin. The simulations demonstrate that a basin-forming impact produces a massive, hot, partially ionized cloud of vapor and melt that expands thermally around the Moon, converging near the basin antipode approximately 1 h after the impact for typical impact parameters. In agreement with previous work, analytic calculations of the interaction of this vapor-melt cloud with an initial ambient magnetic field predict a substantial temporary increase in field intensity in the antipodal region. The time of maximum field amplification coincides with a period when impacting ejecta also converge near the antipode. The latter produce antipodal shock stresses within the range of 5-25 GPa where stable shock remanent magnetization (SRM) of lunar soils has been found experimentally to occur. Calculated antipodal ejecta thicknesses are only marginally sufficient to explain the amplitudes of observed magnetic anomalies if mean magnetization intensities are comparable to those produced experimentally. This suggests that pre-existing ejecta materials, which would also contain abundant metallic iron remanence carriers, may be important anomaly sources, a possibility that is consistent with enhanced magnetic anomalies observed peripheral to SPA. The latter anomalies may be produced by amplified secondary ejecta impact shock waves in the thick SPA ejecta mantle occurring near the antipodes of the Imbrium and Serenitatis impacts. Together with converging seismic compressional waves, these antipodal impact shocks may have produced especially deep fracture zones along the northwest edge of SPA near the Imbrium antipode, allowing the ascent of magma with enhanced KREEP concentrations.     

山东省枣庄市市中区岩溶塌陷调查与成因分析

枣庄市市中区是山东省岩溶塌陷的主要发育区之一,由于该地区特殊的水文及环境地质条件,使得该区岩溶塌陷的形成原因有其自身的特殊性。本文基于该地区岩溶塌陷的规律,分析了岩溶塌陷的形成原因,提出并详细阐述了降雨入渗诱发产生岩溶塌陷的形成机理。     

基于GeoStudio的边坡稳定性分析及支护方案选择的理论探讨

本文选择大连市中山区长利巷地区的边坡,通过现场采取岩土样,进行室内试验得出各地层力学物理参数,对边坡进行稳定性分析。针对目前所拥有的模拟软件与方法,分析并筛选出适合该边坡的模拟软件。利用GeoStudio软件建模、模拟,使用Morgenstern-Price方法进行计算,通过分析得到计算结果,该边坡的安全安全系数为1. 127,认为其属于不稳定边坡。对于不稳定边坡,本文对主流的边坡支护方法进行分析筛选,拟采用扶壁式挡土墙支护方案对其进行预防。根据规范设计挡土墙尺寸,并对该挡土墙进行抗倾覆抗滑移验算,得出的验算安全系数满足规范要求,由此可得知该支护方案方法合理,技术可行。     

新和地1井复杂地层水泥封孔护壁造斜技术

新和地1井在钻进1314.00～1419.98 m孔段时钻遇巨厚破碎带,地层高度破碎、大倾角、富含水系,孔壁掉块、水敏坍塌现象严重。钻进时孔内阻力大,钻具放不到底,孔内事故多发,破碎带难以钻穿。为处理孔内事故并钻穿巨厚破碎带,采用水泥封孔护壁造斜技术。受孔内复杂因素影响,特别是1358.76～1396.46 m破碎带内水系对水泥浆的稀释和冲蚀破坏作用,前期多次水泥封孔失败,浪费了大量物资及工期。现场通过试验,总结出了一套有针对性的、实用的技术方案,解决了现场的水泥封孔技术难题,提高了水泥封孔护壁造斜的成功率。新和地1井深孔复杂地层水泥封孔护壁造斜技术对今后施工类似工程具有一定的参考意义。