Effect of overconsolidation ratio on dynamic properties of binary mixtures of silica particles

Overconsolidated soils are ubiquitous in nature due to multiple mechanisms; however, the stress-history-based studies of small strain stiffness on binary mixtures, such as silty sand, are limited even though natural sand deposits are commonly mixtures of sand particles with varying amounts of fines. Consequently, this study quantified the stress-history-based dynamic properties of binary mixtures, such as sand-sand mixtures with different size small particles, and silty sand mixtures with small amounts of non-plastic fines, up to the critical fines content. By performing bender element tests on those mixtures according to fines content, size ratio, and overconsolidation ratio, the stress-history-based G_max of binary mixtures was evaluated. For the relevant data analysis, the OCR (overconsolidation ratio) exponent in the G_max formulation was expressed in terms of stress exponents during loading and unloading. It was found that the effect of OCR on the estimation of G_max increased with a decrease in size ratio (or increase in size difference), since the stress exponents during loading increased more significantly with a decrease in size ratio due to the pronounced change in interparticle coordination between large grains. However, the variation of stress exponents during unloading of different mixtures was relatively small due to the prevalent elastic deformation. It was demonstrated that the maximum stress history effect of tested mixed soils was observed at a fines content of approximately 5%, which was smaller than critical fines content of silty sand. This behavior was attributable to the delay in critical fines content observed during unloading, when compared to that observed during loading.     

A preliminary empirical model for frequency-dependent attenuation of Fourier amplitude spectra In Serbia from the Vrancea earthquakes

We present the frequency-dependent attenuation model for Fourier amplitude spectra of strong earthquake ground motion in Serbia from intermediate depth earthquakes in the Vrancea source zone in Romania. The development of this type of scaling is the essential first step toward developing the corresponding attenuation and scaling equations for pseudo relative velocity spectra (PSV), which are necessary for seismic macro- and microzoning in the territory of Serbia. Such scaling is necessary because the Vrancea source zone produces large earthquakes with shaking that attenuates differently from the local earthquakes in Serbia. Development of such a scaling model is associated with several difficulties, the principal one being the lack of recorded strong motion accelerograms at epicentral distances exceeding 300 km. To reduce uncertainties with such scaling, we require our preliminary scaling equations to be consistent with independent estimates of seismic moment, stress drop, and radiated wave energy. In the future, when the recorded strong motion data from Vrancea earthquakes increases several-fold of what it is today, it will become possible to perform this analysis again, thus leading to more reliable and permanent scaling estimates.     

Moment tensors,state of stress and their relation to faulting processes in Gujarat,western India

Time domain moment tensor analysis of 145 earthquakes (M_w 3.2 to 5.1), occurring during the period 2006–2014 in Gujarat region, has been performed. The events are mainly confined in the Kachchh area demarcated by the Island belt and Kachchh Mainland faults to its north and south, and two transverse faults to its east and west. Libraries of Green's functions were established using the 1D velocity model of Kachchh, Saurashtra and Mainland Gujarat. Green's functions and broadband displacement waveforms filtered at low frequency (0.5–0.8 Hz) were inverted to determine the moment tensor solutions. The estimated solutions were rigorously tested through number of iterations at different source depths for finding reliable source locations. The identified heterogeneous nature of the stress fields in the Kachchh area allowed us to divide this into four Zones 1–4. The stress inversion results indicate that the Zone 1 is dominated with radial compression, Zone 2 with strike-slip compression, and Zones 3 and 4 with strike-slip extensions. The analysis further shows that the epicentral region of 2001 M_W 7.7 Bhuj mainshock, located at the junction of Zones 2, 3 and 4, was associated with predominant compressional stress and strike-slip motion along ∼ NNE-SSW striking fault on the western margin of the Wagad uplift. Other tectonically active parts of Gujarat (e.g. Jamnagar, Talala and Mainland) show earthquake activities are dominantly associated with strike-slip extension/compression faulting. Stress inversion analysis shows that the maximum compressive stress axes (σ₁) are vertical for both the Jamnagar and Talala regions and horizontal for the Mainland Gujarat. These stress regimes are distinctly different from those of the Kachchh region.     

正应力扰动对断层滑动失稳影响的实验研究

利用双轴伺服控制加载装置,采用三块花岗闪长岩标本组成的含有两个滑动面的直剪结构,开展了摩擦滑动实验.实验中通过在垂直滑动面的载荷上叠加正弦波状和方波状的扰动,研究了正应力扰动对断层黏滑失稳的影响.研究表明,在恒定的正应力和位移速率下,标本表现为规则的黏滑,叠加正应力扰动后,随扰动振幅的增加黏滑发生时间与扰动的相关性增大,黏滑应力降和时间间隔的分布趋于离散.黏滑应力降和时间间隔的平均值随平均正应力的增加呈线性增长,扰动叠加后黏滑应力降的离散度随平均正应力的增加而增大;黏滑应力降和时间间隔主要受应力变化幅度的影响,而与应力变化的速率关系不大.剪应力和正应力扰动都会对断层黏滑失稳产生影响,而正应力扰动的影响更明显.这两种扰动对断层黏滑失稳影响的机制存在差异,剪应力扰动只是改变断层滑动的推动力,而正应力扰动则改变了断层面上凹凸体的接触状态.     

用单元降刚法探索中国大陆强震远距离跳迁及主体活动区域转移

中国大陆强震有成组活动、远距离跳迁和不同时段形成主体活动地区的特征.本文利用强震发生位置处单元降刚法,对中国大陆地区强震的远距离跳迁和主体活动地区转移机理进行了数值模拟研究.得出的新认识是:(1)在地壳中存在初始应力场的环境中,已发生强震区部分丧失承载能力(模拟中作为显著降低单元组的弹性模量来处理),可以引起大范围兆帕量级的应力场调整,它是后续强震可远距离跳迁的主要因素;(2)一个活动期中,中国大陆强震主体活动地区及其迁移,受主要活动断层分布、初始应力场和边界载荷的配置方式的综合影响,但在十年左右的活动幕中,边界载荷的配置方式可能是控制主体活动地区及主体活动地区转移的重要因素.     

乌鲁木齐市断层附近地应力特征与断层活动性

为了查明乌鲁木齐西山—碗窑沟断裂带地应力分布特征, 在研究区20 km×20 km的范围内布置12个基岩应力钻孔,采用水压致裂地应力测量技术进行了基岩原地应力测量;共布置了2条观测剖面,第一剖面是沿断层走向布置了7个钻孔,第二剖面在垂直断层走向布置了6个钻孔(与第一剖面共用1个钻孔).根据实测的地应力资料,断层附近最大水平主压应力方向为NE—NEE向,与区域构造应力SN—NNE向主压方向有一些差异,说明受断层活动影响,断层附近的应力状态与区域应力场明显不同.利用地应力实测资料,研究了断层的活动性,在测量深度域内水平和垂直应力的关系为σ_H＞σ_h＞σ_v,该应力状态有利于逆断层活动,与地质资料反映的以逆断层活动为主基本一致.利用库仑摩擦滑动准则,摩擦系数取0.6~1.0分析,断层附近的现今地应力状态达到或超过产生逆断层摩擦滑动的临界值,表明测区现今构造应力有利于逆断层活动.     

首都圈地区震源机制解综合研究

对首都圈地区2002年1月～2010年6月619个ML≥2.0地震的震源机制解的基本特征进行了统计分析,并且依据区域构造特征将首都圈划分为3个区域,用聚类统计方法中的最长距离法对各分区的机制解进行了聚类分析,研究了各分区的构造应力张量特征。研究结果表明,首都圈地区震源机制解P轴方位的优势分布为NNE-NEE向,T轴方位的优势分布为NNW-NWW向,绝大多数地震震源处的应力场以水平作用为主,破裂以水平走滑为主。首都圈西部最大主压应力方位为NE75°,中部最大主压应力方位为NE62°,东部最大主压应力方位近EW向,区域构造应力场以水平向挤压为主要特征。     

近期新疆震源机制解与地震活动特征研究

分析了2003-2009年新疆及其周边88次中强震震源机制解及其分布特征,并结合同期地震活动特点与区域应力场进行了讨论.认为:这一期间新疆主要受NNW向水平挤压应力制约,与1990-2002年新疆主压应力P轴NNE向分布有一定差异;中强震震源断层具有多样性,显示出新疆构造运动的复杂性;主压应力P轴仰角的变化与新疆地震活动的强弱交替相关;研究时段内不同强度的地震空间分布具有较明显的层次性特征.     

OWC装置空气透平压降作用试验研究

空气透平的压降作用及由其带来的空气流速变化,是串联2次能量转换过程、实现两转换过程耦合的核心要素.试验主要是在物理模型的基础上,对带有冲击式透平的OWC装置能量转换影响因素进行研究.试验主要考察2次能量转换耦合作用下,气室内自由水面变换、气室内压强变化、输气管内空气流速变换及三者耦合与相互作用.     

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