On the Effect of Planetary Rotation on Shear and Density Layers in Stratified Flows

The effect of the Coriolis forces on the dynamicsof shear and density layers instratified flows is investigated, an effectthat has not been taken into account inmost previous studies of turbulence-meanfield or wave-mean field interactions.For instance, recent studies have shownthat shear and density layers can grow inthe presence of turbulence in a stronglystratified fluid but the effect of planetaryrotation was not taken into account. Toaddress this problem, wave-mean flowinteraction in a stratified fluid is hereinvestigated in the presence of rotation usingdirect numerical simulation. The results showthat the wave-mean flow interactionand the formation of layers is less intensewhen rotation is present because thehorizontal mean motions are deviated by theCoriolis forces, which tends to reducethe distortion of the wave field, and thusthe wave-induced fluxes of buoyancy andmomentum. This effect appears even when therotation rate is weak.     

塔里木盆地热演化分析中热史波动模型的初探

用沉积盆地波动分析的观点,结合塔里木盆地的实际资料,初步建立一种新的热历史恢复模型--热史波动模型.利用该模型并结合镜质体反射率古温标模拟计算了塔中10井的热历史,同时用磷灰石裂变径迹数据对模拟结果进行了检验.此结果可以较客观地描述盆地热历史的复杂变化,特别为无古温标区或未钻达层位热演化研究提供了可能.     

The POSEIDON Nearshore Wave Model and its Application to the Prediction of the Wave Conditions in the Nearshore/Coastal Region of the Greek Seas

In the present work, the Poseidon Nearshore Wave Model (PNWM) developed in the framework of the POSEIDON project 1 , and its application to the prediction of the wave conditions in nearshore/coastal regions of Greek seas is presented. The PNWM is based on a one-way energy coupling between a third-generation, phase-averaged, nearshore wave model and a local phase-resolving model, nested in the first model. The local wave model is supported by the consistent coupled-mode theory, based on an enhanced local-mode representation of the wave velocity field, which except for the propagating and the evanescent modes includes an additional mode, permitting the exact satisfaction of the sloping-bottom boundary condition, even in areas with locally steep bottom slope and large curvature. Thus, three-dimensional diffraction effects are fully treated in the local nested area. Numerical results are presented demonstrating the application of the PNWM to nearshore and coastal sites of the Greek seas.     

Determination of hydraulic conductivity of sand-bentonite mixtures for engineering purposes

Pollution of the environment due to leakage from waste repositories is a well-known and wide spread problem. Emphasis has therefore been put on design of liners for such repositories, focusing on hydraulic conductivity and its variation with time, liner composition, water content, compaction etc. The paper addresses the hydraulic conductivity of sand/bentonite mixtures, especially the variation of the hydraulic conductivity as a function of bentonite content, compaction and degree of saturation. In order to better understand the variation of the hydraulic conductivity of a sand–bentonite mixture a new parameter k ₁ has been proposed. The parameter reflects the amount of bentonite per pore volume and can easily be calculated based on the amount of bentonite and the dry density of the soil mixture. Thereby, the hydraulic conductivity can be predicted as a function of different degres of compaction. This method can be used for engineering purposes to predict the hydraulic conductivity at an early stage of a design to get an idea of the required design and hence, cost.     

盐丘模型 推覆体模型 波动方程 叠前深度偏移

三维波动方程叠前深度偏移是复杂介质中进行构造成像、弹性参数反演的重要环节.由于其技术实现不仅涉及波场延拓理论的创新，而且需要大规模计算，因而研究难度较大. 本文以实验效果的取得为目的，完整地实现了SEG/EAEG盐丘和推覆体模型的三维波动方程辛几何算法的叠前深度偏移成像计算. 文中详细考察了所研制的波动方程三维叠前深度偏移软件系统及其对复杂地质构造的成像能力. 具体包括：1）对于盐丘模型，文中讨论了成像参数的选择、地震子波对成像精度的影响、完成二维及三维叠前深度偏移的比较；2）对推覆体模型，文中进行了脉冲响应测试；3）由两个模型的成像结果可见本文的波动方程三维叠前深度偏移软件系统已具有适应强速度横向变化、复杂构造的成像能力.     

Non-singular time domain BEM with applications to 3D inertial soil–structure interaction

A direct time domain boundary element method is presented based on the Stokes fundamental solutions, discretized in both time and space, and an efficient time step-by-step solution that minimizes the accumulation of errors. A non-singular numerical integration procedure, in the Cauchy sense, is proposed for the generation of the associated influence matrices. This methodology is shown to be efficient for the solution of a number of computationally intensive problems in the area of soil–structure interaction. In addition, an algorithm for the direct calculation of the response of massive foundations to externally applied forces and/or obliquely incident seismic waves is introduced. The accuracy and computational efficiency of the proposed methodologies is established through a number of comparison studies.     

Imaging low-velocity anomalies with the aid of seismic tomography

Theoretical considerations (Snell's law) suggest that low-velocity fanomalies are undersampled and therefore should be poorly resolved by inversion schemes based on ray-tracing methods. A synthetic study considering a 40×20 m low-velocity anomaly (300 m/s) placed at the center of a 400×50 m block with gradient background velocity model (from 3000 m/s at the surface to 4000 m/s at the base) indicates that the low ray density in ray-tracing coverage diagrams of tomographic inversion studies can be used as evidence for the existence of low-velocity anomalies. Combined normal incidence seismic reflection images and the velocity models obtained by tomographic inversions of first-arrival travel times form an efficient scheme to resolve low-velocity anomalies such as fracture zones. Furthermore, the velocity models derived from tomographic inversions are used in a wave equation datuming algorithm to account for statics caused by a strongly laterally variable shallow surface (weathering) layer and provide seismic reflection images of fracture zones (low-velocity anomaly) within a granitic pluton.     

基于加窗Hilbert变换的复偏振分析方法及其应用

考虑到传统Hilbert变换所隐含的无限长序列假设的实际局限性, 本文将多窗分析法引入到短时序列Hilbert变换中, 通过构建复协方差矩阵和对该矩阵的特征值与特征向量的求解, 获得三分量地震记录的时变偏振参数;基于不同波型的偏振特性与实测偏振参数, 采用线性_余弦权重函数或高斯权重函数自适应空间滤波, 识别与分离具有特定偏振特性的不同地震响应. 针对天然地震三分量记录的处理结果表明, 该方法在识别、分离具有特定偏振特性的不同地震响应方面具有一定的潜力.     

Remediation of TCE-contaminated groundwater using zero valent iron and direct current: experimental results and electron competition model

The objectives of this study are to design an optimal electro-enhanced permeable reactive barrier (E2PRB) system for the remediation of trichloroethylene (TCE)-contaminated water using zero valent iron (ZVI) and direct current (DC) and to investigate the mechanisms responsible for TCE degradation in different ZVI-DC configurations. A series of column experiments was conducted to evaluate the effect of different arrangements of electrodes and ZVI barriers in the column on the TCE removal capacity (RC). In twelve different combinations of ZVI and/or DC application in the test columns, the rate of reductive dechlorination of TCE was improved up to six times with simultaneous application of ZVI and DC compared to that using ZVI only. The most effective arrangement of electrode and ZVI for TCE removal was the column set with ZVI and a cathode installed at the down gradient. Based on the electrokinetic study for the column systems with only DC input, single acid front movement could explain different RCs. An enhanced dechlorination rate of TCE using E2PRB systems, compared to a conventional PRB system, was observed, and is considered to be attributed to more electron sources: (1) external DC, (2) electrolysis of water, (3) oxidation of ZVI, (4) oxidation of dissolved Fe²⁺, (5) oxidation of molecular hydrogen at the cathode, and (6) oxidation of Fe²⁺ in mineral precipitates. Each of these electron sources was evaluated for their potential influencing the TCE RC through the electron competition model and energy consumption. A strong correlation between the quantity of electrons generated, RC, and the energy-effectiveness was found.