Response of seismically isolated structures to rocking‐type excitations

In this paper, the origin of rocking‐type excitations and their effects on the response of base isolated structures are studied. In particular, the role of kinematic interaction in the determination of the rocking excitation is highlighted. The cases of surface foundations subjected to horizontally propagating waves, as well as of embedded foundations under vertically incident shear waves are examined. The validity of the kinematic interaction based on the rigid base mat assumption is discussed. It is shown that, in the case of classical horizontal isolation, rocking input may amplify significantly the response of the lower non‐isolated modes. The examination of full three‐dimensional isolation and active and semi‐active control methods demonstrates the efficacy of these methods to improve the performance of seismically isolated structures subjected to rocking excitations. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

西秦岭北缘断裂带地震活动特征及近期发展趋势

本文讨论了西秦岭北缘断裂带在青藏高原东北部三次地震活动高潮幕和两次地震活动低潮幕中的作用和特点,以及地震活动的时空强特征和近期发展趋势。     

Active tectonics of the Himalaya

The Himalayan mountains are a product of the collision between India and Eurasia which began in the Eocene. In the early stage of continental collision the development of a suture zone between two colliding plates took place. The continued convergence is accommodated along the suture zone and in the back-arc region. Further convergence results in intracrustal megathrust within the leading edge of the advancing Indian plate. In the Himalaya this stage is characterized by the intense uplift of the High Himalaya, the development of the Tibetan Plateau and the breaking-up of the central and eastern Asian continent. Although numerous models for the evolution of the Himalaya have been proposed, the available geological and geophysical data are consistent with an underthrusting model in which the Indian continental lithosphere underthrusts beneath the Himalaya and southern Tibet. Reflection profiles across the entire Himalaya and Tibet are needed to prove the existence of such underthrusting. Geodetic surveys across the High Himalaya are needed to determine the present state of the MCT as well as the rate of uplift and shortening within the Himalaya. Paleoseismicity studies are necessary to resolve the temporal and spatial patterns of major earthquake faulting along the segmented Himalayan mountains.     

沂沭活断层分段特征及地震趋势的预测

沂沭活断层以莒南—汤头一线为界可分成南北两大段。其中,北段以蠕滑为主,南段则表现为强烈的粘滑错动。另外,在南段内还存在着一个次一级的段落。文中详细分析了各段的断层滑动方式及地震活动的特点,并对沂沭断裂带今后的地震趋势作了预测。     

软流圈

大多数金属矿床的形成直接或间接与岩浆活动有关。岩浆在不同的深度产生,因而带来不同的有用矿物组合。例如,金、银、锡、铜、金刚石、铂族元素等矿床的形成与地幔成因的岩浆有关。有岩浆熔融体产于其中的那一个层称为软流圈。软流圈里发生的过程控制着全球的构造现象、岩浆现象和变质现象。本文用各种方法证实了软流圈的存在。根据最新的观点,软流圈是低粘滞度、低速度、低密度、低质量因数、高塑性、高流动性、高电导性和高地震波能吸收性的一个层。这些特性的异常习性是由于100-300公里深处地幔温度与地幔物质熔化温度互相接近所致。软流圈虽然在全球各地都有记录,但其分布极不均匀。在老构造(如加拿大地盾、波罗的地盾和北美地台)之下,软流圈表现微弱,或者完全缺失。在加拿大地盾和波罗的地盾之下,软流圈厚约加公里。但在现代构造活动区(如贝加尔裂谷带、亚洲-太平洋活动边缘、帕米尔-兴都库什地区)之下,软流圈发育良好,厚约100—200公里。 从贝加尔湖到太平洋的地区是软流圈构造变化最大的地区之一。这里软流圈顶部的深度从,10—20变化到200公里,厚度则达200—400公里。软流圈顶部的最小深度和软流圈的最大厚度见于贝加尔裂谷带和亚洲-太平洋活动边缘。这两处是现代构造活动区。介于其间的地区由?     

Slope-induced changes in channel character along a gravel-bed stream: The Allt Dubhaig,Scotland

Changes in channel character along a small river in the Scottish Highlands are described using measurements in seven reaches over a 3 km length with no significant tributaries but a decline in slope from 0.02 to 0.00015 because of local baselevel control. This decline in slope is associated with rapid downstream fining of the gravel bed followed by an abrupt transition to a sand bed. The channel pattern alters progressively rather than abruptly, in the sequence (1) near-braided, (2) meandering with active point-bar chutes, (3) meandering with active outer-bank talweg, (4) stable equiwidth sinuous. The changes in channel pattern and hydraulic geometry are predicted better by rational approaches based on critical shear stress or other physical concepts than by purely empirical discriminant or trend equations. Measurements in five reaches confirm a downstream decrease in shear stress and the amount and calibre of bedload. It is argued that the downstream changes in channel character in this stream are induced by profile concavity inherited from deglacial conditions, are typical of many streams in mountainous areas and can be understood in terms of slope-induced changes in hydraulic properties.     

京西黄庄—高丽营断层西段晚更新世末的一次粘滑性活动

本文根据新近大比例尺地质图和探槽开控的结果，认为断层西段（仅在芦井至晓幼营间）晚更新世以来仍有明显活动，这种活动以正段倾滑运动为主，但兼具右旋走滑分量；并且在距今约２．４－２．１万年期间有过一次粘滑性活动，其垂直错距为０．９１．０ｍ；该段断层潜在有发生６－６．５级地震的可能性。     

土-结构动力相互作用对结构控制的影响

本文研究了土-结构动力相互作用对采取不同控制措施的结构控制效果的影响。文中首先建立了主动调谐质量阻尼器(ATMD)、半主动磁流变阻尼器(MR)和被动多重调谐质量阻尼器(MTMD)等三种结构控制措施在时域中的控制算法和控制律，然后基于子结构法，采用间接边界元方法，通过傅里叶变换，推导了分别安装三种结构控制措施的受控结构在频域中的运动方程，数值仿真分析了某36层高层建筑的地震反应及其控制效果。结果表明，当采用ATMD或MTMD控制时，考虑土-结构动力相互作用后结构地震反应有所减小；当采用MR控制时，考虑土-结构动力相互作用后结构地震反应有很大程度的减小。由此看来，在设计软土地基上高层结构的结构控制措施时，不考虑土-结构动力相互作用对结构控制效果的影响是偏于安全的。     

Strike slip faulting inferred from offsetting of drainages: Lower Narmada basin, western India

The detailed analysis of landforms, drainages and geology of the area between the rivers Amaravati and Karjan was carried out in order to understand the tectonic history of the lower Narmada basin. Movement along the various faults in the area was studied on the basis of the drainage offsetting. Horizontal offsetting of stream channels was found quite demonstrable along NNW-SSE trending transverse faults. Tectonic landforms including systematic deflection of stream channels and ridges, alignment of fault scarp and saddles and displacement in the basement rocks and alluvial deposits show that the area is undergoing active deformation driven by the NSF system.