A Review of the Calculation Formula for the Four-component Borehole Strainmeter and Application to Earthquake Cases

Based on the principle formula for the four-component strainmeters, we can directly obtain the specific plane strain, shear strain and azimuthal angle of the principal strain, and the maximum and minimum principal strains calculated afterwards are the indirect result. The problems of practicality of the sensitivity coefficients A and B of plane strain and shear strain are then discussed. Based on this idea, we analyzed the observation data of several four-component borehole strainmeters near the epicenter of the Yiliang M_S5.7 earthquake in 2012 and the Ludian M_S6.5 earthquake in 2014 in the Zhaotong area, Yunnan Province. The results show that the analysis based on the perspective of plane strain and shear strain has an obviously better effect than that based on the component readings, and can directly peel off the respective abnormality of the plane strain and shear strain. In addition, the correlation coefficient curves between measured data of two plane strains show significant anomalies which often occur several days before and during the earthquake.     

GPS观测研究青藏东北缘的水平变形特征

推导了利用位移场计算主应变、面膨胀、最大剪应变的公式,通过2次重复GPS观测结果,计算了新青藏高原东北缘在1999～2001年间的水平主应变、面膨胀、最大剪应变等水平变形特征量的分布,并分析了在观测后发生的德令哈6．6级地震活动与变形场特征量之间的分布关系。采用力学理论对该地区的地质构造运动、局部形变特征与地震活动的关系进行了讨论。得出了一些有意义的结论和认识。     

中国西部现今地壳形变与地震活动特征

以1999-2004年间中国西部地区近650个GPS站点的观测资料为基础,采用二维“高张力样条”函数内插算法获得了连续地壳形变场。结果表明,相对于稳定欧亚参考框架,中国西部现今地壳运动西强东弱,北向运动从西向东逐渐减弱,东向运动逐渐增强,青藏高原东缘及附近地区是东向运动的消减区带;主应变从西向东由压缩应变转变为拉伸应变;最大剪应变主要位于喜马拉雅地块及其东部地区;中国西部地区地震活动在空间分布上似乎集中发生在印度板块北东向挤压欧亚板块的两条共扼带内,与地壳形变场有一定对应关系,地壳形变的高应变率区为中强地震多发地带。     

长江三峡GPS处理结果和应变背景场

采用Bernese GPS Software 4.2对长江三峡工程诱发地震监测系统GPS监测网络1998~2003年的6期观测数据进行了处理,结果表明,三峡库区与华南块体的水平相对运动在0~3mm/a(±0.1~±2.0mm/a);蓄水导致的垂直形变区域主要集中在茅坪香溪巴东库段,近岸点垂直沉降的量级在10~35mm左右,最大峰值区域香溪约35mm(±8.6mm),垂直形变沿远离库中心方向迅速衰减。采用贝塞尔双三次样条函数模型拟合该地区的应变率,推算各类水平应变场,结果表明,蓄水前各种应变背景在10^-9/a~10^-10/a量级。作为构造稳定地区,三峡库区近期因蓄水导致大规模形变,从而诱发中强地震的可能性不大。     

四川前兆钻孔应变观测数据质量影响因素分析

钻孔应变观测的目的是为地震预测及地震科学研究提供高质量的观测数据,台站钻孔应变观测受到不同外界因素干扰时,观测数据的完整率和观测数据内精度也会不同程度地受到影响,对各种干扰因素的认识、分析、排除,是提高观测数据质量最好、也是最有效的途径。     

煤岩吸附二氧化碳气体的CT实验研究

利用工业CT技术及应变测量研究不同气压下煤岩的二氧化碳气体吸附性质。研究发现:煤样的应变随吸附时间和气体压力的增加而增加,且在不同方向是不同的,吸附气体导致煤样孔隙率增加;煤样CT图像的灰度均值和灰度标准差随吸附时间和气体压力的增长都表现出增加的趋势。结果表明:吸附二氧化碳导致煤样总体发生膨胀变形,这为吸附提供更多的孔隙表面积而使吸附气体量增加,含气煤样的密度也因此而增大;气体吸附导致的煤样密度均值增加的效应大于体积膨胀导致的煤样密度均值减小的效应;吸附使煤样内部物质分布不均匀程度增加。     

新疆于田两次7.3级地震之后南北地震带Benioff应变比分布特征研究

In view of the correlation between tectonic activity and seismicity, the strong earthquake risk in the North-South Seismic Belt aroused wide concern after the 2014 Yutian Ms7. 3 earthquake. Using the seismic catalog of the China Earthquake Networks Center, the Benioff strain ratio in the North-South Seismic Belt is calculated in 30 days before and after the March 21, 2008 and February 12, 2014 Yutian Ms7. 3 earthquakes. Results show that in a year after the 2008 Yutian Ms7. 3 earthquake, M 〉 5. 0 earthquakes all occurred near the high strain ratio area or the junction between the low and high strain ratio areas, the activity of strong earthquakes obviously coincides with the high strain ratio area, which indicates that these areas have a higher stress level. The Yutian earthquakes promoted the release of small earthquakes in the high stress areas. This research is of certain indicating significance to the study of subsequent strong earthquakes of this region.     

山东洞体应变观测质量分析

选取山东省3个洞体应变台2007-2011年观测数据,分析资料的完整性、内在质量及干扰因素.结果表明：①观测资料连续性和完整性较好;②仪器零漂满足设计指标要求;③M2波振幅因子相对误差和相对噪声水平达到Ⅰ类应变台标准;④仪器更新后观测质量提升;⑤洞体应变观测主要受仪器调修、气压、降雨和观测环境变化等因素影响.     

Fault induced permanent ground deformations: Experimental verification of wet and dry soil, numerical findings’ relation to field observations of tunnel damage and implications for design

Few building codes contains provisions fault surface ruptures and accompanying soil deformations which constitutes a great risk to human lives, buildings and infrastructure. A numerical and experimental comparison show a fair agreement of result. Analysis of “real” scale show the how water increases the incompressibility of wet soil causing shear deformations to become larger and conjugate ruptures to appear for reverse faults. Field observations and numerical analysis indicates that horizontal compression of soil surrounding underground structures should be taken into account in design.