Socio-economic constraints of groundwater in Capital La Rioja, Argentina

Historically, the arid conditions of La Rioja, Argentina have been the main controlling factor in its development. The shortage of surface water, which is fully used, makes groundwater a potential source for development. The government encouraged investment in early 1979, resulting in a 20-fold increase of groundwater extraction by 1998 (0.076–1.450 m³/s, respectively) to cover related needs of agriculture, industry and population growth. This extraction created unjustified uncertainties derived from negative results obtained in hydrological balances. However, a 0.5 m lowering of the water-table surface was experienced. A knowledge of groundwater functioning was required to establish a reliable frame of reference for development and, at the same time, to find possible scenarios of feasible economic activities in harmony with accessible water resources and aptitude of the environment. The flow regime was found to be composed of three main systems: a regional, an intermediate and several local. The intermediate system provides water for the extraction boreholes, and discharges naturally in Salina La Antigua. From the chemical perspective the intermediate system has three groundwater groups. Group I has an outstanding fluoride concentration (1.98–3.10 mg/l) defined to the north of the City of la Rioja and the highest temperature (26.8–33.0°C), the lowest lithium content (0.029–0.059 mg/l) and moderate arsenic (≤0.038 mg/l). Group II has the moderate arsenic content (≤0.38 mg/l) detected to the south of the City of La Rioja and high lithium (0.024–0.085 mg/l), Group III has the lowest TDS (456–931 mg/l) and arsenic (0.007–0.012 mg/l) and the highest lithium (0.067–0.141 mg/l). to A regional flow is represented by Group IV with one order of magnitude higher strontium (4.870 mg/l), lead (0.021 mg/l) and uranium (0.362 mg/l) content than the other groups. Results provide evidence to eliminate several well-established hydro-myths such as “the boreholes are getting dry” and “boreholes are getting saline water”. The aquifer (granular Tertiary and Quaternary material) thickness (≈750m) was defined with the aid of the geological framework, geothermometers and Modflow modelling. The aquifer extent extends far beyond the limits of the study area. Several economic activities were found to be feasible with available groundwater resources and without bordening the environment (fish farming, bottled-water marketing, SPA activities and farming of endangered species).     

Numerical study of the performance of tunnel plugs

High axial flow rates within and along tunnels, excavated for deposition of high level nuclear waste, may increase the transport capacity of potential escape routes for radionuclides that have been released to the buffer surrounding the waste canisters, or to the tunnel backfill materials, from leaking fuel canisters. High flow rates may be found if the tunnel interior has a high permeability, either initially due to the composition of the backfill material or at later times due to degradation of low permeability backfill material components. If a disturbed rock zone, a DRZ, of increased permeability was created as a result of direct damage done to the wall region during tunnel excavation, this zone may contain additional possible escape routes. Low-permeability tunnel plugs, keyed into slots cut in the rock walls, have been suggested as means of reducing axial flow rates. This paper deals with different aspects of such tunnel-plug systems. A preliminary estimate of the potential for tunnel plugs to reduce axial flow rates is made using analytical expressions. A number of numerical techniques are employed to investigate the hydraulic, mechanical and hydromechanical performance. These include μFLOW (FEM flow calculations), FLAC (finite difference mechanical calculations) and 3DEC (distinct element mechanical calculations). The mechanical calculations concern the mechanical stability in the rock surrounding the slot and permeability changes in that rock caused by stress redistribution. The results show that the effects of tunnel plugs are very significant in most cases. A discussion on the validity of the results and the applicability of the used methods is provided.     

煤储层裂隙研究方法辩析

从煤岩学的角度,对煤储层裂隙的研究方法进行辩析,提出有关裂隙的定义。分析认为,主裂隙的展布方向是渗透性的优势方位;裂隙几何形态参数是渗透率大小的量级;连通性裂隙网络是高渗透区的良好标志,为预测煤储层渗透性能提供一种简单易行的研究方法。     

流动注射分析及其在地质样品痕量元素测试中的应用

简述了流动注射分析方法的发展及其特点,介绍了流动注射在线分析技术,包括流动注射－原子光谱法、流动注射－分光光度法和流动注射－电化学分析法等联用技术在地质样品分析中的应用情况。     

90年代发展中国家国际资本流入的新特点及其影响

从1992年起,流向发展中国家的证券资本以较大的优势超过了国际直接投资。在全球经济一体化、金融市场自由化和国际化的背景下,国际资本跨国流动呈现出规模巨大化、运作方式机构化、流动形式多样化的特点。庞大证券资本的注入在给新兴市场国家带来益处的同时,也可能造成伤害,这一点在墨西哥和东南亚金融危机中已经得到证实。因此防范和化解国际资本的流入所带来的金融风险,是新兴市场国家当前所面临的严峻课题。     

极射赤平投影中的数学方法

本文提供了严格依据赤平投影原理并利用空间解析几何知识推导出的公式计算方法，可以写出已知产状的线或面的赤平投影方程，也能计算两线所共的面，两面的交线，线或面之间的夹角以及它们的平分线或平分面，可以进行真倾斜和视倾斜的换算，倾斜和侧伏的换算；模拟线面绕轴的旋转以及恢复节理的原始产状；最后阐述用计算机进行节理统计和绘制极点等密图的原理。所用的向量表示方法直观表达了相关构造要素之间的空间关系，可用于计算机辅助教学，也能用于生产实践，精度可达0.01°。     

Macroscopic representation of structural geometry for simulating water and solute movement in dual-porosity media

The structure of macroporous or aggregated soils and fractured rocks is generally so complex that it is impractical to measure the geometry at the microscale (i.e., the size and the shape of soil aggregates or rock matrix blocks, and the myriad of fissures or fractures), and use such data in geometry-dependent macroscale flow and transport models. This paper analyzes a first-order type dual-porosity model which contains a geometry-dependent coefficient, β, in the mass transfer term to macroscopically represent the size and shape of soil or rock matrix blocks. As a reference, one- and two-dimensional geometry-based diffusion models were used to simulate mass transport into and out of porous blocks of defined shapes. Estimates for β were obtained analytically for four different matrix block geometries. Values for β were also calculated by directly matching analytical solutions of the diffusion models for a number of selected matrix block geometries to results obtained with the first-order model assuming standard boundary conditions. Direct matching improved previous results for cylindrical macropore geometries, especially when relatively small ratios between the outer soil mantle and the radius of the inner cylinder were used. Results of our analysis show that β is closely related to the ratio of the effective surface area available for mass transfer, and the soil matrix volume normalized by the effective characteristic length of the matrix system. Using values of β obtained by direct matching, an empirical function is derived to estimate macroscopic geometry coefficients from medium properties which in principle are measurable. The method permits independent estimates of β, thus allowing the dual-porosity approach eventually to be applied to media with complex and mixed types of structural geometry.     

分流水道类型特征及意义

研究总结了三角洲平原中五种主要类型的分流水道沉积特征、分形几何特征及其形成条件。所度量的河控、潮控和波控三角洲的五种主要分流水道体系的分维值变化范围为１.０４６至１.７６３。以分流水道类型或分流格式为基础，划分了相应五种常见的三角洲平原类型，并阐述了分流水道组合式及其演化与三角洲体制的关系。     

额尔齐斯活动断裂带

额尔齐斯活动断裂带由５条活动断裂构成，自东向西撒开，延伸约６５０ｋｍ，具右旋走滑逆冲性质。该断裂带自更新世晚期以来均有活动，现今垂直错动速率为６．２５ｍｍ／ａ，右族走滑速率为５ｍｍ／ａ，总滑动速率为８ｍｍ／ａ；自更新世晚期以来右施及垂直错动量均达２０～６０ｍ。１９９０年斋桑７．３级地震、１９３１年富蕴８级地震及更新世晚期的古地震使斋桑—乌伦古断裂、玛因鄂博断裂和额尔齐斯河断裂发生破裂。其中玛因鄂博断裂从全新世中期以来就发生过３次古地震，平均复现期为２８４３±９２ａ。通过玛因鄂博断裂和额尔齐斯断裂的详细研究后认为，断裂带未破裂地段是未来发生大地震的可能地段。     

数学形态学用于纹理图像的分维估计

首先介绍了灰度图像膨胀与腐蚀的定义，然后给出了数学形态学估计分维的数学模型，进而用于纹理图像的分维估计。实验结果表明：该方法原理简单，算法设计灵活，运算速度快捷，为纹理特征描述提供了一种有效的新途径。