Sound level produced during rock drilling vis-à-vis rock properties

The process of drilling, in general, always produces sound. Though sound is used as a diagnostic tool in mechanical industry, its application in predicting rock property is not much explored. In this study, an attempt has been made to estimate rock properties such as uniaxial compressive strength, Schmidt rebound number and Young's modulus using sound level produced during rotary drilling. For this purpose, a computer numerical controlled vertical milling centre was used for drilling holes with drill bit diameters ranging from 6 to 20 mm with a shank length of 40 mm. Fourteen different rock types were tested. The study was carried out to develop the empirical relations using multiple regression analysis between sound level produced during drilling and rock properties considering the effects of drill bit diameter, drill bit speed and drill bit penetration rate. The F-test was used to check the validity of the developed models. The measured rock property values and the values calculated from the developed regression model are fairly close, indicating that the developed models could be efficiently used with acceptable accuracy in prediction of rock properties.     

Glacial advances constrained by Be exposure dating of bedrock landslides, Kyrgyz Tien Shan

Numerous large landslide deposits occur in the Tien Shan, a tectonically active intraplate orogen in Central Asia. Yet their significance in Quaternary landscape evolution and natural hazard assessment remains unresolved due to the lack of "absolute" age constraints. Here we present the first ¹⁰Be exposure ages for three prominent (> 10⁷ m³) bedrock landslides that blocked major rivers and formed lakes, two of which subsequently breached, in the northern Kyrgyz Tien Shan. Three ¹⁰Be ages reveal that one landslide in the Alamyedin River occurred at 11–15 ka, which is consistent with two ¹⁴C ages of gastropod shells from reworked loess capping the landslide. One large landslide in Aksu River is among the oldest documented in semi-arid continental interiors, with a ¹⁰Be age of 63–67 ka. The Ukok River landslide deposit(s) yielded variable ¹⁰Be ages, which may result from multiple landslides, and inheritance of ¹⁰Be. Two ¹⁰Be ages of 8.2 and 5.9 ka suggest that one major landslide occurred in the early to mid-Holocene, followed by at least one other event between 1.5 and 0.4 ka. Judging from the regional glacial chronology, all three landslides have occurred between major regional glacial advances. Whereas Alamyedin and Ukok can be considered as postglacial in this context, Aksu is of interglacial age. None of the landslide deposits show traces of glacial erosion, hence their locations and ¹⁰Be ages mark maximum extents and minimum ages of glacial advances, respectively. Using toe-to-headwall altitude ratios of 0.4–0.5, we reconstruct minimum equilibrium-line altitudes that exceed previous estimates by as much as 400 m along the moister northern fringe of the Tien Shan. Our data show that deposits from large landslides can provide valuable spatio-temporal constraints for glacial advances in landscapes where moraines and glacial deposits have low preservation potential.     

裂隙岩体变形模量尺寸效应研究Ⅱ:解析法

通过分开考虑岩块和裂隙对岩体变形的贡献,研究了任意裂隙分布岩体等效变形模量的解析计算方法,并用正交裂隙岩体对该方法进行了验证,得到的结果和经典解析解完全一致。此外,通过该方法对锦屏Ⅱ级电站辅助洞中段随机裂隙岩体进行不同尺寸、不同方位下等效变形模量的计算,计算结果显示,随着岩体尺寸的增大,不同方位的变形模量值趋于稳定,该裂隙岩体变形模量的特征单元对(REV)尺寸为8 m,和有限元计算结果一致。结果表明该方法可以用来研究裂隙岩体等效变形模量尺寸效应和各向异性特性,研究成果对于裂隙岩体等效变形参数取值具有重要意义。     

天山乌鲁木齐河源1号冰川径流对气候变化的响应分析

利用天山乌鲁木齐河源1号冰川1959-2006年的气象、冰川物质平衡和1980-2006年的水文资料,分析了其冰川径流的变化.结果表明:由于1996年以来的显著升温,导致了1号冰川水文点径流主要受夏季气温变化的控制,冰川物质损失对径流的补给作用已超过了降水的作用.1996-2006年与1980-1995年相比,夏季气温...     

福建福清核电厂厂址地基岩土工程评价

根据福清市核电厂候选厂址区花岗岩体微风化和中风化层结构的特征,节理裂隙统计,结合声波测试和室内岩石单轴抗压强度、变形试验、三轴压缩试验等测试数据,评价核电厂地基岩体的适宜性。     

长距离曲线顶管技术在电力管道工程中的应用

非开挖技术在市政管道铺设中的应用越来越广泛,从直径50mm通讯光缆-直径3000mm混凝土管道,采用非开挖安装各种管道都变得很普遍。同时,鉴于非开挖技术综合效益优越性、环境友好型施工特点,也逐渐被工程建设方、社会所接受和认可。泥水平衡顶管技术是非开挖最为成熟的技术之一,在城市市政设施建设中也起着举足轻重的作用。采用泥水平衡顶管技术进行城市雨污分流改造已经在国内大量城市取得应用,但是,采用泥水平衡顶管在岩层中铺设直径达2000mm埋深在5m电力管道,在国内为数不多,在福建厦门地区也是尚属首次。通过在工程施工中对设备、施工工艺的摸索和改进,最后采用泥水平衡顶管施工技术成功铺设建设方所要求的电力管道。本工程将为在福建地区采用预管技术铺设大口径长距离、曲线管道提供了指导和借鉴。     

厦蓉高速公路某隧道洞口段开挖对仰坡变形影响的数值分析

针对一座浅埋偏压隧道,采用FLAC3D对该隧道进口段进洞开挖进行动态施工三维数值模拟。基于围岩应力分布特征,仰坡坡面轴向和横向位移的变化特征,分析了偏压浅埋隧道洞口段开挖引起的仰坡变形规律。计算结果揭示：仰坡后缘下沉,前缘向洞心外有移动趋势;隧道开挖引起隧洞洞身附近岩体出现较大应力集中和变形现象,洞口段洞身以上仰坡坡面主要以竖向沉降为主,洞身两侧向洞内挤压。在此基础上提出了保证仰坡稳定和安全进洞的一些建议。     

建筑边坡岩体分类及其应用合理性研究

当前的建筑边坡岩体分类不含外倾软弱结构面控制的边坡和倾倒崩塌型破坏的边坡,把岩体完整程度、结构面结合程度、结构面产状、岩石坚硬程度和地下水发育程度作为分类因素。对这种分类及其应用存在的问题进行了分析。研究表明,这个分类在分类规律、分类对象、分类因素等方面均不合理,也没有实际意义,已有的关于岩体性状的通用分类和专用于边坡的单因素分类对于边坡工程已经够用。提出了取消专用于边坡的岩体综合分类的建议。     

云南西双版纳曼远铁矿矿床地质

曼远铁矿以磁铁矿、赤铁矿、磁赤铁矿为主,赋存于澜沧群勐井山组上段中部。该组地层中夹多层中性—基性火山岩、火山凝灰岩,属典型的火山沉积变质型铁矿。     

缅甸莫苇塘红土型镍矿矿物学特征

莫苇塘红土型镍矿分为土状矿和岩状矿,矿物成分基本相同,但量上有差异。矿石主要由蛇纹石类硅酸盐矿物和褐铁矿、赤铁矿等氧化物、氢氧化物矿物组成,有用组份镍主要赋存于硅酸盐类矿物和氧化物、氢氧化物类矿物中。