Tectonostratigraphy and depositional history of the Neoproterozoic volcano-sedimentary sequences in Kid area,southeastern Sinai,Egypt: Implications for intra-arc to foreland basin in the northern Arabian–Nubian Shield

This paper presents a stratigraphic and sedimentary study of Neoproterozoic successions of the South Sinai, at the northernmost segment of the Arabian–Nubian Shield (ANS), including the Kid complex. This complex is composed predominantly of thick volcano-sedimentary successions representing different depositional and tectonic environments, followed by four deformational phases including folding and brittle faults (D₁–D₄). The whole Kid area is divisible from north to south into the lower, middle, and upper rock sequences. The higher metamorphic grade and extensive deformational styles of the lower sequence distinguishes them from the middle and upper sequences. Principal lithofacies in the lower sequence include thrust-imbricated tectonic slice of metasediments and metavolcanics, whereas the middle and upper sequences are made up of clastic sediments, intermediate-felsic lavas, volcaniclastics, and dike swarms. Two distinct Paleo- depositional environments are observed: deep-marine and alluvial fan regime. The former occurred mainly during the lower sequence, whereas the latter developed during the other two sequences. These alternations of depositional conditions in the volcano-sedimentary deposits suggest that the Kid area may have formed under a transitional climate regime fluctuating gradually from warm and dry to warm and humid conditions.Geochemical and petrographical data, in conjunction with field relationships, suggest that the investigated volcano-sedimentary rocks were built from detritus derived from a wide range of sources, ranging from Paleoproterozoic to Neoproterozoic continental crust. Deposition within the ancient Kid basin reflects a complete basin cycle from rifting and passive margin development, to intra-arc and foreland basin development and, finally, basin closure. The early phase of basin evolution is similar to various basins in the Taupo volcanics, whereas the later phases are similar to the Cordilleran-type foreland basin. The progressive change in lithofacies from marine intra-arc basin to continental molasses foreland basin and from compression to extension setting respectively, imply that the source area became peneplained, where the Kid basin became stabilized as sedimentation progressed following uplift. The scenario proposed of the study area supports the role of volcanic and tectonic events in architecting the facies and stratigraphic development.     

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山东省沉积岩建造组合划分

为编制1∶50万山东省大地构造相工作底图(沉积岩区)提供依据,按照沉积岩建造组合划分原则和大地构造相研究的有关要求,划分了山东省沉积岩区大地构造相和沉积岩建造组合,将山东省沉积岩区大地构造相划分为2个相系(Ⅰ级)、3个大相(Ⅱ级)、15个相(Ⅲ级)、27个亚相(Ⅳ级)及40个建造组合(Ⅴ级),并简要介绍了主要沉积岩建造组合基本特征。     

Pre-Cenozoic tectonic attribute and setting of the Song Da zone,VietnamEI北大核心CSCD

Rock association and regional unconformity are identified based on field survey and mapping for the stratigraphy, tectonics, metamorphic rock and igneous rocks in the Song Da zone, the northwestern Vietnam. Pre-Cenozoic in the Song Da zone is divided into three structural layers: (1) the Presinian crystalline basement, (2) the Cambrian-lower part of Upper Triassic, and (3) the upper part of Upper Triassic-Cretaceous. The Pre-Cenozoic structural successions of the Song Da zone show similar features with those of the Yangtze-South China plate: (1) In the Presinian, both of them have TTG complex and Khondalite series of similar ages and experienced similar tectonic evolution; (2) In the Cambrian-early Upper Triassic, the phosphorite and thick-layered limestone are comparable, and the Permian-Triassic basalt in the Song Da zone has genetic mechanism similar to that of the Emeishan basalt; (3) In the late Upper Triassic-Cretaceous, the volcanic-sedimentary faulted basins and thick continental red beds are comparable to those in East China. It can be concluded that the Song Da zone should have been part of the southwestern Yangtze-South China plate, and the boundary between the Yangtze-South China plate and Indochina plate is the Song Ma suture zone which contains ophiolite remnants. Tectonic settings of different structural layers indicate that the Song Da Zone experienced geological events such as the Columbia and Rodinia Supercontinent, sedimentation of the stable platform cover, closure of the Paleo-Tethys, and NW subduction of the Paleo-Pacific plate to the Eurasian plate. The Pre-Cenozoic basement of the Yinggehai Basin is the seaward extension of the Song Da zone, which shows similar tectonic features.     

Identification and evolution of tectonic units in the Philippine Sea Plate

The Philippine Sea Plate is located at the convergence zone of the Eurasian Plate,the Pacific Plate,and the Indo-Australian Plate.This paper divides the Philippine Sea Plate into two second-order tectonic units and eight third-order tectonic units by summarizing the marine geological,geophysical,and submarine geomorphological data of the Philippine Sea Plate collected for years and referring to the seafloor spreading theory and the trench-arc-basin system.The two second-order tectonic units are the West Philippine Sea block and the Izu-Bonin-Mariana arc-basin system.The former includes the West Philippine Basin,the Huatung Basin,the Daito Basin,and the Palau Basin,while the latter consists of the Kyushu-Palau Ridge,the Shikoku-Parece Vela Basin,the Izu-Bonin Arc,and the Mariana Arc.Furthermore,this study concludes that the Philippine Sea Plate has undergone three stages of tectonic evolution,namely the early stage of the evolution of marginal basins with Cretaceous basement(Early Cretaceous),the middle stage of the spreading of the West Philippine Basin(Eocene),and the late stage of the subduction of the Izu-Bonin-Mariana arc-basin system(Oligocene-present).The Kyushu-Palau Ridge is a window to discover the tectonic evolution of the Philippine Sea Plate due to its unique geographical location.     

Seismic demand evaluation of medium ductility RC moment frames using nonlinear procedures

Performance-based earthquake engineering is a recent focus of research that has resulted in widely developed design methodologies due to its ability to realistically simulate structural response characteristics.Precise prediction of seismic demands is a key component of performance-based design methodologies.This paper presents a seismic demand evaluation of reinforced concrete moment frames with medium ductility.The accuracy of utilizing simplified nonlinear static analysis is assessed by comparison against the results of time history analysis on a number of frames.Displacement profiles,drift demand and maximum plastic rotation were computed to assess seismic demands.Estimated seismic demands were compared to acceptance criteria in FEMA 356.The results indicate that these frames have sufficient capacity to resist interstory drifts that are greater than the limit value.     

构造应力场模拟——有限元理论、方法和研究进展

采用有限元数值模拟方法对构造地质问题进行描述和定量化求解是当前地质学领域的研究的一个热点,在近10年以来取得了重要进展,形成了比较完整的理论和技术体系,并在一些典型的地质构造带获得了重要的研究成果。本文以有限元数值模拟方法理论作为出发点,总结分析了国内外有限元数值模拟方法在构造应力场领域的研究进展情况和技术方法,并讨论了其目前存在的问题和未来发展方向。     

张家口断裂第四纪构造变形与活动性研究

本文根据野外详实资料对张家口断裂的构造变形和活动性进行分析与研究,结果表明:断裂由西、中、东3段组成,各段多由北西向和近东西向2组多条次级断层组成,总体呈北西西走向展布,长达70km,控制着张家口及附近的第四纪构造演化和地貌发育;北西向断层构成断裂的主体,为高角度的逆(或正)走滑断层,近东西向断层较短,表现为正倾滑,第四纪期间2组断层持续活动,以脆性变形为特征;断裂端部段落与北东向断裂交汇,活动性较弱,构造表现不甚清楚,中部段落活动强烈,晚更新世以来单条断层的平均垂直活动速率大于0.07—0.30mm/a,总的垂直活动速率可能达到1.33mm/a。     

准噶尔盆地古生代沉积演化特征

准噶尔盆地位于新疆北部,面积13 × 104 km2。目前已发现30多个油气田,经多年研究认为该盆地具有前南华系结晶变质基底,在纬向、西域系和NE向构造体系控制下,发育广泛的古生代沉积。其特征:南华-奥陶纪为裂陷-克拉通盆地的深海-浅海相沉积; 志留-泥盆纪挤压克拉通盆地为较深海沉积; 石炭-二叠纪为克拉通内坳陷盆地浅海-陆相沉.      

长江三峡地区仙女山断裂北端延伸问题探讨

The Xiannvshan fault zone, lying along the western margin of the Huangling anticline, is one of the most important fault zones in the Three Gorges reservoir area. The fault experienced strong activity during the Cenozoic Era. The question of whether the fault zone goes through the Yangtze River has been one of the key problems faced in previous studies as it has a significant influence upon the assessment of geological hazards and earthquake stability in the reservoir area. Based on tectonic and geomorphic observations along the fault zone between the Baixianchi village in Changyang county and Huangkou village in Zigui town, together with the comparisons between the geology in Guizhou and Quyuan town in the north bank of the Yangtze River and the Xiannvshan fault zone, it is suggested that the north end of this fault zone is located around Huangkou village and does not go through the Yangtze rivers northward. The evidence is as follows: ① On the basis of field data collection, it is found that the Xiannvshan Fault zone, which stretches 80km, underwent thrust movement in the Cenozoic period, resulting in ravines and fault scarps, topographically. Whereas, on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, faults are rarely found, and most of the faults are developed in the Jurassic strata,without topographical effects. Therefore, the Xiannvshan Fault zone has not stretched to the north bank of the Yangtze River. ② The fault gouge and tectonite zone were found developed on the Xiannvshan Fault zone at Baixianchi village, but only a tectonite zone was found at Zhouping village. There are also some branch faults close to the northern end of the fault zone. So, the activity of the fault zone weakened from south to north in Cenozoic. The fault zone extends northward and dies out at Huangkou. It doesn’t stretch forward any longer as indicated by continuous strata, sparse joints, and small folds, etc.