HC600型全液压动力头便携式钻机在陇东南山区生产应用效果及经济性分析

通过HC600型全液压动力头便携式钻机在武山温家沟金矿区、文县筏子坝外围铜矿区进行NQ、BQ型金刚石绳索取心钻探的效果,分析了全液压动力头便携式钻机相对于立轴式钻机的优点、不足及其经济性,提出全液压动力头便携式钻机在陇东南山区的适用性及我国地质岩心钻机发展的趋向。     

绳索取心液动锤在中国岩金勘查第一深钻的应用和最新进展

在中国岩金勘查第一深钻ZK96—5钻孔的深部施工中,应用绳索取心液动锤技术在破碎复杂地层中钻进,增加回次进尺,提高时效,延长钻头寿命;在比较完整地层中提高钻速,减少辅助时间,体现了绳索取心液动锤技术的优越性,目前3911．34m的使用深度创造了绳索取心液动锤适应孔深的最新记录。对绳索取心液动锤在深部钻进的优势和易出现的问题进行了分析总结。     

应用水力空化射流技术提高灰岩地层钻速

水力空化射流技术具有安全、可靠、效果好等特点,在石油钻井中得到了推广应用。针对伊朗Y油田中下部中硬灰岩地层可钻性差、机械钻速低的情况,试验应用了水力空化射流工具。研究了试验油田的地层强度及可钻性参数,优选了水力脉冲空化射流装置和下部钻具组合,优化了机械及水力参数。现场实钻资料表明,水力空化射流工具提高钻速明显,对中硬地层的灰岩具有良好的钻进效果。     

液动锤钻进减轻岩心堵塞机理的研究

通过对液动锤取心钻进过程中钻具的受力分析,论述了液动锤减轻岩心堵塞的作用机理,阐明了液动锤钻进技术的适用地层范围,介绍了其在汶川地震断裂带科学钻探工程WFSD-4号孔中应用取得的成果。     

Effects of hydraulic shear stress and rate of erosion on the magnitude,degree, and rate of collapse

Arid regions worldwide are plagued by collapsible soils. Collapsible soil is characterised by the sudden decrease in volume that occurs when it is subjected to inundation under constant stress. This volume change manifest itself as drastic and unpredicted foundation settlement, which may lead to further catastrophic failure of the supported structures. Collapse settlement is the term applied to the additional settlement of a foundation due to wetting of the underlying soils. The results of an experimental investigation of the effects of the saturation of soil with water, kerosene, and crude oil, and of the effects of the fluid head on the magnitude, degree, and rate of collapse of the underlying soil are presented in this paper. Soil erodibility is presented in terms of the applied hydraulic shear stress and the rate of erosion. The relationship between soil erosion and the magnitude and rate of collapse is examined. Empirical methods for the prediction of the magnitude and rate of collapse of a soil saturated with the test fluids and subjected to a hydraulic constant head are proposed.     

Geothermal occurrence analysis of Dongying Formation in Tanggu area of Tianjin

Based on introducing geological structure of Tanggu area,the authors analyzed the sedimentary environment of Paleogene Dongying Formation,and further analyzed its geothermal occurrence. The studied area spans two grade Ⅳ tectonic units which are Beitang depression and Banqiao depression. The studied area is mainly located in the Tanggu nose-like structure which is the secondary structure of Beitang depression. Its existence affects the sedimentary distribution of the part strata of Paleogene. The depositions of Dongying Ⅲ( SQEd3) and DongyingⅡ( SQEd2) are mainly delta front facies and lake sand bars which are propitious to the geothermal fluid enrichment. The favorable enrichment region of geothermal fluid is located in south HetouTanggu. Most of DongyingⅠ( SQEd1) changes into swamp plain deposition,only the northeast part of this area is the distributary riverway facies with developed sand layers. There is the favorable enrichment region of geothermal fluid. The hydraulic connection is weak among the geothermal reservoirs of Dongying Formation and its overlying Guantao and Minghuazhen formations. The underlying Shahejie Formation geothermal reservoir provides a steady stream of fluid supply and ground pressure protection for Dongying Formation geothermal reservoir.     

Test and simulation of full-scale self-centering beam-to-column connection

A new type of beam-to-column connection for steel moment flames, designated as a ＂self-centering connection,＂ is studied. In this connection, bolted top-and-seat angles, and post-tensioned （PT） high-strength steel strands running along the beam are used. The PT strands tie the beam flanges on the column flange to resist moment and provide self-centering force. After an earthquake, the connections have zero deformation, and can be restored to their original status by simply replacing the angles. Four full-scale connections were tested under cyclic loading. The strength, energy-dissipation capacity, hysteresis curve, as well as angles and PT strands behavior of the connections are investigated. A general FEM analysis program called ABAQUS 6.9 is adopted to model the four test specimens. The numerical and test results match very well. Both the test and analysis results suggest that： （1） the columns and beams remain elastic while the angles sustain plastic deformations for energy dissipation when the rotation of the beam related to the column equals 0.05 tad, （2） the energy dissipation capacity is enhanced when the thickness of the angle is increased, and （3） the number of PT strands has a significant influence on the behavior of the connections, whereas the distance between the strands is not as important to the performance of the connection.     

E) Organisations Nationales

Abstract

Sudden rapid advances or surges of glaciers and sections of smail ice caps are well known. After remaining dormant or in retreat over long periods of time these ice masses suddenly move forward rapidly with speeds about 2 orders of magnitude greater than usual. If such surges were to occur in large sections of the Antarctic ice sheet serious consequences could result. These include a significant rise of sea level, a substantial increase in the high-albedo ice cover around the continent especially in summer, and a cooling of the Antarctic ocean by the additional ice melting.

A numerical model has now been developed which simulates surging in certain glaciers and ice sheets in an apparently realistic manner. This model has been found to give close representations to a number of existing real surging temperate ice masses from small mountain glaciers to large sectors of ice caps. The model reproduces realistically many features of these ice masses such as the period of the surge, the duration, the velocity of advance, the magnitude of the advance, and the changes in ice thickness.

The application of the model to the Antarctic ice sheet is made more difficult by the problem caused by the temperature dependence of the flow properties of ice. This means that for a complete study the interaction with the environment needs to be considered. However, at this stage preliminary calculations indicate a number of features that are relevant to the effect of Antarctic ice surges on the global climate. These include the period between surges, the duration of the surge, the amount of ice advanced and the changes in thickness of the ice sheet.     

Key factors in vertical mixing processes in a reservoir bordering the Pantanal floodplain,Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this study was to understand seasonal variations in the vertical structure of the water column, and to quantify the importance of the physical forces (solar radiation, wind and hydraulic retention time) that control mixing processes in a reservoir bordering the Pantanal floodplain. Samples were taken every three months in the reservoir centre, at four depths, for the measurement of nine physical and chemical water quality parameters. The reservoir presented a long stratification period with complete mixing in winter. The vertical structure showed that, during the stratification period, the upper layers of the reservoir are homogeneous and the physical and chemical composition only changes at greater depths. The wind acting over an extended period is the only factor that significantly influences the vertical structure in the reservoir, giving rise to mixing processes. Moreover, the position of the draw-off point in the upper layer of the reservoir, together with the reservoir depth, enhances vertical stability.     

Soil hydraulic properties for moisture redistribution in a large-scale heterogeneous landscape

Abstract

Guidelines of effective soil hydraulic parameters were developed to be applicable in simulating average infiltration and subsequent moisture redistribution over a large-scale heterogeneous field. Average large-scale infiltration and redistribution in heterogeneous soils were quantified through multiple simulations of local-scale processes. The effective hydraulic parameters were derived to simulate the average amount of infiltrating water, and to capture the subsequent surface soil moisture redistribution averaged over the large heterogeneous landscape. The results demonstrated that the effective hydraulic parameters typically exhibited a step change from infiltration to redistribution, with the size of the step change being related to the degree of hydraulic parameter heterogeneity and the correlations among the hydraulic parameters. However, the effective hydraulic parameters did not change significantly over time for the moisture redistribution. It was further demonstrated that the size of the step change was smallest for effective saturated hydraulic conductivity.

Editor Z.W. Kundzewicz; Associate editor Y. Guttman

Citation Zhu, J.T. and Sun, D.M., 2012. Soil hydraulic properties for moisture redistribution in a large-scale heterogeneous landscape. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 57 (6), 1196–1206.