Exploring the influence of biofilm on short‐term expansion and contraction of supratidal rock: an example from the Mediterranean

Previous geomorphological investigations using the traversing micro‐erosion meter (TMEM) have identified daily and hourly contractions and expansions of littoral rock on a range of lithologies. While organic influences on these patterns have been inferred, this has rarely been tested in a controlled way. Here, a TMEM was used to measure micro‐scale (<mm) topographic changes on supratidal limestone of the Massif des Calanques, southern France. Four TMEM monitoring sites (each 64 cm²) were set up in total, two in the Calanque de Morgiou and two in the Presqu'ile de Cassis. On both shores one TMEM bolt site was positioned on bare rock and the other on colonized rock. TMEM data were collected and the surface micro‐topography mapped for each site at two‐hourly intervals from early morning to late evening across one day in mid‐summer. Significant relative expansion and contraction was observed between measurement periods at all four sites, regardless of biofilm colonization (P < 0.001 in all instances), and sometimes between adjacent zones on the rock surface (at a scale of centimetres). Rock with and without biofilm behaved broadly similarly, but the magnitude of topographic change varied: average movement from one interval to the next was 0.03 mm on bare sites and 0.06 mm on biofilm‐colonized sites. As expected, patterns of surface change related largely to insolation, with greatest movement occurring in the morning and evening when thermal gradients were steepest. Interestingly, the presence of a biofilm intensified rock expansion, but delayed surface response to microclimatic variability. We largely attribute this effect to biofilm influences on surface albedo, and hypothesize that episodes of contraction and expansion are superimposed onto longer (annual to decadal) episodes of surface movement and downwearing. Short‐term TMEM studies therefore need to be coupled with longer‐term seasonal and annual measurements to improve understanding of rock surface dynamics. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

振动测量用叉指式硅微加速度计性能研究

硅MEMS加速度仪可以用于地震以及各种工程振动的测量,目前其精度较低,温度灵敏度较高,为了掌握MEMS加速度计的特性,提高其实用性能,本文介绍了一种叉指式硅微机械加速度计(FMSA)表头微结构和系统的工作原理,推导了微结构梁的刚度,利用ANSYS有限元软件分析了FM-SA加速度计的静态特性、动态特性和温度特性,验证了推导的正确性,说明微结构参数是决定FMSA加速度计性能的主要因素,为改进加速度计性能提供了依据,并对其在振动观测领域实际应用提供了理论指导。     

陕西地区小微震震源机制研究

小微震事件的震源机制是区域应力场及诸多地球动力学研究的基础资料。陕西地区为多个地震带的交汇区,近些年积累了丰富的小微震波形资料。运用新近发展的适用于求解小微震震源机制的广义极性振幅技术(GPAT),结合陕西2015地壳速度模型,求解陕西测震台网2011年4月至2015年12月间记录的121次ML1.5~3.5事件的震源机制。反演结果表明:(1)以上事件的震源机制大部分为走滑及正断类型,其比例占64.5%;逆断型机制占22.3%。(2)反演震源机制得到的震源深度与定位深度具有良好的一致性;矩震级与近震震级间存在差别,且这种差别随事件的变小而增大。(3)对比渭河断陷带相关研究成果,验证了该区域震源机制以正断型为主,具有拉张应力状态。     

安徽寿县丁家孤堆遗址自然变形遗迹的发现及特征初探

古遗址、古墓地发掘过程中自然变形现象的识别研究是反演或充实最新构造变形历史记录的重要工作。地震部门会同文物考古部门对安徽寿县丁家孤堆遗址文化层进行宏、微观研究,发现了自然变形痕迹,其主要表现为文化层被砂脉穿切,初步研究显示为地震液化遗迹,发生时代处于龙山晚期至西周时期。研究有助于推动中国东部文化层中地震遗迹的识别。     

同步辐射显微CT的人关节软骨三维成像研究

目的:探讨同步辐射显微CT(SR-μCT)相位对比技术成像研究人软骨细微组织结构的可行性。方法:3例直径约1mm,高度约4mm的圆柱状离体人软骨(正常1例,轻度损伤1例,重度损伤1例)样本,经4%甲醛溶液固定后行SR-μCT扫描,扫描后将原始投影图像相位恢复,切片重构及三维重建,而后与病理图片对照,对比分析SR-μCT图像的细胞形态,大小及排列方式;比较正常标本与软骨损伤标本的胶原原纤维网的改变。结果:SR-μCT重建图像可以清楚显示软骨细胞、软骨陷窝及排列方式,与病理切片高度吻合。经MIP重建,可以显示软骨基质内的胶原原纤维网,正常软骨呈垂直于软骨下骨面的平行排列,其横截面呈拱形网状,轻度软骨损伤标本纵向呈弯曲状排列,其横截面可见轻度塌陷,重度软骨损伤表现为横截面明显塌陷,纵切面纤维排列紊乱。结论:SR-μCT可实现软骨细胞水平的成像,经合适阈值处理,可以显示胶原原纤维网三维结构。     

天祝-古浪5.4级地震前震源区应力场的短临变化特征

利用矩张量反演方法反演了 1996年 6月 1日天祝 -古浪 5 .4级地震序列的震源机制 ,并与该区小震综合断层面解进行了比较。在此基础上讨论了该地震前后震源区应力场的变化特征。     

大冲击功液动锤的研究及其应用

从液动锤基础理论出发，依据理论计算公，科学建立数学模型，开发计算机软件，对液动锤内部动力过程及工作参数进行计算机模拟仿真电算，寻求大幅度提高冲击功的途径和方法。     

The journal Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering with Biomedical Applications becomes the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering (IJNMBE) from 1st January 2010

Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, founded by Roland W. Lewis in 1985, will change its title to the ‘International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering’ and has a revised Aims and Scope. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Performance of A Combination Process of UV/H2O2/Micro‐Aeration for Oxidation of Dichloroacetic Acid in Drinking Water

The decomposition of dichloroacetic acid (DCAA) in water using a UV/H₂O₂/micro‐aeration process was investigated in this paper. DCAA cannot be removed by UV radiation, H₂O₂ oxidation or micro‐aeration alone, while UV/H₂O₂/micro‐aeration combination processes have proved effective and can degrade this compound completely. With initial concentrations of about 110 μg/L, more than 95.1% of DCAA can be removed in 180 min under UV intensity of 1048.7 μW/cm², H₂O₂ dosage of 30 mg/L and micro‐aeration flow rate of 2 L/min. However, more than 30 μg/L of DCAA was left after 180 min by UV/H₂O₂ combination process without micro‐aeration with the same UV intensity and H₂O₂ dosage. The effects of applied UV radiation intensity, H₂O₂ dose, initial DCAA concentration and pH on the degradation of DCAA have been examined in this study. Degradation mechanisms of DCAA with hydroxyl radical oxidation have been discussed. The removal rate of DCAA was sensitive to operational parameters. There was a linear relationship between rate constant k and UV intensity and initial H₂O₂ concentration, which indicated that a higher removal capacity can be achieved by improvement of both factors. A newly found nitrogenous disinfection by‐product (N‐DBP)‐DCAcAm, which has the potential to form DCAA, was easier to remove than DCAA by UV/H₂O₂ and UV/H₂O₂/micro‐aeration processes. Finally, a preliminary cost comparison revealed that the UV/H₂O₂/micro‐aeration process was more cost‐effective than the UV/H₂O₂ process in the removal of DCAA from drinking water.     

北京平原构造断块划分及微断块第四纪活动性探讨

在对北京平原地区地质构造特征综合分析的基础上,依据近年来在活动断裂研究中遇到的问题,本文提出对北京平原区进行构造断块划分的方案。将北京平原区划分为7个"断块",即马池口—沙河、小汤山、顺义、平谷、丰台—来广营、大兴—通州及房山断块。据断块内次一级活动断裂和第四纪地层沉降发育情况,进一步可划出活动微断块,把以研究单一活动断裂重点转变为以控制微断块边界的交汇活动断裂组相互作用为中心。从而揭示出第四纪以来微断块边界交汇活动断裂组的特征、活动方式及其规律等,可为首都城市建设规划和减轻地质灾害等提供有价值的参考,为保障城市地质安全提供地质依据。