Acoustic estimations of porosity and thickness for thin soft surface layer of sea floor

Abstract

In some areas, the sea floor contains a surface layer with high porosity and a thickness of 10–30 cm. The characters of an explosive pulse reflected at such a sea floor are discussed. The thickness and porosity estimations for the surface layer by acoustic method are studied, and the estimated and measured results are listed.     

海洋岩石圈板块有效弹性厚度研究

本文在前人研究大陆岩石圈板块有效弹性厚度的基础上,建立研究海洋岩石圈板块有效弹性厚度的理论模型,推导出与大陆岩石圈不同的海洋岩石圈板块响应函数 Z(k,T_e) 理论计算公式.并分析海洋岩石圈板块响应函数 Z(k,T_e) 的特点.文中对实际的海洋测量数据的响应函数 Z(k,T_e) 进行计算和分析,估算我国南海南沙海域和南海中央海盆岩石圈板块有效弹性厚度分别约为10 km和6~7 km.     

Discussion of paper ‘Simulation of floor response spectra in shake table experiments’ by G. Maddaloni,K. P. Ryu and A. M. Reinhorn,Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics 2011; 40(6): 591‐604

Three main topics including the floor motion action mechanism, the test frame design, and the target spectrum simulation presented in the paper are discussed specifically. Floor motion action mechanism is critical in understanding the seismic performance of architectural nonstructural components. Seismic sensitiveness and earthquake response properties of the nonstructural components should be considered in the design of the test frame for the shaking table test. Target spectrum simulation is also a challenging job in the shaking table test, in which dynamic characteristics of the specimen, performance of the shaking table facilities, and the control techniques should be all considered. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

采动影响下的煤层底板岩层破坏特征——以团柏煤矿为例

研究采动影响对底板岩层的破坏范围,掌握矿压和水压对底板岩层作用的关系是煤矿防治底板水害的关键。团柏煤矿开采10煤和11煤,受到底板奥灰岩溶水的威胁,因此,以10煤为研究对象,采用煤层开采过程中底板监测钻孔的压水实验,研究采动影响范围和底板岩层的破坏深度。研究结果表明,10煤开采对底板岩层的破坏范围为10~12 m,横向影响范围40 m,峰值点位于6~20 m。该成果可为煤矿开采深部煤炭资源时进行底板突水预测预报提供技术支持。      

煤炭开采对煤层底板变形破坏及渗透性的影响

煤层底板变形破坏除受地质因素控制外,还受开采因素影响。通过试验和理论分析,系统研究了煤炭开采对回采工作面底板应力、应变和破坏及渗透性的影响。研究结果表明,不同岩性岩石的渗透性在全应力-应变过程中为应变的函数,在微裂隙闭合和弹性变形阶段,岩石的原生孔隙和裂隙容易被压密,岩石的渗透率随应力的增加由大变小明显,当应力增大至极限强度时岩石试件破坏形成贯穿裂隙,岩石的渗透率迅速增大至最大,不同岩性岩石存在一定差异性;随着回采工作面推进,煤层底板岩层在横向上划分为原岩应力区、超前压力压缩区、采动矿压直接破坏区和底板岩体应力恢复区4个区。煤层底板岩体的渗透性随着煤炭开采底板岩体变形破坏而呈规律性变化。      

一种假说：湛江港（湾）成因问题之思考

对湛江港（湾）的成因提出如下假说：1）第四纪晚更新世时期,湛江地区可能发生过一次天体撞击地球的突变事件,撞击地点在麻斜海;2）从撞击坑中升起的大量尘烟被风向北吹送,在湛江港（湾）以北地区沉落下来,形成了面积颇广、厚约50 cm的风成黄土层;3）受此撞击事件影响,南三岛分裂成3个小岛,还诱发了周边的火山活动;4）湛江港（湾）上端伸入陆地的溺谷湾区域,出现“X”形裂痕,该裂痕在其后的低海面时期,遭受地表流水的侵蚀作用而加深、拓宽,再于冰后期海侵时成为溺谷湾。以上猜想,主要依据对以下3方面的现象及问题的观察与思考得出：一是湛江以北大面积、铺天盖地而来的风成黄土源于何处;二是麻斜海象是一个“坑”,坑中物质及其周边环境有一些异常;三是湛江溺谷湾发育的基础像一条裂谷。     

基于CFD技术的河谷型城市风环境模拟——以兰州市城关区为例

本文应用CFD软件对多种流场的强大模拟功能,模拟小尺度的兰州市城关区风环境。选用SRTM资料表征兰州市城关区的地形,应用ArcGIS生成兰州市地形模型,计算相关参数,将计算得到的地形粗糙度和兰州多年气候资料转化为CFD模型的数字参数及模拟边界条件等,首次模拟得到河谷型地区兰州城关区的风环境。结果表明:（1）河谷型地区中,气流过山时风速达最大值,依山体高度增大,而在背风坡风速值明显降低,达到0～1 m·s-1;（2）气流过境时在沿河谷前进,且在谷底风速值达0～1 m·s-1;（3）在模拟城市热岛效应的对比实验中,地块加热对气流过境有停滞作用。     

辽宁滨海河谷地下水库建设研究

在对辽宁滨海河谷区进行地下储水空间分类的基础上,从地下储水空间的结构特征、边界条件、库容确定及补给源方面论证了重点滨海河谷区建设地下水库的可行性.通过对构建地下水库的重点要素的分析,认为六股河、兴城河、复州河、登沙河滨海河谷区初步具备建设地下水库的条件.     

Late Holocene upper bounds of flood magnitudes and twentieth century large floods in the ungauged, hyperarid alluvial Nahal Arava, Israel

The impact of large twentieth century floods on the riparian vegetation and channel morphology of the relatively wide anabranching and braided Nahal Arava, southern Israel, was documented as part of developing tools to (a) identify recent large floods, (b) determine these flood's respective magnitudes in alluvial ungauged streams, and (c) determine long-term upper bounds to flood stages and magnitudes. Along most of its course Nahal Paran, a major tributary that impacts the morphology, floods and sediments of Nahal Arava at the study reach, is a coarse-gravel, braided ephemeral stream. Downstream of the Arava–Paran confluence, aeolian and fluvial sand delivered from eastern Arava valley alters the channel morphology. The sand has accreted up to 2.5 m above the distinct current channels, facilitating the recording of large floods. This sand enhances the establishment of denser riparian vegetation (mainly Tamarix nilotica and Haloxylon persicum) that interacts with floods and affects stream morphology. A temporal association was found between specific floods recorded upstream and tree-ring ages of re-growth of flood-damaged tamarix trees (‘Sigafoos trees’) in the past 30 years. This association can be utilized for developing a twentieth century flood chronology in hyperarid ungauged basins in the region. The minimum magnitude of the largest flood that covered the entire channel width, estimated from flood deposits, is approximately 1700–1800 m³s^− 1. This is a larger magnitude than the largest gauged flood of 1150 m³s^− 1 that occurred in 1970 about 30 km upstream in Nahal Paran. Our estimation agrees with flood magnitude estimated from the regional envelope curve of the largest floods. Based on Holocene alluvial stratigraphy and OSL dating in the study reach we also conclude that flood stages did not reach the late Holocene ( 2.2 ka) surface and therefore we estimate a non-exceedance upper bound of  2000 m³s^− 1 flood magnitudes for Nahal Arava during that interval. This study indicates that in unfavorable areas the combination of hydrology, fluvial morphology and botanic evidence can increase our understanding of ungauged basins and give information crucial for hydrology planning.     

Sedimentological and ichnological implications of rapid Holocene flooding of a gently sloping mud‐dominated incised valley – an example from the Red River (Gulf of Tonkin)

The Gulf of Tonkin coastline migrated at an average rate of ca 60 m year^?1 landward during Holocene sea‐level rise (20 to 8 ka). Due to a combination of rapid coastline migration and undersupply of sand, neither coastal barriers nor tidal sand bars developed at the mouth of the Red River incised valley. Only a 30 to 80 cm thick sandy interval formed at the base of full‐marine deposits. Thus, the river mouth represented a mud‐dominated open funnel‐shaped estuary during transgression. At the base of the valley fill, a thin fluvial lag deposit marks a period of lowered sea‐level when the river did not reach geomorphic equilibrium and was thus prone to erosion. The onset of base‐level rise is documented by non‐bioturbated to sparsely bioturbated mud that occasionally contains pyrite indicating short‐term seawater incursions. Siderite in overlying deposits points to low‐salinity estuarine conditions. The open funnel‐shaped river mouth favoured upstream incursion of seawater that varied inversely to the seasonal strongly fluctuating discharge: several centimetres to a few tens of centimetres thick intervals showing marine or freshwater dominance alternate, as indicated by bioturbational and physical sedimentary structures, and by the presence of Fe sulphides or siderite, respectively. Recurrent short‐term seawater incursions stressed the burrowing fauna. The degree of bioturbation increases upward corresponding to increasing marine influence. The uppermost estuarine sediments are completely bioturbated. The estuarine deposits aggraded on average rapidly, up to several metres kyr^?1. Siphonichnidal burrows produced by bivalves, however, document recurrent episodes of enhanced deposition (>0·5 m) and pronounced erosion (<1 m) that are otherwise not recorded. The slope of the incised valley affected the sedimentary facies. In steep valley segments, the marine transgressive surface (equivalent to the onset of full‐marine conditions) is accentuated by the Glossifungites ichnofacies, whereas in gently sloped valley segments the marine transgressive surface is gradational and bioturbated. Marine deposits are completely bioturbated.