寒区路基改良土冻融循环与荷载耦合作用下损伤力学研究

以路基改良土作为研究对象,研究其在冻融受载耦合条件下的损伤演化规律.土体在冻融循环条件下的受载损伤,就可以等效为土体在2种加载下的损伤.以寒区路基工程为背景,考虑冻融与荷载的耦合作用,通过室内试验,研究了冻融循环作用下路基改良填料的强度和变形特性,在此基础上探索改良土路基内部土体发生在细观层次上的损伤形态和演化过程,建立冻融受载损伤模型.     

冻融循环对多年冻土区石油迁移影响试验研究

多年冻土区石油污染物迁移过程和特点、污染定量评价、防治和治理措施研发,都是目前寒区经济发展和能源开发迫切需要解决的重要课题.通过室内试验对土体温度场分布、水分分布和石油总量分布的监测分析,研究了冻融循环作用对迁移过程的影响机制.试验结果表明,冻融循环作用通过影响石油污染物本身的物理性质、土颗粒对石油污染物的吸附作用和土体内水相的分布和相状态,影响了石油污染物的迁移过程.原油黏度随温度的降低逐渐增加,使得原油在土体中的迁移能力降低.冻融循环是油水迁移的主要驱动力之一,随着冻融循环的增加,石油污染物和水分向上迁移并聚集,石油随土样高度增加逐渐减小,而水分随高度增加而增加且在一定的位置聚集.研究成果可为多年冻土区石油污染迁移过程和定量评价及防治治理提供重要基础和参考.     

Chemical depletion of sediment under the Greenland Ice Sheet

The chemical composition of sediment sampled from a network of ice boreholes contacting the bed of the ablation zone of the Greenland Ice Sheet is compared to the composition of intact bedrock clasts. This sediment is enriched in silica and depleted in reactive cations compared to the underlying bedrock. In order to test whether these differences result from grain size biases either in sample collection or due to natural sorting, sediment samples were analyzed by grain size aliquots. Enrichment of silicon and depletion of cations is consistent across grain size classes and the compositions of bedrock and subglacial sediment are statistically separate. The difference in composition between subglacial sediment and rock aligns closely with the composition of dissolved solutes in waters sampled from the same field sites and is dissimilar to the composition of the sites' suspended sediment. This implies that chemical weathering rather than disproportionate physical removal of friable minerals is responsible for the compositional differences between rock and sediment. Mass balance analysis implies 3–10% of the sediment's mass is lost to solute dissolution, with approximately double that amount precipitated as clay minerals (a large portion of which may have been physically expelled). This result implies that temperate ice sheet subglacial environments may be more chemically active than previously realized. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

冻融循环对土结构性影响的试验研究及影响机制分析

基于室内试验,研究了土颗粒与土孔隙在冻融循环过程中的变化情况,发现在反复冻融过程中,土样产生了颗粒破碎,从而导致土的液塑限、塑性指数、比表面积均有所增大。通过压汞试验,发现冻融循环还会使土样中的大、中孔隙含量总体增加,小孔隙的含量减少,而微孔隙的含量基本保持不变。在经历了15次冻融循环后,颗粒组成、孔隙分布及比表面积等均趋于稳定。通过分析土的三相组成在水分相变和迁移过程中的相互影响和作用,认为土的三相组成是冻融过程中水分相变和迁移的基础,冻融过程中水分相变、冰晶生长和水分迁移对土颗粒和孔隙的反作用力,是冻融循环对土结构性影响的根本原因。     

Analysis of ship life cycles—The impact of economic cycles and ship inspections

Due to the shipping industry's international legal framework, there are loopholes in the system, which can increase the risk of incidents with high economic costs due to the substandard operation of vessels. This article uses duration analysis and through the creation of ship life cycles provides insight into the effectiveness of inspections on prolonging ship lives. The analysis accounts for fluctuations in the relevant economic environment and the (possibly time-varying) ship particulars. It is based on a unique dataset containing information on the timing of accidents, inspections and ship particular changes of more than 50,000 vessels over a 29-year time period (1978–2007). The results reveal that the shipping industry is a relatively safe industry but there is a possible over-inspection of vessels. The effect of inspections varies across ship types and the prevention of incidents with high economic costs can be improved by a coordinated approach of all types of inspections that are performed which allows the decrease of unnecessary inspections. Further, more emphasis should be placed on the rectification and follow-up of deficiencies and the implementation of the ISM code. Another added benefit for the industry would be to improve transparency related to class withdrawals and class transfers for all classification societies. Another interesting finding is that for the majority of ship types, an increase in earnings decreases the incident rate. This is in contrast to the industry perception of the impact of earnings.     

塔里木盆地西部地区中奥陶统一间房组沉积演化及其控制因素

塔里木盆地中奥陶统一间房组沉积演化和沉积层序的发育特征及其控制因素目前还存在争议。选择塔里木盆地西部良里塔格山地区一间房组为研究对象,基于沉积相和高频米级沉积旋回类型的识别及其垂向叠置样式的分析,明确一间房组的沉积演化和沉积层序的发育特征及其控制因素。研究表明：(1)一间房组沉积时期,良里塔格山地区整体为一个碳酸盐岩缓坡沉积体系,主要发育10种岩相类型和2个沉积相带(潮缘—局限潮下带和开阔潮下带);(2)一间房组发育两种高频米级沉积旋回,分别为潮缘—局限潮下沉积旋回和开阔潮下沉积旋回;(3)识别出2个半三级层序,层序界面主要为岩性转换面,其中一个完整的三级层序包括海侵体系域和海退体系域两部分;(4)沉积演化与层序发育的主要控制因素包括古地理格局、沉积微地貌及不同级次的相对海平面变化。其中古地理格局控制着整体的沉积相带分布,沉积微地貌决定着特定岩相(如瓶筐石礁)发育的优势部位,不同级次相对海平面变化则制约着沉积相的时空演化。     

Responses of humpback whales to a changing climate in the Southern Hemisphere: Priorities for research efforts

Globally, baleen whales were severely depleted by historic whaling. Recovering populations have been observed to alter their behaviour. These changes have been attributed to climate change in some cases and raise concerns over the successful recovery of baleen whale populations. Current data-driven statistical habitat and behavioural models have proven useful for addressing questions of whale distribution changes within their limitations. Given observed changes in oceanic conditions, a new approach to managing baleen whale population recovery is necessary. Model predictions of future whale movements and distributions under climate change scenarios are vital to enable adequate conservation management. This paper presents a new perspective on understanding the impacts of climate change on humpback whales, arguing the need for a system-based multidisciplinary research approach. Our approach includes coupled, mechanistic models based upon robust ecological principles, and integrates key physical, biogeochemical, biological and ecological modules to address long-term changes associated with climate change. To illustrate the need for this system-based multidisciplinary approach, we focus on Southern Hemisphere humpback whales, the recovery of which may be impacted by rapid changes in habitat conditions brought about by anthropogenic climate change.     

Estuarine classification and response to nitrogen loading: Insights from simple ecological models

Estuaries exhibit a large range in their responses to nitrogen loadings determined in part by characteristics of the driver, such as magnitude and frequency, but also by such intrinsic characteristics as physical/chemical factors (e.g., depth, volume, hypsometry, salinity, turbidity) and biological factors (e.g., nature of ecological communities, trophic interactions). To address the richness of estuarine response to driver variables, the aim ultimately is to establish a simple estuarine classification scheme, beginning with a river-dominated subset of estuarine systems and focusing on the role of water residence time in the estuary. Residence time (or flushing time) is related to other drivers (streamflow, nutrient, and sediment loads) and drives much of the biological response of estuaries because of flushing effects on plankton, temperature, nutrients, and light. Toward this goal, nutrient–phytoplankton–zooplankton (NPZ) models have been used to examine a range of subjects including effects of nutrient limitation and zooplankton predation on phytoplankton dynamics and fish predation. This class of model can admit a wide range of behavior, including multiple steady-states and oscillatory behavior. The NPZ equations include terms for nutrient recycling, phytoplankton settling, benthic regeneration, and zooplankton mortality. Analysis of the equations suggests that both the nature of nitrogen loading (i.e., whether it is correlated with discharge or independent of it) and residence time are critical in determining the steady-state response of the system.     

磷的生物地球化学循环研究进展

磷是生命体的必需元素,也是粮食生产的重要限制因素。磷的生物地球化学循环不仅调控着海洋的初级生产力,而且影响着全球气候系统,并决定着磷矿资源的形成和分布,与地球上生命的生存繁衍息息相关。当前“地球系统科学”理论将大气圈、水圈、岩石圈（地壳和上地幔）和生物圈等子系统有机整合,为研究磷的生物地球化学循环提供了更加广阔的视野。基于已有研究,结合“地球系统科学”理论观点,针对磷的生物化学循环获得了以下重要认识： 磷在地质历史时期的演化决定了现今磷在全球范围内（陆地生态系统与海洋生态系统）的循环模式;人类的工业和农业活动作为重要的地质营力,改变了磷的生物地球化学循环过程,造成了磷矿枯竭的资源危机及水体富营养化的环境问题;解决磷短缺的资源危机问题和磷过剩的环境污染问题的关键在于调控引起这些问题的生物地球化学循环过程。