Estimation of Elastic Moduli in a Compressible Gibson Half-space by Inverting Rayleigh-wave Phase Velocity

A Gibson half-space model (a non-layered Earth model) has the shear modulus varying linearly with depth in an inhomogeneous elastic half-space. In a half-space of sedimentary granular soil under a geostatic state of initial stress, the density and the Poisson’s ratio do not vary considerably with depth. In such an Earth body, the dynamic shear modulus is the parameter that mainly affects the dispersion of propagating waves. We have estimated shear-wave velocities in the compressible Gibson half-space by inverting Rayleigh-wave phase velocities. An analytical dispersion law of Rayleigh-type waves in a compressible Gibson half-space is given in an algebraic form, which makes our inversion process extremely simple and fast. The convergence of the weighted damping solution is guaranteed through selection of the damping factor using the Levenberg-Marquardt method. Calculation efficiency is achieved by reconstructing a weighted damping solution using singular value decomposition techniques. The main advantage of this algorithm is that only three parameters define the compressible Gibson half-space model. Theoretically, to determine the model by the inversion, only three Rayleigh-wave phase velocities at different frequencies are required. This is useful in practice where Rayleigh-wave energy is only developed in a limited frequency range or at certain frequencies as data acquired at manmade structures such as dams and levees. Two real examples are presented and verified by borehole S-wave velocity measurements. The results of these real examples are also compared with the results of the layered-Earth model.     

Recurrence-time and frequency-slip statistics of slip events on the creeping section of the San Andreas fault in central California

An important question in seismic hazard assessments is the frequency-size and recurrence interval statistics at a point on a fault. Does a point on a fault obey the same statistics as earthquakes in a region do? This is a difficult question to answer because the number of repetitive earthquakes on a particular fault that have been observed is small. In order to overcome this difficulty we consider slip events on the creeping section of the San Andreas fault in central California. Sequences of up to 100 events are obtained from creepmeter records. We compare the statistical distribution of recurrence times with the Brownian passage-time, lognormal, and Weibull distributions and using goodness-of-fit tests find that the Weibull is the preferred distribution. We also consider the frequency–amplitude distribution of slip events. We find that the data clearly do not obey a Gutenberg–Richter distribution. Instead there is a uniform distribution of event sizes for a large fraction of events.     

砂土卵石地层高频冲击直推半合管取样工艺应用研究

地层的取样质量决定了污染场地调查的准确性,获取无污染、无扰动、结构完整且取心率要达到一定要求的样品对于环境取样具有十分重要的意义。砂土卵石地层软硬交错、结构松散,造成取样率低、样品结构易破坏、钻进取样效率低等问题。本文采用高频冲击直推钻机,配合半合管取样钻具,以乌海市重点行业企业某化工园区的污染详查工作为例,介绍了高频冲击直推半合管取样工艺及其应用效果。该工艺在砂土卵石地层中岩心采取率达85%以上,样品原状性好,为后期该类地层的钻探取样提供了可靠的参考依据。     

Forward modeling of Rayleigh surface waves for analytical characterization of dominant dispersion trends

Forward modeling is of critical importance for inversion analysis of surface wave methods to obtain shear-wave velocity (V_S) profiles of soil sites. The dynamic stiffness matrix (DSM) method can provide forward modeling of Rayleigh surface waves to simulate complex wave propagation in layered soil sites. However, contamination from body waves and interference of multiple Rayleigh wave modes can reduce the accuracy of theoretical dispersion curves, especially at irregular soil sites with embedded low-velocity or high-velocity layers. An analytical method is developed herein to combine the techniques of the multichannel analysis of surface waves method with the DSM method to improve the accuracy of the theoretical dispersion analysis for soil sites. The proposed method implements multichannel analysis of the analytical displacement responses to capture dominant dispersion trends. Comparison of the results obtained with the new method against those from the transfer matrix method and the literature indicates that the new method can (1) effectively minimize the effects of contamination caused by body waves and interference from several Rayleigh wave modes, and (2) generate accurate dominant dispersion trends for soil sites with various stiffness profiles, especially for the high-frequency dispersion characteristics of the profiles with embedded low-velocity layers.     

冲击损伤砂岩动静组合加载力学特性研究

利用霍布金森压杆试验装置对灰砂岩试样进行预加静载的循环冲击,使试样产生初始损伤,并分析此过程中试样的损伤演化规律。使用能够施加轴压的霍布金森压杆进行预损伤试样动静组合加载试验,获得试样破坏模式、动态应力-应变关系等指标。基于应变等价原理分析预损伤试样动静组合加载条件下的总损伤变量,建立相应的损伤演化方程及损伤本构关系,并与完整试样进行对比。研究结果表明：循环冲击过程中试样损伤变量分为快速上升、低速发展、高速发展3个阶段,预加轴压越大低速发展阶段损伤变量平均值越小;相同动静组合加载条件下预损伤试样动态强度较小,完整试样应变率增强效应更加显著;循环冲击预损伤变量 、预加静载损伤变量 对于应力-应变关系的影响是较为复杂的, 、 值之和可能为负值;建立的本构关系与试验曲线具有较好的一致性,得到的总损伤变量曲线不仅能够解释试样宏观破坏与细观损伤过程的一致性,并且能够反映循环冲击和预加静载两种因素对岩石总损伤发展的非线性影响。     

复杂地质体三维实体建模方法

依托常规GIS技术的建模手段不能满足复杂地质体三维实体建模的需求,其建模效果在真三维建模、实体模型应用等方面受限。本文根据复杂地质体的特征,将复杂地质体分为层状的连续型非倒转地质体、非连续型(断裂)地质体、倒转褶皱地质体和非层状地质体。从三维实体建模的角度,提出数据拆分、数据控制、数据简化三种建模数据处理方法,并借助三维GIS的可视化技术与GOCAD真三维建模能力,研究基于GOCAD软件的复杂地质体三维实体建模方法,详细阐述了四类复杂地质体的具体实现方法,并构建三维实体模型。     

2007年顺昌ML4．9地震余震的剪切波分裂现象

利用福建省地震局在顺昌ML4．9地震后布设的流动台网记录到的顺昌地震余震波形资料,应用SAM剪切波分裂分析方法,计算并得到顺昌余震的快波偏振方向和慢波时间延迟。结果表明,顺昌地区的快波偏振方向为北东向,与顺昌地区断裂带走向一致。     

Spatial Variability of the Depth of Weathered and Engineering Bedrock using Multichannel Analysis of Surface Wave Method

In this paper an attempt has been made to evaluate the spatial variability of the depth of weathered and engineering bedrock in Bangalore, south India using Multichannel Analysis of Surface Wave (MASW) survey. One-dimensional MASW survey has been carried out at 58 locations and shear-wave velocities are measured. Using velocity profiles, the depth of weathered rock and engineering rock surface levels has been determined. Based on the literature, shear-wave velocity of 330 ± 30 m/s for weathered rock or soft rock and 760 ± 60 m/s for engineering rock or hard rock has been considered. Depths corresponding to these velocity ranges are evaluated with respect to ground contour levels and top surface levels have been mapped with an interpolation technique using natural neighborhood. The depth of weathered rock varies from 1 m to about 21 m. In 58 testing locations, only 42 locations reached the depths which have a shear-wave velocity of more than 760 ± 60 m/s. The depth of engineering rock is evaluated from these data and it varies from 1 m to about 50 m. Further, these rock depths have been compared with a subsurface profile obtained from a two-dimensional (2-D) MASW survey at 20 locations and a few selected available bore logs from the deep geotechnical boreholes.