Swelling Behaviour of Expansive Shales from the Middle Region of Saudi Arabia

Severe and widespread damage in residential buildings, sidewalks and pavements in various parts of the middle region of Saudi Arabia is caused by the development of heave and swelling pressure in the expansive shales in the region. This paper presents the problems and the geotechnical and physicochemical properties of the tested shales. The swelling potential was determined using various methods. Swell tests were conducted under different loading conditions and following different procedures to quantify the amount of vertical swell and swelling pressure. The conventional one-dimensional oedometer swell tests were performed using three different procedures, namely, free swell, constant volume swell and swell overburden. In addition, swell tests were performed in the stress path triaxial apparatus. Tests under different vertical stresses and confinements were conducted. Vertical swell and swelling pressure obtained from the various methods were compared. The reliability of the different methods for estimation of swelling potential is discussed.     

Water shortage and associated changes in organic nitrogen betweenPappophorum caespitosum(Gramineae) provenances

Three provenances ofPappophorum caespitosum, a forage native grass from the temperate arid region of Argentina, were studied to gain a physiological knowledge of the seasonal organic N status in response to adequate water supply and water stress conditions; and to assess the extent to which variations in the N status between these provenances arise under different water regimes. Plant part samples were analysed for free and bound organic N fractions. Water shortage resulted in a significant depression of plant growth in all provenances. Total N concentration declined along the annual cycle in both water treatments, but it was higher under water stress. The size of the free N pool was very large, suggesting that it may act like an osmoticum. Nitrogen use efficiency increases along the growing period, while the rate of N intake and the specific leaf N content decrease. Variability was found between provenances in most of the physiological and biochemical traits examined under both water regimes.     

城区土地定级实践研究——以唐河县为例

以GIS为基础,利用“土地定级估价信息系统”,对城区土地定级的有关理论与方法及唐河县土地具体的分等定级等有关问题进行了研究。     

区域城镇土地价格体系研究——南京市域城镇案例分析

建立了区域城镇土地类（型）、等（级）、级（别）和基准地价、宗地地价、商业路线价的城镇土地价格体系,为区域城镇土地管理工作提供了科学依据,并在南京市域城镇土地定级估价工作中得到了较好的实践。     

西北干旱区的可持续发展及信息调控

我国西北干旱区是国家下世纪开发的重点区域。本文对西北干旱区可持续发展的问题与特点进行了分析,认为许多问题具有明显的空间分异特征;同时,论述了信息调控的必要性和ＧＩＳ和ＳＤＳＳ方法在区域可持续发展信息调控中的作用。     

土地用途分区管制在县级土地利用总体规划中的应用分析

土地利用总体规划是中国县级土地管理的主要依据.当前,县级土地利用总体规划中的年度用地指标制度指令性过强、缺乏弹性,与县域经济发展不相适应,降低了规划的指导作用和法律地位.土地用途分区管制制度不做年度用地计划,在用途分区的基础上进行用地数量和质量的控制,能够很好的解决县级土地利用总体规划实施中出现的问题.今后应建立以土地用途分区管制为核心的县级土地利用总体规划.土地用途分区管制的切实实施需要相关法律体系和操作技术的完善.     

同时满足多个阻尼反应谱的人造地震动时程合成

应用Ｍ．Ｈｉｒａｓａｗａ和Ｍ．Ｗａｔａｂｅ（１９９２）提出的方法,进行了相应的数学推导：即以满足某个阻尼比的反应谱的人造地震动作为初始时程,采用奇异值分解法,通过解线性方程组求出校正时程,并多次叠以逐步辐近     

Relationship between faults and generation of inland shallow earthquakes: enlightenment of the M=7.2 southern Hyogo prefecture earthquake

The M=7.2 southern Hyogo prefecture earthquake, which occurred on January 17, 1995, destroyed the region severely. Further researches are necessary to explain the problems obtained from this earthquake. We have discussed some characteristics correlating with this earthquake, such as distribution of aftershocks and disaster, relationship between fault and generation of inland shallow earthquakes, strong motion and so on. The tectonic movements of surface faults may be different from those of deep faults. Earthquakes may not be restricted directly by the tectonic movements of surface faults. The strong motion zone is often appeared in the region a little away from the both ends or from the single side of a fault instead of the region of a focal fault. Some mechanisms of strong motion have also been discussed.