An SVM-based machine learning method for the separation of alteration zones in Sungun porphyry copper deposit

Sungun porphyry copper deposit is in East Azarbaijan province, NW of Iran. There exist four hypogene alteration types in Sungun: potassic, propylitic, potassic–phyllic, and phyllic. Copper mineralization is essentially associated more with the potassic and less with the phyllic alterations and their separation is, therefore, quite important. This research has tried to separate these two alteration zones in Sungun porphyry copper deposit using the Support Vector Machine (SVM) method based on the fluid inclusion data, and seven variables including homogenization temperatures, salinity, pressure, depth, density and the Cu grade have been measured and calculated for each separate sample. To apply this method, use is made of the radial basis function (RBF) as the kernel function. The best values for λ and C (the most important SVM parameters) that perform well in the training and test data are 0.0001 and 1, respectively. If these values for λ and C are applied, the phyllic and potassic alteration zones in the training and test data will be separated with an accuracy of about 95% and 100%, respectively. This method can help geochemists in separating the alteration zones because classifying and separating samples microscopically is not only very hard, but also quite time and money consuming.     

Amenity migration to the global south: Implications for community development

Despite a growing trend of migration to countries in the global South fueled by their natural amenities (i.e., natural amenity migration), research on this topic has predominantly been conducted in the global North. This is problematic given the notable socioeconomic, attitudinal, and behavioral differences between amenity migrants (often urbanites from developed countries) and local people (often rural residents of developing countries). Grounded in community field theory, this study begins to fill this gap in the literature by increasing our understanding of the ways in which local residents and amenity migrants interact in the amenity-rich community of Nuevo Arenal, Costa Rica. We found that linguistic, cultural, and spatial barriers (real and perceived) created a social climate in which the interaction between local residents and amenity migrants was primarily based on mundane interactions and did not lead to social integration. This proved to be a hindrance to the creation of the community field, which led to a lack of joint planning and participation in activities and projects that sought to improve the overall living conditions in the community. Explanations of these findings and the implications of such a divide are offered.     

Predicted ultimate capacity of laterally loaded piles in clay using support vector machine

The determination of ultimate capacity of laterally loaded pile in clay is a key parameter for designing the laterally loaded pile. The available methods for determination of ultimate resistance of pile in clay are not reliable. This study investigates the potential of a support vector machine (SVM)-based approach to predict the ultimate capacity of laterally loaded pile in clay. The SVM, which is firmly based on statistical learning theory, uses a regression technique by introducing an ?-insensitive loss function. A sensitivity analysis has been carried out to determine the relative importance of the factors affecting ultimate capacity. The results show that SVM has the potential to be a practical tool for prediction of the ultimate capacity of pile in clay.     

HHT法的基本原理及其应用探讨

以Timoshenko单跨梁为研究对象,采用回转射线矩阵法进行动力响应计算,针对Timoshenko梁的瞬态响应信号为非平稳信号,采用基于Hilbert—Huang变换原理的信号时频分析,并与FFT的处理结果进行对比分析。结果表明,HHT方法比Frr法更适合非平稳信号的分析和处理,同时,HHT方法不仅可以将瞬态信号中低频和高频部分分离出来,还可以通过Hilbert谱展示信号能量在时频域内的分布,更为深入的了解信号的本质。     

活动断层的基本理论与常用研究方法

活动断层是目前工程地震和地震地质领域研究的热点之一,它对于地震的预防和预报都具有极为重要的意义。在不同的专家和学者的研究成果的基础上,结合作者近几年来的学习和研究体会,认为活动断层往往是孕震场所,但并非全部,大地震往往只发生在地震空区的位置。总结了活动断层和地震活动的几条经验性规律。     

分形理论在土体粒度成分特征评价中的应用

由于土体粒度成分的复杂性,目前对土的粒度成分分析缺乏合适的定量描述参数,分形理论为该问题提供了新的途径。实例计算表明,分维作为描述土体粒度成分特征的参数,能较好反映了各种粒径大小在土体中的组成特点,可将其作为土体工程分类的一个综合性定量指标。     

改进Moser法射线追踪

地震波场正演模拟、层析成像、偏移成像经常需要用到射线追踪,本文在基于图形理论的Ｍｏｓｅｒ法基础上,改进其网格节点的划分、追踪时路径的选取,并增加直射线追踪以消除在速度变化不大时射线受节点布置影响出现不合理的折曲现象．     

利用气象地温资料反演大地热流

利用气象台记录的深度为0.8m,1.6m和3.2m的月平均地温资料,进行Fourier频谱分析,得到定常波和子谐波（变化波）两部分.同时取地表以下为水平分层的均匀双层介质,建立数学模型,根据线性热传导和最优化理论对定常波以及子谐波的振幅谱和相位谱进行联合反演,计算气象台地表附近的定常地温梯度以及地表土壤的热扩散系数等物性参数,并据此计算该地的大地热流值.初步计算结果表明,上述方法得到的某些地区的大地热流值与传统的通过钻孔测量法得到的大地热流值符合得相当好.     

A Study of the Coefficient a in the Extended Nonlinear Guiding Center Theory

The diffusion mechanism of charged particles is one of the very im- portant problems in astrophysics. Recently, Matthaeus et al. (2003) developed a nonlinear guiding center theory (NLGC) of the perpendicular diffusion of en- ergetic charged particles with the parallel diffusion coefficient as an input. This theory agrees with the results of numerical simulations very well. In addition, Qin (2007) developed a nonlinear parallel diffusion theory (NLPA) following the idea of NLGC. Combining the NLGC with the NLPA, a new theory, NLGC-E was developed to solve the parallel and perpendicular diffusion coefficients simultaneously. In the NLGC theory, there is a coefficient a² which is selected to be 1/3 for the best agreement with the results of numerical simulations. In this work we tried the different values of a² for the NLGC-E theory to determine the optimal value which ?ts best the results of numerical simulations.