The effect of pore water pressure on tunnel face stability

The kinematic approach in combination with numerical simulation is used to examine the effect of pore water pressure on tunnel face stability. Pore water pressure distribution obtained by numerical calculations using FLAC^3D is used to interpolate the pore water pressure on a 3D rotational collapse mechanism. Comparisons are made to check the present approach against other solutions, showing that the present approach improves the existing upper bound solutions. Results obtained indicate that critical effective face pressure increases with water table elevation. Several normalized charts are also presented for quick evaluation of tunnel face stability. At the end of the paper, the influence of anisotropic permeability on tunnel face stability is also discussed, showing that the isotropic model leads to an overestimation of the necessary tunnel face pressure for anisotropic soils. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On self-similarity of premonitory patterns in the regions of natural and induced seismicity

Anticipating the scale invariance of rock fracturing processes, we applied Keilis-Borok’s algorithm M8, originally designed for identifying times of increased probability (TIPS) of occurrence of strong earthquakes (M < 8.0), retrospectively to Koyna earthquakes which occurred in the region after the impoundment of the Shivaji Sagar reservoir in 1962. The algorithm which enables diagnosis of TIPS from the 7th year onwards after the commencement of the earliest available data set showed that the 5.3 magnitude earthquake of 20 September 1980 indeed occurred within a time of increased probability. This result, apart from its potential application to recognizing future TIPS in the region, points to selfsimilarity between the premonitory patterns of natural and induced earthquakes and to scale-invariant nature of their processes. Further, a typical precursory rise in seismicity followed by a relative quiescence was also found to precede all the three larger earthquakes of the sequence.     

应用模式识别定量划分潜在震源区

本文以陕西关中及部分邻区为例,考虑地质构造、地震活动及地球物地场等因素,采用不同的模式识别方法和多种计算方案,以定量判定潜在震源区。其结果表明,模式识别方法有利于地质、地震活动及地球物理场等多种因素综合应用,并能选择和显示判定潜有震源区的主要特征。不同模式识别方法的比较和多种试验方案的综合,则可提高潜在震源区判定的可靠性和稳定性。     

第二代航磁黄沙坪异常的分解及其矿产新空间

本文采用同时具有识別、分解、解释异常三重作用的三元解释法■,在黄沙坪异常负值区有效地提取了由未知的深源磁性体引起的剩余异常。该异常与已知的中、浅源磁性体分处于极为类同的成矿地质背景中。后者与隐伏岩体、铅锌多金属盲矿体之间有着密切的成生联系。这为前者间接找矿提供了有力的依据。定量解释结果中,两者间的磁矩等效关系,论证了已知矿床西侧深部空间里,仍存在找到又一个大型矿床的前景。     

地震前虎皮鹦鹉(Melopsittacus undelafus L.)叫声的模式识别

近年来,我国多数地震动物观察站(SAOS)监测虎皮鹦鹉(BG=budegerigar)的叫声频度与地震的关系,并取得了一些观测结果。但是,所用的声记录仪未能考虑BG叫声的声学特性,而不能分辨BG不同的叫声和进一步提取震兆性叫声模式(EPCP),并易受到环境噪声的干扰而产生误计数。 据此,分析了BG不同声行为叫声的声学特性。BG叫声大致上可分为单次叫声(SC)、变音调叫声(VTC)、单音节和多音节抗议叫声(MoSPC和MuSPC)。由此,进一步研制了它们的模式识别系统。该系统是以单片机为核心的微处理机,对BG叫声进行预处理、编码、分析、显示和打印输出。 观察结果表明,在高声场旅游飞机噪声(TAN)干扰下,该系统的BG叫声识别率(CRR)为66.7％,而对TAN没有误计数。在含10次不同声强的TAN干扰(432秒)的30分钟内,该系统记录了588次叫声(SC、VTC、MoSPC和SPC分别为377、22、20和169次),仅丢失65次叫声,其CRR平均为90％。但是,SAOS目前使用的声记录仪,这10次TAN干扰所产生的误计数可能约为BGU叫声的2.6—13倍。 由此可见,这种模式识别系统不仅可满足于BG不同叫声的识别,且具有良好的抗噪声功能。这就使之可为地震前BG声行为观测提供更有用的信息。不仅可给出BG叫声频度的昼夜节律变化与地震的关系,并可为揭示BG的EPCP提供一定的依据。     

复杂构造应力扰动场与发震构造识别问题的研究

在地震短临阶段异常是由局部断层扩展或弱化引起。实验与数值模拟结果曾得到与之相伴的是平均应力扰动场的四象限分布和最大剪应力扰动场的八瓣式分布。为检验此结果的普适性作了进一步的研究。结果表明不论区域构造及其基本应力场如何复杂，这种四象限分布与八瓣式分布型式不变，这为最终判定失稳区提供了依据。与此同时，在复杂构造情况下这种应力扰动场的畸变也不容忽视