Prediction of the median IDA curve by employing a limited number of ground motion records

A methodology has been proposed which can be used to reduce the number of ground motion records needed for the reliable prediction of the median seismic response of structures by means of incremental dynamic analysis (IDA). This methodology is presently limited to predictions of the median IDA curve only. The reduction in the number of ground motion records needed to predict the median IDA curve is achieved by introducing a precedence list of ground motion records. The determination of such a list is an optimization problem, which is solved in the paper by means of (1) a genetic algorithm and (2) a proposed simple procedure. The seismic response of a simple, computationally non‐demanding structural model has been used as input data for the optimization problem. The presented example is a three‐storey‐reinforced concrete building, subjected to two sets of ground motion records, one a free‐field set and the other a near‐field set. It is shown that the median IDA curves can be predicted with acceptable accuracy by employing only four ground motion records instead of the 24 or 30 records, which are the total number of ground motion records for the free‐field and near‐field sets, respectively. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effects of surface characteristics on infiltration patterns in an arid shrub desert

Precipitation is often the sole source of water replenishment in arid and semi‐arid areas and, thus, plays a pertinent role in sustaining desert ecosystems. Revegetation over 40 years using mainly Artemisia ordosica and Caragana korshinskii at Shapotou Desert Experimental Research Station near Lanzhou, China, has established a dwarf‐shrub and microbiotic soil crust cover on the stabilized sand dunes. The redistribution of infiltrated moisture through percolation, root extraction, and evapotranspiration pathways was investigated. Three sets of time‐domain reflectometry (TDR) probes were inserted horizontally at 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 and 40 cm depths below the ground surface in a soil pit. The three sets of TDR probes were installed in dwarf‐shrub sites of A. ordosica and C. korshinskii community with and without a microbiotic soil crust cover, and an additional set was placed in a bare sand dune area that had neither vegetation nor a microbiotic soil crust present. Volumetric soil moisture content was recorded at hourly intervals and used in the assessment of infiltration for the different surface covers. Infiltration varied greatly, from 7·5 cm to more than 45 cm, depending upon rainfall quantity and soil surface conditions. In the shrub community area without microbiotic soil crust cover, infiltration increased due to preferential flow associated with root tunnels. The microbiotic soil crust cover had a significant negative influence on the infiltration for small rainfall events (～10 mm), restricting the infiltration depth to less than 20 cm and increasing soil moisture content just beneath the soil profile of 10 cm, whereas it was not as strong or clear for larger rainfall events (～60 mm). For small rainfall events, the wetting front depth for the three kinds of surface cover was as follows: shrub community without microbiotic soil crust > bare area > shrub community with microbiotic soil crust. In contrast, for large rainfall events, infiltration was similar in shrub communities with and without microbiotic soil crust cover, but significantly higher than measured in the bare area. Soil water extraction by roots associated with evapotranspiration restricted the wetting front penetration after 1 to 3 h of rainfall. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Origin of gray-green sandstone in ore bed of sandstone type uranium deposit in north Ordos Basin

Dongsheng sandstone-type uranium deposit is located in the northern part of Ordos Basin, occurring in the transitional zones between gray-green and gray sandstones of Jurassic Zhiluo Formation. Sandstones in oxidized zone of the ore bed look gray-green, being of unique signature and different from one of ordinary inter-layered oxidation zone of sandstone-type uranium deposits. The character and origin of gray-green sandstones are systematically studied through their petrology, mineralogy and geochemistry. It is pointed out that this color of sandstones is originated from secondary oil-gas reduction processes after paleo-oxidation, being due to acicular-leaf chlorite covering surfaces of the sandstone grains. To find out the origin of gray-green sandstone and recognize paleo-oxidation zones in the ore bed are of not only theoretical significance for understanding metallogenesis of this kind of sandstone-type uranium deposit, but also very importantly practical significance for prospecting for similar kind of sandstone-type uranium deposit.     

黑河干流山区流域月蒸发力计算模型

研究西北内陆河山区流域的水文循环,对于维持区域可持续发展和生态环境的保护具有重要意义。应用数值迭代方法,对黑河山区流域平均月蒸发力与月平均气温和月降水量的关系进行了探讨。结果表明,山区平均月降水量、月平均气温和月蒸发力之间存在着复杂的非线性关系,降水和气温都是影响蒸发力的一个综合因子。     

南通地区新构造运动特征

从盆地沉积及其演变特征入手，总结了该区新构造运动特征；运用新构造运动理论对海岸线的变迁、长江的迁移及旋扭变形现象进行了探讨，并提出建立第四系各年代的地层沉降速率数学模型、用升降运动速率划分和对比第四纪地层的见解。     

塔里木盆地晚泥盆世及石炭纪岩相古地理

塔里木盆地上泥盆统及石炭系包括5个组，自下而上分别为上泥盆统东河塘组和甘木里克组，石炭系巴楚组、卡拉沙依组和小海子组。其中东河塘组和甘木里克组地质时代为晚泥盆世，巴楚组地质时代为早石炭世杜内早中期，卡拉沙依组地质时代为晚杜内中期至巴什基尔期，小海子组地层时代为巴什基尔末期至莫斯科早期。岩石类型有碎屑岩和碳酸盐岩，还有膏盐岩，并夹薄层火山碎屑岩。沉积相主要为海陆过渡相组合，包括河流、三角洲、滨岸、浅海、碳酸盐岩台地、台地边缘6种相和12种亚相及33种微相。晚泥盆世东河塘期至石炭纪发生过4次较大的海侵，海侵范围由下而上逐渐增大，至晚石炭世小海子期海侵规模最大。东河塘期开始海侵，海水由西而东侵入，此时周缘碎屑物质供应充分，主要为无障壁海岸和障壁海岸沉积，西南缘为浅海相沉积。巴楚期晚期，海侵范围进一步扩大，物源向北或北东方向退却，陆源碎屑物质注入急剧减少，形成了一套富含生屑的碳酸盐岩地层，发育了开阔台地和局限台地亚相沉积。卡拉沙依期中期海侵规模比巴楚期更大，海水深度加大，西部为开阔台地亚相沉积，其余地区为局限台地亚相沉积。卡拉沙依期晚期和小海子期海侵达最大，向东扩展，大部分地区为开阔台地亚相沉积，东部地区为局限台地亚相沉积，塔北大部分地区缺失。     

塔里木盆地西部碳酸盐岩成岩演化与储层形成关系

塔里木盆地西部碳酸盐岩的地质演化，主要经历了大气淡水成岩环境，海水成岩环境和埋藏成岩环境的改造，形成丰富的储人间类型和4种典型的孔隙结构特征，即溶孔－晶间孔复合型，粒间孔－粒间溶孔型，缝合线－微裂缝型和致密微孔型，大气淡水淋滤溶解作用和各种类型白云岩化作用有利于优质储层的形成，而胶结作用及压实，压溶作用则阻碍了储集空间的形成，奥陶系微晶灰岩和生屑灰岩由于主要经历了海水成岩－埋藏成岩环境的改造，胶结和压实作用特征明显，未能形成有效储集空间，整体属Ⅳ类差储集层，石炭系碳酸盐岩储层特征具有分区性，麦盖提斜坡区的储层物性明显优于巴楚隆起区，这与斜坡区碳酸盐岩遭后期大气淡水淋溶改造有关，古近系卡拉尔组碳酸盐岩经去膏化作用和大气淡水淋溶作用的复合改造，储层整体面貌呈Ⅲ-Ⅰ类的优良储层。     

塔河油田下奥陶统碳酸盐岩储层对比及储层剖面模型

塔河油田奥陶系储层为岩溶缝洞型的碳酸盐岩储层，缝洞储层的形成与古岩溶作用密切相关，风化壳期岩溶作用对储集空间的发育程度有明显的控制作用。不同的储集空间类型受控于不同的岩溶古地貌单元。裂缝性储层主要分布于风化壳型岩溶不发育地区，或褶皱和断裂构造较发育的变化强烈部位；裂缝-孔洞型储层的分布与古岩溶发育带和岩溶斜坡地区密切相关；裂缝-溶洞型储层其分布与裂缝及古岩溶发育带密切相关，常常是在古岩溶高地边缘或部分岩溶斜坡区，多位于多组构造线的交汇处及褶皱的轴部等。为进一步探讨研究区缝洞型碳酸盐岩储层的空间展布规律，根据暴露区淡水岩溶作用发育特点，依据碳酸盐岩储层的波阻抗响应特征、测井曲线、测试成果及开发动态资料，在恢复古岩溶地貌的基础上，对塔河油田（6区）的岩溶值得层进行了划分与对比。研究结果显示高产井多位于古岩溶地貌相对较高部位，而产量较少或没有出油气的井，则位于岩溶地貌相对较低部位。表明早期的古地貌形态对奥陶系碳酸盐岩溶蚀孔洞的发育具有明显的控制作用。岩溶储层的垂向发育和分布主要受碳酸盐岩古岩溶风化壳垂向分带性的影响，纵向上由风化壳顶面向下储层发育逐渐变差。以奥陶系古风化壳顶面为界，向下每60m为单位，对深度0-60m、60-120m、120-180m、180-240m岩溶储层的纵横向分布特征进行了分析，并建立了相应的储层剖面结构模型。     

楚雄盆地中—新生界构造变形特征

根据近年笔乾研究，楚雄盆地中生代以后经历三期变形作用：早期（燕山期）主要发育于密者挤压逆冲带，显示横向置换特征，中期（喜马拉雅早期）是主变形期，西带显示由SW向NE逆冲，以叠瓦状闻和冲构造系统为其特征，晚期（喜马拉雅中晚期）发育于陡坡和深切割区，表现为重力滑动构造，这些构造期次的确定为研究该盆的发展，演化提供理论依据，亦为寻找油气资源提供靶区。     

塔里木盆地哈得4油田成藏年代学研究

哈得4油田是近年来在满加尔凹陷北部发现的第一个海相油田，一直被认为是喜山期形成的油藏。然而，根据包裹体测温、伊利石K／Ar同位素测年以及油气水界面追溯等多种方法对其成藏年代重新研究表明，该油田主力油藏石碳系CⅢ油藏主杰晚海西期形成的古油藏，C5薄砂层油藏则可能为喜山期由CⅢ油藏垂向调整形成的次生油藏。