Source mechanism and source parameters of May 28, 1998 earthquake,Egypt

On May 28, 1998, a moderate size earthquake of mb 5.5 occurred offshore the northwestern part of Egypt (latitude 31.45°N and longitude 27.64°E). It was widely felt in the northern part of Egypt. Being the largest well-recorded event in the area for which seismic data from the global digital network are available, it provides an excellent opportunity to study the tectonic process and present day stress field occurring along the offshore Egyptian coast. The source parameters of this event are determined using three different techniques: modeling of surface wave spectral amplitudes, regional waveform inversion, and teleseismic body waveform inversion. The results show a high-angle reverse fault mechanism generally trending NNW–SSE. The P-axis trends ENE–WSW consistently with the prevailed compression stress along the southeastern Hellenic arc and southwestern part of the Cyprean arc. This unexpected mechanism is most probably related to a positive inversion of the NW trending offshore normal faults and confirms an extension of the back thrusting effects towards the African margin. The estimated focal depth ranges from 22 to 25 km, indicating a lower crustal origin earthquake owing to deep-seated tectonics. The source time function indicates a single source with rise time and total rupture duration of 2 and 5 s, respectively. The seismic moment (M _o) and the moment magnitude (M _w) determined by the three techniques are 1.03 × 10¹⁷ Nm, 5.28; 1.24 × 10¹⁷ Nm, 5.33; and 1.68 × 10¹⁷ Nm, 5.42; respectively. The calculated fault radius, stress drop, and the average dislocation assuming a circular fault model are 7.2 km, 0.63 Mpa, and 0.11 m, respectively.     

Stability and accuracy analysis of outer loop dynamics in real‐time pseudodynamic testing of SDOF systems

Real‐time pseudodynamic (PSD) testing is an experimental technique for evaluating the dynamic behaviour of a complex structure. During the test, when the targeted command displacements are not achieved by the test structure, or a delay in the measured restoring forces from the test structure exists, the reliability of the testing method is impaired. The stability and accuracy of real‐time PSD testing in the presence of amplitude error and a time delay in the restoring force is presented. Systems consisting of an elastic single degree of freedom (SDOF) structure with load‐rate independent and dependent restoring forces are considered. Bode plots are used to assess the effects of amplitude error and a time delay on the steady‐state accuracy of the system. A method called the pseudodelay technique is used to derive the exact solution to the delay differential equation for the critical time delay that causes instability of the system. The solution is expressed in terms of the test structure parameters (mass, damping, stiffness). An error in the restoring force amplitude is shown to degrade the accuracy of a real‐time PSD test but not destabilize the system, while a time delay can lead to instability. Example calculations are performed for determining the critical time delay, and numerical simulations with both a constant delay and variable delay in the restoring force are shown to agree well with the stability limit for the system based on the critical time delay solution. The simulation models are also used to investigate the effects of a time delay in the PSD test of an inelastic SDOF system. The effect of energy dissipation in an inelastic structure increases the limit for the critical time delay, due to the energy removed from the system by the energy dissipation. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

地震子波旁瓣对薄砂体识别的影响

我们研究中国西部某盆地一些气田时,发现地震子波旁瓣在很大程度上影响着薄砂体的识别和解释。该区目的层段H段地层中,辫状河流相薄砂岩储层与湖相泥岩成互层。在地震资料上,来自H段地层顶面的强波谷总跟随一个弱波峰(源于子波旁瓣),此弱波峰与薄砂体顶面反射波峰相互叠合,掩盖了砂体反射,造成了薄砂体识别和解释的困难。为此,我们设计了一套正演模型,利用不同频率的零相位雷克子波合成人工地震剖面,来研究砂体位置、频率与地震子波旁瓣效应的关系,以及振幅类属性与薄砂体关系。提出处于高位置的砂体反射形态清晰,易于识别解释;认为通过对比不同带通滤波处理后的地震资料,可很好辨别旁瓣效应和砂体反射;同时发现振幅类属性可作为薄砂体识别表征参数,可有效合理地描述砂体分布范围和特征。     

贵州高原喀斯特景观及其旅游形象

本文通过贵州喀斯特旅游景观类型、特点及优势分析，提出高原、峡谷、峰林、峰丛、瀑布、溶洞是贵州最有代表性的喀斯特景观，它们在空间结上层次丰富的组合，即构成贵州高原绚丽多姿的喀斯特旅游形象，从而展示出贵州喀斯特旅游资源开发的巨大潜力和良好前景。     

振幅处理技术在探地雷达资料处理中的应用

作者在文中简述了在自激自收（10天线距）的探地雷达资料处理中，振幅处理（振幅恢复、道内振幅平衡）和道间振幅均衡的方法原理。在实现编程后，应用于实际资料处理，用以增强雷达的深部弱信号，平衡道内的振幅能量和滤除干扰噪声，取得了良好的效果。     

武定6.5级地震孕震过程测震学特征

研究了1995年10月24日云南省武定6．5级强震前的地震活动性参数、空间分布图象、距震中135km的巧家台振幅比、波速比演化特征，结果表明武定6．5级地震孕育发生有明显的阶段性变化，经历了早期（1988年4月－1992年7月），中期（1992年8月－1995年3月），晚期（1995年4月－1995年10月）阶段的发展，最终发生了强震。最后应用岩石破裂实验结果，分析了武定6．5级地震孕震过程。     

X地磁垂直分量日变幅逐日比及其与地震关系的探讨

分析了地城关垂直分量日变幅逐日比值的高值异常与其后地震的关系，发现它们之间有良好的对应，通过分析地磁垂直分量谐波幅度的逐日比，作者认为这种高值变化可能与其间地下介质电阻率下降有关，但也有可能是是外场变化所致。     

滞回曲线对应力振幅和频率的响应

基于疲劳载荷对应力－应变滞回曲线的影响，作者研究了滞回曲线对应力振幅和频率的影响，获得了载荷超过屈服点后应力振幅增大，滞回曲线趋于稳定，应变硬化效应增强的结果，随着正弦波频率增加岩石的滞回圈频散效应增强，饱和液体加强了这种频散作用，随孔隙液体的粘滞系数增大，滞回曲线的频散效应更强。     

内蒙古兴和地区太古宙孔兹岩系变质峰期流体特征

为了查明麻粒岩相变质高峰期的流体特征 ,对研究区太古宙孔兹岩系变质峰期特征矿物夕线石中具负晶形的碳质液相包裹体进行了冷热台显微测温和激光拉曼光谱成分测定。研究表明 ,该类包裹体xH2 O很低 (0mol%～ 17mol% ) ,碳质成分很高 (xCO2 +CH4=70mol %～ 90mol% ) ,密度为0 .94～ 1.0g/cm3 ,相应压力约为 0 .7GPa。流体氧逸度的lg fO2 在 - 14～ - 16之间。研究结果表明 ,丰富的碳质组分不是深部来源的 ,而可能是由孔兹岩系原岩中有机质氧化作用产生。