基于2015年尼泊尔MW7.8地震震后形变探测青藏高原南缘的岩石圈流变结构

基于有限元方法,采用2015年尼泊尔MW7.8地震震后5 a的GPS观测资料约束青藏高原南缘的岩石圈流变结构,利用通过主前缘逆冲断裂带(MFT)间的距离来约束边界位置的垂直边界结构和印度弹性俯冲板片结构探测印度板块和青藏高原板块的边界结构。结果表明,2种结构均能产生与观测数据一致的南-西南水平运动模式,并能较好地解释远场地面位移,但垂直边界结构模型得到的垂直形变偏大,而俯冲板片结构模型能很好地解释中尼边境及以北地区的隆升现象。青藏高原下地壳稳态和瞬态粘滞系数的最优结果分别为1×1018 Pa·s和1×1017 Pa·s。     

基于GNSS观测研究2015年尼泊尔MW7.8地震震后地壳形变特征及其机制

收集及处理尼泊尔境内的GPS连续观测站和中国藏南地区的GPS基准站数据,获得2015年尼泊尔MW7.8地震震后3 a的GPS水平形变场。结果显示,尼泊尔地震的震后形变主要分布于尼泊尔北部及中尼边境区域,且东西方向形变较小,南北方向形变较大,整体继续向南运动,最大震后位移约为10.93 cm。采用孔隙弹性回弹模型计算的理论地表位移远小于GPS观测值,无法解释GPS观测到的震后形变。采用震后余滑模型反演的结果表明,震后余滑主要集中在断层的下倾延伸部分,且空间分布较广,余滑释放的地震矩为1.09×1020 Nm。采用PSGRN/PSCMP程序计算粘弹性引起的理论地表形变结果显示,粘弹性松弛模型不能解释近场GPS观测值,但在远场区域的运动方向与GPS观测值一致。采用粘弹性松弛和震后余滑组合机制模型进行反演,余滑释放的地震矩降为1.08×1020 Nm,且空间分布更加集中。研究结果表明,组合机制模型在保证了模型拟合精度的基础上,反演结果与应力驱动模型反演结果更接近。     

Seismic behavior in central Taiwan: Response to stress evolution following the 1999 Mw 7.6 Chi-Chi earthquake

Following the 1999 M_w 7.6 Chi-Chi earthquake, a large amount of seismicity occurred in the Nantou region of central Taiwan. Among the seismic activities, eight M_w ⩾ 5.8 earthquakes took place following the Chi-Chi earthquake, whereas only four earthquakes with comparable magnitudes took place from 1900 to 1998. Since the seismicity rate during the Chi-Chi postseismic period has never returned to the background level, such seismicity activation cannot simply be attributed to modified Omori’s Law decay. In this work, we attempted to associate seismic activities with stress evolution. Based on our work, it appears that the spatial distribution of the consequent seismicity can be associated with increasing coseismic stress. On the contrary, the stress changes imparted by the afterslip; lower crust–upper mantle viscoelastic relaxation; and sequent events resulted in a stress drop in most of the study region. Understanding seismogenic mechanisms in terms of stress evolution would be beneficial to seismic hazard mitigation.     

InSAR约束下2001年昆仑山MS 8.1地震震后粘弹性松弛效应

根据2001年昆仑山MS8.1地震震后2~6 a的InSAR形变场,采用震后粘弹性松弛模型进行模拟,使用半解析平面分层模型研究青藏高原昆仑山地震震区流变结构。Maxwell半空间粘弹性应力松弛模型模拟结果表明,最优的弹性上地壳厚度为15~20 km,莫霍面深度为70 km,该地区下地壳有效粘滞系数在（1~2.5）×1019 Pas之间,上地幔有效粘滞系数在（1~6.3）×1019 Pas之间。该结果与青藏高原玛尼震区的震后粘弹性松弛反演结果基本一致。     

中国西部深切河谷谷底卸荷松弛带成因机理研究

中国西部深切河谷中大量钻孔等资料分析表明,西部深切河谷谷底浅表层普遍存在卸荷松弛现象。谷底卸荷松弛带一般厚10~20m,具有弱风化、裂隙发育、岩体强度较低、完整性差、透水性较高等特征。研究结果揭示谷底形成后岩体经历了谷底应力集中→谷底岩体变形破坏→表层岩体卸荷松弛→次生裂隙发育→长期水岩相互作用→形成现今谷底弱风化、弱卸荷带。室内物理模拟研究直观地再现了谷底岩体应力集中、变形破坏,形成卸荷松弛现象。     

粘弹性阻尼器对建筑结构非线性地震反应的控制

粘弹性阻尼器是抗震被动控制中一十分有效的耗能减震装置,本文４推导了粘弹性阻尼器和斜支撑的组合间单元刚度矩阵,并建立了在罕遇地震作用下,设置粘弹性阻尼器斜支撑的钢筋混凝土框架结构非线性地震反应时程分析的方法。     

Characterization of humic substances by advanced solid state NMR spectroscopy: Demonstration of a systematic approach

Characterization of humic substances is challenging due to their structural complexity and heterogeneity. Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is regarded as one of the best tools for elucidating structures of humic substances. The primary solid state NMR technique that has been used so far is the routine ¹³C cross polarization-magic angle spinning (CP-MAS) technique. Although this technique has markedly advanced our understanding of humic substances, the full potential of NMR for characterizing humic substances has yet to be realized. Recent technical developments and applications of advanced solid state NMR have revealed the promise to provide deeper insights into structures of humic substances. In this paper, we summarized and demonstrated the systematic solid state NMR protocol for characterization of humic substances using a humic acid as an example. This protocol included (1) identification of specific functional groups using spectral editing techniques, occasionally assisted by ¹H¹³C two-dimensional heteronuclear correlation (2D HETCOR) NMR, (2) quantification of specific functional groups based on direct polarization-magic angle spinning (DP-MAS) and DP-MAS with recoupled dipolar dephasing, combined with spectral editing techniques, (3) determination of connectivities and proximities of specific functional groups by ¹H¹³C 2D HETCOR or 2D HETCOR combined with spectral editing techniques, and (4) examination of domains and heterogeneities by ¹H¹³C 2D HETCOR with ¹H spin diffusion. We used a soil humic acid as an example to demonstrate how this protocol was applied to the characterization of humic substances step by step. Afterwards, based on typical ¹³C NMR spectra of humic substances we described how we could combine different NMR techniques to identify specific functional groups band by band from downfield to upfield. Finally, we briefly mentioned the potential new NMR techniques that could be developed to enrich the current systematic protocol. This systematic protocol is not only applicable to humic substances but also to other natural organic matter samples.     

Dynamic response characterization and simplified analysis methods for viscoelastic dampers considering heat transfer

Viscoelastic (VE) dampers are sensitive to temperature, excitation frequency, and strain level. As they dissipate the kinetic energy from earthquake or wind-induced structural vibrations, their temperature increases from the heat generated, consequently softening their VE materials and lowering their dynamic mechanical properties. Temperature increase can be significant for long-duration loading, but can be limited by heat conduction and convection which depend on damper configuration. The writers analytically explored such effect on the six different dampers by using their previously proposed three-dimensional finite-element analysis method. Results provided better understanding of how heat is generated within the VE material, conducted and stored in different damper parts, and dispersed to the surrounding air. These results also led to characterization of both local (e.g., temperatures, properties, and strain energy density) and global (e.g., hysteresis loops, and stiffness) behavior of VE dampers, and provided a framework for a new simplified one-dimensional (1D) modeling approach for time-history analysis. This new proposed 1D method greatly improves the computation time of the previously proposed long-duration method coupling fractional time-derivatives VE constitutive rule with 1D heat transfer analysis. Unlike the previous method, it idealizes uniform shear strain and VE material property distributions for computational efficiency, but still simulating non-uniform temperature distribution along the thickness direction of the VE material. Despite the approximations, it accurately predicts VE damper global responses.