Temperature dependence of large-scale water-retention curves: a case study

A local-scale model for temperature-dependence of water-retention curves may be applicable to large scales. Consideration of this temperature dependence is important for modeling unsaturated flow and transport in the subsurface in numerous cases. Although significant progress has been made in understanding and modeling this temperature effect, almost all the previous studies have been limited to small scales (on the order of several centimeters). Numerical experiments were used to investigate the possibility of extending a local-scale model for the temperature-dependence of water retention curves to large scales (on the order of meters). Temperature effects on large-scale hydraulic properties are of interest in many practical applications. Numerical experiment results indicate that the local-scale model can indeed be applicable to large-scale problems for special porous media with high air entry values. A typical porous medium of this kind is the porous tuff matrix in the unsaturated zone of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, the proposed geologic disposal site for national high-level nuclear wastes. Whether this finding can approximately hold for general cases needs to be investigated in future studies.     

三峡库区滑坡治理工程设计中推力荷载计算方法初探

随着三峡水利工程的逐步实施，淹没区移民及新城镇建设等人类工程活动的加剧，以滑坡为主的环境地质问题日益突出。本文从稳定系数、安全系数入手，对铁道、公路等部门常用的设计计算原理进行了研究，并由此类比分析研究了三峡区回水后或库水位正常运行条件下，滑坡治理工程设计计算方法。     

攀西地区独立银矿的成矿地质条件及找矿前景

四川攀西地区具有特定的地质条件，区域地球化学特征、有利的成矿环境和已发现的银矿床点，都证明区内具有很好的成矿地质条件，寻找大型独立银矿很有前景。主攻内生型和沉积变质型银矿床是今后工作的重点。     

Improved treatments for evaluating horizontal magnetic components through the 3-D FDM in E -polarization induction problems

To improve the accuracy of the numerical evaluation through the 3-D finite difference method, the surface boundary conditions are added to modify the old program. The author has tested the new program by making calculations for the model constructed by Wanamaker, et al (1984). The comparison between the numerical results obtained from this paper and those by Wannamaker, et al (1984) indicates that a pronounced improvement is realized in the evaluation of the horizontal magnetic components. Moreover, better calculations for the vertical magnetic components are also obtainable by using the new program.     

The role of sediment specific gravity and availability on cluster evolution

The objective of this experimental study was to account for the role of sediment availability and specific gravity on cluster formation and cluster geometric characteristics (spacing and size). To isolate the effects of sediment availability and specific gravity on cluster evolution, mono‐sized spheres were used to simulate the cluster evolutionary cycle. Overall, twelve experimental runs were carried out in the laboratory flume. Six of these tests were performed by using glass spheres (specific gravity, SG = 2·58) and the other six by employing an equal combination of glass and Teflon spheres (SG = 2·12) of the same diameter to evaluate the role of specific gravity on cluster evolution. The three sediment availability conditions that were investigated here simulated isolated gravel elements, pool–riffle sequences and densely packed gravel‐bed. An advanced image analysis technique was employed to track the evolution of cluster microforms and provide quantitative information about the size and shape of clusters and the number of clusters per unit area. The results of this study showed that: (1) sediment availability affects the architecture and size of cluster microforms; and (2) clusters consisting of mono‐sized sediments start disintegrating at twice the incipient conditions. By performing complementary tests for the isolated gravel elements case, it was found that the evolutionary cycle of individual clusters could be described as follows, in order of increasing stress: no cluster→two particle cluster→comet→triangle→rhomboid→break up. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

一类热流问题解的存在性

热敏半导体器件中电位与温度满足的方程组，是一个椭圆－抛物耦合组，并带有混合边界条件。利用不动点定理可证明该问题解的存在性。     

我国黄铁矿矿床类型、分布规律及前景评估

中国黄铁矿资源丰富，按元素和矿物组合的不同，其矿床类型可分为：黄铁矿矿床；黄铁矿型铜矿床；含锌、铜黄铁矿型矿床；黄铁矿型多金属矿床；含钨黄铁矿型铜矿床；含锡黄铁矿型矿床；含金黄铁矿型矿床。最主要的成因类型是海底喷气沉积矿床，它广泛分布于不同时期的造山带及早前寒武纪克拉通。黄铁矿形成的构造环境可分为５种，即：边缘浅海或优地槽环境；上叠的断裂坳陷带；洋中脊；岛弧地带；陆相火山盆地。     

ICAP仪器主要工作条件的优化方法研究

ＩＣＡＰ仪器在不同工作条件下，其测试精度与准确值差别是较大的。因此，正确进行工作条件的优化，是ＩＣＡＰ仪器分析工作的关键。本文从理论依据及实验方法两个方面探讨了实现条件优化的具体方法，以及其对于确保仪器的最佳测试状态和进一步扩大测试领域所具有的实际意义。     

煤矿采空区场地建筑适宜性工程地质研究方法

简述了煤矿采空区场地存在的工程地质问题；提出了查明采空区场地工程地质条件的现场勘察和室内模拟研究方法。并结合采空区活化特点，对采空区场地建筑适宜性作了分析；提出了地基处理和建筑物防护措施     

大长沙火山岩盆地铀成矿条件分析

文章分析了盆地的火山活动、火山岩的地球化学特点和铀矿化特征。认为盆地是塌陷式的，岩浆活动分为两个旋迥，并且不同族迥的岩浆来源深度不同。盆地发育有多期次的矿化蚀变，铀源有地幔铀、基底铀及盖层蚀变而迁移出的活化铀。盆地断裂构造发育，有较好的矿质沉淀场所，又处在有利的铀成矿区域背景之下，因此具有较大的铀成矿远景。