Imaging of Buried Archaeological Materials: The Reflection Properties of Archaeological Wood

Effective marine archaeological site management demands detailed information on not only the spatial distribution of artefacts but also the degradation state of the materials present. Although sonar methods have frequently been used in an attempt to detect buried wooden shipwrecks they are currently unable to indicate their degradation state. To assess the sensitivity of acoustic measurements to changes in the degradation state of such material, and hence the potential for sonars to quantify degradation, laboratory measurements of compressional wave velocity, as well as bulk density for oak and pine samples, in varying states of decay, were undertaken. These data enabled the calculation of theoretical reflection coefficients for such materials buried in various marine sediments. As wood degrades, the reflection coefficients become more negative, resulting in the hypothesis that the more degraded wood becomes, the easier it should be to detect. Typical reflection coefficients of the order of −0.43 and −0.52 for the most degraded oak and pine samples in sand are predicted. Conversely, for wood exposed to seawater the predicted reflection coefficients are large and positive for undegraded material (0.35 for oak, 0.18 for pine) and decrease to zero or slightly below for the most degraded samples. This indicates that exposed timbers, when heavily degraded, can be acoustically transparent and so undetectable by acoustic methods. Corroboration of these experimental results was provided through comparison with high resolution seismic reflection data that has been acquired over two shipwrecks.     

塔里木盆地北部构造样式

塔里木盆地北部发育５种典型的构造样式；基底卷入型压性逆冲构造组成、盖层滑脱型逆冲－褶皱构造组合、隐刺穿刺底檗同幅度褶皱构造组合及张性正断层组合，无论是构造变形时间还是组合分布，在塔北均呈现规律变化，其变形特征及发布受如下３个地质因素控制：（１）区域挤压作用；（２）岩性条件的差异：（２）先期构造格局。     

Anisotropy of the apparent resistivity variation rate near the epicentral region for strong earthquakes

IntroductionThe geo-electrical anisotropy before earthquake is of special significance for the prediction of earthquake location and for the research on crustal stress status near the epicentral region. The anisotropy has been studied from various aspects (CHEN, et al, 1983; QIAN, et al, 1985, 1996; LU, et al, 1990a; MAO, et al, 1995; RUAN, et al, 1999). But the anisotropic phenomena presented by geo-electrical data are not practically satisfactory and not clear as compared with the res…     

A viscoelastic shear zone model of compressional and extensional plate boundaries

A model is proposed describing the mechanical evolution of a shear zone along compressional and extensional plate boundaries, subject to constant strain rate. The shear zones are assumed as viscoelastic with Maxwell rheology and with elastic and rheological parameters depending on temperature and petrology. Stress and strain are computed as functions of time and depth. For both kinds of boundaries the model reproduces the existence of a shallow seismogenic zone, characterized by a stress concentration. The thickness of the seismogenic layer is evaluated considering the variations of shear stress and frictional strength on faults embedded in the shear zone. Assuming that a fault dislocation takes place, the brittle-ductile transition is assumed to occur at the depth at which the time derivative of total shear stress changes from positive to negative values. The effects of different strain rates and geothermal gradients on the depth of the brittle-ductile transition are studied. The model predictions are consistent with values inferred from seismicity data of different boundary zones.     

Comparison of P- and S-waves velocities estimated from Biot-Gassmann and Kuster-Toksöz models with results obtained from acoustic wavetrains interpretation

Kuster-Toksöz and Biot-Gassmann models for estimating velocities of longitudinal and shear waves on the basis of well-logging data were analysed. P-wave and S-wave velocity models are crucial for interpretation of seismic data. Discussed models enable determination with quite good accuracy, in some cases higher than the acoustic full wavetrains interpretation. Because velocity strongly depends on lithology and saturation of pore space, the selection of parameters of rock matrix, hydrocarbons and formation waters has a strong effect on the quality of velocities estimation.     

东秋里塔格构造带构造特征及油气勘探区带

东秋里塔格构造带是塔里木盆地库车坳陷的前缘构造带,整体表现为受新近系吉迪克组膏盐岩滑脱层控制的分层变形构造特征。盐上构造层主要发育断层相关褶皱,盐岩层以塑性流动变形为主,盐下构造层发育断层相关褶皱、冲起构造、逆冲断块等多种构造样式。依据盐下构造层变形特征,自西向东将东秋里塔格构造带划分为过渡构造段、叠瓦扇构造段、前端冲起构造段以及后端冲起构造段四段。过渡构造段内膏盐岩层发育层位由库姆格列木群转变为吉迪克组,盐下发育叠瓦扇构造;叠瓦扇构造段盐下发育典型的逆冲叠瓦构造样式;前端冲起构造段盐下发育断弯褶皱背斜,并在反冲断层的复合作用下发生冲起,主逆冲断层之下发育次级逆冲夹片;后端冲起构造段盐下发育断弯褶皱,并在背斜北翼发育一个独立的冲起构造。东秋里塔格构造带具备有利生储条件,构造分析表明过渡构造段、叠瓦扇构造段以及前端冲起构造段的盐下次级逆冲夹片具备勘探潜力,是有利的油气勘探区带。     

Sedimentary records of the late Early Cretaceous compressional setting in the South China block: A case study of the Xingning Basin,Guangdong Province

Recently, some scholars have proposed that the South China Block (SCB) was controlled by a compressive tectonic regime in the middle–late Early Cretaceous, challenging the belief that the SCB was under an extensional setting during the Cretaceous. The Early Cretaceous tectonic setting constraint in the SCB can offer vital insight to clarify the Mesozoic subduction history of the Paleo-Pacific. Therefore, to determine the SCB tectonic regime during the Early Cretaceous, this study investigated sedimentary rocks from the Lower Cretaceous Heshui Formation in the Xingning Basin, a foreland basin located in the southeastern SCB. Provenance analysis was performed using sandstone modal analysis, sandstone geochemical characteristics, and detrital zircon geochronology. Based on the results, we discussed basin sediment sources and the SCB tectonic regime during the Early Cretaceous. The results showed that the maximum Heshui Formation depositional age was 103 Ma ± 1.6 Ma in the Early Cretaceous Albian. Detrital framework modes and geochemical characteristics of sandstone indicated that Heshui Formation's source rocks were granites and sedimentary rocks. The detrital zircon U–Pb ages could be classified into two major and four subordinate age populations. The Wuyi Terrane to the north and southeast coastal regions to the east were the primary potential Heshui Formation source areas. However, the lower and upper sandstones are different in the peak ages, ~437 and ~146 to 104 Ma, respectively, indicating that the major source area shifted from the Wuyi Terrane to the southeastern coastal regions during the late Early Cretaceous. The sandstone modal analysis results indicated that the source area comprised mainly collisional–orogenic material. The SCB was under a compressive tectonic regime during the late Early Cretaceous and this compression action continued until at least 103 Ma ± 1.6 Ma.     

走滑断裂、"挤压性盆-山构造"与油气资源关系的探讨

了解含油气盆地的形成及其演化的影响因素对于含油气盆地的勘探和开发是至关重要的．以美国西部的圣安德烈斯断裂带及伴生的南加州油气盆地作为参考,对中国青藏高原北部与阿尔金走滑断裂系相关的盆-山构造进行了剖析．探讨阿尔金走滑断裂系在其演化过程中,怎样控制区域应力场、变形构造及盆地的形成,进而制约油气的迁移和圈闭．分析结果表明与圣安德烈斯断裂带在美国南加州的盆-山构造体系所起的作用相比较,阿尔金走滑断裂系在青藏高原北部的盆-山构造体系的形成和演化中起相似的作用．青藏高原相对于塔里木盆地的斜向运动导致在阿尔金走滑断裂的东南形成走滑-挤压构造域．形成一系列的走滑和推覆构造,在地形上表现为包括柴达木盆地在内的有序的盆-山相间的构造体系,与南加州富含油气的盆地相似,阿尔金走滑断裂及相配套的走滑-逆冲推覆构造促使在这些盆地中形成富集油气的构造。     

2.0GPa-室温至1160℃条件下安山岩纵波速度与相变

利用ＹＪ－３０００ｔ压力机的弹性波速度测量装置在２．０ＧＰａ室温到１１６０℃条件下就位测量了湖北大冶陈贵安山岩纵波速度,并在相应条件下获取了实验产物,对其观察表明,对应着岩石弹性波速度的变化。实验样品已经发生了相变。     

渗透系数极端情况下饱和土中压缩波波速及其物理本质

目前对渗透系数取极端值情况下饱和土中两类压缩波物理本质的理解尚不够清晰,比如文献中对渗透系数无穷大情况下饱和土中两类压缩波波速的求解有不同的结果。结合Zienkiewicz给出的土动力学基本方程,深入讨论了流体运动方程的建立,推导了饱和土一维压缩弹性问题的动力控制方程及其 - 、 - 形式,进而得出渗透系数取0和取无穷大这两种极端情况下饱和土中压缩波的波速,解释了其物理意义。提出了惯性耦合力的概念,指出两相体动力分析时土骨架和孔隙水之间的相互作用包含渗透力和惯性耦合力两项,并重点讨论了衡量惯性耦合力的参数孔隙度对压缩波波速的影响。