Overbreak and underbreak in underground openings Part 2: causes and implications

Summary The newly developed light sectioning method has been used to investigate some of the causes and costs of overbreak and underbreak. Investigations at the Aquamilpa Hydroelectric Project in Mexico have shown decreased overbreak and increased underbreak as a result of increased rock quality and decreased explosive energy. A new measure of explosive energy, the perimeter powder factor (PPF), has been defined and shown to be useful in the context of tunnel-wall rock damage. Tentative results indicate that explosive energy (PPF) may be a more important factor in producing underbreak, whereas rock quality may be a greater factor in producing overbreak. A site-specific equation is given for predicting overbreak or underbreak as a function of rock quality and explosive energy, with an evaluation of the cost of underbreak and overbreak.     

In situ time resolved synchrotron powder diffraction study of thaumasite

Structural changes during dehydration and subsequent decomposition in thaumasite Ca₃Si(SO₄)(CO₃)(OH)₆·12 H₂O were studied by in situ synchrotron powder diffraction between 303 and 1,098 K. Evolution of the crystal structure was observed through 28 structure refinements, by full profile Rietveld analysis performed in the P6₃ space group, between 300 and 417 K, whereupon the thaumasite structure was observed to breakdown. Within this temperature range, the cell parameters of thaumasite increased as a function of temperature in a nearly linear fashion up to about 393 K, at which temperature, a slight slope change was observed. Above 400 K, the thermogravimetric analysis revealed that the dehydration process proceeded very rapidly while the refined occupancy of water molecules dropped below a critical level, leading to instability in the thaumasite structure. At a same time, a remarkable change in the unit cell parameters occurring at about 417 K indicated that the crystal structure of thaumasite collapsed on losing the crystallization water and it turned amorphous. This result indicated that the dehydration/decomposition of thaumasite was induced by the departure of the crystallization water. At about 950 K, anhydrite and cristobalite crystallized from the thaumasite glass.     

原位磁化X射线粉末衍射法测还原铁粉的微观磁致伸缩系数

首次报导X射线粉末衍射法测量铁粉晶胞的磁致伸缩系数。还原铁粉样品原位磁化后 ,铁立方晶胞产生磁致伸缩效应 ,晶胞参数的变化引起衍射峰位置和晶面间距的变化。实验测得铁晶胞λ1 0 0 为 3 .3 3× 10 - 4,此结果表明铁晶胞的微观磁致伸缩系数比棒状、薄膜或粉末压片的系数大约 16倍。对此现象进行了合理的理论解释 ,指出大块材料中的粉末多晶之间具有较大的空隙 ,从而使得宏观磁致伸缩系数变小     

药用滑石粉酸中可溶物测定方法考察

考察药用滑石粉酸中可溶物测定方法的重复性、耐用性 ,分析主要影响因素。比较酸溶物提取液滤过介质对测定结果差异的影响 ;采用重量法随机测定酸溶物含量和室间差异。两种滤过介质处理对测定结果没有显著差异 ;室间测定结果没有显著差异 ;30批样品平行测定结果的 RSD值范围为 0 %～ 18.2 %。酸中可溶物测定法存在重复性和耐用性不佳的问题 ,应相应调整酸中可溶物含量限度     

Structural properties of (Mn1-x Fe x )Nb2O6 columbites from X-ray diffraction and IR spectroscopy

A suite of (Mn_1-x Fe _x )Nb₂O₆ (x=0, 0.05, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1) columbite samples has been prepared by solid-state reaction from oxides. X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic investigations have been carried out in order to gain different perspectives on how the solid solution adapts at different length scales to cation mixing. X-ray powder diffraction and powder absorption IR spectroscopy data are presented. The powder diffraction data show that there is no significant excess volume of mixing on the Fe–Mn columbite join. All the unit-cell parameters decrease linearly as a function of increasing Fe content. Substitution of Fe²⁺ for the larger Mn²⁺ cation causes a decrease in the volume of the A polyhedron, which also becomes more regular with respect to both bond-length and edge-length distortion parameters. No significant variation of the B site has been observed. Wavenumber shifts of the IR peaks nearly all vary linearly with composition, consistent with linear variations of the lattice parameters. Line broadening has been quantified by autocorrelation analysis of the IR spectra. This is interpreted as suggesting that there is some element of local strain or positional disorder at the length scale of second or third nearest neighbours around sites occupied by Fe.     

改性矿物微粉增强硅橡胶性能的研究

硅橡胶作为特种橡胶体系的一个重要成员,以其耐高温、耐寒、耐候及电气特性等优良品质得到国防、航天航空、电子、医疗卫生等行业的青睐［１］。然而,目前工业上主要采用价格昂贵的气相白炭黑作硅橡胶的增强剂,使硅橡胶制品成本偏高,限制了硅橡胶的普及应用,阻碍了硅...     

Kinetic study of the dehydroxylation of chrysotile asbestos with temperature by in situ XRPD

 The kinetics of the dehydroxylation of chrysotile was followed in situ at high temperature using real-time conventional and synchrotron powder diffraction (XRPD). This is the first time kinetics parameters have been calculated for the dehydroxylation of chrysotile. The value of the order of the reaction mechanism calculated using the Avrami model indicates that the rate-limiting step of the reaction is a one-dimensional diffusion with an instantaneous nucleation or a deceleratory rate of nucleation of the reaction product. Hence, the rate-limiting step is the one-dimensional diffusion of the water molecules formed in the interlayer region by direct condensation of two hydrogen atoms and an oxygen atom. The calculated apparent activation energy of the reaction in the temperature range 620–750 °C is 184 kJ mol⁻¹. The diffusion path is along the axis of the fibrils forming the fibers. The amorphous or short-range ordered dehydroxylate of chrysotile is extremely unstable because forsterite readily nucleates in the Mg-rich regions. Moreover, it is less stable than the dehydroxylate of kaolinite, the so-called metakaolinite, which forms mullite at about 950 °C. This difference is interpreted in terms of the different nature of the two ions Mg²⁺ and Al³⁺ and their function as glass modifier and glass-forming ion, respectively. Received: 10 April 2002 / Accepted: 7 January 2003 Acknowledgements This work is part of a COFIN project (04 Scienze della Terra, NR 17, 2000) supported by MURST. Dr Dapiaggi is kindly acknowledged for help during the data collection at the Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, University of Milan.     

活性白云粉生产工艺及其物化性能研究

活性白云粉（ABP）是在白云岩经过破碎、细粉碎、表面改性的基础上得到的一种新型改性功能填料。本文利用河南辉县市的拍石头和张村两地产出的白云岩作为实验原料，对其表面改性的实验方法、改性剂选择及用量、改性条件及改性效果等方面进行了一定的探讨，并且对改性前后的白云石粉体的粒度、比表面积等性能及红外光谱特征做了对比研究。生产工艺和物性测试研究表明：活性白云粉代替轻质碳酸钙作橡胶填料前景广阔；与轻钙相比，活性白云粉的粒度不够均匀，经优化和改善生产工艺条件，可望进一步提高其应用价值。     

利用钾长石粉水热合成13X沸石分子筛的实验研究

对综合利用钾长石提钾工艺中的重要高附加值副产品13X沸石分子筛的合成进行了实验研究。对福建沙县的钾长石粉加入配料NaCO3进行焙烧实验，确定培烧的最佳工艺参数为：钾长石粉：NaCO3=1：1．30(摩尔比)，焙烧温度为845℃，焙烧时间为150min；优化的水热合成条件为M2O／SiO2(mo1)=1．50，H2O／M2O(mo1)=40．0，合成时间为8h，晶种加入量为9．0％。对合成样品化学成分分析、X射线物相分析、红外光谱分析、扫描电镜分析表明，合成13X沸石分子筛结晶完好，性能优良．水热反应经由溶解水合反应和聚合浓缩反应两大阶段。     

新矿物(19931～199312)

本文以表格形式列举了１９９３年１月至１９９３年１２月经《国际矿物学协会（ＩＭＡ）新矿物与矿物命名委员会（ＣＮＭＭＮ）》批准并在各国矿物学杂志上发表的４２个新矿物的中文英文名称、化学式及其他数据。数据依次为：矿物的晶系、空间群、晶胞参数、主要粉晶数据（Ｉ、ｈｋｌ）、物理性质（晶形、颜色、条痕、光泽、解理、发光、硬度、密度等）、光学性质（一、二轴晶,正、负光性,折光率,反射率,双反射,２Ｖ,色散,吸收性,多色性等）、产状、共生矿物等。