Integrated studies for characterization of lineaments used to locate groundwater potential zones in a hard rock region of Karnataka, India     

Subash Chandra  V. A. Rao  N. S. Krishnamurthy  S. Dutta  Shakeel Ahmed 《Hydrogeology Journal》2006,14(5):767-776

An integrated study was carried out to investigate the subsurface geological conditions in a hard rock environment, with the aim of identifying zones with groundwater resource potential. The study, in Bairasagara watershed, Karnataka, India, considered geomorphology, water level, resistivity imaging, self potential, total magnetic field and susceptibility. The signatures due to lineaments have been clearly identified and their role in groundwater movement has been documented. Synthetic simulation methods were used to model the electrical response of the lineament using finite differential modeling scheme. The inverted image of the field data is compared with the synthetic image and iteration were performed on the initial model until a best match was obtained resulting on the generation of the calibrated resistivity image of the subsurface. Resistivity imaging revealed that the dykes are weathered/fractured to a depth of 6–8 m and are compact at deeper levels, and that they behave as barriers to groundwater movement, yet facilitate a good groundwater potential zone on the upgradient side. The results of magnetic surveys were utilized in differentiating granites and dolerite dykes with an insignificant resistivity contrast. Geomorphological expression alone cannot reveal the groundwater potential associated with a lineament. However, characterizing the nature of the feature at depth with integrated geophysical methods provides essential information for assessing that potential.An erratum to this article can be found at  相似文献   

An analysis of medium losses in coal washing plants     

R. Sripriya  A. Dutta  P.K. Dhall  M. Narasimha  Vikas Kumar  B.S. Tiwari 《International Journal of Mineral Processing》2006,80(2-4):177-188

A major operating cost in dense-medium separation is in replacement of lost medium solids. The loss of medium solids, being costly, plays a crucial role in determining the economics of any preparation operation. Coal washeries that employ dense-medium cyclones often attempt optimization of the processes by varying the vortex or the spigot diameter and the feed relative density. While these changes help in closer control of the separation process, they also result in medium losses due to changes in the medium split ratio (ratio of the medium flow rate in overflow to underflow). Since medium solids are lost by adhesion to products and as magnetic separator effluent, the effect of the change in medium split ratio on the drain-and-rinse screens and, hence, the magnetic separator circuit needs to be studied. In Tata Steel's coal washeries, at Jharkhand India, which employs primary and secondary dense-medium cyclones in series to produce clean coal, middlings and rejects, reducing the relative density of feed medium, had an insignificant effect on the medium split ratio. On the other hand, changing the cone ratio (ratio of the overflow diameter to the underflow diameter) changed the relative density and the flow rates through the cyclone outlets, thus affecting the performance of the magnetite recovery circuit.A systematic study through laboratory tests and a detailed plant sampling campaign helped in identifying the causes of magnetite loss. Upon implementation of the recommendations, the magnetite losses decreased, resulting in a saving of approximately US$27,500 per annum. The study also helped in evolving some checkpoints for plant operators for identifying magnetite losses.  相似文献   

Modelling of feed distributor at coal washeries     

Sripriya Rajendran  M. NarasimhaA. Dutta  M.K. SinhaArun Misra 《International Journal of Mineral Processing》2006

The biased subdivision of slurry feed to a number of unit operations in parallel results in each unit operating under different density volumetric flow rate, feed concentration. Consequently some of the units may operate under sub-optimal conditions leading to reduced operating efficiencies of sizing and cleaning units. The objective of this work was to identify the reasons for biased slurry subdivision in the feed distributor of Washery-II, West Bokaro, Tata Steel, Jamshedpur, India. A lab model of the feed distributor was set up at R&D using the principles of geometric similarity and dynamic similarity. A number of experimental investigations were carried out based on Design Of Experiments and the results analysed using ANOVA. The variation of feed rate of coal and its size distribution through different outlet ports were quantified through two terms, the coal split ratio and the variation index. The design of the insert, the number of water inlets, and the feeding position of coal in the distributor were the most important factors affecting the variation index. In case of coal split ratio, apart from the first two variables, none of the others had a significant effect. Four water inlets with symmetrically arranged outlets, equal water flow rate in the inlets and the material being fed in an annular ring into the distributor was found to reduce both the coal split ratio and the variation index.  相似文献   

Analysis of Beams on Pasternak Foundation Using Quintic Displacement Functions     

Dutta  Ashis Kumar  Mandal  Jagat Jyoti  Bandyopadhyay  Debasish 《Geotechnical and Geological Engineering》2021,39(6):4213-4224

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering - Beams supported by elastic foundations one of the complex soil-structure interaction problems and analysis carried out using the concept of “beam on...  相似文献   

Variability of Indian monsoonal rainfall over the past 100 ka and its implication for C3–C4 vegetational change     

Shailesh Agrawal  Prasanta Sanyal  Anindya Sarkar  Manoj Kumar Jaiswal  Koushik Dutta 《Quaternary Research》2012,77(1):159-170

Oxygen and carbon isotope ratios of soil carbonate and carbon isotope ratios of soil organic matter (SOM) separated from three cores, Kalpi, IITK and Firozpur, of the Ganga Plain, India are used to reconstruct past rainfall variations and their effect on ambient vegetation. The δ¹⁸O values of soil carbonate (δ¹⁸O_SC) analyzed from the cores range from ? 8.2 to ? 4.1‰. Using these variations in δ¹⁸O_SC values we are able, for the first time, to show periodic change in rainfall amount between 100 and 18 ka with three peaks of higher monsoon at about 100, 40 and 25 ka. The estimation of rainfall variations using δ¹⁸O value of rainwater-amount effect suggests maximum decrease in rainfall intensity (~ 20%) during the last glacial maximum. The δ¹³C values of soil carbonate (δ¹³C_SC) and SOM (δ¹³C_SOM) range from ? 6.3 to + 1.6‰ and ? 28.9 to ? 19.4‰, respectively, implying varying proportions of C₃ and C₄ vegetations over the Ganga Plain during the last 100 ka. The comparison between monsoonal rainfall and atmospheric CO₂ with vegetation for the time period 84 to 18 ka indicate that relative abundances of C₃ and C₄ vegetations were mainly driven by variations in monsoonal rainfall.  相似文献   

Shift in detrital sedimentation in the eastern Bay of Bengal during the late Quaternary   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

C. Prakash Babu  J. N. Pattan  K. Dutta  N. Basavaiah  G. V. Ravi Prasad  D. K. Ray  P. Govil 《Journal of Earth System Science》2010,119(3):285-295

Down-core variations of granulometric, geochemical and mineral magnetism of a 70-cm long sediment core retrieved from the eastern Bay of Bengal abyssal region were studied to understand sedimentation pattern and sediment provenance during the last ～12 kyr BP. Based on down-core physical and elemental variations, three units were identified: unit 3 (70–43 cm) is a ～30 cm thick clayey silt organic carbon-rich (0.5–0.92%) turbidite probably delivered by the Brahmaputra River during the late Quaternary period. Units 2 (43–24 cm) and 1 (24–0 cm) represent enhanced and reduced supply of coarse-grained detrital sediments from the Ganges River during early and late Holocene period, respectively. Increased terrigenous supply dilutes calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) and biogenic elements (P, Ba and Cu) in units 3 and 2. On the contrary, a reduction in detrital input enhances CaCO₃ and biogenic elements in unit 1. Lithogenic elements (Ti, Al, K and Rb) and shale-normalized REE patterns in all three units suggest terrigenous source. The shift in provenance from the Brahmaputra to the Ganges derived sediments is evident by a sharp increase in sediment grain size, increased concentration and grain size assemblages of magnetic minerals, lithogenic elements concentration and La_n/Yb_n ratio. This study highlights terrigenous dilution on biogenic sedimentation in the eastern Bay of Bengal sediments.  相似文献