ISRM Suggested Method for Determining the Abrasivity of Rock by the CERCHAR Abrasivity Test     

Michael Alber  Olgay Yaralı  Filip Dahl  Amund Bruland  Heiko Käsling  Theodore N. Michalakopoulos  Marilena Cardu  Paul Hagan  Hamit Aydın  Ahmet Özarslan 《Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering》2014,47(1):261-266

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Distribution and potential sources of organochlorine pesticides in the karst soils of a tiankeng in southwest China   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Yinghui Wang  Yiyin Xu  Shihua Qi  Xiaoming Li  Xiangsheng Kong  Daoxian Yuan  Oramah I. Theodore 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2013,70(6):2873-2881

This research was conducted in an attempt to assess the concentration levels and potential sources of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the karst soils of Dashiwei tiankeng, southwest China. The tiankeng is a karst surface expression that can act as a focal point for introduction of contaminants to groundwater system, which may serve as condenser and receiver for semi-volatile persistent organic pollutants such as OCPs. In this study, surface soil samples from Dashiwei tiankeng were collected and 23 organochlorine pesticide compounds were analyzed. The results showed that the concentration was 0.019–3.605 ng/g for DDTs (sum of p,p’-DDD, p,p’-DDE, o,p’-DDT, p,p’-DDT), 0.001–0.218 ng/g for HCHs (sum of α-, β-, γ-, δ-HCH), 0.003–0.290 ng/g for CHLs (sum of heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, TC, CC and trans-nonachlor), 0.001–0.064 ng/g for endosulfan (sum of α-endosulfan and β-endosulfan), 0.008–1.630 ng/g for HCB and 0.023–0.928 ng/g for other OCPs (sum of aldrin, dieldrin, methoxychlor, endrin, endrin aldehyde and endrin ketone). The total OCPs concentrations varied from 0.055 to 5.216 ng/g. The ratio of DDT/(DDE + DDD) in the floor soils of Dashiwei tiankeng ranged from 0.434 to 0.797, suggesting a mostly historical residue of technical DDT contamination. However, the ratio of DDT/(DDE + DDD) in the upper rim soils was higher than one, which that there was fresh DDT application nearby. Both the floor and upper rim soils of Dashiwei tiankeng had high ratios of o,p’-DDT/p,p’-DDT (range of 0.016–10.833 with mean of 5.424 and 4.667–7.714 with mean of 5.723, respectively), which implied that the primary source of DDTs was probably from dicofol-type DDT products. The average ratios of α-/γ-HCH were 24.435 in the floor soils and 1.067 in the upper rim soils, together with the averaged percentages of β-HCH among the total HCH isomers (accounting for 33.772 %), indicating that the HCHs were a dominant contribution from technical HCH usage in the past.  相似文献   

Initial Calibration of the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)     

Paul Boerner  Christopher Edwards  James Lemen  Adam Rausch  Carolus Schrijver  Richard Shine  Lawrence Shing  Robert Stern  Theodore Tarbell  Alan Title  C. Jacob Wolfson  Regina Soufli  Eberhard Spiller  Eric Gullikson  David McKenzie  David Windt  Leon Golub  William Podgorski  Paola Testa  Mark Weber 《Solar physics》2012,275(1-2):41-66

The Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is an array of four normal-incidence reflecting telescopes that image the Sun in ten EUV and UV wavelength channels. We present the initial photometric calibration of AIA, based on preflight measurements of the response of the telescope components. The estimated accuracy is of order 25%, which is consistent with the results of comparisons with full-disk irradiance measurements and spectral models. We also describe the characterization of the instrument performance, including image resolution, alignment, camera-system gain, flat-fielding, and data compression.  相似文献   

Seismic performance and probabilistic collapse resistance assessment of steel moment resisting frames with fluid viscous dampers   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1       下载免费PDF全文

Choung‐Yeol Seo  Theodore L. Karavasilis  James M. Ricles  Richard Sause 《地震工程与结构动力学》2014,43(14):2135-2154

This paper evaluates the seismic resistance of steel moment resisting frames (MRFs) with supplemental fluid viscous dampers against collapse. A simplified design procedure is used to design four different steel MRFs with fluid viscous dampers where the strength of the steel MRF and supplemental damping are varied. The combined systems are designed to achieve performance that is similar to or higher than that of conventional steel MRFs designed according to current seismic design codes. Based on the results of nonlinear time history analyses and incremental dynamic analyses, statistics of structural and non‐structural response as well as probabilities of collapse of the steel MRFs with dampers are determined and compared with those of conventional steel MRFs. The analytical frame models used in this study are reliably capable to simulate global frame collapse by considering full geometric nonlinearities as well as the cyclic strength and stiffness deterioration in the plastic hinge regions of structural steel members. The results show that, with the aid of supplemental damping, the performance of a steel MRF with reduced design base shear can be improved and become similar to that of a conventional steel MRF with full design base shear. Incremental dynamic analyses show that supplemental damping reduces the probability of collapse of a steel MRF with a given strength. However, the paper highlights that a design base shear equal to 75% of the minimum design base shear along with supplemental damping to control story drift at 2% (i.e., design drift of a conventional steel MRF) would not guarantee a higher collapse resistance than that of a conventional MRF. At 75% design base shear, a tighter design drift (e.g., 1.5% as shown in this study) is needed to guarantee a higher collapse resistance than that of a conventional MRF. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

A Comparison of Hyporheic Transport at a Cross‐Vane Structure and Natural Riffle          下载免费PDF全文

Samuel J. Smidt  Joseph A. Cullin  Adam S. Ward  Jesse Robinson  Margaret A. Zimmer  Laura K. Lautz  Theodore A. Endreny 《Ground water》2015,53(6):859-871

While restoring hyporheic flowpaths has been cited as a benefit to stream restoration structures, little documentation exists confirming that constructed restoration structures induce comparable hyporheic exchange to natural stream features. This study compares a stream restoration structure (cross‐vane) to a natural feature (riffle) concurrently in the same stream reach using time‐lapsed electrical resistivity (ER) tomography. Using this hydrogeophysical approach, we were able to quantify hyporheic extent and transport beneath the cross‐vane structure and the riffle. We interpret from the geophysical data that the cross‐vane and the natural riffle induced spatially and temporally unique hyporheic extent and transport, and the cross‐vane created both spatially larger and temporally longer hyporheic flowpaths than the natural riffle. Tracer from the 4.67‐h injection was detected along flowpaths for 4.6 h at the cross‐vane and 4.2 h at the riffle. The spatial extent of the hyporheic zone at the cross‐vane was 12% larger than that at the riffle. We compare ER results of this study to vertical fluxes calculated from temperature profiles and conclude significant differences in the interpretation of hyporheic transport from these different field techniques. Results of this study demonstrate a high degree of heterogeneity in transport metrics at both the cross‐vane and the riffle and differences between the hyporheic flowpath networks at the two different features. Our results suggest that restoration structures may be capable of creating sufficient exchange flux and timescales of transport to achieve the same ecological functions as natural features, but engineering of the physical and biogeochemical environment may be necessary to realize these benefits.  相似文献   

Ancient eco-technology of qanats for engineering a sustainable water supply in the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus     

Theodore A. Endreny  Huseyin Gokcekus 《Environmental Geology》2009,57(2):249-257

The qanat water supply technology, which gravity drains mountain aquifers into valleys, is considered as a culturally appropriate and ecological sustainable design to meet northern Cyprus’ drinking water development needs. This research estimates the boundary and water budget for the proposed qanat recharge area of 370 km², which is in the upper elevations of the limestone dominated Five Finger Mountain Range. The mountain drainage was analyzed using global elevation data from the Shuttle Ranging Topography Mission (SRTM). Efforts to use Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) annual precipitation for water budget inputs failed due to extreme error when tested against 10–30 years of meteorological station data; TRMM under-estimated depths on the narrow mountain peaks. Gage records, while few in number, were area averaged to set average annual precipitation inputs at 530 mm year⁻¹. Evaporation was estimated using a complementary relationship areal evapotranspiration (CRAE) model, setting average atmospheric outputs at 221 mm year⁻¹. Recharge to the qanat aquifer was set by subtracting evaporation from precipitation, and then allocating 50% of the remaining water to environmental services. At 25% development, the qanat system supplies 14 mm³ year⁻¹ of water, meeting the drinking water deficit of 13 mm³.  相似文献   

Temporal variability of chlorophyll in Narragansett Bay, 1973-1990     

Li  Yaqin; Smayda  Theodore J. 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》1998,55(4):661-667

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Long-term trends in water clarity revealed by Secchi-disk measurements in lower Narragansett Bay   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Borkman  David G.; Smayda  Theodore J. 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》1998,55(4):668-679

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Positioning fisheries in a changing world   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

R. Quentin Grafton  Ray Hilborn  Lori Ridgeway  Dale Squires  Meryl Williams  Serge Garcia  Theodore Groves  James Joseph  Kieran Kelleher  Tom Kompas  Gary Libecap  Carl Gustaf Lundin  Mitsutaku Makino  Thorolfur Matthiasson  Richard McLoughlin  Ana Parma  Gustavo San Martin  Ben Satia  Carl-Christian Schmidt  Maree Tait  Lin Xiu Zhang 《Marine Policy》2008,32(4):630-634

Marine capture fisheries face major and complex challenges: habitat degradation, poor economic returns, social hardships from depleted stocks, illegal fishing, and climate change, among others. The key factors that prevent the transition to sustainable fisheries are information failures, transition costs, use and non-use conflicts and capacity constraints. Using the experiences of fisheries successes and failures it is argued only through better governance and institutional change that encompasses the public good of the oceans (biodiversity, ecosystem integrity, sustainability) and societal values (existence, aesthetic and amenity) will fisheries be made sustainable.  相似文献   

Effects of rupture complexity and stress regime on scaling relations of induced microseismic events     

Theodore I. Urbancic  Cezar-Ioan Trifu 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》1996,147(2):319-343

Source parameter scaling relations are examined for microseismic events (–2.4M–0.3) occurring within higyly and moderately stressed and fractured rock masses at Strathcona mine, Sudbury, Canada. Insight into scaling is provided by waveform complexities, calculated rupture velocities, and maximum shear stresses based onin situ and numerical modelling data. The importance of normal stress on the failure process is also considered. Our results show that a strong dependence exists between stress release and seismic moment. An observed positive scaling in excess stress release (/2– _a ) is consistent with the concept of overshoot. Rupture velocities ranging from 0.2 to 0.5 and waveform complexities less than 1.5 suggested that overshoot was related to healing behind a slowly advancing rupture front. Scaling in seismic efficiency paralleled that in apparent stress, implying that seismic stress release estimates are quasi-independent of the maximum shear stress. High levels of normal stress further supported the importance of high resisting stress in the observed overshoot behaviour and its role in the failure process.  相似文献