AN EVALUATION OF SURFACE HARDNESS OF NATURAL AND MODIFIED ROCKS USING SCHMIDT HAMMER: STUDY FROM NORTHWESTERN HIMALAYA, INDIA     

BY VIKRAM GUPTA  RUCHIKA SHARMA  MADHO PRASAD SAH 《Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography》2009,91(3):179-188

Four rock types (quartz mica gneiss, schist, quartzite and calc-silicate) located in the Satluj and Alaknanda valleys were used to test whether a Schmidt hammer can be used to distinguish rock surfaces affected by various natural and man-induced processes like manual smoothing of rock surfaces by grindstone, surface weathering, deep weathering, fluvial polishing and blasting during road construction. Surfaces polished by fluvial process yielded the highest Schmidt hammer rebound (R-) values and the blast-affected surfaces yielded the lowest R-values for the same rock type. Variations in R-value also reflect the degree of weathering of the rock surfaces. It has been further observed that, for all the rock types, the strength of relationship between R-values for the treated surfaces (manual smoothing of rock surface by grindstone) and the unconfined compressive strength (UCS) is higher than for the fresh natural surfaces.  相似文献   

Petrography and temporal changes in petrofacies of deep-marine Ainsa–Jaca basin sandstone systems, Early and Middle Eocene, Spanish Pyrenees     

KANCHAN DAS GUPTA  KEVIN T. PICKERING 《Sedimentology》2008,55(4):1083-1114

A petrographic study of 157 samples from the Early to Middle Eocene deep-marine sandy systems, Ainsa–Jaca basin, Spanish Pyrenees, shows that each system has a characteristic petrofacies. Three main petrofacies are recognized. Petrofacies 1 sandstones comprise mainly siliciclastic grains (≥80%), subordinate terrigenous carbonate grains and negligible intrabasinal grains. Petrofacies 2 hybrid arenites are characterized by significant amounts (≥10%) of intrabasinal carbonate grains. Petrofacies 3 calcilithites contain relatively abundant (≥10%) extrabasinal carbonate grains. On the basis of these petrofacies, a revised correlation of the sandy systems is proposed between the more proximal Ainsa basin, and the more distal Jaca basin sediments, now separated by the Boltaña anticline, across which it is impossible to actually trace out individual beds or sandstone packages between both basins. The arenite composition in the Ainsa and Jaca basins is interpreted as being controlled mainly by synsedimentary tectonic processes that led to changes in sediment sources during basin evolution.  相似文献   

Structural mapping of Chikotra River basin in the Deccan Volcanic Province of Maharashtra,India from ground magnetic data     

S P ANAND  Vinit C ERRAM  J D PATIL  N J PAWAR  GAUTAM GUPTA  R A SURYAVANSHI 《Journal of Earth System Science》2016,125(2):301-310

Ground magnetic data collected over Chikotra River in the peripheral region of Deccan Volcanic Province (DVP) of Maharashtra located in Kolhapur district was analysed to throw light on the structural pattern and distribution of magnetic sources within the basin. In order to isolate the magnetic anomalies showing varying trend and amplitude, several transformation operations including wavelength filtering, and upward continuation has been carried out on the reduced to pole anomaly map. Qualitative interpretation of these products help identify the distribution of magnetic sources, viz., the Deccan basalts, dolerite intrusives and older greenstone and schist belts in the subsurface. Present study suggests that the Chikotra basin is composed of three structural units; a NE–SW unit superposed on deeper NW–SE unit with randomly distributed trap flows on the surface. One of the major outcome of the present study is the delineation of almost 900-m thick Proterozoic Kaladgi sediments below the Deccan trap flows. The NE–SW magnetic sources may probably represent intrusives into the Kaladgi sediments, while the deeper NW–SE trends are interpreted as the northward extension of the Dharwars, underneath the Deccan lava flows, that forms the basement for the deposition of Kaladgi sediments.  相似文献   

The plausible source(s) of 26Al in the early solar system: A massive star or the X‐wind irradiation scenario?     

S. SAHIJPAL  G. GUPTA 《Meteoritics & planetary science》2009,44(6):879-890

Abstract— A quantitative analysis is presented for the irradiation contributions of the short‐lived nuclides, specifically ²⁶Al, by the X‐wind scenario in the early solar system. The analysis is based on the comprehensive numerical simulations of the scenario that involves thermal processing of protoCAIs during the decades long X‐wind cycle. It would be difficult to explain the canonical value of ²⁶Al/²⁷Al in Ca‐Al‐rich inclusions on the basis of its inferred irradiation yields. Hence, the bulk inventory of ²⁶Al in the early solar system was not produced by the X‐wind scenario. We suggest the predominant occurrence of gradual flares compared to impulsive flares in the early solar system as in the case of the modern solar flares. One tenth of the bulk ²⁶Al was only produced by irradiation in case the entire solar inventory of ¹⁰Be was produced by local irradiation. The bulk ²⁶Al inventory along with ⁶⁰Fe was probably synthesized by a massive star. We present a qualitative model of the astrophysical settings for the formation of the solar system on the basis of a survey of the presently active star forming regions. We hypothesize that the formation of the solar system could have occurred almost contemporaneously with the formation of the massive star within a single stellar cluster. As the massive star eventually exploded as supernova Ib/c subsequent to Wolf‐Rayet stages, the short‐lived nuclides were probably injected into the solar proto‐planetary disc. The dynamically evolving stellar cluster eventually dispersed within the initial ?10 million years prior to the major planetary formation episodes.  相似文献   

Simulation of infiltration from porous clay pipe in subsurface irrigation     

SHAHRAM ASHRAFI  ASHIM DAS GUPTA  MUKAND SINGH BABEL  NORIHIRO IZUMI  RAINER LOOF 《水文科学杂志》2013,58(2):253-268

Abstract

Advances in the traditional method of subsurface porous clay pipe irrigation rely on knowledge of the distribution of water in the soil. Knowing the relationships among the hydraulic and physical parameters in the system is important for both the design and management of the system. To simulate the infiltration from the porous clay pipe and predict the wetted zone geometry in the soil, a computer model is developed herein. Laboratory experiments were conducted on soil samples representing two different soil textures in a specially designed bin to understand the flow phenomenon and to validate the developed model. In a given soil texture, the installation depth of the pipe and the volume of water applied in the soil are the major factors affecting the wetted zone. The relationships among various parameters, namely lateral spacing, installation depth, irrigation run time, hydraulic conductivity of the body of the pipe, and hydraulic head in the system, were established using the developed model.  相似文献   

COMMENTS ON "SEISMIC MODEL STUDIES ON DIFFRACTION OF WAVES BY EDGES OF VARYING RADIUS OF CURVATURE AND DEPTH"     

S. K. GUPTA 《Geophysical Prospecting》1976,24(1):200-203

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Determination of Traces of Rare-Earth elements, Yttrium and Thorium in Several International Geological Reference Samples and Comparison Of Data with Other Published Values     

J.G. SEN GUPTA 《Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research》1977,1(2):149-154

Experimental results for most rare-earth elements, yttrium and thorium in several international geological reference samples are presented and compared with other published values, where available. The analytical method used to obtain these results involved a preliminary concentration of the rare-earths On milligram quantities of iron as carrier for atomic-absorption, flame-emission and spectrophotometric determinations, or on milligram quantities of Fe₂O₃, Al₂O₃ and SiO₂ as carriers for optical-emission spectrometric determination.  相似文献   

A NOTE ON CONVOLUTION AND PADDING FOR TWO-DIMENSIONAL DATA*     

V. K. GUPTA  N. RAMANI 《Geophysical Prospecting》1978,26(1):214-217

Gupta , V. K., and Ramani , N., 1978, A Note on Convolution and Padding for Two-Dimensional Data, Geophysical Prospecting 26, 214–217. Filtering of gridded data by means of two-dimensional generalized convolution results in a loss of data along the edges of the map. This loss can be counteracted by ‘padding’– filling the surrounding of the input map with some kind of data. Padding by algebraic extrapolation is assumed to be better than surrounding the maps with zeroes. A Føsrtran IV routine for padding by algebraic extrapolation is available from the authors.  相似文献   

HIDDEN LAYER PROBLEM IN SEISMIC REFRACTION WORK*     

B. BANERJEE  S. K. GUPTA 《Geophysical Prospecting》1975,23(4):642-652

The hidden layer problem in seismic refraction work has been studied for three velocity configurations – the intermediate layer having (a) lower, (b) intermediate and (c) higher velocity than the underlying and overlying beds. It has been shown that conventional methods fail to locate the presence of the intermediate layer for the cases (a) and (c) and lead to errors in calculating the depth to the bedrock. For the case (b), it is possible to interpret the first arrival travel time analytically as an alternative to Green's graphical approach. It has been suggested that the hidden layer may be detected in all the three cases if converted S waves are also recorded in the seismogram.  相似文献   

INDUCTION ANOMALY DUE TO AN ELONGATED COVERED ORE-ZONE EXCITED BY A LONG CURRENT CARRYING CABLE*     

J. G. NEGI  C. P. GUPTA  U. RAVAL 《Geophysical Prospecting》1972,20(1):193-211

A detailed analysis of the electromagnetic anomaly due to an elongated mineralized zone of low resistivity in presence of a fixed-transmitter (a long cable carrying an, alternating current Ie^Iωt) is presented where (i) the host rock is not highly resistive and might contain some disseminated mineralization, (ii) the ore-body has an inhomogeneous conductivity, (iii) there is a contrast in magnetic properties of the ore-body and the host rocks, and (iv) source is close to the conducting system i.e., anomalous zone is lying shallow. The numerical computation of the generalized analytical expressions have been made. The selective screening behaviour of the cover is delineated and suitable frequency ranges for maximum detectability of a covered conductor have been obtained. A paradoxical decrease of the in-phase component of the response function with the increase of the core conductivity has been found for large conductivities of the cover. For moderate values of response parameter the inhomogeneity in the conductivity is found to significantly affect the induced field. The present analysis of the various features of the secondary field will aid to the existing interpretation sensitivity of the induction prospecting data for porphyry conducting ore deposits with zonal wall-rock alteration and sulphide distributions.  相似文献