Osmotic suction of highly plastic clays     

Yulian Firmana Arifin  Tom Schanz 《Acta Geotechnica》2009,4(3):177-191

This paper presents a study on osmotic suction of compacted highly plastic clays. Two different types of bentonite (i.e. Calcigel and a bentonite from India called herein as Indian bentonite) were used. Squeezing technique was utilized to obtain soil pore-water of the specimen. Using relationship between electric conductivity and osmotic pressure of salt solution, osmotic suction of soil pore-water was obtained. Additional tests (i.e. total and matric suction using filter paper method and swelling pressure using constant volume swelling pressure test) were performed. The results show that osmotic pressure of soil pore-water obtained decreases by increasing squeezing pressure. Based on experimental result, osmotic suction of the specimen is osmotic pressure of the first drop of extracted soil pore-water. An empirical method was suggested to determine the squeezing pressure in squeezing technique. In addition, roles of osmotic suction in thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior of highly plastic clays were presented and discussed in the paper.  相似文献   

Timescales of geological processes: Preface     

Andrew Putnis  Christopher J. Spencer  Tom Raimondo 《地学前缘(英文版)》2019,10(1):1-3

正1. Introduction One of the major challenges in Geoscience is to understand how the formation and evolution of the Earth System are governed by timescales e that is, how the various geological processes that continue to contribute to its present-day structure and composition operated in the deep past. The traditional view of such processes refers to events that occur at immense spatial scales and over hundreds of millions of years, constrained in most cases by the ages of rocks determined using isotopic dating methods or the fossil record. However, the modern view of geological processes has increasingly acknowledged that their durations can be significantly shorter than previously thought possible, or indeed detectable  相似文献   

Morphological characteristics, formation and glaciological significance of Rogen moraine in northern Scotland     

Andrew G. Finlayson  Tom Bradwell 《Geomorphology》2008,101(4):607-617

Rogen moraine are enigmatic landforms whose exact origin is still debated. We use NEXTMap digital surface models and aerial photographs to map the distribution of previously unreported fields of Rogen moraine in the vicinity of Loch Shin, northern Scotland. Existing models of formation are tested against detailed morphological Rogen moraine characteristics obtained from the remote sensing data and field observations. Detailed morphometric analyses combined with their geographical setting lead us to postulate a likely mechanism of formation. Rogen moraine appear to have formed in areas where there were strong basal ice-flow velocity gradients. Thrusting by compression, or fracturing by extension of preexisting partially frozen sediment probably occurred in these areas, resulting in Rogen moraine formation. A general down-ice increase in ridge crest spacing suggests that the latter process may have been dominant, and is consistent with the location of Rogen moraine in the lee of topographic obstructions, in areas that experienced overall extensional ice flow. We also suggest that at least one field of Rogen moraine formed where lateral basal ice-flow velocity gradients were strongest — possibly in a subglacial shear margin setting. Given their location, the landforms may be consistent with formation during headward scavenging of the Moray Firth palaeo-ice stream into a shrinking core of cold-based ice.  相似文献   

LBT: Its Instrumentation and Key Science Projects     

Tom Herbst  Klaus G. Strassmeier 《Astronomische Nachrichten》2007,328(7):625-634

B25 The site testing for the Thirty Meter Telescope and its potential role in developing the shortterm forecasting of observing conditions B34 LUCIFER: a NIR Spectrograph and Imager for the LBT B41 PEPSI: the Potsdam Echelle Polarimetric and Spectroscopic Instrument for the Large Binocular Telescope B44 LUCIFER: High Redshift Science Cases B49 Feedback in galaxy cores: a LBT Key Science Project proposal B52 SERPIL/LIINUS: a design study for a Near‐Infrared Interferometric Integral Field Spectrometer for the LBT B64 The Construction of the Large Binocular Telescope B73 Operating the LUCIFER Instrument B85 M92 – a crucial testbed for atomic diffusion and mixing in stars B142 The Large Binocular Camera at LBT B148 LUCIFER and its Exposure‐Time‐Calculator B196 The Multi‐Object Double Spectrograph and Nulling Interferometer for the Large Binocular Telescope B199 The Laser Guide Star Facility for the LBT B231 The PEPSI “deep spectrum” project B236 Zeeman‐Doppler imaging from Stokes IQUV line profiles B257 D3Dnet: getting ready for MUSE, a 2nd Generation Instrument for the VLT  相似文献   

Iron-stimulated growth and microcystin production of Microcystis novacekii UAM 250     

Hongli Li  Tom Murphy  Jay Guo  Tanya Parr  Czesia Nalewajko 《Limnologica》2009,39(3):255-259

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The application of caesium‐137 measurements to investigate floodplain deposition in a large semi‐arid catchment in Queensland,Australia: a low‐fallout environment     

Kathryn J. Amos  Jacky C. Croke  Heiko Timmers  Philip N. Owens  Celia Thompson 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2009,34(4):515-529

Floodplains comprise geomorphologically important sources and sinks for sediments and associated pollutants, yet the sedimentology of large dryland floodplains is not well understood. Processes occurring on such floodplains are often difficult to observe, and techniques used to investigate smaller perennial floodplains are often not practical in these environments. This study assesses the utility of ¹³⁷Cs inventory and depth‐profile techniques for determining relative amounts of floodplain sedimentation in the Fitzroy River, northeastern Australia; a 143 000 km² semi‐arid river system. Caesium‐137 inventories were calculated for floodplain and reference location bulk soil cores collected from four sites. Depth profiles of ¹³⁷Cs concentration from each floodplain site and a reference location were recorded. The areal density of ¹³⁷Cs at reference locations ranged from 13 to 978 Bq m^–2 (0–1367 Bq m^–2 at the 95% confidence interval), and the mean value ± 2 (standard error of the mean) was 436 ± 264 Bq m^–2, similar to published data from other Southern Hemisphere locations. Floodplain inventories ranged from 68 to 1142 Bq m^–2 (0–1692 Bq m^–2 at the 95% confidence interval), essentially falling within the range of reference inventory values, thus preventing calculation of erosion or deposition. Depth‐profiles of ¹³⁷Cs concentration indicate erosion at one site and over 66 cm of deposition at another since 1954. Analysis of ^239+240Pu concentrations in a depositional core substantiated the interpretation made from ¹³⁷Cs data, and depict a more tightly constrained peak in concentration. Average annual deposition rates range from 0 to 15 mm. The similarity between floodplain and reference bulk inventories does not necessarily indicate a lack of erosion or deposition, due to low ¹³⁷Cs fallout in the region and associated high measurement uncertainties, and a likely influence of gully and bank eroded sediments with no or limited adsorbed ¹³⁷Cs. In this low‐fallout environment, detailed depth‐profile data are necessary for investigating sedimentation using ¹³⁷Cs. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Variations in the depth distribution of phosphorus in soil profiles and implications for model-based catchment-scale predictions of phosphorus delivery to surface waters     

P.N. Owens  L.K. Deeks  G.A. Wood  M.J. Betson  E.I. Lord  P.S. Davison 《Journal of Hydrology》2008,350(3-4):317-328

The PSYCHIC process-based model for predicting sediment and phosphorus (P) transfer within catchments uses spatial data on soil-P derived from the National Soil Inventory (NSI) data set. These soil-P values are based on bulked 0–15 cm depth and do not account for variations in soil-P with depth. We describe the depth distribution of soil-P (total and Olsen) in grassland and arable soils for the dominant soil types in the two PSYCHIC study catchments: the Avon and the Wye, UK. There were clear variations in soil-P (particularly Olsen-P) concentrations with depth in untilled grassland soils while concentrations of total-P were broadly constant within the plough layer of arable soils. Concentrations of Olsen-P in arable soils, however, exhibited maximum values near the soil surface reflecting surface applications of fertilisers and manures between consecutive ploughing events. When the soil-P concentrations for the surface soil (0–5 cm average) were compared to both the profile-averaged (0–15 cm) and the NSI (0–15 cm) values, those for the surface soil were considerably greater than those for the average 0–15 cm depth. Modelled estimates of P loss using the depth-weighted average soil-P concentrations for the 0–5 cm depth layer were up to 14% greater than those based on the NSI data set due to the preferential accumulation of P at the soil surface. These findings have important implications for the use of soil-P data (and other data) in models to predict P losses from land to water and the interpretation of these predictions for river basin management.  相似文献   

Metal tissue levels in Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) pups     

Holmes AL  Wise SS  Goertz CE  Dunn JL  Gulland FM  Gelatt T  Beckmen KB  Burek K  Atkinson S  Bozza M  Taylor R  Zheng T  Zhang Y  Aboueissa AM  Wise JP 《Marine pollution bulletin》2008,56(8):1416-1421

The endangered Western population of the Steller sea lion declined for three decades for uncertain reasons. We present baseline data of metal concentrations in pups as a first step towards investigating the potential threat of developmental exposures to contaminants. Seven metals were investigated: arsenic, cadmium, silver, aluminum, mercury, lead and vanadium. Vanadium was detected in only a single blubber sample. Mercury appears to be the most toxicologically significant metal with concentrations in the liver well above the current action level for mercury in fish. The concentrations of aluminum, arsenic, silver, cadmium and lead were present in one-fourth to two-thirds of all samples and were at either comparable or below concentrations previously reported. Neither gender nor region had a significant effect on metal burdens. Future work should consider metal concentrations in juveniles and adults and toxicological studies need to be performed to begin to assess the toxicity of these metals.  相似文献   

The Western Bohemia/Vogtland Region in the Light of the Webnet Network     

Horálek  Josef  Fischer  Tomáš  Boušková  Alena  Jedlička  Petr 《Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica》2000,44(2):107-125

The local network of digital seismic stations WEBNET monitors the seismic activitv of practically the whole region of Western Bohemia/Vogtland swarms. The network consists of ten short-period stations and one very broadband station. The paper describes the configuration of the network, instrumental equipment and the basic parameters of the stations. The method of and formula for computing the local magnitudes from the WEBNET and KRASLICE seismograms are also given. Based on continuous WEBNET observations in the period 1995-1999, we were able to improve the model of temporal and spatial energy release in the region, the principal characteristics of which are summarised in the paper. Apart from direct P and S waves, the WEBNET seismograms also contain other significant P- and S-type waves, provisionally interpreted as reflected PxP, SxS and SxP waves. The fundamental characteristics of these waves are given in the paper, and tentative mechanisms of their origination are discussed. The large residua in the travel times of the P and S waves, and the discrepancies in the seismograms recorded at stations located east of the principal focal zone are pointed out.  相似文献   

Refined Locations of The Swarm Earthquakes In The Nový Kostel Focal Zone and Spatial Distribution of The January 1997 Swarm In Western Bohemia,Czech Republic     

Fischer  Tomáš  Horálek  Josef 《Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica》2000,44(2):210-226

In order to improve the accuracy of the spatial distribution of earthquake foci in the principal Novy Kostel focal zone, refined focal locations of about 1500 micro-earthquakes of the 1991 – 1997 period were determined using the relative Master-Event location method. To estimate the reduction in the scatter of located hypocentres, the results were compared with those obtained by routinely used FASTHYPO method and cluster analysis (the nearest-neighbour method) was applied to the located foci to evaluate the spatial distribution of the foci. Based on the results of refined location and of the cluster analysis, a concept of seismic energy release in space and time in the main focal zone was developed. Especially the January 1997 earthquake swarm was studied in detail: 946 events were located with the Master-Event location method, and the dimensions and geometry of focal clusters were determined. Type analysis was applied to waveforms to divide approximately 800 located events into eight multiplet groups to each of which a characteristic source mechanism was assigned. The spatial distribution of the foci as well as of the eight types of source mechanisms was revealed in this way and also the planes fitting the clusters of foci with two predominant source mechanisms were determined fairly well.  相似文献