Oligocene–Miocene thrusting in central Aegean: insights from the Cycladic island of Amorgos     

V. Chatzaras  P. Xypolias  S. Kokkalas  I. Koukouvelas 《Geological Journal》2011,46(6):619-636

In the central Aegean, the Cycladic island of Amorgos consists of two high‐pressure (HP) units, the marble‐rich Amorgos unit, which is correlated to the Mesozoic ‘cover’ sequence of the Menderes Massif, and the Cycladic Blueschist unit. New structural data show that the deformation history of the Amorgos HP‐rocks was principally governed by early Oligocene (or late Eocene)–early Miocene ductile to brittle thrusting (D₁–D₃) followed by middle–late Miocene oblique contractional movements (D₄–D₅). The D₁ phase caused syn‐blueschist‐facies ductile thrusting of the Cycladic Blueschist unit over the Amorgos unit, with ambiguous kinematics. Progressive deformation under continuous NW–SE compression produced a sequence of imbricate NW‐directed thrusts (D_2/3) characterized by a stratification of fault‐related rocks, with mylonitic zones (D₂) giving way downwards to cataclastic zones (D₃). Ductile D₂ thrusting synchronous to greenschist‐facies retrogression, was accompanied by mega‐sheath folding during constrictional and general shear deformation. Brittle D₃ thrusting was associated with NW‐verging F₃ folds trending at a high‐angle to the transport direction. Orthogonal contraction gave way to transpression during which the compression orientation changed from NW–SE (D₄) to NE–SW (D₅). Back‐arc related NW–SE pure extension (D₆) seems to have been established in post‐late Miocene times and related high‐angle normal faulting affected HP‐rocks only after they had already reached the uppermost crustal levels. Oligocene–early Miocene deformation history is interpreted to indicate syn‐compressional exhumation of HP‐rocks possibly in an extrusion wedge. In this case, Amorgos HP‐rocks should have occupied the base of the extrusion wedge. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

A Simple Method to Minimize Orientation Effects in a Profiling Radiometer     

T. Suresh  Madhubala Talaulikar  Elgar Desa  S. G. Prabhu Matondkar  T. Srinivasa Kumar  Aneesh Lotlikar 《Marine Geodesy》2013,36(4):441-454

Marine optical parameters required for ocean color satellite applications must be measured with high accuracy and errors within the permissible limits. These stringent requirements demand careful measurements of optical parameters. Though the free-fall radiometer is found to be a better option for measuring underwater light parameters as it avoids the effects of ship shadow and is easy to operate, the measurements demand profiling the radiometer vertical in water with minimum tilt. Here we present the results of our observations on the tilts of the radiometer from the measurements in the Arabian Sea. Since there is hardly any study carried-out on the tilt of the profiling radiometer, the result of this study will help in the better design of such marine instruments. The tilt of the radiometer near the surface of the water is attributed to the mode of deployment and environment parameters, while the tilt at depth of the water is influenced by the density variations of the water. Here we also demonstrate a method of deploying the instrument that minimizes the tilt of the instrument at the surface layer of the water.  相似文献   

Effects of frequency and confining pressure on consolidation drainage behavior of soft marine clays     

Yong-Hong Miao  Fan-Bo Zhou  Yan-Chang Sun  Rui-Bing Li  Jian-Fei Lu 《Marine Georesources & Geotechnology》2013,31(6):746-754

Abstract

This article presents an experimental investigation on the dynamic consolidation (DC) drainage behavior of soft marine clays. A sinusoidal harmonic load with different frequencies was applied to simulate the DC method in which the conventional impact load was replaced by the cyclic load. Four geotextile-filter strips were used to form the side drainage channels simulating the wick drain method. A series of loading tests were conducted on soft soil specimens at different confining pressures (i.e., 20, 40, 70, and 100?kPa) and different vibration frequencies (i.e., 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, and 5?Hz). Test results showed that both confining pressure and frequency have significant influences on the drainage behavior of soft marine clay specimens. The magnitude of drainage volume consistently decreases linearly with increasing confining pressure. Compared to static loading condition, specimens under cyclic loading condition at different frequencies show a better drainage performance. Specimen at applied frequency of 1?Hz exhibits the maximum cumulative drainage volume due to the resonant effect.  相似文献   

The Concept and Development of Smart Structures Technologies for Long-span Cable-supported Bridges     

《Marine Georesources & Geotechnology》2013,31(3-4):315-331

This article presents an overview of smart structures technologies in connection with long-span cable-supported bridges. Considering the broad scope of the smart structures technologies, two subareas, namely, structural health monitoring and structural control technologies, and their applications in long-span cable supported bridges, are identified as the focus of this review. It is believed that by, adopting the smart structures technologies, reliable operation and hazard management of long-span bridges can be achieved much more efficiently and can be made economically feasible, especially for bridges located at sites with high risks of severe natural hazardous events, such as those facing the bridges of the Taiwan Strait Crossing project. The feasibility of and practical issues in implementing the smart structures technologies in the design and construction of long-span cable-supported bridges are also discussed here. Considering the time span of the construction of the Taiwan Strait Crossing, some of the innovative technologies with a high potential for future long-span bridge applications, while still at the stage of exploratory research at the time of writing, are also examined as it is believed these technologies might have become prevalent by the completion time of the Taiwan Strait Crossing project.  相似文献   

TGR-2050型验潮仪在珠江口潮汐测量中的应用分析     

王玉春  方荣华  杨建宇  宁林春  张延飞 《海洋测绘》2013,33(1):63-65

使用压力式TGR-2050型验潮仪,在珠江口等河道入海口测量潮汐时,误差比较大;针对珠江口潮汐的特点,分析和研究了大气压扰动、潮流、海水密度、压力感应零点漂移等因素对潮汐测量带来的误差,有针对性地提出解决方案,并通过实验证明了方案的可行性。  相似文献   

An experimental study of velocities under pressure for ancient oceanic rocks     

K. V. L. N. S. Sarma 《Marine Georesources & Geotechnology》2013,31(3-4):269-276

Abstract

Seismic velocities of Indus suture rock types from Dras‐Sanko‐Kargil, Kashmir Himalaya, as a function of pressure up to 10 kbar were studied. The high‐pressure measurements on the rocks reflect the depthwise increase in velocity, and in general they help in better understanding and better interpretation of the regional rocks in terms of their geological observations. An attempt has been made at correlation with ocean‐dredged samples, and it was found that the ultramafics, gabbros, and dykes are compatible with oceanic rocks and other ophiolite sequences, whereas metavolcanics are incompatible, suggesting the dismembered nature of Indus ophioli‐tes.  相似文献   

Laboratory Study on the Hydraulic Conductivity and Pore Pressure of Sand-Silt Mixtures     

Mostefa Belkhatir  Ahmed Arab  Noureddine Della  Tom Schanz 《Marine Georesources & Geotechnology》2013,31(2):106-122

The hydraulic conductivity plays a major role on the excess pore pressure generation during monotonic and cyclic loading of granular soils with fines. This paper aims to determine how much the hydraulic conductivity and pore pressure response of the sand-silt mixtures are affected by the percentage of fines and void ratio of the soil. The results of flexible wall permeameter and undrained monotonic triaxial tests performed on samples reconstituted from Chlef River sand with 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50% nonplastic silt at an effective confining stress of 100 kPa and two relative densities (D_r = 20, and 91%) are presented and discussed. It was found that the pore pressure increases linearly with the increase of the fines content and logarithmically with the increase of the intergranular void ratio. The results obtained from this study reveal that the saturated hydraulic conductivity (k) of the sand mixed with 50% low plastic fines can be, on average, four orders of magnitude smaller than that of the clean sand. The results show also that the hydraulic conductivity decreases hyperbolically with the increase of the fines content and the intergranular void ratio.  相似文献   

Cyclic behavior of natural organic clay under variable confining pressure that match traffic loading conditions     

Yuke Wang  Heyang Jia  Hongjian Cai  Xiangyuan Zhang 《Marine Georesources & Geotechnology》2013,31(3):402-407

ABSTRACT

One-way cyclic loading is more typical for traffic loading and cyclic triaxial test has been recognized as a useful method for solving many engineering problems. Under traffic loading, the influence of variable confining pressure on cyclic behavior of natural organic clay subjected to cyclic traffic loading is rarely reported in the literature. In this study, a laboratory investigation on undrained cyclic behavior of natural organic clay is presented and conducted by cyclic triaxial apparatus. Tests are conducted by both constant confining pressure and variable confining pressure, to simulate the loading conditions induced by passing vehicles in actual engineering. Different stress levels are also considered in this study. By comparing between the results of constant confining pressure tests and variable confining pressure tests, it shows that the one-way cyclic behavior of organic clay is influenced significantly by variation of confining pressure, in terms of pore water pressure, permanent axial strain and stress–strain hysteretic loops.  相似文献   

Northern Adriatic phytoplankton response to short Po River discharge pulses during summer stratified conditions     

Damir Vilicic  Milivoj Kuzmic  Igor Tomažić  Zrinka Ljubešić  Sunčica Bosak  Robert Precali  Tamara Djakovac  Danijela Marić  Jelena Godrijan 《Marine Ecology》2013,34(4):451-466

A 275‐km‐long transversel Northern Adriatic profile from the mouth of the Po River (Italian Adriatic coast) to the Kvarner region (Croatian coastal island area) was investigated in three successive case studies in August 2008, 2009 and 2010. The short Po River pulses in August result in the surface advection of riverine water, nutrients and phytoplankton from the western to the eastern side of the Adriatic. This surface spreading exhibits inter‐annual variability depending on the riverine discharge in the preceding period. The Po River discharge pulse in August 2010 in particular resulted in an extraordinary tongue‐like advection of riverine water, nutrients, and phytoplankton towards the Eastern Adriatic coast. The phenomenon was detected using both satellite imagery and classical oceanographic measurements. In the advective water, toxic dinoflagellates were most abundant in August 2010, when the influence of the Po was greatest.  相似文献   

弹性液舱内液体晃荡实验研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

蒋梅荣  任冰  温鸿杰  王永学 《海洋工程》2013,31(5):1-10

通过物理模型实验,对水平简谐激励下弹性矩形液舱内液体晃荡问题进行了研究。实验中给出了不同液深和不同激励振幅下弹性液舱内液体最低阶固有频率。采用影像采集与分析系统获得液舱内自由液面的形状和高度,通过压力采集系统得到舱壁上的压力分布。实验中分析了不同液深、不同激励频率下弹性和刚性液舱内自由液面高度和晃荡压力的变化特性。比较了弹性和刚性液舱内不同位置处自由液面高度随外界激励频率的变化规律,以及舱壁上不同位置处的压力峰值随外界激励频率的变化规律。结果表明:非共振情况下,弹性和刚性实验结果及理论值三者的波高和压力较为接近。共振情况下,弹性和刚性波高基本相等,在近舱壁处二者明显大于理论值,而在远离舱壁处二者与理论值存在一定差别;弹性压力较刚性压力略小,但二者与理论值差别较大。  相似文献