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A first-order seismotectonic model was created for South Africa. This was done using four logical steps: geoscientific data
collection, characterisation, assimilation and zonation. Through the definition of subunits of concentrations of earthquake
foci and large neotectonic and structural domains, seismotectonic structures, systems and domains were created. Relatively
larger controls of seismicity exist between the Great Escarpment and the coast. In the south, this region is characterised
by large aeromagnetic anomalies and large EW trending faults. In the west, it is characterised by the NW–SE trending Wegener
stress anomaly, radial-trending dykes and earthquake clusters. In the east, it is characterised by a large neotectonic domain
where several large historical earthquakes occurred. In the centre of South Africa, several clusters of earthquake activity
are found, often related to mining activity. Further north, seismicity is related to both mining activity and neotectonic
deformation. This work contributes to the development of a seismotectonic model for South Africa by (1) bringing together,
digitally, several data sets in a common GIS platform (geology, geophysics, stress, seismicity, neotectonics, topography,
crustal and mantle structure and anisotropy), (2) understanding the significance of data sets for seismotectonic zonation
and limitations thereof and (3) obtaining a reasonable regional model for use in seismic hazard assessments. 相似文献
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Dion Brandt Wolf Uwe Reimold Raymond J. Durrheim 《Meteoritics & planetary science》1994,29(3):379-384
Abstract— The genesis of the 1.13-km-diameter Pretoria Saltpan crater has long been the focus of a controversy. Its origin has been explained by either meteorite impact or “cryptoexplosive” volcanic activity, but it was recently confirmed, through detailed petrographic and chemical analysis of a breccia layer forming part of the crater fill, that the crater was formed by impact. As the limited previous geophysical work failed to support an impact origin, a more detailed gravity and magnetic study was conducted. A possible 400-m-diameter circular crater located 3 km to the southwest of the main crater was also investigated with geophysical methods, including resistivity, seismics and ground-probing radar. The gravity signature of the main crater is compatible with that of a simple impact crater and the magnetic signature (no magnetic anomaly could be detected) rules out the possibility of a central magnetic volcanic body below the crater-fill sediments. The results for the possible twin or satellite crater are inconclusive. As it is the only such feature in the entire region, it should not be overlooked. A drilling program may reveal interesting results. 相似文献
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Makoto Naoi Masao Nakatani Shigeki Horiuchi Yasuo Yabe Joachim Philipp Thabang Kgarume Gilbert Morema Sifiso Khambule Thabang Masakale Luiz Ribeiro Koji Miyakawa Atsushi Watanabe Kenshiro Otsuki Hirokazu Moriya Osamu Murakami Hironori Kawakata Nana Yoshimitsu Anthony Ward Ray Durrheim Hiroshi Ogasawara 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》2014,171(10):2665-2684
We investigated frequency-magnitude distribution (FMD) of acoustic emissions (AE) occurring near an active mining front in a South African gold mine, using a catalog developed from an AE network, which is capable of detecting AEs down to M W ?5. When records of blasts were removed, FMDs of AEs obeyed a Gutenberg?Richter law with similar b values, not depending on post-blasting time from the initial 1-min interval through more than 30 h. This result denies a suggestion in a previous study (Richardson and Jordan Bull Seismol Soc Am, 92:1766–1782, 2002) that new fractures generated by blasting disturb the size distribution of background events, which they interpreted as slip events on existing weak planes. Our AE catalog showed that the GR law with b ～ 1.2 was valid between M W ?3.7 and 0 for AEs around the mining front. Further, using the mine’s seismic catalog, which covers a longer time period of the same area, we could extend the validity range of the GR law with the same b value up to M W 1. 相似文献
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Mine tremors and their aftershocks pose a risk to mine workers in the deep gold mines of South Africa. The statistical properties of mine-tremor aftershocks were investigated as part of an endeavour to assess the hazard and manage the risk. Data from two gold mines in the Carletonville mining district were used in the analysis. Main shocks were aligned in space and time and the aftershock sequences stacked and analysed. The aftershocks were found to satisfy Gutenberg–Richter scaling, with a b value close to 1. Aftershock activity diminished with time in accordance with the modified Omori law, with p values close to 1. However, the relationship between the main shock and its biggest aftershock violated Båths law, with ΔM L ≈ 1.9 for main shocks with M L < 3 and increasing for main shocks with M L > 3. The aftershock density was found to fall-off with distance as r ?1.3, suggesting triggering by dynamic stress. 相似文献
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R.J. Durrheim 《Geophysical Journal International》1987,89(1):395-398
Summary. A 12 s two-way time seismic reflection profile, 46 km in length and straddling the Cape Seal Arch, was surveyed on the Agulhas Bank during 1985. The contact between the marine sediments and the pre-Mesozoic basement produces a strong reflection at 2 s. The folded Cape and Kaaimans sediments give rise to occasional strong reflections from 2-6 s. Strongly reflecting segments occur between 9 and 10 s, and with a time-to-depth conversion made using refraction velocities, this zone of occasional strong reflections is identified as the Moho. The section from 6–9 s does not give rise to significant coherent reflections, and is considered to represent the Archaean crust. An analysis of the faults active during Gondwana break-up, revealed by reflection seismology, show the Agulhas Fracture Zone to be a divergent wrench fault system. 相似文献
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B. Van de Steen A. Vervoort J. A. L. Napier R. J. Durrheim 《Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering》2003,36(2):143-161
Summary This paper investigates whether a micromechanical model developed to investigate the relation between the basic failure processes
at grain-scale and the macroscopic failure pattern can be applied to model the fracturing around large-scale excavations.
The simulated fracture pattern around a vertical shaft is compared to the fracturing around a shaft at a depth of 3400 m.
The simulations suggest that wedge-shaped zones, called dog-ears, are formed by a progressive splitting-like failure of the
rock. The fractures forming these slabs nucleate in the zones subjected to the highest compressive stresses. Both shear and
tensile mechanisms are responsible for the fracturing. The dog-ears deepen and widen as spalling continues.
Received June 5, 2001; accepted September 24, 2002; Published online January 21, 2003
Acknowledgements The simulations presented in this paper form part of the PhD study of B. Van de Steen at the KULeuven. The authors wish to
thank the sponsors of the Deepmine project for the permission to use the information pertaining to the fracturing around the
South shaft at Western Deep Levels.
Authors' address: André Vervoort, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Kasteelpark Arenberg
40, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium; e-mail: andre.vervoort@bwk.kuleuven.ac.be 相似文献
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Musa S.D. Manzi Gordon R.J. Cooper Alireza Malehmir Raymond J. Durrheim 《Geophysical Prospecting》2020,68(1):145-163
Seismic detection of faults, dykes, potholes and iron-rich ultramafic pegmatitic bodies is of great importance to the platinum mining industry, as these structures affect safety and efficiency. The application of conventional seismic attributes (such as instantaneous amplitude, phase and frequency) in the hard-rock environment is more challenging than in soft-rock settings because the geology is often complex, reflections disrupted and the seismic energy strongly scattered. We have developed new seismic attributes that sharpen seismic reflections, enabling additional structural information to be extracted from hard-rock seismic data. The symmetry attribute is based on the invariance of an object with respect to transformations such as rotation and reflection; it is independent of the trace reflection amplitude, and hence a better indicator of the lateral continuity of thin and weak reflections. The reflection-continuity detector attribute is based on the Hilbert transform; it enhances the visibility of the peaks and troughs of the seismic traces, and hence the continuity of weak reflections. We demonstrate the effectiveness of these new seismic attributes by applying them to a legacy 3D seismic data set from the Bushveld Complex in South Africa. These seismic attributes show good detection of deep-seated thin (∼1.5 m thick) platinum ore bodies and their associated complex geological structures (faults, dykes, potholes and iron-rich ultramafic pegmatites). They provide a fast, cost-effective and efficient interpretation tool that, when coupled with horizon-based seismic attributes, can reveal structures not seen in conventional interpretations. 相似文献
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