Anisotropy rock physics model for the Longmaxi shale gas reservoir,Sichuan Basin,China

The preferred orientation of clay minerals dominates the intrinsic anisotropy of shale. We introduce the clay lamination （CL） parameter to the Backus averaging method to describe the intrinsic shale anisotropy induced by the alignment of clay minerals. Then, we perform the inversion of CL and the Thomsen anisotropy parameters. The direct measurement of anisotropy is difficult because of the inability to measure the acoustic velocity in the vertical direction in boreholes and instrument limitations. By introducing the parameter CL, the inversion method provides reasonable estimates of the elastic anisotropy in the Longmaxi shale. The clay content is weakly correlated with the CL parameter. Moreover, the parameter CL is abnormally high at the bottom of the Longmaxi and Wufeng Formations, which are the target reservoirs. Finally, we construct rock physics templates to interpret well logging and reservoir properties.

Compressive anisotropy of extruded Mg-Dy-Zn alloy sheet

Compressive anisotropy of extruded Mg-2Dy-0.5Zn （mole fraction, %） alloy sheet was investigated. The alloy sheet was mainly composed ofα-Mg, （Mg, Zn）xDy phase and a large number of long period stacking ordered （LPSO） phases distributed along the extrusion direction. The compressive experimental results show that the alloy sheet exhibits an obvious compressive anisotropy. The compressive strength of the specimen in the extrusion direction （ED） is higher than those of the specimens in the transverse direction （TD） and 45° inclined to the extrusion direction. The compressive yield strength （CYS）, ultimate compressive strength （UCS） and compressive strain of the specimen in the ED are 274.65 MPa, 518.94 MPa and 12.93%, respectively. The compressive anisotropy is mainly attributed to the distribution of LPSO phase and formation of〈10 10〉//ED fiber texture in the deformed grains.

Biomechanical Characteristics of Rape Stalks

[Objective] To study the correlation between the biomechanical properties of rape stalks and rape stem lodging. [Method] Through axial compression tests to the stalks of 4 different rape varieties, the change rules of maximum stem bearing ca- pacity, maximum compressive strength, elastic modulus and moment of inertia along plant height were analyzed, as well as the effect of different varieties and water contents on the biomechanical property indices of rape stalks. [Result] The maximum loads of rape stalks presented liner decrease trend along with the increase of stem height, and all reached the maximums below the height of 50 cm. The maximum stem compressive strength and elastic modulus of the 4 varieties were increased with ascending height, but in a slow rate with small change, thus the modulus of e- lasticity could be considered as unchanged. The maximum bearing capacity, maxi- mum compressive strength and elastic modulus of dry rape stalks were higher than wet stalks, indicating that the water contents of rape stalks had significant effect on their mechanical properties. According to the actual lodging situations in filed, stalks of variety No. 1 owned the worst biomechanical properties and lodging degree, while the biomechanical properties of No. 6 and F5 were better than No. 1 and No. 9, and they also had stronger lodging-resistance. [Conclusion] The study provides parameters and bases for the design of mechanized production and mechanical deep processing of crops, and can better reveal the physical natures of organisms. The methods used in this study can also be used to screen excellent crop stalks.

EFFECT OF AXIAL SPACING ON COMPRESSOR STABILITY

Experimental studies are carried out at a low speed axial compressor with five different rotor/stator gaps. Analysis of the effect of axial spacing of two successive blade rows on the measured mean flow coefficient at stall inception and on the flow range of compressor under multi-cell rotating stall operating conditions proves that the stator can suppress the flow disturbance in the compressor and strengthen the stability of the compressor. Experimental data show that the stall flow coefficient decreases by reducing the axial spacing of successive blade rows. Moreover, by reducing the axial spacing, the stall pattern transition pace from multi-cell stall to single-cell stall can be shifted. And the compressor directly slips into single-cell stall at 21.0% CR axial spacing. By analyzing the pressure fluctuation closed to the surge line, it can be known that there exists an eigenfrequency where the amplitude of the oscillating pressure suddenly and dramatically increases as the compressor runs close to the surge line and this pressure disturbance is relevant to the compressor instability.

A High Breakdown Voltage Thin SOI Device with a Vertically Linearly Graded Concentration Drift Region

As the thickness of an SOI layer varies,a minimum breakdown voltage is reached when the thickness is about 2μm. The vertical electric field of the SOI LDMOS with a drift region which is vertically linearly graded is constant. The vertically linearly graded concentration drift can be achieved by impurity implanting followed by thermal diffusion. In this way,the vertical breakdown voltage of SOI LDMOS with 2μm thickness SOI layer can be improved by 43%. The on-state resistance is lowered by 24 % because of the higher impurity concentration of the SOI surface.

漳龙铁路路基变形与地质环境的关系

漳(平)一龙(岩)铁路位于福建西南,全长56公里,为Ⅱ级铁路。该线穿越闽西南丘陵山地,地质环境复杂,不良工程地质现象众多。截至于1980年、路基病害工点共186处,病害总延米为21597米,约占全线长39％,仅某处大滑坡曾中断行车1323小时,抢修费用达10万余元。该区在大地构造上属闽西南沉降带的漳龙凹陷——漳龙复式向斜构造带。由一系列走向NE褶皱群所组成,伴生NE向压性和压扭性断裂。地层以上古生界石英砂砾岩。

含煤盆地中的K形构造研究

本文提出一种新的构造类型——K 形构造。它是在单面断陷盆地中由一条盆缘同沉积断裂和两条同沉积向斜所组成,呈 K 字形的构造类型。本文研究了 K 形构造的形成和演化,指出:具有 K 形构造的单面断陷盆地最初为圆形状,后逐渐发展,盆缘断裂逐渐伸长,而两同沉积向斜轴间角也随之逐渐增大(0°→180°)。此外,盆缘张性断裂,可向压性转化,盆地中段底鼓,并产生“X”型扭断裂。相反,盆缘压性断裂,则向推覆构造转化。而盆地内的后期改造,应是盆缘断裂继续活动而产生的,据此可对盆地内出现的改造构造作出确切的构造分析。最后,作者根据 K 形构造控制沉积和成煤的规律,预测了某煤田,并取得了满意的结果。

Strength of circular concrete columns under concentric compression

An experimental study, in which six columns were loaded concentrically toinvestigate the behavior of reinforced normal strength and high strength circular columns underconcentric compression, is described. The concrete strengths of the columns were 30 MPa and 60 MPa.The primary variables considered were the concrete strength and the amount of transversereinforcement. Test results indicate that smaller hoop spacing provides higher column capacity andgreater strength enhancement in a confined concrete core of columns. For the same lateralconfinement, high strength concrete columns develop lower strength enhancement than normal strengthconcrete columns. Both the strength enhancement ratio (f'_(cc) /f'_(co)) and the column capacityratio (P_(test)/P_o) were observed to show linear increase variations with rho_s f_(yt)/f'_c incircular columns.

Effects of cell wall property on compressive performance of aluminum foams

The effects of cell wall property on the compressive performance of high porosity, closed-cell aluminum foams prepared by gas injection method were investigated. The research was conducted both experimentally and numerically. Foam specimens prepared from conditioned melt were tested under uniaxial compressive loading condition. The cell wall microstructure and fracture were observed through optical microscope（OM） and scanning electron microscope（SEM）, which indicates that the cell wall property is impaired by the defects in cell walls and oxide films on the cell wall surface. Subsequently, finite element（FE） models based on three-dimensional thin shell Kelvin tetrakaidecahedron were developed based on the mechanical properties of the raw material and solid material that are determined by using experimental measurements. The simulation results show that the plateau stress of the nominal stress-strain curve exhibits a linear relationship with the yield strength of the cell wall material. The simulation plateau stress is higher than the experimental data, partly owing to the substitution of solid material for cell wall material in the process of the establishment of FE models.

昔阳台2008年汶川大地震钻孔应变观测报告

一、台站简介山西省昔阳地震台位于山西省晋中东部太行山西麓,虎头山北坡,晋获断裂中北部,昔阳小型断陷盆地的东缘,海拔高度为960m(图1)。昔阳台建于1969年,隶属于山西省地震局,属综合一类地震台,现有观测手段四种:数字测震仪、水平摆倾斜仪、地磁、TJ-Ⅱ型钻孔应变仪。

Strain-induced α-to-β phase transformation during hot compression in Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-1Cr-1Fe alloy

The dynamic phase transformation of Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-1Cr-1Fe alloy during hot compression below theβtransus temperature was investigated.Strain-inducedα-to-βtransformation is observed in the samples compressed at 0-100 K below theβtransus temperature.The deformation stored energy by compression provides a significant driving force for theα-to-βphase transformation.The re-distribution of the solute elements induced by defects during deformation promotes the occurrence of dynamic transformation.Orientation dependence for theα-to-βphase transformation promotion is observed between{100}-orientated grains and{111}-orientated grains.Incomplete recovery in{111}-orientated grains would create a large amount of diffusion channels,which is in favor of theα-to-βtransformation.The effects of reduction ratio and strain rate on the dynamic phase transformation were also investigated.

Singularity Theory on Buckling of Compressible Slender Rods with Deformation of Cross Section

The crucial effect of compressibility of rods on their instability is novelly demonstrated via singularity theory. It is shown that the critical load of compressible rod is always greater than the one of the Euler rod, and a subcritical pitchfork bifurcation, which cannot occur for the Euler rod, may occur for a compressible rod. A whole bifurcation diagram of compressible rods is as follows ： when the original slenderness ratio of a compressible rod, $o is smaller than （1 ＋ v/3 √3π/2,, the rod does not buckle; when So∈ [1＋ v/3）3√3π/2 ,（1＋v/5）5 5√5π/4）,the rod may undergo a subcritical pitchfork bifurcation and a collapse may occur; when So ∈ [1＋ v/5）5√5π/4 ＋ ∞）, the rod may undergo a supercritical pitchfork bifurcation. The deformation of cross section of rods causes a little shift of bifurcation points towards to the one corresponding to larger slenderness ratio.

Time-dependent lateral response of pile embedded in elasto-plastic soil

A two-dimensional （2D） finite element analysis was carried out to assess the time-dependent behavior of single vertical pile embedded in elasto-plastic soil. The finite element analyses were carried out using the linear elastic model for the structure of the pile, while the Mohr-Coulomb model was used for representing the soil behavior surrounding the pile. The study includes cohesionless and cohesive soil to assess the lateral response of pile in the two types of soil. The whole geoteehnical model is suitable for problem of piles to determine the design quantities such as lateral deformation, lateral soil stress and its variation with time. The model is verified based on the results of published cases and there is good comparison between the results of published ease and the present simulation model. It is found that, the pile in cohesionless soil has more resistance in the rapid loading and less one in the long term loading. On the other hand, the pile in cohesive soil shows opposite behavior.

Influences of anisotropy and inhomogeneity on supporting pressure of tunnel face with kinematical approach

Based on the active failure mechanism generated by a spatial discretization technique, the stability of tunnel face was studied. With the help of the spatial discretization technique, not only the anisotropy and inhomogeneity of the cohesion but also the inhomogeneity of the internal friction angle was taken into account in the analysis of the supporting forces. From the perspective of upper bound theorem, the upper bound solutions of supporting pressure were derived. The influence of the anisotropy and heterogeneity on the supporting forces as well as the failure mechanisms was discussed. The results show that the spatial discretization characteristics of cohesion and internal frictional angle impose a significant effect on the supporting pressure, which indicates that above factors should be considered in the actual engineering.

Active earth pressure acting on retaining wall considering anisotropic seepage effect

This paper presents a general solution for active earth pressure acting on a vertical retaining wall with a drainage system along the soil-structure interface. The backfill has a horizontal surface and is composed of cohesionless and fully saturated sand with anisotropic permeability along the vertical and horizontal directions. The extremely unfavourable seepage flow on the back of the retaining wall due to heavy rainfall or other causes will dramatically increase the active earth pressure acting on the retaining walls, increasing the probability of instability. In this paper, an analytical solution to the Laplace differential governing equation is presented for seepage problems considering anisotropic permeability based on Fourier series expansion method. A good correlation is observed between this and the seepage forces along a planar surface generated via finite element analysis. The active earth pressure is calculated using Coulomb's earth pressure theory based on the calculated pore water pressures. The obtained solutions can be degenerated into Coulomb's formula when no seepage exists in the backfill. A parametric study on the influence of the degree of anisotropy in seepage flow on the distribution of active earth pressure behind the wall is conducted by varying ratios of permeability coefficients in the vertical and horizontal directions,showing that anisotropic seepage flow has a prominent impact on active earth pressure distribution. Other factors such as effective internal friction angle of soils and soil/wall friction conditions are also considered.

Analytical Solution for Thermo-Electro-Elastic Problems of an Orthotropic Piezoelectric Hollow Cylinder Subjected to Various Loading

An interpolation method was used to solve the Volterra integral equation of the second kind caused by interaction among thermal, electric and mechanical fields. The exact expressions for the transient responses of stresses, electric displacement and electric potential in an orthotropic piezoelectric hollow cylinder were obtained by means of the finite integral transforms. From the sample numerical calculations, it is seen that the present method is suitable for an orthotropic piezoelectric hollow cylinder subjected to arbitrary thermal shock, mechanical load and transient electric excitation. The result can be used as a reference to solve other transient coupled problems of thermo-electro-elasticity.

Effects of pre-compression on formation of dynamic precipitates and creep anisotropy of hot-extruded AZ91−2Y magnesium alloy

The creep anisotropy behavior under different stresses at 180℃ of hot-extruded AZ91−2Y magnesium alloy with pre-compression(PC)and without pre-compression(NPC)was studied.Microstructure,texture and mechanical properties of the alloy were examined by scanning electron microscopy(SEM),electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD),transmission electron microscopy(TEM)and tensile creep tests.The results revealed that the creep resistance was proportional to the volume fraction of spherical Mg_(17)Al_(12) precipitates.The dynamic precipitation of large volume fraction of lamellar Mg_(17)Al_(12) in NPC samples leads to the basaláañslip as the dominant creep mechanism,and the NPC samples have obvious anisotropy.In the PC samples,dynamic precipitation of large volume fraction of spherical Mg_(17)Al_(12) has inhibitory effect on the basaláañslip.The pyramidalác+añslip and twinning improve the creep anisotropy resistance significantly.

Equivalent strain hardening exponent of anisotropic materials based on spherical indentation response

Uniaxial strain hardening exponent is not suitable for describing the strain hardening behaviors of the anisotropic materials, especially when material deforms in the multi-axial stress states. In this work, a novel method was proposed to estimate the equivalent strain hardening exponent of anisotropic materials based on an equivalent energy method. By performing extensive finite element (FE) simulations of the spherical indentation on anisotropic materials, dimensionless function was proposed to correlate the strain hardening exponent of anisotropic materials with the indentation imprint parameters. And then, a mathematic expression on the strain hardening exponent of anisotropic materials with the indentation imprint was established to estimate the equivalent strain hardening exponent of anisotropic materials by directly solving this dimensionless function. Additionally, Meyer equation was modified to determine the yield stress of anisotropic materials. The effectiveness and reliability of the new method were verified by the numerical examples and by its application on the TC1M engineering material.

General solutions for special orthotropic piezoelectric media

This paper presents the forms of the general solution for general anisotropic piezoelectric media starting from the basic equations of piezoelasticity by using the operator method introduced by Lur’e (1964), and gives the analytical form of the general solution for special orthotropic piezoelectric media. This paper uses the non-uniqueness of the general solution to obtain the generalized LHN solution and the generalized E-L solution for special orthotropic piezoelectric media. When the special orthotropic piezoelectric media degenerate to transversely piezoelectric media, the solution given by this paper degenerates to the solution for transversely isotropic piezoelectric media accordingly, so that this paper generalized the results in transversely isotropic piezoelectric media.

Effect Analysis of High Strain Rate and Anisotropy on Tension⁃Compression Asymmetry of Aluminum Alloy 7050

Using the devices of split Hopkinson tension bar(SHTB)and split Hopkinson pressure bar(SHPB),the dynamic tension and compression experiments in three typical forming directions(rolling direction(RD),transverse direction(TD)and normal direction(ND))were carried out at strain rates of 1000,2000 and 4000 s-1,respectively.From the microscopic point of view,the effect of strain rate and anisotropy on tension compression asymmetry of aviation aluminum alloy 7050 was studied by scanning electron microscope(SEM),metallographic microscope and electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD).The results showed that there was obvious asymmetry between tension and compression,especially that the yield strength of the material in tension was higher than that in compression.The asymmetry in the elastic stage of tension-compression was weaker and the asymmetry in the strengthening stage was stronger with the increase of strain rate.At the same strain rate,the changing trend of the flow stress was distinct under different orientations of tension and compression,which was related to the stress direction of the grains.According to EBSD grain orientation analysis and raw material texture pole figure analysis,it was found that the larger the difference in the degree of grain refinement during tension and compression,the larger the macro-flow stress difference.