Acoustic emission (AE) technique is a useful tool for investigating rock damage mechanism, and is used to study the temporal-spatial evolution process of microcracks during the similar pillar material experiment. A ...Acoustic emission (AE) technique is a useful tool for investigating rock damage mechanism, and is used to study the temporal-spatial evolution process of microcracks during the similar pillar material experiment. A combined AE location algorithm was developed based on the Least square algorithm and Geiger location algorithm. The pencil break test results show that the location precision can meet the demand of microcrack monitoring. The 3D location of AE events can directly reflect the process of initiation, propagation and evolutionary of microcracks. During the loading process, stress is much likely concentrated on the area between pillar and roof of the specimen, where belongs to danger zone of macroscopic failure. When rock reaches its plastic deformation stage, AE events begin to decrease, which indicates that AE quiet period can be seen as precursor characteristic of rock failure.展开更多
The Lopingian is one of the fastest rising periods of seawater strontium isotopic ratios (^87Sr/^86Sr) in earth history, and its mechanisms and increasing rates of the ^87Sr/^86Sr evolution were still disputed widel...The Lopingian is one of the fastest rising periods of seawater strontium isotopic ratios (^87Sr/^86Sr) in earth history, and its mechanisms and increasing rates of the ^87Sr/^86Sr evolution were still disputed widely. These disputations among researchers were caused mainly by timeframe selection (sections' thickness or data of radiometric ages), and different stratigraphic boundaries and un-upmost dated ages. This paper examined published ^87Sr/^86Sr data of the Lopingian, and projected them on timescales based on evolutionary and age constrained conodonts fossils. ^87Sr/^86Sr evolution vs fossil constraining timescales was re-established in this period. This research suggests: (1) ^87Sr/^86Sr excursion projects on fossil zones can truly support ^87Sr/^86Sr evolutionary pattern in the period; (2) ^87Sr/^86Sr evolution provides a new approach for stratigraphic research of marine carbonate sections in lieu of biostratigraphic data; (3) ^87Sr/^86Sr stratigraphy works on marine carbonate sections of different sedimentation rates even between different basins; (4) the ^875r/^86Sr data and its shift was dependent on samples materials and chemical treatment methods; (5) the increasing rate of marine water ^875r/^86Sr in the Late Permian is suggested as 5.4× 10^-5/Ma or slightly lower; (6) sedimentation age and its ^875r/^86Sr of the Lopingian marine carbonate suggested as: Dpro=259-(Rs- 0.70695)/5.4×10^-5 (Ma).展开更多
基金Projects (2013BAB02B01, 2013BAB02B03) supported by the Key Projects in the National Science & Technoogy Pillar Program During the Twelfth Five-Year Plan PeriodProjects (51274055, 51204030, 51204031, 51109035) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProjects (N110301006, N110501001, N110401003) supportecd by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Unviersity, China
文摘Acoustic emission (AE) technique is a useful tool for investigating rock damage mechanism, and is used to study the temporal-spatial evolution process of microcracks during the similar pillar material experiment. A combined AE location algorithm was developed based on the Least square algorithm and Geiger location algorithm. The pencil break test results show that the location precision can meet the demand of microcrack monitoring. The 3D location of AE events can directly reflect the process of initiation, propagation and evolutionary of microcracks. During the loading process, stress is much likely concentrated on the area between pillar and roof of the specimen, where belongs to danger zone of macroscopic failure. When rock reaches its plastic deformation stage, AE events begin to decrease, which indicates that AE quiet period can be seen as precursor characteristic of rock failure.
基金This research was supported by National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2011CB808905), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41227801, 41273004, and 412003028), Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KZCW2-YW-Q08-4) and Instrument Developing Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. YZ201433). We thank anonymous reviewers for their generous helps to improve the manuscript, and also appreciate members of experimental paleontology research group for their stimulating discussions and constructive suggestions.
文摘The Lopingian is one of the fastest rising periods of seawater strontium isotopic ratios (^87Sr/^86Sr) in earth history, and its mechanisms and increasing rates of the ^87Sr/^86Sr evolution were still disputed widely. These disputations among researchers were caused mainly by timeframe selection (sections' thickness or data of radiometric ages), and different stratigraphic boundaries and un-upmost dated ages. This paper examined published ^87Sr/^86Sr data of the Lopingian, and projected them on timescales based on evolutionary and age constrained conodonts fossils. ^87Sr/^86Sr evolution vs fossil constraining timescales was re-established in this period. This research suggests: (1) ^87Sr/^86Sr excursion projects on fossil zones can truly support ^87Sr/^86Sr evolutionary pattern in the period; (2) ^87Sr/^86Sr evolution provides a new approach for stratigraphic research of marine carbonate sections in lieu of biostratigraphic data; (3) ^87Sr/^86Sr stratigraphy works on marine carbonate sections of different sedimentation rates even between different basins; (4) the ^875r/^86Sr data and its shift was dependent on samples materials and chemical treatment methods; (5) the increasing rate of marine water ^875r/^86Sr in the Late Permian is suggested as 5.4× 10^-5/Ma or slightly lower; (6) sedimentation age and its ^875r/^86Sr of the Lopingian marine carbonate suggested as: Dpro=259-(Rs- 0.70695)/5.4×10^-5 (Ma).