THEORETICAL MEAN WAVE RESISTANCE OF PRECURSOR SOLITON GENERATION IN TWO-LAYER FLOW

A new concept of pseudo mean wave resistance is introduced to find theoretical mean wave resistances of the precursor soliton generation in two-layer how over a localized topography at near-resonance in this paper. The pseudo mean wave resistance of the precursor soliton generation of two-layer how is determined in terms of the AfKdV equation. From the theoretical results it is shown that the theoretical mean wave resistance is equal to the pseudo mean wave resistance times 1/m(1), where m(1) is the coefficient of the fKdV equation. From the regional distribution of the energy of the precursor soliton generation at the resonant points, it is shown that ratios of the theoretical mean wave resistance and regional mean energy to the total mean energy are invariant constants, i.e. <(E)over circle (1)>/(E) over circle : <(E)over circle (2)>/(E) over circle: <(E)over circle (3)>(E) over circle :< D > /(E) over circle = (1/2) : (-1/2) : 1 : 1, in which <(E)over circle 1>,<(E)over circle (2)> and <(E)over circle (3)> are the mean energy of the generating regions of the precursor solitons, of the depression and of the trailing wavetrain at the resonant points respectively, (E) over circle and < D > are the total energy of the system and the theoretical mean wave resistance at the resonant points. A prediction of the theoretical mean wave resistances of two-layer how over the semicircular topography is carried out in terms of the theoretical results of the present paper. The comparison shows that the theoretical mean wave resistance is in good agreement with the numerical calculation.

Predicting dynamics of soil organic carbon mineralization with a double exponential model in different forest belts of China

The dynamics of soil organic carbon （SOC） was analyzed by using laboratory incubation and double exponential model that mineralizable SOC was separated into active carbon pools and slow carbon pools in forest soils derived from Changbai and Qilian Mountain areas. By analyzing and fitting the CO2 evolved rates with SOC mineralization, the results showed that active carbon pools accounted tor 1.0% to 8.5% of SOC with an average of mean resistant times （MRTs） for 24 days, and slow carbon pools accounted for 91% to 99% of SOC with an average of MRTs for 179 years. The sizes and MRTs of slow carbon pools showed that SOC in Qilian Mountain sites was more difficult to decompose than that in Changbai Mountain sites. By analyzing the effects of temperature, soil clay content and elevation on SOC mineralization, results indicated that mineralization of SOC was directly related to temperature and that content of accumulated SOC and size of slow carbon pools from Changbai Mountain and Qilian Mountain sites increased linearly with increasing clay content, respectively, which showed temperature and clay content could make greater effect on mineralization of SOC.

Study on new optimum parameters in MT repeated survey

The first MT monitoring profile with initial shape both at home and abroad has been built in the northern margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Based on MT data observed before and after the eight earthquakes of M=5-7 from 1988 to 1992,a new parameter-mean resistivity has been introduced. The results show that indicates not only the major feature of decreasing-increasing and recovering to notmal value, but also synchronism of phase or the variation in a large area, 'lead or delay' among different small areas and the amplitude decreasing with the increase of the distance from the epicenter. Two characters mentioned above might correspond to reginal field precursor of the tectonic generating earthquake and field precursor of the tectonic kinematics. This paper analyses the errors of observed data and the cause of variation. The MT profile optimum parameter system consists of parameter,apparent resistivity,twisting degree and the principal-axis azimuth which might provide quantitative criterion for the physical prooes of the great destructive earthquake and moderate and short-term earthquake prediction.

Estimation of load and resistance factors using the thirdmoment method based on the 3P-Iognormal distribution

Load and resistance factors are generally obtained using the first order reliability method(FORM)in which the design point should be determined and derivative-based iterations used.In this article,the thirdmoment reliability index,based on the three-parameter lognormal(3P-lognormal)distribution,is investigated.A simple method based on the third-moment method for estimating load and resistance factors is then proposed,and a simple formula for the target mean resistance is also presented to avoid iterative computations.Unlike the currently used method,the proposed method can be used to determine load and resistance factors,even when the probability density functions(PDFs)of the basic random variables are not available.Moreover,the proposed method does not require the iterative computation of derivatives or any design points.Thus,the method provides a more convenient and effective way to estimate load and resistance factors in practical engineering applications.Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the advantages of the proposed third moment method for determining load and resistance factors.