Thermally unstable maghaemite and its palaeoclimatic significance in Chinese loess

Magnetite and maghaemite are the two main contributors to magnetic susceptibility in the Chinese loess/palaeosol sequence. Due to the close similarity in physical properties, early investigators treated them together as "magnetite". Utilising the property of thermally instability of maghaemite, we have been able to separate it from magnetite in loess and palaeosol samples from the upper parts of the Xifeng and Luochuan sections on the central Chinese Loess Plateau and compare its variation with depth and horizon. Our results indicate that thermally unstable maghaemite is relatively enriched in both 1) weakly weathered loess units and 2) towards the west, the direction of dust supply, suggesting that maghaemite is at least partially (coarse grains) of detrital aeolian origin while some pedogenic maghaemite (extra fine grains) occurs in the palaeosols. The physical meaning of magnetic susceptibility, therefore, needs to be reconsidered as a synthetic indicator reflecting the palaeoenvironment for both source area and deposition area. Thermally unstable goethite is a minor magnetic component of palaeosol samples, but it may play a significant role in determining characteristic magnetic remanence of weakly weathered loess samples, especially when one applies alternating-field cleaning.     

黄土震陷试验与评价

通过对兰州中川民用机场扩建工程场地黄土的震陷试验,研究探讨了该场地黄土的震陷特性,并对震陷进行了评价和分区预测。     

运营公路路基压实黄土的湿陷性研究

通过对临潼～渭南高速公路和312国道甘肃段不同交通量的路基黄土做比较研究,总结出黄土湿陷系数的变化规律。     

黄土公路隧道衬砌开裂分析

衬砌开裂是黄土公路隧道普遍存在的病害。为了预防和处治衬砌开裂,保证黄土隧道结构的长期稳定性,针对甘肃省榆中县新庄岭黄土公路隧道衬砌开裂的病害特征,运用数值仿真、实测等手段分析了病害产生的机理和原因。结果表明,黄土浸水导致土体强度降低、变形增大,从而增大了围岩塑性区范围和变形压力,恶化了衬砌结构受力状况,使衬砌结构拱顶内侧及拱脚外侧被拉裂,进而使拱脚内侧被压裂。根据隧道病害状况,提出了采用环氧树脂嵌补及凿槽嵌入钢拱架法处治衬砌开裂的建议,为分析和处治黄土公路隧道衬砌开裂提供了依据。     

Test of magnetic susceptibility and grain-size age models of loess

Ages of the stratigraphic boundary MIS1/2 and MIS3/4 of the Yuanbu loess section in Linxia are used as the basis of the nodal control age. The age of MIS1/2 and MIS3/4 are obtained from the latest international research result—the climatic events recorded in the stalagmite in the Hulu Cave in Nanjing, that MIS1/2 is 11.5 kaB.P. and MIS3/4 is 59.8 kaB.P.. The ages of the two climatic events contain three nodal age control models (Model 1: 0 kaB.P.—59.8 kaB.P.; Model 2: 0 kaB.P.—11.5 kaB.P. and 11.5 kaB.P.—59.8 kaB.P.; Model 3: 11.5 kaB.P.—59.8 kaB.P.), which are used as the nodal control age separately. The deposition times of various stratigraphic horizons are calculated by using the magnetic susceptibility age model and grain-size age model, and then compared with each other. In addition, the AMS14C age, OSL age and the ages of YD and H events are compared with the ages of the corresponding horizons calculated by the three models of nodal control ages. From the analyses of lithologic characters and climatic stages it has been found that both the magnetic susceptibility age model and the grain-size age model have some defects. Because the accurate control ages are selected as the nodal points of the glacial period or interglacial period, the stratigraphic deposition times determined by the high resolution of magnetic susceptibility age model and grain-size age model approximate to the actual ages. As for the relative accuracy of the two age models, the magnetic susceptibility age model is more accurate than the grain-size age model.     

Test of magnetic susceptibility and grain-size age models of loess

Ages of the stratigraphic boundary MIS1/2 and MIS3/4 of the Yuanbu loess section in Linxia are used as the basis of the nodal control age. The age of MIS1/2 and MIS3/4 are obtained from the latest international research result—the climatic events recorded in the stalagmite in the Hulu Cave in Nanjing, that MIS1/2 is 11.5 kaB.P. and MIS3/4 is 59.8 kaB.P.. The ages of the two climatic events contain three nodal age control models (Model 1: 0 kaB.P.—59.8 kaB.P.; Model 2: 0 kaB.P.—11.5 kaB.P. and 11.5 kaB.P.—59.8 kaB.P.; Model 3: 11.5 kaB.P.—59.8 kaB.P.), which are used as the nodal control age separately. The deposition times of various stratigraphic horizons are calculated by using the magnetic susceptibility age model and grain-size age model, and then compared with each other. In addition, the AMS14C age, OSL age and the ages of YD and H events are compared with the ages of the corresponding horizons calculated by the three models of nodal control ages. From the analyses of lithologic characters and climatic stages it has been found that both the magnetic susceptibility age model and the grain-size age model have some defects. Because the accurate control ages are selected as the nodal points of the glacial period or interglacial period, the stratigraphic deposition times determined by the high resolution of magnetic susceptibility age model and grain-size age model approximate to the actual ages. As for the relative accuracy of the two age models, the magnetic susceptibility age model is more accurate than the grain-size age model.     

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从团粒结构失稳角度探讨由灌溉引起的黄土湿陷发生机理

利用SEM/EDX等测试手段,探讨了由灌溉引起的黄土湿陷发生机理.结果表明:黄土湿陷过程包括初始快速变形和后续迟缓变形2个阶段,这2个阶段的发生都与黄土的骨架颗粒--团粒有关.前者是由于黄土中非水稳性团粒遇水破坏所至,而后者是因为水的渗透造成黄土团粒主要胶结物碳酸钙的淋溶移动损失,从而导致失稳.黄土中松散结构或架空孔隙的存在是产生湿陷的重要条件,但不是湿陷发生的根本原因.     

History of the temperature-dependence of susceptibility and its implications: Preliminary results along an E-W transect of the Chinese Loess Plateau

An investigation of rock magnetic properties using the temperature-dependence of susceptibility (TDS) and the coercivity of different IRM components was conducted on samples of the Malan loess (L1) and the last interglacial soil (S1) along an E-W transect of the Chinese Loess Plateau. We find that the behavior of the TDS is useful in identifying maghemite (γ-Fe_2O_3) in both loess and paleosol, and that it can be used as a new proxy of the degree of pedogenesis, which is closely linked to climatic conditions. Based on results from the TDS, we conclude that (1) the detrital magnetite grains predominate in the L1 unit to the west of Liupan Mts, where the weathering and pedogenetic processes were weakest; (2) a comparable degree of pedogenesis exists in the L1 at the east of the Liupan Mts and the S1 at the west of the Liupan Mts; (3) a higher concentration of maghemite is found in the S1 unit at the eastern sections, suggesting that the local climate was warmer and more humid in this interval. In addition, we propose that TDS measurements can be used as a rapid means of determining the reliability of the paleomagnetic secular variation (PSV) record in loess/poleoso/sequenees.