The influence of surface volcaniclastic layers from Haleakala (Maui, Hawaii) on soil water conservation

This study focuses on the soils and surficial volcaniclastic layers of Haleakala's crater (Maui, Hawaii). The main objective is to assess the effects of covers with fragments of various sizes (ash, cinder, lapilli) on soil water conservation. Soil and gravel samples were collected in Haleakala National Park from a site at 2505 m where the Hawaiian silversword, a giant rosette-plant, grows densely on pyroclastic materials. An evaporation experiment lasting 22 days showed a gradual drop in seven pairs of soil samples initially at field capacity. One set of samples was left bare, the other was covered by gravel mulches (GM); these resulted in lengthening of T_100% (total desiccation time) by a factor of 2.3–5.2. Bare soils dried after 70–140 h, but drying time under gravel was 246–509 h. Mean grain size (M_z) and sorting (φ_σ) had the greatest influence on evaporation rates. Coarse lapilli (M_z: 13.8 mm) were less effective than fine ash (M_z: 2.9–3.8 mm) in preventing water losses, while medium-grained cinder (M_z: 4–5.2 mm) produced the greatest water savings. Lapilli (mean φ_σ: 0.48) and ash (φ_σ: 0.6) were moderately- to well-sorted; cinders, with a broader grain-size range (φ_σ: 1.13), were poorly sorted. This allowed infilling of large interstices between coarse fragments by smaller grains, effectively reducing pore size and therefore evaporation rates. A second experiment determined water storage and rates of water loss by mulches. Wetting occurred swiftly, within 3–4 min. All gravel types were dry within 26 h. This drying process is important for water conservation, as it effectively prevents further water loss from the mulch surface. Larger fragments stored less water. This is related to their ‘surface area/weight' ratio, which increases for smaller particles. Thus, fine ash or cinder grains, with a high total area, intercept more water than larger lapilli. A 5-cm thick layer of ash intercepted an average of 6.8 mm of rain, slightly more than the same depth of cinder (6.3 mm), but lapilli retained only 4.7 mm. Therefore, light rainfall events are more likely to contribute water to soil under lapilli than below finer pyroclastic material. Volcaniclastic covers serve an important ecological role in Haleakala by prolonging periods of water availability to plants, thus allowing Hawaiian silverswords to grow for longer time spans.     

渭北旱塬果园土壤干燥化生态修复方式效应研究

【目的】探讨不同生态修复方式对渭北旱塬果园土壤水分和果树光合特性的影响。【方法】2012-05-12,以地处渭北旱塬的陕西陇县梁甫村10年生红富士苹果园为研究对象,设置秸秆覆盖、起垄覆膜、微孔梯度深层集水、秸秆覆盖+起垄覆膜、秸秆覆盖+微孔梯度深层集水、起垄覆膜+微孔梯度深层集水、起垄覆膜+微孔梯度深层集水+秸秆覆盖7个处理,以裸地为对照(CK),于7-11月每月30号采集果园0~2m土层土样测定土壤含水量,8-9月每月30号测定果树叶片光合特性。【结果】各处理0~2m土层土壤平均含水量均高于对照,其中以起垄覆膜+微孔梯度深层集水+秸秆覆盖处理的效果最好,其0~1m土层土壤含水量比对照提高9.83%,1~2m土层土壤含水量比对照提高7.91%,其次是秸秆覆盖+微孔梯度深层集水处理,其0~1和1~2m土层土壤含水量分别比对照增加8.55%和7.40%;不同生态修复方式均能明显提高苹果树的净光合速率(Pn)、蒸腾速率(Tr)和气孔导度(Gs),且均以起垄覆膜+微孔梯度深层集水+秸秆覆盖处理最高,其Pn、Tr、Gs分别比对照提高了18.46%,0.90%和52.94%。各生态修复处理的Pn均与对照差异达极显著水平(P0.01),而在Tr和Gs中,除起垄覆膜+微孔梯度深层集水+秸秆覆盖和秸秆覆盖+微孔梯度深层集水处理与对照差异达显著水平(P0.05)外,其他处理均与对照差异不显著。Pn、Tr、Gs与土壤含水量呈正相关线性关系。【结论】微孔梯度深层集水方式与地表覆盖方式相结合能够大幅度提高土壤水分含量,影响果树光合特性,其中以起垄覆膜+微孔梯度深层集水+秸秆覆盖方式效果最好,可作为改善果园土壤干燥化的方法加以利用。     

3D BE Analysis on Stress Intensity Factor of a Fatigue Crack in a Welded T-joint

In this paper, based on multi region boundary element method (BEM), a general procedure to calculate stress intensity factors(SIF) of a 3D mixed mode fatigue surface crack is detailed. A BEM model for a welded T joint is constructed referring to the test specimen. The crack corner points are indirectly estimated to circumvent the treatment of the different crack tip singularity at the corner regions. Numerical results from the welded T joint show that this procedure is reliable.     

白石水库碾压混凝土重力坝基础垫层混凝土裂缝的原因分析

白石水库大坝为碾压混凝土重力坝，因工期和导流的需要，在浇筑大坝基础垫层混凝土时，有的部位安排在秋季浇筑，有的部位安排在春季浇筑，浇筑完毕后即放入河水进行保护，且均存水下越冬。在恢复浇筑混凝土前，对这些基础垫层混凝土进行了全面检查，发现有些坝段出现了裂缝，而有些坝段没有出现裂缝。通过对原始资料的研究分析，查到了产生裂缝的主要原因，并采取了切实可行的处理方法，同时为今后类似工程的设计与施工提供了参考。     

木材压花工艺的研究

本文探讨了在不采用任何软化药剂处理的条件下,对实木材表面进行压花试验,分析了6种树种木材的压花工艺条件及各工艺因素与压花制品质量之间的关系.结果表明,实木压花具有良好的工艺性能,但针叶树材的压花性能不如阔叶树材.不同树种的木材具有不同的压花工艺条件.在诸工艺因素中,温度和压力对压花制品的质量有较大的影响.     

输油管道强度试压最高应力研究

管道试压后残存裂纹的疲劳扩展是影响管道正常使用寿命的主要因素之一。从管道缺陷的断裂特性入手，分析了试压应力对管道残存裂纹扩展寿命的影响，管道试压高应力过载峰对试压后裂纹扩展速率产生明显的延缓作用，过载峰愈高，延缓作用愈大；同时过载峰又增大了裂纹尺寸，造成管道承压能力逆转，加速裂纹扩展速率。定量分析表明，当表面裂纹的长度与深度的比值较小时，承压能力逆转量较小，对裂纹扩展速率影响不大；而裂纹尺寸较大的     

根系及盐分含量对农田土壤干缩裂缝发育规律的影响

为研究不同根系含量和盐分含量土壤表面干缩裂缝的发育规律,该文提出了一套基于数字图像处理的裂缝几何参数提取方法,分析裂缝形态随含水率的变化规律。结果表明:随着含水率的降低,不同根系含量条件下裂缝面积密度和长度密度的差异显著(P0.05),裂缝发育稳定时根系含量越大,面积密度越小,长度密度越大。盐分质量分数为2.0%的土壤试样在整个干燥过程中裂缝面积密度明显比其他低盐分含量的试样高。当含水率27%时,盐分含量对土壤裂缝面积密度的影响差异明显,不同盐分含量的土壤裂缝面积密度和长度密度均差异显著(P0.05),说明盐分含量越大,稳定时土壤裂缝面积密度越大,长度密度越小。该成果对指导开裂土壤的农田灌溉具有重要的实践意义。     

提高农杆菌介导转化水稻效率的因素

 以3个籼稻品种和2个粳稻品种为对象，对农杆菌转化水稻过程中影响转化效率的因素进行了研究。结果表明，菌株AGL1和EHA105按一定比例混合共转化和转化前菌体重悬对抗性愈伤率有显著影响；琼脂粉加倍和超净工作台上风干4 h的方法因能明显提高抗性愈伤率和分化率而被认为是最适合的干燥培养方式；分化培养基中加入二甲基亚砜（DMSO）或脯氨酸（Pro）可以提高分化率；壮苗时加入适量的NAA有利于壮根并提高移栽成活率。应用此农杆菌转化系统，获得了一批经PCR和点杂交鉴定的转基因植株。     

土壤干缩开裂三维模型构建及其参数敏感性分析

为揭示农田土壤干缩裂隙沿深度方向的发展规律及形成机理,该研究改进了Vogel提出的Hookean弹簧模型,通过构建由节点组成的三棱柱状网格结构,并考虑重力的影响,建立了可以模拟裂隙深度的三维农田土壤干缩开裂模型,分析了纵向弹性系数（与土壤沿深度的弹性有关）对模拟裂隙深度的影响,通过Minkowski密度（即面积密度、长度密度和欧拉数密度）量化分析裂隙形态。结果表明：试验与模拟裂隙图像的面积、长度、欧拉数密度及裂隙深度频率的决定系数在0.849～0.959之间,一致性指标在0.965～0.988之间,偏差在0.103～0.189之间,均方根误差在0.005～0.083之间,说明改进后的三维模型达到率定要求,该三维物理模型可以模拟出裂隙沿深度的拓展情况,模拟的表层裂隙形态特征符合自然裂隙的发育规律。敏感性分析中,纵向弹性系数越小,裂隙沿深度方向发育的趋势越明显,深裂缝（土深5～10 cm）的占比越大。研究可为模拟农田土壤裂隙沿纵向的发育和形成提供算法参考。