Tectonic Activity Study of Songping River Based on Historical Earthquakes and DEM

( Qihua Zhao ),( Xu Wang ),( Yu Xu ),( Juan Han ) 대한지질공학회 2019 대한지질공학회 학술발표회논문집 Vol.2019 No.2

The existence and activity of the Songping-River fault have been very controversial. It is of great theoretical and practical significance to find out the distribution and activity of the fault. In this paper, the activity of the Songping-River fault was analyzed based on historical earthquakes research and Digital elevation model. (1) Combining with the field geological investigation and Audio magnetotelluric method, the position of controversial Songping-River fault was determined. (2) According to the characteristics of outcrop, the mechanical property and movement property were analyzed. (3) The active intensity of the fault was discussed based on historical seismic data and geomorphic parameters analysis. The result shows that the Songping-River basin has a strong tectonic activity and the controlled fault distributes in three segments along the valley. Among them, the northwest one starts from Maishizhai and roughly extends to the vicinity of Huazilin along Songping River, tending to NE. The middle one is from Waerbao to the vicinity of the Bailazhai Village along Songping River. The southeast one is from the runoff of Gunshui ditch to the runoff of Songping River. Both the middle and the southeast segments tend to SW. All the three segments show the compression, while the outcrop of the southeast segment is characterized by left-lateral slip along with thrust component. In addition, the activity of the middle and the southeastern segments are stronger than that of the northwest segment. The research can provide reference and guidance for the prevention and control of earthquake geological disasters in the Songping-River basin and similar areas.

Interaction Analyses between Existing Pipeline and Quasi-Rectangular Tunneling in Clays

Zhiguo Zhang,Mengxi Zhang,Qihua Zhao,Lei Fang,Zhi Ding,Minzhi Shi 대한토목학회 2021 KSCE JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Vol.25 No.1

Previous researches about geoenvironmental disturbance caused by tunneling have mainly concentrated on the influences of circular tunnel construction, but minimal interesting is given to the quasi-rectangular shield tunneling. Considering the convergence deformation model for quasi-rectangular shield tunneling at excavation face, the simplified closed-form solution is put forward to evaluate the deformation behavior for underground pipeline caused by quasi-rectangular shield tunneling. Firstly, the free-field displacements induced by the quasi-rectangular shield excavation are estimated by the point source technique. Secondly, characterized by the Winkler foundation, the free-field displacements are applied to the pipeline structures and a simplified analytical solution is obtained for analyzing the deformation of adjacent pipeline induced by quasi-rectangular tunneling. Through the analyses of engineering cases, the comparison between analytical solution for the free-field deformation and measured data is conducted. Meanwhile, the numerical simulation technique and the physical modelling tests for the pipeline deformation are utilized to compare the simplified analytical results. In addition, the primary parameters are conducted for the interaction mechanics between quasi-rectangular tunneling and existing pipeline, such as the pipeline diameter, the geometry size and centerline depth of pipeline and tunnel, the structural physics modulus of pipeline, the compressive modulus of ground, and the ground loss parameter. The results of this study are of great significance for exploring the geomechanical effects induced by quasi-rectangular shield tunneling in clays.

Phylogenetic and expression analysis of the angiopoietin-like gene family and their role in lipid metabolism in pigs

Zibin Zheng,Wentao Lyu,Qihua Hong,Hua Yang,Ying Li,Shengjun Zhao,Ying Ren,Yingping Xiao Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2023 Animal Bioscience Vol.36 No.10

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the phylogenetic and expression analysis of the angiopoietin-like (ANGPTL) gene family and their role in lipid metabolism in pigs. Methods: In this study, the amino acid sequence analysis, phylogenetic analysis, and chromosome adjacent gene analysis were performed to identify the ANGPTL gene family in pigs. According to the body weight data from 60 Jinhua pigs, different tissues of 6 pigs with average body weight were used to determine the expression profile of ANGPTL1-8. The ileum, subcutaneous fat, and liver of 8 pigs with distinct fatness were selected to analyze the gene expression of ANGPTL3, ANGPTL4, and ANGPTL8. Results: The sequence length of ANGPTLs in pigs was between 1,186 and 1,991 bp, and the pig ANGPTL family members shared common features with human homologous genes, including the high similarity of the amino acid sequence and chromosome flanking genes. Amino acid sequence analysis showed that ANGPTL1-7 had a highly conserved domain except for ANGPTL8. Phylogenetic analysis showed that each ANGPTL homologous gene shared a common origin. Quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis showed that ANGPTL family members had different expression patterns in different tissues. ANGPTL3 and ANGPTL8 were mainly expressed in the liver, while ANGPTL4 was expressed in many other tissues, such as the intestine and subcutaneous fat. The expression levels of ANGPTL3 in the liver and ANGPTL4 in the liver, intestine and subcutaneous fat of Jinhua pigs with low propensity for adipogenesis were significantly higher than those of high propensity for adipogenesis. Conclusion: These results increase our knowledge about the biological role of the ANGPTL family in this important economic species, it will also help to better understand the role of ANGPTL3, ANGPTL4, and ANGPTL8 in lipid metabolism of pigs, and provide innovative ideas for developing strategies to improve meat quality of pigs.

Optimal Location of Piles in Stabilizing Slopes Based on a Simplified Double-row Piles Model

Changdong Li,Wenqiang Chen,Yingjie Song,Wenping Gong,Qihua Zhao 대한토목학회 2020 KSCE JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Vol.24 No.2

Embedding single-row piles is often adopted to stabilize slopes in engineering practice. However, for large-scale and complex slopes, single-row piles might not be able to stabilize the slope; rather, double-row piles, even multirow piles, should be adopted. Currently, the optimal locations of double-row stabilizing piles considering local instability of the slope have rarely been studied. In this paper, a simplified analytical model used to analyze double-row pile stabilized slopes is proposed, where the local failure of the slope above the first row of piles is considered. Through the kinematic approach of limit analysis combined with the strength reduction technique, the required resistance forces provided by double-row piles respectively are derived for different pile locations denoted by the rotational angle. Moreover, a framework is developed for analyzing the optimal locations of multirow piles considering multistage potential slip surfaces. The results of an illustrative example are presented, and the reasonableness of the proposed method is verified. It is concluded that the optimal locations of double-row piles lie within middle-lower part of the corresponding stabilized part of the slope. Finally, discussion illustrates the influences of the seismic effects and soil shear strength parameters on the derived optimal pile locations. This study provides novel scientific insight into the optimized design of stabilizing pile locations in engineering practice.

Analytical Prediction for Tunnel-Soil-Pile Interaction Mechanics based on Kerr Foundation Model

Zhiguo Zhang,Chengping Zhang,Kangming Jiang,Zhiwei Wang,Yunjuan Jiang,Qihua Zhao,Minghao Lu 대한토목학회 2019 KSCE JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Vol.23 No.6

Existing analytical method to predict tunneling-induced pile deformation is generally based on the Winkler foundation model that neglects shear effects of soil, which is not sufficient for engineering practice. A simplified solution based on Kerr foundation model is presented in this study to investigate the tunnel-soil-pile interaction. In order to improve the accuracy of the prediction for tunneling-induced free-field movements, the cavity contraction theory is utilized in the first stage which received a higher accuracy than the previous solution. In the second stage, the soil free-field displacement is imposed on the existing pile, and the simplified solution for pile deformation governed by the disturbance of passive displacement is established based on the Kerr foundation model, which can take account of the soil shear effects. The applicability and accuracy of the simplified solution are then verified by several cases including the reported analytical solution, centrifuge modeling tests and observed data in situ. Good agreements are obtained in the comparative analyses, which demonstrates that the proposed solution can serve as an alternative approach for conservatively estimating tunneling-induced pile deformation in the preliminary design in clay. Furthermore, the parametric analysis associated with the pile deformation has also been performed. As a result, it is of primarily theoretical and practical significance to investigate the influence of soil shear effects on the tunnel-soil-pile interaction mechanics.