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Open AccessStudy on mesosphere summer echoes observed by digital ionosonde at Zhongshan Station, Antarctica
The irregular characteristics of E and Es layers are studied with data from 1995 to 2002 observed by a Digisonde Portable Sounder-4 (DPS-4) ionosonde at Zhongshan Station, Antarctica. Because they have much si...
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Construction and development of China digital seismological observation network
The seismological observation system in China has experienced rapid development over the Tenth Five-year Plan period. China Earthquake Administration (CEA) has completed the establishment of China digital seis...
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Temporal and spatial variation characteristics of present stress field in the northern area of North China
From focal mechanism solutions of the earthquakes in the northern part of North China during the period of 2002∼2006, the directions of principal stress axes in 4 stress sub-districts are analyzed using a grid...
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Application of IPv6 and NGN to the information network of earthquake preparedness and disaster mitigation
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The thickness and structural characteristics of the crust across Tibetan plateau from active-sources seismic profiles
The Tibetan plateau as one of the youngest orogen on the Earth was considered as the result of continent-continent collision between the Eurasian and Indian plates. The thickness and structure of the crust ben...
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Open AccessImproving slurryability, rheology, and stability of slurry fuel from blending petroleum coke with lignite
Petroleum coke and lignite are two important fossil fuels that have not been widely used in China. Petroleum coke–lignite slurry (PCLS), a mixture of petroleum coke, lignite, water, and additives, efficiently ...
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Open AccessTypes and microbial genesis of carbonate microbodies in Zoophycos from the Pennsylvanian to Cisuralian Taiyuan Formation in North China
Many kinds of ichnofossil Zoophycos occur commonly in the carbonate rocks of Pennsylvanian to Cisuralian Taiyuan Formation in North China. In this study, carbonate microbodies types were identified in four differ...
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Open AccessA proposed NMR solution for multi-phase flow fluid detection
In the petroleum industry, detection of multi-phase fluid flow is very important in both surface and down-hole measurements. Accurate measurement of high rate of water or gas multi-phase flow has always been a...
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Open AccessEffects of direct stray current on the performance of cathodic disbonding epoxy powder coatings
The influence of the direction and magnitude of direct (DC) stray current on the disbonding performance of epoxy powder coating was studied by using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and scanning electron...
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Open AccessEDTA interfacial chelation Ca2+ incorporates superhydrophobic coating for scaling inhibition of CaCO3 in petroleum industry
In this paper, the superhydrophobic poly(vinylidene fluoride)/fluorinated ethylene propylene/SiO2/CNTs-EDTA (PFSC-EDTA) composite coating was successfully fabricated and applied for anti-scaling performance. The ...
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Open AccessEmpirical rock physics relationships on carbonate dry-frame elastic properties
Laboratory tests were conducted to analyze the ultrasonic velocity response to the pressure change in dry carbonate rocks from the Weyburn oilfield, Canada. Twenty-four samples are from seven wells with helium...
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Open AccessIntegrated economic and environmental building classification and optimal seismic vulnerability/energy efficiency retrofitting
A life cycle framework for a new integrated classification system for buildings and the identification of renovation strategies that lead to an optimal balance between reduction of seismic vulnerability and in...
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Open AccessShake-table response simulation of a URM building specimen using discrete micro-models with varying degrees of detail
Recent technological advances have enabled earthquake engineering researchers to develop numerical models of increasing complexity, capable of duly reproducing even the smallest structural detail. In the case ...
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Open AccessComparative nonlinear soil-structure interaction analyses using macro-element and soil-block modelling approaches
In dynamic soil-structure interaction problems, involving the coupling of structure, foundation and soil, the use of a nonlinear macro-element modelling approach may result particularly advantageous not only t...
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Open AccessGeochemical and H–O–Sr–B isotope signatures of Yangyi geothermal fields: implications for the evolution of thermal fluids in fracture-controlled type geothermal system, Tibet, China
High-temperature hydrothermal systems are mainly distributed in the north–south graben systems of southern Tibet as an important part of the Mediterranean–Tethys Himalayan geothermal belt in mainland China. As...