职称英语考试 理工类B级 完形填空 押题 第15篇Liquefaction.doc
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1、“Liquefaction” Key to Much of Japanese Earthquake Damage“液化”是日本地震破坏的关键The massive subduction zone1 earthquake in Japan caused(动词,表示造成) a significant level of soil liquefaction2 that has surprised researchers with its 1 severity, a new analysis shows. 一份分析报告表明,在日本,巨大的俯冲带地震致使土壤液化的程度之严重,范围之广令研究者们着实吃了一惊
2、。Weve seen localized3 examples of soil liquefaction as extreme as this before, but the distance and 2 of damage in Japan were unusually severe, said Scott Ashford, a professor of geotechnical engineering4 at Oregon State University5. Entire structures were tilted and sinking into(词组,表示陷入) the sedime
3、nts, Ashford said. The shifts in soil destroyed water, drain and gas pipelines6, crippling the utilities and infrastructure these communities need to 3 . We saw some places that sank as much as four feet.“我们以前也看到过这么严重的小范围的土壤液化现象,但是,日本的破坏程度范围之广是极为严重的。所有结构都倾斜了并陷到沉淀物中,土壤中的断层摧毁了自来水管、排水和煤气管道,社区的公共和基础设施陷于
4、瘫痪。我们看到有些地区下陷了四英尺”。来自俄勒冈州立大学岩土工程系的Scott Ashford说到。Some degree of soil liquefaction7 is common in almost any major earthquake. Its a phenomenon in which soils soaked with water(浸满水, 固定搭配be soaked in with sth.), particularly recent sediments or sand, can lose much of their 4 and flow during an earthqu
5、ake. This can allow (动词,表示允许)structures to shift or sink or 5 .几乎任何大地震都会带来某种程度的土壤液化。这种现象是由于地震中浸满了水的土壤,尤其刚沉淀下来的沉淀物或细砂土在振动作用下突然失去支撑的力量而呈现液态变化。从而导致地面建筑物移动、下沉或倒塌。But most earthquakes are much 6 than the recent event in Japan, Ashford said. The length of the Japanese earthquake, as much as five minutes,
6、may force(动词,表示) researchers to reconsider the extent of liquefaction damage possibly occurring in situations such as this8.With such a long-lasting earthquake, we saw 7 structures that might have been okay after 30 seconds just continued to sink and tilt as the shaking continued for several more mi
7、nutes, he said. And it was clear that younger sediments, and especially areas built on 8 filled ground, are much more vulnerable.“然而,多数地震比起最近日本发生的地震持续时间都短的多”。Ashford说道。日本发生的地震持续了五分钟,这就促使研究者们重新审视类似这次(持续时间长的)地震中液化可能造成的毁坏规模。“由于地震持续时间长,我们看到以前的地震持续30秒时地面建筑物仍旧完好无损,如果震动再延续几分钟,建筑物就会继续下沉或倾斜,很明显,那些建造在新近填就的地面上
8、的建筑物最易受到伤害。”Ashford讲到。The data provided by analyzing(动词,表示分析) the Japanese earthquake, researchers said, should make it possible to improve(动词,表示提高) the understanding of this soil 9 and better prepare for it in the future. Ashford said it was critical(形容词,表示重要的) for the team to collect the informati
9、on quickly, 10 damage was removed in the recovery efforts9.Theres no doubt that(毋庸置疑) well learn things from what happened in Japan10 that11 will help us to reduce risks(减少风险) in other similar 11 , Ashford said. Future construction in some places may make more use of techniques(名词,表示技术) known to red
10、uce liquefaction, such as better compaction to make soils dense, or use of reinforcing stone columns.Ashford pointed out(词组,表示指出) that northern California have younger soils vulnerable to liquefaction -on the coast, near river deposits or in areas with filled ground. The young sediments, in geologic
11、 terms, may be those 12 within the past 10,000 years or more. In Oregon, for instance(固定搭配,表示比如), that describes much of downtown Portland, the Portland International Airport and other cities.研究者们对日本地震作出了分析并得出数据,这些数据能大大提高人们了解土壤浸水后的这类现象,以便做好防备,对付未来可能发生的同类现象。Ashford认为,重建工作首先要清理废墟,这样地震现场就被破坏了。所以科学家必须要赶
12、在重建工作开始之前收集好地震资料。“毋庸置疑,我们从日本地震中学到的东西有助于在将来类似的情况中降低风险。一些地方的建筑物会更多应用液化减少技术,如加强土壤的夯实或用石柱加固”。Ashford说。Ashford指出,北加利福尼亚州那些沿岸的、距离河口堆积物较近或填充的土壤易于受到液化的侵害。“年轻”的沉淀物这个词在地质学中是指那些年代少于或略超过一万年的沉淀物。比如,在俄勒冈州,它指的是Portland市区的大部分地区、Portland国际机场和其他城市。Anything 13 a river and old flood plains is a suspect12, and the Orego
13、n Department of Transportation has already concluded that 1,100 bridges in the state are at risk from an earthquake. Fewer than 15 percent of them have been reinforced to 14 collapse. Japan has suffered tremendous losses in the March 11 earthquake, but Japanese construction 15 helped prevent many bu
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