Rupture of the Chelungpu fault during the September 21, 1999, 7.6 Mwearthquake in Taiwan caused a 90-Jr,m-long surface rupture with variable displacement along strike. Analysis of core from two holes drilled through the fault zone, combined with geologic mapping and detailed investigation from three outcrops, define the fault geometry and physical properties of the Chelungpu fault in its northern and southern regions. In the northern region, the fault dips 45-60° east parallel to bedding and consists of a narrow (1-20 cm) core of dark-gray, sheared clay gouge at the base of a 30-50 m zone of increased fracture density that is confined asymmetrically to the hanging wall. Microstructural analysis of the fault gouge indicates the presence of extremely narrow clay zones (50-300 μm thick) that are interpreted as the fault rupture surfaces. Few shear indicators are observed outside of the fault gouge, which implies that slip was localized in the gouge in the northern region. Slip localization along a bed-parallel surface resulted in less high-frequency ground motion and larger displacements during the earthquake than in the southern region. Observations from the southern region indicate that the fault dips 20-30° at the surface and consists of a wide (20- 70 m-thick) zone of sheared, foliated shale with numerous gouge zones. A footwall-ramp geometry juxtaposes 2000-3000 m of flat-lying Quaternary Toukoshan Formation in the footwall with Pliocene and Miocene, east-dipping siltstone and muds tone in the hanging wall. The wide, diffuse fault zone contributed to the lower displacement and higher frequency ground motion in the southern region during the 1999 earthquake. The structure in the northern region is the result of the fault being a very young (<50 >ka) fault segment in the hanging wall of an older segment of the Chelungpu fault, buried in the Taichung basin. The fault in the southern region is located on an older (~1 Ma) fault trace. The contrasting fault properties in the different regions are responsible for the variability in strong-motion and displacement observed during the 1999 earthquake.

La formation et l'évolution des galaxies reste à ce jour un des mystères de l'Univers observable. Dans le but d'améliorer notre connaissance dans ce domaine, la recherche a utilisé les différentes campagnes d'observation pour caractériser les relations d'échelle des propriétés physiques dans le but de mieux contraindre et comprendre les populations de galaxies aux différentes étapes de leur vie au cours de l'histoire de l'Univers. Depuis les dernières décennies, les études tentent d'étendre ces relations d'échelles dans l'espace des paramètres. C'est dans ce mouvement là que s'inscrit ce projet de thèse. La photométrie des galaxies à haut redshift contient la signature des propriétés physiques comme la masse stellaire, le taux de formation stellaire et l'extinction. Dans cette étude, j’ai réalisé une analyse SED des galaxies amplifiées à z>3 en utilisant les images profondes de Hubble, Bande-K et IRAC des Fontier Fields. Nous avons réalisé la décontamination de ces images en ajustant automatiquement les galaxies avec GALFIT, en utilisant un script Python développé qui prend en compte les niveaux de contamination relatif de toutes les galaxies du champ. Nous avons ensuite ajusté les SEDs décontaminées en utilisant des synthèses de populations stellaires.J’ai appliqué cette méthode pour obtenir les SFR, les SM et les tailles d'un échantillon de 63 galaxies à z>3 détectées dans les champs de A2744 et MACS0416, spectroscopiquement confirmées par MUSE. L'amplification très forte de ces amas nous a permis de collecter un échantillon robuste de galaxies de faibles masses/faibles luminosité, permettant de contraindre les relations d'échelles dans des zones encore in-explorées / Galaxy formation and evolution is one of the most challenging mysteries in the observable Universe. In order to improve our knowledge in this field, the research make use of different observation programs to characterize scaling relations of physical properties, to better constrain and understand galaxy population at different stages of their lives throughout the history of the Universe. Since the past decades, studies are trying to extend those scaling relations in the parameter space. It is in this movement that this thesis project fits. The Spectral Energy Distribution(SED) of high redshift galaxies contains the signature of physical properties such as stellar mass, SFR and extinction. In this work, we perform a SED analysis of magnified galaxies at z>3 using deep Hubble, VLT and Spitzer/IRAC images of the Frontier Fields galaxy clusters. Due to the size of the Kband PSF and specially IRAC PSF and the high density of bright cluster members, it is crucial to deblend Kband and IRAC images to get a reliable SED. We do this by automatically fitting the contaminating galaxies with GALFIT, using a custom Python script which accounts for the relative levels of contamination from each cluster member. We model the decontaminated SED using stellar population models. We apply this method to derive SFR, masses and sizes of a sample of 63 galaxies at z>3 detected in the A2744 and MACS0416 fields, spectroscopically confirmed with MUSE. The very strong amplification of these clusters allow us to collect a robust sample of low-mass galaxies (108 M?), probing the low-luminosity part of scaling relations between stellar mass & size and stellar mass & stellar formation rate

A Quaternary perspective on the paleoceanographic evolution of the central Arctic Ocean has been obtained in this PhD thesis by studying sediment cores from all of the Arctic’s major submarine ridges and plateaus. The included cores were mainly recovered during the Healy-Oden Trans-Arctic expedition in 2005 and the Lomonosov Ridge off Greenland expedition in 2007. One of the main thesis objectives is to establish whether different sediment depositional regimes prevailed in different parts of the central Arctic Ocean during the Quaternary and, if so, establish general sedimentation rates for these regimes. This was approached by dating key cores using the decay of the cosmogenic isotopes 10Be and 14C, and through stratigraphic core-to-core correlation using sediment physical properties. However, the Arctic Ocean sea ice complicated the use of 10Be for dating because a solid sea ice cover prevents the 10Be isotopes from reaching the seafloor, resulting in too old ages. Dating using 14C is also complicated due to uncertain marine reservoir age corrections in the central Arctic Ocean. The core-to-core correlations show five areas with different depositional regimes; the northern Mendeleev Ridge and Alpha Ridge, southern Mendeleev Ridge, Morris Jesup Rise, Lomonosov Ridge and Yermak Plateau, listed in the order of increasing sedimentation rates from ~0.5cm/ka to ~4.8 cm/ka. A detailed study of the relationship between sediment bulk density and grain sizes suggests a strong link between variations in clay abundance and bulk density. Grain size analysis of a Lomonosov Ridge core show that fine silt and clay dominates the interglacials, possibly due to increased suspension freezing of these size fractions into sea ice and/or nepheloid transport. Sediments younger than the marine isotope stage (MIS) 7 generally contain more coarse silt, attributed to a regime shift during the Quaternary with increased iceberg transport into the central Arctic Ocean from MIS 6 and onwards. / At the time of the doctoral defense, the following papers were unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 3: In progress. Paper 4: In progress. Paper 5: In progress. Paper 6: In progress.

Chickpea grain contains a high amount of starch and valuable protein. Many grain legumes (pulses) can be processed by pin milling and air classification with high separation efficiency. However, chickpea exhibits low separation efficiency because it has a relatively high fat content compared to other pulses. Therefore, the main goal of this research was to improve the starch-protein separation from chickpea flour in order to increase the economic value of chickpea grain.<p>The chemical composition of pin-milled chickpea flour was determined. The functional and physical properties of chickpea flour affecting starch-protein separation were determined. No chemical interactive force was detected between starch granules and protein particles. Therefore, a physical separation technique, i.e. applying centrifugal force in a hydrocyclone, was employed to separate starch granules from protein particles. <p>Using a hydrocyclone, centrifugal force was applied to chickpea flour particles. Chickpea flour was suspended in two different media, isopropyl alcohol or deionized water. In both media, high inlet pressure resulted in smaller geometric mean diameter of particles collected in the overflow and underflow. Isopropyl alcohol as a medium resulted in particles with smaller geometric mean diameter than did deionized water. Starch and protein separation efficiencies were higher at greater inlet pressures. The application of a double-pass hydrocyclone process increased the purity of starch in the underflow and of protein in the overflow, although this process reduced separation efficiencies. Starch granules and protein particles were separated at higher purities in deionized water than in isopropyl alcohol. Separation in deionized water resulted in higher starch separation efficiency and lower protein separation efficiency than did separation in isopropyl alcohol. This difference was due to the difference in density and viscosity of the two media. The higher viscosity of isopropyl alcohol reduced the likelihood of starch granules reaching the inner hydrocyclone wall. Thus, some starch granules were retained in the overflow instead of in the underflow. Additionally, the centrifugal force and drag force applied to the chickpea flour particles differed between the two different media. Hydrocyclone operation resulted in higher centrifugal force and lower drag force in deionized water than in isopropyl alcohol. Since the drag force in isopropyl alcohol was higher than that in deionized water, some small starch granules were diverted to the overflow which caused reduction of protein purity. <p>The use of pH 9.0 and defatting of chickpea flour improved both starch and protein separation efficiencies. Chickpea flour in deionized water at a feed concentration of 5% yielded a pumpable slurry which was delivered efficiently to the hydrocyclone at an inlet pressure of 827 kPa Fractionation of starch and protein from chickpea flour in deionized water using an integrated separation process resulted in starch and protein fractions containing 75.0 and 81.9% (d.b.) starch and protein, respectively. This process resulted in starch and protein separation efficiencies of 99.7 and 89.3%, respectively. <p>Experiments were also conducted to determine the physical and functional properties of chickpea flour and starch and protein fractions. Thermal conductivity, specific heat, and thermal diffusivity were determined and the polynomial linear models were fitted very well to experimental data. Internal and external friction properties of chickpea flour and starch and protein fractions were determined. Samples were subjected to uniaxial compression testing to determine force-time relationships. The samples particles underwent rearrangement rather than deformation during compression. The asymptotic modulus of samples was also computed, and it was linearly related to maximum compressive pressure. The functional properties of fractionated products were highly affected by the separation process. The water hydration capacity of starch fraction increased, whereas the emulsion capacity and foaming capacity of starch and protein fractions were reduced, compared to that of chickpea flour.

Development of the swine and cattle industries has led to an increase of manure application to agricultural lands in Saskatchewan. Studies have been conducted to determine the nutrient benefits of swine manure application. However, a need was also identified for information on the effects of manure application on soil physical and chemical properties. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of repeated applications of manure on soil physical and chemical properties and to relate those effects to early plant growth and development.<p>Four experimental sites were used, representing the Dark Brown (Plenty), Brown (Riverhurst irrigated), Black (Dixon) and Gray (Melfort) Soil Zones of Saskatchewan, where liquid swine manure had been applied for four to seven years. At each site, treatments were 1) a control treatment, 2) a nitrogen based agronomic rate of manure application, 3) a high rate of manure application (2-4x the agronomic rate) and 4) a urea fertilizer treatment. At the Dixon site, the same two manure treatments with cattle manure were also examined.<p>Soil strength, as determined by penetration resistance measurements and barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) emergence were measured at two experimental sites (swine and cattle manure trials at Dixon, SK) in a field study. Penetration resistance was measured at 5, 10, 15 and 20 cm depths, 20, 39 and 123 days after seeding using a recording cone penetrograph. Twenty days after seeding, there were no significant differences among treatments at the 10, 15 and 20 cm depths. But, at the 5 cm depth, the control treatment had soil strength 0.11 MPa lower than the two manure rates. The manure treatments were not significantly different from the urea treatment. Thirty-nine days after seeding, the soil strength of the low rate manure treatment was 1.1 MPa greater than the control at the 10 cm depth, but not significantly different from the urea treatment. One hundred and twenty three days after seeding, the control treatment had greater soil strength than the high rate of manure at 5 and 10 cm depths by 0.28 and 0.71 MPa respectively. At the 20 cm depth, the high rate of manure had the greatest soil strength. Barley emergence on the two manured treatments did not differ significantly from the control. Aggregate size was measured in field samples collected from all sites. Aggregate size for the manured treatments did not differ from the control at any site.<p>Soil crust strength, flax emergence, infiltration rate, salinity, sodicity, coefficient of linear extensibility (COLE) and modulus of rupture were measured under controlled conditions in intact cores of soil removed from all five experimental sites. All soils were treated with a simulated rainfall from a Guelph Rainfall Simulator II. Following the simulated rainfall, crust strength was measured with a hand-held penetrometer. Soil crust strength was measured daily for 10 days as the cores dried. Repeated applications of liquid swine manure at either low or high rates decreased soil strength in the Plenty, Riverhurst and Melfort soils, and increased soil strength in the Dixon soil. Repeated applications of liquid swine manure at low rates caused flax emergence to decrease for the Riverhurst soil compared to its control and had no significant effect at the other sites. There were no notable differences in infiltration rates among treatments. Repeated applications of liquid swine manure caused salinity (EC) to increase slightly for the Plenty and Riverhurst soils, and sodicity (ESP) to increase slightly for the Melfort and Dixon soils relative to their control. The COLE and modulus of rupture measurements indicated no significant effects and were inconclusive due to difficulties in measurement. <p>None of the properties measured in any of the treatments exceeded threshold values for soil productivity, or where plant injury might be considered an issue. It is concluded that repeated (four to seven) annual applications of liquid swine or cattle manure would not cause any large alterations in soil strength, aggregation, infiltration, salinity, or sodicity that would affect early plant growth and development. This was supported by field and lab measurements of emergence that showed limited effect.

Chickpea grain contains a high amount of starch and valuable protein. Many grain legumes (pulses) can be processed by pin milling and air classification with high separation efficiency. However, chickpea exhibits low separation efficiency because it has a relatively high fat content compared to other pulses. Therefore, the main goal of this research was to improve the starch-protein separation from chickpea flour in order to increase the economic value of chickpea grain.<p>The chemical composition of pin-milled chickpea flour was determined. The functional and physical properties of chickpea flour affecting starch-protein separation were determined. No chemical interactive force was detected between starch granules and protein particles. Therefore, a physical separation technique, i.e. applying centrifugal force in a hydrocyclone, was employed to separate starch granules from protein particles. <p>Using a hydrocyclone, centrifugal force was applied to chickpea flour particles. Chickpea flour was suspended in two different media, isopropyl alcohol or deionized water. In both media, high inlet pressure resulted in smaller geometric mean diameter of particles collected in the overflow and underflow. Isopropyl alcohol as a medium resulted in particles with smaller geometric mean diameter than did deionized water. Starch and protein separation efficiencies were higher at greater inlet pressures. The application of a double-pass hydrocyclone process increased the purity of starch in the underflow and of protein in the overflow, although this process reduced separation efficiencies. Starch granules and protein particles were separated at higher purities in deionized water than in isopropyl alcohol. Separation in deionized water resulted in higher starch separation efficiency and lower protein separation efficiency than did separation in isopropyl alcohol. This difference was due to the difference in density and viscosity of the two media. The higher viscosity of isopropyl alcohol reduced the likelihood of starch granules reaching the inner hydrocyclone wall. Thus, some starch granules were retained in the overflow instead of in the underflow. Additionally, the centrifugal force and drag force applied to the chickpea flour particles differed between the two different media. Hydrocyclone operation resulted in higher centrifugal force and lower drag force in deionized water than in isopropyl alcohol. Since the drag force in isopropyl alcohol was higher than that in deionized water, some small starch granules were diverted to the overflow which caused reduction of protein purity. <p>The use of pH 9.0 and defatting of chickpea flour improved both starch and protein separation efficiencies. Chickpea flour in deionized water at a feed concentration of 5% yielded a pumpable slurry which was delivered efficiently to the hydrocyclone at an inlet pressure of 827 kPa Fractionation of starch and protein from chickpea flour in deionized water using an integrated separation process resulted in starch and protein fractions containing 75.0 and 81.9% (d.b.) starch and protein, respectively. This process resulted in starch and protein separation efficiencies of 99.7 and 89.3%, respectively. <p>Experiments were also conducted to determine the physical and functional properties of chickpea flour and starch and protein fractions. Thermal conductivity, specific heat, and thermal diffusivity were determined and the polynomial linear models were fitted very well to experimental data. Internal and external friction properties of chickpea flour and starch and protein fractions were determined. Samples were subjected to uniaxial compression testing to determine force-time relationships. The samples particles underwent rearrangement rather than deformation during compression. The asymptotic modulus of samples was also computed, and it was linearly related to maximum compressive pressure. The functional properties of fractionated products were highly affected by the separation process. The water hydration capacity of starch fraction increased, whereas the emulsion capacity and foaming capacity of starch and protein fractions were reduced, compared to that of chickpea flour.

Development of the swine and cattle industries has led to an increase of manure application to agricultural lands in Saskatchewan. Studies have been conducted to determine the nutrient benefits of swine manure application. However, a need was also identified for information on the effects of manure application on soil physical and chemical properties. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of repeated applications of manure on soil physical and chemical properties and to relate those effects to early plant growth and development.<p>Four experimental sites were used, representing the Dark Brown (Plenty), Brown (Riverhurst irrigated), Black (Dixon) and Gray (Melfort) Soil Zones of Saskatchewan, where liquid swine manure had been applied for four to seven years. At each site, treatments were 1) a control treatment, 2) a nitrogen based agronomic rate of manure application, 3) a high rate of manure application (2-4x the agronomic rate) and 4) a urea fertilizer treatment. At the Dixon site, the same two manure treatments with cattle manure were also examined.<p>Soil strength, as determined by penetration resistance measurements and barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) emergence were measured at two experimental sites (swine and cattle manure trials at Dixon, SK) in a field study. Penetration resistance was measured at 5, 10, 15 and 20 cm depths, 20, 39 and 123 days after seeding using a recording cone penetrograph. Twenty days after seeding, there were no significant differences among treatments at the 10, 15 and 20 cm depths. But, at the 5 cm depth, the control treatment had soil strength 0.11 MPa lower than the two manure rates. The manure treatments were not significantly different from the urea treatment. Thirty-nine days after seeding, the soil strength of the low rate manure treatment was 1.1 MPa greater than the control at the 10 cm depth, but not significantly different from the urea treatment. One hundred and twenty three days after seeding, the control treatment had greater soil strength than the high rate of manure at 5 and 10 cm depths by 0.28 and 0.71 MPa respectively. At the 20 cm depth, the high rate of manure had the greatest soil strength. Barley emergence on the two manured treatments did not differ significantly from the control. Aggregate size was measured in field samples collected from all sites. Aggregate size for the manured treatments did not differ from the control at any site.<p>Soil crust strength, flax emergence, infiltration rate, salinity, sodicity, coefficient of linear extensibility (COLE) and modulus of rupture were measured under controlled conditions in intact cores of soil removed from all five experimental sites. All soils were treated with a simulated rainfall from a Guelph Rainfall Simulator II. Following the simulated rainfall, crust strength was measured with a hand-held penetrometer. Soil crust strength was measured daily for 10 days as the cores dried. Repeated applications of liquid swine manure at either low or high rates decreased soil strength in the Plenty, Riverhurst and Melfort soils, and increased soil strength in the Dixon soil. Repeated applications of liquid swine manure at low rates caused flax emergence to decrease for the Riverhurst soil compared to its control and had no significant effect at the other sites. There were no notable differences in infiltration rates among treatments. Repeated applications of liquid swine manure caused salinity (EC) to increase slightly for the Plenty and Riverhurst soils, and sodicity (ESP) to increase slightly for the Melfort and Dixon soils relative to their control. The COLE and modulus of rupture measurements indicated no significant effects and were inconclusive due to difficulties in measurement. <p>None of the properties measured in any of the treatments exceeded threshold values for soil productivity, or where plant injury might be considered an issue. It is concluded that repeated (four to seven) annual applications of liquid swine or cattle manure would not cause any large alterations in soil strength, aggregation, infiltration, salinity, or sodicity that would affect early plant growth and development. This was supported by field and lab measurements of emergence that showed limited effect.

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