This master's thesis deals with the issue of volcanic ash as a complex and its impact on aviation, including the volcanic activity itself (conditions for its existence, for existence of eruptions and their basic products). In addition, the thesis also deals with effect of volcanic ash on aircraft and airports, possibilities of its detection or monitoring as well as mechanism of its spreading in airspace. The emphasis is laid mainly on air incidents related to volcanic ash and on danger it poses to the airspace of the Czech Republic.

MENVSC / Department of Hydrology and Water Resources / ABSTRACT Siloam and Tshipise Springs are scalding geothermal springs geologically located within the Soutpansberg Group in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. These geothermal springs are associated with faults and impermeable dykes and are assumed to be of meteoric origin. The optimal use of a geothermal spring largely depends upon its physical and chemical properties as well as the geological controls at source and surrounding pathway to the surface. This study aimed at investigating trace element concentrations in these geothermal springs in order to quantify their impacts on neighbouring soil and vegetation. Impact on vegetation was assessed by incorporating seasonal variations of the trace element mobility from the geothermal springs to the vegetation (Mangifera indica at Siloam and Acacia robusta at Tshipise) via soil. The geothermal spring water, soil and vegetation samples at both sites were collected from May – July (winter) and September – November (summer), 2014. The soil samples were collected at 5 m intervals up to 20 m away from the geothermal spring in each of the sites. The bark and leaf parts of the vegetation were sampled. The control samples for water, soil and vegetation were obtained from Riverside residence at University of Venda, Thohoyandou, Limpopo Province, where there is non-geothermal source of water. The temperature, electrical conductivity (EC), pH and total dissolved solid (TDS) of the geothermal spring water and control samples were determined in situ and in the laboratory. The water samples were acidified for major cations and trace elements determination. There were also non-acidified water samples for major anion analyses. The soil and vegetation samples were digested using microwave and hot block methods, respectively. Concentrations of arsenic (As), antimony (Sb), barium (Ba), beryllium (Be), boron (B), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), lanthanum (La), lead (Pb), lithium (Li), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni), selenium (Se), tin (Sn), strontium (Sr), tellurium (Te), thallium (Tl), titanium (Ti), tungsten (W), vanadium (V), and zinc (Zn) were determined by inductively coupled plasma – mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) (Agilent 7700 series). Concentrations of calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na) and potassium (K) were analysed using inductively coupled plasma – optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) (X – Series 2) whereas the concentrations of chloride (Cl-), fluoride (F-), nitrate (NO3-), phosphate (PO42-), bicarbonate (HCO3-) and sulphate (SO42-) were determined by ion chromatography (IC) (Dionex Model DX 500). Results from this study revealed that the geothermal springs were rich in trace elements compared to that from non-geothermal source of water. The mineral elements present were vii mainly due to rock-water interaction in the deep aquifer at both sites. The geothermal spring water is not fit for drinking because it is particularly high in fluoride (F) having 6.66 and 5.97 mg/L at Siloam ; 6.72 and 7.28 mg/L at Tshipise for winter and summer, respectively. Also, high Nickel (Ni) with 462 µg/L and 868 µg/L: Lead (Pb) with 652 µg/L and 211 µg/L at Siloam and Tshipise respectively, for summer season. In addition, it is not suitable for irrigation owing to high sodium absorption ratio (SAR) values which were above the standard guidelines (˂1) by South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) and World Health Organization (WHO) at both sites. In summer season, there were higher trace elements concentrations than in the winter season. The higher concentration values could be attributed to rainfall, which aids in the dissociation of rock particles, resulting in higher concentrations of these elements. Siloam spring water was more mineralised than Tshipise spring water, hence its neighbouring soils and vegetation possess more trace elements concentrations than the latter. Owing to their high mineral elements content, the geothermal spring water flows across the soil, making it vulnerable to sorption of the trace elements. The trace elements present in the surrounding soil of the geothermal spring were as a result of geothermal water and soil pedogenesis. The geothermal water contaminates the surrounding soil with substantial quantity of trace elements, which decreases with the distance from the geothermal spring, making far distanced soil less-contaminated. High levels of Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn and Pb at Siloam soil can be attributed to more minerals present in the spring, therefore making absorption by Mangifera indica inevitable. Soils at Tshipise are moderately concentrated owing to moderate trace elements concentrations from the geothermal spring water. Generally, seasonal variations were observed in the parameters analysed in the geothermal spring water, surrounding soil and vegetation to ascertain the most favourable season in terms of the trace elements concentrations. There were higher concentrations of trace elements in the geothermal spring, particularly during the summer season, compared to the winter season; this leads to more contamination of the surrounding soils and vegetation. This study showed that geothermal spring has potential to enrich the neighbouring soils and vegetation with trace elements, which could result in contamination. It can be concluded that geothermal spring, despite its benefits to humans, also contaminates the surrounding surface soils with toxic trace elements. Soils are a platform for vegetation. Therefore, if the soil is contaminated by toxic elements, there are high possibilities that these trace elements are absorbed by the neighbouring vegetation, which is likely to affect human beings adversely.

[ES] La técnica de "Soil Nailing" es un procedimiento de refuerzo del terreno utilizado continuamente en la estabilización de taludes y cortes del terreno en proyectos de ingeniería geotécnica. Esta técnica se aplica con frecuencia en la ciudad de Quito (Ecuador) para el refuerzo del terreno, mejorando la estabilidad de los taludes, durante el proceso de excavación de varios niveles de sótanos. Estas excavaciones de gran profundidad son habituales en proyectos inmobiliarios importantes de la ciudad, en los que el "Soil Nailing" se emplea con algunas variantes que la ajusten a los recursos constructivos disponibles en el medio. Pese a lo extendido de su uso, esta técnica, que ha resultado ser efectiva para estabilizar las excavaciones durante los procesos constructivos de estructuras de sótano en los suelos de la ciudad de Quito, actualmente dispone de pocas investigaciones locales, ya sean teóricas, numéricas o experimentales, basadas en las propiedades geotécnicas de los suelos volcánicos característicos de la ciudad. Esta Tesis Doctoral que contó con el soporte del Laboratorio de Ingeniería Geotécnica y el Laboratorio de Estructuras del Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología del Hormigón (ICITECH) de la Universitat Politècnica de València presenta un estudio experimental y numérico del comportamiento de dos excavaciones reforzadas con la técnica de "Soil Nailing" para la construcción de las estructuras de sótano de dos importantes edificios ubicados en la zona centro-norte de la ciudad de Quito. Tanto el estudio experimental como el numérico se enfocan principalmente en la evolución de las fuerzas de tensión en las barras de acero de los "Soil Nails", el análisis de desplazamientos horizontales de las pantallas y el análisis de asentamientos en el terreno que se encuentra detrás de las pantallas y que fueron inferidos por la construcción de cada nivel de sótano. Como parte del análisis numérico a través de elementos finitos se han considerado diferentes modelos constitutivos de suelo, cuyos parámetros se determinaron detalladamente de acuerdo a los ensayos de laboratorio del estudio de caracterización geotécnica de esta investigación. Por tanto, esta Tesis Doctoral constituye una de las primeras investigaciones completas de la región encaminada a explicar el comportamiento experimental y numérico de excavaciones mediante la técnica de "Soil Nailing" y respaldada con un completo trabajo de caracterización geotécnica, llevado a cabo a propósito como parte de este estudio. / [CA] La tècnica de "Soil Nailing" és un procediment de reforç del terreny utilitzat contínuament en l'estabilització de talussos i talls del terreny en projectes d'enginyeria geotècnica. Esta tècnica s'aplica ben sovint en la ciutat de Quito (Equador) per al reforç del terreny, millorant l'estabilitat dels talussos, durant el procés d'excavació de diversos nivells de soterranis. Estes excavacions de gran profunditat són habituals en projectes immobiliaris importants de la ciutat, en els que el "Soil Nailing" s'empra amb algunes variants que l'ajusten als recursos constructius disponibles en el mig. A pesar d'allò que s'ha estés del seu ús, esta tècnica que ha resultat ser efectiva per a estabilitzar les excavacions durant els processos constructius d'estructures de soterrani en els sòls de la ciutat de Quito, actualment disposa de poques investigacions locals, ja siguen teòriques, numèriques o experimentals basades en les propietats geotècniques dels sòls volcànics característics de la ciutat. Esta Tesi Doctoral que va comptar amb el suport del Laboratori d'Enginyeria Geotècnica i el Laboratori d'Estructures de l'Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia del Formigó (ICITECH) de la Universitat Politècnica de València presenta un estudi experimental i numèric del comportament de dos excavacions reforçades amb la tècnica del "Soil Nailing" per a la construcció de les estructures de soterrani de dos importants edificis ubicats en la zona centre-nord de la ciutat de Quito. Tant l'estudi experimental com el numèric s'enfoquen principalment en l'evolució de les forces de tensió en les barres d'acer dels "Soil Nailing", l'anàlisi de desplaçaments horitzontals de les pantalles i l'anàlisi d'assentaments en el terreny que es troba darrere de les pantalles i que van ser inferits per la construcció de cada nivell de soterrani. Com a part de l'anàlisi numèrica a través d'elements finits s'han considerat diferents models constitutius de sòl, els paràmetres de la qual es van determinar detalladament d'acord amb els assajos de laboratori de l'estudi de caracterització geotècnica d'esta investigació. Per tant, esta Tesi Doctoral constituïx una de les primeres investigacions completes de la regió encaminada a explicar el comportament experimental i numèric d'excavacions per mitjà de la tècnica del "Soil Nailing" i protegida amb un complet treball de caracterització geotècnica, dut a terme a propòsit com a part d'este estudi. / [EN] The "Soil Nailing" technique is a ground reinforcement procedure used consistently to stabilize slopes and land sections in geotechnical engineering projects. This technique is frequently used in the city of Quito (Ecuador) to reinforce the ground and improve slope stability during the excavation process for various underground parking levels. Such deep excavations are common in the city's most important real estate projects, in which "Soil Nailing" is used with different variations that are adjusted in accordance with the construction resources available in the particular environment. Despite its widespread use, this technique which has proven to be so effective in stabilizing excavations during the construction of underground structures in the soils of the city of Quito, currently suffers from a lack of local theoretical, numerical or experimental research based on the geotechnical properties of the city's characteristic soils. This Doctoral Thesis was supported by the Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory and the Structures Laboratory of the Concrete Science and Technology Institute (ICITECH) of the Universitat Politècnica de València. It presents an experimental and numerical study of the behavior of two excavations reinforced with the Soil Nailing technique for the construction of the basement structures of two important buildings located in the north-central area of the city of Quito. Both the experimental and the numerical study focus mainly on the stress of tension forces exerted on the steel bars of the "Soil Nails", analysis of horizontal wall displacements and analysis of settlements of the ground behind the walls, which were induced by the construction of each underground level. As part of the numerical analysis through finite elements, different constitutive soil models were considered, the parameters of which were determined in detail in accordance with laboratory testing from the geotechnical characterization study for this research. This Doctoral Thesis, therefore, constitutes one of the first complete studies in the region aimed at explaining the experimental and numerical behavior of excavations through the Soil Nailing technique, supported by complete geotechnical characterization work which was carried out for the purpose of forming part of this study. / Capa Guachón, VE. (2021). Estudio experimental y numérico del comportamiento de excavaciones ejecutadas mediante la técnica de suelo claveteado (soil nailing) en suelos de la ciudad de Quito (Ecuador) [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/164174 / TESIS

In 2017, the Swedish Parliament stated a new climate law with the goal that Sweden should be climate neutral by 2045. The concrete industry has developed a roadmap on how the goal for 2045 can be achieved, where one way to reduce the carbon emissions from concrete is by replacing a part of the cement clinker with alternative binders in the concrete mix. Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), fly ash, silica fume and trass are alternative binders that are possible to use in concrete mixes to reduce the amount of ordinary Portland cement (OPC). GGBS, fly ash and silica fume are by-products from other industries, while trass is volcanic ash that can be extracted. Besides the positive environmental impact that comes from using alternative binders and reducing the amount of cement clinker, the alternative binders have other properties, both positive and negative, that affect the concrete. The aim of this thesis was to investigate whether concrete with alternative binders does fulfill the regulations set by Swedish standards and how concrete with alternative binders does affect the material parameters. The concrete mixes were divided into three different types of concrete: concrete for bridges (w/c ratio 0.4), hydropower structures (w/c ratio 0.45) and wind powerplant foundations (w/c ratio 0.55). A total of seven concrete mixes were cast in a laboratory and the concrete mixes were investigated in the three hardening stages of concrete: fresh, young and hardened. The analyzed material parameters were compressive strength, shrinkage, frost resistance, workability, air voids and temperature development. Beyond the experimental testing, a global warming potential (GWP) comparison was made to compare the reduction of GWP for each concrete mix compared to a reference concrete for each usage area. The mix containing a CEM II/A-V fly ash cement and 15% GGBS showed great potential regarding the different material parameters. This mix, however, is according to Swedish standards not possible to certify for structures in exposure class XF4, such as bridges, but is possible to certify for structures in exposure class XF3, such as wind powerplant foundations. The mix containing 30% GGBS and 5% silica fume also showed beneficiary properties, but superplasticizers are required in this mix to ensure good workability. For hydropower structures, the mix containing 35% GGBS showed a great compressive strength but a high temperature development and low workability. The mix containing trass had a notably low temperature development, but with an increase in shrinkage and low workability. Moreover, all concrete mixes showed a frost resistance which, according to standard, is classified as “Very Good”. / Sveriges regering antog 2017 ett nytt klimatpolitiskt ramverk med målet att Sverige ska ha noll nettoutsläpp av växthusgaser år 2045. Betongindustrin har tagit fram en färdplan för hur betong kan bli klimatneutralt, där ett sätt att reducera klimatpåverkan från betong är att byta ut en del av cementklinkern mot alternativa bindemedel. Mald granulerad masugnsslagg (GGBS), flygaska, silikastoft och trass är alternativa bindemedel som är möjliga att använda i betongblandningar för att reducera mängden Portlandcement. GGBS, flygaska och silikastoft är restprodukter från andra industrier medan trass är en vulkanisk aska som kan utvinnas. Utöver den positiva miljöeffekten som erhålls när alternativa bindemedel ersätter cementklinker, så har de alternativa bindemedlen andra egenskaper, både positiva och negativa, som påverkar betongen. Målet med denna studie var att undersöka och jämföra om betongblandningar där en del av cementklinkern har ersatts med alternativa bindemedel når upp till de krav som ställs i nuvarande regelverk. Utöver det så undersöktes även hur betongblandningarnas materialparametrar påverkades av alternativa bindemedel. Betongblandningarna delades in i tre olika typer av betong: betong för broar (vct 0.4), vattenbyggnader (vct 0.45) och vindkraftverksfundament (vct 0.55), där totalt sju betongblandningar tillverkades i ett laboratorium. Betongblandningarna undersöktes i de tre olika faserna för hårdnande av betong, vilka är färsk, ung och hårdnad betong. De materialparametrar som analyserades var tryckhållfasthet, krympning, frostresistens, arbetbarhet, luftporhalt och temperaturutveckling. Förutom de experimentella testerna gjordes en jämförelse kring hur mycket koldioxid som kan reduceras för varje betongblandning, jämfört med en referensbetong för varje användningsområde. Betongblandningen med ett CEM II/A-V flygaska-cement och 15% GGBS visade stor potential med avseende på de olika materialparametrarna. Denna blandning är dock enligt svensk standard inte möjlig att certifiera för betongbyggnad i exponeringsklass XF4, exempelvis broar, men kan certifieras för betongbyggnad i exponeringsklass XF3, exempelvis fundament för vindkraftverk. Blandningen med 30% GGBS och 5% silikastoft visade även positiva egenskaper, men flyttillsatsmedel måste användas i denna blandning för att erhålla en god arbetbarhet. För vattenbyggnadsbetong så visade blandningen med 35% GGBS en hög tryckhållfasthet, men samtidigt en hög temperaturutveckling och en låg arbetbarhet. Blandningen med trass hade en noterbart låg temperaturutveckling, men med ökad krympning samt låg arbetbarhet. Avslutningsvis så uppvisade alla blandningar en frostresistens som enligt standard klassificeras som ”Mycket bra”.

<p>  </p> <p>Concrete is the second most consumed material in the world after water and is an essential element of constructed infrastructure. Over 14 billion m3 of concrete are being produced annually, resulting in a serious impact on the environment. The production of cement, which is the main component of concrete, is responsible for 5 – 8 % of global CO2 emissions. As a result, several global initiatives have been undertaken to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. This carbon neutrality target coincides with the Paris Agreement's goal to limit global warming to 1.5 °C. A well-known, and successful strategy to reduce CO2 emissions in the concrete industry is to use supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) as a partial replacement for cement. However, it is projected that in 2030 the demand for two of the most commonly used SCMs, fly ash and slag cement, will exceed their supply. Using nontraditional and natural pozzolans (NNPs) can help to close this supply gap, but there is a lack of knowledge regarding the reactivity and long-term performance of these materials.</p> <p>The purpose of this research was to perform experiments on several NNPs, some of which can be supplied in commercially viable quantities with the objective of evaluating their performance in cementitious systems (mortars and concretes) with the goal of accurately assessing their potential for use as alternative SCMs. The mortar study was performed using a total of 11 different NNPs, belonging to 4 distinctive groups and distributed as follows: 3 from the group of calcined clays (CCs) - CC1, CC2, and CC3, 3 from the group of natural pozzolans (NPs) - NP1, NP2 and NP3, 2 from the group of fluidized bed combustion (FBCs) ashes - FBC1 and FBC2, and 3 from the group of bottom ashes (GBAs) - GBA1, GBA2, and GBA3.</p> <p>The concrete study was performed on 4 different materials, one from each of the previously mentioned groups. The materials selected for concrete study were the worst-performing members of each group, as determined by the analysis of the test results obtained from mortars. These included CC2, NP3, FBC1, and GBA3 materials. This approach was adopted under the assumption that achieving adequate concrete characteristics with lowest-quality materials will all but assure satisfactory performance of concretes with higher-quality materials. </p> <p>The findings generated from this research indicate that several of the NNPs used in this study present a viable alternative to traditional SCMs. As an example, out of the 11 NNPS, 9 were found to conform to the requirements of the ASTM C618-19, the standard specification currently used to assess the suitability of coal fly ash and raw or calcined natural pozzolans for use in concrete. Results obtained from tests performed on mortars demonstrated that, when used at the replacement level of 25%, all 11 NNPs produced mixtures with characteristics similar to those obtained from the plain cement (OPC) mortar. For that reason, this level of replacement was selected to prepare concrete specimens. The results collected from concrete specimens showed that, when compared to plain concrete, mixtures with all 4 NNPs attained comparable (or improved) mechanical (compressive and flexural strength), durability (freeze-thaw resistance), and transport (formation factor and rate of water absorption) properties. As in the case of traditional SCMs, the mixtures with NNPs were found to require extended curing times to fully realize their property-enhancing potential associated with pozzolanic reactions. Overall, the best performing materials were those from the CCs group, followed by those belonging to, respectively, NPs, GBAs, and FBCs groups. </p>

Paleosols from the Bahamas and the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) are closely related to past atmospheric circulation and dust load. In the Bahamas the sources of insoluble residue (IR) must be allogenic because the islands consist of almost pure carbonates. The Al2O3:TiO2 ratio was used to establish the provenance of the IR of the paleosols. Comparisons of this ratio from Bahamian paleosols, North African dust, Lesser Antilles ash and North American loess reveal that the African dust is the major contributor to the IR, with a potential minor volcanic input from the Lesser Antilles. The contribution of the North American loess to the IR was not determined because of geochemical similarities with the North African dust. The study of two outcrops in Eleuthera indicate that paleosols can act as aquicludes. The Bahamian samples were collected on a roughly north-south transect in order to establish the climatic influence on paleosol properties. Even though there is a marked climatic gradient in the Bahamas, the paleosol geochemistry shows no trend that could be related to paleoclimate. While previous studies indicated that the source of insoluble residues in the soils of CNMI is carbonate dissolution, the present study shows that atmospheric deposition of ash from the Mariana arc and dust from the Asian continent may play a significant role in paleosol formation.

Die Sedimente des Halleschen Permokarbonkomplexes gaben schon immer Raum für Spekulationen. Aufgrund ihrer Dominanz an rhyolithischen Geröllen wurden sie über einen langen Zeitraum einheitlich als Postporphyrschutt ausgehalten. Vielfältig wechselnde Faziesbedingungen machten es jedoch notwendig, die Sedimente aufzugliedern. Neuere Erkenntnisse in der Erforschung des Halleschen Permokarbonkomplexes erfordern eine Überprüfung v. a. der nach KUNERT (1995) aufgestellten allgemeinen stratigraphischen Gliederung der Unterrotliegendsedimente in Halle,- Hornburg,- Sennewitz- und Brachwitz-Formation anhand einiger ausgewählter Beispiele. Der ursprüngliche Gedanke der Diplomarbeit bestand darin, eine Fazies- und eine Geröllanalyse der unterpermischen Abtragungsprodukte des Halle-Vulkanitkomplexes anzufertigen. Zur Verfügung standen zwei Kernbohrungen und zwei Aufschlüsse, sowie diverse Unterlagen zu angrenzenden Bohrungen in der Saale-Senke. Die beiden Oberflächenaufschlüsse Riveufer und Teichgrund sollten stratigraphisch aufgenommen werden, so dass eine Fazieszuordnung möglich ist. Die Bohrung Brachwitz 2/62 wurde mit dem Ziel aufgenommen, neuere Theorien über den Ablagerungszeitraum der Rotliegend-Sedimente in Bezug auf den permokarbonen Vulkanismus zu widerlegen oder zu bekräftigen. Die zweite Bohrung (Kb Lochau 7/65) wurde am Rande mit in die Diplomarbeit einbezogen, da sie das immense Spektrum der spätvulkanischen Aktivitäten im Halle Permokarbonkomplex erweitert. Ergebnis ist eine Neugliederung des Rotliegend im Halleschen Permokarbonkomplex, in der nur noch die Halle-Formation mit ihrem ausgeprägten Vulkanismus und die Hornburg-Formation, stellvertretend für alle jüngeren Abtragungsprodukte des Halle Vulkanitkomplexes, unterschieden werden. Mit einem großen Hiatus folgt anschließend die Eisleben-Formation.

Die Sedimente des Halleschen Permokarbonkomplexes gaben schon immer Raum für Spekulationen. Aufgrund ihrer Dominanz an rhyolithischen Geröllen wurden sie über einen langen Zeitraum einheitlich als Postporphyrschutt ausgehalten. Vielfältig wechselnde Faziesbedingungen machten es jedoch notwendig, die Sedimente aufzugliedern. Neuere Erkenntnisse in der Erforschung des Halleschen Permokarbonkomplexes erfordern eine Überprüfung v. a. der nach KUNERT (1995) aufgestellten allgemeinen stratigraphischen Gliederung der Unterrotliegendsedimente in Halle,- Hornburg,- Sennewitz- und Brachwitz-Formation anhand einiger ausgewählter Beispiele. Der ursprüngliche Gedanke der Diplomarbeit bestand darin, eine Fazies- und eine Geröllanalyse der unterpermischen Abtragungsprodukte des Halle-Vulkanitkomplexes anzufertigen. Zur Verfügung standen zwei Kernbohrungen und zwei Aufschlüsse, sowie diverse Unterlagen zu angrenzenden Bohrungen in der Saale-Senke. Die beiden Oberflächenaufschlüsse Riveufer und Teichgrund sollten stratigraphisch aufgenommen werden, so dass eine Fazieszuordnung möglich ist. Die Bohrung Brachwitz 2/62 wurde mit dem Ziel aufgenommen, neuere Theorien über den Ablagerungszeitraum der Rotliegend-Sedimente in Bezug auf den permokarbonen Vulkanismus zu widerlegen oder zu bekräftigen. Die zweite Bohrung (Kb Lochau 7/65) wurde am Rande mit in die Diplomarbeit einbezogen, da sie das immense Spektrum der spätvulkanischen Aktivitäten im Halle Permokarbonkomplex erweitert. Ergebnis ist eine Neugliederung des Rotliegend im Halleschen Permokarbonkomplex, in der nur noch die Halle-Formation mit ihrem ausgeprägten Vulkanismus und die Hornburg-Formation, stellvertretend für alle jüngeren Abtragungsprodukte des Halle Vulkanitkomplexes, unterschieden werden. Mit einem großen Hiatus folgt anschließend die Eisleben-Formation.:Inhalt Abbildungsverzeichnis Tabellenverzeichnis Abkürzungsverzeichnis 1. Einleitender Teil 1 1.1 Einleitung 1 1.2 Aufgabenstellung und Problematik 1 1.3 Geographischer Überblick über die Bohrungen und Aufschlüsse 2 2. Regionalgeologischer Teil 4 2.1 Aufbau des Halle Vulkanitkomplexes 4 2.2 Beckenentwicklung des Permokarbons im Bereich des Halle- Vulkanitkomplexes 5 2.3 Historischer Rückblick über die Einstufung der Rotliegend-Formationen im Halle Vulkanitkomplex 10 2.4 Neueste Entwicklungen in der Erforschung des Saale-Beckens 15 2.4.1 Die Ablagerungen der Halle-Formation 15 2.4.2 Die Ablagerungen der Sennewitz-Formation 16 2.4.3 Die Ablagerungen der Hornburg-Formation 17 2.4.4 Die Ablagerungen der Brachwitz-Formation 19 2.4.5 Die Ablagerungen der Eisleben-Formation 20 2.4.6 Aktuelle Stratigraphische Gliederung 22 2.5 Die späte Phase des Halle Vulkanitkomplexes und ihr Bezug zur Diplomarbeit 23 3 Arbeitsmethodik 24 3.1 Aufnahme der Bohrungen Brachwitz 2/62 und Lochau 7/65 24 3.2 Aufnahme des Aufschlusses am Teichgrund bei Döblitz 26 3.3 Aufnahme des Aufschlusses am Riveufer im Stadtgebiet von Halle 26 4. Vulkanische und sedimentäre grobklastische Transport- und Ablagerungssysteme 27 4.1 Vulkanische Massentransporte 27 4.1.1 Pyroklastische Ablagerungen 27 4.1.1.1 Pyroklastische Fallablagerungen 28 (1) Aschefallablagerungen 28 (2) Bimsführende Fallablagerungen 29 (3) Scoriaführende Fallablagerungen 29 4.1.1.2 Pyroklastische Stromablagerungen 29 (1) Bimsführende pyroklastische Stromablagerungen oder Ignimbrite 29 (2) Block- und Aschestromablagerungen 31 (3) Scoriaführende pyroklastische Stromablagerungen 32 4.1.1.3 Pyroklastische Surge-Ablagerungen 32 (1) Surgeablagerungen durch Aschewolken 32 (2) Ablagerungen am Boden der pyroklastischen Surge 33 (3) Ablagerungen an der Basis der pyroklastischen Surge 33 4.1.2 Explosive vulkanische Eruptionen 33 (1) Hawaiianische Eruptionen 34 (2) Plinianische Eruptionen 34 (3) Strombolianische Eruptionen 35 (4) Vulkanianische und Surtseyanische Eruptionen 35 4.1.3 Produkte phreatomagmatischer Eruptionen 36 (1) Maare 37 (2) Tuffkegel und Tuffringe 37 4.1.4 Tephraablagerungen 38 4.2 Sedimentäre Massentransporte 39 4.2.1 Alluviale Fächer 40 4.2.2 Schichtfluten 42 4.2.3 Flußsyteme 42 4.2.4 Überflutungsebenen 43 4.2.5 Deltas und Ästuare 44 5. Lithologien und Faziestypen 45 6. Aufschlüsse und Bohrungen 45 6.1 Aufschlußkomplex am Riveufer im Stadtteil Giebichenstein in Halle 48 6.1.1 Allgemeine Aussagen 48 6.1.2 Das Faziesmodell eines verflochtenen Flußsystems 48 (1) Ausbildung von Rinnen 48 (2) Einfallen der Rinnen 50 (3) Prallhänge 50 (4) Seitenanschnitte an beiden Enden des Aufschlusses 51 6.1.3 Ein tuffgefülltes Spaltensystem als syn- bis postsedimentäres Ereignis 52 6.1.4 Interpretation 53 6.2 Aufschluß am Teichgrund bei Döblitz 55 6.2.1 Allgemeine Aussagen 55 6.2.2 Sedimentäre Lithofaziestypen und -assoziationen 56 6.2.3 Dokumentation der einzelnen Aufschlüsse 56 6.2.3.1 Aufschluß T1 56 (1) Detaildarstellung Aufschluß am Teichgrund T1-1 56 6.2.3.2 Aufschluß T2 59 6.2.3.3 Aufschluß T3 59 6.2.4 Fazielle Diskussion 59 6.3 Kernbohrung Brachwitz BrwSk 2/62 südöstlich der Ortschaft Friedrichsschwerz 61 6.3.1 Allgemeine Informationen 61 6.3.2 Erläuterungen zu den Lithofaziestypen 61 (1) SFT-B1 Konglomerat der Eislebenformation 61 (2) SFT-T1 Sedimentäre Brekzie 61 (3) SFT-T4 Mittel- bis Grobsandstein 62 (4) SFT-B2 Schluffstein 62 (5) VFT-T0 Rhyolith, brekziös/ VFT-T1 Porphyrbrekzie, monomikt 63 (6) VFT-B12 Porphyrbrekzie mit Obsidianmatrix 64 (7) VFT-B2 Porphyrbrekzien, oligomikt und polymikt 64 (8) VFT-B3 Mittelsand, vulkanogen 65 (9) VFT-B5 Schluffstein, brekziiert 66 6.3.3 Auswertung 66 6.4 Kernbohrung Lochau 7/65 südöstlich Halle 68 6.4.1 Allgemeines 68 6.4.2 Erläuterungen zu den Vulkanischen Faziestypen 68 (1) VFT-L1 Aschentuff 68 (2) VFT-L2 Surges 69 (3) VFT-L3 Surge oder Explosionsbrekzie 70 (4) VFT-L4 Explosionsbrekzie mit Tuffzwickelfüllung 71 (5) Tuff mit einzelnen Ballistischen Bomben 72 6.4.4 Beispiel Ha-Lo7/17 73 6.4.5 Diskussion 74 7. Zusammenfassung und Ausblick 76 8. Literatur- und Quellenverzeichnis 78 9. Anhang Anlage 1: Allgemeines Anlage 2: Teichgrund bei Döblitz Anlage 3: Riveufer im Stadtzentrum von Halle (Saale) Anlage 4: Kb Brachwitz 2/62 Anlage 5: Kb Lochau 7/65

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / The Antler and Sonoma orogenies occurred along the southwest-trending passive Pacific margin of North America during the Paleozoic concluding with the accretion of the McCloud Arc. A southeast-trending sinistral transform fault truncated the continental margin in the Permian, becoming a locus for initiation of an east-dipping subduction zone creating the Sierran magmatic arc. Constrained in age between two early Triassic tuff layers, the volcanic clasts in the breccia of Frog Lakes represent one of the earliest records of mafic magmatism in the eastern Sierra Nevada. Tholeiitic rock clasts found in the breccia of Frog Lakes in the Saddlebag Lake pendant in the east central Sierra Nevada range in composition from 48% to 63% SiO2. Boninites produced by early volcanism of subduction initiation by spontaneous nucleation at the Izu-Bonin-Mariana arc are more depleted in trace element concentrations than the clasts while andesites from the northern volcanic zone of the Andes produced on crust 50 km thick have similar levels of enrichment and provide a better geochemical modern analogue. Textural analysis of the breccia of Frog Lakes suggest a subaqueous environment of deposition from a mature magmatic arc built on continental crust > 50 km thick during the Triassic. The monzodiorites of Saddlebag and Odell Lakes are temporal intrusive equivalents of the breccia of Frog Lakes and zircon geochemistry indicates a magmatic arc petrogenesis.

The chronology of the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Near East is currently a topic of intense scholarly debate. The conventional/orthodox chronology for this period has been assembled over the past one-two centuries using information from King-lists, royal annals and administrative documents, primarily those from the Great Kingdoms of Egypt, Assyria and Babylonia. This major enterprise has resulted in what can best be described as an extremely complex but little understood jigsaw puzzle composed of a multiplicity of loosely connected data. I argue in my thesis that this conventional chronology is fundamentally wrong, and that Egyptian New Kingdom (Memphite) dates should be lowered by 200 years to match historical actuality. This chronological adjustment is achieved in two stages: first, the removal of precisely 85 years of absolute Assyrian chronology from between the reigns of Shalmaneser II and Ashur-dan II; and second, the downward displacement of Egyptian Memphite dates relative to LBA Assyrian chronology by a further 115 years. Moreover, I rely upon Kuhnian epistemology to structure this alternate chronology so as to make it methodologically superior to the conventional chronology in terms of historical accuracy, precision, consistency and testability.