Maluku Sea Plate Faulting Regime Analysis: A Preliminary Study

Present day Molucca or Maluku sea plate in the eastern of Indonesia possesses a complex tectonic setting. This complex tectonic setting has been formed due to the collision of an actively moving Eurasian plate and Philippine sea plate toward the Maluku sea plate. At the west, Maluku sea plate is subducting beneath Sangihe arc, which began in the early Miocene. While at the east, Maluku sea plate is subducting under Halmahera arc, since in the middle Miocene. These subduction processes take place up to the present. Therefore, it has formed Maluku sea plate into an inverted U-shape slab under a thickening accretionary complex. Seismicity distribution has clearly shown the U-shape slab. Earthquake events take place on the subducting slab, and interestingly on the above accretionary complex as well. Maluku sea plate might pose hazards to surrounding islands: northern Sulawesi, Halmahera island, Sangihe island and Talaud island. The possible hazard, for instance, a thrusting earthquake which may generate tsunami to the nearby islands. Hence, understanding its tectonic and seismicity signature, especially at the shallow part, are indeed important in the Maluku sea region. Faulting regime could be analyzed using focal mechanism ternary diagram analysis, by categorizing the focal mechanisms’ strike, dip and rake values. Thus, in this study we aim to analyze faulting regime and hazard potential in the complex. Maluku setting using ternary diagram analysis.

Petrology and Geochemistry of Rocks of Ishiagu and Environs Southeastern Nigeria Using Ed-Xrf Method

Geochemistry of rocks of Ishiagu area was carried out using Energy Dispersive X-Ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) method. Twelve samples were analyzed and their geochemical properties determined using Excel-Software. Geological mapping reveals that basalts, dolerites and diorites emplaced in shale and mudrock country hosts are the main lithological units occurring in the area. They have silica content of 40.4–49.2wt.%, indicating they are basic-ultrabasic in character. The dolerite and diorite contain average plagioclase (An70-17.4vol.%), hematite 26.29vol.%, showing enrichment in ferromagnesian minerals and depletion in quartz. The Na2O and K2O averaged 1.22wt.% and 1.46wt.% respectively, indicating depletion in alkali, thus corroborating their basic–ultrabasic property. The TiO2 value is 3.6wt. %, indicating oceanic magma derivation. The industrial metals Pb, Cu, Ni and Zn were relatively similar with average values of 37.13, 23.96, 23.69, and 20.08ppm respectively, showing common protolith. The diorite and dolerite are enriched in trace elements Zr, Sr, with average concentration of 172.49, 109.73ppm, and relatively depleted in As and Au with values of 0.04 and 0.03ppm respectively. Petrogenetic analyses using ternary diagram TiO2–K2O–P2O5 for discriminating magma type, the dolerites and diorites all plot in continental basaltic field. In the AFM, and P2O5 versus Zr plots all the dolerites and diorites fall in the tholeiitic field, corroborating that they originated from tholeiitic basaltic magma, probably derived from lower crust/upper mantle. In the Na2O/Al2O3 versus K2O/Al2O3 diagram the dolerites and diorites all plot in the igneous field, the shale plot in metasedimentary field, while the ironstone fall on the boundary between igneous and metasedimentary fields indicating hybrid provenance.

A Ternary Map of Ni–Mn–Ga Heusler Alloys from Ab Initio Calculations

In the search for new magnetic functional materials, non-stoichiometric compounds remain a relatively unexplored territory. While experimentalists create new compositions looking for improved functional properties, their work is not guided by systematic theoretical predictions. Being designed for perfect periodic crystals, the majority of first-principles approaches struggle with the concept of a non-stoichiometric system. In this work, we attempt a systematic computational study of magnetic and structural properties of Ni–Mn–Ga, mapped onto ternary composition diagrams. Compositional stability was examined using the convex hull analysis. We show that the cubic austenite has its stability region close to the stoichiometric Ni2MnGa, in agreement with experimental data, while the tetragonal martensite spreads its stability over a wider range of Mn and Ni contents. The unstable compositions in both austenite and martensite states are located in the Ga-rich corner of the ternary diagram. We note that simultaneous stability of the austenite and martensite should be considered for potentially stable compounds suitable for synthesis. The majority of compounds are predicted to be ferrimagnetically ordered in both austenitic and martensitic states. The methodology used in this work is computationally tractable, yet it delivers some predictive power. For experimentalists who plan to synthesize stable Ni–Mn–Ga compounds with ferromagnetic order, we narrow the target compositional range substantially.

Perfume and Flavor Engineering: A Chemical Engineering Perspective

In the last two decades, scientific methodologies for the prediction of the design, performance and classification of fragrance mixtures have been developed at the Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering. This review intends to give an overview of such developments. It all started with the question: what do we smell? The Perfumery Ternary Diagram enables us to determine the dominant odor for each perfume composition. Evaporation and 1D diffusion model is analyzed based on vapor-liquid equilibrium and Fick’s law for diffusion giving access to perfume performance parameters. The effect of matrix and skin is addressed and the trail of perfumes analyzed. Classification of perfumes with the perfumery radar is discussed. The methodology is extended to flavor and taste engineering. Finally, future research directions are suggested.

Layer thickness optimization of ceramic composite for body armor by considering volume, weight, and cost

This study investigates visualization of optimized layer thickness with a ternary diagram by considering Volume, Weight, and Cost priorities to determine the composite structure of alternative ceramics to use in body armor application by using the Digital Logic Method (DLM). Three criterion priorities (volume, weight, cost) have been investigated to help designers decide on optimum ceramic material for their applications. Alumina (Al2O3), silicon carbide (SiC), silicon nitride (Si3N4), and boron carbide (B4C) were analyzed and ranked to decide for material selection based on priorities. The analysis results showed that silicon nitride (Si3N4) had the maximum performance index (PI) point (80.0) based on the volume priority. On the other hand, while boron carbide (B4C) had the maximum PI point (76.4) in terms of the weight priority, alumina (Al2O3) was determined to be the best material according to the cost priority. PI point of alumina (Al2O3) was calculated as 100. A ternary diagram was developed for decision-makers to visualize material selection performances. The optimization of the ceramic composite layer thickness of the alternative ceramic materials is visualized by considering three criteria.

Access structure

Although various hierarchical structures have been investigated with respect to the different elements of urban form, the hierarchical spatial order of access from streets to plots and buildings has not been adequately explicated and objectively assessed. In this article, a new method, access structure, is presented to bridge this knowledge gap. Based on Krop’s generic multilevel diagram of urban form, different types of access structure are developed and symbolically represented. They are then quantitatively measured and compared using three metrics and an associated ternary diagram. Subsequently, the new method is tested first in analysing the internal structure of an individual urban block and then in distinguishing urban blocks with different structural characteristics. Eight urban blocks across the city of Nanjing, China, are selected as case examples. The results show that access structure is capable of accurately describing and evaluating complex spatial relationships between streets, plots and buildings. Access structure is potentially a useful method for studying the complex emerging built form of rapidly changing cities, especially in developing countries such as China.