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To investigate the dynamic tensile properties and energy dissipation characteristics of marble in three different conditions: dry, water-saturated, and oil-saturated, a Brazilian disk splitting test was conducted using a 50 mm diameter Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) device. The findings indicate that the peak strain and dynamic tensile strength of the three conditions increase with strain rate, exhibiting a clear strain rate effect. Additionally, lubricating effects of water and oil weaken internal shear sliding friction, thus promoting crack expansion. Furthermore, immersion of fluid in marble weakens the cementation of internal mineral particles, leading to lower tensile strength of marble saturated with water and oil compared to dry marble under dynamic impact. When analyzing the energy dissipation of marble, both the absorption energy and dissipation energy density increase with oil strain rate, indicating a positive correlation. Moreover, numerical results obtained from ANSYS/LS-DYNA correspond well with experimental data, thus verifying and interpreting the experimental outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Coastal vegetation both mitigates the damage inflicted by marine disasters on coastal areas and plays an important role in the global carbon cycle (i.e., blue carbon). Nevertheless, detailed records of changes in coastal vegetation composition and diversity in the Holocene, coupled with climate change and river evolution, remain unclear. To explore vegetation dynamics and their influencing factors on the coastal area of the Bohai Sea (BS) during the Holocene, we present high-resolution pollen and sediment grain size data obtained from a sediment core of the BS. The results reveal that two rapid and abrupt changes in salt marsh vegetation are linked with the river system changes. Within each event, a recurring pattern – starting with a decline in Cyperaceae, followed by an increase in Artemisia and Chenopodiaceae – suggests a successional process that is determined by the close relationship between Yellow River (YR) channel shifts and the wetland community dynamics. The phreatophyte Cyperaceae at the base of each sequence indicate lower saline conditions. Unchannelized river flow characterized the onset of the YR channel shift, caused a huge river-derived sediment accumulation in the floodplain and destroyed the sedges in the coastal depression. Along with the formation of a new channel, lateral migration of the lower channel stopped, and a new intertidal mudflat was formed. Pioneer species (Chenopodiaceae, Artemisia) were the first to colonize the bare zones of the lower and middle marsh areas. In addition, the pollen results revealed that the vegetation of the BS land area was dominated by broadleaved forests during the Early Holocene (8500–6500 BP) and by conifer and broadleaved forests in the Middle Holocene (6500–3500 BP), which was followed by an expansion of broadleaved trees (after 3500 BP). The pollen record indicated that a warmer Early and Late Holocene and colder Middle Holocene were consistent with previously reported temperature records for East Asia. The main driving factors of temperature variation in this region are insolation, the El Niño–Southern Oscillation and greenhouse gases forcing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]