Compression failure conditions of concrete-granite combined body with different roughness interface

Bedrock and concrete lining are typical composite structures in the engineering field and the stability of the geological body and engineering body is directly connected to the mechanical properties of the composite body.Under this background,the study provides the transverse isotropic equivalent model of concrete-granite double-layer composite based on the notion of strain energy equivalence.Assuming that the strength failure of concrete and granite meets the Mohr-Coulomb criterion,then the strength failure model of the combined body considering the joint roughness coefficient(JRC)is derived,and the influences of JRC,the height ratio of concrete to granite,and confining pressure on the strength failure characteristics of the combined body are emphatically analyzed.Finally,the model applicability is illustrated by the uniaxial and triaxial compression tests on concrete monomer,granite monomer and concretegranite composite samples(CGCSs)with different JRCs.The results revealed that the compressive strength of the composite is closer to the concrete with lower strength in the combined body under different confining pressures.Adding interface roughness causes to raise the compressive strength of the composite due to interfacial adhesion between concrete and granite,and a slowing growth trend is observed in compressive strength as roughness.The model can provide a certain reference for the stability design and evaluation of engineering rock mass.

Synthesis of Diethyl Oxalate by a Coupling-Regeneration Reaction of Carbon Monoxide

This article describes a process for the synthesis of diethyl oxalate by a coupling reaction of carbon monoxide, catalyzed by palladium in the presence of ethyl nitrite. The kinetics and mechanism of the coupling and regeneration reaction are also discussed. This paper presents the results of a scale-up test of the catalyst and the process based on an a priori computer simulation.

Stimuli-Responsive Polypeptide-Based Supramolecular Hydrogels Mediated by Ca^2+ Ion Cross-Linking

Background and Originality Content Hydrogels,which retain a large amount of water,possess tunable porous three-dimensional nanostructure.They are known to resemble human tissue that can offer many advantages in biomedical applications such as tissue engineering,drug delivery and surgical dressings.1141 Stimuli-responsive hydrogels,referred as smart hydrogels can rapidly respond in a controlled manner to external stimuli,such as temperature,pH,light,etc.[s]In particular,the thermal-responsive hydrogels exhibit sol-to-gel phase transi­tion upon heating up to lower critical gelation temperatures(CGTs).

Spring and autumn phenology across the Tibetan Plateau inferred from normalized difference vegetation index and solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence

Plant phenology is a key parameter for accurately modeling ecosystem dynamics.Limited by scarce ground observations and benefiting from the rapid growth of satellite-based Earth observations,satellite data have been widely used for broad-scale phenology studies.Commonly used reflectance vegetation indices represent the emergence and senescence of photosynthetic structures(leaves),but not necessarily that of photosynthetic activities.Leveraging data of the recently emerging solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence(SIF)that is directly related to photosynthesis,and the traditional MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index(NDVI),we investigated the similarities and differences on the start and end of the growing season(SOS and EOS,respectively)of the Tibetan Plateau.We found similar spatiotemporal patterns in SIF-based SOS(SOS_(SIF))and NDVI-based SOS(SOS_(NDV)I).These spatial patterns were mainly driven by temperature in the east and by precipitation in the west.Yet the two satellite products produced different spatial patterns in EOS,likely due to their different climate dependencies.Our work demonstrates the value of big Earth data for discovering broad-scale spatiotemporal patterns,especially on regions with scarce field data.This study provides insights into extending the definition of phenology and fosters a deeper understanding of ecosystem dynamics from big data.

Computational investigation of hydrodynamics and cracking reaction in a heavy oil riser reactor

This paper presents a computational investigation of hydrodynamics, heat transfer and cracking reaction in a heavy oil riser operated in a novel operating mode of low temperature contact and high catalyst-to-oil ratio. Through incorporating feedstock vaporization and a 12-lump cracking kinetics model, a validated gas-solid flow model has been extended to the analysis of the hydrodynamic and reaction behavior in an industrial riser. The results indicate that the hydrodynamics, temperature and species concentration exhibit significantly nonuniform behavior inside the riser, especially in the atomization nozzle region. The lump concentration profiles along the riser height provide useful information for riser optimization. Compared to conventional fluid catalytic cracking （FCC） process, feedstock conversion and gasoline yield are respectively increased by 1.9 units and 1.0 unit in the new FCC process, the yield of liquefied petroleum gas is increased by about 1.0 unit while dry gas yield is reduced by about 0.3 unit.