Fractional description of mechanical property evolution of soft soils during creep

The motion of pore water directly influences mechanical properties of soils, which are variable during creep. Accurate description of the evolution of mechanical properties of soils can help to reveal the internal behavior of pore water. Based on the idea of using the fractional order to reflect mechanical properties of soils, a fractional creep model is proposed by introducing a variable-order fractional operator, and realized on a series of creep responses in soft soils. A comparative analysis illustrates that the evolution of mechanical properties, shown through the simulated results, exactly corresponds to the motion of pore water and the solid skeleton. This demonstrates that the proposed variable-order fractional model can be employed to characterize the evolution of mechanical properties of and the pore water motion in soft soils during creep. It is observed that the fractional order from the proposed model is related to the dissipation rate of pore water pressure.

Characterization of A-and B-type starch granules in Chinese wheat cultivars

Starch is the major component of wheat flour and serves as a multifunctional ingredient in food industry. The objective of the present study was to investigate starch granule size distribution of Chinese wheat cultivars, and to compare structure and functionality of starches in four leading cultivars Zhongmai 175, CA12092, Lunxuan 987, and Zhongyou 206. A wide variation in volume percentages of A- and B-type starch granules among genotypes was observed. Volume percentages of A- and B-type granules had ranges of 68.4–88.9% and 9.7–27.9% in the first cropping seasons, 74.1–90.1% and 7.2–25.3% in the second. Wheat cultivars with higher volume percentages of A- and B-type granules could serve as parents in breeding program for selecting high and low amylose wheat cultivars, respectively. In comparison with the B-type starch granules, the A-type granules starch showed difference in three aspects：（1） higher amount of ordered short-range structure and a lower relative crystallinity,（2） higher gelatinization onset（To） temperatures and enthalpies（ΔH）, and lower gelatinization conclusion temperatures（Tc）,（3） greater peak, though, and final viscosity, and lower breakdown viscosity and pasting temperature. It provides important information for breeders to develop potentially useful cultivars with particular functional properties of their starches suited to specific applications.

Crystal Structure and Third order Nonlinear Optical Properties of cis-Configuration Biferrocene Trinuclear Complexes

The syntheses and characterization of novel biferrocene trinuclear complexes of Schiff base ligand, S methyl N (ferrocenyl 1 methyl methylidene)dithiocarbazate [hereafter abbreviated as HL (1)], are described. The X ray diffraction studies have established the structures of PdL 2 (3) and CuL 2 (4). The geometry of Pd(Ⅱ) in (3) is close to a square plane and in the novel cis configuration the two ferrocene moieties are in cis configuration, while that of Cu(Ⅱ) in (4) is close to a tetrahedral configuration. The electrochemical measurements suggested that the square planar configuration of Ni(Ⅱ) and Pd(Ⅱ) moieties can effectively transmit the redox effects of the ferrocene moieties, while the tetrahedral configuration of the Cu(Ⅱ) complex can not transmit the redox effects. The degenerate four wave mixing (DFWM) measurements showed that the complexes exhibit obviously nonlinear optical (NLO) response. The magnitude of their third order NLO susceptibility can be explained by their structure and electrochemical properties.

SECOND ORDER NONLINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF DICYANOPYRAZINES

Second order nonlinear optical active 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanopyrazine (DCDCP) and its monoamine-substituted derivatives had been synthesized. Their facile synthesis, high melt point, high incidence af substantial SHG activity and increased transparency inthe blue and near infrared make this class compounds appealling for further investigation.

Synthesis of End Functional Polymers via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization in Immobilized Catalytic System

Cross-linked polystyrene with azo-crown ether functional side chain (PSt-1, 10-dicarbonyl-3,6,9-trizaoeylcode-cane) was prepared under microwave irradiation and the structure was characterized through FT-IR and element analysis. The functionalized cross-linked polystyrene (cross-link degree, 3.5%) combining with immobilized catalyst system (CuBr and ethylα-bromo-isobutyrate) can catalyze atom transfer radical polymerization of Styrene. Neat polymer products can be obtained then. Complex of La and the polymer end group (EBiB) was synthesized. The third order nonlinear optical property of the polymer-La complex was investigated and the structure was also characterized by FT-IR and XPS.

Effect of Quench Treatment on Fe/Mo Order and Magnetic Properties of Double Perovskite Sr_2FeMoO_6

A quench-treatment technique is used to prepare a high-quality polycrystalline sample of double perovskite Sr2FeMo06 （SFMO）. X-ray powder diffraction analysis reveals that the sample has a single phase and exhibits I4/m symmetry. The cation order η of the sample increases to 98.9（2）% from 94.2（3）%, which is prepared by the traditional sol-gel method. The initial magnetization isotherm of the sample is detected at 300 K. Unit-cell magnetization for the current sample is 1.332 #s at 300 K, and the one for the traditional sol-gel method sample is 0.946#9. Unit-cell magnetization is enhanced to 40.80% by the quench-treatment technique. Quench treatment is an effective method of enhancing the Fe/Mo order and magnetic properties of double perovskite SFMO.

THE GENERAL PROPERTIES OF THE SPHERICAL VORTICES（SV）OF n－TH ORDER AND THE CHAOTIC PHENOMENA AND OF THE ORDERED STRUCTURES OF THE SV OF 3RD ORDER

The general properties of the spherical vortices(SV)of n-th order are discussedin this paper Numerical calculations are carried out in the case of n=3.We find outsome interesting phenomena concerning the chaotic regions and ordered islands on the Poincare sections. Interpretations of these phenomena are also given.

Hydrothermal Syntheses, Supramolecular Structures and the Third-order Non-linear Optical Properties of Three Copper(I) Halide Amine Complexes Connected via Secondary Bonding Interactions

The hydrothermal reactions of CuI, KI and bidentate amines [ 1,10 phenanthroline (phen) or ethylenediamine (en)] gave the three copper(I) halide compounds, Cu3I3(phen)2 (1), CuI(phen)2 (2) and 2 (3), which were structurally characterized via singlecrystal Xray diffraction studies. Hydrogen bonds and ππ interactions are the most remarkable structural features of the title compounds. All can be described as higherdimensional supramolecular compounds connected via these secondary bondings. Moreover, the title compounds were characterized by elemental analyses, IR spectra and TGA analyses. The thirdorder nonlinear optical properties of the title compounds were also investigated and all exhibit nicer nonlinear absorption and selffocusing performance.Keywords copper(I) halide, hydrothermal synthesis, the thirdorder nonlinear optical property, supramolecular structure

Effect of 0.5 mass% Cu Addition on Ductility and Magnetic Properties of Fe-6.5Si Alloy

The effect of adding 0.5mass% Cu on ductility and magnetic properties of Fe-6.5Si（mass%）alloy was investigated.The alloys with and without 0.5mass% Cu addition were warm rolled into thin sheets of thickness no more than 0.3mm at temperature below 600 ℃.It was found that the alloy with 0.5mass% Cu addition was more easily warm rolled than Cu-free alloy.Tensile tests were carried out to further investigate this phenomenon,which confirmed that the ductility of the alloy with 0.5mass% Cu addition was significantly higher than that of Cu-free alloy at 550 ℃.Based on the results of transmission electron microscopy analysis,the ductility increase of the alloy with 0.5mass% Cu addition was attributed to the effect of Cu on the promotion of dynamic recovery and suppression of long-range order in the alloy during warm rolling process.It was also observed that the iron loss was lower and inductance was higher for the alloy with 0.5 mass% Cu addition.Thus,it can be concluded that adding a suitably small amount of Cu would not only increase the ductility of Fe-6.5Si alloy at warm rolling temperatures but also improve its magnetic properties.

Effect of Multi-Pass Equal Channel Angular Pressing on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Heterogeneous Mg_(88)Y_8Zn_4 Alloy

The microstructure evolutions and mechanical properties of a heterogeneous Mg88Y8Zn4（in at.%） alloy during multi-pass equal channel angular pressing（ECAP） were systematically investigated in this work.The results show that four phases,i.e.α-Mg,18 R long period stacking ordered（LPSO） phase,Mg24Y5 and Y-rich phase,are present in cast alloy.During ECAP,dynamic recrystallization（DRX） occurs and the diameter of DRXedα-Mg grains decreases to 0.8 μm.Moreover,precipitation of lamellar 14 H LPSO structure is developed withinα-Mg phase.Both the refinement of α-Mg grains and precipitation of 14 H LPSO contribute to the increase in micro-hardness from 98 HV to 135 HV for α-Mg.In addition,a simplified model describing the evolution of 18 R LPSO phase is established,which illustrates that 18 R undergoes a four-step morphological evolution with increasing strains during ECAP,i.e.original lath → bent lath → cracked lath → smaller particles.Compression test results indicate that the alloy has been markedly strengthened after multi-pass ECAP,and the main reason for the significantly enhanced mechanical properties could be ascribed to the DRXed α-Mg grains,newly precipitated 14 H lamellas,18 R kinking and refined 18 R particles.

A Density Functional Theory Study on Electronic Structure and Second-order Nonlinear Optical Properties of Some Push-Pull Molecules

Time dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) has been applied to calculate the electronic structure and second order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of some organic molecules. The two dimensional (2 D) charge transfer characteristics of calculated molecules were studied and compared with corresponding experimental results. All the theoretical results agree well with the measurement. For 2 D molecule with two fold symmetry, the dominant charge transfer is off diagonal, while for three fold symmetry 2 D molecule, the dominant charge transfer is not only between branches and central group but also among branches.

On p-convergent Operators on Banach Lattices

The notion of a p-convergent operator on a Banach space was originally introduced in 1993 by Castillo and SAnehez in the paper entitled ＂Dunford-Pettis-like properties of continuous vector function spaces＂. In the present paper we consider the p-convergent operators on Banach lattices, prove some domination properties of the same and consider their applications （together with the notion of a weak p-convergent operator, which we introduce in the present paper） to a study of the Schur property of order p. Also, the notion of a disjoint p-convergent operator on Banach lattices is introduced, studied and its applications to a study of the positive Schur property of order p are considered.

Modulation of the Second Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of Helical Graphene Nanoribbons Through Introducing Azulene Defects or/and BN Units

The current study has obtained excellent potential nonlinear optical(NLO)materials by combining density functional theory methods with sum-over-states model to predict the second order NLO properties of helical graphene nanoribbons(HGNs)through introducing azulene defects or/and BN units.The introduction of these functional groups deforms the pristine HGN(compression or tension)and enhances obviously the static first hyperpolarizability(〈β0〉)of system by up to two orders of magnitude.The tensor components along the helical axis of HGNs play a dominant role in the total〈β0〉.The azulene defects and the BN units polarize the pristine HGN to different degrees,and the azulenes and contiguous benzenes are involved in the major electron excitations with significant contributions to〈β0〉but the BN units are not.The BN-doped chiral HGNs have good kinetic stability and strong second order NLO properties(6.84×10^(5)×10^(−30) esu),and can be a potential candidate of high-performance second order NLO materials.The predicted two-dimensional second order NLO spectra provide useful information for further exploration of those helicenes for electro-optic applications.