非参数Monotonic回归及其应用

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《马克思主义的逻辑哲学探析》述评

《马克思主义的逻辑哲学探析》述评且大有马佩教授主编的《马克思主义的逻辑哲学探析》（以下简称《探析》）已由河南大学出版社出版。该书是作者探索马克思主义逻辑哲学的鸿篇巨著，颇有新意，值得向读者推荐。逻辑哲学是当前国内逻辑学者开始研究的一个热门课题。该书作...

一种基于改进时钟系统的Linux实时化方案

目前,实时领域的应用逐渐扩大,不仅传统的嵌入式系统需求日益紧迫,而且也渗透到桌面环境。而随着Linux操作系统的成功,改进Linux的设计和性能,使其应用于实时领域吸引了许多研究人员和开发人员的注意力。论文针对Linux时钟系统管理方面的研究,提出了一种针对时钟的改进算法,以此为基础,根据实时应用的特点,进一步给出一种调度算法的改进措施。试验证明,所做的改进有效地提高了Linux的调度精度,满足了软实时方面的需求。

Response of Skirted Suction Caissons to Monotonic Lateral Loading in Saturated Medium Sand

Monotonic lateral load model tests were carried out on steel skirted suction caissons embedded in the saturated medium sand to study the bearing capacity. A three-dimensional continuum finite element model was developed with Z_SOIL software. The numerical model was calibrated against experimental results. Soil deformation and earth pressures on skirted caissons were investigated by using the finite element model to extend the model tests. It shows that the ＂skirted＂ structure can significantly increase the lateral capacity and limit the deflection, especially suitable for offshore wind turbines, compared with regular suction caissons without the ＂skirted＂ at the same load level. In addition, appropriate determination of rotation centers plays a crucial role in calculating the lateral capacity by using the analytical method. It was also found that the rotation center is related to dimensions of skirted suction caissons and loading process, i.e. the rotation center moves upwards with the increase of the ＂skirted＂ width and length; moreover, the rotation center moves downwards with the increase of loading and keeps constant when all the sand along the caisson＇s wall yields. It is so complex that we cannot simply determine its position like the regular suction caisson commonly with a specified position to the length ratio of the caisson.

Constitutive model for monotonic and cyclic responses of loosely cemented sand formations

This paper presents a model to simulate the monotonic and cyclic behaviours of weakly cemented sands.An elastoplastic constitutive model within the framework of bounding surface plasticity theory is adopted to predict the mechanical behaviour of soft sandstone under monotonic and cyclic loadings. In this model, the loading surface always passes through the current stress state regardless of the type of loading. Destruction of the cementation bonds by plastic deformation in the model is considered as the primary mechanism responsible for the mechanical degradation of loosely cemented sands/weak rock.To model cyclic response, the unloading plastic and elastic moduli are formulated based on the loading/reloading plastic and elastic moduli. The proposed model was implemented in FLAC2D and evaluated against laboratory triaxial tests under monotonic and cyclic loadings, and the model results agreed well with the experimental observations. For cyclic tests, hysteresis loops are captured with reasonable accuracy.

Some studies on the Tikhonov regularization method with additional assumptions for noise data

In this paper, the Tikhonov regularization method was used to solve the nondegenerate compact hnear operator equation, which is a well-known ill-posed problem. Apart from the usual error level, the noise data were supposed to satisfy some additional monotonic condition. Moreover, with the assumption that the singular values of operator have power form, the improved convergence rates of the regularized solution were worked out.

Test and evaluation of modified TADAS devices with different grades of steel

Triangular-plate added damping and stiffness(TADAS)devices are reliable metallic energy dissipaters for seismic upgrading used in design and retrofitting of civil structures.Conventional TADAS devices are designed with closedended slots.In this study,a modified form of the TADAS device is proposed with open-ended slots in order to reduce the manufacture cost,facilitate the assembling and avoid abrupt stiffness increase.Cyclic and monotonic loading tests are then conducted to investigate the mechanical characteristics of the modified TADAS devices with regular Q345 steel and lowyield point LY160 steel triangular plates.The test results show that although the hysteresis performances are stable,the cyclic hardening behavior is different between the TADAS specimens with different grades of steel.The TADAS specimen with LY160 triangular plates exhibits more significant overstrength behavior than the one with Q345 triangular plates in cyclic loading,which is unsuitable to be described by the classic Bouc-Wen model.Therefore,a modified Bouc-Wen model is proposed to describe such overstrength behavior.It is shown that the modified model is able to simulate different extent of overstrength behavior in cyclic loading,based on which the cyclic hardening behavior of the TADAS specimen with LY160 triangular plates can be well described.

Earth Pressure Distribution and Sand Deformation Around Modified Suction Caissons(MSCs) Under Monotonic Lateral Loading

The modified suction caisson(MSC) is a novel type of foundation for ocean engineering, consisting of a short external closed-top cylinder-shaped structure surrounding the upper part of the regular suction caisson(RSC). The MSC can provide larger lateral bearing capacity and limit the deflection compared with the RSC. Therefore, the MSC can be much more appropriate to use as an offshore wind turbine foundation. Model tests on the MSC in saturated sand subjected to monotonic lateral loading were carried out to investigate the effects of external structure sizes on the sand surface deformation and the earth pressure distribution along the embedded depth. Test results show that the deformation range of the sand surface increases with the increasing width and length of the external structure. The magnitude of sand upheaval around the MSC is smaller than that of the RSC and the sand upheaval value around the MSC in the loading direction decreases with the increasing external structure dimensions. The net earth pressure in the loading direction acting on the internal compartment of the MSC is smaller than that of the RSC at the same embedded depth. The maximum net earth pressure acting on the external structure outer wall in the loading direction is larger than that of the internal compartment, indicating that a considerable amount of the lateral load and moment is resisted by the external skirt structure.

An Explicit High Resolution Scheme for Nonlinear Shallow Water Equations

The present study develops a numerical model of the two-dimensional fully nonlinear shallow water equations （NSWE） for the wave run-up on a beach. The finite volume method （FVM） is used to solve the equations, and a second-order explicit scheme is developed to improve the computation efficiency. The numerical fluxes are obtained by the two dimensional Roe＇ s flux function to overcome the errors caused by the use of one dimensional fluxes in dimension splitting methods. The high-resolution Godunov-type TVD upwind scheme is employed and a second-order accuracy is achieved based on monotonic upstream schemes for conservation laws （MUSCL） variable extrapolation; a nonlinear limiter is applied to prevent unwanted spurious oscillation. A simple but efficient technique is adopted to deal with the moving shoreline boundary. The verification of the solution technique is carried out by comparing the model output with documented results and it shows that the solution technique is robust.

In-situ SEM Observation of Monotonic and Cyclic Deformed Structure in Ti-2A1-2.5Zr Alloy

The SEM observation in situ of monotonic and cyclic deformed structure in Ti-ZA1-2.5Zr alloy was performed. The regularity of slippage, crack nucleation, propagation and the typical dislocation configuration were also investigated. The twin and twist play an important role in maintaining homogeneous deformation in the final plastic deformation stage.

Undrained monotonic and cyclic behavior of sand-ground rubber mixtures

In this study the stress–strain characteristics of sand-ground rubber mixtures are investigated in the sandlike zone,at different confining pressures,using hollow cylinder specimens subjected to torsional monotonic and cyclic loading.Under monotonic loading a mixture of sand-ground rubber with 10% and 25% rubber content show more contraction behaviour than that observed in a pure sand specimen.Phase transformation point in these mixtures are located on a larger shear strain.As expected,the shear strength of specimens decreases with increase of ground rubber content.However,with increasing of effective confining pressure,the loss in shear strength of the mixture is decreased.In addition,a mixture with 25% ground rubber shows a smaller loss in shear strength compared to a mixture with 10% ground rubber mixture.Under cyclic loading mixtures with 10% and 25% ground rubber have similar liquefaction resistance,especially at confining pressures of 110 k Pa and 260 k Pa.Therefore,by using of the mixture with 25% ground rubber,a larger volume of scrap tires could be recycled.The addition of ground rubber to sand would affect the shear strain variation and excess pore water pressure trends,and this effect was further intensified with increasing ground rubber percentage.

A Simple Method to Derive Minimal Cut Sets for a Non-coherent Fault Tree

Minimal cut sets （or prime implicants： minimal combinations of basic event conditions leading to system failure） are important information for reliability/safety analysis and design. To obtain minimal cut sets for general non-coherent fault trees, including negative basic events or multi-valued basic events, a special procedure such as the consensus rule must be applied to the results obtained by logical operations for coherent fault trees, which will require more steps and time. This paper proposes a simple method for a non-coherent fault tree, whose top event is represented as an AND combination of monotonic sub-trees. A ＂monotonic＂ sub-tree means that it does not have both positive and negative representations for each basic event. It is proven that minimal cut sets can be obtained by a conventional method for coherent fault trees. An illustrative example of a simple event tree analysis shows the detail and characteristics of the proposed method.

THE MONOTONICITY OF CONVERGENCE RATE FOR MGS METHODS

In this paper we prove that the convergence rate of the modified Gauss-Seidel method is a monotonic function for some precondition parameters.

Changes in wind activity from 1957 to 2011 and their possible influence on aeolian desertification in northern China

Wind activity is proved to have significant impacts on aeolian desertification. Clarifying the fluctuations and change trend of wind velocity is important for understanding their influence on aeolian desertification. In this study, we used a dataset of wind velocities collected from 93 meteorological stations across northern China from 1957 to 2011 to analyze the changes in wind activity during this period. We tested the monotonic and step（abrupt） trends for annual and seasonal data of mean wind velocity by using Mann-Kendall and Mann-Whitney tests, respectively. The results indicated that the annual mean wind velocity decreased by 0.83 m/s from 1957 to 2011. The decreasing trends were also significant（P〈0.01） for each season. The magnitude of the decrease was smallest in the east of northern China and largest in the west of northern China, and the most remarkable decrease occurred in the northwest of northern China. Abrupt decreases in annual and seasonal mean wind velocities occurred in the mid-1980 s, which was consistent with the changes in aeolian desertification since the mid-1980 s in northern China. As revealed by our study, although both modern aeolian desertification and ecosystem rehabilitation are affected by human activities to some extent, they are also likely to be strongly controlled by climate change, especially by wind activity.

Experimental study on the shear behavior of the interface between cushion materials and the concrete raft

Cushion is a layer of granular materials between the raft and the ground. The shear behavior of the interface between the cushion and the raft may influence the seismic performance of the superstructure. In order to quantify such influences, horizontal shear tests on the interfaces between different cushion materials and concrete raft under monotonic and cyclic loading were carried out. The vertical pressure P_v, material type and cushion thickness h_c were taken as variables. Conclusions include： 1） under monotonic loading, P_v is the most significant factor; the shear resistance P_（hmax） increases as P_v increases, but the normalized factor of resistance μ_n has an opposite tendency; 2） for the materials used in this study, μ_n varies from 0.40 to 0.70, the interface friction angle δ_s varies from 20° to 35°, while u_（max） varies from 3 mm to 15 mm; 3） under cyclic loading, the interface behavior can be abstracted as a ＂three-segment＂ back-bone curve, the main parameters include μ_n, the displacement u_1 and stiffness K_1 of the elastic stage, the displacement u_2 and stiffness K_2 of the plastic stage; 4） by observation and statistical analysis, the significance of different factors, together with values of K_1, K_2 and μ_n have been obtained.

Complete Monotonicity of Functions Related to Trigamma and Tetragamma Functions

In this paper,we study the completely monotonic property of two functions involving the functionΔ(x)=[ψ′(x)]2+ψ″(x)and deduce the double inequality x^(2)+3x+3/3x^(4)(2x+1)^(2)<Δ(x)<625x^(2)+2275x+5043/3x^(4)(50x+41)^(2),x>0which improve some recent results,whereψ(x)is the logarithmic derivative of the Gamma function.Also,we deduce the completely monotonic degree of a function involvingψ′(x).

Experimental and Numerical Studies of Failure Modes and Load-Carrying Capacity of Through-Diaphragm Connections

Shear failure in panel zones and plastic hinges in steel beams are the two major failure modes of connections between concrete-filled steel tubular(CFST) columns and steel beams. To investigate the behavior of this type of connection in both modes,two through-diaphragm connections were tested under cyclic and monotonic loadings and the load-carrying capacity,ductility,and strength of degradation of connections were discussed. Using ABAQUS software,we developed nonlinear finite-element models(FEMs) to simulate the load-carrying capacity and failure modes of the connections under monotonic loading. The finite-element(FE) analysis and test results showed reasonable agreement for the through-diaphragm connections,which confirms the accuracy of FEMs in predicting the load-carrying capacity and failure modes of connections. Based on the validated FEM,a parametric study was then conducted to investigate the infl uence of the thicknesses of the tube and diaphragm on the load-carrying capacity and failure modes of these connections. The results indicate that the strength,stiff ness,and load-carrying capacity are infl uenced less by the thickness of the diaphragm,and more by the thickness of the steel tube. According to the FE analysis results,it can be found that the critical condition between the two failure modes is determined by the shear resistance and bending resistance.

SOME COMPLETELY MONOTONIC FUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE q-GAMMA AND THE q-POLYGAMMA FUNCTIONS

In this paper, the q-analogue of the Stirling formula for the q-gamma function （Moak formula） is exploited to prove the complete monotonicity properties of some functions involving the q-gamma and the q-polygamma functions for all real number q 〉 0. The monotonicity of these functions is used to establish sharp inequalities for the q-gamma and the q-polygamma functions and the q-Harmonic number. Our results are shown to be a generalization of results which were obtained by Selvi and Batir [23].

The First Spectral Analysis of Solar Radio Spike Event

The first spectral analysis of a spike event has been performed.It was found that the peak frequency of spectrum of the spike event on Oct.2,1993 drifted from higher to lower frequency for the first group of spikes,but the frequency remained almost the same for the second group.Only if the mean energy of electron beam is a monotonic or random function of time and its pitch angle is a monotonically decreasing function of mean energy,then the different observed characteristics of evolution of the peak frequency with time may be interpreted by the location of resonant circle.The spike radio emissions with one and the same peak frequency probably originated from the same region of electron cyclotron maser instability.

THE NEW METHOD OF GENERATION OF BINARY TREES FROM ZER0(0) AND ONE(1) CODES

A binary tree can be represented by a code reflecting the traversal of the corresponding regular binary tree in given monotonic order. A different coding scheme based on the branches of a regular binary tree with n-nodes is proposed. It differs from the coding scheme generally used and makes no distinction between internal nodes and terminal nodes. A code of a regular binary tree with nnodes is formed by labeling the left branches by O’s and the right branches by l’s and then traversing these branches in pre-order. Root is always assumed to be on a left branch.