Free form deformation and symmetry constraint‐based multimodal brain image registration using generative adversarial nets

Multi‐modal brain image registration has been widely applied to functional localisation,neurosurgery and computational anatomy.The existing registration methods based on the dense deformation fields involve too many parameters,which is not conducive to the exploration of correct spatial correspondence between the float and reference images.Meanwhile,the unidirectional registration may involve the deformation folding,which will result in the change of topology during registration.To address these issues,this work has presented an unsupervised image registration method using the free form deformation(FFD)and the symmetry constraint‐based generative adversarial networks(FSGAN).The FSGAN utilises the principle component analysis network‐based structural representations of the reference and float images as the inputs and uses the generator to learn the FFD model parameters,thereby producing two deformation fields.Meanwhile,the FSGAN uses two discriminators to decide whether the bilateral registration have been realised simultaneously.Besides,the symmetry constraint is utilised to construct the loss function,thereby avoiding the deformation folding.Experiments on BrainWeb,high grade gliomas,IXI and LPBA40 show that compared with state‐of‐the‐art methods,the FSGAN provides superior performance in terms of visual comparisons and such quantitative indexes as dice value,target registration error and computational efficiency.

Spatial acoustic emission evolution of red sandstone during multi-stage triaxial deformation

Multi-stage triaxial compression tests for cylindrical red sandstone specimens(diameter of 50 mm,height of 100 mm) were carried out with a rock mechanics testing system and spatial acoustic emission(AE) locations were obtained by adopting an AE monitoring system.Based on spatial AE distribution evolution of red sandstone during multi-stage triaxial deformation,the relation between spatial AE events and triaxial deformation of red sandstone was analyzed.The results show that before peak strength,the spatial AE events are not active and distribute stochastically in the specimen,while after peak strength,the spatial AE events are very active and focus on a local region beyond final microscopic failure plane.During multi-stage triaxial deformation with five different confining pressures,the spatial AE distribution evolution in the red sandstone was obtained.The obtained spatial AE locations of red sandstone at the final confining pressure agree very well with the ultimate failure experimental mode.Finally,the influence of confining pressure on the spatial AE evolution characteristics of red sandstone during triaxial deformation was discussed.The AE behavior of red sandstone during multi-stage triaxial deformation is interpreted in the light of the Kaiser effect,which has a significant meaning for predicting the unstable failure of engineering rock mass.

A generalized multi-field coupling approach and its application to stability and deformation control of a high slope

Human activities, such as blasting excavation, bolting, grouting and impounding of reservoirs, will lead to disturbances to rock masses and variations in their structural features and material properties. These engineering disturbances are important factors that would alter the natural evolutionary processes or change the multi-field interactions in the rock masses from their initial equilibrium states. The concept of generalized multi-field couplings was proposed by placing particular emphasis on the role of engineering disturbances in traditional multi-field couplings in rock masses. A mathematical model was then developed, in which the effects of engineering disturbances on the coupling-processes were described with changes in boundary conditions and evolutions in thermo-hydro-mechanical （THM） properties of the rocks. A parameter, d, which is similar to damage variables but has a broader physical meaning, was conceptually introduced to represent the degree of engineering disturbances and the couplings among the material properties. The effects of blasting excavation, bolting and grouting in rock engineering were illustrated with various field observations or theoretical results, on which the degree of disturbances and the variations in elastic moduli and permeabilities were particularly focused. The influences of excavation and groundwater drainage on the seepage flow and stability of the slopes were demonstrated with numerical simulations. The proposed approach was further employed to investigate the coupled hydro-mechanical responses of a high rock slope to excavation, bolting and impounding of the reservoir in the dam left abutment of Jinping I hydropower station. The impacts of engineering disturbances on the deformation and stability of the slope during construction and operation were demonstrated.

Influence of underground water seepage flow on surrounding rock deformation of multi-arch tunnel

Based on a typical multi-arch tunnel in a freeway, the fast Lagrangian analysis of continua in 3 dimensions(FLAC3D) was used to calculate the surrounding rock deformation of the tunnel under which the effect of underground water seepage flow was taken into account or not. The distribution of displacement field around the multi-arch tunnel, which is influenced by the seepage field, was gained. The result indicates that the settlement values of the vault derived from coupling analysis are bigger when considering the seepage flow effect than that not considering. Through the contrast of arch subsidence quantities calculated by two kinds of computation situations, and the comparison between the calculated and measured value of tunnel vault settlement, it is found that the calculated value(5.7-6.0 mm) derived from considering the seepage effect is more close to the measured value(5.8-6.8 mm). Therefore, it is quite necessary to consider the seepage flow effect of the underground water in aquiferous stratum for multi-arch tunnel design.

Multi-layer Tectonic Model for Intraplate Deformation and Plastic-Flow Network in the Asian Continental Lithosphere

In a large area of the east—central Asian continent there is a unified seismic network system composed of two families of large—seismic belts that intersect conjugately. Such a seismic network in the middle—upper crust is actually a response to the plastic flow network in the lower lithosphere including the lower crust and lithospheric mantle. The existence of the unified plastic flow system confirms that the driving force for intraplate tectonic deformation results mainly from the compression of the India plate, while the long-range transmission of the force is carried out chiefly by means of plastic flow. The plastic flow network has a control over the intraplate tectonic deformation.

A new numerical approach of coupled modeling for solid deformation and gas leak flow in multi-coal-seams

From the viewpoint of interaction mechanics for solid and gas, a coupled mathematical model was presented for solid coal/rock deformation and gas leak flow in parallel deformable coal seams. Numerical solutions using the SIP (Strong Implicit Proce- dure) method to the coupled mathematical model for double parallel coal seams were also developed in detail. Numerical simulations for the prediction of the safety range using protection layer mining were performed with experimental data from a mine with potential danger of coal/gas outbursts. Analyses show that the numerical simulation results are consistent with the measured data in situ.

Multi-modality liver image registration based on multilevel B-splines free-form deformation and L-BFGS optimal algorithm

A new coarse-to-fine strategy was proposed for nonrigid registration of computed tomography(CT) and magnetic resonance(MR) images of a liver.This hierarchical framework consisted of an affine transformation and a B-splines free-form deformation(FFD).The affine transformation performed a rough registration targeting the mismatch between the CT and MR images.The B-splines FFD transformation performed a finer registration by correcting local motion deformation.In the registration algorithm,the normalized mutual information(NMI) was used as similarity measure,and the limited memory Broyden-Fletcher- Goldfarb-Shannon(L-BFGS) optimization method was applied for optimization process.The algorithm was applied to the fully automated registration of liver CT and MR images in three subjects.The results demonstrate that the proposed method not only significantly improves the registration accuracy but also reduces the running time,which is effective and efficient for nonrigid registration.

Surface Deformation with Multi-constraints Based on the Minimum Energy

A method for deformation of 3D point clouds models was proposed with multi-constraints including arc-length constraints and multi-points position constraints. The energy function was built for the polyline which had been converted from the curve. Based on the minimum energy curve method, the curve on the mesh was deformed. The test results show that the proposed method has good performance. Compared with the other method,shape preserving of the curve is better. Finally,this method is used for the deformation of the 3D mannequin model. Circumference changes of the mannequin model can be reflected by the arc-length change in the size of the cross section.

Surrounding rock deformation analysis of underground caverns with multi-body finite element method

Discontinuous deformation problems are common in rock engineering. Numerical analysis methods based on system models of the discrete body can better solve these problems. One of the most effective solutions is discontinuous deformation analysis （DDA） method, but the DDA method brings about rock embedding problems when it uses the strain assumption in elastic deformation and adopts virtual springs to simulate the contact problems. The multi-body finite element method （FEM） proposed in this paper can solve the problems of contact and deformation of blocks very well because it integrates the FEM and multi-body system dynamics theory. It is therefore a complete method for solving discontinuous deformation problems through balance equations of the contact surface and for simulating the displacement of whole blocks. In this study, this method was successfully used for deformation analysis of underground caverns in stratified rock. The simulation results indicate that the multi-body FEM can show contact forces and the stress states on contact surfaces better than DDA, and that the results calculated with the multi-body FEM are more consistent with engineering practice than those calculated with DDA method.

Effect of Seasonal Variations on the Behavior of Flexible Pavements in Burkina Faso: Towards Alternating and Periodic Loading of Multi-Axle Heavy Goods Vehicles for Road Durability

Bituminous materials are heat-sensitive, and their mechanical properties vary with temperature. This variation in properties is not without consequences on the performance of flexible road structures under the repeated passage of multi-axles. This study determines the influence of seasonal variations on the rate of permanent deformation, the rut depth of flexible pavements and the effect of alternating loading of heavy goods vehicles following the temperature variations on the durability of roads. Thus, an ambient and pavement surface temperature measurement was carried out in 2022. The temperature profile at different layers of the modelled pavement, the evaluation of deformation rates and rutting depth were determined using several models. The results show that the permanent deformation and rutting rates are higher at the level of the bituminous concrete layer than at the level of the asphalt gravel layer because the stresses decrease from the surface to the depth of the pavement. On the other hand, the variations in these rates, permanent deformations and ruts between the hot and so-called cold periods are more pronounced in the bitumen gravel than in bituminous concrete, showing that gravel bitumen is more sensitive to temperature variations than bituminous concrete despite its higher rigidity. Of these results, we suggested a periodic and alternating loading of the different types of heavy goods vehicles. These loads consist of fully applying the WAEMU standards with a tolerance of 15% during periods of high and low temperatures. This regulation has increased 2 to 3 times in the durability of roadways depending on the type of heavy goods vehicle.

Mathematical modeling for coupled solid elastic-deformation and gas leak flow in multi-coal-seams

Based on the new viewpoint of solid and gas interaction mechanics, gas leakage in a double deformable coal seam can be understood. That is, under the action of geophysical fields, the methane flow in a double deformable coal seam can be essentially considered to be compressible with time dependent and mixed permeation and diffusion through a pore cleat deformable heterogeneous and anisotropy medium. Based on this new viewpoint, a coupled mathematical model for coal seam deformation and gas leakage in a double coal seam was formulated and numerical simulations for gas emission from the coal seam are presented. It is found that coupled models might be closer to reality.

Structural Traps in Detachment Folds:a Case Study from the 'Comband Trough-like' Deformation Zone/s,East Sichuan,China

Detachment structures occur widely in the crust, and it is the commonest and most important deformation type developed in the region between orogenic belts and basins. The ＇comb-like＇ and ＇toughlike＇ fold belts in eastern Sichuan are caused by multi-layer detachment. The duplex structure is the most important deformation style in the region, exhibiting different characteristics from typical detachment structures. Different deformation styles, scales, and shortenings resulting from independent deformations of various detachment systems would lead to the phenomenon whereby most of the topographical heights in the region do not correspond to the structural heights in depth. Based on systematic structural analysis and combined with practical oil/gas prospecting, four types of structural traps are described from eastern Sichuan Province, which are： detachment and thrust trap; detachment folding trap; fault-flat blocking trap; and detachment layer trap. Meticulous studies on the deformation and distribution of detachment layers in the eastern Sichuan Province will contribute to oil/gas prospecting and selection of potential regions of marine-origin oil/gas prospecting in South China.

A New GPS System for Continuous Deformation Monitoring

This paper presents a multi-antenna GPS based system developed for local continuous deformation monitoring. Due to a large number of points that needs to be monitored, the standard approaches of using permanent GPS receiver arrays will cause high cost. It eventually becomes the limiting factor for large-scale use of GPS in these application areas. Multi-antenna GPS system allows a number of GPS antennas to be linked to one GPS receiver by a specially designed electronic component, i. e. the so-called GPS multi-antenna switch (GMS), The receiver takes data sequentially from each of the antennas attached to the receiver. A distinctive advantage of the approach is that one GPS receiver can be used to monitor more than one point. The cost per monitored point (i. e. the expenses of hardware) is therefore significantly reduced.

Miniaturized multi-band antenna using deformed splot ring resonator

A 48 mm x 60 mm x 1 mm miniaturized multi band antenna based on deformed split ring re sonators was presented. The antenna was consisted of a micro strip line and a deformed split square ring. Its/S11/parameters were determined through numerical simulation and experimental measure ment within three working bands of 2.6 GHz to 3. 0 GHz, 3. 9 GHz to 4. 4 GHz and 5.2 GHz to 5. 8 GHz and the results showed that the parameters within all the bands were less than 10 dB. The gain at every frequency for the antenna was above 2.2 dB and it increased monotonously with the frequency from 5. 5 GHz to 7. 0 GHz.

The research on relationship between wavelet transform on vertical deformation and moderate earthquakes in Hexi region,Gansu Province

n this paper, the possibility of wavelet transform applied to compute the vertical deformation is discussed. Both two dimension plane equation of wavelet transform and B-wavelet based on basic spline function are deduced. According to the equation and B-wavelet, multi-periods vertical deformation data which were measured from 1971 to 1995 in Hexi-Qilian Mountain region, Gansu Province are calculated. The results are: ① The multi-resolution analysis of wavelet transform can filter the different spatial wavelength in vertical deformation information on different scales effectively and let us to see the heterogeneous in distribution of vertical deformation clearly, therefore, it is an important tool in investigating the relationship between the vertical deformation and the seismicity; ② The main variation of both the first and second results in wavelet transform mainly takes place along the main faults which explains that the short wave variation of vertical deformation is caused by the faults activities; ③ The wavelet transform of vertical deformation in Hexi-Qilian Mountain area shows that the vertical deformation in southeast parts of Hexi region was larger than that in other parts and there were several moderate earthquakes such as Menyuan Ms=6.4 earthquake in 1986, Jingtai Ms=6.2 earthquake in 1990, Yongdeng Ms=5.8 earthquake in 1995. The vertical deformation in the northwest part of the region was not so large as that in southeast part where ware no strong earthquakes.

GEOMETRICAL NONLINEAR WAVES IN FINITEDEFORMATION ELASTIC RODS

By using Hamilton-type variation principle in non-conservation system, the nonlinear equation of wave motion of a elastic thin rod was derived according to Lagrange description of finite deformation theory. The dissipation caused due to viscous effect and the dispersion introduced by transverse inertia were taken into consideration so that steady traveling wave solution can be obtained. Using multi-scale method the nonlinear equation is reduced to a KdV-Burgers equation which corresponds with saddle-spiral heteroclinic orbit on phase plane. Its solution is called the oscillating-solitary wave or saddle-spiral shock wave. If viscous effect or transverse inertia is neglected, the equation is degraded to classical KdV or Burgers equation. The former implies a propagating solitary wave with homoclinic on phase plane, the latter means shock wave and heteroclinic orbit.

CYCLIC DEFORMATION OF FACE CENTERED CUBIC CRYSTALS AND ITS DISLOCATION INTERACTION MODEL——Ⅰ.CYCLIC DEFORMATION OF COPPER CRYSTALS

Cyclic stress-strain responses and dislocation structure of copper single crystals with various tensile axes were systematically studied and compared with each other.Experimental results reveal that the evolution of microscopic dislocation configurations in a crystal and, accordingly,its macroscopic cyclic behaviours are closely related with its orientation.Re- markable secondary slip has been observed in some crystals with orientations well inside the crystallographic triangle, which are usually considered as single-slip ones.Their cyclio behaviours and dislocation structures at saturation are similar to those of their neighbouring multi-slip crystals.These results have constructed the experimental basis for the newly pro- posed dislocation interaction model Jor cyclic deformation of fee crystals,which will be des- cribed in the second part of this article.

CYCLIC DEFORMATION OF FACE CENTERED CUBIC CRYSTALS AND ITS DISLOCATION INTERACTION MODEL——Ⅱ.DISLOCATION INTERACTION MODEL OF CYCLIC DEFORMATION

A dislocation interaction model has been proposed for cyclic deformation of fcc crystals.Ac- cording to this model,cyclic stress-strain responses and saturation dislocation structures of a crystal are associated with the modes and intensities of dislocation interactions between slip systems active in the crystal; and,hence,may be predicted by the location of its tensile axis in the crystallographic triangle.This model has successfully explained the different behaviours of double-slip crystals and multi-slip behaviours of some crystals with orientations usually con- sidered as single-slip ones.

基于MultiDIC的多相机全域储罐变形检测系统

基于多相机三维数字图像相关技术(MultiDIC)搭建储罐全域变形检测系统,并在实验环境下对储罐模型进行基础沉降检测以及倾斜度和椭圆度的测量。通过与实测数据对比,并进行误差分析,为实现储罐全域、全自动在线检测提供新的方法和思路。

Impact of Multi-Axle Vehicles and Road Overloads on the Durability of Asphalt Pavements

The multiplication of heavy vehicle axles and road overloads are phenomena that are becoming increasingly important on the road network of the WAEMU community. These phenomena, although framed by standards, have an impact on the durability of pavements. In this manuscript it is a question of evaluating the life of the road under the effect of traffic of these multi-axle vehicles and the different tolerances of overloads observed on the road network. To achieve this, a modeling of a bituminous pavement was made with the software ALIZE Lcpc Version 231 based on the principle of the French method of sizing. An inventory of multi-axle heavy goods vehicles was also made on a road with a weighing station. This traffic counting made it possible to classify heavy goods vehicles into three categories, namely: 1) trucks, 2) dual-wheeled semi-trailers and 3) single-wheeled semi-trailers. The results obtained show that in terms of aggressiveness, single-wheeled semi-trailers are the most aggressive, followed by heavy goods vehicles in the category of trucks with more than five axles and semi-trailers with dual wheels with more than seven axles. The durability of the road depends on the aggressiveness of heavy goods vehicles, it was found that the tolerance threshold for overloads of 15% of the total permissible rolling weight (TARW) or the total permissible laden weight (TALW) currently granted in the Community area needs to be reviewed. For durable road surfaces, this tolerance may only be allowed for heavy goods vehicles of type P11, P12 and P13. The 5% tolerance can be applied to all vehicles except heavy goods vehicles with single wheels.