Effect of NaCl Concentration on the Cumulative Strain and Pore Distribution of Clay under Cyclic Loading

Clay,as the most common soil used for foundationfill,is widely used in various infrastructure projects.The phy-sical and mechanical properties of clay are influenced by the pore solution environment.This study uses a GDS static/dynamic triaxial apparatus and nuclear magnetic resonance experiments to investigate the effects of cyclic loading on clay foundations.Moreover,the development of cumulative strain in clay is analyzed,and afitting model for cumulative plastic strain is introduced by considering factors such as NaCl solution concentration,con-solidation stress ratio,and cycle number.In particular,the effects of the NaCl solution concentration and con-solidation stress ratio on the pore distribution of the test samples before and after cyclic loading are examined,and the relationship between microscopic pore size and macroscopic cumulative strain is obtained accordingly.Our results show that as the consolidation stress ratio grows,an increasing number of large pores in the soil samples are transformed into small pores.As the NaCl solution concentration becomes higher,the number of small pores gradually decreases,while the number of large pores remains unchanged.Cyclic loading causes the disappearance of the large pores in the samples,and the average pore size before cyclic loading is posi-tively correlated with the axial cumulative strain after cyclic loading.The cumulative strain produced by the soil under cyclic loading is inversely proportional to the NaCl solution concentration and consolidation stress ratio.

Influences of Nitrogen-phosphorus Ratio on the Growth and Competition of Chlorella vulga and Anabaena sp. strain PCC

This paper studied the effects of different ratios of nitrogen and phospho- rus on the growth and competition of Anabaena sp. strain PCC and chloralla vul- gads （low nitrogen-phosphorus ratio group： N/P=16：1; Medium low nitrogen-phospho- rus ratio group： N/P=32：1; Medium high nitrogen-phosphorus ratio group： N/P=64：1; High nitrogen-phosphorus ratio group： N/P=320：1）. Results suggested that the largest amount of anabaena sp.strain PCC survived in medium high nitrogen-phosphorus ratio group. The nitrogen-phosphorus ratio showed no significant influences on the growth of Chlorella vulgaris, but it exerted dramatic influences on the growth of Chlore/la vulgaris of the mixed cultivation system. The largest amount of Ch/orel/a vulgaris can be found in the medium-high nitrogen-phosphorus ratio group. The inhi- bition parameter of nitrogen-phosphorus on the algae was distinctive. Anabaena sp. strain PCC had advantages in the competition with the low nitrogen-phosphorus ra- tio and medium-low nitrogen-phosphorus ratio. Potential instability existed between anabaena sp.strain PCC and Chlorella vulgaris when the nitrogen to phosphorus ratio was medium-high and high.

Specimen aspect ratio and progressive field strain development of sandstone under uniaxial compression by three-dimensional digital image correlation

The complete stress-strain characteristics of sandstone specimens were investigated in a series of quasistatic monotonic uniaxial compression tests.Strain patterns development during pre-and post-peak behaviours in specimens with different aspect ratios was also examined.Peak stress,post-peak portion of stress-strain,brittleness,characteristics of progressive localisation and field strain patterns development were affected at different extents by specimen aspect ratio.Strain patterns of the rocks were obtained by applying three-dimensional(3D) digital image correlation(DIC) technique.Unlike conventional strain measurement using strain gauges attached to specimen,3D DIC allowed not only measuring large strains,but more importantly,mapping the development of field strain throughout the compression test,i.e.in pre-and post-peak regimes.Field strain development in the surface of rock specimen suggests that strain starts localising progressively and develops at a lower rate in pre-peak regime.However,in post-peak regime,strains increase at different rates as local deformations take place at different extents in the vicinity and outside the localised zone.The extent of localised strains together with the rate of strain localisation is associated with the increase in rate of strength degradation.Strain localisation and local inelastic unloading outside the localised zone both feature post-peak regime.

Real time endoscopic ultrasound elastography and strain ratio in the diagnosis of solid pancreatic lesions

AIM To evaluate the accuracy of the elastography score combined to the strain ratio in the diagnosis of solid pancreatic lesions(SPL). METHODS A total of 172 patients with SPL identified by endoscopic ultrasound were enrolled in the study to evaluate the efficacy of elastography and strain ratio in differentiating malignant from benign lesions. The semi quantitative score of elastography was represented by the strain ratio method. Two areas were selected, area(A) representing the region of interest and area(B) representing the normal area. Area(B) was then divided by area(A). Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value(PPV), negative predictive value(NPV), and accuracy were calculated by comparing diagnoses made by elastography, strain ratio and final diagnoses.RESULTS SPL were shown to be benign in 49 patients and malignant in 123 patients. Elastography alone had a sensitivity of 99%, a specificity of 63%, and an accuracy of 88%, a PPV of 87% and an NPV of 96%. The best cut-off level of strain ratio to obtain the maximal area under the curve was 7.8 with a sensitivity of 92%, specificity of 77%, PPV of 91%, NPV of 80% and an accuracy of 88%. Another estimated cut off strain ratio level of 3.8 had a higher sensitivity of 99% and NPV of 96%, but with less specificity, PPV and accuracy 53%, 84% and 86%, respectively. Adding both elastography to strain ratio resulted in a sensitivity of 98%, specificity of 77%, PPV of 91%, NPV of 95% and accuracy of 92% for the diagnosis of SPL. CONCLUSION Combining elastography to strain ratio increases the accuracy of the differentiation of benign from malignant SPL.

Effects of Strain Ratio on Fatigue Behavior of G20Mn5QT Cast Steel

Due to traffic and wave actions, cast steel joints are subjected to variable-amplitude fatigue loading, which may cause fatigue problems. The ratio of the minimum strain to the maximum strain(strain ratio)can be employed to analyze the influence of variable-amplitude fatigue both in the elastic and plastic ranges. To evaluate the effect of the strain ratio on G20Mn5 QT cast steel, the fatigue tests of smooth specimens were carried out at the strain ratio of 0.1. The cyclic deformation and the relationships between the strain amplitude, the stress amplitude, the Smith, Watson and Topper(SWT)parameter and fatigue life were studied and compared with those at the strain ratio of-1. Compared with other methods, Basquin formula and Solonberg formula provide reliable and appropriate ranges of S-N curve and fatigue limit at different strain ratios respectively. The SWT parameter can be used to predict the fatigue life at other strain ratios accurately.

Phase composition and luminescent properties of strontium aluminate long persistence phosphor synthesized by combustion synthesis method with different Sr/Al ratios

Strontium aluminate long persistence phos phors are synthesized by combustion method. By control- ling the raw material ratio （Sr/Al）, the effects of phase composition on subsequent spectroscopic properties of phosphors are studied. Results show that the phase com-position changes from strontium-rich phase to aluminum- rich phase with the decrease of Sr/AI： when the rate of Al/Sr changes from 3：1 to 1：1, the main crystal phase of samples is Sr3Al206, and it exhibits the characteristic fluorescence of Eu^3＋ in the lattice of Sr3Al206; when the rate of Al/Sr is between 1：2 and 2：7, phase composition is the mixture of SrAl204 and SrAl4OT, and it emits the characteristic fluorescence of Eu^2＋ in SrAl204 but not in SrAl4OT; when Al/Sr decreases to 1：4 or even 1：12, the main crystal phase of samples transform into SrAl12019, and the characteristic emission peak is about 470 nm, which corresponds to the characteristic emission of Eu2＋ in SrAl12019. At the end of the article, the influence laws of two different synthesis methods on phase composition of samples between high-temperature solid method and combustion method are compared. Compared with the high-temperature solid method, the rule of influence is similar, but the mole ratio of Al/Sr in products is always higher than the initial ratio of the raw material, and com-pounds like Sr4Al14025 are not obtained by combustion method.

IMPROVEMENT ON THE CALCULATION OF PLASTIC STRAIN RATIO IN BCC MONOCRYSTALS

Two improvements have been made on the calculation of plastic strain ratio (r value) in BCC monocrystals by considering the differences in the critical shear stresses among the three slip systems and the rotation of crystal lattice. It is found that the results calculated by the improved method are more rational.

沉积成因Sr/Ba指示的福建潮控海湾全新世沉积环境及海平面意义

福建沿海多发育潮控型海湾,潮滩平坦宽广,海湾水深较浅,有孔虫等微体生物较为匮乏,且其化石在地层中保存相对较差,致使沉积微相辨识存在一定难度,从而限制了深入理解该区全新世海平面变化过程及沉积环境响应。本研究拟利用不受保存环境限制的沉积成因Sr/Ba指标,探索其在福建宁德三沙湾地区沉积微相的辨识潜力,并结合AMS 14C年龄,探讨该区全新世以来的沉积环境演化及区域海平面变化。结果表明:①沉积成因Sr/Ba在三沙湾潮滩和海湾表层沉积物中平均值分别为9.06和20.43,具有显著差异。潮滩沉积物中的Sr/Ba明显高于长江等大河口地区(1~3),这是该区淡水输入量较少、潮滩盐度较高所致,这说明该指标辨识海陆过渡沉积相时需要考虑区域水文特点。②晚第四纪NDGK2钻孔沉积物Sr/Ba自下而上可分为3层(Ⅰ—Ⅲ):层Ⅰ为杂色硬黏土,Sr/Ba比值全孔最低(均值5.29),但也高于淡水环境,推测为前期海相沉积物的暴露改造;层Ⅱ—Ⅲ均为深灰色黏土,其中层Ⅱ均值为10.77,接近潮滩相;层Ⅲ均值为全孔最高(13.44),接近海湾相。结合AMS 14C年龄可知,NDGK2钻孔的河漫滩-潮滩-海湾沉积相演化受控于全新世海平面上升过程,潮滩相形成于约8.9 cal.kaBP,当时该区海平面大约在−21.0±2.5 m,最大海泛面出现于约8.2 cal.kaBP,之后出现了长达6 ka的低沉积速率时期,直至约2.2 cal.kaBP海湾内加速沉积。③该区15个钻孔全新统底部Sr/Ba均显现出明显的潮滩相特征,这为重建区域全新世相对海平面提供了可行性。

STRAIN-DEPENDENCE OF PLASTIC STRAIN RATIO OF DEEP-DRAWING ALUMINIUM-KILLED STEEL SHEET

The change of width and length of an aluminium-killed(AK)steel sheet was measured in detail at various tensile strain levels.The effects of tensile strain on the conventional strain ratio,rc-value,and the instantaneous strain ratio,r^(1)-value,were analyzed.It was shown that the strain ratio of the AK steel sheet had obvious strain-dependency.The individual r^(c)-values for all tested directions tended to unity with increasing strain so that the planar anisotropy decreased with increasing strain.The r^(1)-value had overall straidenpendency similar to that of r^(c)-value,though it was overly sensitive to the experimental errors and showed significant variation with strain.In the representation of average strain ratio.the linear regression strain ratio,r^(r)-value,which was obtained by fitting a straight line to the εw vs εt curve,is preferable to the r^(c)-value measured at some specfic extension.

Effect of Strain Ratio on Fatigue Model of Ultra-fine Grained Pure Titanium

The ultra-fine grained(UFG)pure titanium was prepared by equal channel angular pressing(ECAP)and rotary swaging(RS).The strain controlled low cycle fatigue(LCF)test was carried out at room temperature.The fatigue life prediction model and mean stress relaxation model under asymmetrical stress load were discussed.The results show that the strain ratio has a significant effect on the low cycle fatigue performance of the UFG pure titanium,and the traditional Manson-coffin model can not accurately predict the fatigue life under asymmetric stress load.Therefore,the SWT mean stress correction model and three-parameter power curve model are proposed,and the test results are verified.The final research shows that the threeparameter power surface model has better representation.By studying the mean stress relaxation phenomenon under the condition of R≠-1,it is revealed that the stress ratio and the strain amplitude are the factors that significantly afiect the mean stress relaxation rate,and the mean stress relaxation model with the two variables is calculated to describe the mean stress relaxation phenomenon of the UFG pure titanium under different strain ratios.The fracture morphology of the samples was observed by SEM,and it was concluded that the final fracture zone of the fatigue fracture of the UFG pure titanium was a mixture of ductile fracture and quasi cleavage fracture.The toughness of the material increases with the increase of strain ratio at the same strain amplitude.

High-Precision Direct Determination of the ^(87)Sr/^(86)Sr Isotope Ratio of Bottled Sr-Rich Natural Mineral Drinking Water Using MC-ICP-MS

Strontium has four naturally occurring stable isotopes,84Sr,86Sr,87Sr,and 88Sr,with abundances of 0.56,9.87,approximately 7.04,and 82.53 atomic %,respectively.The 87Sr/86Sr isotope ratio is variable due to the addition of radiogenic 87Sr produced by the beta decay of 87Rb with a half-life of 4.88 ± 0.05 Ga.Thus,

Research on the Distribution Features of the Benioff Strain Ratio in the North-South Seismic Belt after the Two Yutian M_S7.3 Earthquakes

In view of the correlation between tectonic activity and seismicity,the strong earthquake risk in the North-South Seismic Belt aroused wide concern after the 2014 Yutian M_S7.3 earthquake. Using the seismic catalog of the China Earthquake Networks Center,the Benioff strain ratio in the North-South Seismic Belt is calculated in 30 days before and after the March 21,2008 and February 12,2014 Yutian M_S7.3 earthquakes. Results show that in a year after the 2008 Yutian M_S7.3 earthquake,M > 5. 0 earthquakes all occurred near the high strain ratio area or the junction between the low and high strain ratio areas,the activity of strong earthquakes obviously coincides with the high strain ratio area,which indicates that these areas have a higher stress level. The Yutian earthquakes promoted the release of small earthquakes in the high stress areas. This research is of certain indicating significance to the study of subsequent strong earthquakes of this region.

Effect of (Ba+Sr)/Ti ratio on dielectric and tunable properties of Ba_(0.6)Sr_(0.4)TiO_3 thin film prepared by sol-gel method

Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3 (BST) thin films were fabricated on Pt coated Si (100) substrates by sol-gel techniques with molar ratio of (Ba+Sr) to Ti changing from 0.76 to 1.33. The effect of (Ba+Sr)/Ti ratio deviating from the stoichiometry on microstructure, grain growth, dielectric and tunable properties of BST thin films were investigated. TiO2 and (Ba,Sr)2TiO4 were found as a second phase at the ratios of 0.76 and 1.33, respectively. The variation of the ratio reveals more significant effect on the grain size in B-site rich samples than that in A-site rich samples. The dissipation factor decreases rapidly from 0.1 to 0.01 at 1 MHz with decreasing (Ba+Sr)/Ti ratio. The tunability increases with decreasing ratio from 1.33 to 1.05, and then decreases with decreasing ratio from 1.05 to 0.76. The film with (Ba+Sr)/Ti ratio of 1.05 has a maximum tunability of 32% and a dissipation factor of 0.03 at 1 MHz.

Physical meaning and prediction efficiency of the load/unload response ratio of rocks in strain-weakening phase before failure

Rock experiment results indicate that the load/unload response ratio (LURR) of rocks expressed via strain energy may have singular or negative value after the stress in the rock reaches its maximum before rock failure or when the rock goes into the strain-weakening phase. The universality of this phenomenon is discussed. Expressed via strain or strain energy and the travel time of P wave, the variation form of the reciprocal of LURR during the process of rock failure preparation is derived. The results show that after a sharp decrease the reciprocal of LURR reaches its minimum when the main fracture of the rock is about to appear. This feature can be taken as an indication that the rock main fracture is impending.

The correlation between the ultrasonic elastic strain ratio of thyroid cancer and the malignant biological characteristics of cancer cells in the lesions

Objective:To study the correlation between the ultrasonic elastic strain ratio of thyroid cancer and the malignant biological characteristics of cancer cells in the lesions.Methods:A total of 90 patients with thyroid cancer who accepted surgical treatment in our hospital between March 2015 and September 2016 were selected as the observation group, and 50 patients who received surgery in our hospital during the same period and were with clear pathological diagnosis of thyroid adenoma were selected as the control group. According to the median of ultrasonic elastic strain ratio, the observing group were further divided into high elastic strain ratio group and low elastic strain ratio group (n=45). RT-PCR was used to determine the mRNA expression of proliferation genes, invasion genes and autophagy genes in lesions of all groups of patients.Results: The mean elastic strain ratio of observation group was significantly lower than that of control group. Proliferation gene FOXA1 mRNA expression in lesions of low elastic strain ratio group and high elastic strain ratio group were higher than those of control group while PP4R1 and Smac mRNA expression were lower than those of control group, and as the elastic strain ratio decreased, the FOXA1 mRNA expression increased while PP4R1 and Smac mRNA expression decreased;invasion genes BCORL1, SATB1, Twist1 and CXCR4 mRNA expression in lesions of low elastic strain ratio group and high elastic strain ratio group were higher than those of control group, and as the elastic strain ratio decreased, the BCORL1, SATB1, Twist1 and CXCR4 mRNA expression increased;autophagy genes ARHI, Beclin1, LC3 and PTEN mRNA expression in lesions of low elastic strain ratio group and high elastic strain ratio group were lower than those of control group, and as the elastic strain ratio decreased, the ARHI, Beclin1, LC3 and PTEN mRNA expression decreased.Conclusion:The ultrasonic elastic strain ratio of thyroid cancer is negatively correlated with tumor cell proliferation and invasion activity, and positively correlated with autophagy activity.

EFFECT OF THE POISSON RATIO ON THE PERFECTLY PLASTIC STRESS FIELD AT A STATIONARY PLANE-STRAIN CRACK TIP

Under the condition that all the perfectly plastic stress components at a crack tip are the functions of ? only, making use of equilibrium equations and Von-Mises yield condition containing Poisson ratio, in this paper, we derive the generally analytical expressions of perfectly plastic stress field at a stationary plane-strain crack tip. Applying these generally analytical expressions to the concrete cracks, the analytical expressions of perfectly plastic stress fields at the stationary tips of Mode I, Mode II and Mixed-Mode I-II plane-strain cracks are obtained. These analytical expressions contain Poisson ratio.

中国黄土地层Rb和Sr地球化学特征及其古季风气候意义

本文详细研究了陕西洛川黄土剖面中Rb,Sr的含量变化及其在不同粒级与不同相态中的分布特征。结果表明Rb在粘粒中含量高,基本只存在于残留态中,而Sr则主要分布于砂和粉砂粒级中,并以残留态与碳酸盐结合态为主要赋存相态,因此黄土和古土壤中Rb、Sr含量的差异应与冬季风驱动的粒度分选作用引起的物质组成变化及夏季风驱动的风化成壤强度密切相关。Rb/Sr值变化实际上反映了东亚季风系统的两个相互消长因子——冬季风与夏季风在轨道时间尺度上的循环交互特征。洛川剖面2.6Ma以来Sr含量总体演化趋势与北半球冰量变化模式的相似性验证了高纬度冰盖生长与东亚季风强度之间存在着耦合关系,而Rb含量与磁化率之间极佳的正相关关系为今后用Rb来评估成壤作用对磁化率的贡献成为可能。

陕西岐山黄土剖面Rb、Sr组成与高分辩率气候变化

陕西岐山五里铺全新世黄土剖面层次结构清晰完整。通过对该剖面Rb、Sr含量和磁化率系统测定表明 ,黄土中Rb、Sr含量和Rb/Sr值明显不同于古土壤。它们作为气候替代指标比磁化率更灵敏 ,分辩率更高。Rb、Sr高含量及低Rb/Sr值指示冬季风占优势的干旱期 ,相对低的Rb、Sr含量及高的Rb/Sr值指示夏季风占优势的湿润时期。揭示在大约 6 0 0 0～ 5 0 0 0aBP曾出现一次以干旱为特征的明显气候恶化期 ,使全新世“大暖期”分裂形成两个主要的成壤期。黄土高原南部自全新世以来 ,经历了黄土沉积→土壤发育→黄土覆盖→土壤再度发育→黄土堆积及现代表土的发展演化阶段。

陕西洛川黄土剖面的Rb/Sr值及其气候地层学意义

本文系统地测试了陕西洛川黄土-古土壤剖面中的Rb，Sr含量和磁化率。通过对比该剖面2．50MaB．P．以来Rb／Sr曲线和磁化率曲线，发现两者的形状和变化的相位十分相似，然而两者的相对振幅却有明显的差别。Rb／Sr曲线记录了0．80MaB．P．左右一次重要的气候转型界面，揭示了黄士和古土壤内部次一级的气候波动旋回，反映了早更新世黄土高原较温暖潮湿的特点以及更新世以来气候由湿向干的变化趋势。研究表明，Rb／Sr值可以作为衡量东亚夏季风环流强度变化的较为敏感的替代性指标。

Effects of rolling parameters of snake hot rolling on strain distribution of aluminum alloy 7075

The realization way of snake rolling was introduced. Flow velocity, strain and stress distribution of 7075 aluminum alloy plate during snake rolling and symmetrical rolling were analyzed in Deform 3D. Effects of velocity ratio, offset distance between two rolls and pass reduction on the distribution of equivalent strain and shear strain were analyzed. The results show that flow velocity and equivalent strain on the lower layer of the plate are larger than those of the upper layer because of the larger velocity of the lower roll and the gap is increased with the increase of velocity ratio and pass reduction. The shear strain of roiling direction in the center point is almost zero during symmetrical rolling, while it is much larger during snake rolling because of the existence of rub zone. The shear strain is increased with the increase of velocity ratio, offset distance and pass reduction. This additional shear strain is beneficial to improve the in_homogeneous strain distribution.