Frequency, Intensity Statistics and Cyclical Analysis of Rainstorm in the Flood Season in Guangzhou

[Objective] The research aimed to analyze the variations of rainstorm frequency, intensity and period in the flood season in Guangzhou. [Method] Based on the daily precipitation data in Guangzhou City during 1951-2010, the interannual and interdecadal variation characteristics of rainstorm in the flood season in recent 60 years were analyzed by using the linear regression analysis, correlation analysis, wavelet analysis and so on. Moreover, the relationship between the rainstorm in the flood season and annual average temperature was analyzed. [Result] In recent 60 years, the rainstorm amount and days in the flood season in Guangzhou respectively increased with 6.23 mm/10 a and 0.27 d/10 a linear trends. The most rainstorm days (rainfall) was in 2001 and was 15 d (1 085.7 mm). There was no rainstorm in the least year (1990). The interannual variations of rainstorm amount and days in the flood season in Guangzhou obviously increased in recent 20 years. The decadal and interannual variations of rainstorm in the prior and latter flood seasons had the difference. The trend in the prior flood season increased and in the latter flood season slightly decreased. The positive correlation between the rainstorm days and the annual average temperature in the flood season in Guangzhou was significant, and the relative coefficient was 0.22, which passed α=0.02 significance level test. The total rainstorm days in the prior flood season in Guangzhou City mainly had 4.2-year interannual and 52.9-year interdecadal periodic variations. The total rainstorm days in the latter flood season mainly had 5.5-year interannual and 18.4-year interdecadal periodic variations. [Conclusion] The research provided the scientific basis for the precipitation forecast in the flood season.

Mineralogy and Thermal Analysis of Natural Pozzolana Opal Shale with Nano-pores

Thermodynamic stability, microvoid distribution and phases transformation of natural pozzolana opal shale（POS） were studied systematically in this work. XRD analysis showed that opal-CT, including microcrystal cristobalite and tridymite, is a major component of POS. DTA and FT-IR indicated that there were many hydroxyl groups and acid sites on the surface of amorphous SiO2 materials. FE-SEM analysis exhibited amorphous SiO2 particles（opal-A） covering over stacking sequences microcrystal cristobalite and tridymite. Meanwhile, MIP analysis demonstrated that porosity and pore size distribution of POS remained uniform below 600 ℃. Because stable porous microstructure is a key factor in improving photocatalyst activity, POS is suited to preparing highly active supported.

THE ELASTO-PLASTIC STRAIN ANALYSIS OF NOTCHED PLATE UNDER CYCLIC LOADING—AN APPLICATION OF PLASTIC ANISOTROPIC HARDENING THEORY

In order to predict the life of engineering structures, it is necessary to investigate the strain distribution in notched members. In gineral, the Uauschinger Effect of materials under cyclic loading is not negligible, and so the anisolropic hardening model has been suggested. From the comparison between the calculated and experimental results in this paper, we can see that even the linear kinematic hardening model is quite suitable for strain analysis under cyclic loading.

Ecological impact assessment method of highways in Tibetan Plateau:A Case study of Gonghe-Yushu Expressway

In recent years,the ecological environment along highways in Tibetan Plateau has been severely affected due to the rapid construction of highways.In order to solve the problems of multiple indicators and inconsistent criteria in the ecological impact assessment of highways,and to scientifically screen assessment indicators,the paper proposes a multi-round indicator screening method,which combines literature analysis,expert rating,and statistical analysis.Based on this screening method,normalized difference vegetation index,land surface temperature,elevation,and normalized difference soil index are screened out.Combined with multiple linear regression,an ecological impact assessment model is established and applied to ecological impact assessment of Gonghe-Yushu Expressway.The results show that the expressway construction is the first driving force for the deterioration of the ecological environment along the roadside,and its interference range on the desert grassland ecosystem is greater than that on the agroforestry system.The ecological environment within 150 m on both sides of the expressway should be protected.

Synthesis of Bi₂Fe₄O₉Crystalline Ceramic as Extremely Capable Photocatalyst via Proficient Chemical Route

Bi2Fe4O9 crystalline ceramic was successfully synthesized through a soft chemical route at lower sintering temperature for analysis of photocatalytic behavior with respect to adsorption of Congo Red (CR) in the presence of UV-VIS irradiation. The single-phase formation of Bi2Fe4O9 ceramic was confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction studies and particle size observed by TEM analysis was found to be 148 ± 5 nm which reveals the crystalline nature of the materials. Additionally, the photocatalytic activity of Bi2Fe4O9 ceramic was evaluated by the degradation of Congo Red in presence of visible light. The optical band gap (Eg) of the synthesized materials was found to be 1.8 eV. It exhibited greater photocatalytic activity than other synthesized materials like BiFeO3 as well as TiO2 due to a smaller band gap (1.8 eV). Furthermore, process variables such as pH.

Five-heterocyclic-biphosphine-substituted Fe-only Hydrogenase Mimic： Synthesis,Characterization and Properties

A new five-heterocyclic-biphosphine-substituted Fe-only hydrogenase mimic,[（μ-pdt）Fe_2（CO）_5]_2（PTP）（1）,has been synthesized at room temperature. 1·H_2O crystallizes in triclinic system,space group P1,with a = 11.5897（4）,b = 13.6156（4）,c = 18.0333（6） ？,α = 76.306（3）,β = 72.742（3）,γ = 68.939（3）°,V = 2508.84（14） ？~3,Dc = 1.570 g/cm3,Z = 2,M_r = 1186.37,F（000） = 1204,the final R = 0.0748,and wR = 0.2012. In the tetranuclear complex 1·H_2O,each [2Fe_2S] butterfly unit is attached to one P atom of the diphosphine bridge and exhibits a square-pyramidal geometry. Complex 1 was characterized by elemental analysis,IR spectra,UV-vis absorption spectra,~1H-NMR and ^（31）P-NMR. The cyclic voltammetry behavior of compound 1 was investigated as well.

Image Analysis in the Experimental Fracture Healing under Cyclic Loading

This experimental study was designed to evaluate the ef-fects of cyclic loading on the strength of healing fractures

A Novel Catenarian Cyano（triphenyl phosphite） Copper（I） Complex： Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Thermal, Voltammetric and Spectral Properties

Quantitative reaction between copper（I） cyanide and triphenyl phosphite forms copper（I） complex [（P（OPh）3）gCug（CN）4] （1）. X-Ray crystal structure shows a catenarian polymer of tandem interconnected copper cyanide, with C and N connecting to proximal Cu atoms. The Cu atoms adopt two different conformations： one exhibits linear construction, while the other exhibits distorted tetrahedral geometry through coordinating to two cyano groups and the P donors of triphenyl phosphite molecules. The feature of 1 is the propagation pattern of two- and four-coordination along with the chain. IR and electronic absorption spectra also confirm the established single crystal structure. Thermal analysis indicates that 1 has a high thermal stability. 3-D fluorescence result shows the middle absorption peaks with the maximum excitement and emission wavelength 342 and 350 nm, respectively. Cyclic voltammogram in DMSO, DMF and MeCN gives a midpoint voltage of --0.003, 0.061 and 0.137 V versus SCE, respectively, showing the different solvent virtue on reduction potential.

Low cyclic fatigue behavior of electron-beam-welded Ti–6Al–4V titanium joint

The low cycle fatigue（LCF） tests were carried out using symmetrical cyclic loading under total strain amplitude control conditions.The present paper is devoted to investigating the cyclic deformation response of Ti–6Al–4V titanium and the electron-beam-welded（EBW） joint in the following aspects,i.e.,cyclic deformation behavior,fatigue life and fatigue fracture behavior.The results show that the softening of the joint is significant at larger strain ranges,while not obvious at smaller strain ranges.The joint shows shorter fatigue life at larger strain ranges and equivalent fatigue life at smaller strain ranges compared with Ti–6Al–4V base metal.A fatigue crack of the joint not only originates at the surface or subsurface,but also at defects in the fusion zone（FZ）.The crack propagation zone of Ti–6Al–4V base metal shows ductile fracture mechanism,while the joint shows brittle fracture mechanism.In all the fatigue fracture zones many dimples appear,showing the typical ductile fracture.