A new on-line monitoring method based on fiber Bragg grating(FBG) for cable tension of cable-stayed bridge was introduced. The major structure of sensing head using in the test of cable tension is elastic annular. The...A new on-line monitoring method based on fiber Bragg grating(FBG) for cable tension of cable-stayed bridge was introduced. The major structure of sensing head using in the test of cable tension is elastic annular. The FBG is attached inflexibility to the exterior surface of annulus and form straight-through sensing head. Sensing head is installed between the anchor device and stow-board of funiculus holes of the cable-stayed bridge. Accompany with the change of the outside pressure, the Bragg center reflective wavelength of optical fiber grating changed correspondingly. According to this characteristic, through demodulating the Δλ, the value of the cable tension can be determined. The experiment results and the theory indicate that the test system has simple structure, good stability and linear,wide response capacity, and has no special request for tester, The measurement method for the test of cable tension is practical and effective.展开更多
The dynamic observation of the fracture processes of PET(polyethylene terephthalate)andPAN(polyacrylonitrile)fibers in tension was carried out under a scanning electron microscope.Thestepwisc micrographs taken reveale...The dynamic observation of the fracture processes of PET(polyethylene terephthalate)andPAN(polyacrylonitrile)fibers in tension was carried out under a scanning electron microscope.Thestepwisc micrographs taken revealed the features of crack initiation and crack growth and of thefailure of the fibers.The fracture behaviour of PET fibers in tension is characterized by theoccurence of shear bands,which initiate a crack whose development leads to the final failure of afiber.For tensile PAN fibers,a high concentration of cracks are initiate in the skin of a fiber,andthen a few or one of them develop themselves by way of pulse and lead to the final failure of the fi-ber.展开更多
A whole of 110 specimens divided into 22 groups were tested with varying the volume fraction of steel fibers and the matrix strength of these specimens. The stress-strain behaviors of four types of steel fiber reinfo...A whole of 110 specimens divided into 22 groups were tested with varying the volume fraction of steel fibers and the matrix strength of these specimens. The stress-strain behaviors of four types of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) under uniaxial tension were studied experimentally. When the matrix strength and the fiber content increase, the tensile stress and tensile strain vary differently according to the fiber type. The mechanisms of reinforcing effect for different types of fiber were analyzed and the stress-strain curves of the specimens were plotted. Some experimental factors for stress or strain of SFRC were given. A tensile toughness modulus Re0.5 was introduced to evaluate the toughness characters of SFRC under uniaxial tension. Moreover, the formula of the tensile stress-strain curve of SFRC was regressed. The theoretical curve and the experimental ones fit well, which can be used for references in construction.展开更多
The morphology of the microstructure of Al-alloy composite with variousfiber contents was examined under optical microscope.The fracture of tension specimenwas studied under scanning electron microscope(SEM).The mecha...The morphology of the microstructure of Al-alloy composite with variousfiber contents was examined under optical microscope.The fracture of tension specimenwas studied under scanning electron microscope(SEM).The mechanical properties,wearresistance and coefficient of thermal linear expansion of the composite were measured.Theexperiment shows that the composite studied is suitable for engine pistons due to its goodwear resistance,higher elevated temperature mechanical properties and lower coefficient ofthermal linear expansion.展开更多
AIM: To analyze the diagnostic capabilities of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer(p RNFL) thickness and segmented inner macular layer(IML) thickness measured by spectraldomain optical coherence tomography fo...AIM: To analyze the diagnostic capabilities of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer(p RNFL) thickness and segmented inner macular layer(IML) thickness measured by spectraldomain optical coherence tomography for detection of early glaucoma. METHODS: Fifty-three patients with primary open angle glaucoma(POAG), 60 patients with normal tension glaucoma(NTG) and 32 normal control subjects were enrolled. Thicknesses of p RNFL, total macular layers(TML), and the IML, including macular RNFL(m RNFL) and macular ganglion cell layer(m GCL) were assessed. The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves(AROC) were calculated to compare the diagnostic power of different parameters. RESULTS: There were no differences in the parameters of p RNFL, TML, and IML between POAG and NTG groups. The thicknesses of superior and inferior m GCL showed significant correlation with mean deviation of visual field(R2=0.071, P=0.004; R2=0.08, P=0.002). The m GCL thickness significantly correlated with the p RNFL thickness in the superior and inferior quadrants(R2=0.156, P〈0.001; R2=0.407, P〈0.001). The thickness of the inferior-outer sector of macula had greater AROCs than those in the inferior-inner sector of macula. The AROCs for superior(0.894) and inferior(0.879) p RNFL thicknesses were similar with the AROCs for superior(0.839) and inferior m GCL(0.864) thicknesses. Sensitivities at 80% specificity for global p RNFL, inferior-outer m GCL and inferior-outer m RNFL thicknesses were 0.938, 0.867, and 0.725, respectively. CONCLUSION: The diagnostic capability of the m GCL thickness is comparable to that of the p RNFL thickness in patients with early glaucoma. The inferior-outer sector of IML has a better diagnostic capability than the inferiorinner sector of IML for detection of early glaucoma.展开更多
AIM: To investigate the intraocular retinal thickness asymmetry of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer(pR NFL) and macular layers measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography(SD-OCT) in patients w...AIM: To investigate the intraocular retinal thickness asymmetry of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer(pR NFL) and macular layers measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography(SD-OCT) in patients with early stage of primary open angle glaucoma(POAG) and normal tension glaucoma(NTG).METHODS: A total of 117 patients with early stage of glaucoma(54 patients with POAG and 63 patients with NTG) and 32 normal subjects were recruited for the study. The pR NFL thickness, total macular layer(TML) thickness, and isolated inner macular layer(IML) thickness were measured by SD-OCT. Hemisphere TML thickness asymmetry measured by the posterior pole asymmetry scan was evaluated. Thickness differences of pR NFL and IML between superior and inferior quadrants were calculated. Asymmetry indices(AIs) of the p RNFL, TML and isolated IML were also computed. Areas under the receiver-operating characteristic curves(AROCs) were generated to determine the diagnostic capabilities of different parameters. RESULTS: Intraocular p RNFL thickness differences and AIs between the superior and inferior quadrants were significantly different between normal and NTG groups(P=0.009 and P〈0.001, respectively). Intraocular p RNFL thickness differences and AIs between the temporal-superior and temporal-inferior sectors were also significantly different between normal and NTG groups(P=0.035 and P〈0.001, respectively). The thickness differences and AIs of TML between superior and inferior hemispheres were significantly different between normal and NTG groups(P=0.001 and P=0.001, respectively) and between normal and POAG groups(P=0.032 and P=0.020, respectively). The thickness differences and AIs of macular ganglion cell layer(mG CL) between superior and inferior quadrants were significantly different between normal and NTG groups(P=0.013 and P=0.004, respectively), and between NTG and POAG groups(P=0.015 and P=0.012, respectively). The thickness difference of TML between superior and inferior hemispheres showed the highest diagnostic capability for early NTG eyes(AROC=0.832).CONCLUSION: Intraocular retinal thickness asymmetry in pR NFL, TML and mG CL are found in early stage of NTG. Hemisphere TML thickness asymmetry is also found in POAG eyes. Asymmetry analysis of retinal thickness can be an adjunctive modality for early detection of glaucoma.展开更多
文摘A new on-line monitoring method based on fiber Bragg grating(FBG) for cable tension of cable-stayed bridge was introduced. The major structure of sensing head using in the test of cable tension is elastic annular. The FBG is attached inflexibility to the exterior surface of annulus and form straight-through sensing head. Sensing head is installed between the anchor device and stow-board of funiculus holes of the cable-stayed bridge. Accompany with the change of the outside pressure, the Bragg center reflective wavelength of optical fiber grating changed correspondingly. According to this characteristic, through demodulating the Δλ, the value of the cable tension can be determined. The experiment results and the theory indicate that the test system has simple structure, good stability and linear,wide response capacity, and has no special request for tester, The measurement method for the test of cable tension is practical and effective.
文摘The dynamic observation of the fracture processes of PET(polyethylene terephthalate)andPAN(polyacrylonitrile)fibers in tension was carried out under a scanning electron microscope.Thestepwisc micrographs taken revealed the features of crack initiation and crack growth and of thefailure of the fibers.The fracture behaviour of PET fibers in tension is characterized by theoccurence of shear bands,which initiate a crack whose development leads to the final failure of afiber.For tensile PAN fibers,a high concentration of cracks are initiate in the skin of a fiber,andthen a few or one of them develop themselves by way of pulse and lead to the final failure of the fi-ber.
基金Funded by Regulation RevisingItemof China Associationfor En-gineering Construction Standardization (CECS 15 :2000)
文摘A whole of 110 specimens divided into 22 groups were tested with varying the volume fraction of steel fibers and the matrix strength of these specimens. The stress-strain behaviors of four types of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) under uniaxial tension were studied experimentally. When the matrix strength and the fiber content increase, the tensile stress and tensile strain vary differently according to the fiber type. The mechanisms of reinforcing effect for different types of fiber were analyzed and the stress-strain curves of the specimens were plotted. Some experimental factors for stress or strain of SFRC were given. A tensile toughness modulus Re0.5 was introduced to evaluate the toughness characters of SFRC under uniaxial tension. Moreover, the formula of the tensile stress-strain curve of SFRC was regressed. The theoretical curve and the experimental ones fit well, which can be used for references in construction.
文摘The morphology of the microstructure of Al-alloy composite with variousfiber contents was examined under optical microscope.The fracture of tension specimenwas studied under scanning electron microscope(SEM).The mechanical properties,wearresistance and coefficient of thermal linear expansion of the composite were measured.Theexperiment shows that the composite studied is suitable for engine pistons due to its goodwear resistance,higher elevated temperature mechanical properties and lower coefficient ofthermal linear expansion.
基金Supported by grants CMRPG8E1251 from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital,Taiwan
文摘AIM: To analyze the diagnostic capabilities of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer(p RNFL) thickness and segmented inner macular layer(IML) thickness measured by spectraldomain optical coherence tomography for detection of early glaucoma. METHODS: Fifty-three patients with primary open angle glaucoma(POAG), 60 patients with normal tension glaucoma(NTG) and 32 normal control subjects were enrolled. Thicknesses of p RNFL, total macular layers(TML), and the IML, including macular RNFL(m RNFL) and macular ganglion cell layer(m GCL) were assessed. The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves(AROC) were calculated to compare the diagnostic power of different parameters. RESULTS: There were no differences in the parameters of p RNFL, TML, and IML between POAG and NTG groups. The thicknesses of superior and inferior m GCL showed significant correlation with mean deviation of visual field(R2=0.071, P=0.004; R2=0.08, P=0.002). The m GCL thickness significantly correlated with the p RNFL thickness in the superior and inferior quadrants(R2=0.156, P〈0.001; R2=0.407, P〈0.001). The thickness of the inferior-outer sector of macula had greater AROCs than those in the inferior-inner sector of macula. The AROCs for superior(0.894) and inferior(0.879) p RNFL thicknesses were similar with the AROCs for superior(0.839) and inferior m GCL(0.864) thicknesses. Sensitivities at 80% specificity for global p RNFL, inferior-outer m GCL and inferior-outer m RNFL thicknesses were 0.938, 0.867, and 0.725, respectively. CONCLUSION: The diagnostic capability of the m GCL thickness is comparable to that of the p RNFL thickness in patients with early glaucoma. The inferior-outer sector of IML has a better diagnostic capability than the inferiorinner sector of IML for detection of early glaucoma.
文摘AIM: To investigate the intraocular retinal thickness asymmetry of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer(pR NFL) and macular layers measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography(SD-OCT) in patients with early stage of primary open angle glaucoma(POAG) and normal tension glaucoma(NTG).METHODS: A total of 117 patients with early stage of glaucoma(54 patients with POAG and 63 patients with NTG) and 32 normal subjects were recruited for the study. The pR NFL thickness, total macular layer(TML) thickness, and isolated inner macular layer(IML) thickness were measured by SD-OCT. Hemisphere TML thickness asymmetry measured by the posterior pole asymmetry scan was evaluated. Thickness differences of pR NFL and IML between superior and inferior quadrants were calculated. Asymmetry indices(AIs) of the p RNFL, TML and isolated IML were also computed. Areas under the receiver-operating characteristic curves(AROCs) were generated to determine the diagnostic capabilities of different parameters. RESULTS: Intraocular p RNFL thickness differences and AIs between the superior and inferior quadrants were significantly different between normal and NTG groups(P=0.009 and P〈0.001, respectively). Intraocular p RNFL thickness differences and AIs between the temporal-superior and temporal-inferior sectors were also significantly different between normal and NTG groups(P=0.035 and P〈0.001, respectively). The thickness differences and AIs of TML between superior and inferior hemispheres were significantly different between normal and NTG groups(P=0.001 and P=0.001, respectively) and between normal and POAG groups(P=0.032 and P=0.020, respectively). The thickness differences and AIs of macular ganglion cell layer(mG CL) between superior and inferior quadrants were significantly different between normal and NTG groups(P=0.013 and P=0.004, respectively), and between NTG and POAG groups(P=0.015 and P=0.012, respectively). The thickness difference of TML between superior and inferior hemispheres showed the highest diagnostic capability for early NTG eyes(AROC=0.832).CONCLUSION: Intraocular retinal thickness asymmetry in pR NFL, TML and mG CL are found in early stage of NTG. Hemisphere TML thickness asymmetry is also found in POAG eyes. Asymmetry analysis of retinal thickness can be an adjunctive modality for early detection of glaucoma.