Ultrahigh-strength mortar mixed surface-oxidized silicon carbide as a fine aggregate was prepared by means of press-casting followed by curing in an autoclave. The relation between modulus of elssticity up to 111 GPa ...Ultrahigh-strength mortar mixed surface-oxidized silicon carbide as a fine aggregate was prepared by means of press-casting followed by curing in an autoclave. The relation between modulus of elssticity up to 111 GPa and compressive strength up to 360 MPa of mortar mixed silicon carbide was discussed and it was revealed that the contributions of the aggregate hardness and of the interfacial strength between the aggregate and the cement paste on the elasticity of mortar were imporant.展开更多
The accurate evaluation of the elastic modulus of ceramic coatings at high temperature(HT)is of high significance for industrial application,yet it is not easy to get the practical modulus at HT due to the difficulty ...The accurate evaluation of the elastic modulus of ceramic coatings at high temperature(HT)is of high significance for industrial application,yet it is not easy to get the practical modulus at HT due to the difficulty of the deformation measurement and coating separation from the composite samples.This work presented a simple approach in which relative method was used twice to solve this problem indirectly.Given a single-face or double-face coated beam sample,the relative method was firstly used to determine the real mid-span deflection of the three-point bending piece at HT,and secondly to derive the analytical relation among the HT moduli of the coating,the coated and uncoated samples.Thus the HT modulus of the coatings on beam samples is determined uniquely via the measured HT moduli of the samples with and without coatings.For a ring sample(from tube with outer-side,inner-side,and double-side coating),the relative method was used firstly to determine the real compression deformation of a split ring sample at HT,secondly to derive the relationship among the slope of load-deformation curve of the coated ring,the HT modulus of the coating and substrate.Thus,the HT modulus of ceramic coatings can be evaluated by the substrate modulus and the load-deformation data of coated rings.Mathematic expressions of those calculations were derived for the beam and ring samples.CVD-SiC coatings on graphite substrate were selected as the testing samples,of which the measured modulus ranging from room temperature to 2100℃demonstrated the validity and convenience of the relative method.展开更多
In tropical montane areas, water limitation is a common occurrence, and both pioneer and forests species experience water stress during the dry season. Adjustments of leaf area during periods of drought allow for the ...In tropical montane areas, water limitation is a common occurrence, and both pioneer and forests species experience water stress during the dry season. Adjustments of leaf area during periods of drought allow for the maintenance of the water supply and physiological functions of the remaining leaves. Here, we compared leaf blade water relations between pioneer and forest tree species. Leaf pressure-volume (P-V) curves were determined from samples taken prior to the dry season, to assess how leaves of the different species were adapted to prepare for and endure water deficits. The following parameters were calculated: osmotic potential at full (Ψπ(100)) and zero (Ψπ(0)) turgor, relative water content at zero turgor (RWC0), volumetric elastic modulus (ε) as well as apoplasm (A) and symplasm (S) water content and their ratio (A/S). Although the pioneer and forest species occupied contrasting habitats, and both groups were clearly differentiated with respect to their water transport capability and water use efficiency, their leaf tissue water relations showed clear differences across species but not between the groups. Some species underwent leaf shedding and accumulated xylem embolisms during the dry season, and their leaves had high cell elasticity. Consequently, these species presented large cell volume changes with turgor loss. Conversely, species with rigid leaves were able to undergo lower leaf turgor with only small changes in cell volume during drought, which might aid to preserve leaf cell function, maintain water uptake, and consequently avoid accelerated leaf senescence and shedding during the dry season.展开更多
文摘Ultrahigh-strength mortar mixed surface-oxidized silicon carbide as a fine aggregate was prepared by means of press-casting followed by curing in an autoclave. The relation between modulus of elssticity up to 111 GPa and compressive strength up to 360 MPa of mortar mixed silicon carbide was discussed and it was revealed that the contributions of the aggregate hardness and of the interfacial strength between the aggregate and the cement paste on the elasticity of mortar were imporant.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51472227)National High-tech R&D Program of China(863 Program,No.2015AA034204).
文摘The accurate evaluation of the elastic modulus of ceramic coatings at high temperature(HT)is of high significance for industrial application,yet it is not easy to get the practical modulus at HT due to the difficulty of the deformation measurement and coating separation from the composite samples.This work presented a simple approach in which relative method was used twice to solve this problem indirectly.Given a single-face or double-face coated beam sample,the relative method was firstly used to determine the real mid-span deflection of the three-point bending piece at HT,and secondly to derive the analytical relation among the HT moduli of the coating,the coated and uncoated samples.Thus the HT modulus of the coatings on beam samples is determined uniquely via the measured HT moduli of the samples with and without coatings.For a ring sample(from tube with outer-side,inner-side,and double-side coating),the relative method was used firstly to determine the real compression deformation of a split ring sample at HT,secondly to derive the relationship among the slope of load-deformation curve of the coated ring,the HT modulus of the coating and substrate.Thus,the HT modulus of ceramic coatings can be evaluated by the substrate modulus and the load-deformation data of coated rings.Mathematic expressions of those calculations were derived for the beam and ring samples.CVD-SiC coatings on graphite substrate were selected as the testing samples,of which the measured modulus ranging from room temperature to 2100℃demonstrated the validity and convenience of the relative method.
文摘In tropical montane areas, water limitation is a common occurrence, and both pioneer and forests species experience water stress during the dry season. Adjustments of leaf area during periods of drought allow for the maintenance of the water supply and physiological functions of the remaining leaves. Here, we compared leaf blade water relations between pioneer and forest tree species. Leaf pressure-volume (P-V) curves were determined from samples taken prior to the dry season, to assess how leaves of the different species were adapted to prepare for and endure water deficits. The following parameters were calculated: osmotic potential at full (Ψπ(100)) and zero (Ψπ(0)) turgor, relative water content at zero turgor (RWC0), volumetric elastic modulus (ε) as well as apoplasm (A) and symplasm (S) water content and their ratio (A/S). Although the pioneer and forest species occupied contrasting habitats, and both groups were clearly differentiated with respect to their water transport capability and water use efficiency, their leaf tissue water relations showed clear differences across species but not between the groups. Some species underwent leaf shedding and accumulated xylem embolisms during the dry season, and their leaves had high cell elasticity. Consequently, these species presented large cell volume changes with turgor loss. Conversely, species with rigid leaves were able to undergo lower leaf turgor with only small changes in cell volume during drought, which might aid to preserve leaf cell function, maintain water uptake, and consequently avoid accelerated leaf senescence and shedding during the dry season.
