As a generalization of the two-term conjugate gradient method(CGM),the spectral CGM is one of the effective methods for solving unconstrained optimization.In this paper,we enhance the JJSL conjugate parameter,initiall...As a generalization of the two-term conjugate gradient method(CGM),the spectral CGM is one of the effective methods for solving unconstrained optimization.In this paper,we enhance the JJSL conjugate parameter,initially proposed by Jiang et al.(Computational and Applied Mathematics,2021,40:174),through the utilization of a convex combination technique.And this improvement allows for an adaptive search direction by integrating a newly constructed spectral gradient-type restart strategy.Then,we develop a new spectral CGM by employing an inexact line search to determine the step size.With the application of the weak Wolfe line search,we establish the sufficient descent property of the proposed search direction.Moreover,under general assumptions,including the employment of the strong Wolfe line search for step size calculation,we demonstrate the global convergence of our new algorithm.Finally,the given unconstrained optimization test results show that the new algorithm is effective.展开更多
An improved ant colony optimization (ACO) algorithm is utilized in cell scheduling of the flexible manufaturing process for considering the instrument constraint, manufacturing cost and time. Firstly, the initial we...An improved ant colony optimization (ACO) algorithm is utilized in cell scheduling of the flexible manufaturing process for considering the instrument constraint, manufacturing cost and time. Firstly, the initial weighted directional diagram is set up. Secondly, the algorithm based on the dynamic pheromone updating ensures the quick convergence and the optimal solution, thus improving the feasibility and the stability of the schedule system. Aiming at reducing collaboration with external partners, decreasing the total cost and balancing the production process, the algorithm is efficient in supporting the management process of the manufacturing cell and in strengthening the information arrangement capabitity of the scheduling system. Finally, experimental results of the improved algorithm are compared with those of other algorithms.展开更多
This paper aims at successive structural damage detection of long-span bridges under changing temperature conditions.First,the frequency-temperature correlation models of bridges are formulated by means of artificial ...This paper aims at successive structural damage detection of long-span bridges under changing temperature conditions.First,the frequency-temperature correlation models of bridges are formulated by means of artificial neural network techniques to eliminate the temperature effects on the measured modal frequencies.Then,the measured modal frequencies under various temperatures are normalized to a reference temperature,based on which the auto-associative network is trained to monitor signal damage occurrences by means of neural-network-based novelty detection techniques.The effectiveness of the proposed approach is examined in the Runyang Suspension Bridge using 236-day health monitoring data.The results reveal that the seasonal change of environmental temperature accounts for variations in the measured modal frequencies with averaged variances of 2.0%.And the approach exhibits good capability for detecting the damage-induced 0.1% variance of modal frequencies and it is suitable for online condition monitoring of suspension bridges.展开更多
To extract the cable forces due to dead load in cable-stayed bridges from the monitoring data,the effects of various factors are eliminated step by step by different statistical methods.The information of cable tensio...To extract the cable forces due to dead load in cable-stayed bridges from the monitoring data,the effects of various factors are eliminated step by step by different statistical methods.The information of cable tension sensors recorded by the health monitoring system of Nanjing No.3 Yangtze River Bridge is taken as an example. Temperature effects are eliminated by linear fitting analysis;a 5-level wavelet de-noising method is applied to eliminate the noise signal by the wavelet basis function of DB8.The rest cable force data is tested by the method of extreme-value type-Ⅲ distribution, and the fitted location parameter is selected as the cable force due to dead load.The results show that the cable force has a linear relationship with temperature. Sometimes, the temperature effect is significant.Noise effect accounts for a small percentage,and the vehicle loads effect has twice the temperature effect on the traffic volume in 2007. The calculation results of other stay cables verify the reliability and validity of the proposed method.展开更多
[Objective] This study aimed to identify the difference in squalene content among different olive varieties and the law of squalene content change in the same olive variety of different degrees of maturity, with the o...[Objective] This study aimed to identify the difference in squalene content among different olive varieties and the law of squalene content change in the same olive variety of different degrees of maturity, with the objective to provide technical support for the harvest and processing of olive fruits. [Method] Taking 13 introduced olive varieties including three varieties of eight different grades of maturity, fat acid w3s first extracted by Soxhlet extraction and then squalene was quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method. [Result] The results showed that squalene content was the highest in CG-32, and the lowest in Leccino among the 13 olive varieties. And squalene content increased with the degree of maturity in the three olive varieties including CG-32, Frantoio and Ascolana Tenera. [Conclusion] A more simple and rapid method for the determina- tion of squatene content was established.展开更多
Based on the theory of pattern recognition, the concept of closeness degree between fuzzy sets is brought into the condition assessment of long span bridges. Using the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP), a math...Based on the theory of pattern recognition, the concept of closeness degree between fuzzy sets is brought into the condition assessment of long span bridges. Using the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP), a mathematical model of a multi-objective assessment of a long span suspension bridge is set up. An example is given to show the procedure in the synthetical condition assessment of the Runyang Suspension Bridge, which includes the hierarchical division, the definition of factor weights and fuzzy membership functions, and the calculation of closeness degrees, etc. The assessment combines both the data from the health monitoring system and the manual tests. The classification of evaluation items as well as the calculation of deterministic and nondeterministic items is presented. Compared with the traditional method of point rating, this method can better describe the discreteness of monitoring data and the fuzziness in the condition assessment.展开更多
A method that combines category-based and keyword-based concepts for a better information retrieval system is introduced. To improve document clustering, a document similarity measure based on cosine vector and keywor...A method that combines category-based and keyword-based concepts for a better information retrieval system is introduced. To improve document clustering, a document similarity measure based on cosine vector and keywords frequency in documents is proposed, but also with an input ontology. The ontology is domain specific and includes a list of keywords organized by degree of importance to the categories of the ontology, and by means of semantic knowledge, the ontology can improve the effects of document similarity measure and feedback of information retrieval systems. Two approaches to evaluating the performance of this similarity measure and the comparison with standard cosine vector similarity measure are also described.展开更多
A new type of vehicle routing problem (VRP), multiple vehicle routing problem integrated reverse logistics (MVRPRL), is studied. In this problem, there is delivery or pickup (or both) and uncertain features in t...A new type of vehicle routing problem (VRP), multiple vehicle routing problem integrated reverse logistics (MVRPRL), is studied. In this problem, there is delivery or pickup (or both) and uncertain features in the demands of the clients. The deliveries of every client as uncertain parameters are expressed as triangular fuzzy numbers. In order to describe MVRPRL, a multi-objective fuzzy programming model with credibility measure theory is constructed. Then the simulationbased tabu search algorithm combining inter-route and intra-route neighborhoods and embedded restarts are designed to solve it. Computational results show that the tabu search algorithm developed is superior to sweep algorithms and that compared with handling each on separate routes, the transportation costs can be reduced by 43% through combining pickups with deliveries.展开更多
The dragline is one of the most promising surface mining machines in China. This paper studies the interac-tion between the working bench advancing speed and the stripping volume with variation in coal seam thickness....The dragline is one of the most promising surface mining machines in China. This paper studies the interac-tion between the working bench advancing speed and the stripping volume with variation in coal seam thickness. Ad-justing the bulldozing volume (depth) and/or changing the dragline bench height are proposed as means to ensure a smooth and economical mining operation. When the coal seam is getting thicker it is recommended to reduce the bull-dozing volume (depth) for a higher dragline efficiency. When the coal seam is getting thinner it is recommended to in-crease the bulldozing volume (depth) to ensure the dragline can work at the proper bench height.展开更多
Features of atmospheric circulation and thermal structures are discussed using the NCAR/NCEP data to reveal the reasons for the late onset and anomalous southward persistence of the South China Sea Summer Monsoon(SCSS...Features of atmospheric circulation and thermal structures are discussed using the NCAR/NCEP data to reveal the reasons for the late onset and anomalous southward persistence of the South China Sea Summer Monsoon(SCSSM) in 2005.The results show that three factors are crucial.First,a strong Arabian High overlaps with a high-latitude blocking high and channels strong cold air to southern Asia.Second,the Tibetan Plateau has a bigger snow cover than usual in spring and the melting of snow cools down the surface.Third,the Somali Jet breaks out at a much later date,being not conducive to convection over Indochina.The former two factors restrict atmospheric sensible heating over the Tibetan Plateau and nearby regions while the third one limits latent heating over Indochina.All of the factors slow down atmospheric warming and postpone the onset of SCSSM.Long after the onset of SCSSM,strong cold air over India advances the Southwest Monsoon northward slowly,resulting in weaker convection and latent heating over the Tibetan Plateau and nearby areas.The negative feedback conversely inhibits further northward movement of Southwest Monsoon.展开更多
Coal fire burning around the world is an environmental catastrophe characterized by the emission of noxious gases, particulate matter, and condensation by-products. In this study, coal fire temperature is retrieved ba...Coal fire burning around the world is an environmental catastrophe characterized by the emission of noxious gases, particulate matter, and condensation by-products. In this study, coal fire temperature is retrieved based on Landsat 5 TM images and Generalized Single-Channel Algorithm (GSCA), in Wuda coalfield, Inner Mongolia, China. Then coal fire zones are extracted by Jenks′ natural breaks and threshold methods based on temperature images. Changes of coal fire zones are analyzed from 1989 to 2008. The results are summarized as follows: 1) The coal fire temperature retrieval method based on Landsat 5 TM and the GSCA model is effective and feasible, because the temperature error is relatively small (from –2.9℃ to +2.6℃) between the measured temperature and the retrieved temperature. 2) The accuracy is relatively high to extract coal fire zones through the Jenks′ natural breaks and threshold methods, because 83.56% of surveyed area is located in the coal fire zones extracted in 2005. 3) The coal fire area increased 9.81 × 10 5 m 2 from 1989 to 2005, and the annual growth is about 6.1 × 10 4 m 2 , with an annual increasing rate of 2.48%. The area of coal fire decreased by 8.1 × 10 5 m 2 from 2005 to 2008.展开更多
Introduction Fexofenadine, the primary metabolite of terfenadine, is a selective and peripherally acting Hl receptor antagonist and has been developed as a non-sedating H1 antihistaminic drug. In clinical studies, it ...Introduction Fexofenadine, the primary metabolite of terfenadine, is a selective and peripherally acting Hl receptor antagonist and has been developed as a non-sedating H1 antihistaminic drug. In clinical studies, it is used for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis and chronic urticaria without producing sedation.展开更多
The central buckle, which is often used in a suspension bridge, can improve bridges' performance in the actual operation condition. The influence of the central buckle on natural vibration characteristics and brid...The central buckle, which is often used in a suspension bridge, can improve bridges' performance in the actual operation condition. The influence of the central buckle on natural vibration characteristics and bridge-deck driving comfort of a long-span suspension bridge is studied by using a case study of Siduhe Suspension Bridge in China. Based on the finite element software ANSYS and independently complied program, the influence of the central buckle on the structure force-applied characteristics of a long-span suspension bridge has been explored. The results show that the huge increases of natural frequencies can result in the presence of central buckles because of the increases of bending and torsional rigidities. The central buckle basically makes the stiffening girders and cables within the triangular area covered as a relatively approximate rigid area. Hence, the central buckle can reduce the torsional displacement of the main girder. However, the increases of bending and torsional rigidities have little influence on the impact factor, which is obtained by using vehicle-bridge coupled vibration analysis. This means that the central buckle has little effect on the comfort indices. In addition, it is found that the central buckle can enhance the bridge deck's driving stability due to the decrease of the torsional displacements of the main girder.展开更多
A rigid central buckle is employed in Runyang Suspension Bridge (RSB) to replace commonly used short suspenders in the main span. Based on the seismic waves with 2% probabilities of exceedance, the nonlinear seismic...A rigid central buckle is employed in Runyang Suspension Bridge (RSB) to replace commonly used short suspenders in the main span. Based on the seismic waves with 2% probabilities of exceedance, the nonlinear seismic response time-domain analysis are then conducted and influence of central buckles on seismic response of long-span suspension bridge is specially studied. Analysis resuits show that the central buckle can effectively control the longitudinal floating vibration mode of the deck, and therefore reduce earthquake-excited longitudinal displacement at the end of the deck. However, the central buckle may cause increment of longitudinal displacement at the top of main tower and bending moment at the bottom of the main tower, which should be paid special attention to. Results provide references for anti-earthquake analysis and design of long-span suspension bridges using rigid central buckles.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.72071202)the Key Laboratory of Mathematics and Engineering Applications,Ministry of Education。
文摘As a generalization of the two-term conjugate gradient method(CGM),the spectral CGM is one of the effective methods for solving unconstrained optimization.In this paper,we enhance the JJSL conjugate parameter,initially proposed by Jiang et al.(Computational and Applied Mathematics,2021,40:174),through the utilization of a convex combination technique.And this improvement allows for an adaptive search direction by integrating a newly constructed spectral gradient-type restart strategy.Then,we develop a new spectral CGM by employing an inexact line search to determine the step size.With the application of the weak Wolfe line search,we establish the sufficient descent property of the proposed search direction.Moreover,under general assumptions,including the employment of the strong Wolfe line search for step size calculation,we demonstrate the global convergence of our new algorithm.Finally,the given unconstrained optimization test results show that the new algorithm is effective.
文摘An improved ant colony optimization (ACO) algorithm is utilized in cell scheduling of the flexible manufaturing process for considering the instrument constraint, manufacturing cost and time. Firstly, the initial weighted directional diagram is set up. Secondly, the algorithm based on the dynamic pheromone updating ensures the quick convergence and the optimal solution, thus improving the feasibility and the stability of the schedule system. Aiming at reducing collaboration with external partners, decreasing the total cost and balancing the production process, the algorithm is efficient in supporting the management process of the manufacturing cell and in strengthening the information arrangement capabitity of the scheduling system. Finally, experimental results of the improved algorithm are compared with those of other algorithms.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50725828,50808041)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK2008312)the Ph.D.Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China(No.200802861011)
文摘This paper aims at successive structural damage detection of long-span bridges under changing temperature conditions.First,the frequency-temperature correlation models of bridges are formulated by means of artificial neural network techniques to eliminate the temperature effects on the measured modal frequencies.Then,the measured modal frequencies under various temperatures are normalized to a reference temperature,based on which the auto-associative network is trained to monitor signal damage occurrences by means of neural-network-based novelty detection techniques.The effectiveness of the proposed approach is examined in the Runyang Suspension Bridge using 236-day health monitoring data.The results reveal that the seasonal change of environmental temperature accounts for variations in the measured modal frequencies with averaged variances of 2.0%.And the approach exhibits good capability for detecting the damage-induced 0.1% variance of modal frequencies and it is suitable for online condition monitoring of suspension bridges.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51208096)the Major Scientific and Technological Special Project of Jiangsu Provincial Communications Department(No.2014Y02)
文摘To extract the cable forces due to dead load in cable-stayed bridges from the monitoring data,the effects of various factors are eliminated step by step by different statistical methods.The information of cable tension sensors recorded by the health monitoring system of Nanjing No.3 Yangtze River Bridge is taken as an example. Temperature effects are eliminated by linear fitting analysis;a 5-level wavelet de-noising method is applied to eliminate the noise signal by the wavelet basis function of DB8.The rest cable force data is tested by the method of extreme-value type-Ⅲ distribution, and the fitted location parameter is selected as the cable force due to dead load.The results show that the cable force has a linear relationship with temperature. Sometimes, the temperature effect is significant.Noise effect accounts for a small percentage,and the vehicle loads effect has twice the temperature effect on the traffic volume in 2007. The calculation results of other stay cables verify the reliability and validity of the proposed method.
基金Supported by the Key New Products Development Plan Project of Yunnan Province(2009BB006)~~
文摘[Objective] This study aimed to identify the difference in squalene content among different olive varieties and the law of squalene content change in the same olive variety of different degrees of maturity, with the objective to provide technical support for the harvest and processing of olive fruits. [Method] Taking 13 introduced olive varieties including three varieties of eight different grades of maturity, fat acid w3s first extracted by Soxhlet extraction and then squalene was quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method. [Result] The results showed that squalene content was the highest in CG-32, and the lowest in Leccino among the 13 olive varieties. And squalene content increased with the degree of maturity in the three olive varieties including CG-32, Frantoio and Ascolana Tenera. [Conclusion] A more simple and rapid method for the determina- tion of squatene content was established.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No50608017,50538020)
文摘Based on the theory of pattern recognition, the concept of closeness degree between fuzzy sets is brought into the condition assessment of long span bridges. Using the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP), a mathematical model of a multi-objective assessment of a long span suspension bridge is set up. An example is given to show the procedure in the synthetical condition assessment of the Runyang Suspension Bridge, which includes the hierarchical division, the definition of factor weights and fuzzy membership functions, and the calculation of closeness degrees, etc. The assessment combines both the data from the health monitoring system and the manual tests. The classification of evaluation items as well as the calculation of deterministic and nondeterministic items is presented. Compared with the traditional method of point rating, this method can better describe the discreteness of monitoring data and the fuzziness in the condition assessment.
基金The Young Teachers Scientific Research Foundation (YTSRF) of Nanjing University of Science and Technology in the Year of2005-2006.
文摘A method that combines category-based and keyword-based concepts for a better information retrieval system is introduced. To improve document clustering, a document similarity measure based on cosine vector and keywords frequency in documents is proposed, but also with an input ontology. The ontology is domain specific and includes a list of keywords organized by degree of importance to the categories of the ontology, and by means of semantic knowledge, the ontology can improve the effects of document similarity measure and feedback of information retrieval systems. Two approaches to evaluating the performance of this similarity measure and the comparison with standard cosine vector similarity measure are also described.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.70772059)Youth Science and Technology Innovation Foundation of Nanjing Agriculture University(No.KJ06029)
文摘A new type of vehicle routing problem (VRP), multiple vehicle routing problem integrated reverse logistics (MVRPRL), is studied. In this problem, there is delivery or pickup (or both) and uncertain features in the demands of the clients. The deliveries of every client as uncertain parameters are expressed as triangular fuzzy numbers. In order to describe MVRPRL, a multi-objective fuzzy programming model with credibility measure theory is constructed. Then the simulationbased tabu search algorithm combining inter-route and intra-route neighborhoods and embedded restarts are designed to solve it. Computational results show that the tabu search algorithm developed is superior to sweep algorithms and that compared with handling each on separate routes, the transportation costs can be reduced by 43% through combining pickups with deliveries.
基金Projects 50474069 supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China2006BAB16B00 by the State Scientific and Technological Project of the 11th Five-Year Plan
文摘The dragline is one of the most promising surface mining machines in China. This paper studies the interac-tion between the working bench advancing speed and the stripping volume with variation in coal seam thickness. Ad-justing the bulldozing volume (depth) and/or changing the dragline bench height are proposed as means to ensure a smooth and economical mining operation. When the coal seam is getting thicker it is recommended to reduce the bull-dozing volume (depth) for a higher dragline efficiency. When the coal seam is getting thinner it is recommended to in-crease the bulldozing volume (depth) to ensure the dragline can work at the proper bench height.
基金National Key Fundamental Research Development Project (2004CB418302)
文摘Features of atmospheric circulation and thermal structures are discussed using the NCAR/NCEP data to reveal the reasons for the late onset and anomalous southward persistence of the South China Sea Summer Monsoon(SCSSM) in 2005.The results show that three factors are crucial.First,a strong Arabian High overlaps with a high-latitude blocking high and channels strong cold air to southern Asia.Second,the Tibetan Plateau has a bigger snow cover than usual in spring and the melting of snow cools down the surface.Third,the Somali Jet breaks out at a much later date,being not conducive to convection over Indochina.The former two factors restrict atmospheric sensible heating over the Tibetan Plateau and nearby regions while the third one limits latent heating over Indochina.All of the factors slow down atmospheric warming and postpone the onset of SCSSM.Long after the onset of SCSSM,strong cold air over India advances the Southwest Monsoon northward slowly,resulting in weaker convection and latent heating over the Tibetan Plateau and nearby areas.The negative feedback conversely inhibits further northward movement of Southwest Monsoon.
基金Under the auspices of International Program for Cooperation in Science and Technology (No. 2007DFA20640)National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (No. 2009AA12Z146, 2009AA12Z124)National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 40701172)
文摘Coal fire burning around the world is an environmental catastrophe characterized by the emission of noxious gases, particulate matter, and condensation by-products. In this study, coal fire temperature is retrieved based on Landsat 5 TM images and Generalized Single-Channel Algorithm (GSCA), in Wuda coalfield, Inner Mongolia, China. Then coal fire zones are extracted by Jenks′ natural breaks and threshold methods based on temperature images. Changes of coal fire zones are analyzed from 1989 to 2008. The results are summarized as follows: 1) The coal fire temperature retrieval method based on Landsat 5 TM and the GSCA model is effective and feasible, because the temperature error is relatively small (from –2.9℃ to +2.6℃) between the measured temperature and the retrieved temperature. 2) The accuracy is relatively high to extract coal fire zones through the Jenks′ natural breaks and threshold methods, because 83.56% of surveyed area is located in the coal fire zones extracted in 2005. 3) The coal fire area increased 9.81 × 10 5 m 2 from 1989 to 2005, and the annual growth is about 6.1 × 10 4 m 2 , with an annual increasing rate of 2.48%. The area of coal fire decreased by 8.1 × 10 5 m 2 from 2005 to 2008.
文摘Introduction Fexofenadine, the primary metabolite of terfenadine, is a selective and peripherally acting Hl receptor antagonist and has been developed as a non-sedating H1 antihistaminic drug. In clinical studies, it is used for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis and chronic urticaria without producing sedation.
基金Project(2015CB057701)supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProjects(51308071,51378081)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China+2 种基金Project(3JJ4057)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,ChinaProject(12K076)supported by the Open Fund of Innovation Platform in Hunan Provincial Universities,ChinaProject(2015319825120)supported by the Traffic Department of Appliced Basic Research,China
文摘The central buckle, which is often used in a suspension bridge, can improve bridges' performance in the actual operation condition. The influence of the central buckle on natural vibration characteristics and bridge-deck driving comfort of a long-span suspension bridge is studied by using a case study of Siduhe Suspension Bridge in China. Based on the finite element software ANSYS and independently complied program, the influence of the central buckle on the structure force-applied characteristics of a long-span suspension bridge has been explored. The results show that the huge increases of natural frequencies can result in the presence of central buckles because of the increases of bending and torsional rigidities. The central buckle basically makes the stiffening girders and cables within the triangular area covered as a relatively approximate rigid area. Hence, the central buckle can reduce the torsional displacement of the main girder. However, the increases of bending and torsional rigidities have little influence on the impact factor, which is obtained by using vehicle-bridge coupled vibration analysis. This means that the central buckle has little effect on the comfort indices. In addition, it is found that the central buckle can enhance the bridge deck's driving stability due to the decrease of the torsional displacements of the main girder.
文摘A rigid central buckle is employed in Runyang Suspension Bridge (RSB) to replace commonly used short suspenders in the main span. Based on the seismic waves with 2% probabilities of exceedance, the nonlinear seismic response time-domain analysis are then conducted and influence of central buckles on seismic response of long-span suspension bridge is specially studied. Analysis resuits show that the central buckle can effectively control the longitudinal floating vibration mode of the deck, and therefore reduce earthquake-excited longitudinal displacement at the end of the deck. However, the central buckle may cause increment of longitudinal displacement at the top of main tower and bending moment at the bottom of the main tower, which should be paid special attention to. Results provide references for anti-earthquake analysis and design of long-span suspension bridges using rigid central buckles.