钢板剪力墙结构的性态指标及损伤评估

在钢板剪力墙结构基于能量的性态设计方法中,钢板剪力墙性态指标的合理确定是亟待解决的关键问题。本文对Park-Ang损伤模型进行了修正,提出了基于损伤指数确定钢板剪力墙层间位移性态指标的新方法。采用数值方法获取了2个系列共9个单层钢板剪力墙的滞回曲线,根据修正的Park-Ang损伤模型及损伤标准确定了钢板剪力墙在不同性态水平下的层间位移角限值,建立了钢板剪力墙的性态指标。采用修正的Park-Ang模型对1榀5层钢框架-钢板剪力墙在近场地震作用下的损伤进行了评估,验证了本文修正的Park-Ang损伤模型的合理性。

基于Pushover的近海隔震桥梁性态指标量化分析

针对目前我国近海隔震桥梁抗震性态指标量化的研究现状,引入基于性态的抗震设计思想,利用Pushover分析方法建立量化指标限值。给出近海隔震桥梁的性态水准合理划分,选取位移延性比和支座剪应变作为量化指标,利用公式法和Pushover法计算量化指标限值。选取3条天然地震波对近海隔震桥梁进行增量动力时程分析,得到结构在不同PGA作用下的位移响应。根据不同强度地震动作用下墩顶位移和支座变形情况,与本文计算的性态指标限值进行比较分析。研究结果表明:对于低墩桥梁,公式法计算量化指标限值相较于Pushover法偏小,采用Pushover法能合理地确定性态指标,可为近海隔震低墩桥梁性态设计和易损性分析提供可行的量化分析方法。

钢框架内填竖缝RC墙结构的性态指标

为研究钢框架内填竖缝RC墙结构(Steel frame with slit RC wall,简称"SRCW")在不同地震水平下的性态指标,结合我国现行抗震规范,对已完成的8榀SRCW试验数据进行了统计分析,基于修正的Park-Ang模型及损伤指数与性态指标的对应关系,提出了以层间位移角表征的SRCW结构的性态指标矩阵。分析结果表明:SRCW结构在显著屈服和倒塌时的层间位移角均值分别为0.63%和2.36%。SRCW结构在正常使用、基本完好、轻微破坏、中等破坏、严重破坏和倒塌状态下的层间位移角限值分别为1/170、1/130、1/100、1/70、1/50和1/40,研究成果可为SRCW结构开展基于性态的抗震设计及地震易损性分析提供参考。

基于性态的磁流变智能隔震结构设计研究

针对磁流变智能隔震结构的减震特点,提出了一种基于性态设计的抗震设计方法。该设计方法对结构在不同烈度下地震反应,设定了不同的性态设计水平和相应的性态设计指标,并给出了完整的设计过程。设计算例证明,按此设计过程设计出的磁流变智能隔震结构,满足给定各性态设计水平下对不同地震反应下的设计指标限值要求,设计结果达到了安全合理的抗震设计要求,因而证明该设计方法是可行和有效的。

土石坝实测性态综合评价方法研究

结合土石坝工程的特点,提出了土石坝实测性态综合评价问题的研究体系。该体系的主要研究内容包括综合评价指标的设置、评价指标的度量方法和综合评价途径。并应用工程模糊集理论,建立了土石坝实测性态多级模糊模式综合评价模型。实例分析表明:所建立的模型是合理的、可靠的。

Effects of Probiotics on Growth Performance and Blood Biochemical Indexes of Cherry Valley Ducks

In order to investigate the effects of probiotics on growth performance, blood biochemical indexes and economic benefits of Cherry Valley ducks, different probiotics were added into the feed of Cherry Valley ducks. Total 240 1-d-old Cherry Valley ducks were selected, and they were randomly divided into 4 groups, including 1 control group and 3 treatment groups. There were 3 replicates for each group and there were 20 ducks for each replicate. The ducks in the control group were fed the basal diet, and the ducks in the 3 treatment groups were fed the basal diet added with Lactobacillus, Bacillus natto and florfenicol, respectively. The test lasted for 42 d. The results showed that the addition of Lactobacillus and Bacillus natto could improve the average daily weight gain and final average weight （P〈0.05） of Cherry Valley ducks, and reduce the glutamic-pyruvic transaminase ac- tivity, alkaline phosphatase activity and serum urinary nitrogen content in duck blood （P〈0.05） and reduce the creatinine content and total cholesterol content in Cherry Valley ducks （P〉0.05）; at the same time, adding probiotics to feed could also in- crease the grass economic benefits of Cherry Valley ducks. In overall, the effects of adding probiotics were better than those of adding antibiotic.

Micromorphological Evidences of Climatic Change in Yazd Region,Iran

The fact of, present is the key of the past, will help us to use paleosols properties as indicators of the ecological characteristics of past .time, particularly the paleoclimate. In this respect the micro- morphological properties showed to be a very good indicator. Therefore, for investigating of climate change in Ardakan-Yazd plain, Central Iran 9 pedons were digged and described. Yazd has an arid climate with less than 100 mm annual precipitation and more than 22℃ mean annual temperature （Aridic-hyper thermic soil moisture and temperature regions, respectively）. Based on the morphological and physicochemical analysis Arglic, Calcic and Gypsic diagnostic horizons have been distinguished in these soils. Thin section studied showed that the illuviated form of clay includes, infillings on channel, coating on pendant, on nodules and on grains, at lower depths and also juxtaposed calcite needles on void argillan at upper part of the profiles. Mineralogical result showed fine clay in arglic horizon, too. Considering depth and forms of these pedofeatures, we concluded that, the observed illuviated clays at lower depth must be the result of the more humid climate of the past, where the carbonates have been removed completely as pendant, nodules or coating to considerable depth, following processes, clay has been dispersed and also trans located to these depths. In contrast to these features, the juxtaposed needle calcite at the shallower depth is probably the result of drier climate of today.

Attitude control allocation strategy of high altitude airship based on synthetic performance optimization

This paper presents a method for solving the attitude control problem of high altitude airship (HAA) with aerodynamic fin and vectored thruster control. The algorithm is based on the synthetic optimization of dynamic performance and energy consumption of airship. Firstly, according to the system overall configuration, the dynamic model of HAA was established and the HAA linearized model of longitudinal plane motion was obtained. Secondly, using the classic PID control theory, the HAA attitude control system was designed. Thirdly, through analyzing the dynamic performance of airship with fin or vectored thruster control, the synthetic performance index function with different weighting functions was determined. By means of optimizing the obtained performance index function, the attitude control of high altitude airship with good dynamic performance and low energy consumption was achieved. Finally, attitude control allocation strategy was designed for the airship station keeping at an altitude of 22 km. The simulation experiment proved the validity of the proposed algorithm.

Taxonomic Distinctness of Macrofauna as an Ecological Indicator in Laizhou Bay and Adjacent Waters

In this paper, we assessed the ecological and biodiversity status in the Bohai Sea through a quantitative survey on mac-rofaunal community at 25 stations in Laizhou Bay and adjacent waters in the autumn of 2006.We tested the robustness and effectiveness of taxonomic distinctness as an ecological indictor by analyzing its correlation with species richness and natural environmental variables and by analyzing other ecological indicators (Shannon-Wiener H' and W statistics from Abundance Biomass Comparison curve).Results so obtained indicated that the benthic environment of the study waters in general is not under major impact of anthropogenic disturbance, but some stations in Laizhou Bay and along the coast of the Shandong Peninsula and even in the central Bohai Sea might be moderately disturbed and showed signs of ecological degradation.The taxonomic distinctness measures △+ and Λ+ were independent of sampling effort and natural environment factors and were compliant to other ecological indicators.Further application of the taxonomic distinctness indicator to assess marine biodiversity and ecosystem health on a larger regional scale with historical data seems promising.

Target reliability index for serviceability limit state of single piles

The objective is to develop an approach for the determination of the target reliability index for serviceability limit state(SLS) of single piles. This contributes to conducting the SLS reliability-based design(RBD) of piles. Based on a two-parameter,hyperbolic curve-fitting equation describing the load-settlement relation of piles, the SLS model factor is defined. Then, taking into account the uncertainties of load-settlement model, load and bearing capacity of piles, the formula for computing the SLS reliability index(βsls) is obtained using the mean value first order second moment(MVFOSM) method. Meanwhile, the limit state function for conducting the SLS reliability analysis by the Monte Carlo simulation(MCS) method is established. These two methods are finally applied to determine the SLS target reliability index. Herein, the limiting tolerable settlement(slt) is treated as a random variable. For illustration, four load test databases from South Africa are compiled again to conduct reliability analysis and present the recommended target reliability indices. The results indicate that the MVFOSM method overestimates βsls compared to that computed by the MCS method. Besides, both factor of safety(FS) and slt are key factors influencing βsls, so the combination of FS and βsls is welcome to be used for the SLS reliability analysis of piles when slt is determined. For smaller slt, pile types and soils conditions have significant influence on the SLS target reliability indices; for larger slt, slt is the major factor having influence on the SLS target reliability indices. This proves that slt is the most key parameter for the determination of the SLS target reliability index.

Urban ecological sustainability assessment of the human-made system and natural system based on emergy and GIS approach

Due to the complexity of sustainable urban research,the environmental sustainability was assessed.Taking the sponge city as an example,the case study was conducted based on the integrated geographic information system(GIS)and emergy methods.The results demonstrate that the emergy of agricultural crops,major industrial products,comprehensive energy products,imports and exports,waste products and increased natural system emergy are the decisive factors for the sustainability assessment.Agricultural crops are the primary contributor,which accounts for 48.9%of the total emergy amount.Urban solid waste has a self-evident superiority in the waste products emergy proportion.Surface water and vegetal biomass emergy possess the pivotal consequences,far higher than soil organic matter.The sewage treatment stations(0.11%)play a small role in the sustainability assessment of the sponge city.The emergy sustainability index is 0.02181,which indicates poor environmental sustainability.According to the study results,increasing renewable energy input proportion and adopting the vegetal biomass of high unit emergy values(UEVs)can improve the sustainability level.

State of the art of impact testers for spot welds

Impact testing is a primary method to evaluate the impact property of resistance spot welding,which is an important quality index in automotive industry.For testing impact properties of spot welds,many customized testers have been developed.This paper summarized some of the impact testers reported in open literatures and the emphasis was placed on the equipment structures,functions,technical parameters,advantages and disadvantage,etc.Some key issues about the development of the testers such as kinematic energy input mode,fixture design,combined load testing,sensor and data acquisition were discussed.Finally,the problems and prospects in the research and development of impact testers for spot welds were pointed out.

Preliminary study on road-region ecosystem stability evaluation

A scientific and rational evaluation on road-region ecosystem stability is the premise to properly deal with the relationship between highway constructing and ecological environment protecting to a sustainable development. Based on the connotative meaning and the procedure of evaluation on road-region ecosystem stability, this paper studied the principles and the method on determining the evaluation index system on road-region ecosystem stability. It put forward an index system for assessing road-region ecosystem stability as a reference. On the basis of detailed analyze of the multidimensional space of road-region ecosystem, a new multi-objective comprehensive evaluation method for road-region ecosystem stability is presented and a calculation tormula for multi-objective comprehensive level of road-region ecosystem stability. This method was used to evaluate road-region ecosystem stability of Lin-Chang highway. This method possessed definite theoretical value and reliability in practice.

The Diversity of the Environmental Impact in Kurzeme

The analysis of environmental impact effects on forest ecosystems has a theoretical and practical nature. Many methods have been developed to determine characteristics and intensity of this impact. Methodologically, they can be divided into three groups： environmental parameter, bioindicative and combined methods. To evaluate the environmental impact a combined method was used in this study, it was based on trees as the bioindicators and their response reactions, and environmental parameter analysis. In this study the bioindicator was Norway spruce （Picea abies （L.） Karst.）, whose response reaction was used to explain total impact volumes of environmental factors in different places in the region of Kurzeme and try to interpret the causes of these differences. As the bioindicators criterion was used response reaction of Norway spruce during a period of 20 years, which was expressed with cumulative and annual additional volume increment, and was depending on the location of the stand and its morphometric characteristics. The empirical material was collected in Kurzeme region in 28 sample plots that are located on two transects and in one reference stand. For the evaluation the widths of the last 40 year growth rings were measured. To express the environmental impact in Kurzeme region a multiple regression model was developed, which explains the environmental impact in the volume of 68.2%, the rest part can be explained by the local conditions of each stand. It must be noted that methodology used in this study is very sensitive, thus, each of the nuances in the dynamics of volume＇s annual reduced additional increments has biological and ecological cause.

A DISCRETE-TIME Geo/G/1 RETRIAL QUEUE WITH J-VACATION POLICY AND GENERAL RETRIAL TIMES

The authors discuss a discrete-time Geo/G/1 retrial queue with J-vacation policy and general retrial times.As soon as the orbit is empty,the server takes a vacation.However,the server is allowed to take a maximum number J of vacations,if the system remains empty after the end of a vacation.If there is at least one customer in the orbit at the end of a vacation,the server begins to serve the new arrivals or the arriving customers from the orbit.For this model,the authors focus on the steady-state analysis for the considered queueing system.Firstly,the authors obtain the generating functions of the number of customers in the orbit and in the system.Then,the authors obtain the closed-form expressions of some performance measures of the system and also give a stochastic decomposition result for the system size.Besides,the relationship between this discrete-time model and the corresponding continuous-time model is also investigated.Finally,some numerical results are provided.

A Modern Method for Analyzing Thermal Energy System with System State Equation and Analytical Formula of Performance Index

This paper addresses overall performance analysis of coal-fired power unit. From the point of view of system engineering, a general steam-water distribution equation of the thermal plant system is presented. This system state equation is an exact expression combining system topological structure and system properties. Through proper mathematic transform, the inner relationship and interaction between the main system and auxiliary system are revealed and its general form is given. An analytical formula for the heat consumption rote of thermal power plant is one direct fruit of the equation, which greatly facilitate the online analyzing and optimizing of complex thermal system. The new approach, with the aid of modem data acquiring technology, is a perfect extension of the traditional analysis method based on the First Law of Thermodynamics.