Prestressed steel ultrahigh-strength reinforced concrete(PSURC) beam is a new type of prestressed concrete beam, which not only has a considerable compressive strength attributed to the ultrahigh strength concrete, bu...Prestressed steel ultrahigh-strength reinforced concrete(PSURC) beam is a new type of prestressed concrete beam, which not only has a considerable compressive strength attributed to the ultrahigh strength concrete, but also ensures a certain degree of ductility at failure due to the existence of structural steel. Five of these beams were monotonically tested until shear failure to investigate the static shear performance including the failure pattern, loaddeflection behavior, shear capacity, shear crack width and shear ductility. The experimental results show that these beams have superior shear capacity, crack control ability and shear ductility. To study the shear performance under repeated overloading, seven PSURC beams were loaded in cyclic test simultaneously. The overall shear performance of cycled beams is similar to that of uncycled beams at low load level but different at high load level. The shear capacity and crack control ability of cycled beams at high load level are reduced, whereas the shear ductility is improved. In addition, the influences of variables including the degree of prestress, stirrup ratio and load level on the shear performance of both uncycled and cycled beams were also discussed and compared, respectively.展开更多
The shear behavior of a single rock joint in limestone specimens,under a constant normal load(CNL),was analyzed in this study.Test specimens with different asperity roughness were prepared and tested.Goodman's mod...The shear behavior of a single rock joint in limestone specimens,under a constant normal load(CNL),was analyzed in this study.Test specimens with different asperity roughness were prepared and tested.Goodman's model of a rock joint's shear behavior,under CNL,was modified to render a better representation of the data obtained.The model's applicability was validated.The proposed model showed better correlation with experimental data.It also,requires fewer variables.The steps to calculate all the necessary variables for the model are discussed.展开更多
Cutting tests were done using a test bed designed to measure pick cutting forces when cutting coal and rock.The test equipment has a drum with two starting helical vanes.Cutting forces on a pick were measured as a fun...Cutting tests were done using a test bed designed to measure pick cutting forces when cutting coal and rock.The test equipment has a drum with two starting helical vanes.Cutting forces on a pick were measured as a function of coal compressive strength,pick carbide tip diameter and the cutting depth per drum revolution.The results show that the cutting force is linearly related to the compressive strength.The relationship between the cutting force and both the carbide tip diameter and the cutting depth are exponential.Fluctuation in the cutting force does not increase with coal compressive strength but it has a linear relationship to tip diameter.A plot of cutting force fluctuations versus the cutting depth follows a sigmoidal curve.Based on the analysis of these test results a theoretical basis is supplied for design and effective use of shearer drums.展开更多
Soil shear strength is an important indicator of engineering design and an essential parameter of soil precision tillage and agricultural machinery and equipment design. Although numerous studies have investigated the...Soil shear strength is an important indicator of engineering design and an essential parameter of soil precision tillage and agricultural machinery and equipment design. Although numerous studies have investigated the characteristics of different soil shear strengths, only a few of these works have paid attention to soils containing considerable quantities of rock fragments. To date, most studies on the effects of rock fragments on the shear strength have paid attention to the role of rock fragments with sizes 〉2 mm. The effects of rock fragments 〈2 mm in soil are generally ignored. Similar to rock fragments 〉2 ram, the presence of rock fragments 〈2 mm could also change the mechanical properties of soils. Thus, in the present study we evaluated the potential influence of 〈2 mm rock fragments on soil shear strength via an unconsolidated undrained (UU) triaxial compression test. Our results were as follows: (1) A certain quantity of 〈2 mm rock fragments presented in purple soils developed from clay rocks; and an appropriate quantity of 〈2 mm rock fragments could improve the shear strength of soils. (2) The different PSDs of soils containin 〈2 mm rock fragment mainly caused variations in the internal friction angle of soils. (3) The shear strengths of the two mudstone-developed red-brown and gray-brown purple soils was more sensitive to water than that of the shale-developed coarse-dark purple soil. As the soil water content increased from 9% to 23%, the changes in the cohesion, internal friction angle, shear strength, and the maximum principal stress difference were smaller in the coarse dark purple soil than in the two other soils. We therefore concluded that 〈2 mm rock fragments in purple soils exerted important effects on soil shear strength. A better understanding of the differences among the shear strength features of purple soils could help improve the design of agricultural machinery and equipment.展开更多
In recent years the application of friction-based passive energy dissipation devices have been proven very effective in reducing structural response to earthquake excitations and also implemented for a large number of...In recent years the application of friction-based passive energy dissipation devices have been proven very effective in reducing structural response to earthquake excitations and also implemented for a large number of buildings. Their design heavily relies on numerical simulations to model the influence of the energy dissipation devices. The modeling of friction forces must be accurate for realistic simulation of the influence of these devices. In state-of-the-practice, the hysteretic behavior of friction devices has been typically modeled with Coulomb friction having a constant coefficient of friction. However, the basic laws for typical sliding materials and experimental investigations show non-linear relationship between friction and sliding velocity, which includes stiction and Stribeck effect. The influence of stiction and Stribeck effect may be significant and can not be ignored in simulating the dynamic responses of structures with friction-based energy dissipation devices. In this paper the optimal performance of dry friction device in shear-frame buildings when subjected to earthquake ground motions has been investigated. The focus of this paper is on the optimal minimization of response of the shear-frame building. Since buildings with friction devices behave in a highly nonlinear manner, nonlinear response-history analysis considering comprehensive sliding friction models has been carried out. The performance has also been evaluated using the various response measures: the maximum absolute acceleration, the maximum base shear, and the maximum inter-story drift. Different performance indices have been used to quantify the influence of the device properties.展开更多
Steel shear wall(SSW) was properly determined using numerical and experimental approaches.The properties of SSW and LYP(low yield point) steel shear wall(LSSW) were measured.It is revealed that LSSW exhibits higher pr...Steel shear wall(SSW) was properly determined using numerical and experimental approaches.The properties of SSW and LYP(low yield point) steel shear wall(LSSW) were measured.It is revealed that LSSW exhibits higher properties compared to SSW in both elastic and inelastic zones.It is also concluded that the addition of CFRP(carbon fiber reinforced polymers) enhances the seismic parameters of LSSW(stiffness,energy absorption,shear capacity,over strength values).Also,stress values applied to boundary frames are lower due to post buckling forces.The effect of fiber angle was also studied and presented as a mathematical equation.展开更多
The original descriptive model of shear stress and shear displacement only reflects the stress deformation characteristics of plastic structural plane.The index model was revised and piecewise index model was built to...The original descriptive model of shear stress and shear displacement only reflects the stress deformation characteristics of plastic structural plane.The index model was revised and piecewise index model was built to describe the stress deformation characteristics of plastic structural plane and brittle structural plane.The relation of stress and strain to the failure mode of structural plane considering the effect of its shape was investigated,and a model which could reflect the relation between undulate angle and shear strength was built.The result indicates that structural plane presents nonlinear characteristics,specifically,the value of undulate angle,as well as corresponding shear strength,becomes larger as the normal stress decreases.展开更多
It is well known that the finer particle of cementing material has more pozzolanic reaction than the coarser. This paper investigates the shear properties of geocomposite soil with various particle sizes of bottom ash...It is well known that the finer particle of cementing material has more pozzolanic reaction than the coarser. This paper investigates the shear properties of geocomposite soil with various particle sizes of bottom ash. The geocomposite soil (GCS) in this study consists of dredged soil, bottom ash and cement for recycling dredged soil and bottom ash. Three different particle sizes of bottom ash passing No. 4 sieve, No. 40 sieve, and No. 140 sieve were added into soil mixtures, namely as GCS 4, GCS 40, and GCS 140, respectively. These bottom ashes have the same chemical component except for different particle sizes. Several mixtures were prepared with various contents of bottom ash ranging from 0 to 100% at 50% intervals by the weight of dry dredged soil. In this study, several series of unconfined compression test were carried out on the mixtures with various curing times. It is found that the unconfined compressive strength is a function of curing time and bottom ash content. For the curing time less than 28 days, the GCS 4 has higher unconfined compressive strength than the GCS 40 and GCS 140 due to the interlocking effect and friction between the particles with angular shape of coarse bottom ash. For the curing time larger than 28 days, the GCS 140 has higher strength due to the pozzolanic reaction. However, the ratios of secant modulus to unconfined compressive strength of three mixtures are almost the same, and in range of (46-100), regardless of mixing condition and curing time.展开更多
In the wake-rotor interaction fan noise, a number of the interacting modes at the blade passing frequency (BPF) and its harmonics are generated which are prescribed by the number of stator and rotor blades etc. In t...In the wake-rotor interaction fan noise, a number of the interacting modes at the blade passing frequency (BPF) and its harmonics are generated which are prescribed by the number of stator and rotor blades etc. In the present study, the dominant mode is tried to be suppressed by the secondary sound from the loudspeaker actuators. One of the novel features of the present system is the adoption of the control board with the Field Programmable Gate Array (FP(3A) hardware and the LabVIEW software to synchronize the circumferentially installed loudspeaker actuators with the relative location of rotational blades under arbitrary fan rotational speeds. The experiments were conducted under the conditions of three rotational speeds of 2004, 3150, and 4002 [rpm]. The reduction in the sound pressure level (SPL) was observed for all three rotational speeds. The sound pressure level at the BPF was reduced approximately 13 [dB] for 2004 [rpm] case, but not so large reduction was attained for other cases probably due to the inefficiency of the loudspeaker actuators at high frequencies展开更多
A new laboratory evaluation method for the coating blade was developed, and the tribological properties of coating blades with different Ti-based coatings were studied by UMT-2 tribometer. Comparison between the areas...A new laboratory evaluation method for the coating blade was developed, and the tribological properties of coating blades with different Ti-based coatings were studied by UMT-2 tribometer. Comparison between the areas of scratches before and after the cutting experiment was used to evaluate the cutting performance of the blades. Results showed that friction coefficient of TiA1CrN/TiA1N coating was significantly lower than that of TiA1SiN coating. Analysis of the worn surface revealed that the TiA1SiN and TiAICrN/TiA1N coatings in the dry turning process exhibited sign of inhornogeneous adhesive wear and abrasive wear. TiA1CrN/TiA1N coating has a longer working life and better anti-wear property because of its duplex coating.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51078059)
文摘Prestressed steel ultrahigh-strength reinforced concrete(PSURC) beam is a new type of prestressed concrete beam, which not only has a considerable compressive strength attributed to the ultrahigh strength concrete, but also ensures a certain degree of ductility at failure due to the existence of structural steel. Five of these beams were monotonically tested until shear failure to investigate the static shear performance including the failure pattern, loaddeflection behavior, shear capacity, shear crack width and shear ductility. The experimental results show that these beams have superior shear capacity, crack control ability and shear ductility. To study the shear performance under repeated overloading, seven PSURC beams were loaded in cyclic test simultaneously. The overall shear performance of cycled beams is similar to that of uncycled beams at low load level but different at high load level. The shear capacity and crack control ability of cycled beams at high load level are reduced, whereas the shear ductility is improved. In addition, the influences of variables including the degree of prestress, stirrup ratio and load level on the shear performance of both uncycled and cycled beams were also discussed and compared, respectively.
文摘The shear behavior of a single rock joint in limestone specimens,under a constant normal load(CNL),was analyzed in this study.Test specimens with different asperity roughness were prepared and tested.Goodman's model of a rock joint's shear behavior,under CNL,was modified to render a better representation of the data obtained.The model's applicability was validated.The proposed model showed better correlation with experimental data.It also,requires fewer variables.The steps to calculate all the necessary variables for the model are discussed.
基金Projects 2008AA062202 supported by the Hi-tech Research and Development Program of ChinaCX08B_041Z by the Innovation Foundation of Jiangsu Graduate Students
文摘Cutting tests were done using a test bed designed to measure pick cutting forces when cutting coal and rock.The test equipment has a drum with two starting helical vanes.Cutting forces on a pick were measured as a function of coal compressive strength,pick carbide tip diameter and the cutting depth per drum revolution.The results show that the cutting force is linearly related to the compressive strength.The relationship between the cutting force and both the carbide tip diameter and the cutting depth are exponential.Fluctuation in the cutting force does not increase with coal compressive strength but it has a linear relationship to tip diameter.A plot of cutting force fluctuations versus the cutting depth follows a sigmoidal curve.Based on the analysis of these test results a theoretical basis is supplied for design and effective use of shearer drums.
基金supported by the National Key Technology Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2012BAD05B06)
文摘Soil shear strength is an important indicator of engineering design and an essential parameter of soil precision tillage and agricultural machinery and equipment design. Although numerous studies have investigated the characteristics of different soil shear strengths, only a few of these works have paid attention to soils containing considerable quantities of rock fragments. To date, most studies on the effects of rock fragments on the shear strength have paid attention to the role of rock fragments with sizes 〉2 mm. The effects of rock fragments 〈2 mm in soil are generally ignored. Similar to rock fragments 〉2 ram, the presence of rock fragments 〈2 mm could also change the mechanical properties of soils. Thus, in the present study we evaluated the potential influence of 〈2 mm rock fragments on soil shear strength via an unconsolidated undrained (UU) triaxial compression test. Our results were as follows: (1) A certain quantity of 〈2 mm rock fragments presented in purple soils developed from clay rocks; and an appropriate quantity of 〈2 mm rock fragments could improve the shear strength of soils. (2) The different PSDs of soils containin 〈2 mm rock fragment mainly caused variations in the internal friction angle of soils. (3) The shear strengths of the two mudstone-developed red-brown and gray-brown purple soils was more sensitive to water than that of the shale-developed coarse-dark purple soil. As the soil water content increased from 9% to 23%, the changes in the cohesion, internal friction angle, shear strength, and the maximum principal stress difference were smaller in the coarse dark purple soil than in the two other soils. We therefore concluded that 〈2 mm rock fragments in purple soils exerted important effects on soil shear strength. A better understanding of the differences among the shear strength features of purple soils could help improve the design of agricultural machinery and equipment.
文摘In recent years the application of friction-based passive energy dissipation devices have been proven very effective in reducing structural response to earthquake excitations and also implemented for a large number of buildings. Their design heavily relies on numerical simulations to model the influence of the energy dissipation devices. The modeling of friction forces must be accurate for realistic simulation of the influence of these devices. In state-of-the-practice, the hysteretic behavior of friction devices has been typically modeled with Coulomb friction having a constant coefficient of friction. However, the basic laws for typical sliding materials and experimental investigations show non-linear relationship between friction and sliding velocity, which includes stiction and Stribeck effect. The influence of stiction and Stribeck effect may be significant and can not be ignored in simulating the dynamic responses of structures with friction-based energy dissipation devices. In this paper the optimal performance of dry friction device in shear-frame buildings when subjected to earthquake ground motions has been investigated. The focus of this paper is on the optimal minimization of response of the shear-frame building. Since buildings with friction devices behave in a highly nonlinear manner, nonlinear response-history analysis considering comprehensive sliding friction models has been carried out. The performance has also been evaluated using the various response measures: the maximum absolute acceleration, the maximum base shear, and the maximum inter-story drift. Different performance indices have been used to quantify the influence of the device properties.
文摘Steel shear wall(SSW) was properly determined using numerical and experimental approaches.The properties of SSW and LYP(low yield point) steel shear wall(LSSW) were measured.It is revealed that LSSW exhibits higher properties compared to SSW in both elastic and inelastic zones.It is also concluded that the addition of CFRP(carbon fiber reinforced polymers) enhances the seismic parameters of LSSW(stiffness,energy absorption,shear capacity,over strength values).Also,stress values applied to boundary frames are lower due to post buckling forces.The effect of fiber angle was also studied and presented as a mathematical equation.
基金Project(50878212) supported by National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(1298011-2) supported by the Funding of Scientific Research and Technology Development Projects of Guangxi Province,China+2 种基金Project(12JJ6052) supported by Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,ChinaProject(kfj120402) supported Open Fund of Key Laboratory of Special Environment Road Engineering of Hunan Province(Changsha University of Science&Technology),ChinaProject(13C1010) supported by the Research Foundation of Education Bureau of Hunan Province,China
文摘The original descriptive model of shear stress and shear displacement only reflects the stress deformation characteristics of plastic structural plane.The index model was revised and piecewise index model was built to describe the stress deformation characteristics of plastic structural plane and brittle structural plane.The relation of stress and strain to the failure mode of structural plane considering the effect of its shape was investigated,and a model which could reflect the relation between undulate angle and shear strength was built.The result indicates that structural plane presents nonlinear characteristics,specifically,the value of undulate angle,as well as corresponding shear strength,becomes larger as the normal stress decreases.
文摘It is well known that the finer particle of cementing material has more pozzolanic reaction than the coarser. This paper investigates the shear properties of geocomposite soil with various particle sizes of bottom ash. The geocomposite soil (GCS) in this study consists of dredged soil, bottom ash and cement for recycling dredged soil and bottom ash. Three different particle sizes of bottom ash passing No. 4 sieve, No. 40 sieve, and No. 140 sieve were added into soil mixtures, namely as GCS 4, GCS 40, and GCS 140, respectively. These bottom ashes have the same chemical component except for different particle sizes. Several mixtures were prepared with various contents of bottom ash ranging from 0 to 100% at 50% intervals by the weight of dry dredged soil. In this study, several series of unconfined compression test were carried out on the mixtures with various curing times. It is found that the unconfined compressive strength is a function of curing time and bottom ash content. For the curing time less than 28 days, the GCS 4 has higher unconfined compressive strength than the GCS 40 and GCS 140 due to the interlocking effect and friction between the particles with angular shape of coarse bottom ash. For the curing time larger than 28 days, the GCS 140 has higher strength due to the pozzolanic reaction. However, the ratios of secant modulus to unconfined compressive strength of three mixtures are almost the same, and in range of (46-100), regardless of mixing condition and curing time.
基金a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research through grant number 16360422 from Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science
文摘In the wake-rotor interaction fan noise, a number of the interacting modes at the blade passing frequency (BPF) and its harmonics are generated which are prescribed by the number of stator and rotor blades etc. In the present study, the dominant mode is tried to be suppressed by the secondary sound from the loudspeaker actuators. One of the novel features of the present system is the adoption of the control board with the Field Programmable Gate Array (FP(3A) hardware and the LabVIEW software to synchronize the circumferentially installed loudspeaker actuators with the relative location of rotational blades under arbitrary fan rotational speeds. The experiments were conducted under the conditions of three rotational speeds of 2004, 3150, and 4002 [rpm]. The reduction in the sound pressure level (SPL) was observed for all three rotational speeds. The sound pressure level at the BPF was reduced approximately 13 [dB] for 2004 [rpm] case, but not so large reduction was attained for other cases probably due to the inefficiency of the loudspeaker actuators at high frequencies
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51075308)
文摘A new laboratory evaluation method for the coating blade was developed, and the tribological properties of coating blades with different Ti-based coatings were studied by UMT-2 tribometer. Comparison between the areas of scratches before and after the cutting experiment was used to evaluate the cutting performance of the blades. Results showed that friction coefficient of TiA1CrN/TiA1N coating was significantly lower than that of TiA1SiN coating. Analysis of the worn surface revealed that the TiA1SiN and TiAICrN/TiA1N coatings in the dry turning process exhibited sign of inhornogeneous adhesive wear and abrasive wear. TiA1CrN/TiA1N coating has a longer working life and better anti-wear property because of its duplex coating.