3D FEM analysis for layered rock considering anisotropy of shear strength

An empirical expression of cohesion （C） and friction angle （Ф） for layered rock was suggested. This expression was compared with a test result made by the former researchers. The constitutive relationship of a transversely isotropic medium and Mohr-Coulomb criterion in which C and Ф vary with directions were employed, and a relative 3D elasto-plastic FEM code was developed, in which the important thing was to adopt a search-trial method to find the orientation angle （p） of shear failure plane （or weakest shear plane） with respect to the major principal stress as well as the corresponding C and Ф Taking an underground opening as the calculation object, the numerical analyses were carried out by using the FEM code for two cases of transversely isotropic rock and isotropic rock, respectively, and the computation results were compared. The results show that when the rock is a transversely isotropic one, the distributions of displacements, plastic zones and stress contours in the surrounding rock will be non-axisymmetric along the tunnel＇s vertical axis, which is very different from that of isotropic rock. The stability of the tunnel in transversely isotropic rock is relatively low.

Power-Effective in the Cell Sectorization Using Wide-Beam and Narrow-Beam for Multi-hop Relay Network

Multi-hop relay is a significant topic in the wireless communication and it is provisioned in the 802.16j standards.At present,the major research on multi-hop relay is focused on the capacity,coverage,coordination,throughput,etc.But in this paper,a new concept about power-effective was discussed.Then,two power-effective coverage extension methods using two sectorized cellular approaches were introduced,i.e.,the widebeam three sector cell(WBTC) and the narrow-beam three sector cell(NBTC).Under such topologies,the consumption of power and optimal numbers of base stations(BSs) and relay stations(RSs) with respect to various user traffic densities were investigated.Finally,it is found that the performance of WBTC is better than NBTC.

Simulation of Corrosion Crack in Pretensioned Prestressed Concrete Members

Corrosion of PC tendon embedded in concrete deteriorates performance of PC （prestressed concrete） members. Corrosion crack observed in pretensioned PC members is different from that in reinforced concrete and post tensioned PC members. The purpose of this study is to clarify mechanisms of corrosion crack in pretensioned PC members. Contribution of compressive stress induced by prestressing force and arrangement of PC tendons on corrosion crack in pretensioned PC members is investigated through experiment and numerical analysis. Three dimensional finite element analyses were carried out to simulate corrosion crack in PC specimen. Based on the analytical and experimental results, the influencing factor of corrosion crack in pretensioned PC members is discussed. It was concluded that the contribution of compressive stress in concrete by prestressing force on corrosion crack is not significant and that the dominant reason for wider corrosion cracks in pretensioned PC members is the arrangement of PC tendons with small intervals.

Metacognitive Knowledge of Tertiar yLevel EFL Reading: Case Studies in an Acquisition-Poor Context

This paper describes how a group of Chinese tertiary-level EFL readers utilized metacognitive knowledge in their academic reading process by contrasting the possible metacognitive differences between two less successful and two successful Chinese EFL readers. Data were collected through think-alouds, interviews and observations. It was found that although vocabulary posed difficulties for both successful and less successful readers, the deployment of strategic knowledge of tackling the unknown words made a difference between successful and less successful readers. The participants＇ person knowledge about motivation such as reader interest, goal of reading and reader role could exert influences on their reading. Implications of the findings for tertiary EFL reading pedagogy in China are discussed.

A 2.5D finite element approach for predicting ground vibrations generated by vertical track irregularities

Dynamic responses of track structure and wave propagation in nearby ground vibration become significant when train operates on high speeds. A train-track-ground dynamic interaction analysis model based on the 2.5D finite element method is developed for the prediction of ground vibrations due to vertical track irregularities. The one-quarter car mode,1 is used to represent the train as lumped masses connected by springs. The embankment and the underlying ground are modeled by the 2.5D finite element approach to improve the computation efficiency. The Fourier transform is applied in the direction of train＇s movement to express the wave motion with a wave-number. The one-quarter car model is coupled into the global stiffness matrix describing the track-ground dynamic system with the displacement compatibility condition at the wheel-rail interface, including the irregularities on the track surface. Dynamic responses of the track and ground due to train＇s moving loads are obtained in the wave-number domain by solving the governing equation, using a conventional finite element procedure. The amplitude and wavelength are identified as two major parameters describing track irregularities. The irregularity amplitude has a direct impact on the vertical response for low-speed trains, both for short wavelength and long wavelength irregularities. Track irregularity with shorter wavelength can generate stronger track vibration both for low-speed and high-speed cases. For low-speed case, vibrations induced by track irregularities dominate far field responses. For high-speed case, the wavelength of track irregularities has very little effect on ground vibration at distances far from track center, and train＇s wheel axle weights becomes dominant.

Polistes metricus queens exhibit personality variation and behavioral syndromes

Consistent differences in behavior between individuals, otherwise known as animal personalities, have become a staple in behavioral ecology due to their ability to explain a wide range of phenomena. Social organisms are especially serviceable to animal personality techniques because they can be used to explore behavioral variation at both the individual and group level. Despite the suc- cess of personality research in social organisms generally, and social Hymenoptera in particular, social wasps （Vespidae） have received little to no attention in the personality literature. In the pre- sent study, we test Polistes metricus （Vespidae; Polistinae） paper wasp queens for the presence of repeatable variation in, and correlations （＂behavioral syndromes＂） between, several commonly used personality metrics： boldness, aggressiveness, exploration, and activity. Our results indicate that P. metricus queens exhibit personalities for all measured traits and correlations between differ- ent behavioral measures. Given that paper wasps have served as a model organism for a wide range of phenomena such as kin selection, dominance hierarchies, mate choice, facial recognition, social parasitism, and chemical recognition, we hope that our results will motivate researchers to explore whether, or to what degree, queen personality is important in their research programs.

Two examples of surfaces with normal crossing singularities

This note gives two examples of surfaces with normal crossing singularities.In the first example the canonical ring is not finitely generated.In the second,the canonical line bundle is not ample but its pull back to the normalization is ample.The latter answers in the negative a problem left unresolved in Ⅲ.2.6.2 of lments de gometrie algbrique,1961,and raised again by Viehweg.

Nominal effective immunoreaction volume of magnetic beads at single bead level

Immunomagnetic bead（IMB）-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay（ELISA） has been the tool frequently used for protein detection in research and clinical laboratories.For most ELISA reactions the recommended dosage of IMBs is usually according to their weight（mg） or mass fraction（w/v） instead of the bead number.Consequently, the processes occurring in the immediate vicinity of the IMBs have always been ignored by researchers and they cannot be revealed in detail during the ELISA reaction.In this paper, we established the relationship between number of IMBs and colorimetric results, and further proposed a new concept of ＂nominal effective immunoreaction volume（NEIV）＂ to characterize a single IMB during ELISA reaction.Results showed that the NEIV of a single IMB has a constant value, which is unrelated to the amount of beads and the concentration of antigen.Optimal results of the colorimetric ELISA are achieved when the incubation volume meets each IMB＇s NEIV and is no longer enhanced by increasing the incubation volume.Thus, the reliable and relatively precise number of IMBs for ELISA detection during practical application could be determined.Most importantly, a study using IMB＇s NEIV would lay the foundation for a kinetics analysis of IMBs and antigens for future study.

Analytics study on the problem of two holes having arbitrary shapes and arrangements in plane elastostatics

By using Schwarz alternating method, this paper presents asimplified alternating algorithm for the problems of two holes having arbitrary shapes and arrangements in an isotropic homogeneous linear elastic infinite region, and obtains stress and displacement fields for random times of iteration. After precision analysis it is found that the results for twenty times of iteration are of very high precision, and those with higher precision can be acquired if the iteration solving is further conducted. The comparison of the results from FEM further proves the reliability of the simplified alternating algorithm presented by this paper.