A developed stereo particle image velocimetry(stereo-PIV) system was proposed to measure three-dimensional(3D) soil deformation around a laterally loaded pile in sand.The stereo-PIV technique extended 2D measurement t...A developed stereo particle image velocimetry(stereo-PIV) system was proposed to measure three-dimensional(3D) soil deformation around a laterally loaded pile in sand.The stereo-PIV technique extended 2D measurement to 3D based on a binocular vision model,where two cameras with a well geometrical setting were utilized to image the same object simultaneously.This system utilized two open software packages and some simple programs in MATLAB,which can easily be adjusted to meet user needs at a low cost.The failure planes form an angle with the horizontal line,which are measured at 27°-29°,approximately three-fourths of the frictional angle of soil.The edge of the strain wedge formed in front of the pile is an arc,which is slightly different from the straight line reported in the literature.The active and passive influence zones are about twice and six times of the diameter of the pile,respectively.The test demonstrates the good performance and feasibility of this stereo-PIV system for more advanced geotechnical testing.展开更多
Considering three longitudinal displacement functions and uniform axial displacement functions for shear lag effect and uniform axial deformation of thin-walled box girder with varying depths,a simple and efficient me...Considering three longitudinal displacement functions and uniform axial displacement functions for shear lag effect and uniform axial deformation of thin-walled box girder with varying depths,a simple and efficient method with high precision to analyze the shear lag effect of thin-walled box girders was proposed.The governing differential equations and boundary conditions of the box girder under lateral loading were derived based on the energy-variational method,and closed-form solutions to stress and deflection corresponding to lateral loading were obtained.Analysis and calculations were carried out with respect to a trapezoidal box girder under concentrated loading or uniform loading and a rectangular box girder under concentrated loading.The analytical results were compared with numerical solutions derived according to the high order finite strip element method and the experimental results.The investigation shows that the closed-form solution is in good agreement with the numerical solutions derived according to the high order finite strip method and the experimental results,and has good stability.Because of the shear lag effect,the stress in cross-section centroid is no longer zero,thus it is not reasonable enough to assume that the strain in cross-section centroid is zero without considering uniform axial deformation.展开更多
Turnouts are in close proximity to each other in the stations of high-speed railway.The stress and deformation of those turnouts which are laid nearby are influenced mutually and therefore those turnouts should be con...Turnouts are in close proximity to each other in the stations of high-speed railway.The stress and deformation of those turnouts which are laid nearby are influenced mutually and therefore those turnouts should be considered together.On the basis of finite element method,according to No.18 jointless turnout with swing nose frog in the ballasted track of high-speed railway,a finite element calculating model of jointless turnout group coupling the longitudinal,lateral and vertical directions is established.The influencing factors,for instance the number of turnouts,connection form,length of intermediate straight line and ballast bed longitudinal resistance,on the mechanical characteristics of turnout,transverse deformation of switch rail and range of rail temperature for laying turnout are analyzed in this paper.The results show that more turnouts result in more obvious interaction between them when the lengths of intermediate straight line are the same;more significant influence between the turnouts with the connection form of head-to-head is produced compared to that of head-to-end;from the perspective of statics,influence between turnouts could be ignored basically if the intermediate straight line is over 50 m;bigger longitudinal resistance of ballast bed leads to less influence between the turnouts.展开更多
Microfluidic droplets have emerged as novel platforms for chemical and biological applications. Manipulation of droplets has thus attracted increasing attention. Different from solid particles, deformable droplets can...Microfluidic droplets have emerged as novel platforms for chemical and biological applications. Manipulation of droplets has thus attracted increasing attention. Different from solid particles, deformable droplets cannot be efficiently controlled by inertia-driven approaches. Here, we report a study on the lateral migration of dual droplet trains in a double spiral microchannel at low Reynolds numbers. The dominant driving mechanism is elucidated as wall effect originated from the droplet deformation. Three types of migration modes are observed with varying Reynolds numbers and the size-dependent mode is intensively investigated. We obtain empirical formulas by relating the migration to Reynolds numbers and droplet sizes. The effect of droplet deformability on the migration and the detailed migration behavior along the double spiral channel are discussed. Numerical simulations are also performed and yielded in qualitative agreement with the experiments. could be a promising alternative to existing inertia-driven approaches bio-particles. This proposed low Re approach based on lateral migration especially concerning deformable entities and susceptible展开更多
基金Project(104244) supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
文摘A developed stereo particle image velocimetry(stereo-PIV) system was proposed to measure three-dimensional(3D) soil deformation around a laterally loaded pile in sand.The stereo-PIV technique extended 2D measurement to 3D based on a binocular vision model,where two cameras with a well geometrical setting were utilized to image the same object simultaneously.This system utilized two open software packages and some simple programs in MATLAB,which can easily be adjusted to meet user needs at a low cost.The failure planes form an angle with the horizontal line,which are measured at 27°-29°,approximately three-fourths of the frictional angle of soil.The edge of the strain wedge formed in front of the pile is an arc,which is slightly different from the straight line reported in the literature.The active and passive influence zones are about twice and six times of the diameter of the pile,respectively.The test demonstrates the good performance and feasibility of this stereo-PIV system for more advanced geotechnical testing.
基金Projects(51078355,50938008) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(CX2011B093) supported by the Doctoral Candidate Research Innovation Program of Hunan Province, ChinaProject(20117Q008) supported by the Basic Scientific Research Funds for Central Universities of China
文摘Considering three longitudinal displacement functions and uniform axial displacement functions for shear lag effect and uniform axial deformation of thin-walled box girder with varying depths,a simple and efficient method with high precision to analyze the shear lag effect of thin-walled box girders was proposed.The governing differential equations and boundary conditions of the box girder under lateral loading were derived based on the energy-variational method,and closed-form solutions to stress and deflection corresponding to lateral loading were obtained.Analysis and calculations were carried out with respect to a trapezoidal box girder under concentrated loading or uniform loading and a rectangular box girder under concentrated loading.The analytical results were compared with numerical solutions derived according to the high order finite strip element method and the experimental results.The investigation shows that the closed-form solution is in good agreement with the numerical solutions derived according to the high order finite strip method and the experimental results,and has good stability.Because of the shear lag effect,the stress in cross-section centroid is no longer zero,thus it is not reasonable enough to assume that the strain in cross-section centroid is zero without considering uniform axial deformation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation-High Speed Railway Joint Fund of China (Grant No. U1234211)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51108025)the Ministry of Railways Science and Technology Research Development Major Project of China (Grant Nos. 2010G018-D-2 and2011G014-D)
文摘Turnouts are in close proximity to each other in the stations of high-speed railway.The stress and deformation of those turnouts which are laid nearby are influenced mutually and therefore those turnouts should be considered together.On the basis of finite element method,according to No.18 jointless turnout with swing nose frog in the ballasted track of high-speed railway,a finite element calculating model of jointless turnout group coupling the longitudinal,lateral and vertical directions is established.The influencing factors,for instance the number of turnouts,connection form,length of intermediate straight line and ballast bed longitudinal resistance,on the mechanical characteristics of turnout,transverse deformation of switch rail and range of rail temperature for laying turnout are analyzed in this paper.The results show that more turnouts result in more obvious interaction between them when the lengths of intermediate straight line are the same;more significant influence between the turnouts with the connection form of head-to-head is produced compared to that of head-to-end;from the perspective of statics,influence between turnouts could be ignored basically if the intermediate straight line is over 50 m;bigger longitudinal resistance of ballast bed leads to less influence between the turnouts.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11572334,11272321 and 11402274)
文摘Microfluidic droplets have emerged as novel platforms for chemical and biological applications. Manipulation of droplets has thus attracted increasing attention. Different from solid particles, deformable droplets cannot be efficiently controlled by inertia-driven approaches. Here, we report a study on the lateral migration of dual droplet trains in a double spiral microchannel at low Reynolds numbers. The dominant driving mechanism is elucidated as wall effect originated from the droplet deformation. Three types of migration modes are observed with varying Reynolds numbers and the size-dependent mode is intensively investigated. We obtain empirical formulas by relating the migration to Reynolds numbers and droplet sizes. The effect of droplet deformability on the migration and the detailed migration behavior along the double spiral channel are discussed. Numerical simulations are also performed and yielded in qualitative agreement with the experiments. could be a promising alternative to existing inertia-driven approaches bio-particles. This proposed low Re approach based on lateral migration especially concerning deformable entities and susceptible
