A composite control scheme consisting of modepredictive control (MPC) and disturbance observer (DOB) iproposed to solve the control performance degradationproblem of the turbidity of the treated water in the prese...A composite control scheme consisting of modepredictive control (MPC) and disturbance observer (DOB) iproposed to solve the control performance degradationproblem of the turbidity of the treated water in the presence osignificant changes in raw water quality, water flow rate andinternal model mismatch disturbances. The MPC is employedas a feedback controller for the coagulation process with alarge time delay. The DOB is adopted to estimate the severedisturbances in the turbidity control, such as large changes inraw water quality and water flow rate. The estimated valuesare applied for feed-forward compensation to rejecdisturbances. Finally, the disturbance rejection performancesfor step disturbances and time-varying disturbances in thenominal case and model mismatch case are tested. Thesimulation results illustrate that, compared with the MPCmethod, the proposed method can significantly improve thedisturbance rejection performance in the turbidity control othe treated water, no matter if in the presence of externadisturbances or internal model mismatch disturbances.展开更多
The design and accomplishment of shotcrete robot is presented in this paper. This shotcrete robot is the first robot for underground coal mine in our country. It is a specific machine used for spraying concrete in und...The design and accomplishment of shotcrete robot is presented in this paper. This shotcrete robot is the first robot for underground coal mine in our country. It is a specific machine used for spraying concrete in underground coal mine. It has many advantages such as simple structure convenient operation and high reliability. The on-site experiments indicate that the sprayed layer is even, at the same time, the quantity of rebound and dust content decrease largely. The robot can satisfy the requirement of shotcrete process completely.展开更多
Monitoring the service condition of concrete structures requires the quantitative assessment of properties and corrosion rate of structural steels surrounded by concrete.A multi-cell sensor system that included a refe...Monitoring the service condition of concrete structures requires the quantitative assessment of properties and corrosion rate of structural steels surrounded by concrete.A multi-cell sensor system that included a reference electrode,a chloride content sensor,a macrocell current unit and an electrical resistance measurement unit was developed.This system provided the following important electrochemical data in the cover-zone concrete on site:open circuit potential,macrocell current from anodes to cathode,chloride profile,concrete resistance and corrosion rate of built-in anodes.The experimental results show that the macrocell current increases when the chloride content in concrete is higher.Thus,monitoring the chloride content is a good method for monitoring the corrosion state.The chloride ion content and cover depth are the key factors that affect the electrical resistance of concrete.Without considering the temperature and time,a simplified model of the instantaneous corrosion rate of steel rebar in a concrete structure based on the measured chloride contents and concrete resistance was proposed.The test results further prove the reliability of this simplified predicting model.展开更多
The performance-based passive control analysis of the Maxwell dampers between one 10-story and one 6-story adjacent RC frames is conducted in this work.Not only the optimal parameters but also the optimal arrangements...The performance-based passive control analysis of the Maxwell dampers between one 10-story and one 6-story adjacent RC frames is conducted in this work.Not only the optimal parameters but also the optimal arrangements of the Maxwell dampers are proposed based on the optimal target of making the total exceeding probability of the adjacent structures to be minimal.The applicability of the analytical expressions of the Maxwell damper damping parameters under different seismic performance targets are firstly examined and then the preferable damping parameters of the Maxwell dampers are proposed through the extensive parametric studies.Furthermore,the optimal arranging positions and optimal arranging numbers of the Maxwell dampers between the adjacent buildings are derived based on a large number of seismic fragility analyses,as well.The general arranging laws of the Maxwell dampers between the adjacent buildings are generated based on the discussion of the theoretical method through the simplified plane model.The optimal parameters and optimal arrangement of the Maxwell dampers presented make both the adjacent structures have preferable controlled effects under each seismic performance target which can satisfy the requirements of multi-performance seismic resistance of the modern seismic codes.展开更多
Finding the optimum solution for dispatching in concrete delivery is computationally intractable because it is a NP-hard (non-deterministic polynomial-time hard) problem. Heuristic methods are required to obtain sat...Finding the optimum solution for dispatching in concrete delivery is computationally intractable because it is a NP-hard (non-deterministic polynomial-time hard) problem. Heuristic methods are required to obtain satisfactory solutions. Inefficiencies in mathematical modeling still make concrete dispatching difficult to solve. In reality, complex dispatching systems are mostly handled by human experts, who are able to manage the assigned tasks well. However, the high dependency on human expertise is a considerable challenge for RMC (ready mixed concrete) companies. In this paper, a logical reconstruction of an expert's decision making is achieved by two machine learning techniques: decision tree and rule induction. This paper focuses on the expert dispatcher's prioritization of customer orders. The proposed method has been tested on a simulation model consisting of a batch plant and three customers per day. The scenarios generated by the simulation model were given to a dispatch manager who was asked to prioritize the customers in each day. The scenarios and the decisions were then input to the machine learning programs, which created generalizations of the expert's decisions. Both decision trees and rules approach 80% accuracy in reproducing the human performance.展开更多
A 4th-order low-pass filter (LPF) based on active-Gm-RC structure for multi-standard system application is presented in this paper. The performances of LPF are controlled by a 1-bit control- voltage, and the cut-off...A 4th-order low-pass filter (LPF) based on active-Gm-RC structure for multi-standard system application is presented in this paper. The performances of LPF are controlled by a 1-bit control- voltage, and the cut-off frequency, channel selectivity, and linearity of the proposed filter can be reconfigured accordingly. In order to improve the accuracy of the cut-off frequency, a binary-weigh- ted switched-capacitor array is employed as the auto-tuning circuits to calibrate the RC-time con- stant. Fabricated in TSMC 0. 18μm RF CMOS process, the proposed LPF achieves a measured cutoff frequency of 1.95 and 12.3MHz for WCDMA and GPS/Galileo application with a bandwidth de viation less than 4%. The measured l dB compression points are -3.0dBm and -5.1 dBm respectively for different modes. The core circuit of LPF consumes l mW and 1.6mW for WCDMA and GPS/Galileo respectively. And the proposed LPF occupies an area of 0.78ram2.展开更多
In the case of composite girders, an effective cooperation of both parts of the section is influenced by deformability of connectors. Limited flexural stiffness of welded studs, used commonly in bridge structures, doe...In the case of composite girders, an effective cooperation of both parts of the section is influenced by deformability of connectors. Limited flexural stiffness of welded studs, used commonly in bridge structures, does not provide full interaction of a steel beam and a concrete slab. This changes strain distribution in cross-sections of a composite girder and results in redistribution of internal forces in steel and concrete element. In the paper partial interaction index defined on the basis of a neutral axis position, which can be used for verification of steel-concrete interaction in real bridge structures rather than in specimens is proposed. The range of the index value changes, obtained during load testing of a typical steel-concrete composite beam bridge, is presented. The investigation was carried out on a motorway viaduct, consisting of two parallel structures. During the testing values of strains in girders under static and quasi-static loads were measured. The readings from the gauges were used to determine the index, characterizing composite action of the girders. Results of bridge testing under movable load, changing position along the bridge span is presented and obtained in-situ influence functions of strains and index values are commented in the paper.展开更多
The purpose of this paper is to develop a prediction model of WGCLSM (waste LCD (liquid crystal display) glass controlled low strength materials) concrete, the relationship between UPV (ultrasonic pulse velocity...The purpose of this paper is to develop a prediction model of WGCLSM (waste LCD (liquid crystal display) glass controlled low strength materials) concrete, the relationship between UPV (ultrasonic pulse velocity) and compressive strength, UPV-strength model. The power function was used to perform the nonlinear-multivariate regression analysis of UPV with water-binder ratio (w/b), curing age (t) and waste glass content (G) in our previous study. Test results show that the compressive strength increases with UPV and approach to a linear relationship. Thus, the UPV-strength model was established by linear-multivariate regression analysis and the compressive strength evaluated by ultrasonic pulse velocity. The calculated results are in accordance with the laboratory measured data ultrasonic pulse velocity and compressive strength. In addition, the statistical analysis shows that the coefficient of determination R2 and the MAPE (mean absolute percentage error) were from 0.916 to 0.951 and 12.6% to 15.1% for the compressive strength, respectively. The proposed models are highly accurate in predicting the compressive and ultrasonic pulse velocity of WGCLSM concrete. However, with other ranges of mixture parameters, the predicted models must be further studied.展开更多
A grate cooler is key equipment in quenching clinker and recovering heat in cement production. A two-dimensional numerical model based on a 5000 t/d cement plant is proposed to for a study on the gas-solid coupled hea...A grate cooler is key equipment in quenching clinker and recovering heat in cement production. A two-dimensional numerical model based on a 5000 t/d cement plant is proposed to for a study on the gas-solid coupled heat transfer process between the cooling air and clinker in a grate cooler. In this study, we use the Fluent dynamic mesh technique and porous media model through which the transient temperature distribution with the clinker motion process and steady temperature and pressure distribution are obtained. We validate the numerical model with the operating data of the cooling air outlet temperature. Then, we discuss the amount of mid-temperature air outlet and average diameter of clinker particles, which affect the heat effective utilization and cooling air pressure drop in clinker layer. We found that after adding one more mid-temperature air outlet, the average temperature of the air flowing into the heat recovery boiler increases by 29.04℃ and the ratio of heat effective utilization increases by 5.3%. This means heat recovery is more effective on adding one more mid-temperature air outlet. Further, the smaller the clinker particles, the more is the pressure drop in clinker layer; thus more power consumption is needed by the cooling fan.展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61504027)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20140647)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘A composite control scheme consisting of modepredictive control (MPC) and disturbance observer (DOB) iproposed to solve the control performance degradationproblem of the turbidity of the treated water in the presence osignificant changes in raw water quality, water flow rate andinternal model mismatch disturbances. The MPC is employedas a feedback controller for the coagulation process with alarge time delay. The DOB is adopted to estimate the severedisturbances in the turbidity control, such as large changes inraw water quality and water flow rate. The estimated valuesare applied for feed-forward compensation to rejecdisturbances. Finally, the disturbance rejection performancesfor step disturbances and time-varying disturbances in thenominal case and model mismatch case are tested. Thesimulation results illustrate that, compared with the MPCmethod, the proposed method can significantly improve thedisturbance rejection performance in the turbidity control othe treated water, no matter if in the presence of externadisturbances or internal model mismatch disturbances.
文摘The design and accomplishment of shotcrete robot is presented in this paper. This shotcrete robot is the first robot for underground coal mine in our country. It is a specific machine used for spraying concrete in underground coal mine. It has many advantages such as simple structure convenient operation and high reliability. The on-site experiments indicate that the sprayed layer is even, at the same time, the quantity of rebound and dust content decrease largely. The robot can satisfy the requirement of shotcrete process completely.
基金Project(200632800003-11) supported by Western Communications Construction Scientific and Technological Project in China
文摘Monitoring the service condition of concrete structures requires the quantitative assessment of properties and corrosion rate of structural steels surrounded by concrete.A multi-cell sensor system that included a reference electrode,a chloride content sensor,a macrocell current unit and an electrical resistance measurement unit was developed.This system provided the following important electrochemical data in the cover-zone concrete on site:open circuit potential,macrocell current from anodes to cathode,chloride profile,concrete resistance and corrosion rate of built-in anodes.The experimental results show that the macrocell current increases when the chloride content in concrete is higher.Thus,monitoring the chloride content is a good method for monitoring the corrosion state.The chloride ion content and cover depth are the key factors that affect the electrical resistance of concrete.Without considering the temperature and time,a simplified model of the instantaneous corrosion rate of steel rebar in a concrete structure based on the measured chloride contents and concrete resistance was proposed.The test results further prove the reliability of this simplified predicting model.
基金Projects(51408443,51178203)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(K201511)supported by the Science Foundation of Wuhan Institute of Technology,China
文摘The performance-based passive control analysis of the Maxwell dampers between one 10-story and one 6-story adjacent RC frames is conducted in this work.Not only the optimal parameters but also the optimal arrangements of the Maxwell dampers are proposed based on the optimal target of making the total exceeding probability of the adjacent structures to be minimal.The applicability of the analytical expressions of the Maxwell damper damping parameters under different seismic performance targets are firstly examined and then the preferable damping parameters of the Maxwell dampers are proposed through the extensive parametric studies.Furthermore,the optimal arranging positions and optimal arranging numbers of the Maxwell dampers between the adjacent buildings are derived based on a large number of seismic fragility analyses,as well.The general arranging laws of the Maxwell dampers between the adjacent buildings are generated based on the discussion of the theoretical method through the simplified plane model.The optimal parameters and optimal arrangement of the Maxwell dampers presented make both the adjacent structures have preferable controlled effects under each seismic performance target which can satisfy the requirements of multi-performance seismic resistance of the modern seismic codes.
文摘Finding the optimum solution for dispatching in concrete delivery is computationally intractable because it is a NP-hard (non-deterministic polynomial-time hard) problem. Heuristic methods are required to obtain satisfactory solutions. Inefficiencies in mathematical modeling still make concrete dispatching difficult to solve. In reality, complex dispatching systems are mostly handled by human experts, who are able to manage the assigned tasks well. However, the high dependency on human expertise is a considerable challenge for RMC (ready mixed concrete) companies. In this paper, a logical reconstruction of an expert's decision making is achieved by two machine learning techniques: decision tree and rule induction. This paper focuses on the expert dispatcher's prioritization of customer orders. The proposed method has been tested on a simulation model consisting of a batch plant and three customers per day. The scenarios generated by the simulation model were given to a dispatch manager who was asked to prioritize the customers in each day. The scenarios and the decisions were then input to the machine learning programs, which created generalizations of the expert's decisions. Both decision trees and rules approach 80% accuracy in reproducing the human performance.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(No.2010CB327404)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘A 4th-order low-pass filter (LPF) based on active-Gm-RC structure for multi-standard system application is presented in this paper. The performances of LPF are controlled by a 1-bit control- voltage, and the cut-off frequency, channel selectivity, and linearity of the proposed filter can be reconfigured accordingly. In order to improve the accuracy of the cut-off frequency, a binary-weigh- ted switched-capacitor array is employed as the auto-tuning circuits to calibrate the RC-time con- stant. Fabricated in TSMC 0. 18μm RF CMOS process, the proposed LPF achieves a measured cutoff frequency of 1.95 and 12.3MHz for WCDMA and GPS/Galileo application with a bandwidth de viation less than 4%. The measured l dB compression points are -3.0dBm and -5.1 dBm respectively for different modes. The core circuit of LPF consumes l mW and 1.6mW for WCDMA and GPS/Galileo respectively. And the proposed LPF occupies an area of 0.78ram2.
文摘In the case of composite girders, an effective cooperation of both parts of the section is influenced by deformability of connectors. Limited flexural stiffness of welded studs, used commonly in bridge structures, does not provide full interaction of a steel beam and a concrete slab. This changes strain distribution in cross-sections of a composite girder and results in redistribution of internal forces in steel and concrete element. In the paper partial interaction index defined on the basis of a neutral axis position, which can be used for verification of steel-concrete interaction in real bridge structures rather than in specimens is proposed. The range of the index value changes, obtained during load testing of a typical steel-concrete composite beam bridge, is presented. The investigation was carried out on a motorway viaduct, consisting of two parallel structures. During the testing values of strains in girders under static and quasi-static loads were measured. The readings from the gauges were used to determine the index, characterizing composite action of the girders. Results of bridge testing under movable load, changing position along the bridge span is presented and obtained in-situ influence functions of strains and index values are commented in the paper.
文摘The purpose of this paper is to develop a prediction model of WGCLSM (waste LCD (liquid crystal display) glass controlled low strength materials) concrete, the relationship between UPV (ultrasonic pulse velocity) and compressive strength, UPV-strength model. The power function was used to perform the nonlinear-multivariate regression analysis of UPV with water-binder ratio (w/b), curing age (t) and waste glass content (G) in our previous study. Test results show that the compressive strength increases with UPV and approach to a linear relationship. Thus, the UPV-strength model was established by linear-multivariate regression analysis and the compressive strength evaluated by ultrasonic pulse velocity. The calculated results are in accordance with the laboratory measured data ultrasonic pulse velocity and compressive strength. In addition, the statistical analysis shows that the coefficient of determination R2 and the MAPE (mean absolute percentage error) were from 0.916 to 0.951 and 12.6% to 15.1% for the compressive strength, respectively. The proposed models are highly accurate in predicting the compressive and ultrasonic pulse velocity of WGCLSM concrete. However, with other ranges of mixture parameters, the predicted models must be further studied.
基金supported by the Horizontal Subject(Grant No.11471501)the National Basic Research Program of China("973"Project)(Grant No.2013CB228305)
文摘A grate cooler is key equipment in quenching clinker and recovering heat in cement production. A two-dimensional numerical model based on a 5000 t/d cement plant is proposed to for a study on the gas-solid coupled heat transfer process between the cooling air and clinker in a grate cooler. In this study, we use the Fluent dynamic mesh technique and porous media model through which the transient temperature distribution with the clinker motion process and steady temperature and pressure distribution are obtained. We validate the numerical model with the operating data of the cooling air outlet temperature. Then, we discuss the amount of mid-temperature air outlet and average diameter of clinker particles, which affect the heat effective utilization and cooling air pressure drop in clinker layer. We found that after adding one more mid-temperature air outlet, the average temperature of the air flowing into the heat recovery boiler increases by 29.04℃ and the ratio of heat effective utilization increases by 5.3%. This means heat recovery is more effective on adding one more mid-temperature air outlet. Further, the smaller the clinker particles, the more is the pressure drop in clinker layer; thus more power consumption is needed by the cooling fan.