This paper analyzes the compound attractor structure of a new three-dimensional autonomous chaotic system. First, it is found that there exist five equilibria in the chaotic system, and the stabilities of these equili...This paper analyzes the compound attractor structure of a new three-dimensional autonomous chaotic system. First, it is found that there exist five equilibria in the chaotic system, and the stabilities of these equilibria are discussed under a constant scalar control input parameter m. Secondly, the trajectories of the attractors on a y-z plane are examined, the reasons why these trajectories can exist or disappear are also described. Finally, the forming procedure of the different scrolls chaotic attractor is explored by computer simulations when the parameter m is varied. It is shown that the new chaotic attractor has a compound structure, it can evolve to other three-dimensional autonomous chaotic systems. The results of theoretical analysis and simulation are helpful for better understanding of other similar chaotic systems.展开更多
To understand the structure of GABAergic neurons in the VMP and "barrel", the distribution of GABAergic neurons in the two areas were studied through immunohistochemistry and Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope. The ...To understand the structure of GABAergic neurons in the VMP and "barrel", the distribution of GABAergic neurons in the two areas were studied through immunohistochemistry and Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope. The results show that the distribution of GABAergic neurons in VMP and barrel are different, and the coding of information transmission in the two areas are also dissimilar; GABAergic neurons mainly distribute among the lines asymmetrically in VMP, the somata, dendrite and axon of GABAergic neurons are restricted in the "barrel", rarely having synaptic connections with other "barrel" around. Therefore, VMP and barrel may have different roles in transmission and on processing of informatiton.展开更多
An optimal allocation of earth is of great significance to reduce the project cost and duration in the construction of rock-fill dams. The earth allocation is a dynamic system affected by various time-space constraint...An optimal allocation of earth is of great significance to reduce the project cost and duration in the construction of rock-fill dams. The earth allocation is a dynamic system affected by various time-space constraints. Based on previous studies, a new method of optimizing this dynamic system as a static one is presented. In order to build a generalized and flexible model of the problem, some man-made constraints were investigated in building the mathematic model. Linear programming and simplex method are introduced to solve the optimization problem of earth allocation. A case study in a large-scale rock-fill dam construction project is presented to demonstrate the proposed method and its successful application shows the feasibility and effectiveness of the method.展开更多
Fiumara d'arte is an open-air museum of sculpture and contemporary art. Among the art-works of Fiumara d'arte, the Pyramid is the last one in order of time. It is a monumental sculpture made of COR-TEN steel, by the...Fiumara d'arte is an open-air museum of sculpture and contemporary art. Among the art-works of Fiumara d'arte, the Pyramid is the last one in order of time. It is a monumental sculpture made of COR-TEN steel, by the artist Mauro Staccioli and it is located on one specific point of the 38th parallel of latitude, on a hill of the northern mountains of Sicily. In this study the architectural and engineering features of land art-works built in this particular plein-air park are examined and discussed. After a general description of Fiumara d'Arte and its significance in the territory, the case of the Pyramid on the 38th parallel is focalized and a discussion of its architectural, artistic and environmental values is reported. Moreover the structural implications in its design and construction are explained, while the worst effects of external actions are underlined by showing the results of the analysis performed on a finite element model of the whole structure.展开更多
Abstract: The shortest path problem in a network G is to find shortest paths between some specified source vertices and terminal vertices when the lengths of edges are given. The structure of the optimal solutions se...Abstract: The shortest path problem in a network G is to find shortest paths between some specified source vertices and terminal vertices when the lengths of edges are given. The structure of the optimal solutions set on the shortest paths is studied in this paper. First, the conditions of having unique shortest path between two distinguished vertices 8 and t in a network G are discussed; Second, the structural properties of 2-transformation ^-G graph G on the shortest-paths for G are presented heavily.展开更多
A meshiess local discontinuous Petrov-Galerkin (MLDPG) method based on the local symmetric weak form (LSWF) is presented with the application to blasting problems. The derivation is similar to that of mesh-based R...A meshiess local discontinuous Petrov-Galerkin (MLDPG) method based on the local symmetric weak form (LSWF) is presented with the application to blasting problems. The derivation is similar to that of mesh-based Runge-Kutta Discontinuous Galerkin (RKDG) method. The solutions are reproduced in a set of overlapped spherical sub-domains, and the test functions are employed from a partition of unity of the local basis functions. There is no need of any traditional nonoverlapping mesh either for local approximation purpose or for Galerkin integration purpose in the presented method. The resulting MLDPG method is a meshless, stable, high-order accurate and highly parallelizable scheme which inherits both the advantages of RKDG and meshless method (MM), and it can handle the problems with extremely complicated physics and geometries easily. Three numerical examples of the one-dimensional Sod shock-tube problem, the blast-wave problem and the Woodward-Colella interacting shock wave problem are given. All the numerical results are in good agreement with the closed solutions. The higher-order MLDPG schemes can reproduce more accurate solution than the lower-order schemes.展开更多
Architecture singularity of a parallel mechanism with five degrees of freedom (DOF) is analyzed. Such mechanism consists of a movable platform connected to the base by five active limbs. Four of them are identical 6-D...Architecture singularity of a parallel mechanism with five degrees of freedom (DOF) is analyzed. Such mechanism consists of a movable platform connected to the base by five active limbs. Four of them are identical 6-DOF limbs and the last one has the same DOF as the specified DOF of the movable platform. Based on the kinematics analysis, two categories of architecture singularities for such mechanism are proposed. Then the sufficient condition for each singularity is researched. Results show that the mechanism is singular when it employs each category of the proposed architecture, provided that it satisfies the corresponding sufficient condition. It can be concluded that the proposed two categories of architecture singularities should be avoided with the following dimensional synthesis of such mechanism.展开更多
In order to obtain the principle of Pantadome lifting process and make theoretical foundation for practical applications, the core idea of Pantadome was introduced, which is to make a structure become a mechanism by t...In order to obtain the principle of Pantadome lifting process and make theoretical foundation for practical applications, the core idea of Pantadome was introduced, which is to make a structure become a mechanism by temporarily removing some members during the process of construction.The Abstract motion model was built. By determining the change of the coordinates of the hinge joint and that of each point of the structure, simulative analysis of the mechanical motion of Pantadome was realized. Then general program that simulates the lifting process of Pantadome was developed based on AutoCAD environment by Auto Lisp language. By completing the theoretical analysis of the lifting process of Pantadome, three-dimensional simulation of the lifting process of Pantadome was realized. And it is successfully applied to bidding work of practical engineering.展开更多
Electron transport properties of a triple-terminal Aharonov-Bohm interferometer are theoretically studied.By applying a Rashba spin-orbit coupling to a quantum dot locally, we find that remarkable spin polarization co...Electron transport properties of a triple-terminal Aharonov-Bohm interferometer are theoretically studied.By applying a Rashba spin-orbit coupling to a quantum dot locally, we find that remarkable spin polarization comesabout in the electron transport process with tuning the structure parameters, i.e., the magnetic flux or quantum dotlevels. When the quantum dot levels are aligned with the Fermi level, there only appear spin polarization in thisstructure by the presence of an appropriate magnetic flux. However, in absence of magnetic flux spin polarization andspin separation can be simultaneously realized with the adjustment of quantum dot levels, namely, an incident electronfrom one terminal can select a specific terminal to depart from the quantum dots according to its spin state.展开更多
Arch is a typical complex structure comparing with beam and plate in bridge system. This paper investigates the damage characteristic combining the crack location with the crack intensity in arch. Initially, the first...Arch is a typical complex structure comparing with beam and plate in bridge system. This paper investigates the damage characteristic combining the crack location with the crack intensity in arch. Initially, the first four displacement modes of intact and different damaged arch are simulated and the displacement mode changes are obtained. Next, the wavelet transformation is applied to the displacement mode changes in arch and wavelet coefficients at damage loci are picked. Finally, the damage index including damage location and damage intensity in arch is provided and plotted. The results show that wavelet coefficient module maximum of mode changes can be the damage indicator and is influenced by damage location and damage intensity. The damage indicator is proportional to the damage intensity and present monotonic trend according to damage location which depend on the mode order. At the same time, the large modulus maximum corresponds to small damage combination of location and intensity in the first four modes.展开更多
In this paper, well-known and structured Monte Carlo simulation technique has been employed in predicting the amounts of the corrosion wastage over some bulk carriers' structural elements in different points of time ...In this paper, well-known and structured Monte Carlo simulation technique has been employed in predicting the amounts of the corrosion wastage over some bulk carriers' structural elements in different points of time during their exploitation life. As a base for the realization of the simulations, the appropriate statistical data collected over the group of ten bulk carriers have been used. Both longitudinal and transversal ships' hull structural elements have been taken into the consideration. Due to some experts' knowledge in this domain, the critical hull zones are identified and certain interventions are done in the pre-processing of the input data to the Monte Carlo simulations, all with the aim of achieving better convergence between simulation results and the experts' expectations in this field.展开更多
Flexible and wearable sensors have drawn ex-tensive concern due to their wide potential applications inwearable electronics and intelligent robots. Flexible sensorswith high sensRivity, good flexibility, and excellent...Flexible and wearable sensors have drawn ex-tensive concern due to their wide potential applications inwearable electronics and intelligent robots. Flexible sensorswith high sensRivity, good flexibility, and excellent stabilityare highly desirable for monitoring human biomedical signals,movements and the environment. The active materials and thedevice structures are the keys to achieve high performance.Carbon nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes (CNTs),graphene, carbon black and carbon nanofibers, are one of themost commonly used active materials for the fabrication ofhigh-performance flexible sensors due to their superiorproperties. Especially, CNTs and graphene can be assembledinto various multi-scaled macroscopic structures, includingone dimensional fibers, two dimensional films and three di-mensional architectures, endowing the facile design of flexiblesensors for wide practical applications. In addition, the hybridstructured carbon materials derived from natural bio-mate-rials also showed a bright prospect for applications in flexiblesensors. This review provides a comprehensive presentation offlexible and wearable sensors based on the above variouscarbon materials. Following a brief introduction of flexiblesensors and carbon materials, the fundamentals of typicalflexible sensors, such as strain sensors, pressure sensors,temperature sensors and humidity sensors, are presented.Then, the latest progress of flexible sensors based on carbonmaterials, including the fabrication processes, performanceand applications, are summarized. Finally, the remainingmajor challenges of carbon-based flexible electronics are dis-cussed and the future research directions are proposed.展开更多
文摘This paper analyzes the compound attractor structure of a new three-dimensional autonomous chaotic system. First, it is found that there exist five equilibria in the chaotic system, and the stabilities of these equilibria are discussed under a constant scalar control input parameter m. Secondly, the trajectories of the attractors on a y-z plane are examined, the reasons why these trajectories can exist or disappear are also described. Finally, the forming procedure of the different scrolls chaotic attractor is explored by computer simulations when the parameter m is varied. It is shown that the new chaotic attractor has a compound structure, it can evolve to other three-dimensional autonomous chaotic systems. The results of theoretical analysis and simulation are helpful for better understanding of other similar chaotic systems.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Fund(30670230)~~
文摘To understand the structure of GABAergic neurons in the VMP and "barrel", the distribution of GABAergic neurons in the two areas were studied through immunohistochemistry and Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope. The results show that the distribution of GABAergic neurons in VMP and barrel are different, and the coding of information transmission in the two areas are also dissimilar; GABAergic neurons mainly distribute among the lines asymmetrically in VMP, the somata, dendrite and axon of GABAergic neurons are restricted in the "barrel", rarely having synaptic connections with other "barrel" around. Therefore, VMP and barrel may have different roles in transmission and on processing of informatiton.
文摘An optimal allocation of earth is of great significance to reduce the project cost and duration in the construction of rock-fill dams. The earth allocation is a dynamic system affected by various time-space constraints. Based on previous studies, a new method of optimizing this dynamic system as a static one is presented. In order to build a generalized and flexible model of the problem, some man-made constraints were investigated in building the mathematic model. Linear programming and simplex method are introduced to solve the optimization problem of earth allocation. A case study in a large-scale rock-fill dam construction project is presented to demonstrate the proposed method and its successful application shows the feasibility and effectiveness of the method.
文摘Fiumara d'arte is an open-air museum of sculpture and contemporary art. Among the art-works of Fiumara d'arte, the Pyramid is the last one in order of time. It is a monumental sculpture made of COR-TEN steel, by the artist Mauro Staccioli and it is located on one specific point of the 38th parallel of latitude, on a hill of the northern mountains of Sicily. In this study the architectural and engineering features of land art-works built in this particular plein-air park are examined and discussed. After a general description of Fiumara d'Arte and its significance in the territory, the case of the Pyramid on the 38th parallel is focalized and a discussion of its architectural, artistic and environmental values is reported. Moreover the structural implications in its design and construction are explained, while the worst effects of external actions are underlined by showing the results of the analysis performed on a finite element model of the whole structure.
文摘Abstract: The shortest path problem in a network G is to find shortest paths between some specified source vertices and terminal vertices when the lengths of edges are given. The structure of the optimal solutions set on the shortest paths is studied in this paper. First, the conditions of having unique shortest path between two distinguished vertices 8 and t in a network G are discussed; Second, the structural properties of 2-transformation ^-G graph G on the shortest-paths for G are presented heavily.
基金Supported by New Century Excellent Talents in University in China(NCET),National"973" Program(No.61338)Innovative Research Project of Xi'an Hi-Tech Institute(EPXY0806)
文摘A meshiess local discontinuous Petrov-Galerkin (MLDPG) method based on the local symmetric weak form (LSWF) is presented with the application to blasting problems. The derivation is similar to that of mesh-based Runge-Kutta Discontinuous Galerkin (RKDG) method. The solutions are reproduced in a set of overlapped spherical sub-domains, and the test functions are employed from a partition of unity of the local basis functions. There is no need of any traditional nonoverlapping mesh either for local approximation purpose or for Galerkin integration purpose in the presented method. The resulting MLDPG method is a meshless, stable, high-order accurate and highly parallelizable scheme which inherits both the advantages of RKDG and meshless method (MM), and it can handle the problems with extremely complicated physics and geometries easily. Three numerical examples of the one-dimensional Sod shock-tube problem, the blast-wave problem and the Woodward-Colella interacting shock wave problem are given. All the numerical results are in good agreement with the closed solutions. The higher-order MLDPG schemes can reproduce more accurate solution than the lower-order schemes.
文摘Architecture singularity of a parallel mechanism with five degrees of freedom (DOF) is analyzed. Such mechanism consists of a movable platform connected to the base by five active limbs. Four of them are identical 6-DOF limbs and the last one has the same DOF as the specified DOF of the movable platform. Based on the kinematics analysis, two categories of architecture singularities for such mechanism are proposed. Then the sufficient condition for each singularity is researched. Results show that the mechanism is singular when it employs each category of the proposed architecture, provided that it satisfies the corresponding sufficient condition. It can be concluded that the proposed two categories of architecture singularities should be avoided with the following dimensional synthesis of such mechanism.
文摘In order to obtain the principle of Pantadome lifting process and make theoretical foundation for practical applications, the core idea of Pantadome was introduced, which is to make a structure become a mechanism by temporarily removing some members during the process of construction.The Abstract motion model was built. By determining the change of the coordinates of the hinge joint and that of each point of the structure, simulative analysis of the mechanical motion of Pantadome was realized. Then general program that simulates the lifting process of Pantadome was developed based on AutoCAD environment by Auto Lisp language. By completing the theoretical analysis of the lifting process of Pantadome, three-dimensional simulation of the lifting process of Pantadome was realized. And it is successfully applied to bidding work of practical engineering.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.10847109the Education Department of Liaoning Province under Grant No.2009A309
文摘Electron transport properties of a triple-terminal Aharonov-Bohm interferometer are theoretically studied.By applying a Rashba spin-orbit coupling to a quantum dot locally, we find that remarkable spin polarization comesabout in the electron transport process with tuning the structure parameters, i.e., the magnetic flux or quantum dotlevels. When the quantum dot levels are aligned with the Fermi level, there only appear spin polarization in thisstructure by the presence of an appropriate magnetic flux. However, in absence of magnetic flux spin polarization andspin separation can be simultaneously realized with the adjustment of quantum dot levels, namely, an incident electronfrom one terminal can select a specific terminal to depart from the quantum dots according to its spin state.
文摘Arch is a typical complex structure comparing with beam and plate in bridge system. This paper investigates the damage characteristic combining the crack location with the crack intensity in arch. Initially, the first four displacement modes of intact and different damaged arch are simulated and the displacement mode changes are obtained. Next, the wavelet transformation is applied to the displacement mode changes in arch and wavelet coefficients at damage loci are picked. Finally, the damage index including damage location and damage intensity in arch is provided and plotted. The results show that wavelet coefficient module maximum of mode changes can be the damage indicator and is influenced by damage location and damage intensity. The damage indicator is proportional to the damage intensity and present monotonic trend according to damage location which depend on the mode order. At the same time, the large modulus maximum corresponds to small damage combination of location and intensity in the first four modes.
文摘In this paper, well-known and structured Monte Carlo simulation technique has been employed in predicting the amounts of the corrosion wastage over some bulk carriers' structural elements in different points of time during their exploitation life. As a base for the realization of the simulations, the appropriate statistical data collected over the group of ten bulk carriers have been used. Both longitudinal and transversal ships' hull structural elements have been taken into the consideration. Due to some experts' knowledge in this domain, the critical hull zones are identified and certain interventions are done in the pre-processing of the input data to the Monte Carlo simulations, all with the aim of achieving better convergence between simulation results and the experts' expectations in this field.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51672153,51422204 and 51372132)National Key Basic Research and Development Program(2016YFA0200103 and 2013CB228506)
文摘Flexible and wearable sensors have drawn ex-tensive concern due to their wide potential applications inwearable electronics and intelligent robots. Flexible sensorswith high sensRivity, good flexibility, and excellent stabilityare highly desirable for monitoring human biomedical signals,movements and the environment. The active materials and thedevice structures are the keys to achieve high performance.Carbon nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes (CNTs),graphene, carbon black and carbon nanofibers, are one of themost commonly used active materials for the fabrication ofhigh-performance flexible sensors due to their superiorproperties. Especially, CNTs and graphene can be assembledinto various multi-scaled macroscopic structures, includingone dimensional fibers, two dimensional films and three di-mensional architectures, endowing the facile design of flexiblesensors for wide practical applications. In addition, the hybridstructured carbon materials derived from natural bio-mate-rials also showed a bright prospect for applications in flexiblesensors. This review provides a comprehensive presentation offlexible and wearable sensors based on the above variouscarbon materials. Following a brief introduction of flexiblesensors and carbon materials, the fundamentals of typicalflexible sensors, such as strain sensors, pressure sensors,temperature sensors and humidity sensors, are presented.Then, the latest progress of flexible sensors based on carbonmaterials, including the fabrication processes, performanceand applications, are summarized. Finally, the remainingmajor challenges of carbon-based flexible electronics are dis-cussed and the future research directions are proposed.