The use of questionnaires, rating scales and other kinds of ordered classifications is unlimited and interdisciplinary, so it can take long time before novel statistical methods presented in statistical journals reach...The use of questionnaires, rating scales and other kinds of ordered classifications is unlimited and interdisciplinary, so it can take long time before novel statistical methods presented in statistical journals reach researchers of applied sciences. Therefore. teaching is an effective way of introducing novel methods to researchers at an early stage. Assessments on scales produce ordinal data having rank-invariant properties only, which means that suitable statistical methods are non-parametric and often rank-based. These limited mathematical properties have been taken into account in the research regarding development of statistical methods for paired ordinal data. The aim is to present a statistical method for paired ordinal data that has been successfully implemented to researchers from various disciplines together with statisticians attending interactive problem solving courses of biostatistics.展开更多
The importance of soil small strain effect on soil-structure behavior was investigated by researchers in last decades. The finite element method (FEM) is always used to predict the excavation behavior, whereas there...The importance of soil small strain effect on soil-structure behavior was investigated by researchers in last decades. The finite element method (FEM) is always used to predict the excavation behavior, whereas there are not many soil models available to consider this effect in analysis. This paper introduces a simple small strain soil model--hardening small-strain (HSS) in PLAXIS 8.5 and exhibits its application in excavation problems via studying the history of two cases. The analyses also use two familiar soil models: hardening-soil (HS) model and Mohr-Coulomb (MC) model. Results show that the HSS predicts more reasonable magnitudes and profiles of wall deflections and surface settlements than other models. It also indicates that the small strain effect relies on the strain level which is induced by excavation.展开更多
Based on the flux equivalent principle of a single fracture, the discrete fracture concept was developed, in which the macroscopic fractures are explicitly described as (n-l) dimensional geometry element. On the fun...Based on the flux equivalent principle of a single fracture, the discrete fracture concept was developed, in which the macroscopic fractures are explicitly described as (n-l) dimensional geometry element. On the fundamental of this simplification, the discrete-fractured model was developed which is suitable for all types of fractured porous media. The principle of discrete-fractured model was introduced in detail, and the general mathematical model was expressed subsequently. The fully coupling discrete-fractured mathematical model was implemented using Galerkin finite element method. The validity and accuracy of the model were shown through the Buckley-Leverett problem in a single fracture. Then the discrete-fractured model was applied to the two different type fractured porous media. The effect of fractures on the water flooding in fractured reservoirs was investigated. The numerical results showed that the fractures made the porous media more heterogeneous and anisotropic, and that the orientation, size, type of fracture and the connectivity of fractures network have important impacts on the two-phase flow.展开更多
The generalized finite difference method (GFDM) used for irregular grids is first introduced into the numerical study of thelevel set equation, which is coupled with the theory of detonation shock dynamics (DSD) descr...The generalized finite difference method (GFDM) used for irregular grids is first introduced into the numerical study of thelevel set equation, which is coupled with the theory of detonation shock dynamics (DSD) describing the propagation of thedetonation shock front. The numerical results of a rate-stick problem, a converging channel problem and an arc channel prob-lem for specified boundaries show that GFDM is effective on solving the level set equation in the irregular geometrical domain.The arrival time and the normal velocity distribution of the detonation shock front of these problems can then be obtainedconveniently with this method. The numerical results also confirm that when there is a curvature effect, the theory of DSDmust be considered for the propagation of detonation shock surface, while classic Huygens construction is not suitable anymore.展开更多
Engineered cementitious composite(ECC)is a class of high performance cementitious composites with pseudo strain-hardening behavior and excellent crack control capacity.Substitution of concrete with ECC can largely red...Engineered cementitious composite(ECC)is a class of high performance cementitious composites with pseudo strain-hardening behavior and excellent crack control capacity.Substitution of concrete with ECC can largely reduce the cracking and durability problems associated with brittleness of concrete.In this paper,a simplified constitutive model of the ECC material was applied to simulate the flexural behaviors of the steel reinforced ECC and ECC/concrete composite beams with finite element method.The simulation results are found to be in good agreement with test results,indicating that the finite element model is reasonably accurate in simulating the flexural behaviors of the steel reinforced ECC flexural members.The effects of the ECC modulus,ECC tensile ductility,ECC thickness and ECC position on flexural behaviors in terms of ultimate moment,deflection and the maximum crack width of the steel reinforced ECC or ECC/concrete composite beam are hence evaluated.展开更多
文摘The use of questionnaires, rating scales and other kinds of ordered classifications is unlimited and interdisciplinary, so it can take long time before novel statistical methods presented in statistical journals reach researchers of applied sciences. Therefore. teaching is an effective way of introducing novel methods to researchers at an early stage. Assessments on scales produce ordinal data having rank-invariant properties only, which means that suitable statistical methods are non-parametric and often rank-based. These limited mathematical properties have been taken into account in the research regarding development of statistical methods for paired ordinal data. The aim is to present a statistical method for paired ordinal data that has been successfully implemented to researchers from various disciplines together with statisticians attending interactive problem solving courses of biostatistics.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50679041)
文摘The importance of soil small strain effect on soil-structure behavior was investigated by researchers in last decades. The finite element method (FEM) is always used to predict the excavation behavior, whereas there are not many soil models available to consider this effect in analysis. This paper introduces a simple small strain soil model--hardening small-strain (HSS) in PLAXIS 8.5 and exhibits its application in excavation problems via studying the history of two cases. The analyses also use two familiar soil models: hardening-soil (HS) model and Mohr-Coulomb (MC) model. Results show that the HSS predicts more reasonable magnitudes and profiles of wall deflections and surface settlements than other models. It also indicates that the small strain effect relies on the strain level which is induced by excavation.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China("973"Program)(Grant No.2011CB20100)the Important National Science and Technology Project of China(Grant No.2011ZX05014- 005-003HZ)+1 种基金the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(Grant No.20090133110006)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No. 09CX04005A)
文摘Based on the flux equivalent principle of a single fracture, the discrete fracture concept was developed, in which the macroscopic fractures are explicitly described as (n-l) dimensional geometry element. On the fundamental of this simplification, the discrete-fractured model was developed which is suitable for all types of fractured porous media. The principle of discrete-fractured model was introduced in detail, and the general mathematical model was expressed subsequently. The fully coupling discrete-fractured mathematical model was implemented using Galerkin finite element method. The validity and accuracy of the model were shown through the Buckley-Leverett problem in a single fracture. Then the discrete-fractured model was applied to the two different type fractured porous media. The effect of fractures on the water flooding in fractured reservoirs was investigated. The numerical results showed that the fractures made the porous media more heterogeneous and anisotropic, and that the orientation, size, type of fracture and the connectivity of fractures network have important impacts on the two-phase flow.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11002029)
文摘The generalized finite difference method (GFDM) used for irregular grids is first introduced into the numerical study of thelevel set equation, which is coupled with the theory of detonation shock dynamics (DSD) describing the propagation of thedetonation shock front. The numerical results of a rate-stick problem, a converging channel problem and an arc channel prob-lem for specified boundaries show that GFDM is effective on solving the level set equation in the irregular geometrical domain.The arrival time and the normal velocity distribution of the detonation shock front of these problems can then be obtainedconveniently with this method. The numerical results also confirm that when there is a curvature effect, the theory of DSDmust be considered for the propagation of detonation shock surface, while classic Huygens construction is not suitable anymore.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51278118)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK2012756)+1 种基金Scientific Research Project of Ministry of Education of China(Grant No.113029A)Program for Special Talents in Six Fields of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.2011JZ010)
文摘Engineered cementitious composite(ECC)is a class of high performance cementitious composites with pseudo strain-hardening behavior and excellent crack control capacity.Substitution of concrete with ECC can largely reduce the cracking and durability problems associated with brittleness of concrete.In this paper,a simplified constitutive model of the ECC material was applied to simulate the flexural behaviors of the steel reinforced ECC and ECC/concrete composite beams with finite element method.The simulation results are found to be in good agreement with test results,indicating that the finite element model is reasonably accurate in simulating the flexural behaviors of the steel reinforced ECC flexural members.The effects of the ECC modulus,ECC tensile ductility,ECC thickness and ECC position on flexural behaviors in terms of ultimate moment,deflection and the maximum crack width of the steel reinforced ECC or ECC/concrete composite beam are hence evaluated.