新型限制力装置滞回性能试验研究

为满足结构理想延性构件的7项性能目标,提出一种新型限制力装置的完整构造和设计方法。设计4个新型限制力装置试件,完成大位移滞回加载试验和低周反复荷载试验,研究新型限制力装置的屈服荷载、屈服位移、弹性刚度、极限荷载、极限位移、屈服后刚度、延性系数、滞回曲线、等效黏滞阻尼系数和骨架曲线。研究结果表明:新型限制力装置具有抗压抗拉承载力、稳定的屈服平台和饱满的梭形滞回曲线;限制力由最大轴向位移确定;等效黏滞阻尼系数随着变形增大而增大;骨架曲线为双线性;特殊构造具有拉压先后失效特征;新提出的限制受拉位移构造提供了二道防线;新型限制力装置可应用于空间结构以满足双向承受轴力、抗连续倒塌和消能减震功能要求,也可作为一种新型屈曲约束支撑和消能减震装置。

算力限制平台下的长时目标跟踪

为了满足某些算力受到限制的应用场景的长时跟踪需求,如以C64x+DSP为核心的嵌入式系统,提出了一种由连续跟踪环节与目标检测环节两部分构成的低时间复杂度长时跟踪算法,连续跟踪环节基于自适应更新的时空上下文算法(STC),目标检测环节使用归一化互相关匹配算法。在没有目标出视场、目标快速移动等特殊跟踪场景时,连续跟踪环节输出跟踪结果,在跟踪失败后,目标检测环节对全幅图像进行处理,只要目标出现在图像中,便可以重新锁定目标。经实验验证,目标检测环节可以在目标出现后准确检测到目标,满足了长时跟踪的要求。同时,目标检测环节在跟踪不可靠时的辅助定位也提升了连续跟踪环节的鲁棒性,使用OTB2013数据集测试,本算法的精确度较STC算法提升了4.95%。

350MW超临界机组高温蒸汽管道汽锤力分析

火力发电机组在大容量、高参数的方向发展下，保证管道设计的安全性、经济性，成为管道设计中极为重要的课题，汽锤计算已经成为蒸汽管道应力计算的重要组成部分。本文针对某350MW超临界机组高温蒸汽管道的汽锤力问题，利用国际知名应力分析软件-CAESARⅡ和PIPENET对该高温蒸汽管道汽锤力进行了模拟、计算和分析，最后根据理论分析结果，提出了控制、减小汽锤力对管系影响的三点措施。

改善受压构件屈曲性能的组件和装置

介绍了改善受压构件屈曲性能的四种组件和装置,即抑制屈曲支撑、套管组件、约束屈曲、限制力装置,阐述了每一种组件或装置的特点及构成,分析了每一种组件或装置改进受压构件屈曲性能的原理,讨论了它们的相互关系及应用范围,最后提出了具有广泛应用前景的组件。

迎向日光的实践——智嘎寺医学院——空间的延续和反转

对地域性的批判的理解来自无地域性的思维图解,本文将陈述智嘎寺医学院建筑设计的思维过程和施工现状,揭示这样一种结构性思维:无地域性的概念以及概念的地域性的物质化表现。其中概念所延伸的一个普遍的核心讨论为(图1):经由变化身份的个体,组成的不同群组,根据其内部结构秩序要求相应的空间形态,以达成个体间分享和占有空间的协议。在事件发生的过程中,群组从一个空间释放于另外的空间,群组的组成个体通过其身份变化,产生新的群组结构。群组的变易影响和决定了容纳其事件展开的、作为其框架的空间及其关系。在本项目概念的研究中,我们尝试寻找群组变易和其所需求的一系列的序列空间集合所共享的核心规定一"延续和反转"一无地域性图解(图1中的common structure),在此基础上,相应的结构体(structure)应运而生,以回到自然的方式触碰场地,批判性地利用地域性的自然限制力(resistance force),物化为具体形态,从而界定出容纳事件的空间。

基于物理模型的海浪真实感模拟研究

为了提升航海模拟器视景系统的真实感,提出一种基于物理模型的流体粒子的旋涡限制力模型。采用基于位置的动力学框架构建流体粒子系统模型,通过涡度约束函数产生旋涡限制力,利用旋涡限制力实时更新流体粒子旋向加速度,进而更新流体粒子速度场。结果表明添加旋涡限制力的流体粒子模型可有效地模拟出复杂海面上海浪的翻卷与破碎,所求得速度场的粒子系统可一定程度上真实地模拟海浪表面,能有效地提高航海模拟器视景系统的真实感。

Optimal decision of retailer for replenishment cycle under a deteriorating product supply chain

In order to minimize the total cost of the retailer, an optimal replenishment cycle is studied by considering the deteriorating product, two-level trade credits, the limited storage capacity of their own warehouse and credit-linked order quantity simultaneously. A two-echelon supply chain model, which consists of a supplier and a retailer, is established. Then, the retailer＇s optimal replenishment cycle under all the cases are derived by using the optimization theory and method. On the basis of these, the effects of system parameters on the optimal replenishment cycle are examined by using the numerical studies. The results show that, when the retailer＇s trade credit period is longer （shorter） than the customer＇s trade credit period, the optimal replenishment cycle should he increased （decreased） as the retailer＇s trade credit period increases; if the minimum order quantity is high （low）, the optimal replenishment cycle should be increased （not changed） as the minimum order quantity increases.

我国异议登记制度运行中的问题及其完善

异议登记作为不动产登记的一种特殊类型,通过暂时阻却登记公信力,排除第三人善意取得,保护真正权利人;但并不因此推翻登记的推定力,而是通过均衡申请人、登记权利人和第三人的关系,达到保护交易安全的效果。《物权法》构建了异议登记制度的基本框架,但由于缺乏明确具体的规定,这一制度运行过程中在申请、审查和效力等环节均存在缺陷和争议。应放宽在申请范围上的限制,明确申请材料的内容和标准,采用合理审慎的审查模式,削弱异议登记产生的限制力,不应限制登记权利人的处分权。

Computation of Ship Hydrodynamic Interaction Forces in Restricted Waters using Potential Theory

A computer code based on the double-body potential flow model and the classic source panel method has been developed to study various problems of hydrodynamic interaction between ships and other objects with solid boundaries including the seabed. A peculiarity of the proposed implementation is the application of the so-called ＂moving-patch＂ method for simulating steady boundaries of large extensions. The method is based on an assumption that at any moment just the part of the boundary （＂moving patch＂） which lies close to the interacting ship is significant for the near-field interaction. For a specific case of the fiat bottom, comparative computations were performed to determine optimal dimensions of the patch and of the constituting panels based on the trade-off between acceptable accuracy and reasonable efficiency. The method was applied to estimate the sway force on a ship hull moving obliquely across a dredged channel. The method was validated for a case of ship-to-ship interaction when tank data were available. This study also contains a description of a newly developed spline approximation algorithm necessary for creating consistent discretizations of ship hulls with various degrees of refinement.

A new failure mechanism for deep cavity and upper bound solution of supporting pressure

The investigation of supporting pressure is of great significance to the design of underground structures.Based on the kinematical approach of limit analysis,an improved failure mechanism is proposed,and the supporting pressure is investigated for deep buried cavity.Three failure mechanisms are first introduced according to the existing failure mechanisms of geotechnical structures of limit analysis.A comparison with respect to the optimal failure mechanisms and the upper bound solutions provided among these three mechanisms are then conducted in an attempt to obtain the improved failure mechanism.The results provided by the improved failure mechanism are in good agreement with those by the existing method,the numerical solution and field monitoring,which demonstrates that the proposed failure mechanism is effective for the upper bound analysis of supporting pressure.

A new hybrid energy absorption mechanism subjected to axial loading

This study aims to introduce a novel hybrid design with a combination of two more common mechanisms for improving the capacity of systems in absorbing the kinetic energy of moving vehicles or devices. This new model consists of two individual mechanisms, i.e., expansion of a circular tube accompanied by crushing of an inner tube, which dissipate the energy through friction, plastic deformations and failures of inner tube. This study comprises 24 case studies surveyed under two different design controls, constant mass and constant volume, for comparing purposes. Finite element simulations are utilized so as to investigate models’ deformations and to extract some crashworthiness parameters in aid of representing the efficiency of the mechanism as well as conducting a parametric study between three different profiles of inner tube. This study shows that models with inner circular and hexagonal tube profile absorb higher amount of energy due to experiencing three different modes of energy dissipation systems, including folding, shear and ductile damages.

Association between the Epidermal Growth Factor Gene and Intelligence in Major Depression Patients

Objective To study the association between the epidermal growth factor(EGF) gene and intelligence in patients with major depression.Methods Intelligence measurement using Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale(WAIS) was perfor-med on 120 unrelated patients with major depression and 46 control subjects.Blood was collected from all subjects for extraction of genomic DNA.Four single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs) in the EGF gene were genotyped using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RFLP) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry(MALDI-TOF-MS).Results Mean scores of both score lang and score task,two subtests in WAIS,differed significantly between major depression patients and controls(P<0.0001).Quantitative trait analysis showed that the genetype of rs2250724 was closely associated with score lang and score task in major depression patients.The associations were still significant after 10 000 permutations.Conclusions Although preliminary,our results provide evidence for association between the EGF gene and intelligence in patients with major depression.Genetic variation in the EGF gene may increase the susceptibility of major depression.

Structures and Dynamics of a Two-Dimensional Confined Dusty Plasma System

The influence of the confining potential strength and temperature on the structures and dynamics of a two-dimensional (2D) dusty plasma system is investigated through molecular dynamic (MD) simulation. The circular symmetric confining potential leads to the nonuniform packing of particles, that is, an inner core with a hexagon lattice surrounded by a few outer circular shells. Under the appropriate confining potential and temperature, the particle trajectories on middle shells form a series of concentric and nested hexagons due to tangential movements of particles.Mean square displacement, self-diffusion constant, pair correlation function, and the nearest bond are used to characterize the structural and dynamical properties of the system. With the increase of the confining potential, the radial and tangential movements of particles have different behaviors. With the increase of temperature, the radial and tangential motions strengthen, particle trajectories gradually become disordered, and the system gradually changes from a crystal or liquid state to a gas state.

Influence of rolling route on microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ31 magnesium alloy during asymmetric reduction rolling

Four different routes of asymmetric reduction rolling were conducted on AZ31 magnesium alloy to investigate their effect on the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties. Route A is the forward rolling; while during routes B and C the sheets are rotated 180o in rolling direction and normal direction, respectively; route D is the unidirectional rolling. The strain states of rolled sheets were analyzed by the finite element method, while the microstructure and texture were observed using optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction and electron back-scattered diffraction techniques, and the mechanical properties were measured by tensile test. The results show that route D produced the largest effective strain. Compared with other samples, sample D exhibited a homogeneous microstructure with fine grains as well as a weak and tilted texture, in corresponding, it performed excellent tensile properties, which suggested that route D was an effective way to enhance the strength and plasticity of AZ31 sheet.

Hydration swelling characteristics of needle-punched geosynthetic clay liners

A series of confined swell tests were conducted on a needle-punched geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) with tap water as the hydration medium. The effects of the static confining stress on the swelling characteristics of GCLs and the hydration time under different confining stresses were explored. Increasing the static confining stress led to: shorter hydration time; smaller final GCL height; less final GCL bulk void ratio; smaller final bentonite moisture content. The confined swell pressure determined for the tested GCL was 82.2 kPa, and the relationships between confining stress, final bulk void ratio (or final GCL height, final bentonite moisture content) were attained through the analyses of the confined swell test results in this study.

Numerical Analysis of Finite Deformation of Overbroken Rock Mass in Gob Area Based on Euler Model of Control Volume

The overbroken rock mass of gob areas is made up of broken and accumulated rock blocks compressed to some extent by the overlying strata. The beating pressure of the gob can directly affect the safety of mining fields, formarion of road retained along the next goaf and seepage of water and methane through the gob. In this paper, the software RFPA＇2000 is used to construct numerical models. Especially the Euler method of control volume is proposed to solve the simulation difficulty arising from plastically finite deformations. The results show that three characteristic regions occurred in the gob area： （1） a naturally accumulated region, 0-10 m away from unbroken surrounding rock walls, where the beating pressure is nearly zero; （2） an overcompacted region, 10-20 m away from unbroken walls, where the beating pressure results in the maximum value of the gob area; （3） a stable compaction region, more than 20 m away from unbroken walls and occupying absolutely most of the gob area, where the beating pressures show basically no differences. Such a characteristic can exolain the easy-seeoaged “O”-ring phenomena around mining fields very well.

Beam-track interaction of high-speed railway bridge with ballast track

Based on the construction bridge of Xiamen-Shenzhen high-speed railway(9-32 m simply-supported beam + 6×32 m continuous beam),the pier-beam-track finite element model,where the continuous beam of the ballast track and simply-supported beam are combined with each other,was established.The laws of the track stress,the pier longitudinal stress and the beam-track relative displacement were analyzed.The results show that reducing the longitudinal resistance can effectively reduce the track stress and the pier stress of the continuous beam,and increase the beam-track relative displacement.Increasing the rigid pier stiffness of continuous beam can reduce the track braking stress,increase the pier longitudinal stress and reduce the beam-track relative displacement,Increasing the rigid pier stiffness of simply-supported beam can reduce the track braking stress,the rigid pier longitudinal stress and the beam-track relative displacement.

Research on Dynamic Tension for Belt Conveyor with Constant Force Automatic Take-Up Assembly

The article Provides a dynamic model for belt conveyor. Based on the drive-force of conveyor, take-up tension of take-up assembly, gravity of conveyor belt and material, and friction between belt and idlers, it gives a viscoelastic dynamic equation for conveyor belt. It presents a calculation method of analytic solution to both viscoelastic dynamic equation and geometric dynamic equation when automatic take-up assembly is applied to belt conveyor. The article also makes a study of design method of limiting and eliminating the conveyor belt's elastic vibration.

Reducing the Short Circuit Levels in Kuwait Transmission Network

This paper describes the study analysis performed to evaluate the available and potential solutions to control the highly increasing short circuit （SC） levels in Kuwait power system. The real Kuwait High Voltage （HV） network was simulated to examine different measures at both 275 kV and 132 kV stations. The simulation results show that the short circuit currents exceed the permissible levels （40 kA in the 132 kV network and 63 kA in the 275 kV network） in some specific points. The examined measures include the a study on changing the neutral point policy, changing some lines from alternating current （AC） to direct current （DC）, dividing specific bus bars in some generating stations and applying current limiters. The paper also presents a new plan for the transmission network in order to manage the expected increase in short circuit levels in the future.

The effect of acute exercise on cognitive performance in children with and without ADHD

Background： Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder （ADHD） is a common childhood disorder that affects approximately 11% of children in the United States. Research supports that a single session of exercise benefits cognitive performance by children, and a limited number of studies have demonstrated that these effects can also be realized by children with ADHD. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of acute exercise on cognitive performance by children with and without ADHD. Methods： Children with and without ADHD were asked to perform cognitive tasks on 2 days following treatment conditions that were assigned in a random, counterbalanced order. The treatment conditions consisted of a 30-min control condition on 1 day and a moderate intensity exercise condition on the other day. Results： Exercise significantly benefited performance on all three conditions of the Stroop Task, but did not significantly affect performance on the Tower of London or the Trail Making Test. Conclusion： children with and without ADHD realize benefits in speed of processing and inhibitory control in response to a session of acute exercise, but do not experience benefits in planning or set shifting.