This study presents a new idea of using only mid-span displacement measurement for damage detection of simply supported beams. Equivalent element concept is introduced at the beginning. In order to relate the damage d...This study presents a new idea of using only mid-span displacement measurement for damage detection of simply supported beams. Equivalent element concept is introduced at the beginning. In order to relate the damage detectability by means of mid-span dlsplacement measurement with the damage-eaused local stiffness change, a novel index termed as symmetrical mid-span displacement difference index （SMDDI） is proposed. The proposed method based on SMDDI is sensitive to tiny damage and comparatively small quantities of measurements are required during the application process. Another significant attraction of this method is putting aside the knowledge a-priori of the intact state. An example using simulated data has been conducted to examine the suitability of this method and assess its comparative advantages over the previous modal method.展开更多
For the static structural of ITER overall gravity support are analyzed by the ANSYS software of finite element method （FEM）. All the maximum stress intensity and maximum displacement of overall gravity support syste...For the static structural of ITER overall gravity support are analyzed by the ANSYS software of finite element method （FEM）. All the maximum stress intensity and maximum displacement of overall gravity support system are within the allowable stress limit and displacement limit.展开更多
Some engineering properties of sunflower seed and its kernel, Shahroodi variety as a case study, were investigated at various moisture content levels （3-14% d.b.） for three size categories （large, medium and small...Some engineering properties of sunflower seed and its kernel, Shahroodi variety as a case study, were investigated at various moisture content levels （3-14% d.b.） for three size categories （large, medium and small）. With increase of moisture content from 3 to 14% d.b., all the main dimensions （length, width and thickness）, geometric mean diameter, porosity, true density, terminal velocity and static coefficient of friction increased while bulk density and rupture force for both sunflower seed and its kernel decreased for all size categories. The results showed that the highest value of static coefficient of friction for both seed and kernel was on the rubber surface, followed by plywood, polyethylene, galvanized iron, and finally aluminium surfaces. The seeds required less compressive force to dehull when loaded under the horizontal as compared to the vertical orientation. But for kernels, the trend was the opposite. Also, the compressive forces needed to initiate rupture of sunflower seed hulls were higher （47.1-94.72 N） than those required to rupture the kernel （8.5-13.4 N） in both orientations.展开更多
This article reviews the up-to-date progress in mechanocaloric effect and materials near ambient temperature. For elastocaloric materials, we focus on directly measured temperature change and its entropy origin in non...This article reviews the up-to-date progress in mechanocaloric effect and materials near ambient temperature. For elastocaloric materials, we focus on directly measured temperature change and its entropy origin in nonmagnetic and magnetic shape memory alloys. In terms of barocaloric materials, change in magnetic state, volume and shift of transition temperature due to hydrostatic pressure are systematically compared. We propose advantages and challenges of elastocaloric materials for solidstate cooling. Strategies to enhance elastocaloric and mechanical stability under long-term mechanical cycles are presented. Finally, we conclude with an outlook on the prospect of elastocaloric cooling application.展开更多
This paper presents a damage identification method that consists of a fusion sensitivity matrix that contains information on dynamic and static responses. Based on natural frequency and static displacement, the study ...This paper presents a damage identification method that consists of a fusion sensitivity matrix that contains information on dynamic and static responses. Based on natural frequency and static displacement, the study defines and considers damage criteria such as 1D and 2D single and fusion load cases. To overcome the lack of sufficient information on damage identification in large-scale structures, the authors consider multiple responses to and objective descriptions of uncertainties and various criteria.According to the finite element model and the structural responses described and measured, the fusion methods and damage criteria treat uncertainty as non-probability intervals. As long as we know the bounds of uncertain parameters, the intervals of the elemental stiffness parameters in undamaged and damaged models can be obtained by interval technology. Two numerical examples—a damage-criteria numerical example and a 5-span with 25-bar truss structure in a space solar power station—are proposed. Both examples indicate the veracity of the interval method.展开更多
The binding energy and Stark effect energy shifts of a shallow donor impurity state in a strained GaN/AlxGa1-xN spherical finite-potential quantum dot (QD) are calculated using a variational method based on the effect...The binding energy and Stark effect energy shifts of a shallow donor impurity state in a strained GaN/AlxGa1-xN spherical finite-potential quantum dot (QD) are calculated using a variational method based on the effective mass approximation. The binding energy is computed as a function of dot size and hydrostatic pressure. The numerical results show that the binding energy of the impurity state increases, attains a maximum value, and then decreases as the QD radius increases for any electric field. Moreover, the binding energy increases with the pressure for any size of dot. The Stark shift of the impurity energy for large dot size is much larger than that for the small dot size, and it is enhanced by the increase of electric field. We compare the binding energy of impurity state with and without strain effects, and the results show that the strain effects enhance the impurity binding energy considerably, especially for the small QD size. We also take the dielectric mismatch into account in our work.展开更多
A new depth-integrated model deploying a non-hydrostatic pressure distribution is presented.With the pressure divided into hydrostatic and dynamic components,the horizontal momentum equations were obtained by integrat...A new depth-integrated model deploying a non-hydrostatic pressure distribution is presented.With the pressure divided into hydrostatic and dynamic components,the horizontal momentum equations were obtained by integrating the Navier-Stokes equations from the bottom to the free surface.The vertical momentum equation,in which the convective and viscosity terms were omitted,was approximated by the Keller-box scheme.The model has two steps.First,the dynamic pressure gradient terms were discretized semi-implicitly and the other terms were in explicit scheme.Second,the velocities expressed as the unknown dynamic pressure were substituted into the continuity equation,resulting in a five-diagonal symmetric matrix linear system that was solved by the conjugate gradient method.The model was validated with the propagation of a solitary wave and sinusoidal wave,indicating that it can predict free surface flows well.展开更多
基金National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China (973) (No. 2002CB412709)
文摘This study presents a new idea of using only mid-span displacement measurement for damage detection of simply supported beams. Equivalent element concept is introduced at the beginning. In order to relate the damage detectability by means of mid-span dlsplacement measurement with the damage-eaused local stiffness change, a novel index termed as symmetrical mid-span displacement difference index （SMDDI） is proposed. The proposed method based on SMDDI is sensitive to tiny damage and comparatively small quantities of measurements are required during the application process. Another significant attraction of this method is putting aside the knowledge a-priori of the intact state. An example using simulated data has been conducted to examine the suitability of this method and assess its comparative advantages over the previous modal method.
文摘For the static structural of ITER overall gravity support are analyzed by the ANSYS software of finite element method （FEM）. All the maximum stress intensity and maximum displacement of overall gravity support system are within the allowable stress limit and displacement limit.
文摘Some engineering properties of sunflower seed and its kernel, Shahroodi variety as a case study, were investigated at various moisture content levels （3-14% d.b.） for three size categories （large, medium and small）. With increase of moisture content from 3 to 14% d.b., all the main dimensions （length, width and thickness）, geometric mean diameter, porosity, true density, terminal velocity and static coefficient of friction increased while bulk density and rupture force for both sunflower seed and its kernel decreased for all size categories. The results showed that the highest value of static coefficient of friction for both seed and kernel was on the rubber surface, followed by plywood, polyethylene, galvanized iron, and finally aluminium surfaces. The seeds required less compressive force to dehull when loaded under the horizontal as compared to the vertical orientation. But for kernels, the trend was the opposite. Also, the compressive forces needed to initiate rupture of sunflower seed hulls were higher （47.1-94.72 N） than those required to rupture the kernel （8.5-13.4 N） in both orientations.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51371184)Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation(LR14E010001)
文摘This article reviews the up-to-date progress in mechanocaloric effect and materials near ambient temperature. For elastocaloric materials, we focus on directly measured temperature change and its entropy origin in nonmagnetic and magnetic shape memory alloys. In terms of barocaloric materials, change in magnetic state, volume and shift of transition temperature due to hydrostatic pressure are systematically compared. We propose advantages and challenges of elastocaloric materials for solidstate cooling. Strategies to enhance elastocaloric and mechanical stability under long-term mechanical cycles are presented. Finally, we conclude with an outlook on the prospect of elastocaloric cooling application.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11502278)
文摘This paper presents a damage identification method that consists of a fusion sensitivity matrix that contains information on dynamic and static responses. Based on natural frequency and static displacement, the study defines and considers damage criteria such as 1D and 2D single and fusion load cases. To overcome the lack of sufficient information on damage identification in large-scale structures, the authors consider multiple responses to and objective descriptions of uncertainties and various criteria.According to the finite element model and the structural responses described and measured, the fusion methods and damage criteria treat uncertainty as non-probability intervals. As long as we know the bounds of uncertain parameters, the intervals of the elemental stiffness parameters in undamaged and damaged models can be obtained by interval technology. Two numerical examples—a damage-criteria numerical example and a 5-span with 25-bar truss structure in a space solar power station—are proposed. Both examples indicate the veracity of the interval method.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.10964006)the Research Funds for the Science and Technology Innovation Team of Inner Mongolia Agricultural University (No. NDPYTD2010-7)
文摘The binding energy and Stark effect energy shifts of a shallow donor impurity state in a strained GaN/AlxGa1-xN spherical finite-potential quantum dot (QD) are calculated using a variational method based on the effective mass approximation. The binding energy is computed as a function of dot size and hydrostatic pressure. The numerical results show that the binding energy of the impurity state increases, attains a maximum value, and then decreases as the QD radius increases for any electric field. Moreover, the binding energy increases with the pressure for any size of dot. The Stark shift of the impurity energy for large dot size is much larger than that for the small dot size, and it is enhanced by the increase of electric field. We compare the binding energy of impurity state with and without strain effects, and the results show that the strain effects enhance the impurity binding energy considerably, especially for the small QD size. We also take the dielectric mismatch into account in our work.
基金supported by the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (Grant No. 20110142110064)the Ministry of Water Resources’ Science and Technology Promotion Plan Program of China (Grant No. TG1316)
文摘A new depth-integrated model deploying a non-hydrostatic pressure distribution is presented.With the pressure divided into hydrostatic and dynamic components,the horizontal momentum equations were obtained by integrating the Navier-Stokes equations from the bottom to the free surface.The vertical momentum equation,in which the convective and viscosity terms were omitted,was approximated by the Keller-box scheme.The model has two steps.First,the dynamic pressure gradient terms were discretized semi-implicitly and the other terms were in explicit scheme.Second,the velocities expressed as the unknown dynamic pressure were substituted into the continuity equation,resulting in a five-diagonal symmetric matrix linear system that was solved by the conjugate gradient method.The model was validated with the propagation of a solitary wave and sinusoidal wave,indicating that it can predict free surface flows well.
