NONOBJECT设计哲学和价值之维

通过NONOBJECT设计和其设计方法的介绍,挖掘NONOBJECT设计哲学的理论架构和实践意义,从而完成其设计价值的建构。以诠释学和归纳演绎的方法推演NONOBJECT设计哲学的理论及方法,通过对历史上设计重要思潮的梳理和对比分析,诠释NONOBJECT设计哲学对人、物和时空关系的理解,更新NONOBJECT设计对价值观念的更新,指出其独特的伦理价值、兼容性价值、审美价值和预验性价值,从而见出NONOBJECT对设计师和行业设计创新的价值和意义。

自觉符号设计对于当代人类文化创造之价值分析

作为现代文化创造之必然选择,自觉符号设计在具体历史条件下总是表现为人处理同外界客观符号世界关系的特定文化创造活动,它既是一种功能性超越活动,又是一种不断寻求具体、反对抽象的程式化文化创造活动,还是一种兼顾自律性、兼容性与预验性价值的文化创造活动。它具备自我反省、自我批判、自我超越、自我创造能力,有助于我们按照复杂情况来引导当代人类文化创造,更好地把握自身文化未来与发展趋势。就文化学层面而言,自觉符号设计对于当代人类文化创造具有非常重要的价值和意义。

Finite element failure analysis of continuous prestressed concrete box girders

In order to analyze the load carrying capacity of prestressed concrete box girders, failure behaviors of in-situ deteriorated continuous prestressed concrete box girders under loading are experimentally observed and a finite failure analysis method for predicting behaviors of box girders is developed. A degenerated solid shell element is used to simulate box girders and material nonlinearity is considered. Since pre-stressed concrete box girders usually have a large number of curve prestressed tendons, a type of combined element is presented to simulate the prestressed tendons of box girders, and then the number of elements can be significantly reduced. The analytical results are compared with full-scale failure test results. The comparison shows that the presented method can be effectively applied to the failure analysis of in-situ continuous prestressed concrete box girders, and it also shows that the studied old bridge still has enough load carrying capacity.

自觉符号设计价值论——一种文化创造的视角

作为现代文化创造之必然选择,自觉符号设计在具体历史条件下总是表现为人处理同外界客观符号世界关系的特定文化创造活动,它既是一种功能性超越活动,也是一种不断寻求具体、反对抽象的程式化文化创造活动,又是一种兼顾自律性、兼容性与预验性价值的文化创造活动,具备自我反省、自我批判、自我超越、自我创造能力,因而是一种有助于我们按照复杂情况来引导当代人类文化创造,更好地把握自身文化未来与发展趋势的文化实践选择。从文化哲学层面来看,自觉符号设计对于当代人类文化创造具有重要的价值和意义。

Present and future of prophylactic antibiotics for severe acute pancreatitis

AIM: To investigate the role of prophylactic antibiotics in the reduction of mortality of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) patients, which is highly questioned by more and more randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and metaanalyses. METHODS: An updated meta-analysis was performed. RCTs comparing prophylactic antibiotics for SAP with control or placebo were included for meta-analysis. The mortality outcomes were pooled for estimation, and re-pooled estimation was performed by the sensitivity analysis of an ideal large-scale RCT. RESULTS: Currently available 11 RCTs were included. Subgroup analysis showed that there was significant reduction of mortality rate in the period before 2000, while no significant reduction in the period from 2000 [Risk Ratio, (RR ) = 1.01, P = 0.98]. Funnel plot indi-cated that there might be apparent publication bias in the period before 2000. Sensitivity analysis showed that the RR of mortality rate ranged from 0.77 to 1.00 with a relatively narrow confidence interval (P < 0.05). However, the number needed to treat having a minor lower limit of the range (7-5096 patients) implied that certain SAP patients could still potentially prevent death by antibiotic prophylaxis. CONCLUSION: Current evidences do not support prophylactic antibiotics as a routine treatment for SAP, but the potentially benefited sub-population requires further investigations.

Impingement capability of high-pressure submerged water jet: Numerical prediction and experimental verification

At jet pressures ranging from 80 to 120 MPa, submerged water jets are investigated by numerical simulation and experiment. Numerical simulation enables a systematic analysis of major flow parameters such as jet velocity, turbulent kinetic energy as well as void fraction of cavitation. Experiments facilitate an objective assessment of surface morphology, micro hardness and surface roughness of the impinged samples. A comparison is implemented between submerged and non-submerged water jets. The results show that submerged water jet is characterized by low velocity magnitudes relative to non-submerged water jet at the same jet pressure. Shear effect serves as a key factor underlying the inception of cavitation in submerged water jet stream. Predicted annular shape of cavity zone is substantiated by local height distributions associated with experimentally obtained footprints. As jet pressure increases, joint contribution of jet kinetic energy and cavitation is demonstrated. While for non-submerged water jet, impingement force stems exclusively from flow velocity.

PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE SELECTION AND THEIR APPLICATION WANG Bo

Successful selection principles and their application in China are discussed. In addition, the selection process of two Chinese Joint Ventures is reviewed. The paper emphasizes the importance of conducting structured job relevant, behaviour or situation based interviews, with pre determined guideline answers and examples provided. The research showing the increased predictive validity of using this type of interview format is presented. The types of outcomes sought by Canadian employers and the attributes employees or agents should possess are provided. It is argued that these should serve as the basis for creating the interview format. The use of testing and reference checks is also discussed.

Energy and long-term hygrothermal performance of building enclosures based on dynamic environmental simulation test

Dynamic environmental testing is an effective means to study the energy and long-term hygrothermal performance of building enclosures. Southeast University is designing and building a large-scale dynamic environment simulation testing facility. It can simuhaneously and dynamically simulate temperature, relative humidity, infrared solar radiation, UV radiation, and precipitation. A transformation is needed to predict the energy and long-term hygrothermal performance of building enclosures under real service conditions using data obtained from accelerated tests.

Effects of Preheat on the Thermodynamics of the ICF Hot Spot

We determine the dependence of key inertial confinement fusion （ICF） hot spot properties on the deuterium-tritium （DT） fuel adiabat accomplished by addition of heat to the cold shell. Our main result is to observe that variation of this parameter reduces the simulation to experiment discrepancy in several experimentally inferred quantities. Simulations are continued from capsule only l D simulations using the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ICF code, HYDRA. The continuations employ the high energy density physics （HEDP） University of Chicago code, FLASH, and a hydro only code, FronTier, modified with a radiation equation of state （EOS） model. Hot spot densities, burn-weighted ion temperatures and pressures show a decreasing trend, while the hot spot radius shows an increasing trend in response to added heat to the cold shell. Instantaneous quantities are assessed at the time of maximum neutron production within each simulation.

Lifetime prediction for tantalum capacitors with multiple degradation measures and particle swarm optimization based grey model

A lifetime prediction method for high-reliability tantalum （Ta） capacitors was proposed, based on multiple degradation measures and grey model （GM）. For analyzing performance degradation data, a two-parameter model based on GM was developed. In order to improve the prediction accuracy of the two-parameter model, parameter selection based on particle swarm optimization （PSO） was used. Then, the new PSO-GM（1, 2, co） optimization model was constructed, which was validated experimentally by conducting an accelerated testing on the Ta capacitors. The experiments were conducted at three different stress levels of 85, 120, and 145℃. The results of two experiments were used in estimating the parameters. And the reliability of the Ta capacitors was estimated at the same stress conditions of the third experiment. The results indicate that the proposed method is valid and accurate.

Nonlinear Flutter Studies on Control Surface Freeplay

The frequent occurrence of control surface vibration has become one of the key problems affecting aircraft safety. The source of the freeplay of the control surface is studied,and a measurement device is developed. A nonlinear flutter analysis method under trimmed flight condition is proposed based on the discrete state-space method.Consequently,the effects of center-type freeplay and the freeplay with preload on flutter characteristics are analyzed,and the effects of preload on nonlinear flutter are verified by wind tunnel tests of a single wing model.

Validation of a method to predict hammer speed from cable force

Purpose： The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a method that would facilitate immediate feedback on linear hammer speed during training. Methods： Three-dimensional hammer head positional data were measured and used to calculate linear speed （calculated speed） and cable force. These data were used to develop two linear regression models （shifted and non-shifted） that would allow prediction of hammer speed from measured cable force data （predicted speed）. The accuracy of the two models was assessed by comparing the predicted and calculated speeds. Averages of the coefficient of multiple correlation （CMC） and the root mean square （RMS） of the difference between the predicted and calculated speeds for each throw of each participant were used to assess the level of accuracy of the predicted speeds. Results： Both regression models had high CMC values （0.96 and 0.97） and relatively low RMS values （1.27 m/s and 1.05 m/s） for the non-shifted and shifted models, respectively. In addition, the average percentage differences between the predicted and calculated speeds were 6.6% and 4.7% for the non-shifted and shifted models, respectively. The RMS differences between release speeds attained via the two regression models and those attained via three-dimensional positional data were also computed. The RMS differences between the predicted and calculated release speeds were 0.69 m/s and 0.46 m/s for the non-shifted and shifted models, respectively. Conclusion： This study successfully derived and validated a method that allows prediction of linear hammer speed from directly measured cable force data. Two linear regression models were developed and it was found that either model would be capable of predicting accurate speeds. However, data predicted using the shifted regression model were more accurate.

Performance Analysis of a Woodchip Downdraft Gasifier： Numerical Prediction and Experimental Validation

The study deals with a multi-faceted theoretical approach, symbolic, analytical and numerical, based on the chemical equilibrium assumption, addressed at predicting the performance trends of downdrafi wood-gasification processes so to assess the optimal ranges of input parameters, in particular the equivalence ratios, suitable to achieving the highest cold gas efficiencies whilst keeping the more the possible tar-free the produced bio-syngas. The time-steady, zero-dimensional model has been developed within MATLAB （the computing language and interactive environment from Matrix Laboratory） and solved by enforcing the constraints posed by the equilibrium constants in relation to two reactions, gas-water shift and methanation. Particular care is devoted toward verifying the real attainment of the equilibrium condition, as attested by an actual presence of products from the equilibrium reactions together with a zero difference AE between the energy flows entering and exiting the system, an issue often overlooked. With respect to other similar theoretical approaches, the numerical model, assisted by the symbolic counterpart for better interpretation and intrinsic validation of results, shows a distinct advantage in predicting rather accurately the syngas composition for varying gasification temperatures, as attested by cross comparisons with experimental data directly taken on an instrumented, dedicated, small-scale downdraft gasifier operational at DIME/SCL （the Savona Combustion Laboratory of DIME, the Dept. of Mechanical, Energy, Management and Transportation Engineering of Genova University）. The behavior of cold gas efficiency clearly points out that, from an energy conversion point of view, the optimal gasification temperatures turn out comprised between 900 ℃ and 1,000 ℃： this range is indeed characterized by the highest concentrations in the energy-rich syngas components CO and H2. For higher temperatures, as induced by higher air-to-fuel ratios, the progressive oxidation of above components, together with increasing nitrogen levels, would decrease the bio-syngas heat values.

Mechanical properties of porous titanium with different distributions of pore size

To satisfy the mechanical and biological requirement of porous bone substitutes, porous Ti with two different pore sizes designed in advance was fabricated by the space-holder sintering process. Mechanical properties of the porous Ti were explored via room temperature compressive tests. The pore sizes and shapes are uniform throughout the specimens with porosities ranging from 36% to 63%. The compression strength and the elastic modulus are in the range from 94.05 to 468.57 MPa and 2.662 to 18 GPa, respectively. It is worth noting that the relationship between the compressive strength and the porosities is completely linear relation beyond the effect of pore size distributions on the mechanical properties. The value of the constant C achieved from the Gibson-Ashby model suggests that the pore sizes affect the yield strength of the porous Ti and the values of density exponent （n） for porous Ti with two different pore sizes are higher than 2, which suggests that the deformation mode of the porous Ti with a porosity ranging from 36% to 63% is mainly buckling of the cell struts.

Advance of prophylactic cranial irradiation in lung cancer

Brain metastases in patients with lung cancer are a devastating problem with profound impact on survival. Prophylactic cranial irradiation has been discussed as an option to reduce the risk of brain metastases. This report provides an extensive review of the current evidence from non-randomized and randomized trials regarding the use of prophylactic cranial irradiation in lung cancer.

Influence of Tacking Sequence on Residual Stress and Distortion of Single Sided Fillet Submerged Arc Welded Joint

Submerged arc welding （SAW） is advantageous for joining high thickness materials in large structure due to high material deposition rate. The non-uniform heating and cooling generates the thermal stresses and subsequently the residual stresses and distortion. The longitudinal and transverse residual stresses and angular distortion are generally measured in large panel structure of submerged arc welded fillet joints. Hence, the objective of this present work is to quantify the amount of residual stress and distortion in and around the weld joint due to positioning of stiffeners tack. The tacking sequence influences the level of residual stress and proper controlling of tacking sequences is required to minimize the stress. In present study, an elasto-plastic material behavior is considered to develop the thermo mechanical model which predicts the residual stress and angular distortion with varying tacking sequences. The simulated result reveals that the tacking sequence heavily influences the residual stress and deformation pattern of the single sided fillet joint. The finite element based numerical model is calibrated by comparing the experimental data from published literature. Henceforth, the angular distortions are measured from an in-house developed experimental set-up. A fair agreement between the predicted and experimental results indicates the robustness of the developed numerical model. However, the most significant conclusion from present study states that tack weld position should be placed opposite to the fillet weld side to minimize the residual stress.

Ultimate Load Capacity and Reinforcement of Circular-Hollow-Section N-Joint

Experimental research and numerical analysis were applied to study the ultimate load capacity(ULC) and reinforcement of circular-hollow-section N-joint.Four specimens were tested under static load.The ULC of each specimen was obtained and the detailed failure conditions were discussed.Based on the results, both welding a plate on the chord member and filling concrete in the chord member are effective to reinforce the N-joint, but it is suggested that these two methods should not be applied simultaneously.Mo...

IEC 62059 Standards' Application in Reliability Prediction and Verification of Smart Meters

This article introduces the current situation of the smart then describes the relationship of meter reliability characteristics meter＇s reliability and the failure mechanisms at first, and combined with its Bathtub Curve. It also introduces both the feasible failure tree model for meter lifecycle prediction based on actual experiences and meter reliability prediction methodology by SN 29500 norms based on this model. This article also brings forward that it is necessary that the ＂Learning Factor＂ shall be adopted in meter reliability prediction for new materials, new process, and customized parts by referring to GJB/Z299C. Thereafter, this article also tries to apply IEC 62059 and JB/T 50070 to introduce the feasible method for the lifecycle prediction result verification by accelerated lifecycle test. Furthermore, the article also explores ways to increase the firmware reliability in smart meter.

Study of Minimum Magnitude of Completeness in the North-South Trending Seismic Belt for the Collaboratory for the Study of Earthquake Predictability Project

To determine the studying region of China Testing Center of the Collaboratory for the Study of Earthquake Predictability （CSEP）, we adopted the Entire-Magnitude-Range （EMR） method to study the spatial distribution of minimum magnitude of completeness （Mc） in the North-South Trending Seismic Belt （NSTSB） during the period from October 1, 2008 to May 31, 2011. Also bootstrap testing was performed to estimate the uncertainty of Mc, i. e. 8Mc. The results show that Mc （EMR） = 1.6 ± 0. 03 for the whole region. From the spatial distributions of Mc we find that Mc is in the range of Mu 1.3 ±2.0 for most regions. Specifically, the spatial distribution of Mc is consistent with the distribution of stations indicating high monitoring level in the southern part and low monitoring level in the northern part. Events located with less than three stations have great influence on Me. Moreover, the uncertainty of minimum magnitude of completeness 6Mc ranges from 0. 07 to 0.22. The spatial distribution of 6Mc agrees with the seismic rate. The shorter time span may cause larger 6Mc

Numerical and Experimental Characterizations of SiFRP Ablator for the Application to Liquid Rocket Engine Combustors

The ablative material is supposed to be one of good candidates for LRE （liquid rocket engine） combustion chamber to achieve both high reliability and low cost and a numerical analysis for the ablator is considered to be a potentially efficient tool to reduce cost as well. So far, ablators have been successfully applied for many SRM （solid rocket motors）, but the application to LRE is still quite limited in Japan. The authors believe that this is primarily because of the unpredictable nature of the heat load from combustion gases to the combustor wall. Indeed, reliable thermal design of ablative combustion chamber, namely reliable prediction of thermal performance, needs both reliable heat load model and reliable ablator response model. This paper elaborates our research activities and our recent research findings.