Coordinate descent method is a unconstrained optimization technique. When it is applied to support vector machine （SVM）, at each step the method updates one component of w by solving a one-variable sub-problem while...Coordinate descent method is a unconstrained optimization technique. When it is applied to support vector machine （SVM）, at each step the method updates one component of w by solving a one-variable sub-problem while fixing other components. All components of w update after one iteration. Then go to next iteration. Though the method converges and converges fast in the beginning, it converges slow for final convergence. To improve the speed of final convergence of coordinate descent method, Hooke and Jeeves algorithm which adds pattern search after every iteration in coordinate descent method was applied to SVM and a global Newton algorithm was used to solve one-variable subproblems. We proved the convergence of the algorithm. Experimental results show Hooke and Jeeves＇ method does accelerate convergence specially for final convergence and achieves higher testing accuracy more quickly in classification.展开更多
AISI 304L is an austenitic Chromium-Nickel stainless steel offering the optimum combination of corrosion resistance, strength and ductility. These attributes make it a favorite for many mechanical components. The pape...AISI 304L is an austenitic Chromium-Nickel stainless steel offering the optimum combination of corrosion resistance, strength and ductility. These attributes make it a favorite for many mechanical components. The paper focuses on developing mathematical models to predict grain size and hardness of pulsed current micro plasma arc welded AISI 304L joints. Four factors, five level, central composite rotatable design matrix is used to optimize the number of experiments. The mathematical models have been developed by Response Surface Method (RSM) and its adequacy is checked by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) technique. By using the developed mathematical models, grain size and hardness of the weld joints can be predicted with 99% confidence level. The developed mathematical models have been optimized using Hooke and Jeeves algorithm to minimize grain size and maximize the hardness.展开更多
The effective utilisation of steel fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC) requires in-depth and detailed understanding of bonding mechanisms governing the tensile behaviour. In response to this demand, this study presents a...The effective utilisation of steel fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC) requires in-depth and detailed understanding of bonding mechanisms governing the tensile behaviour. In response to this demand, this study presents an empirical description of the axial force required to pull out a hooked end steel fibre from a cementitious matrix. It is based upon consistent experimental tests that show the force versus displacement plot is formed from a sequence of events in which partial and full debonding at the interface is followed by bending of the hook knee to raise the force to its maximum. A loss of peak force occurs with the reversed plasticity involved in a full straightening of the fibre that precedes the rapid sliding to its full removal under a falling force. The stages are assembled in the said order with a piecewise connection between linear segments and a curve of exponential decay. A power law can be introduced to describe the knee bending stage if preferred. The normalised co-ordinates were adopted for the simple mathematical discontinuous function of the full pull-out process. Normalising force and displacement for hooked fibre is based upon the maximum values found for straight fibre pull out. This would apply to an overall embedded length of unity and a unit peak force for a full debonding of straight fibre in similar materials. For hooked fibre the normalised co-ordinates given refer to the initiation and duration of each event to be tabulated at fractions of the embedded length with multiples of that force. Such predictions are seen to be in good agreement with average pull-out response curves.展开更多
SIX thousand kilometers!10,000 li! 3000 yearsold! The only man-madestructure that can be seenfrom the moon! The bricks alonewould build four Egyptian pyra-mids! Wide enough for fourhorses abreast! You are not aman unt...SIX thousand kilometers!10,000 li! 3000 yearsold! The only man-madestructure that can be seenfrom the moon! The bricks alonewould build four Egyptian pyra-mids! Wide enough for fourhorses abreast! You are not aman until you’ve been to theWall! We have all heard at leastone of these claims.展开更多
China ramps up its efforts to safeguard juveniles from the Internet gaming addiction Just before this year’s national college entrance exam,or the gaokao,on June 7-8,a letter from a despairing mother of student made ...China ramps up its efforts to safeguard juveniles from the Internet gaming addiction Just before this year’s national college entrance exam,or the gaokao,on June 7-8,a letter from a despairing mother of student made a big splash on Weibo,a Chinese Twitter-like microblogging platform.The mother described how her son,who used to be an outstanding learner,failed the exam展开更多
According to the boot process of modern computer systems,whoever boots first will gain control first.Taking advantage of this feature,a malicious code called bootkit can hijack the control before the OS bootloader and...According to the boot process of modern computer systems,whoever boots first will gain control first.Taking advantage of this feature,a malicious code called bootkit can hijack the control before the OS bootloader and bypass security mechanisms in boot process.That makes bootkits difficult to detect or clean up thoroughly.With the improvement of security mechanisms and the emergence of UEFI,the attack and defense techniques for bootkits have constantly been evolving.We first introduce two boot modes of modern computer systems and present an attack model of bootkits by some sophistical samples.Then we discuss some classic attack techniques used by bootkits from their initial appearance to the present on two axes,including boot mode axis and attack phase axis.Next,we evaluate the race to the bottom of the system and the evolution process between bootkits and security mechanisms.At last,we present the possible future direction for bootkits in the context of continuous improvement of OS and firmware security mechanisms.展开更多
Chinese psychologists outline criteria for Internet addiction Day after day you are glued to your computer screen.You cannot get enough of online games,net shop-ping or cyber surfing.Your social life dete-riorates,and...Chinese psychologists outline criteria for Internet addiction Day after day you are glued to your computer screen.You cannot get enough of online games,net shop-ping or cyber surfing.Your social life dete-riorates,and so does your health.Chancesare that you are addicted to the Internet and you need counseling.展开更多
Combined bodies of rock-like material and rock are widely encountered in geotechnical engineering,such as tunnels and mines.The existing theoretical models describing the stress-strain relationship of a combined body ...Combined bodies of rock-like material and rock are widely encountered in geotechnical engineering,such as tunnels and mines.The existing theoretical models describing the stress-strain relationship of a combined body lack a binary feature.Based on effective medium theory,this paper presents the governing equation of the“elastic modulus”for combined and single bodies under triaxial compressive tests.A binary effective medium model is then established.Based on the compressive experiment of concretegranite combined bodies,the feasibility of determining the stress threshold based on crack axial strain is discussed,and the model is verified.The model is further extended to coal-rock combined bodies of more diverse types,and the variation laws of the compressive mechanical parameters are then discussed.The results show that the fitting accuracy of the model with the experimental curves of the concretegranite combined bodies and various types of coal-rock combined bodies are over 95%.The crack axial strain method can replace the crack volumetric strain method,which clarifies the physical meanings of the model parameters.The variation laws of matrix parameters and crack parameters are discussed in depth and are expected to be more widely used in geotechnical engineering.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (6057407560705004)
文摘Coordinate descent method is a unconstrained optimization technique. When it is applied to support vector machine （SVM）, at each step the method updates one component of w by solving a one-variable sub-problem while fixing other components. All components of w update after one iteration. Then go to next iteration. Though the method converges and converges fast in the beginning, it converges slow for final convergence. To improve the speed of final convergence of coordinate descent method, Hooke and Jeeves algorithm which adds pattern search after every iteration in coordinate descent method was applied to SVM and a global Newton algorithm was used to solve one-variable subproblems. We proved the convergence of the algorithm. Experimental results show Hooke and Jeeves＇ method does accelerate convergence specially for final convergence and achieves higher testing accuracy more quickly in classification.
文摘AISI 304L is an austenitic Chromium-Nickel stainless steel offering the optimum combination of corrosion resistance, strength and ductility. These attributes make it a favorite for many mechanical components. The paper focuses on developing mathematical models to predict grain size and hardness of pulsed current micro plasma arc welded AISI 304L joints. Four factors, five level, central composite rotatable design matrix is used to optimize the number of experiments. The mathematical models have been developed by Response Surface Method (RSM) and its adequacy is checked by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) technique. By using the developed mathematical models, grain size and hardness of the weld joints can be predicted with 99% confidence level. The developed mathematical models have been optimized using Hooke and Jeeves algorithm to minimize grain size and maximize the hardness.
文摘The effective utilisation of steel fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC) requires in-depth and detailed understanding of bonding mechanisms governing the tensile behaviour. In response to this demand, this study presents an empirical description of the axial force required to pull out a hooked end steel fibre from a cementitious matrix. It is based upon consistent experimental tests that show the force versus displacement plot is formed from a sequence of events in which partial and full debonding at the interface is followed by bending of the hook knee to raise the force to its maximum. A loss of peak force occurs with the reversed plasticity involved in a full straightening of the fibre that precedes the rapid sliding to its full removal under a falling force. The stages are assembled in the said order with a piecewise connection between linear segments and a curve of exponential decay. A power law can be introduced to describe the knee bending stage if preferred. The normalised co-ordinates were adopted for the simple mathematical discontinuous function of the full pull-out process. Normalising force and displacement for hooked fibre is based upon the maximum values found for straight fibre pull out. This would apply to an overall embedded length of unity and a unit peak force for a full debonding of straight fibre in similar materials. For hooked fibre the normalised co-ordinates given refer to the initiation and duration of each event to be tabulated at fractions of the embedded length with multiples of that force. Such predictions are seen to be in good agreement with average pull-out response curves.
文摘SIX thousand kilometers!10,000 li! 3000 yearsold! The only man-madestructure that can be seenfrom the moon! The bricks alonewould build four Egyptian pyra-mids! Wide enough for fourhorses abreast! You are not aman until you’ve been to theWall! We have all heard at leastone of these claims.
文摘China ramps up its efforts to safeguard juveniles from the Internet gaming addiction Just before this year’s national college entrance exam,or the gaokao,on June 7-8,a letter from a despairing mother of student made a big splash on Weibo,a Chinese Twitter-like microblogging platform.The mother described how her son,who used to be an outstanding learner,failed the exam
基金supported by NSFC under Grant 62172308,Grant U1626107,Grant 61972297 and Grant 62172144。
文摘According to the boot process of modern computer systems,whoever boots first will gain control first.Taking advantage of this feature,a malicious code called bootkit can hijack the control before the OS bootloader and bypass security mechanisms in boot process.That makes bootkits difficult to detect or clean up thoroughly.With the improvement of security mechanisms and the emergence of UEFI,the attack and defense techniques for bootkits have constantly been evolving.We first introduce two boot modes of modern computer systems and present an attack model of bootkits by some sophistical samples.Then we discuss some classic attack techniques used by bootkits from their initial appearance to the present on two axes,including boot mode axis and attack phase axis.Next,we evaluate the race to the bottom of the system and the evolution process between bootkits and security mechanisms.At last,we present the possible future direction for bootkits in the context of continuous improvement of OS and firmware security mechanisms.
文摘Chinese psychologists outline criteria for Internet addiction Day after day you are glued to your computer screen.You cannot get enough of online games,net shop-ping or cyber surfing.Your social life dete-riorates,and so does your health.Chancesare that you are addicted to the Internet and you need counseling.
基金the Major Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41941019)Shaanxi Province Innovative Talent Promotion Plan-Science and Technology Innovation Team(No.2021TD-55)Central University Natural Science Innovation Team(No.300102262402)。
文摘Combined bodies of rock-like material and rock are widely encountered in geotechnical engineering,such as tunnels and mines.The existing theoretical models describing the stress-strain relationship of a combined body lack a binary feature.Based on effective medium theory,this paper presents the governing equation of the“elastic modulus”for combined and single bodies under triaxial compressive tests.A binary effective medium model is then established.Based on the compressive experiment of concretegranite combined bodies,the feasibility of determining the stress threshold based on crack axial strain is discussed,and the model is verified.The model is further extended to coal-rock combined bodies of more diverse types,and the variation laws of the compressive mechanical parameters are then discussed.The results show that the fitting accuracy of the model with the experimental curves of the concretegranite combined bodies and various types of coal-rock combined bodies are over 95%.The crack axial strain method can replace the crack volumetric strain method,which clarifies the physical meanings of the model parameters.The variation laws of matrix parameters and crack parameters are discussed in depth and are expected to be more widely used in geotechnical engineering.
