Investigating the Efficiency Coefficient of Pile Group in Clay Under Two-Way Lateral Load

This research investigates the behavior of a 2×2 pile group under two-directional lateral loads in addition to the vertical load.Through three-dimensional numerical modeling based on Flac 3D software,the study examines the total bearing capacity and efficiency coefficient of the pile group,considering factors such as the angle of lateral load,relative pile spacing,and relative stiffness of the pile-soil system.The findings highlight the significance of these factors in understanding and predicting the response of pile groups to changing lateral load directions.The results reveal that increasing the angle of the lateral load from 0°to 45°enhances both the maximum total lateral load and the efficiency coefficient of the pile group.When the relative stiffness of the pile-soil system significantly increases,soil stiffening occurs and reducing the relative spacing of the piles from 7 to 3 times the diameter of the piles diminishes the influence of the pile group.Consequently,the response of the pile group to lateral loads becomes more linear,with only a slight alteration in the maximum total lateral load and the efficiency coefficient when the lateral load is angled from 0°to 45°.Conversely,increasing the relative distance between the piles,specifically from 3 to 7 times the diameter of the piles,amplifies the influence of the pile group.Both the maximum total lateral load and the efficiency coefficient of the pile group exhibit an observed increase.These provide insights for designing pile groups and optimizing their performance under lateral loading conditions.

Determination of aerosol extinction coefficient and mass extinction efficiency by DOAS with a flashlight source

With the method of differential optical absorption spectroscopy （DOAS）, average concentrations of aerosol particles along light path were measured with a flashlight source in Chiba area during the period of one month. The optical thickness at 550 nm is compared with the concentration of ground-measured suspended particulate matter （SPM）. Good correlations are found between the DOAS and SPM data, leading to the determination of the aerosol mass extinction efficiency （MEE） to be possible in the lower troposphere. The average MEE value is about 7.6m^2.g^-1 , and the parameter exhibits a good correlation with the particle size as determined from the wavelength dependence of the DOAS signal intensity.

Calculating the shading reduction coefficient of photovoltaic system efficiency using the anisotropic sky scattering model

The front-row shading reduction coefficient is a key parameter used to calculate the system efficiency of a photovoltaic(PV)power station.Based on the Hay anisotropic sky scattering model,the variation rule of solar radiation intensity on the surface of the PV array during the shaded period is simulated,combined with the voltage-current characteristics of the PV modules,and the shadow occlusion operating mode of the PV array is modeled.A method for calculating the loss coefficient of front shadow occlusion based on the division of the PV cell string unit and Hay anisotropic sky scattering model is proposed.This algorithm can accurately evaluate the degree of influence of the PV array layout,wiring mode,array spacing,PV module specifications,and solar radiation on PV power station system efficiency.It provides a basis for optimizing the PV array layout,reducing system loss,and improving PV system efficiency.

Direct Analytical Method to Calculate Photopeak Efficiency and Photopeak Attenuation Coefficient of NaI(Tl) Well-Type Detector

In this paper full-energy peak (photopeak) efficiency and photopeak attenuation coefficient of 3'' × 3'' NaI(Tl) well-type scintillation detector were calculated using gamma-rayisotropic radiating point sources (with photon energy: 0.245, 0.344, 0.662, 0.779, 0.964, 1.1732, 1.333 and 1.408 MeV) placed outside the detector well. These energies were obtained from 152Eu, 137Cs and 60Co. The relations between the full energy peak efficiency and photopeak attenuation coefficients, were plotted vs. photon energy at different sources to detector distance, and it found that the full energy peak efficiency decreased by increasing the distance between the source and the detector.

Calculation method of quantum efficiency to TiO_2 nanocrystal photocatalysis reaction

The quantum yield is an important factor to evaluate the efficiency of photoreactor. This article gives an overall calculation method of the quantum efficiency( Φ ) and the apparent quantum efficiency( Φ a) to the TiO 2/UV photocatalysis system. Furthermore, for the immobility system (IS), the formulation of the faction of light absorbed by the TiO 2 thin film is proposed so as to calculate the quantum efficiency by using the measured value and theoretic calculated value of transmissivity (T). For the suspension system(SS), due to the difficulty to obtain the absorption coefficient ( α ) of TiO 2 particulates, the quantum efficiency is calculated by means of the relative photonic efficiency ( ζ r) and the standard quantum yield ( Φ standard ).

The Onsager reciprocity relation and generalized efficiency of a thermal Brownian motor

Based on a general model of Brownian motors, the Onsager coefficients and generalized efficiency of a thermal Brownian motor are calculated analytically. It is found that the Onsager reciprocity relation holds and the Onsager coefficients are not affected by the kinetic energy change due to the particle＇s motion. Only when the heat leak in the system is negligible can the determinant of the Onsager matrix vanish. Moreover, the influence of the main parameters characterizing the model on the generalized efficiency of the Brownian motor is discussed in detail. The characteristic curves of the generalized efficiency varying with these parameters are presented, and the maximum generalized efficiency and the corresponding optimum parameters are determined. The results obtained here are of general significance. They are used to analyze the performance characteristics of the Brownian motors operating in the three interesting cases with zero heat leak, zero average drift velocity or a linear response relation, so that some important conclusions in current references are directly included in some limit cases of the present paper.

Efficiency of soil and water conservation practices in different agro-ecological environments in the Upper Blue Nile Basin of Ethiopia

In developing countries such as Ethiopia, research to develop and promote soil and water conservation practices rarely addressed regional diversity. Using a water-balance approach in this study, we used runoff plots from three sites, each representing a different agro-ecological environment, e.g., high, mid and low in both elevation and rainfall, in the Upper Blue Nile Basin of Ethiopia to examine the runoff response and runoff conservation efficiency of a range of different soil and water conservation measures and their impacts on soil moisture. The plots at each site represented common land use types（cultivated vs. non-agricultural land use types） and slopes（gentle and steep）. Seasonal runoff from control plots in the highlands ranged 214–560 versus 253–475 mm at midlands and 119–200 mm at lowlands. The three soil and water conservation techniques applied in cultivated land increased runoff conservation efficiency by 32% to 51%, depending on the site. At the moist subtropical site in a highland region, soil and water conservation increased soil moisture enough to potentially cause waterlogging, which was absent at the lowrainfall sites. Soil bunds combined with Vetiveria zizanioides grass in cultivated land and short trenches in grassland conserved the most runoff（51% and 55%, respectively）. Runoff responses showed high spatial variation within and between land use types, causing high variation in soil and water conservation efficiency. Our results highlight the need to understand the role of the agro-ecological environment in the success of soil and water conservation measures to control runoff and hydrological dynamics. This understanding will support policy development to promote the adoption of suitable techniques that can be tested at other locations with similar soil, climatic, and topographic conditions.

Influence of Density on Sound Absorption Coefficient of Fibre Board

For acoustic applications such as theaters, cinema halls, auditoriums the data on acoustic properties i.e. sound absorption coefficient and sound transmission loss are required to evaluate the acoustic behavior of panel products and to facilitate the necessary design computations. Fibre boards are widely used in private and commercial buildings, but not much data are available on acoustic efficiency of fibre boards. The study was carried using acoustic pulse tester based on standing wave method for evaluating sound absorption coefficient. Wood fibre boards of different densities ranging from 200 to 800 kg/m3 were taken and their sound absorption coefficients at frequencies ranging from 125 Hz to 4000 Hz were evaluated in third octave band. Noise reduction coefficient of the samples was also computed. From the study, it is observed that low density fibre board possess high sound absorption coefficient and noise reduction coefficient when compared with high density fibre boards. It was seen that sound absorption coefficient increases with decrease in density and vice versa.

Evapotranspiration, Yield and Crop Coefficient of Irrigated Maize Under Straw Mulch

Maize (Zea mays L.), a staple crop grown from June to September during the rainy season on the North China Plain,is usually inter-planted in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) fields about one week before harvesting of the winterwheat. In order to improve irrigation efficiency in this region of serious water shortage, field studies in 1999 and 2001, twodry seasons with less than average seasonal rainfall, were conducted with up to five irrigation applications to determineevapotranspiration, calculate the crop coefficient, and optimize the irrigation schedule with maize under mulch, as well asto establish the effects of irrigation timing and the number of applications on grain yield and water use efficiency (WUE)of maize. Results showed that with grain production at about 8 000 kg ha-1 the total evapotranspiration and WUE ofirrigated maize under mulch were about 380-400 mm and 2.0-2.2 kg m-3, respectively. Also in 2001 WUE of maizewith mulch for the treatment with three irrigations was 11.8% better than that without mulch. In the 1999 and 2001seasons, maize yield significantly improved (P = 0.05) with four irrigation applications, however, further increases werenot significant. At the same time there were no significant differences for WUE with two to four irrigation applications.In the 2001 season mulch lead to a decrease of 50 mm in the total soil evaporation, and the maize crop coefficient undermulch varied between 0.3-1.3 with a seasonal average of 1.0.

Mass transfer coefficient in the eductor liquid-liquid extraction column

In this research gasoil desalting was investigated from mass transfer point of view in an eductor liquid–liquid extraction column(eductor-LLE device).Mass transfer characteristics of the eductor-LLE device were evaluated and an empirical correlation was obtained by dimensional analysis of the dispersed phase Sherwood number.The Results showed that the overall mass transfer coefficient of the dispersed phase and extraction efficiency have been increased by increasing Sauter mean diameter(SMD)and decreasing the nozzle diameter from 2 to 1 mm,respectively.The effects of Reynolds number(R_(e)),projection ratio(ratio of the distance between venturi throat and nozzle tip to venturi throat diameter,Rpr),venturi throat area to nozzle area ratio(R_(th-n))and two phases flow rates ratio(R_(Q))on the mass transfer coefficient(K)were determined.According to the results,K increase with increasing Re and RQ and also with decreasing Rpr and R_(th-n).Semi-empirical models of drop formation,rising and coalescence were compared with our proposed empirical model.It was revealed that the present model provided a relatively good fitting for the mass transfer model of drop coalescence.Moreover,experimental data were in better agreement with calculated data with AARE value of 0.085.

A New Type of Paper-frame Cavernous Material and Its Application in Energy Efficiency in Buildings

This paper introduces a new type of paper-frame cavernous material, which is a made-up hollow material, by using silicate-cinder size to drench and daub. It possesses excellent performances such as light-weight, high-intensity, fire-resistance, sound-insulation, heat-insulation and no-pollution. Composed with concrete materials, a new type of bearing and energy-efficient block can be gained, which is kind of excellent wall materials and has a wide application prospect.

Massive MIMO system lower bound spectral efficiency analysis with precoding and perfect CSI

The analytical lower bound of Spectral Efficiency(SE)of downlink transmission of the Massive Multiple Input Multiple Output(Ma-MIMO)system is analyzed.In this paper,we derive some novel and approximate mathematical expressions for the lower bound of the SE of a Ma-MIMO with linear precoding schemes,i.e.,Minimum Mean Square Error(MMSE)and Zero-Forcing(ZF).For simulation analysis of the SE,we consider three joint users and antenna scheduling algorithms,namely,the semi-orthogonal,random,and distance-based user scheduling algorithms,whereas the antennas are selected based on Maximum Signal to Noise Ratio(MSNR)with scheduled users.The channel between the user and the transmitter is assumed to have characteristics of Small Scale Fading(SSF)and Large Scale Fading(LSF)with the Rayleigh fading model.We investigate the effect of the variation of transmitting SNR,the number of base station antennas(M),and the radius(R)of the cell area on the SE.We simulate the downlink transmission of Ma-MIMO and compare the simulation and analytical results.It is observed that the trends of variation of both results are similar to the variation of identical factors,and the difference between the simulated and analytical lower bounds of the SE is approximately 1-1.5 bits.The analytical lower bound is smaller than the simulation result.

A novel receiver-transmitter metasurface for a high-aperture-efficiency Fabry-Perot resonator antenna

This paper presents a novel coupled receiver-transmitter metasurface(MS)which is used to realize a high-aperture-efficiency Fabry-Perot resonator antenna.The unit cell of the MS adopts a slot-coupling procedure to realize energy transmission from the receiver patch to the radiator patch.This approach makes it easier to independently control the transmission magnitude and phase.Based on this characteristic,the transmission coefficients of different unit cells on the MS can be optimized by a genetic algorithm.Then,nearly uniform electric amplitude and phase distribution across the aperture field of the antenna are achieved.Therefore,the gain and aperture efficiency of the antenna are improved.A prototype of the optimized antenna is fabricated and measured to validate the design.The measured gain of the fabricated antenna reaches 17.3 dBi with an aperture efficiency of 94.5%.A higher aperture efficiency is obtained with the proposed antenna which has a low profile and simple structure.

钢纤维喷射砂浆力学性能与流动度多因素正交试验分析

为探究基体因素对钢纤维喷射砂浆力学性能和流动度的影响,基于正交试验方法对砂浆试件进行了力学性能和流动度测试。结果表明:砂胶比(A)对劈裂抗拉强度的影响较大,对7 d抗压强度有一定的影响,对后期抗折强度影响特别显著;钢纤维掺量(B)对劈裂抗拉强度、前期抗折强度和前中期抗压强度的影响分别为特别显著、显著和不显著;速凝剂掺量(C)对7 d前抗压强度、中后期劈裂抗拉强度影响显著;粉煤灰掺量(D)仅对后期抗压强度的影响显著;前述四种因素掺量对流动度的影响均不显著。由层次分析法得到对抗压强度、抗折强度、劈裂抗拉强度和流动度改善效果最佳的配合比分别为A1B3C3D1、A3B3C1D2、A3B3C3D1、A2B1C1D3,由功效系数法得到综合最佳配合比为A2B3C1D2。钢纤维在基体中起桥接与锚固加强的作用,速凝剂在水化过程中消耗大量的Ca(OH)_(2)并生成钙矾石,促使喷射砂浆早期强度迅速提升。

计算注水开发不同阶段体积波及系数的新方法

体积波及系数是油田评价开发效果、制定开发调整方案的重要依据。为了研究注水开发不同阶段体积波及系数的变化规律,从注入孔隙体积倍数角度出发,根据油水相对渗流理论与油藏工程原理,提出了驱油效率与注入孔隙体积倍数的计算模型,建立了体积波及系数计算方法,并以胜利油田3个试验区为例进行了计算与分析。结果表明:驱油效率与注入孔隙体积倍数之间满足指数方程,二者关系曲线呈上凸型;随着注入孔隙体积倍数的增大,驱油效率由最小驱油效率逐渐增大,并趋近于最大驱油效率;对驱油效率计算模型进行验证,预测值与实测值的平均相对误差仅为1.90%;水驱开发过程中体积波及系数与注入孔隙体积倍数关系曲线整体呈快升-缓升-近平台状演变趋势,计算结果能够指导开发调整措施的效果评价;3个试验区目前体积波及系数接近90%,波及区内存在大量剩余油,亟需开展波及区内主体剩余油的描述与启动方法研究。

黄河流域河南段水资源空间均衡研究

基于水资源负载指数、水土资源匹配系数和用水效益系数等测算模型,研究了黄河流域河南段2011—2020年水资源空间均衡性.结果表明,黄河流域河南段8市水资源负载指数大致呈波动增长趋势且远大于10,水资源利用程度很高,基尼系数为0.31;水土资源匹配系数大致呈波动下降趋势且平均值为0.33,水土匹配程度较低,基尼系数为0.28;用水效益系数呈稳步上升趋势,单方水GDP产值为208元,用水效益与经济发展水平相对合理,基尼系数为0.32;水资源空间均衡系数平均值为0.55,空间均衡等级为Ⅲ级,属于一般失衡.基于此,合理配置水资源、提高用水效率、提前规划引水调水等有利于促进黄河流域河南段社会经济和水资源利用空间均衡发展.

基于范数灰关联-动态功效系数法的机坪U型区空间效率评估

为了确定机坪U型区空间效率评估指标体系及其指标的重要程度,分别从机坪设计和机坪运行两个维度建立机坪U型区空间效率评估指标体系。基于此提出了基于范数灰关联-动态功效系数法的机坪U型区空间效率评估方法。并以10个国内大型运输机场航站楼对应的U型区机坪为例进行计算,得到了影响机坪U型区空间效率各指标的权重及各机场航站楼对应的U型区机坪的空间效率评分。提出在U型区设计时应着重考虑指廊边机位个数、U型区指廊纵深和U型区底边长度3个指标。结果表明,该方法能够较为科学地对机坪U型区空间效率影响因素进行综合分析,有效评判不同构型机坪U型区空间效率。

我国绿色财政产出效率的地区差异、动态演变及时空收敛性

本文使用2007—2020年我国省级面板数据,测算并分析我国绿色财政产出效率差异、变化趋势、效率损失来源以及未来提升重点,并对绿色财政产出效率的地区差异、动态演变及时空收敛特征进行探究。研究发现:我国绿色财政产出效率的地区差异逐渐缩小、均衡化水平不断提升,效率总体差异变化主要来源于财政发展不同水平地区之间的交叉重叠影响;各省的绿色财政产出均存在不同程度的效率损失;不同产出效率类型省份之间存在效率等级的动态转移现象,具有正向空间溢出效应;我国绿色财政产出效率不存在σ收敛,但存在明显的空间β收敛特征,各省的绿色财政产出效率最终会趋向于同一个最优稳态水平。