Sclerotinia basal stalk rot (BSR) of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is a fungal disease of the roots that causes symptoms of wilt and a basal stem lesion. Evaluating root plate growth could improve our understanding...Sclerotinia basal stalk rot (BSR) of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is a fungal disease of the roots that causes symptoms of wilt and a basal stem lesion. Evaluating root plate growth could improve our understanding of BSR. Separate studies were conducted to determine the effect of sunflower growth stage or genotype on root plate diameter in North American environments. Root plate diameter of cultivated hybrids at reproductive growth stages was 3 to 4 times larger than vegetative stages. Cultivated hybrids had larger root plate diameter than interspecific lines. These results have implications for artificial inoculation methods that evaluate genotypes for BSR resistance in the field or greenhouse. Disease escapes can occur if field-grown plants are inoculated too far from the root plate and/or too early at vegetative growth stages. Side-dressing mycelium-infested cereal grain closer (i.e., 10 cm) to plants at reproductive growth stages (i.e., R1 - R4) can increase disease pressure and reduce disease escapes. These guidelines for the field can be used to validate results from artificial inoculations in the greenhouse.展开更多
An investigation into the pullout response of helical soil nail using finite element subroutine Plaxis 2D is presented.The numerical modelling of actual pullout response is achieved by axisymmetric and horizontal load...An investigation into the pullout response of helical soil nail using finite element subroutine Plaxis 2D is presented.The numerical modelling of actual pullout response is achieved by axisymmetric and horizontal loading condition.The effect of varying number of helical plates,helical plate spacing and helical plate diameter is studied to understand the pullout capacity behaviour.The failure surfaces for various helical soil nail configurations and their pullout mechanisms are also analysed and discussed.The pullout capacity is found to increase with increase in number of helical plates.The helical plate spacing ratio（s/D;） and diameter ratio（D;/D;） are found to increase the pullout only up to a critical value.The response of helical soil nail using axisymmetric finite element simulation is found similar to the uplift behaviour of helical piles and helical soil anchors.In the absence of literature regarding numerical modelling of helical soil nail,simulation results are validated with uplift responses of helical piles and soil anchors.A good agreement in their comparative study for pullout response is also observed.展开更多
According to the experimental data of the orifice discharge coefficient for the flow through a vertical sharp-edged orifice obtained in the previous study of this work,a theoretical criterion for flow mechanisms of sm...According to the experimental data of the orifice discharge coefficient for the flow through a vertical sharp-edged orifice obtained in the previous study of this work,a theoretical criterion for flow mechanisms of small orifice（viz.thick-walled orifice and nozzle） and large orifice（viz.thin-walled orifice） was proposed based on the ratio of orifice diameter to plate thickness.It can help explain the dissipation of the mechanical energy loss in the flow process for the two flow mechanisms under different operating regimes.The main parameters such as orifice diameter,plate thickness and liquid head were correlated,and a semi-empirical model for orifice coefficient and an empirical model with high precision at the stable region were developed.展开更多
文摘Sclerotinia basal stalk rot (BSR) of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is a fungal disease of the roots that causes symptoms of wilt and a basal stem lesion. Evaluating root plate growth could improve our understanding of BSR. Separate studies were conducted to determine the effect of sunflower growth stage or genotype on root plate diameter in North American environments. Root plate diameter of cultivated hybrids at reproductive growth stages was 3 to 4 times larger than vegetative stages. Cultivated hybrids had larger root plate diameter than interspecific lines. These results have implications for artificial inoculation methods that evaluate genotypes for BSR resistance in the field or greenhouse. Disease escapes can occur if field-grown plants are inoculated too far from the root plate and/or too early at vegetative growth stages. Side-dressing mycelium-infested cereal grain closer (i.e., 10 cm) to plants at reproductive growth stages (i.e., R1 - R4) can increase disease pressure and reduce disease escapes. These guidelines for the field can be used to validate results from artificial inoculations in the greenhouse.
文摘An investigation into the pullout response of helical soil nail using finite element subroutine Plaxis 2D is presented.The numerical modelling of actual pullout response is achieved by axisymmetric and horizontal loading condition.The effect of varying number of helical plates,helical plate spacing and helical plate diameter is studied to understand the pullout capacity behaviour.The failure surfaces for various helical soil nail configurations and their pullout mechanisms are also analysed and discussed.The pullout capacity is found to increase with increase in number of helical plates.The helical plate spacing ratio（s/D;） and diameter ratio（D;/D;） are found to increase the pullout only up to a critical value.The response of helical soil nail using axisymmetric finite element simulation is found similar to the uplift behaviour of helical piles and helical soil anchors.In the absence of literature regarding numerical modelling of helical soil nail,simulation results are validated with uplift responses of helical piles and soil anchors.A good agreement in their comparative study for pullout response is also observed.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(20806090)
文摘According to the experimental data of the orifice discharge coefficient for the flow through a vertical sharp-edged orifice obtained in the previous study of this work,a theoretical criterion for flow mechanisms of small orifice（viz.thick-walled orifice and nozzle） and large orifice（viz.thin-walled orifice） was proposed based on the ratio of orifice diameter to plate thickness.It can help explain the dissipation of the mechanical energy loss in the flow process for the two flow mechanisms under different operating regimes.The main parameters such as orifice diameter,plate thickness and liquid head were correlated,and a semi-empirical model for orifice coefficient and an empirical model with high precision at the stable region were developed.
