A review on evaluation of crack resistance of asphalt mixture by semi-circular bending test

Although there are many kinds of fracture tests to choose from in evaluating the crack resistance of asphalt mixture,the semi-circular bending(SCB)test has attracted a lot of attention in the academic road engineering community because of its simplicity,stability,and flexibility in testing and evaluation.The SCB test has become a common method to study the cracking resistance of asphalt mixture in recent years.This paper mainly summarizes the overview of the SCB test,summarizes some research results and common characterization parameters of the SCB test method in monotone test and fatigue test in recent years,and predicts and suggests the research direction of the SCB test in the future.It is found that the research on the monotonic SCB test is more comprehensive,and the research on the SCB fatigue test needs to be further improved in the aspects of loading mode,characterization parameter selection,and so on.Researchers can flexibly adjust the geometric dimensions and the test parameters of semi-cylindrical specimens,and conduct comprehensive analysis combined with the results of numerical simulation.The crack resistance of asphalt mixture can be comprehensively evaluated by fracture energy,fracture toughness,stiffness,flexibility index and other fracture indicators,combined with the crack propagation of the specimen.The analysis of numerical simulation can confirm the test results.In order to standardize the setting of fatigue parameters for future application,it is necessary to standardize the setting of bending performance.

Simulation of Natural Convection Flow with Magneto-Hydrodynamics in a Wavy Top Enclosure with a Semi-Circular Heater

Natural convection flow in enclosure has different applications such as room ventilation, heat exchangers, the cooling system of a building etc. The Finite-Element method based on the Galerkin weighted residual approach is used to solve two-dimensional governing mass, momentum and energy-equations for natural convection flow in the presence of a magnetic field on a roof top with semi-circular heater. In the enclosure the horizontal lower wall was heated, the vertical two walls were adiabatic, inside the semi-circular heater, the wavy top wall cooled. The parameters Rayleigh number, Hartmann number and Prandtl number are considered. The effects of the Hartmann number and Rayleigh number on the streamlines, isotherms, velocity profiles and average Nusselt number are examined graphically. The local Nusselt number and the average Nusselt number of the heated portion of the enclosure with the semi-circular heater are presented in this paper. Finally, for the validation of the existing work, the current results are compared with published results and the auspicious agreement is achieved.

Wave Forces on Submerged Semi-Circular Breakwater and Similar Structures

The results of design and experiment of a submerged semi-circular breakwater at the Yangtze estuary show that the submerged structure will be unsafe when the general empirical wave force formula for semi-circular breakwater is used in design. Therefore, a new calculation method for the wave forces acting on a submerged semi-circular structure is given in this paper, in which the wave force acting on the inside circumference of semi-circular arch is included, and the phase modification coefficient in the general empirical formula is adjusted as well. The new wave force calculation method has been Verified by the results of seven related physical model tests and adopted in the design of the south esturary jetty of the first stage project of Deep Channel Improvement Project of the Yangtze River Estuary, the total jetty length being 17.5 km.

Anti-plane (SH) waves diffraction by an underground semi-circular cavity:analytical solution

Diffraction of a two-dimensional （2D） semi-circular cavity in a half-space under incident SH-waves is studied using the classic wave function expansion method with a new de-coupling technique. This so-called ＂improved cosine half- range expansion＂ algorithm exhibits an excellent performance in reducing displacement residual errors at two rim points of concern. The governing equations are developed in a manner that minimizes the residues of the boundary conditions. Detailed derivation and analysis procedures as well as truncation of infinite linear governing equations are presented. The semi-circular cavity model presented in this paper, due to its simple profile, is expected to be used in seismic wave propagation studies as a benchmark for examining the accuracies of various analytical or numerical methods for mixed-boundary wave propagation problems.

Diffraction of plane SH waves by a semi-circular cavity in half-space

This paper presents a closed-form solution for diffraction of plane SH waves by a semi-circular cavity in half-space by using wave function expansion method. Accuracy of the solution is checked by the displacement residual and stress residual along the boundaries. Numerical results show that there are notable differences for response amplitudes between a semi-circular cavity and a whole-circular cavity in a half-space.

Study on the Interaction of Water Waves with Semi-Circular Breakwater

The present study investigates the interaction of steep waves with semi-circular breakwater with the complex plane's Cauchy boundary integral theorem. The boundary integral method is used to transform the calculation in fluid domain into its boundary alone. In the calculation the computation domain is moved with the propagation of waves. A numerical solution is obtained for incident Stokes waves passing the submerged obstacles. This method has been extended to the calculation of wave run-up on a slope for estimating wave overtopping.

The dispersion of particles in turbulent semi-circular duct flows

The flow field in a semi-circular duct is simulated by Large Eddy Simulation(LES)and its particle field is simulated by Lagrange particle tracking method.Reynolds number Reb(based on bulk velocity and hydraulic diameter)is 80,000 and Ret(based on friction velocity and hydraulic diameter)is 3528.Particle diameter dpis chosen as 10,50,100,500 mm corresponding to St as 0.10,2.43,9.72,243.05.The results show that the intensity of the secondary flow near the ceiling is less than that near the floor because the ceiling is curved and able to inhibit the secondary flow.It is found that the difference between the semicircular duct and the square duct is that the secondary flow in a corner of the semi-circular duct is not symmetrical along the diagonal although they have the same generation mechanism.Regarding the particles,small particles(dp≤10 mm)are found to uniformly distribute in the duct,while large particles(dp≥50 mm)preferentially distribute in the corner and floor center.The maximum particles(dp=500mm)fall on the floor quickly and their dispersion mainly depends on the secondary flow near the floor.Particle deposition in the corner depends on particle size due to the effect of secondary flow and gravity.The effect of lift force on particles becomes more significant for 50 and 100 mm particles in comparison with other smaller particles.In the end,the effect of secondary flow is found to be more significant to dominate particle behavior than that of flow fluctuation.

MODELING THE INTERACTION OF SOLITARY WAVES AND SEMI-CIRCULAR BREAKWATERS BY USING UNSTEADY REYNOLDS EQUATIONS

A vertical 2-D numerical wave model was developed based on unsteady Reynolds equations. In this model, the k-epsilon models were used to close the Reynolds equations, and volume of fluid(VOF) method was used to reconstruct the free surface. The model was verified by experimental data. Then the model was used to simulate solitary wave interaction with submerged, alternative submerged and emerged semi-circular breakwaters. The process of velocity field, pressure field and the wave surface near the breakwaters was obtained. It is found that when the semi-circular breakwater is submerged, a large vortex will be generated at the bottom of the lee side wall of the breakwater; when the still water depth is equal to the radius of the semi-circular breakwater, a pair of large vortices will be generated near the shoreward wall of the semi-circular breakwater due to wave impacting, but the velocity near the bottom of the lee side wall of the breakwater is always relatively small. When the semi-circular breakwater is emerged, and solitary wave cannot overtop it, the solitary wave surface will run up and down secondarily during reflecting from the breakwater. It can be further used to estate the diffusing and transportation of the contamination and transportation of suspended sediment.

Asymmetric light propagation based on semi-circular photonic crystals

A new structure based on a semi-circular photonic crystal is proposed to achieve asymmetric light propagation. The semi-circular photonic crystal structure proposed in this paper is a deformation of a two-dimensional conventional square photonic crystal. Through the directional bandgap of the semi-circular photonic crystal, the light from one direction can transfer to the other side, but the light from the opposite direction cannot. A high contrast ratio is obtained by designing the constitutive parameters of the photonic crystal and choosing the suitable light frequency. This structure promises a significant potential in optical integration and other areas.

Simulation of Wave Forces on A Semi-Circular Breakwater Using Multilayer Feed Forward Network

In this paper, the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is used to study the wave forces on a semi-circular breakwater. The process of establishing the network model for a specific physical problem is presented. Networks with double implicit layers have been studied by numerical experiments. 117 sets of experimental data are used to train and test the ANN. According to the results of ANN simulation, this method is proved to have good precision compared with experimental and numerical results.

Mixed convection in the heated semi-circular lid-driven cavity for non-Newtonian power-law fluids: Effect of presence and shape of the block

The present work delineates the hydrodynamics and thermal characteristics due to mixed convection in the liddriven semi-circular cavity affected by the presence of the adiabatic block at its geometric center for twodimensional,steady-state,laminar and for non-Newtonian power-law fluids.The semi-circular cavity has a diameter of D.The horizontal wall/lid is sliding with a uniform horizontal velocity(u=U)and is subjugated to the ambient thermal condition;while the curved surface is subjugated to a higher isothermal temperature.The convective characteristics inside the system is explored for the broad range of Richardson number(0.1≤Ri≤10),Prandtl number(1≤Pr≤100)and non-Newtonian power-law index(0.5≤n≤1.5)at a constant Grashof number of 10~4.Apart from this,the effect of shape(cross-section)of the inserted block,i.e.,circular,square and triangular on heat transfer characteristics has also been explored.It is observed that the shear thickening fluids display better cooling characteristics.Besides,the cavity with immersed triangular block shows better heat transfer results than the circular and square blocks.The deviations observed in the flow and heat transfer characteristics in the cavity by inserting an adiabatic block as compared with cavity without block have been ascertained by calculating normalized Nusselt number(Nu^N).The presence of the block was found to have a diminishing effect on the heat transfer due to convection in the cavity.In the end,the results of the study are summarized in the form of a predictive correlation exhibiting the functional dependence of average Nusselt number with Prandtl number,power-law index,and Richardson number.

Aeolian Tone from a Semi-Circular Cylinder in a Stream

Aeolian tone from a semi-circular cylinder in a uniform flow is studied experimentally for various angles of attack. It is found that the peak sound spectrum of the Aeolian tone from the semi-circular cylinder is smaller than that from the circular cylinder and the lowest sound is observed around the zero angle of attack. This is due to the reduction in the fluctuating lift force on the semi-circular cylinder compared to that of the circular cylinder. This result suggests the validity of the analogy between the sound pressure level and the fluctuating lift force on a semi-circular cylinder in a stream. The flow visualization study also supports these results.

Sound Source Measurement of a Semi-Circular Cylinder in a Uniform Flow by Particle Image Velocimetry

In this paper, the measurement of an aerodynamic sound source for a semi-circular cylinder in a uniform flow is described using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). This experimental technique is based on vortex sound theory, where the time derivative of vorticity is evaluated with the aid of two sets of standard PIV systems. The experimental results indicate that the sound source for the semi-circular cylinder is located around the shear layer near the edge of the semi-circular cylinder. The sound source intensity and the area are reduced in the semi-circular cylinder compared with those of a circular cylinder. This result indicates that the aerodynamic sound of the semi- circular cylinder is smaller than that of the circular cylinder, which supports the microphone measurement result.

应力波作用下红砂岩复合动态断裂特征研究

为探究应力波作用下红砂岩的复合动态断裂特性,采用分离式霍普金森压杆和数字图像技术对带预制裂缝的半圆盘三点弯曲试样开展冲击加载实验,分析加载率、波长对红砂岩动态拉伸、断裂特征的影响。结果表明:①红砂岩试样加载率与动态抗拉强度、断裂韧度及破坏率均呈一次函数关系;断裂能随加载率增大而增长415.27%。②随着波长增加,动态抗拉强度增长742.14%,其中断裂能增长54.49%,但能量吸收率呈下降趋势;裂纹扩展平均速度增长4.09%,且首尾裂纹应变增长时间出现滞后现象;破坏率增长效应得到强化。③冲击速度8 m/s时试件主裂纹首尾监测点位的应变平均增加84.31%。

融合双重极化注意力的轻量化半监督语义分割

针对目前半监督语义分割方法复杂度高、训练精度低、参数量过大等问题,提出融合双重极化自注意力机制的轻量级半监督语义分割算法。模型使用由位置感知循环卷积构造的Resnet-101残差网络作为分割骨干网络提取深层特征。融合了通道及空间双重极化自注意力机制,在极化通道和空间注意力分支中保持较高内部分辨率。将位置感知循环卷积与通道注意力操作结合起来,提升分割精度并降低计算成本,克服硬件支持等问题。在公开数据集PASCALVOC 2012上的实验结果显示,该算法其平均交并比可达到76.32%,较基准模型准确率提高了2.52个百分点,参数量减少了9%,模型硬件所占内存减小了61.6%。设计的模型与领域内最新算法相比,该算法在精度、模型复杂度、参数量等方面均展现出了显著的优势。

Impacts of ice cover on local scour around semi-circular bridge abutment

The presence of ice cover in winter can significantly change the flow field around bridge abutments, which can also cause a different local scour pattern. To investigate the impacts of ice cover, results from a recent flume experiments were presented. Smooth and rough ice covers were created to investigate the impacts of ice cover roughness on the scour geometry around the semi-circular abutment. Three bed materials were used, with 50D s of 0.58 mm, 0.50 mm, 0.47 mm respectively. Scour volume and scour area were calculated. It was found that the maximum scour depth was located 75o inclined to the flume wall. Under rough ice cover, the scour area and scour depth were the largest. An empirical equation on the maximum scour depth was also developed.

DETERMINATION OF CRACK SURFACE DISPLACEMENTS FOR A RADIAL CRACK EMANATING FROM A SEMI-CIRCULAR NOTCH USING WEIGHT FUNCTION METHOD

A radial crack emanating from a semi-circular notch is of significant engineering importance. Accurate determination of key fracture mechanics parameters is essential for damage tolerance design and fatigue crack growth life predictions. The purpose of this paper is to provide an efficient and accurate closed-form weight function approach to the calculation of crack surface displacements for a radial crack emanating from a semi-circular notch in a semi-infinite plate. Results are presented for two load conditions： remote applied stress and uniform stress segment applied to crack surfaces. Based on a correction of stress intensity factor ratio, highly accurate analytical equations of crack surface displacements under the two load conditions are developed by fitting the data obtained with the weight function method. It is demonstrated that the Wu- Carlsson closed-form weight functions are very efficient, accurate and easy-to-use for calculating crack surface displacements for arbitrary load conditions. The method will facilitate fatigue crack closure and other fracture mechanics analyses where accurate crack surface displacements are required.

开孔硬涂层薄壁圆柱壳复合结构的半解析建模及振动特性分析

针对硬涂层薄壁圆柱壳复合结构的圆形开孔问题,提出了一种参数化的周向区域分解法,并基于Rayleigh-Ritz法建立了开孔硬涂层薄壁圆柱壳复合结构的自由振动半解析模型。以涂敷NiCoCrAlY+YSZ硬涂层材料的开孔薄壁圆柱壳为例,通过对比解析与有限元计算结果验证了该半解析模型的有效性和合理性。同时,探讨了周向均布条件下开孔数量、轴向位置、开孔大小和硬涂层弹性模量对开孔硬涂层薄壁圆柱壳复合结构振动特性的作用规律。结果表明,开孔会增加复合结构的固有频率,但随着周向均布孔数的增加,结构固有频率不断减小,且当开孔数等于周向半波数或其特殊倍数时,结构固有频率会发生突变升高的特殊现象;随着硬涂层弹性模量的增加,结构固有频率均不断增加;随着轴向开孔位置的升高,结构固有频率不断降低,且当开孔数等于周向半波数或其特殊倍数时,降低幅度会大大增加;孔径的增加也会降低结构固有频率,但当开孔数等于周向半波数或其特殊倍数时,结构固有频率会随着孔径的增加而增大。

基于XFEM的再生复合路面反射裂缝扩展研究

为了探究裂缝扩展路径及在不同条件下的扩展规律,该文基于ABAQUS软件中扩展有限元方法(extended finite element method,XFEM)模拟分析沥青混凝土半圆弯曲断裂试验中的裂缝扩展规律。通过对比他人试验及数值模型数据,验证了基于XFEM的有限元模型分析裂缝扩展的有效性。此外,该文建立干法油石分离再生复合路面二维模型,研究模型中施工缝宽度、预埋裂缝长度、偏转角及预设位置对裂缝尖端应力影响,结果表明尖端应力随着裂缝长度、偏转角增加而增大,而随着施工缝宽度增大呈现先减小后增大趋势,随着偏移距离变大则先增大后减小。该文研究结果有助于复合路面反射裂缝定量分析与表征,为复合路面设计及后期养护提供了参考与依据。

基于浮标站观测的磨刀门洪枯季径潮动力作用规律及相关性分析

为揭示磨刀门主要动力因子对潮流运动的作用规律,采用主潮通量算法计算洪枯季半月不同时间尺度下的潮流动力特征值,采用多元线性回归法对特征值的相关性进行拟合分析。结果表明,磨刀门水道内平均落潮流速洪季比枯季总体大约14%,但涨潮平均流速仅为枯季一半;水道内洪季余流流速很大,枯季可忽略不计;口门外东汊和西汊涨潮流态洪季存在相互顶托,枯季均为西南向,洪枯季余流流速西汊均大于东汊,近底层水深范围存在逆时针半环流结构,且枯季尤为明显。潮汐动力和海面风对水道内余流影响较小,径流动力洪季影响显著、枯季影响很小。由于洪季径流动力强劲,东汊和西汊净潮通量变化规律一致;枯季磨刀门水道净通量主要输运至东汊水域,随沿岸流朝西南方向输运进入西汊,然后随离岸流朝南侧外海方向输出,符合口门外逆时针半环流结构的输运特征。