Punch shear tests have been widely used to determine rock shear mechanical properties but without a standard sample geometric dimension suggestion.To investigate the impacts of sample geometric dimensions on shear beh...Punch shear tests have been widely used to determine rock shear mechanical properties but without a standard sample geometric dimension suggestion.To investigate the impacts of sample geometric dimensions on shear behaviors in a punch shear test,simulations using Particle Flow Code were carried out.The effects of three geometric dimensions(i.e.,disk diameter,ratio of shear surface diameter to disk diameter,and ratio of disk height to shear surface diameter)were discussed.Variations of shear strength,shear stiffness,and shear dilatancy angles were studied,and the fracture processes and patterns of samples were investigated.Then,normal stress on the shear surface during test was analyzed and a suggested disk geometric dimension was given.Simulation results show that when the ratio of the shear surface diameter to the disk diameter and the ratio of disk height to the shear surface diameter is small enough,the shear strength,shear stiffness,and shear dilatancy angles are extremely sensitive to the three geometric parameters.If the ratio of surface diameter to disk diameter is too large or the ratio of disk height to surface diameter is too small,a part of the sample within the shear surface will fail due to macro tensile cracks,which is characterized by break off.Samples with a greater ratio of disk height to shear surface diameter,namely when the sample is relatively thick,crack from one end to the other while others crack from both ends towards the middle.During test,the actual normal stress on the shear surface is greater than the target value because of the extra compressive stress from the part of sample outside shear surface.展开更多
In the article, hypothesis test for coefficients in high dimensional regression models is considered. I develop simultaneous test statistic for the hypothesis test in both linear and partial linear models. The derived...In the article, hypothesis test for coefficients in high dimensional regression models is considered. I develop simultaneous test statistic for the hypothesis test in both linear and partial linear models. The derived test is designed for growing p and fixed n where the conventional F-test is no longer appropriate. The asymptotic distribution of the proposed test statistic under the null hypothesis is obtained.展开更多
This article extends a signal-based approach formerly proposed by the authors, which utilizes the fractal dimension of time frequency feature (FDTFF) of displacements, for earthquake damage detection of moment resis...This article extends a signal-based approach formerly proposed by the authors, which utilizes the fractal dimension of time frequency feature (FDTFF) of displacements, for earthquake damage detection of moment resist frame (MRF), and validates the approach with shaking table tests. The time frequency feature (TFF) of the relative displacement at measured story is defined as the real part of the coefficients of the analytical wavelet transform. The fractal dimension (FD) is to quantify the TFF within the fundamental frequency band using box counting method. It is verified that the FDTFFs at all stories of the linear MRF are identical with the help of static condensation method and modal superposition principle, while the FDTFFs at the stories with localized nonlinearities due to damage will be different from those at the stories without nonlinearities using the reverse-path methodology. By comparing the FDTFFs of displacements at measured stories in a structure, the damage-induced nonlinearity of the structure under strong ground motion can be detected and localized. Finally shaking table experiments on a 1:8 scale sixteen-story three-bay steel MRF with added frictional dampers, which generate local nonlinearities, are conducted to validate the approach.展开更多
With the development of modern science and technology, more and more high-dimensionaldata appear in the application fields. Since the high dimension can potentially increase the com-plexity of the covariance structure...With the development of modern science and technology, more and more high-dimensionaldata appear in the application fields. Since the high dimension can potentially increase the com-plexity of the covariance structure, comparing the covariance matrices among populations isstrongly motivated in high-dimensional data analysis. In this article, we consider the proportion-ality test of two high-dimensional covariance matrices, where the data dimension is potentiallymuch larger than the sample sizes, or even larger than the squares of the sample sizes. We devisea novel high-dimensional spatial rank test that has much-improved power than many exist-ing popular tests, especially for the data generated from some heavy-tailed distributions. Theasymptotic normality of the proposed test statistics is established under the family of ellipticallysymmetric distributions, which is a more general distribution family than the normal distribu-tion family, including numerous commonly used heavy-tailed distributions. Extensive numericalexperiments demonstrate the superiority of the proposed test in terms of both empirical sizeand power. Then, a real data analysis demonstrates the practicability of the proposed test forhigh-dimensional gene expression data.展开更多
This paper aims to develop a new robust U-type test for high dimensional regression coefficients using the estimated U-statistic of order two and refitted cross-validation error variance estimation. It is proved that ...This paper aims to develop a new robust U-type test for high dimensional regression coefficients using the estimated U-statistic of order two and refitted cross-validation error variance estimation. It is proved that the limiting null distribution of the proposed new test is normal under two kinds of ordinary models.We further study the local power of the proposed test and compare with other competitive tests for high dimensional data. The idea of refitted cross-validation approach is utilized to reduce the bias of sample variance in the estimation of the test statistic. Our theoretical results indicate that the proposed test can have even more substantial power gain than the test by Zhong and Chen(2011) when testing a hypothesis with outlying observations and heavy tailed distributions. We assess the finite-sample performance of the proposed test by examining its size and power via Monte Carlo studies. We also illustrate the application of the proposed test by an empirical analysis of a real data example.展开更多
Insomnia,whether situational or chronic,affects over a third of the general population in today’s society.However,given the lack of non-contact and non-inductive quantitative evaluation approaches,most insomniacs are...Insomnia,whether situational or chronic,affects over a third of the general population in today’s society.However,given the lack of non-contact and non-inductive quantitative evaluation approaches,most insomniacs are often unrecognized and untreated.Although Polysomnographic(PSG)is considered as one of the assessment methods,it is poorly tolerated and expensive.In this paper,with the recent development of Internet-of-Things devices and edge computing techniques,we propose a detrended fractal dimension(DFD)feature for the analysis of heart-rate signals,which can be easily acquired by many wearables,of good sleepers and insomniacs.This feature was derived by calculating the fractal dimension(FD)of detrended signals.For the trend component removal,we improved the null space pursuit algorithm and proposed an adaptive trend extraction algorithm.The experimental results demonstrated the efficacy of the proposed DFD index through numerical statistics and significance testing for healthy and insomnia groups,which renders it a potential biomarker for insomnia assessment and management.展开更多
We are concerned with partial dimension reduction for the conditional mean function in the presence of controlling variables.We suggest a profile least squares approach to perform partial dimension reduction for a gen...We are concerned with partial dimension reduction for the conditional mean function in the presence of controlling variables.We suggest a profile least squares approach to perform partial dimension reduction for a general class of semi-parametric models.The asymptotic properties of the resulting estimates for the central partial mean subspace and the mean function are provided.In addition,a Wald-type test is proposed to evaluate a linear hypothesis of the central partial mean subspace,and a generalized likelihood ratio test is constructed to check whether the nonparametric mean function has a specific parametric form.These tests can be used to evaluate whether there exist interactions between the covariates and the controlling variables,and if any,in what form.A Bayesian information criterion(BIC)-type criterion is applied to determine the structural dimension of the central partial mean subspace.Its consistency is also established.Numerical studies through simulations and real data examples are conducted to demonstrate the power and utility of the proposed semi-parametric approaches.展开更多
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,CHD(Nos.300102210307,300102210308)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51708040,41831286,51678063,51978065).
文摘Punch shear tests have been widely used to determine rock shear mechanical properties but without a standard sample geometric dimension suggestion.To investigate the impacts of sample geometric dimensions on shear behaviors in a punch shear test,simulations using Particle Flow Code were carried out.The effects of three geometric dimensions(i.e.,disk diameter,ratio of shear surface diameter to disk diameter,and ratio of disk height to shear surface diameter)were discussed.Variations of shear strength,shear stiffness,and shear dilatancy angles were studied,and the fracture processes and patterns of samples were investigated.Then,normal stress on the shear surface during test was analyzed and a suggested disk geometric dimension was given.Simulation results show that when the ratio of the shear surface diameter to the disk diameter and the ratio of disk height to the shear surface diameter is small enough,the shear strength,shear stiffness,and shear dilatancy angles are extremely sensitive to the three geometric parameters.If the ratio of surface diameter to disk diameter is too large or the ratio of disk height to surface diameter is too small,a part of the sample within the shear surface will fail due to macro tensile cracks,which is characterized by break off.Samples with a greater ratio of disk height to shear surface diameter,namely when the sample is relatively thick,crack from one end to the other while others crack from both ends towards the middle.During test,the actual normal stress on the shear surface is greater than the target value because of the extra compressive stress from the part of sample outside shear surface.
文摘In the article, hypothesis test for coefficients in high dimensional regression models is considered. I develop simultaneous test statistic for the hypothesis test in both linear and partial linear models. The derived test is designed for growing p and fixed n where the conventional F-test is no longer appropriate. The asymptotic distribution of the proposed test statistic under the null hypothesis is obtained.
基金National Natural Science Foundation under Grant No.51161120359Ministry of Education under Grant No.20112302110050Special Fund for Earthquake Scientific Research in the Public Interest under Grant No.201308003
文摘This article extends a signal-based approach formerly proposed by the authors, which utilizes the fractal dimension of time frequency feature (FDTFF) of displacements, for earthquake damage detection of moment resist frame (MRF), and validates the approach with shaking table tests. The time frequency feature (TFF) of the relative displacement at measured story is defined as the real part of the coefficients of the analytical wavelet transform. The fractal dimension (FD) is to quantify the TFF within the fundamental frequency band using box counting method. It is verified that the FDTFFs at all stories of the linear MRF are identical with the help of static condensation method and modal superposition principle, while the FDTFFs at the stories with localized nonlinearities due to damage will be different from those at the stories without nonlinearities using the reverse-path methodology. By comparing the FDTFFs of displacements at measured stories in a structure, the damage-induced nonlinearity of the structure under strong ground motion can be detected and localized. Finally shaking table experiments on a 1:8 scale sixteen-story three-bay steel MRF with added frictional dampers, which generate local nonlinearities, are conducted to validate the approach.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Sci-ence Foundation of China[Grant Numbers 11501092,11571068]the Special Fund for Key Laboratories of Jilin Province,China[Grant Number 20190201285JC].
文摘With the development of modern science and technology, more and more high-dimensionaldata appear in the application fields. Since the high dimension can potentially increase the com-plexity of the covariance structure, comparing the covariance matrices among populations isstrongly motivated in high-dimensional data analysis. In this article, we consider the proportion-ality test of two high-dimensional covariance matrices, where the data dimension is potentiallymuch larger than the sample sizes, or even larger than the squares of the sample sizes. We devisea novel high-dimensional spatial rank test that has much-improved power than many exist-ing popular tests, especially for the data generated from some heavy-tailed distributions. Theasymptotic normality of the proposed test statistics is established under the family of ellipticallysymmetric distributions, which is a more general distribution family than the normal distribu-tion family, including numerous commonly used heavy-tailed distributions. Extensive numericalexperiments demonstrate the superiority of the proposed test in terms of both empirical sizeand power. Then, a real data analysis demonstrates the practicability of the proposed test forhigh-dimensional gene expression data.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11071022, 11231010 and 11471223)Beijing Center for Mathematics and Information Interdisciplinary ScienceKey Project of Beijing Municipal Educational Commission (Grant No. KZ201410028030)
文摘This paper aims to develop a new robust U-type test for high dimensional regression coefficients using the estimated U-statistic of order two and refitted cross-validation error variance estimation. It is proved that the limiting null distribution of the proposed new test is normal under two kinds of ordinary models.We further study the local power of the proposed test and compare with other competitive tests for high dimensional data. The idea of refitted cross-validation approach is utilized to reduce the bias of sample variance in the estimation of the test statistic. Our theoretical results indicate that the proposed test can have even more substantial power gain than the test by Zhong and Chen(2011) when testing a hypothesis with outlying observations and heavy tailed distributions. We assess the finite-sample performance of the proposed test by examining its size and power via Monte Carlo studies. We also illustrate the application of the proposed test by an empirical analysis of a real data example.
基金partly supported by the startup research funds of Nanjing University of Science and Technology。
文摘Insomnia,whether situational or chronic,affects over a third of the general population in today’s society.However,given the lack of non-contact and non-inductive quantitative evaluation approaches,most insomniacs are often unrecognized and untreated.Although Polysomnographic(PSG)is considered as one of the assessment methods,it is poorly tolerated and expensive.In this paper,with the recent development of Internet-of-Things devices and edge computing techniques,we propose a detrended fractal dimension(DFD)feature for the analysis of heart-rate signals,which can be easily acquired by many wearables,of good sleepers and insomniacs.This feature was derived by calculating the fractal dimension(FD)of detrended signals.For the trend component removal,we improved the null space pursuit algorithm and proposed an adaptive trend extraction algorithm.The experimental results demonstrated the efficacy of the proposed DFD index through numerical statistics and significance testing for healthy and insomnia groups,which renders it a potential biomarker for insomnia assessment and management.
基金supported by Humanities and Social Science Foundation of Ministry of Education(Grant No.20YJC910003)Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(Grant No.20ZR1423000)+1 种基金supported by Natural Science Foundation of Beijing(Grant No.Z19J0002)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11731011 and 11931014)。
文摘We are concerned with partial dimension reduction for the conditional mean function in the presence of controlling variables.We suggest a profile least squares approach to perform partial dimension reduction for a general class of semi-parametric models.The asymptotic properties of the resulting estimates for the central partial mean subspace and the mean function are provided.In addition,a Wald-type test is proposed to evaluate a linear hypothesis of the central partial mean subspace,and a generalized likelihood ratio test is constructed to check whether the nonparametric mean function has a specific parametric form.These tests can be used to evaluate whether there exist interactions between the covariates and the controlling variables,and if any,in what form.A Bayesian information criterion(BIC)-type criterion is applied to determine the structural dimension of the central partial mean subspace.Its consistency is also established.Numerical studies through simulations and real data examples are conducted to demonstrate the power and utility of the proposed semi-parametric approaches.