The Behavior of Recycled Concrete through the Application of an Isotropic Damage Model

The main goal of this paper is to describe the mechanical behavior of the CDW recycled concrete in compression, using an isotropic damage model adapted to the variation of the replacement rate of natural aggregates by recycled ones. The isotropic model by Mazars was used as a constitutive equation for the CDW concrete and its adjustment parameters, A and B, were written as quadratic polynomials according to the aggregates replacement rate. The model was evaluated for conventional and recycled concretes. For the latter ones, the aggregates replacement ratios evaluated were 50% and 100%. The results show good approximation between the analytical and numerical values obtained with the adapted isotropic damage model and experimental concrete results for both compressive and flexural strength.

A Comprehensive Study of Solar Energy Components by Using Various Models on Horizontal and Inclined Surfaces for Different Climate Zones

The main objective of this research is to analyze the monthly average daily of global (H), beams (B) and diffuses (D) solar irradiance on a horizontal surface at four selected sites (El-Kharga, Hurghada in Egypt and Dammam, Hail in Saudi Arabia) during the period time from 1980 to 2020. The empirical models between (H/Ho) and meteorological parameters along with the values of (MBE), (RMSE), MPE, R2 and the t-Test statics are discussed. The results in this study indicate good agreement between observed and calculated values of total solar energy and diffuse solar fraction. The results for south facing surfaces of the (RMSE) for different slope at different models in the present research are discussions. Nine different models between isotropic and anisotropic used to estimate the diffuse solar radiation on a tilted surface at selected sites in this study. The absolute relative values of RMSE for the south-facing surface ranges from 7 to 41.3 at El-Kharga and Hurghada sites, Egypt in the present study for Koronakis and Stevenand Unsworth (SU) models respectively. The values of (RMSE), for the south-facing surface ranges from 9.3 to 39.7 at Dammam and Hail sites, Saudi Arabia in the present research for Koronakis and Klucher models respectively. For west-facing surface the values of RMSE range from 11.2 to 47.3 for Badescu and Koronakis models at El-Kharga and Hurghada sites, Egypt respectively, while values of RMSE range from 6.5 to 38.5 for Klucher and Reindl et al. models at Dammam and Hail sites, Saudi Arabia. The models Koronakis, Klucher and Stevenand Unsworth (SU) models are given the most accurate estimate for the south-facing surface, and Badescu, Koronakis, Klucher and Reindl et al. models are good performs better estimated for the west-facing surface.

Entangled quantum heat engine based on two-qubit Heisenberg XY model

Based on a two-qubit isotropic Heisenberg XY model under a constant external magnetic field,we construct a four-level entangled quantum heat engine（QHE）.The expressions for the heat transferred,the work,and the efficiency are derived.Moreover,the influence of the entanglement on the thermodynamic quantities is investigated analytically and numerically.Several interesting features of the variations of the heat transferred,the work,and the efficiency with the concurrences of the thermal entanglement of two different thermal equilibrium states in zero and nonzero magnetic fields are obtained.

Polarizabilities and Orientational Order Parameter in N-(p-n-Ethoxybenzylidene)- p-n-Alkoxy Anilines, 2O.Om LC Compounds

n.m, n.Om, nO.m and nO.Om compounds play an important role in the fundamental and applied aspects. As a part of our systematic studies of the above homologous series regarding the synthesis, characterization and phase transition studies, here the authors report the polarizabilities and orientational order parameter, S in N-(p-n-ethoxybenzylidene)-p-n-alkoxy anilines, 2O.Om with m = 3 to 10 liquid crystalline compounds except with m = 5 which has been already published. The rest of the compounds exhibit the nematic LC phase except with m = 10 which shows the smectic-C phase along the nematic phase which is originally not detected by Godzwon et al. But the author’s observations with TM and differential scanning calorimeter have shown the existence on SmC phase in addition to nematic phase. Further, SmC is clarified using the histogram technique whose details are given below and are published elsewhere. The orientstonal order parameter, S is estimated using different methods and compared with the value obtained from birefringence, δn = (ne – no) where no field model is used. It is observed in these compounds case as in other LC compounds Vuks isotropic model is favored compared to that of anisotropic model proposed by Neugebauer.

“Equilibrium”and“non-equilibrium”turbulence

We review the concept of ‘‘equilibrium＇＇ in turbulence. It generally means a property of the energy spectrum, it can also be understood in terms of a scalar property, the Taylor–Kolmogorov formula relating the dissipation rate to the total energy and integral length scale. The implications of equilibrium and strong departure from equilibrium for turbulence modeling are stressed.