Prediction of overbreak depth in Ghalaje road tunnel using strength factor

It is well known that the overbreak caused by the blasting damage during tunnel excavation increases costs associated with filling the collapsed area with shotcrete and results in filing of a claim by the contractor. This paper outlines a new approach for prediction the overbreak depth during tunnel construction. Hence, firstly excavation damage zone(EDZ) are determined by average specific charge in each zone. Numerical modelling is used to simulate the EDZ around tunnel boundary and the overbreak depth are calculated by the rock strength factor. The predicted overbreak depth compared with observed field data from a case study. The results show that there exists an approximately up to 40% difference between the prediction and the observed volume of overbreak depth. Therefore, the method can be well used to predict the overbreak depth to estimate more precision of shotcrete and concrete volumes in tunnelling cost during design phase.

Strength reduction factors for seismic analyses of buildings exposed to near-fault ground motions

To estimate the near-fault inelastic response spectra, the accuracy of six existing strength reduction factors （R） proposed by different investigators were evaluated by using a suite of near-fault earthquake records with directivity-induced pulses. In the evaluation, the force-deformation relationship is modelled by elastic-perfectly plastic, bilinear and stiffness degrading models, and two site conditions, rock and soil, are considered. The R-value ratio （ratio of the R value obtained from the existing R-expressions （or the R-p-T relationships） to that from inelastic analyses） is used as a measurement parameter. Results show that the R-expressions proposed by Ordaz ＆ Perez-Rocha are the most suitable for near-fault ground motions, followed by the Newmark ＆ Hall and the Berrill et al. relationships. Based on an analysis using the near-fault ground motion dataset, new expressions of R that consider the effects of site conditions are presented and verified.

Influencing factor of sinter body strength and its effects on iron ore sintering indexes

Sinter body strength, which reflects the strength of sinter, plays an important role in the improvement of sinter. In this study, the sinter body strengths of iron ores were measured using a microsintering method. The relationship between the chemical composition and sinter body strength was discussed. Moreover, sinter-pot tests were performed. The effects of sinter body strength on the sintering indexes were then elucidated, and the bottom limit of sinter body strength of blending ores was confirmed. In the results, the compressive strengths（CSs） of iron ores are observed to decrease with the increasing of the contents of loss on ignition（LOI）, SiO 2, and Al2O3; however, LOI of less than 3wt% does not substantially influence the CSs of fine ores. In the case of similar mineral composition, the porosity, in particular, the ratio between the number of large pores and the total number of pores, strongly influences the sinter body strength. With an increase of the blending-ore CSs used in sinter-pot tests, the yield, productivity, and tumbler strength increase, and the solid fuel consumption decreases. The CSs of the blending ores only slightly affect the sintering time. The CS bottom limit of the blending ores is 310 N. When the CSs of the blending ores increase by 10%, the yield, productivity, and tumbler index increase by 1.9%, 2.8%, and 2.0%, respectively, and the solid fuel consumption decreases by 1.9%.

Strength and stiffness reduction factors for infilled frames with openings

Framed structures are usually infilled with masonry walls. They may cause a significant increase in both stiffness and strength, reducing the deformation demand and increasing the energy dissipation capacity of the system. On the other hand, irregular arrangements of the masonry panels may lead to the concentration of damage in some regions, with negative effects; for example soft story mechanisms and shear failures in short columns. Therefore, the presence ofinfill walls should not be neglected, especially in regions of moderate and high seismicity. To this aim, simple models are available for solid infills walls, such as the diagonal no-tension strut model, while infilled frames with openings have not been adequately investigated. In this study, the effect of openings on the strength and stiffness of infilled frames is investigated by means of about 150 experimental and numerical tests. The main parameters involved are identified and a simple model to take into account the openings in the infills is developed and compared with other models proposed by different researchers. The model, which is based on the use of strength and stiffness reduction factors, takes into account the opening dimensions and presence of reinforcing elements around the opening. An example of an application of the proposed reduction factors is also presented.

Granular dynamic shear strength and its influencing factors

The granular dynamic shear strength is the same as that of the static one in nature, as found from numerous experiments and investigations. The shear strength is equal to the sum of the internal frictional force and the cohesive force. The influences of type, shape, size distribution, pore ratio, moisture content and variation of vibration velocity on the dynamic shear strength of granules were studied. Based on numerous vibration shear experiments, the authors investigate the mechanism of dynamic shear strength in granules in terms of the fundamental principle and the relevant theory of modern tribology.

Study on strength reduction factors consid-ering the effect of classification of design earthquake

The strength reduction factors are not only the key factors in determining seismic action for force-based seismic design, but also the key parameters to derive the inelastic response spectra for performance-based seismic design. In this paper, with a high quality ground motion database that includes a reasonable-sized set of records from China, a statistical study on the strength reduction factors is conducted and a new expression of strength reduction factors involving classification of design earthquake, which is an important concept to determine design spectra in Chinese seismic design code, is proposed. The expression of strength reduction factors can reflect the ground motion characteristics of China to a certain extent and is particularly suitable for Chinese seismic design. Then, the influence effects of site condition, classification of design earthquake, period of vibration, ductility level, earthquake magnitude and distance to fault on strength reduction factors are investigated. It is concluded that the effect of site condition on the strength reduction factors cannot be neglected, especially for the short-period structures of higher ductility. The classification of design earthquake also has an important effect on strength reduction factors and it may be unsuitable to use the existing expressions of strength reduction factors to the design spectra of current Chinese seismic code. The earthquake magnitude has no practical effect on strength reduction factors and if the near-fault records with forward directivity effect are not taken into consideration, the effect of distance to fault on strength reduction factors can also be neglected.

Residual fatigue strength of 48MnV crankshaft based on safety factor

Residual fatigue strength of 48MnV crankshaft was studied and analyzed based on safety factor. Three different status crankshafts were used to the hop-up tests, which maintain new after 500h hop-up tests and after 1000h hop-up tests. Then, crankshafts were cut into unit cranks. The unit cranks were used to do endurance bending tests to get the residual fatigue strength. Finally, the results were analyzed based on safety factor. The results show that safety factor of crankshaft descends a little with the increase of the running time, and the residual safety factor is still much bigger than the endurable safety factor. Furthermore, after the crankshaft accomplishes a full life cycle, the residual fatigue strength of the crankshaft is enough to remanufacture and fulfill the next life cycle.

Revisiting the Bjerrum's correction factor:Use of the liquidity index for assessing the effect of soil plasticity on undrained shear strength

The undrained shear strength （su） of fine-grained soils that can be measured in situ and in laboratory isone of the key geotechnical parameters. The unconfined compression test （UCT） is widely used in laboratoryto measure this parameter due to its simplicity; however, it is severely affected by sampledisturbance. The vane shear test （VST） technique that is less sensitive to sample disturbance involves acorrection factor against the soil plasticity, commonly known as the Bjerrum＇s correction factor, m. Thisstudy aims to reevaluate the Bjerrum＇s correction factor in consideration of a different approach and arelatively new method of testing. Atterberg limits test, miniature VST, and reverse extrusion test （RET）were conducted on 120 remolded samples. The effect of soil plasticity on undrained shear strength wasexamined using the liquidity index instead of Bjerrum＇s correction factor. In comparison with the resultobatined using the Bjerrum＇s correction factor, the undrained shear strength was better representedwhen su values were correlated with the liquidity index. The results were validated by the RET, whichwas proven to take into account soil plasticity with a reliable degree of accuracy. This study also showsthat the RET has strong promise as a new tool for testing undrained shear strength of fine-grained soils.

Study on influence factors of cement-stabilized soil compressive strength

The cement dry jet mixing method has been used to reinforce soft cohesive ground to increase the strength of soft cohesive ground and to decrease its deformation. The study briefly introduces the curing mechanism of cement-soil,presents the factors of influencing on compressive strength,mainly analyses the factors including cement mixing ratio,cement strength grade,curing age,moisture content and soil texture and puts forward some rational proposals at last.

Effect of structural characteristics distribution on strength demand and ductility reduction factor of MDOF systems considering soil-structure interaction

It is known that structural stiffness and strength distributions have an important role in the seismic response of buildings. The effect of using different code-specified lateral load patterns on the seismic performance of fixed-base buildings has been investigated by researchers during the past two decades. However, no investigation has yet been carried out for the case of soil-structure systems. In the present study, through intensive parametric analyses of 21,600 linear and nonlinear MDOF systems and considering five different shear strength and stiffness distribution patterns, including three code-specified patterns as well as uniform and concentric patterns subjected to a group of earthquakes recorded on alluvium and soft soils, the effect of structural characteristics distribution on the strength demand and ductility reduction factor of MDOF fixed-base and soil-structure systems are parametrically investigated. The results of this study show that depending on the level of inelasticity, soil flexibility and number of degrees-of-freedoms (DOFs), structural characteristics distribution can significantly affect the strength demand and ductility reduction factor of MDOF systems. It is also found that at high levels of inelasticity, the ductility reduction factor of low-rise MDOF soil-structure systems could be significantly less than that of fixed-base structures and the reduction is less pronounced as the number of stories increases.

Limit equilibrium method(LEM) of slope stability and calculation of comprehensive factor of safety with double strength-reduction technique

When the slope is in critical limit equilibrium(LE) state, the strength parameters have different contribution to each other on maintaining slope stability. That is to say that the strength parameters are not simultaneously reduced. Hence, the LE stress method is established to analyze the slope stability by employing the double strengthreduction(DSR) technique in this work. For calculation model of slope stability under the DSR technique, the general nonlinear Mohr–Coulomb(M–C) criterion is used to describe the shear failure of slope. Meanwhile, the average and polar diameter methods via the DSR technique are both adopted to calculate the comprehensive factor of safety(FOS) of slope. To extend the application of the polar diameter method, the original method is improved in the proposed method. After comparison and analysis on some slope examples, the proposed method's feasibility is verified. Thereafter, the stability charts of slope suitable for engineering application are drawn. Moreover, the studies show that:(1) the average method yields similar results as that of the polardiameter method;(2) compared with the traditional uniform strength-reduction(USR) technique, the slope stability obtained using the DSR techniquetends to be more unsafe; and(3) for a slope in the critical LE state, the strength parameter φ, i.e., internal friction angle, has greater contribution on the slope stability than the strength parameters c, i.e., cohesion.

Upper bound solutions of stability factor of shallow tunnels in saturated soil based on strength reduction technique

Based on the upper bound theorem of limit analysis,the factor of safety for shallow tunnel in saturated soil is calculated in conjunction with the strength reduction technique.To analyze the influence of the pore pressure on the factor of safety for shallow tunnel,the power of pore pressure is regarded as a power of external force in the energy calculation.Using the rigid multiple-block failure mechanism,the objective function for the factor of safety is constructed and the optimal solutions are derived by employing the sequential quadratic programming.According to the results of optimization calculation,the factor of safety of shallow tunnel for different pore pressure coefficients and variational groundwater tables are obtained.The parameter analysis shows that the pore pressure coefficient and the location of the groundwater table have significant influence on the factor of safety for shallow tunnel.

Influence Factor Analysis on Strength of Lime-Fly Ash Loess

Lime-fly ash loess is composed of fly ash, lime and loess. It is a new material in subgrade backfill. Main factors to influence the strength of lime-fly ash loess are age, amount of fly ash and lime, ratio of fly ash to lime (1:K), and moisture content. In order to observe the effect of each factor influencing the strength of lime-fly ash loess and find out the relationship between each other, this paper adopted orthogonal test design to conduct unconfined compression tests. The result shows that 90d strength can be considered to calculate the strength of lime-fly ash loess in practice. And the most important factor to influence the 90d strength of lime-fly ash loess is the amount of fly ash and lime, the second is moisture content, and then is the ratio of fly ash to lime (1:K). These achievements are significant to the design and application of lime-fly ash loess in subgrade construction of loess areas.

握力与认知功能障碍的性别差异研究:基于2011—2014美国健康和营养调查的横断面研究

目的探究握力与认知功能的关联是否存在性别差异。方法利用2011—2014年美国国家健康与营养调查(National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey,NHANES)数据库开展横断面研究,评估即时记忆、延迟记忆、言语流畅性和注意力4个认知领域。采用加权线性回归、加权Logistic回归、相乘模型进行分析。结果回归分析显示,在男性,与握力最低组的研究对象相比,握力最高组研究对象有更低的整体认知功能降低(OR=0.377,95%CI:0.182~0.781)和即时记忆降低(OR=0.409,95%CI:0.221~0.759)的风险。在女性,握力与整体认知功能降低(OR=0.405,95%CI:0.224~0.733)、言语流畅性降低(OR=0.567,95%CI:0.356~0.902)以及注意力降低(OR=0.357,95%CI:0.211~0.607)的风险呈显著负相关关系。同时,性别和握力在整体认知功能、言语流畅性和注意力均存在显著交互作用,但是即时记忆、延迟回忆2个认知领域未检测到显著的交互作用。结论握力对整体认知功能和不同认知领域的影响存在性别差异。因此,提高握力水平,特别是女性,有利于预防认知功能下降。

水性环氧乳液/海泡石复合改性苯丙乳液涂层粘结性能研究

采用物理共混法制备水性环氧乳液/海泡石复合改性苯丙乳液涂层,探讨了苯丙-水性环氧乳液配比,三乙醇胺、填料及乳化沥青掺量对涂层粘结强度的影响,同时考察了复合涂层的抗渗性和耐高低温性。结果表明,当苯丙乳液与水性环氧乳液的有效质量比为1∶2,三乙醇胺、海泡石和乳化沥青掺量分别为2%、3%、5%时,复合涂层粘结强度为3.54MPa,与钢板间具有较好的相容性,且不透水性和耐高低温性优良。

加工因素对HDPE基木塑复合材料静曲强度的影响

为了研究木塑复合材料加工因素对复合材料力学性能的影响,采用正交实验法以静曲强度为评价标准,利用极差分析和方差分析法分析了螺杆转速、造粒温度、偶联剂质量分数和木粉含量等加工因素对力学指标静曲强度影响的顺序及各因素的最佳水平,确定了木塑复合材料静曲强度的各加工因素的最佳参数组合;系统地分析了各加工参数对木塑复合材料力学性能指标静曲强度的影响。结果表明,影响木塑复合材料静曲强度的主要加工因素由大到小依次为偶联剂质量分数>木粉含量>转速>造粒温度;得到最佳静曲强度的加工因素参数组合为转速150 r/min、造粒温度145℃、偶联剂质量分数为5%、木粉含量为60%;木粉含量及偶联剂质量分数对材料的静曲强度具有显著性影响,转速和造粒温度对材料静曲强度影响的显著性较低,其中,随着偶联剂含量的增加,静曲强度呈明显上升的趋势;当木粉含量从30%增大至70%时,材料的静曲强度呈先增加后减小的趋势。

鼠神经生长因子联合丙种球蛋白治疗慢性格林巴利综合征临床疗效观察

目的探讨鼠神经生长因子(mNGF)联合丙种球蛋白(IVIG)治疗格林巴利综合征(GBS)的临床疗效及对炎性因子及肌力评分的影响。方法我院收治的73例GBS患者,按治疗方法分为观察组(mNGF联合IVIG治疗)40例和对照组(IVIG治疗)33例。对比两组临床疗效、炎性因子、肌力评分及肢体功能Hughes量表评分,并记录治疗期间不良反应发生率。结果观察组治疗总有效率显著高于对照组(P<0.05);治疗后观察组血清IL-4水平高于对照组,IL-21、IL-23水平低于对照组(P<0.05);治疗后观察组上、下肢肌力评分高于对照组,肢体功能Hughes评分低于对照组(P<0.05)。结论mNGF联合IVIG对慢性GBS的临床效果优于单纯使用IVIG治疗,二者联合治疗可有效抑制相关促炎因子的表达,明显改善患者肌力和肢体功能。

北京社区55~75岁高、低痴呆风险人群身体素质及其认知功能特点

目的分析预测社区中处于生命中期健康老年人痴呆风险因素。方法2021年7月至2023年4月招募北京市两个社区常住1年以上的55~75岁中老年人175例,收集心血管危险因素、衰老和痴呆(CAIDE)相关危险因素和其他一般人口资料,CAIDE风险评分≥9分为高危组,<9分为低危组。采用Stroop色词测验(SCWT)、两元素1-back任务范式、连线测验(TMT)进行评估;测量握力、30 s前臂屈曲测验和5次坐站试验;记录平地步行10 m的平均步速和步长。结果高危组CAIDE总分平均9.86分,低危组4.95分。两组年龄无显著性差异(P=0.188)。男性,受教育程度<7年、收缩压>140 mmHg、胆固醇>6.5 mmol/L、体质量指数>30 kg/m^(2)和缺乏体力活动人群CAIDE痴呆风险评分更高(χ^(2)>3.116,P<0.05)。高危组握力(t=-4.174)、步速(t=-2.414)、SCWT正确率(Z=-2.684)均差于低危组(P<0.05)。Logistic回归分析显示,步速(OR=25.483)、握力(OR=1.133),SCWT正确率(OR=37.430)是痴呆的独立危险因素(P<0.05)。结论握力弱、步速慢、抑制控制能力差可能预示痴呆风险增加。

黏结剂喷射制备陶瓷型芯抗弯强度、尺寸精度及表面质量影响因素的研究进展

黏结剂喷射因具有低成本和可控性优势而在陶瓷型芯的制备中得到广泛的应用,但制备陶瓷型芯的抗弯强度、尺寸精度和表面质量一般较低,而这些不足可以通过改变制备工艺参数来进行改进。综述了粉末、黏结剂、成形工艺和后处理工艺这4个方面的参数对陶瓷型芯抗弯强度、尺寸精度和表面质量的影响,提出了提高黏结剂喷射制备陶瓷型芯抗弯强度、尺寸精度和表面质量的未来发展方向。

考虑水力效应的裂缝边坡稳定性非线性能耗分析

现有考虑水力效应的裂缝边坡稳定性分析大多基于线性破坏准则,而岩土体破坏往往呈现非线性特征,因此开展水力效应影响下的裂缝边坡稳定性非线性极限上限分析具有重要意义。基于极限分析上限定理及强度折减技术,结合“外切线法”非线性破坏准则,构建坡顶含竖直裂缝的边坡对数螺旋线破坏模式,根据虚功原理推导出裂缝边坡安全系数解析式,通过MATLAB优化计算,结合边坡工程实例探讨了典型因素对裂缝边坡稳定性、临界裂缝及滑动面位置的影响规律。研究结果表明:随着地下水位h的持续上升,边坡安全系数不断降低,临界裂缝深度逐渐增大且临界裂缝位置逐渐向坡顶缘偏移;非线性系数m明显影响边坡的稳定性,边坡安全系数随着非线性系数的增大显著减小,采用线性破坏准则会高估地下水位变化对边坡稳定性的影响;随着非线性系数的增大,临界裂缝深度随之增大,临界裂缝位置距离坡顶缘越来越远,滑坡体体积逐渐增大;裂缝与坡顶缘距离l m随着非线性系数m的增大而增大(当m增大0.2时,l m增大约1 m),且随着裂缝与坡顶缘距离的增大,边坡安全系数无明显变化,临界裂缝深度先逐渐减小后趋于稳定。