Most probable number (MPN) and colony-forming unit (CFU) estimates of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) concentration are common measures of water quality in aquatic environments. Thus, FIB intensively monitored in...Most probable number (MPN) and colony-forming unit (CFU) estimates of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) concentration are common measures of water quality in aquatic environments. Thus, FIB intensively monitored in Yeongsan Watershed in an attempt to compare two different methods and to develop a statistical model to convert from CFU to MPN estimates or vice versa. As a result, the significant difference was found in the MPN and CFU estimates. The enumerated Escherichia coli concentrations in MPN are greater than those in CFU, except for the measurement in winter. Especially in fall, E. coli concentrations in MPN are one order of magnitude greater than that in CFU. Contrarily, enterococci bacteria in MPN are lower than those in CFU. However, in general, a strongly positive relationship are found between MPN and CFU estimates. Therefore, the statistical models were developed, and showed the reasonable converting FIB concentrations from CFU estimates to MPN estimates. We expect this study will provide preliminary information towards future research on whether different analysis methods may result in different water quality standard violation frequencies for the same water sample.展开更多
Precast concrete structures have developed rapidly in the last decades due to the advantages of better quality,non-pollution and fast construction with respect to conventional cast-in-place structures.In the present s...Precast concrete structures have developed rapidly in the last decades due to the advantages of better quality,non-pollution and fast construction with respect to conventional cast-in-place structures.In the present study,a theoretical model and nonlinear 3D model are developed and established to assess the dynamic behavior of precast concrete slabs under blast load.At first,the 3D model is validated by an experiment performed by other researchers.The verified model is adopted to investigate the blast performance of fabricated concrete panels(FCPs)in terms of parameters of the explosive charge,panel thickness,and reinforcement ratio.Finally,a simplified theoretical model of the FCP under blast load is developed to predict the maximum deflection.It is indicated that the theoretical model can precisely predict the maximum displacement of FCP under blast loads.The results show that the failure modes of the panels varied from bending failure to shear failure with the mass of TNT increasing.The thickness of the panel,reinforcement ratio,and explosive charges have significant effects on the anti-blast capacity of the FCPs.展开更多
基金supported by the Korean Ministry of Environment as "The Eco-technopia 21 Project" (No. 019-071-053)
文摘Most probable number (MPN) and colony-forming unit (CFU) estimates of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) concentration are common measures of water quality in aquatic environments. Thus, FIB intensively monitored in Yeongsan Watershed in an attempt to compare two different methods and to develop a statistical model to convert from CFU to MPN estimates or vice versa. As a result, the significant difference was found in the MPN and CFU estimates. The enumerated Escherichia coli concentrations in MPN are greater than those in CFU, except for the measurement in winter. Especially in fall, E. coli concentrations in MPN are one order of magnitude greater than that in CFU. Contrarily, enterococci bacteria in MPN are lower than those in CFU. However, in general, a strongly positive relationship are found between MPN and CFU estimates. Therefore, the statistical models were developed, and showed the reasonable converting FIB concentrations from CFU estimates to MPN estimates. We expect this study will provide preliminary information towards future research on whether different analysis methods may result in different water quality standard violation frequencies for the same water sample.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51508148)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funded Project(Nos.2016T90563 and 2015M581980)+1 种基金open fund of Anhui Key Laboratory of Civil Engineering Structures and Materials in Hefei University of Technology,and State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment(Grant No.GZ19106)The authors also highly ppreciate the acknowledgment of the China Scholarship Council(CSC).
文摘Precast concrete structures have developed rapidly in the last decades due to the advantages of better quality,non-pollution and fast construction with respect to conventional cast-in-place structures.In the present study,a theoretical model and nonlinear 3D model are developed and established to assess the dynamic behavior of precast concrete slabs under blast load.At first,the 3D model is validated by an experiment performed by other researchers.The verified model is adopted to investigate the blast performance of fabricated concrete panels(FCPs)in terms of parameters of the explosive charge,panel thickness,and reinforcement ratio.Finally,a simplified theoretical model of the FCP under blast load is developed to predict the maximum deflection.It is indicated that the theoretical model can precisely predict the maximum displacement of FCP under blast loads.The results show that the failure modes of the panels varied from bending failure to shear failure with the mass of TNT increasing.The thickness of the panel,reinforcement ratio,and explosive charges have significant effects on the anti-blast capacity of the FCPs.