The effect of cyclic stress on the physical properties of a poly(dimethylsiloxane) elastomer

The dynamic creep behavior of a filled poly(dimethylsiloxane) elastomer was studied under cyclic stress. The stress level was chosen such that the increase in the internal temperature was small and that microcracks were not observed. This work has demonstrated that cyclic stress in combination with high temperature accelerates the degradation of the elastomer. The results suggest that because of the applied force, breaks in the load-bearing chains of the network occur. These breaks, while relieving the mechanical stress, create highly reactive ionic fragments. It is believed that because of the subsequent reactions of the ionic fragments, changes in the specific gravity, storage modulus, effective crosslink density, and length of the sample (creep) are observed. The observed decrease in the storage modulus is thought to occur because of the reaction of the ionic fragments with moisture, which results in the formation of silanol chain ends that reduce the effective crosslink density. The results also show that contrary to the prediction of the Boltzmann's Superposition Principle, the rate of creep is greatly enhanced when the sample is subjected to a sinusoidally varying dynamic load as compared to a comparable static load. The polymer weight loss was found to be linear with time and strongly dependent on the level of applied dynamic and static force. In addition, the weight loss and rate of creep were also found to be strongly dependent upon temperature.     

基模螺旋天线的研究

本文提出了一种计算基模螺旋天线的新方法.该方法采用螺旋线段对基模螺旋天线进行划分,只需少量分段就可用矩量法对其进行精确模拟分析.文中求出了螺旋天线上的电流分布和远场方向图,与直线段模拟计算结果吻合良好.求阻抗矩阵 Z时,利用螺旋天线的对称性和周期性,只需求出一小部分元素就可得到Z 矩阵的其它元素的值.该方法分段数少,使得计算时间和计算所需存储量大大减小,计算速度和精度显著提高.     

普通砂型铸造中球铁件冒口的CAD

根据球铁件凝固原理，对常用湿砂铸型中制造球铁件，用计算机完成控制压力冒口的设计，流程框图适于各工厂和车间之用。     

在役加氢反应器试验板脆化和氢损伤的测定与研究

充分利用了带主焊缝的役后试板，在国内首次开展回火脆化、氢介质下断裂韧性与疲劳扩展的研究，结果表明，加氢反应器焊缝有明显的脆化表现。同时，核查了反应器开停车升温速度和降温速度规定，以及确定了裂纹允许尺寸的参考数据，为今后安全运行提供了充分的依据。     

Acidity near eroding polylactide-polyglycolide in vitro and in vivo in rabbit tibial bone chambers

Eroding poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide)(PDLLG) washers were observed chronically in vitro and in vivo following loading in a bone chamber tibial implant (BCI). Images were recorded using intravital microscopy of the implanted rabbit and direct pH measurements were obtained of the tissue in the bone chamber using a combination probe-reference microelectrode. While statistically significant pH differences were found between the control (unloaded) and experimental (PDLLG-bearing) BCIs, they were only of the order of 0.2 pH units. This value proved to be physiologically insignificant as no statistically significant difference in bone defect healing, as indicated by angiogenesis, was detected. It was shown that the measured small pH changes during PDLLG washers erosion would result whether the buffer was phosphate-buffered saline replaced weekly or interstitial fluid subject to vascular exchanges.     

A case study in SQA audits

Software quality assurance (SQA) audits are becoming a standard practice in corporations seeking to enter contractual relations with other organizations, or just evaluating their own state of readiness. This paper describes one approach to conducting SQA audits. Excerpts from reports of actual audits conducted on several organizations engaged in software development are used to show how an audit is conducted and what can be achieved through the auditing process. The paper is not meant to be a definitive answer or guide to doing SQA audits. Rather, it serves as an annotated case study of how SQA audits can be conducted with an emphasis on data gathering and reporting.Dr Paul W. Oman is an associate professor of computer science at the University of Idaho, and an independent software consultant who specializes in software analysis. He is the director of the Software Engineering Test Lab within the UI College of Engineering, where he conducts research in software development methods, CASE tools, and software maintainability issues. Oman has published over 50 articles and reports on software tools, software development, and computer science education. He has a PhD in computer science and is a member of the IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, and ACM.     

血管数字减影图象中的结构特征提取

基于Ｘ线数字减影图象的三维血管结构重建很大程度上依赖于图象中血管的有效检测和结构关系描述。本文给出一个在局部特征检测基础上的结构特征提取和组织方法，涉及结构分析之前的中间视觉处理层次，即将图象中主要结构分离出来供结构分析之用。首先用一个突出结构检测算法独立地组织和选择中轴曲线片断和边缘曲线片断，然后将两者信号相结合以验证突出结构算法获得的结果并滤除噪声结构。     

Preexercise meal composition alters plasma large neutral amino acid responses during exercise and recovery

This study was designed to determine metabolic and physical performance responses to ingestion of pre-exercise meals with different macronutrient and fiber profiles. Twelve physically active subjects (6 males and 6 females) were used to investigate the metabolic and physical performance consequences of consuming pre-exercise meals consisting of oat, corn, or wheat cereals. A fasting trial served as the control, and all subjects received each treatment in a Latin-square design. Blood samples were drawn before and 85 min after meal ingestion, during 90 min of cycling exercise (60% VO2peak), after a 6.4 km performance ride, and during 60 min of recovery. Expired air samples were collected to determine nutrient utilization. Resting carbohydrate oxidation rates and plasma insulin concentrations after oat ingestion were less than after wheat, and corn and wheat ingestion, respectively (P < 0.05). During exercise, the change in plasma glucose from pre-exercise was greater after consuming wheat and corn compared with oat (P < 0.05), and it was inversely related to pre-exercise plasma insulin concentration (r = -0.55, P = 0.0001). Plasma free fatty acid concentrations were inversely related to plasma lactate concentrations (r = -0.58, P = 0.0001). Free fatty acid concentrations and fat oxidation were greater in fasting trials than all others, but performance ride times did not differ among treatments. Plasma branched-chain amino acid concentrations resembled their respective meal profiles throughout exercise, the performance ride, and recovery. These results indicate that pre-exercise meal composition can influence glucose homeostasis during early exercise and plasma branched-chain amino acid concentrations over a substantial range of metabolic demands.