Using hydroacoustics to relate fluctuations in fish abundance to river restoration efforts and environmental conditions in the Penobscot River,Maine

Quantifying change after large habitat restoration efforts is critical to assessing the effort's success. After river restoration activities, fish abundance is expected to increase and also fluctuates naturally by season and with environmental conditions. A side‐looking hydroacoustic system was used to estimate fish abundance in the Penobscot River, ME, from 2010 to 2016 during predam (2010–2013) and postdam (2014–2016) removal years during nonice periods. Automated data processing enabled continuous abundance estimates from fish tracks. A threefold increase in mean fish abundance was recorded after dam removal. A fourfold increase in median fish abundance occurred in the fall relative to spring and summer of the same year, regardless of dam presence. Interannual fish abundance in every season monitored increased at least twofold after dam removal. We related variability in fish abundance to tide, discharge, temperature, diurnal cycle, daylength, moon phase, and restoration activities (focusing on dam presence). Daylength corresponding to the fall and summer was the most important indicator for higher fish abundance. Fish abundance was generally greatest in the fall during outgoing tides at night, with lesser peaks occurring during the month of June at night. Before dam removal, fish abundance peaked when water temperature was less than 9.25°C, at night, during outgoing tides. After dam removal, fish abundance peaked when daylength was less than 11.3 hr, at night, during outgoing tides, when water temperature was above 4.56°C and no full moon was present. Peak fish abundance occurred during only 0.02–2.3% of the total time sampled. The threefold increase in fish abundance recorded after dam removal was observed despite yearly stocking efforts of adult alewife increasing 24% in postdam removal years. Finally, parallel studies of fish presence in the Penobscot River were used to compare the utility of this method as an indicator of fish abundance in response to dam removal.     

稀土石膏常压酸化法制备硫酸钙晶须的研究

以含稀土的石膏为原料运用常压酸化法合成硫酸钙晶须,探讨了不同工艺条件对生成的硫酸钙晶须形貌的影响,同时还考察了晶型助长剂的种类和晶型助长剂的含量对硫酸钙晶须生长的影响,利用SEM和XRD分别对硫酸钙晶须的表面形貌、物相特征做了表征分析。实验得到制备硫酸钙晶须的最佳的反应条件：稀土石膏质量浓度为0.22 g/mL、反应时间为25 min、盐酸浓度为2.8 mol/L、反应温度为70 ℃、陈化时间为4 h,在此条件下合成的硫酸钙晶须平均长度为61 μm,平均长径比为30.5;通过对比实验选出了CuCl₂作为促进硫酸钙晶须生长的助长剂,在添加5%（质量分数）的CuCl₂的情况下可使硫酸钙晶须长径比从30.5增至41,长度从61 μm增至81 μm。     

四川某稀土矿选矿试验研究

针对四川某稀土矿选矿工艺存在的稀土回收率低的问题，开展了一系列选矿试验研究。试验结果表明，在矿浆质量浓度为30%，粗选NaOH用量为600g/t，水玻璃用量为3000g/t，EF1106用量为3500g/t，起泡剂用量为60g/t情况下，采用一粗、三精、两扫、中矿按顺序返回的选矿流程，可获得稀土REO的品位和回收率分别为66.32%和79.88%的稀土浮选精矿。与该选厂的生产指标相比，稀土回收率提高了13.93%。     

尾矿库排水管封堵技术及相关事故处理

当尾矿库库底排水管强度不能满足坝体加高的承载要求，且无法进行加固或在使用过程中出现损坏迹象时，均应对其进行封堵。排水管的封堵位置与封堵长度关系到尾矿库的安全运行，必须高度重视，防止留下安全隐患。该文结合某矿山工程事故案例，提出了排水管封堵技术要求以及因排水管承载能力不足导致的事故处理方法，为类似尾矿库工程提供参考。     

Protection of power transformer using multi criteria decision-making

Power transformers are protected by different relays that operate independently. Malfunction of each relay has a major role in reducing the reliability of the protection system. In order to mitigate the main drawbacks of the power transformer relays, an overall protection scheme is presented in this paper. This scheme proposes a novel multi criterion algorithm using decision-making based on fuzzy logic. In this paper the outputs of restricted earth fault relay and a directional check unit, are combined with the output of the differential protection relay. Therefore, problems that are pertaining to independent operation of each relay have been mitigated and the relays cover protection blind spots of each other. The improved power transformer protection (IPTP) scheme enhances the sensitivity and reliability of the power transformer protection. Extensive simulations are used to measure the effectiveness and merit of the proposed IPTP relay. The above efforts result in a multi criteria approach for protection of power transformers.     

高路堤预应力锚索桩板墙承载特性分析

以昆明—曼谷国际公路k70路堤加固工程为背景,采用原位测试方法,完成了不同工况下预应力锚索桩板墙承载特性的现场试验。通过观测结构位移、土压力、桩身内力以及锚索预应力等,系统分析了预应力锚索桩板墙的受力特性与力学行为。锚索桩板墙对高路堤的加固效果显著,填筑初期结构位移随填土高度线性增加,锚索施工后增速有所减缓;初始填筑阶段,抗滑桩变形以刚性倾斜为主,随着锚索张拉和桩后填土不断增高桩身产生了较为明显的弯曲变形。作用在抗滑桩后的土压力大致呈三角形分布,板后土压力大致呈抛物线型分布;相同埋深条件下作用在抗滑桩上的土压力明显大于挡板,原因在于相邻抗滑桩间产生了明显的土拱效应,下部相邻抗滑桩间的土拱效应更强;与解析解的对比结果表明,实测最大桩后土压力与滑坡推力接近,远小于被动土压力;实测板后土压力与主动土压力接近,工程设计中可选取Rankine主动土压力作为挡板的设计荷载,在不利位置采取增大板厚等措施避免挡板发生破坏。采用弹性弯曲梁理论对锚索桩板墙内力计算的结果与实测结果基本一致。张拉锁定初期锚索预应力损失较大,约为设计荷载的10%,后期锚索预应力逐渐趋于稳定,锚索预应力长期损失约为设计荷载值的12%~15%。     

Radiation damage behavior of carbon/carbon composite in Low Earth Orbit environment

To understand the degradation behavior of Carbon/Carbon(C/C) composite in LEO radiation environment, groups of 2D-C/C composites samples were exposed to ground-based Low Earth Orbit(LEO) simulating facilities. The LEO radiating environment covers part of Van Allen inner belt, which contains atomic oxygen(AO) and high-energy proton radiating regions. These two kinds of radiating sources were arranged for simulating the real LEO radiating conditions regarding to the first orbit movement speed of serving space shuttles. Changes of micro-structure, mass loss, surface roughness, chemical construction and thermal physical properties after environmental assessment were analyzed and compared to understand the damage behavior of LEO radiation on C/C composite. It was found that AO is the main factor of mass loss in LEO radiating particles. The charged high-energy protons have an aggravating damage ability with energetic AO, damage situations of degree in orbit down process is more serious than in orbit rising process. The LEO radiation damage mechanisms of C/C composite are revealed and expounded either.     

基于HHT-RDT算法的高拱坝泄流结构工作模态识别方法

根据高拱坝泄流结构自身的工作特点,为准确辨识环境激励下的结构模态参数特征,提出了一种基于改进的HHT-RDT算法的高拱坝泄流结构工作模态识别方法。以某高拱坝原型振动响应测试资料为基础,利用改进的小波阈值-EMD算法对原始信号进行降噪预处理,滤除干扰噪声的同时保留有效特征信息;采用HHT-RDT算法识别高拱坝泄流结构的工作模态参数,运用带通滤波对振动响应信号的EMD过程进行控制得到结构的各阶模态分量,利用RDT法提取各阶模态分量的自由衰减信息,识别出高拱坝泄流结构系统的固有频率及阻尼比。工程实例表明,该方法避免了复杂系统定阶过程,有效提高结构振动响应工作模态识别精度,为辨识高拱坝泄流结构的工作模态参数提供捷径。     

Luminescence and energy transfer of color-tunable Lu_2MgAl_4SiO_(12):Eu~(2+),Ce~(3+),Mn~(2+) phosphors

Energy transfer among the co-doped activators is an efficient route to achieve color-tunable emission in inorganic phosphors.Herein,photoluminescence tuning from blue to cyan has been achieved in the Lu_2MgAl_4 SiO_(12);Eu~(2+),Ce~(3+)phosphors by varying the Ce~(3+) concentration with a fixed Eu~(2+)content.With the further introduction of a Mn~(2+)-Si4+couple into the host lattice,the emission color can be tuned to red through the energy transfer of Eu~(2+)and Mn~(2+).The luminescence properties and the energy transfer mechanism were studied in detail.The energy transfer from Eu~(2+)to Ce~(3+)is certified as a dipolequadrupole interaction with the energy transfer efficiency of 41.4% and Eu~(2+)to Mn~(2+)belongs to a dipole-dipole interaction with the energy transfer efficiency of 94.3%.The results imply that this singlephased Lu_2MgAl4 SiO_(12):Eu~(2+),Ce~(3+),Mn~(2+)phosphor has a potential prospect for application in near-UV chip pumped white light emitting diodes.