Performances at high temperature of RC bridge decks strengthened with EBR-FRP

Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) can be successfully used to externally strengthen reinforced concrete (RC) bridges where fire is not a primary concern. Nevertheless, common maintenance activity on a bridge deck, such as the laying of bituminous paving, can easily lead the FRP to temperatures higher than the glass transition temperature, T_g. Exceeding T_g does not necessarily imply a drastic reduction in strength and stiffness of the reinforcement. Nevertheless, the softening of the resin implies a drastic reduction in its adhesion properties. Therefore, the efficiency of the strengthening system for existing structures, which mainly depends on the effectiveness of the bond between FRP and concrete, is significantly affected by temperature.The relationships suggested by Italian and American codes in order to evaluate the limit strain for FRP debonding at normal temperature are modified to take into account the effect of high temperature. Then, performances at high temperature of RC bridge decks strengthened with externally bonded FRP plates (EBR) are investigated by considering thermal fields in the structural members which are different from the normal ones. Both fire and the laying of bituminous paving on the decks are considered. In addition, the thicknesses of the slabs and the protective layer are varied to assess their influence on the thermal field in the slabs. The results are discussed with reference to both ultimate and serviceability limit states.     

羽绒棉纤维的性能测试及其静态热性能研究

测试了羽绒棉纤维(细旦涤纶)的直径、纤度、强力,分析了纤维的应力松弛和蠕变性能对时间的依赖性及定伸长变形性,比较了其与木棉纤维的静态热性能,结果表明:羽绒棉纤维纤度平均值为0.8 dtex;60 s内应力松弛和蠕变率增加,对时间依赖性强;羽绒棉纤维的塑性变形率高;与木棉纤维相比,羽绒棉纤维在较高温度区域的导热性比木棉纤维的好,而降温速率明显低于木棉纤维。     

Enhanced hollow fiber membrane performance via semi-dynamic layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte inner surface deposition for nanofiltration and forward osmosis applications

The layer-by-layer (LBL) polyelectrolyte deposited membranes have drawn increasing attention in various applications due to the ease of selective layer formation and their stability and versatility. In this study, the LBL deposition was performed at the inner surface of the polyethersulfone (PES) hollow fiber substrate to form composite nanofiltration (NF) membrane. The semi-dynamic deposition procedure was adopted with the aid of syringes. The newly developed inner deposited (id-LBL) membranes were then tested in NF and forward osmosis (FO) applications and the performance were compared with outer surface deposition as well as some literature data. The id-LBL membranes could not only withstand higher operating pressure but also possess superior hardness rejection especially in high concentration mixed salt solutions (more than 95% rejection to Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺ in a 5000 ppm total dissolved salt (TDS) mixture under 4.8 bar). As for the FO process, with only two layer deposition, the id-LBL membranes also demonstrated significant performance improvement with increased water flux (up to 70 L/m² h using 0.5 M MgCl₂ as draw solution in active layer facing draw solution configuration) and reduced salt leakage (around 0.5 g/m² h using 1 M MgCl₂ draw solution in active layer facing feed water configuration). This study suggests that for hollow fiber substrate, the inner surface is more suitable for the formation of the selective layer via LBL deposition than the outer surface.     

Comparison of xylo-oligosaccharides production by autohydrolysis of fibers separated from ground corn flour and DDGS

Xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS) are known to have beneficial health properties, and are considered to be functional food ingredients. The objective of this study is to compare corn fibers separated from ground corn flour and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) for XOS yield and optimum autohydrolysis conditions. Based on the initial xylan content, the fiber separated from ground corn flour (FC) resulted in higher XOS yield (71.5%) than the fiber separated from DDGS (FD) (54.6%) at the maximum XOS production conditions. XOS produced were mainly xylobiose and xylotriose. Based on total initial material also, FC resulted in higher XOS yield (8.9%) than FD (8.0%), based on total original masses. Thus, fiber separated from ground corn flour would be a better feedstock for production of XOS than fiber separated from DDGS. The conditions for maximum XOS production from FD and FC were 180 °C with 20 min hold-time and 190 °C with 10 min hold-time, respectively.     

直纺亮光抗倒伏波浪扁平涤纶FDY的开发

探讨了直纺83 dtex/114 f波浪扁平涤纶全拉伸丝(FDY)的工艺制备过程。试验证明,在熔体输送温度276~282℃,纺丝温度286~290℃,喷丝板规格DIO φ104 mm-114孔、"王"字形,环吹风压10~15 Pa,含油率1.1%~1.2%,卷绕速度3 800~4 200 m/min的工艺参数下纺制83 dtex/114 f波浪扁平涤纶FDY时,生产稳定,满卷率高,外观情况良好,袜带均匀亮丽,可批量生产。此新产品可用于制作高档布艺沙发表层面料,具有抗倒伏、色彩艳丽等功效。     

凉感纤维织物导热系数影响因素的探讨

采用普通涤纶、含1%云母颗粒的涤纶(1%云母/涤纶)以及含5%云母颗粒的涤纶(5%云母/涤纶)三种材质,上机纬密采用200根/10 cm、300根/10 cm、400根/10 cm,组织采用平纹、斜纹、缎纹试织试样。通过Hot Disk热常数分析仪,采用正交试验及极差、方差分析,研究了纤维材质、上机纬密、组织对凉感纤维织物导热系数的影响。结果表明:在试验设置变量范围内,纤维材质对导热系数的影响显著,上机纬密、组织对导热系数的影响高度显著,影响因素从大到小顺序为上机纬密>组织>纤维材质。     

Modification and ionic stimulation of hollow fiber membrane by electric field for water treatment

Hollow fiber membrane (HF) is considered one of the prevalent materials for water treatment; its effectiveness is controlled by permeation and mechanical characteristics. In this study, HF membrane surface was stimulated using electrochemical technique, where binary system of stainless steel cylinder and graphite rod electrodes was used into electrolytic solution of sodium acetate 0.1 M as electrolyte. Two pH of acidic medium (pH = 3.5) and alkaline medium (pH = 8.5) were prepared and different potential between 2 and 10 V were applied. EDX analysis of HF membrane surface revealed the formation of sodium ions on the surface of HF membrane with maximum content of Na⁺ ions 1.84%. Also, HF membrane surface showed variation of roughness (R _a) as, HF membrane surface may undergo distortion by using aggressive conditions of high electric potential (7.5–10 V), The measured raw HF membrane (R _a) was 34.8 nm, while, after electrochemical modification in alkaline medium R _a showed higher values 36, 37, and 41 nm using 2, 2.5, and 5 V, respectively. While, after electrochemical modification in acidic medium (R _a) showed 35, 39, 42, 49, 52 nm for 2, 2.5, 5, 7.5, and 10 V, respectively. Moreover, tensile strength Young's modulus, break stress and break strain were measured after electrochemical modification in both acidic and alkaline mediums and maximum porosity value 76.84% was observed after 30 min in acidic medium.     

Strength retention in scheelite coated SiC fibers: Effect of the gas composition and pre-heat treatment

Scheelite coating was deposited on SiC fiber tows from various liquid-phase precursors at 1100℃. Strength degradation of SiC fiber was found after fiber coating which was found to be caused by the stress corrosion as a result of gases generated from the decomposition of by-products remaining in the coating. A new and simple method of low temperature pre-heat treatment was adopted to eliminate the stress corrosion in the fiber coating process and to isolate the effect of different types of gases on the stress corrosion cracking of fibers. The tensile strength and fractography of samples with and without pre-heat treatment were compared. Furthermore, the effect of gas composition on the strength degradation of SiC fiber was also investigated through the control experiments.     

硅烷偶联剂改性玻璃纤维增强硅气凝胶的研究

为了达到增强硅气凝胶力学性能的目的,采用硅烷偶联剂KH550与KH560二步改性接枝玻璃纤维,进而制备纤维增强硅气凝胶。利用扫描电子显微镜、红外光谱仪、比表面及孔径分布仪、热重-差热分析仪、导热系数仪、电子动静态疲劳试验机等对其表征。实验结果表明：硅烷偶联剂改性玻璃纤维与硅气凝胶复合后网络结构更加均匀、骨架强度更加稳定、孔径多在30 nm以下、具有良好的热稳定性;同时,改性玻璃纤维的最佳添加量为20%（质量分数）,此时其密度为0.167 g/cm³,导热系数为0.018 5 W/（m·K）,接触角为127°,抗弯强度为1.042 MPa,抗压强度为0.669 MPa,达到预期实验目的。