Influence of aliphatic polycarbonate middle block on mechanical and microstructural behaviour of triblock copolymers based on poly(l‐lactide) and polycarbonate

Three different ABA‐type triblock copolymers each containing biodegradable aliphatic polycarbonate as the middle block and poly(l ‐lactide) as the outer blocks were synthesized and the influence of the methylene chain length of the aliphatic polycarbonate middle block on various properties of the triblock copolymers was evaluated. Differential scanning calorimetry and wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction studies revealed that the incorporation of the outer blocks reduced the crystallinity of the middle aliphatic polycarbonate block. Variation of methylene chain length of the middle block led to a change in morphology from spherical to cylindrical as evidenced from atomic force microscopy studies. In addition, the mechanical properties of the block copolymers showed semi‐ductile to quasi‐brittle behaviour depending upon the composition of the middle block which was also confirmed using scanning electron microscopy. Dynamic mechanical analysis of the triblock copolymers indicated that storage modulus increased with a decrease in methylene chain length. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry     

里底水电站混凝土强度与波速线性关系研究及应用

混凝土工程是电站枢纽工程最重要的组成部分之一,是工程安全的基础和保障,确保混凝土实体质量、杜绝混凝土质量缺陷是电站安全稳定运行的基本保证。随着声波检测技术水平的提高,并已在大坝混凝土工程中得到广泛应用。通过大量混凝土实测抗压强度和声波波速值对比试验的数理统计分析,建立工程专用测强曲线,能有效提高混凝土抗压强度推算值的准确性,较真实地反映混凝土实体质量水平。     

对于厚度70mm〜140mm焊缝超声检测的讨论

超声检测作为一种面积型缺陷的有效检测方法,被广泛应用在气化炉、除氧器、汽包等的焊缝检测上。随着近年来电厂、化工厂对质量的要求提升,确保焊缝质量就成了生产制造厂的重点。对于这些重型容器,焊缝厚度普遍在70mm~140mm,在这个厚度区间,采取的多道焊接,工艺控制不严很容易产生缺陷。无损检测标准的制定只是简单的对此厚度划分两个区间,并未给出划定此区间的依据。本文通过实际检测气化炉、除氧器、汽包等焊缝来讨论超声检测在厚度70mm?140mm区间的划定依据。     

A framework for improving the efficiency of operational testing through Bayesian adaptive design

When developing a product, it is important to consider product performance from a user perspective. This type of evaluation can be done through operational testing—assessing the ability of representative users to satisfactorily accomplish tasks with the product in operationally representative environments. This process can be expensive and time-consuming, but is critical to understanding whether the product can adequately do the job for which it was designed. We show how an existing design of experiments (DOEs) process for operational testing can be leveraged to construct a Bayesian adaptive design. This design, nested within the larger design created by the DOE process, allows interim analyses to stop testing early for success or futility. Representative simulations are presented to demonstrate how these interim analyses can be used in an operational test setting, and reductions in necessary test events are shown. The application of Bayesian-adaptive design methods will allow future operational testing to be conducted in less time and at less expense, on average, without compromising the ability of the existing process to verify the product meets the user's needs.     

Blockchain verification and validation: Techniques,challenges, and research directions

As blockchain technology is gaining popularity in industry and society, solutions for Verification and Validation (V&V) of blockchain-based software applications (BC-Apps) have started gaining equal attention. To ensure that BC-Apps are properly developed before deployment, it is paramount to apply systematic V&V to verify their functional and non-functional requirements. While existing research aims at addressing the challenges of engineering BC-Apps by providing testing techniques and tools, blockchain-based software development is still an emerging research discipline, and therefore, best practices and tools for the V&V of BC-Apps are not yet sufficiently developed. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive survey on V&V solutions for BC-Apps. Specifically, using a layered approach, we synthesize V&V tools and techniques addressing different components at various layers of the BC-App stack, as well as across the whole stack. Next, we provide a discussion on the challenges associated with BC-App V&V, and summarize a set of future research directions based on the challenges and gaps identified in existing research work. Our study aims to highlight the importance of BC-App V&V and pave the way for a disciplined, testable, and verifiable BC development.     

Evaluation of gluing of CFRP onto concrete structures by infrared thermography coupled with thermal impedance

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRPs) have been increasingly employed for structural strengthening, and are attached to structures using bonding adhesives. The aim of this work is to characterize defects in the bond between CFRP and concrete (after they are located by pulse infrared thermography), and assign the defects a “numerical value” (ranging from 0 for a complete air–gap to 1 for a fully glued bond). Quantitative characterization is performed by measuring the thermal impedance, and then identifying the thermophysical parameters of the system through fitting the measured impedance to a theoretical model. An inversion procedure is carried out to estimate the unknown parameters, without prior knowledge of sample properties. In particular, it is possible to estimate more accurately both the amount of glue within a defect and the thermal contact resistance.     

A new strength test for ceramic cylinders—The Notched Roller Test

A new tensile strength test for ceramic rollers (cylinders) is presented, following the idea of the previously published and since that time standardized notched ball test. The specimen is prepared by cutting a long narrow notch along the symmetry plane of the roller, perpendicular to the end faces. By applying compressive forces perpendicular to the notch, tensile stresses are induced in the outer surface region of the roller opposite to the notch, mainly pointing in tangential direction with respect to the roller axis. The stress amplitude is proportional to the applied force and depends also on the test geometry and the Poisson’ ratio, which has been analyzed carefully with FE methods.Strength tests have been performed on two different qualities of commercial silicon nitride rollers of 10 mm diameter and length. According to their specification a significant difference in the strength has been obtained.     

声发射检测技术在油气储运系统中的应用

综述了油气储运系统中的常压储罐、压力管道、CNG球罐、LPG卧罐、LNG低温储罐和相关附属设备的声发射检测方法和检测结果评价,并介绍了声发射技术在油气储运系统的发展趋势,该技术对于保证油气储运系统的安全具有重要意义。