Local Strain Measurement within Tendon

Abstract:  Tendon is a dense connective tissue, responsible for transmitting the forces generated by muscles to the skeleton. It is composed of a hierarchical arrangement of crimped collagen fibres, interspersed with proteoglycan matrix and cells, known as tenocytes. During physiological loading, tendons are subjected to strains in the region of 5–6%, which result in the straightening and realignment of the collagen fibres, generating variable local strain fields within the tendon. This study demonstrates a technique for analysing local strains within viable tendon explants, during both loading and unloading of the tissue. Samples were strained in a custom-designed rig, allowing real-time visualisation of cell nuclei, used as local discrete markers, on a confocal microscope. Results indicated that local strains within the fascicle are smaller than the applied strains, never exceeding 1.2%, even at 8% gross applied strain. By contrast, the sliding of adjacent collagen units was recorded at each strain increment in this study, reaching a mean maximum of 3.9% of the applied displacement. Loading–unloading studies indicated that sliding behaviour is reversible up to strains of 5%, and provides the major extension mechanism within the rat-tail tendon. This technique can be extended to further analyse shearing behaviour within the matrix.     

部分预应力砼构件按两类极限状态的直接设计

本文提出了部分预应力砼构件基于两类极限状态直接控制的设计方法,并给出了具体的设计公式和设计步骤。同时,还对预应力砼超静定结构中的部分预应力砼构件的设计方法进行了说明。本文方法基本属一次性设计且具有较为经济的特点。     

复杂条件下发挥锚杆支护作用的相关技术

介绍了在特殊地质和开采条件下,发挥锚杆支护作用的几种相关技术。     

Finite element analysis of partly wrinkled reinforced prestressed membranes

Wrinkling is a well known phenomenon experimented by tension membranes in Civil Engineering applications. This paper will present an efficient numerical technique for the computational simulation of such wrinkles in a prestressed membrane. In particular, the relaxed energy approach (Pipkin in IMA J Appl Math 36:85–99, 1986) is particularized for prestressed membranes (Gil in Textile composites and inflatable structures, CIMNE, 2003) undergoing moderate strains. Wrinkling conditions in terms of the Euler-Lagrange finite deformation tensor along principal directions will be obtained. This will provide a framework to describe properly the initial instant when wrinkles start to be encountered in a prestressed Saint Venant–Kirchhoff hyperelastic membrane. Subsequently, a modified Helmholtz’s free energy functional will be introduced with the purpose of describing the modified constitutive behaviour of the continuum after the onset of wrinkling. Consistent derivations of the stress tensor as well as the constitutive tensor will de depicted. The results will be particularized for membranes and cables in a Finite Element discretization basis. Some numerical examples will prove the accuracy and robustness of the described algorithm.     

如何正确地提高轧机工作机座的刚度

本文着重分析和讨论了提高轧机工作机座刚度的三种途径：　合理提高零部件刚度、短应力线机座、预应力机座。指出某些错误概念与问题，阐述了如何正确地提高轧机工作座的刚度。     

PTC预应力管桩在软土地基处理中的施工工艺

结合PTC预应力管桩在沪宁高速公路扩建工程中的应用，从路基底板的施工、PTC预应力管桩的施工方面对其施工工艺进行了介绍，总结了PTC预应力管桩在软土地基处理中的应用优点。     

体外CFRP筋预应力混凝土箱梁长期受力性能试验研究

碳纤维(CFRP)筋具有优异的物理力学性能,可用于替代传统的预应力钢筋。制作了体外配置碳纤维筋预应力混凝土箱梁模型,对持续均布荷载作用箱梁的截面应力重分布、长期挠曲变形及裂缝发展等规律进行了1001 d的试验观测。基于素混凝土柱体的实测徐变系数,运用双线性法和曲率法分别对试验箱梁的长期挠曲变形进行预测。试验结果表明:受压钢筋应变较初值增长225%～268%,受拉钢筋的应变较初值增长36.2～38.6%,混凝土表面压应变较初值增长164%～224%。按现行设计规范计算长期荷载作用特征裂缝宽度较实测值偏小11.8%～55.5%。跨中长期挠曲变形实测值为初始变形的2.32～2.42倍,较现行设计规范取值偏大18.5%。     

Molecular Mechanisms of Fetal Tendon Regeneration Versus Adult Fibrous Repair

Tendinopathies are painful, disabling conditions that afflict 25% of the adult human population. Filling an unmet need for realistic large-animal models, we here present an ovine model of tendon injury for the comparative study of adult scarring repair and fetal regeneration. Complete regeneration of the fetal tendon within 28 days is demonstrated, while adult tendon defects remained macroscopically and histologically evident five months post-injury. In addition to a comprehensive histological assessment, proteome analyses of secretomes were performed. Confirming histological data, a specific and pronounced inflammation accompanied by activation of neutrophils in adult tendon defects was observed, corroborated by the significant up-regulation of pro-inflammatory factors, neutrophil attracting chemokines, the release of potentially tissue-damaging antimicrobial and extracellular matrix-degrading enzymes, and a response to oxidative stress. In contrast, secreted proteins of injured fetal tendons included proteins initiating the resolution of inflammation or promoting functional extracellular matrix production. These results demonstrate the power and relevance of our novel ovine fetal tendon regeneration model, which thus promises to accelerate research in the field. First insights from the model already support our molecular understanding of successful fetal tendon healing processes and may guide improved therapeutic strategies.     

预应力钢丝用盘条在斯太尔摩控制冷却线的生产实践

介绍高强度、大直径、低松弛预应力钢丝用高碳钢盘条在标准型斯太尔摩控制冷却线的生产实践。内容包括作业线概况、原料准备、工艺制度及实际结果和分析。     

大内跨小边跨框架结构预应力筋优化布置方法

预应力筋的优化布置是大内跨小边跨的多跨预应力混凝土框架结构合理设计计算的关键.为满足控制截面承载力最大的需要,以往常将大跨所需预应力筋布置为连续曲线,并按水平直线延伸通过其相邻的两小跨,按这种布置方式仅使大跨内产生竖向向上的预应力等效荷载,可较好平衡大跨的竖向外荷载;而若将大跨及相邻的两小跨统一考虑,预应力筋按连续曲线布置,张拉产生的预应力等效荷载不但可有效平衡大跨的竖向外荷载而且也可平衡小跨的竖向外荷载,可以使荷载平衡得到优化实现.以一典型工程为例,分析了在相同条件下两种预应力筋布置过程中张拉引起的综合弯矩、主弯矩和次弯矩的分布和量值上差异,比较了两类布筋形式对正截面承载力计算结果的影响,验证了对大内跨小边跨框架结构统一考虑后整体上按三段连续正反抛物线预应力筋布置的合理性.