Numerical Study of Finite Element Method Based Solutions for Propagation of Wetting Fronts in Unsaturated Soil

The accurate prediction of the propagation of a wetting front in an unsaturated soil subjected to surficial infiltration is of practical importance to many geotechnical and geoenvironmental problems. The finite element method is the most common solution technique as the hydraulic soil properties are highly nonlinear. Two important issues are often found to create difficulties in such analyses. First, numerical oscillations are usually observed in the calculated pore pressures at the wetting front. Second, when a reasonable mesh size and time step are used, the elevation of the wetting front may be seriously overpredicted. This paper is focused on the second issue. The under-relaxation (UR) technique used in the iterative process within each time step is found to have a serious impact on rate of convergence with refinement in mesh size and time step. Two different techniques are typically used; the first evaluates the hydraulic conductivity using an average of heads calculated from the preceding time node and the most recent iteration of the current time node (UR1), and the second evaluates the hydraulic conductivity using the average of heads calculated from the two most recent iterations of the current time nodes (UR2). The study shows that UR1, which is adopted in programs such as SEEP/W, ensures that the solution converges rapidly to a stable solution within a time step, but may converge to the wrong wetting front at a given elapsed time unless a sufficiently refined mesh is used. UR2 converges much more slowly within a time step, but the error in the wetting front is smaller than that generated by UR1.     

Modelling the FEBEX THM experiment using a state surface approach

Buffer materials being considered as engineered barriers in nuclear fuel waste (NFW) disposal systems possess a pronounced nonlinear behaviour in the unsaturated state. In order to simulate such non-linear responses,the authors adopted an incrementally nonlinear poro-elastic approach where the coefficients of the governing equations are assumed to be functions of suction and the void ratio. These functions are in turn developed from a state-surface equation obtained from suction-controlled oedometric tests. In this paper we show the derivation of the governing equations of the poro-elastic model. A finite element computer code, FRACON, was developed by the authors to numerically solve the above equations. We first use the code to simulate laboratory tests to characterize the swelling properties of a typical bentonite. That same bentonite was used in the FEBEX in-situ heater experiment, conducted at the Grimsel site, Switzerland. The FRACON code was also used to perform blind predictions of the FEBEX heater experiment. It is shown that the model correctly predicts drying of the bentonite near the heaters and re-saturation near the rock interface. The evolution of temperature and the heater thermal output were also reasonably well predicted by the model. The trends in the total stresses developed in the bentonite were correctly predicted; the absolute values however were underestimated probably due to the omission of pore pressure build-up in the rock mass.     

Simulating Experiment for Temperature Field of Frozen Subgrade Using Regulation Tubes

The main factors that influence the temperature field of frozen subgrade were analyzed.The experimental equipment for simulating frozen subgrade was built up,and the declining regulating tubes were placed at the foot of the embankment. By means of this equipment two simulating experiments of controlling temperature filed of frozen subgrade were carried out in the laboratory. One method is to collect natural cold energy, and the other one is to collect natural cold energy ccompanied by artificial refrigeration simultaneously. The result indicates that the latter is an effective method for maintaining the stability of the frozen subgrade.     

不饱和单体熔融接枝PP体系中引发剂的选择

本文选择了过氧化异丙苯、过氧化苯甲酰、二叔丁基过氧化物三种引发剂进行实验。比较了三种引发剂的基本性能。讨论了引发剂种类及用量对接枝反应的影响，并研究了三种引发剂对ＰＰ降解及对接枝物外观颜色的影响。     

黄泛区公路地基压实标准的研究

采用有限差分的计算方法，分析了黄泛区公路地基在不同压实度和压实深度条件下的沉降规律，提出了地基的压实标准和处置技术措施．研究认为，对高度〈6m的路基，保证90％的压实度对减少路基的工后沉降变形至关重要．对高度〉6m的路基，提高地基压实度，特别是将压实度由90％提高到93％，对降低地基沉降的作用不大．加大地基的压实深度，与提高压实度表现出相似的规律性，但对降低地基沉降的效果更明显．应根据路基高度提出地基的压实控制标准．路基高度≤2m，地基表层30压实度应≥93％；路基高度2～6m，地基表层30压实度应≥90％；路基高度〉6m，地基表层30压实度应〉185％．指出采用强夯、冲击碾压实地基，是黄泛区经济有效的工程技术措施．     

聚丙烯固相法接枝改性

聚丙烯固相法接枝不饱和单体是一种简便易行的本体法技术。与其它接枝方法相比，具有成本低、接枝率高、时间短、无溶剂回收、不妨害接枝物的进一步应用等优点。本文介绍了聚丙烯固相法接枝不饱和单体的进展，并较详细地讨论了影响接枝反应的各种因素。     

柔性不饱和聚酯树脂的研究进展

综述了主链结构、接枝引入柔性链段、交联剂对柔性不饱和聚酯树脂（UPR）性能的影响和进一步提高UPR柔韧性的一些途径，如弹性体增韧、无机物增韧、互穿网络（IPN）增韧，并对柔性UPR的发展趋势进行了预测。     

玻璃钢复合材料基体树脂的发展现状

本文主要介绍玻璃钢复合材料基体树脂近几年发展情况，介绍基体树脂改性和应用，主要包括：不饱和聚酯树脂、环氧树脂、乙烯基酯树脂、酚醛树脂，还简单介绍了热塑性基体树脂及应用。     

Effect of nanoclay on shrinkage control of low profile unsaturated polyester (UP) resin cured at room temperature

The addition of a small amount of nanoclay (1-3 wt%) can provide excellent volume shrinkage control of unsaturated polyester (UP)/styrene (St)/poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) systems cured at room temperature. PVAc serves as the low profile additive (LPA). In this study, both temperature-induced phase separation of the uncured resin mixture and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of the cured sample revealed that nanoclay resided in the LPA-rich phase, leading to a higher reaction rate and earlier onset of micro-cracking in the LPA-rich phase or at the interface of the LPA-rich and UP-rich phases. Consequently, an earlier volume expansion during curing was observed in reactive dilatometry, resulting in better shrinkage control. On-line measurement of the composite thickness change during vacuum-infusion liquid composite molding [e.g. the Seemann Composite Resin Infusion Molding Process (SCRIMP)] further proved excellent volume shrinkage control of nanoclay filled systems, leading to a smoother composite surface.     

催化裂解废旧不饱和聚酯树脂新技术

对不饱和聚酯树脂 (UPR)废料裂解制原料油技术进行了研究 ,系统地考察了催化裂解反应工艺条件。试验结果表明 ,催化裂解所需反应温度为 40 0～ 45 0℃ ,反应时间为 70～ 80min ;剂油比 1∶5 ;试验对 4种催化剂的催化性能进行了评价 ,研究表明单独使用YB -2催化剂 ,液相产品收率为 5 8.2 2%～ 5 9.1 4% ;YB -1和YB -2混合使用 ,最高液相产品收率为 68.76%。