Anchor plate bearing capacity in flexible mesh facings

This work addresses the problem of the loading capacity of an anchor plate coupled with a steel wire mesh in soil retaining applications. The interaction mechanism between the flexible mesh facing, the underlying soil layer and the plate is studied starting from the results of several laboratory punch tests involving both the plate and the mesh only, and the whole soil-mesh-plate system. The experimental tests have been reproduced by adopting a 3D discrete element model where also the wire mesh is discretized as an assembly of interconnected nodal particles. The interaction between these particles is ruled by elasto-plastic tensile force–displacement laws in which a distortion is introduced in a stochastic manner to account for the wires’ geometrical irregularities. The mesh model is then validated with reference to a set of punch tests in which the shape and size of the punching element as well as the nominal wire diameter were varied. Subsequently, the model is extended to a punch against soil test configuration permitting an insight into the nontrivial local mechanism between the mesh facing and the underlying granular layer. The good agreement between the numerical predictions and the experimental observations at the laboratory scale allowed us to extend the model towards more realistic field conditions for which the role of the mesh panel boundary conditions, the mesh mechanical properties, the soil mechanical properties and the anchor plate geometry is investigated.     

Superconvergence analysis of nonconforming finite element method for time-fractional nonlinear parabolic equations on anisotropic meshes

In this paper, we prove a novel result of the consistency error estimate with order $O\left(h^2\right)$ for $E{Q}_1^{rot}$ element (see Lemma 2) on anisotropic meshes. Then, a linearized fully discrete Galerkin finite element method (FEM) is studied for the time-fractional nonlinear parabolic problems, and the superclose and superconvergent estimates of order $O(\tau +h^2)$ in broken $H^1$-norm on anisotropic meshes are derived by using the proved character of $E{Q}_1^{rot}$ element, which improve the results in the existing literature. Numerical results are provided to confirm the theoretical analysis.     

Three-dimensional immersed finite-element method for anisotropic magnetostatic/electrostatic interface problems with nonhomogeneous flux jump

Anisotropic diffusion is important to many different types of common materials and media. Based on structured Cartesian meshes, we develop a three-dimensional (3D) nonhomogeneous immersed finite-element (IFE) method for the interface problem of anisotropic diffusion, which is characterized by an anisotropic elliptic equation with discontinuous tensor coefficient and nonhomogeneous flux jump. We first construct the 3D linear IFE space for the anisotropic nonhomogeneous jump conditions. Then we present the IFE Galerkin method for the anisotropic elliptic equation. Since this method can efficiently solve interface problems on structured Cartesian meshes, it provides a promising tool to solve the physical models with complex geometries of different materials, hence can serve as an efficient field solver in a simulation on Cartesian meshes for related problems, such as the particle-in-cell simulation. Numerical examples are provided to demonstrate the features of the proposed method.     

E?cient Video Cutout by Paint Selection

Video cutout refers to extracting moving objects from videos, which is an important step in many video editing tasks. Recent algorithms have limitations in terms of e?ciency, interaction style, and rob...     

Genes and Pathways Involved in Adult Onset Disorders Featuring Muscle Mitochondrial DNA Instability

Replication and maintenance of mtDNA entirely relies on a set of proteins encoded by the nuclear genome, which include members of the core replicative machinery, proteins involved in the homeostasis of mitochondrial dNTPs pools or deputed to the control of mitochondrial dynamics and morphology. Mutations in their coding genes have been observed in familial and sporadic forms of pediatric and adult-onset clinical phenotypes featuring mtDNA instability. The list of defects involved in these disorders has recently expanded, including mutations in the exo-/endo-nuclease flap-processing proteins MGME1 and DNA2, supporting the notion that an enzymatic DNA repair system actively takes place in mitochondria. The results obtained in the last few years acknowledge the contribution of next-generation sequencing methods in the identification of new disease loci in small groups of patients and even single probands. Although heterogeneous, these genes can be conveniently classified according to the pathway to which they belong. The definition of the molecular and biochemical features of these pathways might be helpful for fundamental knowledge of these disorders, to accelerate genetic diagnosis of patients and the development of rational therapies. In this review, we discuss the molecular findings disclosed in adult patients with muscle pathology hallmarked by mtDNA instability.     

微形电机机壳16工步连续级进弯曲模结构设计

针对微形电机机壳采用板料卷圆生产的工艺要求,设计了一种7工位连续冲裁、6工位连续弯曲冲裁、单工位落料的16工步的360°卷圆成形连续级进模。模具整体工序包括连续冲裁、连续弯曲冲裁和冲裁落料3道工序。针对壳件的成形特征,采用1个工位冲出定位孔,6个工位对壳体上的9个特征进行连续冲裁成形及倒角成形;针对壳件的弯曲成形,采用6个工位对冲裁壳体进行连续弯曲成形,工步中设置了3个弯曲成形机构,分别为仿形凹模机构、楔紧块驱动的双侧滑块挤压弯曲机构及接口压入成形机构,来实现壳件的360°卷圆成形;为保证后续弯曲工步载料及内圆成形,将内圆成形件设计成一种可以跟随弯曲凹模做小距离的向上浮动的成形构件。最终成形的壳件由单冲头落料,并由气缸驱动的接件圆柱进行接料转移。模具结构整体布局设计简单合理,机构设置巧妙,可为同类壳件的生产提供有益借鉴。     

卡头零件多工位级进模设计

根据卡头零件的结构特点及实际生产的技术要求,进行多工位级进模排样设计,由于卡头零件结构为对称结构,故其排样设计采用对称单排结构设计,导正孔设计采用零件本身处于对称轴处的工艺孔,以保证板料冲裁、折弯时的强度,以及确保送料精度,同时采用导正销确定步距。该卡头零件多工位级进模采用顺装结构,使得工件与废料自然分离,有利于减少人工成本。同时,由于该零件折弯次数较多,为保证板料成形精度,故合理地进行了空工位的设计,避免成形零件发生回弹等影响零件精度。生产结果表明,卡头零件多工位级进模能满足产品生产要求,该模具的材料利用率高达75.62%,极大地节省了材料。     

一种适用于超高速冲压新型产品的冲裁模具结构

为实现超高速模具量产,对经典的U型冲裁结构进行了优化,将原始的分离式U型冲裁和下废料双工位优化为单工位一步式冲裁和下废料工艺,新结构将产品切除和废料切除工位融合到一起,提高了U型凸模的强度、缩短了模具长度、减小了跳废料率,保证了产品质量;新结构在同一工位上同时获得产品且切除废料,无需采用连料方式传送废料,从而缩短了原材料的宽度,降低了材料成本,减少了误送。同时,模具速度从原有的800次·min-1提高到2000次·min-1,实现了超高速的目的,并且该新结构被成功地推广到其他相类似的结构中,实现了技术的互通性。     

Progressive failure analysis of notched composite plate by utilizing macro mechanics approach

In this study, gradual and sudden reduction methods were combined to simulate a progressive failure in notched composite plates using a macro mechanics approach. Using the presented method, a progressive failure is simulated based on a linear softening law prior to a catastrophic failure, and thereafter, sudden reduction methods are employed for modeling a progressive failure. This combination method significantly reduces the computational cost and is also capable of simultaneously predicting the first and last ply failures (LPFs) in composite plates. The proposed method is intended to predict the first ply failure (FPF), LPF, and dominant failure modes of carbon/epoxy and glass/epoxy notched composite plates. In addition, the effects of mechanical properties and different stacking sequences on the propagation of damage in notched composite plates were studied. The results of the presented method were compared with experimental data previously reported in the literature. By comparing the numerical and experimental data, it is revealed that the proposed method can accurately simulate the failure propagation in notched composite plates at a low computational cost.