Time stepping schemes for coupled displacement and pore pressurē analysis

 The paper investigates the performance of various time stepping schemes for coupled displacement and pore pressure analysis. A number of alternative forms of the automatic time stepping method proposed by Sloan and Abbo (1999a) are also presented. These alternative schemes use different updates for the displacements and pore pressures and also adopt different starting conditions for the iterations. The automatic schemes are compared with an implicit θ-method, as well as an explicit method, through analysis of a variety of problems involving undrained loading, drained loading, and consolidation for Mohr-Coulomb and critical state models. As expected, the numerical results confirm that the explicit scheme is neither accurate nor robust. Although the implicit θ-method is accurate and fast, it fails to give a solution in a number of cases where the time step is large. The automatic schemes are shown to be accurate, fast and generally robust. Two of the automatic schemes proposed never fail to furnish a solution for the cases considered. In addition, all the automatic schemes are able to constrain the time-stepping (temporal integration) error in the displacements and pore pressures to lie near a prescribed tolerance, provided the iteration error tolerance is properly chosen. For complex soil models, it is important that the latter is set sufficiently small in order for the schemes to be able to constrain the time-stepping error to lie within a prescribed tolerance. Dedicated to the memory of Prof. Mike Crisfield, for his cheerfulness and cooperation as a colleague and friend over many years.     

Differential K+ channel clustering activity of PSD-95 and SAP97, two related membrane-associated putative guanylate kinases

The molecular mechanisms underlying the clustering and localization of K+ channels in specific microdomains on the neuronal surface are largely unknown. The Shaker subclass of voltage-gated K+ channel alpha-subunits interact through their cytoplasmic C-terminus with a family of membrane-associated putative guanylate kinases, including PSD-95 and SAP97. We show here that heterologous coexpression of either sap97 or PSD-95 with various Shaker-type subunits results in the coclustering of these proteins with the K+ channels. Mutation of the C-terminal sequence (-ETDV) of the Shaker subunit Kv1.4 abolishes its binding to, and prevents its clustering with, SAP97 and PSD-95. Whereas PSD-95 induces plaque-like clusters of K+ channels at the cell surface; however, SAP97 coexpression results in the formation of large round intracellular aggregates into which both SAP97 and the K+ channel proteins are colocalized. The efficiency of surface clustering by PSD-95 varies with different Shaker subunits: striking Kv1.4 clustering occurs in > 60% of cotransfected cells, whereas Kv1.1 and Kv1.2 form convincing clusters with PSD-95 only in approximately 10% of cells.     

基于GIS技术的安徽省重大农业气象灾害测评系统总体设计

对《基于GIS技术的安徽省重大农业气象灾害测评系统》的总体设计方法作了概要介绍。该系统的建立主要是采用GIS技术，综合气候分析、遥感监测、地理环境影响评判等方法，提高对安徽省干旱、洪涝、低温冻害等重大农业气象灾害实时监测、趋势预测，以及对农业生产影响的分析评价结果的准确性。     

1477 nm LD泵浦掺铒光纤放大器的研究

报道了采用１４７７ｎｍ激光二极管（ＬＤ）泵浦的掺铒光纤放大器的实验结果。研究了放大器的增益和时域特性。对１５２０ｎｍ的信号光，获得了２３ｄＢ的增益，泵浦效率为２．２８ｄＢ／ｍＷ。低频脉冲信号经过放大器后未发生波形畸变。     

乙醇电氧化的研究进展

简要地叙述了国内外乙醇电催化氧化的研究进展，着重介绍不同电极材料对乙醇电氧化的影响及目前所提山的机理，并对其可能的研究方向提出了建议。     

火灾自动报直系统布线与接地“违规”问题综述

通过大量的工程观察 ,在火灾自动报警系统工程的布线与接地这个基础项目中经常存在种种问题 ,指出一些常见错误 ,供有关人员特别是工程监理人员参考 ,并注意在工程施工过程中严格把关。     

迫零对Turbo码的性能影响

从距离谱的角度对迫零在Turbo码中的作用进行了理论分析。通过仿真，研究了迫零对Turbo码性能的影响。仿真结果表明，Turbo码编码器迫零处理有助于改善Turbo码的性能。     

广义物质平衡计算在凝析气藏开采动态预测中的应用

从经济的角度考虑 ,对小型凝析气藏衰竭式开采动态的预测往往不必或不值得进行数值模拟研究。常规物质平衡 (黑油 )计算方法只局限于黑油和干气藏 ,应用于凝析气藏则存在很大的误差。Walsh提出的广义物质平衡计算方法 ,可用于包括黑油、干气藏、挥发油气藏和凝析气藏在内的所有油气藏。文中将一个小型凝析气藏衰竭式开采动态的数值模拟结果与广义物质平衡计算结果进行了对比 ,结果表明 ,Walsh方法简便、应用更广泛 ,可用于规模较小、不适合进行数值模拟研究的凝析气藏的现场开发优化。     

A transmit/receive IF chip set for WCDMA mobiles in 0.35 /spl mu/m CMOS

An implementation of the IF section of WCDMA mobile transceivers with a set of two chips fabricated in an inexpensive 0.35-/spl mu/m two-poly three-metal CMOS process is presented. The transmit/receive chip set integrates quadrature modulators and demodulators, wide dynamic range automatic gain control (AGC) amplifiers, with linear-in-decibel gain control, and associated circuitry. This paper describes the problems encountered and the solutions envisaged to meet stringent specifications, with process and temperature variations, thus overcoming the limitations of CMOS devices, while operating at frequencies in the range of 100 MHz-1 GHz. Detailed measurement results corroborating successful application of the new techniques are reported. A receive AGC dynamic range of 73 dB with linearity error of less than /spl plusmn/2 dB and spread of less than 5 dB for a temperature range of -30/spl deg/C to +85/spl deg/C in the gain control characteristic has been measured. The modulator measurement shows a carrier suppression of 35 dB and sideband/third harmonic suppression of over 46 dB. The core die area of each chip is 1.5 mm/sup 2/.