An agent-based framework for supply chain coordination in construction

Supply chain coordination has become a critical success factor for supply chain management (SCM) and effectively improving the performance of organizations in various industries. Coordination refers to the integration of different parts of an organization or different organizations in supply chain to accomplish a collective set of tasks and to achieve mutual benefits. This paper defines the concepts of construction supply chain (CSC) and construction supply chain management, especially regards construction supply chain management as the coordination of interorganizations decision making in construction supply chain and the integration of key construction business processes and key members involved in construction supply chain. Much research and practice indicate that there still are many problems in construction, most of which are supply chain problems. The research analyzes the problems in construction supply chain. In order to resolve these problems and improving the performance of construction, an agent-based framework for construction supply chain coordination is designed based on the agent technology and multiattribute negotiation and multiattribute utility theory (MAUT). The framework, which integrates the construction organizations in construction supply chain and multiattribute negotiation model into a multiagent system (MAS), provides a solution for supply chain coordination in construction through multiattribute negotiation mechanism on the Internet. Finally, the prototype of the framework is developed and tentatively run based on an imaginary construction project. The trial run reveals the feasibility to implement the agent-based framework for coordination in construction.     

Solid–liquid phase equilibria of binary indole mixtures with some aromatic compounds using a solid–liquid–vapor equation-of-state

The separation of useful chemicals, such as indole from coal tar, is an important subject of research in the field of fossil energy, renewable energy, and utilization of byproducts and waste materials. High-pressure crystallization is one of the proposed separation methods. To understand the process requires detailed knowledge of solid–liquid phase behaviors. Solid–liquid phase equilibrium data of various binary mixtures of indole have been reported in the literature. In the present report, we analyze some of the experimental data with our unified solid–liquid–vapor equation-of-state to see whether our model can be useful for the calculation of solid–liquid equilibria in these organic systems. Good correlations of the data and predictions of phase behavior, at very high pressures, are demonstrated.     

矿化剂对氧化铬绿色釉呈色性能的影响

针对氧化铬绿色釉存在色调暗不够鲜艳的缺点，研究了矿化剂对其呈色性能的影响，经分光光度分析的扫描电镜测试，表明矿化剂具有一定的助熔作用和还原性，从而提高了氧化铬绿色釉的鲜艳度和着色力，增强了装饰性，同时矿化剂还能降低烧成温度，节约能源，具有应用价值。     

Structure and Properties of Electroless Ni Deposits

The changes in structure and the hardness of two electroless deposited Ni-P alloy coatings (with P content of 1.5 and 9.5 wt pct) with heat treatment have been studied by XRD and TEM. The deposits containing 1.5 wt pct P can be represented as an fcc NiP supersaturated solid solution of 5~10 nm microcrystallites. whereas the deposits containing 9.5 wt pct P are amorphous. The heat treatment process induces crystallization of amorphous Ni to Ni phosphides and fcc Ni.Both of the deposits reach maximum hardness after annealing at 400℃ for 1 h. All coated steel specimens are inferior in fatigue strength to uncoated steel specimens mainly due to the poor fatigue resistance of the coating itself     

晶须取向对SiCw／Al复合材料切削表面质量的影响

切削与晶须取向方向间的夹角对ＳｉＣｗ／Ａｌ复合材料切削表面质量有很大影响。当切削角为４５°时，晶须拔出和转动现象均较少，复合材料切削表面粗糙度最低。当切削角为１３５度时，晶段转动造成的撕裂破坏程度很大，复合材料切削表面粗糙度最大。     

可压缩体的滑移线场理论

从理论上建立了可压缩体的滑移线场理论，并给出了解析实例。研究表明：在平面应变条件下，可压缩体内的两族滑移线不仅不正交，而且随着平均正应力的不同而变化；可压缩体的平面应变问题可以直接采用现有的致密体的滑移线场来求出。     

Electrical properties of dysprosium phthalocyanine films

Forty-four nanometers thick films of alkyl-substituted dysprosium phthalocyanine molecules were prepared on carefully cleaned indium tin oxide (ITO) substrates by the spin casting method. UV–vis absorption spectra and dc conduction characteristics were obtained in order to investigate the structure–conduction property relationship. The conduction is Ohmic at low applied voltages but the space charge limited mechanism is prevalent at relatively high voltages. The conductivities of both as-deposited and heat treated films are found to show directionally anisotropic behaviour. The columnar conductivity was found to be significantly large in the liquid crystalline state.     

Displacement Discontinuity Method for Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Reissner Plates: Static and Dynamic

This paper is concerned with the displacement discontinuity method applied to the shear deformable plates (Reissner’s and Mindlin’s theories) with cracks subjected to static and dynamic loads. Fundamental solutions of dislocation are derived using the Fourier transform method and the Laplace transformation technique. Boundary integral equations are presented in terms of rotations/displacement on the crack surfaces. The Chebyshev polynomials of the second kind are used to evaluate the integral equations with hypersingular kernels on the crack boundaries and determine the stress intensity factors at the crack tips. Comparisons are made with other numerical solutions to demonstrate the proposed method is accurate both for static and dynamic problems.