Normalizing Behavior of Unsaturated Granular Pavement Materials

One of the important components of a flexible pavement structure is granular material layers. Unsaturated granular pavement materials (UGPMs) in these layers influence stresses and strains throughout the pavement structure, and have a large effect on asphalt concrete fatigue and pavement rutting (two of the primary failure mechanisms for flexible pavements). The behavior of UGPMs is dependent on water content, but this effect has been traditionally difficult to quantify using either empirical or mechanistic methods. This paper presents a practical mechanistic framework for determining the behavior of UGPMs within the range of water contents, densities, and stress states likely to be encountered under field conditions. Both soil suction and generated pore pressures are determined and compared to confinement under typical field loading conditions. The framework utilizes a simple soil suction model that has three density-independent parameters, and can be determined using conventional triaxial equipment that is available in many pavement engineering laboratories.     

Surface Actuation of Lightweight Mirrors with Shape Memory Alloy

The ability to create lightweight mirrors that can maintain surface accuracy is a major technical challenge for future space telescopes. Processing-induced errors and surface errors due to temperature excursions and gravity sag (zero gravity in space) make it impossible to correct the surface of thin mirror face-sheets by conventional point actuators. The challenges are compounded by the requirements for mirrors to have adequate stiffness for pointing accuracy. An experimental and analytical study was conducted to explore the feasibility of correcting the shape of lightweight (≈1 kg/m2) mirrors using a “Nitinol” (nickel-titanium) shape memory alloy (SMA). Shape memory alloys are increasingly used as smart devices in aerospace applications. Their primary advantage over other smart materials (i.e., piezo-ceramics and piezo-polymers) is in their ability to undergo large strains and displacements and thus enable the development of smart mechanisms. Active shape correction is the only means of mitigating heat and zero-gravity-induced distortions in space-based optical imaging systems. The repeatability and reliability of a possible actuation system based on properties of the SMA wires were studied by testing the stress-strain and stress recovery behavior under controlled conditions. Embedded SMA wires were then used to actuate a composite beam, and the movement induced by actuation was monitored with the Moiré interferometry method.     

自蔓延高温合成材料中耗散结构及研究意义

在简介自蔓延高温合成技术和耗散结构论的基础上,分析和阐述了自蔓延高温合成材料中的耗散结构,探讨了自蔓延高温合成材料中耗散结构的研究意义。     

梯度功能材料热弹性应力的分析方法

本文介绍了近年来国外有关梯度功能材料热弹性应力问题的最新研究方法，并对其方法特点进行了评述．     

稀土材料新进展

叙述了稀土材料的新种类以及应用前景，并对国内稀土工业的现状及其存在的问题、国外稀土市场概况进行了综述，同时，展望了我国稀土材料的发展方向。     

Critical State of Granular Materials Based on the Sliding-Rolling Theory

By representing the assembly by a simplified column model, a constitutive theory was recently developed for a two-dimensional assembly of rods. This theory, referred to as the sliding-rolling theory, is extended in this paper to represent the triaxial stress-strain behavior of granular materials. The sliding-rolling theory provides a dilatancy rule and an expression for the slope of the line of zero dilatancy in the stress space. These rules are then combined with triaxial observations to provide a microstructural interpretation of the critical state of granular materials. According to the theory, the slope of the critical state line in the stress space depends on the interparticle friction angle and the degree of contact normal anisotropy. To verify the basic ideas of the sliding-rolling theory, numerical experiments are conducted using the discrete-element method on three-dimensional assemblies of spheres.     

液态金属实验回路(LMEL)的总体设计和运行

液态金属实验回路（ＬＭＥＬ）是国内唯一用于聚变堆磁流体动力学（ＭＨＤ）效应和材料相容性研究的大型实验装置。与国外同类先进的装置相比，回路流程和运行方式均有重大改进，使其更先进、安全并具有多功能。回路运行分为两个阶段：第一阶段以钠－钾低共熔合金（２２Ｎａ７８Ｋ）为工质，研究ＭＨＤ效应，ＬＭＥＬ的最大哈特曼（Ｈａｒｔｍａｎｎ）数Ｍ和相互作用参数Ｎ分别为０．７５×１０４和２．５×１０４；第二阶段以液态锂为工质，研究结构材料与锂的相容性，最高温度和流速分别为５２０℃和１．３８ｍ／ｓ。     

二维三氧化钨纳米结构的合成及其在光电探测器中的应用

三氧化钨（WO₃）是制造晶体管和光电探测器的理想材料,虽然在WO₃纳米结构的生长方面已经完成了一些工作,但是制造足够长的理想型纳米线仍然是一个挑战。在众多的合成方法中,作者选择了化学气相沉积（CVD）方法合成WO₃纳米线,并对其在光电传感器中的应用进行了研究。影响WO₃纳米线成品率的主要因素是前体材料温度、基片位置、载气流速和生长持续时间。在合适的生长条件下生长的纳米线长度最长约为100 μm。这些WO₃纳米线可用来制造高性能的光电探测器,WO₃光电探测器具有灵敏度高、响应速度快、模块微型化等优良的器件性能,表明二维WO₃纳米线在光电探测器的制造中具有很大的优势。      

Preparation and structure of fluorinated/non-fluorinated polyacrylate gradient emulsion blend film

The emulsion blend method, which is environmentally friendly and energy saving, was used to prepare a compositional gradient film of fluorinated/non-fluorinated polyacrylate in this paper. The size and glass-transition temperature (T_g) of the emulsion particles were designed to enhance the driving force of their selective congregation and promote the formation of gradient structure. The structures and surface properties of the obtained films were characterized. The results showed that when the fluorinated components have much smaller particle size and higher T_g than those of fluorine-free polyacrylate components, the gradient structures formed in the direction across the film thickness of the films. The concentration of the fluorinated component increased gradually from film-glass interface to film-air interface in the blend film, making the surface free energies of the two sides of the gradient film distinctively different.     

Metal‐containing Polymers via Electropolymerization

Electropolymerization represents a suitable and well‐established approach for the assembly of polymer structures, in particular with regard to the formation of thin, insoluble films. Utilization of monomers that are functionalized with metal complex units allows the combination of structural and functional benefits of polymers and metal moieties. Since a broad range of both electropolymerizable monomers and metal complexes are available, various structures and, thus, applications are possible. Recent developments in the field of synthesis and potential applications of metal‐functionalized polymers obtained via electropolymerization are presented, highlighting the significant advances in this field of research.