Failure of a Cast Aluminum Engine Head in a High Performance Application

The investigation described in this article examined a cast aluminum head used in a high performance (drag racing) application. These engine heads had been failing within a few seconds of startup. A sample head was examined to determine the cause. Visual inspection found two cracks on the exhaust side of the head. One crack initiated at the bottom of a spark plug well. The head was then sectioned for metallographic examination and fracture analysis. Metallographic examination revealed a large number of shrinkage pores throughout the casting. The fracture surface intersected many of these shrinkage pores. A significantly sized pore was located near the bottom of the suspect spark plug well near a stress-concentrating feature. This pore acted as the crack-initiating defect, which caused the engine head to fail.     

基于CORBA和多Agent的模具敏捷制造的工作流管理

介绍了CORBA的工作原理，分析了模具敏捷制造的特点，提出了基于CORBA的模具敏捷制造工作流管理模型，并且将多Agent技术应用到该模型之中，使其具有清晰的结构，良好的开放性、集成性和自适应性。     

Effect of Compressive Load on Uplift Capacity of Model Piles

Thirty six tests on model tubular steel piles embedded in sand were carried out in the laboratory to assess the effects of compressive load on uplift capacity of piles considering various parameters. The model piles were of 25 mm outside diameter and 2 mm wall thickness. The soil–pile friction angles were 21 and 29° in loose and dense conditions of sand. The piles were embedded in sand for embedment length/diameter ratios of 8,16, and 24 inside a model tank. They were subjected to a static compressive load of 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100% of their ultimate capacity in compression and subjected to pull out loading tests. The experimental results indicated that the presence of the compressive load on the pile decreases the net uplift capacity of a pile and the decrease depends on the magnitude of the compressive load. A logical approach, based on the experimental results, has been suggested to predict the net uplift capacity of a pile considering the presence of compressive load.     

低压铸造流动与传热耦合计算的研究

根据低压铸造充型流动的特点 ,利用计算机数值模拟技术 ,对低压铸造充型阶段的流动怀传热过程进行了耦合计算 ,从而保证了模拟结果的准确性和可靠性。在此基础上开发出了模拟软件 ,并对实际低压铸件进行了模拟分析 ,结果与实际生产情况吻合很好     

双辊式薄带连铸工艺研究

进行了双辊法薄带连铸的试验研究。阐述了双辊连铸机浇注系统的研究结果、工艺参数对连铸的影响，以及18—8不锈钢薄带坯的凝固组织和冷轧特性，该工作为薄带连铸的中间生产机组的研究奠定了基础。     

精铸企业质量控制管理系统

精铸企业的发展迫切要求实现质量管理的现代化。分析了我国精铸企业质量管理的特点，应用国际先进管理思想建立了适合于我国精铸企业的质量控制管理系统，并介绍了其功能和用途。     

Evaluating Liquefaction Strength of Partially Saturated Sand

A method is presented for evaluating the liquefaction strength of partially saturated sand using the compression wave velocity (P-wave velocity), a new indicator of saturation. Based on laboratory test results, an empirical correlation that relates the liquefaction strength with the pore pressure coefficient B is firstly proposed. The strength is defined as the cyclic stress ratio required to cause liquefaction at a specified number of cycles. With the aid of a theoretical relation between B and the P-wave velocity, an explicit correlation of more interest is then established between the liquefaction strength of sand and its P-wave velocity. A comparison of the predictions using this explicit correlation with laboratory measurements shows a satisfactory agreement. The significance of this method lies in that it makes it possible to evaluate the liquefaction strength of sand as affected by saturation through the measurement of P-wave velocity, which can be made not only in the laboratory but particularly in the field.     

精铸型壳"墨点"和铸件"黑皮"分析

以锆石砂粉为面层、高岭石系耐火材料为背层制成的精铸型壳浇注不锈钢铸件．经常在铸件表面出现大面积“黑皮”和相互孤立的凹陷疤痕，严重影响铸件质量．通过生产现场跟踪调查．结合俄歇能谱分析等手段．对缺陷部位化学组成和形成原因进行分析探讨．指出：铸件表面的疤痕与型壳表面“墨点”直接相关；而“黑皮”主要是硬壳面层中的氧化铁与铸件表面氧化产生的各种金属氧化物反应生成的尖晶石型复杂化合物。在此基础上，提出了防止此类缺陷的措施。     

Estimation of Load Capacity of Pipe Piles in Sand Based on Cone Penetration Test Results

Pipe piles can be classified as either closed- or open-ended piles. In the present paper, the load capacity of both closed- and open-ended piles is related to cone penetration resistance qc through an experimental program using calibration chamber model pile load tests and field pile load tests. A total of 36 calibration chamber pile load tests and two full-scale field pile load tests were analyzed. All the test piles were instrumented for separate measurement of each component of pile load capacity. Based on the test results, the normalized base resistance qb/qc was obtained as a function of the relative density DR for closed-ended piles, and of both the relative density DR and the incremental filling ratio (IFR) for open-ended piles. A relationship between the IFR and the relative density DR is proposed as a function of the pile diameter and driving depth. The relationship between IFR and DR allows the estimation of IFR and thus of the pile load capacity of open-ended piles at the design stage, before pile driving operations.     

柳钢35t转炉方坯连铸机系统优化措施

介绍柳钢35t转炉方坯连铸机系统优化措施，通过优化使生产稳定性提高，铸坯质量得到改善，提高各项经济技术指标。