Properties of hybrid fibre reinforced shell for investment casting

In order to improve the properties of silicon sol shell for investment casting process, a varying content of hybrid fibres (aluminium silicate and polypropylene) was introduced into slurry for preparation of fibre-reinforced shell in the present work. The bending strength, self-load deformation at elevated temperature, and the permeability of fibre-reinforced shell specimens were investigated and the fracture surfaces of shell specimens were observed by SEM. The results show that the bending strength of green shell increases with content of fibres in it. The maximum bending strength of 4.96 MPa was obtained in the fired shell with 0.6 wt% hybrid fibres addition. The high temperature self-loaded deformation of specimens of shell reinforced with a hybrid fibre addition above 0.6 wt% is higher than that of the unreinforced. However, the shell with a hybrid fibre addition up to 0.4 wt% exhibits the lower self-loaded deformation at high temperature compared to the unreinforced. It is also found that the permeability of shell specimens can be improved by hybrid fibres addition. Based on the fracture surfaces observation using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), the failure mode of the green shell reinforced with hybrid fibres is identified as fibre rupturing from the substrate of shell specimens, and/ or debonding from adhesive film surrounding it in shell. Even though the specimens of shell being fired at 900 °C for 2 h, the same failure features also exist in the fracture surfaces of specimens. This indicates that the specimens of shell can still be reinforced with aluminium silica fibres (residue of hybrid fibres) for their interpenetrating fibres network structure although go through firing.     

浙江农宅平面信息域统计分析——以绍兴市为例

为探究长三角地区农宅平面尺寸在宏观区域上的统计规律,基于Google Earth探向功能,以长、宽作为农宅平面尺寸的标示参量,应用频数统计法分析农宅长、宽在环向及径向分析路径上的频数分布特征。统计结果表明:不管是在环向,还是在径向上,农宅长度都是以3到4个自然开间尺寸的占比最大,农宅宽度都是以2到3个自然开间尺寸的占比最大;在环向上,各区域农宅长度、宽度的频数分布较为相似,且其主要占比区间相对稳定,农宅长度在3到4个自然开间尺寸所占比例约为51%,宽度以2到3个自然开间尺寸为主,其比例为70%左右;在径向上,各区域农宅平面尺寸在各开间的比例差异较大。上述方法与结论对区域视角下的农宅节能潜力分析及既有建筑节能改造策略等问题的研究具有方法借鉴与理论指导意义。     

Failure of reinforced concrete and tuff stone masonry buildings as consequence of hydrogen pipeline explosions

Pipelines are the most efficient method of transporting large quantities of hydrogen, and the low volumetric energy density of gaseous hydrogen requires that the gas must be compressed to extremely high pressure to be used as a transport fuel. The failure of high pressure hydrogen gas pipelines and subsequent explosion may induce heavy damage to buildings. In this paper, such an issue is addressed for existing reinforced concrete framed buildings and tuff stone masonry buildings. Physical features such as the gas jet release process, flammable cloud size, blast generation and propagation, and explosion effects on structural components of buildings are considered and evaluated through the SLAB integral model, Multi-Energy Method and pressure‒impulse diagrams. Damage to both types of structural components was evaluated and the maximum distance of blast damage was derived in several environmental conditions, contributing to land-use planning and performance-based design/assessment of pipelines and buildings.     

Performance of a 33m high geogrid reinforced soil embankment without concrete panel

Geosynthetic reinforced soil embankment are extensively applied in the construction of high-speed railway and highway in mountainous regions but limited field monitoring is conducted on high and steep cases. Aiming to acquire better understanding, a 33-m-high single-tiered wrapped-facing geogrid reinforced soil embankment with the slope of 1 V:0.5H in China was monitored for 2 years during and after construction. Vertical earth pressure, strain of geogrids, horizontal displacement and settlement per layer were recorded and analysed. The results show that the geogrid tensile strains gradually increased during construction. And they were still developing after completion due to creep and subsequent vehicle surcharge load. The predictions of reinforcement loads by the FHWA methods were much higher than the estimated ones from measured strains. The vertical earth pressures linearly grew during construction and then stabilized fast. The horizontal displacement increases with height and the largest value achieved around the top of the slope two years after the construction is 0.14% the total height approximately. The settlement per layer is larger in the lower and middle portion of the embankment and no obvious change is observed over time. This study hopes to serve as a case reference for design and construction of similar reinforcement projects in the future.     

A pure proactive scheduling algorithm for multiple earth observation satellites under uncertainties of clouds

Most earth observation satellites (EOSs) are equipped with optical sensors, which cannot see through clouds. Hence, observations are significantly affected and blocked by clouds. In this work, with the inspiration of the notion of a forbidden sequence, we propose a novel assignment formulation for EOS scheduling. Considering the uncertainties of clouds, we formulate the cloud coverage for observations as stochastic events, and extend the assignment formulation to a chance constraint programming (CCP) model. To solve the problem, we suggest a sample approximation (SA) method, which transforms the CCP model into an integer linear programming (ILP) model. Subsequently, a branch and cut (B&C) algorithm based on lazy constraint generation is developed to solve the ILP model. Finally, we conduct a lot of simulation experiments to verify the effectiveness and efficiency of our proposed formulation and algorithm.     

Finite element limit analysis of load-bearing performance of reinforced slopes using a non-associated flow rule

This paper presents a numerical study on the load-bearing performance of reinforced slopes under footing load using a finite element limit analysis (FELA) method where a non-associated flow rule is assumed in the analysis. The method was validated against results from full-scale model tests and a limit equilibrium (LE) analytical method. A series of parametric analyses was subsequently carried out to examine the influences that the soil dilation angle, footing location, and reinforcement design (i.e. length, tensile strength, and vertical spacing) could have on the load-bearing performance of reinforced slopes. Results indicate that dilation angle has a significant influence on the predicted magnitudes of bearing capacity, slope deformation, and mobilized reinforcement load. The predicted values of bearing capacity using the FELA are smaller than those from the Meyerhof's analytical method for unreinforced semi-infinite foundation, especially for larger friction angle values. Additionally, the ultimate bearing capacity of the slope and its corresponding horizontal deformation increase with the reinforcement tensile strength. Finally, the slip planes under the applied footing load are found to be y-shaped and primarily occur in the upper half of the slope.     

钢筋混凝土拆除爆破炮孔装药量的确定

本文从分析钢筋混凝土爆破破坏形态出发,对钢筋混凝土的配筋情况,如强度、配筋网规格、钢筋层数等对拆除爆破的影响作了量化处理,在前人的基础上大胆提出了钢筋混凝土加强抛掷爆破的炮孔装药量计算公式,并在实际工程中得到了验证。     

给水排水工程中钢筋混凝土板优化设计的探讨

如何简便地根据钢筋混凝土板的内力确定最优的板厚,是给水排水工程结构设计中经常遇到的问题。本文针对给水排水工程结构中常见的受弯钢筋混凝土板,采用解析公式、离散化数值计算和函数拟合相结合的方法,推导出可供实际应用的最优板厚公式,并用工程实例予以检验。     

An experimental study on the temperature and structural behavior of a concrete wall exposed to fire after a high-velocity impact by a hard projectile

Projectiles, such as turbine blades, can be released in an accident and impact structures. Airplanes and other flying objects can also become impact projectiles. These impacts occasionally cause fire when fire loads, such as oil, fuel, and other combustible materials, are present. This study examines the thermal insulation performance of concrete plates and the structural fire behavior of load-bearing reinforced concrete walls that are exposed to fire after a high-velocity impact by a hard projectile. Impact and fire tests were carried out using small-scale concrete plates and reinforced concrete walls. The results show the influence of local damage and the advantage of short-fiber reinforced concrete subjected to impact loads and fire.     

A functional test platform for the Community Land Model

The realistic representation of key biogeophysical and biogeochemical functions is the fundamental of process-based ecosystem models. A functional test platform is designed to create direct linkages between site measurements and the process-based ecosystem model within the Community Earth System Models (CESM). The platform consists of three major parts: 1) interactive user interfaces, 2) functional test models and 3) observational datasets. It provides much needed integration interfaces for both field experimentalists and ecosystem modelers to improve the model's representation of ecosystem processes within the CESM framework without large software overhead.