Law,liability and expert systems

This paper examines some of the possible legal implications of the production, marketing and use of expert systems. The relevance of a legally useful definition of expert systems, comprising systems designed for use both by laymen and professionals, is related to the distinctions inherent in the legal doctrine underlying provision of goods and provision of services. The liability of the sellers and users of, and contributors to, expert systems are examined in terms of professional malpractice as well as product liability. A recurring theme indicates that legislators may be inclined to restrict possibilities of liability suits in order to avoid disincentives to the creation of expert systems.     

工程招投标中的违法现象及对策

在分析工程招投标中的违法现象及产生原因的基础上，提出相应对策和减少违法投标的措施。     

山西引黄工程南干线7# 隧洞衬砌外水压力研究

本文采用综合修正系数取代规范建议的单一折减系数,用渗流场分析方法确定作用在引黄入晋南干线7#隧洞衬砌上的外水压力。由己知钻孔水位及泉水位反演出各地层的渗透张量及地表入渗强度求得初始渗流场。衬砌外水压力分析中考虑了衬砌混凝土的渗透性以及排水、灌浆等工程措施的影响。根据分析结果,提出了系统排水孔布置的建议,得出了在相应的排水减压措施下衬砌厚度由原设计35cm减至25cm,这一建议已被采用,取得了巨大经济效益。     

阜新市细河改造工程坝基渗漏计算及处理效果分析

阜新市细河改造工程由四座橡胶坝和两岸防洪大堤组成，由于堤(坝)基第四系冲洪积层广泛发育，存在渗漏同题。合理选择施工处理方案，是工程成功的关键。作者根据场区不同的地质条件环境条件采取有针对性的不同处理方案，既解决了防渗问题又缩短了施工工期，降低工程造价，取得了很好的经济效益和社会效益。     

东方红浆砌石重力坝扬压力安全评价

东方红水库大坝是一座运行近40a的浆砌石重力坝，坝体裂缝、坝体渗漏及坝体碳化严重，扬压力有逐年增高的趋势。本文利用坝基扬压力测压管水位观测资料建立了测压管水位的统计模型，并结合现场渗漏实测流量资料建立了渗流反分析模型，详细分析了坝基的渗流性态和扬压力状态，并对其渗流性态做出安全评价。     

A new ‘Tailor-made’ methodology for the mechanical behaviour analysis of rubber-like materials: II. Application to the hyperelastic behaviour characterization of a carbon-black filled natural rubber vulcanizate

The purpose of this paper is the modelling of the mechanical behaviour of an elastomeric material, through detailed experimental and numerical procedures, specific to large strains. The experimental technique is based on in-plane kinematics measurements using a speckle extensometer, from which the whole two-dimensional field of in-plane displacements is obtained by a digital image processing [Polymer (2002)]. This part of the work concerns the identification of the constitutive equation for a carbon black natural rubber (NR) vulcanizate. We start by quoting some theoretical considerations relative to rubber elasticity and stress-softening effect, which is the counterpart of the filler reinforcement. Then, we describe the experimental procedure and present data for both non-preconditioned and preconditioned samples. Next, the identification of the constitutive law parameters using a minimization algorithm is driven. Finally, we present the validation of the constitutive model, by its implementation into the finite element code SYSTUS and the numerical simulation of the response of a double edge notched tensile (DENT) specimen.     

青海省桥头电厂河子沟灰场拦洪坝粘滞流模型试验分析

本文采用粘滞流模型试验对青海桥头电厂河子沟灰场拦洪坝设计方案进行了论证，分析了多种防渗条件下的渗流场特点，提出了满足工程运作的既经济又合理的建议。     

A simple correlation for gas bubbles rising in power‐law fluids

Recently, the author (Rodrigue, 2001 a, b) proposed a generalized correlation for the steady rise of gas bubbles in uncontaminated viscous Newtonian fluids of infinite extent. It is the purpose of this note to show that this model can be modified for inelastic non‐Newtonian power‐law fluids. Using data taken from six different studies, it is shown that the modified model can predict quite nicely the bubble velocity for these non‐Newtonian inelastic fluids.     

SIMILARITY LAW OF FLUCTUATING PRESSURE WITHIN HYDRAULIC JUMP AREA

Through a series of model tests of five scales for 2-D free hydraulic jump, the da-ta of fluctuating pressure acting on the floor level within the hydraulic jump were obtained. Dur-ing the experiments, Froude number varied from 2.94 to 8.61, and Reynolds number rangedfrom 2×10~4 to 6×10~5. Experiment results indicate that the amplitude scale of fluctuating pres-sure is the length scale of model, i. e. P'=L, which agrees with gravity similarity law: Thefrequency scale of the fluctuating pressure is a unity i. e., f=1, which does not satisfy thegravity similarity law.     

Equilibrium solubility of CO2 in rubbery EVA over a wide pressure range: effects of carbonyl group content and crystallinity

The equilibrium CO₂ sorption isotherms and isobars for rubbery EVA containing various amounts of vinyl acetate (VA) over a wide pressure range 10-340 atm and 25-52 °C were investigated. The normalized CO₂ sorption concentration (in cm³ (STP) CO₂/mole VA) isotherms of these polymers as a function of pressure consisted of two distinct regions turning at near P_c. The normalized sorption isotherms in these two distinct regions could be fairly described by two respective power laws: C=K_aP^n_a for above P_c and C=k_bP^n_b for below P_c. The normalized CO₂ sorption isotherms were found to be about the same for four EVA samples having different VA contents for below P_c, suggesting that the sorption process at below P_c may be mainly driven by the presence of carbonyl groups. At above P_c, the degree of crystallinity of the polymer appeared to be a major factor to affect the sorption process, with the higher the degree of crystallinity, the lower the normalized CO₂ sorption concentration in the polymer. The sorption isobars of the polymer as a function of temperature were governed by the interplay of density, viscosity, and diffusivity of CO₂ depending on the pressure studied.