Comparative Study of Models on Confinement of Concrete Cylinders with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites

The use of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for strengthening and/or rehabilitation of concrete structures is gaining increasing popularity in the civil engineering community. One of the most attractive applications of FRP materials is their use as confining devices for concrete columns, which may result in remarkable increases of strength and ductility as indicated by numerous published experimental results. Despite a large research effort, a proper analytical tool to predict the behavior of FRP-confined concrete has not yet been established. Most of the available models are empirical in nature and have been calibrated against their own sets of experimental data. On the other hand, the experimental results available in the literature encompass a wide range of values of the significant variables. The objective of this work is a systematic assessment of the performance of the existing models on confinement of concrete columns with FRP materials. The study is conducted in the following steps: the experimental data on confinement of concrete cylinders with FRP available in the technical literature are classified according to the values of the significant variables; the existing empirical and analytical models are reviewed, pointing out their distinct features; the whole set of available experimental results is compared with the whole set of analytical models; and strengths and weaknesses of the various models are analyzed. Finally, a new equation is proposed to evaluate the axial strain at peak stress of FRP-confined concrete cylinders.     

Flexural and Shear Rigidity of Composite Sheet Piles

The flexural and shear rigidity of pultruded composite sheet pile panels consisting of E-glass fiber-reinforced polyester are studied in this paper. The analysis consists of an experimental investigation and an analytical modeling to determine the resistance of the sheet pile panels to the deflections for design of composite sheet pile walls. Timoshenko’s beam theory was used to experimentally determine the flexural rigidity (EI) and shear rigidity (kAG) of the panel. Three- and four-point bending tests were performed on six different span lengths and the results were self-compared from the two independent tests. Analytical expressions for the flexural and shear rigidities were derived to allow the prediction based on the layered structure of pultruded shapes. The values computed from the analytical expressions were examined with the experimental results.     

Diamino telechelic polybutadienes for solventless styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) triblock copolymer formation

High molecular weight, high functionality diamino telechelic polybutadienes (TPBs) were synthesized by ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of 1,5-cyclooctadiene (COD) in the presence of a chain transfer agent, 1,8-dicyano-4-octene, followed by lithium aluminum hydride reduction. Melt coupling of diamino TPB with anhydride-terminated polystyrene (PS-anh) resulted in the formation of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) triblock copolymers; ca. 80% maximum conversion of PS-anh was achieved within 30 s. The results from SAXS, TEM, and rheological measurements of the coupling products confirmed the formation of SBS triblock copolymers having lamellar morphology. A fluorescent-labeled PS-anh was used to study the coupling kinetics by diluting the reactants by the addition of non-functional PS.     

光孤子源的研制

报道了利用增益开关分布反馈半导体激光器，Ｆ－Ｐ光学滤波器及掺饵光纤放大顺研制成光孤子源的研究工作。光孤子源性能稳定，输出的超短光脉冲重复频率为２．５ＧＨｚ脉宽２４，谱宽０．１４ｎｍ，时间带宽积０．４１９，平均输出光功率２．４ｍＷ。     

用MS-EXCEL的规划求解模块优化油品调合

叙述了利用MS-EXCEL通用电子表格软件中的规划求解模块优化油品调合的方法,并以汽油调合为例,说明构造数学模型的方法,以及实施优化求解的具体过程。     

用纤维TiO2作光催化剂降解饮用水中腐殖质

用纤维状ＴｉＯ２作为光催化剂，采用间歇和连续两种操作方式，在Ｏ３／ＴｉＯ２／ＵＶ体系中处理含腐殖质的饮用水，使腐殖质去除率在９７％，纤维ＴｉＯ２可过滤回收，易于实际应用。     

聚烯烃塑料改性的研究进展

聚乙烯、聚丙烯以优良的力学性能、热性能、加工性能等成为最主要的聚烯烃塑料品种,大量用于生产薄膜、管材和板材。通过改性可获得高刚性、高强度、高耐热、低成本的聚烯烃塑料。综述了近年来聚乙烯和聚丙烯在接枝、交联、填充、共混等方面的改性进展,并指出了研究方向和发展趋势。     

利用光纤数字同步传送网2.048 Mbit/s支路传送高精度标准时间信号

首次提出一种利用光同步数字传送网的2.048Mbit/s信号传送高精度时间编码信号的方法和实验结果。它可以使整个通信网的交换机、计费系统、网管系统、基站控制器等设备实现与UTC的时间同步。目前的实验证明,时间同步的不确定度优于±5μs。     

PAN／Ni－P纤维和碳黑填充的HIPS复合材料的导电性

研究经化学镀镍的聚丙烯腈（ＰＡＮ）导电纤维（ＰＡＮ／Ｎｉ－Ｐ）填充的高抗冲聚苯乙烯（ＨＩＰＳ）复合材料的导电性与导电填料浓度的关系及加入有机钛酸酯偶联剂的影响、为了进一步提高复合材料的导电性，在ＰＡＮ／Ｎｉ－Ｐ纤维填充的复合材料中又加入不同量的碳黑，由于碳黑粒子的加入改善了纤维间的接触状态，更有利于导电网络的形成，从而大大提高了复合材料的导电能力。     

光纤通信在军事上的应用

简述了光纤通信在军事通信中的地位与作用，较全面介绍了陆、海、空军各领域的应用情况，阐明了军事通信对光纤通信元器件的要求和核爆炸对光纤通信的影响。