Use of pressure insoles to compare in-shoe loading for modern running shoes

The primary objective of this paper was to compare in-shoe loading for different models of running shoe using measurements of force distribution. It was hypothesised that a shoe designed with minimal focus on cushioning would demonstrate significantly higher peak forces and rates of loading than running shoes designed with cushioning midsoles. Loading was compared using in-shoe peak forces for six footwear conditions. It was found that peak rate of loading at the heel provided clear distinctions between shoes. In support of the study hypothesis, the shoe with minimal focus on cushioning had a significantly higher rate of loading than all but one of the other test shoes. Data collected for midfoot and forefoot areas of the foot highlighted the importance of considering loading across the foot surface. The results of the present study demonstrate that pressure insoles provide a useful tool for the assessment of loading across the foot plantar surface for different footwear conditions. There are numerous models of running shoe for individuals to select from, with limited information available regarding the performance of the shoes during running. The current study demonstrates differences in loads across the foot plantar surface during running, indicating differences in performance for different footwear models.     

车辆装载长度测量系统研发

车辆超长会影响车辆的通过性与行驶安全性,为准确测量车辆装载长度,研发了基于红外光幕传感器和光电开关、单片机及超声波测距传感器的车辆装载长度测量系统,对系统的软件程序和硬件系统进行了设计和调试,搭建了高速公路入(出)口模拟平台,对所研发的系统进行实验验证,实验结果表明:该测量系统的测量精度较高,由于采用了双基准触发机制,解决了高速路入(出)口车辆排队情况下的车辆装载长度的准确测量,该系统可以应用到高速路入(出)口处,可以配合其他几何尺寸测量系统与称重系统对车辆的超限情况进行全面的检测。     

Application of evolutionary optimisers in data-based calibration of Activated Sludge Models

Modelling activated sludge systems has become an accepted practice in Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) design, teaching and research, and Activated Sludge Models (ASM) are by far the most widely used models for activated sludge systems. In most ASM applications, calibration is based on more or less ad-hoc and trial and error approaches. Calibration of the ASMs remains the weakest link in the overall process of modelling biological wastewater treatment. In this paper, a calibration approach is proposed where the need for expert knowledge and modeller effort is significantly reduced. The calibration approach combines identifiability analysis and evolutionary optimisers to automate the ASM calibration. Identifiability analysis is used to deal with poor identifiability of the model structures and evolutionary optimisers are used to identify the model parameters. The applied evolutionary optimisers are Genetic Algorithms and Differential Evolution. Performance of the evolutionary optimisers is compared with a previously proposed calibration approach based on Monte Carlo simulations. All methods were capable of calibrating the model when given enough computation time. However, some of the evolutionary optimisation methods had an advantage in terms of computation time against the Monte Carlo method.     

无线迁移工作流环境中功能片动态装载机制

从无线迁移工作流环境中资源受限的移动设备特性出发,提出一种基于功能片的动态装载机制,以实现大型迁移工作流程序在移动设备上的不降级运行.首先,给出了动态装载单元的定义,包括功能片、说明文档和控制块.控制块确定了功能片的状态;其次,设计并实现了FU的动态装载方案,包括功能片的读入、处理、调度、执行和卸载几个部分;最后,设计并实现了一个移动酒店预订系统来验证其合理性.     

Estimating the stresses in cantilever beam loaded by a parabolically distributed load with Airy stress functions

This study presents three mathematical methods namely the polynomial stress function approach, the Fourier series form approach and the approximated equations form approach for finding the stress distribution in a cantilever beam with rectangular cross section loaded by a parabolically distributed load. By taking the stress function as a polynomial of the seventh degree, it is attempted to find the coefficients either in complete or in full shape of the polynomial. In the Fourier series approach, the load is discreted to unlimited series of harmonic loads and superposing resultant stresses is the affect of parabolically distributed load on the beam. The resultant stresses are compared with some approximated stress formulas which have been provided before. Finite element analysis are done for square, short, medium and long cantilever beams and the mathematical results of stress distribution in five different height of the beam was compared with FEM results. It was found good results for τ _yy and τ _xy in all cross section of the beams and acceptable results for τ _xx only in y = 0. It is found that discreting loads to even a limit number of harmonic loads and superposing the resultant stresses can give the distribution of τ _yy and τ _xy with the acceptable precision in medium and long cantilever beams with rectangular cross section.     

A weight function-critical plane approach for low-cycle fatigue under variable amplitude multiaxial loading

Low‐cycle fatigue data of type 304 stainless steel obtained under axial‐torsional loading of variable amplitudes are analyzed using four multiaxial fatigue parameters: SWT, KBM, FS and LKN. Rainflow cycle counting and Morrow's plastic work interaction rule are used to calculate fatigue damage. The performance of a fatigue model is dependent on the fatigue parameter, the critical plane and the damage accumulation rule employed in the model. The conservatism and non‐conservatism of predicted lives are examined for some combinations of these variables. A new critical plane called the weight function‐critical plane is introduced for variable amplitude loading. This approach is found to improve the KBM‐based life predictions.     

Reliability analysis of TLP tethers under impulsive loading

In the present study, reliability assessment of Tension Leg Platform (TLP) tethers against maximum tension (i.e. tension exceeding yield) has been carried out under combined action of extreme wave and impulsive forces. For this purpose, a nonlinear dynamic analysis of TLP has been carried out in time domain. A limit state function for maximum tension (i.e. tension exceeding yield) has been derived employing Von-Mises theory of failure. Using this derived limit state function and responses obtained after dynamic analysis under sinusoidal, half-triangular and triangular impulsive forces, reliability assessment of the TLP tethers has been carried out. Design point, important for probabilistic design of tethers, has been located on the failure surface after solving a constrained optimization problem. To study the influence of various random variables on tether reliability, sensitivity analysis has been carried out. Effects of angle of impact; effect of variable submergence; and effect of material yield strength on tether reliability have also been studied on parametric basis. Effect of uncertainty on overall tether reliability has also been discussed to show the importance of quality control in the various design parameters.     

Fully plastic J-integral solutions for surface cracked plates under biaxial loading

In this paper, surface cracked plates under biaxial tension are studied. Three-dimensional elastic-plastic finite element analyses have been carried out to calculate the J-integral for surface cracked plate for a wide range of geometry, biaxiality and material properties. Fully plastic J-integral solutions along the front of the surface cracks are presented for Ramberg-Osgood power law hardening material of n = 3, 5, 10 and 15. Geometries considered are a/c = 0.2, 1.0 and a/t = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8 and the biaxial ratios of 0, 0.5 and 1. Based on these results, the J-integral along the crack front for general elastic-plastic loading conditions can be estimated using the EPRI scheme. These solutions are suitable for fracture analyses for surface cracked plates under biaxial loading.     

Preparation and CO gas-sensing behavior of Au-doped SnO2 sensors

A study on the low-temperature CO gas sensors based on Au/SnO₂ thick film was reported. Au/SnO₂ powders, with different Au loading from 0.36 to 3.57 wt%, were prepared by a deposition-precipitation method. Thick films were fabricated from Au/SnO₂ powders. The Au/SnO₂ thick-film sensors exhibited high sensitivity to CO gas at relatively low operating temperature (83-210 °C). We also reported the effect of the Au loading in Au/SnO₂ on the CO gas sensing behavior. The optimal Au loading in as-prepared Au/SnO₂ was 2.86 wt%.     

圆柱形部件表面疲劳裂纹扩展仿真及分析

给出了一种利用有限元技术模拟周期性张力载荷作用下圆柱形部件内裂纹扩展过程的方法。首先利用一系列点定义裂纹前沿，据此形成包含奇异单元的二维有限元网格，再扩展为三维网格，然后利用有限元法进行应力应变分析，最后使用Paris定律计算局部扩展增量，以此来更新裂纹的形状和尺寸。该方法还能够自动地重复执行扩展仿真。文中还对具有不同半径比的椭圆形和具有不规则形状的初始裂纹的扩展过程进行了仿真和分析比较，以此来取得裂纹在扩展过程中的形状变化特征。