Formal methods: The next generation of system design tools

Because of the growing demand for increasingly complex computer-based systems there is now an urgent need to provide tools to assist during the design of such systems. Formal specifications and formal methods provide such assistance but their widespread adoption has been hindered by the so-called ‘math fear’ and the perception that the tools are too difficult, too time consuming and too costly to use in a commercial environment. The aim of this article is to dispel the mystery surrounding the topic and to explain what formal methods are, how and why they are used, the benefits that accrue and why the technology should be accepted on a broader front. The application of formal methods to the design of computer-based systems will be discussed without resorting to jargon or mathematics. The discussion will concentrate more on the software content of systems but the arguments apply equally well to hardware. Some of the available tools will also be introduced.     

三维结构可靠度对随机变量的敏感性研究

本文基于三维随机有限元提出了结构点可靠度、失效模式的可靠度及整个结构体系的可靠度分别对随机变量的＂分布参数＂和＂极限状态方程参数＂的敏感性计算方法，并以一典型重力坝为例进行了计算，得出了若干有益的结论。     

Optical measurements of thermal diffusivity of a material

The measurement of thermal diffusivity of a material (in particular, a thin film) is important for various reasons, e.g., to predict the heat transfer in the solid subjected to a thermal process, to monitor surface composition or morphology, or to detect invisible subsurface defects like delaminations. This measurement can be done in a noncontact manner using various photothermal methods. Such methods typically involve pulsed heating of the surface by small amounts using a laser source; the decay of the surface temperature after this pulsed photothermal heating is then probed to provide the thermal diffusivity. Various probing methods have been developed in the literature, including the probing of reflection, refraction, and diffraction from the pulsed heated area, infrared thermal radiometry, and surface deformation. This paper provides an overview of such techniques and some examples of their applications.     

Contemporary approaches to certification of measurement provision software

Contemporary approaches to the certification of measurement provision software are considered in domestic and overseas publications. Normative documentation is analyzed and a scheme is proposed for certification that takes account of the features of programs used for metrological purposes. __________ Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 5, pp. 65–68, May, 2007.     

Teaching-Material Design Center: An ontology-based system for customizing reusable e-materials

Use of electronic teaching materials (e-material) to support teaching is a trend. e-Material design is therefore an important issue. Currently, most e-material providers offer a package of solutions for different purposes. However, not all teachers and learners need everything from a single package. A preferable alternative is to find useful material from different packages and combine them for a particular course. Currently, most educators collect the material manually, which is time-consuming and may result in missed material. In this paper, we describe a system – the Teaching-Material Design Center, which follows the standard of Sharable Content Object Reference Model – to separate e-material for use as teaching templates and learning objects and to label the material with use of semantic metadata for searching. This system can find existing teaching templates and learning objects for e-material designers and provide a convenient environment for constructing customized e-material for different requirements. We describe the implementation and evaluation of the proposed system for a course. Our system is efficient in finding teaching templates and learning objects and shortening the e-material development process.     

一些有趣数列及其组合恒等式

研究了一些有趣数列的性质，同时给出了一些组合恒等式。     

碳酸二甲酯的市场需求和生产技术进展

介绍了碳酸二甲酯的价格、生产情况及国内外市场需求 ,指出碳酸二甲酯在我国具有极大的市场潜力。综述了生产碳酸二甲酯的三类主要方法 ,介绍了光气法、酯交换法和氧化羰基化法的各种具体方法及尚未实现工业化仍在研究中的其他方法。并对各种工业化的生产方法从技术、经济和清洁性的角度进行了分析 ,指出适合我国采用的工业合成方法是气相氧化羰基化法和甲醇与 CO2 直接合成法     

穿透裂纹和表面半椭圆裂纹模型的失效评定曲线比较

针对弹塑性材料裂纹管道的J积分计算建立了等效穿透裂纹和表面半椭圆裂纹2种有限元模型。在等效穿透裂纹模型中应用了1／4节点单元，在表面裂纹模型中采用了线弹簧单元。用这2种模型计算J积分，分别对3个实际含裂纹管段建立了失效评定曲线。比较了2种模型的失效评定曲线和R6通用曲线的差别，指出穿透裂纹模型偏于保守，建议在油气管道断裂的工程评定中采用半椭圆表面裂纹模型。     

利用自生气的油气田开发开采工艺技术概况

油气田开发工艺技术中使用的自生气有N2、O2、CO2、ClO2和混合气五大类型，来源于化学反应和微生物的代谢产物。自生N2主要来自亚硝酸盐和铵盐的氧化还原反应。自生O2则来自过硫酸盐和过氧化物的高温分解。白生CO2来自碳酸盐与酸的反应及含氮类有机物的高温分解。自生混合气包括高能气体和生物气，高能气体是火药或炸药爆燃产生的混合气，生物气是微生物代谢产生的混合气。自生气工作液在油气田现场已应用于固井、射孔、解堵、压裂、调剖和三次采油等广阔的领域。本文概述油气田开发开采中利用五大类自生气的19项工艺技术。参43.