Role of sex pheromone components in behavioral reproductive isolation betweenAutographa gamma (L.) and eitherTrichoplusia ni (Hübner) ORChrysodeixis chalcites (Esp.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Plusiinae)

The composition of theAutographa gamma sex pheromone was reexamined and only (Z)-7-dodecenyl acetate and (Z)-7-dodecenol were identified by capillary GC, GC-MS, and dimethyl disulfide derivatization and subsequent GC-MS analysis. The fatty acid content of the pheromone glands was also studied, and a series of saturated and unsaturated acids was identified. However, most of the related pheromonal compounds were not detected. The male response to the pheromone components was studied in a flight tunnel and compared with the response to calling females. The best synthetic baits evoked a response similar to that observed to the virgin females, but males spent significantly more time at calling females than at the synthetic baits. The preferred synthetic baits consisted of (Z)-7-dodecenyl acetate alone or of a blend with 5% (Z)-7-dodecenol. Increasing the relative amount of the alcohol caused a gradual reduction in male response, particularly in the last steps of the courtship sequence. The addition of the minor sex pheromone components of the sympatric Plusiinae species,Trichoplusia ni andChrysodeixis chalcites, to theA. gamma pheromone was also investigated in the flight tunnel. Some of these components exhibited a significantly antagonistic effect on theA. gamma male courtship behavior. The most potent antagonists were (Z)-5-dodecenyl acetate and (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate. The response ofA. gamma andT. ni males to conspecific and heterospecific females was also compared in the flight tunnel. WhereasA. gamma males were attracted only to their conspecific females, a small percentage ofT. ni males were also attracted toA. gamma females and 11% performed the whole courtship sequence.Contribution from the Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), No. 3459-E, 1992 series.     

Response to walnut olfactory and visual cues by the parasitic wasp Diachasmimorpha juglandis

Diachasmimorpha juglandis is a specialist parasitoid attacking fly larvae in the genus Rhagoletis that feed exclusively on walnut fruit husks. In a free-foraging assay comparing response to uninfested, infested, and mechanically damaged fruits, we first determined that D. juglandis use host feeding damage on the fruit as a cue for host presence. In another free-foraging assay that used artificial walnut models and wind tunnel experiments, D. juglandis distinguished infested from uninfested fruits by using either olfactory or visual cues separately. However, the response rate of wasps in the wind tunnel was raised considerably when visual cues were also available. We analyzed the volatile compounds emitted by cohorts of uninfested, mechanically damaged, and infested fruits 1, 3, 5, 8, and 10 days after oviposition by flies into the infested fruits. Total volatile emissions did not differ significantly among treatments, but quantitative changes in volatiles distinguished infested fruits from uninfested and damaged fruits. The fact that parasitoids did not distinguish between infested and damaged fruits in assays where damage was visible indicates that they rely on visual cues when those are available.     

Flight and landing behavior ofTrypodendron lineatum (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in response to different semiochemicals

The responses of the striped ambrosia beetle,Trypodendron lineatum (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), to modified drainpipe traps baited with the host attractant ethanol, the aggregation pheromone lineatin, both alone and in combination, were studied in a wind tunnel. Exposure of males to ethanol increased their frequency of steady, upwind flight; however, only lineatin was effective in inducing them to land on and enter the traps. In contrast, exposure of females to either ethanol or lineatin alone resulted in an increased frequency of trap landing and entry. Both compounds released simultaneously did not significantly increase the frequency of trap landing and entry for either sex. These responses are consistent with the life history strategies used by both sexes to seek and colonize suitable host material.     

TSP203Plus超前地质预报技术在贵广铁路客运专线长大隧道施工中的应用技术研究

贵广铁路线路中特大长隧道、特大断面的隧道所占比例达到75%以上,隧道穿越某些地质情况复杂地区,可能遇到的工程地质问题及地质灾害较一般浅埋隧道更多、更严重。因此,在隧道施工中开展超前地质预报工作非常有必要。TSP203plus的工作原理和系统工作特点能满足工程预报需要。在贵广铁路部分隧道超前地质预报中证实了TSP203plus作为一种隧道地质预报手段的合理性和有效性。在对TSP203plus超前地质预报产生的误差原因进行分析的同时,提出了提高预报精度对策,从而指导不良地质条件下的隧道安全快速施工。     

引水隧洞复杂地质段地质超前预报综合评价

由于单一地质超前预报方法对复杂地质段预报的局限性,本文则主要通过地质编录法、瞬变电磁法、水平声波反射法三种方法的综合分析,避开各种方法局限性的影响,完成对复杂地质段的超前预报,同时成功预报一个次生断层以及该断层影响带宽度,并给施工提供合理建议,使得施工顺利进行。预报结果与实际开挖地质情况基本一致,取得了显著效果。因此,在面对复杂地质段时,应用地质编录法、瞬变电磁法、水平声波反射法综合评价地质情况,获取准确、可靠的地质超前预报结果,是一种高效、可行的组合方法之一。     

水工隧洞支护特性研究

以某水工隧洞为工程背景,采用D-P屈服准则,考虑了水应力的影响范围,利用ANSYS软件进行了水工隧洞三维弹塑性有限元计算分析.分别研究了衬砌支护材料的选择对隧洞稳定性的影响、开挖过程和应力旋转对支护时机选择的影响.计算结果表明:随着衬砌支护材料弹性模量的提高,隧洞顶部和底部分别有上弹和下沉的趋势,隧洞的稳定性有所提高;隧洞的开挖步骤和应力旋转对衬砌支护施做时机的选择有重要影响.     

隧道窑预热带烟气流动对上下温差的影响

为减小隧道窑预热带上下温差,利用计算机数值模拟对预热带温度场进行研究,找出烟气流动对隧道窑预热带上下温差的影响规律.在预热带内来流烟气的温度保持不变,速度为0.5～1.0 m/s时,窑内温度均匀性较好.在保持来流烟气温度和速度不变的情况下,码料密度的合适值为孔隙率在0.208～0.408范围内,可提高产品的质量和产量.     

低层建筑抗风设计方法比较与研究

土木工程设计中,最有影响和最易引起工程结构失败甚至破坏的首推风荷载.最近几年风灾严重,尤其是风灾导致的低层建筑损失更是惨重.而国际上发达国家的风荷载规范则在不断变化之中,尤其是对轻型钢结构的抗风设计.因此本文有必要对各国低层轻型钢结构抗风设计方法进行研究.本文分别对中国、日本、美国等国家关于抗风设计方法进行比较,并针对风压系数计算一个实例,最后与风洞试验结果进行对照,对中国抗风设计方法进行研究与探讨.     

上海东方体育中心综合体育馆屋盖结构风振分析

在屋盖同步风洞试验测量的基础上,采用CQC法对上海东方体育中心综合体育馆大跨屋盖进行了较为准确的空间风振分析。分析了多个复杂空间振型对有代表性节点的动位移根方差的影响,得到本体育馆的最大参振振型为30阶;考虑了两种荷载组合工况,比较了工况1、工况2和自重作用下屋盖结构的节点位移和基底反力,工况1作用下的节点位移和基底反力最大,工况2作用下的相应结果最小;最后给出了5个不利风向下的位移风振系数,可供参考。     

Simplified design of rock cavern concrete lining to resist shock loading

A simplified method was proposed for the design of concrete lining in underground rock cavern/tunnel against shock loading. The loading may result from the detonation of explosives on ground surface or ground penetration projectiles exploding adjacent to the cavern/tunnel. The resulting problem necessitates the solution of the dynamics of a beam loaded by a transient pressure uniformly distributed over the span. According to mechanical characteristics of the system with rock bolt and shotcrete, a dynamic support design method based on equivalent single degree of freedom (SDOF) was put forward. The SDOF method was applied to obtaining the maximum displacement at the mid-span of the beam, which is often the controlling factor in the blast-resistant design. In the formulation of the problem, the proposed method combines the phenomena of spalling and structural dynamics theory. An example is provided to demonstrate the applicability of this simplified method.