纤维增强复合材料中纤维的界面分离

提出了一种解析模型来预测由纤维剥离导致断裂时纤维增强复合材料的极限抗拉强度。解析分析是基于在出现纤维－基质界面处的破裂时断裂力学中的顺从方法。在下面假设的基础上建立模型：基质与纤维都表现弹性，且远离基质－纤维界面的区域处的基质应变等于复合材料应变。此外，假定纤维与基质间存在完全粘合且断面是无附着的。证明了对于存在或不存在界面破裂的情况，可获得纤维增强复合材料的分离应变能量释放率，提供了数值例子，且     

Co-located collaborative visual analytics around a tabletop display

Co-located collaboration can be extremely valuable during complex visual analytics tasks. We present an exploratory study of a system designed to support collaborative visual analysis tasks on a digital tabletop display. Fifteen participant pairs employed Cambiera, a visual analytics system, to solve a problem involving 240 digital documents. Our analysis, supported by observations, system logs, questionnaires, and interview data, explores how pairs approached the problem around the table. We contribute a unique, rich understanding of how users worked together around the table and identify eight types of collaboration styles that can be used to identify how closely people work together while problem solving. We show how the closeness of teams’ collaboration and communication influenced how they performed on the task overall. We further discuss the role of the tabletop for visual analytics tasks and derive design implications for future co-located collaborative tabletop problem solving systems.     

Quantitative real-time imaging of myocardium based on ultrasonic integrated backscatter

The integrated backscatter calculation over the full, two-dimensional echocardiographic sector is implemented to produce images from closed-chest dogs. This new real-time integrated backscatter measurement system allows a continuous determination of integrated backscatter from all myocardial regions in the ultrasonic view. By replacing the conventional video processor in a commercial two-dimensional echocardiographic imager with this new real-time backscatter measurement system, it is possible to produce real-time two-dimensional images based on integrated backscatter.     

Record it without words: designing a CPR (computer-based patient record)

Two way-communication between users and developers is a must when creating a truly functional computer-based patient record. The solution for tackling this daunting task may be to use structured requirements analysis supported by CASE tools.     

Hot cutting of goat carcasses following early post-mortem high temperature ageing

Hot cutting of goat sides into bone-in joints, such as leg, shoulder and loin, 3 h after the sides were left hanging at an ambient temperature of 34°C with (treatment II) or without (treatment I) subsequent chilling prior to freezing did not adversely affect colour of meat, tenderness, cooking loss or water-holding capacity compared with normal chilling. The latter process (treatment III) significantly (P < 0·05) increased evaporative weight loss from the sides. Differences in colour, shear force, evaporative weight loss, cooking loss, drip loss from the leg joint and water-holding capacity between treatment I, where sides were hung at room temperature for 3h, and treatment II, where sides were given an additional chilling period of 21h after hanging, were not significant. These findings indicate that, in countries with ambient temperatures above 30°C, goat sides or carcasses can be cut hot after a 3h hanging period at ambient temperature and subsequently frozen without deterioration in the quality or processing properties of the meat.