Revisiting rock classification to estimate rock mass properties

This paper presents the results of ongoing research carried out by the author exploring methods to provide a more robust estimate of rock mass properties specifically for use in tunnel design. Data from various large-scale rock mass failures are introduced, including coal pillars. The damage-initiation,spalling-limit approach is compared to the coal pillar database. New comparisons of estimating the geological strength index(GSI) and relationships to estimate the Hoeke Brown failure criterion parameters, mb, s and a, are presented.     

Fifty Years On: Brown v. Board of Education and American Psychology, 1954-2004 An Introduction.

Introduces the current issue of the American Psychologist, which examines the ramifications of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision and its sequelae over the last 50 years, with a special focus on the mixed role of psychological research and practice. Despite the great strides toward a more just society since May 17, 1954, inequities remain in schooling, in social relations, and in economic opportunity. How will history judge American psychology 50 years from now vis-a-vis the possibilities it helped create via Brown? The articles in this special issue suggest several important directions of research and action our field will need to take if the verdict of history is to be a positive one. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Epoxy paint failure in B-52 fuel tanks: Part II. Influence of DIEGME concentration in the fuel on the failure process

A model has been proposed to explain the failure of the original BMS10-39 epoxy paint on upper vertical surfaces in B-52 fuel tanks. The model involves interaction of the paint with DIEGME, a fuel system ice inhibitor (FSII) in jet fuel, that is distilled from the liquid fuel. In this communication, distillation experiments used to support the model are refined to better match the mass transfer of vapor from fuel in a B-52 fuel tank at close to room temperature. The interaction of these lower temperature distillates with the paint affirms the earlier model. On the basis of these experiments it is proposed that paint failure may be controlled or eliminated by reducing the level of DIEGME in the fuel. Proposed changes in military jet fuel composition are detailed.     

棕刚玉粉中Al2O3含量分析方法的探讨

对耐火材料——棕刚玉粉的质量分析控制，提出了用实用性的检测方法测定其Al2O3含量。通过与国家标准分析方法的对比试验，证实快速实用分析方法测定棕刚玉粉中Al2O3含量是可行的。     

鸡爪芋化学成分研究

鸡爪芋在广东民间用于治疗胃病、肝炎,有特效。为研究其有效成分,对鸡爪芋干燥根茎95％乙醇提物进行了分离。通过反复柱层析分离、离心薄层色谱分离,重结晶等方法分离得到8个晶体,它们是分别是豆甾醇、β-谷甾醇、棕榈酸、棕榈酸乙酯、十六酸单甘油酯、9,12,15-三烯十八酸乙酯、二十二酸乙酯、葫萝卜甙。     

Volatilisation and catalytic effects of alkali and alkaline earth metallic species during the pyrolysis and gasification of Victorian brown coal. Part III. The importance of the interactions between volatiles and char at high temperature

A novel two-stage fluidised-bed/fixed-bed reactor was designed to investigate the effects of volatile-char interactions on the volatilisation of alkali and alkaline earth metallic (AAEM) species during the pyrolysis of Victorian brown coal at 900 °C. With the two-stage reactor configuration, the AAEM-free volatiles generated from the pyrolysis of the H-form coal in the fluidised bed came into direct contact with the char from NaCl-loaded or Na-form coals in the fixed bed. The results indicated that the interactions between the volatiles, especially free radicals in the volatiles, and the char particles enhanced the volatilisation of Na from the char drastically. However, such radical-char interactions resulted in little volatilisation of Mg and Ca, indicating the importance of valence of the AAEM species. The degree of the volatile-char interactions was also related to the ageing of the char and the chemical form of AAEM species in the coal substrate. The volatiles interacted more strongly with the nascent char than the aged char, indicating that the AAEM species existed in the aged char in more stable forms than in the nascent char.     

生物事件触发词识别方法研究

从生物文献中抽取生物事件对于生物领域的知识挖掘起着重要的作用,而事件触发词的识别是生物事件抽取的一个关键步骤。系统分别采用词汇及其上下文特征、短语标记特征、词聚类特征以及统计的词典特征构造不同的基于词级的CRF模型,用于生物事件触发词的标记。然后针对不同的触发词类型选择对应最优的标记模型,构造了一个混合CRF模型。在BioNLP 2009 ST语料库上进行了实验评估,结果表明提出的方法取得了很好的性能,为生物事件的抽取建立了良好的基础。     

各向异性的分形地形生成方法研究

传统的分形地形生成方法得到的地形是各向同性的,为了使生成的分形地形具有各向异性特征,提出了一种新的分形地形生成方法,该方法利用组合分形布朗曲面模型,将具有不同特征的两种分形布朗曲面相融合,使得生成的地形具有各向异性特征.对组合分形布朗曲面算法进行了仿真实验,生成了最终的分形地形.对仿真结果的分析表明,生成的分彤地形的特征具有各向异性特征,和实际的自然地形特征相符合,从而证明了该算法的有效性.     

降水酸度时间序列的长程相关性

利用R/S分析方法分析了分别来源于美国North Dakota(1980～2000年)及我国常德市(1990～1999年)的降水酸度月均值时间序列,证实了降水酸度时间序列中存在长程相关性.其Hurst指数H>0.5,表明其变化表现为分形布朗运动,各月份降水酸度值是相互关联的.长程相关的时间可达8～9年,表明长程相关性是降水酸度趋势预测中必须考虑的重要因子。     

基于分形参数的中药材显微图象纹理分析

提出了一种基于分形维数分析中药材显微图象的方法。将中药材显微图象视为灰度纹理图象,依据分形布朗运动性质和功率谱法对4种中药材显微图象进行分维数计算。结果表明:中药材显微图象具有分形的特征,分维数能有效地描述纹理的结构与灰度,不同的显微图象对应不同的分维数,分维数可作为分析图象及进一步识别图象的一个定量参数。