Improved method for roadside barrier length of need modeling using real-world trajectories

The 2011 AASHTO Roadside Design Guide (RDG) contains perhaps the most widely used procedure for choosing an appropriate length of need (LON) for roadside barriers. However, this procedure has several limitations. The procedure uses a highly simplified model of vehicle departure, and the procedure does not allow designers to specify an explicit level of protection. A new procedure for choosing LON that addresses these limitations is presented in this paper. This new procedure is based on recent, real-world road departure trajectories and uses this departure data in a more realistic way. The new procedure also allows LON to be specified for a precisely known level of protection – a level which can be based on number of crashes, injury outcomes or even estimated crash cost – while still remaining straightforward and quick to use like the 2011 RDG procedure.     

全球邮政、快递业应用RFID技术的研究

本文在掌握大量案例的基础上,分析了全球邮政、快递行业应用RFID技术的发展空间、应用现状,提出了我国邮政企业实施RFID在技术层面上的若干问题并提供了建议。     

双轴晶体主平面上倍频的相位匹配

从折射率椭球方程和折射率椭球面出发，讨论光束在双轴晶体中传播及偏振的特性、主平面倍频共线相位匹配（PM）问题，得到了双轴晶体主平面内激光所有可能PM倍频的8种偏振组合及其相应的PM角公式、有效非线性（NL）系数deff的一般表达式。结果表明：得到的公式简单，可大大简化PM参数计算及优化设计；折射率椭球面是单层曲面，比双层的折射率面简单；基于折射率椭球面寻找所有可能PM的类型、偏振组合的方法物理图像简明，易于理解，大大降低了双轴晶体PM问题分析的难度。     

大麻工艺纤维长度与细度的相关性初探

通过对大麻工艺纤维长度和直径投影宽度的相关性研究，认为大麻工艺纤维长度和细度之间存在“越长越粗，越短越细”的规律。     

A probabilistic model for cleavage fracture with a length scale--parameter estimation and predictions of stationary crack experiments

This study presents a large experimental investigation in the transition temperature region on a modified A508 steel. Tests were carried out on single-edge-notch-bend specimens with three different crack depth over specimen width ratios to capture the strong constraint effect on fracture toughness. Three test temperatures were considered, covering a range of 85 °C. All specimens failed by cleavage fracture prior to ductile tearing. A recently proposed probabilistic model for the cumulative failure by cleavage was applied to the comprehensive sets of experimental data. This modified weakest link model incorporates a length scale, which together with a threshold stress reduce the scatter in predicted toughness distributions as well as introduces a fracture toughness threshold value. Model parameters were estimated by a robust procedure, which is crucial in applications of probabilistic models to real structures. The conformity between predicted and experimental toughness distributions, respectively, were notable at all the test temperatures.     

Influence of the counter-ion on the effective charge of polyacrylic acid in dilute condition

Osmotic pressure measurements were satisfactorily used to compute the effective charge of poly(acrylic) acid (PAA) at different pHs and with different monovalent and divalent counterions. This experimental method is sensitive to the osmotically active species (polymer and counterions). After correction for the polymer contribution to the total osmotic pressure (solvency and excluded volume), the remaining pressure can be attributed to the polyelectrolyte counterions and processed with Donnan and equation of state in order to compute the effective charge number per polymeric chain (Z^eff). The behavior of Z^eff against the chain concentration and pH was investigated after neutralization of PAA with LiOH, NaOH, and TMAOH. The results clearly indicate that the nature of the monovalent counterion has no effect on Z^eff leading to the conclusion that the interaction between monovalent counterions and the acrylate functionality is purely electrostatic in agreement with conductimetric and potentiometric results reported in the literature. The behavior of Z^eff against the degree of ionization of the polymer and its concentration is also in good agreement with the theoretical expectations of the theory of ionic condensation. Osmotic measurements were also used in order to understand the influence of divalent cations (Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, Ba²⁺) on Z^eff of the sodium salt of PAA at pH 9 and at different divalent/acrylate molar ratio. All the divalent cations depress Z^eff each of one at different degrees, confirming a specific divalent/polymer interaction. The energy of hydration of cations can explain most of the observed results with divalents.     

山区建筑的结构设计注意点及探讨——永安一中教学楼设计心得

本文通过工程实例分析了山区建筑的结构设计特点,并提出了结构设计中应注意的问题。     

传统机械加工表面形貌评定的缺陷及发展方向

本文通过对传统机械加工表面形貌评定体系的分析，指出其不能完整地、从本质上反映表面的特征。并提出轮廓长度率、表面真面积率、表面分形维数D、比例系数K四个评定参数，通过分析可以看出这组参数比传统方法所具有的优越性和代替传统方法的可能性。     

MODELING LIQUID MASS TRANSFER IN HIGEE SEPARATION PROCESS

Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Professor Richard S.H. Mah. Hsien-Hsin Tung is now affiliated with Department of Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology

Penetration theory is used to describe the liquid mass transfer in Higee separation process. Within a possible range of effective areas, it is shown that the predicted mass transfer coefficients are in reasonable agreement with the estimated mass transfer coefficients. The estimated coefficients were calculated from the experimental data and the possible effective areas. Hence it is concluded the penetration theory is generally applicable to describe liquid mass transfer in Higee separation process. The comparison also suggests that liquid mixing at the junctions of packing materials may be more complete in Higee process than in traditional process.