Microscopic and Macroscopic Growth Rates of Fatigue Cracks in Steels and Alloys under the Influence of Crack Closure

On the basis of the experimental data, we show that the difference between the macroscopic and microscopic fatigue crack growth rates in the second section of the kinetic diagram of fatigue fracture is caused by the effect of crack closure within the limits of its existence. We establish the relationships between the macroscopic and microscopic fatigue crack growth rates and the structure of the material in the second section of the diagram for various values of the load ratio with regard for the effect of crack closure and propose a procedure of examination of the fracture processes in structural materials based on the analysis of microscopic and macroscopic fatigue crack growth rates.     

Introduction of a nonlinearity measure for principal component models

Although principal component analysis (PCA) is an important tool in standard multivariate data analysis, little interest has been devoted to assessing whether the underlying relationship within a given variable set can be described by a linear PCA model or whether nonlinear PCA must be utilized. This paper addresses this deficiency by introducing a nonlinearity measure for principal component models. The measure is based on the following two principles: (i) the range of recorded process operation is divided into smaller regions; and (ii) accuracy bounds are determined for the sum of the discarded eigenvalues. If this sum is within the accuracy bounds for each region, the process is assumed to be linear and vice versa. This procedure is automated through the use of cross-validation. Finally, the paper shows the utility of the new nonlinearity measure using two simulation studies and with data from an industrial melter process.     

Comment on Greenwood (2007): Solving the puzzle of structure/function relations in the aging brain?

Neuroimaging experiments have shown that prefrontal regions of the brain, which have the most age-related volume loss, are also the regions most likely to be more active in older adults than in younger adults. In an attempt to solve this puzzle, P. M. Greenwood (see record 2007-15625-001) has proposed a cascade that flows from age-related atrophy in the brain to changed processing strategies that result in plastic changes in regions adjacent and contralateral to the atrophic areas, culminating in greater functional activity. This hypothesis should stimulate research into these mechanisms and hopefully will ultimately inform researchers' ability to rehabilitate cognitive disorders in the elderly. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

西北地区节水灌溉市场与技术需求

西部开发需要大量的生态用水，从节水灌溉设备市场分析，节水灌溉专用泵阀、新型输水管材、高效低能喷微灌设备及材料的需求量很大，技术需求与亟待研究开发的关键技术和设备也很多。从西北地区水资源状况与需求看，节水灌溉市场有很大潜力。     

Lake-Level Change and Water Balance Analysis at Lake Qinghai,West China during Recent Decades

Lake Qinghai, the largest saline lake with an area of 4,260 km² (2000) and average depth of 21 m (1985) in West China, has experienced severe decline in water level in recent decades. This study aimed to investigate water balance of the lake and identify the causes for the decline in lake level. There was a 3.35-m decline in water level with an average decreasing rate of 8.0 cm year⁻¹ between 1959 and 2000. The lake water balance showed that mean annual precipitation between 1959 and 2000 over the lake was 357 ± 10 mm, evaporation was 924 ± 10 mm, surface runoff water inflow was 348 ± 21 mm, groundwater inflow was 138 mm ± 9 and the change in lake level was −80 ± 31 mm. The variation of lake level was highly positively correlated to surface runoff and precipitation and negatively to evaporation, the correlation coefficients were 0.89, 0.81 and −0.66, respectively. Water consumption by human activities accounts for 1% of the evaporation loss of the lake, implying that water consumption by human activities has little effect on lake level decline. Most dramatic decline in lake level occurred in the warm and dry years, and moderate decline in the cold and dry years, and relatively slight decline in the warm and wet years, therefore, the trend of cold/warm and dry climate in recent decades may be the main reasons for the decline in lake level.     

形状记忆聚氨酯的结构与性能研究

以 2 ,4 -甲苯二异氰酸酯 (2 ,4 -TDI)、不同分子量的聚己二酸丁二醇酯 (PBAG)和 1,4-丁二醇 (BDO)为原料合成了具有形状记忆功能的聚氨酯材料。通过DSC、弯曲实验和力学实验 ,研究了形状记忆聚氨酯的性能 ,发现软段高度结晶和硬段聚集形成硬段微区是其具有较好形状记忆性能的必要条件。     

关于气井产能、气田稳产特征和气区开采潜力的探讨

根据气田开发特点和国内外开发实践，对气田平均产能评价方法、开发速度与稳产的关系以及气区开采潜力等问题进行了探讨，以提高开发评价、开发建设及投资决策的科学性与可靠性，达到高效开发和稳定供气的目的。分析评价了国内外常用的6种气井产能评价方法，指出了其适用条件。利用中国、土库曼斯坦和俄罗斯部分开发历史较长的气田开发实例分析了开发速度与稳产的关系，结果表明四川裂缝系统稳产情况最好，而土库曼斯坦气田稳产关系最差。利用俄罗斯已枯竭老气区、正在开发的大型主力气区以及中国四川开采历史较长气区的开发实例，对气区开采潜力进行综合分析和探讨，认为在预测气田（或气区）的开发潜力、稳定供气水平和年限时，要全面评价、预计尚未探明储量的规模、质量、投产时间、投产顺序以及储量的可信度和可靠性，以降低开发决策的风险，提高中、长期开发规划的科学性。图5表2参10     

苏北及邻区前志留基础层的综合地球物理研究

在前新生代油气资源选区评价中，前志留面之下未变质沉积地层（简称前志留基础层）的分布具有重要的参考价值。从提高纵向分辨率的处理和反演技术的应用入手，结合约束条件,利用大地电磁测深数据反演,揭示前志留面等界面的埋深和分布；同时应用小波分析技术，从磁场中分解出区域磁异常，反演结晶基底的埋深。通过这2个界面埋深的差异来分析前志留基础层的分布     

黄土塬区天然气地震技术和综合解释

黄土塬区复杂的地表条件难以获得可供解释的物探资料,本文给出了勘探天然气的地震技术,在野外弯线地震数据采集中,冲沟区运用了弯线高分辨率技术;塬上区采用非纵测线和地震测深观测系统,大药量、深井和强化组合法的接收条件。初步解决了弯线地震资料处理中二维滤波、静校正、速度分析等技术难题。摸索出一套以地震为骨架,构造解释与岩性解释相结合,重力-电法-地震联合解释落实古生界天然气构造圈闭的综合物探解释技术,并以实例展示方法的有效性。