Most animals have the ability to adapt, to some extends and in different ways, the variation or disturbance of environment. In our experiments, we forced a silkworm caterpillar to spin two, three or four thin cocoons ...Most animals have the ability to adapt, to some extends and in different ways, the variation or disturbance of environment. In our experiments, we forced a silkworm caterpillar to spin two, three or four thin cocoons by taking it out from the cocoon being constructed. The mechanical properties of these cocoons were studied by static tensile tests and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. Though external disturbances may cause the decrease in the total weight of silk spun by the silkworm, a gradual enhancement was interestingly found in the mechanical properties of these thin cocoons. Scanning electron microscopy observations of the fractured specimens of the cocoons showed that there exist several different energy dissipation mechanisms occurred simultaneously at macro-, meso-, and micro-scales, yielding a superior capacity of cocoons to adsorb the energy of possible attacks from the outside and to protect efficiently its pupa against damage. Through evolution of millions of years, therefore, the silkworm Bombyx mori seems to have gained the ability to adapt external disturbances and to redesign a new cocoon with optimized protective function when its first cocoon has been damaged for some reasons.展开更多
This paper presents a new FRP retrofi tting scheme to strengthen local beam-column joints in reinforced concrete(RC) frames.The new retrofi tting scheme was proposed following a preliminary study of four different exi...This paper presents a new FRP retrofi tting scheme to strengthen local beam-column joints in reinforced concrete(RC) frames.The new retrofi tting scheme was proposed following a preliminary study of four different existing retrofi tting schemes.A numerical simulation was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of FRP-strengthened reinforced concrete frames by bridging behavior of local joints to the whole structure.Local confi nement effects due to varying retrofi tting schemes in the joints were simulated in the frame model.The seismic behavior factor was used to evaluate the seismic performance of the strengthened RC frames.The results demonstrated that the new proposed retrofi tting scheme was robust and promising,and fi nite element analysis appropriately captured the strength and global ductility of the frame due to upgrading of the local joints.展开更多
The wave-seabed interaction issue is of great importance for the design of foundation around marine infrastructures. Most previous investigations for such a problem have been limited to uncoupled or one- way coupled m...The wave-seabed interaction issue is of great importance for the design of foundation around marine infrastructures. Most previous investigations for such a problem have been limited to uncoupled or one- way coupled methods connecting two separated wave and seabed sub models with the continuity of pressures at the seabed surface. In this study, a strongly coupled model was proposed to realize both wave and seabed processes in a same program and to calculate the wave fields and seabed response simultaneously. The information between wave fields and seabed fields were strongly shared and thus results in a more profound investigation of the mechanism of the wave-seabed interaction. In this letter, the wave and seabed models were validated with previous experimental tests. Then, a set of application of present model were discussed in prediction of the wave-induced seabed response. Numerical results show the wave-induced liquefaction area of coupled model is smaller than that of uncoupled model.展开更多
Resonances in the reaction 19F (α ,p) 22Ne have been used to detect and depth profile 19F in solid targets. Incident alpha particles in the range 2100-2500 keV were used and protons were detected at θ=135° with...Resonances in the reaction 19F (α ,p) 22Ne have been used to detect and depth profile 19F in solid targets. Incident alpha particles in the range 2100-2500 keV were used and protons were detected at θ=135° with a large solid angle surface barrier detector covered to stop elastically scattered alpha particles. This technique is a simple, nuclide specific probe and is particularly useful in detecting 19F in the presence of heavy elements such as GaAs where conventional Rutherford backscattering is ineffective. Examples using this technique on epitaxially grown thin films containing LaF3 layers will be presented.展开更多
Anonlocal two-fluid formulation has been constructed for describing lowerhybrid drift instabilities in current-sheet configuration with a finite guide magnetic field in the context of magnetic reconnection.As a benchm...Anonlocal two-fluid formulation has been constructed for describing lowerhybrid drift instabilities in current-sheet configuration with a finite guide magnetic field in the context of magnetic reconnection.As a benchmark and verification,a class of unstable modes with multiple eigenstates are found by numerical solutions with guide field turned off.It is found that the most unstable modes are the electrostatic,short-wavelength perturbations in the lower-hybrid frequency range,with wave functions localized at the edge of the current sheet where the density gradient reaches its maximum.It is also found that there exist electrostatic modes located near the center of the current sheet where the current density is maximum.These modes are lowfrequency,long-wavelength perturbations.Attempts will bemade to compare the current results with those from kinetic theory in the near future since the validity of the fluid theory ultimately needs to be checked with the more fundamental kinetic theory.展开更多
The full torus electromagnetic gyrokinetic particle simulations using the hybrid model with kinetic electrons in the presence of magnetic shear is presented.The fluid-kinetic electron hybrid model employed in this pap...The full torus electromagnetic gyrokinetic particle simulations using the hybrid model with kinetic electrons in the presence of magnetic shear is presented.The fluid-kinetic electron hybrid model employed in this paper improves numerical properties by removing the tearing mode,meanwhile,preserves both linear and nonlinear wave-particle resonances of electrons with Alfven wave and ion acoustic wave.展开更多
A gyrokinetic particle simulation model is developed for simulations of the compressional electromagnetic turbulence driven by the mirror instability.Results of the linear simulations of mirror modes agree well with t...A gyrokinetic particle simulation model is developed for simulations of the compressional electromagnetic turbulence driven by the mirror instability.Results of the linear simulations of mirror modes agree well with the analytic dispersion relation.Nonlinear simulations of a single mode find that the mirror instability saturates via a phase-space trapping due to the nonlinear wave-particle interaction when the instability drive is weak.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10402017,10732050,10525210,10121202)
文摘Most animals have the ability to adapt, to some extends and in different ways, the variation or disturbance of environment. In our experiments, we forced a silkworm caterpillar to spin two, three or four thin cocoons by taking it out from the cocoon being constructed. The mechanical properties of these cocoons were studied by static tensile tests and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. Though external disturbances may cause the decrease in the total weight of silk spun by the silkworm, a gradual enhancement was interestingly found in the mechanical properties of these thin cocoons. Scanning electron microscopy observations of the fractured specimens of the cocoons showed that there exist several different energy dissipation mechanisms occurred simultaneously at macro-, meso-, and micro-scales, yielding a superior capacity of cocoons to adsorb the energy of possible attacks from the outside and to protect efficiently its pupa against damage. Through evolution of millions of years, therefore, the silkworm Bombyx mori seems to have gained the ability to adapt external disturbances and to redesign a new cocoon with optimized protective function when its first cocoon has been damaged for some reasons.
基金supported in part by the Department of Civil Engineering, Semnan University, Iranby the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technologyby the U.S. National Science Foundation under Award No.CMMI-1030399
文摘This paper presents a new FRP retrofi tting scheme to strengthen local beam-column joints in reinforced concrete(RC) frames.The new retrofi tting scheme was proposed following a preliminary study of four different existing retrofi tting schemes.A numerical simulation was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of FRP-strengthened reinforced concrete frames by bridging behavior of local joints to the whole structure.Local confi nement effects due to varying retrofi tting schemes in the joints were simulated in the frame model.The seismic behavior factor was used to evaluate the seismic performance of the strengthened RC frames.The results demonstrated that the new proposed retrofi tting scheme was robust and promising,and fi nite element analysis appropriately captured the strength and global ductility of the frame due to upgrading of the local joints.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41176073)
文摘The wave-seabed interaction issue is of great importance for the design of foundation around marine infrastructures. Most previous investigations for such a problem have been limited to uncoupled or one- way coupled methods connecting two separated wave and seabed sub models with the continuity of pressures at the seabed surface. In this study, a strongly coupled model was proposed to realize both wave and seabed processes in a same program and to calculate the wave fields and seabed response simultaneously. The information between wave fields and seabed fields were strongly shared and thus results in a more profound investigation of the mechanism of the wave-seabed interaction. In this letter, the wave and seabed models were validated with previous experimental tests. Then, a set of application of present model were discussed in prediction of the wave-induced seabed response. Numerical results show the wave-induced liquefaction area of coupled model is smaller than that of uncoupled model.
文摘Resonances in the reaction 19F (α ,p) 22Ne have been used to detect and depth profile 19F in solid targets. Incident alpha particles in the range 2100-2500 keV were used and protons were detected at θ=135° with a large solid angle surface barrier detector covered to stop elastically scattered alpha particles. This technique is a simple, nuclide specific probe and is particularly useful in detecting 19F in the presence of heavy elements such as GaAs where conventional Rutherford backscattering is ineffective. Examples using this technique on epitaxially grown thin films containing LaF3 layers will be presented.
基金The authors acknowledge fruitful discussions with Liu Chen,and Yu Lin.This work was supported by Department of Energy(DOE)Grants No.DE-FG02-07ER54916(UC Irvine)and DE-FG02-05ER54826(Auburn University)NSF Grant No.ATM-0449606Los Alamos National Laboratory Subcontract No.50219-001-07.
文摘Anonlocal two-fluid formulation has been constructed for describing lowerhybrid drift instabilities in current-sheet configuration with a finite guide magnetic field in the context of magnetic reconnection.As a benchmark and verification,a class of unstable modes with multiple eigenstates are found by numerical solutions with guide field turned off.It is found that the most unstable modes are the electrostatic,short-wavelength perturbations in the lower-hybrid frequency range,with wave functions localized at the edge of the current sheet where the density gradient reaches its maximum.It is also found that there exist electrostatic modes located near the center of the current sheet where the current density is maximum.These modes are lowfrequency,long-wavelength perturbations.Attempts will bemade to compare the current results with those from kinetic theory in the near future since the validity of the fluid theory ultimately needs to be checked with the more fundamental kinetic theory.
基金This work is supported by Department of Energy(DOE)Cooperative Agreement No.DE-FC02-04ER54796Grant No.DE-FC02-06ER54860in part by SciDAC GPS,GSEP,and CPES centers。
文摘The full torus electromagnetic gyrokinetic particle simulations using the hybrid model with kinetic electrons in the presence of magnetic shear is presented.The fluid-kinetic electron hybrid model employed in this paper improves numerical properties by removing the tearing mode,meanwhile,preserves both linear and nonlinear wave-particle resonances of electrons with Alfven wave and ion acoustic wave.
基金This work is supported by the US Department of Energy(DOE)Grant DE-FG02-07ER54916by a NSF CAREER Award,Grant No.ATM-0449606.
文摘A gyrokinetic particle simulation model is developed for simulations of the compressional electromagnetic turbulence driven by the mirror instability.Results of the linear simulations of mirror modes agree well with the analytic dispersion relation.Nonlinear simulations of a single mode find that the mirror instability saturates via a phase-space trapping due to the nonlinear wave-particle interaction when the instability drive is weak.
