Microstructure and texture in 6016 aluminum alloy during hot compression were researched with a uni- axial compression experiment. Through the electron back- scattered diffraction (EBSD) and X-ray diffraction (XRD...Microstructure and texture in 6016 aluminum alloy during hot compression were researched with a uni- axial compression experiment. Through the electron back- scattered diffraction (EBSD) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis technology, it is shown that the subgrain nucle- ation and recrystallization occur in 6016 aluminum alloy during hot compressing, and strong rolling textures such as (110) fiber texture, Brass, S, and Goss form. With the deformation passes increasing, (110) fiber texture, Brass and S are enhanced. In the heat preservation stage after deformation, recrystallization continues until heat preser- vation for 60 s, and a duplex microstructure of deformation and recrystallization grains is built. At the beginning of heat preservation, recrystallization grains with the Goss texture and random orientation are formed in original grains with S or Brass texture, which makes the volume fraction of S and Brass texture decrease. Then, the complex grain growth process makes the volume fraction of Brass, S, and Goss texture increase, while that of random orien- tation decrease.展开更多
With the popularity of deep learning tools in image decomposition and natural language processing,how to support and store a large number of parameters required by deep learning algorithms has become an urgent problem...With the popularity of deep learning tools in image decomposition and natural language processing,how to support and store a large number of parameters required by deep learning algorithms has become an urgent problem to be solved.These parameters are huge and can be as many as millions.At present,a feasible direction is to use the sparse representation technique to compress the parameter matrix to achieve the purpose of reducing parameters and reducing the storage pressure.These methods include matrix decomposition and tensor decomposition.To let vector take advance of the compressing performance of matrix decomposition and tensor decomposition,we use reshaping and unfolding to let vector be the input and output of Tensor-Factorized Neural Networks.We analyze how reshaping can get the best compress ratio.According to the relationship between the shape of tensor and the number of parameters,we get a lower bound of the number of parameters.We take some data sets to verify the lower bound.展开更多
Of the three mutually coupled fundamental processes (shearing, compressing, and thermal) in a general fluid motion, only the general formulation for the compress- ing process and a subprocess of it, the subject of a...Of the three mutually coupled fundamental processes (shearing, compressing, and thermal) in a general fluid motion, only the general formulation for the compress- ing process and a subprocess of it, the subject of aeroacous- tics, as well as their physical coupling with shearing and thermal processes, have so far not reached a consensus. This situation has caused difficulties for various in-depth complex multiprocess flow diagnosis, optimal configuration design, and flow/noise control. As the first step toward the desired formulation in fully nonlinear regime, this paper employs the operator factorization method to revisit the analytic linear theories of the fundamental processes and their decomposi- tion, especially the further splitting of compressing process into acoustic and entropy modes, developed in 1940s-1980s. The flow treated here is small disturbances of a compressible, viscous, and heat-conducting polytropic gas in an unbounded domain with arbitrary source of mass, external body force, and heat addition. Previous results are thereby revised and extended to a complete and unified theory. The theory pro- vides a necessary basis and valuable guidance for developing corresponding nonlinear theory by clarifying certain basic issues, such as the proper choice of characteristic variables of compressing process and the feature of their governing equations.展开更多
Target tracking is a well studied topic in wireless sensor networks. It is a procedure that nodes in the network collaborate in detecting targets and transmitting their information to the base-station continuously, wh...Target tracking is a well studied topic in wireless sensor networks. It is a procedure that nodes in the network collaborate in detecting targets and transmitting their information to the base-station continuously, which leads to data implosion and redundancy. To reduce traffic load of the network, a data compressing based target tracking protocol is proposed in this work. It first incorporates a clustering based data gather method to group sensor nodes into clusters. Then a novel threshold technique with bounded error is proposed to exploit the spatial correlation of sensed data and compress the data in the same cluster. Finally, the compact data presentations are transmitted to the base-station for targets localization. We evaluate our approach with a comprehensive set of simulations. It can be concluded that the proposed method yields excellent performance in energy savings and tracking quality.展开更多
By means of density functional theory calculations, an orthogonal boron-carbon-nitrogen compound called (3,0)- BC2N is predicted, which can be obtained by transversely compressing (3,03 carbon nanotubes (CNTs) an...By means of density functional theory calculations, an orthogonal boron-carbon-nitrogen compound called (3,0)- BC2N is predicted, which can be obtained by transversely compressing (3,03 carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs). Its structural stability, elastic properties, mechanical properties and electronic structure are systematically investigated. The results show that (3,0)-BU2N is a superhard material with a direct bandgap. However, its similar structures, (3,0)-C and (3,0)-BN are indirect semiconductors. Strikingly, (3,0)-C is harder than diamond. We also simulate the x-ray diffraction of (3,0)-BC2N to support future experimental investigations. In addition, our study shows that the transition from (3,03 CNTS and BNNTs to (3,0)-BC2N is irreversible.展开更多
Traditional lightning protection measures can not solve the problem of superimposed lightning strikes.This paper presents a compressing arc extinguishing lightning protection device,which can solve the problem of supe...Traditional lightning protection measures can not solve the problem of superimposed lightning strikes.This paper presents a compressing arc extinguishing lightning protection device,which can solve the problem of superimposed lightning strikes.This device can extinguish the power frequency continuous current arc quickly in 1-2 ms.It is far less than the response time of relay protection,which can avoid lightning trips and improve the reliability of power supply.The computer simulation and engineering practice show that the compressing arc extinguishing device has good protection effect on superimposed lightning strikes.展开更多
Solving the shortest tool length quickly under a known tool trajectory in multi-axis machining of complex channel parts is an urgent problem in industrial production. To solve this problem, a novel and efficient metho...Solving the shortest tool length quickly under a known tool trajectory in multi-axis machining of complex channel parts is an urgent problem in industrial production. To solve this problem, a novel and efficient method is proposed which is featured by extracting only a few necessary curves from the check surface instead of sampling the entire surface. By rotating and compressing the 3 D check surface relative to all tool postures, the boundaries of the area occupied by the 2 D compressed surfaces are the essential elements for determining the shortest tool length. A tracking-based numerical algorithm is introduced to efficiently solve the silhouette curves which are formed in compressing. To define the multi-taper shaped tool holding system(THS) which is commonly used in production, a characterization model for THS profile is established. A model for solving the shortest tool length is finally constructed based on the critical interference relationship between the THS profile and all compressed boundary curves. For acceleration, the boundary splines are segmented according to their knot vectors. Then a new concept called the axis-aligned tool length box(AATB) is introduced,which can provide a conservative range of tool length for a spline segment. By scanning the AATBs of all spline segments, the very few effective spline segments that may ultimately determine the shortest tool length are filtered out. This acceleration method makes the solution for the shortest tool length more focused and efficient. The results of experimental examples are also reported to validate the efficiency and accuracy of the proposed algorithm.展开更多
The increasing grid data in CFD simulation has brought some new difficulties and challenges,such as high storage cost,low transmission efficiency.In order to overcome these problems,a novel method for compressing and ...The increasing grid data in CFD simulation has brought some new difficulties and challenges,such as high storage cost,low transmission efficiency.In order to overcome these problems,a novel method for compressing and saving the structured grid are proposed.In the present method,the geometric coordinates of the six logical domains of one grid block is saved instead of all grid vertex coordinates to reduce the size of the structured grid file when the grid is compressed.And all grid vertex coordinates are recovered from the compressed data with the use of the transfinite interpolation algorithm when the grid is decompressed.Firstly,single-block grid cases with different edge vertexes are tested to investigate the compression effect.The test results show that a higher compression ratio will be obtained on a larger grid.Secondly,further theoretical analysis is carried out to investigate the effects of parameters on grid compression.The analysis on single-block grid compression shows that the compression ratio is proportionate to the cubic root of the number of total vertexes.The highest compression ratio of single-block grid is obtained when the numbers of vertexes in three logical directions are equal.The analysis on multi-block grid compression shows that a higher compression ratio will be obtained when a larger difference of total vertexes number exists among the grid blocks.Finally,multi-blockgrids of two industrial aircraft configurations are compressed to validate the method.The compression results demonstrate that the present method has an excellent ability on structured grid compression.For a million-vertex structured grid,more than 80 percent disk space can be saved after compression.展开更多
An ultrafast electron diffraction technique with both high temporal and spatial resolution has been shown to be a powerful tool to observe the material transient structural change on an atomic scale.The space charge f...An ultrafast electron diffraction technique with both high temporal and spatial resolution has been shown to be a powerful tool to observe the material transient structural change on an atomic scale.The space charge forces in a multi-electron bunch will greatly broaden the electron pulse width,and therefore limit the temporal resolution of the high brightness electron pulse.Here in this work,we design an ultrafast electron diffraction system,and utilize a radio frequency cavity to realize the ultrafast electron pulse compression.We experimentally demonstrate that the stretched electron pulse width of14.98 ps with an electron energy of 40 keV and the electron number of 1.0 ×10;can be maximally compressed to about0.61 ps for single-pulse measurement and 2.48 ps for multi-pulse measurement by using a 3.2-GHz radiofrequency cavity.We also theoretically and experimentally analyze the parameters influencing the electron pulse compression efficiency for single-and multi-pulse measurements by considering radiofrequency field time jitter,electron pulse time jitter and their relative time jitter.We suggest that increasing the electron energy or shortening the distance between the compression cavity and the streak cavity can further improve the electron pulse compression efficiency.These experimental and theoretical results are very helpful for designing the ultrafast electron diffraction experiment equipment and compressing the ultrafast electron pulse width in a future study.展开更多
BACKGROUND A large ganglionic cyst extending from the hip joint to the intrapelvic cavity through the sciatic notch is a rare space-occupying lesion associated with compressive lower-extremity neuropathy.A cyst in the...BACKGROUND A large ganglionic cyst extending from the hip joint to the intrapelvic cavity through the sciatic notch is a rare space-occupying lesion associated with compressive lower-extremity neuropathy.A cyst in the pelvic cavity compressing the intrapelvic-sciatic nerve is easily missed in the diagnostic process because it usually presents as atypical symptoms of an extraperitoneal-intrapelvic tumor.We present a case of a huge ganglionic cyst that was successfully excised laparoscopically and endoscopically by a gynecologist and an orthopedic surgeon.CASE SUMMARY A 52-year-old woman visited our hospital complaining of pain and numbness in her left buttock while sitting.The pain began 3 years ago and worsened,while the numbness in the left lower extremity lasted 1 mo.She was diagnosed and unsuccessfully treated at several tertiary referral centers many years ago.Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a suspected paralabral cyst(5 cm×5 cm×4.6 cm)in the left hip joint,extending to the pelvic cavity through the greater sciatic notch.The CA-125 and CA19-9 tumor marker levels were within normal limits.However,the cyst was compressing the sciatic nerve.Accordingly,endoscopic and laparoscopic neural decompression and mass excision were performed simultaneously.A laparoscopic examination revealed a tennis-ball-sized cyst filled with gelatinous liquid,stretching deep into the hip joint.An excisional biopsy performed in the pelvic cavity and deep gluteal space confirmed the accumulation of ganglionic cysts from the hip joint into the extrapelvic intraperitoneal cavity.CONCLUSION Intra-or extra-sciatic nerve-compressing lesion should be considered in cases of sitting pain radiating down the ipsilateral lower extremity.This large juxta-articular ganglionic cyst was successfully treated simultaneously using laparoscopy and arthroscopy.展开更多
Aiming at the characteristics of the seismic exploration signals, the paper studies the image coding technology, the coding standard and algorithm, brings forward a new scheme of admixing coding for seismic data compr...Aiming at the characteristics of the seismic exploration signals, the paper studies the image coding technology, the coding standard and algorithm, brings forward a new scheme of admixing coding for seismic data compression. Based on it, a set of seismic data compression software has been developed.展开更多
As a continuation of a recent linear analysis by Mao et al.(Acta Mech Sin,2010,26:355),in this paper we propose a general theoretical formulation for the compressing process in complex Newtonian fluid flows,which cove...As a continuation of a recent linear analysis by Mao et al.(Acta Mech Sin,2010,26:355),in this paper we propose a general theoretical formulation for the compressing process in complex Newtonian fluid flows,which covers gas dynamics,aeroacoustics,nonlinear thermoviscous acoustics,viscous shock layer,etc.,as its special branches.The principle on which our formulation is based is the maximally natural and dynamic Helmholtz decomposition of the Navier-Stokes equation,along with the kinematic Helmholtz decomposition of the velocity field.The central results are the new dilatation equation and velocity-potential equation,which are the counterparts of vorticity transport equation and vector stream-function equation for the shearing process,respectively.Various couplings of the compressing process with shearing and thermal processes,including its physical sources,are carefully identified.While the possible applications and influences of the new formulation are yet to be explored,our preliminary discussion on the pros and cons of previous formulations pertain to acoustic analogy and that on the process splitting and coupling in highly compressible turbulence indicates that at least the formulation can serve as a new frame of reference by which one may gain some additional insight and thereby develop new approaches to the multi-process complex flow problems.展开更多
Activation pruning reduces neural network complexity by eliminating low-importance neuron activations,yet identifying the critical pruning threshold—beyond which accuracy rapidly deteriorates—remains computationally...Activation pruning reduces neural network complexity by eliminating low-importance neuron activations,yet identifying the critical pruning threshold—beyond which accuracy rapidly deteriorates—remains computationally expensive and typically requires exhaustive search.We introduce a thermodynamics-inspired framework that treats activation distributions as energy-filtered physical systems and employs the free energy of activations as a principled evaluation metric.Phase-transition-like phenomena in the free-energy profile—such as extrema,inflection points,and curvature changes—yield reliable estimates of the critical pruning threshold,providing a theoretically grounded means of predicting sharp accuracy degradation.To further enhance efficiency,we propose a renormalized free energy technique that approximates full-evaluation free energy using only the activation distribution of the unpruned network.This eliminates repeated forward passes,dramatically reducing computational overhead and achieving speedups of up to 550×for MLPs.Extensive experiments across diverse vision architectures(MLP,CNN,ResNet,MobileNet,Vision Transformer)and text models(LSTM,BERT,ELECTRA,T5,GPT-2)on multiple datasets validate the generality,robustness,and computational efficiency of our approach.Overall,this work establishes a theoretically grounded and practically effective framework for activation pruning,bridging the gap between analytical understanding and efficient deployment of sparse neural networks.展开更多
Rock brittleness is a critical property in geotechnical and energy engineering,as it directly influences the prediction of rock failure and stability assessment.Although numerous methods have been developed to evaluat...Rock brittleness is a critical property in geotechnical and energy engineering,as it directly influences the prediction of rock failure and stability assessment.Although numerous methods have been developed to evaluate brittleness,many fail to comprehensively account for the impacts of microstructural changes,mineralogical characteristics,and stress conditions on energy evolution during failure.This study proposes a novel approach for brittleness evaluation based on the energy evolution throughout the post-peak failure process,integrating two micromechanical mechanisms:crack propagation and frictional sliding.A new brittleness index is defined as the ratio of generated surface energy to released elastic energy,providing a unified framework for assessing both Class I and Class II mechanical behaviors.The brittleness of cyan,white,and gray sandstones was investigated under various confining pressures and moisture conditions using X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and conventional triaxial compression(CTC)tests.The results demonstrate that brittleness decreases with increasing confining pressure,due to suppressed crack propagation,and increases under saturated conditions,as moisture enhances crack propagation.By establishing connections between mineral composition,microstructural features,and stress-induced responses,the proposed method overcame limitations of previous approaches and offered a more precise tool for evaluating rock brittleness under diverse environmental scenarios.展开更多
Schlieren imaging is a highly sensitive and flexible technique widely used for flow visualization in high-speed fluid flow investigations.However,there is a lack of robust methods for extracting quantitative velocity ...Schlieren imaging is a highly sensitive and flexible technique widely used for flow visualization in high-speed fluid flow investigations.However,there is a lack of robust methods for extracting quantitative velocity from Schlieren images.In this study,a wavelet-based optical flow(WOF)algorithm incorporating a viscous regularization term is employed to compute velocity fields from Schlieren images under subsonic conditions.The method is applied to both a steady turbulent jet and an unsteady sweeping jet(SWJ).The estimated velocity and vorticity fields are compared with results obtained from an optimized optical flow(OF)method.The comparison demonstrates that the WOF method resolves more intricate flow details and exhibits greater resistance to noise.In experiments involving three different scenarios for both the turbulent jet and the SWJ,the measured velocities at lower speeds—where the flow can be considered incompressible—show good agreement with the theoretical values.However,under compressible conditions,the effects of compressibility and the internal flow oscillation mechanisms of the sweeping jet actuator(SJA)lead to energy dissipation,resulting in measured velocities lower than the theoretical values.These results confirm the effectiveness of the WOF method for velocity measurement in subsonic flows and represent the first validation of its application to high-subsonic SWJ flows.展开更多
Conglomerate rock's complex and heterogeneous microstructure significantly affects its mechanical properties,especially under dynamic loading.However,research on their dynamic behavior and fracture mechanisms is l...Conglomerate rock's complex and heterogeneous microstructure significantly affects its mechanical properties,especially under dynamic loading.However,research on their dynamic behavior and fracture mechanisms is limited.Through uniaxial compression tests and split Hopkinson pressure bar(SHPB)impact tests,the dynamic compressive mechanical properties and fracture mechanisms of conglomerate rock were studied.Nanoindentation and high-resolution X-ray computed tomography were employed to analyze the micro-mechanical behavior and internal structure of the conglomerate rock.Results indicate significant differences in mechanical properties between different gravel particles and cementing materials,with initial fractures primarily distributed at the gravel-cement interfaces.The dynamic mechanical properties of conglomerate rocks exhibit a clear strain rate dependency.Based on the stress−strain curves and failure characteristics,the dynamic compressive mechanical behavior can be categorized into two types using a critical strain rate.The dynamic compressive strength,peak strain,and toughness of conglomerate rock increased with the strain rate,with the strength at 54 s−1 being 2.6 times that at 6 s−1.The dynamic compressive fracture mechanism of conglomerate rock is related to the strain rate and microstructure;at low strain rates,gravel distribution is the key factor,whereas at high strain rates,gravel content becomes critical.展开更多
This study investigates the performance enhancement of super-sulfated cement(SSC)derived from arsenic-containing bio-oxidation waste(BW)through the incorporation of carbonated recycled concrete fines(CRCF).The finding...This study investigates the performance enhancement of super-sulfated cement(SSC)derived from arsenic-containing bio-oxidation waste(BW)through the incorporation of carbonated recycled concrete fines(CRCF).The findings revealed that the addition of 5wt%CRCF yields optimal performance,with compressive strengths reaching approximately 1.83,12.59,and 42.81 MPa at 1,3,and 28 d,respectively.These values represented significant increases of 408.3%,10.0%,and 14.3%compared to the reference sample.The improvement was attributed to the synergistic effects of ultrafine CRCF particles acting as fillers and nucleation sites,as well as the high reactivity of silica gels,which promoted the formation of additional hydration gels.Microstructural analysis confirmed that CRCF addition refined pore structure,and enhanced the stiffness of C-S-H gels.Furthermore,CRCF served as a net CO_(2) sink,sequestering 0.268 kg CO_(2) per kilogram of CRCF and thereby reducing the carbon footprint of SSC.In addition,the feasibility of applying CRCF-modified SSC in cemented paste backfill(CPB)is highlighted,given the high cement-related carbon footprint of conventional CPB.When 5wt%CRCFmodified SSC was employed in CPB,its 3-d compressive strength attained over 70%of that of ordinary Portland cement(OPC),while the 28-d strength was comparable to that of OPC.The proposed binder thus provides a sustainable pathway for BW valorization,combining waste utilization,carbon sequestration,and improved engineering performance.展开更多
Dynamic disturbances with various frequencies could trigger different failure modes of deep excavations.Superimposed on this static stress are dynamic disturbances due to various dynamic vibrations,e.g.excavation blas...Dynamic disturbances with various frequencies could trigger different failure modes of deep excavations.Superimposed on this static stress are dynamic disturbances due to various dynamic vibrations,e.g.excavation blasting,blasting,tunnel boring machine(TBM)vibration,rockburst wave,earthquakes.Specifically,these dynamic sources are characterized by a wide range of wave frequencies f,resulting in differences in failure modes.A series of true-triaxial compression tests were conducted on granite to simulate the excavation-induced stress path in three-dimensional(3D)stresses.Subsequently,a dynamic disturbance with various frequencies was applied to a cuboid specimen,to reveal the behavior associated with brittle failure.The dynamic disturbance with frequencies f of 5 Hz,10 Hz,and 40 Hz generates less disturbed energy components in the granite together with higher peak strength.However,dynamic disturbances with f of 20 Hz and 30 Hz resulted in a lower peak strength;the peak strength of the rock increases sp albeit it decreases at first,then increases.This U-shaped phenomenon relates to the natural frequency of the granite under such stress conditions.Different rock lithologies consisting of diverse mineral composition,respond differently to each sensitive resonance frequency.Interestingly,the weak disturbance stress with a high frequency f and low amplitude A increases the ratio of crack damage to peak strength(scd/sp)in the granite.This leads to the inhibition of the expansion of the granite during the dynamic disturbance process.Multiple penetrating tensileeshear cracks appear in the s3-direction as the disturbance frequency f increases.展开更多
In complex geological environments,the analysis of drill cores to determine rock strength can be challenging due to the wide variability in the degree of fracturing,leading to subjectivity in the collection of represe...In complex geological environments,the analysis of drill cores to determine rock strength can be challenging due to the wide variability in the degree of fracturing,leading to subjectivity in the collection of representative samples for uniaxial compressive strength testing.This study evaluates non-destructive techniques on calcareous rocks with different tectonic deformations,including Equotip hardness,ultrasound P-wave velocity,thin section analysis,and calcimetry,integrated with photogrammetric fracture analysis.The investigated carbonate rock samples are sourced from drill cores derived from the Umbria-Marche fold and thrust belt(northern Apennines,Italy),including a gently dipping limb of an anticline,a hinge zone of an anticline,and a fault zone associated with a thrust.Fracture intensity,quantified by the P21 parameter using photogrammetric techniques on pre-loading rock samples,is assessed alongside macroscopic identification of discontinuities(such as stylolites,veins,and joints)using marker colours to monitor failures during uniaxial compression testing.Empirical correlations depicted by single and multi-linear relationships indicate a strong dependence between the mechanical and physical properties of limestones.Both Equotip and P-wave velocity are influenced by fracture intensity,but P-wave velocity varies significantly with discontinuity orientation,especially at 45°-90°.To refine uniaxial compressive strength predictions and mitigate multicollinearity,statistical approaches,including linear and multilinear regression,Principal Component Analysis and Gaussian Process Regression,were tested.Findings improve the reliability of non-destructive techniques for assessing rock strength in structurally complex settings,with implications for geotechnical applications.展开更多
The penetration of shaped charge jets into targets at high velocities is significantly influenced by the compressibility effect,while at low velocities,the strength effect becomes predominant.In the latter regime,mate...The penetration of shaped charge jets into targets at high velocities is significantly influenced by the compressibility effect,while at low velocities,the strength effect becomes predominant.In the latter regime,material strength dictates the resistance to plastic deformation and flow,a contrast to the shockwave-dominated interactions where compressibility is key.This paper presents a self-consistent compressible penetration theory that considers both the axial penetration and radial crater growth of shaped charge jets into targets.An integrated approach where the axial and radial dynamics are coupled has been proposed,influencing each other through shared physical principles rather than being treated as separate,empirically linked phenomena.The presented theory is rooted in the compressible Bernoulli equation and the linear Rankine-Hugoniot relation.These foundational equations are employed to accurately model the high-pressure shock state and subsequent material flow at the jet-target interface,providing a robust physical basis for the penetration model.Notably,it considers the target material's compressibility,which elevates the pressure at the jet-target interface beyond that observed with incompressible materials.This pressure increase is directly proportional to the target's degree of compressibility.As such,this model of compressible penetration reorients the analytical approach:rather than merely estimating penetration resistance,it determines this value from the target material's specific compressibility and yield strength.This shift from empirical correlations to a physics-based derivation of penetration resistance enhances the model's predictive power,particularly for novel target materials or engagement conditions outside established experimental datasets.This investigation establishes a quantitative link between the material's yield strength and its penetration resistance.The accuracy of this penetration resistance value is paramount,as it significantly influences the predicted crater diameter;indeed,the crater diameter's sensitivity to this resistance underscores the necessity for its precise determination.Ultimately,by integrating the yield strength of the target material,this framework enables the prediction of both the penetration depth and the resultant crater diameter from a shaped charge jet.The theory's validation involved two experimental sets:the first focused on shaped charge jet penetration into 45#steel at varied stand-offs,while the second utilized targets of high-to ultrahigh-strength steel-fiber reactive powder concrete(RPC)with differing strength characteristics.These experimental campaigns were specifically chosen to test the theory against both ductile metallic alloys,where plastic flow is significant,and advanced quasi-brittle cementitious composites,presenting a broad spectrum of material responses and penetration challenges.Resulting hole profiles derived from theoretical calculations demonstrated a strong correspondence with empirical measurements for both material types.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Original Program of Chongqing Foundational and Frontier Research Plan(No.cstc2013jcyjA70015)the Science and Technology Research Program of Education Council of Chongqing(No.KJ080407)
文摘Microstructure and texture in 6016 aluminum alloy during hot compression were researched with a uni- axial compression experiment. Through the electron back- scattered diffraction (EBSD) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis technology, it is shown that the subgrain nucle- ation and recrystallization occur in 6016 aluminum alloy during hot compressing, and strong rolling textures such as (110) fiber texture, Brass, S, and Goss form. With the deformation passes increasing, (110) fiber texture, Brass and S are enhanced. In the heat preservation stage after deformation, recrystallization continues until heat preser- vation for 60 s, and a duplex microstructure of deformation and recrystallization grains is built. At the beginning of heat preservation, recrystallization grains with the Goss texture and random orientation are formed in original grains with S or Brass texture, which makes the volume fraction of S and Brass texture decrease. Then, the complex grain growth process makes the volume fraction of Brass, S, and Goss texture increase, while that of random orien- tation decrease.
基金This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61802030,61572184)the Science and Technology Projects of Hunan Province(No.2016JC2075)the International Cooperative Project for“Double First-Class”,CSUST(No.2018IC24).
文摘With the popularity of deep learning tools in image decomposition and natural language processing,how to support and store a large number of parameters required by deep learning algorithms has become an urgent problem to be solved.These parameters are huge and can be as many as millions.At present,a feasible direction is to use the sparse representation technique to compress the parameter matrix to achieve the purpose of reducing parameters and reducing the storage pressure.These methods include matrix decomposition and tensor decomposition.To let vector take advance of the compressing performance of matrix decomposition and tensor decomposition,we use reshaping and unfolding to let vector be the input and output of Tensor-Factorized Neural Networks.We analyze how reshaping can get the best compress ratio.According to the relationship between the shape of tensor and the number of parameters,we get a lower bound of the number of parameters.We take some data sets to verify the lower bound.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2009CB724100)
文摘Of the three mutually coupled fundamental processes (shearing, compressing, and thermal) in a general fluid motion, only the general formulation for the compress- ing process and a subprocess of it, the subject of aeroacous- tics, as well as their physical coupling with shearing and thermal processes, have so far not reached a consensus. This situation has caused difficulties for various in-depth complex multiprocess flow diagnosis, optimal configuration design, and flow/noise control. As the first step toward the desired formulation in fully nonlinear regime, this paper employs the operator factorization method to revisit the analytic linear theories of the fundamental processes and their decomposi- tion, especially the further splitting of compressing process into acoustic and entropy modes, developed in 1940s-1980s. The flow treated here is small disturbances of a compressible, viscous, and heat-conducting polytropic gas in an unbounded domain with arbitrary source of mass, external body force, and heat addition. Previous results are thereby revised and extended to a complete and unified theory. The theory pro- vides a necessary basis and valuable guidance for developing corresponding nonlinear theory by clarifying certain basic issues, such as the proper choice of characteristic variables of compressing process and the feature of their governing equations.
文摘Target tracking is a well studied topic in wireless sensor networks. It is a procedure that nodes in the network collaborate in detecting targets and transmitting their information to the base-station continuously, which leads to data implosion and redundancy. To reduce traffic load of the network, a data compressing based target tracking protocol is proposed in this work. It first incorporates a clustering based data gather method to group sensor nodes into clusters. Then a novel threshold technique with bounded error is proposed to exploit the spatial correlation of sensed data and compress the data in the same cluster. Finally, the compact data presentations are transmitted to the base-station for targets localization. We evaluate our approach with a comprehensive set of simulations. It can be concluded that the proposed method yields excellent performance in energy savings and tracking quality.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 11464028the Science Foundation of Department of Education of Jiangxi Province under Grant No GJJ150025
文摘By means of density functional theory calculations, an orthogonal boron-carbon-nitrogen compound called (3,0)- BC2N is predicted, which can be obtained by transversely compressing (3,03 carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs). Its structural stability, elastic properties, mechanical properties and electronic structure are systematically investigated. The results show that (3,0)-BU2N is a superhard material with a direct bandgap. However, its similar structures, (3,0)-C and (3,0)-BN are indirect semiconductors. Strikingly, (3,0)-C is harder than diamond. We also simulate the x-ray diffraction of (3,0)-BC2N to support future experimental investigations. In addition, our study shows that the transition from (3,03 CNTS and BNNTs to (3,0)-BC2N is irreversible.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51467002)Special Projects for Innovation-driven Development(No.2018AA03001Y).
文摘Traditional lightning protection measures can not solve the problem of superimposed lightning strikes.This paper presents a compressing arc extinguishing lightning protection device,which can solve the problem of superimposed lightning strikes.This device can extinguish the power frequency continuous current arc quickly in 1-2 ms.It is far less than the response time of relay protection,which can avoid lightning trips and improve the reliability of power supply.The computer simulation and engineering practice show that the compressing arc extinguishing device has good protection effect on superimposed lightning strikes.
基金support of National Science and Technology Major Project of China (No. JPPTKF2016)。
文摘Solving the shortest tool length quickly under a known tool trajectory in multi-axis machining of complex channel parts is an urgent problem in industrial production. To solve this problem, a novel and efficient method is proposed which is featured by extracting only a few necessary curves from the check surface instead of sampling the entire surface. By rotating and compressing the 3 D check surface relative to all tool postures, the boundaries of the area occupied by the 2 D compressed surfaces are the essential elements for determining the shortest tool length. A tracking-based numerical algorithm is introduced to efficiently solve the silhouette curves which are formed in compressing. To define the multi-taper shaped tool holding system(THS) which is commonly used in production, a characterization model for THS profile is established. A model for solving the shortest tool length is finally constructed based on the critical interference relationship between the THS profile and all compressed boundary curves. For acceleration, the boundary splines are segmented according to their knot vectors. Then a new concept called the axis-aligned tool length box(AATB) is introduced,which can provide a conservative range of tool length for a spline segment. By scanning the AATBs of all spline segments, the very few effective spline segments that may ultimately determine the shortest tool length are filtered out. This acceleration method makes the solution for the shortest tool length more focused and efficient. The results of experimental examples are also reported to validate the efficiency and accuracy of the proposed algorithm.
基金supported by the National Numerical Windtunnel Project, China
文摘The increasing grid data in CFD simulation has brought some new difficulties and challenges,such as high storage cost,low transmission efficiency.In order to overcome these problems,a novel method for compressing and saving the structured grid are proposed.In the present method,the geometric coordinates of the six logical domains of one grid block is saved instead of all grid vertex coordinates to reduce the size of the structured grid file when the grid is compressed.And all grid vertex coordinates are recovered from the compressed data with the use of the transfinite interpolation algorithm when the grid is decompressed.Firstly,single-block grid cases with different edge vertexes are tested to investigate the compression effect.The test results show that a higher compression ratio will be obtained on a larger grid.Secondly,further theoretical analysis is carried out to investigate the effects of parameters on grid compression.The analysis on single-block grid compression shows that the compression ratio is proportionate to the cubic root of the number of total vertexes.The highest compression ratio of single-block grid is obtained when the numbers of vertexes in three logical directions are equal.The analysis on multi-block grid compression shows that a higher compression ratio will be obtained when a larger difference of total vertexes number exists among the grid blocks.Finally,multi-blockgrids of two industrial aircraft configurations are compressed to validate the method.The compression results demonstrate that the present method has an excellent ability on structured grid compression.For a million-vertex structured grid,more than 80 percent disk space can be saved after compression.
基金Project partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51132004 and 11474096)the Fund from the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality,China(Gant No.14JC1401500)the NYU-ECNU Institute of Physics at NYU Shanghai,China
文摘An ultrafast electron diffraction technique with both high temporal and spatial resolution has been shown to be a powerful tool to observe the material transient structural change on an atomic scale.The space charge forces in a multi-electron bunch will greatly broaden the electron pulse width,and therefore limit the temporal resolution of the high brightness electron pulse.Here in this work,we design an ultrafast electron diffraction system,and utilize a radio frequency cavity to realize the ultrafast electron pulse compression.We experimentally demonstrate that the stretched electron pulse width of14.98 ps with an electron energy of 40 keV and the electron number of 1.0 ×10;can be maximally compressed to about0.61 ps for single-pulse measurement and 2.48 ps for multi-pulse measurement by using a 3.2-GHz radiofrequency cavity.We also theoretically and experimentally analyze the parameters influencing the electron pulse compression efficiency for single-and multi-pulse measurements by considering radiofrequency field time jitter,electron pulse time jitter and their relative time jitter.We suggest that increasing the electron energy or shortening the distance between the compression cavity and the streak cavity can further improve the electron pulse compression efficiency.These experimental and theoretical results are very helpful for designing the ultrafast electron diffraction experiment equipment and compressing the ultrafast electron pulse width in a future study.
文摘BACKGROUND A large ganglionic cyst extending from the hip joint to the intrapelvic cavity through the sciatic notch is a rare space-occupying lesion associated with compressive lower-extremity neuropathy.A cyst in the pelvic cavity compressing the intrapelvic-sciatic nerve is easily missed in the diagnostic process because it usually presents as atypical symptoms of an extraperitoneal-intrapelvic tumor.We present a case of a huge ganglionic cyst that was successfully excised laparoscopically and endoscopically by a gynecologist and an orthopedic surgeon.CASE SUMMARY A 52-year-old woman visited our hospital complaining of pain and numbness in her left buttock while sitting.The pain began 3 years ago and worsened,while the numbness in the left lower extremity lasted 1 mo.She was diagnosed and unsuccessfully treated at several tertiary referral centers many years ago.Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a suspected paralabral cyst(5 cm×5 cm×4.6 cm)in the left hip joint,extending to the pelvic cavity through the greater sciatic notch.The CA-125 and CA19-9 tumor marker levels were within normal limits.However,the cyst was compressing the sciatic nerve.Accordingly,endoscopic and laparoscopic neural decompression and mass excision were performed simultaneously.A laparoscopic examination revealed a tennis-ball-sized cyst filled with gelatinous liquid,stretching deep into the hip joint.An excisional biopsy performed in the pelvic cavity and deep gluteal space confirmed the accumulation of ganglionic cysts from the hip joint into the extrapelvic intraperitoneal cavity.CONCLUSION Intra-or extra-sciatic nerve-compressing lesion should be considered in cases of sitting pain radiating down the ipsilateral lower extremity.This large juxta-articular ganglionic cyst was successfully treated simultaneously using laparoscopy and arthroscopy.
文摘Aiming at the characteristics of the seismic exploration signals, the paper studies the image coding technology, the coding standard and algorithm, brings forward a new scheme of admixing coding for seismic data compression. Based on it, a set of seismic data compression software has been developed.
基金supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China's Turbulence Program (Grant No.2009CB724101)the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No.2007CB714600)the Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.10921202)
文摘As a continuation of a recent linear analysis by Mao et al.(Acta Mech Sin,2010,26:355),in this paper we propose a general theoretical formulation for the compressing process in complex Newtonian fluid flows,which covers gas dynamics,aeroacoustics,nonlinear thermoviscous acoustics,viscous shock layer,etc.,as its special branches.The principle on which our formulation is based is the maximally natural and dynamic Helmholtz decomposition of the Navier-Stokes equation,along with the kinematic Helmholtz decomposition of the velocity field.The central results are the new dilatation equation and velocity-potential equation,which are the counterparts of vorticity transport equation and vector stream-function equation for the shearing process,respectively.Various couplings of the compressing process with shearing and thermal processes,including its physical sources,are carefully identified.While the possible applications and influences of the new formulation are yet to be explored,our preliminary discussion on the pros and cons of previous formulations pertain to acoustic analogy and that on the process splitting and coupling in highly compressible turbulence indicates that at least the formulation can serve as a new frame of reference by which one may gain some additional insight and thereby develop new approaches to the multi-process complex flow problems.
基金output of a research project implemented as part of the Basic Research Program at HSE University。
文摘Activation pruning reduces neural network complexity by eliminating low-importance neuron activations,yet identifying the critical pruning threshold—beyond which accuracy rapidly deteriorates—remains computationally expensive and typically requires exhaustive search.We introduce a thermodynamics-inspired framework that treats activation distributions as energy-filtered physical systems and employs the free energy of activations as a principled evaluation metric.Phase-transition-like phenomena in the free-energy profile—such as extrema,inflection points,and curvature changes—yield reliable estimates of the critical pruning threshold,providing a theoretically grounded means of predicting sharp accuracy degradation.To further enhance efficiency,we propose a renormalized free energy technique that approximates full-evaluation free energy using only the activation distribution of the unpruned network.This eliminates repeated forward passes,dramatically reducing computational overhead and achieving speedups of up to 550×for MLPs.Extensive experiments across diverse vision architectures(MLP,CNN,ResNet,MobileNet,Vision Transformer)and text models(LSTM,BERT,ELECTRA,T5,GPT-2)on multiple datasets validate the generality,robustness,and computational efficiency of our approach.Overall,this work establishes a theoretically grounded and practically effective framework for activation pruning,bridging the gap between analytical understanding and efficient deployment of sparse neural networks.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42277147)Ningbo Public Welfare Research Program(Grant No.2024S081)Ningbo Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.2024J186).
文摘Rock brittleness is a critical property in geotechnical and energy engineering,as it directly influences the prediction of rock failure and stability assessment.Although numerous methods have been developed to evaluate brittleness,many fail to comprehensively account for the impacts of microstructural changes,mineralogical characteristics,and stress conditions on energy evolution during failure.This study proposes a novel approach for brittleness evaluation based on the energy evolution throughout the post-peak failure process,integrating two micromechanical mechanisms:crack propagation and frictional sliding.A new brittleness index is defined as the ratio of generated surface energy to released elastic energy,providing a unified framework for assessing both Class I and Class II mechanical behaviors.The brittleness of cyan,white,and gray sandstones was investigated under various confining pressures and moisture conditions using X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and conventional triaxial compression(CTC)tests.The results demonstrate that brittleness decreases with increasing confining pressure,due to suppressed crack propagation,and increases under saturated conditions,as moisture enhances crack propagation.By establishing connections between mineral composition,microstructural features,and stress-induced responses,the proposed method overcame limitations of previous approaches and offered a more precise tool for evaluating rock brittleness under diverse environmental scenarios.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52306052,12072196,12227803,2022YFA1008200,92270001,12371511,12572382,12521002)the Foundation of National Key Laboratory of Aircraft Configuration Design(Grant No.ZYTS-202406)+2 种基金the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project(Grant No.2021SHZDZX0102)the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission(Grant No.25ZR1401194)partially supported by the SJTU Kunpeng&Ascend Center of Excellence。
文摘Schlieren imaging is a highly sensitive and flexible technique widely used for flow visualization in high-speed fluid flow investigations.However,there is a lack of robust methods for extracting quantitative velocity from Schlieren images.In this study,a wavelet-based optical flow(WOF)algorithm incorporating a viscous regularization term is employed to compute velocity fields from Schlieren images under subsonic conditions.The method is applied to both a steady turbulent jet and an unsteady sweeping jet(SWJ).The estimated velocity and vorticity fields are compared with results obtained from an optimized optical flow(OF)method.The comparison demonstrates that the WOF method resolves more intricate flow details and exhibits greater resistance to noise.In experiments involving three different scenarios for both the turbulent jet and the SWJ,the measured velocities at lower speeds—where the flow can be considered incompressible—show good agreement with the theoretical values.However,under compressible conditions,the effects of compressibility and the internal flow oscillation mechanisms of the sweeping jet actuator(SJA)lead to energy dissipation,resulting in measured velocities lower than the theoretical values.These results confirm the effectiveness of the WOF method for velocity measurement in subsonic flows and represent the first validation of its application to high-subsonic SWJ flows.
基金Project(51978674)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China。
文摘Conglomerate rock's complex and heterogeneous microstructure significantly affects its mechanical properties,especially under dynamic loading.However,research on their dynamic behavior and fracture mechanisms is limited.Through uniaxial compression tests and split Hopkinson pressure bar(SHPB)impact tests,the dynamic compressive mechanical properties and fracture mechanisms of conglomerate rock were studied.Nanoindentation and high-resolution X-ray computed tomography were employed to analyze the micro-mechanical behavior and internal structure of the conglomerate rock.Results indicate significant differences in mechanical properties between different gravel particles and cementing materials,with initial fractures primarily distributed at the gravel-cement interfaces.The dynamic mechanical properties of conglomerate rocks exhibit a clear strain rate dependency.Based on the stress−strain curves and failure characteristics,the dynamic compressive mechanical behavior can be categorized into two types using a critical strain rate.The dynamic compressive strength,peak strain,and toughness of conglomerate rock increased with the strain rate,with the strength at 54 s−1 being 2.6 times that at 6 s−1.The dynamic compressive fracture mechanism of conglomerate rock is related to the strain rate and microstructure;at low strain rates,gravel distribution is the key factor,whereas at high strain rates,gravel content becomes critical.
基金supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52304148)the Youth Project of Shanxi Basic Research Program(No.202203021212262).
文摘This study investigates the performance enhancement of super-sulfated cement(SSC)derived from arsenic-containing bio-oxidation waste(BW)through the incorporation of carbonated recycled concrete fines(CRCF).The findings revealed that the addition of 5wt%CRCF yields optimal performance,with compressive strengths reaching approximately 1.83,12.59,and 42.81 MPa at 1,3,and 28 d,respectively.These values represented significant increases of 408.3%,10.0%,and 14.3%compared to the reference sample.The improvement was attributed to the synergistic effects of ultrafine CRCF particles acting as fillers and nucleation sites,as well as the high reactivity of silica gels,which promoted the formation of additional hydration gels.Microstructural analysis confirmed that CRCF addition refined pore structure,and enhanced the stiffness of C-S-H gels.Furthermore,CRCF served as a net CO_(2) sink,sequestering 0.268 kg CO_(2) per kilogram of CRCF and thereby reducing the carbon footprint of SSC.In addition,the feasibility of applying CRCF-modified SSC in cemented paste backfill(CPB)is highlighted,given the high cement-related carbon footprint of conventional CPB.When 5wt%CRCFmodified SSC was employed in CPB,its 3-d compressive strength attained over 70%of that of ordinary Portland cement(OPC),while the 28-d strength was comparable to that of OPC.The proposed binder thus provides a sustainable pathway for BW valorization,combining waste utilization,carbon sequestration,and improved engineering performance.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52222810 and 52178383).
文摘Dynamic disturbances with various frequencies could trigger different failure modes of deep excavations.Superimposed on this static stress are dynamic disturbances due to various dynamic vibrations,e.g.excavation blasting,blasting,tunnel boring machine(TBM)vibration,rockburst wave,earthquakes.Specifically,these dynamic sources are characterized by a wide range of wave frequencies f,resulting in differences in failure modes.A series of true-triaxial compression tests were conducted on granite to simulate the excavation-induced stress path in three-dimensional(3D)stresses.Subsequently,a dynamic disturbance with various frequencies was applied to a cuboid specimen,to reveal the behavior associated with brittle failure.The dynamic disturbance with frequencies f of 5 Hz,10 Hz,and 40 Hz generates less disturbed energy components in the granite together with higher peak strength.However,dynamic disturbances with f of 20 Hz and 30 Hz resulted in a lower peak strength;the peak strength of the rock increases sp albeit it decreases at first,then increases.This U-shaped phenomenon relates to the natural frequency of the granite under such stress conditions.Different rock lithologies consisting of diverse mineral composition,respond differently to each sensitive resonance frequency.Interestingly,the weak disturbance stress with a high frequency f and low amplitude A increases the ratio of crack damage to peak strength(scd/sp)in the granite.This leads to the inhibition of the expansion of the granite during the dynamic disturbance process.Multiple penetrating tensileeshear cracks appear in the s3-direction as the disturbance frequency f increases.
文摘In complex geological environments,the analysis of drill cores to determine rock strength can be challenging due to the wide variability in the degree of fracturing,leading to subjectivity in the collection of representative samples for uniaxial compressive strength testing.This study evaluates non-destructive techniques on calcareous rocks with different tectonic deformations,including Equotip hardness,ultrasound P-wave velocity,thin section analysis,and calcimetry,integrated with photogrammetric fracture analysis.The investigated carbonate rock samples are sourced from drill cores derived from the Umbria-Marche fold and thrust belt(northern Apennines,Italy),including a gently dipping limb of an anticline,a hinge zone of an anticline,and a fault zone associated with a thrust.Fracture intensity,quantified by the P21 parameter using photogrammetric techniques on pre-loading rock samples,is assessed alongside macroscopic identification of discontinuities(such as stylolites,veins,and joints)using marker colours to monitor failures during uniaxial compression testing.Empirical correlations depicted by single and multi-linear relationships indicate a strong dependence between the mechanical and physical properties of limestones.Both Equotip and P-wave velocity are influenced by fracture intensity,but P-wave velocity varies significantly with discontinuity orientation,especially at 45°-90°.To refine uniaxial compressive strength predictions and mitigate multicollinearity,statistical approaches,including linear and multilinear regression,Principal Component Analysis and Gaussian Process Regression,were tested.Findings improve the reliability of non-destructive techniques for assessing rock strength in structurally complex settings,with implications for geotechnical applications.
基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Nanjing University of Science and Technology(CN)under Grant No.30924010803。
文摘The penetration of shaped charge jets into targets at high velocities is significantly influenced by the compressibility effect,while at low velocities,the strength effect becomes predominant.In the latter regime,material strength dictates the resistance to plastic deformation and flow,a contrast to the shockwave-dominated interactions where compressibility is key.This paper presents a self-consistent compressible penetration theory that considers both the axial penetration and radial crater growth of shaped charge jets into targets.An integrated approach where the axial and radial dynamics are coupled has been proposed,influencing each other through shared physical principles rather than being treated as separate,empirically linked phenomena.The presented theory is rooted in the compressible Bernoulli equation and the linear Rankine-Hugoniot relation.These foundational equations are employed to accurately model the high-pressure shock state and subsequent material flow at the jet-target interface,providing a robust physical basis for the penetration model.Notably,it considers the target material's compressibility,which elevates the pressure at the jet-target interface beyond that observed with incompressible materials.This pressure increase is directly proportional to the target's degree of compressibility.As such,this model of compressible penetration reorients the analytical approach:rather than merely estimating penetration resistance,it determines this value from the target material's specific compressibility and yield strength.This shift from empirical correlations to a physics-based derivation of penetration resistance enhances the model's predictive power,particularly for novel target materials or engagement conditions outside established experimental datasets.This investigation establishes a quantitative link between the material's yield strength and its penetration resistance.The accuracy of this penetration resistance value is paramount,as it significantly influences the predicted crater diameter;indeed,the crater diameter's sensitivity to this resistance underscores the necessity for its precise determination.Ultimately,by integrating the yield strength of the target material,this framework enables the prediction of both the penetration depth and the resultant crater diameter from a shaped charge jet.The theory's validation involved two experimental sets:the first focused on shaped charge jet penetration into 45#steel at varied stand-offs,while the second utilized targets of high-to ultrahigh-strength steel-fiber reactive powder concrete(RPC)with differing strength characteristics.These experimental campaigns were specifically chosen to test the theory against both ductile metallic alloys,where plastic flow is significant,and advanced quasi-brittle cementitious composites,presenting a broad spectrum of material responses and penetration challenges.Resulting hole profiles derived from theoretical calculations demonstrated a strong correspondence with empirical measurements for both material types.