The SPURS program in MIT provides an encouraging environment for fellows to carry out studies on a wide range of topics. In this essay, I briefly describe the two research works I finished as part of SPURS in 2016. On...The SPURS program in MIT provides an encouraging environment for fellows to carry out studies on a wide range of topics. In this essay, I briefly describe the two research works I finished as part of SPURS in 2016. One of them originated from the shared interest in affordable housing among SPURS fellows. The other one came from a combination of urban study with my previous study on architectural history and theory. Besides a short description of the contents and conclusions of these projects, this essay also illustrates the positive impacts the SPURS program made on my current work and studies.展开更多
As a SPURS fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) from August 2014 to June 2015, I had a great opportunity to participate in many MIT courses and professional trips and interviews offered by SPURS. B...As a SPURS fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) from August 2014 to June 2015, I had a great opportunity to participate in many MIT courses and professional trips and interviews offered by SPURS. Based on this experience, this paper discusses inspiration gotten from American planning practice and education, such as the Big-Dig of Boston the High Line Park of New York, involving complicated space shaping content, pre-simulation analysis, continuous post-evaluation of policy-making, and cross-disciplinary research for urban problem solving.展开更多
As a SPURS fellow, my one-year study at MIT had a great impact on my career in urban planning and education. I gained knowledge regarding planning systems in the USA, and my view on planning was changed and expanded. ...As a SPURS fellow, my one-year study at MIT had a great impact on my career in urban planning and education. I gained knowledge regarding planning systems in the USA, and my view on planning was changed and expanded. This paper reviews my experience as a SPURS fellow at MIT, and concludes with an analysis of planning education in China from the perspective of a SPURS fellow.展开更多
MAO Zedong’s Autumn Harvest Uprising spurred not only revolution but development and innovation among the masses. In October 1927, Mao Zedong led troops to Jinggang Mountain, establishing the first revolutionary base...MAO Zedong’s Autumn Harvest Uprising spurred not only revolution but development and innovation among the masses. In October 1927, Mao Zedong led troops to Jinggang Mountain, establishing the first revolutionary base. During the 1960s, many young people went to work at Jinggang Mountain and devoted their youth to this revolutionary base. The open-minded and shrewd展开更多
Spur dikes are essential hydraulic structures extensively used in river engineering to control bank erosion,regulate river flow,and enhance navigation.Despite their benefits,spur dikes interact with complex hydrodynam...Spur dikes are essential hydraulic structures extensively used in river engineering to control bank erosion,regulate river flow,and enhance navigation.Despite their benefits,spur dikes interact with complex hydrodynamic forces that lead to vortex-induced scouring at their base,which threatens their structural stability and affects the surrounding ecosystem.This paper presents a comprehensive review that combines findings from experimental and numerical studies to explain the mechanisms of scour development around spur dikes,with a particular focus on installations in curved river channels.The review examines how hydraulic,geometric,and material parameters,such as flow velocity,dike location,alignment,shape,and porosity,affect scour depth and extent.Results from previous studies reveal that spur dikes placed near the outer bends of rivers experience more severe scouring due to stronger secondary circular flow and increased sediment entrainment.However,optimizing the spacing,orientation,and geometry of spur dikes can significantly reduce scour,in some cases by up to 80%.The paper also explores the role of dike porosity and material selection in mitigating adverse hydraulic impacts while supporting aquatic habitat diversity.By synthesizing these findings,the review provides practical design recommendations to enhance spur dike performance,minimize scour-related damages,and improve their environmental sustainability.The insights from this study can guide engineers and planners in designing more efficient and eco-friendly spur dike systems for river management and restoration projects.展开更多
Mating patterns in angiosperms are typically nonrandom,yet the mechanisms driving nonrandom mating remain unclear,especially regarding the effects of quantitative floral traits on plant mating success across male and ...Mating patterns in angiosperms are typically nonrandom,yet the mechanisms driving nonrandom mating remain unclear,especially regarding the effects of quantitative floral traits on plant mating success across male and female functions.In this study,we investigated how variation in spur length and flower number per plant influences mating patterns in Aquilegia rockii within a natural population.Using marker-based paternity analyses and manipulative experiments,we assessed the role of these traits in mating success across both sexual functions.We found significant variation in the mate composition between male and female function,with spur-length frequency positively associated with female outcrossing rate and mate number,but not with male outcrossing or mate number.Most mating events occurred within 10 m,and spur-length frequency positively correlated with mating distance.Regardless of selfing,there was evidence for assortative mating for spur length.Although spur length did not correlate with pollinator visitation,plants with mid-length spurs had higher seed set than those with shorter or longer spurs when autonomous selfing was excluded.Flowers number per plant was only associated with mating distance and female outcrossing rate.Our results suggest that spur length plays a key role in nonrandom mating by frequency-dependent mating,with implications for stabilizing selection and maintenance of genetic diversity.This study advances our understanding of floral diversity by dissecting the role of quantitative floral traits in plant mating through both female and male functions.展开更多
An improved charge-averaging charge pump and the corresponding circuit implementation are presented. The charge-averaging charge pump proposed by Koo is analyzed and a new scheme is proposed. This new scheme decreases...An improved charge-averaging charge pump and the corresponding circuit implementation are presented. The charge-averaging charge pump proposed by Koo is analyzed and a new scheme is proposed. This new scheme decreases power by 1/3 and eliminates the practical defects in the original. Spectre Verilog behavioral simulation results show that the proposed scheme can strongly reduce the energy of spurs. Circuit implementation of this new charge pump for a frequency synthesizer with a fractional division ratio of 1/3 is then presented and multi-level simulation is performed to validate its feasibility at the circuit level. The simulation results show this new scheme outputs a flat voltage curve in a locked state and can thus effectively suppress fraction spurs.展开更多
The microstrip dual-mode filter （DMF） with conventional coupling structure has some limitations in- eluding the port coupling strength limited by fabrication tolerance and the existence of serious second order spuri...The microstrip dual-mode filter （DMF） with conventional coupling structure has some limitations in- eluding the port coupling strength limited by fabrication tolerance and the existence of serious second order spuri- ous band. Therefore, a novel DMF with a offset-feed bended coupling structure and a stepped-impedance dual- mode resonator is proposed for coupling enhancement and spurious response suppression. Based on the analysis of the change of spur frequencies and the current distribution of spur resonant modes, all spurs near passband of the cascaded DMF can be fully suppressed by optimizing the structure parameters of parasite resonators, which bene- fits from the inherent well-controlled transmission zeros. Experimental results show that the proposed DMF ex- hibits lower insertion loss ,much sharper rate of cutoff and wider spur-free stop band compared with conventional DMF. This design is applicable for spur suppression in wideband communication.展开更多
The regular position of radioloops in the sky and their angular dimensions are described by an equation with a single parameter 2 π/к. Thus, for loops I-IV к takes values 3, 4, 6 and 9 within average random observa...The regular position of radioloops in the sky and their angular dimensions are described by an equation with a single parameter 2 π/к. Thus, for loops I-IV к takes values 3, 4, 6 and 9 within average random observational errors;and the relative accuracy is only few percent. The parameter form is similar to the wavelength, expressed via the wave number к. It is an argument for the hypothesis of wave nature of spurs. Other arguments are considered as well.展开更多
The effect of involute contact ratio on the torsional vibration behavior ofspur gear-pair is studied analytically through a mass-spring model. The tooth stiffness in model notonly has a relation with time, as many pri...The effect of involute contact ratio on the torsional vibration behavior ofspur gear-pair is studied analytically through a mass-spring model. The tooth stiffness in model notonly has a relation with time, as many prior studies presented, but, more important, with involutecontact ratio (ICR) as well. The ICR embodies its impact on the spur gear's dynamic performancethrough changing the proportion of tooth stiffness when there are n+1 teeth in contact to toothstiffness when there are n teeth in contact. A couple of curves about impact of ICR on the gear'sdynamic performance are presented, and they clearly demonstrate that the model can accuratelydescribe the effects of ICR on dynamic transmission error. Finally, some conclusions useful toreduce vibration and noise of gear-pair are proposed.展开更多
Extensive studies on nonlinear dynamics of gear systems with internal excitation or external excitation respectively have been carried out.However,the nonlinear characteristics of gear systems under combined internal ...Extensive studies on nonlinear dynamics of gear systems with internal excitation or external excitation respectively have been carried out.However,the nonlinear characteristics of gear systems under combined internal and external excitations are scarcely investigated.An eight-degree-of-freedom(8-DOF)nonlinear spur gear-rotor-bearing model,which contains backlash,transmission error,eccentricity,gravity and input/output torque,is established,and the coupled lateral-torsional vibration characteristics are studied.Based on the equations of motion,the coupled spur gear-rotor-bearing system(SGRBS)is investigated using the Runge-Kutta numerical method,and the effects of rotational speed,error fluctuation and load fluctuation on the dynamic responses are explored.The results show that a diverse range of nonlinear dynamic characteristics such as periodic motion,quasi-periodic motion,chaotic behaviors and impacts exhibited in the system are strongly attributed to the interaction between internal and external excitations.Significantly,the changing rotational speed could effectively control the vibration of the system.Vibration level increases with the increasing error fluctuation.Whereas the load fluctuation has an influence on the nonlinear dynamic characteristics and the increasing excitation force amplitude makes the vibration amplitude increase,the chaotic motion may be restricted.The proposed model and numerical results can be used for diagnosis of faults and vibration control of practical SGRBS.展开更多
The flow field around a spur dike has three-dimensional characteristics. In order to analyze the influence of the flow field on pollutant transport, based on a compressive volume of fluid （VOF） scheme, the three-dim...The flow field around a spur dike has three-dimensional characteristics. In order to analyze the influence of the flow field on pollutant transport, based on a compressive volume of fluid （VOF） scheme, the three-dimensional transient compressive pollutant transport model （CPTM） and the cubic equation （CE） bounded differencing scheme were developed. For the calibration and validation of CPTM, laboratory experiments were carried out in a flume with a non-submerged spur dike. The spur dike was angled at 60°, 90°, and 120° from the upstream direction. The simulation results agreed with the experimental results. The simulations and experiments showed that the distribution of pollutant concentration was determined by circumfluence and the main flow. Concentration decay in the circumfluenee zone was slower than that in the main flow. Downstream of the spur dike, the concentration fluctuation became intensive with the increase of spur dike angle.展开更多
Widely applied in maintaining estuarial waterway depth, the spur dike has played an important role in currents and sediment exchange between channel and shoal and sediment back-silting in the channel. Through establis...Widely applied in maintaining estuarial waterway depth, the spur dike has played an important role in currents and sediment exchange between channel and shoal and sediment back-silting in the channel. Through establishing a generalized physical model at a bifurcated estuary and conducting current tests under the joint action of runoff and tide, the influence of the spur dike length on current exchange between channel and shoal is analyzed. Results show that when the spur dike length reaches a certain value, the direction of the flow velocity shear front between the channel and shoal will change. The longer the spur dike, the larger the transverse fluctuating velocity at the peak of flood in the channel shoal exchange area, while the transport of the transverse hydrodynamics is obvious in the process of flood. There is an optimum length of spur dike when the shear stress in the channel and the longitudinal velocity in flood and ebb reach the maximum, and the flow velocity will decrease when the spur dike length is smaller or larger than the optimum. For a certain length of spur dike, the larger the channel shoal elevation difference, the larger the peak longitudinal flow velocity in the middle of the navigation channel in flood and ebb. However, the transverse flow velocity will first decrease and then increase. The transverse transportation is obvious when the channel shoal elevation difference increases.展开更多
Spur dike is one of the river training structures. This work presented a numerical simulation of flow field and three-dimensional velocity around a T-shaped spur dike located in bend using SSIIM model. The main object...Spur dike is one of the river training structures. This work presented a numerical simulation of flow field and three-dimensional velocity around a T-shaped spur dike located in bend using SSIIM model. The main objective of this work is to investigate the three-dimensional velocities and streamlines at transverse and longitudinal sections and plan views around the T-shaped spur dike in different submergence ratios(0, 5%, 15%, 25% and 50%). It is concluded that by increasing the submergence ratio from 5% to 50%, the maximum of scour is reduced; the maximum of longitudinal velocity increases by 7.7% and occurs at the water surface in spur dike axis. Near the bed, the maximum of vertical velocity occurs at the end of spur wing. By analyzing the streamlines at transverse sections, the followings were deduced for different submergence ratios: different dimensions and different positions of vortices around the spur dike.展开更多
The flow field near a spur dike such as down flow and horseshoe vortex system(HVS)are susceptible to the topographic changes in the local scouring process,resulting in variation of the sediment transport with time.In ...The flow field near a spur dike such as down flow and horseshoe vortex system(HVS)are susceptible to the topographic changes in the local scouring process,resulting in variation of the sediment transport with time.In this study,large eddy simulations with fixed-bed at different scouring stages were conducted to investigate the changes in flow field.The results imply that the bed deformation leads to an increase in flow rate per unit area,which represent the capability of sediment transportation by water,in the scour hole.Moreover,the intensity of turbulent kinetic energy and bimodal motion near the sand bed induced by the HVS were also varied.However,the peak moments between the two sediment transport mechanisms were different.Hence,understanding the complex feedback mechanism between topography and flow field is essential for the local scour problem.展开更多
文摘The SPURS program in MIT provides an encouraging environment for fellows to carry out studies on a wide range of topics. In this essay, I briefly describe the two research works I finished as part of SPURS in 2016. One of them originated from the shared interest in affordable housing among SPURS fellows. The other one came from a combination of urban study with my previous study on architectural history and theory. Besides a short description of the contents and conclusions of these projects, this essay also illustrates the positive impacts the SPURS program made on my current work and studies.
文摘As a SPURS fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) from August 2014 to June 2015, I had a great opportunity to participate in many MIT courses and professional trips and interviews offered by SPURS. Based on this experience, this paper discusses inspiration gotten from American planning practice and education, such as the Big-Dig of Boston the High Line Park of New York, involving complicated space shaping content, pre-simulation analysis, continuous post-evaluation of policy-making, and cross-disciplinary research for urban problem solving.
文摘As a SPURS fellow, my one-year study at MIT had a great impact on my career in urban planning and education. I gained knowledge regarding planning systems in the USA, and my view on planning was changed and expanded. This paper reviews my experience as a SPURS fellow at MIT, and concludes with an analysis of planning education in China from the perspective of a SPURS fellow.
文摘MAO Zedong’s Autumn Harvest Uprising spurred not only revolution but development and innovation among the masses. In October 1927, Mao Zedong led troops to Jinggang Mountain, establishing the first revolutionary base. During the 1960s, many young people went to work at Jinggang Mountain and devoted their youth to this revolutionary base. The open-minded and shrewd
文摘Spur dikes are essential hydraulic structures extensively used in river engineering to control bank erosion,regulate river flow,and enhance navigation.Despite their benefits,spur dikes interact with complex hydrodynamic forces that lead to vortex-induced scouring at their base,which threatens their structural stability and affects the surrounding ecosystem.This paper presents a comprehensive review that combines findings from experimental and numerical studies to explain the mechanisms of scour development around spur dikes,with a particular focus on installations in curved river channels.The review examines how hydraulic,geometric,and material parameters,such as flow velocity,dike location,alignment,shape,and porosity,affect scour depth and extent.Results from previous studies reveal that spur dikes placed near the outer bends of rivers experience more severe scouring due to stronger secondary circular flow and increased sediment entrainment.However,optimizing the spacing,orientation,and geometry of spur dikes can significantly reduce scour,in some cases by up to 80%.The paper also explores the role of dike porosity and material selection in mitigating adverse hydraulic impacts while supporting aquatic habitat diversity.By synthesizing these findings,the review provides practical design recommendations to enhance spur dike performance,minimize scour-related damages,and improve their environmental sustainability.The insights from this study can guide engineers and planners in designing more efficient and eco-friendly spur dike systems for river management and restoration projects.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32271693)the Cultivating Plan Program for the Leader in Science and Technology of Yunnan Province(202405AC350111)to ZQZ.
文摘Mating patterns in angiosperms are typically nonrandom,yet the mechanisms driving nonrandom mating remain unclear,especially regarding the effects of quantitative floral traits on plant mating success across male and female functions.In this study,we investigated how variation in spur length and flower number per plant influences mating patterns in Aquilegia rockii within a natural population.Using marker-based paternity analyses and manipulative experiments,we assessed the role of these traits in mating success across both sexual functions.We found significant variation in the mate composition between male and female function,with spur-length frequency positively associated with female outcrossing rate and mate number,but not with male outcrossing or mate number.Most mating events occurred within 10 m,and spur-length frequency positively correlated with mating distance.Regardless of selfing,there was evidence for assortative mating for spur length.Although spur length did not correlate with pollinator visitation,plants with mid-length spurs had higher seed set than those with shorter or longer spurs when autonomous selfing was excluded.Flowers number per plant was only associated with mating distance and female outcrossing rate.Our results suggest that spur length plays a key role in nonrandom mating by frequency-dependent mating,with implications for stabilizing selection and maintenance of genetic diversity.This study advances our understanding of floral diversity by dissecting the role of quantitative floral traits in plant mating through both female and male functions.
文摘An improved charge-averaging charge pump and the corresponding circuit implementation are presented. The charge-averaging charge pump proposed by Koo is analyzed and a new scheme is proposed. This new scheme decreases power by 1/3 and eliminates the practical defects in the original. Spectre Verilog behavioral simulation results show that the proposed scheme can strongly reduce the energy of spurs. Circuit implementation of this new charge pump for a frequency synthesizer with a fractional division ratio of 1/3 is then presented and multi-level simulation is performed to validate its feasibility at the circuit level. The simulation results show this new scheme outputs a flat voltage curve in a locked state and can thus effectively suppress fraction spurs.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant(60921063)the National Program on Key Basic Research Project(973Program)(2010CB327400)the National Science and Technology Major Project(2010ZX03007-002-01)~~
文摘The microstrip dual-mode filter （DMF） with conventional coupling structure has some limitations in- eluding the port coupling strength limited by fabrication tolerance and the existence of serious second order spuri- ous band. Therefore, a novel DMF with a offset-feed bended coupling structure and a stepped-impedance dual- mode resonator is proposed for coupling enhancement and spurious response suppression. Based on the analysis of the change of spur frequencies and the current distribution of spur resonant modes, all spurs near passband of the cascaded DMF can be fully suppressed by optimizing the structure parameters of parasite resonators, which bene- fits from the inherent well-controlled transmission zeros. Experimental results show that the proposed DMF ex- hibits lower insertion loss ,much sharper rate of cutoff and wider spur-free stop band compared with conventional DMF. This design is applicable for spur suppression in wideband communication.
文摘The regular position of radioloops in the sky and their angular dimensions are described by an equation with a single parameter 2 π/к. Thus, for loops I-IV к takes values 3, 4, 6 and 9 within average random observational errors;and the relative accuracy is only few percent. The parameter form is similar to the wavelength, expressed via the wave number к. It is an argument for the hypothesis of wave nature of spurs. Other arguments are considered as well.
文摘The effect of involute contact ratio on the torsional vibration behavior ofspur gear-pair is studied analytically through a mass-spring model. The tooth stiffness in model notonly has a relation with time, as many prior studies presented, but, more important, with involutecontact ratio (ICR) as well. The ICR embodies its impact on the spur gear's dynamic performancethrough changing the proportion of tooth stiffness when there are n+1 teeth in contact to toothstiffness when there are n teeth in contact. A couple of curves about impact of ICR on the gear'sdynamic performance are presented, and they clearly demonstrate that the model can accuratelydescribe the effects of ICR on dynamic transmission error. Finally, some conclusions useful toreduce vibration and noise of gear-pair are proposed.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51475084)
文摘Extensive studies on nonlinear dynamics of gear systems with internal excitation or external excitation respectively have been carried out.However,the nonlinear characteristics of gear systems under combined internal and external excitations are scarcely investigated.An eight-degree-of-freedom(8-DOF)nonlinear spur gear-rotor-bearing model,which contains backlash,transmission error,eccentricity,gravity and input/output torque,is established,and the coupled lateral-torsional vibration characteristics are studied.Based on the equations of motion,the coupled spur gear-rotor-bearing system(SGRBS)is investigated using the Runge-Kutta numerical method,and the effects of rotational speed,error fluctuation and load fluctuation on the dynamic responses are explored.The results show that a diverse range of nonlinear dynamic characteristics such as periodic motion,quasi-periodic motion,chaotic behaviors and impacts exhibited in the system are strongly attributed to the interaction between internal and external excitations.Significantly,the changing rotational speed could effectively control the vibration of the system.Vibration level increases with the increasing error fluctuation.Whereas the load fluctuation has an influence on the nonlinear dynamic characteristics and the increasing excitation force amplitude makes the vibration amplitude increase,the chaotic motion may be restricted.The proposed model and numerical results can be used for diagnosis of faults and vibration control of practical SGRBS.
基金supported by the Eleventh Five-year Scientific and Technical Plan (Grant No. 2006BAK01B02-03)the Course Foundation of Nanjing University of Technology (Grant No. 39714004)
文摘The flow field around a spur dike has three-dimensional characteristics. In order to analyze the influence of the flow field on pollutant transport, based on a compressive volume of fluid （VOF） scheme, the three-dimensional transient compressive pollutant transport model （CPTM） and the cubic equation （CE） bounded differencing scheme were developed. For the calibration and validation of CPTM, laboratory experiments were carried out in a flume with a non-submerged spur dike. The spur dike was angled at 60°, 90°, and 120° from the upstream direction. The simulation results agreed with the experimental results. The simulations and experiments showed that the distribution of pollutant concentration was determined by circumfluence and the main flow. Concentration decay in the circumfluenee zone was slower than that in the main flow. Downstream of the spur dike, the concentration fluctuation became intensive with the increase of spur dike angle.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51479122)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2017YFC0405400)
文摘Widely applied in maintaining estuarial waterway depth, the spur dike has played an important role in currents and sediment exchange between channel and shoal and sediment back-silting in the channel. Through establishing a generalized physical model at a bifurcated estuary and conducting current tests under the joint action of runoff and tide, the influence of the spur dike length on current exchange between channel and shoal is analyzed. Results show that when the spur dike length reaches a certain value, the direction of the flow velocity shear front between the channel and shoal will change. The longer the spur dike, the larger the transverse fluctuating velocity at the peak of flood in the channel shoal exchange area, while the transport of the transverse hydrodynamics is obvious in the process of flood. There is an optimum length of spur dike when the shear stress in the channel and the longitudinal velocity in flood and ebb reach the maximum, and the flow velocity will decrease when the spur dike length is smaller or larger than the optimum. For a certain length of spur dike, the larger the channel shoal elevation difference, the larger the peak longitudinal flow velocity in the middle of the navigation channel in flood and ebb. However, the transverse flow velocity will first decrease and then increase. The transverse transportation is obvious when the channel shoal elevation difference increases.
文摘Spur dike is one of the river training structures. This work presented a numerical simulation of flow field and three-dimensional velocity around a T-shaped spur dike located in bend using SSIIM model. The main objective of this work is to investigate the three-dimensional velocities and streamlines at transverse and longitudinal sections and plan views around the T-shaped spur dike in different submergence ratios(0, 5%, 15%, 25% and 50%). It is concluded that by increasing the submergence ratio from 5% to 50%, the maximum of scour is reduced; the maximum of longitudinal velocity increases by 7.7% and occurs at the water surface in spur dike axis. Near the bed, the maximum of vertical velocity occurs at the end of spur wing. By analyzing the streamlines at transverse sections, the followings were deduced for different submergence ratios: different dimensions and different positions of vortices around the spur dike.
基金supported by Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(Grant No.JCYJ20220818102012024)Hong Kong Research Grants Council(Grant Nos.T21–602/16-R and RGC R5037–18)。
文摘The flow field near a spur dike such as down flow and horseshoe vortex system(HVS)are susceptible to the topographic changes in the local scouring process,resulting in variation of the sediment transport with time.In this study,large eddy simulations with fixed-bed at different scouring stages were conducted to investigate the changes in flow field.The results imply that the bed deformation leads to an increase in flow rate per unit area,which represent the capability of sediment transportation by water,in the scour hole.Moreover,the intensity of turbulent kinetic energy and bimodal motion near the sand bed induced by the HVS were also varied.However,the peak moments between the two sediment transport mechanisms were different.Hence,understanding the complex feedback mechanism between topography and flow field is essential for the local scour problem.
