Determining earth pressure on jacked pipes is essential for ensuring lining safety and calculating jacking force,especially for deep-buried pipes.To better reflect the soil arching effect resulting from the excavation...Determining earth pressure on jacked pipes is essential for ensuring lining safety and calculating jacking force,especially for deep-buried pipes.To better reflect the soil arching effect resulting from the excavation of rectangular jacked pipes and the distribution of the earth pressure on jacked pipes,we present an analytical solution for predicting the vertical earth pressure on deep-buried rectangular pipe jacking tunnels,incorporating the tunnelling-induced ground loss distribution.Our proposed analytical model consists of the upper multi-layer parabolic soil arch and the lower friction arch.The key parameters(i.e.,width and height of friction arch B and height of parabolic soil arch H 1)are determined according to the existing research,and an analytical solution for K l is derived based on the distribution characteristics of the principal stress rotation angle.With consideration for the transition effect of the mechanical characteristics of the parabolic arch zone,an analytical solution for soil load transfer is derived.The prediction results of our analytical solution are compared with tests and simulation results to validate the effectiveness of the proposed analytical solution.Finally,the effects of different parameters on the soil pressure are discussed.展开更多
The cross-sectional distortion usually appears during rotary-draw bending process of thin-walled rectangular tube with small bending radius.To study the cross-sectional distortion of the tube,a three-dimensional finit...The cross-sectional distortion usually appears during rotary-draw bending process of thin-walled rectangular tube with small bending radius.To study the cross-sectional distortion of the tube,a three-dimensional finite-element model of the process was developed based on ABAQUS/Explicit code and its reliability was validated by experiment.Then,the cross-sectional distortion behaviors of the tube were investigated.The results show that a zone of larger circumferential stress appears on the tube when bending angle reaches 30°.And in the larger circumferential stress zone,the sagging phenomenon is produced obviously.The maximum cross-sectional distortion is located in the larger circumferential stress zone and the angle between the plane of maximum cross-sectional distortion and the bending reference plane is about 50°.The position of the maximum cross-sectional distortion keeps almost unchanged with the variation of the clearances between dies and tube.展开更多
The bent double-ridged rectangular tube(DRRT)with high forming quality is helpful to improve the microwave transmission accuracy.For reducing the cross-sectional deformation in the H-typed bending process,in addition ...The bent double-ridged rectangular tube(DRRT)with high forming quality is helpful to improve the microwave transmission accuracy.For reducing the cross-sectional deformation in the H-typed bending process,in addition to using rigid mandrel to support the inside of tube,ridge groove fillers are also added to restrict the deformation of ridge grooves.Because of the change of stress and strain state of bent tube in bending,rigid mandrel retracting and specially twicespringback stages,and the springback of fillers,the cross-sectional deformation of tube in each stage may be different.Therefore,based on the ABAQUS platform,the finite element models(FEM)for H-typed bending,mandrel retracting and twice-springback stages of H96 DRRT with fillers were established and validated.It is found that,for the height and width deformation of tube and spacing deformation of ridge grooves,retraction of mandrel can make the distribution of these deformations more uniform along the bending direction.The first springback can reduce these deformations significantly,which should be emphasized.But the second springback only increases them by less amount,which can be ignored.The smaller height deformation of ridge groove and filler can be neglected.展开更多
Different yield criterion has great difference in predicting the deformation of tube with different material.In order to improve the prediction accuracy of the cross-sectional deformation of the double-ridged rectangu...Different yield criterion has great difference in predicting the deformation of tube with different material.In order to improve the prediction accuracy of the cross-sectional deformation of the double-ridged rectangular tube(DRRT)during rotary draw bending(RDB)process,Mises isotropic yield criterion,Hill’48 and Barlat/Lian anisotropic yield criteria commonly used in practical engineering are introduced to simulate RDB of DRRT.The inverse method combining uniaxial tensile test of whole tube and response surface methodology was proposed to identify the parameters of Hill’48 and Barlat/Lian yield criteria of small-sized H96 brass extrusion DRRT as well.Then based on ABAQUS/Explicit platform,the FE models of RDB process of DRRT considering Mises,Hill’48 and Barlat/Lian yield criteria were built.The results show that:The variation trend of cross-sectional deformation ratio is same when using different yield criteria.The cross-sectional deformation ratio by using Mises yield criterion is close to that by using Hill’48 yield criterion.However,there is a quite difference between by using Barlat/Lian yield criterion and by using Mises or Hill’48 yield criteria.The prediction values of cross-sectional height deformation by using three yield criteria all underestimate the experiment ones,and the prediction values of cross-sectional width deformation overestimate the experiment ones.By comparing the simulation results of cross-sectional deformation of the DRRT with different yield criteria and experiment ones,Barlat/Lian yield criterion is found to be suitable for describing the RDB process of DRRT.展开更多
Tunnels are now an integral part of the infrastructure in major cities around the world. For many reasons, these tunnels have horseshoe-shaped cross-sections with round top and flat bottom. This paper presents some im...Tunnels are now an integral part of the infrastructure in major cities around the world. For many reasons, these tunnels have horseshoe-shaped cross-sections with round top and flat bottom. This paper presents some improvements to the use of the Hyperstatic Reaction Method-HRM for analysing tunnels with horseshoe-shaped cross-sections when these tunnels operate under the influence of earthquakes, particularly in cases when the tunnel lining is a continuous lining. The analysis used parameters of a tunnel from the Hanoi metro system, as well as parameters of the strongest earthquake that may occur in the central Hanoi area in the improved HRM and 2 D numerical methods using the ABAQUS software. On the basis of the results obtained, the paper gives conclusions about the HRM methodology when it is used to calculate tunnels that have horseshoe cross-sections operating under the influence of earthquakes.展开更多
Pairing in the cuprate high-temperature superconductors and its origin remain among the most enduring mysteries in condensed matter physics. With cross-sectional scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy, we clearly ...Pairing in the cuprate high-temperature superconductors and its origin remain among the most enduring mysteries in condensed matter physics. With cross-sectional scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy, we clearly reveal the spatial-dependence or inhomogeneity of the superconducting gap structure of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8＋δ （Bi2212） and YBa2Cu3O7-x （YBCO） along their c-axes on a scale shorter than the interlayer spacing. By tunneling into the （100） plane of a Bi2212 single crystal and a YBCO film, we observe both U-shaped tunneling spectra with extended fiat zero-conductance bottoms, and V-shaped gap structures, in different regions of each sample. On the YBCO film, tunneling into a （110） surface only reveals a U-shaped gap without any zero-bias peak. Our analysis suggests that the U-shaped gap is likely a nodeless superconducting gap. The V-shaped gap has a very small amplitude, and is likely proximity-induced by regions having the larger U-shaped gap.展开更多
Although ultrasound measurements have been used in previous studies on carpal tunnel syndrome to visualize injury to the median nerve, whether such ultrasound data can indicate the severity of carpal tunnel syndrome r...Although ultrasound measurements have been used in previous studies on carpal tunnel syndrome to visualize injury to the median nerve, whether such ultrasound data can indicate the severity of carpal tunnel syndrome remains controversial. The cross-sectional areas of the median nerve at the tunnel inlet and outlet can show swelling and compression of the nerve at the carpal. We hypothesized that the ratio of the cross-sectional areas of the median nerve at the carpal tunnel inlet to outlet accurately reflects the severity of carpal tunnel syndrome. To test this, high-resolution ultrasound with a linear array transducer at 5–17 MHz was used to assess 77 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. The results showed that the cut-off point for the inlet-to-outlet ratio was 1.14. Significant differences in the inlet-to-outlet ratio were found among patients with mild, moderate, and severe carpal tunnel syndrome. The cut-off point in the ratio of cross-sectional areas of the median nerve was 1.29 between mild and more severe（moderate and severe） carpal tunnel syndrome patients with 64.7% sensitivity and 72.7% specificity. The cut-off point in the ratio of cross-sectional areas of the median nerve was 1.52 between the moderate and severe carpal tunnel syndrome patients with 80.0% sensitivity and 64.7% specificity. These results suggest that the inlet-to-outlet ratio reflected the severity of carpal tunnel syndrome.展开更多
To investigate groundwater influence on stability and rockburst mechanism of deep hard-rock rectangular tunnels,water-immersed treatment and uniaxial compressive acoustic emission(AE)experiments were conducted on rect...To investigate groundwater influence on stability and rockburst mechanism of deep hard-rock rectangular tunnels,water-immersed treatment and uniaxial compressive acoustic emission(AE)experiments were conducted on rectangular tunnel specimens.Energy dissipation characteristics,AE evolution characteristics and damage evolution characteristics of rectangular tunnels were analysed under waterimmersed condition.Under water-immersed condition,tunnel specimens were quite sensitive to water.Average peak stress and average peak strain energy exhibited negative exponential decay with waterimmersed time.Among them,after 12 d of water immersion,average peak stress of specimens decreased by 28%.Average total strain energy decreased by 70%.Average elastic strain energy decreased by 71%and average dissipated strain energy decreased by 68%.After 62 d of water immersion,average peak stress of specimens decreased by 34%.Average total strain energy decreased by 78%.Average elastic strain energy decreased by 79%and average dissipated strain energy decreased by 75%.Water weakened bonding among mineral particles.Moreover,it undermined load-bearing capacity and diminished energystorage properties.Under high stress,massive releasable elastic strain energy stored in natural specimens within pre-peak stage may abruptly release after peak stress.This caused rapid crack development and connection in specimens.During accumulation and release of elastic strain energy,initial failure typically occurred at sidewalls.This failure location was not affected by water.Compared with natural specimens,Specimens immersed in water for 62 d had the lowest peak values of cumulative amplitude,cumulative AE energy and cumulative AE count.After 62 d of water immersion,peak values of cumulative amplitude,cumulative AE energy and cumulative AE count of specimens decreased by 84%,97%and 99%.Compared with AE damage model,fitting degree of energy damage model was higher.For natural specimens,fitting degree of energy damage model was 0.96.For specimens immersed in water for 12 d,fitting degree of energy damage model was 0.96.For specimens immersed in water for 62 d,fitting degree of energy damage model was 0.72.Therefore,an energy damage model had more remarkable applicability and reliability.By establishing dynamic mapping relationship between energy and damage in the model,accuracy of rockburst early warning has been significantly improved.This provided scientific basis for support structure design of rectangular tunnels and regulation of high strain energy.展开更多
This paper investigates the torsion analysis of coated bars with a rectangular cross-section. Two opposite faces of a bar are coated by two isotropie layers with different materials of the original substrate that are ...This paper investigates the torsion analysis of coated bars with a rectangular cross-section. Two opposite faces of a bar are coated by two isotropie layers with different materials of the original substrate that are perfectly bonded to the bar. With the Saint- Venant torsion theory, the governing equation of the problem in terms of the warping function is established and solved using the finite Fourier cosine transform. The state of stress on the cross-section, warping of the cross-section, and torsional rigidity of the bar are evaluated. Effects of thickness of the coating layers and material properties on these quantities are investigated. A set of graphs are provided that can be used to determine the coating thicknesses and material properties so as to keep the maximum von Mises stress on the cross-section below an allowable value for effective use of the coating layer.展开更多
Purpose-This study aims to research the large cross-section tunnel stability evaluation method corrected after considering the thickness-span ratio.Design/methodology/approach-First,taking the Liuyuan Tunnel of Huangg...Purpose-This study aims to research the large cross-section tunnel stability evaluation method corrected after considering the thickness-span ratio.Design/methodology/approach-First,taking the Liuyuan Tunnel of Huanggang-Huangmei High-Speed Railway as an example and taking deflection of the third principal stress of the surrounding rock at a vault after tunnel excavation as the criterion,the critical buried depth of the large section tunnel was determined.Then,the strength reduction method was employed to calculate the tunnel safety factor under different rock classes and thickness-span ratios,and mathematical statistics was conducted to identify the relationships of the tunnel safety factor with the thickness-span ratio and the basic quality(BQ)index of the rock for different rock classes.Finally,the influences of thickness-span ratio,groundwater,initial stress of rock and structural attitude factors were considered to obtain the corrected BQ,based on which the stability of a large cross-section tunnel with a depth of more than 100 m during mechanized operation was analyzed.This evaluation method was then applied to Liuyuan Tunnel and Cimushan No.2 Tunnel of Chongqing Urban Expressway for verification.Findings-This study shows that under different rock classes,the tunnel safety factor is a strict power function of the thickness-span ratio,while a linear function of the BQ to some extent.It is more suitable to use the corrected BQ as a quantitative index to evaluate tunnel stability according to the actual conditions of the site.Originality/value-The existing industry standards do not consider the influence of buried depth and span in the evaluation of tunnel stability.The stability evaluation method of large section tunnel considering the correction of overburden span ratio proposed in this paper achieves higher accuracy for the stability evaluation of surrounding rock in a full or large-section mechanized excavation of double line high-speed railway tunnels.展开更多
In order to obtain the seismic responses of the soil-rectangular tunnel structure,based on the PL-Finn constitutive model,four different conditions,namely,the liquefied soil around the rectangular tunnel,the liquefied...In order to obtain the seismic responses of the soil-rectangular tunnel structure,based on the PL-Finn constitutive model,four different conditions,namely,the liquefied soil around the rectangular tunnel,the liquefied soil below the rectangular tunnel,the liquefied soil on either side of the tunnel and the structure on non-liquefied soil,are compared.In accordance to the time at which a large deformation occurs,the possibility of destruction from hard to easy follows a descending order:the liquefied soil all around the structure,the liquefied soil on the bottom of the structure,and the liquefied soil on the two sides of the structure.The area of large deformation is mostly beneath the two arch angles of the tunnel floor.The soil on the two sides,especially close to the structure,is the hardest to liquefy and deform.The large deformation of soil caused by the liquefaction appears after the peak seismic value occurs.The higher the input seismic value is,the easier a large deformation can take place.With the same input of peak ground motion,the total displacement vector of the structure and differential displacement of the side-wall are in accordance with an order from large to small in the three situations:when the saturated sand is on two sides,all around the structure,and on the bottom of the structure.展开更多
For the multipath fading on electromagnetic waves of wireless communication in the confined areas,the rectangular tunnel cooperative communication system was established based on the multimode channel model and the ch...For the multipath fading on electromagnetic waves of wireless communication in the confined areas,the rectangular tunnel cooperative communication system was established based on the multimode channel model and the channel capacity formula derivation was obtained.On the optimal criterion of the channel capacity,the power allocation methods of both amplifying and forwarding(AF) and decoding and forwarding(DF) cooperative communication systems were proposed in the limitation of the total power to maximize the channel capacity.The mode selection methods of single input single output(SISO) and single input multiple output(SIMO) models in the rectangular tunnel,through which the higher channel capacity can be obtained,were put forward as well.The theoretical analysis and simulation comparison show that,channel capacity of the wireless communication system in the rectangular tunnel can be effectively enhanced through the cooperative technology;channel capacity of the rectangular tunnel under complicated conditions is maximized through the proposed power allocation methods,and the optimal cooperative mode of the channel capacity can be chosen according to the cooperative mode selection methods given in the paper.展开更多
A series of full-scale loading tests are performed for a prospective subway tunnel with a rectangular shape including two reliability tests: one stagger-jointed three-ring reliability test, and one ultimate failure te...A series of full-scale loading tests are performed for a prospective subway tunnel with a rectangular shape including two reliability tests: one stagger-jointed three-ring reliability test, and one ultimate failure test on a single ring. Comprehensive measuring programs are designed to record the deformation of both lining structure and joints and the stresses of concrete, bolts and reinforcements. Experimental results show that in both the single-ring and three-ring loading cases, the long sides of tunnel cross section bend inwards while the short sides of tunnel cross section bend outwards. The inner part of joints opens while the outer part of joints closes at places experiencing positive moment and vice versa. Joint's rotational stiffness varies at different locations. Concrete cracking and crushing are the chief damage modes, and they are closely related to the distribution of bending moment. Stagger-jointed fabrication significantly increases the overall rigidity of lining system, which thereby greatly reduces the deformation of both concrete lining and joints in comparison with the single-ring case. It is shown that the routinely-used uniform rigidity model is conservative and the preliminary design can be optimized by applying an effective rigidity ratio(ERR) of 0.5.展开更多
Tunnel heading stability in two dimensions(2D)has been extensively investigated by numerous scholars in the past decade.One significant limitation of 2D analysis is the absence of actual tunnel geometry modeling with ...Tunnel heading stability in two dimensions(2D)has been extensively investigated by numerous scholars in the past decade.One significant limitation of 2D analysis is the absence of actual tunnel geometry modeling with a considerable degree of idealization.Nevertheless,it is possible to study the stability of tunnels in three dimensions(3D)with a rectangular shape using finite element limit analysis(FELA)and a nonlinear programming technique.This paper employs 3D FELA to generate rigorous solutions for stability numbers,failure mechanisms,and safety factors for rectangular-shaped tunnels.To further explore the usefulness of the produced results,multivariate adaptive regression spline(MARS)is used for machine learning of big dataset and development of design equations for practical design applications.The study should be of great benefit to tunnel design practices using the developed equations provided in the paper.展开更多
This study focuses on addressing ventilation and dust removal challenges during the construction of small-section tunnels using drilling and blasting techniques.Specifically,the research examines the shale gas gatheri...This study focuses on addressing ventilation and dust removal challenges during the construction of small-section tunnels using drilling and blasting techniques.Specifically,the research examines the shale gas gathering and transmission trunk line project in the Weiyuan and Luzhou blocks.To gain deeper insights into dust migration patterns,numerical simulations were conducted.The study further analyzed dust migration behavior in small-section tunnels and large steep-sloped shafts,taking into account various factors such as ventilation distance,tunnel slope,and section size.The results indicate that optimal ventilation occurs at distances of 15 and 13 m.Additionally,dust concentration was notably lower when the tunnel slope was 0°,suggesting that a flat slope is more advantageous for construction projects where the outlet wind speed remains constant.Moreover,as the tunnel’s cross-sectional size increases,dust concentration decreases significantly,further underscoring the benefits of larger tunnel sections in mitigating dust accumulation.展开更多
基金Project(2022YJS073)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,ChinaProject(2024YFE0198500)supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China:Intergovernmental International Science and Technology Innovation CooperationProject(U2469207)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation Railway Innovation and Development Joint Fund Project,China。
文摘Determining earth pressure on jacked pipes is essential for ensuring lining safety and calculating jacking force,especially for deep-buried pipes.To better reflect the soil arching effect resulting from the excavation of rectangular jacked pipes and the distribution of the earth pressure on jacked pipes,we present an analytical solution for predicting the vertical earth pressure on deep-buried rectangular pipe jacking tunnels,incorporating the tunnelling-induced ground loss distribution.Our proposed analytical model consists of the upper multi-layer parabolic soil arch and the lower friction arch.The key parameters(i.e.,width and height of friction arch B and height of parabolic soil arch H 1)are determined according to the existing research,and an analytical solution for K l is derived based on the distribution characteristics of the principal stress rotation angle.With consideration for the transition effect of the mechanical characteristics of the parabolic arch zone,an analytical solution for soil load transfer is derived.The prediction results of our analytical solution are compared with tests and simulation results to validate the effectiveness of the proposed analytical solution.Finally,the effects of different parameters on the soil pressure are discussed.
基金Projects(50575184,50975235) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(YF07057) supported by Science and Technology Development Program of Xi'an City,Shaanxi Province,China+1 种基金Project(NPU-FFR-200809) supported by Foundation for Fundamental Research of Northwestern Polytechnical University,ChinaProject(08-3) supported by State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,China
文摘The cross-sectional distortion usually appears during rotary-draw bending process of thin-walled rectangular tube with small bending radius.To study the cross-sectional distortion of the tube,a three-dimensional finite-element model of the process was developed based on ABAQUS/Explicit code and its reliability was validated by experiment.Then,the cross-sectional distortion behaviors of the tube were investigated.The results show that a zone of larger circumferential stress appears on the tube when bending angle reaches 30°.And in the larger circumferential stress zone,the sagging phenomenon is produced obviously.The maximum cross-sectional distortion is located in the larger circumferential stress zone and the angle between the plane of maximum cross-sectional distortion and the bending reference plane is about 50°.The position of the maximum cross-sectional distortion keeps almost unchanged with the variation of the clearances between dies and tube.
基金the Science,Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality of China(Nos.JCYJ20170306160003433 and JCYJ20180306171058717)111 Project of China(No.B08040)for the support given to this research。
文摘The bent double-ridged rectangular tube(DRRT)with high forming quality is helpful to improve the microwave transmission accuracy.For reducing the cross-sectional deformation in the H-typed bending process,in addition to using rigid mandrel to support the inside of tube,ridge groove fillers are also added to restrict the deformation of ridge grooves.Because of the change of stress and strain state of bent tube in bending,rigid mandrel retracting and specially twicespringback stages,and the springback of fillers,the cross-sectional deformation of tube in each stage may be different.Therefore,based on the ABAQUS platform,the finite element models(FEM)for H-typed bending,mandrel retracting and twice-springback stages of H96 DRRT with fillers were established and validated.It is found that,for the height and width deformation of tube and spacing deformation of ridge grooves,retraction of mandrel can make the distribution of these deformations more uniform along the bending direction.The first springback can reduce these deformations significantly,which should be emphasized.But the second springback only increases them by less amount,which can be ignored.The smaller height deformation of ridge groove and filler can be neglected.
基金supporting by the Science and Technology Project of Shenzhen of China(Nos.JCYJ20170306160003433 and JCYJ20180306171058717)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51375392)。
文摘Different yield criterion has great difference in predicting the deformation of tube with different material.In order to improve the prediction accuracy of the cross-sectional deformation of the double-ridged rectangular tube(DRRT)during rotary draw bending(RDB)process,Mises isotropic yield criterion,Hill’48 and Barlat/Lian anisotropic yield criteria commonly used in practical engineering are introduced to simulate RDB of DRRT.The inverse method combining uniaxial tensile test of whole tube and response surface methodology was proposed to identify the parameters of Hill’48 and Barlat/Lian yield criteria of small-sized H96 brass extrusion DRRT as well.Then based on ABAQUS/Explicit platform,the FE models of RDB process of DRRT considering Mises,Hill’48 and Barlat/Lian yield criteria were built.The results show that:The variation trend of cross-sectional deformation ratio is same when using different yield criteria.The cross-sectional deformation ratio by using Mises yield criterion is close to that by using Hill’48 yield criterion.However,there is a quite difference between by using Barlat/Lian yield criterion and by using Mises or Hill’48 yield criteria.The prediction values of cross-sectional height deformation by using three yield criteria all underestimate the experiment ones,and the prediction values of cross-sectional width deformation overestimate the experiment ones.By comparing the simulation results of cross-sectional deformation of the DRRT with different yield criteria and experiment ones,Barlat/Lian yield criterion is found to be suitable for describing the RDB process of DRRT.
基金supported by the Saint Petersburg Mining University
文摘Tunnels are now an integral part of the infrastructure in major cities around the world. For many reasons, these tunnels have horseshoe-shaped cross-sections with round top and flat bottom. This paper presents some improvements to the use of the Hyperstatic Reaction Method-HRM for analysing tunnels with horseshoe-shaped cross-sections when these tunnels operate under the influence of earthquakes, particularly in cases when the tunnel lining is a continuous lining. The analysis used parameters of a tunnel from the Hanoi metro system, as well as parameters of the strongest earthquake that may occur in the central Hanoi area in the improved HRM and 2 D numerical methods using the ABAQUS software. On the basis of the results obtained, the paper gives conclusions about the HRM methodology when it is used to calculate tunnels that have horseshoe cross-sections operating under the influence of earthquakes.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of Chinathe National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant No 2016YFA0300203
文摘Pairing in the cuprate high-temperature superconductors and its origin remain among the most enduring mysteries in condensed matter physics. With cross-sectional scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy, we clearly reveal the spatial-dependence or inhomogeneity of the superconducting gap structure of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8＋δ （Bi2212） and YBa2Cu3O7-x （YBCO） along their c-axes on a scale shorter than the interlayer spacing. By tunneling into the （100） plane of a Bi2212 single crystal and a YBCO film, we observe both U-shaped tunneling spectra with extended fiat zero-conductance bottoms, and V-shaped gap structures, in different regions of each sample. On the YBCO film, tunneling into a （110） surface only reveals a U-shaped gap without any zero-bias peak. Our analysis suggests that the U-shaped gap is likely a nodeless superconducting gap. The V-shaped gap has a very small amplitude, and is likely proximity-induced by regions having the larger U-shaped gap.
基金supported by a grant from the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Peripheral Nerve and Microsurgery in China,No.14DZ2273300the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai in China,No.13ZR1404600a grant from the National Key Basic Research Program of China(973 Program),No.2014CB542201
文摘Although ultrasound measurements have been used in previous studies on carpal tunnel syndrome to visualize injury to the median nerve, whether such ultrasound data can indicate the severity of carpal tunnel syndrome remains controversial. The cross-sectional areas of the median nerve at the tunnel inlet and outlet can show swelling and compression of the nerve at the carpal. We hypothesized that the ratio of the cross-sectional areas of the median nerve at the carpal tunnel inlet to outlet accurately reflects the severity of carpal tunnel syndrome. To test this, high-resolution ultrasound with a linear array transducer at 5–17 MHz was used to assess 77 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. The results showed that the cut-off point for the inlet-to-outlet ratio was 1.14. Significant differences in the inlet-to-outlet ratio were found among patients with mild, moderate, and severe carpal tunnel syndrome. The cut-off point in the ratio of cross-sectional areas of the median nerve was 1.29 between mild and more severe（moderate and severe） carpal tunnel syndrome patients with 64.7% sensitivity and 72.7% specificity. The cut-off point in the ratio of cross-sectional areas of the median nerve was 1.52 between the moderate and severe carpal tunnel syndrome patients with 80.0% sensitivity and 64.7% specificity. These results suggest that the inlet-to-outlet ratio reflected the severity of carpal tunnel syndrome.
基金funded by the National Science and Technology Major Project(No.2025ZD1700904)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52174093 and 52034009)+1 种基金Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2023ZKPYNY03)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Ph.D.Top Innovative Talents Fund of CUMTB)(No.BBJ2025002)。
文摘To investigate groundwater influence on stability and rockburst mechanism of deep hard-rock rectangular tunnels,water-immersed treatment and uniaxial compressive acoustic emission(AE)experiments were conducted on rectangular tunnel specimens.Energy dissipation characteristics,AE evolution characteristics and damage evolution characteristics of rectangular tunnels were analysed under waterimmersed condition.Under water-immersed condition,tunnel specimens were quite sensitive to water.Average peak stress and average peak strain energy exhibited negative exponential decay with waterimmersed time.Among them,after 12 d of water immersion,average peak stress of specimens decreased by 28%.Average total strain energy decreased by 70%.Average elastic strain energy decreased by 71%and average dissipated strain energy decreased by 68%.After 62 d of water immersion,average peak stress of specimens decreased by 34%.Average total strain energy decreased by 78%.Average elastic strain energy decreased by 79%and average dissipated strain energy decreased by 75%.Water weakened bonding among mineral particles.Moreover,it undermined load-bearing capacity and diminished energystorage properties.Under high stress,massive releasable elastic strain energy stored in natural specimens within pre-peak stage may abruptly release after peak stress.This caused rapid crack development and connection in specimens.During accumulation and release of elastic strain energy,initial failure typically occurred at sidewalls.This failure location was not affected by water.Compared with natural specimens,Specimens immersed in water for 62 d had the lowest peak values of cumulative amplitude,cumulative AE energy and cumulative AE count.After 62 d of water immersion,peak values of cumulative amplitude,cumulative AE energy and cumulative AE count of specimens decreased by 84%,97%and 99%.Compared with AE damage model,fitting degree of energy damage model was higher.For natural specimens,fitting degree of energy damage model was 0.96.For specimens immersed in water for 12 d,fitting degree of energy damage model was 0.96.For specimens immersed in water for 62 d,fitting degree of energy damage model was 0.72.Therefore,an energy damage model had more remarkable applicability and reliability.By establishing dynamic mapping relationship between energy and damage in the model,accuracy of rockburst early warning has been significantly improved.This provided scientific basis for support structure design of rectangular tunnels and regulation of high strain energy.
文摘This paper investigates the torsion analysis of coated bars with a rectangular cross-section. Two opposite faces of a bar are coated by two isotropie layers with different materials of the original substrate that are perfectly bonded to the bar. With the Saint- Venant torsion theory, the governing equation of the problem in terms of the warping function is established and solved using the finite Fourier cosine transform. The state of stress on the cross-section, warping of the cross-section, and torsional rigidity of the bar are evaluated. Effects of thickness of the coating layers and material properties on these quantities are investigated. A set of graphs are provided that can be used to determine the coating thicknesses and material properties so as to keep the maximum von Mises stress on the cross-section below an allowable value for effective use of the coating layer.
基金supported by the NSFC HSR Fundamental Research Joint Fund (Grant No.U1934213)。
文摘Purpose-This study aims to research the large cross-section tunnel stability evaluation method corrected after considering the thickness-span ratio.Design/methodology/approach-First,taking the Liuyuan Tunnel of Huanggang-Huangmei High-Speed Railway as an example and taking deflection of the third principal stress of the surrounding rock at a vault after tunnel excavation as the criterion,the critical buried depth of the large section tunnel was determined.Then,the strength reduction method was employed to calculate the tunnel safety factor under different rock classes and thickness-span ratios,and mathematical statistics was conducted to identify the relationships of the tunnel safety factor with the thickness-span ratio and the basic quality(BQ)index of the rock for different rock classes.Finally,the influences of thickness-span ratio,groundwater,initial stress of rock and structural attitude factors were considered to obtain the corrected BQ,based on which the stability of a large cross-section tunnel with a depth of more than 100 m during mechanized operation was analyzed.This evaluation method was then applied to Liuyuan Tunnel and Cimushan No.2 Tunnel of Chongqing Urban Expressway for verification.Findings-This study shows that under different rock classes,the tunnel safety factor is a strict power function of the thickness-span ratio,while a linear function of the BQ to some extent.It is more suitable to use the corrected BQ as a quantitative index to evaluate tunnel stability according to the actual conditions of the site.Originality/value-The existing industry standards do not consider the influence of buried depth and span in the evaluation of tunnel stability.The stability evaluation method of large section tunnel considering the correction of overburden span ratio proposed in this paper achieves higher accuracy for the stability evaluation of surrounding rock in a full or large-section mechanized excavation of double line high-speed railway tunnels.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41572276)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2017YFC0805400)
文摘In order to obtain the seismic responses of the soil-rectangular tunnel structure,based on the PL-Finn constitutive model,four different conditions,namely,the liquefied soil around the rectangular tunnel,the liquefied soil below the rectangular tunnel,the liquefied soil on either side of the tunnel and the structure on non-liquefied soil,are compared.In accordance to the time at which a large deformation occurs,the possibility of destruction from hard to easy follows a descending order:the liquefied soil all around the structure,the liquefied soil on the bottom of the structure,and the liquefied soil on the two sides of the structure.The area of large deformation is mostly beneath the two arch angles of the tunnel floor.The soil on the two sides,especially close to the structure,is the hardest to liquefy and deform.The large deformation of soil caused by the liquefaction appears after the peak seismic value occurs.The higher the input seismic value is,the easier a large deformation can take place.With the same input of peak ground motion,the total displacement vector of the structure and differential displacement of the side-wall are in accordance with an order from large to small in the three situations:when the saturated sand is on two sides,all around the structure,and on the bottom of the structure.
基金financial supports provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51274202)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No.2013RC11)+3 种基金the Science and Technology Achievements Transformation Project of Jiangsu Province (No.BA2012068)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Nos.BK20130199 and BK20131124)Ceeusro Prospective Joint Research Project of Jiangsu Province (No.BY2014028-01)Great Cultivating Special Project at China University of Mining and Technology (No.2014ZDPY16)
文摘For the multipath fading on electromagnetic waves of wireless communication in the confined areas,the rectangular tunnel cooperative communication system was established based on the multimode channel model and the channel capacity formula derivation was obtained.On the optimal criterion of the channel capacity,the power allocation methods of both amplifying and forwarding(AF) and decoding and forwarding(DF) cooperative communication systems were proposed in the limitation of the total power to maximize the channel capacity.The mode selection methods of single input single output(SISO) and single input multiple output(SIMO) models in the rectangular tunnel,through which the higher channel capacity can be obtained,were put forward as well.The theoretical analysis and simulation comparison show that,channel capacity of the wireless communication system in the rectangular tunnel can be effectively enhanced through the cooperative technology;channel capacity of the rectangular tunnel under complicated conditions is maximized through the proposed power allocation methods,and the optimal cooperative mode of the channel capacity can be chosen according to the cooperative mode selection methods given in the paper.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41372276)the Shanghai SASAC Technology Innovation and Energy Level Promotion Project(No.2013017)
文摘A series of full-scale loading tests are performed for a prospective subway tunnel with a rectangular shape including two reliability tests: one stagger-jointed three-ring reliability test, and one ultimate failure test on a single ring. Comprehensive measuring programs are designed to record the deformation of both lining structure and joints and the stresses of concrete, bolts and reinforcements. Experimental results show that in both the single-ring and three-ring loading cases, the long sides of tunnel cross section bend inwards while the short sides of tunnel cross section bend outwards. The inner part of joints opens while the outer part of joints closes at places experiencing positive moment and vice versa. Joint's rotational stiffness varies at different locations. Concrete cracking and crushing are the chief damage modes, and they are closely related to the distribution of bending moment. Stagger-jointed fabrication significantly increases the overall rigidity of lining system, which thereby greatly reduces the deformation of both concrete lining and joints in comparison with the single-ring case. It is shown that the routinely-used uniform rigidity model is conservative and the preliminary design can be optimized by applying an effective rigidity ratio(ERR) of 0.5.
基金supported by the Thailand Science Research and Innovation Fundamental Fund fiscal year 2023The fifth author (V.Kamchoom)acknowledges the financial support from the National Science,Research and Innovation Fund (NSRF)at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL),Thailand (Grant No.FRB66065/0258-RE-KRIS/FF66/53)+1 种基金the Climate Change and Climate Variability Research in Monsoon Asia (CMON3)from the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) (Grant No.N10A650844)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
文摘Tunnel heading stability in two dimensions(2D)has been extensively investigated by numerous scholars in the past decade.One significant limitation of 2D analysis is the absence of actual tunnel geometry modeling with a considerable degree of idealization.Nevertheless,it is possible to study the stability of tunnels in three dimensions(3D)with a rectangular shape using finite element limit analysis(FELA)and a nonlinear programming technique.This paper employs 3D FELA to generate rigorous solutions for stability numbers,failure mechanisms,and safety factors for rectangular-shaped tunnels.To further explore the usefulness of the produced results,multivariate adaptive regression spline(MARS)is used for machine learning of big dataset and development of design equations for practical design applications.The study should be of great benefit to tunnel design practices using the developed equations provided in the paper.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under the Youth Project(Grant No.52204087)Additional support was provided by the Science and Technology Research Program of the Chongqing Municipal Education Commission(Grant No.KJQN202200746).
文摘This study focuses on addressing ventilation and dust removal challenges during the construction of small-section tunnels using drilling and blasting techniques.Specifically,the research examines the shale gas gathering and transmission trunk line project in the Weiyuan and Luzhou blocks.To gain deeper insights into dust migration patterns,numerical simulations were conducted.The study further analyzed dust migration behavior in small-section tunnels and large steep-sloped shafts,taking into account various factors such as ventilation distance,tunnel slope,and section size.The results indicate that optimal ventilation occurs at distances of 15 and 13 m.Additionally,dust concentration was notably lower when the tunnel slope was 0°,suggesting that a flat slope is more advantageous for construction projects where the outlet wind speed remains constant.Moreover,as the tunnel’s cross-sectional size increases,dust concentration decreases significantly,further underscoring the benefits of larger tunnel sections in mitigating dust accumulation.
