RNAs have important biological functions and the functions of RNAs are generally coupled to their structures, especiallytheir secondary structures. In this work, we have made a comprehensive evaluation of the performa...RNAs have important biological functions and the functions of RNAs are generally coupled to their structures, especiallytheir secondary structures. In this work, we have made a comprehensive evaluation of the performances of existingtop RNA secondary structure prediction methods, including five deep-learning (DL) based methods and five minimum freeenergy (MFE) based methods. First, we made a brief overview of these RNA secondary structure prediction methods.Afterwards, we built two rigorous test datasets consisting of RNAs with non-redundant sequences and comprehensivelyexamined the performances of the RNA secondary structure prediction methods through classifying the RNAs into differentlength ranges and different types. Our examination shows that the DL-based methods generally perform better thanthe MFE-based methods for RNAs with long lengths and complex structures, while the MFE-based methods can achievegood performance for small RNAs and some specialized MFE-based methods can achieve good prediction accuracy forpseudoknots. Finally, we provided some insights and perspectives in modeling RNA secondary structures.展开更多
Long-term responses of floating structures pose a great concern in their design phase. Existing approaches for addressing long-term extreme responses are extremely cumbersome for adoption. This work aims to develop an...Long-term responses of floating structures pose a great concern in their design phase. Existing approaches for addressing long-term extreme responses are extremely cumbersome for adoption. This work aims to develop an approach for the long-term extreme-response analysis of floating structures. A modified gradient-based retrieval algorithm in conjunction with the inverse first-order reliability method(IFORM) is proposed to enable the use of convolution models in long-term extreme analysis of structures with an analytical formula of response amplitude operator(RAO). The proposed algorithm ensures convergence stability and iteration accuracy and exhibits a higher computational efficiency than the traditional backtracking method. However, when the RAO of general offshore structures cannot be analytically expressed, the convolutional integration method fails to function properly. A numerical discretization approach is further proposed for offshore structures in the case when the analytical expression of the RAO is not feasible. Through iterative discretization of environmental contours(ECs) and RAOs, a detailed procedure is proposed to calculate the long-term response extremes of offshore structures. The validity and accuracy of the proposed approach are tested using a floating offshore wind turbine as a numerical example. The long-term extreme heave responses of various return periods are calculated via the IFORM in conjunction with a numerical discretization approach. The environmental data corresponding to N-year structural responses are located inside the ECs, which indicates that the selection of design points directly along the ECs yields conservative design results.展开更多
In this study,the structural characters,antioxidant activities and bile acid-binding ability of sea buckthorn polysaccharides(HRPs)obtained by the commonly used hot water(HRP-W),pressurized hot water(HRP-H),ultrasonic...In this study,the structural characters,antioxidant activities and bile acid-binding ability of sea buckthorn polysaccharides(HRPs)obtained by the commonly used hot water(HRP-W),pressurized hot water(HRP-H),ultrasonic(HRP-U),acid(HRP-C)and alkali(HRP-A)assisted extraction methods were investigated.The results demonstrated that extraction methods had significant effects on extraction yield,monosaccharide composition,molecular weight,particle size,triple-helical structure,and surface morphology of HRPs except for the major linkage bands.Thermogravimetric analysis showed that HRP-U with filamentous reticular microstructure exhibited better thermal stability.The HRP-A with the lowest molecular weight and highest arabinose content possessed the best antioxidant activities.Moreover,the rheological analysis indicated that HRPs with higher galacturonic acid content and molecular weight showed higher viscosity and stronger crosslinking network(HRP-C,HRP-W and HRP-U),which exhibited stronger bile acid binding capacity.The present findings provide scientific evidence in the preparation technology of sea buckthorn polysaccharides with good antioxidant and bile acid binding capacity which are related to the structure affected by the extraction methods.展开更多
Ferroelastic rare earth tantalates(RETaO_(4))are widely researched as the next-generation thermal barrier coatings(TBCs),and RETaO_(4)powders are hugely significant for synthesizing their coatings.The current research...Ferroelastic rare earth tantalates(RETaO_(4))are widely researched as the next-generation thermal barrier coatings(TBCs),and RETaO_(4)powders are hugely significant for synthesizing their coatings.The current research used chemical co-precipitation within an automated experimental device to synthesize RETaO_(4)(RE=Nd,Sm,Gd,Ho,Er)powders.The device automatically monitored and controlled the solutions'pH,improving the chemical co-precipitation efficiency.The crystal structure and microstructure of the RETaO_(4)powders can be controlled by changing the annealing temperature,and the materials undergo an m'-m phase transition.The m'-RETaO_(4)powders exhibit nano-size grains,while m-RETaO_(4)powders evince micron-size grains,altered by the annealing temperatures.A simultaneous thermal analysis es-timates the reversive ferroelastic tetragonal-monoclinic phase transition temperatures.Overall,this research focuses on the synthesis,crystal structures,microstructures,and phase transition of the fabricated RETaO_(4)powders.展开更多
The high strength and stability of the full-lamellar structure guarantee the industrial application of theβ-solidifyingγ-TiAl alloys.However,it is a huge challenge to design an alloy with good hot-deformability as w...The high strength and stability of the full-lamellar structure guarantee the industrial application of theβ-solidifyingγ-TiAl alloys.However,it is a huge challenge to design an alloy with good hot-deformability as well as the full-lamellar structure.The low-cost Ti-42.5Al-2Mn-0.4Mo-0.1B-0.1C(at.%)alloy was designed,which undergoes bothβandαsingle-phase region during the solidification.It is found that the full-lamellar structure can be obtained by the solution heat treatment at 1230℃ for 20 min and then aging treatment at 800℃ for 3 h.Interestingly,a new microstructure,namely,the pearlitic-like microstructure(PM)induced by theα_(2)/γ→βo+γcellular reaction was observed when the aging temperature is increased to above 800℃.The volume fraction of the PM is gradually increased from 0%to 25.5%,65%,and 94%according to elevated aging temperature from 800 to 900,1000,and 1050℃,respectively.The mechanism of the reducedα_(2)/γlamellae and PM formation was discussed regarding the heterogeneous distribution ofβstabilizing elements and the interface energy stored inα_(2)/γlamellae.展开更多
Satellite altimetry missions at high latitude have opened new avenues for understanding the changes occurring over the ice-covered region.By incorporating Arctic satellite remote sensing data-including sea surface tem...Satellite altimetry missions at high latitude have opened new avenues for understanding the changes occurring over the ice-covered region.By incorporating Arctic satellite remote sensing data-including sea surface temperature(SST),sea surface height anomaly(SSHA),and sea surface salinity(SSS).This study employs a variational method to reconstruct the three-dimensional thermohaline structure of the Arctic Ocean.Compared to the Regional Arctic Reanalysis(RARE),the reconstruction well captures both the horizontal and vertical temperature and salinity structures in the Arctic.It demonstrates superior skill over RARE,when compared with Argo profiles and Ice-Tethered Profiler(ITP)observations.The reconstruction is particularly effective in ice-covered regions,where it more accurately captures the transition from Pacific water to Atlantic water compared to RARE.These findings underscore the potential of applying Arctic satellite data to reconstruct vertical thermohaline structures in the Arctic,particularly in areas due to lack of the subsurface observation reanalysis data exhibit significant biases.As Arctic satellite observations continue to advance,the applications of this method are becoming increasingly promising,which is useful for monitoring the ice-covered region environment and can be applied to oceanographic research.展开更多
Response analysis of structures involving non-probabilistic uncertain parameters can be closely related to optimization.This paper provides a review on optimization-based methods for uncertainty analysis,with focusing...Response analysis of structures involving non-probabilistic uncertain parameters can be closely related to optimization.This paper provides a review on optimization-based methods for uncertainty analysis,with focusing attention on specific properties of adopted numerical optimization approaches.We collect and discuss the methods based on nonlinear programming,semidefinite programming,mixed-integer programming,mathematical programming with complementarity constraints,difference-of-convex programming,optimization methods using surrogate models and machine learning techniques,and metaheuristics.As a closely related topic,we also overview the methods for assessing structural robustness using non-probabilistic uncertainty modeling.We conclude the paper by drawing several remarks through this review.展开更多
The outstanding comprehensive mechanical properties of newly developed hybrid lattice structures make them useful in engineering applications for bearing multiple mechanical loads.Additive-manufacturing technologies m...The outstanding comprehensive mechanical properties of newly developed hybrid lattice structures make them useful in engineering applications for bearing multiple mechanical loads.Additive-manufacturing technologies make it possible to fabricate these highly spatially programmable structures and greatly enhance the freedom in their design.However,traditional analytical methods do not sufficiently reflect the actual vibration-damping mechanism of lattice structures and are limited by their high computational cost.In this study,a hybrid lattice structure consisting of various cells was designed based on quasi-static and vibration experiments.Subsequently,a novel parametric design method based on a data-driven approach was developed for hybrid lattices with engineered properties.The response surface method was adopted to define the sensitive optimization target.A prediction model for the lattice geometric parameters and vibration properties was established using a backpropagation neural network.Then,it was integrated into the genetic algorithm to create the optimal hybrid lattice with varying geometric features and the required wide-band vibration-damping characteristics.Validation experiments were conducted,demonstrating that the optimized hybrid lattice can achieve the target properties.In addition,the data-driven parametric design method can reduce computation time and be widely applied to complex structural designs when analytical and empirical solutions are unavailable.展开更多
The structured low-rank model for parallel magnetic resonance(MR)imaging can efficiently reconstruct MR images with limited auto-calibration signals.To improve the reconstruction quality of MR images,we integrate the ...The structured low-rank model for parallel magnetic resonance(MR)imaging can efficiently reconstruct MR images with limited auto-calibration signals.To improve the reconstruction quality of MR images,we integrate the joint sparsity and sparsifying transform learning(JTL)into the simultaneous auto-calibrating and k-space estimation(SAKE)structured low-rank model,named JTLSAKE.The alternate direction method of multipliers is exploited to solve the resulting optimization problem,and the optimized gradient method is used to improve the convergence speed.In addition,a graphics processing unit is used to accelerate the proposed algorithm.The experimental results on four in vivo human datasets demonstrate that the reconstruction quality of the proposed algorithm is comparable to that of JTL-based low-rank modeling of local k-space neighborhoods with parallel imaging(JTL-PLORAKS),and the proposed algorithm is 46 times faster than the JTL-PLORAKS,requiring only 4 s to reconstruct a 200×200 pixels MR image with 8 channels.展开更多
NLLoc is a nonlinear search positioning method.In this study,we use simulated arrival time data to quantitatively evaluate the NLLoc method from three aspects:arrival time picking accuracy,station distribution,and vel...NLLoc is a nonlinear search positioning method.In this study,we use simulated arrival time data to quantitatively evaluate the NLLoc method from three aspects:arrival time picking accuracy,station distribution,and velocity model.The results show that the NLLoc method exhibits high positioning accuracy and stability in terms of arrival time picking accuracy and station distribution;however,it is sensitive to the velocity model.The positioning accuracy is higher when the velocity model is smaller than the true velocity.We combined absolute and relative positioning methods.First,we use the NLLoc method for absolute positioning of seismic data and then the double difference positioning method for relative positioning to obtain a more accurate relocation result.Furthermore,we used the combined method to locate the earthquake sequence after collecting dense seismic array data on the Luanzhou M_(S)4.3 earthquake that occurred on April 16,2021,in Hebei Province.By fitting the fault plane with the relocated earthquake sequences,the results show that the strike and dip angles of the seismogenic fault of the Luanzhou M_(S)4.3 earthquake are 208.5°and 85.6°,respectively.This indicates a high-dip angle fault with North-North-East strike and North-West dip directions.Furthermore,we infer that the seismogenic fault of the Luanzhou M_(S)4.3 earthquake is the Lulong fault.展开更多
The fatigue resistance of casting polyurethane(CPU)is crucial in various sectors,such as construction,healthcare,and the automotive industry.Despite its importance,no studies have reported on the fatigue threshold of ...The fatigue resistance of casting polyurethane(CPU)is crucial in various sectors,such as construction,healthcare,and the automotive industry.Despite its importance,no studies have reported on the fatigue threshold of CPU.This study employed an advanced Intrinsic Strength Analyzer(ISA)to evaluate the fatigue threshold of CPUs,systematically exploring the effects of three types of isocyanates(PPDI,NDI,TDI)that contribute to hard segment structures based on the cutting method.Employing multiple advanced characterization techniques(XRD,TEM,DSC,AFM),the results indicate that PPDI-based polyurethane exhibits the highest fatigue threshold(182.89 J/m^(2))due to a highest phase separation and a densely packed spherulitic structure,although the hydrogen bonding degree is the lowest(48.3%).Conversely,NDI-based polyurethane,despite having the high hydrogen bonding degree(53.6%),exhibits moderate fatigue performance(122.52 J/m^(2)),likely due to a more scattered microstructure.TDI-based polyurethane,with the highest hydrogen bonding degree(59.1%)but absence of spherulitic structure,shows the lowest fatigue threshold(46.43 J/m^(2)).Compared to common rubbers(NR,NBR,EPDM,BR),the superior fatigue performance of CPU is attributed to its well-organized microstructure,polyurethane possesses a higher fatigue threshold due to its high phase separation degree and orderly and dense spherulitic structure which enhances energy dissipation and reduces crack propagation.展开更多
Accurate prediction of coal reservoir permeability is crucial for engineering applications,including coal mining,coalbed methane(CBM)extraction,and carbon storage in deep unmineable coal seams.Owing to the inherent he...Accurate prediction of coal reservoir permeability is crucial for engineering applications,including coal mining,coalbed methane(CBM)extraction,and carbon storage in deep unmineable coal seams.Owing to the inherent heterogeneity and complex internal structure of coal,a well-established method for predicting permeability based on microscopic fracture structures remains elusive.This paper presents a novel integrated approach that leverages the intrinsic relationship between microscopic fracture structure and permeability to construct a predictive model for coal permeability.The proposed framework encompasses data generation through the integration of three-dimensional(3D)digital core analysis and numerical simulations,followed by data-driven modeling via machine learning(ML)techniques.Key data-driven strategies,including feature selection and hyperparameter tuning,are employed to improve model performance.We propose and evaluate twelve data-driven models,including multilayer perceptron(MLP),random forest(RF),and hybrid methods.The results demonstrate that the ML model based on the RF algorithm achieves the highest accuracy and best generalization capability in predicting permeability.This method enables rapid estimation of coal permeability by inputting two-dimensional(2D)computed tomography images or parameters of the microscopic fracture structure,thereby providing an accurate and efficient means of permeability prediction.展开更多
This study designs four types of liquid-filled cylindrical shell structures to investigate their protection characteristics against explosive shock waves and high-speed fragments.Bare charge and charge-driven prefabri...This study designs four types of liquid-filled cylindrical shell structures to investigate their protection characteristics against explosive shock waves and high-speed fragments.Bare charge and charge-driven prefabricated fragments are employed to examine the damage under blast shock waves and combined blast and fragments loading on various liquid-filled cylindrical shell structures.The test results are compared to numerical calculations and theoretical analysis for the structure's deformation,the liquid medium's movement,and the pressure waves'propagation characteristics under different liquid-filling methods.The results showed that the filling method influences the blast protection and the struc-ture's energy absorption performance.The external filling method reduces the structural deformation,and the internal filling method increases the damage effect.The gapped internal filling method improves the structure's energy absorption efficiency.The pressure wave loading on the liquid-filled cylindrical shell structure differs depending on filling methods.Explosive shock waves and high-speed fragments show a damage enhancement effect on the liquid-filled cylindrical shell structure,depending on the thickness of the internal liquid container layer.The specific impulse on the inner surface of the cylindrical shell positively correlates to the radial deformation of the cylindrical shell structure,and the external liquid layer limits the radial structural deformation.展开更多
Modern warfare demands weapons capable of penetrating substantial structures,which presents sig-nificant challenges to the reliability of the electronic devices that are crucial to the weapon's perfor-mance.Due to...Modern warfare demands weapons capable of penetrating substantial structures,which presents sig-nificant challenges to the reliability of the electronic devices that are crucial to the weapon's perfor-mance.Due to miniaturization of electronic components,it is challenging to directly measure or numerically predict the mechanical response of small-sized critical interconnections in board-level packaging structures to ensure the mechanical reliability of electronic devices in projectiles under harsh working conditions.To address this issue,an indirect measurement method using the Bayesian regularization-based load identification was proposed in this study based on finite element(FE)pre-dictions to estimate the load applied on critical interconnections of board-level packaging structures during the process of projectile penetration.For predicting the high-strain-rate penetration process,an FE model was established with elasto-plastic constitutive models of the representative packaging ma-terials(that is,solder material and epoxy molding compound)in which material constitutive parameters were calibrated against the experimental results by using the split-Hopkinson pressure bar.As the impact-induced dynamic bending of the printed circuit board resulted in an alternating tensile-compressive loading on the solder joints during penetration,the corner solder joints in the edge re-gions experience the highest S11 and strain,making them more prone to failure.Based on FE predictions at different structural scales,an improved Bayesian method based on augmented Tikhonov regulariza-tion was theoretically proposed to address the issues of ill-posed matrix inversion and noise sensitivity in the load identification at the critical solder joints.By incorporating a wavelet thresholding technique,the method resolves the problem of poor load identification accuracy at high noise levels.The proposed method achieves satisfactorily small relative errors and high correlation coefficients in identifying the mechanical response of local interconnections in board-level packaging structures,while significantly balancing the smoothness of response curves with the accuracy of peak identification.At medium and low noise levels,the relative error is less than 6%,while it is less than 10%at high noise levels.The proposed method provides an effective indirect approach for the boundary conditions of localized solder joints during the projectile penetration process,and its philosophy can be readily extended to other scenarios of multiscale analysis for highly nonlinear materials and structures under extreme loading conditions.展开更多
The complex Red River fault zone(RRFZ),which is situated in the southwestern region of China and separates the Indochina plate and South China blocks,has diverse seismic activities in different segments.To reveal the ...The complex Red River fault zone(RRFZ),which is situated in the southwestern region of China and separates the Indochina plate and South China blocks,has diverse seismic activities in different segments.To reveal the detailed geometric characteristics of the RRFZ at different sections and to better understand the seismogenic environment,in 2022 and 2023 we deployed 7 seismic dense linear arrays,consisting of 574 nodal stations,across the RRFZ in the northern and southern segments near the towns Midu,Gasa,Zhega,Dazhai,Xinzhai,and Taoyuan.The linear arrays,which extend from 2.4 to 12.5 km in length with station intervals ranging between 40 and140 m,recorded seismic ambient noise for approximately one month.Using the extended range phase shift method,we extract the phase velocity dispersion curves of the Rayleigh waves between 0.9 and 10 Hz,which are then used to invert for the high resolution shearwave velocity structures across the RRFZ beneath the linear arrays.The key findings are:(1)the 7 imaged sections of the RRFZ exhibit quite similar structures,with higher velocities on the SW side and lower velocities on the NE side;the velocity variation is consistent with the surface geological structures along the RRFZ;(2)the shear-wave velocities on the SW side of the RRFZ at the northern Midu section and southern Gasa-Dazhai sections are generally higher than their counterparts in the southern Xinzhai-Taoyuan sections,which reflects lithological variations from the marble-dominated Paleoproterozoic Along basement to the gneiss dominated Paleoproterozoic Qingshuihe basement;(3)from the northern Midu section to the southern region where the RRFZ intersects with the Xiaojiang Fault,the major faults of the RRFZ exhibit a consistent high-angle,NE-dipping structure;(4)the low shear-wave velocities immediately to the NE of the velocity boundary may indicate a faulted zone due to long-term shearing,where excessive amplifications of ground motions could occur.This study provides new insights into the characteristics of the shallow structures of the RRFZ.展开更多
The determination of stress distribution is important for the safe use of membrane structures in practical engineering,which is difficult to be obtained by existing measurement methods and analysis methods.This paper ...The determination of stress distribution is important for the safe use of membrane structures in practical engineering,which is difficult to be obtained by existing measurement methods and analysis methods.This paper proposes a rigid-membrane method to determine the stress distribution of the membrane,which expands the stiffness of the membrane,applies the load of the membrane in equilibrium to the membrane shape of the equilibrium state,and performs nonlinear finite element analysis.The rigid-membrane method inversely acquires the stress distribution of the membrane based only on the shape and load distribution in equilibrium obtained from the numerical simulation of a membrane structure under water loads,and determines the modulus magnitude and mesh size required to rigidize the membrane.The accuracy of the rigid-membrane method is verified by the small differences between the stress distributions obtained from the proposed method and numerical simulations.The equilibrium membrane shape in the actual project can be scanned and reconstructed by the laser scanner system without any pre-processing,and the load is determined by the water level,internal pressure,etc.Based on the actual membrane shape and water load distribution,the rigid-membrane method determines the real stress distribution of the membrane in the test of flat membrane subjected to ponding water,which verifies that the rigid-membrane method is a practical method to determine the stress distribution only by the membrane shape and external load distribution.展开更多
The experimental research on zero-net-mass-flux jet closed-loop active control was conducted in the wind tunnel.The mu-level method successfully detected burst events of the coherent structures. The streamwise velocit...The experimental research on zero-net-mass-flux jet closed-loop active control was conducted in the wind tunnel.The mu-level method successfully detected burst events of the coherent structures. The streamwise velocity signals in the turbulent boundary layer were measured by HWA. The drag reduction rate of 16.7% is obtained comparable to that of the open-loop control and saves 75% of the input energy at the asynchronous 100 V/160 Hz control case, which reflects the advantages of the closed-loop control. The experimental findings indicate that the intensity increases in the near-wall region.The perturbation of the PZT vibrators on the skewness factor is concentrated in the region y+< 60. The generation of highspeed fluids is depressed and the downward effect of high-speed fluids weakens. The alteration of energy distribution and the discernible impact of modulation between structures of varying scales are observed. The correlation coefficient exhibits a strong positive correlation, which indicates that the large-scale structures produce modulation effect on small-scale ones.The occurrence of burst events is effectively suppressed. The disturbance has the characteristics of stable periodicity,positive and negative symmetry, low intermittency, and high pulsation strength. The conditional phase waveform shows that the fluctuation amplitude increases, indicating amplitude modulation effects on coherent structures.展开更多
Topometric auscultation is used to monitor the durability of structures, measure deformations linked to the structure of a structure or to the movement of the ground over a part of the globe, set up warning systems, e...Topometric auscultation is used to monitor the durability of structures, measure deformations linked to the structure of a structure or to the movement of the ground over a part of the globe, set up warning systems, etc. It first appeared as a visual method and rapidly evolved through the various techniques used. Some of these techniques using topography are used in several fields (civil engineering, geodesy, topography, mechanics, nuclear engineering, hydraulics, physics, etc.). These topometric techniques have undergone major changes as a result of technological advances, growing needs in the monitoring of movements or deformations, increased requirements and new challenges. The methodology adopted depends on the measuring instrument used, the parameters to be estimated and access to the area to be measured. There are two types of methods: destructive and non-destructive. In addition to the visual method, they can also be classified as mechanical, physico-chemical, dynamometric, electrophysical and geometric. The estimated parameter varies according to the methodology adopted. It can be defined by coordinates, distances, potential, electrical resistance, etc.展开更多
A two-scale method is proposed to simulate the essential behavior of bolted connections in structures includingelevated temperatures.It is presented,verified,and validated for the structural behavior of two plates,con...A two-scale method is proposed to simulate the essential behavior of bolted connections in structures includingelevated temperatures.It is presented,verified,and validated for the structural behavior of two plates,connectedby a bolt,under a variety of loads and elevated temperatures.The method consists of a global-scale model thatsimulates the structure(here the two plates)by volume finite elements,and in which the bolt is modelled bya spring.The spring properties are provided by a smallscale model,in which the bolt is modelled by volumeelements,and for which the boundary conditions are retrieved from the global-scale model.To ensure the small-scale model to be as computationally efficient as possible,simplifications are discussed regarding the materialmodel and the modelling of the threads.For the latter,this leads to the experimentally validated application ofa non-threaded shank with its stress area.It is shown that a non-linear elastic spring is needed for the bolt inthe global-scale model,so the post-peak behavior of the structure can be described efficiently.All types of boltedconnection failure as given by design standards are simulated by the twoscale method,which is successfullyvalidated(except for net section failure)by experiments,and verified by a detailed system model,which modelsthe structure in full detail.The sensitivity to the size of the part of the plate used in the small-scale modelis also studied.Finally,multi-directional load cases,also for elevated temperatures,are studied with the two-scale method and verified with the detailed system model.As a result,a computationally efficient finite elementmodelling approach is provided for all possible combined load actions(except for nut thread failure and netsection failure)and temperatures.The two-scale method is shown to be insightful,for it contains a functionalseparation of scales,revealing their relationships,and consequently,local small-scale non-convergence can behandled.Not presented in this paper,but the two-scale method can be used in e.g.computationally expensive two-way coupled fire-structure simulations,where it is beneficial for distributed computing and densely packed boltconfigurations with stiffplates,for which a single small-scale model may be representative for several connections.展开更多
Non-destructive testing (NDT) of structures is one of the most important tasksof the proper maintenance and diagnosis of machines and constructions structuralcondition. NDT methods contribute to the damage tolerance p...Non-destructive testing (NDT) of structures is one of the most important tasksof the proper maintenance and diagnosis of machines and constructions structuralcondition. NDT methods contribute to the damage tolerance philosophy used in theaircraft design methodology as well as many other operation and maintenance programsof machinery and constructions. The following study is focusing on overviewing animportant group of NDT methods: the optical and other ones, which found broadapplicability in scientific and industrial studies nowadays. The paper discusses theselected most widely applicable methods, namely, visual testing, ultrasonic testing,radiographic testing, infrared thermography as well as electronic speckle patterninterferometry and shearographic testing. Besides the basic principles of testing usingthese methods, their potential applications in various industrial and technologicalbranches are broadly discussed. The analysis as categorization of the NDT methodsprovided in this paper may help in selection of such methods in diagnosis of varioustypes of structures and defects and damage occurring in these structures.展开更多
基金supported by grants from the National Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12375038 and 12075171 to ZJT,and 12205223 to YLT).
文摘RNAs have important biological functions and the functions of RNAs are generally coupled to their structures, especiallytheir secondary structures. In this work, we have made a comprehensive evaluation of the performances of existingtop RNA secondary structure prediction methods, including five deep-learning (DL) based methods and five minimum freeenergy (MFE) based methods. First, we made a brief overview of these RNA secondary structure prediction methods.Afterwards, we built two rigorous test datasets consisting of RNAs with non-redundant sequences and comprehensivelyexamined the performances of the RNA secondary structure prediction methods through classifying the RNAs into differentlength ranges and different types. Our examination shows that the DL-based methods generally perform better thanthe MFE-based methods for RNAs with long lengths and complex structures, while the MFE-based methods can achievegood performance for small RNAs and some specialized MFE-based methods can achieve good prediction accuracy forpseudoknots. Finally, we provided some insights and perspectives in modeling RNA secondary structures.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.52088102 and 51879287)National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No.2022YFB2602301)。
文摘Long-term responses of floating structures pose a great concern in their design phase. Existing approaches for addressing long-term extreme responses are extremely cumbersome for adoption. This work aims to develop an approach for the long-term extreme-response analysis of floating structures. A modified gradient-based retrieval algorithm in conjunction with the inverse first-order reliability method(IFORM) is proposed to enable the use of convolution models in long-term extreme analysis of structures with an analytical formula of response amplitude operator(RAO). The proposed algorithm ensures convergence stability and iteration accuracy and exhibits a higher computational efficiency than the traditional backtracking method. However, when the RAO of general offshore structures cannot be analytically expressed, the convolutional integration method fails to function properly. A numerical discretization approach is further proposed for offshore structures in the case when the analytical expression of the RAO is not feasible. Through iterative discretization of environmental contours(ECs) and RAOs, a detailed procedure is proposed to calculate the long-term response extremes of offshore structures. The validity and accuracy of the proposed approach are tested using a floating offshore wind turbine as a numerical example. The long-term extreme heave responses of various return periods are calculated via the IFORM in conjunction with a numerical discretization approach. The environmental data corresponding to N-year structural responses are located inside the ECs, which indicates that the selection of design points directly along the ECs yields conservative design results.
基金The Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2022A1515010730)National Natural Science Foundation of China(32001647)+2 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(31972022)Financial and moral assistance supported by the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2019A1515011996)111 Project(B17018)。
文摘In this study,the structural characters,antioxidant activities and bile acid-binding ability of sea buckthorn polysaccharides(HRPs)obtained by the commonly used hot water(HRP-W),pressurized hot water(HRP-H),ultrasonic(HRP-U),acid(HRP-C)and alkali(HRP-A)assisted extraction methods were investigated.The results demonstrated that extraction methods had significant effects on extraction yield,monosaccharide composition,molecular weight,particle size,triple-helical structure,and surface morphology of HRPs except for the major linkage bands.Thermogravimetric analysis showed that HRP-U with filamentous reticular microstructure exhibited better thermal stability.The HRP-A with the lowest molecular weight and highest arabinose content possessed the best antioxidant activities.Moreover,the rheological analysis indicated that HRPs with higher galacturonic acid content and molecular weight showed higher viscosity and stronger crosslinking network(HRP-C,HRP-W and HRP-U),which exhibited stronger bile acid binding capacity.The present findings provide scientific evidence in the preparation technology of sea buckthorn polysaccharides with good antioxidant and bile acid binding capacity which are related to the structure affected by the extraction methods.
基金the Rare and Precious Metals Material Genetic Engineering Project of Yunnan Province(202102AB080019-1)National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFB3708600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(91960103).
文摘Ferroelastic rare earth tantalates(RETaO_(4))are widely researched as the next-generation thermal barrier coatings(TBCs),and RETaO_(4)powders are hugely significant for synthesizing their coatings.The current research used chemical co-precipitation within an automated experimental device to synthesize RETaO_(4)(RE=Nd,Sm,Gd,Ho,Er)powders.The device automatically monitored and controlled the solutions'pH,improving the chemical co-precipitation efficiency.The crystal structure and microstructure of the RETaO_(4)powders can be controlled by changing the annealing temperature,and the materials undergo an m'-m phase transition.The m'-RETaO_(4)powders exhibit nano-size grains,while m-RETaO_(4)powders evince micron-size grains,altered by the annealing temperatures.A simultaneous thermal analysis es-timates the reversive ferroelastic tetragonal-monoclinic phase transition temperatures.Overall,this research focuses on the synthesis,crystal structures,microstructures,and phase transition of the fabricated RETaO_(4)powders.
基金the Jihua Laboratory Scientific Research Project(No.X210291TL210)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51971215).
文摘The high strength and stability of the full-lamellar structure guarantee the industrial application of theβ-solidifyingγ-TiAl alloys.However,it is a huge challenge to design an alloy with good hot-deformability as well as the full-lamellar structure.The low-cost Ti-42.5Al-2Mn-0.4Mo-0.1B-0.1C(at.%)alloy was designed,which undergoes bothβandαsingle-phase region during the solidification.It is found that the full-lamellar structure can be obtained by the solution heat treatment at 1230℃ for 20 min and then aging treatment at 800℃ for 3 h.Interestingly,a new microstructure,namely,the pearlitic-like microstructure(PM)induced by theα_(2)/γ→βo+γcellular reaction was observed when the aging temperature is increased to above 800℃.The volume fraction of the PM is gradually increased from 0%to 25.5%,65%,and 94%according to elevated aging temperature from 800 to 900,1000,and 1050℃,respectively.The mechanism of the reducedα_(2)/γlamellae and PM formation was discussed regarding the heterogeneous distribution ofβstabilizing elements and the interface energy stored inα_(2)/γlamellae.
基金The National Key R&D Program of China under contract No.2022YFE0106400the China Scholarship Council under contract No.202206710071+2 种基金the Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province under contract No.KYCX23_0657the Special Founds for Creative Research under contract No.2022C61540the Opening Project of the Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Information Technology under contract No.521037412.
文摘Satellite altimetry missions at high latitude have opened new avenues for understanding the changes occurring over the ice-covered region.By incorporating Arctic satellite remote sensing data-including sea surface temperature(SST),sea surface height anomaly(SSHA),and sea surface salinity(SSS).This study employs a variational method to reconstruct the three-dimensional thermohaline structure of the Arctic Ocean.Compared to the Regional Arctic Reanalysis(RARE),the reconstruction well captures both the horizontal and vertical temperature and salinity structures in the Arctic.It demonstrates superior skill over RARE,when compared with Argo profiles and Ice-Tethered Profiler(ITP)observations.The reconstruction is particularly effective in ice-covered regions,where it more accurately captures the transition from Pacific water to Atlantic water compared to RARE.These findings underscore the potential of applying Arctic satellite data to reconstruct vertical thermohaline structures in the Arctic,particularly in areas due to lack of the subsurface observation reanalysis data exhibit significant biases.As Arctic satellite observations continue to advance,the applications of this method are becoming increasingly promising,which is useful for monitoring the ice-covered region environment and can be applied to oceanographic research.
文摘Response analysis of structures involving non-probabilistic uncertain parameters can be closely related to optimization.This paper provides a review on optimization-based methods for uncertainty analysis,with focusing attention on specific properties of adopted numerical optimization approaches.We collect and discuss the methods based on nonlinear programming,semidefinite programming,mixed-integer programming,mathematical programming with complementarity constraints,difference-of-convex programming,optimization methods using surrogate models and machine learning techniques,and metaheuristics.As a closely related topic,we also overview the methods for assessing structural robustness using non-probabilistic uncertainty modeling.We conclude the paper by drawing several remarks through this review.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52375380)National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2022YFB3402200)the Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12032018).
文摘The outstanding comprehensive mechanical properties of newly developed hybrid lattice structures make them useful in engineering applications for bearing multiple mechanical loads.Additive-manufacturing technologies make it possible to fabricate these highly spatially programmable structures and greatly enhance the freedom in their design.However,traditional analytical methods do not sufficiently reflect the actual vibration-damping mechanism of lattice structures and are limited by their high computational cost.In this study,a hybrid lattice structure consisting of various cells was designed based on quasi-static and vibration experiments.Subsequently,a novel parametric design method based on a data-driven approach was developed for hybrid lattices with engineered properties.The response surface method was adopted to define the sensitive optimization target.A prediction model for the lattice geometric parameters and vibration properties was established using a backpropagation neural network.Then,it was integrated into the genetic algorithm to create the optimal hybrid lattice with varying geometric features and the required wide-band vibration-damping characteristics.Validation experiments were conducted,demonstrating that the optimized hybrid lattice can achieve the target properties.In addition,the data-driven parametric design method can reduce computation time and be widely applied to complex structural designs when analytical and empirical solutions are unavailable.
基金the Yunnan Fundamental Research Projects(No.202301AT070452)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61861023)。
文摘The structured low-rank model for parallel magnetic resonance(MR)imaging can efficiently reconstruct MR images with limited auto-calibration signals.To improve the reconstruction quality of MR images,we integrate the joint sparsity and sparsifying transform learning(JTL)into the simultaneous auto-calibrating and k-space estimation(SAKE)structured low-rank model,named JTLSAKE.The alternate direction method of multipliers is exploited to solve the resulting optimization problem,and the optimized gradient method is used to improve the convergence speed.In addition,a graphics processing unit is used to accelerate the proposed algorithm.The experimental results on four in vivo human datasets demonstrate that the reconstruction quality of the proposed algorithm is comparable to that of JTL-based low-rank modeling of local k-space neighborhoods with parallel imaging(JTL-PLORAKS),and the proposed algorithm is 46 times faster than the JTL-PLORAKS,requiring only 4 s to reconstruct a 200×200 pixels MR image with 8 channels.
基金Supported by the Foundation:This research project is jointly supported by Hebei Provincial Science and Technology Program(No.22375406D)The Earthquake Science and Technology Program of Hebei Province(No.DZ2023120500009,DZ2024120500001).
文摘NLLoc is a nonlinear search positioning method.In this study,we use simulated arrival time data to quantitatively evaluate the NLLoc method from three aspects:arrival time picking accuracy,station distribution,and velocity model.The results show that the NLLoc method exhibits high positioning accuracy and stability in terms of arrival time picking accuracy and station distribution;however,it is sensitive to the velocity model.The positioning accuracy is higher when the velocity model is smaller than the true velocity.We combined absolute and relative positioning methods.First,we use the NLLoc method for absolute positioning of seismic data and then the double difference positioning method for relative positioning to obtain a more accurate relocation result.Furthermore,we used the combined method to locate the earthquake sequence after collecting dense seismic array data on the Luanzhou M_(S)4.3 earthquake that occurred on April 16,2021,in Hebei Province.By fitting the fault plane with the relocated earthquake sequences,the results show that the strike and dip angles of the seismogenic fault of the Luanzhou M_(S)4.3 earthquake are 208.5°and 85.6°,respectively.This indicates a high-dip angle fault with North-North-East strike and North-West dip directions.Furthermore,we infer that the seismogenic fault of the Luanzhou M_(S)4.3 earthquake is the Lulong fault.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52473228).
文摘The fatigue resistance of casting polyurethane(CPU)is crucial in various sectors,such as construction,healthcare,and the automotive industry.Despite its importance,no studies have reported on the fatigue threshold of CPU.This study employed an advanced Intrinsic Strength Analyzer(ISA)to evaluate the fatigue threshold of CPUs,systematically exploring the effects of three types of isocyanates(PPDI,NDI,TDI)that contribute to hard segment structures based on the cutting method.Employing multiple advanced characterization techniques(XRD,TEM,DSC,AFM),the results indicate that PPDI-based polyurethane exhibits the highest fatigue threshold(182.89 J/m^(2))due to a highest phase separation and a densely packed spherulitic structure,although the hydrogen bonding degree is the lowest(48.3%).Conversely,NDI-based polyurethane,despite having the high hydrogen bonding degree(53.6%),exhibits moderate fatigue performance(122.52 J/m^(2)),likely due to a more scattered microstructure.TDI-based polyurethane,with the highest hydrogen bonding degree(59.1%)but absence of spherulitic structure,shows the lowest fatigue threshold(46.43 J/m^(2)).Compared to common rubbers(NR,NBR,EPDM,BR),the superior fatigue performance of CPU is attributed to its well-organized microstructure,polyurethane possesses a higher fatigue threshold due to its high phase separation degree and orderly and dense spherulitic structure which enhances energy dissipation and reduces crack propagation.
基金supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.LY23E040001)Fundamental Research Funding Project of Zhejiang Province,China(Project Category A,Grant No.2022YW06)National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2023YFF0614902).
文摘Accurate prediction of coal reservoir permeability is crucial for engineering applications,including coal mining,coalbed methane(CBM)extraction,and carbon storage in deep unmineable coal seams.Owing to the inherent heterogeneity and complex internal structure of coal,a well-established method for predicting permeability based on microscopic fracture structures remains elusive.This paper presents a novel integrated approach that leverages the intrinsic relationship between microscopic fracture structure and permeability to construct a predictive model for coal permeability.The proposed framework encompasses data generation through the integration of three-dimensional(3D)digital core analysis and numerical simulations,followed by data-driven modeling via machine learning(ML)techniques.Key data-driven strategies,including feature selection and hyperparameter tuning,are employed to improve model performance.We propose and evaluate twelve data-driven models,including multilayer perceptron(MLP),random forest(RF),and hybrid methods.The results demonstrate that the ML model based on the RF algorithm achieves the highest accuracy and best generalization capability in predicting permeability.This method enables rapid estimation of coal permeability by inputting two-dimensional(2D)computed tomography images or parameters of the microscopic fracture structure,thereby providing an accurate and efficient means of permeability prediction.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52371342,52271338,52101378 and 51979277)。
文摘This study designs four types of liquid-filled cylindrical shell structures to investigate their protection characteristics against explosive shock waves and high-speed fragments.Bare charge and charge-driven prefabricated fragments are employed to examine the damage under blast shock waves and combined blast and fragments loading on various liquid-filled cylindrical shell structures.The test results are compared to numerical calculations and theoretical analysis for the structure's deformation,the liquid medium's movement,and the pressure waves'propagation characteristics under different liquid-filling methods.The results showed that the filling method influences the blast protection and the struc-ture's energy absorption performance.The external filling method reduces the structural deformation,and the internal filling method increases the damage effect.The gapped internal filling method improves the structure's energy absorption efficiency.The pressure wave loading on the liquid-filled cylindrical shell structure differs depending on filling methods.Explosive shock waves and high-speed fragments show a damage enhancement effect on the liquid-filled cylindrical shell structure,depending on the thickness of the internal liquid container layer.The specific impulse on the inner surface of the cylindrical shell positively correlates to the radial deformation of the cylindrical shell structure,and the external liquid layer limits the radial structural deformation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52475166,52175148)the Regional Collaboration Project of Shanxi Province(Grant No.202204041101044).
文摘Modern warfare demands weapons capable of penetrating substantial structures,which presents sig-nificant challenges to the reliability of the electronic devices that are crucial to the weapon's perfor-mance.Due to miniaturization of electronic components,it is challenging to directly measure or numerically predict the mechanical response of small-sized critical interconnections in board-level packaging structures to ensure the mechanical reliability of electronic devices in projectiles under harsh working conditions.To address this issue,an indirect measurement method using the Bayesian regularization-based load identification was proposed in this study based on finite element(FE)pre-dictions to estimate the load applied on critical interconnections of board-level packaging structures during the process of projectile penetration.For predicting the high-strain-rate penetration process,an FE model was established with elasto-plastic constitutive models of the representative packaging ma-terials(that is,solder material and epoxy molding compound)in which material constitutive parameters were calibrated against the experimental results by using the split-Hopkinson pressure bar.As the impact-induced dynamic bending of the printed circuit board resulted in an alternating tensile-compressive loading on the solder joints during penetration,the corner solder joints in the edge re-gions experience the highest S11 and strain,making them more prone to failure.Based on FE predictions at different structural scales,an improved Bayesian method based on augmented Tikhonov regulariza-tion was theoretically proposed to address the issues of ill-posed matrix inversion and noise sensitivity in the load identification at the critical solder joints.By incorporating a wavelet thresholding technique,the method resolves the problem of poor load identification accuracy at high noise levels.The proposed method achieves satisfactorily small relative errors and high correlation coefficients in identifying the mechanical response of local interconnections in board-level packaging structures,while significantly balancing the smoothness of response curves with the accuracy of peak identification.At medium and low noise levels,the relative error is less than 6%,while it is less than 10%at high noise levels.The proposed method provides an effective indirect approach for the boundary conditions of localized solder joints during the projectile penetration process,and its philosophy can be readily extended to other scenarios of multiscale analysis for highly nonlinear materials and structures under extreme loading conditions.
基金funded by the National Key Research and Development Project of China(Grant No.2021YFC3000600)the China Earthquake Science Experiment Field-Cross-fault Observation Array-Red River Fault Scientific Drilling Project Geophysical Prospecting Site Selection Project+2 种基金Anhui Province Science and Technology Breakthrough Plan Project(Key Project,202423l10050030)the Earthquake Science and Technology Spark Program of the China Earthquake Administration(XH23020YA)the Anhui Mengcheng National Geophysical Observatory Joint Open Fund(MENGO-202307)。
文摘The complex Red River fault zone(RRFZ),which is situated in the southwestern region of China and separates the Indochina plate and South China blocks,has diverse seismic activities in different segments.To reveal the detailed geometric characteristics of the RRFZ at different sections and to better understand the seismogenic environment,in 2022 and 2023 we deployed 7 seismic dense linear arrays,consisting of 574 nodal stations,across the RRFZ in the northern and southern segments near the towns Midu,Gasa,Zhega,Dazhai,Xinzhai,and Taoyuan.The linear arrays,which extend from 2.4 to 12.5 km in length with station intervals ranging between 40 and140 m,recorded seismic ambient noise for approximately one month.Using the extended range phase shift method,we extract the phase velocity dispersion curves of the Rayleigh waves between 0.9 and 10 Hz,which are then used to invert for the high resolution shearwave velocity structures across the RRFZ beneath the linear arrays.The key findings are:(1)the 7 imaged sections of the RRFZ exhibit quite similar structures,with higher velocities on the SW side and lower velocities on the NE side;the velocity variation is consistent with the surface geological structures along the RRFZ;(2)the shear-wave velocities on the SW side of the RRFZ at the northern Midu section and southern Gasa-Dazhai sections are generally higher than their counterparts in the southern Xinzhai-Taoyuan sections,which reflects lithological variations from the marble-dominated Paleoproterozoic Along basement to the gneiss dominated Paleoproterozoic Qingshuihe basement;(3)from the northern Midu section to the southern region where the RRFZ intersects with the Xiaojiang Fault,the major faults of the RRFZ exhibit a consistent high-angle,NE-dipping structure;(4)the low shear-wave velocities immediately to the NE of the velocity boundary may indicate a faulted zone due to long-term shearing,where excessive amplifications of ground motions could occur.This study provides new insights into the characteristics of the shallow structures of the RRFZ.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51978395)。
文摘The determination of stress distribution is important for the safe use of membrane structures in practical engineering,which is difficult to be obtained by existing measurement methods and analysis methods.This paper proposes a rigid-membrane method to determine the stress distribution of the membrane,which expands the stiffness of the membrane,applies the load of the membrane in equilibrium to the membrane shape of the equilibrium state,and performs nonlinear finite element analysis.The rigid-membrane method inversely acquires the stress distribution of the membrane based only on the shape and load distribution in equilibrium obtained from the numerical simulation of a membrane structure under water loads,and determines the modulus magnitude and mesh size required to rigidize the membrane.The accuracy of the rigid-membrane method is verified by the small differences between the stress distributions obtained from the proposed method and numerical simulations.The equilibrium membrane shape in the actual project can be scanned and reconstructed by the laser scanner system without any pre-processing,and the load is determined by the water level,internal pressure,etc.Based on the actual membrane shape and water load distribution,the rigid-membrane method determines the real stress distribution of the membrane in the test of flat membrane subjected to ponding water,which verifies that the rigid-membrane method is a practical method to determine the stress distribution only by the membrane shape and external load distribution.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12202309,1233000165,12172242,and 12272265)Science and Technology Program of Gansu Province of China(Grant No.22JR5RA304)Tianjin Research Innovation for Postgraduate Students(Grant No.22KJ049)。
文摘The experimental research on zero-net-mass-flux jet closed-loop active control was conducted in the wind tunnel.The mu-level method successfully detected burst events of the coherent structures. The streamwise velocity signals in the turbulent boundary layer were measured by HWA. The drag reduction rate of 16.7% is obtained comparable to that of the open-loop control and saves 75% of the input energy at the asynchronous 100 V/160 Hz control case, which reflects the advantages of the closed-loop control. The experimental findings indicate that the intensity increases in the near-wall region.The perturbation of the PZT vibrators on the skewness factor is concentrated in the region y+< 60. The generation of highspeed fluids is depressed and the downward effect of high-speed fluids weakens. The alteration of energy distribution and the discernible impact of modulation between structures of varying scales are observed. The correlation coefficient exhibits a strong positive correlation, which indicates that the large-scale structures produce modulation effect on small-scale ones.The occurrence of burst events is effectively suppressed. The disturbance has the characteristics of stable periodicity,positive and negative symmetry, low intermittency, and high pulsation strength. The conditional phase waveform shows that the fluctuation amplitude increases, indicating amplitude modulation effects on coherent structures.
文摘Topometric auscultation is used to monitor the durability of structures, measure deformations linked to the structure of a structure or to the movement of the ground over a part of the globe, set up warning systems, etc. It first appeared as a visual method and rapidly evolved through the various techniques used. Some of these techniques using topography are used in several fields (civil engineering, geodesy, topography, mechanics, nuclear engineering, hydraulics, physics, etc.). These topometric techniques have undergone major changes as a result of technological advances, growing needs in the monitoring of movements or deformations, increased requirements and new challenges. The methodology adopted depends on the measuring instrument used, the parameters to be estimated and access to the area to be measured. There are two types of methods: destructive and non-destructive. In addition to the visual method, they can also be classified as mechanical, physico-chemical, dynamometric, electrophysical and geometric. The estimated parameter varies according to the methodology adopted. It can be defined by coordinates, distances, potential, electrical resistance, etc.
基金supported by the China Scholarship Council (Grant No.2018-0861-0211).
文摘A two-scale method is proposed to simulate the essential behavior of bolted connections in structures includingelevated temperatures.It is presented,verified,and validated for the structural behavior of two plates,connectedby a bolt,under a variety of loads and elevated temperatures.The method consists of a global-scale model thatsimulates the structure(here the two plates)by volume finite elements,and in which the bolt is modelled bya spring.The spring properties are provided by a smallscale model,in which the bolt is modelled by volumeelements,and for which the boundary conditions are retrieved from the global-scale model.To ensure the small-scale model to be as computationally efficient as possible,simplifications are discussed regarding the materialmodel and the modelling of the threads.For the latter,this leads to the experimentally validated application ofa non-threaded shank with its stress area.It is shown that a non-linear elastic spring is needed for the bolt inthe global-scale model,so the post-peak behavior of the structure can be described efficiently.All types of boltedconnection failure as given by design standards are simulated by the twoscale method,which is successfullyvalidated(except for net section failure)by experiments,and verified by a detailed system model,which modelsthe structure in full detail.The sensitivity to the size of the part of the plate used in the small-scale modelis also studied.Finally,multi-directional load cases,also for elevated temperatures,are studied with the two-scale method and verified with the detailed system model.As a result,a computationally efficient finite elementmodelling approach is provided for all possible combined load actions(except for nut thread failure and netsection failure)and temperatures.The two-scale method is shown to be insightful,for it contains a functionalseparation of scales,revealing their relationships,and consequently,local small-scale non-convergence can behandled.Not presented in this paper,but the two-scale method can be used in e.g.computationally expensive two-way coupled fire-structure simulations,where it is beneficial for distributed computing and densely packed boltconfigurations with stiffplates,for which a single small-scale model may be representative for several connections.
文摘Non-destructive testing (NDT) of structures is one of the most important tasksof the proper maintenance and diagnosis of machines and constructions structuralcondition. NDT methods contribute to the damage tolerance philosophy used in theaircraft design methodology as well as many other operation and maintenance programsof machinery and constructions. The following study is focusing on overviewing animportant group of NDT methods: the optical and other ones, which found broadapplicability in scientific and industrial studies nowadays. The paper discusses theselected most widely applicable methods, namely, visual testing, ultrasonic testing,radiographic testing, infrared thermography as well as electronic speckle patterninterferometry and shearographic testing. Besides the basic principles of testing usingthese methods, their potential applications in various industrial and technologicalbranches are broadly discussed. The analysis as categorization of the NDT methodsprovided in this paper may help in selection of such methods in diagnosis of varioustypes of structures and defects and damage occurring in these structures.
