摘要：The effects of particle size, impeller clearance and impeller speed are assessed to show how condition variations influence power consumption in the water-solid slurry suspension in an agitated tank. The energy efficiency of slurry height variation, impeller type and diameter, and solid movement speed has been investigated with six soil series stirred in a soil-water slurry. Coarser sand particles are observed to significantly increase power consumption, while finer particles, for instance clay, decrease the stirring power requirement. The 3-blade HR100 SUPERMIX? impeller manufactured by SATAKE generally performs more efficiently than a conventional4-pitched blade turbine. The impeller's geometric design, including diameter and number of blades influences the impeller's energy efficiency, and HR100 impellers with greater diameters remarkably reduce power consumption. The tests demonstrated that the power required to provide off-bottom solid suspension and solid dispersion can be reduced dramatically by increasing the slurry height rather than by accelerating the impeller, if this option is possible.

摘要：The finite element system CAPA-3D was utilized as the numerical simulation platform,two structural FE models of orthotropic steel bridge decks were set up,the static and dynamic FE simulations under different loading conditions were carried out,the special attention was given to identify the critical wheel load location,and the maximum tensile stress distribution and the variation of strain rate inside membrane *** result shows that the FE models are capable of simulating the realistic behavior of orthotropic steel *** distributions of strains and stresses inside the surfacing materials depend highly on wheel load level,wheel load frequency,wheel position,membrane bonding strength as well as the thicknesses and characteristics of surfacing *** maximum tensile stress of membrane layers is found around 0.4MPa,which coincides with the minimum requirement for the adhesive bonding strength of membrane material proposed by the standards NF P98-282and *** maximum membrane strain rate is found around 0.1,which is an important information that can be utilized for the characterization of membrane products.1tab,28figs,7refs.

摘要：Conventional attractive magnetic force models (proportional to the coil current squared and inversely proportional to the gap squared) cannot simulate the nonlinear responses of magnetic bearings in the presence of electromagnetic losses,flux leakage or saturation of *** this paper,based on results from an experimental set-up designed to study magnetic force,a novel parametric model is presented in the form of a nonlinear polynomial with unknown *** parameters of the proposed model are identified using the weighted residual *** of the model identified were performed by comparing the results in time and frequency *** results show a good correlation between experiments and numerical simulations.

摘要：In this article, the sediment transport processes in the Khuran Strait between the mainland Iran and Qeshm Island at North Central Persian Gulf are studied in regional scale in a comprehensive manner. The objectives of this study include defining the type and origin of the sediment, the influencing factors, and the dominant mode of sediment transport. Four possible scenarios of sediment processes in terms of sediment sources and influential environmental forces are examined. The results of the conceptual and 2D numerical model of MIKE21 applied for this purposes indicate that the sediment sources in the transport processes are mainly provided by the sediments suspended from the central and eastern zones of the strait bed. Other sources including input from rivers do not have direct influence on the processes. The results are applied to the study of morphological changes for engineering applications including the pattern and amount of deposit in the Rajaee port approach channel and harbor basin. The pattern and amount of annual sediment deposits in the approach channel predicted by the model is satisfactory, compatible with annual dredging records.

摘要：One of the founders of structural control theory and its application in civil engineering, Professor Emeritus Tsu T. Soong, envisioned the development of the integral design of structures protected by active control devices. Most of his disciples and colleagues continuously attempted to develop procedures to achieve such integral control. In his recent papers published jointly with some of the authors of this paper, Professor Soong developed design procedures for the entire structure using a design - redesign procedure applied to elastic systems. Such a procedure was developed as an extension of other work by his disciples. This paper summarizes some recent techniques that use traditional active control algorithms to derive the most suitable （optimal, stable） control force, which could then be implemented with a combination of active, passive and semi-active devices through a simple match or more sophisticated optimal procedures. Alternative design can address the behavior of structures using Liapunov stability criteria. This paper shows a unified procedure which can be applied to both elastic and inelastic structures. Although the implementation does not always preserve the optimal criteria, it is shown that the solutions are effective and practical for design of supplemental damping, stiffness enhancement or softening, and strengthening or weakening.

摘要：This paper presents the results of a research project aimed at providing standard circular web openings to the popular precast pretensioned inverted *** size and placement and required materials strengths were *** this paper the nonlinear analysis and design of simply supported pretensioned inverted T-beam with circular web openings are *** design parameters are varied:opening location and number of *** results from nonlinear finite element analysis were substantiated by test results from five pretensioned inverted T-beams with web opening and one solid *** agreement is shown between the theoretical and the experimental *** test results obtained from this investigation show that the performance of the specimens with web openings is almost identical to that of the specimen without web openings.A simple design method for pretensioned inverted T-beam with circular web openings is proposed.

摘要：Determination of distribution and magnitude of active earth pressure is crucial in retaining wall designs. A number of analytical theories on active earth pressure were presented. Yet, there are limited studies on comparison between the theories. In this work, comparison between the theories with finite element analysis is done using the PLAXIS software. The comparative results show that in terms of distribution and magnitude of active earth pressure, RANKINE＇s theory possesses the highest match to the PLAXIS analysis. Parametric studies were also done to study the responses of active earth pressure distribution to varying parameters Increasing soil friction angle and wall friction causes decrease in active earth pressure. In contrast, active earth pressure increases with increasing soil unit weight and height of wall. RANK/NE＇s theory has the highest compatibility to finite element analysis among all theories, and utilization of this theory leads to proficient retaining wall design.

摘要：Active heave compensation systems are usually employed in offshore and deep-sea operations to reduce the adverse impact of unexpected vessel’s vertical motion on the response of underwater *** paper presents a control strategy for an active heave compensation system consisting of an electro-hydraulic system driven by a double rod actuator,which is subjected to parametric uncertainties and unmeasured environmental *** observer and discontinuous projection type updating law with bounded adaption rate are presented firstly to estimate the uncertain system *** a similar estimation algorithm is designed by using a multiple delayed version of the system to enhance the performance of parameter observation.A reduced order observer is also introduced to estimate unknown wave *** the obtained uncertainty information,the resulting control development and stability analysis are implemented based on the Lyapunov’s direct method and back-stepping *** proposed controller guarantees the heave compensation error convergent to a bounded neighborhood around the *** illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control system.

摘要：Although gradual, the changes in the weather patterns are also noticeable and impactful to architectural design. If the local microclimate is taken into account early in the conceptual stage of design, the longevity of the ultimate structure can be greatly enhanced, despite challenging environmental factors. Parametric designing enables to discover the optimal architectural shape based on specific weather data. The paper intends to investigate how this design approach, coupled with Computational Fluid Dynamics simulations, can be used to create a wind-induced architecture. Both the benefits and the limitations of this approach are explored in detail. The interaction between an architectural shape and wind flow is tested in a study called ‘FlowBrane’. The process of （1） designing a parametrically changeable geometry, （2） testing its behavior in the wind, and （3） evaluating the results allows looping back to the initial geometric design, continuing to improve the design and ultimately the performance of the architecture in the specific wind conditions of the chosen site. However, the need to test multiple geometries separately and to adjust the wind simulation for each test （and for every wind direction） remains a disadvantage that should be addressed in further research.

摘要：Bone cancer is a critical health problem on a global scale,and the associated huge clinical and economic burdens are still *** many clinical approaches are currently used for bone cancer treatment,these methods usually affect the normal body functions and thus present significant ***,advanced materials and additive manufacturing have opened up promising avenues for the development of new strategies targeting both bone cancer treatment and post-treatment bone *** paper presents a comprehensive review of bone cancer and its current treatment methods,particularly focusing on a number of advanced strategies such as scaffolds based on advanced functional materials,drug-loaded scaffolds,and scaffolds for photothermal/magnetothermal ***,the main research challenges and future perspectives are elaborated.