Finite element simulations of the behavior of piled‐raft foundations using a multiphase model

Finite element simulations of the behavior of a piled raft foundation have been carried out using a multiphase model conceived as an improved homogenization approach. According to this model, the ground reinforced by a group of piles is treated as a homogeneous continuous medium. In this approach, no specific interface elements are necessary to account for the mechanical interaction between the piles and the ground: this interaction is described by means of two scalar parameters, one stiffness parameter and one which can easily be derived from the maximum ground‐pile friction. The implementation of the model into a finite element code provides an efficient tool for the analysis of the influence of the pile number or length on the settlement and bearing capacity of a square piled raft foundation and of the way the total applied load is shared between the raft and the piles. Results are compared with a standard 3D finite element analysis. The comparison highlights the fact that the proposed approach remains to be improved to account for tip resistance. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

斑鳢皮肤的组织学观察

本文对斑鳢皮肤的细微结构进行光学和电子显微镜的观察。研究结果表明:斑鳢的皮肤由表皮、基膜、真皮和皮下组织构成。表皮主要由复层的被覆上皮细胞和粘液细胞组成,电镜显示,上皮细胞彼此用指状突起和桥粒相联接。粘液细胞的内含物有三种不同形态,它们是处在不同功能时期的不同形态表现。真皮由稀疏层和致密层构成,其中细胞种类较多,结构复杂。真皮借基膜与表皮相联。电镜显示,基膜含有微丝状结构。皮下组织主要含胶原纤維,在与肌肉交界处,纤維向肌束间延伸。     

"Creating a Personality for Downtown": Business Improvement Districts in Milwaukee

This paper uses a case study of Business Improvement Districts in downtown Milwaukee to illustrate two key trends in contemporary urban revitalization. First, it highlights the ways in which the relationship between the public and private sectors continues to be reconfigured in the governance of cities. Second, it considers the roles of Business Improvement Districts in light of the current emphasis among urban policymakers and practitioners on delivering "cool" and "liveable" cities. I argue that Business Improvement Districts play a central role in overseeing the contemporary restructuring of urban space in many U.S. cities.     

THE DYNAMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE STRUCTURE OF B MESO-SCALE DOUBLE RAINBANDS IN MEIYU FRONT

In this paper, an idealized perturbation following the “surge-flow conceptual model” for typical Meiyu frontal structure is designed to explain the β meso-scale structure of rainbands in the Meiyu front using a non-hydrostatic, full-compressible storm-scale model including multi-phase microphysical parameterization. In addition, sensitivity numerical experiment on the vertical distribution of the ambient meridional wind is conducted to investigate the generation mechanism of β meso-scale double rainbands. The results of numerical experiments show that the cool and dry downdraft invading strengthened by the environmental aloft northerly wind plays a very important role to the generation and maintenance of the β meso-scale double rainbands. Moreover, the intensity and scale of the dry and cool downdraft invading are related to the intensity of the second circumfluence induced by mass adjustment when the acceleration of the westerly jet aloft occurs.     

Ant communities and livestock grazing in the Great Basin, U.S.A.

The objectives of this study were to determine if metrics for ant species assemblages can be used as indicators of rangeland condition, and to determine the influence of vegetation and ground cover variables, factors often influenced by livestock grazing, on ant communities. The study was conducted in two areas in the Great Basin: a sagebrush-steppe in southeastern Idaho (n=30 sites), and a salt-desert shrub in western Utah (n=27 sites). Sites were selected based on known rangeland condition (i.e. good, fair, poor) associated with livestock grazing. Ant communities differed considerably between the two study areas. Collectively, more ant species occurred at the Idaho sites (30) than at the Utah sites (21), relatively few species (eight) occurred in both areas, species richness was significantly greater at the Idaho sites (mean=12·0 species) than the Utah sites (mean=6·9 species), and Formica spp. were diverse (total of 15 species) at the Idaho sites but rare (one species) at the Utah sites. In Idaho, all species collectively, generalists, and Formica spp. were significantly less abundant on sites in poor condition than that on sites in good or fair condition, whereas in Utah, seed harvesters and Pheidole spp. were significantly more abundant on sites in poor condition than that on sites in good or fair condition. In Idaho, species richness was significantly lower on sites in poor condition. In Idaho, species richness and relative abundances of several ant groups were significantly related to bare patch size and parameters for cover or species richness of several vegetation groups. In contrast to the comparisons involving sites in poor condition, no differences in ant communities in either Idaho or Utah were evident between sites in good and fair condition. Thus, the ant communities responded only to large changes in rangeland condition and to large differences in climatic/edaphic conditions between the two areas. Hence, ant community metrics appear to have limited utility as indicators of rangeland condition in the Great Basin.     

带负摩阻力桩基的设计与检测

分析了带负摩阻力桩基的荷载传递特点,比较了带负摩阻力桩的实际工作状态与静载试压条件下的工作性状之间的差异。通过一个工程实例说明了带负摩阻力桩的承载力评价的缺陷,设计与检测之间的不协调。提出了带负摩阻力桩设计与检测的合理方法。     

大吨位堆载法对单桩承载力试验的影响

大吨位堆载法对单桩承载力试验结果存在四个方面的影响，分别对它们进行了理论分析，并对它们的影响程度进行了评估。     

Fractal dimension of faults network in the upper silesian coal basin (Poland): Preliminary studies

Fractal analysis of faults network, tremor foci spatial distribution as well as the Gutenberg-Richter relationship could further explain whether the biggest seismic events are connected with recent tectonic activity. Fractality of fault systems geometry, as a first step of the analysis, was tested fro a part of the USCB embodying the main structural units. The cluster analysis and the box counting methods were employed.The calculated fractal dimension of fault network was 1.98 for the whole area yet for considered structural units it was close to 1.6. The results point to similarity of studied fault pattern to river network. Faults within selected tectonic units make separate sets which have a distinct geometry and origin. The value of 1.6 is an upper limit to the fracture geometry of rocks that can be explained on the basis of Griffith energy balance concept.     

A New Algorithm for Borehole Electromagnetic Measurements Employing Lambert W Function

The Lambert W function is defined to be the multivalued inverse of the function w we ^w . It has been widely used in many fields. In this paper, we developed an accurate algorithm for calculating apparent formation conductivity and dielectric constant from electromagnetic logs by making use of Lambert W function. Transforming the complicated nonlinear system into a linear system of much simpler format, this new algorithm can achieve a much higher accuracy of data processing and provide physically meaningful results over the full frequency band of electromagnetic logs. In the frequency band of induction logs (<20 MHz) this algorithm eliminates the complicated procedure for correcting for the skin effects. It also removes the conventional limitation of for induction logs, and therefore, makes accuracy of induction log measurements no longer dependent on the true formation conductivity. In the frequency band of 20–100 MHz, this method can obtain accurate formation conductivities and dielectric constant simultaneously. Theoretical analysis, numerical modeling, and field data processing cases of Oklahoma formation demonstrate the advantages of this new method over traditional methods. The algorithm for this method is easy to implement and it can be used with electronic hardware to produce accurate formation conductivity and dielectric logs directly.     

CHIMEHERB人工皮治疗烧伤临床总结

用青岛海洋大学生物材料研究所研制、海威生物材料有限公司生产的CHIMEHERB人工皮治疗烧伤50例.其中用于切、削痂创面10例,Ⅲ°创面20例,肉芽创面12例,供皮区创面3例.削痂创面一次覆盖面积最大23％,切痂创面13％.人工皮下可移植点状小皮片,亦可移植微粒皮,是一种较好的覆盖创面的生物材料.治疗浅Ⅱ°烧伤可使创面愈合时间提前2～4d(天);用于深Ⅱ°创面愈合时间为19～21d.人工皮治疗Ⅱ°创面,最大贴敷面积为60％.它对烧伤肉芽创面有促进周围上皮生长加速创面愈合的作用.