Discontinuous crack-bridging model for fracture toughness analysis of nacre

Studying the structure–property relation of biological materials can not only provide insight into the physical mechanisms underlying their superior properties and functions but also benefit the design and fabrication of advanced biomimetic materials. In this paper, we present a microstructure-based fracture mechanics model to investigate the toughening effect due to the crack-bridging mechanism of platelets. Our theoretical analysis demonstrates the crucial contribution of this mechanism to the high toughness of nacre. It is found that the fracture toughness of nacre exhibits distinct dependence on the sizes of platelets, and the optimized ranges for the thickness and length of platelets required to achieve higher fracture toughness are given. In addition, the effects of such factors as the mechanical properties of the organic phase (or interfaces), the effective elastic modulus of nacre, and the stacking pattern of platelets are also examined. Finally, some guidelines for the biomimetic design of novel materials are proposed based on our theoretical analysis.     

我国空间物理学先驱桂质廷──纪念桂质廷教授100周年华诞

桂质廷（１８９５～１９６１），我国著名的地球物理学家．他是建国初期中国科学院地球物理组专门委员，第一个巡测了我国境内地磁常量的中国人．他最先和学生一道在国内进行了高空电离层的常规观测．他所创建的武汉大学游离层实验室，５０年来未曾间断电离层的观测研究．本文着重介绍他的生平简历、教学态度、学术成就和爱国主义思想．     

Analytical vectorial structure of Hermite-cosine-Gaussian beam in the far field

Based on the vector angular spectrum representation of electromagnetic beams and the method of stationary phase, the vectorial structure of a Hermite-cosine-Gaussian (HcosG) beam in the far field is derived in analytical form. Energy flux distributions for the TE term, TM term and the whole beam are represented. The vectorial structures of HcosG beams with different Hermite models are depicted. The effects of cosine displacement parameters on the vectorial structure are also demonstrated. The results may provide a flexible approach to manipulate HcosG beams in free space.     

水波聚焦的研究

利用水波槽装置观察到了水波聚焦现象,并利用流体力学中的表面波理论,借用光学中对折射率的定义,推出了与光线通过薄透镜聚焦完全对应的水波聚焦理论公式,以及焦距随水深变化的关系曲线,从而将水波的几何特性与光波的几何特性统一起来。