Pattern memory analysis of second-order neural networks with time-delay

In this paper, the pattern memory of the second-order neural networks with time-delay are investigated based on the stability theory. Several sufficient conditions are obtained such that the equilibrium point is locally exponential stable when the equilibrium point located in the saturation region. These conditions can be directly derived from the synaptic connection weights and the external input of the second-order neural networks, and be verified easily. In addition, four examples are given to show the effectiveness of the results.     

Characterizing fracture energy of proton exchange membranes using a knife slit test

Pinhole formation in proton exchange membranes (PEM) may be caused by a process of flaw formation and crack propagation within membranes exposed to cyclic hygrothermal loading. Fracture mechanics can be used to characterize the propagation process, which is thought to occur in a slow, time‐dependent manner under cyclic loading conditions, and believed to be associated with limited plasticity. The intrinsic fracture energy has been used to characterize the fracture resistance of polymeric material with limited viscoelastic and plastic dissipation, and has been found to be associated with long‐term durability of polymeric materials. Insight into this limiting value of fracture energy may be useful in characterizing the durability of proton exchange membranes, including the formation of pinhole defects. In an effort to collect fracture data with limited plasticity, a knife slit test was adapted to measure fracture energies of PEMs, resulting in fracture energies that were two orders of magnitude smaller than those obtained with other fracture test methods. The presence of a sharp knife blade reduces crack tip plasticity, providing fracture energies that may be more representative of the intrinsic fracture energies of the thin membranes. Three commercial PEMs were tested to evaluate their fracture energies (G_c) at temperatures ranging from 40 to 90 °C and humidity levels varying from dry to 90% relative humidity (RH). Experiments were also conducted with membrane specimens immersed in water at various temperatures. The time temperature moisture superposition principle was applied to generate fracture energy master curves plotted as a function of reduced cutting rate based on the humidity and temperature conditions of the tests. The shift with respect to temperature and humidity suggests that the slitting process is viscoelastic in nature. Also such shifts were found to be consistent with those obtained from constitutive tests such as stress relaxation. The fracture energy is more sensitive to temperature than on humidity. The master curves converge at the lowest reduced cutting rates, suggesting similar intrinsic fracture energies; but diverge at higher reduced cutting rates to significantly different fracture energies. Although the relationship between G_c and ultimate mechanical durability has not been established, the test method may hold promise for investigating and comparing membrane resistance to failure in fuel cell environments. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 48: 333–343, 2010     

约束修正失效评定曲线及内压管道失效分析

用A2参数描述裂纹尖端约束效应,考虑裂纹尖端约束水平对断裂阻力的影响,对R6失效评定曲线进行修正。以X80钢为例,根据不同约束水平试件测试得到的JR–△a曲线,给出了与裂纹尖端约束相关的失效评定曲线。在使用有限元对带裂纹内压管道进行弹塑性分析的基础上,利用失效评定曲线对失效载荷进行预测;与试验结果比较表明:采用约束修正失效评定曲线,在对存在缺陷的构件进行安全性评定、寿命评估、失效概率计算时,考虑约束效应对断裂韧度的影响可以更充分地发挥构件的强度潜力。     

Characterization of the smoothness and curvature of a marginal function for a trust-region problem

Received May 28, 1996 / Revised version received May 1, 1998 Published online October 9, 1998     

肾性骨病与微量元素铝相关性观察

观察了32例慢性肾功能衰竭(CRF)患者血铝含量,平均为12668±06358,明显高于正常人血铝07286±00826,P<001;血铝与血钙水平呈负相关r=-06235,P<005;肾性骨病(ROD)患者血铝明显高于非骨病患者(P<005)。提出CRF患者有明显铝蓄积,并且与ROD有相关性。对CRF患者应注意血铝的监测,以便进行针对性预防和治疗。     

Persistence of regions with high segment density in polyethylene melts

Proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spin-spin relaxation measurements were made on three commercial-grade polyethylenes in the melt state, free of solvent. All samples exhibit a three-component relaxation behavior, with components being assigned to amorphous low-molecular weight material (non-network fraction), amorphous entangled network fraction, and an ordered or high-segmental-density fraction, in order of decreasing relaxation times. Sample thermal history is shown to have a considerable effect on the overall relaxation behavior, and therefore on the relative amounts of each of the three components in the melt. An adequate thermal treatment of samples produces an equilibrium melt with invariant composition of the three fractions. The effects of thermal history on the relative amount of high-segment-density regions in the melt parallels its effect on the fraction of crystalline material in the solid polymer. These results are evidence for the persistence of ordered regions in polyethylene at temperatures well above the crystalline melting point of the polymer. We further comment on the nature of the two slower relaxing components and present examples of how the components manifest themselves in other polymer characterization techniques. © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Jordan标准形定理的初等变换证明

本文对 Jordan标准形定理给出了一种使用初等变换的证明 ,直观意义明显、易于理解 ,可用于线性代数教学 .     

An Alternative Mechanism of Non-contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury During Jump-landing: In-vitro Simulation

In the United States, an estimated 100,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries occur every year. Despite decades of research, to this date, the mechanism or mechanisms of non-contact ACL injuries are not well understood. This is primarily because trials cannot be conducted on live subjects to understand the injury mechanism, and it is difficult to instrument a live human knee to measure the response of tissues during dynamic activities. In this paper, we present a dynamic knee injury simulator capable of in-vitro modeling of the ACL injury during jump-landing activity. This system was used to simulate jump-landing on cadaveric knees and to successfully test which conditions would result in isolated ACL injury. A restricted flexion of the hip (a hip that flexes minimally or not at all during landing), combined with low quadriceps and hamstring force levels during landing were found to be conducive to ACL injury. Elevated levels of quadriceps force prevented the injury from occurring even under restricted hip flexion conditions. The measured strain rates in the ACL tissue during injury causing activities were over 250%/s.     

Lowest breathing mode of bosonic helium clusters

We analyze various microscopic calculations of vibrational frequencies for ⁴He_N clusters, N = 3-728. The lowest breathing frequency with total angular momentum J = 0 varies smoothly as a function of N, with a maximum around N = 50-120. Received 11 July 2001     

端头带有质量块的悬臂梁在冲击载荷下的两种剪切失效模型

剪切失效是强动载荷作用下结构失效的重要模式。本文给出了计及梁的转动惯量时端头带有质量块的悬臂梁结构受到冲击载荷作用后发生剪切失效的无量纲判据。分析表明，在初始速度间断面上是否发生剪切失效取决于质量块初始动能和质量块尺寸与梁厚之比，而与梁的长度无关。梁的转动惯量对于剪切失效具有不可忽略的影响。