Use of blowing catalysts for integral skin polyurethane applications in a controlled molecular architectural environment: Synthesis and impact on ultimate physical properties

Polyurethane elastomers of a controlled molecular architecture were synthesized using a two‐step polymerization technique. The building blocks of the elastomeric materials included urea–urethane prepolymers end‐capped with diisocyanate groups and had an exact number of urea groups at both ends. Two‐dimensional bifurcated hydrogen‐bonding networks incorporating the urea groups were, with differential scanning calorimetric and dynamic mechanical thermal analyzer techniques, responsible for the increase in the glass‐transition temperature (T_g) of the hard block and sharp interface morphology between the pure “hard” domains and pure “soft” domains. The higher extent of the phase separation between the two phases contributed to higher elastic moduli for the hard blocks and higher tensile strength for the elastomeric samples. Higher elongation values were attributed to the liberation of the elastomeric chain ends that otherwise would have been constrained in the interface region. The higher T_g values of the hard blocks corresponded to an increase in the hardness values and a decrease in the tear‐strength values. The increase in the amount of urea groups within the hard segments, as a result of the increased amount of water and blowing catalyst, resulted in elastomeric foams with higher open‐cell content. This resulted in lower resilience values as measured using the pendulum rebound test and was attributed to the ability of the open cells to absorb and dissipate energy. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 2526–2536, 2002     

Identification of a fault zone ahead of the tunnel excavation face using the extended Kalman filter

Simulation of mechanized tunneling and on-site excavation require very good knowledge of the geomechanical and material properties. Identification of the material must be fast and continuously performed during tunnel excavation for the best possible strategies for advancing the tunnel boring machine. We present in this work the use of the extended Kalman filter (EKF) for identification of the inclined fault zone ahead of the face. The EKF showed fast and stable convergence of the model parameters under study. In comparison with the particle swarm optimization technique applied to the same back analysis problem, faster convergence of the identified parameters as well as high robustness with respect to the choice of the initial parameter values have been observed.     

柯尔莫哥洛夫检验在混凝土强度检测中的应用

回弹法是检测混凝土强度的一种常用方法,回弹法的测量精度依赖于数据本身的真实性。本文提出了一种利用柯尔莫哥洛夫检验控制测量数据误差的方法。     

软弱地层深挖基坑中工程桩偏位分析

某软土地基上建造多栋毗邻的小高层住宅,在地下车库基坑的开挖过程中,软土流动推挤坑内桩基导致偏位。文章以上述工程为背景,借助三维有限差分程序FLAC3D,选取简化计算模型,对基坑开挖流动土体作用下工程桩的反应性状进行了模拟与分析,并与实测值进行了比较,最后讨论了影响桩基变形的相关因素,可为分析软土地区基坑开挖对坑内工程桩影响时提供一定的理论指导。     

某软土深基坑工程时间效应有限元分析

软土地区的深基坑因土体的固结作用和流变性而具有了时间效应。本文以Biot固结有限元法为基础,用三元件模型中的第一个线性弹簧模拟固结作用,弹性模量考虑了开挖应力路径和应力历史的影响;另外一部分(KELVIN模型)来模拟土体的流变性,以实际变形的反演来得到两个参数的大致取值,再对基坑的变形情况以及进一步开挖进行分析。假定为正常固结饱和粘土,平面应变问题。通过对某饱和软粘土地基深基坑开挖工程实例的分析,得到的挡墙水平位移曲线与实测曲线很吻合,表明程序较好地反映出基坑的时间效应。     

岩爆与围岩分类

岩爆是高地应力条件下完整脆性硬质围岩失稳的一种表现型式,岩爆烈度如何影响围岩类别尚不清楚,探索岩爆与围岩分类的关系,对准确判别高地应力条件下的围岩类别有着重要意义。本文以某深埋隧洞围岩分类为依据,对我国水利水电地下洞室围岩分类中岩爆烈度与围岩类别的关系、岩爆判别指标的选取等问题进行了探讨。     

RESEARCH PROGRESS OF LOCKED-IN STRESS IN ROCKS1)

封闭应力对岩石力学特性的影响不容忽视。从陈宗基提出岩石的封闭应力定义以来,研究的学者较少。本文从前人对封闭应力的定义出发,结合岩石力学发展现状,对封闭应力概念进行了拓展,提出了新的定义。将岩石力学研究中符合封闭应力定义的应力形式进行了归纳和分类,总结了各类封闭应力的变化规律及其计算公式,讨论了封闭应力与地下工程开挖之间存在的关联性及其影响的表达形式。本文对于推动封闭应力的深入研究具有积极意义,将为解释深部岩石力学特殊现象提供新的途径。     

REBOUNDING OF GALILEAN CANNON FROM A RIGID WALL1)

研究了Galilean炮——即若干个直径递增的弹性球组成的球链---撞击刚性壁回弹的问题。采用三种力学模型：分离刚体的多次"弹性"碰撞、多刚体的接触碰撞、以及有限元模拟,对球链撞击问题进行了分析,旨在给出碰撞结束后末端小球的飞离速度与入射速度的比值。研究表明：球链碰撞反弹后将会散开,末端小球的飞离速度明显大于球链入射速度;当入射球链间存在间隙时,末端小球的速度增幅更加明显。通过实验展现了这种末端小球回弹速度增加的现象。     

增量法在深基坑围护结构水平变形计算中的应用

在结构和荷载变化复杂的大型基坑工程围护结构变形计算中,增量法计算相对其他计算理论具有较明显优越性.采用增量法对上海世博500kV地下变电站其基坑围护结构在开挖过程中的水平位移进行了计算整理,并与实测值进行对比分析.结果显示两者能较好地拟合,表明应用增量法在此类工程中进行变形计算有一定的适用性.     

液滴撞击超疏水壁面反弹及破碎行为研究

液滴撞击壁面时,壁面亲水性对液滴撞击壁面后的变化历程具有重要的影响。利用相界面追踪的复合Level Set-VOF方法对液滴撞击超疏水壁面的运动进行了研究。研究结果表明,撞击速度较小时,液滴撞壁后发生反弹;撞击速度较大时,液滴撞壁后会发生破碎现象;初始粒径的增大和表面张力的减小,有利于液滴撞壁后产生铺展破碎现象;撞击角度对撞壁后的液滴行为具有较大的影响。通过数值模拟,给出了一定条件下液滴垂直及倾斜撞击超疏水壁面反弹及破碎的临界条件。