The roots of the silver tree: Boyle,alchemy, and teleology

Though Robert Boyle called final causes one of the most important subjects for a natural philosopher to study, his own treatise on the subject, the Disquisition about Final Causes, has received comparatively little scholarly attention. In this paper, I explicate Boyle's complex argument against the use of teleological explanations for inanimate bodies, such as metals. The central object of this argument is a mysterious allusion to a silver plant. I claim that the silver plant is best understood as a reference to alchemical product: the Arbor Dianae, an offshoot of George Starkey's recipe for the Philosophers' Stone. Then, I show how the context of alchemy not only clarifies Boyle's argument but also places it within a wider dialectic about matter and teleology. I then contrast the parallel arguments of Boyle and John Ray on the question of whether metals have divine purposes and show that the difference is explained by Boyle's belief in the transmutation of metals.     

关于水泥砂浆墙面起砂问题的防治

分析了水泥砂浆墙面起砂的原因，并提出了预防措施和处理办法。     

SQJ-Ⅰ型大型石球圆筒刀具对心加工设备的研制与应用

阐述了球面与圆筒刀具对心加工原理。介绍了应用该原理研制的SQJ—I型大型石球加工设备的结构特点、加工过程和性能特点。     

新型水泥干法窑筒体腐蚀与防腐的研究

通过对国内新型水泥干法窑筒体腐蚀现象分析及实验室的模拟实验，认为，硫、氯、碱是筒体腐蚀的主要因素，进行筒体涂层，可以抑制筒体腐蚀。     

浅析水泥稳定土应用于公路工程的特点

综合论述了水泥稳定土的定义及其强度形成的原理,从理论上分析了水泥稳定土的特点以及所用各种原材料对其强度形成及施工过程的影响。     

Study on the Elasticity-Plasticity-Stickiness of the Railway Crushed Stone Ballast

This paper is mainly aimed at the mechanics characteristic elas of ticity-plasticitystickiness existed in the CWR (continuously welded rails) track plane of the railway crushed stone ballast. As an important mechanics parameter of the CWR track plane, the ballast resistance is mainly influenced by this mechanics characteristic. Through the systematic experimental research and the theoretical analysis, this mechanics characteristic of the ballast resistance is revealed and a reasonable theoretical model is built for it. This study set a sound foundation for further studying the CWR track deformation property. It will be beneficial to the development of high-speed railway in China.     

水泥处理的沉积淤泥膨胀试验及其矿物机理分析

为研究经过水泥掺合处理的河道沉积淤泥作为路基填料的膨胀性能，对不同初始含水量（质量分数分别为90％，130％和170％）的淤泥经不同掺合比（按湿质量计分别为9％，11％和13％）的水泥处理后形成的多种不同的水泥土试样进行了为期一个月的初次膨胀试验及试样干燥三个月后重新浸水的二次膨胀试验。试验结果表明试样的初次膨胀值很不显著，但二次浸水膨胀试验表明试样的总膨胀量有增大的趋势。试样的X射线衍射分析从矿物形成方面解释了水泥土膨胀性能的内在机理。     

沉管碎石桩处理软土地基的应用过程

沉管碎石桩是地基处理的方法之一,可以有效地提高地基承栽力,使沉降量减少,增加地基的稳定性,并且可以减少环境污染。对此方法的施工作了详细的介绍。     

特殊气候条件下水泥混凝土路面施工质量控制

从雨季施工，高温季节和低温季节施工以及施工质量检测等方面，论述了水泥混凝土路面在特殊气候条件下的施工质量控制方法及应注意的事项。