Effective stress law for anisotropic double porous media

An effective stress law is derived analytically to describe the effect of pore (fracture pore and matrix-block pore) fluid pressure on the linearly elastic response of anisotropic saturated dual-porous rocks, which exhibit anisotropy. For general anisotropy the difference between the effective stress and the applied stress is not hydrostatic simply multiplied by Biot coefficient. The effective stress law involves four constants for transversely isotropic response;these constants can be expressed in terms of the moduli of the single porous material, double porous material and of the solid material. These expressions are simplified considerably when the anisotropy is structural rather than intrinsic, i.e. in the case of an isotropic solid material with an anisotropic pore structure. In this case the effective stress law involves grain bulk modulus, four moduli and two compliances of the porous material for transverse isotropy. The law reduces, in the case of isotropic response, to that suggested by Li Shuiquan (2001). And reduction to the single-porosity (derived analytically by Carroll (1979)) is presented to demonstrate the conceptual consistency of the proposed law.     

Relationship between Earth-Sun-Moon 1000 Ma ago： Evidence from the stromatolites

Stromatolitesareusuallyinterpretedastheorgano-sedimentarystructurescausedbythegrowthandmetabo-lismofmicro-organisms,principallycyanobacteriaandprecipitatedmineralgrainstrappedtothestickylay-ers[1—5].Asthesunlightisstrongindaytime,thealgaefila-mentsshowstrongactivityinphotosynthesisandgrowtowardsunlight.Ontheotherhand,asthesunlightisweakatnight,thealgaefilamentsshowinactivityinphotosyn-thesisandgrowhorizontally.Duringthecourseofgrowth,thealgaewillproducesomeglutinoussecretionwhichcancatchsedim…     

The model of defense gene expression induced by signaling molecule β-ocimene

β-ocimene, a kind of monoterpene, was found recently as a plant communication signal molecule. It has two isomeric forms in nature: cis-β-ocimene and trans-β-ocimene. According to recent reports, all investigated plants, such as corn, cotton, lima bean, potato, tobacco, arabidopsis, and Mediterranean pine, could release the chemical component β-ocimene after fed by arthropod herbivores,     

Fingerprint representation methods based on B-Spline functions

The global characteristics of a fingerprint image such as the ridge shape and ridge topology are often ignored in most automatic fingerprint verification system.In this paper,a new representative method based on B-Spline curve is proposed to address this problem.The resultant B-Spline curves can represent the global characteristics completely and the curves are analyzable and precise.An algorithm is also proposed to extract the curves from the fingerprint image.In addition to preserve the most information of the fingerprint image,the knot-points number of the B-Spline curve is reduced to minimum in this algorithm. At the same time,the influence of the fingerprint image noise is discussed.In the end,an example is given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the representation method.     

Description of mechanism function about dehydration of cobalt oxalate dihydrate by multiple rates isotemperature method

0　IntroductionThetechnologyofthermalanalysishasbeenwidelyusedinthestudyofthermalbehaviorandthermalcharacterofsolidstatereaction ,theprimaryintentionofthermalanalysiskineticsistoestablishseparatevaluesofapparentactivationenergyE ,themostprobablemechanism g(α)andthepre exponentialfactorA ,meanwhilethedeterminationofg(α)hasgraduallybeenthefocusofthisfield .Inthisfield ,therearemostlygeneralkineticsmethodsused presently ,suchasCoats Redfern’s[1 ] integralmethod ,Achar’s[2 \〗differentialmet…     

FDTD modeling of transient scattering by subsurface targets

In this paper, a two-dimensional (2-D) finitedifference time-domain method (FDTD) scheme is used to simulate the transient scattering characteristics of buried objects, which are modeled by columns of arbitrary permittivities, conductivities, and sizes. The FDTD soil is modeled by isotropic, homogeneous and lossy media. The standing-traveling wave boundary condition (STWBC) that can simplify calculation and save CPU storage is used for modeling physical absorbers inside the FDTD computational dornairL Reflection of electromagnetic pulses incident on a layered medium and transient scattering by the ground and an underground airsqu are cylinder are computed. These results verify the validity of the FDTD scheme by comparisons with those shown in some references. Numerical results presented in the final part of this paper are desirable and meaningful, explicitly distinguishing echo waves stemming from the ground and the buried ohjects.     

Correlation between geometrical parameters of electrical tree and corresponding partial discharge parameters in XLPE

This paper deals with the experimental study on the correlation between the geometrical parameters of electrical tree and corresponding partial discharge (PD) characteristic parameters in the course of electrical tree aging within cross linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation. The electrical tree aging tests were performed on specimens removed from a section of 220 kV transmission cable. The PD macroscopic characteristic parameters were found to be significantly dependent on the corresponding geometrical parameters of electrical tree channels in the course of aging of XLPE, and different kind of electrical tree has different characteristics, and there is obvious correlation between the type of electrical tree and the pre-applied power-frequency stress. Beside, using regression analysis, the expression of the relation between them were obtained, and from which it can be seen that there is significant nonlinear correlation between geometrical parameters of electrical tree and corresponding PD characteristic parameters in the course of aging of XLPE. Therefore, the aging degree of XLPE can be effectively evaluated by recognizing the changing regularity of the PD rnacroscopic characteristic parameters.     

Influence of polymer addition on performance and mechanical properties of lightweight aggregate concrete

The influence of polymer addition on microstructure, performance and mechanical properties of lightweight aggregate concrete was investigated. It was found that the addition of polymer improved the performance and mechanical properties of lightweight aggregate concrete. It was ascertained that the modification of microstructural uniformity and densification with the addition of polymer is responsible for the enhancement of mechanical properties.With respect to compressive strength and bending strength, the lightweight aggregate concrete added with 13% ethylene-acetate ethylene interpolymer ( EVA ) exhibits preferred mechanical properties.     

Spectrofluorimetric method for the determination of triamcinolone acetonide

0　IntroductionTriamcinoloneAcetonide,9 fluoro 11β,2 1 dihydroxy 16α,17[(1 methylethylidene)bis (oxy) ] pregn 1,4 diene 3,2 0 dione,Mris 4 34.4 8(abr.TA ) .Itbelongstoaclassofadrenalcortexhormonedrug ,whosefunctionsareaffectionofsugarmetabolism ,anti inflammationandresistancehypersusceptibilityetc.TAcanbesuitabletorheumatoidarthritisanddermatosissuchashypersusceptibilityandneuropathicdermatitis .ThefunctionsofTAisstrongerandlongerthantriamcinolone[1 ,2 ] .ThecommonmethodsofdetectingTAm…     

Activation of proteinkinase ERK mediates induction of macrophage MMP-12 by OxLDL

The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of oxidized low density lipoprotein (oxLDL) on the expression of maerophage matrix metalloproteinase-12 (MMP-12), and the possible mechanisms. Activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) was detected by Western blot analysis.Enzymatic activity of MMP-12 was determined by β-casein zymography. RT-PCR analysis was used to measure the mRNA expression level of MMP-12. OxLDL-stimulated macrophages produced increased casein-degrading activities and oxLDL also significantly increased the mRNA level of MMP-12 in a dose-dependent manner.OxLDL stimulated the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 in macrophages. The use of the specific inhibitor indicated that the ERK1/2 signaling pathway was required for the induction of MMP-12.These data demonstrated that oxLDL induced MMP-12 expression in macrophages through an ERK1/2-dependent pathway.