Experimental study on the nonlinear pressure acting on a high-speed vessel in regular waves

It is well known that the hydrodynamic responses of a high-speed vessel traveling in regular head waves of even moderate wave height can show significant nonlinear behavior, and so linear statistical techniques become insufficient for predicting the statistics of responses in irregular waves. On the other hand, it has been shown that an approximate third-order Volterra model is applicable to handling the statistics of some nonlinear seakeeping problems, such as motions and vertical hull girder loads. In the present study, the focus is on the nonlinear behavior of the pressure responses of the hull surface, especially on the pressures acting on alternately wet and dry areas near the waterline and on the bow zone with high deadrise angles that may be subject to slight impact and water pile-up effects. To clarify the validity of applying Volterra modeling to this problem, a series of experiments in regular and irregular head waves were carried out, and approximate third-order and fifth-order Volterra models with the proposed algorithm for finding frequency response functions (FRFs) were applied as a means of validation. In the present article, the first part of the validation was performed using experimental data in regular waves. It was confirmed that the third-order Volterra model has adequate accuracy to simulate deterministically the variation of pressure responses in regular waves of different wave steepness up to a wave amplitude to wavelength ratio of 0.01 even for the highly nonlinear pressures acting on the above-mentioned areas of the hull surface.     

无砟轨道轨道板配筋对控制温度裂缝影响的研究

建立板式轨道实体结构力学模型,计算了不同温度荷载和配筋形式下无砟轨道轨道板的应力分布,分析配筋率和混凝土应力对轨道板裂缝宽度的影响,并提出了轨道板合理配筋率,为无砟轨道设计和施工中轨道板温度裂缝的控制提供参考。     

高速动力车不锈钢蒙皮焊接接头的耐蚀性能研究

本文对高速动力车车体1Cr18Ni9Ti不锈钢蒙皮焊接接头进行了耐晶间腐蚀研究，认为采用H1Cr18NiTi、HoCr19Ni12mO2O焊丝MIG、TIG焊均能有较子的耐腐蚀性能，但焊后热娇形对耐腐蚀性十分不利。     

自行式光轮振动压实机的力学特性分析与研究

通过对自行式光轮振动压路机压实机械的力学特性分析，叙述了自行式光轮振动压实机移动和滚动的工作原理，分析了设计中存在的问题，提出了解决问题的方法，给出了光轮振动压实机自行滚动的主要条件以及关键部位的设计方案。     

他汀类调脂药和ACEI对急性冠脉综合征患者血清中炎性指标的影响

目的　观察他汀类调脂药和血管紧张素转化酶抑制剂 (angiotensin convertingenzymeinhibitor ,ACEI)对急性冠脉综合征患者血清中炎性指标的影响。方法　选取急性冠脉综合征 (acutecoronarysyndrome ,ACS)患者 6 0例 ,随机分为调脂治疗组和ACEI+调脂治疗组 ,在 4个月后进行随访。采用酶联免疫法测定上述病例和对照血清中一些炎性指标的水平 ,并进行统计学分析。结果　血清中某些炎性因子在ACS组中高于对照组 ,并在随访时明显降低。 4个月后所有炎性指标在调脂治疗组和ACEI+调脂治疗组之间均无显著性差异。结论　血清中某些炎性因子的水平可以作为诊断和预测ACS发生的敏感指标 ,并反应病情的稳定情况 ;ACEI药物在短期内对炎性反应的作用不明显     

Course-keeping control of underactuated hovercraft

The course-keeping control of underactuated hovercraft with two aft propellers was considered. The control of the heading error and cross-track error was accomplished by the yaw torque merely in this case. The hovercraft dynamic model is nonlinear and underactuated. At first the Controllability of course-keeping control for hovercraft was proved, then a course-keeping control law was derived that keeps hovercraft heading constant as well as minimizes the lateral movement of hovercraft. The proposed law guarantees heading error and sway error all converge to zero exponentially. Simulation tests were carried out to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control law. For further research, the disturbance influence would be considered in the dynamic equations.     

An approach to estimating the hull girder response of a ship due to springing

This article describes an estimation method for the hull girder response of a ship due to springing. The linear and nonlinear springing effects on the hull girder are evaluated. Previous studies on the springing response focused mainly on the symmetric response, or vertical response. In this article, however, the springing analysis is extended to asymmetric responses, or horizontal and torsional responses. The Timoshenko beam model was used to calculate the hull girder response and the quadratic strip method was employed to calculate hydrodynamic forces and moments on the hull. To remove irregular frequencies, a rigid lid was adopted on the hull free surface level and hydrodynamic coefficients were interpolated for asymptotic values. Applications to two ships for the symmetric and asymmetric responses were carried out and the effect of springing responses is also discussed.     

Factors influencing support for local transportation sales tax measures

Sales tax measures passed at the local level and dedicated to transportation projects have become increasingly popular in the United States. While revenues from fuel taxes stagnate, growth of local transportation sales taxes (LTSTs), most approved in local elections, has led to a gradual shift of the financial base for transportation projects away from user fees and toward broader-based taxes. In this study, the relationship between voter support and the social, political, and geographic characteristics of the voters is explored. Using precinct-level voting data and census demographic data for three local transportation sales tax elections in Sonoma County, in the San Francisco Metropolitan area of California, regression models were constructed to analyze this relationship. In addition, the relationship between the outcomes of the three measures was explored to better understand which transportation projects might have garnered more support for the successful measure. It was found that the closer voters lived to the transportation projects to be funded, the greater their support. Higher incomes were also positively related to support, controlling for other variables. Political leanings were found to affect support, with the direction of the effect dependent upon the project list in each measure’s expenditure plan. Finally, it appears that the latest measure, which passed successfully, benefited greatly from its multi-modal expenditure plan.