Experimental and finite element analysis of fatigue strength for 300 mm2 copper power conductor

The fatigue strength of a 300 mm² stranded copper conductor was investigated experimentally and by finite element (FE) analysis. An analytical model was also developed and validated. Wires taken from the outer layer of the conductor were fatigue tested in tension–tension loading and compared with similar data for wires taken from a 95 mm² conductor. The wire cross section was deformed due to the compacting process that was applied during fabrication. When corrected for stress concentrations due to the deformation the data for the two sets of wire fell within the same scatter-band. Full scale testing was carried out in a specially designed rig with constant tensile load and reversed displacement controlled bending with a fixed curvature variation. The loading is a simulation of the loading of a power cable hanging from a floating vessel through a bellmouth. Conductors were tested in two states; dry and lubricated. A finite element model was established for the copper conductor. The model was formulated by a combination of elastic beam and beam-contact elements that included the effects of friction. The effect of local bending due to contact forces was included in the model. Two contact conditions were investigated; the point (trellis) contact between adjacent layers of wire and the inline contact within each layer and between the first layer (centre wire) and the second layer. The FE model was validated by a calibration test of a full scale conductor, and by sensitivity studies varying the size and the number of elements of the model. Fatigue analysis of the conductor was carried out, based on the S–N curve for individual wires. Taking into account the effects of friction and local bending, agreement was obtained between predicted and experimental fatigue strength of the conductor, for the FE model as well as the analytical model.     

聚四氟乙烯滑板滑道在满堂支架施工中的应用

以青岛海湾大桥第九合同段箱梁施工为例,介绍聚四氟乙烯滑板滑道在满堂支架施工中的应用,其施工工艺与传统的整体满堂式支架相比,具有施工进度快,施工周期短,需要配置垂直运输设备较少等特点;与箱梁滑模相比,具有结构简单,拼装模板简单快捷等特点。该施工工艺既能保证工程安全质量,又能加快工程进度,具有明显的经济效益,同时可为同类桥梁的施工提供参考和借鉴。     

霍金的意义:上帝、外星人和世界的真实性

本文从新的视角考察了霍金最近发表的两条引起媒体极大兴趣的言论:关于宇宙是不是上帝创造的,关于我们要不要和外星文明交往,以及他另一个不太受关注的依赖模型的实在论观点,得出结论认为霍金在这些重要问题上其实并没有提供新的立场,只是完成了站队,但由于他的科学之神的传奇身份和影响,霍金却能通过老生常谈为人类做出新的贡献。本文还认为,霍金的新作《大设计》可能是他最后的学术遗嘱。     

南宁枢纽高铁信号的过渡开通

按照高铁联调联试和开通运营的条件要求,主要阐述了新建柳南客专和南黎铁路、南钦铁路引入南宁枢纽在未按设计全面完成的情况下进行信号过渡开通的方法和步骤.在工程部分建成的条件下实现高铁信号的联调联试和过渡开通,对高铁建设项目而言是一个值得研究探讨的课题和有益的尝试.     

兰州市五人制足球运动开展现状调查分析

本文运用文献资料法、专家访谈法、问卷调查法、数理统计法对兰州市五人制足球运动的开展规模、教练员情况、场地设施、社会参与人群状况等问题进行调查分析,提出了针对性建议,旨在为进一步推动兰州市五人制足球的健康快速发展,同时促进兰州市足球运动的普及与提高尽一份力。     

谈汉英思维差异在语言应用上的表现

语言是文化的载体,思维的载体,中西方不同的思维模式决定了中西方语言应用中形态的差异性。本文对汉语和英语思维特征进行了描述和比较,目的是为了让语言学习者更好地了解语言背后的文化内涵,并能依照不同民族的思维特点,组织合适的语言。     

晚期奥斯曼帝国的军事改革评析

奥斯曼帝国最先推行的西化改革政策就是引进西方军事技术,改造旧军队以适应新形势。无论阿布杜.哈米德一世的改革,还是塞利姆三世的改革,目的都是尽快强兵,扭转军事上的败局,带有极强的功利性,但没有取得期望的成效。不过,改革政策倡导向西方学习、引进西方先进技术,对输入外来文明有利。军事改革不成功,主要是难以把旧军队改造成新军队。每次军事改革都会触动军事贵族的利益,军事贵族与其他反素丹的力量联合,要挟甚至废黜推行改革的素丹,迫使改革措施搁浅。直到马哈茂德二世执政之后的第十九年,才彻底摧毁旧军队,为其后的改革扫除了障碍,并建立了新式军队。     

Short-term forecasting of high-speed rail demand: A hybrid approach combining ensemble empirical mode decomposition and gray support vector machine with real-world applications in China

Short-term forecasting of high-speed rail (HSR) passenger flow provides daily ridership estimates that account for day-to-day demand variations in the near future (e.g., next week, next month). It is one of the most critical tasks in high-speed passenger rail planning, operational decision-making and dynamic operation adjustment. An accurate short-term HSR demand prediction provides a basis for effective rail revenue management. In this paper, a hybrid short-term demand forecasting approach is developed by combining the ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD) and grey support vector machine (GSVM) models. There are three steps in this hybrid forecasting approach: (i) decompose short-term passenger flow data with noises into a number of intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) and a trend term; (ii) predict each IMF using GSVM calibrated by the particle swarm optimization (PSO); (iii) reconstruct the refined IMF components to produce the final predicted daily HSR passenger flow, where the PSO is also applied to achieve the optimal refactoring combination. This innovative hybrid approach is demonstrated with three typical origin–destination pairs along the Wuhan-Guangzhou HSR in China. Mean absolute percentage errors of the EEMD-GSVM predictions using testing sets are 6.7%, 5.1% and 6.5%, respectively, which are much lower than those of two existing forecasting approaches (support vector machine and autoregressive integrated moving average). Application results indicate that the proposed hybrid forecasting approach performs well in terms of prediction accuracy and is especially suitable for short-term HSR passenger flow forecasting.     

船舶主机机旁自动化系统设计常见问题剖析

提出船舶船舶主机机旁自动化系统设计中几个常见的问题,并对进行剖析,提出改进措施,供设计、生产及检验单位参考,避免类似问题的重复发生。     

国外公路工程标准的法律地位研究

公路工程标准的法律地位是近年来公路工程标准化工作者和一些司法人士热议的问题之一.鉴于此,通过分析美国、日本、欧盟等国家和组织的技术标准和技术法规之间的关系,介绍国外公路工程相关法律法规体系,探讨公路工程标准的法律地位,可为我国公路工程行业标准规范的管理提供参考.