The Influence of the Buddhist View of Life on Universal Value in Modern Society

This paper deals with the Buddhist conception of life and its universal value for modern society. It suggests the manner in which Asian religions and other culture traditions can solve various social problems. We can no longer afford to solve problems with force of arms, and often our use of political, economic, legal, and other means to solve problems is ineffectual, but we can solve the problems through the old ways, of self control and self adjustment. These techniques are found in the ideas and resources of our religions and other related culture traditions, which can create more fundamental solutions to our problems

Preparation of Latent Heat Materials Used in Asphalt Pavement and Theirs' Controlling Temperature Performance

Abstract: In order to solve rutting diseases of asphalt concrete pavement, latent heat materials for asphalt pavement were prepared and theirs' controlling temperature performance were studied. Phase change materials (PCM), which were fitted to thermal environment of road were selected, phase change asphalt, diatomite powder and pottery sand granular composite phase change materials (CPCM) were prepared by three kinds of import modes. The CPCM were chosen by comparing the performance of above mentioned materials. Latent heat asphalt mixture (LHAM) was made by replacing mineral powder and fine aggregate with CPCM. Its controlling temperature ability was tested by temperature monitor system. The results show that, comparing to general asphalt mixture, LHAM can reduce temperature to 8-10℃. Therefore, LHAM has a good effect on adjusting road temperature. Introduction The rutting problem of asphalt concrete pavement has bored road transport administrators in the past few years, it is urgent to seek scientific and effective methods to solve the problem. The asphalt mixture is a viscoelastic material, the main factors which affect its mechanical properties are loading and temperature. Loading conditions are not easy to control, so temperature becomes the dominant factor to solve rutting. For a long time, the researchers have focused on improving temperature stability of asphalt and asphalt mixture, asphalt modifing, adding fiber and optimizing gradation and so on measures have been put forward [1-2]. All methods have changed asphalt pavement's temperature passively. Although they have solved some problems in certain domain and condition, temperature-related diseases of asphalt pavement are still very serious. Therefore, the paper was from the angle of improving temperature status of asphalt pavement, latent heat materials used in asphalt pavement were prepared, theirs' temperature performance were tested. The organic phase change materials (OPCM) were imported into inorganic porous materials to prepare composite phase change materials (CPCM). The latent heat asphalt mixture (LHAM) was prepared by mixing CPCM into asphalt mixture through different channels. CPCM is used to absorb heat of pavement constantly. Because of appropriate phase change temperature and high phase change latent heat, its self-thermostat effect performance is great. Preparation of Latent Heat Materials Used in Asphalt Pavement Phase change materials selection The phase change materials (PCM) can change phase with temperature and provide phase change latent heat (PCLH). Phase change materials can be divided into four categories which are solid-solid, solid-liquid, solid-gas and liquid-ga

Mechanical Properties and Resistance to Acid Corrosion of Polymer Concrete Incorporating Ceramsite, Fly Ash and Glass Fibers

A novel polymer concrete (PC) using an aggregate of ceramsite, fly ash and glass fiber was created. Specimens were used in experiments to investigate its anticorrosion properties to determine the viability of its use in flue gas desulfurization (FGD) stacks. The inclusion of ceramsite reduces both the weight and the cost of the material. The effects of ceramsite and glass fiber on the flexural strength and compressive strength of the concrete were investigated. The experimental results showed that ceramsite reduces the flexural strength and the compressive strength of the concrete, but that the glass fiber increases both. Surface resistance to sulfuric acid corrosion and the microstructure of the corroded concrete were investigated. Specimens of the novel PC and the control PC strongly resisted acid corrosion. Although the specimen surfaces deteriorated, the interior structure of the PC was unaffected after 50 days of acid immersion. Processes by which sulfuric acid corrodes PC surfaces were determined

Preparation of Latent Heat Materials Used in Asphalt Pavement and Theirs' Controlling Temperature Performance

Abstract: In order to solve rutting diseases of asphalt concrete pavement, latent heat materials for asphalt pavement were prepared and theirs' controlling temperature performance were studied. Phase change materials (PCM), which were fitted to thermal environment of road were selected, phase change asphalt, diatomite powder and pottery sand granular composite phase change materials (CPCM) were prepared by three kinds of import modes. The CPCM were chosen by comparing the performance of above mentioned materials. Latent heat asphalt mixture (LHAM) was made by replacing mineral powder and fine aggregate with CPCM. Its controlling temperature ability was tested by temperature monitor system. The results show that, comparing to general asphalt mixture, LHAM can reduce temperature to 8-10℃. Therefore, LHAM has a good effect on adjusting road temperature. Introduction The rutting problem of asphalt concrete pavement has bored road transport administrators in the past few years, it is urgent to seek scientific and effective methods to solve the problem. The asphalt mixture is a viscoelastic material, the main factors which affect its mechanical properties are loading and temperature. Loading conditions are not easy to control, so temperature becomes the dominant factor to solve rutting. For a long time, the researchers have focused on improving temperature stability of asphalt and asphalt mixture, asphalt modifing, adding fiber and optimizing gradation and so on measures have been put forward [1-2]. All methods have changed asphalt pavement's temperature passively. Although they have solved some problems in certain domain and condition, temperature-related diseases of asphalt pavement are still very serious. Therefore, the paper was from the angle of improving temperature status of asphalt pavement, latent heat materials used in asphalt pavement were prepared, theirs' temperature performance were tested. The organic phase change materials (OPCM) were imported into inorganic porous materials to prepare composite phase change materials (CPCM). The latent heat asphalt mixture (LHAM) was prepared by mixing CPCM into asphalt mixture through different channels. CPCM is used to absorb heat of pavement constantly. Because of appropriate phase change temperature and high phase change latent heat, its self-thermostat effect performance is great. Preparation of Latent Heat Materials Used in Asphalt Pavement Phase change materials selection The phase change materials (PCM) can change phase with temperature and provide phase change latent heat (PCLH). Phase change materials can be divided into four categories which are solid-solid, solid-liquid, solid-gas and liquid-ga

A Modification of the Imperialist Competitive Algorithm with Hybrid Methods for Multi-Objective Optimization Problems

This paper proposes a modification of the imperialist competitive algorithm to solve multi-objective optimization problems with hybrid methods (MOHMICA) based on a modification of the imperialist competitive algorithm with hybrid methods (HMICA). The rationale for this is that there is an obvious disadvantage of HMICA in that it can only solve single-objective optimization problems but cannot solve multi-objective optimization problems. In order to adapt to the characteristics of multi-objective optimization problems, this paper improves the establishment of the initial empires and colony allocation mechanism and empire competition in HMICA, and introduces an external archiving strategy. A total of 12 benchmark functions are calculated, including 10 bi-objective and 2 tri-objective benchmarks. Four metrics are used to verify the quality of MOHMICA. Then, a new comprehensive evaluation method is proposed, called “radar map method”, which could comprehensively evaluate the convergence and distribution performance of multi-objective optimization algorithm. It can be seen from the four coordinate axes of the radar maps that this is a symmetrical evaluation method. For this evaluation method, the larger the radar map area is, the better the calculation result of the algorithm. Using this new evaluation method, the algorithm proposed in this paper is compared with seven other high-quality algorithms. The radar map area of MOHMICA is at least 14.06% larger than that of other algorithms. Therefore, it is proven that MOHMICA has advantages as a whole

Fabrication of h-BN solar-blind ultraviolet detectors by RF magnetron sputtering

Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) has become a popular material in solar-blind ultraviolet (SBUV) detection due to its ultra-wide bandgap, high optical absorption coefficient, high breakdown field strength and high thermal conductivity. However, the high deposition temperature restricts the choice of h-BN film substrates and hinders the fabrication of h-BN flexible devices. In this work, several h-BN films have been prepared by RF magnetron sputtering with B as the target at room temperature, and based on the films, SBUV detectors were also fabricated with the metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) structure, which exhibit an extremely low dark current (0.07 pA) and a high response (1.37 μA/W) at 3 V. These results establish the feasibility of fabricating h-BN films and SBUV detectors at room temperature

Influence of different chemical modifications on the icephobic properties of superhydrophobic surfaces in a condensate environment

Three superhydrophobic surfaces have been prepared on an aluminium substrate, which was roughened by acid etching to form a nano-/micro-topological surface structure, and then the surface was modified by coating with a PTES (a fluorinated coupling agent), TTPS (a siloxane coupling agent) or PA (an aliphatic coupling agent) layer. Their surface wettability in terms of water contact angle (CA), sliding angle (SA) and water droplet impact dynamics was studied under different humidities at -10 \ub0C. The reduction of ice adhesion was also investigated under both ambient and condensate environments. The results indicated that the icephobic properties of these three superhydrophobic surfaces in the sub-zero environment varied wildly. The PTES surface can maintain excellent sliding and rebounding ability of a water droplet even under extremely condensate conditions (-10 \ub0C and relative humidity (RH) 90%), while others cannot. It is worth noting that the ice adhesion obviously increased under the condensate environment, but no apparent ice-anchoring effect was observed on any of the three superhydrophobic surfaces. In addition, a water condensing dynamic study at sub-zero temperature revealed a distinctive Leidenfrost phenomenon-like jumping behavior of condensed droplets on all three superhydrophobic surfaces with the highest jumping scale and frequency on the PTES surface. The excellent icephobic property of the PTES surface indicates that the choice of a suitable chemical modification for superhydrophobic surfaces has a significant influence on preserving water-repellency and icephobicity under extremely condensing conditions.Peer reviewed: YesNRC publication: Ye

Stable group-IIB elements —Zn, Cd and Hg at terapascal pressures

The group-IIB elements, including zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg) are studied at multi-TPa pressures using first-principle electronic structure calculations coupled to an efficient structural prediction method. The experimental structural transition sequence with increasing pressure is successfully reproduced, and most metallic elements structures, for instance, simple cubic (sc), body-centered cubic (bcc) and samarium-type (Sm-type) are not stable at terapascal pressures of the group-IIB elements. In addition, the high-pressure hexagonal-close-packed (hcp) phase of Zn, Cd and Hg, can remain up to 6 TPa, and double hexagonal-close-packed (dhcp) and faced-centered cubic (fcc) phases transitions have been observed in Zn and Cd. Hg transforms directly from hcp to fcc, with dhcp absent. The calculated results also show that the c/a ratios of Zn and Cd have a similar transformation, and Hg goes towards the ideal value of 1.633 for a hexagonal close packing at high pressures. The calculated electronic properties indicate that Zn are high-pressure electrides with some of the electrons localized at interstitial sites enclosed by the surrounding atoms. The structural changes from hcp to dhcp and fcc are associated with a dynamical instability, and the soft mode phase transition mainly corresponds to the phase transition mechanism