Poenostavljena metoda za analiziranje nasipov, podprtih s piloti in geosintetsko ojačitvijo, ter analiza vpliva pomembnosti projektnih parametrov

A simplified method for evaluating a pile-supported embankment reinforced with geosynthetic (PGRS embankment) is proposed in this paper. The method takes into account not only the arching effect, the membrane effect of the deflected geosynthetic, and the subsoil reaction, but also the pile head settlement, which makes the method applicable for floating piles, as well as piles seated on a firm soil layer. The settlement of the subsoil surface is considered to consist of two parts: (a) the settlement of the subsoil surface equals that of the pile cap with no deformation in geosynthetic yet(b) the subsoil surface subsides along with the geosynthetic deforming, and the deflected geosynthetic being considered as catenary shaped. The formula for the maximum differential settlement between the subsoil surface and the piles is worked out by analyzing the force equilibrium of the geosynthetic and the stress-strain relationship of the geosynthetic at the edge of the pile cap. The comparison of the calculated results with the observed data and the six current analytical methods has been implemented to verify the proposed method. The influence of the tensile stiffness of the geosynthetic, compression modulus of soft soil, soft soil thickness, embankment height, internal friction angle of the embankment fill and the pile spacing on the subsoil reaction, the stress concentration ratio (SCR) and the tension of the geosynthetic are investigated using the proposed method. The influence significance of these factors has been investigated using the evaluation theory of binary variance analysis for the non-repeatability tests, which helps optimize the design of the PGRS embankment.V tem članku je predlagana poenostavljena metoda za ovrednotenje nasipa, podprtega s piloti in ojačenim z geosintetikom (PGRS nasip). Metoda upošteva poleg ločnega učinka, membranskega učinka odklonjenega geosintetika in reakcije tal, tudi posedek glave pilota. Zaradi slednjega se metoda lahko uporablja tako za viseče pilote kot tudi za pilote, ki stojijo na trdnem zemljinskem sloju. Posedek sloja zemljine pod površjem je sestavljen iz dveh delov: (a) posedka sloja zemljine pod površjem, ki je enak posedku glave pilota brez deformacij v geosintetiku(b) ugrezka sloja zemljine pod površjem zaradi deformiranja geosintetika, pri čemer je upoštevana deformirana oblika za geosintetik enaka obliki deformacije vrvi. Enačba za največji diferencialni posedek med površino podlage in piloti je dobljena s pomočjo analize ravnotežja sil geosintetika in razmerja napetost-specifična deformacija geosintetika na robu glave pilota. Za preveritev predlagane metode je bila izvedena primerjava izračunanih rezultatov z opazovanimi podatki in šestimi trenutnimi analitskimi metodami. Z uporabo predlagane metode je bil preučevan vpliv natezne togosti geosintetika, kompresijskega modula mehke zemljine, debeline mehke zemljine, višine nasipa, notranjega kota trenja nasipnega materiala in razmika pilotov na reakcijo zemljine, razmerja koncentracije napetosti (SCR) in napetosti geosintetika. Učinek teh faktorjev je bil raziskan z uporabo teorije vrednotenja binarne analize variance za neponovljive preizkuse, kar pomaga optimirati načrtovanje PGRS nasipa

Effects of Agricultural Brand Crisis on Consumers’ Brand Attitude

In this paper, the concept of perceived trust was adopted to investigate the relationship between brand crisis type and brand attitude; what’s more, the paper considered the moderating effect of consistency of negative word of mouth on the relationship between the aforementioned two. Empirical study results showed that compared with values-related brand crisis, performance-related brand crisis had a more significant effect on consumers' perceived competence-based trust and there were no significant differences in the negative effects of two types of brand crisises on consumers’ perceived benevolence-based trust. In addition, consumers’ perceived competence-based and benevolence-based trust had a positive effect on brand attitude and consistency of negative word of mouth played a moderating role in the relationship between brand crisis type and brand attitude

Study on the Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of Nd-Fe-B/Fe-Co Composite Nanowires

To solve the problem of the low coercivity of Nd-Fe-B-based nanowires impeding their application in magnetic storage media, highly ordered Nd-Fe-B/Fe-Co composite nanowires were fabricated in an anodic alumina template by means of the alternating electrochemical deposition method. In this paper, the effect of soft and hard magnetic phase compositing on the magnetic properties of Nd-Fe-B-based nanowires was investigated, and the coercivity improvement mechanism was demonstrated. The results show that after annealing at 600 °C for 2 h, Nd-Fe-B/Fe-Co nanowires crystallize into a multiphase structure containing a hard Nd2(Fe, Co)14B phase and soft NdB4, NdB6, Fe7Nd, and Fe7Co3 phases. It is characterized that the Nd2(Fe, Co)14B phase preferentially nucleates, followed by NdB4 + NdB6 + Fe7Nd, while Fe7Co3 has been formed in as-deposited nanowires. The existence of a Nd2(Fe, Co)14B phase with high anisotropy fields, the remanence enhancement effect produced by exchange coupling between hard–soft magnetic phases, and the pinning effect between different phases make the composite nanowires approximately exhibit single hard magnetic phase characteristics with coercivity and remanence ratio as high as 4203.25 Oe and 0.89. The results indicate that synthesizing Nd-Fe-B/Fe-Co exchange-coupled composite nanowires via alternating electrodeposition is an effective way to optimize the magnetic performance of Nd-Fe-B-based nanowires

Remotely Sensed Vegetation Green-Up Onset Date on the Tibetan Plateau: Simulations and Future Predictions

Vegetation green-up onset date (VGD) is a key indicator of ecosystem structure and processes. As the largest and highest alpine ecoregion, the Tibetan plateau (TP) has experienced markable climate warming during the past decades and showed substantial changes in VGD. However, the existing process-based phenology models still cannot simulate interannual variations in satellite-derived VGD. In this study, we developed a data-driven VGD model for the TP based on the Long short-term memory neural network (called VGD-LSTM). VGD-LSTM considers the complicated nonlinear relationship between VGD and multiple climatic and environmental drivers, including the time series of temperature (daytime, daily minimum, and daily mean) and precipitation, as well as nonsequential variables (elevation and geolocation). Compared with the benchmark process-based VGD model for the TP (i.e., the hierarchical model), VGD-LSTM greatly improved the simulation of interannual VGD variations. We calculated the correlation coefficients (R) between satellite-derived VGDs and VGD simulations during 2000–2018; the percentages of pixels with R values above 0.5 increased from 15% for the hierarchical model to 41% for VGD-LSTM. The advanced trend in the satellite-derived VGD on the entire TP during 2000–2018 (−0.37 day/year) was captured well by VGD-LSTM (−0.33 day/year) but was underestimated by the hierarchical model (−0.08 day/year). According to VGD-LSTM simulations, VGDs on the TP are projected to advance by 8–10 days by 2100 relative to 2015–2020 under high shared socioeconomic pathway scenarios. This study suggests the potential of artificial intelligence in phenology modeling for which the physiological processes are difficult to be fully represented

Light Grazing Significantly Reduces Soil Water Storage in Alpine Grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

The degradation of alpine grasslands directly affects their ability to conserve water, but changes in soil water storage in grassland under different degrees of degradation are poorly understood. Here, we selected four grassland plots along a degradation gradient: no-degradation grassland (NG), lightly degraded grassland (LG), moderately degraded grassland (MG) and severely degraded grassland (SG). We then applied an automatic soil moisture monitoring system to study changes in soil water storage processes. Results revealed significant (p < 0.05) differences in soil water storage among NG, LG, MG and SG. Specifically, LG lost 35.9 mm of soil water storage compared with NG, while soil water storage in LG, MG and SG decreased by 24.5%, 32.1% and 36.7%, respectively. The shallow groundwater table, air temperature and grass litter were the key controlling factors of soil water storage in the grassland. Grazing and future global warming will significantly reduce soil water storage in alpine grasslands

Reactive Crystallization of Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate from Acidic Wastewater and Lime

The present work focused on the recycle of the sulfate and the metal ions from acidic wastewater discharged by nonferrous metallurgical industry. The effects of the temperature, the reactant concentration, the stirring speed and the metal ions on the reactive crystallization process of calcium sulfate between sulfuric acid and lime were systematically investigated. The morphology of the precipitated crystals evolved from platelet-like and needle-like shape to rod-like shape when the temperature was increased from 25 to 70 °C. An increase in the agglomeration of calcium sulfate was found with increasing lime concentration. Metal ions markedly retard the rate of crystallization of calcium sulfate dihydrate. The crystallization of gypsum was slowed with the existence of Mg 2+ in the solution, and the morphology of gypsum was transformed from platelet-like shape to rod-like shape when Mg 2+ concentration reached 0.08 mol·L ?1 . The amorphous ferric hydroxide was coated on the calcium sulfate after the co-precipitation process while Zn 2+ and Al 3+ ions in the solution enhanced the agglomeration of the calcium sulfate by absorbing on the surface of the crystals. Comprehensive acidic wastewater containing heavy metals was efficiently purified by the two stage lime neutralization technology, and highly agglomerated gypsum precipitates with needle-like shape were obtained. The precipitates could be purified by sulfuric acid washing, and the metal ions were effectively separated from the calcium sulfate by-products

Reactive Crystallization of Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate from Acidic Wastewater and Lime

The present work focused on the recycle of the sulfate and the metal ions from acidic wastewater discharged by nonferrous metallurgical industry. The effects of the temperature, the reactant concentration, the stirring speed and the metal ions on the reactive crystallization process of calcium sulfate between sulfuric acid and lime were systematically investigated. The morphology of the precipitated crystals evolved from platelet-like and needle-like shape to rod-like shape when the temperature was increased from 25 to 70 degrees C. An increase in the agglomeration of calcium sulfate was found with increasing lime concentration. Metal ions markedly retard the rate of crystallization of calcium sulfate dihydrate. The crystallization of gypsum was slowed with the existence of Mg2+ in the solution, and the morphology of gypsum was transformed from platelet-like shape to rod-like shape when Mg2+ concentration reached 0.08 mol.L-1. The amorphous ferric hydroxide was coated on the calcium sulfate after the co-precipitation process while Zn2+ and Al3+ ions in the solution enhanced the agglomeration of the calcium sulfate by absorbing on the surface of the crystals. Comprehensive acidic wastewater containing heavy metals was efficiently purified by the two stage lime neutralization technology, and highly agglomerated gypsum precipitates with needle-like shape were obtained. The precipitates could be purified by sulfuric acid washing, and the metal ions were effectively separated from the calcium sulfate by-products

Effects of Pyrolysis Temperature on the Release Characteristics of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons during Pyrolysis of Corn Stover Pellet

The release characteristics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during the pyrolysis of biomass remain poorly understood. This study investigated the effects of pyrolysis temperature on the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon release characteristics by analyzing both the transient vapor products and the physicochemical properties of corresponding biochar from the pyrolysis of corn stover pellets. The results revealed that the transient volatile compounds mainly included phenols, ketones, acids, furans, aldehydes, substances containing benzene ring, polycyclic aromatic compounds, and gaseous products. A range of 2 to 4 ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were generated at 400 to 700 °C with the peak at 560 °C, and the sum of relative content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ranged from 0.23% to 40.36%. For the biochar, the carbonization stage (400 to 700 °C) of corn stover pellets was further divided into three evolutionary stages, including the preliminary carbonization stage (380 to 480 °C), amorphous carbon structure stage (480 to 600 °C), and the stage of dehydrogenation and growth of aromatic rings (600 to 700 °C).The relationship between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon release in volatile compounds and H/C ratio of the biochar could be described by a power function

Effects of Pyrolysis Temperature on the Release Characteristics of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons during Pyrolysis of Corn Stover Pellet

The release characteristics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during the pyrolysis of biomass remain poorly understood. This study investigated the effects of pyrolysis temperature on the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon release characteristics by analyzing both the transient vapor products and the physicochemical properties of corresponding biochar from the pyrolysis of corn stover pellets. The results revealed that the transient volatile compounds mainly included phenols, ketones, acids, furans, aldehydes, substances containing benzene ring, polycyclic aromatic compounds, and gaseous products. A range of 2 to 4 ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were generated at 400 to 700 °C with the peak at 560 °C, and the sum of relative content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ranged from 0.23% to 40.36%. For the biochar, the carbonization stage (400 to 700 °C) of corn stover pellets was further divided into three evolutionary stages, including the preliminary carbonization stage (380 to 480 °C), amorphous carbon structure stage (480 to 600 °C), and the stage of dehydrogenation and growth of aromatic rings (600 to 700 °C).The relationship between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon release in volatile compounds and H/C ratio of the biochar could be described by a power function