Analytical and Experimental Study on CAP1000 Guide Tube Assembly

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guohong Xue ◽  
Ming Zhang ◽  
Zhai Zhang ◽  
Jiaming Luan
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Test ◽  
Simplified Model ◽  
Finite Element Models ◽  
Guide Tube ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Continuous Section ◽  
The Past ◽  
Internal System ◽  
Intermediate Section ◽  
Tube Assembly

The guide tube (GT) representation in the reactor-internal system model has been crude and inaccurate in the past because the lack of experimental data on a) the rotary stiffness of the hold down bolt joint and b) the rotary stiffness of the support pins. In addition, the slotted enclosure and the complex interior in the continuous section further complicated the modeling accuracy. In this paper, the static and dynamic characteristic of the domestically manufactured CAP1000 guide tubes are studied both experimentally and analytically. Using the stiffness data obtained from the tests and combined with the enclosure stiffness calculated from the detailed 3D finite element models, i.e., one for the intermediate section and one for the continuous section, a simplified model of the GT was established. Using the simplified model, the dynamic characteristics (natural frequency and modal shapes) were compared to the dynamic test results in the aerial condition. It can be concluded that the simplified guide tube model is believed to be the most accurate one, by far, to be used in reactor-internal system analyses.

Study on shear performance of the connection with external stiffening ring between square steel tubular column and unequal-depth steel beams

2020 ◽  
pp. 136943322098166
Author(s):  
Shuhao Yin ◽  
Bin Rong ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Yiliang Sun ◽  
Wuchen Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Failure Modes ◽  
Plastic Hinge ◽  
Steel Tube ◽  
Nonlinear Finite Element ◽  
Steel Beams ◽  
Finite Element Models ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Panel Zone ◽  
Load Paths ◽  
Shear Performance

This paper studies the shear performance of the connection with the external stiffening ring between the square steel tubular column and unequal-depth steel beams. Two specimens of interior column connections were tested under low cyclic loading. The deformation characteristics and failure modes exhibited by the test phenomena can be summarized as: (1) two specimens all exhibited shear deformation in steel tube web of the panel zone and (2) weld fracture in the panel zone and plastic hinge failure at beam end were observed. Besides, load-displacement behaviors and strain distributions have been also discussed. The nonlinear finite element models were developed to verify the test results. Comparative analyses of the bearing capacity, failure mode, and load-paths between the equal-depth and unequal-depth beam models have been carried out.

Modeling the Tensile Behaviour of a SiC/SiC Composite by Master Curves

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Shi
Keyword(s):  
Master Curve ◽  
Ceramic Matrix Composites ◽  
Test Material ◽  
Tensile Behaviour ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Master Curves ◽  
The Past ◽  
Test Parameters ◽  
Tensile Data

Scatter in test results is common for relatively brittle materials such as ceramic matrix composites. The scatter may come from differences in material processing conditions, specimen machining/handling and from variations in test parameters for nominally the same test material. Large scatter in test results makes material modeling difficult. In the past, master curve concepts have been proposed to reduce scatter in tensile data and to interpret fatigue/creep results. In this paper, one such concept is examined in detail by applying it to the recent tensile test results of a SiC/SiC composite. It was found that the way to construct master curves did not apply to the CMC studied and thus a new master curve was developed to better represent the tensile data. In addition, the test data were analysed statistically based on the new master curve.

scholarly journals Test and Numerical Model of Curved Steel–Concrete Composite Box Beams under Positive Moments

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2978
Author(s):  
Zhi-Min Liu ◽  
Xue-Jin Huo ◽  
Guang-Ming Wang ◽  
Wen-Yu Ji
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Static Loading ◽  
Composite Beams ◽  
Parameter Analysis ◽  
Outer Side ◽  
Finite Element Models ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Rotational Angle ◽  
Shear Connection ◽  
Box Beams

Compared with straight steel–concrete composite beams, curved composite beams exhibit more complicated mechanical behaviors under combined bending and torsion coupling. There are much fewer experimental studies on curved composite beams than those of straight composite beams. This study aimed to investigate the combined bending and torsion behavior of curved composite beams. This paper presents static loading tests of the full elastoplastic process of three curved composite box beams with various central angles and shear connection degrees. The test results showed that the specimens exhibited notable bending and torsion coupling force characteristics under static loading. The curvature and interface shear connection degree significantly affected the force behavior of the curved composite box beams. The specimens with weak shear connection degrees showed obvious interfacial longitudinal slip and transverse slip. Constraint distortion and torsion behavior caused the strain of the inner side of the structure to be higher than the strain of the outer side. The strain of the steel beam webs was approximately linear. In addition, fine finite element models of three curved composite box beams were established. The correctness and applicability of the finite element models were verified by comparing the test results and numerical calculation results for the load–displacement curve, load–rotational angle curve, load–interface slip curve, and cross-sectional strain distribution. Finite element modeling can be used as a reliable numerical tool for the large-scale parameter analysis of the elastic–plastic mechanical behavior of curved composite box beams.

scholarly journals THink: Inferring Cognitive Status from Subtle Behaviors

AI Magazine ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randall Davis ◽  
David Libon ◽  
Roda Au ◽  
David Pitman ◽  
Dana Penney
Keyword(s):  
Neuropsychological Testing ◽  
Cognitive Status ◽  
Major Advance ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Clock Drawing Test ◽  
The Past ◽  
Drawing Test ◽  
Testing Technology ◽  
Opening Up

The digital clock drawing test is a fielded application that provides a major advance over existing neuropsychological testing technology. It captures and analyzes high precision information about both outcome and process, opening up the possibility of detecting subtle cognitive impairment even when test results appear superficially normal. We describe the design and development of the test, document the role of AI in its capabilities, and report on its use over the past seven years. We outline its potential implications for earlier detection and treatment of neurological disorders. We set the work in the larger context of the THink project, which is exploring multiple approaches to determining cognitive status through the detection and analysis of subtle behaviors.

Design Forces for Drift and Damage Control: A Second Look at the Substitute Structure Approach

1994 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 319-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Bonacci
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Damage Control ◽  
Dynamic Test ◽  
Frame Structures ◽  
Rc Frame ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Structure Approach ◽  
Maximum Displacement ◽  
Design Loads ◽  
Rc Frame Structures

This paper explores the development of a method that is useful for design of reinforced concrete (RC) frame structures to resist earthquakes. The substitute structure method, originally proposed in the 1970s, makes an analogy between viscously damped linear and hysteretic response for the purpose of estimating maximum displacement. The evolution of the method is retraced in order to emphasize its unique reliance on experimental results, which are needed to establish rules for assignment of substitute linear properties. Recent dynamic test results are used to extend significantly the calibration of the method, which furnishes design loads on the basis of drift and damage control.

Reporting altered test results in hemolyzed samples: is the cure worse than the disease?

2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (8) ◽  
pp. 1112-1114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Lippi ◽  
Gianfranco Cervellin ◽  
Mario Plebani
Keyword(s):  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Turnaround Time ◽  
Reliable Data ◽  
Test Results ◽  
The Past ◽  
Laboratory Test Results ◽  
Performance Specifications ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
The Many ◽  
Definition Of

AbstractThe management of laboratory data in unsuitable (hemolyzed) samples remains an almost unresolved dilemma. Whether or not laboratory test results obtained by measuring unsuitable specimens should be made available to the clinicians has been the matter of fierce debates over the past decades. Recently, an intriguing alternative to suppressing test results and recollecting the specimen has been put forward, entailing the definition and implementation of specific algorithms that would finally allow reporting a preanalytically altered laboratory value within a specific comment about its uncertainty of measurement. This approach carries some advantages, namely the timely communication of potentially life-threatening laboratory values, but also some drawbacks. These especially include the challenging definition of validated performance specifications for hemolyzed samples, the need to producing reliable data with the lowest possible uncertainty, the short turnaround time for repeating most laboratory tests, the risk that the comments may be overlooked in short-stay and frequently overcrowded units (e.g. the emergency department), as well as the many clinical advantages of a direct communication with the physician in charge of the patient. Despite the debate remains open, we continue supporting the suggestion that suppressing data in unsuitable (hemolyzed) samples and promptly notifying the clinicians about the need to recollect the samples remains the most (clinically and analytically) safe practice.

Dynamic Test of Bird Strike on a Flat Plate Made from LY-12 Aluminium

2013 ◽  
Vol 765-767 ◽  
pp. 3158-3161
Author(s):  
Jun Liu ◽  
Zheng Li Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Dynamic Test ◽  
Time History ◽  
Aircraft Design ◽  
Bird Strike ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Valuable Data ◽  
Good Agreement ◽  
Peak Value

Tests of bird strike have been carried out on plate made from LY-12 Aluminium. The test was down with the projectile impacting the target perpendicularly at velocity of 40m/s, 80m/s, 120m/s respectively. The displacement-time history curves and strain-time history curves of on LY-12 Aluminium plate were measured. The good agreement of the results between two specimens in one group indicated that the results tested in the presnet paper are reliable. The dynamic response of the plate and damage modes of the bird influenced by striking velocity were analyzed. The peak value of the displacement linear enlarged with the increasing of the striking velocity. The test results in the present paper provided valuable data for aircraft design impacted by bird, and also provided abundant test datas for the numerical simulation model applied in bird striking.

scholarly journals THE FIRST INVESTIGATION OF AAC(6’)-Ib ENZYME IN CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERIACEAE ISOLATED FROM INDONESIAN PATIENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-14
Author(s):  
Beauty Novianty ◽  
Ella Amalia ◽  
Ziske Maritska ◽  
Yuwono Yuwono ◽  
Lusia Hayati
Keyword(s):  
Resistance Mechanism ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Therapy Options ◽  
The Past ◽  
Carbapenem Resistant ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Pcr Method ◽  
Vitek 2 ◽  
Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

Background: Over the past decade, numbers of Carbapenemase Producing-Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CP-CRE) has been increasing worldwide and it has been becoming a threat because of its resistance against carbapenem which is considered as the “last resort” antibiotic. Therapy options for its infection are still limited. Aminoglycoside serves as one of the most commonly used antibiotics, but the resistance against it has already been presented for a long time. Aminoglycoside Modifying Enzyme (AME) is the most important resistance mechanism against aminoglycoside. AAC(6’)-Ib enzyme is one of the most common AME produced by the gram-negative bacteria.Objectives: This study wished to identify the gene of this enzyme among CRE isolated from infected Indonesian patients in Dr. Mohammad Hoesin Hospital Palembang.Methods: Twenty-eight isolates collected from CRE-infected patients identified by Vitek 2 Compact (bioMerieux, USA) in dr. Mohammad Hoesin Hospital Palembang during September—November 2017. AAC(6’)-Ib gene was identified using PCR method, then visualize by electrophoresis. The result is then analyzed by comparing it with a susceptibility test.  Results: Out of 28 samples, AAC(6’)-Ib is identified in 22 (78.57%) samples. Samples with AAC(6’)-Ib showed to be less resistant to various antibiotics, significantly to amikacin (p=0.023).Conclusion: AAC(6’)-Ib gene is found in most of samples implying its frequent occurrence in Indonesian patients.

scholarly journals PENGARUH DEFERENSIASI PRODUK PROMOSI DAN HARGA TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN PRODUK FASHION PADA UD. SINAR MULIA DI KABUPATEN GIANYAR

2020 ◽  
pp. 190
Author(s):  
I Komang Sumerta ◽  
Desak Nyoman Tri Indahyani ◽  
Ni Komang Redianingsih ◽  
I Made Baji Pranawa
Keyword(s):  
Product Differentiation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Purchasing Decisions ◽  
Consumer Decisions ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
The Past ◽  
Fashion Products ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Data Collection Technique

Consumer purchasing decisions is the occurrence of sales fluctuations in the past four years. Product differentiation, promotion, and price are factors that have been pursued by the company but have not been able to provide a maximum contribution to consumer decisions. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of product differentiation, promotion, and price on fashion product purchasing decisions. The sample was determined by purposive random sampling technique, with 105 respondents. The data collection technique used was a questionnaire (questionnaire). The analysis technique used the SPSS version 22. The results showed there was an effect of product differentiation, promotion, and price simultaneously on the decision to purchase fashion products. Based on the partial test results it can be seen that product differentiation, promotions, and prices have a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions for fashion products. The conclusion from this research is the higher product differentiation, promotion, and price, the decision to buy products fashion will increase. Suggestions for further researchers is to be able to conduct research on different subjects and by developing other independent variables.

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