scholarly journals Recent Efforts in Modeling and Simulation of Textiles

Textiles ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 322-336
Author(s):  
Julia Orlik ◽  
Maxime Krier ◽  
David Neusius ◽  
Kathrin Pietsch ◽  
Olena Sivak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Frictional Contact ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Thin Plates ◽  
Loading Direction ◽  
Numerical Tools ◽  
Weaving Pattern ◽  
Spacer Fabrics ◽  
Theoretical Results

In many textiles and fiber structures, the behavior of the material is determined by the structural arrangements of the fibers, their thickness and cross-section, as well as their material properties. Textiles are thin plates made of thin long yarns in frictional contact with each other that are connected via a rule defined by a looping diagram. The yarns themselves are stretchable or non-stretchable. All these structural parameters of a textile define its macroscopic behavior. Its folding is determined by all these parameters and the kind of the boundary fixation or loading direction. The next influencing characteristic is the value of the loading. The same textile can behave similar to a shell and work just for bending, or behave as a membrane with large tension deformations under different magnitudes of the loading forces. In our research, bounds on the loading and frictional parameters for both types of behavior are found. Additionally, algorithms for the computation of effective textile properties based on the structural information are proposed. Further focus of our research is the nature of folding, induced by pre-strain in yarns and some in-plane restriction of the textile movements, or by the local knitting or weaving pattern and the yarn’s cross-sections. Further investigations concern different applications with spacer fabrics. Structural parameters influencing the macroscopic fabric behavior are investigated and a way for optimization is proposed. An overview of our published mathematical and numerical papers with developed algorithms is given and our numerical tools based on these theoretical results are demonstrated.

Structural Optimization of the Telescopic Boom of a Certain Type of Truck-Mounted Crane

2014 ◽  
Vol 548-549 ◽  
pp. 383-388
Author(s):  
Zhi Wei Chen ◽  
Zhe Cui ◽  
Yi Jin Fu ◽  
Wen Ping Cui ◽  
Li Juan Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Static Analysis ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Optimization Design ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Vertical Direction ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Shape Parameters ◽  
Conventional Design ◽  
Design Variables

Parametric finite element model for a commonly used telescopic boom structure of a certain type of truck-mounted crane has been established. Static analysis of the conventional design configuration was performed first. And then an optimization process has been carried out to minimize the total weight of the telescopic structures. The design variables include the geometric shape parameters of the cross-sections and the integrated structural parameters of the telescopic boom. The constraints include the maximum allowable equivalent stresses and the flexure displacements at the tip of the assembled boom structure in both the vertical direction and the circumferential direction of the rotating plane. Compared with the conventional design, the optimization design has achieved a significant weight reduction of up to 24.3%.

scholarly journals Threshold Treewidth and Hypertree Width

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Ganian ◽  
Andre Schidler ◽  
Manuel Sorge ◽  
Stefan Szeider
Keyword(s):  
Constraint Satisfaction ◽  
Constraint Satisfaction Problem ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Exact Methods ◽  
Fixed Parameter Tractable ◽  
Computational Costs ◽  
Fixed Parameter ◽  
Account Information ◽  
The Given ◽  
Theoretical Results

Treewidth and hypertree width have proven to be highly successful structural parameters in the context of the Constraint Satisfaction Problem (CSP). When either of these parameters is bounded by a constant, then CSP becomes solvable in polynomial time. However, here the order of the polynomial in the running time depends on the width, and this is known to be unavoidable; therefore, the problem is not fixed-parameter tractable parameterized by either of these width measures. Here we introduce an enhancement of tree and hypertree width through a novel notion of thresholds, allowing the associated decompositions to take into account information about the computational costs associated with solving the given CSP instance. Aside from introducing these notions, we obtain efficient theoretical as well as empirical algorithms for computing threshold treewidth and hypertree width and show that these parameters give rise to fixed-parameter algorithms for CSP as well as other, more general problems. We complement our theoretical results with experimental evaluations in terms of heuristics as well as exact methods based on SAT/SMT encodings.

scholarly journals Flexibility of Short-Strand RNA in Aqueous Solution as Revealed by Molecular Dynamics Simulation: Are A-RNA and A´-RNA Distinct Conformational Structures?

2009 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 1054 ◽  
Author(s):  
Defang Ouyang ◽  
Hong Zhang ◽  
Dirk-Peter Herten ◽  
Harendra S. Parekh ◽  
Sean C. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Biological Molecules ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Viral Gene ◽  
Conformational Structure ◽  
Crystal Forms ◽  
Gene Delivery Vectors

We use molecular dynamics simulations to compare the conformational structure and dynamics of a 21-base pair RNA sequence initially constructed according to the canonical A-RNA and A′-RNA forms in the presence of counterions and explicit water. Our study aims to add a dynamical perspective to the solid-state structural information that has been derived from X-ray data for these two characteristic forms of RNA. Analysis of the three main structural descriptors commonly used to differentiate between the two forms of RNA – namely major groove width, inclination and the number of base pairs in a helical twist – over a 30 ns simulation period reveals a flexible structure in aqueous solution with fluctuations in the values of these structural parameters encompassing the range between the two crystal forms and more. This provides evidence to suggest that the identification of distinct A-RNA and A′-RNA structures, while relevant in the crystalline form, may not be generally relevant in the context of RNA in the aqueous phase. The apparent structural flexibility observed in our simulations is likely to bear ramifications for the interactions of RNA with biological molecules (e.g. proteins) and non-biological molecules (e.g. non-viral gene delivery vectors).

Elastic Scattering of Electrons by Helium Atoms at Intermediate Energies

1993 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 465-468
Author(s):  
V. M. Chhaya ◽  
J. J. Tarwadi ◽  
Smita Chhag
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Scattering ◽  
Energy Range ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Differential Cross ◽  
Hydrogen Atoms ◽  
Helium Atoms ◽  
Intermediate Energies ◽  
Born Series ◽  
Electrons And Positrons ◽  
Theoretical Results

Abstract The unitarised Eikonal Born series (UEBS) method has been used successfully by Byron et al. for elastic scattering of electrons and positrons by hydrogen atoms. Here an attempt is made to apply the UEBS method in the case of elastic scattering of electrons by helium atoms. The total and differential cross sections are calculated for the energy range 100-700 eV. The results are compared with experimental and other theoretical results. It is found that the results obtained with the UEBS method agree best with the experimental results.

Cushioning properties of weft-knitted spacer fabrics

2017 ◽  
Vol 88 (14) ◽  
pp. 1628-1640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tong Zhao ◽  
Hairu Long ◽  
Tianqi Yang ◽  
Yanping Liu
Keyword(s):  
Human Body ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Absorption Energy ◽  
Yarn Diameter ◽  
Spacer Fabrics ◽  
Compression Resistance

Three-dimensional spacer fabrics which have a sandwich structure are formed in a single knitting process without any additional joining treatment. They consist of two separate multifilament outer layers connected by arrays of spacer monofilaments. This paper presents an experimental study on the relationships between the cushioning properties and structural parameters of weft-knitted spacer fabrics in order to lay a foundation for the development of seamless shaped impact protectors for human body impact protection. Sixteen spacer fabrics of different structural parameters were knitted on a computerized flat knitting machine and tested on a universal mechanical testing machine. The cushioning properties of the spacer fabrics were analyzed in terms of their structural features, compression stress–strain curves, energy absorption, and compression resilience. It was found that multifilament fineness, spacer yarn diameter, and spacer yarn pattern should be matching in order to form effective binding structures between the outer layers and spacer monofilaments. The results also showed that spacer fabrics knitted with a shorter spacer yarn span distance, coarser monofilaments, and higher spacer yarn density have better compression resistance and absorption energy but inferior compression resilience if their binding structures are effective. This study has practical significance in promoting the application of this type of fabric as a cushion material for human body protection.

X-Ray Fluorescence Cross-Section Measurements in the Energy Range 4-18 keV

1995 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 845-855
Author(s):  
Krassimir N. Stoev ◽  
Joseph F. Dlouhy
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Transition Probabilities ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Emission Rates ◽  
Excitation Energies ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Fluorescence Cross Section ◽  
Theoretical Results

K, L and M shell x-ray fluorescence cross sections have been measured for elements 11 ≤, Z ≤, 92 at excitation energies corresponding to weighted average energies of K-lines of Ti-K (4.558 keV), Fe-K (6,480 keV), Ge-K (10.024 keV), Se-K (11.391 keV) and Mo-K (17.805 keV) . The measurements were performed with an energy-dispersive x-ray spectrometer in a vacuum chamber using thin ultra-pure targets. Rh x-ray tube and secondary targets were used for excitation of x-ray radiation. The measured x-ray fluorescence cross-sections have been compared to previously published experimental and theoretical results. Presented data can be used for determination of physical parameters such as photoionization cross-sections, fluorescence yields, x-ray emission rates, Coster-Kronig transition probabilities and jump ratios.

scholarly journals GMDE: Extracting quantitative information from geologic maps

Geosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1495-1507
Author(s):  
Richard W. Allmendinger
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Error Propagation ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Testing Error ◽  
Geologic Maps ◽  
Microsoft Windows ◽  
Cylindrical Folds

Abstract GMDE is a program, available on the desktop for Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, and Linux platforms and in a mobile version for iOS, that enables geologists to extract quantitative structural information from geologic maps and satellite images. The program facilitates the digitizing of strikes and dips or calculating them from three-point problems, calculation of stratigraphic map thickness, determination of piercing points on faults, and the construction of down-plunge projections and vertical cross sections with projected apparent dips, contacts, and cylindrical folds. The program also enables the automatic plotting of planar contacts across topography based on orientation calculated from three clicked points, which can be carried out in the field for immediate hypothesis testing. Error propagation is built into many of the calculations. Maps and satellite images require no projection or datum information, just four points with known latitude and longitude information. Alternatively, the user can enter the map or image in MBTiles format. Users can easily extract X-Y-Z data for any clicked or calculated point or polygon, enabling them to make their own calculations.

scholarly journals Total Electron Scattering Cross Sections of He, Ne, Ar, Kr and Xe in the Energy Range 100 eV to 10 000 eV

2009 ◽  
Vol 64 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 665-670
Author(s):  
Xiao-Ming Tan ◽  
Chuan-Lu Yang ◽  
Mei-Shan Wang ◽  
Zhi-Hong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Range ◽  
Electron Scattering ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Model Potential ◽  
Total Electron ◽  
Total Cross Sections ◽  
Optical Model Potential ◽  
Scattering Cross Sections ◽  
Experimental And Theoretical Studies ◽  
Theoretical Results

The total cross sections for electron scattering from He, Ne, Ar, Kr and Xe in the energy range from 100 eV to 10 000 eV have been calculated based on the optical-model potential. Our theoretical results are compared with the available experimental data. The consistency between them is also discussed. At higher energies (over 2000 eV for He, over 5000 eV for Ne, Ar, Kr and Xe), the total cross sections of electron scattering from these atoms are scarce, so our calculations will give a reference for further experimental and theoretical studies.

Photoelectric cross sections derived from the measured total absorption cross sections at 52.2 and 84.3 keV in Al, Cu, Zr, Ag, Sn, Ta, Au, and Pb

1976 ◽  
Vol 54 (21) ◽  
pp. 2170-2172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramakrishna Gowda ◽  
K. S. Puttaswamy ◽  
B. Sanjeevaiah
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Total Absorption ◽  
Absorption Cross ◽  
Total Scattering ◽  
Scattering Cross ◽  
Scattering Cross Sections ◽  
Theoretical Results

Photoelectric cross sections for 52.2 and 84.3 keV photons in Al, Cu, Zr, Ag, Sn, Ta, Au, and Pb are obtained by subtracting the total scattering cross sections from the measured total absorption cross sections. The scattering cross sections are taken from the recent tabulated values of Veigele, for subtracting purpose. The results are compared with the values interpolated from the theoretical results of (1) Schmickley and Pratt and (2) Scofield.

Wear Mechanism of Ceramics and Surface Topography

1986 ◽  
Vol 108 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Hisakado
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Friction And Wear ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Wear Rates ◽  
Contact Points ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
The Mean ◽  
New Criterion ◽  
Theoretical Results ◽  
Wear Tests

Assuming that harder asperities sliding on a flat surface were semicylindrical with the hemispherical ends, whose surface consisted of a series of spherical micro-asperities, effects of the number of contact points n, total area Sp of the cross-sections of grooves ploughed by harder asperities and depth of plastic zone on the coefficient of friction and wear for ceramics were theoretically analyzed. To verify theory, wear tests with various ceramic pins and a Si3N4 disk were carried out at a sliding speed of 1.63 m/s and under load of 0.98 N with no lubrication. The sizes of wear scratches on the worn surfaces were measured by means of a Talysurf and SEM photographs. The wear rates of the pins and Si3N4 disks increased with an increase in the mean cross-sectional area Sp/n of the scratches. This trend agreed with the theoretical results, which also showed that the Sp values were proportional to the wear rates. Theory also indicated the existence of a new criterion applicable to estimation of the wear rate.

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