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Cool Muscles: Storing Elastic Energy for Flight | Advanced Photon...
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Spectral Modeling of Residual Stress and Stored Elastic Strain Energy in Thermal Barrier Coatings
Donegan, Sean; Rolett, Anthony
Solutions to the thermoelastic problem are important for characterizing the response under temperature change of refractory systems. This work extends a spectral fast Fourier transform (FFT) technique to analyze the thermoelastic behavior of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs), with the intent of probing the local origins of failure in TBCs. The thermoelastic FFT (teFFT) approach allows for the characterization of local thermal residual stress and strain fields, which constitute the origins of failure in TBC systems. A technique based on statistical extreme value theory known as peaks-over-threshold (POT) is developed to quantify the extreme values ("hot spots") of stored elastic strain energy (i.e., elastic energy density, or EED). The resolution dependence of the teFFT method is assessed through a sensitivity study of the extreme values in EED. The sensitivity study is performed both for the local (point-by-point) #12;eld distributions as well as the grain scale #12;eld distributions. A convergence behavior to a particular distribution shape is demonstrated for the local #12;elds. The grain scale fields are shown to exhibit a possible convergence to a maximum level of EED. To apply the teFFT method to TBC systems, 3D synthetic microstructures are created to approximate actual TBC microstructures. The morphology of the grains in each constituent layer as well as the texture is controlled. A variety of TBC materials, including industry standard materials and potential future materials, are analyzed using the teFFT. The resulting hot spots are quantified using the POT approach. A correlation between hot spots in EED and interface rumpling between constituent layers is demonstrated, particularly for the interface between the bond coat (BC) and the thermally grown oxide (TGO) layer.
Muscle mechanical work and elastic energy utilization during walking and running near the preferred gait transition speed
Muscle mechanical work and elastic energy utilization during walking and running near the preferred gait transition speed Kotaro Sasaki, Richard R. Neptune * Department of Mechanical Engineering; received in revised form 18 May 2005; accepted 23 May 2005 Abstract Mechanical and metabolic energy
Design, prototyping and preliminary testing of an elastic-powered climbing exoskeleton
Briner, Hazel (Hazel Linn)
Human powered elastic mechanisms can be used to reduce work requirements of muscles, by storing and releasing energy to more evenly distribute work load. An exoskeleton was designed to delay human fatigue during rock ...
Scheible, Jeff; Neves, Joshua
Journal, and a former video manager of Kim's Mediapolis inMEDIA FELDS J O U R N A L Video Stores Introduction Jeffa specific media space: the video rental store. We were
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Storing and transporting energy
McClaine, Andrew W. (Lexington, MA); Brown, Kenneth (Reading, MA)
Among other things, hydrogen is released from water at a first location using energy from a first energy source; the released hydrogen is stored in a metal hydride slurry; and the metal hydride slurry is transported to a second location remote from the first location.
Stored Luminescence Computed Tomography
Cong, Wenxiang; Wang, Ge
The phosphor nanoparticles made of doped semiconductors, pre-excited by well-collimated X-ray radiation, were recently reported for their light emission upon NIR light stimulation. The characteristics of X-ray energy storage and NIR stimulated emission is highly desirable to design targeting probes and improve molecular and cellular imaging. Here we propose stored luminescence computed tomography (SLCT), perform realistic numerical simulation, and demonstrate a much-improved spatial resolution in a preclinical research context. The future opportunities are also discussed along this direction.
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Molecular elasticity and the geometric phase
Joseph Samuel; Supurna Sinha
We present a method for solving the Worm Like Chain (WLC) model for twisting semiflexible polymers to any desired accuracy. We show that the WLC free energy is a periodic function of the applied twist with period 4 pi. We develop an analogy between WLC elasticity and the geometric phase of a spin half system. These analogies are used to predict elastic properties of twist-storing polymers. We graphically display the elastic response of a single molecule to an applied torque. This study is relevant to mechanical properties of biopolymers like DNA.
Drying and Storing Sorghum Grain.
Hutchison, J. E.
Drying and Storing Sorghum Grain W. S. ALLEN AND J. W. SORENSON. JR.* lead to insect. niold and heat damage in stored grain. They cause most of the problems encountered in storing grain. High moisture may result from leak- age of outside... moisture through hin walls or from placing high-moisture grain in storage. If the following recornrnendations and procedures are followed. sorghum grain can be stored safely. The! are based on research conducted at Beeville by the Texas Agricultural...
A model of muscle-tendon function in human walking
Endo, Ken
In this paper, we study the mechanical behavior of leg muscles and tendons during human walking in order to motivate the design of economical robotic legs. We hypothesize that quasi-passive, series-elastic clutch units ...
CCPExecutiveSummary Storing Wind
Feigon, Brooke
CCPExecutiveSummary July 2011 Storing Wind for a Rainy Day W: www.uea.ac.uk/ccp T: +44 (0)1603 593715 A: UEA, Norwich, NR4 7TJ Storing Wind for a Rainy Day: What kind of electricity does Denmark export? BACKGROUND The last decade has seen a remarkable increase in the number of wind installations
Miller, Ken
The StORe project is multidisciplinary in scope, embracing the seven scientific domains of archaeology, astronomy, biochemistry, biosciences, chemistry, physics and the social sciences (originally described in the project ...
Pumping fluids in microfluidic systems using the elastic deformation of poly(dimethylsiloxane){
Prentiss, Mara
Pumping fluids in microfluidic systems using the elastic deformation of polyth October 2007 DOI: 10.1039/b714664g This paper demonstrates a methodology for storing and pumping. Introduction This note describes a technique for storing and pumping fluids in microfluidic devices fabricated
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Remote Store Programming: Mechanisms and Performance
Wentzlaff, David
This paper presents remote store programming (RSP). This paradigm combines usability and efficiency through the exploitation of a simple hardware mechanism, the remote store, which can easily be added to existing ...
Geospatial Data Store Colorado School of Mines
Geospatial Data Store Colorado School of Mines White Paper February 2006 Martin Spann, Adjunct Professor EPICS #12;2 A Geospatial Data Store Contents Executive Summary Proposed Budget (short version) General Information Geospatial Data Geospatial Data Store Library Geospatial Committee Academic
Campus Computer Store Information Technology Services
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Campus Computer Store Information Technology Services 20 Place Riel, 1 Campus Drive 966-8375 ccs Computer Store is administering a license for SAS. It is licensed on a yearly pro-rated basis as outlined: _____________________________________________________ Student Number (if applicable): _______________________________________________ Location of Computer
Geographica: A Benchmark for Geospatial RDF Stores
Koubarakis, Manolis
Geographica: A Benchmark for Geospatial RDF Stores George Garbis, Kostis Kyzirakos, and Manolis. Geospatial extensions of SPARQL like GeoSPARQL and stSPARQL have recently been defined and corresponding geospatial RDF stores have been implemented. However, there is no widely used bench- mark for evaluating
Chen, Dong; Heidelberger, Philip; Kumar, Sameer; Ohmacht, Martin; Steinmacher-Burow, Burkhard
A system, method and computer program product for performing various store-operate instructions in a parallel computing environment that includes a plurality of processors and at least one cache memory device. A queue in the system receives, from a processor, a store-operate instruction that specifies under which condition a cache coherence operation is to be invoked. A hardware unit in the system runs the received store-operate instruction. The hardware unit evaluates whether a result of the running the received store-operate instruction satisfies the condition. The hardware unit invokes a cache coherence operation on a cache memory address associated with the received store-operate instruction if the result satisfies the condition. Otherwise, the hardware unit does not invoke the cache coherence operation on the cache memory device.
Sewell, T. D. (Thomas D.); Bedrov, D. (Dmitry); Menikoff, Ralph; Smith, G. D. (Grant D.)
Atomistic molecular dynamics simulations have been used to calculate isothermal elastic properties for {beta}-, {alpha}-, and {delta}-HMX. The complete elastic tensor for each polymorph was determined at room temperature and pressure via analysis of microscopic strain fluctuations using formalism due to Rahman and Parrinello [J. Chem. Phys. 76,2662 (1982)]. Additionally, the isothermal compression curve was computed for {beta}-HMX for 0 {le} p {le} 10.6 GPa; the bulk modulus K and its pressure derivative K{prime} were obtained from two fitting forms employed previously in experimental studies of the {beta}-HMX equation of state. Overall, the results indicate good agreement between the bulk modulus predicted from the measured and calculated compression curves. The bulk modulus determined directly from the elastic tensor of {beta}-HMX is in significant disagreement with the compression curve-based results. The explanation for this discrepancy is an area of current research.
Project StORe: Physics Report�
Bull, Stephen
Results are presented on the Physics Survey of Researcher Use of Repositories which constitutes the culmination of Work Package 2 (in Physics) of Project StORe (Source to Output Repositories). The data were obtained by ...
Storing data encoded DNA in living organisms
Wong; Pak C. (Richland, WA), Wong; Kwong K. (Sugar Land, TX), Foote; Harlan P. (Richland, WA)
Current technologies allow the generation of artificial DNA molecules and/or the ability to alter the DNA sequences of existing DNA molecules. With a careful coding scheme and arrangement, it is possible to encode important information as an artificial DNA strand and store it in a living host safely and permanently. This inventive technology can be used to identify origins and protect R&D investments. It can also be used in environmental research to track generations of organisms and observe the ecological impact of pollutants. Today, there are microorganisms that can survive under extreme conditions. As well, it is advantageous to consider multicellular organisms as hosts for stored information. These living organisms can provide as memory housing and protection for stored data or information. The present invention provides well for data storage in a living organism wherein at least one DNA sequence is encoded to represent data and incorporated into a living organism.
System for handling and storing radioactive waste
Anderson, J.K.; Lindemann, P.E.
A system and method are claimed for handling and storing spent reactor fuel and other solid radioactive waste, including canisters to contain the elements of solid waste, storage racks to hold a plurality of such canisters, storage bays to store these racks in isolation by means of shielded doors in the bays. This system also includes means for remotely positioning the racks in the bays and an access tunnel within which the remotely operated means is located to position a rack in a selected bay. The modular type of these bays will facilitate the construction of additional bays and access tunnel extension.
Survey of Energy Use in Grocery Stores
Cox, R. L.; Haberl, J. S.; Claridge, D. E.
tended to have electricity EUls of roughly 9 W/ft 2 , and varied to extremes by ? 2 WIft 2 , as shown in Figure 4b. The most noticeable change in EUr with respect to floor area seemed to occur between 40,000 and 50,000 ft 2 . Stores smaller than 40... Figure ~a show" that there has been only a slight variation in the installed refrigeration capacity over the last twenty years. The variation tendeLl to follow the same pattern as store size. As shown in Figure ~b, the refrigeration nameplate Eur (Wit...
System for handling and storing radioactive waste
Anderson, John K. (San Diego, CA); Lindemann, Paul E. (Escondido, CA)
A system and method for handling and storing spent reactor fuel and other solid radioactive waste, including canisters to contain the elements of solid waste, storage racks to hold a plurality of such canisters, storage bays to store these racks in isolation by means of shielded doors in the bays. This system also includes means for remotely positioning the racks in the bays and an access tunnel within which the remotely operated means is located to position a rack in a selected bay. The modular type of these bays will facilitate the construction of additional bays and access tunnel extension.
Microbial flora of fresh and stored shrimp
Mroz, Eva
MICROBIAL FLORA OF FRESH AND STORED SHRIMP A Thesis by Eva Nroz Submitted to the Graduate College of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of MASTER OF SCIEHCE (month) 1970 (ycar) Major Subject... Food Technolo MICROBIAL FLORA OF FPZSH AND STORED SHRIMP A Thesis by EVA IjROZ Approved as to style and content by: cA~ A' Chairman of C ittee) (Head of Department) (Member) (Membe (Member) Me et) (Member) (month) 1970 (year) ABSTRACT...
Walmart Experimental Store Performance Stories: Preprint
Deru, M.; Kozubal, E.; Norton, P.
Walmart opened two experimental stores--one in Colorado and one in Texas--in 2005 to serve as test beds for several advanced building systems. Each embodied more than 50 experiments covering materials, water systems, energy systems, and renewable energy production. Walmart worked for three years with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for the Colorado Store and Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the Texas store to monitor, analyze, and report on their performance. HVAC experiments included waste oil boilers, a microturbine/absorption chiller combined heat and power system, evaporative cooling, and a transpired solar collector. The refrigeration systems integrated a medium-temperature secondary loop, evaporatively cooled condenser, doors on medium-temperature cases, and light-emitting diodes on cases. Experiments in the lighting systems included a redesigned roof for clerestory daylighting and T-5 fluorescent lamps. Three photovoltaic systems for a total of 135 kW and a 50-kW wind turbine are also included. The energy system performance was compared to the measured performance of a prototypical Walmart store and to other benchmarks.
Canister arrangement for storing radioactive waste
Lorenzo, Donald K. (Knoxville, TN); Van Cleve, Jr., John E. (Kingston, TN)
The subject invention relates to a canister arrangement for jointly storing high level radioactive chemical waste and metallic waste resulting from the reprocessing of nuclear reactor fuel elements. A cylindrical steel canister is provided with an elongated centrally disposed billet of the metallic waste and the chemical waste in vitreous form is disposed in the annulus surrounding the billet.
Canister arrangement for storing radioactive waste
Lorenzo, D.K.; Van Cleve, J.E. Jr.
The subject invention relates to a canister arrangement for jointly storing high level radioactive chemical waste and metallic waste resulting from the reprocessing of nuclear reactor fuel elements. A cylindrical steel canister is provided with an elongated centrally disposed billet of the metallic waste and the chemical waste in vitreous form is disposed in the annulus surrounding the billet.
Storing Renewable Energy in Chemical Bonds
Helm, Monte; Bullock, Morris
With nearly 7 billion people, the world's population is demanding more electricity every year. Improved technologies are bringing wind and solar power to our electrical grid. However, wind turbines and solar panels only work when the wind blows or the sun shines. PNNL scientists discuss catalysis approaches for storing and releasing energy on demand.
Storing Renewable Energy in Chemical Bonds
Helm, Monte; Bullock, Morris
With nearly 7 billion people, the world's population is demanding more electricity every year. Improved technologies are bringing wind and solar power to our electrical grid. However, wind turbines and solar panels only work when the wind blows or the sun shines. PNNL scientists discuss catalysis approaches for storing and releasing energy on demand.
Loewenthal, M.; Loseke, K.; Dow, T.A.; Scattergood, R.O.
Elastic emission polishing, also called elastic emission machining (EEM), is a process where a stream of abrasive slurry is used to remove material from a substrate and produce damage free surfaces with controlled surface form. It is a noncontacting method utilizing a thick elasto-hydrodynamic film formed between a soft rotating ball and the workpiece to control the flow of the abrasive. An apparatus was built in the Center, which consists of a stationary spindle, a two-axis table for the workpiece, and a pump to circulate the working fluid. The process is controlled by a programmable computer numerical controller (CNC), which presently can operate the spindle speed and movement of the workpiece in one axis only. This apparatus has been used to determine material removal rates on different material samples as a function of time, utilizing zirconium oxide (ZrO{sub 2}) particles suspended in distilled water as the working fluid. By continuing a study of removal rates the process should become predictable, and thus create a new, effective, yet simple tool for ultra-precision mechanical machining of surfaces.
The Stored Waste Autonomous Mobile Inspector (SWAMI)
Peterson, K.D.; Ward, C.R.
A mobile robot system called Stored Waste Autonomous Mobile Inspector (SWAMI) is under development by the Savannah River Technology Center (SRTC) Robotics Group of Westinghouse Savannah River Company (WSRC) to perform mandated inspections of waste drums stored in warehouse facilities. The system will reduce personnel exposure to potential hazards and create accurate, high-quality documentation to ensure regulatory compliance and enhance waste management operations. Development work is coordinated among several Department of Energy (DOE), academic, and commercial entities in accordance wit DOE`s technology transfer initiative. The prototype system, SWAMI I, was demonstrated at Savannah River Site (SRS) in November, 1993. SWAMI II is now under development for field trails at the Fernald site.
Multiple stage multiple filter hydrate store
Bjorkman, H.K. Jr.
An improved hydrate store for a metal halogen battery system is disclosed which employs a multiple stage, multiple filter means for separating the halogen hydrate from the liquid used in forming the hydrate. The filter means is constructed in the form of three separate sections which combine to substantially cover the interior surface of the store container. Exit conduit means is provided in association with the filter means for transmitting liquid passing through the filter means to a hydrate former subsystem. The hydrate former subsystem combines the halogen gas generated during the charging of the battery system with the liquid to form the hydrate in association with the store. Relief valve means is interposed in the exit conduit means for controlling the operation of the separate sections of the filter means, such that the liquid flow through the exit conduit means from each of the separate sections is controlled in a predetermined sequence. The three separate sections of the filter means operate in three discrete stages to provide a substantially uniform liquid flow to the hydrate former subsystem during the charging of the battery system. The separation of the liquid from the hydrate causes an increase in the density of the hydrate by concentrating the hydrate along the filter means. 7 figs.
Multiple stage multiple filter hydrate store
Bjorkman, Jr., Harry K. (Birmingham, MI)
An improved hydrate store for a metal halogen battery system is disclosed which employs a multiple stage, multiple filter means or separating the halogen hydrate from the liquid used in forming the hydrate. The filter means is constructed in the form of three separate sections which combine to substantially cover the interior surface of the store container. Exit conduit means is provided in association with the filter means for transmitting liquid passing through the filter means to a hydrate former subsystem. The hydrate former subsystem combines the halogen gas generated during the charging of the battery system with the liquid to form the hydrate in association with the store. Relief valve means is interposed in the exit conduit means for controlling the operation of the separate sections of the filter means, such that the liquid flow through the exit conduit means from each of the separate sections is controlled in a predetermined sequence. The three separate sections of the filter means operate in three discrete stages to provide a substantially uniform liquid flow to the hydrate former subsystem during the charging of the battery system. The separation of the liquid from the hydrate causes an increase in the density of the hydrate by concentrating the hydrate along the filter means.
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Fygenson, Deborah Kuchnir
muscles to cure problems suchreplacement muscles to cure problems such as muscular atrophy, certain types valves andRequires large and heavy electric valves and air compressorair compressor http
Stored-Ion Collisional Relaxation to Equilibrium
Church, David A.
using a chart recorder, an oscilloscope, or a multichannel analyzer, as appropriate. About n =1.5 X 10' hot ions initially produced in the trap were observed to cool from 1.2X 10 K to 4.3 X 10'K:?T? in=50 s via dissipation of random motional en... as for regular articles is followed, and page proofs are sent to authors. Stored-ion collisional relaxation to equihbrium D. A. Church Physics Department, Texas AkM Uniuersity, College Station, Texas 77843A242 (Received 10 August 1987) The rate of energy...
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Elastic energy storage in b-sheets with application to F1-ATPase Received: 26 December 2002 / Revised: 11 March 2003 / Accepted: 4 April 2003 / Published online: 3 September 2003
Sun, Sean
ARTICLE Elastic energy storage in b-sheets with application to F1-ATPase Received: 26 December 2002) of elastic energy is stored in the b-sheet as the b-subunit undergoes its hinge bending motion, in good to deduce the relative free energies of each equilibrated structure. This allows us to determine the free
Virginia store chain drops EMS, blames overspecification. [CFM Associates, Richmond
Deans, B.
CFM Associates Inc. blames oversophistication and the lack of manual override for its decision to replace Sunkeeper energy management systems (EMS) with simplier equipment before it finishes paying for the five Sunkeeper systems. The manufacturer blames store personnel and the stores' owners for refusing to accept training and a service contract for reducing the 25% energy savings obtained during the first year. The systems are blamed for interrupting store operations by rendering equipment inoperative, which is unacceptable in food stores. (DCK)
Stability of elastic grid shells
Mesnil, Romain, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The elastic grid shell is a solution that combines double curvature and ease of mounting. This structural system, based on the deformation of an initially at grid without shear stiffness was invented more than fifty years ...
Using and Storing Nonfat Dry Milk Nonfat dry milk is convenient to store, easy to use and
in a cool, dry place. s Dry milk products are very sensitive to temperature and humidity. The area where your dry milk is stored should be kept as cool as possible. s Dry milk will absorb moisture and odorsUsing and Storing Nonfat Dry Milk Nonfat dry milk is convenient to store, easy to use
Thermal Fluctuations and Rubber Elasticity
Xiangjun Xing; Paul M. Goldbart; Leo Radzihovsky
The effects of thermal elastic fluctuations in rubber materials are examined. It is shown that, due to an interplay with the incompressibility constraint, these fluctuations qualitatively modify the large-deformation stress-strain relation, compared to that of classical rubber elasticity. To leading order, this mechanism provides a simple and generic explanation for the peak structure of Mooney-Rivlin stress-strain relation, and shows a good agreement with experiments. It also leads to the prediction of a phonon correlation function that depends on the external deformation.
Thermoacoustic Tomography in Elastic Media
Justin Tittelfitz
We investigate the problem of recovering the initial displacement f for a solution u of a linear, isotropic, non-homogeneous elastic wave equation, given measurements of u on [0,T] x \\partial \\Omega, where \\Omega\\subset\\R^3 is some bounded domain containing the support of f. For the acoustic wave equation, this problem is known as thermoacoustic tomography (TAT), and has been well-studied; for the elastic wave equation, the situation is somewhat more subtle, and we give sufficient conditions on the Lam\\'e parameters to ensure that recovery is possible.
Suggestions for Controlling Insects in Farm-Stored Grain.
Hamman, Philip J.
of Infestations When storing grain in farm facilities, provide the least favorable conditions for insect development. Store clean, sound grain with 12 percent or less moisture content. Grain cot;ltaining more moisture at tracts insects, promotes mold growth...IUUL; Z TA24S.7 8873 NO.1410 Suggestions B-1410 for Controlling Insects ? In Farm-Stored Grain The Texas A&M University System ? Texas Agricultural Extension Service JUN 2 0 2002 Zerle L. Carpenter . Director College Station...
Energy Department Project Captures and Stores more than One Million...
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and CO2 product compressor. | Photo courtesy of Air Products and Chemicals Inc. News Media Contact (202)586-4940 Project safely stores CO2 from commercial industrial...
Using Digital Technology to Access And Store African Art
Blake, Edwin
Using Digital Technology to Access And Store African Art Gary Marsden, Katherine Malan & Edwin Blake Collaborative Visual Computing Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Cape Town +27
OFC/NFOEC '12 Summary --Elastic Networks
California at Davis, University of
DWDMNetworks regarding CAPEX and Power Consumption Axel Klekamp ALU Traffic Engineering and Network Planning consumption and CAPEX for MLR and Elastic Networks. No. of transponders and fibers used is less in elastic
Plotkin, Joshua B.
associative store queue search with more energy-efficient indexed access to a single store queue entry. RDCA
MEASURING GASEOUS EMISSIONS FROM STORED PIG SLURRY S. Espagnol1
Boyer, Edmond
2 MEASURING GASEOUS EMISSIONS FROM STORED PIG SLURRY S. Espagnol1 , L. Loyon2 , F. Guiziou2 , P to measure emissions factors of ammonia (NH3), nitrous oxide (N2O) methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) from stored pig slurry and measured the variations of the emissions in time and space. In 2006, dynamic
Biomechanics and tennis Br J Sports Med 2006;40:392396. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.023150
Cooper, Robin L.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Correspondence to: Professor Elliott, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia; bruce this development. Muscle pre-tension (elastic energy) In a stretch-shorten cycle, elastic energy stored during
Elastomeric optical fiber sensors and method for detecting and measuring events occurring in elastic materials
Muhs, Jeffrey D. (Lenoir City, TN); Capps, Gary J. (Knoxville, TN); Smith, David B. (Oak Ridge, TN); White, Clifford P. (Knoxville, TN)
Fiber optic sensing means for the detection and measurement of events such as dynamic loadings imposed upon elastic materials including cementitious materials, elastomers, and animal body components and/or the attrition of such elastic materials are provided. One or more optical fibers each having a deformable core and cladding formed of an elastomeric material such as silicone rubber are embedded in the elastic material. Changes in light transmission through any of the optical fibers due the deformation of the optical fiber by the application of dynamic loads such as compression, tension, or bending loadings imposed on the elastic material or by the attrition of the elastic material such as by cracking, deterioration, aggregate break-up, and muscle, tendon, or organ atrophy provide a measurement of the dynamic loadings and attrition. The fiber optic sensors can be embedded in elastomers subject to dynamic loadings and attrition such as commonly used automobiles and in shoes for determining the amount and frequency of the dynamic loadings and the extent of attrition. The fiber optic sensors are also useable in cementitious material for determining the maturation thereof.
Various Interpretations of the Stored and the Radiated Energy Density
Capek, Miloslav
Three contradictory but state-of-the-art concepts for defining and evaluating stored electromagnetic energy are treated in this communication, and are collated with the widely accepted definition of stored energy, which is the total energy minus the radiated energy. All three concepts are compared, and the results are discussed on an example of a dominant spherical mode, which is known to yield dissimilar results for the concepts dealt with here. It is shown that various definitions of stored energy density immanently imply diverse meanings of the term "radiation".
Composition and method for storing and releasing hydrogen
Thorn, David L.; Tumas, William; Ott, Kevin C.; Burrell, Anthony K.
A chemical system for storing and releasing hydrogen utilizes an endothermic reaction that releases hydrogen coupled to an exothermic reaction to drive the process thermodynamically, or an exothermic reaction that releases hydrogen coupled to an endothermic reaction.
Product & customer profiling for Direct Store Delivery (DSD)
Chen, Liang, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
This thesis is to analyze the suitability of different products, suppliers and customers for Direct Store Delivery (DSD) model with respect to the qualitative profile and the quantitative benefits. During the research, ...
Grocery Store 50% Energy Savings Technical Support Document
Leach, M.; Hale, E.; Hirsch, A.; Torcellini, P.
This report documents technical analysis for grocery stores aimed at providing design guidance that achieves whole-building energy savings of at least 50% over ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004.
Regeneration and Maintenance of Intestinal Smooth Muscle Phenotypes.
Walthers, Christopher
smooth muscle cell maintenance by basic fibroblast growthsmooth muscle cell maintenance by basic fibroblast growthsmooth muscle cell maintenance by basic fibroblast growth
Novel transcriptional profile in wrist muscles from cerebral palsy patients
article Novel transcriptional profile in wrist muscles fromMethod: The transcriptional profile of spastic muscles werefirst transcriptional profile performed on spastic muscle of
INTRODUCTION The power output of insect flight muscles is proportional to muscle
Nieh, James
#12;2239 INTRODUCTION The power output of insect flight muscles is proportional to muscle polaris) to forage in suboptimal thermal conditions (Heinrich, 1993). Recently, bumble bee (Bombus
The elastic anisotropy of marble
Gebhard, Susan Nash
on acoustic anisotropy in marble has been shown to be negligable in four naturally-deformed samples. Compressional-wave velocities in each of the samples were calculated from the single crystal elastic constants of calcite and the orien- tat1ons... thanks to my husband, Fred Tubb, for his patience and support. This research was supported by the National Science Foundation under grant OCN 7817919 and Office of Naval Research contract N-00014- 80-0-0013. To my mother and father, for al1...
Loken, S.C.
U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. W-7405-ENG-48.under Contract No. W-7405-ENG-48. Ui-u ELASTIC AND INELASTIC
Elasticity driven self-organization of polarons
Maniadis, Panagiotis [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Lookman, Turab [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Bishop, Alan R [Los Alamos National Laboratory
We use a strain description to couple long-range elastic fields adiabatically to electronic density to describe the behavior of a quantum particle in an elastic medium. We show that in this generalization of the Holstein polaron problem, a bound polaronic state results with strong long-range angular dependence in the elastic fields, but a localized electronic core. The deformation of the elastic fields creates an anisotropic, indirect interaction between polarons extending to large distances. For a given density of polarons, this interaction favors the formation of strings of polarons in preferred directions.
Video Rental Store: An Interview with Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot and Su-Ying Lee
Hogan, M�l
Video Rental Store An Interview with Suzanne Carte-of Under New Management�s Video Rental Store in Toronto,by the project�s name, Video Rental Store takes on the video
Air conditioning system with supplemental ice storing and cooling capacity
Weng, Kuo-Lianq (Taichung, TW); Weng, Kuo-Liang (Taichung, TW)
The present air conditioning system with ice storing and cooling capacity can generate and store ice in its pipe assembly or in an ice storage tank particularly equipped for the system, depending on the type of the air conditioning system. The system is characterized in particular in that ice can be produced and stored in the air conditioning system whereby the time of supplying cooled air can be effectively extended with the merit that the operation cycle of the on and off of the compressor can be prolonged, extending the operation lifespan of the compressor in one aspect. In another aspect, ice production and storage in great amount can be performed in an off-peak period of the electrical power consumption and the stored ice can be utilized in the peak period of the power consumption so as to provide supplemental cooling capacity for the compressor of the air conditioning system whereby the shift of peak and off-peak power consumption can be effected with ease. The present air conditioning system can lower the installation expense for an ice-storing air conditioning system and can also be applied to an old conventional air conditioning system.
Random Parking and Rubber Elasticity Mathew Penrose
Penrose, Mathew
Random Parking and Rubber Elasticity Mathew Penrose (University of Bath) Joint work with Antoine), Imperial January 2013 #12;Rubber Elasticity Let d, n N (e.g. d = n = 3). Suppose D Rd is a bounded domain. D represents a piece of rubber. Let L Rd be a locally finite point process. L D the locations
ROCK ELASTIC PROPERTIES: DEPENDENCE ON MICROSTRUCTURE James G. Berryman and Patricia A. Berge Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory P. O. Box 808 L�202 Livermore, CA 94551�9900 #12; ROCK ELASTIC PROPERTIES: DEPENDENCE ON MICROSTRUCTURE James G. Berryman and Patricia A. Berge Lawrence Livermore National
Elastic�Plastic Spherical Contact Modeling Including Roughness Effects
Li, L.; Etsion, I.; Talke, F. E.
A multilevel model for elastic�plastic contact between ajunction growth of an elastic�plastic spherical contact. J.nite element based elastic�plastic model for the contact of
High elastic modulus polymer electrolytes
Balsara, Nitash Pervez; Singh, Mohit; Eitouni, Hany Basam; Gomez, Enrique Daniel
A polymer that combines high ionic conductivity with the structural properties required for Li electrode stability is useful as a solid phase electrolyte for high energy density, high cycle life batteries that do not suffer from failures due to side reactions and dendrite growth on the Li electrodes, and other potential applications. The polymer electrolyte includes a linear block copolymer having a conductive linear polymer block with a molecular weight of at least 5000 Daltons, a structural linear polymer block with an elastic modulus in excess of 1.times.10.sup.7 Pa and an ionic conductivity of at least 1.times.10.sup.-5 Scm.sup.-1. The electrolyte is made under dry conditions to achieve the noted characteristics.
A management information system model for convenience stores
Moede, Eric Arne
of infomna- tion that convenience store managers can use to accomplisll coimoany objecti v s . This model will serv as a guide with which convenience store companies can set up thei r own management information systems . ~si. Obj eii es 1) Identify...', and 6) the organizational impact of a manage- ment information system. E~i i 1 R h i ll g I I 0 ~tip. 5 -. +s The majority of research on management information systems has been theoretically oriented. Little empirical research has been achieved...
Multifarious Assembly Mixtures: Systems Allowing Retrieval of Diverse Stored Structures
Arvind Murugan; Zorana Zeravcic; Michael P. Brenner; Stanislas Leibler
Self-assembly materials are traditionally designed so that molecular or meso-scale components form a single kind of large structure. Here, we propose a scheme to create "multifarious assembly mixtures", which self-assemble many different large structures from a set of shared components. We show that the number of multifarious structures stored in the solution of components increases rapidly with the number of different types of components. Yet, each stored structure can be retrieved by tuning only a few parameters, the number of which is only weakly dependent on the size of the assembled structure. Implications for artificial and biological self-assembly are discussed.
A management information system model for convenience stores�
Moede, Eric Arne
Najor Subject: Agricultural Economics A MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM MODEL FOR CONVENIENCE STORES A Thesfs by ERIC ARNE MOEDE Approved as to style and content by: Chairman of o ittee Dr. Willfam J. stine Head of Department Dr. Clfve R. Harston... Member Dr. Samuel M. Gillespie Mem er Dr, John I. Reynolds Member Dr. Thomas L. Sporleder December 1978 ABSTPJ CT A Management Information System I'1odel For Convenience Stores (December lg78 l Eric Arne I'loede, B. B. A. , Texas ARM University...
Hydrogen Species Motion in Piezoelectrics: A Quasi-Elastic Neutron...
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Species Motion in Piezoelectrics: A Quasi-Elastic Neutron Scattering Study. Hydrogen Species Motion in Piezoelectrics: A Quasi-Elastic Neutron Scattering Study. Abstract: Hydrogen...
Ordering of guarded and unguarded stores for no-sync I/O
Gara, Alan; Ohmacht, Martin
A parallel computing system processes at least one store instruction. A first processor core issues a store instruction. A first queue, associated with the first processor core, stores the store instruction. A second queue, associated with a first local cache memory device of the first processor core, stores the store instruction. The first processor core updates first data in the first local cache memory device according to the store instruction. The third queue, associated with at least one shared cache memory device, stores the store instruction. The first processor core invalidates second data, associated with the store instruction, in the at least one shared cache memory. The first processor core invalidates third data, associated with the store instruction, in other local cache memory devices of other processor cores. The first processor core flushing only the first queue.
ISSN 1745-9648 Storing Wind for a Rainy Day
Feigon, Brooke
generators, with no correlation with wind generation. We estimate the cost of volatility in Denmark's wind generation. We estimate the cost of volatility in Denmark's wind output to equal between 4% and 8% of itsISSN 1745-9648 Storing Wind for a Rainy Day What kind of electricity does Denmark export? Richard
Storing A Safe Emergency Drinking Water By Sharon Skipton,
Nebraska-Lincoln, University of
. These water supplies may contain enough residual disinfectant to deactivate pathogens that might be introducedStoring A Safe Emergency Drinking Water Supply By Sharon Skipton, UNL Extension Water Quality and other property, loss of power, and in some cases an interruption in water supplies. Having a safe
Global ecosystem services With their ability to capture and store
Paris-Sud XI, Universit� de
Locatelli Carbon sequestration is recognised as a global ecosystem service (see box on next page such as the global climate (through carbon sequestration), the quantity and quality of water and the force of windsS Global ecosystem services With their ability to capture and store carbon, forests contribute
Optimal Power Cost Management Using Stored Energy in Data Centers
Giles, C. Lee
Optimal Power Cost Management Using Stored Energy in Data Centers Rahul Urgaonkar, Bhuvan Urgaonkar of uninterrupted power supply (UPS) units as energy storage devices. This rep- resents a deviation from the usual average electric utility bill in a data center. Us- ing the technique of Lyapunov optimization, we develop
Optimal Power Cost Management Using Stored Energy in Data Centers
Urgaonkar, Bhuvan
the aver- age price of 1 MW-Hour of electricity. Consequently, mini- mization of energy consumption needOptimal Power Cost Management Using Stored Energy in Data Centers Rahul Urgaonkar, Bhuvan Urgaonkar that arise by the use of uninterrupted power supply (UPS) units as energy storage devices. This rep- resents
26 CURA REPORTER Hydrogen Generation Using Magnetite to Store
Levinson, David M.
26 CURA REPORTER Hydrogen Generation Using Magnetite to Store Energy from Alternative Sources by J of hydrogen generation and storage in the growing wind energy industry could be especially useful in a future sustainable energy economy in the state. The generated hydrogen also might be used onsite in the mining
Bullard et al., The Molecular Elasticity of the Insect Flight Muscle Proteins Projectin and Kettin
Leake, Mark C.
at the N- terminus, and the vector was transformed into E. coli BL21(DE3)pRARE cells (Stratagene enclosed the AFM inside a refrigerator, filled with lead bricks (to increase the heat capacity). We then turned on the refrigerator and let the AFM equilibrate at low temperatures (7-10o C). After ~1h the power
Sims, J.; Holden, G.
Currently, the United Kingdom has no facility for the disposal of any waste above the low level category, indicating that all intermediate and high level waste, apart from spent fuel, has to be stored on the site of origin. To meet this storage requirement, nuclear sites are resorting to converting existing buildings or contemplating the construction of dedicated facilities, resulting in considerable cost implications. These financing aspects not only concern the construction strategy but also impinge on the ultimate decommissioning costs associated with each particular nuclear site. This paper reports on an investigation to apply the commercially available interlocking hollow block system to the design of a store for drums of radioactive waste. This block system can be quickly, and cost effectively, erected and filled with a choice of dense material. Later, the store can be dismantled with a minimum of disposable radioactive waste and the complete facility re - erected at another location if required, considerably reducing both capital construction and decommissioning costs. The investigation also encompassed a detailed review of the equipment required to place the drums of waste into the store, resulting in a scheme for a remotely operated vehicle that did not rely on umbilical control cables. The drum handler design included for 100% redundancy of all functions, meaning that whichever component failed, the handler was always recoverable to effect the necessary repair. The ultimate aim of the waste drum store review was to produce a facility that was as safe as a conventionally constructed unit, but at a lower overall building and decommissioning cost.
Contaminant levels and source strengths in U.S. retail stores A pilot study
, acetaldehyde, and acrolein are three compounds with concentrations above health guidelines in some stores
Positron interactions with water�total elastic, total inelastic, and elastic differential cross section measurements
Tattersall, Wade [Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, Research School of Physics and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200 (Australia) [Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, Research School of Physics and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200 (Australia); Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, 4810 Queensland (Australia); Chiari, Luca [Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia (Australia)] [Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia (Australia); Machacek, J. R.; Anderson, Emma; Sullivan, James P. [Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, Research School of Physics and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200 (Australia)] [Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, Research School of Physics and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200 (Australia); White, Ron D. [Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, 4810 Queensland (Australia)] [Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, 4810 Queensland (Australia); Brunger, M. J. [Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia (Australia) [Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia (Australia); Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia); Buckman, Stephen J. [Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, Research School of Physics and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200 (Australia) [Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, Research School of Physics and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200 (Australia); Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia); Garcia, Gustavo [Instituto de F?sica Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigationes Cient?ficas (CSIC), Serrano 113-bis, E-28006 Madrid (Spain)] [Instituto de F?sica Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigationes Cient?ficas (CSIC), Serrano 113-bis, E-28006 Madrid (Spain); Blanco, Francisco [Departamento de F?sica Atomica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid (Spain)] [Departamento de F?sica Atomica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid (Spain)
Utilising a high-resolution, trap-based positron beam, we have measured both elastic and inelastic scattering of positrons from water vapour. The measurements comprise differential elastic, total elastic, and total inelastic (not including positronium formation) absolute cross sections. The energy range investigated is from 1 eV to 60 eV. Comparison with theory is made with both R-Matrix and distorted wave calculations, and with our own application of the Independent Atom Model for positron interactions.
Intraclass Price Elasticity & Electric Rate Design�
Gresham, K. E.
Electric rate design relies on cost incurrance for pricing and pricing structures. However, as utilities move into a marketing mode, rate design needs to respond more to customer reactions to pricing changes. Intraclass price elasticities aid rate...
Mechanical behavior of elastic rods under constraint
Miller, James Thomas, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
We present the results of an experimental investigation of the mechanics of thin elastic rods under a variety of loading conditions. Four scenarios are explored, with increasing complexity: i) the shape of a naturally ...
Coiling of elastic rods on rigid substrates
Khalid Jawed, Mohammad
We investigate the deployment of a thin elastic rod onto a rigid substrate and study the resulting coiling patterns. In our approach, we combine precision model experiments, scaling analyses, and computer simulations toward ...
Coiling of elastic rods on rigid substrates
Khalid Jawed, Mohammad
We investigate the deployment of a thin elastic rod onto a rigid substrate and study the resulting coiling patterns. In our approach, we combine precision model experiments, scaling analyses, and computer simulations towards ...
Continuously-Variable Series-Elastic Actuator
Mooney, Luke M.
Actuator efficiency is an important factor in the design of powered leg prostheses, orthoses, exoskeletons, and legged robots. A continuously-variable series-elastic actuator (CV-SEA) is presented as an efficient actuator ...
Intraclass Price Elasticity & Electric Rate Design
Gresham, K. E.
INTRACLASS PRICE ELASTICITY &ELECTRIC RATE DESIGN KEVIN E. GRESHAM Senior Research Analyst Houston Lighting & Power Company Houston, Texas ABSTRACT PRICE ELASTICITY Electric ~ate design relies on cost incur rance for pricing and pricing... industries are already affecting electric utilities. Cogeneration is one example of competition which effects electric utilities. Utilities now have a competing source of generation which often causes load and revenue losses. Competition has specifically...
DNA Twist Elasticity: Mechanics and Thermal Fluctuations
Supurna Sinha; Joseph Samuel
The elastic properties of semiflexible polymers are of great importance in biology. There are experiments on biopolymers like double stranded DNA, which twist and stretch single molecules to probe their elastic properties. It is known that thermal fluctuations play an important role in determining molecular elastic properties, but a full theoretical treatment of the problem of twist elasticity of fluctuating ribbons using the simplest worm like chain model (WLC) remains elusive. In this paper, we approach this problem by taking first a mechanical approach and then incorporating thermal effects in a quadratic approximation applying the Gelfand-Yaglom (GY) method for computing fluctuation determinants. Our study interpolates between mechanics and statistical mechanics in a controlled way and shows how profoundly thermal fluctuations affect the elasticity of semiflexible polymers. The new results contained here are: 1) a detailed study of the minimum energy configurations with explicit expressions for their energy and writhe and plots of the extension versus Link for these configurations. 2) a study of fluctuations around the local minima of energy and approximate analytical formulae for the free energy of stretched twisted polymers derived by the Gelfand Yaglom method. We use insights derived from our mechanical approach to suggest calculational schemes that lead to an improved treatment of thermal fluctuations. From the derived formulae, predictions of the WLC model for molecular elasticity can be worked out for comparison against numerical simulations and experiments.
Wind turbine tower for storing hydrogen and energy
Fingersh, Lee Jay (Westminster, CO)
A wind turbine tower assembly for storing compressed gas such as hydrogen. The tower assembly includes a wind turbine having a rotor, a generator driven by the rotor, and a nacelle housing the generator. The tower assembly includes a foundation and a tubular tower with one end mounted to the foundation and another end attached to the nacelle. The tower includes an in-tower storage configured for storing a pressurized gas and defined at least in part by inner surfaces of the tower wall. In one embodiment, the tower wall is steel and has a circular cross section. The in-tower storage may be defined by first and second end caps welded to the inner surface of the tower wall or by an end cap near the top of the tower and by a sealing element attached to the tower wall adjacent the foundation, with the sealing element abutting the foundation.
Development of the stored waste autonomous mobile inspector (SWAMI II)
Peterson, K.D.; Ward, C.R.
A mobile robot system called the Stored Waste Autonomous Mobile Inspector (SWAMI) is under development by the Savannah River Technology Center (SRTC) Robotics Group of Westinghouse Savannah River Company (WSRC) to perform mandated inspections of waste drums stored in warehouse facilities. The system will reduce personnel exposure to potential hazards and create accurate, high-quality documentation to ensure regulatory compliance and enhance waste management operations. Development work is coordinated among several Department of Energy (DOE), academic, and commercial entities in accordance with DOE`s technology transfer initiative. The prototype system, SWAMI I, was demonstrated at Savannah River Site (SRS) in November, 1993. SWAMI II is now under development for field trials at the Fernald site.
Methods and apparatus for producing and storing positrons and protons
Akers, Douglas W. (Idaho Falls, ID)
Apparatus for producing and storing positrons may include a trap that defines an interior chamber therein and that contains an electric field and a magnetic field. The trap may further include a source material that includes atoms that, when activated by photon bombardment, become positron emitters to produce positrons. The trap may also include a moderator positioned adjacent the source material. A photon source is positioned adjacent the trap so that photons produced by the photon source bombard the source material to produce the positron emitters. Positrons from the positron emitters and moderated positrons from the moderator are confined within the interior chamber of the trap by the electric and magnetic fields. Apparatus for producing and storing protons are also disclosed.
Europisk kaplb om vrtskab for EUs nste store forskningsanlg, ESS
Europæisk kapløb om værtskab for EUs næste store forskningsanlæg, ESS Af Leif Sønderberg Petersen ESS (European Spallation Source) er et kæmpemæssigt neutronan- læg, som stadig er på tegnebordet. Det ventes at blive 12 mia. kr. Fem regioner i Europa arbejder aktivt for at blive hjemsted for ESS
Operation of the Australian Store.Synchrotron for macromolecular crystallography
Meyer, Grischa R. [Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800 (Australia); Arag�o, David; Mudie, Nathan J.; Caradoc-Davies, Tom T. [Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168 (Australia); McGowan, Sheena; Bertling, Philip J.; Groenewegen, David; Quenette, Stevan M. [Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800 (Australia); Bond, Charles S. [The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, Western Australia (Australia); Buckle, Ashley M. [Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800 (Australia); Androulakis, Steve, E-mail: email@example.com [Monash Bioinformatics Platform, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800 (Australia)
The Store.Synchrotron service, a fully functional, cloud computing-based solution to raw X-ray data archiving and dissemination at the Australian Synchrotron, is described. The Store.Synchrotron service, a fully functional, cloud computing-based solution to raw X-ray data archiving and dissemination at the Australian Synchrotron, is described. The service automatically receives and archives raw diffraction data, related metadata and preliminary results of automated data-processing workflows. Data are able to be shared with collaborators and opened to the public. In the nine months since its deployment in August 2013, the service has handled over 22.4 TB of raw data (?1.7 million diffraction images). Several real examples from the Australian crystallographic community are described that illustrate the advantages of the approach, which include real-time online data access and fully redundant, secure storage. Discoveries in biological sciences increasingly require multidisciplinary approaches. With this in mind, Store.Synchrotron has been developed as a component within a greater service that can combine data from other instruments at the Australian Synchrotron, as well as instruments at the Australian neutron source ANSTO. It is therefore envisaged that this will serve as a model implementation of raw data archiving and dissemination within the structural biology research community.
The Brookhaven AGS Main Magnet Power Supply (MMPS) is a thyristor control supply rated at 5500 Amps, +/-9000 Volts. The peak magnet power is 50 MWatts. The power supply is fed from a motor/generator manufactured by Siemens. The generator is 3 phase 7500 Volts rated at 50 MVA. The peak power requirements come from the stored energy in the rotor of the motor/generator. The motor generator is about 45 years old, made by Siemens and it is not clear if companies will be manufacturing similar machines in the future. We are therefore investigating different ways of storing energy for future AGS MMPS operations. This paper will present simulations of a power supply where energy is stored in capacitor banks. Two dc to dc converters will be presented along with the control system of the power section. The switching elements will be IGCT's made by ABB. The simulation program used is called PSIM version 6.1. The average power from the local power authority into the power supply will be kept constant during the pulsing of the magnets at +/-50 MW. The reactive power will also be kept constant below 1.5 MVAR. Waveforms will be presented.
Resting On His Muscled Shoulder
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Markov Process of Muscle Motors
Yu. Kondratiev; E. Pechersky; S. Pirogov
We study a Markov random process describing a muscle molecular motor behavior. Every motor is either bound up with a thin filament or unbound. In the bound state the motor creates a force proportional to its displacement from the neutral position. In both states the motor spend an exponential time depending on the state. The thin filament moves at its velocity proportional to average of all displacements of all motors. We assume that the time which a motor stays at the bound state does not depend on its displacement. Then one can find an exact solution of a non-linear equation appearing in the limit of infinite number of the motors.
The role of Dynamin in muscle remodeling and maintenance
Nguyen, Jennifer Kim Thu
muscle attachment and maintenance. PLoS Genet 7, e1001295.in Muscle Remodeling and Maintenance A Thesis submitted inMuscle Remodeling and Maintenance by Jennifer Kim Thu Nguyen
Economic Considerations in Storing Grain Sorghum in Central Texas.
Moore, Clarence A.
price increase. However, the CCC locm-price support program tends to "iron-out" the seasonal increases in price on which returns to storage depend in a "free" market operation. With the present price support program, most producers are interested... in whether to sell at harvest or store under CCC loan. If the net price a producer can obtain by forfeiting the grain is more than the harvest market price, it pays to put grain in storage under CCC loan. If not, he will be taking a chance of loss...
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Optical theorem and elastic nucleon scattering
Milos V. Lokajicek; Vojtech Kundrat
In the theoretical analysis of high-energy elastic nucleon scattering one starts commonly from the description based on the validity of optical theorem, which allows to derive the value of total cross section directly from the experimentally measured t-dependence of elastic differential cross section. It may be shown, however, that this theorem has been derived on the basis of one assumption that might be regarded perhaps as acceptable for long-range (e.g., Coulomb) forces but must be denoted as quite unacceptable for finite-range hadron forces. Consequently, the conclusions leading to the increase of total cross section with energy at higher collision energies must be newly analyzed. The necessity of new analysis concerns also the derivation of elastic scattering t-dependence at very low transverse momenta from measured data.
Elasticity of Twist-Bend Nematic Phases
Epifanio G. Virga
The ground state of twist-bend nematic liquid crystals is a heliconical molecular arrangement in which the nematic director precesses uniformly about an axis, making a fixed angle with it. Both precession senses are allowed in the ground state of these phases. When one of the two \\emph{helicities} is prescribed, a single helical nematic phase emerges. A quadratic elastic theory is proposed here for each of these phases which features the same elastic constants as the classical theory of the nematic phase, requiring all of them to be positive. To describe the helix axis, it introduces an extra director field which becomes redundant for ordinary nematics. Putting together helical nematics with opposite helicities, we reconstruct a twist-bend nematic, for which the quadratic elastic energies of the two helical variants are combined in a non-convex energy.
Elastic and Proton Dynamics of the DNA
V. L. Golo
The subject of this report is the dynamics of elastic system in conjunction with hydrogen bonds of the DNA. We draw attention to the draw-back of the familiar rod model of the DNA, and make a case of constructing models that could accommodate the intrinsic structure of the DNA. In this respect studying the interplay among the elastic system and the protons of the DNA, is of interest, for it could accommodate the inter-strand as well as the tunneling modes of protons. Following this direction, we come to the conclusion that the elastic-proton dynamics may have a bearing on biophysics of the DNA. The phenomenon of point mutations is discussed within this framework.
Human Muscle Fatigue Model in Dynamic Motions
Boyer, Edmond
into account. In this paper, each human joint is assumed to be controlled by two muscle groups to generate on motor units pattern. They demonstrated the relationship among muscle activation, fatigue and recovery fatigue trend in static working posture (elbow = 90 , shoulder = 30 ), but in dynamic working situation
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Elastic building blocks for confined sheets
Robert D. Schroll; Eleni Katifori; Benny Davidovitch
We study the behavior of thin elastic sheets that are bent and strained under the influence of weak, smooth confinement. We show that the emerging shapes exhibit the coexistence of two types of domains that differ in their characteristic stress distributions and energies, and reflect different constraints. A focused-stress patch is subject to a geometric, piecewise-inextensibility constraint, whereas a diffuse-stress region is characterized by a mechanical constraint - the dominance of a single component of the stress tensor. We discuss the implications of our findings for the analysis of elastic sheets that are subject to various types of forcing.
Phenomenological explanation of elastic anomalies in superlattices
Grimsditch, M.; Fullerton, E.E. [Argonne National Lab., IL (United States); Schuller, I.K. [California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA (United States). Dept. of Physics
The experimental fact that measured elastic and structural properties of superlattices are strongly correlated can be understood on the basis of a simple model based on the packing of hard spheres. The model is consistent with features of many models that have been proposed to explain the supermodulus effect; but contrary to previous explanations, it allows predictions for a given pair of constitutents to be made. For an arbitrary pair of elements, it predicts the existence or non-existence of an elastic anomaly, and a rough estimate of its magnitude.
Apparatus and methods for storing and releasing hydrogen
Heung, Leung K. (Aiken, SC)
A rechargeable device that stores and discharges hydrogen is described. The device stores hydrogen in a solid form and supplies hydrogen as a gas when needed. The solid storage medium may be metal hydride in a ground particle form that avoids the need for compaction or other treatment. Dividers partition a container into separate chambers, each provided with a matrix, formed from an appropriate material like a thermally-conductive aluminum foam, which forms a number of cells. For proper chamber size, the ratio of chamber length to container diameter should be between about 0.5 and 2. Metal hydride particles (or other hydrogen storage medium) may be placed within the cells, which help prevent excessive particle settling. The container is provided with a hydrogen transfer port through which hydrogen gas passes upon either discharging from or charging of the metal hydride particles. A filter may be placed within the port to allow hydrogen to flow but prevent particles from escaping. A heat transferring surface is formed by, for instance, a channel that is thermally coupled with the aluminum foam. Fluid flows through the channel to deliver or remove heat during the respective hydrogen discharging or charging processes.
Apparatus and methods for storing and releasing hydrogen
Heung, Leung K. (Aiken, SC)
A rechargeable device that stores and discharges hydrogen is described. The device stores hydrogen in a solid form and supplies hydrogen as a gas when needed. The solid storage medium may be metal hydride in a ground particle form that avoids the need for compaction or other treatment. Dividers partition a container into separate chambers, each provided with a matrix, formed from an appropriate material like a thermally-conductive aluminum foam, which forms a number of cells. For proper chamber size, the ratio of chamber length to container diameter should be between about 0.5 and 2. Metal hydride particles (or other hydrogen storage medium) may be placed within the cells, which help prevent excessive particle settling. The container is provided with a hydrogen transfer port through which hydrogen gas passes upon either discharging from or charging of the metal hydride particles. A filter may be placed within the port to allow hydrogen to flow but prevent particles from escaping. A heat transferring surface is formed by, for instance, a channel that is thermally coupled with the aluminum foam. Fluid flows through the channel to deliver or remove heat during the respective hydrogen discharging or charging processes.
Innovation for Food Retail: The 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide for Grocery Stores
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Find the presentation for the June 3, 2015 webinar on the 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide for Grocery Stores.
Evaluating Swallowing Muscles Essential for Hyolaryngeal Elevation by Using Muscle Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pearson, William G., E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts (United States); Hindson, David F. [Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)] [Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts (United States); Langmore, Susan E. [Department of Otolaryngology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts (United States) [Department of Otolaryngology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts (United States); Speech and Hearing Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (United States); Zumwalt, Ann C. [Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)] [Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)
Purpose: Reduced hyolaryngeal elevation, a critical event in swallowing, is associated with radiation therapy. Two muscle groups that suspend the hyoid, larynx, and pharynx have been proposed to elevate the hyolaryngeal complex: the suprahyoid and longitudinal pharyngeal muscles. Thought to assist both groups is the thyrohyoid, a muscle intrinsic to the hyolaryngeal complex. Intensity modulated radiation therapy guidelines designed to preserve structures important to swallowing currently exclude the suprahyoid and thyrohyoid muscles. This study used muscle functional magnetic resonance imaging (mfMRI) in normal healthy adults to determine whether both muscle groups are active in swallowing and to test therapeutic exercises thought to be specific to hyolaryngeal elevation. Methods and Materials: mfMRI data were acquired from 11 healthy subjects before and after normal swallowing and after swallowing exercise regimens (the Mendelsohn maneuver and effortful pitch glide). Whole-muscle transverse relaxation time (T2 signal, measured in milliseconds) profiles of 7 test muscles were used to evaluate the physiologic response of each muscle to each condition. Changes in effect size (using the Cohen d measure) of whole-muscle T2 profiles were used to determine which muscles underlie swallowing and swallowing exercises. Results: Post-swallowing effect size changes (where a d value of >0.20 indicates significant activity during swallowing) for the T2 signal profile of the thyrohyoid was a d value of 0.09; a d value of 0.40 for the mylohyoid, 0.80 for the geniohyoid, 0.04 for the anterior digastric, and 0.25 for the posterior digastric-stylohyoid in the suprahyoid muscle group; and d values of 0.47 for the palatopharyngeus and 0.28 for the stylopharyngeus muscles in the longitudinal pharyngeal muscle group. The Mendelsohn maneuver and effortful pitch glide swallowing exercises showed significant effect size changes for all muscles tested, except for the thyrohyoid. Conclusions: Muscles of both the suprahyoid and the longitudinal pharyngeal muscle groups are active in swallowing, and both swallowing exercises effectively target muscles elevating the hyolaryngeal complex. mfMRI is useful in testing swallowing muscle function.
Acrinathrin, effective varroacide and its residues in stores, honey and wax
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Nonaffine rubber elasticity for stiff polymer networks
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We present a theory for the elasticity of cross-linked stiff polymer networks. Stiff polymers, unlike their flexible counterparts, are highly anisotropic elastic objects. Similar to mechanical beams stiff polymers easily deform in bending, while they are much stiffer with respect to tensile forces (``stretching''). Unlike in previous approaches, where network elasticity is derived from the stretching mode, our theory properly accounts for the soft bending response. A self-consistent effective medium approach is used to calculate the macroscopic elastic moduli starting from a microscopic characterization of the deformation field in terms of ``floppy modes'' -- low-energy bending excitations that retain a high degree of non-affinity. The length-scale characterizing the emergent non-affinity is given by the ``fiber length'' $l_f$, defined as the scale over which the polymers remain straight. The calculated scaling properties for the shear modulus are in excellent agreement with the results of recent simulations obtained in two-dimensional model networks. Furthermore, our theory can be applied to rationalize bulk rheological data in reconstituted actin networks.
The elasticity of -helices Seungho Choe
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Anisotropic thermo-elasticity in 2D -- Part II: Applications
Jens Wirth
In this note we present concrete applications of the general treatment of anisotropic thermo-elasticity developed in Part I.
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Vetter, Roman; Herrmann, Hans J
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Packing of elastic wires in flexible shells
Roman Vetter; Falk K. Wittel; Hans J. Herrmann
The packing problem of long thin filaments that are injected into confined spaces is of fundamental interest for physicists, biologists and materials engineers alike. How linear threads pack and coil is well known only for the ideal case of rigid containers, however. Here, we force long elastic rods into flexible spatial confinement borne by an elastic shell to examine under which conditions recently acquired knowledge on wire packing in rigid spheres breaks down. We find that unlike in rigid cavities, friction plays a key role by giving rise to the emergence of two distinct packing patterns. At low friction, the wire densely coils into an ordered toroidal bundle with semi-ellipsoidal cross section, while at high friction, it packs into a highly disordered, self-similar structure. These two morphologies are shown to be separated by a continuous phase transition.
Elastic electron scattering from formic acid
Trevisan, Cynthia S.; Orel, Ann E.; Rescigno, Thomas N.
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Environmental bias and elastic curves on surfaces
Jemal Guven; Dulce Mar�a Valencia; Pablo V�zquez-Montejo
The behavior of an elastic curve bound to a surface will reflect the geometry of its environment. This may occur in an obvious way: the curve may deform freely along directions tangent to the surface, but not along the surface normal. However, even if the energy itself is symmetric in the curve's geodesic and normal curvatures, which control these modes, very distinct roles are played by the two. If the elastic curve binds preferentially on one side, or is itself assembled on the surface, not only would one expect the bending moduli associated with the two modes to differ, binding along specific directions, reflected in spontaneous values of these curvatures, may be favored. The shape equations describing the equilibrium states of a surface curve described by an elastic energy accommodating environmental factors will be identified by adapting the method of Lagrange multipliers to the Darboux frame associated with the curve. The forces transmitted to the surface along the surface normal will be determined. Features associated with a number of different energies, both of physical relevance and of mathematical interest, are described. The conservation laws associated with trajectories on surface geometries exhibiting continuous symmetries are also examined.
Preferred orientation and elastic anisotropy in shales.
Lonardelli, I.; Wenk, H.-R.; Ren, Y.; Univ. of California at Berkeley
Anisotropy in shales is becoming an important issue in exploration and reservoir geophysics. In this study, the crystallographic preferred orientation of clay platelets that contributes to elastic anisotropy was determined quantitatively by hard monochromatic X-ray synchrotron diffraction in two different shales from drillholes off the coast of Nigeria. To analyze complicated diffraction images with five different phases (illite/smectite, kaolinite, quartz, siderite, feldspar) and many overlapping peaks, we applied a methodology based on the crystallographic Rietveld method. The goal was to describe the intrinsic physical properties of the sample (phase composition, crystallographic preferred orientation, crystal structure, and microstructure) and compute macroscopic elastic properties by averaging single crystal properties over the orientation distribution for each phase. Our results show that elastic anisotropy resulting from crystallographic preferred orientation of the clay particles can be determined quantitatively. This provides a possible way to compare measured seismic anisotropy and texture-derived anisotropy and to estimate the contribution of the low-aspect ratio pores aligned with bedding.
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Bushnell, D.L. (Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb (USA))
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Thermal Analysis of ZPPR High Pu Content Stored Fuel
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Solbrig, Charles W.; Pope, Chad L.; Andrus, Jason P.
The Zero Power Physics Reactor (ZPPR) operated from April 18, 1969, until 1990. ZPPR operated at low power for testing nuclear reactor designs. This paper examines the temperature of Pu content ZPPR fuel while it is in storage. Heat is generated in the fuel due to Pu and Am decay and is a concern for possible cladding damage. Damage to the cladding could lead to fuel hydriding and oxidizing. A series of computer simulations were made to determine the range of temperatures potentially occuring in the ZPPR fuel. The maximum calculated fuel temperature is 292�C (558�F). Conservative assumptions in themore��model intentionally overestimate temperatures. The stored fuel temperatures are dependent on the distribution of fuel in the surrounding storage compartments, the heat generation rate of the fuel, and the orientation of fuel. Direct fuel temperatures could not be measured but storage bin doors, storage sleeve doors, and storage canister temperatures were measured. Comparison of these three temperatures to the calculations indicates that the temperatures calculated with conservative assumptions are, as expected, higher than the actual temperatures. The maximum calculated fuel temperature with the most conservative assumptions is significantly below the fuel failure criterion of 600�C (1,112�F).��less
Saving & Storing Annual Evaluations & Conflict of Interest/Compensated Outside Activity Forms
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Edwards, Tamsin; /Manchester U.
The first search for diffractively produced Z bosons in the muon decay channel is presented, using a data set collected by the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron at {radical}s = 1.96 TeV between April and September 2003, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of approximately 110 pb{sup -1}. The first dN/d|t| distribution for proton-antiproton elastic scattering at this c.o.m. energy is also presented, using data collected by the D0 Forward Proton Detector between January and May 2002. The measured slope is reproduced by theoretical predictions.
Motivation Elastic Net Computation Elastic-Net and algorithms for computing the
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Original article Analysis of muscle and bone weight variation
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Thermal Analysis of ZPPR High Pu Content Stored Fuel
Charles W. Solbrig; Chad Pope; Jason Andrus
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Storing unsteady energy, like photovoltaically generated electric energy, as potential energy
Nadja Kutz
A proposal to store unsteady energy in potential energy via lifting masses with a rough quantitative overview. Some applications and methods to harvest the potential energy are also given. A focus is put on photovoltaically generated energy.
University of Hawai`i ACCESS REQUEST TO DATAAND REPORTS IN OPERATIONAL DATA STORE (ODS)
Olsen, Stephen L.
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Technical Support Document: Development of the Advanced Energy Design Guide for Grocery Stores--50% Energy Savings
Hale, E. T.; Macumber, D. L.; Long, N. L.; Griffith, B. T.; Benne, K. S.; Pless, S. D.; Torcellini, P. A.
This report provides recommendations that architects, designers, contractors, developers, owners, and lessees of grocery store buildings can use to achieve whole-building energy savings of at least 50% over ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004.
Experimental evaluation of the in-plane seismic behavior of store-front window systems
Eva, Charles Almond
of architectural glass curtain walls under in-plane loadsracking tests of curtain wall glass elements with in-planethat causes glass fallout from curtain wall and store-front
Keeping mom and pop fresh : strategies for getting produce into corner stores
Hadwin, Angela J
Availability of fresh, healthy produce for low-income people is a growing concern for advocates and public officials concerned with health disparities and diet-related disease. Healthy corner store conversions are a promising ...
Falck, Justin
fulfillment of the requirements for the designation as UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLAR A Senior Scholars Thesis by JUSTIN ALLEN FALCK EXPLORING EFFICIENT CODING SCHEMES FOR STORING ARBITRARY TREE DATA STRUCTURES IN FLASH MEMORIES Approved by... for the designation as UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLAR A Senior Scholars Thesis by JUSTIN ALLEN FALCK iii ABSTRACT Exploring Efficient Coding Schemes for Storing Arbitrary Tree Data Structures in Flash Memories. (April 2009) Justin Allen Falck...
Improving Load/Store Queues Usage in Scientific Computing Christophe LEMUET William JALBY Sid-Ahmed-Ali TOUATI
Boyer, Edmond
exist between mem- ory requests: for instance, a load followed by a store (or vice-versa) addressing
Elastic properties of gamma-Pu by resonant ultrasound spectroscopy
Migliori, Albert [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Betts, J [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Trugman, A [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Mielke, C H [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Mitchell, J N [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Ramos, M [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Stroe, I [WORXESTER, MA
Despite intense experimental and theoretical work on Pu, there is still little understanding of the strange properties of this metal. We used resonant ultrasound spectroscopy method to investigate the elastic properties of pure polycrystalline Pu at high temperatures. Shear and longitudinal elastic moduli of the {gamma}-phase of Pu were determined simultaneously and the bulk modulus was computed from them. A smooth linear and large decrease of all elastic moduli with increasing temperature was observed. We calculated the Poisson ratio and found that it increases from 0.242 at 519K to 0.252 at 571K.
Effect of elasticity of wall on diffusion in nano channel
Tankeshwar, K., E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [Computer Centre, Panjab University Chandigarh,- 160014 (India); Srivastava, Sunita [Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014 (India)
Confining walls of nano channel are taken to be elastic to study their effect on the diffusion coefficient of fluid flowing through the channel. The wall is elastic to the extent that it responses to molecular pressure exerted by fluid. The model to study diffusion is based on microscopic considerations. Results obtained for fluid confining to 20 atomic diameter width contrasted with results obtained by considering rigid and smooth wall. The effect of roughness of wall on diffusion can be compensated by the elastic property of wall.
National Museum of the American Indian Museum Stores Washington, D.C. & New York Vendor Product Proposal/ Jewelry
Mathis, Wayne N.
National Museum of the American Indian Museum Stores Washington, D.C. & New York Vendor Product Proposal/ Jewelry Submission to Museum Stores National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) Our Museum Institution your craft for sale in our Museum Stores, vendor shall be responsible for complying with all
National Museum of the American Indian Museum Stores Washington, D.C. & New York Vendor Product Proposal/Books & Media
Mathis, Wayne N.
National Museum of the American Indian Museum Stores Washington, D.C. & New York Vendor Product Proposal/Books & Media Submission to Museum Stores National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) Our Museum Institution your craft for sale in our Museum Stores, vendor shall be responsible for complying with all
STIM2 contributes to enhanced store-operated Ca�? entry in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells from patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Song, Michael Y.
LJ. Pulmonary arterial hypertension. Proc Am Thorac SocRich S. Primary Pulmonary Hypertension. New York, NY: MarcelLJ. Primary pulmonary hypertension. N Engl J Med 1997;336:
Elastic Z^0 production at HERA
Luca Stanco
The production of $Z^{0}$ bosons in the reaction $eparrow eZ^{0}p^{(*)}$, where $p^{(*)}$ stands for a proton or a low-mass nucleon resonance, has been studied in $ep$ collisions at HERA using the ZEUS detector. The analysis is based on a data sample collected between 1996 and 2007, amounting to 496\\, pb$^{-1}$ of integrated luminosity. The $Z^{0}$ was measured in the hadronic decay mode. The elasticity of the events was ensured by a cut on $\\eta_{{\\rm max}} 3.0$, where $\\eta_{{\\rm max}}$ is the maximum pseudorapidity of energy deposits in the calorimeter defined with respect to the proton beam direction. A signal was observed at the $Z^{0}$ mass. The cross section of the reaction $ep arrow eZ^{0}p^{(*)}$ was measured to be $\\sigma (ep arrow eZ^{0}p^{(*)}) = {\\rm 0.13 \\pm{0.06} ({\\rm stat.}) \\pm{0.01} ({\\rm syst.})}\\, {\\rm pb}$, in agreement with the Standard Model prediction of $0.16\\, {\\rm pb}$. This is the first measurement of $Z^{0}$ production in $ep$ collisions. In this paper we report the already published ZEUS result by adding the sensitivities of the most recent similar results from CMS and ATLAS.
Random parking, Euclidean functionals, and rubber elasticity
Antoine Gloria; Mathew D. Penrose
We study subadditive functions of the random parking model previously analyzed by the second author. In particular, we consider local functions $S$ of subsets of $\\mathbb{R}^d$ and of point sets that are (almost) subadditive in their first variable. Denoting by $\\xi$ the random parking measure in $\\mathbb{R}^d$, and by $\\xi^R$ the random parking measure in the cube $Q_R=(-R,R)^d$, we show, under some natural assumptions on $S$, that there exists a constant $\\bar{S}\\in \\mathbb{R}$ such that % $$ \\lim_{R\\to +\\infty} \\frac{S(Q_R,\\xi)}{|Q_R|}\\,=\\,\\lim_{R\\to +\\infty}\\frac{S(Q_R,\\xi^R)}{|Q_R|}\\,=\\,\\bar{S} $$ % almost surely. If $\\zeta \\mapsto S(Q_R,\\zeta)$ is the counting measure of $\\zeta$ in $Q_R$, then we retrieve the result by the second author on the existence of the jamming limit. The present work generalizes this result to a wide class of (almost) subadditive functions. In particular, classical Euclidean optimization problems as well as the discrete model for rubber previously studied by Alicandro, Cicalese, and the first author enter this class of functions. In the case of rubber elasticity, this yields an approximation result for the continuous energy density associated with the discrete model at the thermodynamic limit, as well as a generalization to stochastic networks generated on bounded sets.
Determination of Elastic Twist in Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWTs)
Stoddard, F.; Nelson, V.; Starcher, K.; Andrews, B.
This report presents the results of a project at the Alternative Energy Institute (AEI) which measured and calculated the elastic twist of three representative composite horizontal-axis blades: Carter 300, Gougeon ESI 54, and UTRC 8 kW.
Finite Difference Elastic Wave Modeling Including Surface Topography
Al Muhaidib, Abdulaziz
Surface topography and the weathered zone (i.e., heterogeneity near the earth�s surface) have great effects on elastic wave propagation. Both surface waves and body waves are contaminated by scattering and conversion by ...
Elastic properties of superconducting MAX phases from first principles calculations
I. R. Shein; A. L. Ivanovskii
Using first-principles density functional calculations, a systematic study on the elastic properties for all known superconducting MAX phases (Nb2SC, Nb2SnC, Nb2AsC, Nb2InC, Mo2GaC and Ti2InC) was performed. As a result, the optimized lattice parameters, independent elastic constants, indicators of elastic anisotropy and brittle/ductile behavior as well as the so-called machinability indexis were calculated. We derived also bulk and shear moduli, Young's moduli, and Poisson's ratio for ideal polycrystalline MAX aggregates. The results obtained were discussed in comparison with available theoretical and experimental data and elastic parameters for other layered superconductors.
Kinematic quantities of finite elastic and plastic deformation
T. F�l�p; P. V�n
Kinematic quantities for finite elastic and plastic deformations are defined via an approach that does not rely on auxiliary elements like reference frame and reference configuration, and that gives account of the inertial-noninertial aspects explicitly. These features are achieved by working on Galilean spacetime directly. The quantity expressing elastic deformations is introduced according to its expected role: to measure how different the current metric is from the relaxed/stressless metric. Further, the plastic kinematic quantity is the change rate of the stressless metric. The properties of both are analyzed, and their relationship to frequently used elastic and plastic kinematic quantities is discussed. One important result is that no objective elastic or plastic quantities can be defined from deformation gradient.
Instrumentation for multiaxial mechanical testing of inhomogeneous elastic membranes
Herrmann, Ariel Marc
This thesis presents the design, development, and construction of an instrument for biaxial mechanical testing of inhomogeneous elastic membranes. The instrument incorporates an arrangement of linear motion stages for ...
Acoustic modes in metallic nanoparticles: Atomistic versus elasticity modeling
Combe, Nicolas; Saviot, Lucien [CNRS, CEMES (Centre d'Elaboration des Materiaux et d'Etudes Structurales), BP 94347, 29 Rue J. Marvig, F-31055 Toulouse, France and Universite de Toulouse, UPS, F-31055 Toulouse (France); Institut Carnot de Bourgogne, UMR 5209 CNRS - Universite de Bourgogne, 9 Avenue A. Savary, BP 47870, F-21078 Dijon Cedex (France)
The validity of the linear elasticity theory is examined at the nanometer scale by investigating the vibrational properties of silver and gold nanoparticles whose diameters range from about 1.5-4 nm. Comparing the vibration modes calculated by elasticity theory and atomistic simulation based on the embedded-atom method, we first show that the anisotropy of the stiffness tensor in elastic calculation is essential to ensure a good agreement between elastic and atomistic models. Second, we illustrate the reduction in the number of vibration modes due to the diminution of the number of atoms when reducing the nanoparticles size. Finally, we exhibit a breakdown of the frequency-spectra scaling of the vibration modes and attribute it to surface effects. Some critical sizes under which such effects are expected, depending on the material and the considered vibration modes, are given.
Actin network architecture and elasticity in lamellipodia of melanoma cells
Schmidt, Volker
Actin network architecture and elasticity in lamellipodia of melanoma cells Frank Fleischer1 melanoma cells. This method is based on fitting multi-layer geometrical statistical models to electron
Exploiting Covariate Similarity in Sparse Regression via the Pairwise Elastic Net
Low, Steven H.
. Furthermore, un- like the Lasso, the Elastic Net can yield a sparse esti- mate with more than n non-zero477 Exploiting Covariate Similarity in Sparse Regression via the Pairwise Elastic Net Alexander to regression regulariza- tion called the Pairwise Elastic Net is pro- posed. Like the Elastic Net, it simultane
Exploiting Covariate Similarity in Sparse Regression via the Pairwise Elastic Net
Blei, David M.
, the Elastic Net can yield a sparse esti- mate with more than n non-zero weights (Efron et al., 2004). One canExploiting Covariate Similarity in Sparse Regression via the Pairwise Elastic Net Alexander Lorbert- tion called the Pairwise Elastic Net is pro- posed. Like the Elastic Net, it simultane- ously performs
Strange Quark Contribution to the Nucleon Spin from Electroweak Elastic Scattering Data
S. F. Pate; J. P. Schaub; D. P. Trujillo
The total contribution of strange quarks to the intrinsic spin of the nucleon can be determined from a measurement of the strange-quark contribution to the nucleon's elastic axial form factor. We have studied the strangeness contribution to the elastic vector and axial form factors of the nucleon, using elastic electroweak scattering data. Specifically, we combine elastic $\
Elastic energy of proteins and the stages of protein folding
Lei, Jinzhi
We propose a universal elastic energy for proteins, which depends only on the radius of gyration $R_{g}$ and the residue number $N$. It is constructed using physical arguments based on the hydrophobic effect and hydrogen bonding. Adjustable parameters are fitted to data from the computer simulation of the folding of a set of proteins using the CSAW (conditioned self-avoiding walk) model. The elastic energy gives rise to scaling relations of the form $R_{g}\\sim N^{\
In-situ fault detection apparatus and method for an encased energy storing device
Hagen, Ronald A. (Stillwater, MN); Comte, Christophe (Montreal, CA); Knudson, Orlin B. (Vadnais Heights, MN); Rosenthal, Brian (Stillwater, MN); Rouillard, Jean (Saint-Luc, CA)
An apparatus and method for detecting a breach in an electrically insulating surface of an electrically conductive power system enclosure within which a number of series connected energy storing devices are disposed. The energy storing devices disposed in the enclosure are connected to a series power connection. A detector is coupled to the series connection and detects a change of state in a test signal derived from the series connected energy storing devices. The detector detects a breach in the insulating layer of the enclosure by detecting a state change in the test signal from a nominal state to a non-nominal state. A voltage detector detects a state change of the test signals from a nominal state, represented by a voltage of a selected end energy storing device, to a non-nominal state, represented by a voltage that substantially exceeds the voltage of the selected opposing end energy storing device. Alternatively, the detector may comprise a signal generator that produces the test signal as a time-varying or modulated test signal and injects the test signal into the series connection. The detector detects the state change of the time-varying or modulated test signal from a nominal state, represented by a signal substantially equivalent to the test signal, to a non-nominal state, representative by an absence of the test signal.
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suction feeding, while clades that lack larvae or that have specialized larval feeding James C. O& apos; reilly; Stephen M. Deban; Kiisa C. Nishikawa 492 Muscle redundancy does...
Skeletal muscle biomechanics drives intramuscular transport of locally delivered drugs
Wu, Peter I-Kung
Introduction: Effective local drug delivery to contractile tissues such as skeletal muscle requires a thorough understanding of the impact of mechanical loads on intramuscular pharmacokinetics. Current preparations for ...
Nucleon and $?$ elastic and transition form factors
Jorge Segovia; Ian C. Cloet; Craig D. Roberts; Sebastian M. Schmidt
We compute nucleon and Delta elastic and transition form factors, and compare predictions made using a framework built upon a Faddeev equation kernel and interaction vertices that possess QCD-like momentum dependence with results obtained using a vector-vector contact-interaction. The comparison emphasises that experiment is sensitive to the momentum dependence of the running couplings and masses in the strong interaction sector of the Standard Model and highlights that the key to describing hadron properties is a veracious expression of dynamical chiral symmetry breaking in the bound-state problem. Amongst the results we describe, the following are of particular interest: $G_E^p(Q^2)/G_M^p(Q^2)$ possesses a zero at $Q^2=9.5GeV^2$; any change in the interaction which shifts a zero in the proton ratio to larger $Q^2$ relocates a zero in $G_E^n(Q^2)/G_M^n(Q^2)$ to smaller $Q^2$; and there is likely a value of momentum transfer above which $G_E^n>G_E^p$. Regarding the $\\Delta(1232)$-baryon, we find that, inter alia: the electric monopole form factor exhibits a zero; the electric quadrupole form factor is negative, large in magnitude, and sensitive to the nature and strength of correlations in the $\\Delta(1232)$ Faddeev amplitude; and the magnetic octupole form factor is negative so long as rest-frame P- and D-wave correlations are included. In connection with the N-to-Delta transition, the momentum-dependence of the magnetic transition form factor, $G_M^\\ast$, matches that of $G_M^n$ once the momentum transfer is high enough to pierce the meson-cloud; and the electric quadrupole ratio is a keen measure of diquark and orbital angular momentum correlations.
Measurement of the antineutrino neutral-current elastic differential cross section
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Aguilar-Arevalo, A. ?A.; Brown, B. ?C.; Bugel, L.; Cheng, G.; Church, E. ?D.; Conrad, J. ?M.; Dharmapalan, R.; Djurcic, Z.; Finley, D. ?A.; Ford, R.; Garcia, F. ?G.; Garvey, G. ?T.; Grange, J.; Huelsnitz, W.; Ignarra, C.; Imlay, R.; Johnson, R. ?A.; Karagiorgi, G.; Katori, T.; Kobilarcik, T.; Louis, W. ?C.; Mariani, C.; Marsh, W.; Mills, G. ?B.; Mirabal, J.; Moore, C. ?D.; Mousseau, J.; Nienaber, P.; Osmanov, B.; Pavlovic, Z.; Perevalov, D.; Polly, C. ?C.; Ray, H.; Roe, B. ?P.; Russell, A. ?D.; Shaevitz, M. ?H.; Spitz, J.; Stancu, I.; Tayloe, R.; Van de Water, R. ?G.; Wascko, M. ?O.; White, D. ?H.; Wickremasinghe, D. ?A.; Zeller, G. ?P.; Zimmerman, E. ?D.
We report the measurement of the flux-averaged antineutrino neutral current elastic scattering cross section (d??-barN??-barN/dQ2) on CH2 by the MiniBooNE experiment using the largest sample of antineutrino neutral current elastic candidate events ever collected. The ratio of the antineutrino to neutrino neutral current elastic scattering cross sections and a ratio of the antineutrino neutral current elastic to antineutrino charged current quasi elastic cross sections are also presented.
Using muscle-powered swimming robots to explore how muscles control animal movement
Richards, Chris
#12;Shortening velocity Force 1. Force � velocity curve Length Force The fundamental principles of muscle contraction = Load mechanical advantage Bird video: Berg & Biewener, 2010 J. Exp. Biol. 213:1651-1658. *f(length)*f(velocity, Vmax)Force = f(activation) 2. Force - Length curve #12;Part 1 #12;UNKNOWN
Electromagnetically-induced transparency and light storing of a pair of pulses
A. Raczynski; J. Zaremba; S. Zielinska-Kaniasty
Electromagnetically-induced transparency and light storing are studied in the case of a medium of atoms in a double Lambda configuration, both in terms of dark- and bright-state polatitons and atomic susceptibility. It is proven that the medium can be made transparent simultaneously for two pulses following their self-adjusting so that a condition for an adiabatic evolution has become fulfilled. Analytic formulas are given for the shapes and phases of the transmitted/stored pulses. The level of transparency can be regulated by adjusting the heights and phases of the control fields.
Original article Sources of shared variability in muscle and fat weight
Paris-Sud XI, Université de
factors. The communalities ranged from 0.79 (drumstick muscle) to 0.95 (neck muscle and drumstick fat muscle and drumstick fat factors. Independent fatness and meatiness traits derived from factor analysis
Waheed, Amina
business right here on Ashland, still here, in the hood.of Payless Grocery on 69 /Ashland, Chicago Shamar Hemphill,
Application-specific muscle representations Victor Ng-Thow-Hing
Toronto, University of
of modelling muscles means different things to different communities. When modelling humans and other animals Previous work The idea of anatomical models for human and animal construction was introduced to th in muscle modelling in the fields of animation and biomechanics. In Section 3, the data-fitting pipeline
Durfee, William K.
neurological and physical exams. Muscle strength is correlated to function, work productivity, and general if a patient qualifies for treatment, and to track the effectiveness of a treatment. In a research setting position by the examiner, or with the limb fixed to a brace or jig (see the Stimulated Muscle Force A
Patterns of Arm Muscle Activation Involved in Octopus Reaching Movements
Hochner, Binyamin
(EMG)] was measured together with the kinematics of reaching movements. The traveling bend is associated with a propagat- ing wave of muscle activation, with maximal muscle activation slightly preceding with the kinematic variables (velocities and accelerations) re- veals that a significant part of the kinematic
Modeling Masticatory Muscle Force in Finite Element Analysis
Modeling Masticatory Muscle Force in Finite Element Analysis: Sensitivity Analysis Using Principal: electromyography; muscle force; mastication; primates; principal coordinates analysis; finite element analysis Our Origins, University of Arizona, Tempe, Arizona ABSTRACT Our work on a finite element model of the skull
Price-elastic demand in deregulated electricity markets
Siddiqui, Afzal S.
The degree to which any deregulated market functions efficiently often depends on the ability of market agents to respond quickly to fluctuating conditions. Many restructured electricity markets, however, experience high prices caused by supply shortages and little demand-side response. We examine the implications for market operations when a risk-averse retailer's end-use consumers are allowed to perceive real-time variations in the electricity spot price. Using a market-equilibrium model, we find that price elasticity both increases the retailers revenue risk exposure and decreases the spot price. Since the latter induces the retailer to reduce forward electricity purchases, while the former has the opposite effect, the overall impact of price responsive demand on the relative magnitudes of its risk exposure and end-user price elasticity. Nevertheless, price elasticity decreases cumulative electricity consumption. By extending the analysis to allow for early settlement of demand, we find that forward stage end-user price responsiveness decreases the electricity forward price relative to the case with price-elastic demand only in real time. Moreover, we find that only if forward stage end-user demand is price elastic will the equilibrium electricity forward price be reduced.
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278 Adult services: definition, 209 Adult stage theories, 192-93 Abductive Knowing; Abeit James 92 Simulation of Muscle-Based Orofacial Movement Dynamics using a Muscle Activation...
2007 Florida Hard Clam Aquaculture Outlook So what's in store for the new year? Expec-
Florida, University of
://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu. The current economic outlook for U.S. aquacultural producers for 2007 is clouded by wide swings in energy2007 Florida Hard Clam Aquaculture Outlook So what's in store for the new year? Expec- tations projects. Meeting details are on Page 5. Regarding market trends, the annual Buyer's Guide of Seafood
Strain Storage Typically, mycobacteria can be stored as lyophilized stocks, agar slants, or frozen stocks.
Strain Storage Typically, mycobacteria can be stored as lyophilized stocks, agar slants, or frozen stocks. Since lyophilization is not a cost-effective product storage alternative for virulent M. tuberculosis and agar slants can take up considerable BSL3 storage space, the best alternative for strain
Carbon storage: the economic efficiency of storing CO2 in leaky reservoirs
Paris-Sud XI, Universit� de
Carbon storage: the economic efficiency of storing CO2 in leaky reservoirs Minh Ha-Duong David W carbon underground), we derive analytic expressions for the value of leaky CO2 storage compared to perfect storage when storage is a marginal component of the energy system. If the annual leak rate is 1
Low stored energy 100 kV regulator for ion sources at LANSCE
Jacobson, E.G.; Haffner, R.L.; Ingalls, W.B.; Meyer, B.J.; Stelzer, J.E.
To minimize accelerating column damage caused by uncontrolled energy release during arc-downs, it is desirable to minimize the available stored electrical energy. For the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) H{sup {minus}} ion sources, the stored energy includes, in addition to the charge in the power supply output capacitance, the charge on the electronics racks. They are supported and insulated from ground by PVC pipe and have a capacitance to ground of approximately 900 pf. In 1988 (LANSCE) personnel designed a high-voltage current source using a low-stored-energy power supply and planar triode with the goal of eliminating uncontrolled release of charge stored in the power supply. Construction and testing were performed intermittently as resources permitted until 1993. When work on the Short Pulse Spallation Source (SPSS) started on the LANSCE Ion Source Test Stand (ISTS) it was recognized that a higher current power supply would be needed and work resumed on the regulator circuitry. A 120 kV power supply having low output capacitance, and a planar triode have been used to supply 40 mA, 120 Hz, 12% duty-factor current for the ISTS beam. The triode`s cathode current is controlled by circuitry operating both at power-supply voltage level and at ground level via a fiber optic link. Voltage droop is approximately 600 V during the 1 ms beam pulse. The authors present the status of the regulator and its special challenges.
Rapid Recycling of Ca2+ Between IP3-Sensitive Stores and Lysosomes
L�pez Sanjurjo, Cristina I.; Tovey, Stephen C.; Taylor, Colin W.
, Rahman T, Hamdoun A, Marchant JS, et al. (2011) The endo-lysosomal system as an NAADP-sensitive acidic Ca2+ store: Role for the two-pore channels. Cell Calcium 50: 157�167. 14. Morgan AJ, Platt FM, Lloyd-Evans E, Galione A (2011) Molecular mechanisms...
An Analysis of Energy Consumption in Grocery Stores in a Hot and Humid Climate
Mukhopadhyay, Jaya
would like to thank my parents for their unconditional love and support, and for encouraging me to follow my dreams. I am truly blessed to have them as my role models. ? v ? TABLE OF CONTENTS ? ? Page ABSTRACT... ...................................................................................................................... 95 V CALIBRATING A GROCERY STORE SIMULATION MODEL ............................... 97 5.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................... 97 5.2 Measured Data...
November 1998 Y NREL/TP-570-25106 Costs of Storing and Transporting
and delivery distances. For large quantities of hydrogen, pipeline delivery was the cheapest optionNovember 1998 Y NREL/TP-570-25106 Costs of Storing and Transporting Hydrogen Wade A. Amos National and Transporting Hydrogen Wade A. Amos National Renewable Energy Laboratory National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Towards Optimal Energy Store-Carry-and-Deliver for PHEVs via V2G System
Zhuang, Weihua
technology is incorporated to facilitate the energy delivery by providing electricity pricing and energy energy flow, non- stationary energy demand, battery characteristics, and TOU elec- tricity price. WeTowards Optimal Energy Store-Carry-and-Deliver for PHEVs via V2G System Hao Liang, Bong Jun Choi
Effects of humidity on storing big sagebrush seed. Forest Service research paper
Welch, B.L.
Data support the conclusion that big sagebrush seed should not be stored in environments having humidities above 32 to 40 percent. Some humidities may even dry seed to a greater degree than when first placed in storage. Force-air seed driers should not heat big sagebrush seed over 60 degrees C.
Impedantix: An API for Native XML Data Stores M. Brantner1
Mannheim, Universit�t
Impedantix: An API for Native XML Data Stores A. Bhm1 M. Brantner1 S. Helmer2 A. Hollmann1 C Database systems have to provide powerful Application Program- ming Interfaces (APIs) to facilitate the convenient development of data-intensive applications. While de-facto standards such as ODBC and JDBC have
Experimental and numerical study of the evolution of stored and dissipated energies in a medium carbon
Paris-Sud XI, Universit� de
Experimental and numerical study of the evolution of stored and dissipated energies in a medium estimations of the fatigue limit from energy-based fatigue criteria, consti- tutive laws must include a correct description of the energy balance when modeling the cyclic behavior. The present paper aims
The Spatiotemporal RDF Store Strabon Kostis Kyzirakos, Manos Karpathiotakis, Konstantina Bereta, George Garbis,
Koubarakis, Manolis
of the project TELEIOS2 . Strabon is a semantic geospatial DBMS for storing and querying geospatial data in most cases performs better than any other geospatial DBMS that has been competed with. The valid timeSPARQL and extend Strabon with valid time support, in order be able to retrieve the evolution of the land cover
Optimizing the distribution network of perishable products to Small Format Stores
Khandekar, Sachin
FoodCo is a leading foods company that has reputed brands and global operations with revenues in excess of USD 5Bn. Although FoodCo's sales to Small Format Stores (SFS) customers are a small part of the overall sales, it ...
A compact design for a magnetic synchrotron to store beams of hydrogen atoms
van der Poel, Aernout P P; Softley, Timothy P; Bethlem, Hendrick L
We present a design for an atomic synchrotron consisting of 40 hybrid magnetic hexapole lenses arranged in a circle. We show that for realistic parameters, hydrogen atoms with a velocity up to 600 m/s can be stored in a 1-meter diameter ring, which implies that the atoms can be injected in the ring directly from a pulsed supersonic beam source. This ring can be used to study collisions between stored hydrogen atoms and molecular beams of many different atoms and molecules. The advantage of using a synchrotron is two-fold: (i) the collision partners move in the same direction as the stored atoms, resulting in a small relative velocity and thus a low collision energy, and (ii) by storing atoms for many round-trips, the sensitivity to collisions is enhanced by a factor of 100-1000. In the proposed ring, the cross-sections for collisions between hydrogen, the most abundant atom in the universe, with any atom or molecule that can be put in a beam, including He, H$_2$, CO, ammonia and OH can be measured at energies...
Haase, Markus
USING DROPBOX AND OTHER CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICES FOR STORING AND ACCESSING UNIVERSITY DATA The University is currently considering its policy regarding the use of `cloud computing services', such iCloud a bespoke service that has been security-tested and approved by the University, Cloud services must
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Home Meetings Publications Membership Career Central Advertise / Exhibit About MRS Advocacy Store the formation of multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) rings (i.e., directed self-assembly). Specifically, a drop MRS Access technical papers FREE View Membership Directory Enjoy Member-Only discounts Sign up
Elastic breakup cross sections of well-bound nucleons
K. Wimmer; D. Bazin; A. Gade; J. A. Tostevin; T. Baugher; Z. Chajecki; D. Coupland; M. A. Famiano; T. K. Ghosh; G. F. Grinyer M. E. Howard; M. Kilburn; W. G. Lynch; B. Manning; K. Meierbachtol; P. Quarterman; A. Ratkiewicz; A. Sanetullaev; R. H. Showalter; S. R. Stroberg; M. B. Tsang; D. Weisshaar; J. Winkelbauer; R. Winkler; M. Youngs
The 9Be(28Mg,27Na) one-proton removal reaction with a large proton separation energy of Sp(28Mg)=16.79 MeV is studied at intermediate beam energy. Coincidences of the bound 27Na residues with protons and other light charged particles are measured. These data are analyzed to determine the percentage contributions to the proton removal cross section from the elastic and inelastic nucleon removal mechanisms. These deduced contributions are compared with the eikonal reaction model predictions and with the previously measured data for reactions involving the re- moval of more weakly-bound protons from lighter nuclei. The role of transitions of the proton between different bound single-particle configurations upon the elastic breakup cross section is also quantified in this well-bound case. The measured and calculated elastic breakup fractions are found to be in good agreement.
Temperature relationship of the elastic constants of vanadium
Belousov, O.K.
Information on the elastic constants of vanadium and their temperature relationship is limited and ambiguous. This article gives the values of these characteristics for VEL-2 electron beam remelted vanadium with a purity of about 99.8%. The elastic properties were measured in heating from 20 to 1600/sup 0/C in a vacuum. The relationship of the modulus of elasticity to temperature has two almost linear portions in the 20-300 and 300-1350/sup 0/C ranges and then a more intense reduction in it is observed. The shear modulus drops sharply starting with 800/sup 0/C and decreases to G = 36 kN/mm/sup 2/ at 1600/sup 0/C. Poisson's ratio has values close to 0.3. Its most significant increase starts with 1400/sup 0/C.e
Biaxial Deformations of Rubber: Entanglements or Elastic Fluctuations?
Xiangjun Xing
The classical theory of rubber elasticity fails in the regime of large deformation. The un- derlying physical mechanism has been under debate for long time. In this work, we test the recently proposed mechanism of thermal elastic fluctuations by Xing, Goldbart and Radzi- hovsky1 against the biaxial stress-strain data of three distinct polymer networks with very different network structures, synthesized by Urayama2 and Kawabata3 respectively. We find that both the two parameters version and the one-parameter version of the XGR theory provide satisfactory description of the elasticity in whole deformation range. For comparison, we also fit the same sets of data using the slip-link model by Edwards and Vilgis with four parameters. The fitting qualities of two theories are found to be comparable.
Spatial Distributions of Local Elastic Moduli Near the Jamming Transition
Hideyuki Mizuno; Leonardo E. Silbert; Matthias Sperl
Recent progress in studies of the nanoscale mechanical responses in amorphous solids has highlighted a strong degree of heterogeneity in the elastic moduli of thermal glassy systems. In this contribution, using computer simulations, we study the elastic heterogeneities in athermal amorphous solids, composed of isotropic, static, sphere packings near the jamming transition. We employ techniques based on linear response theory which avoid the need to invoke any explicit deformation. Not only do we validate these procedures by reproducing established scaling laws for the global elastic moduli, but our technique reveals new power-law behaviors in the spatial fluctuations of the local moduli. The local moduli are randomly distributed in space, and are described by Gaussian probability distributions all the way down to the transition point. However, the moduli fluctuations grow as the jamming threshold is approached, through which we are able to identify a characteristic length scale, associated with the shear modulus heterogeneities.
Impedance of rigid bodies in one-dimensional elastic collisions
Santos, Janilo; Nelson, Osman Rosso
In this work we study the problem of one-dimensional elastic collisions of billiard balls, considered as rigid bodies, in a framework very different from the classical one presented in text books. Implementing the notion of impedance matching as a way to understand eficiency of energy transmission in elastic collisions, we find a solution which frames the problem in terms of this conception. We show that the mass of the ball can be seen as a measure of its impedance and verify that the problem of maximum energy transfer in elastic collisions can be thought of as a problem of impedance matching between different media. This approach extends the concept of impedance, usually associated with oscillatory systems, to system of rigid bodies.
Cloud-integrated Storage What & Why 2StoreSimple White Pages: Shoring Up Infrastructure Weaknesses with Cloud Storage
Chaudhuri, Surajit
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Low-energy elastic electron interactions with pyrimidine
Palihawadana, Prasanga; Sullivan, James; Buckman, Stephen [Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, Research School of Physics and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200 (Australia); Brunger, Michael [Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia (Australia); Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia); Winstead, Carl; McKoy, Vincent [A A Noyes Laboratory of Chemical Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125 (United States); Garcia, Gustavo [Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Serrano 113-bis, ES-28006 Madrid (Spain); Blanco, F. [Departamento de Fisica Atomica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, ES-28040 Madrid (Spain)
We present results of measurements and calculations of elastic electron scattering from pyrimidine in the energy range 3-50 eV. Absolute differential and integral elastic cross sections have been measured using a crossed electron-molecule beam spectrometer and the relative flow technique. The measured cross sections are compared with results of calculations using the well-known Schwinger variational technique and an independent-atom model. Agreement between the measured differential cross sections and the results of the Schwinger calculations is good at lower energies but less satisfactory at higher energies where inelastic channels that should be open are kept closed in the calculations.
First-principles elastic properties of (alpha)-Pu
Soderlind, P; Klepeis, J
Density-functional electronic-structure calculations have been used to investigate the ambient pressure and low temperature elastic properties of the ground-state {alpha} phase of plutonium metal. The electronic structure and correlation effects are modeled within a fully relativistic antiferromagnetic treatment with a generalized gradient approximation for the electron exchange and correlation functional. The 13 independent elastic constants, for the monoclinic {alpha}-Pu system, are calculated for the observed geometry. A comparison of the results with measured data from recent resonant ultrasound spectroscopy for a cast sample is made.
First-principles elastic properties of (alpha)-Pu
Soderlind, P; Klepeis, J E
Density-functional electronic structure calculations have been used to investigate the ambient pressure and low temperature elastic properties of the ground-state {alpha} phase of plutonium metal. The electronic structure and correlation effects are modeled within a fully relativistic anti-ferromagnetic treatment with a generalized gradient approximation for the electron exchange and correlation functionals. The 13 independent elastic constants, for the monoclinic {alpha}-Pu system, are calculated for the observed geometry. A comparison of the results with measured data from resonant ultrasound spectroscopy for a cast sample is made.
Accurate hydrogen depth profiling by reflection elastic recoil detection analysis
Verda, R. D. (Raymond D.); Tesmer, Joseph R.; Nastasi, Michael Anthony,; Bower, R. W. (Robert W.)
A technique to convert reflection elastic recoil detection analysis spectra to depth profiles, the channel-depth conversion, was introduced by Verda, et al [1]. But the channel-depth conversion does not correct for energy spread, the unwanted broadening in the energy of the spectra, which can lead to errors in depth profiling. A work in progress introduces a technique that corrects for energy spread in elastic recoil detection analysis spectra, the energy spread correction [2]. Together, the energy spread correction and the channel-depth conversion comprise an accurate and convenient hydrogen depth profiling method.
Elastic anisotropy in multifilament Nb3Sn superconducting wires
Scheuerlein, C; Alknes, P; Arnau, G; Bjoerstad, R; Bordini, B
The elastic anisotropy caused by the texture in the Nb3Sn filaments of PIT and RRP wires has been calculated by averaging the estimates of Voigt and Reuss, using published Nb3Sn single crystal elastic constants and the Nb3Sn grain orientation distribution determined in both wire types by Electron Backscatter Diffraction. At ambient temperature the calculated Nb3Sn E-moduli in axial direction in the PIT and the RRP wire are 130 GPa and 140 GPa, respectively. The calculated E-moduli are compared with tensile test results obtained for the corresponding wires and extracted filament bundles.
Bending Elasticity of Anti-Parallel b-Sheets Seungho Choe and Sean X. Sun
Sun, Sean
fluctuations of the structure at room temperature. By matching the probability distributions of elastic strainsBending Elasticity of Anti-Parallel b-Sheets Seungho Choe and Sean X. Sun Department of Mechanical
RIS�-M-2586 ELASTIC-PLASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS ANALYSIS OF A CT-SPECIMEN - A TWO-DIMENSIONAL APPROACH Gunner C. Larsen Abstract. This report documents the results obtained from an elastic-plastic
Elastic-plastic analysis of the transition divertor joint for high performance divertor target plate
Navaei, Dara
locations of principal plastic strains in 3D warm and coldthe ARIES Team �Elastic-Plastic analysis of the transitionSAN DIEGO Elastic-Plastic Analysis of the Transition
Drop Formation and Breakup of Low Viscosity Elastic Fluids: Effects of Molecular Weight and Concentration
Tirtaatmadja, Viyada
The dynamics of drop formation and pinch-off have been investigated for a series of low viscosity elastic fluids possessing similar shear viscosities, but differing substantially in elastic properties. On initial approach ...
Efficient control of series elastic actuators through the exploitation of resonant modes
Albert, Kevin B. (Kevin Bjorn)
This thesis explores the efficiency potential inherent to series elastic actuators during oscillatory tasks. Series elastic actuators have a spring intentionally placed at the actuator output that provides good force ...
A probabilistic model for bounded elasticity tensor random fields with application to polycrystalline
Boyer, Edmond
-bounded positive-definite matrix-valued random fields in the context of mesoscale modeling of heterogeneous elastic; Heterogeneous materials; Apparent elasticity tensor; Mesoscale modeling; Random field; Non-Gaussian. $ J
Elastic scattering at CERN collider energies and the Chou-Yang model
Bellandi F , J.; Brunetto, S.Q.; Covolan, R.J.M.; Menon, M.J.; Pimentel, B.M.; Padua, A.B.
The p-barp elastic scattering at ..sqrt..s-bar = 546 and 630 GeV is analyzed in the Chou-Yang model with Martin's real part in the elastic amplitude.
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Analysis of Automobile Travel Demand Elasticities with Respect to Travel Cost
Analysis of Automobile Travel Demand Elasticities with Respect to Travel Cost Oak Ridge National relationships between automobile travel demand and cost to analyze the elasticities of the demand for personal
Elastic modulus of viral nanotubes Zhibin Ge,2
Wu, Shin-Tson
TMV nano- tubes. The initial elastic response of TMV nanotubes can be described by finite. INTRODUCTION Tobacco mosaic virus TMV is a hollow tubular structure formed by the self-assembly of 2130 nano- particles because it combines high sensitivity in applying and measuring forces and high
Buckling-induced encapsulation of structured elastic shells under pressure
Reis, Pedro Miguel
functional origami-like structures at the nano- and microscales (13), including encapsulation using hollow for dynamic actuation using a swelling-induced elastic instability (16). There are a few existing hollow shell example of a hollow shell structure satisfying geometric compatibility for gating holes. It enables
Revenue Management for Cognitive Spectrum Underlay Networks: An Interference Elasticity
Huang, Jianwei
to the large body of work on uplink power control with pricing for CDMA networks (e.g., [5]�[10] and a recent a total received interference power constraint at the primary user's receiver. The transmission power1 Revenue Management for Cognitive Spectrum Underlay Networks: An Interference Elasticity
Addiction to car use and dynamic elasticity measures in France
Boyer, Edmond
1 Addiction to car use and dynamic elasticity measures in France Roger Collet* Matthieu de: Transportation, Car use, Consumption, Addiction, Panel, GMM. JEL Classification: C23, D12. * Corresponding author-le-Grand Cedex, France. Tel: +33(1) 45 92 55 73. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. ** Universit� Paris-Est. Institut
Love wave propagation in layered magneto-electro-elastic structures
Wang, Ji
Love wave propagation in layered magneto-electro-elastic structures with initial stress J. Du, X that the initial stress has an important effect on the Love wave propagation in layered piezomagnetic at their interface. He concluded that shear surface waves propagate in the layer and attenuate along the thickness
Two typical processes ... Isentropic("mechanical" reversible, elastic)
Kostic, Milivoje M.
is coupled and accompanied with energy conversions and dissipation to heat/thermal energy ... Carnot cycle12/28/2011 1 Two typical processes ... � Isentropic("mechanical" reversible, elastic) where useful provides for de-coupling of thermal energy from other types and, YES!, for reversible heat transfer
drives, hydraulic systems and gas flow in combustion chambers. It also includes AVL Excite, a soft- ware-body system: linear elastic bod- ies (crankshaft, conrod, etc) connected by joints (bear- ings, dampers, etc a brief overview of the typical workflow of a user working with Excite be- fore the 3D view
Generalised elastic nets Miguel A. Carreira-Perpi~nan
Carreira-Perpiñán, Miguel Á.
for combinatorial optimisation and has been applied, among other problems, to biological modelling. It has an energy the elastic net model to an arbitrary quadratic tension term, e.g. derived from a discretised differential, and show that the model is sensitive to the choice of finite difference scheme that represents
Preconditioned Conjugate Gradient Methods for Three Dimensional Linear Elasticity
Waterloo, University of
Preconditioned Conjugate Gradient Methods for Three Dimensional Linear Elasticity by John Kenneth. A brief review is also made of stopping criteria for conjugate gradient solvers. One method based and tested with poor results. iv #12;Contents 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Preconditioned Conjugate Gradient Methods
RESEARCH ARTICLE Bubble growth in visco-elastic magma: implications
Lyakhovsky, Vladimir
RESEARCH ARTICLE Bubble growth in visco-elastic magma: implications to magma fragmentation modulus, bubble growth is slow and follows an exponential law in a viscous growth regime, while for low friction and the Mohr-Coulomb failure theory, and a strain related one based on fibre elongation
's continuous electron beam with energies from 3.2 to 4.4 GeV, and currents from 5 to 120 A. The beam current. CHUDAKOVa Thomas Je erson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Va, US The deuteron elastic structure of the experimental areas Hall A of the Thomas Je erson National Accelerator Facility JLab, using the Jlab
Neutron-deuteron elastic scattering and three-nucleon force
Chtangeev, Maxim B
The differential cross section for neutron-deuteron elastic scattering was measured at six angles over the center-of-mass angular range 65? - 1300? and incident neutron energies 140 - 240 MeV at the LANSCE/WNR facility of ...
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to successfully produce low permeability gas reservoirs. My study links rock physics to well log and seismic data shales to reservoir sandstones. Typically, the presence of gas-saturated sandstones lowers the Vp/Vs evenELASTIC ROCK PROPERTIES OF TIGHT GAS SANDSTONES FOR RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION AT RULISON FIELD
Aluminum (Al) Etch Instructions The CEPSR cleanroom stores Aluminum Etchant Type A, a pre-made product used for
Kim, Philip
Aluminum (Al) Etch Instructions The CEPSR cleanroom stores Aluminum Etchant Type A, a pre-made product used for removing or etching away aluminum. This etchant is stored inside the acid or corrosive a specific thickness of aluminum that is desired. Note: Once the bottle is empty or you find that it's etch
Storing and managing information artifacts collected by information analysts using a computing device
Pike, William A; Riensche, Roderick M; Best, Daniel M; Roberts, Ian E; Whyatt, Marie V; Hart, Michelle L; Carr, Norman J; Thomas, James J
Systems and computer-implemented processes for storage and management of information artifacts collected by information analysts using a computing device. The processes and systems can capture a sequence of interactive operation elements that are performed by the information analyst, who is collecting an information artifact from at least one of the plurality of software applications. The information artifact can then be stored together with the interactive operation elements as a snippet on a memory device, which is operably connected to the processor. The snippet comprises a view from an analysis application, data contained in the view, and the sequence of interactive operation elements stored as a provenance representation comprising operation element class, timestamp, and data object attributes for each interactive operation element in the sequence.
Quantum Darwinism: Entanglement, branches, and the emergent classicality of redundantly stored quantum information
Blume-Kohout, Robin; Zurek, Wojciech H. [Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA and Institute for Quantum Information, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125 (United States); Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
We lay a comprehensive foundation for the study of redundant information storage in decoherence processes. Redundancy has been proposed as a prerequisite for objectivity, the defining property of classical objects. We consider two ensembles of states for a model universe consisting of one system and many environments: the first consisting of arbitrary states, and the second consisting of 'singly branching' states consistent with a simple decoherence model. Typical states from the random ensemble do not store information about the system redundantly, but information stored in branching states has a redundancy proportional to the environment's size. We compute the specific redundancy for a wide range of model universes, and fit the results to a simple first-principles theory. Our results show that the presence of redundancy divides information about the system into three parts: classical (redundant); purely quantum; and the borderline, undifferentiated or 'nonredundant', information.
Method of determining elastic and plastic mechanical properties of ceramic materials using spherical indenters
Adler, Thomas A. (Corvallis, OR)
The invention pertains a method of determining elastic and plastic mechanical properties of ceramics, intermetallics, metals, plastics and other hard, brittle materials which fracture prior to plastically deforming when loads are applied. Elastic and plastic mechanical properties of ceramic materials are determined using spherical indenters. The method is most useful for measuring and calculating the plastic and elastic deformation of hard, brittle materials with low values of elastic modulus to hardness.
Storing of Seed Cotton as an Aid to More Efficient Ginning and Marketing.
Jones, D. L.; Paulson, W. E.; Ward, J. M.
Storing of Seed Cotton as an Aid to More Efficient Ginning and Marketing [Blank Page in Original Bulletin] PREFACE This project was initiated to determine the effects of mechani- , cal harvesting on the ginning business. Ginning capacity... at the peak of hand harvesting has frequently been inadequate to keep up ~ith the rate of harvesting. As the shift from hand to mechanical harvesting increases, the length of the harvesting season will inevitably be shortened. The length of the ginning...
The Use of Conditioned Air for Maintaining Quality of Stored Sorghum Grain.
Person, Nat K. Jr.; Sorenson, J. W. Jr.; McCune, W. E.; Hobgood, Price
Christensen (5) found that moisture content, temperature and time are all intimately related to the growth of molds in stored grains. Thus, the higher the moisture and temperature, within the limits of growth of the fungi involved, the shorter the per... minimum relative humidity of 80 percent in bulk bins is required for continued growth of molds. A relative humidity of 80 percent corresponds to an equilibrium moisture content of about 15 percent, wet basis, for sorghum grain at 70" F. (8). Insect...
Costs of Harvesting, Storing in a Large Pile, and Transporting Corn Stover in a Wet Form
Turhollow Jr, Anthony F [ORNL; Sokhansanj, Shahabaddine [ORNL
Corn stover is potentially an attractive biomass resource, but must be stored if used to supply a biorefinery year-round. Based on experience with successfully storing water-saturated large piles of bagasse for the pulping industry, Atchison and Hettenhaus (2003) proposed that such a system can also be applied to corn stover. Regardless of the technical feasibility of this system, in this article we estimate the cost of harvesting corn stover in a single pass with corn grain, delivering the chopped biomass to a storage pile, storing the stover in a wet form in a large pile at 75% moisture in a 211,700-dry Mg facility within a radius of 24 km from the field, and transporting the stover 64 km to a biorefinery. Field-ground corn stover can be delivered to a biorefinery by rail for $55 to $61/dry Mg. Truck transport is more expensive, $71 to $77/dry Mg. To achieve a minimum cost in the system proposed by Atchison and Hettenhaus, it is necessary to field densify stover to 74 dry kg/m3, without losing combine field efficiency, have a large storage pile to spread fixed costs of storage over enough biomass, and use rail transportation. Compared to storage in an on-farm bunker silo at $60/dry Mg, there are limited circumstances in which large pile storage has a cost advantage.
Evaluation of Rocky Flats Plant stored plutonium inventory at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
Clements, T.L. Jr.; Einerson, J.J.
The purpose of this document is to evaluate reported inventories of plutonium contained in stored transuranic (TRU) waste generated by the Rocky Flats Plant (RFP). From 1970 to 1989, this waste was shipped to the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) and placed in aboveground retrievable storage at the Radioactive Waste Management Complex (RWMC)-Transuranic Storage Area (TSA). This evaluation was initiated to address potential uncertainty in quantities of stored plutonium reported in the Radioactive Waste Management Information System (RWMIS). The RWMIS includes radionuclide information from generators that shipped TRU waste to INEL for storage. Recent evaluations performed on buried TRU waste (1954-1970) resulted in significant revision to the original reported values of plutonium, americium, and enriched uranium. These evaluations were performed based on Rocky Flats Plant (RFP) Inventory Difference (ID) records. This evaluation for stored TRU waste was performed to: (1) identify if significant discrepancies exist between RWMIS reported values and RFP ID records, (2) describe the methodology used to perform the RWMIS evaluation, (3) determine a Best Estimate (BE) and 95% Upper Confidence Bound (UB) on the plutonium inventory, (4) provide conclusions based on this evaluation, and (5) identify recommendations and/or actions that might be needed.
LETTER doi:10.1038/nature12267 Elastic energy storage in the shoulder and the
Udgaonkar, Jayant B.
#12;LETTER doi:10.1038/nature12267 Elastic energy storage in the shoulder and the evolution of high elastic energy storage and release at the shoulder. These features first appear together approximately 2. Elastic energy storage has been shown to be an important source of poweramplification formanyhigh
Elasticity measurements on minerals: a review ROSS J. ANGEL1,*, JENNIFER M. JACKSON2
Jackson, Jennifer M.
Elasticity measurements on minerals: a review ROSS J. ANGEL1,*, JENNIFER M. JACKSON2 , HANS J 91125, USA 3 Deutsches Geoforschungszentrum, 14473 Potsdam, Germany Abstract: The elasticity of minerals in the experimental methods used to determine the elastic properties of minerals. Not only have new techniques become
, 74G10, 74G65. Key words and phrases. Elasticity, shells, energy minimization, Koiter. hal-00392028ON THE DERIVATION OF NONLINEAR SHELL MODELS FROM THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELASTICITY Cristinel Mardare. A nonlinearly elastic shell is modeled either by the nonlinear three- dimensional shell model or by a nonlinear
Elasticity of hydrous wadsleyite to 12 GPa: Implications for Earth's transition zone
Duffy, Thomas S.
on elasticity of hydrous olivine polymorphs is necessary to model seismic wave speeds for potential hydrousElasticity of hydrous wadsleyite to 12 GPa: Implications for Earth's transition zone Z. Mao,1 S. D regions of the mantle. Here we report single-crystal elastic properties of wadsleyite, b-Mg2SiO4, with 0
High-throughput generation of hydrogel microbeads with varying elasticity for cell encapsulation
Zandstra, Peter W.
High-throughput generation of hydrogel microbeads with varying elasticity for cell encapsulation a microfluidic approach for high-throughput generation of 3D microenvironments with different elasticity for studies of cell fate. The generation of agarose microgels with different elastic moduli was achieved by (i
Elastic properties of transparent nano-polycrystalline diamond measured by GHz-ultrasonic interferometry and resonant
Jacobsen, Steven D.
Elastic properties of transparent nano-polycrystalline diamond measured by GHz-ultrasonic interferometry Sphere resonance Nano-polycrystalline diamond NPD Elastic properties Superhard materials a b s t r a c t The sound velocities and elastic moduli of transparent nano-polycrystalline diamond (NPD) have
THE ELASTIC-PLASTIC MECHANICS OF CRACK EXTENSION James R. Rice*
THE ELASTIC-PLASTIC MECHANICS OF CRACK EXTENSION James R. Rice* ABSTRACT This paper briefly reviews progres~in the elastic plastic analysisof crack extension. Analytical results for plane strain and plane stress deformation fields are noted, and elastic-plastic fracture instability as well as transitional
Super-Elastic and Plastic Shock Waves Generated by Lasers N.A. Inogamov a,1
Fominov, Yakov
Super-Elastic and Plastic Shock Waves Generated by Lasers N.A. Inogamov a,1 , V.V. Zhakhovsky b,3 email@example.com, i email@example.com Keywords: Femtosecond laser-matter interactions, elastic-plastic there is an elastic shock wave (SW), which propagates before the strong plastic shock with plastic pressures of up
FINITE-ELEMENT FORMULATIONS FOR PROBLEMS OF LARGE ELASTIC-PLASTIC DEFORMATION R. M. MCM~EKING and J elastic-plastic flow.The method is based on Hill's variational principle for incremental deformations in a manner which allows any conventions finite element program, for "small strain" elastic-plastic analysis
Clapham, Lynann
PLASTIC VERSUS ELASTIC DEFORMATION EFFECTS ON MAGNETIC BARKHAUSEN NOISE IN STEEL C.-G. STEFANITA, D) Abstract�A study was performed to dierentiate the eects of elastic and plastic deformation on magnetic samples subjected to varying degrees of uniaxial elastic and plastic deformation up to H40% strain
Dynamics of structures coupled with elastic media -a review of numerical models and methods
Paris-Sud XI, Université de
), the structure's environment is restricted here to a large and possibly unbounded visco-elastic medium. Under in the field of structure-environment interaction problems, in which the environment is an elastic body and vibration emitted by transportation systems and wave diffraction by obstacles in an elastic medium
ARTICLE IN PRESS 1 Effects of testing methods and conditions on the elastic
Al-Shayea, Naser Abdul-Rahman
on the elastic 2 properties of limestone rock 3 Naser A. Al-Shayea* 4 Department of Civil Engineering, King Fahd. The objective is to compare elastic properties (elastic modulus and Poisson's ratio) for 12 limestone rockfundamental mechanical properties of rock materials 34required for the analysis and design of engineering 35
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ON THE SHOULDER JOINT DURING by individual muscles that contribute to isometric abduction of the upper limb in the coronal plane De Luca, Carlo J. 2 Effects of shoulder...
Complex muscle architecture described with diffusion weighted MRI
Gaige, Terry A. (Terry Alden), 1981-
The complex array of fiber orientations exhibited by muscles such as the tongue, esophagus, and heart, enable function beyond basic pulling. Among other things, the presence of crossing geometry adds the ability to push ...
High force density linear permanent magnet motors : "electromagnetic muscle actuators"
Ruddy, Bryan P. (Bryan Paul), 1983-
Actuator performance represents a key constraint on the capability of many engineered devices. Performance of these devices is often exceeded by their muscle-powered natural counterparts, inspiring the development of new, ...
An apparatus for high throughput muscle cell experimentation
Garcia-Webb, Michael G. (Michael Gregory)
The cardiac ventricular muscle cell (myocyte) is a key experimental system for exploring the mechanical properties of the diseased and healthy heart. The myocyte experimental model provides a higher level of physiological ...
Identification of Smooth Muscle Gamma Actin in Prostate Epithelia
Kolcun, Georgina Mary
resides in the understanding of the expression of smooth muscle gamma actin (SMGA) in the physiology of cancerous prostate epithelial cells. It is important to focus on SMGA due to its increased expression in the prostate epithelia during cancer...
Porous Elasticity: Lectures on the elasticity of porous materials as an application of the theory of mixtures
Bowen, Ray M.
of classical porous media models. Chapter 2 introduces the essentials of the theory of mixtures. Chapters 3,4 and 5 exploit the theory of mixtures to formulate various models of porous elastic materials. Chapter 6 is concerned with establishing connections...
Muscle glycogen utilization and exercise performance in horses�
Oldham, Shannon Lee
, and throughout recovery from the ET. Muscle samples were analyzed for glycogen using both amyloglucosidase and phosphorylase a. An unsuccessful attempt was made to study the muscle samples by electron microscopy. Blood samples were analyzed for lactate... diet. The post-ET glycogen was similar after all three dietary regimens. In experiment 1 there were no dietary effects on blood lactate or glucose concentrations at any one time during the ET. However, the mean lactate concentration during the ET...
Measurement of the antineutrino neutral-current elastic differential cross section
Aguilar-Arevalo, A. ?A.; Brown, B. ?C.; Bugel, L.; Cheng, G.; Church, E. ?D.; Conrad, J. ?M.; Dharmapalan, R.; Djurcic, Z.; Finley, D. ?A.; Ford, R.; Garcia, F. ?G.; Garvey, G. ?T.; Grange, J.; Huelsnitz, W.; Ignarra, C.; Imlay, R.; Johnson, R. ?A.; Karagiorgi, G.; Katori, T.; Kobilarcik, T.; Louis, W. ?C.; Mariani, C.; Marsh, W.; Mills, G. ?B.; Mirabal, J.; Moore, C. ?D.; Mousseau, J.; Nienaber, P.; Osmanov, B.; Pavlovic, Z.; Perevalov, D.; Polly, C. ?C.; Ray, H.; Roe, B. ?P.; Russell, A. ?D.; Shaevitz, M. ?H.; Spitz, J.; Stancu, I.; Tayloe, R.; Van de Water, R. ?G.; Wascko, M. ?O.; White, D. ?H.; Wickremasinghe, D. ?A.; Zeller, G. ?P.; Zimmerman, E. ?D.
We report the measurement of the flux-averaged antineutrino neutral current elastic scattering cross section (d??-barN??-barN/dQ2) on CH2 by the MiniBooNE experiment using the largest sample of antineutrino neutral current elastic candidate events ever collected. The ratio of the antineutrino to neutrino neutral current elastic scattering cross sections and a ratio of the antineutrino neutral current elastic to antineutrino charged current quasi elastic cross sections are also presented.
Nonlinear elasticity of composite networks of stiff biopolymers with flexible linkers
C. P. Broedersz; C. Storm; F. C. MacKintosh
Motivated by recent experiments showing nonlinear elasticity of in vitro networks of the biopolymer actin cross-linked with filamin, we present an effective medium theory of flexibly cross-linked stiff polymer networks. We model such networks by randomly oriented elastic rods connected by flexible connectors to a surrounding elastic continuum, which self-consistently represents the behavior of the rest of the network. This model yields a crossover from a linear elastic regime to a highly nonlinear elastic regime that stiffens in a way quantitatively consistent with experiment.
Acoustic excitations and elastic heterogeneities in disordered solids
Hideyuki Mizuno; Stefano Mossa; Jean-Louis Barrat
In the recent years, much attention has been devoted to the inhomogeneous nature of the mechanical response at the nano-scale in disordered solids. Clearly, the elastic heterogeneities that have been characterized in this context are expected to strongly impact the nature of the sound waves which, in contrast to the case of perfect crystals, cannot be completely rationalized in terms of phonons. Building on previous work on a toy model showing an amorphisation transition [Mizuno H, Mossa S, Barrat JL (2013) EPL {\\bf 104}:56001], we investigate the relationship between sound waves and elastic heterogeneities in a unified framework, by continuously interpolating from the perfect crystal, through increasingly defective phases, to fully developed glasses. We provide strong evidence of a direct correlation between sound waves features and the extent of the heterogeneous mechanical response at the nano-scale.
Flow of Navier-Stokes Fluids in Cylindrical Elastic Tubes
Sochi, Taha
Analytical expressions correlating the volumetric flow rate to the inlet and outlet pressures are derived for the time-independent flow of Newtonian fluids in cylindrically-shaped elastic tubes using a one-dimensional Navier-Stokes flow model with two pressure-area constitutive relations. These expressions for elastic tubes are the equivalent of Poiseuille and Poiseuille-type expressions for rigid tubes which were previously derived for the flow of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids under various flow conditions. Formulae and procedures for identifying the pressure field and tube geometric profile are also presented. The results are validated by a finite element method implementation. Sensible trends in the analytical and numerical results are observed and documented.
Elastic properties of Pu metal and Pu-Ga alloys
Soderlind, P; Landa, A; Klepeis, J E; Suzuki, Y; Migliori, A
We present elastic properties, theoretical and experimental, of Pu metal and Pu-Ga ({delta}) alloys together with ab initio equilibrium equation-of-state for these systems. For the theoretical treatment we employ density-functional theory in conjunction with spin-orbit coupling and orbital polarization for the metal and coherent-potential approximation for the alloys. Pu and Pu-Ga alloys are also investigated experimentally using resonant ultrasound spectroscopy. We show that orbital correlations become more important proceeding from {alpha} {yields} {beta} {yields} {gamma} plutonium, thus suggesting increasing f-electron correlation (localization). For the {delta}-Pu-Ga alloys we find a softening with larger Ga content, i.e., atomic volume, bulk modulus, and elastic constants, suggest a weakened chemical bonding with addition of Ga. Our measurements confirm qualitatively the theory but uncertainties remain when comparing the model with experiments.
Atomic picture of elastic deformation in a metallic glass
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Wang, X. D.; Aryal, S.; Zhong, C.; Ching, W. Y.; Sheng, H. W.; Zhang, H.; Zhang, D. X.; Cao, Q. P.; Jiang, J. Z.
The tensile behavior of a Ni??Nb?? metallic glass (MG) has been studied by using ab initio density functional theory (DFT) calculation with a large cell containing 1024 atoms (614 Ni and 410 Nb). We provide insight into how a super elastic limit can be achieved in a MG. Spatially inhomogeneous responses of single atoms and also major polyhedra are found to change greatly with increasing external stress when the strain is over 2%, causing the intrinsically viscoelastic behavior. We uncover the origin of the observed super elastic strain limit under tension (including linear and viscoelastic strains) in small-sized MG samples,more��mainly caused by inhomogeneous distribution of excess volumes in the form of newly formed subatomic cavities.��less
Heat transfer between elastic solids with randomly rough surfaces
B. N. J. Persson; B. Lorenz; A. I. Volokitin
We study the heat transfer between elastic solids with randomly rough surfaces. We include both the heat transfer from the area of real contact, and the heat transfer between the surfaces in the noncontact regions. We apply a recently developed contact mechanics theory, which accounts for the hierarchical nature of the contact between solids with roughness on many different length scales. For elastic contact, at the highest (atomic) resolution the area of real contact typically consists of atomic (nanometer) sized regions, and we discuss the implications of this for the heat transfer. For solids with very smooth surfaces, as is typical in many modern engineering applications, the interfacial separation in the non-contact regions will be very small, and for this case we show the importance of the radiative heat transfer associated with the evanescent electromagnetic waves which exist outside of all bodies.
Surface tension and contact with soft elastic solids
Robert W. Style; Callen Hyland; Rostislav Boltyanskiy; John S. Wettlaufer; Eric R. Dufresne
Johnson-Kendall-Robert (JKR) theory is the basis of modern contact mechanics. It describes how two deformable objects adhere together, driven by adhesion energy and opposed by elasticity. However, it does not include solid surface tension, which also opposes adhesion by acting to flatten the surface of soft solids. We tested JKR theory to see if solid surface tension affects indentation behaviour. Using confocal microscopy, we characterised the indentation of glass particles into soft, silicone substrates. While JKR theory held for particles larger than a critical, elastocapillary lengthscale, it failed for smaller particles. Instead, adhesion of small particles mimicked the adsorption of particles at a fluid interface, with a size-independent contact angle between the undeformed surface and the particle given by a generalised version of Young's law. A simple theory quantitatively captures this behaviour, and explains how solid surface tension dominates elasticity for small-scale indentation of soft materials.
Transversely isotropic elasticity and poroelasticity arising from thin isotropic layers
Berryman, J.G.
Since the classic work of Postma [1955] and Backus [1962], much has been learned about elastic constants in vertical transversely isotropic (VTI) media when the anisotropy is due to fine layering of isotropic elastic materials. However, new results are still being discovered. For example, the P-wave anisotropy parameter c{sub 11}/c{sub 33} lies in the range 1/4 {<=} c{sub 11}/c{sub 33} {<=} <{lambda}+2{mu}><1/({lambda}+2{mu})>, when the layers are themselves composed of isotropic elastic materials with Lame constants {lambda} and {mu} and the vertical average of the layers is symbolized by <{center_dot}>. The lower bound corrects a result of Postma. For porous layers, a connected solid frame forms the basis of the elastic behavior of a poroelastic medium in the presence of confining forces, while connected pores permit a percolating fluid (if present) to influence the mechanical response of the system from within. For isotropic and anisotropic poroelastic media, we establish general formulas for the behavior of transversely isotropic poroelasticity arising from laminations of isotropic components. The Backus averaging method is shown to provide elementary means of constructing general formulas. The results for confined fluids are then compared with the more general Gassmann [1951] formulas that must be satisfied by any anisotropic poroelastic medium and found to be in complete agreement. Such results are important for applications to oil exploration using AVO (amplitude versus offset) since the presence or absence of a fluid component, as well as the nature of the fluid, is the critical issue and the ways in which the fluid influences seismic reflection data still need to be better understood.
Elastic Coulomb-levitation: why is ice so slippery?
Chang Q. Sun
The elastic, less dense, polarized, and thermally stable supersolid skin lubricates ice. Molecular undercoordination shortens the H-O bond and lengthens the O:H nonbond through O-O repulsion, which is associated with low-frequency and high-magnitude of O:H vibration and a dual O-O polarization. The softer O:H springs attached with stronger molecular dipoles provide forces levitating objects sliding on ice, like Maglev or Hovercraft.
Rayleigh scattering and nonlinear inversion of elastic waves
Gritto, R.
Rayleigh scattering of elastic waves by an inclusion is investigated and the limitations determined. In the near field of the inhomogeneity, the scattered waves are up to a factor of 300 stronger than in the far field, excluding the application of the far field Rayleigh approximation for this range. The investigation of the relative error as a function of parameter perturbation shows a range of applicability broader than previously assumed, with errors of 37% and 17% for perturbations of {minus}100% and +100%, respectively. The validity range for the Rayleigh limit is controlled by large inequalities, and therefore, the exact limit is determined as a function of various parameter configurations, resulting in surprisingly high values of up to k{sub p}R = 0.9. The nonlinear scattering problem can be solved by inverting for equivalent source terms (moments) of the scatterer, before the elastic parameters are determined. The nonlinear dependence between the moments and the elastic parameters reveals a strong asymmetry around the origin, which will produce different results for weak scattering approximations depending on the sign of the anomaly. Numerical modeling of cross hole situations shows that near field terms are important to yield correct estimates of the inhomogeneities in the vicinity of the receivers, while a few well positioned sources and receivers considerably increase the angular coverage, and thus the model resolution of the inversion parameters. The pattern of scattered energy by an inhomogeneity is complicated and varies depending on the object, the wavelength of the incident wave, and the elastic parameters involved. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the direction of scattered amplitudes to determine the best survey geometry.
Surface effects in the crystallization process of elastic flexible polymers
Stefan Schnabel; Thomas Vogel; Michael Bachmann; Wolfhard Janke
Investigating thermodynamic properties of liquid-solid transitions of flexible homopolymers with elastic bonds by means of multicanonical Monte Carlo simulations, we find crystalline conformations that resemble ground-state structures of Lennard-Jones clusters. This allows us to set up a structural classification scheme for finite-length flexible polymers and their freezing mechanism in analogy to atomic cluster formation. Crystals of polymers with "magic length" turn out to be perfectly icosahedral.
Cancer cachexia decreases specific force and accelerates fatigue in limb muscle
Roberts, B.M. [1225 Center Drive, HPNP Building Room 1142, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 (United States)] [1225 Center Drive, HPNP Building Room 1142, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 (United States); Frye, G.S.; Ahn, B.; Ferreira, L.F. [1864 Stadium Road, Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 (United States)] [1864 Stadium Road, Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 (United States); Judge, A.R., E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [1225 Center Drive, HPNP Building Room 1142, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 (United States)
Highlights: �C-26 cancer cachexia causes a significant decrease in limb muscle absolute force. �C-26 cancer cachexia causes a significant decrease in limb muscle specific force. �C-26 cancer cachexia decreases fatigue resistance in the soleus muscle. �C-26 cancer cachexia prolongs time to peak twitch tension in limb muscle. �C-26 cancer cachexia prolongs one half twitch relaxation time in limb muscle. -- Abstract: Cancer cachexia is a complex metabolic syndrome that is characterized by the loss of skeletal muscle mass and weakness, which compromises physical function, reduces quality of life, and ultimately can lead to mortality. Experimental models of cancer cachexia have recapitulated this skeletal muscle atrophy and consequent decline in muscle force generating capacity. However, more recently, we provided evidence that during severe cancer cachexia muscle weakness in the diaphragm muscle cannot be entirely accounted for by the muscle atrophy. This indicates that muscle weakness is not just a consequence of muscle atrophy but that there is also significant contractile dysfunction. The current study aimed to determine whether contractile dysfunction is also present in limb muscles during severe Colon-26 (C26) carcinoma cachexia by studying the glycolytic extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscle and the oxidative soleus muscle, which has an activity pattern that more closely resembles the diaphragm. Severe C-26 cancer cachexia caused significant muscle fiber atrophy and a reduction in maximum absolute force in both the EDL and soleus muscles. However, normalization to muscle cross sectional area further demonstrated a 13% decrease in maximum isometric specific force in the EDL and an even greater decrease (17%) in maximum isometric specific force in the soleus. Time to peak tension and half relaxation time were also significantly slowed in both the EDL and the solei from C-26 mice compared to controls. Since, in addition to postural control, the oxidative soleus is also important for normal locomotion, we further performed a fatigue trial in the soleus and found that the decrease in relative force was greater and more rapid in solei from C-26 mice compared to controls. These data demonstrate that severe cancer cachexia causes profound muscle weakness that is not entirely explained by the muscle atrophy. In addition, cancer cachexia decreases the fatigue resistance of the soleus muscle, a postural muscle typically resistant to fatigue. Thus, specifically targeting contractile dysfunction represents an additional means to counter muscle weakness in cancer cachexia, in addition to targeting the prevention of muscle atrophy.
The Brookhaven AGS is a strong focusing accelerator which is used to accelerate protons and various heavy ion species to equivalent maximum proton energy of 29 GeV. The AGS Main Magnet Power Supply (MMPS) is a thyristor control supply rated at 5500 Amps, +/-go00 Volts. The peak magnet power is 49.5 Mwatts. The power supply is fed from a motor/generator manufactured by Siemens. The motor is rated at 9 MW, input voltage 3 phase 13.8 KV 60 Hz. The generator is rated at 50 MVA its output voltage is 3 phase 7500 Volts. Thus the peak power requirements come from the stored energy in the rotor of the motor/generator. The rotor changes speed by about +/-2.5% of its nominal speed of 1200 Revolutions per Minute. The reason the power supply is powered by the Generator is that the local power company (LIPA) can not sustain power swings of +/- 50 MW in 0.5 sec if the power supply were to be interfaced directly with the AC lines. The Motor Generator is about 45 years old and Siemens is not manufacturing similar machines in the future. As a result we are looking at different ways of storing energy and being able to utilize it for our application. This paper will present simulations of a power supply where energy is stored in capacitor banks. The simulation program used is called PSIM Version 6.1. The control system of the power supply will also be presented. The average power from LIPA into the power supply will be kept constant during the pulsing of the magnets at +/-50 MW. The reactive power will also be kept constant below 1.5 MVAR. Waveforms will be presented.
Overall Dynamic Properties of 3-D periodic elastic composites
Ankit Srivastava; Sia Nemat-Nasser
A method for the homogenization of 3-D periodic elastic composites is presented. It allows for the evaluation of the averaged overall frequency dependent dynamic material constitutive tensors relating the averaged dynamic ?eld variable tensors of velocity, strain, stress, and linear momentum. The formulation is based on micromechanical modeling of a representative unit cell of a composite proposed by Nemat-Nasser & Hori (1993), Nemat-Nasser et. al. (1982) and Mura (1987) and is the 3-D generalization of the 1-D elastodynamic homogenization scheme presented by Nemat-Nasser & Srivastava (2011). We show that for 3-D periodic composites the overall compliance (stiffness) tensor is hermitian, irrespective of whether the corresponding unit cell is geometrically or materially symmetric.Overall mass density is shown to be a tensor and, like the overall compliance tensor, always hermitian. The average strain and linear momentum tensors are, however, coupled and the coupling tensors are shown to be each others' hermitian transpose. Finally we present a numerical example of a 3-D periodic composite composed of elastic cubes periodically distributed in an elastic matrix. The presented results corroborate the predictions of the theoretical treatment.
Relativistic models for quasi-elastic neutrino scattering
M. C. Martinez; P. Lava; N. Jachowicz; J. Ryckebusch; K. Vantournhout; J. M. Udias
We present quasi-elastic neutrino-nucleus cross sections in the energy range from 150 MeV up to 5 GeV for the target nuclei 12C and 56Fe. A relativistic description of the nuclear dynamics and the neutrino-nucleus coupling is adopted. For the treatment of final-state interactions (FSI) we rely on two frameworks succesfully applied to exclusive electron-nucleus scattering: a relativistic optical potential and a relativistic multiple-scattering Glauber approximation. At lower energies, the optical-potential approach is considered to be the optimum choice, whereas at high energies a Glauber approach is more natural. Comparing the results of both calculations, it is found that the Glauber approach yields valid results down to the remarkably small nucleon kinetic energies of 200 MeV. We argue that the nuclear transparencies extracted from A(e,e'p) measurements can be used to obtain realistic estimates of the effect of FSI mechanisms on quasi-elastic neutrino-nucleus cross sections. We present two independent relativistic plane-wave impulse approximation (RPWIA) calculations of quasi-elastic neutrino-nucleus cross sections. They agree at the percent level, showing the reliability of the numerical techniques adopted and providing benchmark RPWIA results.
Studying the Proton "Radius" Puzzle with ?p Elastic Scattering
R. Gilman; E. J. Downie; G. Ron; A. Afanasev; J. Arrington; O. Ates; F. Benmokhtar; J. Bernauer; E. Brash; W. J. Briscoe; K. Deiters; J. Diefenbach; C. Djalali; B. Dongwi; L. El Fassi; S. Gilad; K. Gnanvo; R. Gothe; D. Higinbotham; R. Holt; Y. Ilieva; H. Jiang; M. Kohl; G. Kumbartzki; J. Lichtenstadt; A. Liyanage; N. Liyanage; M. Meziane; Z. -E. Meziani; D. G. Middleton; P. Monaghan; K. E. Myers; C. Perdrisat; E. Piasetzsky; V. Punjabi; R. Ransome; D. Reggiani; P. Reimer; A. Richter; A. Sarty; E. Schulte; Y. Shamai; N. Sparveris; S. Strauch; V. Sulkosky; A. S. Tadepalli; M. Taragin; L. Weinstein
The Proton Radius Puzzle is the inconsistency between the proton radius determined from muonic hydrogen and the proton radius determined from atomic hydrogen level transitions and ep elastic scattering. No generally accepted resolution to the Puzzle has been found. Possible solutions generally fall into one of three categories: the two radii are different due to novel beyond-standard-model physics, the two radii are different due to novel aspects of nucleon structure, and the two radii are the same, but there are underestimated uncertainties or other issues in the ep experiments. The MUon proton Scattering Experiment (MUSE) at the Paul Scherrer Institut is a simultaneous measurement of \\mu^+ p and e^+ p elastic scattering, as well as \\mu^- p and e^- p elastic scattering, which will allow a determination of the consistency of the \\mu p and the ep interactions. The differences between + and - charge scattering are sensitive to two-photon exchange effects, higher-order corrections to the scattering process. The slopes of the cross sections as Q^2 -> 0 determine the proton "radius". We plan to measure relative cross sections at a typical level of a few tenths of a percent, which should allow the proton radius to be determined at the level of ~0.01 fm, similar to previous ep measurements. The measurements will test several possible explanations of the proton radius puzzle, including some models of beyond-standard-model physics, some models of novel hadronic physics, and some issues in the radius extraction from scattering data.
The contact of elastic regular wavy surfaces revisited
Vladislav A. Yastrebov; Guillaume Anciaux Jean-Francois Molinari
We revisit the classic problem of an elastic solid with a two-dimensional wavy surface squeezed against an elastic flat half-space from infinitesimal to full contact. Through extensive numerical calculations and analytic derivations, we discover previously overlooked transition regimes. These are seen in particular in the evolution with applied load of the contact area and perimeter, the mean pressure and the probability density of contact pressure. These transitions are correlated with the contact area shape, which is affected by long range elastic interactions. Our analysis has implications for general random rough surfaces, as similar local transitions occur continuously at detached areas or coalescing contact zones. We show that the probability density of null contact pressures is non-zero at full contact. This might suggest revisiting the conditions necessary for applying Persson's model at partial contacts and guide the comparisons with numerical simulations. We also address the evaluation of the contact perimeter for discrete geometries and the applicability of Westergaard's solution for three-dimensional geometries.
Quantization of Perturbations in an Inflating Elastic Solid
Michael Sitwell; Kris Sigurdson
A sufficiently rigid relativistic elastic solid can be stable for negative pressure values and thus is capable of driving a stage of accelerated expansion. If a relativistic elastic solid drove an inflationary stage in the early Universe, quantum mechanically excited perturbations would arise in the medium. We quantize the linear scalar and tensor perturbations and investigate the observational consequences of having such an inflationary period. We find that slowly varying sound speeds of the perturbations and a slowing varying equation of state of the solid can produce a slightly red-tilted scalar power spectrum that agrees with current observational data. Even in the absence of nonadiabatic pressures, perturbations evolve on superhorizon scales, due to the shear stresses within the solid. As such, the spectra of perturbations are in general sensitive to the details of the end of inflation and we characterize this dependence. Interestingly, we uncover here accelerating solutions for elastic solids with (1 + P/\\rho) significantly greater than 0 that nevertheless have nearly scale-invariant scalar and tensor spectra. Beyond theoretical interest, this may allow for the possibility of viable inflationary phenomenology relatively far from the de Sitter regime.
'Elastic' fluctuation-induced effects in smectic wetting films
Pikina, E. S., E-mail: email@example.com [Russian Academy of Sciences, Oil and Gas Research Institute (Russian Federation)
The Li-Kardar field theory approach is generalized to wetting smectic films and the 'elastic' fluctuation-induced interaction is obtained between the external flat bounding surface and distorted IA (isotropic liquid-smectic A) interface acting as an 'internal' (bulk) boundary of the wetting smectic film under the assumption that the IA interface is essentially 'softer' than the surface smectic layer. This field theory approach allows calculating the fluctuation-induced corrections in Hamiltonians of the so-called 'correlated' liquids confined by two surfaces, in the case where one of the bounding surfaces is 'rough' and with different types of surface smectic layer anchoring. We obtain that in practice, the account of thermal displacements of the smectic layers in a wetting smectic film reduces to the addition of two contributions to the IA interface Hamiltonian. The first, so-called local contribution describes the long-range thermal 'elastic' repulsion of the fluctuating IA interface from the flat bounding surface. The second, so-called nonlocal contribution is connected with the occurrence of an 'elastic' fluctuation-induced correction to the stiffness of the IA interface. An analytic expression for this correction is obtained.
Apparatus for storing high magnetic fields having reduced mechanical forces and reduced magnetic pollution
Prueitt, M.L.; Mueller, F.M.; Smith, J.L.
The present invention identifies several configurations of conducting elements capable of storing extremely high magnetic fields for the purpose of energy storage or for other uses, wherein forces experienced by the conducting elements and the magnetic field pollution produced at locations away from the configuration are both significantly reduced over those which are present as a result of the generation of such high fields by currently proposed techniques. It is anticipated that the use of superconducting materials will both permit the attainment of such high fields and further permit such fields to be generated with vastly improved efficiency. 15 figures.
Apparatus for storing high magnetic fields having reduced mechanical forces and reduced magnetic pollution
Prueitt, Melvin L. (Los Alamos, NM); Mueller, Fred M. (Los Alamos, NM); Smith, James L. (Los Alamos, NM)
The present invention identifies several configurations of conducting elements capable of storing extremely high magnetic fields for the purpose of energy storage or for other uses, wherein forces experienced by the conducting elements and the magnetic field pollution produced at locations away from the configuration are both significantly reduced over those which are present as a result of the generation of such high fields by currently proposed techniques. It is anticipated that the use of superconducting materials will both permit the attainment of such high fields and further permit such fields to be generated with vastly improved efficiency.
Advanced Energy Retrofit Guide: Practical Ways to Improve Energy Performance; Grocery Stores (Revised) (Book)
Hendron, B.
The U.S. Department of Energy developed the Advanced Energy Retrofit Guides (AERGs) to provide specific methodologies, information, and guidance to help energy managers and other stakeholders successfully plan and execute energy efficiency improvements. Detailed technical discussion is fairly limited in these guides. Instead, we emphasize actionable information, practical methodologies, diverse case studies, and unbiased evaluations of the most promising retrofit measures for each building type. A series of AERGs is under development, addressing key segments of the commercial building stock. Grocery stores were selected as one of the highest priority sectors, because they represent one of the most energy-intensive market segments.
Seasonal Price Change and Costs of Storing Grain Sorghum in the Coastal Bend.
Whitney, Howard S.; Moore, Clarence A.
. instead of increasing. Figure 1. Coastal Bend area and the Eighth CF:' : This would add to his losses if the farmer were depend- Reporting District. ing on the market in his operations. With charges for storage that prevailed in the Coastal Bend during... consistency in the months when peak prices occurred, which adds to the risk of storing grain for future sale. I With the price-support program in effect it has not been necessary for the farmer to rel!.nn the market altogether in deciding whether to sell...
Labyrinth to Store Energy in Basement for Later Use - News Feature | NREL
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Comparison of finite-difference and ray-theory seismograms in the elastic SEG/EAGE Salt Model,
Cerveny, Vlastislav
Comparison of finite-difference and ray-theory seismograms in the elastic SEG/EAGE Salt Model, shot-difference seismograms for a selected shot and two receiver configurations com- puted in the elastic SEG/EAGE Salt Model-waves and converted S-waves in the smoothed elastic SEG/EAGE Salt Model are computed. Keywords Elastic velocity model
EIS-0277: Management of Certain Plutonium Residues and Scrub Alloy Stored at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site
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This EIS evaluates the potential�alternatives and impacts associated with a proposal to�process certain plutonium residues and all of the scrub alloy currently stored at Rocky�Flats. While ongoing...
CHEMICAL STORAGE SEGREGATION GUIDELINES In order to store chemicals properly, they must be segregated based on the associated hazard. Never
Richards-Kortum, Rebecca
CHEMICAL STORAGE SEGREGATION GUIDELINES In order to store chemicals properly, they must RECOMMENDED STORAGE METHOD CHEMICAL EXAMPLES INCOMPATIBLES SEE SAFETY DATA SHEETS IN ALL CASES Compressed a flammable gas cabinet for storage. Methane, Acetylene, Hydrogen Oxidizing and toxic compressed gases
Assessing the Potential of Using Hydrate Technology to Capture, Store and Transport Gas for the Caribbean Region�
Rajnauth, Jerome Joel
natural gas as a hydrate while focusing on small scale transportation of natural gas to the Caribbean Islands. This work proposes a workflow for capturing, storing and transporting gas in the hydrate form, particularly for Caribbean situations where...
Strategies to Save 50% Site Energy in Grocery and General Merchandise Stores
Hirsch, A.; Hale, E.; Leach, M.
This paper summarizes the methodology and main results of two recently published Technical Support Documents. These reports explore the feasibility of designing general merchandise and grocery stores that use half the energy of a minimally code-compliant building, as measured on a whole-building basis. We used an optimization algorithm to trace out a minimum cost curve and identify designs that satisfy the 50% energy savings goal. We started from baseline building energy use and progressed to more energy-efficient designs by sequentially adding energy design measures (EDMs). Certain EDMs figured prominently in reaching the 50% energy savings goal for both building types: (1) reduced lighting power density; (2) optimized area fraction and construction of view glass or skylights, or both, as part of a daylighting system tuned to 46.5 fc (500 lux); (3) reduced infiltration with a main entrance vestibule or an envelope air barrier, or both; and (4) energy recovery ventilators, especially in humid and cold climates. In grocery stores, the most effective EDM, which was chosen for all climates, was replacing baseline medium-temperature refrigerated cases with high-efficiency models that have doors.
A Concise Method for Storing and Communicating the Data Covariance Matrix
Larson, Nancy M [ORNL
The covariance matrix associated with experimental cross section or transmission data consists of several components. Statistical uncertainties on the measured quantity (counts) provide a diagonal contribution. Off-diagonal components arise from uncertainties on the parameters (such as normalization or background) that figure into the data reduction process; these are denoted systematic or common uncertainties, since they affect all data points. The full off-diagonal data covariance matrix (DCM) can be extremely large, since the size is the square of the number of data points. Fortunately, it is not necessary to explicitly calculate, store, or invert the DCM. Likewise, it is not necessary to explicitly calculate, store, or use the inverse of the DCM. Instead, it is more efficient to accomplish the same results using only the various component matrices that appear in the definition of the DCM. Those component matrices are either diagonal or small (the number of data points times the number of data-reduction parameters); hence, this implicit data covariance method requires far less array storage and far fewer computations while producing more accurate results.
The effects of eccentric training on muscle-bone function
Hubal, Monica Jeanne
THE EFFECTS OF ECCENTRIC TRAINING ON MUSCLE-BONE FUNCTION A Thesis by MONICA JEANNE HUBAL Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE... December 1999 Major Subject: Kinesiology THE EFFECTS OF ECCENTRIC TRAINING ON MUSCLE-BONE FUNCTION A Thesis by MONICA JEANNE HUBAL Subinitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A8iM University in partial fulfillment of the requirements...
Discovering How Muscles Really Work Project at NERSC
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In situ estimation of tendon material properties: Differences between muscles of the feline hindlimb
Perreault, Eric J.
), such as storage and recovery of elastic energy (Alexander and Bennet-Clark, 1977; Cavagna, 1977). These functions
A Neuronal Acetylcholine Receptor Regulates the Balance of Muscle Excitation and Inhibition in Caenorhabditis elegans
Jospin, Maelle
In the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, cholinergic motor neurons stimulate muscle contraction as well as activate GABAergic motor neurons that inhibit contraction of the contralateral muscles. Here, we describe the ...
Design and application of a cellular, piezoelectric, artificial muscle actuator for biorobotic systems
Secord, Thomas W. (Thomas William)
One of the foremost challenges in robotics is the development of muscle-like actuators that have the capability to reproduce the smooth motions observed in animals. Biological muscles have a unique cellular structure that ...
Contraction-induced elevation of heat shock protein 72 mRNA content in isolated single skeletal muscle fibers
Stary, Creed Michael
and Samaja M. (1998) Bioenergetics of contracting skeletalto investigate muscle bioenergetics (Hogan et al. , 2005;2002, 2003) and muscle bioenergetics during contractions (
Phase stability and elastic properties of Cr-V alloys
Gao, M. C.; Suzuki, Y.; Schweiger, H.; Do?an, �.N.; Hawk, J.; Widom M.
V is the only element in the periodic table that forms a complete solid solution with Cr and thus is particularly important in alloying strategy to ductilize Cr. This study combines first-principles density functional theory calculations and experiments to investigate the phase stability and elastic properties of Cr�V binary alloys. The cluster expansion study reveals the formation of various ordered compounds at low temperatures that were not previously known. These compounds become unstable due to the configurational entropy of bcc solid solution as the temperature is increased. The elastic constants of ordered and disordered compounds are calculated at both T = 0 K and finite temperatures. The overall trends in elastic properties are in agreement with measurements using the resonant ultrasound spectroscopy method. The calculations predict that addition of V to Cr decreases both the bulk modulus and the shear modulus, and enhances the Poisson�s ratio, in agreement with experiments. Decrease in the bulk modulus is correlated to decrease in the valence electron density and increase in the lattice constant. An enhanced Poisson�s ratio for bcc Cr�V alloys (compared to pure Cr) is associated with an increased density of states at the Fermi level. Furthermore, the difference charge density in the bonding region in the (110) slip plane is highest for pure Cr and decreases gradually as V is added. The present calculation also predicts a negative Cauchy pressure for pure Cr, and it becomes positive upon alloying with V. The intrinsic ductilizing effect from V may contribute, at least partially, to the experimentally observed ductilizing phenomenon in the literature.
Application of elastic-plastic fracture mechanics to marine structures
Pathi, Amarkumar
, as it was not possible to measure yield strength directly from the high rate tensile tests: Cryc(dynamic) ~ CTTa(dynacaic) Cryc(ciaiic) CTTc(cCaiic) (IV. 8) The basic algorithm for predicting CTOD consists of integrating (IV. 9) where B is the crack front length... OF SCIENCE May 1991 Major Subject: Mechanical Engineering APPLICATION OF ELASTIC-PLASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS TO MARINE STRUCTURES A Thesis by AMARI&UMAR PATEII Approved as to style and content by: Ted L. Anderson (C 'r of Commi e) Ravind ona ember...
np elastic spin transfer measurements at 788 MeV
McNaughton, M. W.; Koch, K.; Supek, I.; Tanaka, N.; McNaughton, K. H.; Riley, P. J.; Ambrose, DA; Johnson, J. D.; Smith, A.; Glass, G.; Hiebert, John C.; Northcliffe, L. C.; Simon, A. J.; Adams, D. L.; Ransome, R. D.; Clayton, D. B.; Spinka, H. M.; Jepperson, R. H.; Tripard, G. E.
PHYSICAL REVIEW C VOLUME 44, NUMBER 6 DECEMBER 1991 ARTICLES np elastic spin transfer measurements at 788 MeV M. W. McNaughton, K. Koch, I. Supek, and N. Tanaka Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 K. H. McNaughton, P. J... radius of about 3 rnm and centered on the 25-cm-thick liquid-deuterium (LD2) neutron-production target. B. Neutron beam magnets (LBBM6,7). The neutrons passed through the fringe fields of these magnets and were precessed about 50' from L spin. A...
Nonlinear elastic free energies and gradient Young-Gibbs measures
Roman Koteck�; Stephan Luckhaus
We investigate, in a fairly general setting, the limit of large volume equilibrium Gibbs measures for elasticity type Hamiltonians with clamped boundary conditions. The existence of a quasiconvex free energy, forming the large deviations rate functional, is shown using a new interpolation lemma for partition functions. The local behaviour of the Gibbs measures can be parametrized by Young measures on the space of gradient Gibbs measures. In view of unboundedness of the state space, the crucial tool here is an exponential tightness estimate that holds for a vast class of potentials and the construction of suitable compact sets of gradient Gibbs measures.
Elastic Moduli Inheritance and Weakest Link in Bulk Metallic Glasses
Stoica, Alexandru Dan [ORNL; Wang, Xun-Li [ORNL; Lu, Z.P. [University of Science and Technology, Beijing; Clausen, Bjorn [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL); Brown, Donald [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
We show that a variety of bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) inherit their Young s modulus and shear modulus from the solvent components. This is attributed to preferential straining of locally solvent-rich configurations among tightly bonded atomic clusters, which constitute the weakest link in an amorphous structure. This aspect of inhomogeneous deformation, also revealed by our in-situ neutron diffraction studies of an elastically deformed BMG, suggests a scenario of rubber-like viscoelasticity owing to a hierarchy of atomic bonds in BMGs.
Elastic contribution to interaction of vortices in uniaxial superconductors
Kogan, Vladimir [Ames Laboratory, DOE; Department of Physics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
The stress caused by vortices in tetragonal superconductors contributes to the intervortex interaction which depends on vortex orientation within the crystal, on elastic moduli, and is attractive within certain angular regions even in fields along the c crystal axis. For sufficiently strong stress dependence of the critical temperature, this contribution may result in distortions of the hexagonal vortex lattice for H||c. In small fields it leads to formation of a square vortex lattice with a fixed H independent spacing. This should be seen in the magnetization M(H) as a discontinuous jump of magnetization at the transition from the Meissner to mixed states.
Spherical Wave Propagation in a Nonlinear Elastic Medium
Korneev, Valeri A.
Nonlinear propagation of spherical waves generated by a point-pressure source is considered for the cases of monochromatic and impulse primary waveforms. The nonlinear five-constant elastic theory advanced by Murnaghan is used where general equations of motion are put in the form of vector operators, which are independent of the coordinate system choice. The ratio of the nonlinear field component to the primary wave in the far field is proportional to ln(r) where r is a propagation distance. Near-field components of the primary field do not contribute to the far field of nonlinear component.
Quasi-Elastic Scattering Measurements Morgan Wascko Imperial College London
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Elastic Properties of Rolled Uranium -- 10 wt.% Molybdenum Nuclear Fuel Foils
D. W. Brown; D. J. Alexander; K. D. Clarke; B. Clausen; M. A. Okuniewski; T. A. Sisneros
In situ neutron diffraction data was collected during elastic loading of rolled foils of uranium-10 wt.% molybdenum bonded to a thin layer of zirconium. Lattice parameters were ascertained from the diffraction patterns to determine the elastic strain and, subsequently, the elastic moduli and Poisson�s ratio in the rolling and transverse directions. The foil was found to be elastically isotropic in the rolling plane with an effective modulus of 86 + / - 3 GPa and a Poisson�s ratio 0.39 + / - 0.04.
Elastic constants determined by nanoindentation for p-type thermoelectric half-Heusler
Gahlawat, S.; Wheeler, L.; White, K. W., E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, E-mail: email@example.com [Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204 (United States); He, R.; Chen, S.; Ren, Z. F., E-mail: email@example.com, E-mail: email@example.com [Department of Physics and TcSUH, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204 (United States)
This paper presents a study of the elastic properties of the p-type thermoelectric half-Heusler material, Hf{sub 0.44}Zr{sub 0.44}Ti{sub 0.12}CoSb{sub 0.8}Sn{sub 0.2}, using nanoindentation. Large grain-sized polycrystalline specimens were fabricated for these measurements, providing sufficient indentation targets within single grains. Electron Backscatter Diffraction methods indexed the target grains for the correlation needed for our elastic analysis of individual single crystals for this cubic thermoelectric material. Elastic properties, including the Zener ratio and the Poisson ratio, obtained from the elasticity tensor are also reported.
Elastic Constants of Ni-Mn-Ga Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys
Stipcich, M. [Universitat de Barcelona; Manosa, L. [Universitat de Barcelona; Planes, A. [Universitat de Barcelona; Morin, M. [INSA de Lyon; Zarestky, Jerel L [ORNL; Lograsso, Tom [Ames Laboratory; Stassis, C. [Ames Laboratory
We have measured the adiabatic second order elastic constants of two Ni-Mn-Ga magnetic shape memory crystals with different martensitic transition temperatures, using ultrasonic methods. The temperature dependence of the elastic constants has been followed across the ferromagnetic transition and down to the martensitic transition temperature. Within experimental errors no noticeable change in any of the elastic constants has been observed at the Curie point. The temperature dependence of the shear elastic constant C' has been found to be very different for the two alloys. Such a different behavior is in agreement with recent theoretical predictions for systems undergoing multi-stage structural transitions.
A Numerical Algorithm for Single Phase Fluid Flow in Elastic Porous Media
Ewing, Richard E.
, petroleum, and environmental engineering for several decades. While considering the impact of the rock algorithm. KEYWORDS: geomechanics, uid ow, elastic deformation, porous media 1 Introduction Mechanical
Stored groundwater--A force to reckon with in the geomorphology of central and north Texas
Hayward, O.T. (Baylor Univ., Waco, TX (United States). Dept. of Geology); Amsbury, D.L.
The Colorado and Brazos Rivers flow in exhumed pre-middle-Cretaceous valleys between the Caprock Escarpment and the Balcones Fault Zone. Some segments flow southeastward, defining lineaments that are expressed in Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks as well as in older ones, but other segments clearly reflect the older topography. The early Cretaceous valleys were filled episodically by uncemented sand, silt, and dolomitic clay prior to complete inundation of Texas by the late Fredericksburg sea. The authors suggest that groundwater stored in the unconsolidated material played a major role in late Tertiary/early Pleistocene exhumation of the paleovalleys. The first tributary to cut into the Hensel/Gillespie Sands at Marble Falls intersected a paleovalley filled by water-bearing sand. A conservative estimate suggests that more than 100 million acre/feet of water (20,000 square miles x 640 acres x 30 feet of sand x 30% porosity) would have been tapped. Successful streams would excavate rapidly headward as well as downstream, and would soon capture nearby, less successful streams still flowing above the aquifer. The result would not be a catastrophic flood, but would be a geologically very rapid increase in sustained baseflow. The Brazos Valley below the Caprock does not appear to have such a well-marked point of paleovalley discharge, but has a broadly similar geometry. Water stored in the Antlers Sand may have provided even larger volume than that in the Hensel/Gellespie. Implications of this scenario for sediment deposition are intriguing. A newly-formed trunk stream that tapped a major ground-water reservoir would display a rapid increase in baseflow discharge, accompanied by erosion downstream. A major shoreline deposit might form, whose timing was unrelated to regional climatic events or global sea-level changes.
The effects of eccentric training on muscle-bone function�
Hubal, Monica Jeanne
, mechanical testing at this site showed greater tibiae stiffness in the exercised bone than that of the OVX group (+28.5%). No significant differences were found in tibial ultimate load to fracture, ultimate strength or modulus of elasticity. In summary...
A Soft Wearable Robotic Device for Active Knee Motions using Flat Pneumatic Artificial Muscles
Park, Yong-Lae
elastomer muscles were employed for assisted knee extension and flexion. The robotic device was testedA Soft Wearable Robotic Device for Active Knee Motions using Flat Pneumatic Artificial Muscles Yong present the design of a soft wearable robotic device composed of elastomeric artificial muscle actuators
15-17 2546 Design and Construction of Rubber Pneumatic Artificial Muscles
Laksanacharoen, Sathaporn
17 15-17 2546 Design and Construction of Rubber Pneumatic Artificial Muscles 1 2 1 1518 Abstract The purpose of this research work is to design and construct the rubber artificial muscles and lateral displacement of the rubber artificial muscle. This research work is divided into two sections
RESEARCH Open Access A human skeletal muscle interactome centered
Paris-Sud XI, Universit� de
shown to be highly interconnected, in particular indirectly through sarcomeric proteins. In-depth mining regulation, between LGMD2C/-sarcoglycan and energy control and between LGMD2G/telethonin and maintenance 91000, France Full list of author information is available at the end of the article Skeletal Muscle
Histological, physical, and chemical factors of various lamb muscles
Tschirhart, Tara Elizabeth
(WHC), pH, total collagen content, sarcomere length, and fat and moisture content. Muscles from the left sides of the carcasses were aged for seven days and used to determine percent cook loss, and Warner-Bratzler shear force values. The M. teres major...
Factors influencing variation in tenderness of major beef muscles
Stolowski, Glenn David
Beef carcasses (n=30) were obtained from three breed types (3/4 Angus (A) x 1/4 Brahman (B), 1/4 A x 3/4 B, and F2 A x B crosses). The right side of each carcass was electrically stimulated (ES). Seven muscles (Semimembranosus (Sm), Semitendinosus...
Automated Learning of MuscleActuated Locomotion Through Control Abstraction
Toronto, University of
. With the advent of visually realistic models of humans and lower animals, even small imperfections that automatically syn thesizes realistic locomotion for the animation of physicsbased models of animals of authenticity is to develop physically realistic ar tificial animals that employ internal actuators, or muscles
Automated Learning of Muscle-Actuated Locomotion Through Control Abstraction
Terzopoulos, Demetri
. With the advent of visually realistic models of humans and lower animals, even small imperfections that automatically syn- thesizes realistic locomotion for the animation of physics-based models of animals of authenticity is to develop physically realistic ar- tificial animals that employ internal actuators, or muscles
Postmortem regulation of glycolysis by 6-phosphofructokinase in bovine muscle
Rhoades, Ryan D.
in fresh muscle extracts, between pH 7.4-7.8; by reducing the pH to 7.0, PFK activity was depressed by nearly 50% at 1 mM F6P. In a second experiment, M. longissimus lumborum samples were excised at the 13th thoracic rib location from six randomly...
Artificial Muscle Construction Using Natural Rubber Latex in Thailand
Laksanacharoen, Sathaporn
Artificial Muscle Construction Using Natural Rubber Latex in Thailand Sathaporn Laksanacharoen of the inner rubber tube, made from natural rubber latex in Thailand, and the braided outer sleeve of natural rubber latex, however, its value of export is very minimal. This work try to make it worthwhile
Muscle-based facial animation using blendshapes in superposition
Smith, Andrew Patrick
of a known human subject is compared to 3D scan reference data and video reference data of that person. Test animation is compared to video reference footage. The test animation seems to mimic the effects of actual muscle action superposition accurately....
Myocardin Regulates Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Inflammatory Activation and Disease
Ackers-Johnson, Matthew; Talasila, Amarnath; Sage, Andrew P.; Long, Xiaochun; Bot, Ilze; Morrell, Nicholas W.; Bennett, Martin R.; Miano, Joseph M.; Sinha, Sanjay
EN, Owens GK. 2003. Myocardin is a key regulator of CArG-dependent transcription of multiple smooth muscle marker genes. Circ Res 92:856-864. 40. Gallagher G, Eskdale J, Jordan W, Peat J, Campbell J, Boniotto M, Lennon GP, Dickensheets H, Donnelly...
Elastic Compton Scattering from the Nucleon and Deuteron
Robert P. Hildebrandt
Goal of this work is the consistent description of elastic Compton scattering from the single nucleon and the deuteron. The theoretical framework chosen is Chiral Perturbation Theory, which is the low-energy formulation of Quantum Chromodynamics, where we extend the spectrum of active degrees of freedom from only pions and nucleons to also the Delta(1232) resonance. In the deuteron sector, we treat the nucleon-nucleon interaction non-perturbatively. Besides the Compton cross sections, our main concern is with the nucleon polarizabilities, which are a useful tool to describe the reaction of the internal nucleonic degrees of freeedom to the external electromagnetic field. Experimentally, only a few nucleon polarizabilities are known. Especially our present knowledge of the neutron polarizabilities is not satisfying. The reason why it is so difficult to determine these quantities experimentally is the finite lifetime of the free neutron. Therefore, we want to contribute to the ongoing discussion of the neutron polarizabilities by fitting the average over proton and neutron polarizabilities to the elastic deuteron Compton-scattering data. Similarly, we determine the proton polarizabilities from fits to the single-proton Compton data. We finally combine both results in order to identify the neutron polarizabilities.
Transport of organelles by elastically coupled motor proteins
Deepak Bhat; Manoj Gopalakrishnan
Motor-driven intracellular transport is a complex phenomenon where multiple motor proteins attached to a cargo are simultaneously engaged in pulling activity, often leading to tug-of-war and bidirectional motion. However, most mathematical and computational models ignore the details of the motor-cargo interaction. A few papers have studied more realistic models of cargo transport by including elastic motor-cargo coupling, but either restricts the number of motors and/or uses purely phenomenological forms for energy-dependent hopping rates. Here, we study a generic Model In which N motors are elastically coupled to a cargo, which itself is subject to thermal noise in the cytoplasm and an additional external applied force. The motor-hopping rates are chosen to satisfy detailed balance with respect to the energy of stretching. The master equation is converted to a linear Fokker-Planck equation (LFPE), which yields the average positions of the cargo and motors, as well as their fluctuations and correlation functions. We apply this formalism to two specific forms of the hopping rates. Analytical results are obtained for mean cargo velocity, diffusion coefficient and the average force experienced by each motor for arbitrary N, and compared with numerical simulations. The expansion procedure also allows us to quantify load-sharing features among the cargo-bound motors. In general, we observe significant deviations between analytical predictions based on LFPE and the corresponding numerical results, which suggests a prominent role for higher order corrections.
Control of Plasma-Stored Energy for Burn Control using DIII-D In-Vessel Coils
Hawryluk, R. J. [PPPL; Eidietis, N. W. [General Atomics; Grierson, B. A. [PPPL; Hyatt, A. W. [General Atomics; Koleman, E. [PPPL; Logan, N. C. [PPPL; Nazikian, R. [PPPL; Paz-Soldan, C. [General Atomics; Wolf, S. [MIT
A new approach has been experimentally demonstrated to control the stored energy by applying a non-axisymmetric magnetic field using the DIII-D in-vessel coils to modify the energy confinement time. In future burning plasma experiments as well as magnetic fusion energy power plants, various concepts have been proposed to control the fusion power. The fusion power in a power plant operating at high gain can be related to the plasma-stored energy and hence, is a strong function of the energy confinement time. Thus, an actuator, that modifies the confinement time, can be used to adjust the fusion power. In relatively low collisionality DIII-D discharges, the application of non-axisymmetric magnetic fields results in a decrease in confinement time and density pumpout. Gas puffing was used to compensate the density pumpout in the pedestal while control of the stored energy was demonstrated by the application of non-axisymmetric fields.
A thermodynamic muscle model and a chemical basis for A.V. Hill's muscle equation JOSH E. BAKER1Y
Thomas, David D.
and DAVID D. THOMAS2 1 Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA; 2 Department of Biochemistry, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN of working strokes per ATP hydrolyzed, muscle eciency, and energy transfer. Introduction Force and motion
Multi-Year Work Plan to De-Inventory TRU Waste Stored at LANL - 12121
Johns-Hughes, K.W.; Clemmons, J.S.; Hargis, K.M.; Christensen, D.V.; Shepard, M.D. [Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States); Bishop, M.L. [U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Los Alamos Site Office, 3747 W. Jemez Road, Los Alamos, NM 87545 (United States)
The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) continues to accelerate disposition of transuranic (TRU) waste stored at its Technical Area 54 (TA-54) Area G waste management facility. The current focus is on complete removal of all non-cemented above-grade Legacy and newly-generated TRU waste that was in storage on October 1, 2011, by no later than June 30, 2014. This inventory of above-grade TRU is defined as 3,706 m{sup 3} of material. Legacy TRU waste containers were placed into storage up to 40 years ago, and most of the older containers must be remediated to address compliance issues before the waste can be characterized, certified as meeting the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC), and shipped for disposition. More than half of the remaining TRU waste volume stored above grade is contained within oversize boxes that contain waste items that must be repackaged or size reduced. Facilities and major types of equipment needed to remediate and characterize the TRU waste inventory are largely in place, but two additional oversize box processing lines are being implemented in 2012. Multiple work shifts are planned for most remediation lines in 2013. An integrated risk-based project management schedule for all disposition activities has been developed that is based on a 'Solution Package' approach. Inventories of containers that have issues in common were compiled into about 15 waste categories and about 70 'Solution Packages' that identify all of the activities needed to disposition the inventory of TRU waste in storage. Scheduled activities include all precursor activities to begin remediation, remediation processing, characterization and certification to the WIPP WAC, and shipping of containers to WIPP. Processing of the 3,706 m{sup 3} is projected to result in about 4,500 55-gallon (208 L) drums and 1,000 standard waste boxes that will be shipped to WIPP. About 385 shipments from LANL to WIPP are projected before June 30, 2014, to ship these containers, at a rate of 5 to 6 shipments a week. (authors)
PHYSICAL REVIEW E 84, 061906 (2011) Mechanics of soft composites of rods in elastic gels
MacKintosh, F.C.
PHYSICAL REVIEW E 84, 061906 (2011) Mechanics of soft composites of rods in elastic gels Moumita of composites consisting of randomly distributed stiff fibers embedded in an elastic matrix in two and three of the compressibility of the composite relative to its shear compliance as a result of the addition of stiff rodlike
ANALYSIS OF ANISOTROPY IN ELASTIC CONSTANTS OF SiCp/2124 Al METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES
Hong, Soon Hyung
ANALYSIS OF ANISOTROPY IN ELASTIC CONSTANTS OF SiCp/2124 Al METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES H.K. Jung* , Y; Metal matrix composite; Elastic constants; Aspect ratio; Anisotropy 1. Introduction Metal matrix composites (MMCs) are becoming attractive materials for advanced aerospace structures because
THESIS FOR THE DEGREE OF LICENTIATE OF PHILOSOPHY Model Adaptivity in Elasticity
Patriksson, Michael
THESIS FOR THE DEGREE OF LICENTIATE OF PHILOSOPHY Model Adaptivity in Elasticity DAVID HEINTZ, Sweden 2008 #12;Model Adaptivity in Elasticity DAVID HEINTZ © DAVID HEINTZ, 2008 Thesis for Licentiate List of Appended Papers The licentiate thesis consists of an introductory text to subjects and methods
Flow of Volatile-Free and Volatile-Rich Basaltic Magmas through Elastic-Walled Dikes
Al Hanbali, Ahmad
averaged in "one-dimensional" flow tube. #12;Questions: � Can we obtain a simple 1D symmetric model) � Anisotropy 1 in horizontal and vertical rock stress #12;Elastic flow equations � Continuity equation t(m bFlow of Volatile-Free and Volatile-Rich Basaltic Magmas through Elastic-Walled Dikes O. Bokhove
Journal of Sound and Vibration 298 (2006) 108131 Elastic wave radiation from a high frequency
Abrahams, I. David
JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION Journal of Sound and Vibration 298 (2006) 108131 Elastic wave. Introduction Problems concerning the propagation, refraction and diffraction of waves are the subject method to detect defects is to analyse the scattering of the elastic waves generated by ultrasonic
Continued Fraction Absorbing Boundary Conditions for Transient Elastic Wave Propagation Modeling
Guddati, Murthy N.
Continued Fraction Absorbing Boundary Conditions for Transient Elastic Wave Propagation Modeling Md of the truncated exterior. Development of an accurate ABC for transient elastic wave propagation problems are obtained by factoring the wave equation into outward and inward propagating operators and permitting only
Lewicka, Marta
SHELL THEORIES ARISING AS LOW ENERGY -LIMIT OF 3D NONLINEAR ELASTICITY MARTA LEWICKA, MARIA to minimizers of suitable lower dimensional limit energies. In this paper we discuss shell theories arising of -limit) of the 3d nonlinear elasticity for thin shells around an arbitrary smooth 2d surface
SHELL THEORIES ARISING AS LOW ENERGY -LIMIT OF 3D NONLINEAR ELASTICITY By Marta Lewicka Maria that the elastic energy of defor- mations scales like h4, h being the thickness of a shell, we derive a limiting dimensional limit energies. In this paper we discuss shell theories arising as -limits of higher scalings
Thermo-visco-elasticity with rate-independent plasticity in isotropic materials undergoing
Bartels, Soeren
Thermo-visco-elasticity with rate-independent plasticity in isotropic materials undergoing thermal effects. Numerical discretization of the thermo- dynamically consistent model is proposed by implicit time. These "thermo-elastic" stresses may trigger activated inelastic processes, typically slip plastic- ity or even
Mechanically equivalent elastic-plastic deformations and the problem of plastic spin David J. Steigmann1
Paris-Sud XI, Universit� de
Mechanically equivalent elastic-plastic deformations and the problem of plastic spin David J author to receive correspondence (firstname.lastname@example.com) Abstract: The problem of plastic spin is phrased in terms of a notion of mechanical equivalence among local relaxed configurations of an elastic/plastic
Phenomenological study of parabolic and spherical indentation of elastic-ideally plastic material
Paris-Sud XI, Universit� de
Phenomenological study of parabolic and spherical indentation of elastic-ideally plastic material O ideally plastic materials was carried out by using precise results of finite elements calculations behaviour is found. Two elastic-plastic regimes and two plastic regimes are observed for materials of very
Elastic-Plastic Models for Stable Crack Growtht *James R. Rice
Elastic-Plastic Models for Stable Crack Growtht by *James R. Rice Mareh 1973 'PCAbh ~ ~ e c.\\. (n do not fully recover their strain upon unloading. The idealized non-linear elastic (left) and rigid-plastic,. there is ~ strain concentration created at the cut-ahead tip in the rigid-plastic material and the deformation field
Effect of elastic strain energy on self-organized pattern formation
Pan, Ernie
Effect of elastic strain energy on self-organized pattern formation E Pan1*, R Zhu1 , and P W Chung2 1 Department of Civil Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, USA 2 US Army Research in the calculation of the binding energy among atoms. The elastic strain energy is accurately evaluated
A nonlocal problem arising in the study of magneto-elastic interactions
Shafrir, Itai
the exchange energy Eex, the elastic energy Eel and the elastic-magnetic energy Eem. Let v be the displacement(m) + Eem(m, v) + Eel(v) We neglect here other contributions to the free energy due, for example
A New Attempt to Reconcile the Statistical and Phenomenological Theories of Rubber Elasticity
Fleming, Paul D. "Dan"
A New Attempt to Reconcile the Statistical and Phenomenological Theories of Rubber Elasticity O. H theories of rubber elasticity are re- viewed briefly. Combining recent concepts proposed by Yeoh and Gent, a new theory is proposed. The proposed constitutive model for rubber vulcanizates invokes two mech
Thermal Fluctuations and Rubber Elasticity Xiangjun Xing,1,* Paul M. Goldbart,2
Goldbart, Paul M.
Thermal Fluctuations and Rubber Elasticity Xiangjun Xing,1,* Paul M. Goldbart,2 and Leo Radzihovsky, compared to that of classical rubber elasticity. To leading order, this mechanism provides a simple on the external deformation. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.075502 PACS numbers: 62.20.Dc, 61.41.+e The term rubber
Tanaka, Jiro
CONSTRUCTING AN ELASTIC TOUCH PANEL WITH EMBEDDED IR-LEDS USING SILICONE RUBBER Yuichiro Sakamoto a technique for the construction of an elastic touch panel using silicone rubber. The technique is similar is made of transparent silicone rubber rather than acrylic. Moreover, we embedded infrared LEDs within
Stafford, Randall [Cummins, Inc] [Cummins, Inc; Golovin, K. B. [Cummins, Inc] [Cummins, Inc; Dickinson, A. [Cummins, Inc] [Cummins, Inc; Watkins, Thomas R [ORNL] [ORNL; Shyam, Amit [ORNL] [ORNL; Lara-Curzio, Edgar [ORNL] [ORNL
Previous work showed differences in apparent elastic modulus between mechanical flexure testing and resonance methods. Flexure tests have been conducted using non-contact optical systems to directly measure deflection for calculation of elastic modulus. Dynamic test methods for elastic modulus measurement were conducted on the same material for comparison. The results show significant difference in the apparent elastic modulus for static flexure versus dynamic methods. The significance of the difference in apparent elastic modulus on thermal stress and the hypotheses for these differences will be discussed. Dynamic measurement (resonance) and static measurement (mechanical) produce different values for elastic modulus of porous cordierite ceramic. The elastic modulus from resonance is a measure of the material response at very low strain which is different from the material response in a mechanical test with relatively large strain. The apparent elastic moduli for dynamic versus static test methods in this study are different by a factor of two. This result has significant impact on calculated stress and life in an aftertreatment component.
Connection between elastic moduli and thermal conductivities of anisotropic short fiber reinforced thermoplastics: theory and
Sevostianov, Igor
Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Polymer matrix composites; Short-fiber composite; ElasticConnection between elastic moduli and thermal conductivities of anisotropic short fiber reinforced form 29 May 2003 Abstract Cross-property connections for two phase composites derived recently
Elastic uplift in southeast Greenland due to rapid ice mass loss Shfaqat A. Khan,1
Larson, Kristine
Elastic uplift in southeast Greenland due to rapid ice mass loss Shfaqat A. Khan,1 John Wahr,2] The rapid unloading of ice from the southeastern sector of the Greenland ice sheet between 2001 and 2006), Elastic uplift in southeast Greenland due to rapid ice mass loss, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L21701, doi:10
Elastic parabolic equation solutions for underwater acoustic problems using seismic sources
. Franka) Department of Mathematics, Marist College, 3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie, New York 12601 Robert I that it may be necessary to account for elastic bottom interactions. In order to study energy conversion elastic energy is converted to acoustic energy at the ocean-bottom interface. These waves enter
McCormick, Steve
and a consti- tutive equation. The equilibrium equation and associated boundary conditions relate a balance of nonlinearity into the equations of elasticity. The constitutive equation, or material law as it is sometimes-squares (FOSLS) method to approximate the solution to the equations of geometrically nonlinear elasticity in two
DNA stretching modeled at the base pair level: Overtwisting and shear instability in elastic linkages
Swigon, David
DNA stretching modeled at the base pair level: Overtwisting and shear instability in elastic Accepted 28 October 2011 Available online 12 November 2011 Keywords: DNA mechanics Overstretching Discrete elastic model Simplex algorithm Bifurcations a b s t r a c t Stretching experiments on single DNA
Boyer, Edmond
L-317 ON QUASI-ELASTIC SCATTERING OF SLOW NEUTRONS IN MOLECULAR LIQUIDS M. UTSURO Research Reactor de neutrons avec �largissement par rotation mol�culaire dans le liquide sont �tudi�s dans le cadre du du benz�ne liquide. Abstract. 2014 The rotational broadened quasi-elastic scattering spectrum
Elastic Lennard-Jones polymers meet clusters: Differences and similarities Stefan Schnabel,1,a
Bachmann, Michael
Elastic Lennard-Jones polymers meet clusters: Differences and similarities Stefan Schnabel,1,a of elastic flexible off-lattice polymers with Lennard-Jones monomer-monomer interaction and anharmonic and nonicosahedral low-energy polymer morphologies. � 2009 American Institute of Physics. doi:10.1063/1.3223720 I
Geophysical Prospecting, 2004, 52, 183195 Effective elastic properties of randomly fractured soils
Santos, Juan
relationships be- tween pore structure and elastic properties of porous rocks is an ongoing problem and fluids, and how they control rock properties is cru- cial to a better understanding of acousticGeophysical Prospecting, 2004, 52, 183�195 Effective elastic properties of randomly fractured soils
A Performance and Cost Analysis of the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Cluster Compute Instance
Bj�rnstad, Ottar Nordal
A Performance and Cost Analysis of the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Cluster Compute Instance the availability of Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Cluster Compute Instances specifically designed for high compute power available on demand the question arises if cloud computing with using and Amazon EC2 HPC
Lung and alveolar wall elastic and hysteretic behavior in rats: effects of in vivo elastase treatment
Lutchen, Kenneth
Lung and alveolar wall elastic and hysteretic behavior in rats: effects of in vivo elastase P. Ingenito, and Be�la Suki. Lung and alveolar wall elastic and hysteretic behavior in rats: effects behavior of the alveolar walls and the macroscopic mechanical properties of the whole lung in an in vivo
Analysis of the elastic behaviour of silica aerogels taken as a percolating system
Paris-Sud XI, Université de
289 Analysis of the elastic behaviour of silica aerogels taken as a percolating system T. Woignier of silica aerogels are performed using the three points flexural technique. The elastic behaviour is studied measurement - for silica aerogels. These highly porous materials are obtained from a sol-gel process. Solvent
Shyue, Keh-Ming
A CAVITATION TRACKING METHOD FOR ELASTIC-PLASTIC FLOW IN SOLIDS Keh-Ming Shyue Department with cavitation. The algorithm uses a simplified model system where the behavior of the materials is modeled, and the von Mises condition for the elastic-plastic phase change. To characterize the cavitation
Newland, David E.
13 RESEARCH NOTE: DEFLECTION EQUATION FOR THE BUCKLING OF AN ELASTIC COLUMN SUBJECTED TO SURFACE. Introduction THE EFFECT of pressure on the buckling of elastic columns has been studied for at least the last to axial load and lateral pressure. Other authors have considered the theoretical aspects (Handelman (4
A maximum entropy-least squares estimator for elastic origin-destination trip matrix estimation
Kockelman, Kara M.
A maximum entropy-least squares estimator for elastic origin- destination trip matrix estimation propose a combined maximum entropy-least squares (ME-LS) estimator, by which O- D flows are distributed-destination trip table; elastic demand; maximum entropy; least squares; subnetwork analysis; convex combination
The Role of Architecture in the Elastic Response of Semiflexible Polymer and Fiber Networks
Claus Heussinger; Erwin Frey
We study the elasticity of cross-linked networks of thermally fluctuating stiff polymers. As compared to their purely mechanical counterparts, it is shown that these thermal networks have a qualitatively different elastic response. By accounting for the entropic origin of the single-polymer elasticity, the networks acquire a strong susceptibility to polydispersity and structural randomness that is completely absent in athermal models. In extensive numerical studies we systematically vary the architecture of the networks and identify a wealth of phenomena that clearly show the strong dependence of the emergent macroscopic moduli on the underlying mesoscopic network structure. In particular, we highlight the importance of the full polymer length that to a large extent controls the elastic response of the network, surprisingly, even in parameter regions where it does not enter the macroscopic moduli explicitly. We provide theoretical scaling arguments to relate the observed macroscopic elasticity to the physical mechanisms on the microscopic and the mesoscopic scale.
Thermal management system and method for a solid-state energy storing device
Rouillard, Roger (Beloeil, CA); Domroese, Michael K. (South St. Paul, MN); Gauthier, Michel (La Prairie, CA); Hoffman, Joseph A. (Minneapolis, MN); Lindeman, David D. (Hudson, WI); Noel, Joseph-Robert-Gaetan (St-Hubert, CA); Radewald, Vern E. (Austin, TX); Ranger, Michel (Lachine, CA); Rouillard, Jean (Saint-Luc, CA); Shiota, Toshimi (St. Bruno, CA); St-Germain, Philippe (Outremont, CA); Sudano, Anthony (Laval, CA); Trice, Jennifer L. (Eagan, MN); Turgeon, Thomas A. (Fridley, MN)
An improved electrochemical energy storing device includes a number of thin-film electrochemical cells which are maintained in a state of compression through use of an internal or an external pressure apparatus. A thermal conductor, which is connected to at least one of the positive or negative contacts of each electrochemical cell, conducts current into and out of the electrochemical cells and also conducts thermal energy between the electrochemical cells and thermally conductive material disposed on a wall structure adjacent the conductors. The wall structure includes electrically resistive material, such as an anodized coating or a thin film of plastic. The thermal conductors are fabricated to include a spring mechanism which expands and contacts to maintain mechanical contact between the electrochemical cells and the thermally conductive material in the presence of relative movement between the electrochemical cells and the wall structure. An active cooling apparatus may be employed external to a hermetically sealed housing containing the electrochemical cells to enhance the transfer of thermal energy into and out of the electrochemical cells. An integrated interconnect board may be disposed within the housing onto which a number of electrical and electro-mechanical components are mounted. Heat generated by the components is conducted from the interconnect board to the housing using the thermal conductors.
Disposal of chemical agents and munitions stored at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Ensminger, J.T.; Hillsman, E.L.; Johnson, R.D.; Morrisey, J.A.; Staub, W.P.; Boston, C.R.; Hunsaker, D.B.; Leibsch, E.; Rickert, L.W.; Tolbert, V.R.; Zimmerman, G.P.
The Pine Bluff Arsenal (PBA) near Pine Bluff, Arkansas, is one of eight continental United States (CONUS) Army installations where lethal unitary chemical agents and munitions are stored and where destruction of agents and munitions is proposed under the Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (CSDP). The chemical agent inventory at PBA consists of approximately 12%, by weight, of the total US stockpile. The destruction of the stockpile is necessary to eliminate the risk to the public from continued storage and to dispose of obsolete and leaking munitions. In 1988 the US Army issued a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (FPEIS) for the CSDP that identified on-site disposal of agents and munitions as the environmentally preferred alternative (i.e., the alternative with the least potential to cause significant adverse impacts). The purpose of this report is to examine the proposed implementation of on-site disposal at PBA in light of more recent and more detailed data than those on which the FPEIS is based. New population data were used to compute fatalities using the same computation methods and values for all other parameters as in the FPEIS. Results indicate that all alternatives are indistinguishable when the potential health impacts to the PBA community are considered. However, risks from on-site disposal are in all cases equal to or less than risks from other alternatives. Furthermore, no unique resources with the potential to prevent or delay implementation of on-site disposal at PBA have been identified.
Prefibrillar transthyretin oligomers and cold stored native tetrameric transthyretin are cytotoxic in cell culture
Soergjerd, Karin; Klingstedt, Therese [IFM- Department of Chemistry, Linkoeping University, SE-581 83 Linkoeping (Sweden); Lindgren, Mikael [Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim (Norway); Kagedal, Katarina [Division of Experimental Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linkoeping University, S-581 85 Linkoeping (Sweden); Hammarstroem, Per [IFM- Department of Chemistry, Linkoeping University, SE-581 83 Linkoeping (Sweden)], E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Recent studies suggest that soluble, oligomeric species, which are intermediates in the fibril formation process in amyloid disease, might be the key species in amyloid pathogenesis. Soluble oligomers of human wild type transthyretin (TTR) were produced to elucidate oligomer properties. Employing ThT fluorescence, time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy of pyrene-labeled TTR, chemical cross-linking, and electron microscopy we demonstrated that early formed soluble oligomers (within minutes) from A-state TTR comprised on the average 20-30 TTR monomers. When administered to neuroblastoma cells these early oligomers proved highly cytotoxic and induced apoptosis after 48 h of incubation. More mature fibrils (>24 h of fibrillation) were non-toxic. Surprisingly, we also found that native tetrameric TTR, when purified and stored under cold conditions (4 deg. C) was highly cytotoxic. The effect could be partially restored by increasing the temperature of the protein. The cytotoxic effects of native tetrameric TTR likely stems from a hitherto unexplored low temperature induced rearrangement of the tetramer conformation that possibly is related to the conformation of misfolded TTR in amyloigogenic oligomers.
Adhesive Contact of a Conical Frustum Punch with a Transversely Isotropic or an Orthotropic Elastic Half Space�
Mao, Chunliu
The adhesive contact problems of a conical frustum punch indenting a transversely isotropic elastic half space and an orthotropic elastic half space are analytically studied in this thesis work. To solve the problem involving a transversely...
Overall Dynamic Constitutive Relations of Micro-structured Elastic Composites
Sia Nemat-Nasser; Ankit Srivastava
A method for homogenization of a heterogeneous (finite or periodic) elastic composite is presented. It allows direct, consistent, and accurate evaluation of the averaged overall frequency-dependent dynamic material constitutive relations. It is shown that when the spatial variation of the field variables is restricted by a Bloch-form (Floquet-form) periodicity, then these relations together with the overall conservation and kinematical equations accurately yield the displacement or stress modeshapes and, necessarily, the dispersion relations. It also gives as a matter of course point-wise solution of the elasto-dynamic field equations, to any desired degree of accuracy. The resulting overall dynamic constitutive relations however, are general and need not be restricted by the Bloch-form periodicity. The formulation is based on micro-mechanical modeling of a representative unit cell of the composite proposed by Nemat-Nasser and coworkers; see, e.g., [1] and [2].
Complex Rheology of Nematogenic Fluid; Connection to Elastic Turbulence
Rituparno Mandal; Buddhapriya Chakrabarti; Debarshini Chakraborti; Chandan Dasgupta
We numerically analyse the full non-linear hydrodynamic equations of a sheared nematic fluid under shear stress and strain rate controlled situations incorporating spatial heterogeneity in the gradient direction. For a certain range of imposed stress and strain rates, this extended dynamical system shows signatures of spatio-temporal chaos and transient shear banding. In the chaotic regime the power spectra of the order parameter stress and the total injected power shows power law behavior and the total injected power shows a non-Gaussian, skewed probability distribution, which bear striking resemblance to elastic turbulence phenomena observed in polymer solutions. The scaling behavior is independent of the choice of shear rate/stress control method.
Weak and strong wave turbulence spectra for elastic thin plate
Naoto Yokoyama; Masanori Takaoka
Variety of statistically steady energy spectra in elastic wave turbulence have been reported in numerical simulations, experiments, and theoretical studies. Focusing on the energy levels of the system, we have performed direct numerical simulations according to the F\\"{o}ppl--von K\\'{a}rm\\'{a}n equation, and successfully reproduced the variability of the energy spectra by changing the magnitude of external force systematically. When the total energies in wave fields are small, the energy spectra are close to a statistically steady solution of the kinetic equation in the weak turbulence theory. On the other hand, in large-energy wave fields, another self-similar spectrum is found. Coexistence of the weakly nonlinear spectrum in large wavenumbers and the strongly nonlinear spectrum in small wavenumbers are also found in moderate energy wave fields.
Asymptotic behavior of an elastic satellite with internal friction
Emanuele Haus; Dario Bambusi
We study the dynamics of an elastic body whose shape and position evolve due to the gravitational forces exerted by a pointlike planet. The main result is that, if all the deformations of the satellite dissipate some energy, then under a suitable nondegeneracy condition there are only three possible outcomes for the dynamics: (i) the orbit of the satellite is unbounded, (ii) the satellite falls on the planet, (iii) the satellite is captured in synchronous resonance i.e. its orbit is asymptotic to a motion in which the barycenter moves on a circular orbit, and the satellite moves rigidly, always showing the same face to the planet. The result is obtained by making use of LaSalle's invariance principle and by a careful kinematic analysis showing that energy stops dissipating only on synchronous orbits. We also use in quite an extensive way the fact that conservative elastodynamics is a Hamiltonian system invariant under the action of the rotation group.
Elastic scattering of Beryllium isotopes near the Coulomb barrier
Di Pietro, A.; Figuera, P. [INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Catania (Italy); Amorini, F.; Fisichella, M.; Lattuada, M.; Musumarra, A.; Pellegriti, M. G.; Randisi, G.; Rizzo, F.; Santonocito, D.; Scalia, G.; Scuderi, V.; Strano, E.; Torresi, D. [Dipartimento di Fisica ed Astronomia Universita di Catania, Catania (Italy); INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Catania (Italy); Papa, M. [INFN-Sezione di Catania, Catania (Italy); Acosta, L.; Martel, I.; Perez-Bernal, F. [Departamento de Fisica Aplicada Universidad de Huelva, Huelva (Spain); Borge, M. J. G.; Tengblad, O. [Instituto de Estructura de la Materia CSIC, Madrid (Spain)
In this contribution, results of experiments performed with the three Beryllium isotopes {sup 9,10,11}Be on a medium mass {sup 64}Zn target, at a center of mass energy of {approx_equal}1.4 the Coulomb barrier, will be discussed. Elastic scattering angular distributions have been measured for the {sup 9,10}Be reactions. In the {sup 11}Be case the quasielastic scattering angular distribution was obtained. In the halo nucleus case, the angular distribution exhibit a non-Fresnel-type pattern with a strong damping of the Coulomb-nuclear interference peak. Moreover, it is found that the total reaction cross-section for the halo nucleus induced collision is more than double the ones extracted in the collisions induced by the non-halo Beryllium isotopes. A large contribution to the total-reaction cross-section in the {sup 11}Be case could be attributed to transfer and/or break-up events.
Elastic Hadron Scattering on Li Isotopes at Intermediate Energies
Zhusupov, M.A.; Imambekov, O. [Institute of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Kazakh State University, ul. Timiryazeva 46, Almaty, 480121 (Kazakhstan); Ibraeva, E.T. [Institute of Nuclear Physics, National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, 480082 (Kazakhstan)
The elastic scattering of hadrons (protons, charged pions, and positively charged kaons) on {sup 6,7,8}Li nuclei is analyzed on the basis of Glauber-Sitenko diffraction theory. A few nuclear-wave-function versions found within two- and three-particle potential cluster models are used in the calculations. It is shown that the application of these wave functions in diffraction theory makes it possible to describe adequately the experimental differential cross sections and analyzing powers in hadron scattering at intermediate energies. In this study, particular attention is given to a comparison of the scattering of different particles on the same target nucleus, as well as to a comparison of scattering of particles of the same sort on different target nuclei.
Noise-assisted Thouless pump in elastically deformable molecular junctions
C. A. Perroni; F. Romeo; A. Nocera; V. Marigliano Ramaglia; R. Citro; V. Cataudella
We study a Thouless pump realized with an elastically \\textit{deformable quantum dot} whose center of mass follows a non-linear stochastic dynamics. The interplay of noise, non-linear effects, dissipation and interaction with an external time-dependent driving on the pumped charge is fully analyzed. The results show that the quantum pumping mechanism not only is not destroyed by the force fluctuations, but it becomes stronger when the forcing signal frequency is tuned close to the resonance of the vibrational mode. The robustness of the quantum pump with temperature is also investigated and an exponential decay of the pumped charge is found when the coupling to the vibrational mode is present. Implications of our results for nano-electromechanical systems are also discussed.
Flavor decomposition of the elastic nucleon electromagnetic form factors
C.D. Cates, C.W. Jager, S. Riordan, B. Wojtsekhowski
The u- and d-quark contributions to the elastic nucleon electromagnetic form factors have been determined using experimental data on GEn , GMn , GpE , and GpM . Such a flavor separation of the form factors became possible up to 3.4 GeV2 with recent data on GEn from Hall A at JLab. At a negative four-momentum transfer squared Q2 above 1 GeV2, for both the u- and d-quark components, the ratio of the Pauli form factor to the Dirac form factor, F2/F1, was found to be almost constant, and for each of F2 and F1 individually, the d-quark component drops continuously with increasing Q2.
Bifurcations in the optimal elastic foundation for a buckling column
Rayneau-Kirkhope, Daniel; Ding, K; Mao, Yong
We investigate the buckling under compression of a slender beam with a distributed lateral elastic support, for which there is an associated cost. For a given cost, we study the optimal choice of support to protect against Euler buckling. We show that with only weak lateral support, the optimum distribution is a delta-function at the centre of the beam. When more support is allowed, we find numerically that the optimal distribution undergoes a series of bifurcations. We obtain analytical expressions for the buckling load around the first bifurcation point and corresponding expansions for the optimal position of support. Our theoretical predictions, including the critical exponent of the bifurcation, are confirmed by computer simulations.
Measurements of elastic modulus using laser-induced surface waves
Chang, D.J.; Amimoto, S.T.; Gross, R.W.F. [Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (United States); Glenn, T. [Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (United States)
In general, the mechanical testing methods that are utilized for alloys and polymers, e.g., dogbone, rheovibron, etc., are not applicable to thin film structures. We wish to report noncontacting measurements of the surface acoustic wave (SAW) velocity and the elastic modulus applicable to thin films of moderate thickness. An accompanying paper extends this technique to smaller film dimensions. A 15 ns pulsed YAG laser was used as the energy source to thermoelastically excite surface waves. The propagation of the waves was then observed by a second, independent He-Ne laser at a distance from the excitation spot. using the knife edge/beam deflection technique. A cylindrical lens was used to reduce the energy loading of the YAG laser on the sample to avoid damaging the surface of the specimen. The Rayleigh wave velocity is calculated from measurements of the arrival time of the surface wave as a function of distance from the ND:YAG laser spot. The shear modulus, G, can be determined from the measured speed of the surface waves, V, the specimen density, p, and Poisson`s ratio, v, according to the following relationship: V = R(v){sm_bullet}(G/p){sup {1/2}} where R(v), expressed as (0.862 + 1.14v)/(l + v), is the ratio of the Rayleigh wave velocity to the shear wave velocity and ranges from 0.86 to 0.95 Table below lists the measured surface wave velocities and the calculated shear modulus for our experimental results and the published values. Excellent agreement is observed. The depth of the SAW is approximately equal to the SAW wavelength which is approximately the laser spot size. Typically 30 {mu}m spot sizes can be readily achieved. In conclusion, SAW velocities and the modulus of elasticity of various materials have been measured. We have demonstrated that this non-contacting method can be used to characterize moderately thin films.
Experimental results on pp forward elastic scattering and the possibility of universal shrinkage of the hadronic diffraction cone
Burq, J P; Chevallier, M; Denisov, A S; Ekel�f, T J C; Fay, F; Grafstr�m, P; Gustafsson, L; Hagberg, E; Ille, B; Kashchuk, A P; Kulikov, A V; Lambert, M; Martin, J P; Maury, S; Querrou, M; Schegelsky, V A; Tkach, I I; Verbeken, M; Vorobyov, A A
Experimental results on pp forward elastic scattering and the possibility of universal shrinkage of the hadronic diffraction cone
Electron-Transfer from H-2 and Ar to Stored Multiply Charged Argon Ions Produced by Synchrotron Radiation�
Kravis, S. D.; Church, David A.; Johnson, B. M.; Meron, M.; Jones, K. W.; Levin, J. C.; Sellin, I. A.; Azuma, Y.; Berrahmansour, N.; Berry, H. G.; Druetta, M.
-shell photoionization of Ar atoms, using broadband synchrotron x-ray radiation. K-electron removal resulted in vacancy cascading, yielding a distribution of argon-ion charge states peaked near Ar4+. The stored ion gas had an initial temperature near 480 K. The basic...
What can I do with leftover turkey? Remove meat from turkey carcass and store in a covered
Minnesota, University of
What can I do with leftover turkey? Remove meat from turkey carcass and store in a covered of chopped leftover turkey, 4 cups of chopped vegetables and 2 cups cooked rice, wild rice or noodles to 3 have blended. Add some parsley, bay leaves, and garlic for extra flavor. Salads: Add leftover turkey
Carbon storage: the economic efficiency of storing CO2 in leaky reservoirs Minh Ha-Duong, David W. Keith
Paris-Sud XI, Universit� de
Carbon storage: the economic efficiency of storing CO2 in leaky reservoirs Minh Ha-Duong, David W carbon underground), we derive analytic expressions for the value of leaky CO2 storage compared to perfect storage when storage is a marginal component of the energy system. If the annual leak rate is 1
An attempt to improve the fertility of stored fowl semen with certain additives in a basic diluent
Boyer, Edmond
, sodium pyruvate, succinic acid, dithiothreitol, sodium citrate and zinc, chloride, bicar- bonate either separately or in combination : caproic acid, formaldehyde, acetyl carnitine, adenine, inosi- ne a beneficial effect of caproic acid on the retention of fertilizing capacity of stored fowl spermatozoa. Fiser
Laser Safety Laser-emitting tools and equipment are common to many work situations. Lasers in printers, grocery store
Burke, Peter
Laser Safety Laser-emitting tools and equipment are common to many work situations. Lasers in printers, grocery store scanners, construction tools, and laser pointers are generally lower powered lasers emit high-intensity, directional light beams that vary in strength, they are a particular hazard
Electron-Transfer from H-2 and Ar to Stored Multiply Charged Argon Ions Produced by Synchrotron Radiation
Kravis, S. D.; Church, David A.; Johnson, B. M.; Meron, M.; Jones, K. W.; Levin, J. C.; Sellin, I. A.; Azuma, Y.; Berrahmansour, N.; Berry, H. G.; Druetta, M.
-shell photoionization of Ar atoms, using broadband synchrotron x-ray radiation. K-electron removal resulted in vacancy cascading, yielding a distribution of argon-ion charge states peaked near Ar4+. The stored ion gas had an initial temperature near 480 K. The basic...
notThe old maxim is at the heart of Handan Tezel's research on storing excess heat from
Petriu, Emil M.
on storing excess heat from solar panels or from power generation-- to generate more power by Celeste Mackenzie s far as HandanTezel is concerned, steam puffing out of power plants as they generate electricity the cost, says Tezel, is either increasing the energy density or reducing the price of the zeolite material
Mechanical characterization, modeling, and examination of a muscular intracranial and elastic extracranial artery with an emphasis on microstructure, residual stress, and smooth muscle cell activation�
Wagner, Hallie
. Histology and immunohistochemistry were performed on basilar and carotid arteries and elucidated their structural differences. Nonlinear optical microscopy (NLOM) provided collagen fiber orientation and distribution, which offered motivation for a more...
Trade performances and the estimation of price-elasticities: Quality matters+ By Matthieu Crozet* and Hlne Erkel-Rousse**
Boyer, Edmond
Trade performances and the estimation of price-elasticities: Quality matters+ By Matthieu Crozet : Traditional trade models ignoring the dimension of product quality generally lead to excessively low trade price elasticities. In this paper, we show that higher estimated trade price elasticities, more
Anisotropic Motion and Molecular Dynamics of Cholesterol, Lanosterol, and Ergosterol in Lecithin Bilayers Studied by Quasi-elastic Neutron Scattering
Brown, Michael F.
Bilayers Studied by Quasi-elastic Neutron Scattering Emil Endress, Helmut Heller,� He�le`ne CasaltaVised Manuscript ReceiVed June 27, 2002 ABSTRACT: Quasi-elastic neutron scattering (QENS) was employed to study of motion within the bilayer on the molecular dynamics time scale. In a recent quasi-elastic neutron
Journal of the European Ceramic Society 25 (2005) 13131324 High temperature elasticity measurements on oxides by Brillouin
Jackson, Jennifer M.
for determining the elastic moduli at high temperatures, using both electric resistive heating (to 1800 K) and CO2 by Elsevier Ltd. Keywords: Spectroscopy; Mechanical properties; High-temperature elasticity measurements by Brillouin scattering 1. Introduction Knowledge of the high-temperature elastic properties is fundamental
Proposal for the award of a contract for stores operation and provision of logistics-related activities on the CERN site
Proposal for the award of a contract for stores operation and provision of logistics-related activities on the CERN site
Disposal of chemical agents and munitions stored at Umatilla Depot Activity, Hermiston, Oregon
Zimmerman, G.P.; Hillsman, E.L.; Johnson, R.O.; Miller, R.L.; Patton, T.G.; Schoepfle, G.M.; Tolbert, V.R.; Feldman, D.L.; Hunsaker, D.B. Jr.; Kroodsma, R.L.; Morrissey, J.; Rickert, L.W.; Staub, W.P.; West, D.C.
The Umatilla Depot Activity (UMDA) near Hermiston, Oregon, is one of eight US Army installations in the continental United States where lethal unitary chemical agents and munitions are stored, and where destruction of agents and munitions is proposed under the Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (CSDP). The chemical agent inventory at UMDA consists of 11.6%, by weight, of the total US stockpile. The destruction of the stockpile is necessary to eliminate the risk to the public from continued storage and to dispose of obsolete and leaking munitions. In 1988 the US Army issued a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (FPEIS) for the CSDP that identified on-site disposal of agents and munitions as the environmentally preferred alternative (i.e., the alternative with the least potential to cause significant adverse impacts), using a method based on five measures of risk for potential human health and ecosystem/environmental effects; the effectiveness and adequacy of emergency preparedness capabilities also played a key role in the FPEIS selection methodology. In some instances, the FPEIS included generic data and assumptions that were developed to allow a consistent comparison of potential impacts among programmatic alternatives and did not include detailed conditions at each of the eight installations. The purpose of this Phase 1 report is to examine the proposed implementation of on-site disposal at UMDA in light of more recent and more detailed data than those included in the FPEIS. Specifically, this Phase 1 report is intended to either confirm or reject the validity of on-site disposal for the UMDA stockpile. Using the same computation methods as in the FPEIS, new population data were used to compute potential fatalities from hypothetical disposal accidents. Results indicate that onsite disposal is clearly preferable to either continued storage at UMDA or transportation of the UMDA stockpile to another depot for disposal.
Disposal of chemical agents and munitions stored at Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, Alabama
Hunsaker, D.B. Jr.; Zimmerman, G.P.; Hillsman, E.L.; Miller, R.L.; Schoepfle, G.M.; Johnson, R.O.; Tolbert, V.R.; Kroodsma, R.L.; Rickert, L.W.; Rogers, G.O.; Staub, W.P.
The purpose of this Phase I report is to examined the proposed implementation of on-site disposal at Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) in light of more detailed and more recent data than those included in the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EPEIS). Two principal issues are addressed: (1) whether or not the new data would result in identification of on-site disposal at ANAD as the environmentally preferred alternative (using the same selection method and data analysis tools as in the FPEIS), and (2) whether or not the new data indicate the presence of significant environmental resources that could be affected by on-site disposal at ANAD. In addition, a status report is presented on the maturity of the disposal technology (and now it could affect on-site disposal at ANAD). Inclusion of these more recent data into the FPEIS decision method resulted in confirmation of on-site disposal for ANAD. No unique resources with the potential to prevent or delay implementation of on-site disposal at ANAD have been identified. A review of the technology status identified four principal technology developments that have occurred since publication of the FPEIS and should be of value in the implementation of on-site disposal at ANAD: the disposal of nonlethal agent at Pine Bluff Arsenal, located near Pine Bluff, Arkansas; construction and testing of facilities for disposal of stored lethal agent at Johnston Atoll, located about 1300 km (800 miles) southwest of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean; lethal agent disposal tests at the chemical agent pilot plant operations at Tooele Army Depot, located near Salt Lake City, Utah; and equipment advances. 18 references, 13 figs., 10 tabs.
Covariance Matrix of a Double-Differential Doppler-broadened Elastic Scattering Cross Section
Arbanas, Goran [ORNL; Becker, B. [Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI); Dagan, R [Institut fur Neutronenphysik und Reaktortechnik; Dunn, Michael E [ORNL; Larson, Nancy M [ORNL; Leal, Luiz C [ORNL; Williams, Mark L [ORNL
Legendre moments of a double-differential Doppler-broadened elastic neutron scattering cross section on {sup 238}U are computed near the 6.67 eV resonance at temperature T = 10{sup 3} K up to angular order 14. A covariance matrix of these Legendre moments is computed as a functional of the covariance matrix of the elastic scattering cross section. A variance of double-differential Doppler-broadened elastic scattering cross section is computed from the covariance of Legendre moments.
Direct observation of glycogen synthesis in human muscle with sup 13 C NMR
Jue, T.; Rothman, D.L.; Shulman, G.I.; Tavitian, B.A.; DeFronzo, R.A.; Shulman, R.G. (Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (USA))
On the basis of previous indirect measurements, skeletal muscle has been implicated as the major site of glucose uptake and it has been suggested that muscle glycogen formation is the dominant pathway. However, direct measurements of the rates of glycogen synthesis have not been possible by previous techniques. The authors have developed {sup 13}C NMR methods to measure directly the rate of human muscle glycogen formation from infused, isotopically labeled (1-{sup 13}C)glucose. They show that under conditions of imposed hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia, a majority of the infused glucose was converted to muscle glycogen in a normal man. This directly shows that muscle is the major site of glucose disposal under these conditions, and provides quantitation of the glucose flux to muscle glycogen.
Biochemical and physical factors affecting color characteristics of selected bovine muscles
McKenna, David Richard
for (K/S)572/(K/S)525 values of steaks from 19 beef muscles over 5 days of retail display ........................................................21 3. Least squares means for objective color measurements of 19 beef muscles .......24 4. Least... squares means for (K/S)610/(K/S)525 values of steaks from 19 beef muscles over 5 days of retail display ........................................................27 5. Correlation coefficients of biochemical, physical, and objective color measurements...
Stress and Diffusion in Stored Pu ZPPR Fuel from Alpha Generation
Charles W. Solbrig; Chad L. Pope; Jason P. Andrus
ZPPR (Zero Power Physics Reactor) is a research reactor that has been used to investigate breeder reactor fuel designs. The reactor has been dismantled but its fuel is still stored there. Of concern are its plutonium containing metal fuel elements which are enclosed in stainless steel cladding with gas space filled with helium�argon gas and welded air tight. The fuel elements which are 5.08 cm by 0.508 cm up to 20.32 cm long (2 in � 0.2 in � 8 in) were manufactured in 1968. A few of these fuel elements have failed releasing contamination raising concern about the general state of the large number of other fuel elements. Inspection of the large number of fuel elements could lead to contamination release so analytical studies have been conducted to estimate the probability of failed fuel elements. This paper investigates the possible fuel failures due to generation of helium in the metal fuel from the decay of Pu and its possible damage to the fuel cladding from metal fuel expansion or from diffusion of helium into the fuel gas space. This paper (1) calculates the initial gas loading in a fuel element and its internal free volume after it has been brought into the atmosphere at ZPPR, (2) shows that the amount of helium generated by decay of Pu over 46 years since manufacture is significantly greater than this initial loading, (3) determines the amount of fuel swelling if the helium stays fixed in the fuel plate and estimates the amount of helium which diffuses out of the fuel plate into the fuel plenum assuming the helium does not remain fixed in the fuel plate but can diffuse to the plenum and possibly through the cladding. Since the literature is not clear as to which possibility occurs, as with Schroedinger�s cat, both possibilities are analyzed. The paper concludes that (1) if the gas generated is fixed in the fuel, then the fuel swelling it can cause would not cause any fuel failure and (2) if the helium does diffuse out of the fuel (in accordance diffusivities estimated from the literature), then it is unlikely that fuel element bulging will occur.
Jobs masonry in LHCb with elastic Grid Jobs
Stagni, F
In any distributed computing infrastructure, a job is normally forbidden to run for an indefinite amount of time. This limitation is implemented using different technologies, the most common one being the CPU time limit implemented by batch queues. It is therefore important to have a good estimate of how much CPU work a job will require: otherwise, it might be killed by the batch system, or by whatever system is controlling the jobs' execution. In many modern interwares, the jobs are actually executed by pilot jobs, that can use the whole available time in running multiple consecutive jobs. If at some point the available time in a pilot is too short for the execution of any job, it should be released, while it could have been used efficiently by a shorter job. Within LHCbDIRAC, the LHCb extension of the DIRAC interware, we developed a simple way to fully exploit computing capabilities available to a pilot, even for resources with limited time capabilities, by adding elasticity to production MonteCarlo (MC) si...
Benchmark calculations for elastic fermion-dimer scattering
Shahin Bour; H. -W. Hammer; Dean Lee; Ulf-G. Mei�ner
We present continuum and lattice calculations for elastic scattering between a fermion and a bound dimer in the shallow binding limit. For the continuum calculation we use the Skorniakov-Ter-Martirosian (STM) integral equation to determine the scattering length and effective range parameter to high precision. For the lattice calculation we use the finite-volume method of L\\"uscher. We take into account topological finite-volume corrections to the dimer binding energy which depend on the momentum of the dimer. After subtracting these effects, we find from the lattice calculation kappa a_fd = 1.174(9) and kappa r_fd = -0.029(13). These results agree well with the continuum values kappa a_fd = 1.17907(1) and kappa r_fd = -0.0383(3) obtained from the STM equation. We discuss applications to cold atomic Fermi gases, deuteron-neutron scattering in the spin-quartet channel, and lattice calculations of scattering for nuclei and hadronic molecules at finite volume.
Double porosity modeling in elastic wave propagation for reservoir characterization
Berryman, J. G., LLNL
Phenomenological equations for the poroelastic behavior of a double porosity medium have been formulated and the coefficients in these linear equations identified. The generalization from a single porosity model increases the number of independent coefficients from three to six for an isotropic applied stress. In a quasistatic analysis, the physical interpretations are based upon considerations of extremes in both spatial and temporal scales. The limit of very short times is the one most relevant for wave propagation, and in this case both matrix porosity and fractures behave in an undrained fashion. For the very long times more relevant for reservoir drawdown,the double porosity medium behaves as an equivalent single porosity medium At the macroscopic spatial level, the pertinent parameters (such as the total compressibility) may be determined by appropriate field tests. At the mesoscopic scale pertinent parameters of the rock matrix can be determined directly through laboratory measurements on core, and the compressibility can be measured for a single fracture. We show explicitly how to generalize the quasistatic results to incorporate wave propagation effects and how effects that are usually attributed to squirt flow under partially saturated conditions can be explained alternatively in terms of the double-porosity model. The result is therefore a theory that generalizes, but is completely consistent with, Biot`s theory of poroelasticity and is valid for analysis of elastic wave data from highly fractured reservoirs.
Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Elastic Properties of Novel Tungsten Nitrides
Wang, Shanmin; Yu, Xiaohui; Lin, Zhijun; Zhang, Ruifeng; He, Duanwei; Qin, Jiaqian; Zhu, Jinlong; Han, Jiantao; Wang, Lin; Mao, Ho-kwang; Zhang, Jianzhong; Zhao, Yusheng (UNLV); (Ehime U); (CIW); (Sichuan U.); (LANL)
Among transition metal nitrides, tungsten nitrides possess unique and/or superior chemical, mechanical, and thermal properties. Preparation of these nitrides, however, is challenging because the incorporation of nitrogen into tungsten lattice is thermodynamically unfavorable at atmospheric pressure. To date, most materials in the W-N system are in the form of thin films produced by nonequilibrium processes and are often poorly crystallized, which severely limits their use in diverse technological applications. Here we report synthesis of tungsten nitrides through new approaches involving solid-state ion exchange and nitrogen degassing under pressure. We unveil a number of novel nitrides including hexagonal and rhombohedral W{sub 2}N{sub 3}. The final products are phase-pure and well-crystallized in bulk forms. For hexagonal W{sub 2}N{sub 3}, hexagonal WN, and cubic W3N4, they exhibit elastic properties rivaling or even exceeding cubic-BN. All four nitrides are prepared at a moderate pressure of 5 GPa, the lowest among high-pressure synthesis of transition metal nitrides, making it practically feasible for massive and industrial-scale production.
Small angle elastic scattering of protons off of spinless nuclei
Ling, A.G.
Elastic differential cross sections and analyzing powers for 800 MeV protons incident on /sup 12/C, /sup 40/Ca, and /sup 208/Pb in the momentum transfer range 20 MeV/c < q < 130 MeV/c have been measured. The data was taken with the High Resolution Spectrometer (HRS) at the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility. Special delay-line drift chambers with dead regions for the beam to pass through them were used to obtain the data. Through the interference of the Coulomb and nuclear contributions to the differential cross section in the small angle region, the ratio of the real to imaginary part of the forward nuclear amplitude ..cap alpha../sub n/(0) = Ref/sub n/(0)/Imf/sub n/(0) is extracted. The importance of knowing this quantity at lower energies in order to study the differences between relativistic and non-relativistic scattering theories is discussed. 130 refs., 60 figs., 12 tabs.
A comparison of the response of a captive carried store to both reverberant and progressive wave acoustic excitation
Cap, J.S.
Stores carried on high performance military aircraft are exposed to severe vibroacoustic environments which are caused by several different sources. Two methods available for simulating the acoustic portion of this environment in the laboratory are reverberant chambers and progressive wave tubes. The literature indicates that structures will respond differently to each of these acoustic sources as a function of frequency for the same Sound Pressure Level. Sandia National Laboratories participated in a test program that obtained acoustic data for a common store using both types of acoustic excitation. The purpose of this paper is to present the results from those tests in such a way so as to document the existence or absence of any significant differences in the coupling efficiencies for these acoustic sources.
The Cost of Superconducting Magnets as a Function of Stored Energy and Design Magnetic Induction Times the Field Volume
Green, Mike; Green, M.A.; Strauss, B.P.
By various theorems one can relate the capital cost of superconducting magnets to the magnetic energy stored within that magnet. This is particularly true for magnet where the cost is dominated by the structure needed to carry the magnetic forces. One can also relate the cost of the magnet to the product of the magnetic induction and the field volume. The relationship used to estimate the cost the magnet is a function of the type of magnet it is. This paper updates the cost functions given in two papers that were published in the early 1990 s. The costs (escalated to 2007 dollars) of large numbers of LTS magnets are plotted against stored energy and magnetic field time field volume. Escalated costs for magnets built since the early 1990 s are added to the plots.
Radiological, physical, and chemical characterization of low-level alpha contaminated wastes stored at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
Apel, M.L.; Becker, G.K.; Ragan, Z.K.; Frasure, J.; Raivo, B.D.; Gale, L.G.; Pace, D.P.
This document provides radiological, physical, and chemical characterization data for low-level alpha-contaminated radioactive and low-level alpha-contaminated radioactive and hazardous (i.e., mixed) wastes stored at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory and considered for treatment under the Private Sector Participation Initiative Program. Waste characterization data are provided in the form of INEL Waste Profile Sheets. These documents provide, for each content code, information on waste identification, waste description, waste storage configuration, physical/chemical waste composition, radionuclide and associated alpha activity waste characterization data, and hazardous constituents present in the waste. Information is provided for 97 waste streams which represent an estimated total volume of 25,450 m 3 corresponding to a total mass of approximately 12,000,000 kg. In addition, considerable information concerning alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron source term data specific to Rocky Flats-generated waste forms stored at the INEL are provided to assist in facility design specification.
Three-dimensional mixed mode linear elastic fracture mechanics analysis using domain interaction integrals
Esmen, Ekrem Alp, 1977-
Three-dimensional mixed-mode linear elastic fracture mechanics analysis is presented using domain interaction integrals. An out-of-plane sinusoidal crack was analyzed using a commercially available finite element package ...
Numerical modeling of elastic wave scattering by near-surface heterogeneities
Al Muhaidib, Abdulaziz
A perturbation method for elastic waves and numerical forward modeling are used to calculate the effects of seismic wave scattering from arbitrary shape shallow subsurface heterogeneities. Wave propagation is simulated ...
Physica D xxx (2003) xxxxxx Dynamic supercoiling bifurcations of growing elastic filaments
Wolgemuth, Charles
Physica D xxx (2003) xxx�xxx Dynamic supercoiling bifurcations of growing elastic filaments Charles xxx (2003) xxx�xxx essentially unchanging as the three-dimensional form develops, and the properties
A coupled theory for diffusion of hydrogen and large elastic-plastic deformations of metals
Di Leo, Claudio V
A thermodynamically-consistent coupled-theory which accounts for diffusion of hydrogen, trapping of hydrogen, diffusion of heat, and large elastic-plastic deformations of metals is developed. Our theoretical framework ...
Stochastic dynamic optimization of consumption and the induced price elasticity of demand in smart grids
Faghih, Ali
This thesis presents a mathematical model of consumer behavior in response to stochastically-varying electricity prices, and a characterization of price-elasticity of demand created by optimal utilization of storage and ...
The Efficient Computation of Bounds for Functionals of Finite Element Solutions in Large Strain Elasticity
Bonet, J.
We present an implicit a-posteriori finite element procedure to compute bounds for functional outputs of finite element solutions in large strain elasticity. The method proposed relies on the existence of a potential energy ...
Multiscale Method for Elastic Wave Propagation in the Heterogeneous, Anisotropic Media
Gao, Kai
FEM) for elastic wave propagation in heterogeneous, anisotropic media in both continuous Galerkin (CG) and discontinuous Galerkin (DG) formulations. The advantage of the multiscale basis functions is they are model-dependent, unlike the predefined polynomial basis...
Geophysical Prospecting 31,265-292, 1983. REFLECTION OF ELASTIC WAVES FROM
Santos, Juan
Geophysical Prospecting 31,265-292, 1983. REFLECTION OF ELASTIC WAVES FROM PERIODICALLY STRATIFIED from Periodically Stratified Media with Interfacial Slip, Geophysical Prospecting 31 phase propagation in some other direction. INTRODUCTION Geophysical media often exhibit anisotropic
Ab-initio elastic and thermodynamic properties of high-temperature cubic intermetallics at finite temperatures�
Williams, Michael Eric
In thiswork we present the development of a method for the prediciton of finite temperature elastic and thermodynamic properties of cubic, non-magnetic unary and binary metals from first principles calculations. Vibrational, electronic...
Kinematically consistent, elastic block model for the eastern Mediterranean constrained by GPS measurements
Lawrence, Shawn A. (Shawn Adam), 1975-
I use a Global Positioning System (GPS) velocity field to constrain block models of the eastern Mediterranean and surrounding regions that account for the angular velocities of constituent blocks and elastic strain ...
Parton-Parton Elastic Scattering and Rapidity Gaps at Tevatron Energies
Vittorio Del Duca; Wai-Keung Tang
The theory of the perturbative pomeron, due to Lipatov and collaborators, is used to compute the probability of observing parton-parton elastic scattering and rapidity gaps between jets in hadron collisions at Tevatron energies.
Parton-Parton Elastic Scattering and Rapidity Gaps at SSC and LHC Energies
Vittorio Del Duca
The theory of the perturbative pomeron, due to Lipatov and collaborators, is used to compute the probability of observing parton-parton elastic scattering and rapidity gaps between jets in hadron collisions at SSC and LHC energies.
Finite element analysis of elastic interaction of two en echelon overlapping faults
Leem, Junghun
The primary objective is the analysis of the elastic stress fields and prediction of incipient secondary faulting associated with the interaction of two overlapping, en echelon faults with a sense of stepover opposite to the sense of shear...
Effects of sodium lactate and sodium propionate on the sensory, microbial, and chemical characteristics of fresh aerobically stored ground beef�
Eckert, Laura Anne
EFFECTS OF SODIUM LACTATE AND SODIUM PROPIONATE ON THE SENSORY, MICROBIAL, AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FRESH AEROBICALLY STORED GROUND BEEF A Thesis by LAURA ANNE ECKERT Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE December 1995 Major Subject: Food Science and Technology EFFECTS OF SODIUM LACTATE AND SODIUM PROPIONATE ON THE SENSORY, MICROBIAL, AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FRESH...
Overview of geologic storage of natural gas with an emphasis on assessing the feasibility of storing hydrogen.
Lord, Anna Snider
In many regions across the nation geologic formations are currently being used to store natural gas underground. Storage options are dictated by the regional geology and the operational need. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has an interest in understanding theses various geologic storage options, the advantages and disadvantages, in the hopes of developing an underground facility for the storage of hydrogen as a low cost storage option, as part of the hydrogen delivery infrastructure. Currently, depleted gas/oil reservoirs, aquifers, and salt caverns are the three main types of underground natural gas storage in use today. The other storage options available currently and in the near future, such as abandoned coal mines, lined hard rock caverns, and refrigerated mined caverns, will become more popular as the demand for natural gas storage grows, especially in regions were depleted reservoirs, aquifers, and salt deposits are not available. The storage of hydrogen within the same type of facilities, currently used for natural gas, may add new operational challenges to the existing cavern storage industry, such as the loss of hydrogen through chemical reactions and the occurrence of hydrogen embrittlement. Currently there are only three locations worldwide, two of which are in the United States, which store hydrogen. All three sites store hydrogen within salt caverns.
Shell theories arising as low energy ?-limit of 3d nonlinear elasticity
Marta Lewicka; Maria Giovanna Mora; Mohammad Reza Pakzad
We discuss the limiting behavior (using the notion of \\Gamma-limit) of the 3d nonlinear elasticity for thin shells around an arbitrary smooth 2d surface. In particular, under the assumption that the elastic energy of deformations scales like h^4 (where h is the thickness of a shell), we derive a limiting theory which is a generalization of the von K\\'arm\\'an theory for plates.
Does DOF Separation on Elastic Devices Improve User 3D Steering Task Performance?
Casiez, G�ry
Does DOF Separation on Elastic Devices Improve User 3D Steering Task Performance? G�ery CasiezHaptic in a 3D steering task. Unlike other devices intended to interact in 3D with one end-effector, the Digi the manipulation of a stylus or thimble, and the SpaceMouse [2] is an elastic device to rate control objects in 3D
Elastic scattering and total reaction cross section of {sup 6}He+{sup 120}Sn
Faria, P. N. de; Lichtenthaeler, R.; Pires, K. C. C.; Lepine-Szily, A.; Guimaraes, V.; Mendes, D. R. Jr.; Barioni, A.; Morcelle, V.; Morais, M. C.; Camargo, O. Jr.; Alcantara Nunez, J. [Instituto de Fisica-Universidade de Sao Paulo, C. P. 66318, 05389-970 Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil); Moro, A. M. [Departamento de FAMN, Universidad de Sevilla, Apartado 1065, E-41080 Sevilla (Spain); Arazi, A. [Laboratorio Tandar, Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Av. del Libertador 8250, 1429 Buenos Aires (Argentina); Rodriguez-Gallardo, M. [Departamento de FAMN, Universidad de Sevilla, Apartado 1065, E-41080 Sevilla (Spain); Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC, Serrano 123, E-28006 Madrid (Spain); Assuncao, M. [Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Campus Diadema, 09941-510 Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil)
The elastic scattering of {sup 6}He on {sup 120}Sn has been measured at four energies above the Coulomb barrier using the {sup 6}He beam produced at the RIBRAS (Radioactive Ion Beams in Brasil) facility. The elastic angular distributions have been analyzed with the optical model and three- and four-body continuum-discretized coupled-channels calculations. The total reaction cross sections have been derived and compared with other systems of similar masses.
Measurement of the elastic scattering cross section of neutrons from argon and neon
S. MacMullin; M. Kidd; R. Henning; W. Tornow; C. R. Howell; M. Brown
Background: The most significant source of background in direct dark matter searches are neutrons that scatter elastically from nuclei in the detector's sensitive volume. Experimental data for the elastic scattering cross section of neutrons from argon and neon, which are target materials of interest to the dark matter community, were previously unavailable. Purpose: Measure the differential cross section for elastic scattering of neutrons from argon and neon in the energy range relevant to backgrounds from (alpha,n) reactions in direct dark matter searches. Method: Cross-section data were taken at the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL) using the neutron time-of-flight technique. These data were fit using the spherical optical model. Results: The differential cross section for elastic scatting of neutrons from neon at 5.0 and 8.0 MeV and argon at 6.0 MeV was measured. Optical-model parameters for the elastic scattering reactions were determined from the best fit to these data. The total elastic scattering cross section for neon was found to differ by 6% at 5.0 MeV and 13% at 8.0 MeV from global optical-model predictions. Compared to a local optical-model for 40Ar, the elastic scattering cross section was found to differ from the data by 8% at 6.0 MeV. Conclusions: These new data are important for improving Monte-Carlo simulations and background estimates for direct dark matter searches and for benchmarking optical models of neutron elastic scattering from these nuclei.
Muscle glycogen utilization and exercise performance in horses
Oldham, Shannon Lee
glycogen supercompensation. After adaptation to each dietary treatment, all horses performed an exercise test (ET) consisting of four, 600-m gallops. Muscle biopsies were obtained before and after the ET, and blood samples were taken before, during... the control and 10FS diets were fed. Horses tended to run the last two gallops faster when on the 10FS diet as compared to the control diet (P&. 09) . After the DPRP regimen, horses ran gallops three and four faster (P&. 05) than both the control and 10FS...
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Healthy Zero Energy Buildings (HZEB) Program - Cross-Sectional Study of Contaminant Levels, Source, Strengths, and Ventilation Rates in Retail Stores
Chan, Wanyu R.; Sidheswaran, Meera; Cohn, Sebastian; Sullivan, Douglas P.; Fisk, William
This field study measured ventilation rates and indoor air quality parameters in 21 visits to retail stores in California. The data was collected to guide the development of new, science-based commercial building ventilation rate standards that balance the dual objectives of increasing energy efficiency and maintaining acceptable indoor air quality. Data collection occurred between September 2011 and March 2013. Three types of stores participated in this study: grocery stores, furniture/hardware stores, and apparel stores. Ventilation rates and indoor air contaminant concentrations were measured on a weekday, typically between 9 am and 6 pm. Ventilation rates measured using a tracer gas decay method exceeded the minimum requirement of California�s Title 24 Standard in all but one store. Even though there was adequate ventilation according to Title 24, concentrations of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and acrolein exceeded the most stringent chronic health guidelines. Other indoor air contaminants measured included carbon dioxide (CO{sub 2}), carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O{sub 3}), and particulate matter (PM). Concentrations of CO{sub 2} were kept low by adequate ventilation, and were assumed low also because the sampling occurred on a weekday when retail stores were less busy. CO concentrations were also low. The indoor-outdoor ratios of O{sub 3} showed that the first-order loss rate may vary by store trade types and also by ventilation mode (mechanical versus natural). Analysis of fine and ultrafine PM measurements showed that a substantial portion of the particle mass in grocery stores with cooking-related emissions was in particles less than 0.3 ?m. Stores without cooking as an indoor source had PM size distributions that were more similar indoors and outdoors. The whole-building emission rates of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and PM were estimated from the measured ventilation rates and indoor and outdoor contaminant concentrations. Mass balance models were then used to determine the ventilation rates, filtration strategies, or source reductions needed to maintain indoor contaminant concentrations below reference levels. Several scenarios of potential concern were considered: (i) formaldehyde levels in furniture/hardware stores, (ii) contaminants associated with cooking (e.g., PM, acrolein, and acetaldehyde) in grocery stores, and (iii) outdoor contaminants (e.g., PM and O{sub 3}) impacting stores that use natural ventilation. Estimated formaldehyde emission rates suggest that retail stores would need to ventilate at levels far exceeding the current Title 24 requirement to lower indoor concentrations below California�s stringent formaldehyde reference level. Given the high costs of providing ventilation but only modest chronic health benefit is expected, effective source control is an attractive alternative, as demonstrated by some retail stores in this study. Predictions showed that grocery stores need MERV 13 air filters, instead of MERV 8 filters that are more commonly used, to maintain indoor PM at levels that meet the chronic health standards for PM. Exposure to acrolein is a potential health concern in grocery stores, and should be addressed by increasing the use of kitchen range hoods or improving their contaminant removal efficiency. In stores that rely on natural ventilation, indoor PM can be a health concern if the stores are located in areas with high outdoor PM. This concern may be addressed by switching to mechanical ventilation when the outdoor air quality is poor, while continuing natural ventilation when outdoor air quality is good.
Risk Assessment and Monitoring of Stored CO2 in Organic Rocks Under Non-Equilibrium Conditions
Malhotra, Vivak
The USA is embarking upon tackling the serious environmental challenges posed to the world by greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide (CO2). The dimension of the problem is daunting. In fact, according to the Energy Information Agency, nearly 6 billion metric tons of CO2 were produced in the USA in 2007 with coal-burning power plants contributing about 2 billion metric tons. To mitigate the concerns associated with CO2 emission, geological sequestration holds promise. Among the potential geological storage sites, unmineable coal seams and shale formations in particular show promise because of the probability of methane recovery while sequestering the CO2. However. the success of large-scale sequestration of CO2 in coal and shale would hinge on a thorough understanding of CO2's interactions with host reservoirs. An important parameter for successful storage of CO2 reservoirs would be whether the pressurized CO2 would remain invariant in coal and shale formations under reasonable internal and/or external perturbations. Recent research has brought to the fore the potential of induced seismicity, which may result in caprock compromise. Therefore, to evaluate the potential risks involved in sequestering CO2 in Illinois bituminous coal seams and shale, we studied: (i) the mechanical behavior of Murphysboro (Illinois) and Houchin Creek (Illinois) coals, (ii) thermodynamic behavior of Illinois bituminous coal at - 100oC ? T ? 300oC, (iii) how high pressure CO2 (up to 20.7 MPa) modifies the viscosity of the host, (iv) the rate of emission of CO2 from Illinois bituminous coal and shale cores if the cores, which were pressurized with high pressure (? 20.7 MPa) CO2, were exposed to an atmospheric pressure, simulating the development of leakage pathways, (v) whether there are any fractions of CO2 stored in these hosts which are resistance to emission by simply exposing the cores to atmospheric pressure, and (vi) how compressive shockwaves applied to the coal and shale cores, which were pressurized with high pressure CO2, determine the fate of sequestered CO2 in these cores. Our results suggested that Illinois bituminous coal in its unperturbed state, i.e., when not pressurized with CO2, showed large variations in the mechanical properties. Modulus varied from 0.7 GPa to 3.4 GPa even though samples were extracted from a single large chunk of coal. We did not observe any glass transition for Illinois bituminous coal at - 100oC ? T ? 300oC, however, when the coal was pressurized with CO2 at ambient ? P ? 20.7 MPa, the viscosity of the coal decreased and inversely scaled with the CO2 pressure. The decrease in viscosity as a function of pressure could pose CO2 injection problems for coal as lower viscosity would allow the solid coal to flow to plug the fractures, fissures, and cleats. Our experiments also showed a very small fraction of CO2 was absorbed in coal; and when CO2 pressurized coals were exposed to atmospheric conditions, the loss of CO2 from coals was massive. Half of the sequestered gas from the coal cores was lost in less than 20 minutes. Our shockwave experiments on Illinois bituminous coal, New Albany shale (Illinois), Devonian shale (Ohio), and Utica shale (Ohio) presented clear evidence that the significant emission of the sequestered CO2 from these formations cannot be discounted during seismic activity, especially if caprock is compromised. It is argued that additional shockwave studies, both compressive and transverse, would be required for successfully mapping the risks associated with sequestering high pressure CO2 in coal and shale formations.
Effects of beef enhancement with non-meat ingredients, blade tenderization, and vacuum tumbling on quality attributes of four beef cuts stored in a high oxygen environment
Williams, Tracey Ann
three processing days. Muscles were aged for five days at 4?C. Denuded muscles within a processing day were randomly assigned to one of 24 treatments. This study was a 2 x 4 x 3 factorial arrangement where treatments were control, injection... (injected or non-injected), blade tenderization (0, 1, or 2 passes) and vacuum-tumbling (0, 5, 10 or 20 minutes). Injected muscles contained up to 10% of a brine containing 1.55% potassium lactate, 0.1% sodium diacetate, 0.3% sodium tripolyphosphate...
Muscle and prosthesis contributions to amputee walking mechanics: A modeling study
Ben-Yakar, Adela
Muscle and prosthesis contributions to amputee walking mechanics: A modeling study Anne K or the prosthesis must provide the functional tasks normally provided by the ankle muscles. Three-dimensional (3D and prosthesis contributions to amputee walking mechanics, including the subtasks of body support, forward
3 ArchitecturalDesignand FunctionofHumanBackMusclesC H A P T E R
Delp, Scott
En I SECTION 57 3 ArchitecturalDesignand FunctionofHumanBackMusclesC H A P T E R Anita Vasavada, Ph is hypothesized to cause various pathologic conditions, such as segmental instability, low back or neck pain of histologic specimens obtained from muscle biopsies. Basic Architectural Definitions The various types
Functional role of tropomyosin on thin filament activation and cross bridge kinetics in transgenic cardiac muscle: a model study
Krishnamoorthy, Gayathri
Regulation of contractile activity in cardiac muscle is a cooperative interaction between thick and thin filament sarcomeric proteins. Tropomyosin (Tm), an essential thin filament protein, interacts with troponin (Tn) and regulates muscle...
Strong coupling effects in near-barrier heavy-ion elastic scattering
N. Keeley; K. W. Kemper; K. Rusek
Accurate elastic scattering angular distribution data measured at bombarding energies just above the Coulomb barrier have shapes that can markedly differ from or be the same as the expected classical Fresnel scattering pattern depending on the structure of the projectile, the target or both. Examples are given such as 18O + 184W and 16O + 148,152Sm where the expected rise above Rutherford scattering due to Coulomb-nuclear interference is damped by coupling to the target excited states, and the extreme case of 11Li scattering, where coupling to the 9Li + n + n continuum leads to an elastic scattering shape that cannot be reproduced by any standard optical model parameter set. The recent availability of high quality 6He, 11Li and 11Be data provides further examples of the influence that coupling effects can have on elastic scattering. Conditions for strong projectile-target coupling effects are presented with special emphasis on the importance of the beam-target charge combination being large enough to bring about the strong coupling effects. Several measurements are proposed that can lead to further understanding of strong coupling effects by both inelastic excitation and nucleon transfer on near-barrier elastic scattering. A final note on the anomalous nature of 8B elastic scattering is presented as it possesses a more or less normal Fresnel scattering shape whereas one would a priori not expect this due to the very low breakup threshold of 8B. The special nature of 11Li is presented as it is predicted that no matter how far above the Coulomb barrier the elastic scattering is measured, its shape will not appear as Fresnel like whereas the elastic scattering of all other loosely bound nuclei studied to date should eventually do so as the incident energy is increased, making both 8B and 11Li truly "exotic".
Dose-Effect Relationships for Individual Pelvic Floor Muscles and Anorectal Complaints After Prostate Radiotherapy
Smeenk, Robert Jan, E-mail: email@example.com [Department of Radiation Oncology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen (Netherlands); Hoffmann, Aswin L. [Department of Radiation Oncology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen (Netherlands); Hopman, Wim P.M. [Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen (Netherlands); Lin, Emile N.J. Th. van; Kaanders, Johannes H.A.M. [Department of Radiation Oncology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen (Netherlands)
Purpose: To delineate the individual pelvic floor muscles considered to be involved in anorectal toxicity and to investigate dose-effect relationships for fecal incontinence-related complaints after prostate radiotherapy (RT). Methods and Materials: In 48 patients treated for localized prostate cancer, the internal anal sphincter (IAS) muscle, the external anal sphincter (EAS) muscle, the puborectalis muscle (PRM), and the levator ani muscles (LAM) in addition to the anal wall (Awall) and rectal wall (Rwall) were retrospectively delineated on planning computed tomography scans. Dose parameters were obtained and compared between patients with and without fecal urgency, incontinence, and frequency. Dose-effect curves were constructed. Finally, the effect of an endorectal balloon, which was applied in 28 patients, was investigated. Results: The total volume of the pelvic floor muscles together was about three times that of the Awall. The PRM was exposed to the highest RT dose, whereas the EAS received the lowest dose. Several anal and rectal dose parameters, as well as doses to all separate pelvic floor muscles, were associated with urgency, while incontinence was associated mainly with doses to the EAS and PRM. Based on the dose-effect curves, the following constraints regarding mean doses could be deduced to reduce the risk of urgency: {<=}30 Gy to the IAS; {<=}10 Gy to the EAS; {<=}50 Gy to the PRM; and {<=}40 Gy to the LAM. No dose-effect relationships for frequency were observed. Patients treated with an endorectal balloon reported significantly less urgency and incontinence, while their treatment plans showed significantly lower doses to the Awall, Rwall, and all pelvic floor muscles. Conclusions: Incontinence-related complaints show specific dose-effect relationships to individual pelvic floor muscles. Dose constraints for each muscle can be identified for RT planning. When only the Awall is delineated, substantial components of the continence apparatus are excluded.
Elastic continuum theory: Fully understanding of the twist-bend nematic phases
Giovanni Barbero; Luiz Roberto Evangelista; Michely Patr�cia Rosseto; Rafael Soares Zola; Ioannis Lelidis
The twist-bend nematic phase, $N_{\\rm TB}$, may be viewed as a heliconical molecular arrangement in which the director $\\bf n$ precesses uniformly about an extra director field, $\\bf t$. It corresponds to a nematic ground state exhibiting nanoscale periodic modulation. To demonstrate the stability of this phase from the elastic point of view, a natural extension of the Frank elastic energy density is proposed. The elastic energy density is built in terms of the elements of symmetry of the new phase in which intervene the components of these director fields together with the usual Cartesian tensors. It is shown that the ground state corresponds to a deformed state for which $K_{22} > K_{33}$. When the elastic free energy is interpreted in analogy with the Landau theory, it is demonstrated the existence of a second order phase transition between the usual and the twist-bend nematic phase, driven by a new elastic parameter playing a role similar to the one of the main dielectric anisotropy of classical nematics and being closely related to the bulk compression modulus representing the pseudo-layers of twist-bend nematic phases. A phase transition and the value of the nanoscale pitch are predicted in accordance to experimental results.
Revisit of the relationship between the elastic properties and sound velocities at high pressures
Wang, Chenju; Yan, Xiaozhen [National Key Laboratory of Shock Wave and Detonation Physics, Institute of Fluid Physics, PO Box 919-102, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900 (China); Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065 (China); Xiang, Shikai, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com; Chen, Haiyan [National Key Laboratory of Shock Wave and Detonation Physics, Institute of Fluid Physics, PO Box 919-102, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900 (China); Gu, Jianbing; Yu, Yin [National Key Laboratory of Shock Wave and Detonation Physics, Institute of Fluid Physics, PO Box 919-102, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900 (China); College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064 (China); Kuang, Xiaoyu [Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065 (China); International Centre for Materials Physics, Academia Sinica, Shenyang 110016 (China)
The second-order elastic constants and stress-strain coefficients are defined, respectively, as the second derivatives of the total energy and the first derivative of the stress with respect to strain. Since the Lagrangian and infinitesimal strain are commonly used in the two definitions above, the second-order elastic constants and stress-strain coefficients are separated into two categories, respectively. In general, any of the four physical quantities is employed to characterize the elastic properties of materials without differentiation. Nevertheless, differences may exist among them at non-zero pressures, especially high pressures. Having explored the confusing issue systemically in the present work, we find that the four quantities are indeed different from each other at high pressures and these differences depend on the initial stress applied on materials. Moreover, the various relations between the four quantities depicting elastic properties of materials and high-pressure sound velocities are also derived from the elastic wave equations. As examples, we calculated the high-pressure sound velocities of cubic tantalum and hexagonal rhenium using these nexus. The excellent agreement of our results with available experimental data suggests the general applicability of the relations.
Predictions of monthly energy consumption and annual patterns of energy usage for convenience stores by using multiple and nonlinear regression models
Muendej, Krisanee
Thirty convenience stores in College Station, Texas, have been selected as the samples for an energy consumption prediction. The predicted models assist facility energy managers for making decisions of energy demand/supply plans. The models...
Predictions of monthly energy consumption and annual patterns of energy usage for convenience stores by using multiple and nonlinear regression models�
Muendej, Krisanee
Thirty convenience stores in College Station, Texas, have been selected as the samples for an energy consumption prediction. The predicted models assist facility energy managers for making decisions of energy demand/supply ...
Would you like an absolutely free prescription for reduced risk of numerous diseases and increased energy, happiness and life expectancy that requires no trips to the store or
Leistikow, Bruce N.
Would you like an absolutely free prescription for reduced risk of numerous diseases and increased energy, happiness and life expectancy that requires no trips to the store or special equipment? What
Proyecto MercadoFRESCO: A Multi-level, Community-Engaged Corner Store Intervention in East Los Angeles and Boyle Heights
the project name, logo, and promotional materials (see Fig.Fig. 4 Proyecto MercadoFRESCO logo developed by high schooland store name and logo. As part of the dissemination
Microhetereogeneity of bovine luteinizing hormone stored in and released from the pituitary: evidence for nutritional and ovarian modulation of the isoform profile
Jaques, John Trescott
MICROHETEREOGENEITY OF BOVINE LL'TEINIZING HORMONE STORED IN AND RELEASED FROM THE PITUITARY: EVIDENCE FOR NUTRITIONAL AND OVARIAN MODULATION OF THE ISOFORM PROFILE A Thesis JOHN TRESCOTT JAQUES Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies... of Texas ARM University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE August 1993 Major Subject: Physiology of Reproduction MICROHETEREOGENEITY OF BOVINE LUTEINIZING HORMONE STORED IN AND RELEASED FROM THE PITUITARY...
Akirin1 (Mighty), a novel promyogenic factor regulates muscle regeneration and cell chemotaxis
Salerno, Monica Senna; Dyer, Kelly; Bracegirdle, Jeremy; Platt, Leanne; Thomas, Mark; Siriett, Victoria [Functional Muscle Genomics, AgResearch, Hamilton (New Zealand)] [Functional Muscle Genomics, AgResearch, Hamilton (New Zealand); Kambadur, Ravi [Functional Muscle Genomics, AgResearch, Hamilton (New Zealand) [Functional Muscle Genomics, AgResearch, Hamilton (New Zealand); School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Singapore); Sharma, Mridula, E-mail: email@example.com [Functional Muscle Genomics, AgResearch, Hamilton (New Zealand)] [Functional Muscle Genomics, AgResearch, Hamilton (New Zealand)
Akirin1 (Mighty) is a downstream target gene of myostatin and has been shown to be a promyogenic factor. Although expressed in many tissues, akirin1 is negatively regulated by myostatin specifically in skeletal muscle tissue. In this manuscript we have characterized the possible function of akirin1 in postnatal muscle growth. Molecular and immunohistological analyses indicated that while low levels of akirin1 are associated with quiescent satellite cells (SC), higher levels of akirin1 are detected in activated proliferating SC indicating that akirin1 could be associated with satellite cell activation. In addition to SC, macrophages also express akirin1, and increased expression of akirin1 resulted in more efficient chemotaxis of both macrophages and myoblasts. Akirin1 appears to regulate chemotaxis of both macrophages and myoblasts by reorganising actin cytoskeleton, leading to more efficient lamellipodia formation via a PI3 kinase dependent pathway. Expression analysis during muscle regeneration also indicated that akirin1 expression is detected very early (day 2) in regenerating muscle, and expression gradually peaks to coincide the nascent myotube formation stage of muscle regeneration. Based on these results we propose that akirin1 could be acting as a transducer of early signals of muscle regeneration. Thus, we speculate that myostatin regulates key steps of muscle regeneration including chemotaxis of inflammatory cells, SC activation and migration through akirin1.
Page-Differential Logging: An Efficient and DBMS-independent Approach for Storing Data into Flash Memory
Kim, Yi-Reun; Song, Il-Yeol
Flash memory is widely used as the secondary storage in lightweight computing devices due to its outstanding advantages over magnetic disks. Flash memory has many access characteristics different from those of magnetic disks, and how to take advantage of them is becoming an important research issue. There are two existing approaches to storing data into flash memory: page-based and log-based. The former has good performance for read operations, but poor performance for write operations. In contrast, the latter has good performance for write operations when updates are light, but poor performance for read operations. In this paper, we propose a new method of storing data, called page-differential logging, for flash-based storage systems that solves the drawbacks of the two methods. The primary characteristics of our method are: (1) writing only the difference (which we define as the page-differential) between the original page in flash memory and the up-to-date page in memory; (2) computing and writing the pag...
A non-linear elastic constitutive framework for replicating plastic deformation in solids.
Roberts, Scott Alan; Schunk, Peter Randall
Ductile metals and other materials typically deform plastically under large applied loads; a behavior most often modeled using plastic deformation constitutive models. However, it is possible to capture some of the key behaviors of plastic deformation using only the framework for nonlinear elastic mechanics. In this paper, we develop a phenomenological, hysteretic, nonlinear elastic constitutive model that captures many of the features expected of a plastic deformation model. This model is based on calculating a secant modulus directly from a material's stress-strain curve. Scalar stress and strain values are obtained in three dimensions by using the von Mises invariants. Hysteresis is incorporated by tracking an additional history variable and assuming an elastic unloading response. This model is demonstrated in both single- and multi-element simulations under varying strain conditions.
Modeling and Application of Series Elastic Actuators for Force Control Multi Legged Robots
S, Arumugom; V, Ponselvan
Series Elastic Actuators provide many benefits in force control of robots in unconstrained environments. These benefits include high force fidelity, extremely low impedance, low friction, and good force control bandwidth. Series Elastic Actuators employ a novel mechanical design architecture which goes against the common machine design principal of "stiffer is better". A compliant element is placed between the gear train and driven load to intentionally reduce the stiffness of the actuator. A position sensor measures the deflection, and the force output is accurately calculated using Hooke's Law (F=Kx). A control loop then servos the actuator to the desired output force. The resulting actuator has inherent shock tolerance, high force fidelity and extremely low impedance. These characteristics are desirable in many applications including legged robots, exoskeletons for human performance amplification, robotic arms, haptic interfaces, and adaptive suspensions. We describe several variations of Series Elastic Ac...
A cell model for homogenization of fiber-reinforced composites: General theory and nonlinear elasticity effects
Aidun, J.B.; Addessio, F.L.
The theoretical basis of the homogenization technique developed by Aboudi is presented and assessed. Given the constitutive relations of the constituents, this technique provides an equivalent, homogeneous, constitutive model of unidirectional, continuous-fiber-reinforced composites. The expressions that comprise the first-order version of the technique are given special attention as this treatment has considerable practical value. Nonlinear elasticity effects are added to it. This extension increases the accuracy of numerical simulations of high strain-rate loadings. It is particularly important for any dynamic loading in which shock waves might be produced, including crash safety, armor, and munitions applications. Examples illustrate that elastic nonlinearity can make substantial contributions at strains of only a few per cent. These contributions are greatest during post-yield inelastic deformation. The micromechanics-based homogenization technique is shown to facilitate use of an efficient approximate treatment of elastic nonlinearity in composites with isotropic matrix materials.
Elastic Cross Sections for Electron Collisions with Molecules Relevant to Plasma Processing
Yoon, J.-S.; Song, M.-Y.; Kato, H.; Hoshino, M.; Tanaka, H.; Brunger, M. J.; Buckman, S. J.; Cho, H. [National Fusion Research Institute, Gwahangno 113, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-333 (Korea, Republic of); Department of Material and Life Sciences, Sophia University, Tokyo 102-8554 (Japan); ARC Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001 (Australia); ARC Centre for Antimatter-Matter Studies, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200 (Australia); Physics Department, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764 (Korea, Republic of)
Absolute electron-impact cross sections for molecular targets, including their radicals, are important in developing plasma reactors and testing various plasma processing gases. Low-energy electron collision data for these gases are sparse and only the limited cross section data are available. In this report, elastic cross sections for electron-polyatomic molecule collisions are compiled and reviewed for 17 molecules relevant to plasma processing. Elastic cross sections are essential for the absolute scale conversion of inelastic cross sections, as well as for testing computational methods. Data are collected and reviewed for elastic differential, integral, and momentum transfer cross sections and, for each molecule, the recommended values of the cross section are presented. The literature has been surveyed through early 2010.
An elastic, plastic, viscous model for slow shear of a liquid foam
Philippe Marmottant; Fran�ois Graner
We suggest a scalar model for deformation and flow of an amorphous material such as a foam or an emulsion. To describe elastic, plastic and viscous behaviours, we use three scalar variables: elastic deformation, plastic deformation rate and total deformation rate; and three material specific parameters: shear modulus, yield deformation and viscosity. We obtain equations valid for different types of deformations and flows slower than the relaxation rate towards mechanical equilibrium. In particular, they are valid both in transient or steady flow regimes, even at large elastic deformation. We discuss why viscosity can be relevant even in this slow shear (often called "quasi-static") limit. Predictions of the storage and loss moduli agree with the experimental literature, and explain with simple arguments the non-linear large amplitude trends.
Structural, elastic, electronic, magnetic and vibrational properties of CuCoMnGa under pressure
?yig�r, Ahmet [Central Research and Practice Laboratory (AH?LAB), AhiEvran University, 40100 K?r?ehir (Turkey); U?ur, ?ule [Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Gazi University, 06500 Ankara (Turkey)
First principles calculations for the structural, electronic, elastic and phonon properties of the cubic quaternary heusler alloy CuCoMnGa on pressure have been reported by density functional theory (DFT) within generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The calculated values of the elastic constants were used for estimations of the Debye temperatures, the bulk modulus, the shear modulus, the young modulus E, the poisson's ratio ? and the B/G ratio. The elastic constants satisfy all of the mechanical stability criteria. The electronic structures of the ferromagnetic configuration for CuCoMnGa have a metallic character. The estimated magnetic moment per formula unit is 3.76 ?{sub B}. The phonon dispersion is studied using the supercell approach, and the stable nature at 0.2 GPa pressure is observed.
Elastic properties of sulphur and selenium doped ternary PbTe alloys by first principles
Bali, Ashoka, E-mail: email@example.com; Chetty, Raju, E-mail: email@example.com; Mallik, Ramesh Chandra, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [Thermoelectric Materials and Devices Laboratory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012 (India)
Lead telluride (PbTe) is an established thermoelectric material which can be alloyed with sulphur and selenium to further enhance the thermoelectric properties. Here, a first principles study of ternary alloys PbS{sub x}Te{sub (1?x)} and PbSe{sub x}Te{sub (1?x)} (0?x?1) based on the Virtual Crystal Approximation (VCA) is presented for different ratios of the isoelectronic atoms in each series. Equilibrium lattice parameters and elastic constants have been calculated and compared with the reported data. Anisotropy parameter calculated from the stiffness constants showed a slight improvement in anisotropy of elastic properties of the alloys over undoped PbTe. Furthermore, the alloys satisfied the predicted stability criteria from the elastic constants, showing stable structures, which agreed with the previously reported experimental results.
Squeeze flow of potato starch gel: effect of loading history on visco-elastic properties
Moutushi Dutta Choudhury; Shantanu Das; Sujata Tarafdar
In this work gelatinized potato starch is shown to retain the memory of past loading history. It exhibits a visco-elastic response which does not depend solely on instantaneous conditions. A simple squeeze flow experiment is performed, where loading is done in two steps with a time lag $\\tau \\sim$ seconds between the steps. The effect on the strain, of varying $\\tau$ is reproduced by a three element visco-elastic solid model. Non-linearity is introduced through a generalized calculus approach by incorporating a non-integer order time derivative in the viscosity equation. A strain hardening proportional to the time lag between the two loading steps is also incorporated. This model reproduces the three salient features observed in the experiment, namely - the memory effect, slight initial oscillations in the strain as well as the long-time solid-like response. Dynamic visco-elasticity of the sample is also reported.
Discrete-time Lyapunov design for neuroadaptive control of elastic-joint robots
Macnab, C.J.B.; D'Eleuterio, G.M.T.
A neural-network controller operating in discrete time is shown to result in stable trajectory tracking for rigid and elastic-joint robots. The technique assumes continuous-time state feedback. The proof of stability uses discrete-time Lyapunov functions. For the elastic-joint case, a discrete-time version of the adaptive backstepping technique is used. The result is that the neural network can be run at a very slow control rate, suitable for online calculations. The neural network used is referred to as the CMAC-RBF Associative Memory (CRAM), a modification of Albus's Cerebellar Model Arithmetic Computer (CMAC) algorithm using radial basis functions (RBFs). Simulation results are provided for a two-link planar elastic-joint robot and show that performance can be improved by using a larger network at a slower control rate.
Scaling analysis of bio-molecular dynamics derived from elastic incoherent neutron scattering experiments
Doster, W. [Physik-Department, Technische Universit�t M�nchen, D-85748 Garching (Germany)] [Physik-Department, Technische Universit�t M�nchen, D-85748 Garching (Germany); Nakagawa, H. [J�lich Centre for Neutron Science, Forschungszentrum J�lich GmbH, Outstation at MLZ, Lichtenbergstra�e 1, 85747 Garching (Germany) [J�lich Centre for Neutron Science, Forschungszentrum J�lich GmbH, Outstation at MLZ, Lichtenbergstra�e 1, 85747 Garching (Germany); Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195 (Japan); Appavou, M. S. [J�lich Centre for Neutron Science, Forschungszentrum J�lich GmbH, Outstation at MLZ, Lichtenbergstra�e 1, 85747 Garching (Germany)] [J�lich Centre for Neutron Science, Forschungszentrum J�lich GmbH, Outstation at MLZ, Lichtenbergstra�e 1, 85747 Garching (Germany)
Numerous neutron scattering studies of bio-molecular dynamics employ a qualitative analysis of elastic scattering data and atomic mean square displacements. We provide a new quantitative approach showing that the intensity at zero energy exchange can be a rich source of information of bio-structural fluctuations on a pico- to nano-second time scale. Elastic intensity scans performed either as a function of the temperature (back-scattering) and/or by varying the instrumental resolution (time of flight spectroscopy) yield the activation parameters of molecular motions and the approximate structural correlation function in the time domain. The two methods are unified by a scaling function, which depends on the ratio of correlation time and instrumental resolution time. The elastic scattering concept is illustrated with a dynamic characterization of alanine-dipeptide, protein hydration water, and water-coupled protein motions of lysozyme, per-deuterated c-phycocyanin (CPC) and hydrated myoglobin. The complete elastic scattering function versus temperature, momentum exchange, and instrumental resolution is analyzed instead of focusing on a single cross-over temperature of mean square displacements at the apparent onset temperature of an-harmonic motions. Our method predicts the protein dynamical transition (PDT) at T{sub d} from the collective (?) structural relaxation rates of the solvation shell as input. By contrast, the secondary (?) relaxation enhances the amplitude of fast local motions in the vicinity of the glass temperature T{sub g}. The PDT is specified by step function in the elastic intensity leading from elastic to viscoelastic dynamic behavior at a transition temperature T{sub d}.
Observation of Narrow Structures in the P-P Elastic Analyzing Power
Shimizu, H.; Yoshida, H. Y.; Ohnuma, H.; Kobayashi, Y.; Kobayashi, K.; Nakagawa, T.; Holt, J. A.; Glass, G.; Hiebert, John C.; Kenefick, R. A.; Nath, S.; Northcliffe, L. C.; Simon, A.; Hirmatsu, S.; Mori, Y.; Sato, H.; Takagi, A.; Toyana, T.; Ueno, A.; Imai, K.
PHYSICAL REVIEW C VOLUME 42, NUMBER 2 AUGUST 1990 Observation of narrow structures in the p-p elastic analyzing power H. Shimizu, * H. Y. Yoshida, and H. Ohnuma Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Techno1ogy, Tokyo 152, Japan Y. Kobayashi... cross section, made at LAMPF utilizing a "white ' source of incident neutrons; of the p-p elastic differential cross section, made at Laboratoire National Saturne, Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay (LNS), with a hydrogen-gas-jet target...
Elastic and Inelastic Scattering of Alpha-Particles and Protons from Sm-144
Barker, J. H.; Hiebert, John C.
PH YSICA L REVIEW C VOLUME 4, NUMB ER 6 DECEMBER 1971 Elastic and Inelastic Scattering of o. Particles and Protons from Sm~ J. H. Barker* and J. C. Hiebert Texas ARM University, College Station, Texas 77843 (Received 14 June 1971) Differential... cross sections for the elastic scattering and inelastic scattering to the low-ly- ing states in Sm have been measured using 50-MeV e-particle and 30-MeV proton beams from the Texas ASM variable-energy cyclotron. Spin and parity assignments are checked...
On the origin of elastic strain limit of bulk metallic glasses
Ding, J., E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com; Ma, E., E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218 (United States); Cheng, Y. Q. [Chemical and Engineering Materials Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 (United States)] [Chemical and Engineering Materials Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 (United States)
All bulk metallic glasses exhibit a large and almost universal elastic strain limit. Here, we show that the magnitude of the yield strain of the glass state can be quantitatively derived from a characteristic property of the flow state typical in running shear bands (the root cause of yielding). The strain in the shear flow is mostly plastic, but associated with it there is an effective elastic atomic strain. The latter is almost identical for very different model systems in our molecular dynamics simulations, such that the corresponding yield strain is universal at any given homologous temperature.
Surface Folding Induced Attraction and Motion of Particles in a Soft Elastic Gel: Cooperative Effects of Surface Tension, Elasticity and Gravity
Aditi Chakrabarti; Manoj K. Chaudhury
We report, for the first time, some experimental observations regarding a new type of long range interaction between rigid particles that prevails when they are suspended in an soft elastic gel. A denser particle submerges itself to a considerable depth inside the gel and becomes buoyant by balancing its weight against the elastic force exerted by the surrounding medium. By virtue of a large elastic-capillary length, the surface of the gel wraps around the particle and closes to create a line singularity connecting the particle to the free surface of the gel. Substantial amount of tensile strain is thus developed in the gel network parallel to the free surface that penetrates to a significant depth inside the gel. The field of this tensile strain is rather long range owing to a large correlation length and strong enough to pull two submerged particles into contact. The particles move towards each other with an effective force following an inverse linear distance law. When more monomers or dimers of the particles are released inside the gel, they orient rather freely inside the capsules they are in, and attract each other to form close packed clusters. Eventually, these clusters themselves interact and coalesce. This is an emergent phenomenon in which the gravity, the capillarity and the elasticity work in tandem to create a long range interaction. We also present the results of a related experiment, in which a particle suspended inside a thickness graded gel moves accompanied by the continuous folding and the relaxation of the surface of the gel.
Corrective Action Investigation Plan for Corrective Action Unit 565: Stored Samples, Nevada Test Site, Nevada, Rev. No.: 0
Wickline, Alfred; McCall, Robert
Corrective Action Unit (CAU) 565 is located in Area 26 of the Nevada Test Site, which is 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. Corrective Action Unit 565 is comprised of one corrective action site (CAS) listed--CAS 26-99-04, Ground Zero Soil Samples. This site is being investigated because existing information on the nature and extent of potential contamination is insufficient to evaluate and recommend closure of CAU 565. Additional information will be obtained by conducting a corrective action investigation before evaluating closure objectives and selecting the appropriate corrective action. The results of the field investigation will support closure and waste management decisions that will be presented in the Corrective Action Decision Document/Closure Report. The site will be investigated based on the data quality objectives (DQOs) developed on June 1, 2006, by representatives of the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection; U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office; Stoller-Navarro Joint Venture; and Bechtel Nevada. The DQO process was utilized to identify and define the type, amount, and quality of data needed to develop and evaluate closure for CAU 565. Appendix A provides a detailed discussion of the DQO methodology and the DQOs specific to this CAS. The scope of the corrective action investigation for CAU 565 includes the following activities: (1) Remove stored samples, shelves, and debris from the interior of Building 26-2106. (2) Perform field screening on stored samples, shelves, and debris. (3) Dispose of stored samples, shelves, and debris. (4) Collect samples of investigation-derived waste, as needed, for waste management purposes. (5) Conduct radiological surveys of Building 26-2106 in accordance with the requirements in the ''NV/YMP Radiological Control Manual'' to determine if there is residual radiological contamination that would prevent the release of the building for unrestricted use. This Corrective Action Investigation has been developed in accordance with the ''Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order'' that was agreed to by the State of Nevada, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Department of Defense. Under the ''Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order'', this Corrective Action Investigation Plan will be submitted to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection for approval. Field work will be conducted following approval of the plan.
Effect of Elastic Stress on Phase Separation in Fe-20%Cr-6%Al-0.5%Ti ODS alloy
Cambridge, University of
Effect of Elastic Stress on Phase Separation in Fe- 20%Cr-6%Al-0.5%Ti ODS alloy C. Capdevila1, M. K Aldazabal from CEIT; and Monica Campos from Carlos III University (UC3) for their help with ODS for nuclear applications Acknowledgements Effect of Elastic Stress on Phase Separation in Fe-Cr-Al-Ti ODS alloy by C
Pseudo-elastic deformation behavior in a Ti/Mo-based alloy , M. Aindow a,*, S.P. Alpay a
Alpay, S. Pamir
, and are increasingly finding applications in aerospace, oil well systems and automotive parts [1]. Alloys in the metaPseudo-elastic deformation behavior in a Ti/Mo-based alloy T. Zhou a , M. Aindow a,*, S.P. Alpay 2003 Abstract It is shown that the pseudo-elastic response in a series of Ti�Mo�V�Nb�Al alloys with 8
Characteristics of sound propagation in shallow water over an elastic seabed with a thin cap-rock layer
Characteristics of sound propagation in shallow water over an elastic seabed with a thin cap over a lay- ered elastic seabed with a shear wave speed comparable to but lower than the water-column sound speed. A theoretical analysis and numerical modeling show that, in such environments, low attenua
Elastic-Plastic-Brittle Transitions and Avalanches in Disordered Media Sohan Kale and Martin Ostoja-Starzewski*
Ostoja-Starzewski, Martin
Elastic-Plastic-Brittle Transitions and Avalanches in Disordered Media Sohan Kale and Martin Ostoja to simulate elastic-plastic-brittle transitions in a disordered medium is presented. The model is based, and the fracture surfaces. The model demonstrates a plastic strain avalanche behavior for perfectly plastic as well
To appear in the International Journal of Fracture Cavitation in Rubber: An Elastic Instability or a Fracture Phenomenon?
Lopez-Pamies, Oscar
To appear in the International Journal of Fracture Cavitation in Rubber: An Elastic Instability that cavitation in rubber -- that is, the sudden growth of inherent defects in rubber into large enclosed cavities far exceed the elastic limit of the rubber, which therefore ought to inelastically deform
Cross sections for neutron-deuteron elastic scattering in the energy range 135�250 MeV
Ertan, E.
We report new measurements of the neutron-deuteron elastic scattering cross section at energies from 135 to 250 MeV and center-of-mass angles from 80[degrees] to 130[degrees]. Cross sections for neutron-proton elastic ...
Experimental and theoretical studies of spectral alteration in ultrasonic waves resulting from nonlinear elastic response in rock
Johnson, P.A.; McCall, K.R.; Meegan, G.D. Jr. [Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Experiments in rock show a large nonlinear elastic wave response, far greater than that of gases, liquids and most other solids. The large response is attributed to structural defects in rock including microcracks and grain boundaries. In the earth, a large nonlinear response may be responsible for significant spectral alteration at amplitudes and distances currently considered to be well within the linear elastic regime.
The influence of crenulation cleavage development on the bulk elastic and seismic properties of phyllosilicate-rich rocks
Vel, Senthil
-rich, crustal rocks. We calculated the bulk elastic properties and resulting wave velocities for rock samplesThe influence of crenulation cleavage development on the bulk elastic and seismic properties of phyllosilicate-rich rocks F�lice M.J. Naus-Thijssen a, , Andrew J. Goupee b , Scott E. Johnson a , Senthil S. Vel
Energy change due to the appearance of cavities in elastic solids Tomasz Lewi nski a; and Jan Soko lowski b
Henri Poincaré -Nancy-Université, Université
Energy change due to the appearance of cavities in elastic solids Tomasz Lewi#19;nski a;#3; and Jan of Technology. Al. Armii Ludowej 16, 00-637 Warsaw. Poland b Institute Elie Cartan. University of Nancy 1. BP of assessing an increment of strain energy due to the appearance of small cavities in elastic solids
The use of stored carbon reserves in growth of temperate tree roots and leaf buds: Analyses using radiocarbon measurements and modeling
Gaudinski, J.B.; Torn, M.S.; Riley, W.J.; Swanston, C.; Trumbore, S.E.; Joslin, J.D.; Majdi, H.; Dawson, T.E.; Hanson, P.J.
Characterizing the use of carbon (C) reserves in trees is important for understanding regional and global C cycles, stress responses, asynchrony between photosynthetic activity and growth demand, and isotopic exchanges in studies of tree physiology and ecosystem C cycling. Using an inadvertent, whole-ecosystem radiocarbon ({sup 14}C) release in a temperate deciduous oak forest and numerical modeling, we estimated that the mean age of stored C used to grow both leaf buds and new roots is 0.7 years and about 55% of new-root growth annually comes from stored C. Therefore, the calculated mean age of C used to grow new-root tissue is {approx}0.4 years. In short, new roots contain a lot of stored C but it is young in age. Additionally, the type of structure used to model stored C input is important. Model structures that did not include storage, or that assumed stored and new C mixed well (within root or shoot tissues) before being used for root growth, did not fit the data nearly as well as when a distinct storage pool was used. Consistent with these whole-ecosystem labeling results, the mean age of C in new-root tissues determined using 'bomb-{sup 14}C' in three additional forest sites in North America and Europe (one deciduous, two coniferous) was less than 1-2 years. The effect of stored reserves on estimated ages of fine roots is unlikely to be large in most natural abundance isotope studies. However, models of root C dynamics should take stored reserves into account, particularly for pulse-labeling studies and fast-cycling roots (<1 years).
3-D Printed Electrically and Optically Paced Skeletal Muscle Based Biological Machines Caroline Cvetkovic, Bioengineering
Kilian, Kristopher A.
3-D Printed Electrically and Optically Paced Skeletal Muscle Based Biological Machines Caroline Research Aims and Goals � To use 3D printing technologies to fabricate the structure of the biological
GPER Inhibition of Coronary Artery Smooth Muscle Cell Migration and Proliferation
Szynkarski, Claudia Kay
in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, the leading cause of heart disease. GPER has been reported to inhibit VSMC proliferation but the mechanism and pathway is still unclear. Furthermore, an effect of GPER on coronary artery smooth muscle cell (CASMC) migration...
ORIGINAL ARTICLE Gene Transfer to Mouse Heart and Skeletal Muscles Using
Kay, Mark A.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE Gene Transfer to Mouse Heart and Skeletal Muscles Using a Minicircle Expressing-globin polyA. It also contains a translation initiation signal and an untranslated herpes simplex virus