Analysis of the dynamic confining effect of CRAC short column under monotonic loadings

Changqing Wang,Jianzhuang Xiao 국제구조공학회 2020 Structural Engineering and Mechanics, An Int'l Jou Vol.74 No.3

Based on the dynamic tests of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) short columns confined by the hoop reinforcement, the dynamic failure mechanism and the mechanical parameters related to the constitutive relation of confined recycled aggregate concrete (CRAC) were investigated thoroughly. The fracturing sections were relatively flat and smooth at higher strain rates rather than those at a quasi-static strain rate. With the increasing stirrup volume ratio, the crack mode is transited from splitting crack to slipping crack constrained with large transverse confinement. The compressive peak stress, peak strain, and ultimate strain increase with the increase of stirrup volume ratio, as well as the increasing strain rate. The dynamic confining increase factors of the compressive peak stress, peak strain, and ultimate strain increase by about 33%, 39%, and 103% when the volume ratio of hoop reinforcement is increased from 0 to 2%, but decrease by about 3.7%, 4.2%, and 9.1% when the stirrup spacing is increased from 20mm to 60mm, respectively. This sentence is rephrased as follows: When the stirrup volume ratios are up to 0.675%, and 2%, the contributions of the hoop confinement effect to the dynamic confining increase factors of the compressive peak strain and the compressive peak stress are greater than those of the strain rate effect, respectively. The dynamic confining increase factor (DCIF) models of the compressive peak stress, peak strain, and ultimate strain of CRAC are proposed in the paper. Through the confinement of the hoop reinforcement, the ductility of RAC, which is generally slightly lower than that of NAC, is significantly improved.

Seismic Analysis on Recycled Aggregate Concrete Frame Considering Strain Rate Effect

Changqing Wang,Jianzhuang Xiao,Zhenping Sun 한국콘크리트학회 2016 International Journal of Concrete Structures and M Vol.10 No.3

The nonlinear behaviors of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) frame structure are investigated by numerical simulation method with 3-D finite fiber elements. The dynamic characteristics and the seismic performance of the RAC frame structure are analyzed and validated with the shaking table test results. Specifically, the natural frequency and the typical responses (e.g., storey deformation, capacity curve, etc.) from Model 1 (exclusion of strain rate effect) and Model 2 (inclusion of strain rate effect) are analyzed and compared. It is revealed that Model 2 is more likely to provide a better match between the numerical simulation and the shaking table test as key attributes of seismic behaviors of the frame structure are captured by this model. For the purpose to examine how seismic behaviors of the RAC frame structure vary under different strain rates in a real seismic situation, a numerical simulation is performed by varying the strain rate. The storey displacement response and the base shear for the RAC frame structure under different strain rates are investigated and analyzed. It is implied that the structural behavior of the RAC frame structure is significantly influenced by the strain rate effect. On one hand, the storey displacements vary slightly in the trend of decreasing with the increasing strain rate. On the other hand, the base shear of the RAC frame structure under dynamic loading conditions increases with gradually increasing amplitude of the strain rate.

Analysis on the dynamic characteristics of RAC frame structures

Changqing Wang,Jianzhuang Xiao 국제구조공학회 2017 Structural Engineering and Mechanics, An Int'l Jou Vol.64 No.4

The dynamic tests of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) are carried out, the rate-dependent mechanical models of RAC are proposed. The dynamic mechanical behaviors of RAC frame structure are investigated by adopting the numerical simulation method of the finite element. It is indicated that the lateral stiffness and the hysteresis loops of RAC frame structure obtained from the numerical simulation agree well with the test results, more so for the numerical simulation which is considered the strain rate effect than for the numerical simulation with strain rate excluded. The natural vibration frequency and the lateral stiffness increase with the increase of the strain rate. The dynamic model of the lateral stiffness is proposed, which is reasonably applied to describe the effect of the strain rate on the lateral stiffness of RAC frame structure. The effect of the strain rate on the structural deformation and capacity of RAC is analyzed. The analyses show that the inter-story drift decreases with the increase of the strain rate. However, with the increasing strain rate, the structural capacity increases. The dynamic models of the base shear coefficient and the overturning moment of RAC frame structure are developed. The dynamic models are important and can be used to evaluate the strength deterioration of RAC structure under dynamic loading.

Seismic Analysis on Recycled Aggregate Concrete Frame Considering Strain Rate Effect

Wang, Changqing,Xiao, Jianzhuang,Sun, Zhenping Korea Concrete Institute 2016 International Journal of Concrete Structures and M Vol.10 No.3

The nonlinear behaviors of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) frame structure are investigated by numerical simulation method with 3-D finite fiber elements. The dynamic characteristics and the seismic performance of the RAC frame structure are analyzed and validated with the shaking table test results. Specifically, the natural frequency and the typical responses (e.g., storey deformation, capacity curve, etc.) from Model 1 (exclusion of strain rate effect) and Model 2 (inclusion of strain rate effect) are analyzed and compared. It is revealed that Model 2 is more likely to provide a better match between the numerical simulation and the shaking table test as key attributes of seismic behaviors of the frame structure are captured by this model. For the purpose to examine how seismic behaviors of the RAC frame structure vary under different strain rates in a real seismic situation, a numerical simulation is performed by varying the strain rate. The storey displacement response and the base shear for the RAC frame structure under different strain rates are investigated and analyzed. It is implied that the structural behavior of the RAC frame structure is significantly influenced by the strain rate effect. On one hand, the storey displacements vary slightly in the trend of decreasing with the increasing strain rate. On the other hand, the base shear of the RAC frame structure under dynamic loading conditions increases with gradually increasing amplitude of the strain rate.

An Adaptive Watermark Detection Algorithm for Vector Geographic Data

( Yingying Wang ),( Chengsong Yang ),( Na Ren ),( Changqing Zhu ),( Ting Rui ),( And Dong Wang ) 한국인터넷정보학회 2020 KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Syst Vol.14 No.1

With the rapid development of computer and communication techniques, copyright protection of vector geographic data has attracted considerable research attention because of the high cost of such data. A novel adaptive watermark detection algorithm is proposed for vector geographic data that can be used to qualitatively analyze the robustness of watermarks against data addition attacks. First, a watermark was embedded into the vertex coordinates based on coordinate mapping and quantization. Second, the adaptive watermark detection model, which is capable of calculating the detection threshold, false positive error (FPE) and false negative error (FNE), was established, and the characteristics of the adaptive watermark detection algorithm were analyzed. Finally, experiments were conducted on several real-world vector maps to show the usability and robustness of the proposed algorithm.

The Role of Kif4A in Doxorubicin-Induced Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells

Wang, Hui,Lu, Changqing,Li, Qing,Xie, Jun,Chen, Tongbing,Tan, Yan,Wu, Changping,Jiang, Jingting Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology 2014 Molecules and cells Vol.37 No.11

This study was to investigate the mechanism and role of Kif4A in doxorubicin-induced apoptosis in breast cancer. Using two human breast cancer cell lines MCF-7 (with wild-type p53) and MDA-MB-231 (with mutant p53), we quantitated the expression levels of kinesin super-family protein 4A (Kif4A) and poly (ADP-ribose) Polymerase-1 (PARP-1) by Western blot after doxorubicin treatment and examined the apoptosis by flow cytometry after treatment with doxorubicin and PARP-1 inhibitor, 3-Aminobenzamide (3-ABA). Our results showed that doxorubicin treatment could induce the apoptosis of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells, the down-regulation of Kif4A and upregulation of poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR). The activity of PARP-1 or PARP-1 activation was significantly elevated by doxorubicin treatment in dose- and time-dependent manners (P < 0.05), while doxorubicin treatment only slightly elevated the level of cleaved fragments of PARP-1 (P > 0.05). We further demonstrated that overexpression of Kif4A could reduce the level of PAR and significantly increase apoptosis. The effect of doxorubicin on apoptosis was more profound in MCF-7 cells compared with MDA-MB-231 cells (P < 0.05). Taken together, our results suggest that the novel role of Kif4A in doxorubicin-induced apoptosis in breast cancer cells is achieved by inhibiting the activity of PARP-1.

Recognition of rolling bearing fault patterns and sizes based on two-layer support vector regression machines

Changqing Shen,Dong Wang,Yongbin Liu,Peter W. Tse,Fanrang Kong 국제구조공학회 2014 Smart Structures and Systems, An International Jou Vol.13 No.3

The fault diagnosis of rolling element bearings has drawn considerable research attention in recent years because these fundamental elements frequently suffer failures that could result in unexpected machine breakdowns. Artificial intelligence algorithms such as artificial neural networks (ANNs) and support vector machines (SVMs) have been widely investigated to identify various faults. However, as the useful life of a bearing deteriorates, identifying early bearing faults and evaluating their sizes of development are necessary for timely maintenance actions to prevent accidents. This study proposes a new two-layerstructure consisting of support vector regression machines (SVRMs) to recognize bearing fault patterns and track the fault sizes. The statistical parameters used to track the fault evolutions are first extracted to condense original vibration signals into a few compact features. The extracted features are then used to train the proposed two-layer SVRMs structure. Once these parameters of the proposed two-layer SVRMs structure are determined, the features extracted from other vibration signals can be used to predict theunknown bearing health conditions. The effectiveness of the proposed method is validated by experimental datasets collected from a test rig. The results demonstrate that the proposed method is highly accurate in differentiating between fault patterns and determining their fault severities. Further, comparisons are performed to show that the proposed method is better than some existing methods.

Antiproliferative Activities of Parthenolide and Golden Feverfew Extract Against Three Human Cancer Cell Lines

Changqing Wu,Feng Chen,James W. Rushing,Xi Wang,김현진,George Huang,Vivian Haley-Zitlin,Guoqing He 한국식품영양과학회 2006 Journal of medicinal food Vol.9 No.1

The medicinal herb feverfew [Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz-Bip.] has long been used as a folk remedyfor the treatment of migraine and arthritis. Parthenolide, a sesquiterpene lactone, is considered to be the primary bioactivecompound in feverfew having anti-migraine, anti-tumor, and anti-inflammatory properties. In this study we determined, throughin vitrobioassays, the inhibitory activity of parthenolide and golden feverfew extract against two human breast cancer celllines (Hs605T and MCF-7) and one human cervical cancer cell line (SiHa). Feverfew ethanolic extract inhibited the growthof all three types of cancer cells with a half-effective concentration (EC50) of 1.5 mg/mL against Hs605T, 2.1 mg/mL againstMCF-7, and 0.6 mg/mL against SiHa. Among the tested constituents of feverfew (i.e., parthenolide, camphor, luteolin, andapigenin), parthenolide showed the highest inhibitory effect with an EC50 against Hs605T, MCF-7, and SiHa of 2.6 .g/mL,2.8 .g/mL, and 2.7 .g/mL, respectively. Interactions between parthenolide and flavonoids (apigenin and luteolin) in fever-few extract also were investigated to elucidate possible synergistic or antagonistic effects. The results revealed that apigeninand luteolin might have moderate to weak synergistic effects with parthenolide on the inhibition of cancer cell growth ofHs605T, MCF-7, and SiHa.

Prediction of exploration targets based on integrated analyses of source rock and simulated hydrocarbon migration direction: a case study from the gentle slope of Shulu Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, northern China

Changqing Ren,Fugui He,Xianzhi Gao,Dongsheng Wu,Wenli Yao,Jianzhang Tian,Huiping Guo,Yuanxin Huang,Li Wang,Han Feng,Junwei Li 한국지질과학협의회 2019 Geosciences Journal Vol.23 No.6

The Shulu Sag which is a rifted sag with NNE trend is located in the south of Jizhong Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, northern China. The gentle slope and three troughs are situated in the west and east of the sag, respectively. Both of the lower part of Shasan Member (Es3x) and the lower part of Shayi Member (Es1x) act as source rocks in this sag. Researches on the type, quantity, quality and thermal maturity of the respective organic matter have been conducted using Rock-Eval pyrolysis data. Type II is the dominant kerogen in Es1x of all troughs. However, Type II1 and III is the dominant kerogen in Es3x of Middle-Southern and Northern trough, respectively. TOC (total organic carbon) and pyrolysis S2 (hydrocarbon) values suggest that the Es1x source rocks in Middle-Southern and Northern trough are fair to good and poor to fair generative potential of hydrocarbon, separately. The Es3x source rocks in Middle-Southern and Northern trough possess fair to excellent and poor to fair generative potential of hydrocarbon, individually. Tmax (pyrolysis temperature at maximum S2) values indicate that most of Es3x samples are thermally mature, but all Es1x samples are thermally immature. Under large scale condition, the hydrocarbon secondary migration in the upper part of Shasan Member (Es3s), Shaer Member (Es2) and the upper part of Shayi Member (Es1s) have been simulated using fluid potential model with Arcgis 9.3 software. The simulation results reveal the direction of hydrocarbon secondary migration and the distribution of hydrocarbon migration-accumulation units (HMAUS), and also suggest that the hydrocarbon migration direction is obviously controlled by nose-like structure belts where most of hydrocarbons accumulate. That shows high reliability because they are consistent with the hydrocarbon exploration result in this area. On the basis of integrated analyses of source rocks and hydrocarbon migration direction, the following five areas in the gentle slope are identified to be the preferred hydrocarbon accumulation area: Taijiazhuang area, northern and southern Xicaogu area, as well as northern and southern Leijiazhuang area. It is considerably helpful to reduce the risk in hydrocarbon exploration of Shulu Sag.

Opportunistic Decode-and-Forward Cooperation in Mixed Rayleigh and Rician Fading Channels

Changqing Yang,Wenbo Wang,Shuang Zhao,Mugen Peng 한국전자통신연구원 2011 ETRI Journal Vol.33 No.2

We consider a two-hop multiple-relay network implemented with opportunistic decode-and-forward cooperative strategy, where the first hop and second hop links experience different fading (Rayleigh and Rician). We derive the exact expressions of end-to-end outage probability and analyze the approximate results in high signal-to-noise ratio region. The analysis shows that the same diversity order can be achieved even in different mixed fading environments. Simulation results are provided to verify our analysis.