Simplified Method for Lateral Distribution Factor of the Live Load of Prefabricated Concrete Box-Girder Bridges with Transverse Post-tensioning

Zhijian Hu,Xiao Li,Yasir Ibrahim Shah 대한토목학회 2022 KSCE JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Vol.26 No.8

Transverse post-tensioning arrangement in prefabricated prestressed concrete (PC) box-girder bridge can effectively improve the transverse connection's performance to avoid stress concentration. The number of transverse post-tensioning tendons and the transverse post-tensioning force are crucial factors determining the live load's lateral distribution. Four prefabricated PC box-girder model tests were carried out to calculate the lateral distribution of the live load. Based on experimental results, the recommended values of the reduction factors of contact interfaces considering the effective longitudinal transfer length of transverse post-tensioning were given, and a simplified method of lateral distribution factor was proposed. The proposed simplified method results were compared with the PCI code, experiments, finite element method, articulated plate method, and rigid-plate method. The results showed that the lateral distribution factor calculated by the simplified method agreed with the results of experiments and the finite element method. The average relative differences were less than 8%. In comparison, the relative differences were more than 15% for the PCI code, articulated plate method, and rigid plate method. Thus, the proposed method could meet the engineering application and be adopted to calculate the lateral distribution factor of bridges with transverse post-tensioning.

Effects of Chicory Inulin on Serum Metabolites of Uric Acid, Lipids, Glucose, and Abdominal Fat Deposition in Quails Induced by Purine-Rich Diets

Zhijian Lin,Bing Zhang,Xiaoqing Liu,Rui Jin,Wenjing Zhu 한국식품영양과학회 2014 Journal of medicinal food Vol.17 No.11

Inulin, a group of dietary fibers, is reported to improve the metabolic disorders. In the present study, we investigated the effects of chicory inulin on serum metabolites of uric acid (UA), lipids, glucose, and abdominal fat deposition in quail model induced by a purine-rich diet. In this study, 60 male French quails were randomly allocated to five groups: CON (control group), MOD (model group), BEN (benzbromarone-treated group), CHI-H (high-dosage chicory inulin-treated group), and CHI-L (low-dosage chicory inulin-treated group). The serum UA level was significantly increased in the model group from days 7 to 28, as well as triglyceride (TG) and free fatty acid (FFA) increased later in the experimental period. The abdominal fat ratio was increased on day 28. Benzbromarone can decrease UA levels on days 14 and 28. The high and low dosage of chicory inulin also decreased serum UA levels on days 7, 14, and 28. The abdominal fat ratio, activity, and protein of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) were decreased in chicory inulin-treated groups. The activities of xanthine oxidase (XOD) and fatty acid synthase (FAS) were increased in the model group and decreased in the benzbromarone and chicory inulin groups. This study evaluated a quail model of induced hyperuricemia with other metabolic disorders caused by a high-purine diet. The results indicated that a purine-rich diet might contribute to the development of hyperuricemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and abdominal obesity. Chicory inulin decreased serum UA, TG, and abdominal fat deposition in a quail model of hyperuricemia by altering the ACC protein expression and FAS and XOD activities.

Effects of Local Pancreatic Renin-Angiotensin System on the Microcirculation of Rat with Severe Acute Pancreatitis

Zhijian Pan,Ling Feng,Haocheng Long,Hui Wang,Jiarui Feng,Feixiang Chen 대한약리학회 2015 The Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology Vol.19 No.4

Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is normally related to multiorgan dysfunction and local complications. Studies have found that local pancreatic renin-angiotensin system (RAS) was significantly upregulated in drug-induced SAP. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of angiotensin II receptors inhibitor valsartan on dual role of RAS in SAP in a rat model and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. 3.8% sodium taurocholate (1 ml/kg) was injected to the pancreatic capsule in order for pancreatitis induction. Rats in the sham group were injected with normal saline in identical locations. We also investigated the regulation of experimentally induced SAP on local RAS expression in the pancreas through determination of the activities of serum amylase, lipase and myeloperoxidase, histological and biochemical analysis, radioimmunoassay, fluorescence quantitative PCR and Western blot analysis. The results indicated that valsartan could effectively suppress the local RAS to protect against experimental acute pancreatitis through inhibition of microcirculation disturbances and inflammation. The results suggest that pancreatic RAS plays a critical role in the regulation of pancreatic functions and demonstrates application potential as AT1 receptor antagonists. Moreover, other RAS inhibitors could be a new therapeutic target in acute pancreatitis.

Thermal Stress Model of Transversal Forced Air-Cooled Capacitor Banks for MWPower Converters

Zhijian Yin,Rui Wu,Morten Hygum,Yongheng Yang,Huai Wang 전력전자학회 2019 ICPE(ISPE)논문집 Vol.2019 No.5

Capacitor banks are key components in high power applications, the reliability of which affects the overall system lifetime. It is known that the thermal stress in each capacitor can affect the lifetime performance of the entire capacitor bank. In this paper, an analytical thermal model is presented to estimate the average capacitor thermal stress in a transversal forced air-cooled three-phase AC-filter capacitor bank for MW-level power converters. The proposed model calculates the thermal resistance of a capacitor bank considering power losses, geometry, cooling conditions and physical arrangement. With a conventional Foster thermal network, the hot-spot temperature and case temperature for each capacitor can be obtained. The experimental results on a full-scale three-phase filter capacitor bank consisting of 27 film sub-capacitors have demonstrated the effectiveness of this model.

Ionization and Electrical Conductivity of Dense Carbon

Zhijian Fu,Xiaowei Sun,Weilong Quan 한국물리학회 2013 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.62 No.3

The electrical conductivity of a dense carbon plasma has been calculated by using a linear mixture rule considering various interactions among electrons, atoms, and ions in the density and temperature ranges of 10⁻⁵ - 10 g cm⁻³ and 10⁴ - 10⁵ K, respectively. The non-ideal Saha equation is used to obtain the plasma composition and the degree of ionization successfully. The present calculation spans from the weakly coupled, nondegenerate region to the strong coupled, degenerate domain. The calculated conductivity is in reasonable agreement with the explosive wire measurement and the quantum kinetic calculation. A nonmetal-metal transition is predicted to occur at 0.56 g cm⁻³ at temperatures lower than 3 × 10⁴ K based on the calculation of the electrical conductivity.

Flexural Behavior of High Strength Concrete Filled Square Steel Tube with Inner CFRP Circular Tube

Zhijian Yang,Guochang Li,Yan Lang,Chen Fang 대한토목학회 2017 KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering Vol.21 No.7

This paper investigates the flexural behavior of high strength concrete filled square steel beam with inner CFRP (carbon fiberreinforced polymer) circular tube by the ABAQUS/Standard solver. In addition, eight specimens were fabricated and tested to investigate the pure flexural behavior. The test data was used to verify the Finite Element Analysis (FEA) modeling and good agreement was achieved in general. Furthermore, the influences of steel yielding strength, concrete strength, steel ratio and the thickness of CFRP on the flexural performance of the specimens were analyzed by FEA. According to the analysis of bending moment versus strain curves, the materials of CFRP, steel and concrete worked well together subjected to pure bending before the CFRP tube ruptured. The results presented in this paper show that these composite beams have a very ductile response because the concrete is confined by the CFRP tube and the steel tube. The beams’ flexural response, including the flexural stiffness and the ultimate load, can be substantially improved by the inner CFRP tube. The parametric studies provide information for the development of formulae to calculate the moment capacity. A comparison of experimental failure loads with the predicted failure loads in accordance with the formulae showed good agreement.

A Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe for Selective Detection of Hypochlorite Anion

Zhijian Ou,Lei Shi,Wenli Huang,Shengzhao Gong,Haomei Liang,Haojia Hong 대한화학회 2017 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.38 No.12

A new fluorescent probe based on rhodamine and naphthalimide was synthesized for the discrimination of hypochlorite anion. Upon addition of NaClO, the emission intensities ratio (I576 nm/I528 nm) of the probe 1 increased quickly accompanied with the obvious change of color. The probe 1 also exhibited highly selectivity and fast response to hypochlorite anion. Furthermore, the newly proposed probe has been applied for natural water samples, and a satisfied result was obtained.

First Principles Study of Structural and Electronic Properties of Pentagonal and Hexagonal Noble Metal Nanowires

Zhijian Fu,Li-Jun Jia,JIHONG XIA,Hai-Bo Ruan,Ke Tang,Yong Pu,Zhao-Yi Zeng,Dian-Yong Tang,Bo Kong,Qi-Feng Chen 성균관대학교(자연과학캠퍼스) 성균나노과학기술원 2016 NANO Vol.11 No.6

The equilibrium structure and electronic properties of four ultrathin free-standing pentagonal and hexagonal noble metal nanowires, that is, copper nanowires (CuNWs), silver nanowires (AgNWs), gold nanowires (AuNWs) and platinum nanowires (PtNWs), have been studied comprehensively by adopting a first-principles simulation based on the density-functional theory. The staggered topologies are more stable than the eclipsed ones by analyzing the bonding energy. The staggered ones with a linear atom chain in the center of the pentagonal or hexagons topologies are the preferred structures for CuNWs and AgNWs, but the staggered ones without a linear atom chain in the center of the pentagon or hexagon are the preferred structures for AuNWs and PtNWs due to the increasing core–core repulsions. The calculated electronic band structures and density of states present that all the noble metal nanowires are metallic. The projected densities of states (PDOS) of dominant d-states and the charge density show that the narrower d-state moved to the Fermi energy and metallic bonding character for all the noble metal nanowires.

An Improved MITM Attack Against NTRU

Zhijian Xiong,Jinshuang Wang,Yanbo Wang,Tao Zhang,Liang Chen 보안공학연구지원센터 2012 International Journal of Security and Its Applicat Vol.6 No.2

Supercapacitors based on a nitrogen doped hierarchical porous carbon fabricated by self‑activation of biomass: excellent rate capability and cycle stability

Zhijian Zhang,Jingjing He,Xingchang Tang,Yuling Wang,Binbin Yang,Kunjie Wang,Deyi Zhang 한국탄소학회 2019 Carbon Letters Vol.29 No.6

Energy and environmental are always two major challenges for the sustainable development of the modern human being. For avoiding the serious environmental pollution caused in the fabrication process of porous carbon, a popular energy storage material, we reported a facile, green and activating agent free route hereby directly carbonizing a special biomass, Glebionis coronaria. A nitrogen doped hierarchical porous carbon with a specific surface area of up to 1007 m2 g−1 and a N doping content of up to 2.65 at.% was facilely fabricated by employing the above route. Benefiting from the peculiarly hierarchical porous morphology, enhanced wettability and improved conductivity, the obtained material exhibits superior capacitance performance, which capacitance reaches up to 205 F g−1 under two-electrode configuration, and no capacitance loss is observed after 5000 cycles. Meanwhile, the capacitance retention of the obtained material arrives up to 95.0% even under a high current density of 20 A g−1, illuminating its excellent rate capability. The fabricated nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon with larger capacitance than commercial activated carbon, excellent rate capability and cycle stability is an ideal cost-efficient substitution of commercial activated carbon for supercapacitor application.