Study on Sectional Nonuniform Corrosion and Bond Strength of Plain Rebar Embedded in Concrete

Changming Li,Li Song,Fulai Qu,Xiaoke Li,Shunbo Zhao 대한토목학회 2021 KSCE JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Vol.25 No.8

The assessment of nonuniform corrosion of rebar is a key issue concerning the reliability of reinforced concrete structures. In this paper, the sectional nonuniform corrosion of plain rebar and the effect of corrosion on bond strength with concrete are studied. The plain rebar in concrete of 52 specimens were fast corroded by using electrochemistry method in a 5% sodium chloride solution. The bond strength of corroded plain rebar in concrete was measured by the central pull-out test. The sectional contour, diameter loss and sectional area loss of corroded plain rebar were detected within the bond length corresponding to the mass loss from 0.1% to 11.9%. Based on the oretical analysis and test data, the predictive models of the corroded sectional contour line and the bond strength of corroded plain rebar to concrete are built up. The results indicate that the nonuniform corroded sectional contour of plain rebar is approximate elliptical shape, the bond strength can be predicted by using the diameter loss of corroded rebar. Finally, the adaptability of the predictive models is ascertained with the experimental results.

Improved DTCWT-LMS and FastICA Based sEMG Signals Filtering

Li Lin,Wang Jianhui,Fang Xiaoke,Gu Shusheng 보안공학연구지원센터 2016 International Journal of Signal Processing, Image Vol.9 No.5

A novel design of dual-tree complex wavelet transform (DTCWT) and fastICA was proposed, aiming at the noise interference and aliasing between multi-channels sEMG signals. Firstly, DTCWT was utilized to decompose signals to different frequency band. Secondly, an improved LMS adaptive filter was designed for filtering sub band noise layer by layer. Finally, fastICA algorithm was introduced to separate crosstalk between channels. Some experiments were carried out to compare the proposed method with other algorithms, and the results showed that the algorithm proposed could filter noise effectively, keep better convergence especially in low signal-to-noise ratio and eliminate crosstalk more thoroughly by fastICA.

Performance improvement of amorphous indium-gallium-zinc oxide ReRAM with SiO2 inserting layer

Yanli Pei,Biaoren Mai,Xiaoke Zhang,Ruiqin Hu,Ya Li,Zimin Chen,Bingfeng Fan,Jun Liang,Gang Wang 한국물리학회 2015 Current Applied Physics Vol.15 No.4

In this study, the resistive switching performance of amorphous indiumegalliumezinc oxide (a-IGZO) resistive switching random-access memory (ReRAM) was improved by inserting a thin silicon oxide layer between silver (Ag) top electrode and a-IGZO resistive switching layer. Compared with the single a-IGZO layer structure, the SiO2/a-IGZO bi-layer structure exhibits the higher On/Off resistance ratio larger than 103, and the lower operation power using a smaller SET compliance current. In addition, good endurance and excellent retention characteristics were achieved. Furthermore, multilevel resistance states are obtained through adjusting SET compliance current and RESET stop voltage, which shows a promise for high-performance nonvolatile multilevel memory application.

The experimental investigation of bisphenol A degradation by Fenton process with different types of cyclodextrins

Wenjing Chen,Changjun Zou,Yuan Liu,Xiaoke Li 한국공업화학회 2017 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.56 No.-

In this work, the degradation efficiencies of bisphenol A (BPA) by Fenton reaction were comparedsystematically with varying cyclodextrins. The results showed that the removal rate of BPA displays aconsiderable increase by Fenton reaction in presence of b-cyclodextrin (b-CD) and its derivatives. Specifically, 98 2% and 89 2% of BPA was removed with carboxymethyl-b-cyclodextrin (CMCD) andb-CD, respectively. Additionally, to understand the reaction mechanism, the structure activity ofcyclodextrins with substrate and the kinetic of Fenton reaction with cyclodextrins have beeninvestigated. Results showed that the structure activity was the major role for cyclodextrins in thissystem.

Identification of a 193 bp promoter region of TaNRX1‑D gene from common wheat that contributes to osmotic or ABA stress inducibility in transgenic Arabidopsis

Cheng Jie,Wei Fan,Zhang Mingfei,Li Nan,Song Tianqi,Wang Yong,Chen Dongsheng,Xiang Jishan,Zhang Xiaoke 한국유전학회 2021 Genes & Genomics Vol.43 No.9

Background Cloning and characterizing the drought-inducible promoters is essential for their use in crop resistance’s genetic improvement. Previous studies have shown that the TaNRX1-D gene participates in regulating the response of wheat to drought stress. However, its promoter has not yet been identifed. Objective In this study, we aimed to characterize the promoter of the TaNRX1-D gene. Methods The promoter of TaNRX1-D (named P0, 2081 bp) was isolated from common wheat with several cis-acting elements that regulate in response to abiotic stresses and some core cis-acting elements. Functional verifcation of the promoter, eight 5′-deletion fragments of TaNRX1-D promoter, was fused to the β-glucuronidase (GUS) gene P0::GUS~P7::GUS and transformed into Arabidopsis, respectively. Agrobacterium-mediated GUS transient assay the P6a and P6b promoter regions in tobacco leaves under normal, osmotic or ABA stress. Results Activity analysis of the full-length promoter (P0) showed that the intensity of stronger β-glucuronidase (GUS) staining in the roots and leaves was obtained during the growth of transgenic Arabidopsis. P0::GUS displayed the GUS activity was much higher in the roots and leaves than in other parts of the transgenic plant under normal conditions, which was similarly within wheat. Analysis of the 5′-deletion fragments revealed that P0::GUS~P6::GUS responded well upon exposure to osmotic (polyethylene glycol-6000, PEG6000) and abscisic acid (ABA) stress treatments and expressed signifcantly higher GUS activity than the CaMV35S promoter (35S::GUS), while P7::GUS did not. GUS transient assay in tobacco leaves showed that the GUS activities of P6a and P6b were lower than P6 in the PEG6000 and ABA stresses. Conclusion The 193 bp (P6) segment was considered the core region of TaNRX1-D responding to PEG6000 or ABA treatment. GUS activity assay in transgenic Arabidopsis showed that this segment was sufcient for the PEG6000 or ABA stress response. The identifed 193 bp promoter of TaNRX1-D in this study will help breed osmotic or ABA tolerant crops. The 36 bp segment between P6 and P6b (−193 to −157 bp) was considered the critical sequence for the TaNRX1-D gene responding to PEG6000 or ABA treatment.

An efficient time-variant reliability-based design optimization method based on probabilistic feasible region

Zihao Wu,Zhenzhong Chen,Ge Chen,Xiaoke Li,Chen Jiang,Xuehui Gan,Haobo Qiu,Liang Gao 대한기계학회 2023 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.37 No.3

Time-variant reliability-based design optimization (T-RBDO) issues are probabilistic design problems that assess the dependability of the design across time. The engineering situation is most closely resembled by it. The approaches to resolving T-RBDO problems, nevertheless, are convoluted and time-consuming. In this paper, an effective strategy for solving RBDO issues are extended to resolving TRBDO problems in order to increase efficiency. To solve T-RBDO challenges, the time-variant probabilistic feasible region (T-PFR) approach, which is based on the PFR method for resolving RBDO issues, was presented. The idea of the equivalent inverse most probable point (EIMPP) is put out in this methodology. Based on the EIMPP, the probabilistic feasible region is likewise developed for time-variant constraints. The effective tactic of the proposed method is to identify the non-active time-variant constraints using the probabilistic feasible region and to forego conducting time reliability analysis on them. Three mathematics and two engineering issues demonstrate that the suggested solution is viable and effective.

A novel probabilistic feasible region method for reliability-based design optimization with varying standard deviation

Zihao Wu,Zhenzhong Chen,Ge Chen,Xiaoke Li,Chen Jiang,Xuehui Gan,Haobo Qiu,Liang Gao 대한기계학회 2023 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.37 No.9

An effective method for reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) problems taking uncertainties into account is the probabilistic feasible region (PFR) approach. The PFR approach is built around the fixed nature of the standard deviation in general RBDO problems. Therefore, the accuracy of the PFR approach will be affected when dealing with RBDO problems with varying standard deviation. To improve the accuracy of PFR method in solving the RBDO problems with varying standard deviation, a novel probabilistic feasible region strategy considering varying standard deviations (PFR-vstd) approach is suggested in this paper. In place of the initial probabilistic feasible region in standard normal space, a new probabilistic feasible region is established in original design space in this novel approach. The results of four applications demonstrate the high accuracy and sufficient efficiency of PFR-vstd method. The findings demonstrate that PFR-vstd method is capable of accurately resolving RBDO problems with varying standard deviation.

A transcription factor TaTCP20 regulates the expression of Ppd-D1b in common wheat

Wei Fan,Song Tianqi,Zhou Jianfei,Cheng Jie,Li Ruibo,Yu Ming,Zhang Yunrui,Yu-Yang Song,Zhang Bo,Zhang Xiaoke 한국식물생명공학회 2021 Plant biotechnology reports Vol.15 No.3

Photoperiod (Ppd) genes play an important role in the adaptation of wheat to the ecological environment. However, the transcriptional regulation mechanism of photoperiodic genes has remained elusive. This study isolated a full-length promoter of Ppd-D1b (2518 bp) from the common wheat genome. Several essential core cis-acting elements and numerous light-responsive cis-acting regulatory elements were identifed in Ppd-D1b promoter by the in-silico analysis. Ten 5’-deleted length fragments of the Ppd-D1b promoter fused with GUS were constructed and named D0 ~D9, then transferred them into Arabidopsis thaliana. GUS gene driven by full-length (D0) in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana showed the same rhythm with Ppd-D1b in wheat under short-day conditions (SDs, 8-h light/16-h dark). The expression of GUS gene in D0 reached its peak at 3 h after dawn, then decreased to the lowest and remained stable. Analysis of the series of 5’-deleted fragments showed that at 3 h after dawn, GUS gene expression activity decreased signifcantly in D7a due to removal of CHEBS (CCA1 HIKING EXPEDITION binding site). Moreover, yeast one-hybrid (Y1H) and dual-luciferase (dual-LUC) assays revealed that TaTCP20 could bind to the Ppd-D1b promoter to increase its transcriptional activity. This study revealed a transcription factor, TaTCP20, which activated Ppd-D1b by binding to CHEBS, provided a foundation for the theoretical research on wheat’s photoperiodic response mechanism.