EFFECT OF REPTATION ON FRACTURE-MECHANICS OF RUBBER NETWORKS

End-linked hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene containing unattached linear polybutadiene was used to study the effect of reptating species on the fracture mechanics of rubber networks. The concentration of reptating species in the networks ranged from 0 to 100%. The fracture mechanics of the networks was described using the critical strain energy release rate in mode III testing, i.e. the tearing energy. The tearing energy was measured at room temperature using a 'trouser' specimen at a strain rate spanning five logarithmic decades. When the strain rate was as low as 10(-4) s-1, the tearing energy of the networks increased with reduction in reptating species. In this case the reptating species did not contribute to the tearing energy of the networks due to relaxation. Hence, the tearing energy increased with the number of crosslinked chains per unit volume in the networks. At a strain rate ranging from 10(-3) to 10(-1) s-1, the tearing energy of the networks was governed by local viscosity. The tearing energies of the networks containing various amounts of reptating species were superimposed to give a master curve based on the Williams-Landel-Ferry equation.

Estuarine nutrient loading affects phytoplankton growth and microzooplankton grazing at two contrasting sites in Hong Kong coastal waters

To investigate the effects of enhanced nutrient loading in estuarine waters on phytoplankton growth and microzooplankton grazing, we conducted monthly dilution experiments at 2 stations in Hong Kong coastal waters with contrasting trophic conditions. The western estuarine station (WE) near the Pearl River estuary is strongly influenced by freshwater discharge, while the eastern oceanic station (EO) is mostly affected by the South China Sea. Growth rates of phytoplankton were often limited by nutrients at EO, while nutrient limitation of phytoplankton growth seldom Occurred at WE due to the high level of nutrients delivered by the Pearl River, especially in the summer rainy season. Higher chlorophyll a, microzooplankton biomass, phytoplankton growth and microzooplankton grazing rates were found at WE than at EO. However, the increase in chlorophyll greatly exceeded the increase in phytoplankton growth rate, reflecting different response relationships to nutrient availability. Strong seasonality was observed at both stations, with temperature being an important factor affecting both phytoplankton growth and microzooplankton grazing rates. Picophytoplankton, especially Synechococcus, also exhibited great seasonality at EO, with summer abundances being 2 or 3 orders of magnitude higher than those during winter, Our results confirm that in eutrophic coastal environments, microzooplankton grazing is a dominant loss pathway for phytoplankton, accounting for the utilization of >50%, of primary production on average.

轮式移动机器人与地形交互运动仿真研究

分析了轮式移动机器人(WMR)在不平坦的三维地形上运动的运动学模型.利用速度投影法,得到了WMR运动模型的一种新形式.基于虚拟现实技术,利用VC++OpenGL实现了WMR虚拟漫游系统.该系统具有较强的交互性和实时性,为星球探测机器人的虚拟导航、遥操作等提供了验证平台.

云南会泽铅锌矿床构造控矿规律及其隐伏矿预测

本文对会泽铅锌矿成矿构造体系、构造控矿型式进行研究，认为小江深断裂带和曲靖-昭通隐伏断裂带为矿床形成提供了有利的构造背景，矿床严格受北东向压扭性断裂控制，“阶梯状”和“多字型”构造是矿区具有普遍性的控矿构造型式，北东构造带是主要的成矿构造体系，提出麒麟厂矿床主矿体向南西向侧伏，通过工程验证新增铅锌矿金属储量近100万吨。

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1891/07/03 (Numéro 2601).