FRP约束SRHC压弯构件正截面承载力计算

综合考虑钢骨混凝土柱的受力特性,提出一种在不增加构件截面尺寸的情况下,既提高其承载能力,又增加其抗剪能力和抗震延性的一种新型柱模式——FRP(纤维增强复合材料)与SRHC(钢骨高强混凝土)组合柱.在混凝土内部埋设型钢,形成SRHC柱,在进行施工的同时或待结构主体施工至一定高度后,再用FRP布横向包裹及纵向粘贴SRHC柱,形成FRP-SRHC组合柱.考虑到FRP钢骨混凝土柱多数是处于偏心受压状态,因此,分析环向FRP布对核心混凝土的约束作用及纵向FRP布对钢骨混凝土柱正截面承载力的贡献,确定FRP约束SRHC组合柱的界限相对受压区高度,分别给出FRP约束SRHC柱大(小)偏心受压柱的承载力计算公式.

The role of knowledge in the contraceptive behaviour of sexually active young people in state care

Aim: To analyse the role of sex-focused knowledge in the contraceptive behaviour of sexually active young people in state care.

Methods: The sample consisted of 19 care leavers (young people previously in state care) aged 18-22 years, 16 females and 3 males. In-depth interviewing was the method of data collection, and a qualitative strategy resembling modified analytical induction was used to analyse data.

Findings: Findings indicated that a lack of information was not the sole, or even the primary reason for engaging in unsafe sexual practices. Other factors such as ambivalence to becoming pregnant also featured in participants’ accounts. Several participants conveyed a relatively weak sense of agency about consistently using contraception. A small number of participants expressed a strong determination to avoid pregnancy, and these appeared to have a level of anxiety about becoming pregnant that motivated them to engage with knowledge about contraception and its use.

Conclusion: Lack of sex-focused information is just one aspect of a myriad of complex factors, including socioeconomic disadvantage and/or emotional deprivation, that influences contraceptive behaviour.

The real-time optimisation of DNO owned storage devices on the LV network for peak reduction

Energy storage is a potential alternative to conventional network reinforcementof the low voltage (LV) distribution network to ensure the grid’s infrastructure remainswithin its operating constraints. This paper presents a study on the control of such storagedevices, owned by distribution network operators. A deterministic model predictive control (MPC) controller and a stochastic receding horizon controller (SRHC) are presented, wherethe objective is to achieve the greatest peak reduction in demand, for a given storagedevice specification, taking into account the high level of uncertainty in the prediction of LV demand. The algorithms presented in this paper are compared to a standard set-pointcontroller and bench marked against a control algorithm with a perfect forecast. A specificcase study, using storage on the LV network, is presented, and the results of each algorithmare compared. A comprehensive analysis is then carried out simulating a large number of LV networks of varying numbers of households. The results show that the performance of each algorithm is dependent on the number of aggregated households. However, on a typical aggregation, the novel SRHC algorithm presented in this paper is shown to outperform each of the comparable storage control techniques.

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