Calcification of the intervertebral discs and curvature of the radius and ulna: a radiographic survey of Finnish miniature dachshunds

The vertebral column of 124 randomly selected miniature dachshunds, representing 4.5% of the population registered by the Finnish Kennel Club during the years 1988 to 1996, were radiographed. The front legs were also radiographed in order to evaluate the curvature of the radius and ulna. Calcified discs were found in 75.9% of the longhaired miniature dachshunds and in 86.7% of the wirehaired ones. The occurrence of signs associated with IDD was 16.5% in longhaired and 15.6% in wirehaired miniature dachshunds. The occurrence of signs of IDD in dogs with calcified discs was 20.0% and 17.9% in longhaired and wirehaired miniature dachshunds, respectively. In dogs without calcifications only one dog showed signs of IDD. The curvature of the radius and the ulna did not differ between the dogs with signs of IDD and the healthy ones, or between the dogs with and without intervertebral calcifications. Our results indicate that radiographic eradication based on the presence of intervertebral calcifications is not suitable for breeding purposes for the Finnish miniature dachshund population because the percentage of dogs without calcifications is small.     

Seismic behavior of reinforced-concrete and steel reinforced concrete ultra short columns

进行了4个钢筋混凝土(RC)超短柱、4个型钢混凝土(SRC)超短柱和6个RC分体柱的滞回性能试验研究.8个超短柱的剪跨比为1;6个分体柱的剪跨比为2.4.试验结果表明,RC超短柱的变形能力不满足现行抗震规范要求.不设剪力连接件的SRC超短柱的破坏模式为黏结破坏,与RC超短柱相比,其抗剪承载力和变形能力并无明显提高;设置剪力连接件的SRC超短柱的破坏模式为斜压破坏,其抗剪承载力和变形能力显著提高,但构件的变形能力仍然难以满足现行抗震规范要求.试验结果还表明,在RC超短柱中开缝,形成剪跨比大于2的RC分体柱,可有效提高柱子的延性和变形能力.对于RC分体柱,随轴压比的提高,构件的抗弯承载力提高,但延性和变形能力下降;当设计轴压比大于0.7时,RC分体柱的变形能力不满足现行抗震规范要求.根据试验结果,提出了SRC超短柱的剪力连接件设计方法和RC分体柱的设计建议.     

Thermography and ultrasonography in back pain diagnosis of equine athletes

The object of the current study was to evaluate the efficacy of thermography and ultrasonography in the diagnosis of thoracolumbar lesions in Quarter Horse athletes and associate the different types of lesions found with the athletic modality practiced. Twenty-four horses were admitted to the Surgery Service for Large Animals of the Veterinary and Animal Science Faculty, UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil, with complaints of back problems. All the horses were submitted for physical examinations to confirm the existence of thoracolumbar alterations and then for thermography and ultrasonography. Thermography was used to map the lesioned areas of this region and ultrasonography for lesion characterization. The lesions found were supraspinous desmitis, interspinous desmitis, dorsal intervertebral osteoarthritis, and impingement of the spinous processes or kissing spines. The existence of a relation between the type of event practiced by the horse and the type of lesion found was determined. In horses that competed in the barrel race, a predominance of lesions in the thoracic caudal, thoracolumbar, and cranial lumbar regions occurred, with intervertebral osteoarthritis and interspinous desmitis being the most common. In cutting horses, most of the lesions were observed in the caudal lumbar region, whereas horses competing in reining showed a preferential location for lesions in the middle lumbar, with a predominance of supraspinous desmitis and myositis. Thermography associated with ultrasonography was shown to be efficient in the diagnosis of the thoracolumbar lesions of these horses.     

Determination of Pile-Soil Parameters for Steel Pipe Pile Subjected to Lateral Load

In this paper,in terms of the measured data(including the deflection and slope at the ground surface of the pile,the maximum bending moment and its position),the biparameter method is used to analyze the pile-soil parameters.Two examples show that the method in present paper is reasonable and reliable,and it provides the reference value for the engineering design.     

再生水灌溉对土壤理化性质影响的试验研究

通过室内土柱模拟试验的方法，研究了再生水灌溉对土壤理化性质的影响。结果表明：再生水灌溉对土壤扩散率和饱和导水率的影响与连续灌溉再生水的次数有关，短时间灌溉有降低的作用，但随着灌溉次数的增加，土壤扩散率和饱和导水率有增加的趋势；同时，随着灌溉次数的增加，土壤pH值降低，土壤有机质和全盐量增加；土壤溶液中各离子浓度有显著变化。灌溉5次之后，除0～10cm土层全盐量为0．107％外，其他各层均低于0．1％的限度；0～10，10～20，30～40cm土层的ESP均在5％～10％范围之内，20～30cm土层的ESP基本保持在原始的水平。再生水灌溉对土壤次生盐渍化的影响不显著。     

钢筋混凝土柱的加固补强方法

先介绍柱外套柱对钢筋混凝土柱进行加固补强的方法及施工过程，并以例子为证，说明这种方法可以很好的提高柱的承载力，能够广泛应用。     

丘陵-平原-湿地复合区降雨径流数值模型

针对丘陵-平原-湿地复合地区降雨径流数值模型较少、而已构建的模型对水文要素空间分布和湿地区水流运动又反映不足,采用格子玻尔兹曼法和有限元法构建丘陵-平原-湿地复合区降雨径流数值模型。在模型构建过程中将复合区分为地势起伏较大的上游丘陵区和下游地势变化较小的平原湿地区。上游丘陵区降雨采用距离平方倒数法计算降雨空间分布、采用格子玻尔兹曼法建立非饱和区土壤水运动模型、利用达西公式建立饱和区水流运动模型、利用格子玻尔兹曼法构建汇流数值模型,进而构建了上游区的降雨径流数值模型。平原湿地区采用基于有限元四边形单元构建了水流运动数值模型。平原湿地区入口边界采用上游区降雨径流数值输出的流量过程,平原湿地区出口边界采用基于格子玻尔兹曼法的汇流模型计算的水位过程。四边形单元有限元求解水流运动方程实现了上、下游区的无缝连接,模型使用比较方便。以挠力河流域为研究对象进行了降雨径流和平坦区水流运动模拟研究,模拟结果良好,说明模型较为可靠。     

非调质钢分类的研究

目前非调质钢应用中存在钢种较多、钢号繁杂的问题，因此，有必要对共进行分类。本文提出可以分别根据非调质钢的发展阶段、显微组织、碳含量、合金元素含量的不同来进行分类，这些新的分类方法可用于指导非调质钢的生产管理。