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  • Qian-qiao ZHAO, Jun-quan XU
    Science Technology and Engineering. 2025, 25(11): 4754-4760.

    Grouting pavements are susceptible to cracking, which can significantly reduce their service life. For this reason, water-borne epoxy resin (WER) was added to the grouting materials to improve the performance of grouting asphalt mixtures. Grouting materials with different levels of WER were prepared and characterised for their flow properties, setting time, mechanical strength and micromorphology. The road performance of the grouting asphalt mixtures was evaluated through wheel tracking test, low-temperature bending test and water immersion Marshall test. The results show that, WER can form a membrane structure on the surface of hydration products, improving the flexibility of grouting materials. However, it also delays the setting time of grouting materials. The addition of WER slightly diminishes the high-temperature performance of grouting asphalt mixtures, but improves the low-temperature cracking resistance and water stability of grouting asphalt mixtures. In particular, 7.5% WER increases the low-temperature destructive strain of grouting asphalt mixtures by 29.2%.

  • Zhi-kun DING, Tao HUANG, Qi-fan YANG, Zhao-yang XIONG, Feng-mei REN
    Science Technology and Engineering. 2025, 25(11): 4809-4816.

    To enhance market acceptance of construction waste recycling products, the impact of awe on consumers’ purchasing willingness investigated was investigated. Using an emotion assessment scale, purchase intention scores, and fNIRS, along with a virtual purchase experimental setup, the effects of awe induced by nature videos on subjects’willingness to purchase construction waste recycling products were examined. Measurements were conducted to separately assess the emotions induced by nature videos, the willingness to purchase construction waste recycling products, and the changes in brain activity during the viewing of nature videos. The results from the emotion assessment scale revealed that nature videos significantly induced awe emotions. The fNIRS data demonstrated deactivation in the brain's default mode network (DMN), associated with self-processing. This suggests that the experience of awe may be linked to reduced self-consciousness. The scoring data indicated that the awe experienced significantly enhanced the subjects' willingness to purchase construction waste recycling household products, however, the subjects' willingness to purchase construction waste recycling materials were not being significantly influenced by awe. Therefore, in construction waste recycling household product marketing, leveraging awe through natural videos can increase the willingness to purchase construction waste recycling household products, subsequently improving its market acceptance.

  • Jia-tong YANG, Zhang-ping LI
    Science Technology and Engineering. 2025, 25(11): 4793-4800.

    To address the issue of land and capital waste caused by suboptimal site selection and construction models for urban drone landing and takeoff sites, the maximum coverage model is initially used for site selection. However, due to the uneven distribution of demand points and overly simplistic coverage determination criteria, the results show low coverage rates and overly concentrated site selection. To solve this problem, a method based on spatially continuous demand for the maximum coverage model of drone landing and takeoff site selection was proposed, considering factors such as no-fly zones and application scenarios. Demand objects were determined using a regular grid, and candidate sites were identified using the PIPS(polygon intersection point set) method. The feasibility of the improved model was validated through a case study of site selection for urban drone landing and takeoff sites in Binhai New Area, Tianjin. When the number of landing and takeoff sites was fixed at 14, the improved model increased the actual service area coverage rate from 62.03% to 88.61%. The results indicate that this method better meets the practical requirements for drone landing and takeoff site selection, resulting in more evenly distributed and rational site layouts, and significantly enhancing the service coverage rate of the drone landing and takeoff sites.

  • Zhi-zhong ZHAO, Tian LI, Hai CHEN, Yang LIU
    Science Technology and Engineering. 2025, 25(11): 4574-4582.

    In order to meet the requirements of high-voltage DC circuit breakers for rapidity actuation of their actuating mechanisms, a new electromagnetic repulsion mechanism was designed for 40.5 kV vacuum circuit breaker, which had high breaking and closing speeds and was suitable for quick disconnection. It consisted of a coil-plate and a double-coil mechanism connected in series.Firstly, the electromagnetic field simulation was carried out by the finite element method, the feasibility of the mechanism was initially verified by analyzing the electromagnetic repulsion,displacement/time characteristics and velocity/time characteristics. Then, the single-variable method was used to simulate and analyze its motion characteristics. the law of the influence of each parameter on the motion characteristics was obtained, and the optimization parameters were determined. Finally, in order to reduce the tripping bounce of the long-stroke fast electromagnetic repulsion mechanism, an electromagnetic buffer was designed. the effects of buffer current input time and buffer driving circuit parameters on buffer characteristics were analyzed. The results show that the new electromagnetic repulsion mechanism combines the advantages of the fast response of the coil-plate mechanism and the high drive efficiency of the double-coil mechanism,with its short response time, large motion speed and short full stroke time, and meet the need of quick disconnection. Under the parameter conditions of 3 500 μF capacitance and 1 200 V for the driving circuit and buffer circuit capacitance 3 500 μF capacitance and 1 300 V for the buffer circuit, the full travel time of the designedelectromagnetic repulsion mechanism is only 2.18 ms.

  • Zheng-bo JIANG, Qing-meng YUAN, Zhou-xing LI
    Science Technology and Engineering. 2025, 25(11): 4706-4712.

    The stress-strain characteristics of gas hydrate-bearing sediments (GHBS) are essential for achieving safe and secure extraction of marine natural gas hydrate. To quantitatively investigate the influence of hydrate formation on the mechanical properties of GHBS, laboratory tests were conducted under different confining pressures and various hydrate saturations, and it was found that hydrate primarily enhanced the cohesive strength of GHBS, while the internal friction angle remained relatively unchanged. To comprehensively describe the intricate mechanical properties of GHBS, the previously established elastic-plastic constitutive model was employed for predictive purposes. A comparative analysis revealed that the constitutive model exhibited a certain level of applicability. Subsequently, a computer program was developed for the constitutive model by leveraging the UMAT user material subroutine interface provided by ABAQUS. The program was written in FORTRAN language and integrated into ABAQUS, facilitating the implementation of the constitutive model. To validate the effectiveness and stability of the developed model, finite element simulations were conducted on single elements as well as triaxial specimens of GHBS. The results of these simulations confirm the efficacy and reliability of the developed model.

  • Wei LIU, Duo MENG, Shu-ping CHU, Xiang LI
    Science Technology and Engineering. 2025, 25(11): 4801-4808.

    The transformation of sludge into biochar adsorbents for the removal of tetracycline contaminants in water bodies represents one of the effective approaches for the resource utilization of sludge and enables the realization of the circular economy concept of “treating waste with waste”. Municipal sludge was employed as the raw material, and sludge biochar was fabricated through pyrolysis for the adsorption and removal of tetracycline. The adsorption and removal efficacy of tetracycline was investigated, and the preparation conditions of sludge biochar and adsorption environmental conditions were optimized. Additionally, by combining methods such as scanning electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and BET(Brunauer,Emmett,Teller) specific surface area testing, the structural characteristics of sludge biochar and the underlying mechanism of its adsorption behavior towards tetracycline were explored. The results indicate that the sludge biochar prepared under a pyrolysis temperature of 800 ℃ and a pyrolysis duration of 4 hours exhibits the optimal adsorption performance for tetracycline. The pH value exerts a significant influence on the adsorption effect. In a weakly acidic environment, the adsorption effect of sludge biochar on tetracycline is the most favorable, with a maximum adsorption capacity reaching 45.33 mg/g. Thermodynamic and kinetic analyses demonstrate that the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the Langmuir adsorption isotherm model can appropriately fit the adsorption process of tetracycline by sludge biochar. The adsorption process is primarily monolayer adsorption, dominated by surface chemical adsorption. In conjunction with the analysis of characterization test results, the chemical adsorption mainly involves processes such as electrostatic attraction, cation exchange, complex precipitation, π-π conjugation, and hydrogen bonding. Simultaneously, the pore structure characteristics of sludge biochar result in the adsorption process of tetracycline also encompassing pore filling and Van der Waals force.

  • Shu CHEN, Yue ZHUANG, Yang-yang QIAN
    Science Technology and Engineering. 2025, 25(11): 4817-4826.

    The explosive popularity of the new generation of artificial intelligence technologies will profoundly impact the risk experience of perceptual subjects within risk societies. Factor analysis and multiple indicators and multiple causes (MIMIC) model were used to study 12 risk scenarios of generative AI, besides four indicators reflecting the public's risk perception and five dimensions affecting the public's risk perception were explored. The results show that the public's perception of the risks of generative AI can be reflected by expectations of safety, technology, user and corporate regulatory. The public's risk perception is affected by its subjective evaluation of technology risks, macro risks, equity risks, subject risks and application risks, among which both equity risks and macro risks have the most significant impact. It shows that the public's risk perception of generative artificial intelligence is mainly characterized by “self-oriented” and “precautionary”. On this basis, the public's risk perception of generative artificial intelligence from the perspectives of history and culture, risk communication and technology governance was analyzed further, and corresponding countermeasures was put forward.

  • Jian WANG, Ji-kai WANG, Hai-bin DING, Yue-yue KONG
    Science Technology and Engineering. 2025, 25(11): 4743-4753.

    Due to ignoring the influence of foundation pit unloading effect on the bearing properties of uprooted piles, the accuracy of in-situ test results needs to be studied when the excavation unloading area is large, and the current research on uplift piles mostly reflects the bearing properties of piles based on pile side friction resistance, and there are few studies on the normal pressure of pile-soil interface on pile sides. Compared with the frictional resistance of the pile side, the normal pressure of the pile-soil interface on the pile side can intuitively reflect the influence of foundation pit excavation and unloading on the bearing properties of the uprooted pile. In view of this, the combination of model test and numerical simulation was used to explore the stress response and deformation law of uplift piles under excavation and unloading conditions by changing the variables such as foundation pit excavation range and pile roughness, and then the bearing mechanism of uplift piles was revealed. The results show that the unloading effect of foundation pit excavation is related to the depth and width of the foundation pit, the effective pile length and the pile side roughness, according to the degree of influence: the effective pile length> the depth of the foundation pit> the roughness of the pile side > the width of the foundation pit. When the width of the foundation pit is greater than the critical value, the increase of the width of the foundation pit has little effect on the bearing characteristics of the uplift pile. Under the condition of the same effective pile length, the normal stress of the excavated pile side is proportional to the depth of the foundation pit and inversely proportional to the width of the foundation pit, and the relationship with the pile roughness is small. Under the condition of the same effective pile length, the frictional resistance of the pile after excavation is directly proportional to the depth of the foundation pit and the roughness of the pile, and inversely proportional to the width of the foundation pit.

  • Jing LIU, Yong-hui SU, Jin-chen SU, Cheng-xi LI, You-liang ZHANG
    Science Technology and Engineering. 2025, 25(11): 4713-4723.

    Because Hainan Province is located in the tropics, it is often hit by extreme weather such as typhoons and rains, so it is very prone to geological disasters such as slope collapse and landslides, which eventually cause irreparable losses. In order to improve the stability of tropical soil slope in a green and environmentally friendly way, the slope was strengthened by microbial induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) technology and carpet grass root slope consolidation. Suitable microbial strains were first screened out, and the preparation process of related microbial agents was optimized. Subsequently, carpet grass root system was implanted in the slope soil indoors, and MICP treatment was carried out after the formation of the root-soil complex. Subsequently, a series of laboratory tests and numerical simulation analyses were carried out to evaluate the reinforcement effect of this technology. The results showed that MICP technology and plant root treatment complemented each other in terms of mechanical brittleness and integrity of slope, and significantly improved the unconfined compressive strength and shear strength performance of soil, effectively enhanced the stability of slope, and reduced the risk of slope erosion. Finally, the numerical simulation verification was carried out by using Abaqus finite element software, which enhanced the reliability of the research results. It can be seen that the MICP combined with carpet grass root reinforcement method provides an effective reinforcement method for tropical soil slopes, which not only improves the mechanical properties of slopes, but also promotes ecological restoration and environmental sustainability. This result provides a new technical approach for the ecological reinforcement of slopes in tropical areas, and has certain theoretical and practical significance for protecting the ecological environment and reducing the risk of geological disasters.

  • Xin CHANG, Guang-hui MA, Jian-shu GAO, Wei-ping YANG, Xiang-yu FAN
    Science Technology and Engineering. 2025, 25(11): 4776-4785.

    Under the context of the rapid rise of smart airports, the widespread deployment of autonomous vehicles requires an efficient safety operation system. In order to develop a collision warning method based on collision probability for airport unmanned driving vehicles, using ADS-B data as a foundation, considering the interaction between aircraft and vehicles at taxiway segments and intersections. The collision probability analysis was conducted for these two types of interactive environments. Through the analysis of single-vehicle warning simulation diagrams, different levels of warning thresholds were set. When the collision probability was 0.3≤p(c)≤0.5, the following vehicle entered the secondary warning state, and the vehicle braking acceleration took a value range of 0.5~1.5 m/s2. When p(c)>0.5, the following vehicle entered the primary warning state, and the vehicle braking acceleration took the maximum value of 2 m/s2, and carrying out simulation analysis for the same taxiway and intersection according to the set warning threshold, the simulation test showed that the collision warning method based on collision probability could calculate the probability of collisions occurring during vehicle movement on the taxiway, and perform deceleration braking according to the corresponding warning threshold, effectively reducing the possibility of collision accidents. Through Monte Carlo random simulation experiments, the collision probability change diagram under different driving modes at crossroads was obtained, and the effectiveness of the warning algorithm was verified by using hierarchical warnings for simulation analysis. The simulation experiment proved that regardless of the driving mode, the warning algorithm could effectively avoid collision conflicts, further proving that the proposed method had high adaptability. A collision probability-based collision warning method was constructs for airport unmanned driving vehicles, which can effectively avoid the occurrence of airport field collision conflicts. Meanwhile, it can significantly improve the safety of unmanned driving vehicles in the airport environment.