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Based on computer simulation technology, we put forward the shear stress model of nonspherical magnetic particle MRG, and take the hexagon form magnetic particle MRG as an example; this paper deduces hexagon magnetic particle MRG shear stress formula. The model simulate and calculate the relationship between shear yield stress and magnetic field intensity respectively when radius and side length is equal and when the volume is equal also shear yield stress in the zero field condition. The simulation results show that in the same volume condition the shear yield stress of nonspherical magnetic particle MRG is bigger than that of spherical magnetic particle MRG; the shear yield stress of nonspherical magnetic particle MRG cut down with contacting side length’s reducing but also greater than that of spherical magnetic particle MRG and this relationship is also the same in the zero field condition, so spherical magnetic particle MRG is not the best choice. Therefore, this research has an extremely vital significance for the development and application of high-performance MRG.

The addition of nanoparticles (NPs) to polymer solutions can effectively improve the rheological and thermal properties of the polymer solution. However, the interaction between NPs and cellulose, a potential alternative for polymers applied in enhanced oil recovery (EOR), has been scarcely reported. In this work, the effects of three typical NPs (AlOOH, SiO 2 , and ZnO NPs) on the rheological properties, emulsifying ability, and resistance to harsh conditions of carboxylic cellulose nanofiber (CCNF) solutions were investigated thoroughly. The results indicate that only AlOOH NPs exert a positive impact on the CCNF's rheological properties, which should be ascribed to the delicate electrostatic attraction between the CCNF and AlOOH NPs. The intensified network of the CCNF/AlOOH system also results in a superior emulsifying performance and temperature and salt tolerance than other mixed CCNF/NPs systems. In the core flooding test, the CCNF/AlOOH system outperforms the individual CCNF system and the conventional partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide, reflecting the potential of incorporating AlOOH NPs in the CCNF to promote the CCNF's practical application in EOR.

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The objective of this work was to study the fatigue and post-fatigue monotonic behaviour of partially prestressed concrete (PPC) beams with a high degree of prestress. Eleven large PPC beams were tested under fatigue and monotonic loading. The effects of applied load level and severity of fatigue damage on the beams' fatigue and post-fatigue monotonic behaviour were studied and analysed. The results indicated that the fatigue behaviour of beams with a high degree of prestress was dependent on the applied load level. For an optimum and safe design, the applied load level should be less than 1·28 times the cracking load, the maximum crack width should be limited to 0·20 mm and the initial maximum stress range of non-prestressed reinforcing bars before repeated loading should be less than 170 MPa. The post-fatigue monotonic behaviour of beams was related to the severity of fatigue damage prior to the monotonic test. Low fatigue damage was found to have only a slight impact on the monotonic behaviour of the beams, whereas medium and high fatigue damage respectively reduced the ultimate strength by up to 15·2% and 18·0% and increased the deformability ductility index by up to 18·6% and 41·0%.

Reactive powder concrete-filled steel tubes (RPCFSTs) have become an important research target in recent years. In engineering applications, RPCFSTs can provide superior vertical components for high-rise and tower buildings, thereby enabling developers to provide more floor space. However, this type of composite structure is prone to inelastic outward local buckling. The use of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) wrapping to suppress such local buckling has shown great potential in limited test results. This paper presents experimental results concerning the axial compression of CFRP-confined reactive powder concrete-filled circular steel tubes (CF-RPCFSTs). We included 18 specimens in our experimental investigation, varying the number of CFRP layers, steel tube thickness, and RPC strength. According to our test results, CF-RPCFSTs exhibit compression shear failure and drum-shaped failure. The CFRP wrap can effectively enhance bearing capacity and postpone local buckling of the steel tube. In addition, three-layer CFRP-confined RPC-filled thin-wall steel tubes are suitable for engineering. We also propose a model to calculate the bearing capacity of CF-RPCFSTs. Compared to the existing model of CFRP-confined concrete-filled steel tubes, the results obtained using the proposed model are in good agreement with our experimental results.

Magneto-rheological grease attracts the attention as a new kind of intelligent material. Under the external magnetic force, it is difficult to use traditional mathematics model to solve and analysis internal structure because of its complexity and polytropy. The modeling and simulation for complex system using computer becomes a good way to investigate complex system. Based on the electromagnetic theory and computer simulation, this paper constructed the model of shear stress to describe the characteristic of magneto-rheological grease that is to use body centered cubic pillars model to analysis the mechanism and characteristics of magneto-rheological grease. Using matlab simulink toolkit to compose the simulation program, simulate and analysis using theoretic model, and plot the shear stress curve of magneto-rheological grease with magnetic strength and particle size, and the shearing force under zero field. The simulation and experimental results indicate that the simulated shear stress curve is coincidence with experimental curve when the density of ferromagnetic particle is low, and it is lower than experimental curve when the density is high (the variation tendency is close), which verified the accuracy of theoretical model. It needs to improve the model by considering the still friction between ferromagnetic particles.