Resistance of grid steel-tube-confined concrete targets against projectile impact: Experimental investigation and analytical engineering model

Steel-tube-confined concrete (STCC) targets are provided with excellent anti-penetration performance over semi-infinite concrete (SIC) targets since the steel tube imposes passive restraint on the in-filled concrete during the penetration process. Grid STCC system with square steel tubes is a potential solution to protective structures. In this paper, experiments of 9-cell grid STCC targets penetrated by 12.7 mm Armor Piercing Projectile (APP) were performed. The influence of side length and thickness of steel tube, steel ratio and impact velocity on anti-penetration performance were taken into account. Additionally, single-cell square STCC targets were also designed and tested for comparison with the 9-cell grid STCC targets. Damage modes and parameters of the tested targets were measured and discussed. Moreover, the stiffness of radial confinement of grid STCC targets is achieved according to the elastic solution of infinite cylindrical shell in Winkler medium. Furthermore, the penetration resistance and depth of penetration (DOP) for grid STCC targets are obtained on the basis of the dynamic finite spherical cavity-expansion (FSCE) models including radial confinement effect. It is shown that the 9-cell grid STCC targets with optimal dimension match of thickness and side length of steel tube can reduce the DOP by about 17 % and 23 % in comparison with the SIC targets and single-cell square STCC targets, respectively, due to both the confinement of square steel tube to concrete in the impacted cell and the additional confinement of the surrounding cells to the impacted cell; the penetration resistance and DOP of the grid and cellular STCC targets with similar steel ratio is close, and thus the grid STCC targets with simpler manufacturing process and excellent in-plane expandability are preferred in engineering practice; moreover, the predicted results of DOP model based on the FSCE models agree well with the tested results with the maximum disparity less than 12 % and the proposed model is more applicable to the grid and cellular STCC targets with high radial confinement.     

MFSK/FFH系统分集合并算法性能对比研究

推导了部分频带干扰最佳干扰系数表达式并进行了仿真验证,描述了多进制频移键控/快跳频(MFSK/FFH)系统、衰落信道和分集合并算法模型,在最坏部分频带干扰和衰落信道下,仿真对比了MFSK/FFH系统采用线性分集合并、限幅线性分集合并、自归一分集合并、排序统计自归一分集合并、乘积分集合并5种分集合并算法时的误码率性能,结果表明:在最坏部分频带干扰和衰落信道下,线性合并性能较差,其他4种算法性能较为相似,Rayleigh衰落信道中排序统计自归一分集合并和乘积分集合并算法性能最优。     

大学英语四、六级考试最新改革特点及对策研究

2013年最新改革后的大学英语四、六级考试,在考试内容、分值比例和难度系数等方面都作了诸多调整,呈现出新的特点。结合此次改革特点和对某军校150名学员展开的问卷调查,提出三大对策：利用考试“反拔效应”,引发学员对于输出性技能的重视;充分重视翻译策略讲解,加强中国文化渗透;努力培养学员自主学习意识养成,提高学员自我听力训练量。     

导弹初始大角度转弯复合控制研究

基于直接力/气动力复合控制方法,研究了导弹初始快速大角度转弯问题。给出了直/气复合控制回路稳定性分析方法,并应用极点配置求得系统控制参数。最后对直/气复合控制回路稳定性进行了分析,对其时域跟踪进行了数学仿真。仿真结果表明,提出的控制方法可以提高系统转弯快速性,验证了复合控制方法的可行性。     

Ukrainian and Belorussian dimensions of Turkmenistan foreign policy: small states in a multipolar world

As the USA continues to decline both in relative and absolute terms, the global order emerges where no center of power exists. This creates a complicated and instable geopolitical situation where small states could act behind the back of the great powers. The relationship between Turkmenistan and Ukraine is the example of this sort of relationship. Whereas Ukraine wants to get cheap gas, Turkmenistan wants to find the way to sell its gas to the West. It looks as though both countries pay little attention to Russian objection and act without direct help from either the USA or other great powers.     

导弹两种蛇形机动对反导舰炮突防效果比较

为探讨反舰导弹的近距离机动突防能力,用仿真方法计算了反舰导弹末端作水平蛇形机动和垂直蛇形机动时对近程反导舰炮武器系统的突防概率,以图示方式给出了两种机动周期、两种舰炮射速、多种机动幅值条件下的计算结果.结果表明,短周期大幅度的频繁机动可显著提高反舰导弹的突防能力,且两种蛇形机动的突防效果大致相同;而提高舰炮射速则是削弱...     

Soldiers contra diplomats: Britain’s role in the Zimbabwe/Rhodesia ceasefire (1979–1980) reconsidered

Abstract

This article re-examines part of the literature on Britain’s role in the December 1979 to March 1980 Zimbabwe/Rhodesia ceasefire. The ceasefire ushered in an era of peace after a protracted internal war and it was an integral part of the transition from colonial white minority rule, towards black majority independence. Scholars present Britain’s success in brokering and monitoring the Zimbabwe/Rhodesia ceasefire as the result of its judicious and accordant management of the road to peace. However, this article argues that in fact deep internal divisions plagued the British managers of the ceasefire. Internal divisions centred on authority struggles between diplomats and military actors, conflicting personalities, discordant approaches to and goals in the ceasefire, and inter-institutional rivalry between the Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence. The article concludes that Britain only managed the ceasefire effectively because its military’s independence, political nous, and competence ultimately prevailed over the injudicious views and machinations of diplomats.     

高超声速飞行器俯冲机动最优制导方法

为解决高超声速飞行器俯冲段精确制导与机动突防问题,研究了机动突防最优制导方法。针对零化视线角速率降低突防性能的问题,在俯冲平面及转弯平面内分别设计了正弦形式的视线角参考运动,同时为进一步实现俯冲精确制导,以落速最大为性能指标利用最优控制对其进行跟踪,引入了伪控制量以简化最优制导问题的求解,最后分析了该方法的稳定性及制导性能。以CAV-H为例进行仿真分析,仿真结果表明该方法能够实现机动飞行,且能够高精度地满足终端落角及落点约束,可为高超声速飞行器俯冲段精确制导及机动突防提供参考。     

空气/煤油/水燃气发生器点火特性试验研究

燃气发生器是超燃冲压发动机地面试验系统中的关键设备,为提高系统安全性和经济性设计了空气/煤油/水燃气发生器,在富燃状态下进行了一系列点火试验,试验结果表明：该型燃气发生器,实现可靠点火的余氧系数下限为0.51;水的加入使得化学反应速率和火焰传播速度降低,燃气发生器点火和火焰稳定困难,提高余氧系数可以提高点火可靠性。同时水的加入容易引起燃烧不稳定,通过提高余氧系数可消除低频不稳定燃烧。     

TERRORISM AND TOURISM: THE CASE OF TURKEY

Using a time series method called ‘transfer function’, this paper examines the effect of terrorism on tourism in Turkey. The results indicate that there exists a negative but small impact of terrorism, which is observed within approximately one year. However, terrorist attacks in Turkey have accounted for a reduction of six million foreign tourists over the last nine years. Moreover, the economic cost of terrorism in the tourism industry was more than $700 million in 2006. However, terrorist attacks in continental Europe and America, and an active war involving a neighboring country, had no effects on tourism in Turkey.