Patent ID: 12235193

Numbers in the figures denote:1-model test tank;2-lateral wall;3-rear tank wall;4-horizontal loading cylinder;5-horizontal pushing plate;6-vertical loading cylinder;7-vertical pushing plate;8-vertical counterforce bracket;9-horizontal track;10-retractable counterforce bracket;101-bracket head;102-cross-link assembly;103-bracket tail;104-fixation pin;111-wall frame;112-grid;113-sealing plate;12-positive pressure monitoring system;121-reserved hole;122-pre-embedded pipe;123-monitoring device;124-sensor line; 125-steel plate;126-polyester plate;13-rainfall device;14-water supply device;15-oil supply device;16-control console;17-vertical sealing band;18-horizontal sealing band.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the accompanying drawings required to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly described below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some examples or embodiments of the present disclosure, and it is possible for a person of ordinary skill in the art to apply the present disclosure to other similar scenarios in accordance with these drawings without creative labor. Unless obviously obtained from the context or the context illustrates otherwise, the same numeral in the drawings refers to the same structure or operation.

In the description of the present disclosure, the terms “vertical,” “horizontal”, “up”, “down”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “top”, “bottom”, or the like indicate an orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings and are intended only to facilitate the description of the present disclosure rather than to require that the present disclosure must be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore are not to be construed as a limitation of the present disclosure. The terms “connected” and “connection” as used herein are to be understood broadly, for example, as a fixed connection or a removable connection, a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate component, and the specific meaning of the above terms may understand by a person of ordinary skill in the art.

The present disclosure will be described in detail hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings and together with embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments and features in the present disclosure may be combined with each other without conflict.

FIG.1is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary structure of a physical test system of large-scale three-dimensional multi-functional landslide-prevention and control structure according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown inFIG.1, in some embodiments, the physical test system of large-scale three-dimensional multi-functional landslide-prevention and control structure includes a model test tank1, a bidirectional servo loading system, a multi-scale model transformation system, a sliding surface evolution visualization system, a positive pressure monitoring system12, an artificial rainfall system, and a control system.

In some embodiments, the model test tank1may be a tank structure made of reinforced concrete. The model test tank1may be a body structure for a landslide model test. A test soil body of landslide may be stacked in the model test tank1during the test.

In some embodiments, the model test tank1may include a first tank wall and a second tank wall that are arranged relatively to each other, and a front tank wall and a rear tank wall3that are arranged relatively to each other. The front tank wall may be connected with a front end of the first tank wall and the second tank wall. The rear tank wall3may be connected with a rear end of the first tank wall and the second tank wall. A through hole may be disposed on the front tank wall. The first tank wall and the second tank wall may provide lateral restraint to the test soil body within the model test tank1. The rear tank wall3may provide counterforce support for the bidirectional servo loading system as the bidirectional servo loading system applies a horizontal force to the model test tank1.

The second tank wall and the first tank wall may both be inner side surfaces of the lateral wall2.

The lateral wall2may include walls where the first tank wall and the second tank wall are located.

In some embodiments, the bidirectional servo loading system may include a horizontal loading module and a vertical loading module. The horizontal loading module may be disposed on the rear tank wall3. The horizontal loading module may be configured to apply a horizontal load to the test soil body to simulate a landslide thrust. The vertical loading module may be located above the model test tank1. The vertical loading module may be configured to apply a vertical load to the test soil body to prevent the test soil body from bulging up when the test soil body is subjected to the horizontal load.

In some embodiments, the multi-scale model transformation system may be configured to change a width of the model test tank1. The multi-scale model transformation system may include a plurality of retractable counterforce brackets10. A width of each of the retractable counterforce brackets10may be constant and a side of each of the retractable counterforce brackets may abut against an inner side of the first tank wall of the model test tank1. The plurality of the retractable counterforce brackets10may be disposed side by side. The retractable counterforce bracket10may be retractable and extendable along a length direction of the model test tank and may be removable out of the model test tank1through the through hole on the front tank wall. The width of the model test tank1may be changed by shrinking or elongating different counts of the retractable counterforce bracket10along the length direction of the model test tank1. The description of how the retractable counterforce bracket10may change the width of the model test tank1can be found inFIG.3.

In some embodiments, the sliding surface evolution visualization system may be configured to record a whole evolution process of a landslide sliding surface evolution. The sliding surface evolution visualization system may include a grid-like wall frame111and a plurality of filming devices. A plurality of grids112may be provided on the wall frame111uniformly. The plurality of filming devices may be mounted in the wall frame111in a matrix form. The filming device may observe the evolution process of the landslide sliding surface via the grid112. The wall frame111may be disposed inside the model test tank1along the length direction of the model test tank1and an outer side of the wall frame111may be supported by an inner side of the retractable counterforce bracket10. A side of the sliding surface evolution visualization system that is back from the filming device may be configured to constrain the test soil body during the test.

The positive pressure monitoring system12may be configured to collect lateral pressure subjected by the test soil body during the test. The positive pressure monitoring system12may be located opposite the sliding surface evolution visualization system. The positive pressure monitoring system may collect the lateral pressure subjected by the test soil body during the test in real-time via a monitoring device123.

In some embodiments, the positive pressure monitoring system12may include a plurality of monitoring devices123. The plurality of monitoring devices123may be arranged in a matrix form and disposed on an inner side of the second tank wall. The monitoring device123may include an earth pressure monitor. The earth pressure monitor may include a point pressure sensor.

The artificial rainfall system may be configured to simulate natural rainfall of different intensities. The artificial rainfall system may be installed at a top position of a test site.

In some embodiments, the artificial rainfall system may include a rainfall device13disposed above the model test tank1and a water supply device14configured to supply water to the rainfall device13. The water supply device14may include a water tank and a water pump. The water tank may be arranged on the ground in the vicinity of the model test tank1. The water may be stored in the water tank and then pumped out of the water tank by the water pump to be supplied to the artificial rainfall system. The ground in the vicinity may be a ground region with a preset radius range centered on the model test tank1. The preset radius may be predetermined by experience for those skilled in the art.

The control system may be configured to control the bidirectional servo loading system, the multi-scale model transformation system, the sliding surface evolution visualization system, the positive pressure monitoring system12, and the artificial rainfall system, and configured to monitor, collect, process, analyze, and display test data.

The control system may control the horizontal loading module on the bidirectional servo loading system to apply the horizontal load to the test soil body piled up inside the model test tank and/or control the vertical loading module to apply the vertical load to the test soil body.

The control system may also control the retractable counterforce bracket on the multi-scale model transformation system to change the width of the model test tank.

The control system may also control the sliding surface evolution visualization system to record the whole evolution process of the landslide sliding surface evolution and upload filming data obtained by the filming device to the control system.

The control system may also control the positive pressure monitoring system to collect the lateral pressure subjected by the test soil body during the test and upload data of the lateral pressure monitored by the control system.

The control system may also control the artificial rainfall system to simulate the natural rainfall of different intensities.

The control system may control any one of the bidirectional servo loading system, the multi-scale model transformation system, the sliding surface evolution visualization system, the positive pressure monitoring system, and the artificial rainfall system either individually or any number of systems simultaneously to collect monitoring data such as stress, strain, displacement, water content, water pressure, etc., laid in the test soil body, process collected monitoring data, and finally display processed monitoring data in different forms such as charts.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the physical test system of large-scale three-dimensional multi-functional landslide-prevention and control structure may simulate a catastrophic process of landslides of different scales under multiple working conditions, such as rainfall, stacking, excavation, etc., investigate the evolution process of the landslide sliding surface evolution and the effectiveness of different control structures on landslides, which provides experimental conditions for the research of landslide disaster mechanisms and control measures.

FIG.3is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary structure of a retractable counterforce bracket according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown inFIG.3, the retractable counterforce bracket10may include a bracket head101, a bracket tail103, and a cross-link assembly102.

Two ends of the cross-link assembly102may be hinged to the bracket head101and the bracket tail103.

A wheel and a fixation pin104may be mounted on a bottom of the bracket head101.

The wheels may be provided at bottoms of both the bracket tail103and the cross-link assembly102. A motor may be provided inside the bracket tail103to control the cross-link assembly102to extend and retract by driving the bracket tail to move.

When in use, the retractable counterforce bracket10may be pushed to a position outside the model test tank1directly opposite a through hole, and then the fixation pin104may be inserted into the ground to fix the position of the bracket head101. Then, the motor inside the bracket tail103may be turned on, causing the bracket tail103to enter an interior of the model test tank1and reach a position where the rear tank wall3is located. The retractable counterforce bracket10may operate similarly to a crossover motorized retractable door in the prior art.

The model test tank1may be provided with a plurality of retractable counterforce brackets10correspondingly, and bracket heads101of the plurality of retractable counterforce brackets10may be arranged outside the model test tank1along the width direction of the model test tank in sequence. Two adjacent retractable counterforce brackets10may be connected with each other for support or separated from each other, preferably in a separation manner. For each additional retractable counterforce bracket10in an unfolded and elongated state, the width of the model test tank1may be reduced by a corresponding size, realizing a multi-scale transformation of the model test tank1. A plurality of cross-link assemblies102between the bracket head101and the bracket tail103may be provided along a vertical direction of the bracket head101or the bracket tail103.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the retractable counterforce bracket of the above structure may automatically control the width of the model test tank.

As shown inFIG.1, the retractable counterforce bracket10located on an outermost side of the model test tank1may abut against an inner side of the first tank wall and be configured to transfer a restriction force of the lateral wall2on the test soil body inside the model test tank1. The retractable counterforce bracket10located at an innermost side of the model test tank1may support a sliding surface evolution visualization system. The sliding surface evolution visualization system may directly contact the test soil body.

In some embodiments, as shown inFIG.1, the cross-link assembly102may include 2 to 6 cross rows, with two horizontally adjacent cross rows connected by a crossbar. The cross row may be a plurality of X-shaped structures formed by two equally long rods crossing each other.

The crossbar may either be a hinged shaft arranged on the cross row or a non-hinged point set vertically on the cross row. The crossbar may fix a spacing between two horizontally adjacent cross rows, enhancing the stability of the cross rows. When a plurality of retractable counterforce brackets10are disposed side by side, the plurality of retractable counterforce brackets10may support each other, and the crossbar can prevent the retractable counterforce brackets10from deforming along a horizontal direction and maintain a spacing between two horizontally adjacent cross rows, which stably supports the sliding surface evolution visualization system. As inFIG.3, two sets of cross-link assembly may be used, and the two sets of the cross-link assembly may include a set of the cross-link assembly disposed above the retractable counterforce bracket10and a set of the cross-link assembly disposed below the retractable counterforce bracket10. Each set of the cross-link assembly may include a plurality of cross rows arranged side-by-side and the crossbar may be disposed at a non-hinged position between two horizontally adjacent cross rows.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, by connecting two horizontally adjacent cross rows on the cross-link assembly through the crossbar, the crossbar can prevent the retractable counterforce bracket10from distorting horizontally and maintain the spacing between the two horizontally adjacent cross rows, which stably supports the sliding surface evolution visualization system.

In some embodiments, a width of the retractable counterforce bracket10may be in a range of 1 m to 2 m, as shown inFIG.1.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, by setting the width of the retractable counterforce bracket10in a range of 1 m to 2 m, the sliding surface evolution visualization system can be more stably supported.

FIG.2is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary structure of a wall frame according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, a transparent panel may be provided on an inner side of the wall frame111, as shown inFIG.2. The transparent panel may be a tempered glass or Plexiglas panel.

A sealing plate113may be provided on an outer side of the wall frame111. The sealing plate113may protect a filming device from the outside. The sealing plate113or the wall frame111may contact an inner side of the retractable counterforce bracket10. A width of an effective space of the model test tank1may be adjusted by using different counts of the retractable counterforce bracket10to support a sliding surface evolution visualization system. For each additional retractable counterforce bracket10, the width of the effective space of the model test tank1may be reduced by a corresponding size.

When the retractable counterforce bracket10is not disposed, the wall frame111may directly contact a first tank wall.

FIG.4is a schematic diagram illustrtaing a monitoring device of a positive pressure monitoring system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.FIG.5is a schematic diagram illustrating an arrangement of a polyester plate of a positive pressure monitoring system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the positive pressure monitoring system12may further include a reserved hole121and a pre-embedded pipe122installed on a second tank wall, as shown inFIG.4andFIG.5.

The monitoring device123may be placed inside the reserved hole121, and a sensor line124of the monitoring device123may be led through the pre-embedded pipe122out of the second tank wall. A steel plate125may be mounted at a head end of the monitoring device123. A polyester plate126may be provided on a side of the steel plate125back to the monitoring device123. The polyester plate126may be a rigid plate and may directly contact a test soil body, reducing a friction between the test soil body and the positive pressure monitoring system12during a test. The steel plate125and the polyester plate126may be square plates of the same size. The monitoring device123may be an earth pressure monitor and the earth pressure monitor may be a point pressure sensor. A center point of the steel plate125may be taken as an installation position of the monitoring device123, and a value of the pressure applied to the center point of the steel plate125may be considered as an average value of the pressure applied to the steel plate125.

In some embodiments, as shown inFIG.1, a horizontal loading module may include a first counterforce frame, one or more plurality of horizontal loading cylinders4, and one or more plurality of horizontal pushing plates5. The one or more horizontal loading cylinders4may be fixed vertically to the rear tank wall3. The one or more horizontal pushing plates5may be disposed at an output end of the one or more horizontal loading cylinders4. The one or more horizontal pushing plates5may be fixed at a front end of each of the one or more horizontal loading cylinders4. The one or more horizontal pushing plates5may directly act on the test soil body. The one or more horizontal loading cylinders4may receive a power through an oil supply device15. The one or more horizontal loading cylinders4may transmit a force to the test soil body by pushing the one or more horizontal pushing plates5. The one or more horizontal pushing plates5may be square and arranged in a matrix form, enabling a count of the horizontal loading cylinder4to be adjusted according to a design dimension of the test soil body. A sealing band may be used to connect adjacent horizontal pushing plates5.

FIG.6is a schematic diagram illustrating installation of a sealing band according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown inFIG.6, vertical side seams of the horizontal pushing plates5may be sealed with a vertical sealing band17, and horizontal side seams of the horizontal pushing plates5may be sealed with a horizontal sealing band18, to prevent soil from leaking between two horizontal pushing plates5. The sealing band may be a non-marking tape or an elastic rubber sheet, or the like. The non-marking tape may be applied directly to the vertical side seams or the horizontal side seams. A resilient rubber sheet may be mounted on the horizontal pushing plate5by means of a bolted thread. Adjacent horizontal pushing plates5may be released by unsealing a sealing band between the plates when an effective size of the model test tank1is changed.

For example, when a test soil body is piled up to a height of only three rows of the horizontal pushing plates5, and at this time, a sealing band connected between a third row of the horizontal pushing plates5and a fourth row of the horizontal pushing plates5may be unlocked, i.e., only several rows of the horizontal pushing plates5of a height comparable to a height of the test soil body may be needed in order to push the test soil body.

As another example, if the test soil body requires only a width of 10 rows of the horizontal pushing plates5, the horizontal sealing band18connected between a tenth row of the horizontal pushing plates5and an eleventh row of the horizontal pushing plates5may need to be unlocked while a width of the model test tank1is changed using the retractable counterforce bracket10.

As shown inFIG.6, an installation situation may be shown when an elastic rubber sheet is used as the sealing band. If the non-marking tape is used, when dividing a non-moving horizontal pushing plate5from a moving horizontal pushing plate, two adjacent horizontal pushing plates5may be untied by directly scratching the non-marking tape with a knife.

In some embodiments, as shown inFIG.1, a vertical loading module includes a vertical counterforce bracket8, a row of vertical loading cylinders6, and a vertical pushing plate7. The vertical counterforce bracket8may span above the model test tank1. The row of vertical loading cylinders6may disposed vertically on the vertical counterforce bracket8. The vertical pushing plate7may be fixed at an output end of the vertical loading cylinder6.

The vertical loading cylinder6may drive the vertical pushing plate7along a vertical direction. The vertical pushing plate7may directly act on the test soil body to provide vertical pressure on the test soil body, preventing the test soil body from bulging up when being pushed horizontally. Top surfaces of a first tank wall and a second tank wall of the model test tank1are provided with a horizontal track9, respectively, and the vertical counterforce bracket8may move along the horizontal track9, thereby adjusting an action region of vertical loading. The vertical pushing plate7may be rectangular. Both the horizontal loading module and the vertical loading module may be provided with the oil supply device15. The oil supply device15powers the horizontal loading cylinder4and the vertical loading cylinder6.

In some embodiments, there may be a plurality of retractable counterforce brackets10, and each of the plurality of retractable counterforce brackets10may be of the same width. Widths of the horizontal pushing plate5and the vertical pushing plate7may be the same as that of the retractable counterforce bracket10. When a count of the retractable counterforce bracket10is changed, it may be ensured that the horizontal pushing plate5or the vertical pushing plate7at an edge may reach as far as possible to a boundary of an effective space of the model test tank1. For example, a control system may adjust a specific count of working vertical loading cylinders6and horizontal loading cylinders4, so that a total width of loading cylinders may be consistent with the width of the effective space of the model test tank1.

In some embodiments, the width of the model test tank1may be 17 m, a total width of a sliding surface evolution visualization system may be 1 m, and both the width of the horizontal pushing plate5and the width of the retractable counterforce bracket10may be 2 m, enabling the effective space of the model test tank to be changed in units of 2 m.

Assuming that 6 retractable counterforce brackets10may be set up in a supporting manner, the width of the effective space of the model test tank1may be reduced by 2 m, 4 m, 6 m, 8 m, 10 m, and 12 m. When all of the retractable counterforce brackets10are contracted, i.e., when the retractable counterforce bracket10is not disposed, the width of the effective space of the model test tank1may be 16 m, i.e., a width of a test tank may change in a range of 4 m to 16 m in the present specific embodiment.

Two vertical counterforce brackets8may be dispoed, and eight vertical loading cylinders6may be mounted on each of the vertical counterforce brackets8, and length and width dimensions of the vertical pushing plate7of each of the vertical loading cylinders6may be 3 m×2 m, and a total area of sixteen vertical loading cylinders6may be 6 m×16 m.

During horizontal loading, the test soil body located in front of the horizontal pushing plate5may be rumbled and damaged, and at this time, by observing and operating the vertical counterforce bracket8through a control console16to slide to a position where the test soil body is rumbled, and then controlling the vertical loading cylinder6to extend to restrain a top portion of the test soil body.

The present disclosure is different compared to the conventional action of vertical loading force, a total area of required vertical pushing plate7is smaller, and it is only necessary to load the vertical pushing plate7to a certain range of the test soil body in front of the horizontal pushing plate5.

In some embodiments, functions of the control system may include functions for controlling a plurality of loading cylinders, functions for controlling the retractable counterforce bracket10, functions for controlling monitoring of a sliding surface evolution visualization system, functions for controlling monitoring of a positive pressure monitoring system, functions for controlling an artificial rainfall system, and functions for controlling a guide rail, or the like.

The control system may be integrated into the control console16. The control system may carry out individual control of different functions or multifunctional control simultaneously, collect monitoring data such as stress, strain, displacement, water content, water pressure, etc., which are laid in the test soil body, process collected monitoring data, and ultimately diversify processed monitoring data in different forms such as charts and graphs.

The function for controlling a plurality of loading cylinders may be specifically to implement a linkage loading mode of a single horizontal loading cylinder4and a single vertical loading cylinder6, whether they are used individually, in a single row/column, or in multiple cylinders, and to control a magnitude of a loading force and a loading rate of the plurality of loading cylinders.

The function for controlling a guide rail may be specifically to control a position of the vertical counterforce bracket8on the horizontal track9of the model test tank1, and thereby to control a loading position of the vertical loading module.

The function for controlling the retractable counterforce bracket10may be specifically to control a count of the retractable counterforce bracket10to extend and contract the retractable counterforce bracket10, thereby changing a width of the model test tank1and carrying out landslide tests at different scales.

The function for controlling a sliding surface evolution visualization system may be specifically to control a filming device on a visualization wall device to film and record the impact of a test process of the test soil body inside the model test tank, and display a whole evolution process of a landslide sliding surface evolution after filming records are combined and processed.

The function for controlling a positive pressure monitoring system may be specifically to monitor lateral pressure applied to a main body in the model test tank1, to obtain the lateral pressure subjected by the test soil body during a test in real-time, and to calculate a magnitude of a total lateral friction during the landslide.

The function for controlling an artificial rainfall system may be specifically to control a rainfall area, a rainfall intensity, and a raindrop size, and to simulate a catastrophic process of landslides under a rainfall condition.

In summary, a physical test system of large-scale three-dimensional multi-functional landslide-prevention and control structure provided by the present disclosure can simulate a catastrophic process of landslides at different scales under different working conditions such as rainfall, heap loads, and excavation, and explore an evolution process of a landslide sliding surface evolution and the effectiveness of different prevention structures on the landslides, which provides experimental equipment for the research of landslide disaster mechanism and prevention measures.

The basic concepts have been described above, and it is apparent to those skilled in the art that the foregoing detailed disclosure is intended as an example only and does not constitute a limitation of the present disclosure. While not expressly stated herein, various modifications, improvements, and amendments may be made to the present disclosure by those skilled in the art. Those types of modifications, improvements, and amendments are suggested in the present disclosure, so those types of modifications, improvements, and amendments remain within the spirit and scope of the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.

Also, the present disclosure uses specific words to describe the present disclosure's embodiments. For example, “an embodiment”, “one embodiment”, and/or “some embodiments” means a feature, structure, or characteristic associated with at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. Accordingly, it should be emphasized and noted that “an embodiment” or “one embodiment” or “an alternative embodiment” in different places in the present disclosure do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. In addition, certain features, structures, or characteristics in one or more embodiments of the present disclosure may be suitably combined.

Additionally, unless expressly stated in the claims, the order of the processing elements and sequences, the use of numerical letters, or the use of other names as described in the present disclosure are not intended to qualify the order of the processes and methods of the present disclosure. While some embodiments of the present disclosure that are presently considered useful are discussed in the foregoing disclosure by way of various examples, it is to be understood that such detail serves only an illustrative purpose, and the additional claims are not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Rather, the claims are intended to cover all amendments and equivalent combinations that are consistent with the substance and scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Similarly, it should be noted that in order to simplify the presentation of the disclosure of the present disclosure, and thereby aid in the understanding of one or more of the present disclosure's embodiments, the foregoing descriptions of embodiments of the present disclosure sometimes combine a variety of features into a single embodiment, accompanying drawings, or description thereof.

Some embodiments use numbers to describe the number of components, attributes, and it should be understood that such numbers used in the description of the embodiments are modified in some examples by the modifiers “about”, “approximately”, or “substantially”. Unless otherwise noted, the terms “about”, “approximately”, or “substantially” indicate that a ±20% variation in the stated number is allowed. Correspondingly, in some embodiments, the numerical parameters used in the present disclosure and claims are approximations, which may change depending on the desired characteristics of individual embodiments. In some embodiments, the numerical parameters should take into account the specified number of valid digits and employ general place-keeping. While the numerical domains and parameters used to confirm the breadth of their ranges in some embodiments of the present disclosure are approximations, in specific embodiments such values are set to be as precise as possible within a feasible range.

For each of the patents, patent applications, patent application disclosures, and other materials cited in the present disclosure, such as articles, books, specification sheets, publications, documents, etc., are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety into the present disclosure. Application history documents that are inconsistent with or conflict with the contents of the present disclosure are excluded, as are documents (currently or hereafter appended to the present disclosure) that limit the broadest scope of the claims of the present disclosure. It should be noted that to the extent that there is an inconsistency or conflict between the descriptions, definitions, and/or use of terms in the materials appurtenant to the present disclosure and those set forth herein, the descriptions, definitions and/or use of terms in the present disclosure shall control.

Finally, it should be understood that the embodiments described in the present disclosure are only used to illustrate the principles of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Other deformations may also fall within the scope of the present disclosure. As such, alternative configurations of embodiments of the present disclosure may be viewed as consistent with the teachings of the present disclosure as an example, not as a limitation. Correspondingly, the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the embodiments expressly presented and described herein.