The problem of formalizing the elastic line of a thin steel strip of great flexibility arose in the process of creating elastic elements with a nonlinear characteristic for use in various kinds of damping devices. Such elastic rods experience large displacements when the material operates within the elastic range, in particular when axial loading in the supercritical region, when the axial load exceeds the Euler force, but in the subcritical region the movements are not significant enough to obtain a regressive-progressive characteristic.The paper investigates the possibilities of softening the elastic characteristics under axial loading in the initial period by applying a rigid cantilever arm mounted on the end of the elastic rod with a vertical load applied to it. Simultaneously, the influence of the vertical force on the elastic characteristic of the circular trajectory is investigated. To formalize the stress-strain state of a thin steel plate of great flexibility, the method of elliptic parameters is applied. The resulting elastic characteristic actually has a regressive-progressive character. The results obtained using the ANSYS computation complex for a system with given geometric parameters correlate quite well with the theoretical dependences derived. It follows from the diagram that the eccentric compression of the elastic element forms a regressive part of the elastic characteristic, and the circular trajectory of the point of application of the vertical force forms a progressive section.

Keywords: elastic line, thin strip, greater flexibility, formalization, off-axis loading, elliptical parameters, regressive-progressive characteristic

The article describes the research of thermodurability of glass-carbon - one of the most promising carbon materials used in the production of luminophors and semiconductor materials, optical single crystals, etc. The aim of this work was to study the behavior glass-carbon in the course of thermo-cyclic testing. As a method of diagnostics of the birth and development of micro-cracks was used by the reception of signals of acoustic emission. It is shown that at heating in the samples glass-carbon there was a strong movement of dislocations in thermocyclic effects ,recognized in the signals of acoustic emission. As the number of pulses when heated above, than during the cooling of the sample, it is evidence of the accumulation of damages in the structure of the cyclic thermal processing glass-carbon samples. It is established, that the curves of the accumulation of defects at the pulses of acoustic emission, differ on the stage of heating and cooling. Proposed to use the curve of the aggregate accounts of acoustic emission pulses as a possible harbinger of destruction when heated glass-carbon of the product.

Keywords: acoustic emission, electrodeposition, the activity of the AE, the remote control.

The article suggests improvement of increment borer construction by means of installing a ratchet into its handle. The suggested technical solution will allow increasing the efficiency of work with a borer while taking core of wood.   

Keywords: Increment borer, preparatory works of forest logging, tree age, ratchet, core.

The article describes the experience of the device of pile foundations under the multi-storey building in difficult engineering-geological conditions in Rostov-on-don

Keywords: Drilling piles, test, conductor pipe, sandconcrete, foundation

In this paper we consider the problem of effective forecasting of electricity consumption for multiple objects in automatic mode. We propose an approach to automation of forecasting process, based on CRISP-DM. There were considered methods of computational intelligence for the data preprocessing - filling the gaps and identification of the emission, methods of construction and adjustment of forecasting models. As the computational basis are used connective models, based on neural networks and on constructive neural networks. There was shown the system architecture that implements the mechanisms of computational intelligence, and was presented the results of the tests.

Keywords: consumption of electricity, forecasting automation, computational intelligence, identification of the emission, connective models.

The kinematic synthesis of the unknown parameters of the rectilinearly - enveloped mechanism of jaw crusher presented, which is linked dependencies with known parameters of the crushing chamber, unloading and loading slot. The dependence obtained on the basis of the method of interpolation approximation of functions. The description jaw crusher with complex movement of an agency on a basis rectilinearly - bent around the mechanism is submitted, her dignity and the area of application

Keywords: rectilinearly - enveloped mechanism, kinematic synthesis, and jaw crusher.