A Yoffe-type moving crack in one-dimensional hexagonal piezoelectric quasicrystals

A Yoffe-type moving crack in one-dimensional hexagonal piezoelectric quasicrystals is considered. The Fourier transform technique is used to solve a moving crack problem under the action of antiplane shear and inplane electric field. Full elastic stresses of phonon and phason fields and electric fields are derived for a crack running with constant speed in the periodic plane. Obtained results show that the coupled elastic fields inside piezoelectric quasicrystals depend on the speed of crack propagation, and exhibit the usual square-root singularity at the moving crack tip. Electric field and phason stresses do not have singularity and electric displacement and phonon stresses have the inverse square-root singularity at the crack tip for a permeable crack. The field intensity factors and energy release rates are obtained in closed form. The crack velocity does not affect the field intensity factors, but alters the dynamic energy release rate. Bifurcation angle of a moving crack in a 1D hexagonal piezoelectric quasicrystal is evaluated from the viewpoint of energy balance. Obtained results are helpful to better understanding crack advance in piezoelectric quasicrystals.     

Mathematical methods for a class of mixed boundary-value problems of planar pentagonal quasicrystal and some solutions

The mathematical theory of elasticity for planar pentagonal quasicrystals is developed and some analytic solutions for a class of mixed boundary-value problems (corresponding to a Griffith crack) of the theory are offered. An alternate procedure and a direct integral approach are proposed. Some analytical solutions are constructed and the stress and displacement fields of a Griffith crack in the quasicrystals are determined. A basis for further studying the mechanical behavior of the material related to planar defects is provided. Project supported by the Foundation of State Education Commission of China for Doctorate Station.     

Fundamental elastic field in an infinite plane of two-dimensional piezoelectric quasicrystal subjected to multi-physics loads

By utilizing the extended Stroh formalism, the Green's function of infinite plane is obtained for the problem of two-dimensional decagonal quasicrystals with the piezoelectric effect subjected to multi-physics loads. By numerical computations, the piezoelectric effect of the two-dimensional decagonal quasicrystals is revealed; the changes of the stress and displacement fields with multi-physics loads are discussed. The variation laws of material constants in stress and displacement fields are investigated. The results show that the effect of the phason field on the generalized displacement is larger than that on the generalized stress; and the effects of material parameters are different in diverse field.     

平面十次对称准晶中Ⅱ型Griffith裂纹的求解

应用应力函数法,求解了二维十次对称准晶中的Ⅱ型Griffith裂纹问题。特点是把二维准晶的弹性力学问题分解成一个平面应变问题与一个反平面问题的叠加,通过引入应力函数,把平面应变问题的十八个弹性力学基本方程简化成一个八阶偏微分方程,并且求出了其在Ⅱ型Griffith裂纹情况的混合边值问题的解,所有的应力分量和位移分量都用初等函数表示出来,并且由此得出了准晶中Ⅱ型Griffith裂纹问题的应力强度因子和能量释放率。     

Numerical methods for crack loading analyses in quasicrystals

Since the first discovery of quasicrystals in a man made Al-Mn alloy about thirty years ago, people made great effort to investigate this kind of outstanding material. The materials scientists are constantly trying to produce stable quasicrystalline particles or even a complete single quasicrystalline specimen. On the other hand, the fracture behaviour of quasicrystals is started to be investigated because the coupling effect between phonon and phason fields can rebuild the conventional fracture criteria. This work develops a numerical tool for simulating in-plane problems of 1D QC and extends the fracture quantities i.e. stress intensity factors (SIF) and strain energy release rate to phason fields. Finally, numerical results are given to reveal what difference the phason field can bring into conventional fracture quantities. (© 2015 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

八次对称二维准晶中的Ⅱ型裂纹

发展了八次对称二维准晶材料的断裂理论.应用Fourier变换与对偶积分方程理论,得到了八次对称二维准晶材料Ⅱ型Griffith裂纹的精确解析解,并由此确定了应力强度因子和应变能释放率,讨论了与相位子场有关结果的物理意义以及晶体与准晶体裂纹问题力学行为的差别,这些为研究此新固体材料的变形和断裂提供了重要的信息.     

一维正方准晶沿准周期方向穿透的抛物线裂纹问题

利用广义复变函数方法研究了一维正方准晶材料中周期平面的抛物线裂纹问题,通过建立广义保角映射,将物理平面的抛物线裂纹外映射到数学平面里的单位圆内.得出了声子场和相位子场的应力分量在像平面下的复表示,并且得到了抛物线裂纹尖端的应力强度因子.并在特殊情况下,所得结果与Griffith裂纹的结果一致.     

Analysis of arbitrarily shaped planar cracks in two-dimensional hexagonal quasicrystals with thermal effects. Part II: Numerical solutions

The extended displacement discontinuity (EDD) boundary element method is developed to analyze an arbitrarily shaped planar crack in two-dimensional (2D) hexagonal quasicrystals (QCs) with thermal effects. The EDDs include the phonon and phason displacement discontinuities and the temperature discontinuity on the crack face. Green's functions for uniformly distributed EDDs over triangular and rectangular elements for 2D hexagonal QCs are derived. Employing the proposed EDD boundary element method, a rectangular crack is analyzed to verify the Green's functions by discretizing the crack with rectangular and triangular elements. Furthermore, the elliptical crack problem for 2D hexagonal QCs is investigated. Normal, tangential, and thermal loads are applied on the crack face, and the numerical results are presented graphically.     

一维六方压电准晶中正六边形孔边裂纹的反平面问题

研究了一维六方压电准晶中正六边形孔边裂纹的反平面问题,利用复变函数中的Cauchy积分公式,通过构造保角映射函数,在电非渗透型的边界条件下得到了孔边裂纹尖端的应力分布以及场强度因子的解析解.通过数值算例,讨论了正六边形的边长和裂纹长度以及剪应力对场强度因子的影响.     

一维六方准晶压电材料中幂函数型曲线裂纹的反平面问题

依据一维六方准晶压电材料反平面问题的基本方程,利用复变函数方法,通过引入适当的保角映射,研究了一维六方准晶压电材料中幂函数型曲线裂纹的反平面问题,并利用Cauchy积分理论,得到电不可通和电可通边界条件下的应力场和位移场的复表示以及裂纹尖端场强度因子的解析表达式.     

Study on the dynamics of the double cantilever-beam specimen of decagonal Al-Ni-Co quasicrystals

This paper investigated dynamic initiation of crack growth and crack fast propagation for the double cantilever-beam specimen (DCB) of two-dimensional decagonal Al-Ni-Co quasicrystals. The elasto-/hydro-dynamic model for wave propagation and diffusion together with their interaction is adopted. Numerical results of stresses, displacements and dynamic stress intensity factor are obtained by the finite difference method. Dynamic initiation of crack growth and crack fast propagation are discussed in detail in which the latter is a nonlinear problem arising from moving boundary effect, which is in particular explored.     

Analysis of arbitrarily shaped planar cracks in two-dimensional hexagonal quasicrystals with thermal effects. Part I: Theoretical solutions

An extended displacement discontinuity (EDD) boundary integral equation method is proposed for analysis of arbitrarily shaped planar cracks in two-dimensional (2D) hexagonal quasicrystals (QCs) with thermal effects. The EDDs include the phonon and phason displacement discontinuities and the temperature discontinuity on the crack surface. Green's functions for unit point EDDs in an infinite three-dimensional medium of 2D hexagonal QC are derived using the Hankel transform method. Based on the Green's functions and the superposition theorem, the EDD boundary integral equations for an arbitrarily shaped planar crack in an infinite 2D hexagonal QC body are established. Using the EDD boundary integral equation method, the asymptotic behavior along the crack front is studied and the classical singular index of 1/2 is obtained at the crack edge. The extended stress intensity factors are expressed in terms of the EDDs across crack surfaces. Finally, the energy release rate is obtained using the definitions of the stress intensity factors.     

一维六方准晶中带双裂纹的椭圆孔口问题的解析解

利用复变函数方法,通过构造保角映射,研究了一维六方准晶中带双裂纹的椭圆孔口的反平面剪切问题,给出了Ⅲ型裂纹问题的应力强度因子,在极限情形下,不仅可以还原为已有的结果,而且求得一维六方准晶中带双裂纹的圆形孔口问题、十字裂纹问题在裂纹尖端的应力强度因子．     

Stressed State of a Magnetically Soft Ferromagnetic Material with a Parabolic Crack Acted on by a Uniform Magnetic Field

The stressed-deformed state of an unbounded isotropic body consisting of a magnetically soft ferromagnetic material and containing a parabolic crack is examined. It is assumed that the body is acted on by an external magnetic field perpendicular to the plane of the crack. The major characteristics of the stressed-deformed state and the induced magnetic field are determined and their features near the parabolic crack are studied. Formulas are given for determining the stress intensity factors for the mechanical force and magnetic fields at the crack vertex.     

An exact analysis for mode III cracks between two dissimilar magnetoelectroelastic layers

This paper develops a closed-form solution for an interface crack in a layered magnetoelectroelastic strip of finite width. The strip is subjected to anti-plane mechanical and in-plane electric and magnetic fields. Explicit expressions for the stress, electric, and magnetic fields, together with their intensity factors, are obtained for two extreme cases of an impermeable and a permeable cracks. The stress intensity factor does not depend on the electromagnetic boundary conditions assumed for the crack. However, the electrically and magnetically permeable boundary conditions on the crack profile have a significant influence on the crack-tip electromagnetic field intensity factors. Solutions for some special cases, such as a central crack, an edge crack, two symmetric collinear cracks, and a row of collinear interface cracks, are also obtained in closed forms. Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 763–784, November–December, 2008.     

带裂纹十次对称二维准晶平面弹性的无摩擦接触问题

借助经典平面弹性复变函数方法，研究了单个刚性凸基底压头作用下，带任意形状裂纹十次对称二维准晶半平面弹性的无摩擦接触问题.利用十次对称二维准晶位移、应力的复变函数表达式, 带任意形状裂纹的准晶半平面弹性无摩擦接触问题被转换为可解的解析函数复合边值问题，进而简化成一类可解的Riemann边值问题.通过求解Riemann边值问题，得到了应力函数的封闭解, 并给出了裂纹端点处应力强度因子和压头下方准晶体表面任意点处接触应力的显式表达式.从压头下方接触应力的表达式可以看出, 接触应力在压头边缘和裂纹端点处具有奇异性.当忽略相位子场影响时, 该文所得结论与弹性材料对应结果一致.数值算例分别给出了单个平底刚性压头无摩擦压入带单个垂直裂纹和水平裂纹的十次对称二维准晶下半平面的结果.该文所得结论为准晶材料的应用提供了理论参考.     

理想塑性固体中逐步扩展裂纹的弹塑性场

本文从三维的塑性流动理论出发,导出了关于理想塑性固体平面应变问题的基本方程。利用这些方程,分析了不可压缩理想塑性固体的逐步扩展裂纹顶端的弹塑性场。得到了关于应力和速度的一阶渐近场。分析了弹性卸载区的演变过程和中心扇形区的发展过程。预示了出现二次塑性区的可能性。最后给出了关于应力场二阶渐近分析。     

A Phase Field Model for Ductile to Brittle Failure Mode Transition

The computational modeling of failure mechanisms in solids due to fracture based on sharp crack discontinuities suffers in dynamic problems with complex crack topologies. This can be overcome by a diffusive crack modeling based on the introduction of a crack phase field. We outline a conceptual framework for phase field models of crack propagation in brittle elastic and ductile elastic-plastic solids under dynamic loading and investigate the ductile to brittle failure mode transition observed in the experiment performed by Kalthoff and Winkeler [3]. We develop incremental variational principles and consider their numerical implementations by multi-field finite element methods. To this end, we define energy storage and dissipation functions for the plastic flow including the fracture phase field. The introduction of local history fields that drive the evolution of the crack phase field inspires the construction of robust operator split schemes. (© 2012 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Simulation of domain structures in cracked ferroelectric materials

The domain structure around a crack tip plays a significant role in the fracture behavior of ferroelectrics. A continuum phase field model is used to investigate the microstructure at the crack front. The concept of the Eshelby momentum tensor and configurational forces is then generalized to account for the contributions of the polarization term. Implementation of the generalized configurational force in the Finite Element code enables us to numerically obtain the driving force at the crack tip, which corresponds to the crack-tip energy release rate. Calculations show that additional positive electric fields tend to prohibit crack growth, whereas additional negative electric fields tend to promote crack growth. (© 2009 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Antiplane fracture in a prestressed and prepolarized piezoelectric crystal

The general complex-variable solution to the equations of incrementalantiplane piezoelectricity is used to solve the problem of crackpropagation in a crystal in the presence of an initial stressand electric field. Remote incremental antiplane tractions arespecified and an incremental traction of the same intensityis applied to the crack faces. The initial fields are shownto have a pronounced effect on the near-tip stresses and onthe displacements of the crack faces. Griffith's criterion isused to determine the combination of electromechanical parametersrequired for incipient crack propagation. Received 22 April 2000.