考虑应变硬化效应的简支梁后屈服性质

本文对于线性应变硬化刚塑性材料构成的矩形截面简支梁在中央集中载荷作用下的载椅——挠度关系进行了研究。文中不仅考虑了应变硬化效应使梁的极限弯矩增大的作用,而且还考虑了由于应变硬化而引起的塑性区的扩展所致的挠度改变对于梁的束载雄力的影响。研究表明:不仅仅材料的应变硬化特性对于梁在屈服后的承载能力有显著的影响,梁的几何特征长细比也对梁在屈服后的承载能力有显著的影响。     

孪生诱发塑性对V-5Cr-5Ti合金应变硬化行为的影响

钒合金(V-Cr-Ti)作为潜在重要的聚变反应堆用结构材料, 近年来受到广泛的关注. 为了研究 V-5Cr-5Ti 合金不同应变率压缩下的应变硬化行为, 特别是孪生对塑性变形的影响, 以位错密度和孪晶演化为基础, 建立了该合金的应变硬化模型. 模型中考虑了孪晶中的位错滑移对材料塑性应变的贡献. 模拟结果表明, 由于孪生诱发塑性, 从而使动态压缩时的位错密度小于准静态加载时的, 这使得 V-5Cr-5Ti 合金在动态压缩时的应变硬化率比准静态加载时的小. 当孪晶形成后, 位错滑移引起的塑性应变率随应变增大而增大, 并逐渐接近加载应变率, 而孪生引起的塑性应变率则随应变增大而减小.      

考虑应变硬化效应的简支梁的后屈服性质

本文对于由线性应变硬化刚塑性材料构成的矩形截面简支梁在中央集中载荷作用下的载荷-挠度关系进行了研究.文中不仅考虑了应变硬化效应使梁的极限弯矩增大的作用,而且还考虑了由于应变硬化而引起的塑性区的扩展所致的挠度改变对于梁的承载能力的影响.研究表明:不仅仅材料的应变硬化特性对于梁在屈服后的承载能力有显著的影响,梁的几何特征细长比也对梁在屈服后承载能力有很显著的影响。     

塑性异性材料轴对称平面应力问题的应变硬化解析解法

对塑性异性和应变硬化材料在轴对称平面应力状态下变形的这类问题，本文建立了一种用解析解求解的方法并给出了一般性的解析解答，分析简明扼要；解答应用方便。     

江苏大丰海域海洋土HSS模型主要参数试验研究

小应变硬化土（hardening soil with small strain stiffness, HSS）模型能反映土体在小应变范围内的非线性,广泛应用于土工变形分析。海上风电基础对变形控制要求高,需考虑土体的小应变特性。通过固结试验、三轴固结排水试验、三轴固结排水加卸载试验与共振柱试验,获得了江苏大丰海域海洋土HSS模型主要参数,并建立了HSS模型相关模量参数与土体物理参数之间的关系。试验成果可为海洋土HSS模型分析及参数取值提供重要参考,具有一定的工程价值。     

粉质粘土结构性参数试验研究

为合理描述外部环境改变引起土体结构性的变化规律,基于综合结构势理论,通过三轴剪切试验,研究了应力比结构性参数(mη)随试验条件的变化规律。试验结果表明:粉质粘土应力-应变曲线包括应变软化型曲线、理想弹塑性曲线、应变硬化型曲线3种形式;粉质粘土强度随着含水量的增大而减小,随着围压的增大而增大。粉质粘土应力比结构性参数随着含水率和围压的增大而减小。采用初始应力比结构性参数和结构性损伤量参数两个参数,建立了粉质粘土结构性应力-应变数学模型。将试验结果与模型计算结果进行了对比分析,结果表明二者强度误差小于3%,说明了所建立模型的合理性。     

基于球形压入法提取材料的塑性力学参数

基于球形压入的工作方式,重点研究材料塑性力学参数的表征方法. 首先,通过对球压入可测量的综合评价,选取能量比(可释放功和压入总功之比)作为主要分析参数; 其次,利用孔洞模型、量纲分析和数值模拟等工具,定义特定的代表性应变,建立起能量比和材料塑性力学参数之间的关系式, 由此,提出一种能提取材料屈服应力和硬化指数的力学表征方法,该方法避免了对接触半径的测量,确保了方法的可操作性,并通过参数重组提高其稳定性; 最后,选用45号钢和6061铝合金进行压入试验,与拉伸试验结果比对显示: 该方法识别的塑性力学参数能满足工程测试需要.      

K0超固结结构性黏土的本构模型

K₀固结黏土在自然界广泛分布, 其通常同时具有超固结性与天然结构性, 而K₀超固结性又与K₀正常固结性质存在很大差异. 为了有效的描述K₀超固结性质, 在结构性模型基础上, 做了如下三点改进, 使得原模型拓展为同时考虑K₀超固结特性与天然结构性影响的本构模型. (1)引入相对应力比来描述屈服面, 并引入初始各向异性转轴参量ξ来表达初始各向异性对屈服面在p-q空间的位置影响. (2)基于给定的屈服面方程, 推导得到变相应力比参量, 并将变相应力比引入到统一硬化参数中, 利用统一硬化参数可以有效描述初始各向异性固结黏土在剪切加载下的剪缩与剪胀, 应变硬化及软化现象. (3)引入反映结构性胶结强度性质的胶结参量p_e, 并给出p_e随塑性偏应变的衰减演化方程, 利用胶结参量可描述结构性黏土的剪胀特性. 预测与试验结果对比表明, 所提的K₀超固结结构性模型可有效描述K₀超固结黏土的刚度提高效应, 黏土的包辛格效应, 结构性黏土胶结强度的损失现象以及结构性黏土的应变软化现象. 证明了所提模型的适用性以及合理性.      

闭孔泡沫铝动态材料参数的实验研究

泡沫金属在高速冲击下表现为变形局部化,采用传统的分离式Hopkinson杆技术进行动态实验测试可能存在问题。本文以动态、刚性-塑性硬化(D-R-PH)模型为理论基础,对闭孔泡沫铝开展Taylor-Hopkinson冲击实验,结合高速摄影技术和数字图像相关技术(DIC),获得了冲击速度的历史曲线。通过运用冲击波理论,提出了冲击速度与冲击时间的隐函数拟合方法,确定了动态初始压溃应力和应变硬化参数等两个动态材料参数。利用冲击端的应力历史曲线检验了结果的有效性,分析了动态材料参数对相对密度的敏感性,发现动态初始压溃应力和应变硬化参数均与相对密度近似呈幂函数关系。实验表明泡沫铝的应力-应变行为呈现明显的冲击速率敏感性。     

静止裂纹尖端实验的HRR奇异场

用近代光学试验方法(面内云纹和投影云纹),测量了不同应变硬化指数材料(n=3.350～9.180)、平面应力Ⅰ型双边裂纹试件、裂纹尖端附近位移场和应变场。由试验结果分析了裂纹尖端位移奇异性,得到J主导区和围绕裂纹尖端附近HRR场分布。分析了HRR分布随载荷、材料不同的变化规律。     

Modelling and experimental characterisation of the Lüders strain in complex loaded ferritic steel compact tension specimens

The use of 3D digital image correlation (DIC) has been used to capture the Lüders strains in a low carbon ferritic steel. Results were used to calibrate and compare with finite element (FE) results based on a constitutive plasticity model, capable of yield drop behaviour and therefore Lüders strains, by Zhang et al. (2001). Tensile tests were carried out at several strain rates to characterise the material behaviour. The results of these tests were used to fit parameters in the constitutive plasticity model. The FE model was then tested on a complex loading situation of in-plane compression of a compact tension (CT) specimen. The FE model predicts the shape and formation of the Lüders bands well. This FE model, using Zhang’s constitutive plasticity model, was used to predict the residual stress profile to compare with standard elastic–plastic isotropic hardening models with no yield point. The yield point reduced both the predicted peak tensile stress, at the notch root, and the amount of plastic strain. In regions where the plastic strain was of a similar size to the Lüders strain the stress profiles were perturbed from flat profiles predicted by the standard elastic–plastic hardening models.     

On non-associative anisotropic finite plasticity fully coupled with isotropic ductile damage for metal forming

In this work, non-associative finite strain anisotropic elastoplasticity fully coupled with ductile damage is considered using a thermodynamically consistent framework. First, the kinematics of large strain based on multiplicative decomposition of the total transformation gradient using the rotating frame formulation, is recalled and different objective derivatives defined. By using different anisotropic equivalent stresses (quadratic and non-quadratic) in yield function and in plastic potential, the evolution equations for all the dissipative phenomena are deduced from the generalized normality rule applied to the plastic potential while the consistency condition is still applied to the yield function. The effect of the objective derivatives and the equivalent stresses (quadratic or non-quadratic) on the plastic flow anisotropy and the hardening evolution with damage is considered. Numerical aspects mainly related to the time integration of the fully coupled constitutive equations are discussed. Applications are made to the AISI 304 sheet metal by considering different loading paths as tensile, shear, plane tensile and bulge tests. For each loading path the effect of the rotating frame, the equivalent stress (quadratic or non-quadratic) and the normality rule (with respect to yield function or to the plastic potential) are discussed on the light of some available experimental results.     

Unit cell debonding analyses for arbitrary orientation of plastic anisotropy

Debonding of rigid inclusions embedded in the elastic–plastic aluminum alloy Al 2090-T3 is analyzed numerically using a unit cell model taking full account of finite strains. The cell is subjected to overall biaxial plane strain tension and periodical boundary conditions are applied to represent arbitrary orientations of plastic anisotropy. Plastic anisotropy is considered using two phenomenological anisotropic yield criteria, namely Hill [Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A 193 (1948) 281] and Barlat et al. [International Journal of Plasticity 7 (1991) 693]. For this material plastic anisotropy delays debonding compared to plastic isotropy except for the case of Hill’s yield function when the tensile directions coincided with the principal axes of anisotropy. For some inclinations of the principal axes of anisotropy relative to the tensile directions, the stress strain responses are identical but the deformation modes are mirror images of each other.     

Fractional plasticity for over-consolidated soft soil

The stress–strain response of over-consolidated soft soil, e.g., clay, is dependent on its pre-consolidation history and material state. In this study, a state-dependent constitutive model for over-consolidated soft soils is proposed by extending the fractional plasticity originally developed for granular soil. The state-dependent stress-dilatancy and peak failure behaviour of over-consolidated soft soil are analytically captured through stress-fractional gradient of the current yielding surface. In addition, a reference yielding surface describing the pre-consolidation history of soft soil is proposed. A combined hardening rule expressed as a function of both the incremental plastic volumetric and shear strains is suggested. To validate the proposed model, a series of drained and undrained test results of different soft soils with a wide range of over-consolidation ratios are simulated and compared. It is found that without using additional plastic potentials and state parameters, the developed fractional model can capture the state-dependent hardening and softening responses of soft soils subjected to different over-consolidation states.

     

Finite versus small strain discrete dislocation analysis of cantilever bending of single crystals

Plastic size effects in single crystals are investi-gated by using finite strain and small strain discrete dislo-cation plasticity to analyse the response of cantilever beam specimens. Crystals with both one and two active slip sys-tems are analysed, as well as specimens with different beam aspect ratios. Over the range of specimen sizes analysed here, the bending stress versus applied tip displacement response has a strong hardening plastic component. This hardening rate increases with decreasing specimen size. The hardening rates are slightly lower when the finite strain discrete disloca-tion plasticity (DDP) formulation is employed as curving of the slip planes is accounted for in the finite strain formulation. This relaxes the back-stresses in the dislocation pile-ups and thereby reduces the hardening rate. Our calculations show that in line with the pure bending case, the bending stress in cantilever bending displays a plastic size dependence. How-ever, unlike pure bending, the bending flow strength of the larger aspect ratio cantilever beams is appreciably smaller. This is attributed to the fact that for the same applied bend-ing stress, longer beams have lower shear forces acting upon them and this results in a lower density of statistically stored dislocations.     

Necking of anisotropic micro-films with strain-gradient effects

Necking of stubby micro-films of aluminum is investigated numerically by considering tension of a specimen with an initial imperfection used to onset localisation. Plastic anisotropy is represented by two different yield criteria and strain-gradient effects are accounted for using the visco-plastic finite strain model. Furthermore, the model is extended to isotropic anisotropic hardening （evolving anisotropy）. For isotropic hardening plastic anisotropy affects the predicted overall nominal stress level, while the peak stress remains at an overall logarithmic strain corresponding to the hardening exponent. This holds true for both local and nonlocal materials. Anisotropic hardening delays the point of maximum overall nominal stress.     

Von mises yield criterion and nonlinearly hardening variable thickness rotating annular disks with rigid inclusion

A computational model is developed to investigate inelastic deformations of variable thickness rotating annular disks mounted on rigid shafts. The von Mises yield condition and its flow rule are combined with Swift’s hardening law to simulate nonlinear hardening material behavior. An efficient numerical solution procedure is designed and used throughout to handle the nonlinearities associated with the von Mises yield condition and the boundary condition at the shaft–annular disk interface. The results of the computations are verified by comparison with an analytical solution employing Tresca’s criterion available in the literature. Inelastic stresses and deformations are calculated for rotating variable thickness disks described by two different commonly used disk profile functions i.e. power and exponential forms. Plastic limit angular velocities for these disks are calculated for different values of the geometric and hardening parameters. These critical angular velocities are found to increase as the edge thickness of the disk reduces. Lower plastic limit angular velocities are obtained for disks made of nonlinearly hardening materials.     

Constitutive modeling of temperature and strain rate dependent elastoplastic hardening materials using a corotational rate associated with the plastic deformation

In this paper, a constitutive model with a temperature and strain rate dependent flow stress (Bergstrom hardening rule) and modified Armstrong-Frederick kinematic evolution equation for elastoplastic hardening materials is introduced. Based on the multiplicative decomposition of the deformation gradient,new kinematic relations for the elastic and plastic left stretch tensors as well as the plastic deformation-dependent spin tensor are proposed. Also, a closed-form solution has been obtained for the elastic and plastic left stretch tensors for the simple shear problem.To evaluate model validity, results are compared with known experimental data for SUS 304 stainless steel, which shows a good agreement with the results of the proposed theoretical model.Finally, the stress-deformation curve, as predicted by the model, is plotted for the simple shear problem at room and elevated temperatures using the same material properties for AA5754-O aluminium alloy.     

A crystal plasticity model that incorporates stresses and strains due to slip gradients

This work is concerned with incorporating the kinematic and stress effects of excess dislocations in a constitutive model for the elastoplastic behavior of crystalline materials. The foundation of the model is a three term multiplicative decomposition of the deformation gradient in which the two classical terms of plastic and elastic deformation are included along with an additional term for long range strain due to the collective effects of excess dislocations. The long range strain is obtained from an assumed density of Volterra edge dislocations and is directly related to gradients in slip. A new material parameter emerges which is the size the region about a continuum point that contributes to long range strains.Using Hookean elasticity, the stress at a point is linearly related to the sum of the elastic plus the long range strain fields. However, the driving force for slip is postulated to be due only to the elastic stress so that the long range stress is a back stress in the constitutive relationship for plastic deformation. A consistent balance of the total deformation rate with the three proposed mechanisms of deformation leads to a set of differential equations that can be solved for the elastic stress, rotation and pressure which then implicitly defines the material state and equilibrium stress. Results from the simulation of a tapered tensile specimen demonstrate that the constitutive model exhibits isotropic and kinematic type hardening effects as well as changes in the pattern of plastic deformation and necking when compared to a material without slip gradient effects.     

The predicted compressive strength of a pyramidal lattice made from case hardened steel tubes

A sandwich panel with a core made from solid pyramidal struts is a promising candidate for multifunctional application such as combined structural and heat-exchange function. This study explores the performance enhancement by making use of hollow struts, and examines the elevation in the plastic buckling strength by either strain hardening or case hardening. Finite element simulations are performed to quantify these enhancements. Also, the sensitivity of competing collapse modes to tube geometry and to the depth of case hardening is determined. A comparison with other lattice materials reveals that the pyramidal lattice made from case hardened steel tubes outperforms lattices made from solid struts of aluminium or titanium and has a comparable strength to a core made from carbon fibre reinforced polymers.