A new quasi-continuum constitutive model for crack growth in an isotropic solid

A new quasi-continuum constitutive model is established based on the randomized cohesive bonds model proposed by Gao and Klein (1998). This model bridges the microscopic discrete constitution characters and the macroscopic mechanical properties of material. In the presented constitutive model, both the bond stretch energy potential and the rotation energy potential are considered, which makes the presented constitutive model applicable to different Poisson-ratio and Young's modulus materials. By establishing a phenomenological bond stiffness function according to the complete stress–strain relationship of uniaxial tension test, the fracture criterion is directly incorporated into the constitutive model. The method requires no external fracture criterion when simulating fracture initiation and propagation, which brings convenience in the numerical simulation. At last, the presented constitutive model is applied to an example of crack growth in an isotropic solid.     

Numerical simulation of debonding of adhesively bonded joint

This paper describes a numerical method to simulate the debonding of adhesively bonded joints. Assuming that the adhesive thickness and the adhesive Young’s modulus are small with respect to the characteristic length of the joint and to the Young’s modulus of the adherents, a simplified model is derived in the case of large displacements using the asymptotic expansion technique. Then, the problem of the crack growth is stated, in the case of a stable growth, as the search of the local minima of the total energy of the joint, sum of the mechanical energy and the Griffith’s fracture energy. This is made using the Newton’s method. To this end, the expressions of the first and second derivatives of the mechanical energy with respect to a crack front displacement are derived analytically. Finally, numerical examples are presented, highlighting the unstable character of the crack growth at initiation.     

Discretized virtual internal bond model for nonlinear elasticity

The virtual internal bond (VIB) is a micro–macro constitutive model. Although this model is based on a postulated discrete microstructure, it ultimately returns to a continuum constitutive relation through a homogenization process. The homogenization process can reduce the internal degrees of freedom, but it omits the effect of the individual micro bond that may play an important role in the fracture process. The present research develops a discrete system to represent the nonlinear elasticity by discretizing the continuous VIB. This discrete system is composed of unit cells, which can adopt any geometry with any number of bonds. The system is characterized by the force–displacement, not the stress–strain constitutive relationship. The nonlinear properties of this discrete system are governed by the micro-bond potential. The micro bond properties are related to Young’s modulus of the material, the volume and the bond number of the unit cell. For a given material, the unit cell has a certain topological structure and configuration. A discussion of two specific cases (the 2D triangular and 3D tetrahedral unit cells) suggests that the discrete system converges with decreasing unit cell size. In the unstructured unit cell scheme, the discrete system can almost precisely represent the initial Young’s modulus and the Poisson ratio of a nonlinear continuum. A mixed fracture example demonstrates that the present method can efficiently simulate the fracture propagation. The present paper provides a theory for developing a lattice-type mechanical model for nonlinear elasticity and provides new method for the fracture simulation of a nonlinear elastic material.     

Loss of adhesion at the tip of an interface crack

A model is constructed to analyze adhesive bond failure at the tip of an interface crack. The model is based on the assumption that there are zones of bounded cohesive tensile and shear stresses near a crack tip. Within the context of certain broad a-priori assumptions on the distributions of certain stress and displacement components in the cohesive zones, the requirement thatall stresses in the two materials remain bounded provides a method to compute the specific details for these zones. It is assumed that bond failure occurs when the extension of the bond fiber at the crack tip exceeds a critical value. For an interface crack in a uniform tension field computations for two alternate formulations suggest that this failure criterion is independent of the precise distribution of the cohesive stresses, but rather depends only upon their averaged values. Combined loading with a dominant tensile component has also been analyzed. If the critical extension of bond fibers and the maximum value of the cohesive tensile stress are known, the model provides the maximum allowable interface stresses for given crack dimension and material parameters.     

考虑粘结面厚度的局部粘结单元法

传统无厚度粘结单元法CFEM (Cohesive finite element method)在模拟脆性材料断裂方面具有很强的优势,但也存在很大问题.一是单元尺寸增大,收敛性变差;二是单元尺寸变小,模型刚度发生折减.为了克服这两个问题,发展了考虑厚度的局部粘结单元法,即在裂纹可能扩展区插入具有一定厚度的粘结面单元.粘结面单元采用拓展虚内键本构(Augmented virtual internal bond)描述.由于考虑了厚度,粘结面交叉处会形成多边形空缺.为了弥补这一空缺,将其看作多边形键元胞,采用离散虚内键模型(Discretized virtual internal bond)对其建模,保证了模型的几何完整性.模拟结果表明,本文方法有效,克服了传统CFEM方法的刚度折减问题,提高了计算稳定性和收敛性.     

混凝土黏聚开裂模型若干进展

黏聚模型是用来描述混凝土断裂行为的基本模型, 首先介绍了混凝土的黏聚开裂模型的基本概念,总结了确定黏聚区的本构方程的各种方法,即直接单轴拉伸测试、J积分方法、R曲线法、柔度法和逆推法.然后介绍了黏聚模型在I型和复合型裂纹问题、疲劳断裂问题中的应用以及黏聚模型与混凝土尺寸效应的关系.最后对黏聚开裂模型与桥联模型、带状裂缝模型进行了比较和总结, 指出了该模型存在的问题, 并对其以后的发展方向提出了建议.      

Cohesive modeling of low-velocity impact damage in layered functionally graded beams

Numerical analysis of the low-velocity impact damage of a layered composite beam with a functionally graded core is performed using the multiple-isoparametric cohesive volume finite element (MCVFE) scheme. A mixed-mode intrinsic cohesive zone model is used to simulate the spontaneous damage initiation and growth in this work. The inhomogeneous Young’s modulus variation is assumed to be symmetric about the neutral plane. Our parametric simulations showed that the energetics of damage is altered by the presence of a functionally graded core. The effect of including a functionally graded core is to advance the time of fracture initiation compared to a cross-ply (90°) core. The assumed symmetry and linear inhomogeneity leads to the energetics for the graded core to be similar to those observed for a 45° core ply-orientation.     

A macroscopic-level hybrid lattice particle modeling of mode-I crack propagation in inelastic materials with varying ductility

This paper presents a numerical method, known as hybrid lattice particle modeling (HLPM), for the study of mode-I crack formation and propagation in two-dimensional geometry subject to a fixed-grip condition. The HLPM combines the strength of two numerical techniques, particle model (PM) and lattice model (LM), for the purpose of solving dynamic fragmentation of solids within a various Poisson’s ratio range. A Lennard-Jones-type potential is employed to describe the nonlinear dynamic interaction of each macroscopic-size particle with its nearest-neighbors. Crack initiation and propagation is investigated for materials with different Young’s modulus, tensile strength and varying ductility. It is demonstrated that crack patterns and propagation closely match the anticipated physical behavior of inelastic materials. Finally, the HLPM is applied to the investigation of a functionally designed composite material of an elastic–brittle infrastructure material coated with a ductile layer for the protection of fracture propagation. The ultimate application is aimed at the retrofitting of failing infrastructure.     

压电复合材料粘接界面断裂有限元模拟

根据数字化FRMM(Fix-Ratio Mix-Mode)断裂试验,得到了压电复合材料试件的断裂韧性和位移及应变场。本文在试验的基础上,通过非线性有限元软件ABAQUS及用户子程序UMAT进行了模拟分析,采用基于损伤力学的粘聚区模型(CZM)对压电复合材料界面的起裂和脱胶扩展进行了分析,并与VCCT方法进行了比较。计算得到的荷载位移曲线更接近于试验结果,但在裂纹扩展路径上的吻合需要对粘聚区法则进一步修正。通过进一步对CZM参数进行分析,表明界面粘结强度和界面刚度对计算结果的影响很大。研究结果表明,粘聚区模型可以很好地表征压电复合材料弱粘接界面脱胶断裂问题。     

Bedding plane-emb e dde d augmente d virtual internal bonds for fracture propagation simulation in shale

To effectively simulate the fracture propagation in shale, the bedding plane(BP) effect is incorporated into the augmented virtual internal bond(AVIB) constitutive relation through BP tensor. Comparing the BP-embedded AVIB with the theory of transverse isotropy, it is found the approach can represent the anisotropic properties induced by parallel BPs. Through the simulation example, it is found that this method can simulate the stiffness anisotropy of shale and can represent the effect of BPs on hydraulic fracture propagation direction. Compared with the BP-embedded virtual internal bond(VIB), this method can account for the various Poisson's ratio. It provides a feasible approach to simulate the fracture propagation in shale.     

Very Large Poisson’s Ratio with a Bounded Transverse Strain in Anisotropic Elastic Materials

In a recent paper by Ting and Chen [18] it was shown by examples that Poisson’s ratio can have no bounds for all anisotropic elastic materials. With the exception of cubic materials, the examples presented involve a very large transverse strain. We show here that a very large Poisson’s ratio with a bounded transverse strain exists for all anisotropic elastic materials. The large Poisson’s ratio with a bounded transverse strain occurs when the axial strain is in the direction very near or at the direction along which Young’s modulus is very large. In fact the transverse strain has to be very small for the material to be stable. If the non-dimensionalized Young’s modulus is of the order δ⁻¹, where δ is very small, the axial strain, the transverse strain and Poisson’s ratio are of the order δ, δ^1/2 and δ^−1/2, respectively. Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000) 74B05, 74E10.T.C.T. Ting: Professor Emeritus of University of Illinois at Chicago and Consulting Professor of Stanford University.     

岩石紧凑拉伸断裂过程及其尺寸效应的三维数值模拟

采用最近开发的三维岩石破裂过程分析软件RFPA3D模拟单边裂纹紧凑拉伸断裂过程。试验中五个不同尺寸的岩样具有相同的力学性质参数分布,模拟结果得到了裂纹扩展中的应力场、位移场和声发射的空间分布以及单边裂纹扩展贯通的过程。单边裂纹拉伸断裂的路径是一个复杂的空间三维曲面,三维裂纹比二维裂纹更为复杂。分析了岩石试样的峰值强度和试样尺寸之间的关系。随着岩样尺寸的增加,峰值强度逐渐减小,并且延性破坏特征更加明显,模拟结果满足岩石的尺寸效应规律。最后模拟了三组不同均匀性的试样拉伸破坏过程,结果表明细观上的非均匀性对岩石尺寸效应有很大影响,随着非均匀性的增加,岩石宏观强度随之提高,即使在均匀材料中一样存在尺寸效应。     

基于近场动力学理论的准脆性材料的本构力函数的构建

近场动力学理论(PD)是基于非局部思想的连续介质力学新理论,用于研究材料破坏问题。根据准脆性材料破坏的线性和非线性的力学行为,在初始微观弹脆性材料(PMB)的本构力函数中引入了键的损伤模型,将键的断裂过程分成了线性的弹性变形阶段和非线性的损伤变形阶段,以此构建了准脆性材料的本构力函数的基本形式。以典型的准脆性材料为例构建了其本构力函数,通过在压缩载荷下对含预制不同角度单裂纹缺陷的类岩材料的裂纹扩展进行PD数值模拟仿真,裂纹起裂位置和扩展方向与试样试验结果在一定程度上保持了一致,证明了该基于近场动力学理论的典型准脆性材料的本构力函数可用于该类材料的破坏分析。     

准静态变形破坏的近场动力学分析

基于近场动力学理论,提出新的更能反映非局部长程力特性的物质点间作用力函数,并通过在物质点运动方程中引入局部阻尼、构造分级加载算法和系统失衡判断准则,实现了采用统一的近场动力学模型和算法进行从准静态变形、裂纹萌生和扩展直至结构破坏全过程的连续模拟和准确定量计算。     

构元组集模型对结构弹性损伤至断裂过程的描述及与内聚区模型的比较

结构的响应实质上是材料的响应,宏观结构损伤至断裂的发展过程也是材料性质不断演化的结果。构元组集模型从材料的微观物理变形机制出发,基于对泛函势理论和Cauchy-Born准则,抽象出两种构元——弹簧束构元和体积构元。在微观层次上,结构损伤和断裂的实质都是原子间键合力减弱和丧失的结果,而弹簧束构元是同一方向上的原子键的抽象,因此损伤可以通过弹簧束构元的响应曲线来反映。组集两种构元的响应,建立了材料的弹性损伤本构关系,从而能一致描述材料从弹性到损伤、破坏的发展过程。将构元组集模型的本构关系嵌入ABAQUS的用户材料单元子程序UMAT,实现对结构响应的数值模拟。本文模拟了包含中心预制裂纹三点弯曲梁的裂纹扩展过程,并与内聚区模型比较,给出了内聚区模型所假设的应力——位移关系曲线,并从材料损伤演化的角度对材料裂纹扩展过程做出了物理解释。     

Evolution of properties in hydration of cements—A numerical study

The present work develops a numerical method for analysis of the microstructure and property evolution in the hydration of the cement. A time-dependent micro-mechanical model is established to investigate the microstructure development and the effective property evolution of the cement paste, while the input parameters of the model are based on experimental data. It is assumed that the cement paste composite consists of the anhydrous cement particles, cement gel and pores. The cement particles have a periodically spatial array and are wrapped by the cement gel. The Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio of the cement paste are calculated by direct average method and two-scale expansion method. The comparisons between the numerical results and experimental data show that this model can simulate the evolution of the microstructure and properties during the hydration of the cements quite satisfactorily.     

Characterization of the Orthotropic Elastic Constants of a Micronic Woven Wire Mesh via Digital Image Correlation

Woven structures are steadily emerging as excellent reinforcing components in dual-phase composite materials subjected to multiaxial loads, thermal shock, and aggressive reactants in the environment. Metallic woven wire mesh materials in particular display good ductility and relatively high specific strength and specific resilience. While use of this class of materials is rapidly expanding, a significant gap in property characterization remains. This research classifies the homogenized, orthotropic material properties of a representative twill dutch woven wire mesh through the use of in-plane uniaxial tensile experiments incorporating a Digital Image Correlation (DIC) strain measurement technique. Values for elastic modulus and Poisson’s ratio are calculated from the experimental data, and shear modulus values are identified by means of constitutive modeling. This approach establishes a reproducible method for characterizing the in-plane elastic response of micronic metallic woven materials via macro-scale uniaxial tensile tests, and shows that a homogenous orthotropic constitutive model may be employed to describe the macro-scale elasticity of this class of materials with reasonable accuracy.     

Monte Carlo simulation of complex cohesive fracture in random heterogeneous quasi-brittle materials

A numerical method is developed to simulate complex two-dimensional crack propagation in quasi-brittle materials considering random heterogeneous fracture properties. Potential cracks are represented by pre-inserted cohesive elements with tension and shear softening constitutive laws modelled by spatially-varying Weibull random fields. Monte Carlo simulations of a concrete specimen under uni-axial tension were carried out with extensive investigation of the effects of important numerical algorithms and material properties on numerical efficiency and stability, crack propagation processes and load-carrying capacities. It was found that the homogeneous model led to incorrect crack patterns and load–displacement curves with strong mesh-dependence, whereas the heterogeneous model predicted realistic, complicated fracture processes and load-carrying capacity of little mesh-dependence. Increasing the variance of the tensile strength random fields with increased heterogeneity led to reduction in the mean peak load and increase in the standard deviation. The developed method provides a simple but effective tool for assessment of structural reliability and calculation of characteristic material strength for structural design.