混凝土多尺度应力响应方程及其数值模拟

针对混凝土的多相多尺度材料组成特征及其复杂力学响应问题, 首先, 根据混凝土中各组成材料的几何特征, 将C-S-H凝胶、硬化水泥浆体、砂浆及混凝土细观组成分别视为纳观、微观、亚细观和细观尺度上的复合材料, 并利用颗粒空间堆积方法, 重构了混凝土各尺度复合材料的简化几何模型; 其次, 基于重构的几何模型和等效夹杂理论, 通过等效刚度的升阶计算和应力响应的降阶计算, 建立各尺度复合材料应力响应之间的过渡关系, 推导混凝土多尺度应力响应方程, 并编制相应的计算程序; 最后, 以单轴压缩载荷作用为例, 数值计算载荷作用下混凝土各尺度复合材料中的应力响应, 分析骨料空间位置和相互作用以及水化产物刚度、几何形状和空间取向对其应力响应的影响规律. 结果表明, 单轴压缩载荷作用下, 混凝土细观组成中的应力分布并不均匀; 骨料颗粒之间的距离影响到混凝土中的应力分布, 其有效影响范围约为骨料粒径的6倍; 水泥水化产物的刚度、几何形状和空间取向是影响其应力分布的重要因素, 刚度越大, 所受应力越大, 与载荷作用方向的夹角越小, 长椭球形水化产物沿载荷作用方向的应力越大, 扁椭球形水化产物与之相反.      

Identification of damage mechanism and validation of a fracture model based on mesoscale approach in spalling of titanium alloy

The subject of this paper is identification of the physical mechanisms of spalling at low impact velocities for Ti–6Al–4V alloy and determination of the macroscopic stress of spalling via meso-macro approach. Spalling is a specific mode of fracture which depends on the loading history. The aspects of the initial microstructure and its evolution during plastic deformation are very important. In order to identify the spalling physical mechanisms in titanium alloy, numerous pictures by the optical microscopy of the spall surfaces created by plate impact technique have been taken. The scenario of failure observed is in complete agreement with known physical micro-mechanisms: namely nucleation, propagation and coalescence by adiabatic shearing of micro-voids. The most interesting point in spall fracture of Ti–6Al–4V alloy is the nucleation of micro-voids. A significant amount of small micro-voids in the region of the expected spall plane has been observed. It appears that microstructural effects are important due to dual α–β phase microstructure, called Widmanstätten structure. The orientation of microstructure has a direct influence on nucleation mechanism by means of distribution of nucleation sites and decohesion between the softer particles (α-phase lamellae) and the harder lattice (β-phase). According to these observations, a fracture model has been developed. This model is based on the numerous post-mortem microscopic observations of spall specimens. The goal is to determine the macroscopic stress of spalling in function of loading time and damage level via a meso-macro approach.     

An interactive micro-void shear localization mechanism in high strength steels

Ductility of high strength steels is often restricted by the onset of a void-sheet mechanism in which failure occurs by a micro-void shear localization process. For the first time, the micro-void shear instability mechanism is identified here by examining the interactions occurring within a system of multiple embedded secondary particles (carbides ∼10-100 nm), through a finite element based computational cell modeling technique (in two and three dimensions). Shear deformation leads to the nucleation of micro-voids as the secondary particles debond from the surrounding alloy matrix. The nucleated micro-voids grow into elongated void tails along the principal shear plane and coalesce with the micro-voids nucleated at neighboring particles. At higher strains, the neighboring particles are driven towards each other, further escalating the severity of the shear coalescence effect. This shear driven nucleation, growth and coalescence mechanism leads to a decrease in the load-bearing surface in the shear plane and a terminal shear instability occurs. The mechanism is incorporated mathematically into a hierarchical steel model. The simulated response corresponds to experimentally observed behavior only when the micro-void shear localization mechanism is considered.     

应用杆束系统研究水泥砂浆节理面的压剪动特性

基于分离式Hopkinson压杆系统提出一套Hopkinson束杆装置,研究水泥砂浆节理面在压剪复合加载下的动态界面滑移特性。应用三根小杆作为接收杆,分别采用单杆和三杆两种入射方式,对含有节理面的水泥砂浆试件进行冲击加载。在节理面发生滑动时,由三根接收杆测试得到水泥砂浆试件不同位置滑移状态,进而得出节理面的整体滑移速度。此研究初步揭示了节理面在发生滑移时的局部滑移状态以及整体滑移状态,为节理面的动摩擦特性研究提供了较可靠的实验技术。     

缺陷对玄武岩中声波波速影响的实验研究

岩体是具有多种微结构的复杂体,具有明显的频散效应.过去的研究基本上将岩体中的孔隙率作为研究岩体微观结构的参数,这种方法无法考虑到岩体中细观缺陷的局部影响.本文选用水泥砂浆为参考材料,通过在试件中预制裂缝来研究含缺陷玄武岩的弹性波传播特性.对含不同裂缝的试样进行了5种频率的声波测试.结果表明:缺陷对玄武岩的弹性波频散效应影响很大,随缺陷所占比例的增大而增大.同时单轴加载下的弹性波测试则说明,在0～20MPa范围内,玄武岩弹性波波速随压力增大开始时候有一定幅度的升高,到8MPa以后由于玄武岩硬度相对较高,波速基本保持在一定水平.     

晶粒尺寸对高纯铝板材层裂特性的影响

采用不同热处理工艺制备了3种晶粒尺寸（60、100、500 μm）的高纯铝板材,利用平板撞击实验研究了其层裂行为。通过改变飞片击靶速度,在靶板中实现初始层裂状态和完全层裂状态。基于自由面速度时程曲线和微损伤演化及断口显微形貌分析,讨论了晶粒尺寸对高纯铝板材层裂特性的影响规律。实验结果显示:（1）晶粒尺寸对高纯铝板材层裂特性的影响强烈依赖于冲击加载应力幅值,在低应力条件下,层裂强度与晶粒尺寸之间表现出反Hall-Petch关系,而在高应力条件下,晶粒尺寸对层裂强度几乎没有影响;（2）随着晶粒尺寸的增大,靶板损伤区微孔洞的尺寸和分布范围均增大,但数量显著减少,在微孔洞周围还发现比较严重的晶粒细化现象;（3）随着晶粒尺寸的增大,层裂微观机制从韧性沿晶断裂向准脆性沿晶断裂转变,且在断口上观察到少量随机分布的小圆球,归因于微孔洞长大和聚集过程中严重塑性变形引起的热效应。     

花岗岩单轴压缩侧向变形及脆性破坏机制实验研究

为研究花岗岩侧向变形及脆性破坏机制,对花岗岩试件进行单轴压缩实验。利用动态应变采集系统、数字散斑相关方法(DSCM)和显微观测手段,记录并分析花岗岩试件在单轴压缩过程中的宏观侧向应变、局部侧向应变以及破裂面形貌,并与水泥砂浆试件的破坏过程对比,讨论了花岗岩脆性破坏机制。实验与分析结果表明:(1)花岗岩试件在加载初期发生侧向收缩变形,产生并发展于压密阶段,消失于线弹性阶段初期,这主要由于试件内部裂纹闭合造成的;此后,宏观侧向应变持续增长,当侧向应变与轴向应变之比接近0.5时试件破坏;(2)在峰值载荷前很长一段时间内,局部侧向应变在一定范围内波动,临近试件破坏时局部侧向应变最大值和最小值均出现较大幅度的波动,二者差值迅速增大,试件不均匀程度增大,最终导致试件破坏;(3)在峰值载荷前有无塑性屈服阶段是峰值载荷后脆性破坏程度的重要影响因素,而宏观裂纹的贯通程度是峰值载荷后应力降大小的决定因素。     

Fracture analysis of concrete using singular fractal functions with lattice beam network and confirmation with acoustic emission study

In the present study singular fractal functions (SFF) were used to generate stress-strain plots for quasi-brittle material like concrete and cement mortar and subsequently stress-strain plot of cement mortar obtained using SFF was used for modeling fracture process in concrete. The fracture surface of concrete is rough and irregular. The fracture surface of concrete is affected by the concrete’s microstructure that is influenced by water cement ratio, grade of cement and type of aggregate [1], [2], [3] and [4]. Also the macrostructural properties such as the size and shape of the specimen, the initial notch length and the rate of loading contribute to the shape of the fracture surface of concrete. It is known that concrete is a heterogeneous and quasi-brittle material containing micro-defects and its mechanical properties strongly relate to the presence of micro-pores and micro-cracks in concrete [1], [2], [3] and [4]. The damage in concrete is believed to be mainly due to initiation and development of micro-defects with irregularity and fractal characteristics. However, repeated observations at various magnifications also reveal a variety of additional structures that fall between the ‘micro’ and the ‘macro’ and have not yet been described satisfactorily in a systematic manner [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [15], [16] and [17]. The concept of singular fractal functions by Mosolov was used to generate stress-strain plot of cement concrete, cement mortar and subsequently the stress-strain plot of cement mortar was used in two-dimensional lattice model [28]. A two-dimensional lattice model was used to study concrete fracture by considering softening of matrix (cement mortar). The results obtained from simulations with lattice model show softening behavior of concrete and fairly agrees with the experimental results. The number of fractured elements are compared with the acoustic emission (AE) hits. The trend in the cumulative fractured beam elements in the lattice fracture simulation reasonably reflected the trend in the recorded AE measurements. In other words, the pattern in which AE hits were distributed around the notch has the same trend as that of the fractured elements around the notch which is in support of lattice model.     

The initiation and growth of macroscopic martensite band in nano-grained NiTi microtube under tension

The superelastic behavior of polycrystalline nano-grained NiTi shape memory alloy microtube under uniaxial tension is studied in this paper. The nominal stress–strain curve of the microtube during superelastic deformation is recorded. Both direct surface observation and observation by using a special surface coating show that the deformation of the tube is via the nucleation and propagation of macroscopic stress-induced martensite band. It is also found that the martensite nucleates in the form of a spiral lens-shaped narrow band that inclines at about 33^o to the plane of cross section of tube when the stress reaches the peak of stress–strain curve. The spiral band grew via gradual increase in both width and length of the band and finally merged into a single cylindrical band. The subsequent deformation of the tube is realized by the growth of this cylindrical martensite band. Several other deformation features of the tube are also observed and the results are discussed and compared with the theoretical analysis in this paper.     

Influence of single crystal orientation on homogeneous dislocation nucleation under uniaxial loading

Atomistic simulations are used to investigate how the stress required for homogeneous nucleation of partial dislocations in single crystal copper under uniaxial loading changes as a function of crystallographic orientation. Molecular dynamics is employed based on an embedded-atom method potential for Cu at 10 and 300 K. Results indicate that non-Schmid parameters are important for describing the calculated dislocation nucleation behavior for single crystal orientations under tension and compression. A continuum relationship is presented that incorporates Schmid and non-Schmid terms to correlate the nucleation stress over all tensile axis orientations within the stereographic triangle. Simulations investigating the temperature dependence of homogeneous dislocation nucleation yield activation volumes of ≈0.5- and activation energies of . For uniaxial compression, full dislocation loop nucleation is observed, in contrast to uniaxial tension. One of the main differences between uniaxial tension and compression is how the applied stress is resolved normal to the slip plane on which dislocations nucleate—in tension, this normal stress is tensile, and in compression, it is compressive. Last, the tension-compression asymmetry is examined as a function of loading axis orientation. Orientations with a high resolved stress normal to the slip plane on which dislocations nucleate have a larger tension-compression asymmetry with respect to dislocation nucleation than those orientations with a low resolved normal stress. The significance of this research is that the resolved stress normal to the slip plane on which dislocations nucleate plays an important role in partial (and full) dislocation loop nucleation in FCC Cu single crystals.     

EQUIVALENT MODEL OF EXPANSION OF CEMENT MORTAR UNDER SULPHATE EROSION

The expansion property of cement mortar under the attack of sulfate ions is studied by experimental and theoretical methods. First, cement mortars are fabricated with the ratio of water to cement of 0.4, 0.6, and 0.8. Secondly, the expansion of specimen immerged in sulphate solution is measured at different times. Thirdly, a theoretical model of expansion of cement mortar under sulphate erosion is suggested by virtue of represent volume element method. In this model, the damage evolution due to the interaction between delayed ettringite and cement mortar is taken into account. Finally, the numerical calculation is results indicate that the model perfectly describes performed. The numerical and experimental the expansion of the cement mortar.     

Combined grain size, strain rate and loading condition effects on mechanical behavior of nanocrystalline Cu under high strain rates

Molecular dynamics simulations of nanocrys-talline Cu with average grain sizes of 3.1 nm, 6.2 nm, 12.4 nm and 18.6 nm under uniaxial strain and stress tension at strain rates of 10 8 s 1 , 10 9 s 1 and 10 10 s 1 are performed to study the combined grain size, strain rate and loading condition effects on mechanical properties. It is found that the strength of nanocrystalline Cu increases as grain size increases regardless of loading condition. Both the strength and ductility of nanocrystalline Cu increase with strain rate except that there is no monotonic relation between the strength and strain rate for specimens under uniaxial strain loading. Moreover, the strength and ductility of specimens under uniaxial strain loading are lower than those under uniaxial stress loading. The nucleation of voids at grain boundaries and their subsequent growth characterize the failure of specimens under uniaxial strain loading, while grain boundary sliding and necking dominate the failure of specimens under uniaxial stress loading. The rate dependent strength is mainly caused by the dynamic wave effect that limits dislocation motion, while combined twinning and slipping mechanism makes the material more ductile at higher strain rates.     

CHARACTERISTICS OF STRESS-INDUCED TRANSFORMATION AND MICROSTRUCTURE EVOLUTION IN Cu-BASED SMA

The mechanical behavior of shape memory alloys （SMAs） is closely related to the formation and evolution of its microstructures. Through theoretical analysis and experimental observations, it was found that the stress-induced martensitic transformation process of single crystal Cu-based SMA under uniaxial tension condition consisted of three periods： nucleation, mixed nucleation and growth, and merging due to growth. During the nucleation, the stress dropped rapidly and the number of interfaces increased very fast while the phase fraction increased slowly. In the second period, both the stress and the interface number changed slightly but the phase fraction increased dramatically. Finally, the stress and the phase fraction changed slowly while the number of interfaces decreased quickly. Moreover, it was found that the transformation could be of multi-stage： sharp stress drops at several strains and correspondingly, the nucleation and growth process occurred quasi-independently in several parts of the sample.     

Mechanical characterization of sisal reinforced cement mortar

This work aims at evaluating the mechanical behavior of sisal fiber reinforced cement mortar. The composite material was produced from a mixture of sand, cement, and water. Sisal fibers were added to the mixture in different lengths. Mechanical characterization of both the composite and the plain mortar was carried out using three point bend, compression, and impact tests. Specimens containing notches of different root radii were loaded in three point bending in an effort to determine the effect of the fibers on the fracture toughness of the material. The results obtained indicate that, while fiber reinforcement leads to a decrease in compressive strength, J-integral calculations at maximum load for the different notch root radii have indicated, particularly for the case of long fibers, a significant superiority of the reinforced material in comparison with the plain cement mortar, in consistence with the impact test data.     

Dislocation nucleation from bicrystal interfaces with dissociated structure

Atomistic calculations are used to model the nucleation of partial dislocations during a tensile deformation from bicrystal interfaces with dissociated structure. Interfaces with this type of structure occur primarily in materials with low intrinsic stacking fault energies. In this work, the initial structure of each bicrystal interface is refined using energy minimization techniques. Molecular dynamics simulations are then used to study the deformation of each interface in uniaxial tension perpendicular to the boundary plane at a constant strain rate. Analysis focuses on the evolution of the dissociated interface structure prior to the dislocation nucleation event and the resulting structure of the boundary after the emission of partial dislocations from the interface. Dislocation nucleation occurs predominantly at the dissociated interface structural unit, while the spacing between interface features is identified as an important length scale that affects the failure mode. The evolution of the dissociated interface structure and the nucleation of partial dislocations are found to be similar to results obtained in a previous atomistic study of the stress dependence of a lock formation containing a stair-rod dislocation.     

多层氧化石墨烯-水泥基复合材料的力学性能与微观结构

研究了大片径多层氧化石墨烯(Graphene Oxide,GO)对水泥砂浆力学性能和微观结构的影响。发现掺入多层GO对水泥砂浆的抗压强度和抗折强度增强效果明显。随着GO掺量的增加,水泥砂浆的抗压强度和抗折强度呈现出先增大后减小的趋势。通过SEM观察其微观结构,发现GO作为载体,促使花状晶体和针状晶体等水化产物的生成,并且调节水泥的水化产物规则生长,形成致密结构。此外,GO纳米片可以形成阻止裂纹扩展的屏障,抑制裂纹在水泥砂浆中的传播,增强水泥砂浆的力学性能。相比于小片径薄层GO,大片径多层GO对水泥基材料性能的增强效果明显,经济实用性更高。     

Influence of void nucleation on ductile shear fracture at a free surface

An approximate continuum model of a ductile, porous material is used to study the influence of the nucleation and growth of micro-voids on the formation of shear bands and the occurrence of surface shear fracture in a solid subject to plane strain tension. Bifurcation into diffuse modes is analysed for a plane strain tensile specimen described by these constitutive relations, which account for a considerable plastic dilatancy due to void growth and for the possibility of non-normality of the plastic flow law. In particular, bifurcation into surface wave modes and the possible influence of such modes triggering shear bands is investigated. For solids with initial imperfactions such as a surface undulation, a local material inhomogeneity on an inclusion colony, the inception and growth of plastic flow localization is analysed numerically. Both the formation of void-sheets and the final growth of cracks in the shear bands is described numerically. Some special features of shear band development in the solid obeying non-normality are studied by a simple model problem.     

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AND NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF DYNAMIC FRACTURE IN DUCTILE SOLIDS

Spall tests in pure copper and LY12 aluminum alloy are performed. Themechanism of the nucleation, growth and coalescence of micro-voids is observed bymeans of microscopic observation of the recovered specimens. The model presented inRef. [4] is incorporated in a hydrodynamic one-dimensional finite-difference computercode to simulate the processes of spallation in pure copper and LY12 aluminum alloyspecimens. This model can satisfactorily describe the processes of spallation.     

延性材料动态断裂的实验研究和数值分析

本文对延性材料纯铜和ＬＹ１２铝合金进行了层裂实验，对软回收试件进行了仔细的定量和显微金相观测，观察到了两种材料中不同微损伤的形核、增长和聚合机制，为理论分析提供了真实的实验结果。将文〔４〕提出的延性动态损伤模型编入了一维Ｌａｇｒａｎｇｅ有限差分动力学程序，对两组层裂实验进行了数值模拟，计算结果与实验吻合较好。     

Microcracking and Fracture Process in Cement Mortar and Concrete: A Comparative Study Using Acoustic Emission Technique

This article reports the acoustic emission (AE) study of precursory micro-cracking activity and fracture behaviour of quasi-brittle materials such as concrete and cement mortar. In the present study, notched three-point bend specimens (TPB) were tested under crack mouth opening displacement (CMOD) control at a rate of 0.0004 mm/sec and the accompanying AE were recorded using a 8 channel AE monitoring system. The various AE statistical parameters including AE event rate $ \left( {\frac{dn }{dt }} \right) $ , AE energy release rate $ \left( {\frac{dE }{dt }} \right) $ , amplitude distribution for computing the AE based b-value, cumulative energy (ΣE) and ring down count (RDC) were used for the analysis. The results show that the micro-cracks initiated and grew at an early stage in mortar in the pre peak regime. While in the case of concrete, the micro-crack growth occurred during the peak load regime. However, both concrete and mortar showed three distinct stages of micro-cracking activity, namely initiation, stable growth and nucleation prior to the final failure. The AE statistical behavior of each individual stage is dependent on the number and size distribution of micro-cracks. The results obtained in the laboratory are useful to understand the various stages of micro-cracking activity during the fracture process in quasi-brittle materials such as concrete & mortar and extend them for field applications.