基于CT扫描的环氧树脂基混凝土裂缝观测与冲击损伤演化研究

环氧树脂基混凝土是一种新型路面铺装材料。本文估算了道路使用过程发生"跳车"现象时货车车轮对路面产生的冲击荷载,根据计算结果,利用落锤冲击试验机对含有不同程度初始损伤的环氧树脂基混凝土试件进行多次冲击试验,研究其冲击疲劳现象。为了准确描述环氧树脂基混凝土的初始损伤,采用CT(计算机断层)扫描技术重构了试件的立体图像,对其中的内部裂缝进行了统计,建立了初始损伤裂缝体积占试件体积的百分比与基于材料弹性模量衰减的损伤变量之间的关系。通过追踪经受一定次数冲击后试件的弹性模量,分析了不同程度初始损伤下环氧树脂基混凝土的冲击损伤随冲击次数的变化规律;结合多次冲击荷载下环氧树脂基混凝土弹性模量的衰减,研究了初始损伤对环氧树脂基混凝土冲击疲劳过程中损伤演化规律的影响。     

Coupled Hydraulic System for Tensile Testing in Compression-only Machines

Fracture theory for normal strength concrete has thoroughly been studied over the past decades. Through indirect and direct tensile testing techniques, the post-peak softening response of conventional concrete has been established and utilized in analysis and design. However, for more recently developed concrete materials (e.g. fiber reinforced, high performance) under complex loading conditions, the required fracture properties to predict response are extremely limited. Considering this lack of knowledge, the objective of this research was to develop a uni-axial tensile testing technique to attain the post-peak softening response for ultra-high performance concrete for ultimate use in conjunction with an applied confining pressure system. Specifically, this research was conducted for implementation into an existing, large compression-only machine at the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). The new methodology enabled the existing testing frame to apply a stiffening force, while an external hydraulic plunger cylinder performed the tensile test. The scheme enables tensile testing under confining pressures in the compression-only machine.     

混凝土的冲击特性描述

从连续损伤理论出发 ,讨论了盖帽模型。基于大量的混凝土实验结果 ,引出了一种经验性的率相关盖帽模型 ,可以用于描述较低速的混凝土平板撞击试验。为获得水泥砂浆石和卵石在冲击及冲击后的各自行为 ,提出了一种关于混凝土的二组分模型 ,并耦合于平板高速冲击实验的数值模拟 ;讨论了此二组分模型对于均匀冲击加载的非局部化响应问题。     

低速冲击下混凝土少筋梁断裂性能

动态加载下,混凝土中钢筋的阻裂性能一直是冲击动力学研究领域的难点之一。利用落锤试验机对含缺口的混凝土少筋梁进行三点弯曲试验,分析了不同加载速率下梁的冲击力、跨中挠度、混凝土起裂应变率和钢筋应变。实验结果表明:在一定加载速率范围内（0.885～1.252 m/s）,混凝土预制裂缝尖端的裂纹起裂应变率、冲击力最大值、跨中挠度峰值与加载速率呈线性增长关系,当加载速率增至1.771 m/s时,增长趋势减弱;冲击力卸载时,钢筋部分弹性变形恢复导致裂纹产生闭合,裂纹嘴张开位移逐渐减小至恒定值,对裂纹嘴张开位移峰值前的部分曲线进行拟合后得到裂纹嘴张开位移率,结果表明裂纹嘴张开位移率随加载速率的提高而线性增大。     

Generating dynamic crack growth resistance curves for fiber-reinforced concrete

Fiber-reinforced concrete is known to have a greater resistance to impact and impulsively applied loads than its plain counterpart. However, the exact mechanisms that contribute to this enhanced resistance are not known, and fundamental fracture tests are necessary to develop such an understanding. To this end, an instrumented drop weight impact machine was configured to perform dynamic fracture studies on fiber-reinforced concrete specimens. Cracks were allowed to open in Mode I under high rates of loading using contoured double cantilever beam specimens. The paper describes the test apparatus, instrumentation, calibration, and the data analysis. The technique was applied to investigate dynamic crack growth in two types of fiber-reinforced concrete composites: one with steel macrofiber and the other with polypropylene macrofiber. Companion tests were performed under quasi-static conditions. Test data indicate that the proposed technique can be successfully applied to study dynamic crack growth in cement-based composites and to further enhance their properties.     

二种岩石断裂韧度试样测试的稳定性分析

本文分析了 ISRM 采纳的两种具有人字形切槽的试样在测试过程中裂纹扩展的稳定性问题,计算了它们在不同加载条件和试验机刚度时各自的稳定性因子;指出对岩石等一类脆性材料,加载方式和试验机刚度对测试的稳定性有很大的影响;说明了这两种试样在稳定性方面的差异,并指出它们在稳定性上明显地优于普通直裂纹试样.     

混凝土动态破坏过程超声波测试研究

混凝土在荷载作用下会产生损伤或破坏,用超声波的方法可测量损伤或破坏的程度。但在荷载作用下混凝土的破坏是一个动态过程,由于测试面发生变形,使常规超声波测试无法完成。本文研制了一个混凝土材料破坏过程超声波测试辅助装置,结合原有的非金属材料超声波检测仪,使测试混凝土材料动态破坏过程成为可能。同时通过辅助装置还可消除试件在破坏过程中由于变形带来的测试误差,可方便、快捷、准确地测试混凝土在荷载作用下的动态破坏过程。采用常规混凝土和冻融混凝土为试件,在材料万能试验机上进行了破坏实验,得到了不同荷载作用下超声波的波速。实验结果表明,混凝土的超声波波速随混凝土的破坏程度不断增大而减小,由此表示可采用超声波测试的方法确定混凝土的动态破坏过程。     

Study of the mechanical properties of plain concrete under dynamic loading

A new testing methodology based on the Hopkinson bar principle is proposed for studying globally and locally the mechanical properties of plain concrete at a high strain rate. A Hopkinson bar bundle measures the local mechanical characteristics over the cross section of a large specimen of plain concrete subjected to impact loading. With this method, more accurate measurements of the stress-strain diagram are obtained, especially during the fracturing phase of the concrete specimen.     

An apparatus for tensile testing of concrete

This paper describes a test fixture and alignment jig used for testing small concrete or rock cylinders in uniaxial tension. The fixture may be easily modified to test cube specimens and is adaptable for use in any standard universal testing machine. A testing procedure is described and results presented for 3 in. × 6 in. (76 mm × 152 mm) concrete cylinders. The main virtues of the fixture are its ease of construction, simple alignment procedure for the test specimen, and accuracy comparable to that obtained from the standard compression test of concrete cylinders.     

冲击载荷下混凝土材料的动态本构关系

利用改装的杆径为 74mm的直锥变截面式大尺寸Hopkinson压杆对混凝土材料进行冲击压缩实验 ,系统研究了混凝土的应变率硬化效应 ,采用一种新的方法损伤冻结法对混凝土材料在冲击载荷下的损伤软化效应进行了系统研究 ,给出了冲击载荷下混凝土的损伤演化方程 ;在对数据进行合理分析的基础上 ,结合粘弹性本构理论 ,得到混凝土材料的损伤型线性粘弹性本构关系。     

A new apparatus for testing the delayed mechanical behaviour of interfaces: The Shearing Interfaces Creep box (SInC box)

A new experimental apparatus is presented for testing the time-dependent behaviour of interfaces, including in particular interfaces of geomaterials, under constant loading. This apparatus allows the application of two orthogonal loads normal and tangential to the mean plane of the interface, as well as the measurement of the axial and tangential relative displacements. The sample is moulded inside two half shear boxes and the system is designed in such a way that the shear force is applied along the mean plane of the interface. Some preliminary testing was carried out on a clay rock/concrete interface, under a controlled temperature environment. Preliminary results are presented, showing the evolution of the delayed displacements.     

Environmental fatigue testing of molded plastics for prosthetic heart valves

A testing machine was designed specifically to study fatigue behavior of molded polymeric materials by subjecting multiple cantilever specimens to vibratory fluid loading. The fluid loading permits aqueous or other environments, facilitates temperature control, and makes possible high testing frequencies. Samples of fifteen to thirty specimens may be tested simultaneously to obtain statistical data. Example results are presented showing Weibull distributions fitted to polymethyl methacrylate fatigue-life data. A statistical criterion was used to verify that scatter, due to the machine and testing technique, was not excessive.     

Experimental Investigation on Dynamic Railway Sleeper/Ballast Interaction

In ballasted railway tracks, one of the important components that supports the rails and distributes wheel/rail loading onto the ballast supporting formation is a railway sleeper (sometimes is also called a “railway tie”). This paper presents results of an experimental modal analysis of prestressed concrete sleepers in both free-free and in-situ conditions, incorporating the dynamic influence of sleeper/ballast interaction. Dynamic interaction between concrete sleepers and ballast support is crucial for the development of a dynamic model of railway track capable of predicting its responses to impact loads due to wheel flats, wheel burns, irregularities of the rail, etc. In this study, four types of prestressed concrete sleepers were in-kind provided by the Australian manufacturers. The concrete sleepers were tested using an impact hammer excitation technique over the frequency range of interest, 0–1600 Hz. Frequency response functions (FRFs) were measured using PULSE modal testing system. The FRFs were processed using STAR modal analysis package to identify natural frequencies and the corresponding mode shapes for the sleepers. The conclusions are presented about the effect of the sleeper/ballast interaction on the dynamic properties of prestressed concrete sleepers and their use for predicting railway track dynamic responses.     

Model analysis of box culverts subjected to highway loading

The strain distribution and the deflections of reinforced-concrete box culverts associated with highway loading are determined by testing scale models. Two types of scale models were constructured: 1/6-size concrete models and a 1/24-size photoelastic model. The concrete models were instrumented with electric-resistance strain gages, and the deflections were measured with dial indicators. Strain and deflection data due to live loading are compared with values from testing of prototypes. The results of testing indicate that box-culvert sections conforming to ASTM C 850 are overdesigned structurally. Testing of models of a redesigned box culvert indicates that they perform satisfactorily. Paper was presented in the Proceedings of the 1988 SEM Conference on Experimental Mechanics held in Portland, OR on June 5–10.     

中应变率材料试验机的研制

本文全面介绍了自行研制的中应变率材料试验机的基本情况,此试验装置可在0.1s^-1-50s^-1应变率范围内对哑铃状圆柱试件和哑铃状扁平试件进行拉伸及加卸载实验,对圆柱状态 试件进行了压缩及加卸载试验,通过采用液压驱动、分级调速、缓冲撞击等技术产生上升沿陡峭的平衡加载脉冲,从而实现中应变率试验;通过自定心夹具、液压缸的精密共轴保证试验的可靠性;辅以定位装置实现对试件的加卸载;同时通过力传感器及配套研制的高动态应变仪、光学引伸仪完成应力、应变的测量,经实验考评,表明装置是可靠的。     

Tensile Test Machine for Unsymmetrical Materials

A novel solution to overcome the shortcoming of conventional tensile test machines in dealing with unsymmetrical materials and off-axis testing of composites is presented. Conventional testing machines are designed on the basis of subjecting a specimen to axial load to determine the stiffness and strength of the material. For specimens with unsymmetrical cross-section this method is no longer valid due to induced additional bending stresses. To overcome this problem a novel tensile test machine was designed, which allows bending deformation, thus subjecting the specimen to pure tension instead of axial loading. To validate the design, the machine was fabricated and employed for tensile testing of an aluminum specimen with unsymmetrical cross-section. The comparison of test results from a conventional machine and from analytically calculations, based on pure tension, reveals that conventional machine generates significant errors, while the results from new machine are in good agreement. The machine was then used to test a functionally graded beam.     

冲击荷载下内衬八边形钢管空心钢筋混凝土柱的动力响应

以一种内衬八边形钢管空心钢筋混凝土柱为研究对象，在自主研发的无导轨式大型落锤试验机上，完成了3种不同边界条件、2种不同冲击高度以及2种不同轴压比的侧向冲击实验。研究了不同冲击高度、边界条件和轴压比下试件的破坏形态、冲击力时程曲线和跨中位移时程曲线，并选取一根普通空心钢筋混凝土试件与同条件的内衬钢管空心钢筋混凝土试件进行了对比。结果表明:用内衬钢管替代内置钢筋笼使得构件的抗冲击性能明显优于相应的普通空心钢筋混凝土构件，且在轴压比不超过0.3的范围内，轴压比的改变对冲击结束后本内衬八边形钢管空心钢筋混凝土试件的残余挠度影响不大。     

Design of an Impact Loading Machine Based on a Flywheel Device: Application to the Fatigue Resistance of the High Rate Pre-straining Sensitivity of Aluminium Alloys

This paper presents a device that has been designed for tensile loading at medium impact rates (up to 10³ s^–1) and for performing either interrupted or failure tests. This machine allows us to apply prescribed pre-straining to the specimen, and then apply subsequent loading histories such as impact fatigue. Two specimen loading systems are considered, which make it possible to carry out tests with various ranges of force and various durations of time. A multi-CCD camera system is triggered by a chosen threshold from the force signal. The system is dedicated to the displacement measurement and gives both qualitative and quantitative information about the stretching mechanism leading to fracture. To illustrate the performance of the device, experimental results concerning impact tensile tests at a strain rate of about 300 s^–1 are presented, as well as consecutive impact-fatigue tests on two aluminium alloys.     

Fracture Properties of Concrete–Concrete Interfaces Using Digital Image Correlation

The mode I and mode II fracture toughness and the critical strain energy release rate for different concrete–concrete jointed interfaces are experimentally determined using the Digital Image Correlation technique. Concrete beams having different compressive strength materials on either side of a centrally placed vertical interface are prepared and tested under three-point bending in a closed loop servo-controlled testing machine under crack mouth opening displacement control. Digital images are captured before loading (undeformed state) and at different instances of loading. These images are analyzed using correlation techniques to compute the surface displacements, strain components, crack opening and sliding displacements, load-point displacement, crack length and crack tip location. It is seen that the CMOD and vertical load-point displacement computed using DIC analysis matches well with those measured experimentally.