Analysis of hollow inclusion–matrix debonding in particulate composites

This work aims at understanding the effect of particle–matrix interfacial debonding on the tensile response of syntactic foams. The problem of a single hollow inclusion with spherical-cap cracks embedded in a dissimilar matrix material is studied. Degradation of elastic modulus, cavity formation in the proximity of debonded regions, stress localization phenomena in the inclusion, debonding energetics, and crack kinking are studied for a broad range of inclusion wall thickness and debonding extent. A series solution based on the Galerkin method is proposed and validated through comparison with findings from boundary element and finite element methods. Results are specialized to glass particle-vinyl ester matrix systems widely used in marine structural applications. The insight gained into the role of particle–matrix debonding extent and inclusion wall thickness is useful in understanding the possible failure mechanisms of syntactic foams under tensile and flexural loading conditions and in tailoring their parameters for specific applications.     

压电材料中的微裂纹屏蔽问题分析

分析当主裂纹与一个微裂纹在远场I型力（KI）和远场电位移（Ke)作用下的相互干涉问题,得出了在微裂纹的位置角和方向角周时独立变化时,微裂纹对主裂纹的屏蔽作用的全局使命主裂纹扩展,通过电算还发现Ortiz在各向同性材料和各向异性材料中得出的“微裂纹群对主裂纹最大屏蔽效应产生在微裂纹方向与最大主应力垂直的方向”在压电材料中不再成立,进而提出除Hutchinson指出微裂纹屏蔽效应两个来源（即：材料有效刚度的降低和残余应力的释放）外的另一个来源,微裂纹对主裂砂电场的扰动,在对主微裂纹J积分分析时发现J2积分与J1积分具有同等重要的地位。     

岩石劈裂破坏过程的计算模拟

岩体的破坏主要是岩体中裂纹的扩展与贯通的结果.受压岩体的裂纹尖端,可能处于压剪状态,也可能处于拉剪状态.从断裂力学的角度,研究了地下工程围岩中的裂纹在各种受力条件下(包括拉剪、压剪两种情况)的起裂、扩展及贯通以至最终形成劈裂裂缝的特征及各个阶段的判据.针对压剪断裂,裂纹之间存在有粘结力与摩擦强度的特征,提出了岩石压剪断裂性判据.最后以受压岩体中的斜裂纹扩展过程分析为例,模拟了岩体中裂纹逐渐发展成劈裂破坏的过程,并说明了各个阶段的计算方法.     

爆炸荷载和地应力耦合作用下煤体裂纹扩展的模型实验研究

为了研究地应力作用下煤体柱状装药预裂爆破裂纹扩展,以Froude比例法为指导,建立煤层预裂爆破的模型实验,并对地应力和爆炸荷载耦合作用下煤体中的裂纹扩展机理进行了研究。该模型描述了在爆炸荷载作用下的宏观破坏现象。研究结果表明:模型实验与现场试验结果基本一致;裂纹主要是由压缩波和卸载波共同作用形成的;地应力对裂纹的发展具有抑制作用;主应力对于拉伸裂纹的发展具有明显的导向作用。     

An experimental and numerical study of fracture coalescence in pre-cracked specimens under uniaxial compression

This study presents crack initiation, propagation and coalescence at or near pre-existing open cracks or flaws in a specimen under uniaxial compression. The flaw geometry in the specimen was a combination of a horizontal flaw and an inclined flaw underneath. This flaw geometry is different from those reported in the previous studies, where a pair of parallel flaws was used. Three materials were used, PMMA (Poly Methyl MethAcrylate), Diastone (types of molded gypsum), and Hwangdeung granite. Crack initiation and propagation showed similar and different patterns depending on the material. In PMMA, tensile cracks initiated at the flaw tips and propagated to the tip of the other flaw in the bridge area. The cracks then coalesced at a point of the inclined flaw, which is affected by the flaw inclination angle. For Diastone and Hwangdeung granite, tensile cracks were observed followed by the initiation of shear cracks. Coalescence occurred mainly through the tensile cracks or tensile and shear cracks. Crack coalescence was classified according to the crack coalescence types of parallel flaws for overlapping flaw geometry in the past works. In addition, crack initiation and coalescence stresses in the double-flawed specimens were analyzed and compared with those in the single-flawed specimen. Numerical simulations using PFC^2D (Particle Flow Code in two dimensions) based on the DEM (Discrete Element Method) were carried out and showed a good agreement with the experimental results in the coalescence characteristics in Hwangdeung granite. These experimental and numerical results are expected to improve the understanding of the characteristics of cracking and crack coalescence and can be used to analyze the stability of rock and rock structures, such as the excavated underground openings or slopes, tunneling construction, where pre-existing cracks or fractures play a crucial role in the overall integrity of such structures.     

爆炸荷载作用下两平行裂纹对扩展中裂纹的影响规律

用实验和数值模拟方法，研究在爆炸载荷下岩体内部一对平行裂纹对扩展主裂纹的影响规律。实验中，采用带有中心装药孔及预制裂纹的砂岩圆盘试件，利用由示波器、超动态应变仪及裂纹扩展计所组成的测试系统，监测主裂纹扩展速度和扩展距离；数值模拟中，采用了AUTODYN软件进行，模拟了主裂纹及两平行裂纹的扩展规律，对岩石材料，采用线性状态方程及最大拉应力失效准则，并在两平行裂纹间设置相应的观测点记录应力曲线。通过实验与数值模拟分析，得到:爆炸载荷下，紧随冲击波后的稀疏波经过两平行裂纹面反射后变成压缩波，并在两平行裂纹间产生垂直于主裂纹扩展方向的压应力，对裂纹的扩展有压制、止裂作用；而且，这种压应力的大小与两平行裂纹的间距有关，进而导致了不同的止裂效果，影响裂纹的扩展速度及最终扩展长度。     

双轴压缩载荷下裂纹动态传播的实验研究

本文研究了双轴压缩载荷下裂纹的起裂和非共面传播问题，用动态光弹性方法成功地记录下裂纹的动态扩展过程。获得了双轴压缩载荷下扩展裂纹的传播速度，临界开裂载荷以及开裂角第一系重要断裂参数。研究表明，在双轴压缩载荷下不闭合裂纹前缘应力场是一个混合型的奇异场，裂纹的扩展过程为稳态过程并且表现出显著的阶段性特点。     

EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON DYNAMIC PROPAGATION OF CRACKS UNDER BIAXIAL COMPRESSION

This paper deals with the initiation and non-coplaner propagation ofcracks under biaxial compression.The running process of the propagating cracks issuccessfully recorded with the method of dynamic photoclasticity.A series of importantfracture parameters such as cracks' propagating velocity,critical opening loading andinitial angle of cracks' growth under hiaxial compression is calculated.Results showthat the stress field in front of the non-closed crack tip under biaxial compression is amixed-mode singular field,the dynamic propagation of the new tensile cracks is juststable and shows distinct stages,but the unstable crack appears under high loads andresults in the rupture of the matrix.     

高地应力岩体多孔爆破破岩机制

深部岩体爆破破岩是爆炸荷载与高地应力共同作用的结果。基于一些简化假设，建立了一个高地应力岩体双孔爆破计算模型，采用光滑粒子流体力学-有限元方法耦合数值模拟方法，研究了高地应力作用下炮孔间裂纹的传播及贯通过程，分析了炮孔周围应力场动态演化过程与分布特征。研究结果表明:爆破引起的岩体开裂主要是环向动拉应力所致，地应力对岩体的压缩降低了炮孔周围环向动拉应力、缩短了环向动拉应力的作用时间，因而对爆炸致裂起抑制作用；静水地应力条件下多孔爆破时，垂直于炮孔连线方向传播的爆生裂纹更易受到地应力的抑制；对于高地应力岩体爆破，炮孔间的裂纹扩展长度随地应力水平的提高而减小，裂纹主要沿最大主应力方向扩展，因此沿最大主应力方向布置炮孔、缩短炮孔间距有利于炮孔间裂纹的连接贯通，形成良好的爆破开挖面。     

The simulation of dynamic crack propagation using the cohesive segments method

The cohesive segments method is a finite element framework that allows for the simulation of the nucleation, growth and coalescence of multiple cracks in solids. In this framework, cracks are introduced as jumps in the displacement field by employing the partition of unity property of finite element shape functions. The magnitude of these jumps are governed by cohesive constitutive relations. In this paper, the cohesive segments method is extended for the simulation of fast crack propagation in brittle solids. The performance of the method is demonstrated in several examples involving crack growth in linear elastic solids under plane stress conditions: tensile loading of a block; shear loading of a block and crack growth along and near a bi-material interface.     

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采用有限元方法对表面含有两个不同大小半椭圆裂纹的有限厚矩形板在拉伸载荷作用下 进行参数化求解，得到两裂纹取不同尺寸和位置坐标时附属裂纹(尺寸较小裂纹)对主 导裂纹(尺寸较大裂纹)前沿参考点($\theta= 0, \pi/2, \pi $)处的应力强 度因子的影响系数$\beta$, 然后结合神经网络技术建立了相邻裂纹尺寸和位置参 数到主导裂纹前沿点处$\beta$的多变量非线性映射关系.     

Nonlinear buckling of a spherical shell embedded in an elastic medium with imperfect interface

This work analyzes nonlinear buckling of a single spherical shell imperfectly bonded to an infinite elastic matrix under a compressive remote load. The inclusion is modeled using a nonlinear shell formulation and the matrix is treated as a linear elastic body. Imperfect bonding conditions are realized through a linear spring interface model. A variational method is used to derive the governing differential equations, which are cast into a tractable set of nonlinear algebraic equations using the Galerkin method. An incremental iterative technique based on the modified Newton–Raphson method is employed to find the critical load of the system. The accuracy and convergence properties of the proposed method are validated through finite element analysis. The study is relevant to the analysis of compressive failure of syntactic foams used in marine and aerospace applications. Results are specialized to glass particle-vinyl ester matrix syntactic foams to test the hypothesis as to whether microballoons’ buckling is a dominant failure mechanism in such composites under compression. Parametric studies are conducted to understand the effect of interfacial properties and inclusion wall thickness on the overall mechanical behavior of the composite. Comparisons between analytical findings and experimental results on compressive response of syntactic foams and isolated microballoons indicate that inclusion buckling is unlikely a determinant of compressive failure in vinyl ester-glass systems. In particular, the matrix is found to exert a beneficial stabilizing effect on the inclusions, which fail under brittle fracture before the onset of buckling.     

Effect of plastic zone on the fatigue crack propagation behavior between two fatigue cracks

In this study, the fatigue crack propagation behavior in the stress interaction field between two different fatigue cracks is studied by experiment and finite element analysis. In the experiment, the offset distance between two cracks and the applied stress are varied to create different stress interaction fields. The size of the plastic zone area is used to examine the crack propagation path and rate. Three types of crack propagation in the interaction field were found by experiment, and the crack propagation behavior of two cracks was significantly changed as different stresses were applied. The size of the plastic zone obtained by finite element analysis can be used to explain crack propagation behavior qualitatively.     

缺口试样疲劳短裂纹行为研究

采用复型方法对中碳结构钢单边钝缺口试样的非穿透和穿透疲劳短裂纹的演化过程进行了研究。结果表明：试样的疲劳破坏主要是由形成于缺口根部的表面短裂纹扩展引起的；形成穿透裂纹以前的短裂纹形成和扩展过程占试样疲劳寿命的７０％以上；线弹性断裂力学不适合于描述表面裂纹和穿透裂纹早期阶段的扩展特性；某些条件下，裂纹初始几何形状的影响是导致穿透裂纹早期扩展出现奇异特性的主要原因。     

混凝土拉伸断裂的细观数值分析

根据混凝土试件拉伸和三点弯曲的物理模型,用梁-颗粒模型BPM 2D(B eam-Particle M ode l)模拟了混凝土拉伸和三点弯曲试件微裂纹的萌生、扩展直至试件宏观破坏的全过程。在梁-颗粒模型中用三种类型梁单元形成混凝土细观数值模型,每种类型梁单元的力学性质均按韦伯(W e ibu ll)分布随机赋值以模拟混凝土细观结构的非均匀性。数值模拟结果给出了混凝土拉伸应力-应变曲线和三点弯曲载荷-位移曲线,以及混凝土试件破坏过程最大应力分布图和裂纹扩展图。数值模拟结果显示混凝土破坏过程实际上就是微裂纹萌生、扩展、贯通,直到宏观裂纹产生导致混凝土失稳断裂的过程。通过对数值模拟结果的分析,揭示出混凝土在拉伸条件下裂纹尖端的拉应力集中是裂纹扩展的动力,混凝土组成材料力学性质的非均匀性是造成裂纹扩展路径曲折的重要原因。     

巴西圆盘泥岩试件裂纹扩展及应变演化实验研究

为了研究准静态加载条件下岩石试件巴西劈裂裂纹扩展规律,采用MTS试验机进行准静态加载,同时用高速摄像机记录裂纹扩展过程。采用白光数字散斑处理软件对摄像机记录的照片进行处理,得到试件裂纹扩展过程中应变场的演化情况。通过实验和分析可以看出,由于端部效应及加载方式的原因,因此裂纹起裂点在底部加载部位;泥岩试件表面裂纹的平均扩展速度为252m/s;岩石的非均质性即内部微缺陷、微裂纹使得泥岩试样的开裂并不是沿着中心直径方向,而是偏离一定的角度,初始偏离角度约为17°。裂纹扩展过程可以划分为三个阶段:泥岩试件宏观变形阶段(宏观无裂纹)、宏观裂纹稳定扩展阶段、宏观裂纹动态张裂阶段。同时,在裂纹扩展过程中,表面第一主应变场、水平位移场等变化明显,在开裂部位第一主应变最大。通过对圆盘泥岩试件裂纹扩展实验研究,可为研究岩石破裂及其演化规律提供依据。     

Exact solutions for piezoelectric screw dislocations near two asymmetrical edge cracks emanating from an elliptical hole

The interaction between piezoelectric screw dislocations and two asymmetrical interfacial cracks emanating from an elliptic hole under combined mechanical and electric load at infinity is dealt with. The closed-form solutions are derived for complex potentials and generalized stress fields. In the limiting cases, some well-known results can be obtained from the present solutions. Moreover, some new exact solutions are shown. The stress intensity factor and the energy release rate at the right tip due to a screw dislocation near the right interfacial crack are also calculated. The results show that the shielding effect of dislocation on crack expanding decreases with the increase in dislocation azimuth angle and the distance between the dislocation and the crack tip, and the repulsion acting on the dislocation from the other half plane demotes crack propagation. The increasing of the length of the other crack promotes crack growth, but the increasing of the minor semi-axis demotes it.     

Experimental study on cracking behaviour of moulded gypsum containing two non-parallel overlapping flaws under uniaxial compression

Failure of rock mass that is subjected to compres-sive loads occurs from initiation, propagation, and linkage of new cracks from preexisting fissures. Our research inves-tigates the cracking behaviour and coalescence process in a brittle material with two non-parallel overlapping flaws using a high-speed camera. The coalescence tensile crack and tensile wing cracks were the first cracks to occur from the pre-existing flaws. The initiation stresses of the primary cracks at the two tips of each flaw were simultaneous and decreased with reduced flaw inclination angle. The following types of coalescence cracks were identified between the flaws: pri-mary tensile coalescence crack, tensile crack linkage, shear crack linkage, mixed tensile-shear crack, and indirect crack coalescence. Coalescence through tensile linkage occurred mostly at pre-peak stress. In contrast, coalescence through shear or mixed tensile-shear cracks occurred at higher stress. Overall, this study indicates that the geometry of preexisting flaws affect crack initiation and coalescence behaviour.