Mechanical modeling and transient anti-plane fracture analysis for the graded inter-diffusion regions in a bonded structure

An inter-diffusion interface model (IDIM) is put forward for a bonded structure. Laplace and Fourier integral transforms are applied to reduce the transient anti-plane fracture problem of the structure as a Cauchy singular integral equation. Lobatto-Chebyshev collocation method and Laplace numerical inversion transform are employed to evaluate transient stress intensity factors (TSIFs). The effects of geometrical and physical parameters on TSIFs are studied. Specially discussed are the influences of the weak/micro-discontinuity of the interfaces. Comparison between IDIM and the graded interlayer model indicates that if the inter-diffusion between the two original materials is prominent, the former should be applied instead of the latter in fracture analyses of bonded structures.     

The Anti-plane Dynamic Fracture Analysis of Functionally Graded Materials with Arbitrary Spatial Variations of Material Properties

Anti-plane dynamic fracture analysis is presented for functionally graded materials (FGM) with arbitrary spatial variations of material properties. The FGM with the material properties varying continuously in an arbitrary manner is modeled as a multi-layered medium with the elastic modulus and mass density varying linearly in each sub-layer and continuous at the interfaces between two adjacent sub-layers. With this linearly inhomogeneous multi-layered model, the problem of a crack in a graded interfacial zone bonded to two homogeneous half-spaces or in a coating bonded to a homogeneous half-space subjected to the anti-plane shear impact load is investigated. Laplace and Fourier transforms and transfer matrix are applied to reduce the associated mixed boundary value problem to a Cauchy singular integral equation which is solved numerically in the Laplace transformed domain. The dynamic stress intensity factors (DSIF) are obtained by using the numerical technique of Laplace inversion.     

THERMAL AND THERMO-ELASTIC-PLASTIC RESPONSE OF CERAMIC-METAL FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS—THERMAL SHOCK PROBLEM

The thermal and thermo-elastic-plastic response of newly developed ceramic-metalfunctionally graded materials under a thermal shock load is studied.The materials are heated at the ce-ramic surface with a sudden high-intensity heat flux input,and cooled at the metal surface with aflowing liquid nitrogen.Emphasis is placed on two aspects:(1)the influence of the graded composi-tion of the materials on the temperature and stress response;and(2)the optimum design of the gradedcomposition from a unified viewpoint of the heat insulation property and stress relaxation property.Moreover,a comparison between the thermoelastic stress and the thermo-elastic-plastic stress is alsomade to indicate the plasticity effect.     

ANALYSIS OF TWO DISSIMILAR FUNCTIONALLY GRADED STRIPS CONTAINING INTERFACE CRACK UNDER PLANE DEFORMATION

In this paper the plane elasticity problem of two bonded dissimilar functionally graded strips containing an interface crack is studied.The governing equation in terms of Airy stress function is formulated and exact solutions are obtained for several special variations of material properties in Fourier transformation domain.The mixed boundary problem is reduced to a system of singular integral equations that are solved numerically.Numerical results show that fracture toughness of materials can be greatly improved by graded variation of elastic modulus and the influence of the specific form of elastic modulus on the fracture behavior of FGM is limited.     

功能梯度压电夹层结构中SH波的传播

研究了功能梯度压电上、下半空间和均匀压电层组成的夹层结构中SH波的传播性能,上、下功能梯度半空间的材料性能沿垂直于界面方向以指数函数形式变化。首先推导了SH传播时电弹场的解析解,然后利用界面条件得到了行列式形式的频散方程。基于推导的频散方程,通过数值算例表明了材料性能梯度变化、压电层厚度和材料组合方式对相速度的影响,结果对功能梯度压电材料在声波器件中的应用有参考价值。     

Non-axisymmetric thermal stress of a functionally graded coated circular inclusion in an infinite matrix

This paper is to study the non-axisymmetric two-dimensional problem of thermal stresses in an infinite matrix with a functionally graded coated circular inclusion based on complex variable method. With using the method of piece-wise homogeneous layers, the general solution for the functionally graded coating having radial arbitrary elastic properties is derived when the matrix is subjected to uniform heat flux at infinity, and then numerical results are presented for several special examples. It is found that the existence of the functionally graded coating can change interfacial thermal stresses, and choosing proper change ways of the radial elastic properties in the coating can obviously reduce the thermal stresses.     

Interface crack problem in layered orthotropic materials under thermo-mechanical loading

In the present paper, the behavior of an interface crack for a homogeneous orthotropic strip sandwiched between two different functionally graded orthotropic materials subjected to thermal and mechanical loading is considered. It is assumed that interface crack is partly insulated, and the temperature drop across the crack surfaces is the result of the thermal resistance due to the heat conduction through the crack region. The elastic properties of the material are assumed to vary continuously along the thickness direction. The principal directions of orthotropy are parallel and perpendicular to the crack orientation. The complicated mixed boundary problems of equations of heat conduction and elasticity are converted analytically into singular integral equations, which are solved numerically. The main objective of the paper is to study the effects of material nonhomogeneity parameters and the dimensionless thermal resistance on the thermal stress intensity factors for the purpose of gaining better understanding of the thermal behavior of graded layer.     

功能梯度复合材料板壳结构的弯曲、屈曲和振动

功能梯度材料通常是由两种如金属和陶瓷复合而成的一种新型非均匀复合材料.由于在这种材料中,各组份材料的体积含量在空间位置上是连续变化的,其物理性能没有突变,因而可较好地避免诸如在纤维增强复合材料中经常出现的层间应力问题或降低应力集中现象.功能梯度复合材料目前已被发展用来作高温环境下的结构构件.本文对功能梯度材料板壳结构分析的研究现状进行了评述, 集中讨论线性和非线性弯曲、屈曲和后屈曲、振动和动力响应.涉及各种边界条件下薄板壳和中厚板壳受热/机荷载作用的情况,并提出需要进一步研究的方向.图0参82      

An interaction energy integral method for nonhomogeneous materials with interfaces under thermal loading

A plane crack problem of nonhomogeneous materials with interfaces subjected to static thermal loading is investigated. A modified interaction energy integral method (IEIM) is developed to obtain the mixed-mode thermal stress intensity factors (TSIFs). Compared with the previous IEIM, the original point of this paper is: the domain-independence of the modified IEIM still stands in nonhomogeneous materials with interfaces under thermal loading. Therefore, the modified IEIM can still be applied to obtain the TSIFs of nonhomogeneous material even if the integral domain includes interfaces. The modified IEIM is combined with the extended finite element method (XFEM) to solve several thermal fracture problems of nonhomogeneous materials. Good agreement can be obtained compared with the analytic solutions and the domain-independence of the IEIM is verified. Therefore, the present method is effective to study the TSIFs of nonhomogeneous materials even when the materials contain interfaces. The influence of the discontinuity of the material properties (thermal expansion coefficient, thermal conductivity and Young’s modulus) on the TSIFs is investigated. The results show that the discontinuity of both thermal expansion coefficient and Young’s modulus affects the TSIFs greatly, while the discontinuity of thermal conductivity does not arouse obvious change of the TSIFs.     

EXACT THERMO-ELECTRO-ELASTIC SOLUTION OF FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MULTILAYERED ONE-DIMENSIONAL QUASICRYSTAL CYLINDRICAL SHELLS 1)

两种或多种不同性质材料组成的层状结构可以满足工业发展的需求. 然而, 材料属性在接触面的突变问题, 容易导致层间界面处产生应力集中、裂纹以及分层等问题. 功能梯度材料利用连续变化的组分梯度来代替突变界面, 可以消除界面处的物理性能突变, 提高结构的粘结强度. 本文以一维准晶功能梯度层合圆柱壳为研究对象, 利用类Stroh公式和传递矩阵方法, 建立了材料参数沿径向呈现幂函数变化的层合圆柱壳模型, 获得了简支边界条件对应的一维准晶功能梯度层合圆柱壳的热电弹性精确解. 数值算例中讨论了层合圆柱壳内外表面承受温度载荷时, 功能梯度指数因子对温度场、电场、声子场和相位子场的影响, 尤其是对层合圆柱壳内外表面的影响. 结果表明, 指数因子改变了材料参数的空间分布情况, 进而对温度场、电场、声子场和相位子场都有影响; 增加功能梯度指数因子, 可减小温度载荷引起的内表面变形, 进而提升结构强度. 本文得到的结果可以为功能梯度准晶层合圆柱壳的设计和制造提供可靠的理论依据.     

3D printed,bio-inspired prototypes and analytical models for structured suture interfaces with geometrically-tuned deformation and failure behavior

Geometrically structured interfaces in nature possess enhanced, and often surprising, mechanical properties, and provide inspiration for materials design. This paper investigates the mechanics of deformation and failure mechanisms of suture interface designs through analytical models and experiments on 3D printed polymer physical prototypes. Suture waveforms with generalized trapezoidal geometries (trapezoidal, rectangular, anti-trapezoidal, and triangular) are studied and characterized by several important geometric parameters: the presence or absence of a bonded tip region, the tip angle, and the geometry. It is shown that a wide range (in some cases as great as an order of magnitude) in stiffness, strength, and toughness is achievable dependent on tip bonding, tip angle, and geometry. Suture interfaces with a bonded tip region exhibit a higher initial stiffness due to the greater load bearing by the skeletal teeth, a double peak in the stress–strain curve corresponding to the failure of the bonded tip and the failure of the slanted interface region or tooth, respectively, and an additional failure and toughening mechanism due to the failure of the bonded tip. Anti-trapezoidal geometries promote the greatest amplification of properties for suture interfaces with a bonded tip due the large tip interface area. The tip angle and geometry govern the stress distributions in the teeth and the ratio of normal to shear stresses in the interfacial layers, which together determine the failure mechanism of the interface and/or the teeth. Rectangular suture interfaces fail by simple shearing of the interfaces. Trapezoidal and triangular suture interfaces fail by a combination of shear and tensile normal stresses in the interface, leading to plastic deformation, cavitation events, and subsequent stretching of interface ligaments with mostly elastic deformation in the teeth. Anti-trapezoidal suture interfaces with small tip angles have high stress concentrations in the teeth and fail catastrophically by tooth failure, whereas larger tip angles exhibit a shear failure of the interfaces. Therefore, larger tip angles and trapezoidal or triangular geometries promote graceful failure, and smaller tip angles and anti-trapezoidal geometries promote more brittle-like failure. This dependence is reminiscent of biological systems, which exhibit a range of failure behaviors with limited materials and varied geometry. Triangular geometries uniquely exhibit uniform stress distributions in its teeth and promote the greatest amplification of mechanical properties. In both the bonded and unbonded cases, the predictions from the presented analytical models and experimental results on 3D printed prototypes show excellent agreement. This validates the analytical models and allows for the models to be used as a tool for the design of new materials and interfaces with tailored mechanical behavior.     

Thermal fracture of a functionally graded/homogeneous bimaterial with system of cracks

The thermal fracture of a bimaterial consisting of a homogeneous material and a functionally graded material (FGM) with a system of internal cracks and an interface crack is investigated. The bimaterial is subjected to a heat flux. The thermal properties of FGM are assumed to be continues functions of the thickness coordinate, while the elastic properties are constants. The method of the solution is based on the singular integral equations. For a special case where the interface crack is much larger than the internal cracks in the FGM the asymptotic analytical solution of the problem is obtained as series in a small parameter (the ratio between sizes of the internal and interface crack) and the thermal stress intensity factors (TSIFs) are derived as functions of geometry of the problem and material characteristics. A parametric analysis of the effects of the location and orientation of the cracks and of the inhomogeneity parameter of FGM’s thermal conductivity on the TSIFs is performed. The results are applicable to such kinds FGMs as ceramic/ceramic FGMs, e.g., TiC/SiC, MoSi₂/Al₂O₃ and MoSi₂/SiC, and also some ceramic/metal FGMs.     

Micromechanics-based thermoelastic model for functionally graded particulate materials with particle interactions

Thermoelastic behavior of functionally graded particulate materials is investigated with a micromechanical approach. Based on a special representative volume element constructed to represent the graded microstructure of a macroscopic material point, the relation between the averaged strains of the particle and matrix phases is derived with pair-wise particle interactions, and a set of governing equations for the thermoelastic behavior of functionally graded materials is presented. The effective coefficient of thermal expansion at a material point is solved through the overall averaged strain of two phases induced by temperature change under the stress-free condition, and is shown to exhibit a weak anisotropy due to the particle interactions within the graded microstructure. When the material gradient is eliminated, the proposed model predicts the effective coefficient of thermal expansion for uniform composites as expected. If the particle interactions are disregarded, the proposed model recovers the Kerner model. The proposed semi-analytical scheme is consistent and general, and can handle any thermal loading variation. As examples, the thermal stress distributions of graded thermal barrier coatings are solved for two types of thermal loading: uniform temperature change and steady-state heat conduction in the gradation direction.     

FUNDAMENTAL SOLUTION BASED GRADED ELEMENT MODEL FOR STEADY-STATE HEAT TRANSFER IN FGM

A novel hybrid graded element model is developed in this paper for investigating thermal behavior of functionally graded materials (FGMs). The model can handle a spatially varying material property field of FGMs. In the proposed approach, a new variational functional is first constructed for generating corresponding finite element model. Then, a graded element is formulated based on two sets of independent temperature fields. One is known as intra-element temperature field defined within the element domain; the other is the so-called frame field defined on the element boundary only. The intra-element temperature field is constructed using the linear combination of fundamental solutions, while the independent frame field is separately used as the boundary interpolation functions of the element to ensure the field continuity over the interelement boundary. Due to the properties of fundamental solutions, the domain integrals appearing in the variational functional can be converted into boundary integrals which can significantly simplify the calculation of generalized element stiffness matrix. The proposed model can simulate the graded material properties naturally due to the use of the graded element in the finite element (FE) model. Moreover, it inherits all the advantages of the hybrid Trefftz finite element method (HT-FEM) over the conventional FEM and boundary element method (BEM). Finally, several examples are presented to assess the performance of the proposed method, and the obtained numerical results show a good numerical accuracy.     

功能梯度材料热传导问题的近场动力学模型

当材料中存在不连续性缺陷的时候,传统的基于连续介质理论的方法在研究热传导问题时存在诸多不便．我们基于近场动力学方法(Peridynamics)建立了功能梯度材料的热传导模型,并且研究了在温度荷载作用下功能梯度材料的温度场的变化表现．该文概述了PD方法应用于热传导问题时的详细理论基础,描述了其建模思路以及计算体系,给出了使用PD方法模拟结构承受温度荷载时的计算格式,讨论了不同梯度形式对功能梯度材料内热传导的影响．算例结果表明：通过PD模型所得到的温度场与解析解吻合较好,证明了PD方法在分析功能梯度材料热传导行为等问题时的可行性．     

NONLINEAR BUCKLING CHARACTERISTIC OF GRADED MULTIWEB STRUCTURE OF HETEROGENEOUS MATERIALS

Introduction Inengineeringtechnology,thegradedmultiwebstructureofheterogeneousmaterials whichisappliedinaerofoilstructureandautomobilelightweightstructuresubstitutethe integralskinwebstructureforthetraditionalskinstiffenedstructure.Thismultiwebstructure i…     

Two mode III internal cracks located within two bonded functionally graded piezoelectric half planes respectively

This paper studies the mode III crack problem of two bonded functionally graded piezoelectric half planes which contain a crack respectively. These two cracks are located normal to the interface. All the material properties are assumed to vary along the direction of the crack line. A system of singular integral equations for electrically impermeable and permeable cracks is derived and solved numerically by using the Gauss–Chebyshev integration formula. The influence of the nonhomogeneous parameters and the dependence of the crack interactions on the stress and electric displacement intensity factors are investigated.     

On the composite Riemann problem for multi‐material fluid flows

We develop an Eulerian fixed grid numerical method for calculating multi‐material fluid flows. This approach relates to the class of interface capturing methods. The fluid is treated as a heterogeneous mixture of constituent materials, and the material interface is implicitly captured by a region of mixed cells that have arisen owing to numerical diffusion. To suppress this numerical diffusion, we propose a composite Riemann problem (CRP), which describes the decay of an initial discontinuity in the presence of a contact point between two different fluids, which is located off the initial discontinuity point. The solution to the CRP serves to calculate multi‐material no mixed numerical flux without introducing any material diffusion. We discuss the CRP solution and its implementation in the multi‐material fluid Godunov method. Numerical results show that a simple framework of the CRP greatly improves capturing material interfaces in the Godunov method and reproduces many of the advantages of more complicated interface tracking multi‐material treatments. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

复杂界面(界面层)条件下的弹性波传播问题研究综述

界面（界面层）广泛存在于各种材料和结构中,并具有千差万别的形态．各种界面条件下的波动问题有着重要的理论与实际意义．综述了完好粘接界面、弱连接界面（或界面层）以及接触界面等复杂界面模型下弹性波传播问题的研究现状,主要集中于界面模型的建立、波传播问题的研究方法及主要结论．并提出了值得进一步研究的问题．