Plastic collapse of general frames

A structural theory is presented for the large static plastic deformation of space frames composed of thin walled members. Displacements comparable to the overall structural dimensions are contemplated. The frame is considered to consist of an arbitrary number of beam elements connected at node points. The analysis assumes that plastic deformation is confined to idealized hinges located at the node points. As a basis for a general frame computer program, the equations for a beam element are derived as a relationship between appropriate generalized force and deformation rates. The structural constitutive theory employed for the plastic hinge includes biaxial bending, torsion, and axial extension. It accounts for reduction in the load carrying capacity of the hinge due to local deformation. Predicted force-deformation curves for a space frame are in good agreement with experimental results.     

端部受斜冲击的刚塑性悬臂梁的双铰模型

斜冲击载荷作用在刚塑性悬臂梁的端部,引起作用在梁横截面处的弯矩以及轴力;在发生塑性变形截面处,弯矩及轴力满足交互作用屈服条件。广义应力在移行铰的邻域不违背屈服条件,屈服函数可在移行铰的背面取极大值,移行铰处的剪切力不必为零。如果悬臂梁足够长,在响应的初始阶段移行铰处非零的剪力会在梁上引起多铰变形。通过对双铰模型与单铰模型的比较发现,双铰模型计算的结果与单铰模型计算的结果很接近,单铰模型作为一个近似模型具有一定的合理性。     

展开式战斗部能量吸收铰链结构

基于展开式战斗部动力学展开原理及理论模型,设计一种具有能量吸收特性的限位铰链,并对不同辅助装药量下展开式战斗部的展开过程进行数值模拟,对比分析了普通铰链和能量吸收铰链的展开过程,重点研究了限位角度时的受力与能量吸收情况,结果表明能量吸收铰链可以更好地降低碰撞力及提高吸能效果。对两种铰链装配的展开式战斗部结构进行了静爆实验,结果显示普通铰链发生不同程度的破坏,而能量吸收铰链结构完整,证明能量吸收铰链达到限位角度时能有效保证战斗部及铰链的完整性,进而验证了能量吸收铰链设计的合理性以及数值模拟的可靠性。     

The energy jump condition for thermomechanical media in the presence of configurational forces

In the context of a propagating surface of discontinuity in a thermomechanical medium, this brief communication establishes a relationship between the supplies of material momentum, linear momentum, energy and entropy. The relationship is equivalent to the jump condition in energy and is also framed in the context of a driving traction.      

Framework for non-coherent interface models at finite displacement jumps and finite strains

This paper deals with a novel constitutive framework suitable for non-coherent interfaces, such as cracks, undergoing large deformations in a geometrically exact setting. For this type of interface, the displacement field shows a jump across the interface. Within the engineering community, so-called cohesive zone models are frequently applied in order to describe non-coherent interfaces. However, for existing models to comply with the restrictions imposed by (a) thermodynamical consistency (e.g., the second law of thermodynamics), (b) balance equations (in particular, balance of angular momentum) and (c) material frame indifference, these models are essentially fiber models, i.e. models where the traction vector is collinear with the displacement jump. This constraints the ability to model shear and, in addition, anisotropic effects are excluded. A novel, extended constitutive framework which is consistent with the above mentioned fundamental physical principles is elaborated in this paper. In addition to the classical tractions associated with a cohesive zone model, the main idea is to consider additional tractions related to membrane-like forces and out-of-plane shear forces acting within the interface. For zero displacement jump, i.e. coherent interfaces, this framework degenerates to existing formulations presented in the literature. For hyperelasticity, the Helmholtz energy of the proposed novel framework depends on the displacement jump as well as on the tangent vectors of the interface with respect to the current configuration – or equivalently – the Helmholtz energy depends on the displacement jump and the surface deformation gradient. It turns out that by defining the Helmholtz energy in terms of the invariants of these variables, all above-mentioned fundamental physical principles are automatically fulfilled. Extensions of the novel framework necessary for material degradation (damage) and plasticity are also covered.     

引入Sierpinski层级特性的新型薄壁多胞管轴向冲击吸能特性

为提高薄壁结构的吸能能力，基于Sierpinski分形结构提出了一种具有层级特性的新型薄壁管，即Sierpinski层级管（Sierpinski hierarchical tube, SHT）。采用非线性有限元法对SHTs在轴向冲击载荷作用下的变形模式和能量吸收特性进行了数值分析，并与普通三角形薄壁管在轴向冲击载荷作用下的变形模式和能量吸收特性进行了对比。结果表明:SHTs的变形模式为轴对称渐进屈曲模式，在薄壁管中引入Sierpinski层级特性后，胞壁弯曲过程的半折叠波长减小，促使压缩过程中形成更多的塑性折叠单元，有利于提高薄壁结构能量吸收能力。进一步基于能量守恒理论和塑性铰理论对SHTs的轴向压缩应力进行理论求解，并通过有限元数值模拟验证其准确性。在相同的相对密度下，一阶、二阶及三阶SHTs的动态压缩应力较普通三角形薄壁管的动态压缩应力提高了85.8%、138.2%和183.8%。将Sierpinski层级特性引入薄壁管的设计中，能够有效提高薄壁管的耐撞性能。     

哈大客运专线沈阳高铁站弹塑性时程分析

以哈大客运专线沈阳站为工程背景,对该结构进行罕遇地震作用下的弹塑性时程分析。通过SAP2000有限元软件研究结构的动力特性、变形状况、基底剪力时程曲线,分析了框架梁、柱的塑性损伤发展历程、拱桁架的塑性铰出铰机制以及关键框架梁、柱构件的塑性损坏状态。结果表明:结构在7度罕遇地震作用下基底剪力与多遇地震下比值最大为5.69;框架梁的损伤比框架柱严重,已进入"极限承载力"状态,仅有少量框架柱进入塑性变形阶段,结构满足"强柱弱梁"的设防要求;关键梁、柱构件损坏程度为79%和68%,仍有较大的富余度。结构薄弱区集中在顶层商业层区域,由于屋面和框架柱的连接效应,柱顶率先出现塑性铰,致使顶层位移角增大。     

样条有限条塑性铰法分析板梁的极限荷载

用样条有限条塑性铰法分析了板梁的极限荷载。首先对条单元以样条位移函数表达的总势能进行求导而推导了位移-荷载关系式。然后用塑性铰法推导了单元的塑性刚度矩阵。因此该方法兼具二者优点:样条有限条法的位移量少和塑性铰法形成塑性刚度矩阵的便利。它还可以考虑梁的初始缺陷,如残余应力和初弯曲。通过与相关的试验数据比较,证明该方法有效与可靠。     

方钢管混凝土柱延性的实验研究

针对结构抗震设计对延性的要求,对不同轴压比、长细比和混凝土标号的7根方钢管混凝土柱试件进行了低周反复加载实验,得到了框架柱的荷载位移曲线、骨架曲线以及各阶段的荷载位移值,据此分析了各种因素对方钢管混凝土柱延性的影响.实验结果表明:剪力滞引发了方钢管混凝土柱的塑性铰,塑性铰的扩展是柱端承载力下降的根本原因,增大轴压比将引起塑性铰更早出现,进而降低框架柱的延性和水平抗剪能力;增大长细比可以延缓塑性铰出现,提高柱的延性和耗能能力,但是水平抗剪能力下降;提高混凝土强度等级可以降低大轴压比、大长细比带来的不利因素.实验结果与有限元计算数据吻合良好.     

Discontinuities in helium II

The jump conditions at surface of discontinuity are derived for the two-fluid model of helium II from postulated balance laws for the total energy, the linear momentum of the superfluid and from an entropy production inequality. These conditions are used to discuss a contact surface and the propagation of a weak shock.     

物理变分原理及其在电磁介质中的应用

和数学变分原理的意义不同,物理变分原理是物理界的客观规律,是基本规律.热力学定律是能量守恒定律,指任一自然过程的能量总是守恒的;但同时又是物理变分原理,指从一种状态变化到另一无限接近的状态,在所有可能的稳定过程中,真实过程的能量取极小值,因而又是动量定律.特别是对于存在迁移变分的过程和偏离平衡态不大的不可逆过程,物理变分原理特别有效,可以用来推求连续介质的控制方程,且尚未完全研究透彻.本文对这一原理及其在电磁介质中的某些应用进行了一些研究.     

An experimental study of the large deformation of plastic hinges

Recent applications of structural plasticity to areas such as vehicle crashworthiness has led to interest in the large deformation plastic collapse of general frames. Even when displacements are comparable to the original structural dimensions, the plasticity is confined to localized regions or “hinges”. This paper reports an experimental study of the behavior of such hinges in thin walled structural members. Due to local deformation the load carrying capacity of the hinge significantly decreases at large rotations. In a companion paper [4] a structural constitutive theory is proposed to account for this behavior. Numerical data for this theory is obtained in the present paper. Finally test results are given for a large deformation combined loading test designed to validate the theory of [4]. The experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical predictions.     

A Material Momentum Balance Law for Rods

A material momentum balance law is presented in this paper where it is also specialized for a variety of rod and string theories. The local form of the law is assumed to be identically satisfied, while the jump condition provides an extra equation which is often needed to solve problems involving the application of rod and string theories. The balance law is also related to several existing conservation laws for strings and rods, including Kelvin’s circulation theorem. A novel identity for the singular sources at a discontinuity is also established. Dedicated to James N. Flavin, my friend and mentor, on the occasion of his 70th Birthday.     

基于塑性铰理论的车身概念设计正碰分析与优化方法

在概念设计阶段,车身碰撞安全性能评价是一个难点问题,需要详细的结构模型,本文基于塑性铰理论提出采用梁单元简化模型对框架车身进行概念设计阶段的耐撞性评估和优化设计方法。首先,介绍了关于箱型截面薄壁梁弯曲特性研究的理论模型与计算过程,接着赋予梁单元塑性铰的特性,模拟薄壁梁变形,再对框架车身进行了碰撞仿真。将仿真结果与详细模型对比,以分析简化模型的精度及可靠性。最后,以此为基础对框架车身进行耐撞性优化。结果表明,该简化模型易于创建,且有较高的精度,可用于概念设计阶段梁结构的设计工作。     

Plastic modal approximations in analyzing beam-on-beam collisions

Dynamic behavior of a moving free–free beam striking the tip of a cantilever beam, as a typical example of collision between two deformable structures, is analysed by employing modal approximation techniques. The applicability of both rigid-plastic and elastic–plastic mode approximations is examined in predicting the energy partitioning between the two colliding beams.Three rigid-plastic modes (RP-Modes) are considered and the Lee’s functional is applied to select the appropriate mode. It is found that one of the beams would absorb all the initial kinetic energy, unless a higher-order RP-mode is adopted.To incorporate the effect of elastic deformation into the modal solution, an elastic, perfectly plastic mode (EP-Mode) approximation for the same problem is proposed. By replacing each of the plastic hinges in the RP-Mode with a nature hinge and an elastic–plastic rotational spring, the fundamental features of the dynamic elastic–plastic behavior of the two colliding beams are revealed. Both beams participate in energy dissipation, while the structural and geometrical parameters greatly influence the energy partitioning. It is shown from numerical examples that the EP-Mode solution provides a fairly good approximation compared with the RP complete solution and finite element simulation.     

Volume-weighted mixture theory for granular materials

In the present work we treat granular materials as mixtures composed of a solid and a surrounding void continuum, proposing then a continuum thermodynamic theory for it. In contrast to the common mass-weighted balance equations of mass, momentum, energy and entropy for mixtures, the volume-weighted balance equations and the associated jump conditions of the corresponding physical quantities are derived in terms of volume-weighted field quantities here. The evolution equations of volume fractions, volume-weighted velocity, energy, and entropy are presented and explained in detail. By virtue of the second law of thermodynamics, three dissipative mechanisms are considered which are specialized for a simple set of linear constitutive equations. The derived theory is applied to the analysis of reversible and irreversible compaction of cohesionless granular particles when a vertical oscillation is exerted on the system. In this analysis, a hypothesis for the existence of a characteristic depth within the granular material in its closely compacted state is proposed to model the reversible compaction.     

基于能量等效原理的应变局部化分析:Ⅰ.一维解析解

基于热力学第一定律和非局部塑性理论,提出了一种求解应变局部化问题的非局部方法.对材料的每一点定义了局部和非局部两种状态空间,局部状态空间的内变量通过非局部权函数映射到非局部空间,成为非局部内变量.在应变软化过程中,局部状态空间中的塑性变形服从正交流动法则,材料的软化律在非局部状态空间中被引入.通过两个状态空间的塑性应变能耗散率的等效,得到了应变软化过程中明确定义的局部化区域以及其中的塑性应变分布.应用本方法导出了一维应变局部化问题的解析解.解析解表明,应变局部化区域的尺寸只与材料内尺度有关;对于高斯型非局部权函数,局部化区域的尺寸大约是材料内尺度的6倍.一维算例表明,局部化区域的塑性应变分布以及载荷-位移曲线仅与材料参数和结构几何尺寸有关,变形局部化区域的尺寸随着材料内尺度的减小而减小,同时塑性应变也随着材料内尺度的减小变得更加集中.当内尺度趋近于零时,应用本文方法得到的解与采用传统的局部塑性理论得到的解相同.     

全局性能水准与构件局部损伤状态

传统的最大层间位移作为一个全局性的性能指标,超出给定的性能极限状态阈值就不能映射构件局部损伤状态。本文基于能量平衡原理,将塑性能量耗散和塑性铰的等效能相比得到累积塑性应变,将累积塑性应变这一反映局部损伤状态的损伤指标作为工程需求参数,假定一系列累积塑性应变阈值建立局部构件的易损性曲线族。以传统的最大层间位移作为反映全局性能水准的工程需求参数,建立结构全局性能极限状态下的易损性曲线。对比全局和局部易损性曲线,发现全局性能水准和局部构件损伤状态之间存在良好的相关性,通过易损性曲线的吻合程度可获得给定全局性能水准相对应的累积塑性应变阈值。进而也建立起全局性能指标与局部损伤状态的映射关系。基于累积塑性应变的机构易损性分析是一种更精确的易损性分析方法。     

Damage model for metal–matrix composite under high intensity loading

A damage model for a composite structure under high intensity dynamic loading is presented. The model is based on a thermodynamic micromechanic approach, which is formulated using the conservation laws and the energy balance equations (the first and second laws of thermodynamics). A homogenization or averaging technique is implemented in the development to simplify the representation of the non-homogeneous material. The metal–matrix composite's inelastic response is modeled using elastic–plastic constitutive relations considering finite plastic strain and damage effect. The damage model is validated with experimental data available in the literatures, and it shows fairly good agreement. A parametric study demonstrating the characteristics of the damage model is also presented.