复合材料加筋板铺层优化设计的等效弯曲刚度法

借助于等效弯曲刚度法和遗传算法,建立了一种复合材料加筋板铺层顺序优化设计算法.等效弯曲刚度法基于层合板的弯曲刚度与其失稳载荷一一对应的关系,将任意铺层顺序的层合板等效成一个只有8层的对称铺层的辅助层合板,通过优化辅助层合板,得到层合板的最优弯曲刚度参数,最后以获得的最优弯曲刚度参数为约束应用遗传算法进行铺层顺序优化,获...     

含铺层拼接层合板的剪切强度

对含铺层拼接的碳纤维增强树脂基复合材料层合板进行了剪切强度实验研究.从三种不同铺层拼接角层合板上切取含缺口的剪切试件,通过实验测定了其载荷-位移曲线,得到了剪切强度值.实验结果表明,三组试件的剪切强度基本相同,即拼接层角度改变几乎不会引起层合板的剪切强度发生明显变化.采用有限元软件ABAQUS6.5对实验过程进行模拟,得到拼接层角度改变将引起拼接层中0°层出现切应力集中,但沿缺口切应力的平均值几乎不变.这也说明拼接层角度的变化几乎不影响层合板的剪切强度.     

复合材料层板损伤后刚度衰退的实验研究

对复合材料单向板进行了0°、90°、45°拉伸实验,对铺层为[0°/90°]、[±45°]的层合板进行了拉伸实验,对玻璃纤维、碳纤维、芳纶纤维缠绕的NOL环试样分别进行了短梁剪切实验。实验结果表明:碳纤维/环氧树脂基体复合材料单向板没有明显的非线性行为,而层合板在树脂开裂、面内及层间剪切破坏导致的刚度降低却很明显。层间剪切破坏不仅导致剪切刚度的降低,还会引起弯曲刚度的降低。玻璃纤维、芳纶纤维增强树脂基复合材料在三点弯曲实验过程中体现了较强的抗损伤能力,韧性较好;而碳纤维增强树脂基复合材料抗层间损伤能力较差。本文用标准实验方法,跟踪载荷-变形曲线,得到了用于应力分析的刚度衰减系数。用最大应力准则及实验得到的刚度衰减系数,对直径为1400mm的纤维缠绕壳体进行了变形分析,计算结果与实验值一致性较好。     

考虑面内破坏过程的含分层损伤复合材料加筋层合板的动力响应

基于复合材料层合板一阶剪切理论，推导了复合材料层合板单元的刚度阵和质量阵列式；同时采用了Adams应交能法与Rayleigh阻尼模型相结合的方法，构造了相应的阻尼阵列式；为了防止在低阶模态中分层处出现的上、下子板不合理的嵌入现象，建立了含分层损伤复合材料加筋层合板动力分析的分层分析模型和虚拟界面联接模型。在上述模型和理论基础上，采用了Tsai提出的刚度退化准则和动力响应分析的精细积分法，对含分层损伤复合材料加筋层合板结构进行了动力响应和破坏分析。通过算例，分别讨论了外载频率、分层位置，以及破坏过程的刚度退化对含损伤复合材料加筋层合板动力响应特征的影响，得到了一些具有理论和工程价值的结论。     

破片冲击作用下舰船复合材料结构损伤的近场动力学模拟

基于近场动力学方法，综合分析了破片的速度、层合板的铺层方式、加筋板的筋条尺寸和破片相对筋条的冲击位置对结构损伤模式和破片剩余速度的影响。结果显示:高速破片冲击作用下，层合板会发生侵彻和穿透现象，层合板的损伤模式以基体损伤为主，且随着破片冲击速度的增大，板上下表面的损伤区域呈现出一种先增大后减小的趋势；高速破片冲击作用下，层合的板损伤扩展方向和纤维铺设方向有关，对于纤维铺层方向相同的层合板，其上下表面的损伤扩展方向一般与纤维方向相同；加筋板通过增加少量质量可以获得比层合板更好的抗破片冲击性能，且加筋板的筋条尺寸和破片相对筋条的冲击位置对加筋板的损伤具有明显影响。     

具有分层损伤的不同加筋形式复合材料层合板的后屈曲性态研究

基于板的一阶剪切理论和V on-K arm an大挠度理论,分别推导了复合材料层合板和层合梁的几何非线性有限元列式,提出了含嵌入分层的复合材料加筋层合板在受压缩载荷作用下的后屈曲有限元分析方法,对在板厚方向具有不同分层位置的加筋板结构进行了有限元数值分析,研究了不同的加筋方式及筋的分布对具有分层损伤的复合材料加筋层合板的后屈曲性态的影响,所得结果对确定在压缩载荷作用下含损伤复合材料加筋层合板的剩余承载能力具有参考价值。     

静应力作用下的层合板接头损伤失效分析

基于单层板理论,结合有限元分析技术即应力分析、Hashin三维失效判定准则、包含4种基本损伤类型相互关联作用的材料性能退化方法及结构最终破坏判据等,建立了含辅助铺层层合板接头静载损伤失效分析方法. 同时,对层合板接头损伤扩展进行了模拟分析,损伤计算结果与试验分级加载试样X光进行了对比. 通过多种类型层合板接头静强度预测结果与试验结果对比及静载累积损伤规律分析表明,建立的静载三维累积损伤分析的强度预测方法可方便模拟不同结构尺寸层合板接头内部各铺层损伤起始、发展及结构最终破坏整个累积过程,同时获得其最终破坏强度及破坏模式. 该方法的预测结果与试验结果吻合较好.      

含分层损伤复合材料层合板的压缩强度研究

给出了基于一阶剪切变形理论的含分层损伤层合板有限元分析模型,将含分层损伤层合板在压缩载荷作用下的强度破坏分析和屈曲破坏分析统一起来。先区分其破坏形式,然后再进行具体破坏分析,在屈曲特性分析中考虑了铺层强度破坏引起的刚度折减的影响,数值结果表明,该文给出的方法和结论对含分层损伤复合材料层合板的设计更具参考价值。     

大开口复合材料层合板强度破坏研究

复合材料层合板的各向异性及非均质,使得复合材料层合板内部的破坏形式非常复杂.在复合材料结构的设计中,为满足制造及使用功能上的需求,在复合材料层合板承力结构件上不可避免地需要设计各种开口.然而,含大开口复合材料层合板的强度破坏问题变得更为复杂,使得现有的强度理论面临新的挑战.针对碳纤维增强复合材料大开口层合板受单向拉伸载荷作用下的强度破坏问题进行了数值分析和实验研究.首先,根据Hashin准则和刚度退化模型,对含不同圆形开口尺寸的[0]_(10)单向铺层、[0/90]_5和[±45]_5正交铺层的层合板,进行了单向拉伸载荷作用下渐进失效的数值模拟分析,获得了对应结构的极限载荷和破坏模式.在此基础上,采用数字图像相关方法,进行复合材料大开口层合板强度破坏的实验研究.研究结果表明,大开口复合材料层合板在单向拉伸加载下主要呈现脆性破坏形式,破坏起始位置处于应力集中区.此外,破坏强度和失效模式与复合材料铺层方式和开口尺寸大小密切相关.其中[±45]_5铺层的开口层合板承载能力最弱,分层破坏最严重.开口尺寸越大,结构的极限载荷值越低.同实验测试结果相比,数值模拟对复合材料层合板的损伤失效分析略显不足,往往很难全面分析复合材料层合板破坏失效过程中的各种因素的影响.     

基于铺层参数的铺层方式与纤维分布协同优化的层合板最大刚度设计

纤维增强复合材料层合板的弹性性质依赖于单层板的纤维含量(体分比)以及铺层方式(总层数、各单层的厚度与铺设方向)。本文研究在给定材料用量条件下层合板的最大刚度设计问题,采用铺层参数作为铺层方式的描述参数、以铺层参数和单层板纤维含量体分比在层合板面内的分布的描述参数为设计变量,以层合板的柔顺性最小为目标,建立了铺层方式和纤维分布协同优化的层合板最大刚度设计问题的提法和求解方法,给出了具有最大刚度的层合板最优铺层方式和纤维含量的分布规律的设计实例。     

Development of a portable shear test fixture for low modulus porous (foam) materials

The shear properties of brittle and highly porous carbon (graphitic) foam cannot be measured reliably with most standard test methods, such as single rail, double rail, Iosipescu shear, etc. A new testing device has been developed to accurately measure the shear stiffness and strength of carbon foam or other porous materials. Specimens of cylindrical cross section are used to reduce the high stress concentration that normally occurs in the vicinity of the grip section. Since strain gages could not be installed on the specimen surface (due to porosity), the shear strain is determined from the specimen end rotation. A high resolution in the rotational measurement is achieved by using a stepper motor with multiple gear reduction. In view of testing low modulus material, the load cell of the fixture was mounted onto an axial roller to relieve the axial constraint while twisting the specimens. The accuracy of the measurement and calibration of the test fixture has been demonstrated by measuring the shear modulus of two plastic (polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and urethane).     

从自由试验提取约束结构模态

已有的“从自由试验提取约束结构模态”的动柔度法，仅适用于刚性支承情况．在工程中，弹性支承状态是常见的，为此，建立了这一情况下的提取方法．该方法具有普遍性，因为当支承刚度很大时，可得到刚性支承下的结果；当支承刚度很小时，便可获得工程中用橡皮绳悬吊结构后所测得的自由-自由试验模态．总之，当支承刚度为任何值时，用此方法都能提取到相应约束结构的满意试验模态参数．表明该算法是非常稳定的，对于工程应用至关重要．     

Low-velocity impact response of sandwich beams with functionally graded core

The problem of low-speed impact of a one-dimensional sandwich panel by a rigid cylindrical projectile is considered. The core of the sandwich panel is functionally graded such that the density, and hence its stiffness, vary through the thickness. The problem is a combination of static contact problem and dynamic response of the sandwich panel obtained via a simple nonlinear spring-mass model (quasi-static approximation). The variation of core Young’s modulus is represented by a polynomial in the thickness coordinate, but the Poisson’s ratio is kept constant. The two-dimensional elasticity equations for the plane sandwich structure are solved using a combination of Fourier series and Galerkin method. The contact problem is solved using the assumed contact stress distribution method. For the impact problem we used a simple dynamic model based on quasi-static behavior of the panel—the sandwich beam was modeled as a combination of two springs, a linear spring to account for the global deflection and a nonlinear spring to represent the local indentation effects. Results indicate that the contact stiffness of the beam with graded core increases causing the contact stresses and other stress components in the vicinity of contact to increase. However, the values of maximum strains corresponding to the maximum impact load are reduced considerably due to grading of the core properties. For a better comparison, the thickness of the functionally graded cores was chosen such that the flexural stiffness was equal to that of a beam with homogeneous core. The results indicate that functionally graded cores can be used effectively to mitigate or completely prevent impact damage in sandwich composites.     

End-grip configurations for axial loading of composite tubes

Testing of high-strength, tubular, composite specimens in uniaxial and biaxial tension require end-grip fixturing to transfer large axial loads into the specimen. Two gripping configurations were analytically and experimentally evaluated to determine their affect on stress distribution within the specimen test section. The first was a bonded grip in which the tubular specimen is adhesively bonded in a deep-slotted aluminum end tab. The second was a threaded grip with glass cloth/epoxy overwrap on the specimen ends that thread into an aluminum, split-collar end tab. Large axial loads can be transmitted to the specimen with either design; however, each introduces axial-stress concentrations into the composite sample. The magnitude and distribution of stresses (strains) with axial position, which are a function of biaxial-stress ratio, were computed by finite-element analyses and verified experimentally with surface-strain measurements. This study illustrates the importance of utilizing analytical tools to examine the effect of end grip/specimen interaction on stress distribution within the gage section and on test data.     

A PROCEDURE FOR ALIGNING HYDRAULIC TENSILE TEST MACHINES

Misalignment can adversely affect measured material properties like tensile strength, modulus, fatigue life and yield stress, and generally increases data scatter. A convenient, effective alignment procedure for aligning hydraulic tensile test machines was developed and is described. A survey of the misalignment of the fixed grip relative to the actuated grip of four test machines was conducted, and alignments performed, demonstrating the effectiveness of the method.     

Critical state shear behavior of the soil-structure interface determined by discrete element modeling

The interface between soil and structure can be referred to as a soil-structure system, and its behavior plays an important role in many geotechnical engineering practices. In this study, results are presented from a series of monotonic direct shear tests performed on a sand-structure interface under constant normal stiffness using the discrete element method (DEM). Strain localization and dilatancy behavior of the interface is carefully examined at both macroscopic and microscopic scales. The effects of soil initial relative density and normal stress on the interface shear behavior are also investigated. The results show that a shear band progressively develops along the structural surface as shear displacement increases. At large shear displacement a unique relationship between stress ratio and void ratio is reached in the shear band for a certain normal stress, indicating that a critical state exists in the shear band. It is also found that the thickness and void ratio of the shear band at the critical state decreases with increasing normal stress. Comparison of the DEM simulation results with experimental results provides insight into the shear behavior of a sand-structure interface and offers a means for quantitative modeling of such interfaces based on the critical state soil mechanics.     

Stiffness and buckling optimization of thin plates with BEM

The thickness optimization is used to maximize the stiffness or the buckling load of a Kirchhoff plate having constant volume. The shape of the plate is arbitrary and it is subjected to any type of admissible boundary conditions. The optimization consists in establishing the thickness variation law, for which either the stiffness of the plate or the buckling load is maximized. Beside the equality constraint of constant volume, the thickness variation is subjected also to inequality constraints resulting from serviceability requirements (upper and lower thickness bounds) as well as from the condition that the Kirchhoff plate theory remains valid. The latter constraint is new and it is derived herein by approximating the plate with a three-dimensional prismatic elastic body having curved upper and lower surface. The optimization problem is solved using the sequential quadratic programming algorithm. The bending and the plane stress problem of a plate with variable thickness, required for the evaluation of the objective function, are solved using the analog equation method. The thickness is approximated using integrated radial basis functions that approximate accurately not only the thickness function but also its first and second derivatives involved in the plate equation and in the constraints. Several plate optimization problems have been studied giving realistic and meaningful optimum designs without violating the validity of the thin plate theory.     

The size-dependent elastohydrodynamic lubrication contact of a coated half-plane with non-Newtonian fluid

Based on the couple-stress theory, the elastohydrodynamic lubrication(EHL)contact is analyzed with a consideration of the size effect. The lubricant between the contact surface of a homogeneous coated half-plane and a rigid punch is supposed to be the non-Newtonian fluid. The density and viscosity of the lubricant are dependent on fluid pressure. Distributions of film thickness, in-plane stress, and fluid pressure are calculated by solving the nonlinear fluid-solid coupled equations with an iterative method. The effects of the punch radius, size parameter, coating thickness, slide/roll ratio, entraining velocity, resultant normal load, and stiffness ratio on lubricant film thickness, in-plane stress, and fluid pressure are investigated. The results demonstrate that fluid pressure and film thickness are obviously dependent on the size parameter, stiffness ratio, and coating thickness.     

Characterization of 10% Ballistic Gelatin to Evaluate Temperature, Aging and Strain Rate Effects

Ballistic gelatin is widely used as a soft tissue simulant in physical surrogates for the human body to evaluate penetrating impacts and, more recently to evaluate blunt impact and blast loading effects on soft tissues. It is known that the properties of gelatin are sensitive to temperature and aging time, but this has not previously been quantified. The mechanical properties of 10% ballistic gelatin were measured using a compression test apparatus with temperature controlled platens to maintain the sample temperature at a fixed level. Penetration testing was undertaken using a standard BB impact test to assess the effect of aging. The gelatin was found to be within calibration after 3?days (72?h of aging), based on the standard penetration test. The material properties were evaluated using the stress at failure, strain at failure and material stiffness as characterized by the Neo-Hookean constitutive model. The stress at failure and material stiffness increased with decreasing temperature and increasing strain rate, as expected, while the strain at failure remained relatively constant for the test conditions considered (1 to 23??C, strain rate from 0.01 to 1.0?s^?1). The study showed that the penetration resistance was consistent after 72?h of aging, while the mechanical study demonstrated increasing failure stress and stiffness with decreasing failure strain at longer aging times, suggesting that these effects offset one another so that the penetration resistance remains relatively constant. The primary contribution of this study was to show the importance of temperature and aging time, through mechanical and penetration testing, to achieve appropriate and consistent response from ballistic gelatin.     

考虑塑性和刚度不匹配的焊接残余应力估算

现有残余应力计算方法未能考虑材料塑性变形和焊接接头刚度不匹配的影响,使得焊接残余应力计算结果和实际残余应力存在较大偏差.在2219-T87铝合金钨极氩弧焊焊接头残余应力测试基础上,提出一种基于非线性有限元和材料弹性模量分区的残余应力—释放应变曲线的残余应力计算方法,研究了材料塑性变形和接头刚度不匹配对焊接残余应力计算的影响.结果表明,焊接接头中非均质材料塑性不匹配可以引起对于残余应力计算的较大误差;材料塑性变形对残余应力的影响大于接头刚度不匹配对残余应力的影响.所提出方法修正了传统方法在焊接接头的残余应力计算中由于未考虑接头非均质材料塑性不匹配而引起的误差.