金属材料延性对其薄膜-柔性基底结构延展性的影响

自由金属薄膜轴向拉伸时的极限伸长率一般约为1%～2%,而沉积在具有一定厚度和刚度的柔性基底上的金属薄膜伸长率可能大大增加,因此此类复合结构在柔性电子器件中有较好的应用前景。采用有限元法对不同延性的薄膜-基底结构拉伸变形至其颈缩断裂过程进行了模拟,研究材料延性对其薄膜-基底延展性的影响。将内聚力模型运用到金属薄膜的断裂研究中,通过改变内聚力模型参数来模拟具有不同延性的金属薄膜。计算结果表明,脆性膜-基结构的延展性与相应的自由金属薄膜相当,而当材料延性较好时,柔性基底能起到抑制颈缩的发展,从而使膜-基结构的整体延展性得到大幅度增加,说明薄膜材料本身的延性对薄膜-基底结构的延展性具有很大影响。     

周期激励下单搭接接头强度与振动特性研究

主要研究汽车轻量化粘接结构在周期性振动载荷激励下强度与振动属性的改变。首先,利用实验手段,研究了振动载荷对单搭接接头疲劳特性的影响,分析了疲劳后接头的强度及模态频率的变化;其次,通过仿真分析方法,建立了基于经典双线性内聚力模型(Cohesive Zone Model)的单搭接接头静态及动态仿真模型,对胶接接头的模态频率、振型及加载开裂过程中胶层单元失效扩展进行模拟,与此同时,探讨了疲劳载荷对胶层内聚力模型的弱化效应。最后,利用SEM电镜分析手段,从微观上分析了粘接接头疲劳损伤及断裂机理。     

PMMA膨胀环动态拉伸碎裂实验研究

在强动载作用下,脆性材料的碎裂问题是一个重要的研究课题,而脆性材料在冲击拉伸载荷下的力学行为的实验研究相对较匮乏.提出了一种动态拉伸断(碎)裂的液压膨胀环实验技术,可用于准脆性/脆性材料的动态拉伸.利用该技术对有机玻璃(PMMA)圆环试件进行了不同膨胀速度下的动态碎裂实验研究.从回收碎片的断口形貌和碎片内部残余裂纹观察可知试件的破碎由环向拉伸应力造成,碎片断口处发出的稀疏波会将周围的拉伸应力卸载,从而抑制其他裂纹的进一步发展.利用超高速相机记录了试件的膨胀碎裂过程,利用DISAR激光速度干涉仪获得了试件外表面粒子的径向膨胀速度历史,通过试件上的应变片获得了试件的应变历史和断裂应变.实验结果表明:在拉伸应变率150～500 s~(-1)范围,材料的动态断裂应变低于准静态加载下的断裂应变,体现出"动脆"现象;随着加载应变率的提高,PMMA材料的碎片尺寸减小;无量纲化的PMMA圆环的平均碎片尺寸介于韧性碎裂模型和脆性碎裂模型的预测数值之间,反映出材料的准脆性特性.     

新型汽车结构胶剪切实验研究

利用数字图像相关方法(DICM),分别测定了准静态单向剪切拉伸试验条件下,新型汽车结构胶粘接试件和传统点焊连接试件粘接部分的剪切力学性能。实验采用了非接触测量物体应变的方法,运用CCD及其计算机图像处理系统,实时获取变形前后试件表面图像。利用数字相关软件对变形前后的图像进行分析,从而获得试件该时刻的应变。最后确定了试件拉伸过程中的力-位移曲线及应力-应变关系曲线。测试结果及分析表明:采用新型结构胶粘接试件的力学性能与点焊结构相比有明显的优势。这为该结构胶进一步改进提供了一定的实验依据。测试中的数字图像相关法是非接触测量物体应变的方法,在实际应用中有很大的意义。     

Ⅱ型模态控制下的GFRP-混凝土界面断裂韧度测定

介绍了一种适用于评价GFRP-混凝土界面断裂性能的理论分析模型,并结合端部开口试件的四点弯曲试件(4ENF)试验,测得了该类界面在II型模态控制下的断裂韧度.该模型考虑了试件各子梁中的横向剪切变形对能量释放率的影响,引入一阶剪切变形梁理论对界面断裂过程进行模拟;同时由于混凝土在受剪及受拉区域容易发生破坏,故试件设计过程中引入钢筋进行加强,有效减少了实验数据的离散性;进一步通过与有限元仿真进行对比发现结果吻合较好,这说明本文方法能够有效测定II型模态荷载控制下复合材料-混凝土界面的断裂韧度,评价复合材料增强混凝土结构的界面断裂性能,预测界面的起裂、裂纹扩展和失效容差.     

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。     

冲击载荷下镁铝合金裂纹动态扩展过程的数值模拟

采用基于黏聚裂纹模型的扩展有限元方法,开展了镁铝合金结构冲击破坏过程的数值模拟研究。通过镁铝合金三点弯曲试样冲击实验,获得了不同子弹撞击速度下试样的冲击破坏模式。在此基础上,建立了实验结构的扩展有限元模型,并采用最大主应力准则,以及含损伤型的本构关系模拟材料的冲击断裂行为。对于裂纹尖端附近区域,采用黏聚裂纹模型模拟裂纹的断裂过程。对子弹速度分别为12.2、15.1、26.3 m/s的3种工况下镁铝合金试样的动态破坏过程进行了数值模拟研究,获得了与实验相一致的断裂模式。计算结果表明,试样以Ⅰ型断裂模式为主,裂纹沿初始预制裂纹方向扩展。当裂纹扩展到一定程度后,在试样韧带区域被撞击端附近,由于应力波及边界效应导致该区域处于复杂应力状态,试样出现复合型断裂模式,裂纹偏离原扩展路径,与本文实验结果相吻合。     

准脆性材料黏聚阻裂的计算与实验

工程常用材料铸铁混凝土等,在裂缝前端区域有微观及宏观缺陷的变化及能量耗散,表现为准脆性损伤断裂特点.若把该阻止裂缝扩展与张开的损伤发展区简化成虚拟裂纹,将存在裂纹黏聚分布力与变形或张开位移;讨论了与此相关的黏聚裂纹力学模型及方程解答说明.相应于黏聚张开位移有微细观测图与实验测试数据,给出黏聚裂纹模型的解析计算方法,并将理论计算与实验测试数据进行了对比.以双K断裂准则和黏聚模型为基础,给出对含裂纹结构的承载力的预估计算.理论计算比较符合实验结果.     

混凝土断裂过程及尺寸效应分析

为研究混凝土裂纹断裂过程和最大承载力计算方法,通过实验机对四种不同尺寸混凝土紧凑拉伸断裂试件进行了加载过程实验,并对其中一个试件进行应变片跟踪测试.由实验结果分析得到了一系列关系曲线,如试件的载荷-加载点位移关系曲线,断裂损伤区变形随载荷变化曲线;并且计算了不同尺寸断裂试件的应力强度因子.结合计算粘聚裂纹应力强度因子的公式与断裂准则,完成了对承载力理论值的计算,并将其与实验峰值平均值进行对比,其结果是两者相比误差较小,表明此种计算裂纹结构最大承载力方法是可行的.     

单向连续竹纤维增强聚合物的拉伸性能

描述了一种单向连续竹纤维增强聚合物试件的制作工艺过程:研究了该型竹纤维增强复合材料的拉伸力学性能。将该性能与单向连续玻璃纤维增强聚合物的拉伸力学性能进行了比较,发现竹纤维增强聚合物的拉伸模量要明显高于玻璃纤维增强聚合物的对应值,而其拉伸强度和玻璃纤维增强聚合物的相当。同时发现竹纤维增强聚合物的纵向延展性较小,呈现一次性单界面脆性断裂状况,相对地,连续玻璃纤维增强聚合物的拉伸断裂是多次多界面分段断裂。     

Cohesive zone modeling of interfacial delamination in PZT thin films

Previous experimental investigations [Shang, F., Kitamura, T., Hirakata, H., Kanno, I., Kotera, H., Terada, K., 2005. Experimental and theoretical investigations of delamination at free edge of interface between piezoelectric thin films on a substrate. International Journal of Solids and Structures 42 (5–6) 1729–1741] have demonstrated that multilayered Cr/PZT/PLT/Pt/Ti thin films deposited on single-crystal silicon substrates are delaminated along the interface between Cr and PZT layers in a brittle manner. This study starts with a model based on the cohesive zone concept and carries out numerical simulations to check the fracture behavior of this interfacial delamination. Three types of cohesive zone models (CZMs) are adopted, including the exponential, bilinear, and trapezoidal models. Characteristic CZM parameters are extracted through comparisons with experimental results. The simulation results show that (i) cohesive strength and work of separation are the dominating parameters in the CZMs; (ii) the bilinear CZM more suitably describes this brittle interfacial delamination; and (iii) in comparison with typical several mm-thick film/coating materials, the fracture energy of this weak Cr/PZT interface is quite low. Our study demonstrates the applicability of CZM in characterizing the interface fracture behavior of film materials with micrometer thicknesses.     

Effect of adhesive thickness,adhesive type and scarf angle on the mechanical properties of scarf adhesive joints

The effects of adhesive thickness, adhesive type and scarf angle, which are determined as the main control parameters by the dimensional analysis, on the mechanical properties of a scarf adhesive joint (SJ) subjected to uniaxial tensile loading are examined using a mixed-mode cohesive zone model (CZM) with a bilinear shape to govern the interface separation. Particularly, the adhesive-dependence of the vital cohesive parameters of CZM, which mainly include initial stiffness, total fracture energy and separation strength, is introduced emphatically. The numerical results demonstrate that the ultimate tensile loading increases as the adhesive thickness decreases. Cross the ultimate tension, the joint loses the load-bearing capacity when adopting the brittle adhesive but sustains partial load-bearing capacity while selecting the ductile adhesive. In addition, for the joint with the ductile adhesive, the maximum applied displacement until the complete failure of it is directly proportional to the adhesive thickness, which is different from the case using the brittle adhesive. Taking the combination of the ultimate loading and applied displacement into account, failure energy is employed to evaluate the joint performances. The results show that the failure energy of the joint with the brittle adhesive increases as the adhesive thickness decreases. Conversely, the situation of the joint using the ductile adhesive is vice versa. Moreover, the effect of the adhesive thickness becomes more noticeable with decreasing the scarf angle owing to the variation of the proportion of each component of the mixed-mode. Furthermore, all the characteristic parameters (the ultimate tensile loading, the maximum applied displacement and the failure energy) that adopted to describe the performances of SJ increase as the scarf angle decreases. Finally, the numerical method employed in this study is validated by comparing with existing experimental results.     

Analysis of crack growth and crack-tip plasticity in ductile materials using cohesive zone models

Crack initiation and crack growth resistance in elastic plastic materials, dominated by crack-tip plasticity are analyzed with the crack modeled as a cohesive zone. Two different types (exponential and bilinear) of cohesive zone models (CZMs) have been used to represent the mechanical behavior of the cohesive zones. In this work, it is suggested that different forms of CZMs (e.g., exponential, bilinear) are the manifestations of different micromechanisms-based inelastic processes that participate in dissipating energy during the fracture process and each form is specific to each material system. It is postulated that the total energy release rate comprises the plastic dissipation rate in the bounding material and the separation energy rate within the fracture process zone, the latter is determined by CZMs. The total energy release rate then becomes a function of the material properties (e.g., yield strength, strain hardening exponent) and cohesive properties of the fracture process zone (e.g., cohesive strength and cohesive energy), and the form of cohesive zone model (CZM) that determines the rate of energy dissipation in the forward and wake regions of the crack. The effects of material parameters, cohesive zone parameters as well as the form/shape of CZMs in predicting the crack growth resistance and the size of plastic zone (SPZ) surrounding the crack tip are systematically examined. It is found that in addition to the cohesive strength and cohesive energy, the form (shape) of the traction–separation law of CZM plays a very critical role in determining the crack growth resistance (R-curve) of a given material. It is further observed that the shape of the CZM corresponds to inelastic processes active in the forward and wake regions of the crack, and has a profound influence on the R-curve and SPZ.     

Some issues in the application of cohesive zone models for metal–ceramic interfaces

Cohesive zone models (CZMs) are being increasingly used to simulate discrete fracture processes in a number of homogeneous and inhomogeneous material systems. The models are typically expressed as a function of normal and tangential tractions in terms of separation distances. The forms of the functions and parameters vary from model to model. In this work, two different forms of CZMs (exponential and bilinear) are used to evaluate the response of interfaces in titanium matrix composites reinforced by silicon carbide (SCS-6) fibers. The computational results are then compared to thin slice push-out experimental data. It is observed that the bilinear CZM reproduces the macroscopic mechanical response and the failure process while the exponential form fails to do so. From the numerical simulations, the parameters that describe the bilinear CZM are determined. The sensitivity of the various cohesive zone parameters in predicting the overall interfacial mechanical response (as observed in the thin-slice push out test) is carefully examined. Many researchers have suggested that two independent parameters (the cohesive energy, and either of the cohesive strength or the separation displacement) are sufficient to model cohesive zones implying that the form (shape) of the traction–separation equations is unimportant. However, it is shown in this work that in addition to the two independent parameters, the form of the traction–separation equations for CZMs plays a very critical role in determining the macroscopic mechanical response of the composite system.     

Effects of adhesive thickness on global and local Mode-I interfacial fracture of bonded joints

The interfacial fracture of adhesively bonded structures is a critical issue for the extensive applications to a variety of modern industries. In the recent two decades, cohesive zone models (CZMs) have been receiving intensive attentions for fracture problems of adhesively bonded joints. Numerous global tests have been conducted to measure the interfacial toughness of adhesive joints. Limited local tests have also been conducted to determine the interface traction-separation laws in adhesive joints. However, very few studies focused on the local test of effects of adhesive thickness on the interfacial traction-separation laws. Interfacial toughness and interfacial strength, as two critical parameters in an interfacial traction-separation law, have important effect on the fracture behaviors of bonded joints. In this work, the global and local tests are employed to investigate the effect of adhesive thickness on interfacial energy release rate, interfacial strength, and shapes of the interfacial traction-separation laws. Basically, the measured laws in this work reflect the equivalent and lumped interfacial fracture behaviors which include the cohesive fracture, damage and plasticity. The experimentally determined interfacial traction-separation laws may provide valuable baseline data for the parameter calibrations in numerical models. The current experimental results may also facilitate the understanding of adhesive thickness-dependent interface fracture of bonded joints.     

Direct Extraction of Cohesive Fracture Properties from Digital Image Correlation: A Hybrid Inverse Technique

The accuracy of an adopted cohesive zone model (CZM) can affect the simulated fracture response significantly. The CZM has been usually obtained using global experimental response, e.g., load versus either crack opening displacement or load-line displacement. Apparently, deduction of a local material property from a global response does not provide full confidence of the adopted model. The difficulties are: (1) fundamentally, stress cannot be measured directly and the cohesive stress distribution is non-uniform; (2) accurate measurement of the full crack profile (crack opening displacement at every point) is experimentally difficult to obtain. An attractive feature of digital image correlation (DIC) is that it allows relatively accurate measurement of the whole displacement field on a flat surface. It has been utilized to measure the mode I traction-separation relation. A hybrid inverse method based on combined use of DIC and finite element method is used in this study to compute the cohesive properties of a ductile adhesive, Devcon Plastic Welder II, and a quasi-brittle plastic, G-10/FR4 Garolite. Fracture tests were conducted on single edge-notched beam specimens (SENB) under four-point bending. A full-field DIC algorithm was employed to compute the smooth and continuous displacement field, which is then used as input to a finite element model for inverse analysis through an optimization procedure. The unknown CZM is constructed using a flexible B-spline without any “a priori” assumption on the shape. The inversely computed CZMs for both materials yield consistent results. Finally, the computed CZMs are verified through fracture simulation, which shows good experimental agreement.     

单搭接胶接接头拉伸剪切性能的数值模拟与实验研究

采用数值模拟和光测技术对单向拉伸载荷作用下单搭接胶接接头中的剪切性能进行分析,研究了不同厚度胶层中切应力的变化规律。用有限元方法(FEM)对不同胶层厚度的试件进行建模,得到了拉伸载荷下胶粘剂中的切应力分布及其统计参数。利用数字图像相关(digitalimage correlation,DIC)方法对试件的变形场进行测量。结果表明,当胶粘剂的厚度较小时,胶粘剂中的切应力的分布统计参数随着其厚度的增加会有显著的变化,但是当厚度超过一定的数值时,统计参数对厚度的变化不再敏感。     

Local Interface Shear Fracture of Bonded Steel Joints with Various Bondline Thicknesses

Interfacial fracture is a critical issue for extensive applications of adhesively bonded structures to a variety of modern industries. Extensive global experimental tests have been conducted to measure the global behavior of adhesively bonded joint, such as ultimate load capacity and toughness. Recently, several studies have also been employed to characterize the local interfacial traction–separation laws. However, very few tests have investigated the dependency of the local interfacial constitutive laws on the adhesive thickness, particularly, under Mode-II loading conditions. In this work, six typical adhesive thicknesses (from 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm) are prepared for the bonded joints with a configuration of end notched flexure (ENF) specimen to realize the Mode-II fracture loading (shear fracture). With a recently developed analytical model, the global energy release rates of the ENF specimens are experimentally measured. Meanwhile, with the image analysis technique, the local slips between the two adherends are obtained. Finally, based on the J-integral theory, the local interfacial constitutive laws at different bondline thicknesses are obtained. Several experimental findings are reported in this work. This work may provide valuable baseline experimental data for the input in cohesive zone model (CZM) based analytical and numerical simulations.     

Cohesive fracture simulation and failure modes of FRP–concrete bonded interfaces

A work-of-fracture method using three-point bend beam (3PBB) specimen, commonly employed to determine the fracture energy of concrete, is adapted to evaluate the mode-I cohesive fracture of fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) composite–concrete adhesively bonded interfaces. In this study, a bilinear damage cohesive zone model (CZM) is used to simulate cohesive fracture of FRP–concrete bonded interfaces. The interface cohesive process damage model is proposed to simulate the adhesive–concrete interface debonding; while a tensile plastic damage model is used to account for the cohesive cracking of concrete near the bond line. The influences of the important interface parameters, such as the interface cohesive strength, concrete tensile strength, critical interface energy, and concrete fracture energy, on the interface failure modes and load-carrying capacity are discussed in detail through a numerical finite element parametric study. The results of numerical simulations indicate that there is a transition of the failure modes controlling the interface fracture process. Three failure modes in the mode-I fracture of FRP–concrete interface bond are identified: (1) complete adhesive–concrete interface debonding (a weak bond), (2) complete concrete cohesive cracking near the bond line (a strong bond), and (3) a combined failure of interface debonding and concrete cohesive cracking. With the change of interface parameters, the transition of failure modes from interface debonding to concrete cohesive cracking is captured, and such a transition cannot be revealed by using a conventional fracture mechanics-based approach, in which only an energy criterion for fracture is employed. The proposed cohesive damage models for the interface and concrete combined with the numerical finite element simulation can be used to analyze the interface fracture process, predict the load-carrying capacity and ductility, and optimize the interface design, and they can further shed new light on the interface failure modes and transition mechanism which emulate the practical application.