Effect of triaxial stress constraint on the deformation and fracture of polymers

One purpose of this paper is to give a brief overview on the research status of deformation, fracture and toughening mechanisms of polymers, including experimental, theoretical and numerical studies. Emphasis is on the more recent progresses of micromechanics of rubber particle cavitation and crazing, and the development of fracture criteria for ductile polymers. The other purpose is to study the effect of triaxial stress constraint on the deformation and fracture behavior of polymers. Polycarbonate (PC), acrylonitrile-butadienestyrene (ABS) and PC/ABS alloy are considered in this investigation. A series of circumferentially blunt-notched bars are used to experimentally generate different triaxial stress fields. The fracture surfaces of specimens with different notch radius are examined by scanning electron microscope (SEM) to study the fracture and toughening mechanisms of polymer alloy. It is shown that the triaxial stress constraint has a significant effect on the deformation, fracture and toughening of PC, ABS and PC/ABS alloy. We will also discuss the extent to which a micromechanics criterion proposed by the first author can serve as a fracture criterion for ductile polymers. A new ductile fracture parameter is emphasized, which can be employed to evaluate the fracture ductility of polymers. Stress state independence of the parameter for the PC, ABS and PC/ABS alloy has been experimentally verified. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10125212), the Trans-Century Training Program Foundation and the Key Research Fund of the Education Ministry of China (01159)     

PVC/纳米Al2O3复合材料的力学性能研究

通过熔融共混方法制备了PVC/纳米Al2O3复合材料,研究了纳米粒子对PVC的增强、增韧效果。采用细观力学方法理论上求解了纳米复合材料的有效弹性模量,比较并分析了试验值和理论计算值的偏差。     

Hill condition and overall properties of composites

Summary We discuss the Hill principle's role and applications in modern micromechanics of industrial composite materials. Uniform boundary conditions, fundamental in micromechanics, are introduced as a class of Hill solutions. Mixed uniform conditions, basic for experimental testing, are analysed. Domains of application of the Hill principle are reviewed, like homogeneization of heterogeneous media, definition of effective properties and size effect in heterogeneous materials. Generalization of the Hill condition is realized for arbitrary materials, in particular for nonlinear inelastic composites with imperfect interfaces. Received 9 September 1997; accepted for publication 23 December 1997     

考虑裂纹闭合效应的岩石损伤本构关系

岩石中的预存裂纹只有在一定的法向压应力即裂纹闭合应力的作用下才可能闭合，其闭合过程与其方位和外加应力场有关，并且，即使对于裂纹已经完全闭合的岩石，如果裂纹闭合应力不同，则岩石的应力应交关系也不相同。本文建立了考虑裂纹闭合效应的岩石细观损伤力学模型，分析了裂纹闭合应力对岩石损伤演化过程和应力应变关系的影响。数值结果表明裂纹闭合应力显著地改变岩石的应力应变关系，表现为随裂纹闭合应力的增加，岩石的轴向应变变化较小，侧向应变和体积应变则大为增加。     

Propriétés élastiques non linéaires d'un milieu mésofissuréNonlinear elastic properties of a mesocracked medium

It is shown that the influence of closed frictionless cracks on overall elasticity can be evaluated by estimates based on Eshelby's theory. The idea consists in replacing the closed cracks by a ficticious material with shear modulus equal to 0 and a bulk modulus identical to that of the solid. Progressive crack closure is responsible for the nonlinearity of the overall elasticity. From this phenomenon, the distribution of crack density as a function of the initial aspect ratio can be determined. To cite this article: V. Deudé et al., C. R. Mecanique 330 (2002) 587–592.     

A unified energy approach to a class of micromechanics models for composite materials

Several micromechanics models for the determination of composite moduli are investigated in this paper, including the dilute solution, self-consistent method, generalized self-consistent method, and Mori-Tanaka's method. These micromechanical models have been developed by following quite different approaches and physical interpretations. It is shown that all the micromechanics models share a common ground, the generalized Budiansky's energy-equivalence framework. The difference among the various models is shown to be the way in which the average strain of the inclusion phase is evaluated. As a bonus of this theoretical development, the asymmetry suffered in Mori-Tanaka's method can be circumvented and the applicability of the generalized self-consistent method can be extended to materials containing microcracks, multiphase inclusions, non-spherical inclusions, or non-cylindrical inclusions. The relevance to the differential method, double-inclusion model, and Hashin-Shtrikman bounds is also discussed. The application of these micromechanics models to particulate-reinforced composites and microcracked solids is reviewed and some new results are presented.     

缝纫复合材料层合板面内拉伸强度研究

旨在研究由缝纫引起的材料弹性性质的变化并对缝纫复合材料层合板面内拉伸强度进行理论预测。认为缝纫引起的面内纤维偏转是缝纫影响复合材料面内力学性能的主要原因，引入最大纤维偏转角和变形区宽度两个结构参数，提出了描述材料非均匀性的纤维弯曲模型。采用多层次多尺度模拟的方法得到层合板非均匀的材料性质。通过二维有限元分析对单向拉伸载荷作用下的面内强度进行理论预测，得到与试验数据相吻合的结果，进而分析了缝纫密度对拉伸强度的影响。     

基于数字图像处理的岩石细观破裂力学分析

将数字图像处理技术引入到岩石破裂过程分析RFPA2D(Rock Failure Process Analysis)系统,建立了岩石细观结构破坏过程分析方法．首先提取岩石的细观结构图像,再转化成RFPA2D的前处理数据和数值分析网格,然后进行应力求解和破坏分析．以花岗岩细观结构为例,阐述了运用基于数字图像处理技术的RFPA2D方法进行岩石细观结构破坏分析的过程．结果表明,在岩石破裂过程数值模拟分析中引入数字图像处理技术是岩石细观结构破坏力学行为研究的一种方便而有效的方法．     

Development and experimental validation of a continuum micromechanics model for the elasticity of wood

This contribution covers the development and validation of a microelastic model for wood, based on a four-step homogenization scheme. At a length scale of several tens of nanometers, hemicellulose, lignin, and water are intimately mixed, and build up a polymer (polycrystal-type) network. At a length scale of around one micron, fiberlike aggregates of crystalline and amorphous cellulose are embedded in an contiguous polymer matrix, constituting the so-called cell wall material. At a length scale of about one hundred microns, the material softwood is defined, comprising cylindrical pores (lumen) in the cell wall material of the preceding homogenization step. Finally, at a length scale of several millimeters, hardwood comprises larger cylindrical pores (vessels) embedded in the softwood-type material homogenized before. Model validation rests on statistically and physically independent experiments: The macroscopic stiffness values (of hardwood or softwood) predicted by the micromechanical model on the basis of tissue-independent (‘universal’) phase stiffness properties of hemicellulose, amorphous cellulose, crystalline cellulose, lignin, and water (experimental set I) for tissue-specific composition data (experimental set IIb) are compared to corresponding experimentally determined tissue-specific stiffness values (experimental set IIa).