平面应力条件下闭合断续节理岩体力学特性试验研究

通过平面应力条件下闭合断续节理岩体的破坏试验,采用自行研制的高压柔性加载装置施加垂向和侧向荷载,用千分表和激光散斑照相技术量测试体位移场,用应变花量测试体平面应力场． 结果表明,激光散斑法用于测定闭合断续节理岩体的位移场效果良好,其测值比对应点千分表测值偏小１４％ 左右．据所测得的位移场和应力场,研究了裂纹尖端应力场的演变及裂纹扩展的路径,分析了试体的变形和破坏特征,测定了翼裂纹初裂角,探讨了试体的破坏机理．     

膨胀腔类超材料的传递损失研究*

声学超材料及结构已被广泛研究,其超结构通常利用3D打印技术实现,当结构刚度较小或者面积较大时,由声固耦合所导致的声学效果与设计不符的情况广泛存在。本文针对含有膨胀腔类的超材料,研究了声固耦合对其声学性能的影响,采用有限元计算结合阻抗管实验的方法,得到其传递损失,分析了声固耦合现象对传递损失的影响。结果表明：薄壁膨胀腔结构的作用频率范围与只考虑声学理论计算的设计不符,声固耦合现象对传递损失产生显著影响;采用增加膨胀腔壁厚、减少膨胀腔内径或选择金属材料的方式,都可以使得声固耦合现象对传递损失的影响减小;仿真结果与实验结果基本吻合。该研究结果说明：对于膨胀腔类超材料,当刚度较小或者面积较大时,对其进行声固耦合分析是完全必要的。     

Netlike partial cubes III. The median cycle property

A graph G has the Median Cycle Property (MCP) if every triple (u₀,u₁,u₂) of vertices of G admits a unique median or a unique median cycle, that is a gated cycle C of G such that for all i,j,k∈{0,1,2}, if x_i is the gate of u_i in C, then: {x_i,x_j}⊆I_G(u_i,u_j) if i≠j, and d_G(x_i,x_j)<d_G(x_i,x_k)+d_G(x_k,x_j). We prove that a netlike partial cube has the MCP if and only if it contains no triple of convex cycles pairwise having an edge in common and intersecting in a single vertex. Moreover a finite netlike partial cube G has the MCP if and only if G can be obtained from a set of even cycles and hypercubes by successive gated amalgamations, and equivalently, if and only if G can be obtained from K₁ by a sequence of special expansions. We also show that the geodesic interval space of a netlike partial cube having the MCP is a Pash-Peano space (i.e. a closed join space).     

含非理想空间棱柱铰的多体系统接触分析

传统的接触分析方法通过物体间的相对运动确定接触位置. 将这种方法用于多体系统中铰内的接触分析时, 无论铰内间隙是否十分微小都必须解除铰的运动学约束, 从而导致求解效率和求解精度方面的诸多弊端. 基于铰约束反力与铰内接触力之间的力系等效关系, 以及铰内可能接触点运动之间内在的运动学关系, 以矩形截面的棱柱铰为例, 提出了一种对空间棱柱铰进行摩擦接触分析的方法, 可在不解除铰的运动学约束的前提下得到铰内接触模式和接触力. 数值算例验证了方法的可行性.      

DEM analysis of the effect of joint geometry on the shear behavior of rocks

In order to comprehensively investigate the effect of different joint geometries on the shear behavior of rocks, the Distinct Element Method (DEM) was utilized with a new bond contact model. A series of direct shear tests on coplanar and non-coplanar jointed rocks was simulated using the PFC2D software, which incorporates our bond contact model. Both coplanar jointed rocks with different joint persistence and non-coplanar ones with different joint inclinations were simulated and investigated numerically. The numerical results were compared and discussed with relevant laboratory tests as well as some reported numerical works. The results show that for coplanar jointed rocks, the peak shear stress decreases nonlinearly with the joint persistence, and the failure process can be divided into four stages: elastic shearing phase, crack propagation, failure of rock bridges, and residual phase. For non-coplanar jointed rocks, as the absolute value of the inclination angle of the rock joints increases, its shear strength increases, changing the failure patterns and the length of new fractures between existing cracks. When the absolute value increases from 15° to 30°, the average shear capacity increases the most as 39%, while the shear capacity increases the least as 2.9% when the absolute value changes from 45° to 60°. There is a good consistency of the failure patterns obtained from experiments and numerical tests. All these demonstrate that the DEM can be further applied to rock mechanics and practical rock engineering with confidence in the future.     

In vitro assessment of MRI issues at 3-Tesla for a breast tissue expander with a remote port

Objectives

A patient with a breast tissue expander may require a diagnostic assessment using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). To ensure patient safety, this type of implant must undergo in vitro MRI testing using proper techniques. Therefore, this investigation evaluated MRI issues (i.e., magnetic field interactions, heating, and artifacts) at 3-Tesla for a breast tissue expander with a remote port.

Methods

A breast tissue expander with a remote port (Integra Breast Tissue Expander, Model 3612-06 with Standard Remote Port, PMT Corporation, Chanhassen, MN) underwent evaluation for magnetic field interactions (translational attraction and torque), MRI-related heating, and artifacts using standardized techniques. Heating was evaluated by placing the implant in a gelled-saline-filled phantom and MRI was performed using a transmit/receive RF body coil at an MR system reported, whole body averaged specific absorption rate of 2.9-W/kg. Artifacts were characterized using T1-weighted and GRE pulse sequences.

Results

Magnetic field interactions were not substantial and, thus, will not pose a hazard to a patient in a 3-Tesla or less MRI environment. The highest temperature rise was 1.7 °C, which is physiologically inconsequential. Artifacts were large in relation to the remote port and metal connector of the implant but will only present problems if the MR imaging area of interest is where these components are located.

Conclusions

A patient with this breast tissue expander with a remote port may safely undergo MRI at 3-Tesla or less under the conditions used for this investigation. These findings are the first reported at 3-Tesla for a tissue expander.     

The effect of angle on the strain of scarf lap joints subjected to tensile loads

In this paper, the mechanical behavior of the scarf lap joints (SLJs) bonded with adhesive (Vinylester Atlac 580) under a tensile load was analyzed. The effects of scarf angle at the interface strain distributions of SLJs were examined. The stress analyses were performed via three dimensional Finite Element Method (3D-FEM). The 3D-FEM code employed was Ansys (12.0). Experimental results were compared with the 3D-FEM results and were found quite reasonable. The results indicated that the maximum values of the normalized ε_x strain values were determined at θ = 60° in all joints.     

Stress field characteristics of eccentrically loaded aircraft spliced joints

The paper details the stress characteristics in eccentrically loaded aircraft spliced joints. It is shown that the hoop stress (σ_θθ) around each rivet is characterized by two peak values located at θ = (0°, 90°). The magnitude of (σ_θθ) is then reduced to a minimum value between these two peaks. A sharp increase in the axial stress component (σ_xx) along the vertical splice lines occurs in the vicinity of the rivet centerlines followed by a rapid decrease in the areas between the rivets. It is shown that stresses along the first interior rivet row is the most critical. The axial stress (σ_xx) profile along horizontal rivet lines has a “sinusoidal” pattern. It is observed that the transverse stress profile (σ_yy), along the horizontal lines, has different peak and minimum values between the rivets. The magnitude of the peak/minimum values depends upon the line location within the splice region. It is also shown the bending stress component varies significantly and must be accounted for the analysis of the eccentric aircraft joints. Experimental comparisons are made along several lines in the splice region. The numerical model is utilized for analysis of a full frame-bay/splice of aircraft fuselage. The paper provides valuable information that can be utilized by practicing engineers for analysis and design of joints with large number of rivets.     

二维正方晶格光子晶体禁带特性

基于平面波展开法,以碳化硅构成二维正方晶格光子晶体,数值模拟了TE模、TM模二维光子晶体的禁带特性,结果表明,TE模更容易形成光子禁带。同时设计了以碳化硅构成二维正方晶格光子晶体波导,数值模拟了TE模、TM模波导的传输特性和禁带特性,结果表明,TE模构成的波导电磁波能够较好的传播,它们的光子禁带都没有出现。研究结论为光子晶体波导器件的开发提供参考。