Rational Profiling of Equal-Stress-Reinforced Plates Subjected to Elastoplastic Transverse Bending

The problem of rational profiling of equal-stress-reinforced Kirchhoff plates subjected to purely elastic and elastoplastic transverse bending is formulated. A qualitative analysis of the systems of resolving equations is carried out. It is found that the problem can have two possible solutions, which can be controlled. By particular calculations, it is shown that, through rational profiling of the bent plates, the consumption of phase materials in them can be reduced greatly compared with that in traditional ones, or the load-carrying capacity of the plates can be raised significantly at a fixed consumption of phase materials.     

Structure and properties of polyamide‐6/vermiculite nanocomposites prepared by direct melt compounding

Polyamide‐6 (PA6)/vermiculite nanocomposites were fabricated through the direct melt compounding of maleic anhydride‐modified vermiculite (MAV) with PA6 in a twin‐screw extruder followed by injection molding. The structure and morphology of the nanocomposites were determined by X‐ray diffraction and scanning and transmission electron microscopy techniques. The results revealed the formation of intercalated and exfoliated vermiculite platelets in the PA6 matrix. Tensile measurement showed that the tensile modulus and strength of the nanocomposites tended to increase with increasing vermiculite content. The thermal properties of the nanocomposites were determined by dynamic mechanical analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, and thermogravimetry measurements. The storage modulus of the PA6–MAV nanocomposites increased to almost twice that of the neat PA6. The thermal stability of the nanocomposites increased dramatically, and this was associated with the addition of vermiculite. The effect of the addition of maleic anhydride on the formation of the PA6–vermiculite nanocomposites was examined. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 40: 2860–2870, 2002     

演化博弈与自组织合作

主要研究复杂网络上的演化博弈.首先研究具有社团结构的无标度网络上的演化囚徒困境博弈及Newman-Watts小世界网络中异质性对合作演化的影响.然后考察了在不同合作者和作弊者初始分布配置情况下,不同的初始比例条件对合作水平的影响,且在社会网络上研究了雪堆博弈中的合作演化.进一步地,讨论了网络拓扑和博弈动力学的共同演化问题和网络上演化囚徒困境中的强化学习问题.最后给出了复杂网络上演化博弈论的未来发展方向与应用前景.     

Experimental verification of some elastic properties of unidirectional composites

The first part of the paper deals with homogenization models of unidirectional composites, in which each phase of the material is bounded by parallel cylindrical surfaces. For a GFRP with epoxy resin and glass fibres, five elastic constants for six models of the composite are calculated. In the second part, the results of strain gauge tests, photoelasticity investigations, and scanning electron inspection are discussed. With these data, some elastic constants of the composite in tension and compression are found. A comparison of experimental and analytical results is presented. Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 195–206, March–April, 2008.     

Semi‐interpenetrating polymer networks composed of poly(N‐isopropyl acrylamide) and polyacrylamide hydrogels

Three series of semi‐interpenetrating polymer networks, based on crosslinked poly(N‐isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPA) and 1 wt % nonionic or ionic (cationic and anionic) linear polyacrylamide (PAAm), were synthesized to improve the mechanical properties of PNIPA gels. The effect of the incorporation of linear polymers into responsive networks on the temperature‐induced transition, swelling behavior, and mechanical properties was studied. Polymer networks with four different crosslinking densities were prepared with various molar ratios (25:1 to 100:1) of the monomer (N‐isopropyl acrylamide) to the crosslinker (methylenebisacrylamide). The hydrogels were characterized by the determination of the equilibrium degree of swelling at 25 °C, the compression modulus, and the effective crosslinking density, as well as the ultimate hydrogel properties, such as the tensile strength and elongation at break. The introduction of cationic and anionic linear hydrophilic PAAm into PNIPA networks increased the rate of swelling, whereas the presence of nonionic PAAm diminished it. Transition temperatures were significantly affected by both the crosslinking density and the presence of linear PAAm in the hydrogel networks. Although anionic PAAm had the greatest influence on increasing the transition temperature, the presence of nonionic PAAm caused the highest dimensional change. Semi‐interpenetrating polymer networks reinforced with cationic and nonionic PAAm exhibited higher tensile strengths and elongations at break than PNIPA hydrogels, whereas the presence of anionic PAAm caused a reduction in the mechanical properties. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 42: 3987–3999, 2004     

自激振荡流热管非均匀截面强化传热实验研究

本文对自激振荡流热管的传热特性及强化传热手段进行了分析,并利用高热流连续激光作为加热手段,通过改变激光器的输出功率,对等截面和非均匀截面自激振荡流热管的传热特性进行了对比实验研究。实验结果表明,非均匀截面自激振荡流热管在满足一定的前提条件下,可以明显地起到强化传热的作用。     

Relaxation peak broadening and polymer chain dynamics in aramid‐fiber‐reinforced nylon‐66 microcomposites

The relationship between the parameter of symmetric broadening of the glass‐transition relaxation process and the structure of aramid‐fiber‐reinforced nylon‐66 microcomposites is investigated in this article. The approach is based on a previously derived model that sets a quantitative interrelation between the Cole–Cole parameter α, the relaxation time, and the fractal dimension of a mobile polymer segment. The microcomposite, the dielectric response of which reflects the transcrystallinity effects, indeed exhibits significantly different values, such as higher Kirkwood correlation factor and α exponent values, in comparison with the control materials, and this indicates its different crystalline morphology and perhaps lower order in the amorphous phase. However, at this stage, it is still difficult to establish a quantitative relationship with the polymer chain dynamics. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 41: 217–223, 2003     

Reinforcement effect of carbon nanofillers in an epoxy resin system: Rheology,molecular dynamics,and mechanical studies

The reinforcing effect of carbon nanoparticles in an epoxy resin has been estimated with different approaches based on rheology, molecular dynamics (evaluated by differential scanning calorimetry, dielectric relaxation spectroscopy, and thermally stimulated depolarization current), and dynamic mechanical analysis. Carbon particles aggregate as the volume increases and form a fractal structure in the matrix polymer. The dispersion microstructure has been characterized by its viscoelastic properties and relaxation time spectrum. The scaling of the storage modulus and yield stress with the volume fraction of carbon shows two distinct exponents and has thus been used to determine the critical carbon volume fraction of the network formation (Φ*) for the carbon/epoxy dispersions. At nanofiller concentrations greater than Φ*, the overall mobility of the polymer chains is restricted in both dispersions and solid nanocomposites. Therefore, (1) the relaxation spectrum of the dispersions is strongly shifted toward longer times, (2) the glass‐transition temperature is increased and (3) the relaxation strength of both the secondary (β) and primary (α) relaxations increases in the nanocomposites, with respect to the pure polymer matrix. The dispersion microstructure, consisting of fractal flocs and formed above Φ*, is proposed to play the main role in the reinforcement of nanocomposites. Moreover, the network structure and the interface polymer layer (bond layer), surrounding nanoparticles, increases the relaxation strength and slows the cooperative α relaxation, and this results in an improvement of the mechanical properties. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 43: 522–533, 2005     

Thermoelastoplastic Bending of Complexly Reinforced Plates

A problem on the transverse-longitudinal bending of reinforced plates of variable thickness under a thermal-force loading is formulated. A qualitative analysis of the problem is carried out, and a way of its linearization is indicated. Calculations of isotropic and metal composite plates subjected to the transverse or transverse-longitudinal bending showed that their bearing capacity in the elastoplastic bending is a number of times (occasionally, by an order of magnitude) greater than in the elastic bending. The heating of the plates sharply decreases their resistance to the bending in the case of elasticity and affects it only slightly in the case of elastoplasticity. In the elastoplastic bending, the bearing capacity of the metal composite plate a number of times exceeds that of isotropic plates made of conventional structural metal alloys. __________ Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 41, No. 6, pp. 715–742, November–December, 2005.