Biaxial stress‐induced giant bandgap shift in BiFeO3 epitaxial films

Thickness‐dependent stress relaxation and its influence on the bandgap of BiFeO₃ have been investigated. BiFeO₃ films with 15 at% Bi excess allow the control of lattice mismatch‐induced biaxial stress up to 10.8 GPa on SrTiO₃(001) substrates. Heteroepitaxy of such films follows the Stranski–Krastanov growth mode, as suggested by island formation on the wetting layer accompanied with stress relaxation. The bandgap is linearly decreased with the in‐plane compressive stress, and a large stress coefficient of 67 meV/GPa was extracted. A 0.7 eV red‐shift of the bandgap was observed in the fully epitaxially strained film. (© 2012 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

A New Procedure to Measure Near Yield Residual Stresses Using the Deep Hole Drilling Technique

Mechanical strain relief techniques for estimating the magnitude of residual stress work by measuring strains or displacements when part of the component is machined away. The underlying assumption is that such strain or displacement changes result from elastic unloading. Unfortunately, in components containing high levels of residual stress, elastic-plastic unloading may well occur, particularly when the residual stresses are highly triaxial. This paper examines the performance of one mechanical strain relief technique particularly suitable for large section components, the deep hole drilling (DHD) technique. The magnitude of error is calculated for different magnitudes of residual stress and can be substantial for residual stress states close to yield. A modification to the technique is described to allow large magnitudes of residual stress to be measured correctly. The new technique is validated using the case of a quenched cylinder where use of the standard DHD technique leads to unacceptable error. The measured residual stresses using the new technique are compared with the results obtained using the neutron diffraction technique and are shown to be in excellent agreement.     

Crack-tip field on mode Ⅱ interface crack of double dissimilar orthotropic composite materials

Two systems of non-homogeneous linear equations with 8 unknowns are obtained.This is done by introducing two stress functions containing 16 undetermined coefficients and two real stress singularity exponents with the help of boundary conditions.By solving the above systems of non-homogeneous linear equations,the two real stress singularity exponents can be determined when the double material parameters meet certain conditions.The expression of the stress function and all coefficients are obtained based on the uniqueness theorem of limit.By substituting these parameters into the corresponding mechanics equations,theoretical solutions to the stress intensity factor,the stress field and the displacement field near the crack tip of each material can be obtained when both discriminants of the characteristic equations are less than zero.Stress and displacement near the crack tip show mixed crack characteristics without stress oscillation and crack surface overlapping.As an example,when the two orthotropic materials are the same,the stress singularity exponent,the stress intensity factor,and expressions for the stress and the displacement fields of the orthotropic single materials can be derived.     

Interface crack problems for mode II of double dissimilar orthotropic composite materials

The fracture problems near the similar orthotropic composite materials are interface crack tip for mode Ⅱ of double disstudied. The mechanical models of interface crack for mode Ⅱ are given. By translating the governing equations into the generalized hi-harmonic equations, the stress functions containing two stress singularity exponents are derived with the help of a complex function method. Based on the boundary conditions, a system of non-homogeneous linear equations is found. Two real stress singularity exponents are determined be solving this system under appropriate conditions about bimaterial engineering parameters. According to the uniqueness theorem of limit, both the formulae of stress intensity factors and theoretical solutions of stress field near the interface crack tip are derived. When the two orthotropic materials are the same, the stress singularity exponents, stress intensity factors and stresses for mode II crack of the orthotropic single material are obtained.     

Age- and direction-related adaptations of lumbar vertebral trabecular bone with respect to apparent stiffness and tissue level stress distribution

The objective of this study was to study the age-related adaptation of lumbar vertebral trabecular bone at the apparent level, as well as the tissue level in three orthogonal directions. Ninety trabecular specimens were obtained from six normal L4 vertebral bodies of six male cadavers in two age groups, three aged 62 years and three aged 69 years, and were scanned using a high-resolution micro-computed tomography （micro-CT） system, then converted to micro- finite element models to do micro-finite element analyses. The relationship between apparent stiffness and bone volume fraction, and the tissue level yon Mises stress distribution for each trabecular specimen when compressed separately in the longitudinal direction, medial-lateral and anterior-posterior directions （transverse directions） were derived and compared between two age groups. The results showed that at the apparent level, trabecular bones from 69-year group had stiffer bone structure relative to their volume fractions in all three directions, and in both age groups, changes in bone volume fraction could explain more variations in apparent stiffness in the longitudinal direction than the transverse directions; at the tissue level, aging had little effect on the tissue von Mises stress distributions for the compressions in all the three directions. The novelty of the present study was that it provided quantitative assessments on the age and direction- related adaptation of Chinese male lumbar vertebral trabecular bone from two different levels： stiffness at the apparent level and stress distribution at the tissue level. It may help to understand the failure mechanisms and fracture risks of vertebral body associated with aging and direction for the prevention of fracture risks in elder individuals.     

Measurement of length-scale and solution of cantilever beam in couple stress elasto-plasticity

Owing to the absence of proper analytical solution of cantilever beams for couple stress/strain gradient elasto-plastic theory, experimental studies of the cantilever beam in the micro-scale are not suitable for the determination of material length-scale. Based on the couple stress elasto-plasticity, an analytical solution of thin cantilever beams is firstly presented, and the solution can be regarded as an extension of the elastic and rigid-plastic solutions of pure bending beam. A comparison with numerical results shows that the current analytical solution is reliable for the case of σ0 〈〈 H 〈〈 E, where σ0 is the initial yield strength, H is the hardening modulus and E is the elastic modulus. Fortunately, the above mentioned condition can be satisfied for many metal materials, and thus the solution can be used to determine the material length-scale of micro-structures in conjunction with the experiment of cantilever beams in the micro-scale.     

孔口缝合补强对含孔复合材料层板应力集中影响的数值模拟

提出的一种缝合线计算模型,通过数值模拟计算与实验结果比较,得到缝合线计算模型中相关的弹性参数.对复合材料开口缝合补强结构进行有限元模拟计算,分析了孔边及邻近区域应变、应力的分布规律,得到不同缝合参数、孔边不同位置以及不同载荷条件下的应变、应力集中系数,并给出合理的孔口缝合参数设计方法及相关结论.研究结果表明:含孔拉伸试件在孔边θ=0°处,切向拉伸应力最大;在θ=90°处,切向压缩应力最大;在孔口0°和90°之间存在拉应力与压应力的转换点,缝合补强后,此转换点大约在θ=56°左右.     

垂直于界面V型缺口尖端的应力奇异性及其应用

基于双材料垂直于界面V型缺口理论,给出了单一材料和双材料裂纹问题、V型缺口问题应力强度因子的统一定义,得到了应力外推法计算双材料K_I的公式,数值算例验证了本文方法的有效性.以双材料单向拉伸和三点弯曲模型为对象,深入研究了双材料中弹性模量、泊松比、缺口深度、缺口张角对缺口尖端奇异应力场的影响,获得了一定范围内各种参数变化对缺口尖端奇异应力场的影响规律,为异体材料形成的V型缺口在应力断料中的应用提供了必要的参考依据.     

膨胀管残余应力测试

膨胀管残余应力是影响膨胀管抗外挤、内压强度的重要因素之一。确定膨胀管的残余应力,测试方法至关重要。在常用测试方法中,机械测量法中的盲孔法体现出测试的优越性。应用盲孔法测试J55、K55两种规格膨胀管的残余应力,并根据实际测试的应力水平和实验误差,采用应变释放系数分级法对试验结果进行修正,以提高测试结果的精度。实验结果表明,膨胀管膨胀后存在环向、轴向的残余应力,且外表面总是压残余应力。将实验结果与仿真结果对比,误差满足工程要求,说明盲孔法测试膨胀管残余应力方便、快捷、准确、有效。     

地下化学爆炸地运动信号关联探索

分析了弹性区域中应力传播的波动方程,说明该应力传播过程可以使用线性系统模型进行描述。根据系统辨识领域的脉冲响应方法,建立了应力测点的脉冲序列与源函数和响应序列之间的关系。在此基础上,建立了各测点间应力序列之间的关联响应模型,给出了采用神经网络的自适应优化方法求解关联参数的方法,并采用某次黄土介质中化学爆炸的实验数据进行了验证。将该模型用于测点数据的预测,预测值和实测值之间的误差很小。这表明,各测点间存在与测量数据无关的客观联系,仅由实验中爆炸源、测点位置和地介质力学参数分布等所决定。