考虑剪切效应的旋转FGM楔形梁刚柔耦合动力学建模与仿真

本文对一类中心刚体-柔性梁系统在大范围转动下的刚柔耦合动力学问题进行了研究. 柔性梁为功能梯度材料(functionally graded materials, FGM)楔形变截面梁,材料体积分数在梁轴向呈幂律分布变化. 以弧长坐标来描述柔性FGM梁的几何位移关系,分别使用倾角和拉伸应变变量描述柔性梁的横向弯曲和纵向拉伸变形,并计及剪切效应. 采用假设模态法离散变形场,运用第二类拉格朗日方程进行方程推导,得到系统考虑剪切效应的刚柔耦合动力学模型. 基于全新的刚柔耦合动力学建模理论,研究不同轴向材料梯度分布的FGM楔形梁,通过数值仿真计算,分析讨论不同的转速、梯度分布规律以及变截面参数对系统动力学特性的影响. 结果表明,剪切效应对大高跨比的FGM楔形梁的变形影响较为明显,不容忽略;材料梯度分布规律和截面参数的选取均会对旋转FGM楔形梁的动力学响应和频率产生较大影响. 本文提出的考虑剪切效应的倾角刚柔耦合动力学模型是对以往非剪切模型的进一步完善,可应用于工程中的 Timoshenko梁结构的动力学问题求解.      

Insight into shear‐induced modification for improving processability of polymers: Effect of shear rate on the evolution of entanglement state

Many experimental results have revealed that the re‐entanglement kinetics of disentangled polymers is much slower than that predicted by tube theory. This retarded recovery of fully entangled state is of practical significance that shear‐induced modification may offer a way to improve processability for a polymer by reducing viscosity. This work tried to figure out the shear‐rate dependence variation of viscosity in the view of evolution of entanglement state through disentanglement and re‐entanglement, aiming to provide fundamental insights into application prospect of shear‐induced modification in preparing “in‐pellet” disentangled polymers prior to final processing. High‐density polyethylene was sheared on a parallel‐plate rotational rheometer with a linearly increased shear rate. Results showed that higher shear rate could induce further disentanglement, resulting in a lower viscosity with a reduction rate up to 93.7%, larger molecular weight between entanglements M_e , and longer re‐entanglement time. Additionally, less entanglement would give a larger lamellar thickness of sheared samples after nonisothermal crystallization. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2019 , 57, 598–606     

Exploring the undrained cyclic behavior of methane-hydrate-bearing sediments using CFD–DEM

Based on the mechanical experimental results of methane hydrate (MH), a bond contact model considering the rate-dependency of MH is proposed. A CFD–DEM scheme considering fluid compressibility is used to simulate a series of undrained cyclic shear tests of numerical methane-hydrate-bearing sediment (MHBS) samples. The dynamic behavior, including stress–strain relationship, dynamic shear modulus, and damping ratio, is investigated. In addition, the force chains, contact fabric and averaged pure rotation rate (APR) are examined to investigate the relationships between micromechanical variables and macromechanical responses in the DEM MH samples. The effects of temperature, confining pressure and MH saturation are also analyzed. Due to the micro-structural strengthening by the MH bonds, no obvious change in microscopic quantities is observed, and the samples remain at the elastic stage under the applied low-shear stress level. When confining pressure and MH saturation increase, the dynamic elastic modulus increases, while the damping ratio decreases. An increasing temperature (leading to weakening of MH bonds) can lower the dynamic elastic modulus, but has almost no impact on the damping ratio. On the contrary, an increasing cyclic shear stress level lowers the damping ratio, but has almost no effect on the dynamic elastic modulus.     

An automated vane shear test tool for environmental monitoring with unmanned ground vehicles

The present work describes the development of a novel robotic vane shear test tool for characterization of soil parameters with high precision and accuracy. The tool automates industrial standards for testing procedures. The proposed system is capable of performing high resolution torque measurements, which are then used to estimate the shear strength of the soil. The design of the instrument and its advantages over traditional manual instruments are discussed, after which error sources, calibration, and test procedures are described. The developed tool was successfully validated against high-end commercial equipment. The built unit was employed for characterizing mine waste in a laboratory setting and also deployed in the field on board an Unmanned Ground Vehicle for remote soil characterization.     

Wall shear stress modified by bubbles in a horizontal channel flow of silicone oil in the transition region

We performed laboratory experiments on bubbly channel flows using silicone oil, which has a low surface tension and clean interface to bubbles, as a test fluid to evaluate the wall shear stress modification for different regimes of bubble migration status. The channel Reynolds numbers of the flow ranged from 1000 to 5000, covering laminar, transition and turbulent flow regimes. The bubble deformation and swarms were classified as packing, film, foam, dispersed, and stretched states based on visualization of bubbles as a bulk void fraction changed. In the dispersed and film states, the wall shear stress reduced by 9% from that in the single-phase condition; by contrast, the wall shear stress increased in the stretched, packing, and foam states. We carried out statistical analysis of the time-series of the wall shear stress in the transition and turbulent-flow regimes. Variations of the PDF of the shear stress and the higher order moments in the statistic indicated that the injection of bubbles generated pseudo-turbulence in the transition regime and suppressed drag-inducing events in the turbulent regime. Bubble images and measurements of shear stress revealed a correlated wave with a time lag, for which we discuss associated to the bubble dynamics and effective viscosity of the bubble mixture in wall proximity.     

稳定分层流密度界面处湍流混合与分形结构

采用室内混合箱研究稳定分层流(上层淡水、下层盐水) 无剪切密度界面处的湍流混合与分形结构. 湍流通过浸没在盐水层中的振动格栅产生, 密度界面结构通过在盐水层中添加荧光剂或染料可视化, 共进行12 组实验. 实验观测并记录了:(1) 淡、盐水密度界面距混合箱底部的平均高程(h);(2) 淡、盐水层的密度(ρ₀,ρ), (3) 淡、盐水密度界面. 其中, 淡、盐水密度界面通过照片、录像进行记录. 观测结果用于计算:(1) 盐水层密度;(2) 卷挟速度, (3) 整体理查孙数(Ri_o), (4) 二维、三维密度界面, (5) 二维、三维密度界面的分形维度. 结果分析发现:(1) 湍流卷挟率随Rio 增大而减小, 并且满足Ri_o的-3=2 或-7=4 幂律;表明随着湍流强度的减弱, 混合的速度也越来越缓慢;(2) 二维密度界面分形维度大于1, 三维密度界面分形维度大于2;表明二维、三维密度界面存在分形结构;(3) 分形维度随Ri_o的增大而减小;表明随着湍流强度的减弱, 密度界面也越来越趋于光滑.     

THE SHEAR LAG EFFECT OF BOX BEAMS WITH VARYING LATERAL LOADING LOCATIONS 1)

对箱梁各翼板(顶板、悬臂板、底板)分设不同剪力滞广义纵向位移,其横向分布均取二次抛物线形式,并引入载荷横向位置参数η,以分析载荷横向变位对剪力滞效应的影响.运用能量变分原理,建立剪力滞控制微分方程,求解了简支梁和悬臂梁在均布载荷作用下的控制微分方程的解.算例分析表明:载荷横向变位改变直接承受载荷的翼板的正负剪力滞特性,对非直接承载翼板只改变其应力幅度;箱梁横向框架效应对直接承载翼板纵向应力的贡献远远大于剪切变形.与块体有限元分析结果较吻合,表明该算法能较准确分析载荷横向变位作用下箱梁剪力滞的变化规律.     

简易振动台试验设备研制

为了完成多桩型复合地基抗液化性能振动台试验,利用实验室已有的反力墙和作动器,设计了一个小型的简易单向振动台系统和堆叠式剪切模型箱。堆叠式剪切模型箱内部尺寸为1200mm×800mm×772mm,由8层铝合金框架和7层橡胶条叠合而成。利用ANSYS有限元软件对模型箱及地基-模型箱进行了动力分析,并通过饱和粉细砂地基模型振动台试验验证了模型箱的效果。结果表明,所设计的模型箱能够较成功地模拟天然场地的边界条件,为多桩型复合地基抗液化性能振动台试验的顺利进行打下基础。     

含剪力销(锥)螺栓法兰连接结构非线性特性

连接结构广泛应用于航空航天、化工装备和核电站等大型工业装备中。对于轴弯剪组合作用下的连接结构,需要螺栓、法兰和剪力销的联合工作以抵抗外力。本文针对含剪力销(锥)的螺栓法兰连接结构的动力学问题开展研究,将该类结构抽象为三自由度的质量-双线性弹簧系统,建立非线性动力学模型的数学列式,并进行数值求解。重点研究该系统在横向冲击(剪力)下的动力学特性。通过理论分析与数值计算,指出该非线性系统存在3个方向自由度全耦合的振动现象,并阐述该系统自由度的解耦条件;对纵向振动与横向错动的耦合振动频率关系进行讨论并分析其相互联系;研究剪力销倾角对螺栓最大轴向拉力的影响规律并给出关系曲线,指出其最佳设计角度区间。