表面粗糙度对玻璃钢材料放气速率影响的试验研究

设计了一套基于压差流量法的试验装置来测量不同表面粗糙度玻璃钢试样的放气速率;采用两种砂纸(100#和500#)打磨而得到两种不同表面粗糙度玻璃钢试样;采用扫描探针显微镜对试样表面粗糙度进行测量,测量了不同表面粗糙度试样在不同温度下的放气速率。试验结果表明:测量室温度越高,玻璃钢试样的放气速率越大;试样的表面粗糙度越大,其放气速率越大。     

Innovative mechanical device for the post-tensioning of glass fiber reinforced polymer bars for masonry type retrofit applications

A mechanical device specially designed for the application of low-level post-tensioning forces to glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars has been developed at the University of Missouri-Rolla. Some of the advantageous features of this device are that it is simple to assemble and the low-level post-tensioning forces can be applied manually and safely without the need for hydraulic jacks or heavy equipment. This device has been conceived with the main objective of retrofitting masonry buildings, some of which remain in service despite large, open cracks leading to considerable instability and serviceability concerns. According to the method derived in this paper, GFRP bars are installed in artificially imposed grooves and then post-tensioned with low-level stresses with the main objective to partially close these cracks, such that the serviceability and in-plane capacity of un-reinforced masonry (URM) buildings may be regained. In this paper we describe the mechanical components of this device, along with its advantageous features and potential application for the retrofit of URM walls.     

三维DIC在GFRP锚杆拉伸力学性能测试中的应用

随着玻璃纤维增强塑料(GFRP)广泛运用于轨道交通及边坡加固中,其力学性能的测试显得尤为重要。基于三维数字图像相关(DIC)方法,研究了三种不同加载速率下GFRP锚杆的拉伸力学性能,分别得到了应力-应变曲线及弹性模量、抗拉强度、最大力总延伸率等参数。实验结果表明,螺旋状变截面锚杆的轴向应变呈非均匀分布,由三维DIC得到的锚杆弹性模量结果一致性优于传统的接触式引伸计方法,GFRP锚杆几乎呈线性分布的应力-应变曲线表明该材料为典型的脆性材料。     

Ballistic Impact Behaviour of Glass/Epoxy Composite Laminates Embedded with Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Wires

This paper aims to estimate the enhancement in the energy absorption characteristics of the glass fiber reinforced composites (GFRP) by embedding prestrained pseudo-elastic shape memory alloy (SMA) that was used as a secondary reinforcement. The pseudo-elastic SMA (PE-SMA) embedded were in the form of wires and have an equiatomic composition (i.e., 50%–50%) of nickel (Ni) and titanium (Ti). These specimens are fabricated using a vacuum-assisted resin infusion process. The estimation is done for the GFRP and SMA/GFRP specimens at four different impact velocities (65, 75, 85, and 103 m/s) using a gas-gun impact set-up. At all different impact velocities, the failure modes change as we switch from GFRP to SMA/GFRP specimen. In the SMA/GFRP specimen, the failure mode changed from delamination in the primary region to SMA-pull out and SMA deformation. This leads to an increase in the ballistic limit. It is observed that energy absorbed by SMA/GFRP specimens is higher than the GFRP specimens subjected to the same levels of impact energy. To understand the damping capabilities of SMA embedment, vibration signals are captured, and the damping ratio is calculated. SMA dampens the vibrations imparted by the projectile to the specimen. The damping ratio of the SMA/GFRP specimens is higher than the GFRP specimens. The damping effect is more prominent below the ballistic limit when the projectile got rebounded (65 m/s).     

GFRP加固RC双向板抗爆性能试验研究

为探讨化爆条件下玻璃纤维对钢筋混凝土结构的加固效果,对粘贴玻璃纤维条带钢筋混凝土复合板以及普通钢筋混凝土板同时进行了抗爆性能试验,并将两者的结果进行了对比分析。结果表明,玻璃纤维能够有效阻止混凝土裂缝的发展,提高钢筋混凝土板的抗爆能力,研究结果可为玻璃纤维加固机理研究及复合结构的抗爆设计提供依据和参考。     

Characterization of microscopic failure process and deformation in glass/nylon composites by micro-grid method

Tensile tests are performed on short glass fiber reinforced nylon-6 composite specimens with an open hole. The specimens with four different fiber surface treatments are used. Fiber weight fractions are 10% and 30%. It is found that the dependence of tensile strength on the diameter of hole is different for different fiber weight fractions. To explain the difference in tensile strength, in-situ observation of microscopic failure process around an open hole is conducted. The micro-grids are printed on the specimen surface to observe the microscopic deformation and fracture clearly. The difference in microscopic failure process due to the difference in fiber surface treatment and fiber weight fraction are observed, which explains the difference in tensile strength qualitatively. In addition, micro-grid methods are applied to measure the axial strain distribution in a short fiber in a real composite. The shear-lag prediction is compared with the experimental results. The fiber axial strain distribution obtained by the micro-grid methods is found to agree well with the shear-lag prediction until extensive interfacial debonding occurs.     

Tensile strength and fracture of glass fiber-reinforced plastic (GFRP) plate with an eccentrically located circular hole

In this paper, tensile strength and fracture of finite glass fiber-reinforced plastic GFRP (glass/polyester) composite materials with a through-the-thickness eccentrically located circular hole are experimentally studied. The strain response histories near the hole boundary for different eccentrically located holes during the whole damage and fracture process of the notched specimen are recorded. The effects of off-center distance and hole diameter on strength and fracture of the notched specimen are analyzed. The tensile fracture strength of the notched specimen with an eccentrically located hole is determined. Also, the initial stress concentrations in the composite laminate due to the presence of the eccentrically located hole are understood. These results play an important role for predicting strength and evaluating lifetime of laminate composite with complex geometrical cutouts.     

Thermographic inspection of wind turbine rotor blade segment utilizing natural conditions as excitation source,Part II: The effect of climatic conditions on thermographic inspections – A long term outdoor experiment

The present study continues the work described in part I of this paper in evaluating a long-term-experiment, where a rotor blade segment of a wind turbine is exposed to the elements and thereby monitored with passive thermography. First, it is investigated whether subsurface features in rotor blades – mainly made of GFRP – can generally be detected with thermography from greater distances under favorable conditions. The suitability of the sun for acting as a heat source in applying active thermography has been tested in the previous study. In this study, the climatic influence on thermographic measurement is evaluated. It is demonstrated that there are favorable and unfavorable circumstances for imaging thermal contrasts which reflect inner structures and other subsurface features like potential defects. It turns out that solar radiation serves as a very effective heat source, but not at all times of day. Other environmental influences such as diurnal temperature variations also create temperature contrasts that permit conclusions on subsurface features. Particular scenarios are reconstructed with FEM-simulations in order to gain deeper insight into the driving mechanisms that produce the observed thermal contrasts. These investigations may help planning useful outdoor operations for inspecting rotor blades with thermography.     

Visualization of the morphology at the interphase of glass fibre reinforced epoxy-thermoplastic polymer composites

This work deals with the effect that the use of glass fibres has on the morphology developed by a thermoplastic polymer modified epoxy. In particular, three surface modifications of the glass fibres were studied: calcinations desizing, activation with hydrochloric acid and coating with 3-aminopropyltriethoxy silane. As the epoxy polymer, a model system based on the full reaction of DGEBA and 2-methyl-1,5-diaminopentane was used. As the modifiers of the epoxy thermoset, two thermoplastic polymers were used: poly(methylmethacrylate) and polystyrene. The morphologies were examined either in the polymer bulk or at the interfaces by means of scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. After a thoroughly examination of the samples it was found that the thermoplastic polymers preferentially accumulate at the interfaces of these materials when activated and silanized glass fibres are used. These results might be attributed to a gradual phase separation process due to stoichiometric gradients which, on the other hand, seems to be conditioned by the nature of glass fibres surface.     

循环载荷下粘接接头真空性能的实验研究

粘接接头在经历反复冷却、复温后能否保持良好的真空密封性,是决定无磁杜瓦耐用性的一个重要因素。该文实验研究了循环载荷对粘接接头气密性的影响。用MTS 810材料试验机对玻璃钢管状粘接试样施加循环载荷,并用动态真空法测量试样真空度的变化。结果一半试样的真空度随循环次数的增加而降低,而其余试样破坏前真空度变化不大。因此,无磁杜瓦在使用过程中反复冷却及复温所产生的循环应力载荷,是导致其真空性能下降的一个重要原因。