Energy Absorption of Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Composite Laminates Under Low-Velocity Impacts

Mechanics of Composite Materials - Drop-weight tests were conducted to investigate the impact responses of carbon-fiber-reinforced composite laminates under low-velocity impacts. A finite-element...     

爆炸荷载作用下地下复合结构动力分析

在地下抗爆结构的合理选型中,为了改善结构截面的受力状态,使截面各部位的材料强度得到充分的发挥,提出了复合结构的研究方法;采用微段隔离体分析的方法,给出了复合结构的平衡方程、约束方程和变形协调方程,利用广义功的概念直接引入物理意义明确的Lagrange乘子,应用变分方法证明了所构造的广义泛函的正确性．通过算例提出了复合结构截面合理的刚度匹配关系．     

Mesh-Independent Modeling and Moiré Interferometry Studies of Damage Accumulation in Open-Hole Composite Laminates

Mechanics of Composite Materials - A three-dimensional ply-level modeling of multiple matrix cracking near an open hole in a quasi-isotropic composite laminate was performed. A mesh-independent...     

Simulation of Buckling-Induced Failure in Composite Laminates

This contribution presents a simple model for the analysis of buckling–induced failure in thin–walled composite laminates in the framework of the finite element method. The plies are modeled with shear deformable geometrically non–linear four–node shell elements which are layered according to the classical laminate theory. Shear locking effects are reduced via the well–known assumed natural strains (ANS) approach. A ply discount model is applied for the successive failure of the plies. The cohesive zone approach which is implemented in so–called interface elements is employed for delamination. The failure processes are history dependent leading to non–recurring stiffness degradation in areas where damage is detected. A numerical example with experimental evidence highlights the performance and applicability of the proposed model. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Equivalent Spectral Method to Estimate the Fatigue Life of Composite Laminates Under Random Vibration Loadings

Mechanics of Composite Materials - The power spectral density (PSD) of an equivalent stress is proposed to analyze the fatigue life of composite laminates under random vibration loadings using the...     

Thermo‐visco‐elasticity for Norton‐Hoff‐type models with Cosserat effects

We consider the quasi‐static evolution of thermo‐visco‐elastic material. The main goal of this paper is to present how taking into account the additional effects may improve the result of solutions' existence. We added a micropolarity effect to thermo‐visco‐elastic model regarding Norton‐Hoff‐type constitutive function. This additional phenomenon improves the regularity of solution. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

冲击压缩下陶瓷材料中的破坏波模型

从多晶陶瓷材料细观结构非均匀性及其导致的应力奇异性分析出发,建立了陶瓷材料在冲击压缩下的本构关系,以及以表征材料损伤和破坏的非弹性体积应变为传播特征的破坏波控制方程,破坏层的非弹性体积应变包括由微裂纹成核、扩展引起的膨胀体积应变和由气孔塌陷引起的压缩体积应变两部分．结合92.93%氧化铝陶瓷板碰撞试验,数值模拟了冲击压缩下陶瓷材料中破坏波的传播过程,并对跨越破坏波阵面应力历程和剪切强度的变化规律进行了分析．     

Thermo–mechanical behaviour of steel including phase transitions and transformation–induced plasticity

In the framework of Rational Mechanics, we formulate a continuum‐mechanical model for the thermo‐mechanical behaviour of steel. Our plasticity model is based on the assumption of intermediate configurations. We include phase transitions, plasticity as well as transformation‐induced plasticity (TRIP) and allow for general material laws. Some consequences will be derived from the Clausius‐Duhem inequality. The resulting model is a system of strongly coupled PDE's for displacement, temperature and phase distributions. A quenching test is numerically simulated. This work has been partially supported by the DFG via the SFB 570 “Distortion Engineering”, University of Bremen.     

A Thermo‐Mechanical Formulation Describing the Frictional Behavior of Rubber

In this paper mechanical and thermal phenomena during the sliding motion of a rubber block on a rough surface are investigated. The presented formulation describes the frictional behavior of rubber on a macroscopic scale. Thus, it is not necessary to consider the roughness of the surface explicitly. Only macroscopic characteristics of the involved solids are required for the contact formulation. For the purpose of parameter identification and model verification, experiments have been carried out. The results from numerical simulations by means of the Finite Element Method (FEM) agree well with the experimental results.     

The Boundary Finite Element Method for Stress Concentration Problems in Composite Laminates

The Boundary Finite Element Method is presented as a very efficient method for the analyses of stress concentration problems in laminates. Results for the free-edge stress field of symmetric cross-ply laminates show to be in very good agreement with comparative finite element analyses.     

立方准晶材料的剪切裂纹问题

通过引入位移函数,使得立方准晶的轴对称弹性问题归结为求解一个高阶偏微分方程.在此基础上,研究了立方准晶含有圆盘状裂纹的剪切问题,得到了此问题弹性场的精确解析解,以及应力强度因子与应变能释放率.     

A Simple Model for the Simulation of Delamination in Fiber-ReinforcedComposite Laminates under Mixed-Mode Loading Conditions

For a reliable prediction of the mechanical behavior of unidirectional fiber-reinforced composite laminates (FRCL), it is inevitable to take into account various damage and fracture mechanisms. In this work, delamination under arbitrary mixedmode loading conditions is examined in the framework of the finite element method. Delamination is assumed to be caused by failure of the resin-rich area in the interface between two layers of FRCL's. In this work, a cohesive interface elementin terms of natural stress-strain relationships which allows to describe the interlaminar mechanical behavior of FRCL's is introduced. The proposed model prevents the restoration of cohesion in the interface. The interpenetration of the crack faces is avoided by incorporating a simple contact algorithm. A representative numerical example shows the applicability of the proposed concept. (© 2005 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

The Effects of Poisson Contraction on Matrix Cracking in Brittle-Matrix Composites

The effects of Poisson contraction on matrix cracking in unidirectional fiber-reinforced brittle-matrix composites are studied in this paper. The fibers, initially held in the matrix by a compressive pressure due to the thermal expansion mismatch, are subjected to frictional slipping over the matrix as soon as a fiber-bridged crack is formed. The friction between the fibers and the matrix is assumed to follow the Coulomb friction law. A shear-lag model, which includes the Poisson contraction and the friction due to the relative fiber/matrix slipping, is adopted to calculate the stress and strain fields in the fibers and matrix. Using the energy balance approach, a relation for the critical matrix cracking stress for propagating of a semi-infinite fiber-bridged crack is derived. The results obtained show that the Poisson contraction has a strong effect on the predicted matrix cracking stress in brittle-matrix composites, especially in composites with a stiff matrix.     

复合材料层板饱和裂纹间距的试凑法(cut-and-try)

本文首次通过三维有限元法计算分析出90°层中横向裂纹的饱和间距值,为预测饱和裂纹间距提供了一条新途径.     

Thermal control of Huygens mock up probe in Earth atmosphere: Thermo‐fluid dynamic simulation and mission data

A mock up of Huygens probe with 76 channels acquisition has been developed at University of Padova and successfully flown with a stratospheric space balloon from Italian Space Agency Base in Trapani on May 30th 2002. Temperature sensors have monitored temperature profiles in critical points of electronics, batteries and structure during raise at 40 km altitude, floating and parachuted descent. A thermal model of the probe has been implemented taking into consideration incoming external fluxes (solar direct, albedo and radiative heat fluxes), internal heat fluxes generation and convective heat transfer with atmosphere as a function of probe altitude. For the evaluation of convective fluxes and probe spinning rates an algebraic turbulent model, developed by the present authors, has been employed. This model is suitable to predict effects such as flow curvature and separation and solid boundary rotations. Simulation results have been utilized during project phase to optimize thermal paths in order to keep critical components in the allowable temperature range and for post flight analysis of mission data. These data show that passive thermal control of the probe has performed as expected contributing to a extremely successful scientific flight.     

Mixed Micromechanics and Continuum Damage Mechanics Approach to Transverse Cracking in [S, 90n]s Laminates

The stiffness reduction in [S, 90 _n ] _s laminates due to transverse cracking in 90-layers is analyzed using the synergistic continuum damage mechanics (SCDM) and a micromechanics approach. The material constants involved in the SCDM model are determined using the stiffness reduction data for a reference cross-ply laminate. The constraint efficiency factor, which depends on the stiffness and geometry of neighboring layers, is assumed to be proportional to the average crack opening displacement (COD). The COD as a function of the constraint effect of adjacent layers and crack spacing is described by a simple power law. The crack closure technique and Monte Carlo simulations are used to model the damage evolution: the 90-layer is divided into a large number of elements and the critical strain energy rate G _c having the Weibull distribution is randomly assigned to each element. The crack density data for a [0₂/90₄] _s cross-ply laminate are used to determine the Weibull parameters. The simulated crack density curves are combined with the CDM stiffness reduction predictions to obtain the stiffness versus strain. The methodology developed is successfully used to predict the stiffness reduction as a function of crack density in [±/90₄] _s laminates.