Reducing adhesion of soil against loading shovel using bionic electro-osmosis method

Bionic electro-osmosis, a new method of reducing soil adhesion to soil-engaging components or parts of terrain machines, is presented. It is based on the anti-adhesion mechanism of the body surfaces of soil burrowing animals. The key feature of bionic electro-osmosis is to arrange a series of electric pole plates to create a non-smooth working surface. The static and dynamic effects of bionic electro-osmosis on the reduction of soil adhesion have been examined. The pole plates of the non-smooth surfaces with different dimensions used for bionic electro-osmosis have been designed and tested based on an experimental optimization method. The result showed that the adhesion of soil to a shovel was substantially reduced at a low electro-osmosis voltage. This technique shows promise for practical applications in reducing adhesion of soil against machine parts.     

Longitudinal skid model for wheels of planetary rovers based on improved wheel sinkage considering soil bulldozing effect

To successfully deploy a wheeled mobile robot on deformable rough terrains, the wheel-terrain interaction mechanics should be considered. Skid terramechanics is an essential part of the wheel terramechanics and has been studied by the authors based on the wheel sinkage obtained using a linear displacement sensor that does not consider soil bulldozing effect. The sinkage measured by a newly developed wheel via detecting the entrance angle is about 2 times of that measured by the linear displacement sensor. On the basis of the wheel sinkage that takes the soil bulldozing effect into account, a linear function is proposed to the sinkage exponent. Soil flow in the rear region of wheel-soil interface is considered in the calculation of soil shear displacement, and its average velocity is assumed to be equal to the tangential velocity component of the transition point of shear stress. To compute the normal stress in the rear region directly, the connection of the entrance and leaving points is supposed as the reference of wheel sinkage. The wheel performance can be accurately estimated using the proposed model by comparing the simulation results against the experimental data obtained using two wheels and on two types of sands.     

Improvement of tribological properties of co-acting elements by oil pockets creation on sliding surfaces

Sliding experiments were carried out using a block-on-ring friction machine. The tribosystem consists of the stationary block (counter-specimen) pressed at the required load P against the ring (specimen) rotating at the defined speed. The sliding was unidirectional. The block was a part of a bearing sleeve hardened EN-GJS 400-15 cast iron with a hardness value of 50 HRC. The ring samples, 35 mm in diameter, were made from hardened 42CrMo4 steel of hardness 32 HRC. Some variants of specimen surfaces were created by burnishing technique. Two kinds of experiments were done. Seizure tests were conducted at increasing pressure for sliding speeds in the range: 0.27–0.55 m/s. Wear resistance test was carried out under artificially increased dustiness conditions, too. It was found that surface texturing improved seizure resistance for the smallest sliding speed (0.27 m/s) comparing to untextured ground samples. The wear of steel rings with spherical dimples was smaller than of those having dimples of long drop shape for the pit-area ratio range of 7.5–20%.     

Analysis of the vibration-excitation effect caused by deformable soil surfaces

Terrain roughness induces vibrations in the chassis of vehicles moving cross-country. These vibrations affect the comfort of the occupants detrimentally and, when a certain rough ride condition is exceeded, the vehicle can no longer be controlled by the driver. This study deals with the relationship between terrain roughness and the vehicle traveling over it. In the case of deforming soil, the so called original soil profile is altered significantly by the vehicle. This study determines the original as well as the modified profiles, the latter being caused by the vehicle traveling over the former. The vehicle's transfer function is used to compute the effective profile, which generates the actual vibrations of the vehicle. These investigations are presented for several soil types and for a number of vehicles whose mass and running gear design are known.     

Effects of non-smooth characteristics on bionic bulldozer blades in resistance reduction against soil

The phenomenon of soil adhesion occurs widely when terrain machines and construction machines work; this adhesion increases their working resistance. Bionics is one of the most effective methods to reduce resistance against soil. Several non-smooth convex form bulldozer blades were tested to study the effects of non-smooth characteristics on resistance reduction against soil. Under the same soil and test conditions, the draft forces of different non-smooth samples were obtained, and were lower than those of smooth samples. The sample with largest convex base diameter had the lowest draft force. The experiments with smooth and non-smooth samples were repeated to observe soil adhesion and test resistance. A minimum amount of soil adhered to the surface of the non-smooth sample, and the draft force varied smoothly. The smooth sample was different in soil adhesion and draft force.     

Three-dimensional stress-strain state of rectangular bilayer plates with nonplanar surfaces

Institute of Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Kiev. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 26, No. 11, pp. 39–44, November, 1990.     

The resistance of metallic plates to localized impulse

The responses of metallic plates and sandwich panels to localized impulse are examined by using a dynamic plate test protocol supported by simulations. The fidelity of the simulation approach is assessed by comparing predictions of the deformations of a strong-honeycomb-core panel with measurements. The response is interpreted by comparing and contrasting the deformations with those experienced by the same sandwich panel (and an equivalent solid plate) subjected to a planar impulse. Comparisons based on the center point displacement reveal the following paradox. The honeycomb panel is superior to a solid plate when subjected to a planar impulse, but inferior when localized. The insights gained from an interpretation of these results are used to demonstrate that a new design with a doubly-corrugated soft core outperforms solid plates both for planar and localized impulses.     

Prediction of paddy soil normal adhesion to steel surfaces by fuzzy logic

Numerous data concerning paddy soil composition, water content and soil-steel normal adhesion were collected in South China during 1974-1983. The fuzzy logic relation of adhesion with clay content and water content was derived, by which paddy soil adhesion to steel surfaces was predicted if soil composition and water content were known.     

复合表面径向滑动轴承的概念和性能预报

近年来的研究发现固液界面的滑移可以减小表面摩擦,但也会造成流体动力效应下降甚至消失.本文提出了复合表面滑动轴承的概念,轴套表面由具有不同吸附和滑移特性的复合表面组成,发现复合表面轴承比普通轴承有许多优点.通过改变轴套表面的滑移特性可以改变和优化轴承的各种性能,例如摩擦系数、承载力、润滑剂流量、承载角等.数值解表明,在轴承高压区改变轴套表面滑移特性,轴承的整体性能会有大幅度提高.例如,本文给出的初步优化设计方案使得摩擦系数降低50%以上,同时承载力可提高20%,并且承载角可以降低33%.本文提出的设计理念不但可用于设计出具有更优异特性的径向滑动轴承,而且可以设计出具有复合表面的轴向滑动轴承或滑块轴承.复合表面滑动轴承在降低轴承摩擦、提高承载能力方面有很大的空间可以探索.     

滑移爆轰驱动下飞板运动姿态的连续电阻测试法

飞板运动姿态的测定是爆炸焊接机理研究的基础,针对传统电测方法存在干扰因素多、易产生弯曲波等缺陷,设计了一种适用于野外大当量下爆炸焊接飞板姿态实验的连续电阻测试方法。研制了3种不同结构的梯形支架型连续电阻探针元件,利用有限元程序分析了探针的导通压力和响应时间,在此基础上,对3种探针实施了爆炸焊接实验,实验结果表明:金属丝网型探针元件具有最优的导通效果,各段测试曲线光滑无毛刺。以该探针数据计算获得了待测飞板的运动姿态曲线,并与Richter简化模型下的近似计算公式结果进行了对比,两者基本一致。所述测试方法实现了炸药爆速和飞板变形曲线的连续、可靠和快速测量,为滑移爆轰驱动问题、爆轰产物状态方程等的研究提供了测试方法补充。     

Cyclic-inelastic deformation and fatigue resistance of notched-thin aluminum plates

The results of experiments designed to develop data to assess the accuracy and utility of the critical location concept in applications of fatigue-crack nucleation analysis at notch roots are presented and discussed. Fully reversed and nonzero mean-stress data are presented over a range of lives which encompass both elastic and inelastic deformations for thin-notched specimens and smooth specimens made of 2024 T351 aluminum-alloy sheet. Notch-root strains were measured via an extensometer, whereas the formation of small cracks was detected via an eddy-current transducer. Data reported indicated the validity of the assumption that smooth and notched specimens form cracks at the same cycle number when identical deformation histories are imposed at their respective critical locations. They also serve to demonstrate the accuracy and utility of the critical-location approach in analysis to predict the formation of small cracks at notches in coupons and components.     

Three-dimensional exact analysis of piezoelectric laminated plates via a sampling surfaces method

A paper focuses on the use of the efficient approach to three-dimensional (3D) exact solutions of electroelasticity for piezoelectric laminated plates. This approach is based on the new method of sampling surfaces (SaS) developed recently by the authors. We introduce inside the nth layer I_n not equally spaced SaS parallel to the middle surface of the plate and choose displacements of these surfaces as basic plate variables. Such an idea permits the representation of the proposed piezoelectric plate formulation in a very compact form. This fact gives the opportunity to derive the 3D exact solutions of electroelasticity for thick and thin piezoelectric laminated plates with a specified accuracy utilizing a sufficient number of SaS, which are located at interfaces and Chebyshev polynomial nodes.     

Characteristics of adhesion between soil and solid surfaces

The capillary attraction and viscous resistance caused by a water film between two solid surfaces were evaluated theoretically. The surface morphology of soil at the soil-solid adhesion interface was examined by scanning electron microscopy. The contact models of the soil adhesion interface are given and mechanism of the normal adhesion is discussed. The wettability and normal soil adhesion of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) sheet, polyethersulforne (PES)-PTFE coating, enamel coating, iron base alloy-epoxy composite coating and the conventional material were determined. The draft force of ploughs with mouldboards coated with PES-PTFE, enamel and iron base alloy-epoxy and the conventional mouldboard plough were measured. The soil surface at the soil-solid interface displays rough structure at various sizes. The adhesion force between soil and solid is mainly composed of Laplace pressure, meniscus tension and viscous resistance caused by water film and loops. Polymers can reduce both normal adhesion and sliding resistance, whereas, enamel coating or iron base alloy-epoxy composite coating can reduce the sliding resistance to some extent.     

The prediction of tractive performance on soil surfaces

A new approach to the traction prediction equation is described. The proposed equation uses the soil deformation modulus and physical properties of agricultural tyres as parameters. The novel features of this approach include the assumption of a non-linear shear stress distribution and change in the value of soil deformation modulus with the normal stress. A model which suggests a relationship between the contact patch area and the soil deformation modulus is also introduced. The prediction equation was compared with the widely used Wismer and Luth equation and measured data obtained by Wittig. The proposed approach results in an improvement over Wismer and Luth in the prediction of traction and it also involves minimal testing.     

Equations of cylindrical bending of orthotropic plates with arbitrary conditions on their front surfaces

Based on approximations of solutions of elasticity theory equations by Legendre polynomial segments, differential equations for bending of orthotropic plates are constructed. In contrast to equations constructed with the use of kinematic and force hypotheses, the order of these differential equations is independent of the type of conditions on front surfaces. The matrices of the constructed equations depend on the type of boundary conditions. An analytical solution is given for the system of equations in the case with normal and shear stresses being specified on the upper and lower front surfaces.     

孔结构金属复合夹芯板抗爆炸冲击响应及吸能特性研究

采用有限元方法研究爆炸载荷下四边固支孔结构金属复合夹芯板的动力响应及吸能特性,给出了孔结构金属复合夹芯板的动力响应过程,得到夹芯板的变形模式,比较了孔结构金属复合夹芯板与非孔结构金属复合夹芯板的抗爆炸冲击性能,同时讨论了孔大小、间距、排布方式和面板质量分布等因素对孔结构金属复合夹芯板抗爆炸冲击性能的影响。研究结果表明,迎爆面外面板的孔设计使爆炸冲击波穿过孔洞直接作用在芯材上,增强了芯材的压缩,从而提高了夹芯板的能量吸收能力。同等面密度情况下,内外面板厚度比大于1的孔结构金属复合夹芯板变形挠度小于内外面板厚度比小于1的孔结构金属复合夹芯板。进一步研究发现,通过合理设计内外面板的质量分布,可以使孔结构金属复合夹芯板的抗爆炸冲击性能最优。     

有限厚块石砌体钢筋混凝土结构板抗贯穿性能的实验研究

用花岗岩和混凝土制备出了花岗岩板、钢丝网混凝土板、花岗岩与钢丝网混凝土组合板、花岗岩块石砌体钢筋混凝土结构板4种类型的有限厚靶板。采用口径为30 mm的火炮作为发射装置,利用形状相同、材料强度不同的2种弹体对上述靶板进行了侵彻贯穿实验,比较了各类靶板抗侵彻贯穿破坏现象。结果表明,设计良好的块石砌体钢筋混凝土结构板具有优良的抗贯穿性能,且其抗贯穿性能与块石粒径、块石强度、块石砌筑方式、粘结强度和钢筋混凝土结构形式密切相关。     

A slip-line plasticity analysis of sliding friction of rough surfaces exhibiting self-affine (fractal) behavior

A plasticity analysis of sliding friction of rough (fractal) surfaces sliding against smooth surfaces was developed based on a slip-line model of a rigid spherical asperity (wear particle) plowing and cutting through a soft semi-infinite medium. Solutions of the fraction of fully plastic asperity microcontacts responsible for the evolution of friction and energy dissipation were obtained in terms of the total normal load (global interference), interfacial adhesion characteristics, topography (fractal) parameters of the hard surface, and elastic–plastic material properties of the soft surface. This was accomplished by incorporating the slip-line model of a single microcontact into a friction analysis of sliding surfaces demonstrating multi-scale roughness. Numerical results provide insight into the effects of global interference (normal load), fractal parameters (surface roughness) of the hard surface, interfacial shear strength (adhesion), and material properties of the soft surface on plastic deformation at the microcontact level, global coefficient of friction, and frictional energy dissipated during sliding.