Response of Kidney Tissue to Dynamical Loading

In shock-wave lithotripsy – a medical procedure to fragment kidney stones – the patient is subjected to hypersonic waves focused at the kidney stone. Although this procedure is widely applied, the physics behind this medical treatment, in particular the question of how the injuries of the surrounding kidney tissue arise, is still under investigation. Here we contribute to the solution of this problem with large scale numerical simulations of a human kidney under shock-wave loading. For this purpose we developed a complex constitutive model of the bio-mechanical kidney system. Assuming a multiplicative decomposition of the deformation gradient and adopting an internal variable formulation for the inelastic deformation the model is able to handle large deformations, time-effects, rate-sensitivity and material damage. By finite element simulations we study the shock-wave propagation into the kidney tissue and analyze the resulting stress states. Unknown material parameters are adapted and special attention is paid on the bubble expansion within the soft tissue. The numerical simulations predict localized damage in the human kidney within the focal region of the shock waves. (© 2006 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

A Progressive FE Failure Model for Laminates under Biaxial Loading

Mechanics of Composite Materials - A finite-element (FE) model simulating the elastic behavior of anisotropic glass/epoxy composite laminates subjected to a biaxial tensile loading is proposed. A...     

混凝土轴拉加卸载随机损伤模型的建立与试验验证

为了分析及深入探讨混凝土在受拉加载及卸载情况下的力学特性,基于随机损伤本构关系提出了一种混凝土轴拉加卸载模型,推导出了混凝土加卸载的应力 应变关系表达式.为了印证理论表达式,进行了混凝土轴向拉伸及加卸载的试验研究,测得了混凝土的材料参数及其相应的轴拉加卸载应力-应变曲线.结合模型的计算结果,对混凝土的轴拉加卸载试验结果进行了对比分析,结果表明:混凝土轴拉加卸载模型能够预测混凝土的极限强度,同时能描述混凝土的强度软化、加载过程中的弹模折减及卸载后的塑性变形.     

高温作用下混凝土热-水-力耦合损伤分析模型

以混合物理论为基础建立了高温作用下混凝土的热-水-力耦合损伤分析模型．将混凝土视为由固体骨架、液态水、水蒸气、干燥气体和溶解气体共5种组分构成的混合物,模型的宏观平衡方程包括各组分的质量守恒方程、整体的能量守恒方程及动量守恒方程,模型所需的状态方程及本构关系全部给出,最后给出基于4个主要参数（固体骨架位移、气压力、毛细压力和温度）的控制方程．模型考虑了混凝土在高温作用下,水分的蒸发与冷凝、胶结材料的水化及脱水、溶解气的溶解与挥发等相变过程;从材料变形破坏过程中能量耗散特征入手,基于Lemaitre应变等价性假说和能量守恒原理得到力学损伤演化方程,并考虑了高温引起的热损伤对材料力学性能及力学损伤演化规律的影响,建立了热-力耦合损伤本构模型．     

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)     

高速冲击条件下玻璃中破坏波的损伤累积模拟

分析了玻璃介质在高速冲击条件下低于Hugoniot应力弹性极限时的破坏波现象,在实验现象分析的基础上提出了一种由偏应力冲量决定的损伤累积模型,模型中采用了Heaviside函数来描述材料内部的破坏延迟现象,分析了玻璃介质中破坏层的性质、破坏波的传播机制及其动态特征,并发现了反射稀疏波在破坏层边界再次反射后破坏波传播速度下降的现象。     

A Factor-GARCH Model for High Dimensional Volatilities

Acta Mathematicae Applicatae Sinica, English Series - This paper proposes a method for modelling volatilities (conditional covariance matrices) of high dimensional dynamic data. We combine the...     

Contact Problems for Interface Cracks under Harmonic Loading

The linear crack located at the bimaterial interface between dissimilar homogeneous linearly elastic materials under normally incident harmonic tension-compression wave is considered in the study. The problem is solved by the method of boundary integral equations using an iterative algorithm. The dynamic stress intensity factors are computed as functions of the loading frequency taking the contact interaction of the opposite crack's faces into account. (© 2010 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

An Efficient Thermo-Kinematic (ETK) Model for Long-Time Simulation of High Speed Railway Brake Dynamics

High speed railway brakes transfer a large amount of kinetic energy into heat during the brake operation. Due to its design one major problem is tapered wear, which could significantly reduce brake performance and safety as well as increase aftermarket costs. Modeling and simulation of these brake systems is rather complicated with respect to the coupled multiphysics, multiscaled phenomena, friction and wear, especially on long time scale. Here, we present the so-called Efficient Thermo-Kinematic (ETK) model, which include the complexities of the multiphysics of the brake process in the efficient way. Using this model, we are able to proceed the simulation of the brake dynamics in long-time scale. The partial differential equations are derived based on the coupled manner. The simulation with ETK model shows reasonable results with very fast computational time. The ratio of computing time to real time can reach 1:2000 (with a standard personal computer). Thus, investigations on tapered wear can be performed not only in one brake operation but in many times of brake operations. The simulation results will support the development process of railway brakes in order to mitigate tapered wear of the brake pads. (© 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Elastodynamic Contact Problems for Interface Cracks under Harmonic Loading

2-D fracture dynamics' problems for elastic bimaterials with cracks located at the bonding interface under the oblique time harmonic wave are considered in the study. The system of boundary integral equations for displacements and tractions is derived from Somigliana identity taking the contact interaction of the opposite crack faces into account. For the numerical solution the collocation method with piecewise constant approximation is used. The numerical results are obtained for various values of the angle of the wave incidence and the wave frequency taking the friction effects into account. (© 2011 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Modelling the Demand for High Speed Train Services

This paper is about determining the effect of speeding up train services, It describes the methods used, before the introduction of the British Rail High speed Train, to estimate its effect on traffic volume, followed by the monitoring work which has taken place since that introduction.     

混凝土材料的粘塑性损伤本构模型

基于不可逆热力学,引入运动硬化、等向硬化和损伤内变量,构造了相应的自由能函数和流动势函数,推导出了混凝土材料的粘塑性损伤本构模型．数值模拟的结果表明,该模型能够避开屈服面和破坏准则的基本假设来描述混凝土材料的以下特性:压缩载荷作用下的体积膨胀现象;应变率敏感性;峰值后由损伤和破坏引起的应力软化和刚度退化现象A·D2由于此模型避开了根据各种变形阶段选择与其相应的本构模型的繁琐计算,因此更便于纳入复杂工况下应力分析有限元程序中．     

一种快速有效的供电恢复算法

故障后的供电恢复问题是一个多目标、多约束的优化问题。论文利用一种快速有效的搜索办法建立起满足配电网电流、电压约束的供电恢复方案候选集。并按照开关操作教、负荷转移量、用户优先级等准则，利用定位有序树进行评估，从而为操作人员提供最优恢复方案。对算例的验算结果表明了方法的有效性^[8]。     

在定常温度场中非均匀变厚度高速旋转圆盘的等强度设计*

本文考虑了旋转圆盘的厚度与温度分布的相互影响的条件下,直接引用文献[1]、[2]中的结果,并利用本文提出的一种迭代求解方法,求得了轴对称定常温度场中非均匀变厚度高速旋转圆盘的等强度厚度分布.     

A Linear Programming Salary Evaluation Model for High School Personnel

Journal of the Operational Research Society - In recent years, increased criticism has been directed at the present fixed step salary method used for compensating personnel in school districts in...     

冲击次数为复合Poisson-Geometric过程的系统损伤模型及其可靠性指标

针对系统损伤模型,引入双参数的复合Poisson-Geometric过程来刻画损伤次数,是普通复合Poisson过程的一种推广,扩大其实际应用背景.针对此分布下的损伤模型,着重研究了其平均损伤、可靠度和平均寿命等可靠性指标,作为特例,给出了当损伤值满足指数分布时,各个指标的表达式.     

A Numerical Method for Hedging Bermudan Options under Model Uncertainty

Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability - Model uncertainty has recently been receiving more attention than risk. This study proposes an effective computational framework to derive optimal...     

反映混凝土单边效应的弹塑性损伤本构模型及应用

为了尽可能有效和准确地描述混凝土材料的非线性力学特性,在研究国内外混凝土损伤本构模型的基础上,基于连续介质损伤力学和不可逆热力学的理论框架,采用统一强度理论作为屈服破坏准则,分别定义拉、压双标量损伤来考虑材料的拉、压迥异特性,同时引入反向加载影响因子以修正拉压交替循环加载时材料的单边效应,以及多轴应力状态下拉、压损伤累积的相互影响,最终采用显式积分算法建立了一种改进的混凝土弹塑性损伤本构模型.不同素混凝土加载试验模拟结果初步验证了建议模型的有效性,而通过对含I型裂缝的混凝土简支梁试验进行数值分析,结果表明,所得的荷载 挠度曲线与试验结果吻合良好,进一步检验了模型应用于结构非线性分析的有效性.