A Shear Compression Disk Specimen with Controlled Stress Triaxiality Under Dynamic Loading

This paper presents an experimental and numerical study of the potential of the Shear Compression Disk specimen (SCD) to characterize the plastic flow and fracture of metals under various levels of stress triaxiality at strain rates of up to 10⁴ 1/s. The main loading mode in that specimen is shear with triaxiality ranging from 0 to -0.8. The specimen is relatively small and fits into a standard split Hopkinson pressure bar system. Aluminum 7075-T651 alloy was chosen for a test case study. Experimental and numerical investigations reveal the adequacy of the SCD specimen for the study of mechanical properties of materials under high strain-rates and low, though wide, range of stress triaxialities.     

The Application of Shear Compression Specimen to Study Shear Deformation Behavior of AZ31 Mg Alloy at High Temperatures and Quasi-Static Regime

In the present work, shear-compression specimen was successfully employed to study the shear flow behavior of AZ31 magnesium alloy at high temperatures and in quasi-static regime. The loading process of shear-compression testing was simulated using ABAQUS software. This was carried out in the temperature range of 250–450°C and displacement rates of 1.5, 15 and 150 mm/min. In addition, to validate the numerical simulation results, the shear compression specimens were also compressed experimentally at the same conditions of numerical ones. Equivalent stress–strain curves obtained from numerical simulation results along with microstructural observations were utilized to investigate the effect of loading conditions on deformation behavior of the experimental alloy. The results indicated a homogenous distribution of shear strains within the gage and the high applicability of shear-compression specimen to study shear flow behavior of materials at hot deformation conditions.     

Dynamic Experiments using Simultaneous Compression and Shear Loading

Material characterization at high strain rates under simultaneous compression and shear loading has been a challenge due to the differing normal and shear wave speeds. An experimental technique utilizing the compression Kolsky bar apparatus was developed to apply dynamic compression and shear loading on a specimen nearly simultaneously. Synchronization between the compression and shear loading was realized by generating the torsion wave near the specimen which minimizes the time difference between the arrival of the compression and torsion waves. This modified Kolsky bar makes it possible to characterize the dynamic response of a material to combined compression and shear impact loading. This method can also be applied to study dynamic friction behavior across an interface under controlled loading conditions. The feasibility of this method is demonstrated in the dynamic characterization of a simulant polymer bonded explosive material.     

Shear Stress Measurements in Stainless Steel 2169 under 1D Shock Loading

The material addressed in this research is stainless steel 2169, a 200 series stainless steel which has so far found applications in aviation, demolition, motor-vehicle design and nuclear reactor containment. Longitudinal and lateral stresses during the shock loading of 2169 have been measured using manganin stress gauges. The shock Hugoniot has been determined and is shown to be similar to other grades of steel in the longitudinal stress range ca. 2–18 GPa. The shear strength has been shown to increase with impact stress and it is seen that when compared with another common austenitic stainless steel (304 L) the initial HEL is greater, but that 2169 has a lesser degree of hardening with increased impact stress. This is discussed as being due to the relative stacking fault energies (SFE) of the two materials, with lower SFE leading to a greater degree of deformation twinning and therefore an increase in twin and dislocation interactions.     

Evaluation of Ductile Damage Parameters under High Stress Triaxiality

The GTN model proposed by Gurson, Tvergaard and Needleman has been widely applied to predict ductile fracture. However, the evaluation of the GTN model under high stress triaxiality has only been reported in a few studies. In this paper, a series of tensile tests on round notched specimens were performed to evaluate the applicability of the GTN model parameters under high stress triaxiality. The evaluation was carried out by comparing the predicted load-displacement curves with experimental results. It was observed the GTN model parameters only depend on the material except the critical void volume fraction. The influence of stress triaxiality on the critical void volume fraction was discussed. A further discussion about the construction of a new void coalescence criterion for the GTN model was also presented in this paper.     

A Numerical Study of the Applicability of the Shear Compression Specimen to Parabolic Hardening Materials

This paper addresses quasi-static loading of the shear compression specimen (SCS), that has been especially developed to investigate the shear response of materials at various strain rates. Previous work [4, 5] addressed bi-linear hardening materials, whereas the present work concerns parabolic hardening materials. The investigation is done numerically using three-dimensional elastoplastic finite element simulations. The analyses show that the averaged von Mises stress ( ) and strain ( ) on a mid-section of the gauge reflect accurately the prescribed parabolic hardening model. A method for finding the parabolic hardening coefficients and reducing the measured load, P, and displacement, d, into equivalent stress and strain is introduced and tested. A very good agreement is observed, thus confirming the potential of the technique for large strain testing of parabolic hardening materials.     

Elastoplastic Deformation of a Compound Disk under Impulsive Loading

The small elastoplastic deformation theory and the finite-element method are used to analyze the behavior of a compound disk under axisymmetric impulsive loading. Numerical results are presented, which describe the development of plastic deformation, the effect of hardening and the duration of the loading impulse on the oscillatory elastoplastic deformation of the disk__________Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 41, No. 4, pp. 94–99, April 2005.     

Elastic Deformation of Materials under Distributed Shear Loading

In this work, the deformation of material under localised tangential loading has been investigated. An analytical expression to predict deformation and strain patterns under tangential loading over a rectangular patch on a surface is validated against experiential tests using surface displacement measurement and finite element modelling. The predicted force- displacement data and displacement/strain patterns show close agreement with experimental results a rubber test material and FE results. The ranges of specimen geometries that minimise the boundary effects have been determined.     

Stress Concentration Factor in Functionally Graded Plates with Circular Holes Subjected to Anti-plane Shear Loading

Stress concentration factors due to the presence of geometrical discontinuities (circular holes) in functionally graded plates are derived. The material property inhomogeneity is assumed to be in the radial direction originating at the center of the plate. Variable separable closed-form solutions are obtained for the stresses and displacements in functionally graded plates (without and with holes) subjected to anti-plane shear loading. The stresses in functionally graded plates without a hole are not homogeneous as it is in the case of homogeneous plates. Either a stress concentration (more than the applied stress) or dilution (less than the applied stress) occurs depending on whether the modulus increases (hardening graded material) or decreases (softening graded material) away from the center of the graded plate without a hole. A novel definition of the stress concentration factor due to the geometrical discontinuity in functionally graded plates is derived. The effect of the circular hole in functionally graded plates is to magnify (compared to homogeneous plates) the stress concentration when the modulus decreases away from the center of the hole (softening material). Beneficial reduction of the stress concentration factor is achieved in hardening functionally graded materials.     

Stress Distribution in an Orthotropic Plate with Circular Holes under Impulsive Loading

The photoelastic method is used to analyze the stress–strain state induced by an impulsive load in an orthotropic plate with circular holes. The distribution of dynamic stress concentration factors along the periphery of the holes is studied, and stresses and strains in representative sections are determined     

Stress Analysis of a Compound Structure under Static Loading

A method for stress analysis of a special compound structure is stated. The structure, consisting of two reinforced cylindrical shells and a framework, is under longitudinal and lateral forces. The shells are analyzed using the finite-difference equations of the mixed method and the framework by the deformation method     

Stress Concentration in an Orthotropic Plate with a Circular Hole under Dynamic Loading

The paper sets forth a photoelastic method for the determination of the dynamic stress concentration factor near a hole in an orthotropic plate. The stress distribution at the periphery of a circular hole is analyzed. The stress concentration factors for orthotropic and isotropic plates under dynamic and statical loading are compared     

Fracture Characterization of Rolled Sheet Alloys in Shear Loading: Studies of Specimen Geometry,Anisotropy, and Rate Sensitivity

Two different shear sample geometries were employed to investigate the failure behaviour of two automotive alloy rolled sheets; a highly anisotropic magnesium alloy (ZEK100) and a relatively isotropic dual phase steel (DP780) at room temperature. The performance of the butterfly type specimen (Mohr and Henn Exp Mech 47:805–820, 16; Dunand and Mohr Eng Fract Mech 78:2919-2934, 17) was evaluated at quasi-static conditions along with that of the shear geometry of Peirs et al Exp Mech 52:729-741, (27) using in situ digital image correlation (DIC) strain measurement techniques. It was shown that both test geometries resulted in similar strain-paths; however, the fracture strains obtained using the butterfly specimen were lower for both alloys. It is demonstrated that ZEK100 exhibits strong anisotropy in terms of failure strain. In addition, the strain rate sensitivity of fracture for ZEK100 was studied in shear tests with strain rates from quasi-static (0.01 s^?1) to elevated strain rates of 10 and 100 s^?1, for which a reduction in fracture strain was observed with increasing strain rate.     

具有中心孔的正交复合材料板在双轴载荷下的应力分析

本文研究了具有中心孔的正交复合材料板在双向载荷下的应力,建立了有限校核系数和双轴率以及之间板宽率的关系,并得到孔边的应力集中系数.这些结果对研究具有中心孔的正交复合材料板在双向载荷下的强度预测和应力分析具有重要的作用.     

端头带有质量块的悬臂梁在冲击载荷下的两种剪切失效模型

剪切失效是强动载荷作用下结构失效的重要模式。本文给出了计及梁的转动惯量时端头带有质量块的悬臂梁结构受到冲击载荷作用后发生剪切失效的无量纲判据。分析表明，在初始速度间断面上是否发生剪切失效取决于质量块初始动能和质量块尺寸与梁厚之比，而与梁的长度无关。梁的转动惯量对于剪切失效具有不可忽略的影响。     

Friction Correction of Austenite Flow Stress Curves Determined under Axisymmetric Compression Conditions

Experimental Mechanics - The experimental flow stress curves of structural steels obtained from axisymmetric compression tests conducted under hot-working conditions very often include the...     

Thermoelastoplastic Stress—Strain State of Laminated Transversely Isotropic Shells under Axisymmetric Loading

A method is proposed for determining the thermoelastoplastic stress–strain state of laminated shells of revolution, made of isotropic and transversely isotropic materials, under axisymmetric loading. The method is based on the Kirchhoff–Love hypotheses for a layer stack, the theory of deformation along paths of small curvature for isotropic materials, and Hill's flow theory with isotropic hardening for transversely isotropic materials. The loading history is accounted for. The problem is solved by the method of successive approximations. Numerical examples are given     

Stress Wave Field Near a Notched Boundary in Anisotropic Plates under Impulsive Loading

The stress distribution near a rectilinear boundary and a boundary with a notch of different depths in an anisotropic plate is analyzed. The plate boundary is under the action of a surface or embedded impulsive source. The results presented have been obtained using the dynamic photoelastic method for optically sensitive orthotropic plates. The results for orthotropic and isotropic plates with different ratios of notch depth to wavelength are analyzed     

The Stress State of a Piezoceramic Medium with an Elliptic Inclusion under Pure Shear and Pure Bending

Explicit analytical solutions to electroelastic problems for an infinite transversely isotropic medium with a tunnel elliptic inclusion are constructed. At a sufficient distance from the inclusion, the medium is subjected to pure shear or pure bending. It is assumed that the medium and inclusion are dissimilar piezoceramic materials whose axes of symmetry coincide with each other and with the minor axis of the ellipse. The stresses and the projections of the electromagnetic induction vector acting in the medium beyond the inclusion are determined for each case of loading at infinity