Soil stress distribution related to neutralizing antipersonnel landmines from human locomotion and impact mechanisms

Soil stress distribution was investigated to understand and to develop means for detonating or neutralizing antipersonnel landmines. Specifically, the loading patterns within the soil attributable to the human gait, as well as those derived from a mechanism that delivers an impact load that is being developed for neutralizing antipersonnel landmines, were studied. Experiments were conducted in the soil bin facilities in the Department of Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan. Both load cells and mechanically reproduced devices (MRDs), buried at depths of 50, 100, 150 and 200 mm, were used to measure the transmitted forces through the soil. The load cells provided measurements of the temporal load patterns as transferred through the soil, whereas the MRDs indicated the ability for the person or mechanism to successfully trigger a typical antipersonnel landmine. Both forces and impulses based on the load cell data were used as measures for comparison. The key results of the investigation showed human locomotion imparted a load of longer duration than did the impact from the mechanical device; the corresponding soil stresses increased with increasing human weight and impact loads; and forces in the soil increased with higher initial soil compaction level.     

The shearing edge of tracked vehicle – Soil interactions in path clearing applications utilizing Multi-Body Dynamics modeling & simulation

Tracked vehicle – soil interactions were modeled and analyzed to compare the mobility of two notional path clearing implements pushed by a tracked vehicle. This exploration assesses the capabilities and limitations of the state-of-the-art in tracked vehicle dynamics modeling and simulation over soft-soil terrain. Unique modeling and simulation methods to stretch the capability of the current state-of-the-art contribute to the overall discussion. One path clearing implement was a roller and rake combination. The other was a quickly rotating flail system that cleared a definitive path by impacting and flinging the soil away. Geotechnical forcing functions implemented Coulomb’s lateral earth pressure theory and Terzaghi passive soil failure models to compute the forces at the soft-soil – implement interfaces. Coulomb theory was reimagined to account for anomalies present when modeling the flail, mainly its arced motion and non-semi-infinite soil resistance zone. The path-clearing implements were simulated over discrete events and compared by means of load and acceleration time histories. The discrete events include side-slopes, grades, half-rounds, potholes, cross country terrain, and ‘V’ shaped ditches (V-ditch). Overall, the flail system experienced lower peak loads at the interface brackets and lower peak accelerations at the vehicle’s center of gravity than the roller-rake system.     

Development of a heavy demining machine

Heavy demining machines are intended for humanitarian demining of larger mine-suspected areas. Two combinations of tools were considered herein: a working tool with two-flails, and a design with one flail and one tiller, and analyze the function of these variants. Some time ago, it was unimaginable to combine a flail and tiller, mostly because power demands were too high. Nonetheless, by suitably allocating the power to the working tools a realistic option was designed, which should be feasible even for smaller sized machines. In order to destroy AP and AT mines, the primary role is given to a flail of high diameter, and a backup function to the tiller whose diameter is two times lower. The depth and rpm of the tiller may be controlled independently of the flail, which ensures that digging depth is good enough. With two independent and different tools the density of hammer strikes is immediately adaptable to the conditions of mine density at different depths. The required force of the hammer impulse is determined in order to be able to overcome the resistance from digging the soil resistance. Furthermore, the independence of tool adaptation together with remote control improves the speed of mine clearing. A high reliability of mine destruction is thereby ensured. The results of machine testing show high graded performance regarding mine-clearance quality.     

鸟撞击叶片时载荷因素的数值模拟分析

鸟与叶片的撞击过程是一个复杂的加载过程。为了将其简化,以建立一个简单且合理的鸟撞击载荷模型,需要分析鸟撞击载荷的各种因素对叶片响应的影响。本文通过计算机数值模拟进行上述工作。以矩形悬臂板模拟实际叶片,以冲击载荷模拟鸟撞击载荷,采用有限元法计算悬臂板在冲击载荷下的非线性瞬态响应。从鸟撞击载荷的冲量、时间因索、空间因素三个方面分析了冲量、加载持续时间、力-时间函数、初始冲击压力、加载位置、载荷的空间分布以及载荷类型等七种因素对叶片响应的影响。本文得出的结论为合理简化鸟撞击加载过程及建立鸟撞击载荷模型提供了参考与依据。     

正交各向异性地基平面问题动力响应研究

以位移分量为基本未知量,在直角坐标系下建立正交各向异性地基的平面应变问题动力偏微分方程．采用Laplace-Fourier变换和逆变换方法,引入初始条件和边界条件,推导了任意形式表面动荷载作用下正交各向异性地基平面问题在时域内动力反应的积分形式解．基于理论解,编制了相应的计算程序,并对正交各向异性土
体表面作用线性移动谐振荷载进行了算例分析,研究了土体参数、荷载移动速度、荷载频率不同而导致的土体表面各点竖向位移幅值的变化规律,以及荷载速度对竖向应力分量的影响规律．数值分析结果表明：土体的各向异性、荷载频率和移动速度对表面位移幅值有较大影响,土体阻尼比对于荷载中心点附近的位移幅值影响较小;荷载移动速度对于竖向应力分量有较大影响,这对工程实践具有重要指导意义．     

变转速共轴旋翼载荷建模及实验验证

对共轴双旋翼无人飞行器操纵结构的简化,会引起旋翼载荷变化更加复杂。共轴双旋翼转速控制方法有助于飞行控制系统的实现,但是在飞行控制律设计时,需要透彻了解变转速旋翼的气动载荷变化,建立精准的旋翼载荷模型。本文深入分析了旋翼变转速情况下单旋翼系统和共轴双旋翼系统的旋翼入流分布,建立了单旋翼变转速旋翼载荷计算方法,提出了共轴双旋翼变转速旋翼载荷计算方法。明确了低雷诺数对微型旋翼飞行器的旋翼载荷计算影响,引入雷诺数修正系数完成对旋翼翼型升阻系数气动参数的修正和验证,提高了变转速共轴双旋翼载荷模型的计算精度。设计了一套变转速单旋翼系统和共轴双旋翼系统的旋翼载荷测量实验装置,通过实验测试完成了对共轴双旋翼载荷计算方法的验证,表明了所提出的变转速共轴双旋翼载荷模型和实验测试装置是可信的。     

Reinforcing effect of birefringent coatings

Birefringent coatings carry a portion of the load that would otherwise be carried by the structure. Thus, strains at the structure-coating interface are somewhat less than those in an uncoated part. In addition, strain gradients through the coating thickness must be taken into account to determine the surface strains that would be developed in an uncoated part. Correction factors are derived for plane stress, flexure of plates, torsion of shafts and cylindrical pressure vessels, and the case of combined plane and flexural loads is treated. For plane and flexural loading, the correction factors are equally applicable to regions surrounding common geometrical discontinuities.     

DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SOILS SUBJECT TO IMPACT LOADINGS

The dynamic properties of soil under impact loads are studied experimentally and numerically. By analyzing the microstructural photos of soils with and without impact, it is shown that impact loads can destroy the original structures in the compact area, where the soil grains are rearranged regularly and form the compact whirlpool structure. Simultaneously, the dynamic impact process of soil is simulated by using the software of Ls-dyna. The time-dependent distribution of the dynamic stress and density is obtained in the soil. Furthermore, the simulation results are consistent with the experimental results. The reinforcement mechanism and the rule of dynamic compaction of soils due to impact load are also elucidated.     

Response and Damage Tolerance of Composite Sandwich Structures under Low Velocity Impact

The deformation and failure response of composite sandwich beams and panels under low velocity impact was reviewed and discussed. Sandwich facesheet materials discussed are unidirectional and woven carbon/epoxy, and woven glass/vinylester composite laminates; sandwich core materials investigated include four types of closed cell PVC foams of various densities, and balsa wood. Sandwich beams were tested in an instrumented drop tower system under various energy levels, where load and strain histories and failure modes were recorded for the various types of beams. Peak loads predicted by spring-mass and energy balance models were in satisfactory agreement with experimental measurements. Failure patterns depend strongly on the impact energy levels and core properties. Failure modes observed include core indentation/cracking, facesheet buckling, delamination within the facesheet, and debonding between the facesheet and core. In the case of sandwich panels, it was shown that static and impact loads of the same magnitude produce very similar far-field deformations. The induced damage is localized and is lower for impact loading than for an equivalent static loading. The load history, predicted by a model based on the sinusoidal shape of the impact load pulse, was in agreement with experimental results. A finite element model was implemented to capture the full response of the panel indentation. The investigation of post impact behavior of sandwich structures shows that, although impact damage may not be readily visible, its effects on the residual mechanical properties of the structure can be quite detrimental.     

堆载下单桩负摩阻力工作性状非线性数值分析

利用三维非线性数值方法对一算例在堆载作用下桩侧负摩阻力进行了计算分析。计算结果揭示了摩擦型、端承型桩负摩阻力工作性状的异同; 分析了堆载速度、桩顶荷载对负摩阻力的影响: 堆载越快,负摩阻力越小; 在无桩顶荷载作用下,由负摩阻力引起的下拉荷载最大,可视为常规方法设计的上限值; 桩顶荷载与堆载施工顺序对负摩阻力的影响也很大,先施加桩顶荷载,后进行堆载所产生的负摩阻力最大,反之最小。     

Debris impact forces on flexible structures in extreme hydrodynamic conditions

Field surveys of recent major flood events have emphasized the need for an in-depth examination of debris loading. Debris loading occurs when solid objects entrained within the flow interact with a structure in its movement path, exerting loads through direct impacts or damming. Until now, the focus of research into debris impacts has concentrated on single debris impacting a rigid structure. This study extends to examining the influence of debris impacting a flexible structure. A two degree-of-freedom (2DOF) system was used to model the debris–structure interaction. The model is compared with two experimental data sets using a rigid body and the effective stiffness model. The proposed 2DOF model was shown to be more accurate in estimating the impact force than those to which it was compared to. However, due to difficulties in estimating the stiffness and inertia of the structure and the debris, the proposed model under predicted the maximum measured impact loads. The effective stiffness model was shown to represent the maximum measured impact loads, and should therefore be implemented in the design process when considering debris impacts on flexible structures.     

The dynamic behaviour of a piezoelectric actuator bonded to an anisotropic elastic medium

Surface-bonded piezoelectric actuators can be used to generate elastic waves for monitoring damages of composite materials. This paper provides an analytical and numerical study to simulate wave propagation in an anisotropic medium induced by surface-bonded piezocermic actuators under high-frequency electric loads. Based on a one-dimensional actuator model, the dynamic load transfer between a piezoceramic actuator and an anisotropic elastic medium under in-plane mechanical and electrical loading is obtained. The wave propagation induced by the surface-bonded actuator is also studied in detail by using Fourier transform technique and solving the resulting integral equations in terms of the interfacial shear stress. Typical examples are provided to show effects of the geometry, the material combination, the loading frequency and the material anisotropy of the composite upon the load transfer and the resulting wave propagation.     

A general failure criterion for spot welds under combined loading conditions

The circumferential failure mode of spot welds is investigated under combined loading conditions. Failure mechanisms of spot welds under different loading conditions are first examined by the experimental observations and a plane stress finite element analysis. An approximate limit load analysis for spot welds is then conducted to understand the failure loads of spot welds under combinations of resultant forces and resultant moments with consideration of the global equilibrium conditions only. The approximate limit load solution for circumferential failure is expressed in terms of sheet thickness, nugget diameter and combinations of loads. Failure contours are generated for spot welds under opening and shear loading conditions. The results indicate that failure contours become smaller when the ratio of the sheet thickness to the nugget diameter increases. Based on the approximate limit load solution, a general quadratic failure criterion for spot welds under combined three resultant forces and three resultant moments is proposed with correction factors determined by fitting to the experimental results of spot welds under combined loading conditions. The failure criterion can be used to characterize the failure loads of spot welds with consideration of the effects of sheet thickness, nugget diameter and combinations of loads. Experimental spot weld failure loads under combined opening and shear loading conditions and those under combined shear and twisting loading conditions are shown to be characterized well by the proposed failure criterion. Finally, a simplified general failure criterion for spot welds under three resultant forces and three resultant moments is proposed by neglecting the coupling terms of the resultant forces and moments for convenient use of the failure criterion for engineering applications.     

气动加载与振动激励耦合试验方法研究

飞机结构在飞行过程中同时承受气动载荷和振动载荷的联合作用,这两种载荷的耦合加载试验对于飞机结构成为一项重要的研究内容,所以有必要对此类试验的可行性及其耦合加载方式进行研究。此次试验以气囊加载静载/常规疲劳载荷状态下试件的振动响应测试为目的,设计符合试验要求的试件和整套试验装置。得到了气囊5种不同加载情况下试件振动响应变化情况,并对此试验结果进行了理论分析,得出以下结论:a)气囊模拟静载/常规疲劳载荷加载不会大幅改变结构本身振动特性,此耦合试验方法所模拟环境比较接近飞机结构真实载荷环境;b)加载气囊的个数、部位及加载力的不同对试件结构的振动响应有一定影响,应增加气囊蓄能器或在试验前进行分析以选择合理的加载点。     

Force transmitted below the soil surface by human gait

A force platform, which can provide three dimensional forces and moments on its top surface, was used to study force transmitted by human gait below the soil surface in order to understand detonation of antipersonnel landmines. Soils of varying depth were packed on the top surface of the platform to measure the forces transferred from the soil surface. Experimental variables included subjects (people), soil depth, soil type, moisture content, and compaction level. Soils used in this study were sand and sandy loam. There were medium and high two compaction levels for each soil. Sandy loam soil included two moisture contents; sand tested involved two moisture contents and dry sand. Soil depth varies from 0 (bare platform) to 200 mm. Five subjects with different weights were selected and used in this study.The subsoil force and its duration were measured for different subjects at a depth up to 200 mm. The impulse in subsoil was then calculated and used in evaluating the effect of different subjects on the force transfer in soil. The results indicated that loose soil can transfer larger force to subsoil than dense soil; test results showed that heavier subjects also created larger subsoil forces than lighter ones. Whether the effect of soil depth on subsoil impulse was significant was depended on the soil conditions. For the sand with 5.5% moisture content and bulk density of 1800 kg/m³, soil depth significantly affected subsoil impulses. For the sandy loam soil, the mass of subject increased from 50 to 100 kg resulted in 100% increase in subsoil impulses at all four depths; for the sand, the mass of subject increased from 55 to 100 kg approximately. This resulted in 80% increase in subsoil impulses under all four depths regardless of moisture content and bulk density. The results of this study will helpful for designing new equipment and evaluating existing machines for neutralizing landmines.     

泡沫子弹冲击固支单梁的耦合分析模型

使用泡沫金属子弹进行冲击可以模拟爆炸载荷的作用,这一加载技术已被应用于防护结构的抗冲击性能测试中,然而泡沫子弹作用于被测试结构上的真实载荷以及二者间的相互作用过程尚不明晰.本文以泡沫子弹冲击固支梁的情形为例,开展了对该冲击过程的理论分析和数值模拟研究.基于泡沫材料的冲击波模型与固支单梁的结构冲击动力学响应模型,构建了描述泡沫子弹冲击固支梁过程的耦合分析模型.给出了不同响应阶段下子弹和单梁的动力学控制方程,并采用Runge-Kutta方法得到了方程的数值解.基于三维Voronoi技术,建立了泡沫子弹冲击固支单梁的有限元模型并进行了数值模拟.通过与有限元模拟结果的对比发现,相较于经典的脉冲加载模型,耦合分析模型能更好地预测泡沫子弹和单梁的速度变化规律,也能准确地预测子弹对单梁的真实冲击压强.当泡沫子弹的初始动量相同时,由于子弹自身的压溃行为,子弹的初始冲击速度、密度和长度的改变都会对冲击过程产生影响.最后,通过耦合分析模型分别分析了泡沫子弹的密度、长度、初速度对冲击压强的峰值、衰减速度和持续时间的影响,并针对具有不同特征的目标模拟载荷给出了泡沫子弹的筛选策略.所构建的耦合分析模型为研究泡沫...     

Scaling impacted structures

Summary The problem of non-scalability of structures under impact loads caused by strain-rate effects is solved in this article by properly correcting the impact velocity. The technique relies on the use of an alternative dimensionless basis, together with a mathematical model which allows the calculation of a correction factor for the impact velocity. This new velocity, when applied to the model, makes it to assure the satisfaction of the scaling laws. The indirect similitude method detailed here is applied to two strain-rate sensitive structures, a double plate under in-plane impact and a beam subjected to a blast load. The results show a very good agreement so that the model and a prototype made from strain rate sensitive materials behave the same.accepted for publication 3 March 2004     

Failure loads of spot weld specimens under impact opening and shear loading conditions

Failure loads of spot weld specimens are investigated under impact combined loading conditions. A set of test fixtures was designed and used to obtain failure loads of mild steel spot weld specimens under combined opening and shear loading conditions. Three different impact speeds were applied to examine the effects of separation speed on failure loads. Micrographs of the cross-sections of failed spot welds were obtained to understand the failure processes in mild steel specimens under different impact combined loads. The experimental results indicate that the failure mechanisms of spot welds are very similar for mild steel specimens at various impact speeds. These micrographs show that the sheet thickness can affect the failure mechanisms. For 1.0 mm specimens, the failure occurs near the base metal in a necking/shear failure mode. For 1.5 mm specimens, the failure occurs near the heat-affected zone in a shear failure mode. Based on the experimental results, the effects of the inertia force, the separation speed, and the loading angle on the failure loads of spot welds are investigated. Failure criteria are proposed to characterize the failure loads of spot welds under impact combined opening and shear loads for engineering applications. The failure load can be expressed as a function of the tensile strength of the base metal, the nugget size, the sheet thickness, the maximum separation speed, the loading angle, and empirical coefficients for a given welding schedule.     

Interfacial slip and creep in rolling contact incorporating a cylinder with an elastic layer

A systematic approach for investigating the interfacial behaviour of tyred systems is proposed. A two-dimensional contact model of an elastic strip, shrink-fitted onto a wheel, and subjected to different rolling contact conditions, has been adopted to illustrate the method. The model combines existing techniques to explore individual elastic contact problems and it enables us to characterise the behaviour at the strip/substrate interface caused by loads induced by a quasi-static application of stationary and moving loads on the surface of the layer. The solution is compared to the stationary load case and regimes of local slip, full stick, separation and frictional creep are identified and collated for a variety of loading conditions, materials and geometries. Further, this article presents an investigation of frictional shakedown for layered systems subjected to periodic contact loading. The term shakedown is here referred to as the possibility of developing interfacial residual stresses at the layer/substrate interface such that frictional slip, originally activated by the applied external contact load, ceases after a few loading cycles. The possible applicability of the Melan’s theorem for elastic frictional system is investigated and preliminary results presented.     

移动荷载下上覆弹性板饱和地基的动力响应

用半解析法对移动条形荷载作用下上覆弹性板饱和两相弹性介质的动力响应问题进行了研究。由忽略土粒压缩和土体自重的Biot波动方程出发,对荷载进行Fourier展开。假设响应函数形式,利用待定系数法求解了考虑固液耦合作用的两相介质在移动荷载作用下的土体位移,有效应力及孔压表达式。求解过程中考虑了土体和弹性板之间的相互作用,并假设土体与弹性板的竖向位移相等。通过计算给出了各参数对土体位移和孔压响应和的影响。数值结果表明弹性梁刚度对位移和孔压响应有较大影响。