Disk-shaped compact tension test for asphalt concrete fracture

A disk-shaped compact tension (DC(T)) test has been developed as a practical method for obtaining the fracture energy of asphalt concrete. The main purpose of the development of this specimen geometry is the ability to test cylindrical cores obtained from in-place asphalt concrete pavements or gyratory-compacted specimens fabricated during the mixture design process. A suitable specimen geometry was developed using the ASTM E399 standard for compact tension testing of metals as a starting point. After finalizing the specimen geometry, a typical asphalt concrete surface mixture was tested at various temperatures and loading rates to evaluate the proposed DC(T) configuration. The variability of the fracture energy obtained from the DC(T) geometry was found to be comparable with the variability associated with other fracture tests for asphalt concrete. The ability of the test to detect changes in the fracture energy with the various testing conditions (temperature and loading rate) was the benchmark for determining the potential of using the DC(T) geometry. The test has the capability to capture the transition of asphalt concrete from a brittle material at low temperatures to a more ductile material at higher temperatures. Because testing was conducted on ungrooved specimens, special care was taken to quantify deviations of the crack path from the pure mode I crack path. An analysis of variance of test data revealed that the prototype DC(T) can detect statistical differences in fracture energy resulting for tests conducted across a useful range of test temperatures and loading rates. This specific analysis also indicated that fracture energy is not correlated to crack deviation angle. This paper also provides an overview of ongoing work integrating experimental results and observations with numerical analysis by means of a cohesive zone model tailored for asphalt concrete fracture behavior.     

Discrete element modeling of acoustic emission in rock fracture

The acoustic emission (AE) features in rock fracture are simulated numerically with discrete element model (DEM). The specimen is constructed by using spherical particles bonded via the parallel bond model. As a result of the heterogeneity in rock specimen, the failure criterion of bonded particle is coupled by the shear and tensile strengths, which follow a normal probability distribution. The Kaiser effect is simulated in the fracture process, for a cubic rock specimen under uniaxial compression with a constant rate. The AE number is estimated with breakages of bonded particles using a pair of parameters, in the temporal and spatial scale, respectively. It is found that the AE numbers and the elastic energy release curves coincide. The range for the Kaiser effect from the AE number and the elastic energy release are the same. Furthermore, the frequency-magnitude relation of the AE number shows that the value of B determined with DEM is consistent with the experimental data.     

Mathematical modeling of dynamic fracture processes in concrete

We solve the problem on the collision of steel cylindrical hammers in the velocity range up to 800 m/s with rectilinear concrete slabs. We consider the following two approaches to calculating concrete fracture under impact loading: the phenomenological approach in which the strength criteria are expressed in terms of invariant constraints imposed on the critical macrocharacteristics of the process, i.e., stresses and strains, and the approach in which the fracture is considered as the process of formation, growth, and confluence of microdefects under the action of applied stresses. We compare the results of mathematical modeling with the experimental data concerning the penetration depth and the exterior flushing value. In the framework of the proposed model of dynamic fracture in concrete, we calculate the strength of a concrete tetrahedral prism under the action of longitudinal loads. We obtain a satisfactory agreement of the results of mathematical modeling with experimental results.     

Algorithm for simulating fracture processes in concrete by lattice modeling

To simulate fracture behaviors in concrete more realistically, a theoretical analysis on the potential question in the quasi-static method is presented, then a novel algorithm is proposed which takes into account the inertia effect due to unstable crack propagation and meanwhile requests much lower computational efforts than purely dynamic method. The inertia effect due to load increasing becomes less important and can be ignored with the loading rate decreasing, but the inertia effect due to unstable crack propagation remains considerable no matter how low the loading rate is. Therefore, results may become questionable if a fracture process including unstable cracking is simulated by the quasi-static procedure excluding completely inertia effects. However, it requires much higher computational effort to simulate experiments with not very high loading rates by the dynamic method. In this investigation which can be taken as a natural continuation, the potential question of quasi-static method is analyzed based on the dynamic equations of motion. One solution to this question is the new algorithm mentioned above. Numerical examples are provided by the generalized beam (GB) lattice model to show both fracture processes under different loading rates and capability of the new algorithm.     

A microstructure-based viscoplastic model for asphalt concrete

A microstructure-based viscoplastic continuum model is developed for the permanent deformation of asphalt concrete (AC). The model accounts for several phenomena that influence the permanent deformation of AC at high temperatures. These phenomena include strain rate dependency, confining pressure dependency, dilation, aggregate friction, anisotropy, and damage.The material anisotropy was included in the model by replacing the stress invariants in the yield function with invariants of both the stress and a microstructure tensor, which describes the aggregate orientation distribution. The components of the microstructure tensor were determined using image analysis techniques (IAT) conducted on digital images taken from two-dimensional cut sections of AC. Furthermore, damage was included in the model based on the effective stress theory to account for crack and air void growth that significantly reduces the load-carrying capacity of the material.Experimental data from triaxial compressive strength tests conducted at five strain rates and three confining pressures were used to develop a methodology to determine the material parameters that characterize AC permanent deformation. The model predictions were in a good agreement with the experimental measurements.     

Phase-field modeling of hydraulic fracture

In this work a theoretical framework implementing the phase-field approach to fracture is used to couple the physics of flow through porous media and cracks with the mechanics of fracture. The main modeling challenge addressed in this work, which is a challenge for all diffuse crack representations, is on how to allow for the flow of fluid and the action of fluid pressure on the aggregate within the diffuse damage zone of the cracks. The theory is constructed by presenting the general physical balance laws and conducting a consistent thermodynamic analysis to constrain the constitutive relationships. Constitutive equations that reproduce the desired responses at the various limits of the phase-field parameter are proposed in order to capture Darcy-type flow in the intact porous medium and Stokes-type flow within open cracks. A finite element formulation for the solution of the governing model equations is presented and discussed. Finally, the theoretical and numerical model is shown to compare favorably to several important analytical solutions. More complex and interesting calculations are also presented to illustrate some of the advantageous features of the approach.     

Fractal analysis of fracture in concrete

Experimental results indicate that propagation paths of cracks in concrete are often irregular, producing rough fracture surfaces which are fractal. Based on dynamic analysis of microcrack coalescence, this paper presents a statistical fractal model to describe the damage evolution of concrete. The model demonstrates that the mechanism of fracture surfaces formed in concrete is closely related to the dynamic processes of the cascade coalescence of microcracks. A unimodal relation between the fractal dimension and the coalescence threshold can qualitatively explain the relation between fractal dimension and fracture energy.     

钢纤维混凝土的层裂特征

利用大直径Hopkinson压杆作为实验设备,通过试件后面的吸收杆应变波形分析了钢纤维增强混凝土的层裂特征。实验结果表明,钢纤维混凝土的层裂强度与钢纤维含量、混凝土压缩强度以及加载速率有关,并给出了经验公式。和素混凝土相比,钢纤维混凝土具有更高的层裂强度和更好的阻止损伤演化和裂纹扩展的能力。高速摄影结果表明,钢纤维混凝土层裂时,层裂段的飞离是由于陷在层裂段中应力波的动量效应,而且在层裂段中不易出现再次层裂的现象。这些现象和相同加载条件下素混凝土的层裂破坏有明显差别,说明钢纤维可以很好地提高混凝土抗层裂能力,其结论对相关的数值模拟和防护工程设计有重要意义。     

A fracture model of reinforced concrete

Analyzed in this work is the failure mechanism of unidirectionally reinforced concrete under general stress state. The fracture process is described analytically by establishing the relation between loading and damage that involves the constitutive parameters of the reinforced concrete. Taken into account are the stiffnesses of mortar and reinforcement, bond strength of interface and mortar fracture toughness. An estimate on the ultimate strength is made with results given to the shear strength of a concrete slab.     

Lattice type of fracture model for concrete

Concrete is usually described as a three-phase material, where matrix, aggregate and interface zones are distinguished. The beam lattice model has been applied widely by many investigators to simulate fracture processes in concrete. Due to the extremely large computational effort, however, the beam lattice model faces practical difficulties. In our investigation, a new lattice called generalized beam (GB) lattice is developed to reduce computational effort. Numerical experiments conducted on a panel subjected to uniaxial tension show that the GB lattice model can reproduce the load–displacement curves and crack patterns in agreement to what are observed in tests. Moreover, the effects of the particle overlay on the fracture process are discussed in detail.     

水力劈裂问题的态型近场动力学建模

将态型近场动力学理论引入水力劈裂问题的模拟。构建了能反映岩土类材料准脆性断裂特征的态型近场动力学本构模型,并在物质点间相互作用力模型中加入等效水压力项,以实现在新生裂纹面上跟踪施加水压力。同时,考虑裂纹面间的接触,引入物质点间的短程排斥力作用,并设计了相应的接触算法。通过自编程序将模型和算法应用于含初始裂纹、不含初始裂纹以及含坝基软弱结构面的混凝土重力坝在高水头作用下的水力劈裂过程模拟,并与扩展有限元等模拟结果对比,验证了本文模型和算法的可行性和准确性。     

多尺度嵌入式离散裂缝模型模拟方法

天然裂缝性油藏和人工压裂油藏内裂缝形态多样,分布复杂,传统的离散裂缝模型将裂缝作为基岩网格的边界,采用非结构化网格进行网格划分,其划分过程复杂,计算量大。嵌入式离散裂缝模型划分网格时不需要考虑油藏内的裂缝形态,只需对基岩系统进行简单的网格剖分,可以大大降低网格划分的复杂度,从而提高计算效率。然而,在油藏级别的数值模拟和人工压裂裂缝下的产能分析中,仍然存在计算量巨大、模拟时间过长的问题。本文提出嵌入式离散裂缝模型的多尺度数值计算格式,使用多尺度模拟有限差分法研究嵌入式离散裂缝模型渗流问题。通过在粗网格上求解局部流动问题计算多尺度基函数,多尺度基函数可以捕捉裂缝与基岩间的相互关系,反映单元内的非均质性,因此该方法既有传统尺度升级法的计算效率,又可以保证计算精度,数值结果表明这是一种有效的裂缝性油藏数值模拟方法。     

Discrete and continuum modeling of granular flow in silo discharge

Granular material discharge from a flat-bottomed silo has been simulated by using continuum modeling and a three-dimensional discrete-element method (DEM). The predictive abilities of three commonly used frictional viscosity models (Schaeffer, S–S, and μ(I)) were evaluated by comparing them with the DEM data. The funnel-flow pattern (type C) and the semi-mass-flow pattern (type B) that was predicted by DEM simulations can be represented when the Schaeffer or μ(I) model is used, whereas the S–S model gives a consistent type-B flow pattern. All three models over-estimate the discharge rate compared with the DEM. The profiles of the solids volume fraction and the vertical velocity above the outlet show that the larger discharge rates given by the Schaeffer and μ(I) model result from an over-estimation of volume fraction, whereas the deviation in the S–S model stems from the failure to predict a solid vertical velocity and a volume fraction.     

混凝土复合型裂纹扩展的非局部近场动力学建模分析

基于非局部近场动力学理论,构建了修正的能反映混凝土宏观拉压异性和断裂特征的近场动力学本构模型,开发了相应的离散、加载和时间积分算法,实现典型混凝土构件中复合型裂纹扩展过程模拟。在物质点对尺度上定义局部损伤并考虑物质点对的相对转动,通过求解时空微-积分方程实现裂纹的自然萌生与扩展,避免裂尖不连续带来的求解奇异性、网格依赖性和网格重构以及常规近场动力学本构模型的泊松比限制。通过含单边和双边初始裂纹四点剪切混凝土梁裂纹扩展破坏全过程模拟,得到破坏形态、破坏荷载以及完整的荷载-裂纹开口滑移曲线,并与试验和其他数值模拟结果对比,验证了模型的精确性和算法的稳定性。     

Experimental testing of the fracture of concrete and reinforced concrete plates under impact

This paper describes the results of experimental studies on penetration of cylindrical projectiles into concrete and reinforced concrete at impact velocities reaching 0.5 km/s. An algorithm is proposed for calculating the depth of penetration of a projectile, making it possible to find the depth of penetration of high-strength steel projectiles with a mass of up to 13.5 kg into concrete on the basis of measurements of the specific work required to remove concrete using projectiles with a mass of up to 8 g.     

聚酯纤维对透水沥青混凝土冲击压缩性能的影响

为研究聚酯纤维对透水沥青混凝土冲击压缩性能的影响,采用?74 mm钢质分离式霍普金森压杆装置对掺杂不同质量分数的聚酯纤维透水沥青混凝土进行冲击压缩实验。在静态和4个应变率下的实验结果表明,透水聚酯纤维沥青混凝土是应变率敏感性材料,具有较强应变率效应。透水聚酯纤维沥青混凝土具有较好的延展性,动态应力应变曲线分为3个阶段:弹性变形阶段、塑性变形阶段和破坏阶段。当应变率相同时,随着掺杂聚酯纤维质量分数的增大,透水沥青混凝土的冲击抗压强度呈现出先升高后降低的变化规律,掺杂聚酯纤维的质量分数为0.40%时,冲击抗压强度达到最大。冲击抗压强度约为静态抗压强度的8~13倍。     

Energy-dissipation mechanisms associated with rapid fracture of concrete

A hybrid experimental-numerical procedure, involving moiré interferometry and dynamic finite-element analysis, was used to analyze rapid crack growth in an impact loaded three-point-bend concrete specimen with an offset straight precrack. The dissipated energy rates in the fracture process zone (FPZ), which trails the rapidly extending crack, and in the frontal FPZ ahead of the crack tip, the kinetic-energy rate and energy-release rate were computed. The results showed that while the trailing FPZ was the dominant energy dissipation mechanism, much of the released energy was converted to kinetic energy in the fracturing concrete specimen. Paper was presented at the 1993 SEM Spring Conference on Experimental Mechanics held in Dearborn, MI on June 11.     

High-rate deformation and fracture of fiber reinforced concrete

This paper presents the results of dynamic compression and splitting-tensile tests of cardiff fiber reinforced concrete (CARDIFRC) composite using the Kolsky technique and its modification. The strength and deformation characteristics of fiber-reinforced concrete were determined experimentally at high strain rates. The mechanical characteristics were found to depend on the strain rate and stress rate. A uniform interpretation of the rate effects of fracture of the tested fiber-reinforced concrete is given on the basis of a structural-temporal approach. It is shown that the time dependences of both the compressive and tensile strengths of fiber reinforced concrete are well calculated using the incubation time criterion.     

Discrete element modeling of inherently anisotropic granular assemblies with polygonal particles

In the present article, we study the effect of inherent anisotropy, i.e., initial bedding angle of particles and associated voids on macroscopic mechanical behavior of granular materials, by numerical simulation of several biaxial compression tests using the discrete element method (DEM). Particle shape is considered to be irregular convex-polygonal. The effect of inherent anisotropy is investigated by following the evolution of mobilized shear strength and volume change during loading. As experimental tests have already shown, numerical simulations also indicate that initial anisotropic condition has a great influence on the strength and deformational behavior of granular assemblies. Comparison of simulations with tests using oval particles, shows that angularity influences both the mobilized shear strength and the volume change regime, which originates from the interlocking resistance between particles.     

Influence of aggregate size on fracture toughness of concrete

Employing an extension of the splitting tensile by using a notched cylinder specimen, we have studied effects of initial notch length and maximum aggregate size on fracture toughness of concrete. Experimental results show that maximum aggregate size does influence ductility, with increasingly ductile behavior associated with increasing aggregate size. The results also support previous work in that initial notch length and maximum load do not yield a constant value for fracture toughness, whereas maximum linear load and initial notch length minimize the effects of slow crack growth and do produce a more constant value.