Simulating shear behavior of a sandy soil under different soil conditions

Understanding of soil shear behavior is very important in the field of agricultural machinery and soil dynamics. In this study, a discrete element model was developed using a simulation tool, Particle Flow Code in Three Dimensions (PFC^3D). The model simulates direct shear tests of soil and predicts soil shear behavior, in terms of shear forces and displacements. To determine and calibrate model parameters (stiffness of particles, strength and stiffness of bond between particles), laboratory direct shear tests were conducted to examine effects of soil moisture content and bulk density on shear behaviors of a sandy soil. Three soil moisture levels (0.02%, 13.0%, and 21.5%) and four bulk density levels (0.99, 1.28, 1.36, and 1.50 Mg/m³) were used in the tests. The test results showed that in general drier and denser soil conditions produced higher shear forces. Based on the test results, the bond strengths of the model particles were determined from soil cohesion and internal friction angle. The model particle stiffness was calibrated based on the yield forces from the tests. The calibrated particle stiffness varied from 1.0 × 10³ to 8.2 × 10³ N/m, depending on soil moisture and density levels. The bond stiffness calibrated was 1.0 × 10⁷ Pa/m for all soil conditions.     

Using a modified direct shear apparatus to explore gap and size effects on shear resistance of coarse-grained soil

This work used a modified direct shear apparatus, created newly by the authors, to explore effects of the gap between shear box halves and specimen size on the shear resistance of coarse-grained soil. The shear boxes of this apparatus were assembled from a series of steel structures capable of superimposition and nesting. Such characteristics facilitated variation of specimen size in both diameter and height. The new device can also maintain a constant gap during shearing. We performed a series of gap-effect and size-effect tests for two uniformly graded, coarse-grained soil samples. The test results showed that both the gap space and specimen size had significant influences on shear resistance of the coarse-grained soil. Further, analysis of variations in shear strength indices led to a reasonable gap dimension and specimen size of the two soil samples.     

Mechanism of shear attenuation near the interface under combined compression and shear impact loading

We investigate the compressional/shear coupling plastic wave propagation characteristics analytically for ideal elastic–plastic materials in both stress and particle velocity spaces, focusing on the shear wave attenuation near the interface occurring in pressure–shear plate impact experiments. The results show that the shear attenuation is strongly associated with the wave propagation characteristics of the coupling waves. In the stress space, as the shear stress increases, an adjustment of the stress components is observed and the final stress state along the wave path is a combined pure shear- and hydrostatic pressure-state. In the particle velocity space, the wave structures with different loading and maximal transverse particle velocity are obtained. The maximal transverse particle velocity varies with the longitudinal velocity and forms a boundary line. Once the loading transverse velocity exceeds this line, a transverse particle velocity discontinuity occurs at the impact interface. If the bonding strength is sufficiently high, there will be a shear band in the target in the extreme vicinity of the interface.     

An analysis of the shear failure of rigid-linear hardening beams under impulsive loading

A theoretical rigid-plastic analysis for the dynamic shear failure of beams under impulsive loading is presented when using a travelling plastic shear hinge model which takes into account material strain hardening. The maximum dynamic shear strain and shear strain-rate can be predicted in addition to the permanent transverse deflections and other parameters. The conditions for the three modes of shear failure, i.e., excess deflection failure, excess shear strain failure and adiabatic shear failure are analyzed. The special case of an infinitesimally small plastic zone is discussed and compared with Nonaka's solution for a rigid, perfectly plastic material. The results can also be generalized to examine the dynamic response of fibre-reinforced beams.     

Vibration and dissipative heating of a layered rectangular viscoelastic prism under harmonic shear loading

The vibration and vibrational heating of a rectangular prism with copper and polyethylene layers is studied by solving numerically a coupled problem of thermoelasticity. The cases of kinematic and mechanical harmonic shear loads on a section of the prism surface are examined. Local heating regions are revealed. They are due to the stress fields in the neighborhood of the points at which the type of boundary conditions changes. The temperature–time curves have preresonance, resonant, and postresonance sections. The heating process reaches a steady thermal state under kinematic loading and may become avalanche-like (which is typical of thermal instability) under mechanical loading Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 70–78, February 2009.     

动高压加载下锆基金属玻璃强度测量

为了研究Zr₅₁Ti₅Ni₁₀Cu₂₅Al₉金属玻璃的高压强度特性,进行了平靶冲击实验。采用反向碰撞方式,运用DISAR技术测量金属玻璃样品/LiF窗口界面粒子速度剖面,分析粒子速度剖面获得了37~66GPa压力范围锆基金属玻璃的屈服强度和剪切模量。实验结果表明,在上述压力范围金属玻璃的屈服强度和剪切模量均显示出一定程度的压力硬化效应,分析表明金属玻璃冲击加载波阵面剪应力衰减并非由损伤/破坏或温度软化等因素导致。

     

火灾后T形型钢混凝土柱偏心受压力学性能试验研究

对7根T形型钢混凝土柱进行了火灾后的力学性能试验研究。火灾试验按照ISO834标准升温过程进行控制,1根未受火试件作为对比。T形型钢混凝土柱采用空腹式配钢形式,横向腹杆间距为200mm,试件通过偏心受压试验,考虑加载角和偏心距的影响。通过试验得到异形柱极限承载力、截面应变分布、荷载-挠度曲线以及截面特性。试验结果表明:(1)受火1h后,T形型钢混凝土柱仍然具有比较高的竖向承载力;(2)桁架式配钢方式以及合理的腹杆、箍筋布置保证了型钢与混凝土之间能够较好的协同工作,平截面假定对火灾后的T形型钢混凝土柱仍然适用;(3)荷载角和偏心距对试件的延性和变形能力影响显著。     

Generalized Maxwell model for the viscoelastic behavior of a soda-lime-silica glass under low frequency shear loading

The linear viscoelastic behavior of a soda-lime-silica glass under low frequency shear loading is investigated in the glass transition range. Using the time-temperature superposition technique, the master curves of the shear dynamic relaxation moduli are obtained at a reference temperature of 566°C. A method to determine the viscoelastic constants from dynamic relaxation moduli is proposed. However, some viscoelastic constants cannot be directly measured from the experimental curves and others cannot be precisely obtained due to non-linearity effects at very low frequencies. The generalized Maxwell model is investigated from the experimental dynamic moduli without fixing the viscoelastic constants. A set of parameters is shown to be in good agreement with the experimental dynamic relaxation moduli, but does not give the correct values of the viscoelastic constants of the investigated glass. The soda-lime-silica glass exhibits a non-linear viscoelastic behavior at very low stress level which is usually observed for organic glasses. This non-linear behavior is questioned.     

Transient response of a finite crack in an orthotropic strip under the in-plane shear impact

The transient response of a central crack in an orthotropic strip under the in-plane shear impact loading is studied by using the dual integral equation method proposed by Copson and Sih. The general formula for the shear stress intensity factor near the crack tip is derived. Numerical results of with in various cases are obtained by solving the second kind Fredholm integral equation and by performing the inverse Laplace transform.     

On the optimal form of a signal in Fourier Transform Mechanical Spectroscopy

The analysis of the Fourier Transform Mechanical Spectroscopy (FTMS) method in application to measuring viscoelastic properties of a material in a linear viscoelastic domain shows that sensitivity of the method at higher harmonics strongly depends on the form of the input signal. Then the problem of the choice of the optimal signal is discussed. It is shown that the function f(t)=(sint)/t provides the best form of the input signal basing on the requirement to hold equal amplitudes of all higher harmonics. The comparison of data obtained by the FTMS method and viscoelastic properties measured in harmonic oscillations demonstrates that both methods give adequate results.The application of the FTMS method with the input signal of the optimal form for measuring linear viscoelastic properties of a material saves time of an experiment (up to 3–4 times) and might be specially interesting for analysis of unstable (rheokinetic) materials, in particular, curing oligomers, because the time evolution of different relaxation modes can proceed in different manner.     

Changes in some mechanical properties of a loamy soil under the influence of mechanized forest exploitation in a beech forest of central Belgium

Modification of some soil mechanical properties (penetration resistance and consolidation pressure) induced by vehicle compaction during mechanized forest exploitation was studied in an acid and loamy leached forest soil of the loessic belt of central Belgium. In situ penetration tests and laboratory Bishop–Wesley cell tests were undertaken for the two main soil horizons of a beech high-forest, i.e. the eluvial E horizon (5–30 cm depth) and the underlying clay-enriched B_t horizon (30–60 cm depth). Both undisturbed and wheel-rutted soil areas were studied (E and B_t horizons vs. E_g and B_tg horizons).

Results show that: The experimental overconsolidation pressure of the eluvial reference horizon (E) is about 50 kPa higher than the value calculated from soil overburden pressure; this probably results from suction action during dry periods. The clay-enriched reference horizon (B_t) shows the same trends. In wheel-rutted areas, seven years after logging operations, the E_g horizon memorizes only 14.5% of the wheel induced stress due to forest machinery.

In the compacted B_tg horizon, the experimental overconsolidation pressure represents 96% of the exerted theoretical stresses due to harvesting actions. The good recording of the exerted stresses, after seven years, can be explained by: (1) The B_tg depth which keeps it from seasonal variations i.e. from desiccation–moistening or freeze–thaw cycling; (2) amorphous and free iron accumulation inducing a “glue” effect of the B_tg soil matrix, which could stabilize the soil structure and prevent recovery to initial conditions. These results provide clear evidence that on loessic materials, soil compaction due to logging operations leads to modifications in both physical (bulk density, total porosity) and mechanical (penetration resistance and consolidation pressure) soil properties.     

Influence of the axle load, tyre size and configuration on the compaction of a freshly tilled clayey soil

Enhancement of the potential root growth volume is the main objective of farmers when they establish a conventional tillage system. Therefore, the main function of primary tillage is to increase soil’s structural macroporosity. In spite of this, during secondary tillage operations on these freshly tilled soils, the traffic on seedbeds causes significant increases in soil compaction. The aim of this paper was to quantify soil compaction induced by tractor traffic on a recently tilled non consolidated soil, to match ballast and tyre size on the tractors used during secondary tillage. The work was performed in the South of the Rolling Pampa region, Argentina. Secondary tillage traffic was simulated by one pass of a conventional 2WD tractor, using four configurations of bias-ply rear tyres: 18.4×34, 23.1×30, 18.4×38 and 18.4×38 duals, two ballast conditions were used in each configuration. Soil bulk density and cone index in a 0 to 600 mm profile were measured before and after traffic. Topsoil compaction increased as did ground pressure. Subsoil compaction increased as total axle load increased and was independent from ground pressure. At heavy conditions, topsoil levels always showed higher cone index values. From 150 to 450 mm depth, the same tendency was found, but with smaller increases in the cone index parameter, 22 to 48%, averaging 35%. Finally, at the deepest layer considered, 600 mm, differential increases due to the axle load are great enough as to be considered similar to those found in the upper horizon, 36 to 64%, averaging 55%. On the other hand, bulk density tended to be less responsive than cone index to the traffic treatments. Topsoil compaction can be reduced by matching conventional bias-ply tyres with an optimized axle weight.     

车载作用下大跨度悬索桥钢箱梁受力状态的实验研究

钢箱梁结构在现代大跨度悬索桥体系中较多采用.作为最主要的组成部分之一,其在车辆荷载作用下的受力状态倍受关注.然而目前通过有限元计算还难以获得钢箱梁各细部构造的精确应力值.本文以润扬长江公路大桥南汊悬索桥为背景,介绍了该桥静动载试验中的车辆加载工况和钢箱梁测试截面应力测点的布置等.利用该桥钢箱梁实测应力结果,分析了多种车辆荷载工况下大跨度悬索桥钢箱梁的应力水平及其分布,同时进行了钢箱梁各测试截面受力状态的对比研究,在此基础上总结了大跨度悬索桥钢箱梁结构在车载作用下的受力特点.研究结论为同类钢箱梁的受力状态分析提供了参考依据.     

Study of size effects in the Dugdale model through the case of a crack in a semi-infinite plane under anti-plane shear loading

The main objective of this work is to prove that, with the Dugdale model, the small size defects, comparatively to the material characteristic length, are practically without influence on the limit load of structures. For that, we treat the case of a crack in a semi-infinite plane under anti-plane shear loading. Using integral transforms, the elasticity equations are converted analytically into a singular integral equation. The singular integral equation is solved numerically using Chebychev polynomials. Special care is needed to take into account the presence of jump discontinuities in the loading distribution along the crack lips.      

火灾升降温模式对高温后钢筋混凝土轴压力学性能影响的试验研究

为研究实际火灾与标准火灾对高温全过程作用后钢筋混凝土力学性能的影响程度,进行了6根大尺寸钢筋混凝土短柱经历不同火灾模式的高温全过程作用后轴压力学性能试验。选择一典型住宅房间,根据欧洲规范得到了模拟火灾温度-时间曲线,利用等效曝火时间方法获得等效标准火灾,考察火灾模式、轴压比对高温全过程作用后钢筋混凝土承载力、刚度和延性的影响规律。试验结果表明:随着轴压比(n0.4)增大,高温后剩余承载力、刚度和延性损伤程度降低;火灾升降温模式影响显著。根据等能量法进行的火灾试验结果和模拟实际火灾试验结果吻合较好,而等面积法过于保守。建议相关规范采用基于能量的等效曝火时间方法进行抗火设计和火灾后剩余力学性能评估。     

Numerical study of shear band instability and effect of cavitation on the response of a specimen under undrained biaxial loading

This paper presents an extension of the local second gradient model to multiphasic materials (solids particles, air, water) and including the cavitation phenomenon. This new development was made in order to model the response of saturated dilatant materials under deviatoric stress and undrained conditions and possibly, in future, the behavior of unsaturated soils. Some experiments have showed the significance of cavitation for the hydromechanical response of materials. However, to date and as far as we are aware, no attempt was made to implement the cavitation as a phase change mechanism with a control of pore pressure. The first part of the results section explores the effects of permeability, dilation angle and loading rate on the stability of shear bands during a localization event. The reasons underlying the band instability are discussed in detail, which helps defining the conditions required to maintain stability and investigating the effects of cavitation without parasite effect of materials parameters or loading rate. The model showed that, if a uniform response is obtained, cavitation triggers localization. However, in case of a localized solution, cavitation follows the formation of the shear band, with the two events being quite distinct.     

拉压异性材料含受压圆孔大平板的极限分析

探讨了广义双剪应力强度理论在平面应力状态下的屈服轨迹及其方程式,并用于拉压异性材料圆孔受内压的极限分析,得到了与拉压比有关的弹性极限内压力,弹塑性区的应力、塑性内压力与弹塑性分界半径之间的关系、塑性区的最大半径和最大内压力,所得极值均高于用莫尔强度理论分析的结果。