Modeling of Anisotropic Damage in Arterial Walls

In a certain range of overexpansion arterial walls are characterized by an orthotropic elastic material behavior. Due to different stabilities of the helically arranged fibers, i.e. breakage of collagen crosslinks between the fibers, damage effects are observed in experiments. Because of the fibrous composition it is assumed that damage mainly occurs in the fiber direction. The proposed damage model is extended to arterial wall applications by introducing a referential damage state. The damage approach is applied to a polyconvex model for the hyperelastic behavior of arteries in order to obtain a materially stable model, which guarantees the existence of solutions of the underlying boundary value problem. The performance of the proposed model is presented in a numerical example, where the overexpansion of an atherosclerotic artery is simulated. (© 2005 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Numerical Calculation of Fiber Orientation in Three-Dimensional Arterial Walls

In this contribution an approach for the fiber reorientation in three-dimensional arterial walls is presented. In detail the load-bearing capacity of the tissue is increased by re orienting the fibers with respect to the principal stresses, cf. [1]. The improved fiber reorientation algorithm is combined with the polyconvex nonlinear anisotropic material model presented in [3]. The results of a three-dimensional finite element simulation, where the reorientation approach is applied to a short segment of a patient-specific arterial geometry, are presented. (© 2015 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

On the Incorporation of Residual Stresses in Arterial Walls

The present work deals with the incorporation of residual stresses existing in circumferential direction of arterial walls. For the consideration of the residual stresses a novel model will be presented. This model is based on the assumption that residual stresses decrease the stress gradients through the thickness of the arterial wall. Since arterial walls exhibit a pronounced material behavior in fiber direction, the radial gradients of the fiber stresses are considered for the definition of the residual stresses. (© 2011 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Numerical Simulations of Arterial Walls Based on IVUS-Data

Atherosclerosis has become one of the most frequent causes of death in the last decades. So the analysis and improvement of corresponding medical treatments, e.g., balloon-angioplasty or stenting, are significant tasks in the fields of biomechanics and biomedical engineering. One important component of the simulation of arterial walls, especially of atherosclerotically degenerated ones, is the knowledge of their anatomical and physiological composition. The intravascular ultrasound and the interpretation by the Virtual Histology provide cross-sectional images of the diseased arterial walls where the different components are characterized by color-coding. The topic of this contribution is the 3D reconstruction and discretization of the artery using these color-coded images and the biplane angiography. (© 2009 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Microsopic Simulation of Thermally-Induced 2nd Order Eigenstresses in AlSi-Alloys

Due to the different coefficients of thermal expansion of aluminium and silicon, high residual stresses of second order occur in Al-Si alloys depending on the cooling rate during the molding process. In products as for example crank cases made of Al-Si alloys these residual stresses may cause microcracks. In the work at hand measurements of the eigenstresses in the single phases (i.e. residual stresses of second kind) performed via neutron diffractometry are compared to numerical simulations for a specific cooling rate. To this end a three-phase model is presented, which considers the α aluminium, the eutectic aluminium, and the silicon particles. The presented model is able to predict the residual stresses in the single phases within an elastoplastic framework. The simulation of tensile loadings of these structures are compared to experiments. The numerical computations are carried on stochastic geometry models by using a fast solver [1] for the Lippmann-Schwinger integral equation, which is based on the fast Fourier transformation. (© 2014 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Computation of Residual Stress Distributions and Opening Angles of 3D Patient-Specific Arterial Walls

A method to incorporate residual stresses in arteries, based on the assumption of smooth transmural stress measure distributions with slight slopes, is discussed. The artery is first loaded with the internal blood pressure without considering any residual stresses. With help of suitable stress invariants and volume averaged mean values on specific sectors domains, the stress gradient is iteratively decreased in radial direction. In order to assess the accuracy of the method, a three-dimensional patient-specific arterial geometry, suffering from atherosclerosis, is considered. These was reconstructed from ultrasound based medical imaging, see [2]. Moreover, the radially sliced arteries can be loaded exclusively with the calculated residual stresses in order to predict the opening angle. (© 2015 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Modeling the Nonlinear Deformation and Damage of Carbon-Aramid Fabric Composites in Tension

Mechanics of Composite Materials - To model the deformation of fabric polymer composite materials highly nonlinear in tension along the warp/weft threads, an analytical approach is proposed. Based...     

Mesh-Independent Modeling and Moiré Interferometry Studies of Damage Accumulation in Open-Hole Composite Laminates

Mechanics of Composite Materials - A three-dimensional ply-level modeling of multiple matrix cracking near an open hole in a quasi-isotropic composite laminate was performed. A mesh-independent...     

装备战场抢修的模糊随机Petri网建模和分析

针对装备的战场抢修要求恢复状态可以具有多样性的特点,对原有模型进行了改进,提出了模糊随机Petri网模型,并且验证了模型实用性和有效性.     

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。     

Modeling and Simulation of Damage Processes based on a Gradient-Enhanced Free Energy Function

Taking into account softening effects in connection with conventional inelastic material models can cause ill-posed boundary value problems. These problems can be established by obtaining no unique solution for the resulting algebraic system or by having a strong mesh dependence of the numerical results. This is the consequence of losing ellipticity of the governing field equations. A possible approach to solve these problems is to introduce a non-local field function in the model which includes an internal material length scale. For this purpose a gradient-enhanced free energy function is used for the current continuum damage model from which two variational equations are resulting. Calculations with less effort can be achieved due to the enhancement of the free energy function in comparison to other approaches. The mentioned model is applied to a material with locally varying damage properties (yield limits). Furthermore, the model is able to describe crack propagation in cases of completely damaged material. Therewith, a matrix material including precipitates, such as carbides, is modeled. This allows to investigate ship screws, which usually exhibit the mentioned composition, with regard to the influence of cavitation. Cavitation describes the implosion of risen vapor bubbles, whereby the impact on screws causes heavy damages which can lead to a complete destruction. (© 2014 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

地震灾害下通信基础设施损毁的故障树模型研究

从功能划分的角度,将移动通信系统分为基站子系统、传输子系统与供电子系统三部分,对其关联结构、运行功能进行系统分析;结合汶川、鲁甸等历史地震中通信系统典型破坏案例,对移动通信基础设施系统的典型震害破坏形式与机理进行了总结分析;基于故障树模型,分析地震灾害下移动通信基站退服的多层级、多类型的故障原因,提出了地震破坏造成通信基站退服故障的系统分析模式.     

Walls in Coxeter complexes

The starting point of this paper was the following question: Which walls in Coxeter complexes are Coxeter complexes in their own right? A complete answer to this question is given in the case of finite Coxeter complexes. In general, a sufficient criterion (depending on the entries of the Coxeter matrix) is derived which implies that walls of a certain type are always Coxeter complexes. It is studied how their Weyl groups are related to those of the original Coxeter complexes. Additionally, some statements being true for all walls are proved more generally for convex subcomplexes of Coxeter complexes.     

Multiscale Modeling for the Simulation of Damage Processes at Refractory Materials under Thermal Shock

A brittle damage model based on multiscale considerations and homogenisation procedures is presented. Cell models are developed as RVE including different microstructural features. The material laws themselves are formulated on the continuum level. Local failure occurs if the damage variable reaches a critical value. For simple configurations of the microstructure, the relation between stress, strain und temperature is derived from analytical considerations. In order to properly model the thermo-mechanical coupling, the temperature-dependence of material constants is taken into account. Fracture and damage mechanical approaches are combined using different techniques. (© 2012 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Multiscale Modeling for the Simulation of Damage Processes at Refractory Materials under Thermal Shock

Refractory materials, for example ceramic materials, initially contain a multitude of defects such as voids, microcracks, grain boundaries etc. The deformation process and failure mechanisms due to thermal shock at high temperatures above 1000°C are going along with the creation of new micro defects as well as the growth and coalescence of cracks. A material damage model based on the theoretical concept of damage mechanics and the mechanics of microcracks is presented in this paper. Cell models are developed as representative volume elements (RVE) including crack initiation and growth as well as microstructural shielding effects. For simple configurations of the microstructure, the relation between stress, strain and temperature is derived from analytical considerations. (© 2011 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Higher Level Affine Crystals and Young Walls

Using combinatorics of Young walls, we give a new realization of arbitrary level irreducible highest weight crystals for quantum affine algebras of type , , , , , and . The irreducible highest weight crystals are realized as the affine crystals consisting of reduced proper Young walls. The notion of slices and splitting of blocks plays a crucial role in the construction of crystals.Presented by Peter Littelman.     

静脉壁的力学特性及负压失稳问题

应用一类超弹性应变能函数,通过非线性弹性理论,研究了静脉壁在跨壁压及轴向拉伸联合作用下的变形和应力分布等力学特性,并分析了静脉壁的负压失稳问题．首先利用超弹性材料薄壁圆筒模型,得到了静脉壁在跨壁压及轴向拉伸联合作用下的变形方程,给出了正常静脉压下静脉壁的变形曲线和应力分布曲线,讨论了静脉壁的变形和应力分布规律．然后给出了负跨壁压下静脉壁的变形曲线,并由能量比较讨论了静脉壁的负压失稳问题．     

Roll Wave Structure in Long Tubes with Compliant Walls

We consider a flow of a fluid in a long vertical tube with elastic walls and show that, for certain parameters of the flow, small perturbations of the flow at the inlet section of the tube give rise to roll waves. Depending on the properties of the closing relation, either regular or anomalous roll waves are formed. In the latter case, a roll wave is characterized by two strong discontinuities that connect regions of continuous flow. We present the results of numerical simulations of the development of a pulsatile flow mode for convex and nonconvex closing relations that demonstrate the formation of regular and anomalous roll waves. We also construct a two-parameter class of exact periodic solutions and obtain existence diagrams for roll waves.     

具有正弦粗糙度的环形微管道中脉冲流动

研究了具有正弦粗糙度的环形微管道中脉冲流动,其中壁面粗糙度用小振幅的正弦波表示,不可压缩粘性脉冲流动由周期振荡的压力梯度驱动,运用摄动展开法求解了柱坐标系下的动量方程,获得了环形微管道内脉冲流动的近似解析速度及其体积流率.在此基础上,研究了相关无量纲参数,如Reynolds(雷诺)数Re、压力梯度振幅A、正弦波状粗糙的小振幅ε、内外半径之比α、相位差β及其波数λ对速度u及平均体积流率Φ_m的影响.结果表明,剖面速度随A的增大而增大,随Re的增大而减小,相位滞后χ随振荡Reynolds数Re的增大而增大.