DEM与FEM动态耦合算法研究

离散单元法作为一种有效的数值分析方法,能够模拟脆性材料的裂纹扩展及碎片飞散等破坏特性,但是无法从根本上克服计算效率低下的诟病;传统有限单元法具有计算高效稳定的优点,却难以描述脆性材料冲击破坏过程中连续体向非连续体的转化。本文首先提出一种基于罚函数法的改进型离散单元和有限单元耦合方法,以提高耦合分析精度。在此基础上提出了动态耦合算法:即在初始阶段,模型全部为有限单元,当局部即将发生破坏时,仅使即将发生破坏的有限单元及相邻单元自动转化为离散单元,在离散单元区域研究破坏问题。这种算法充分利用有限单元法计算高效的优点,同时最大限度克服了离散单元法计算效率的不足。最后,通过两个简单算例验证了改进型耦合算法和动态耦合算法的有效性。     

Element-failure concepts for dynamic fracture and delamination in low-velocity impact of composites

An element-failure algorithm is proposed and incorporated into a finite element code for simulating dynamic crack propagation and impact damage in laminated composite materials. In this algorithm, when a crack is propagating within a finite element, the element is deemed to have partially failed, but not removed from the computations. Consequently, only a fraction of the stresses that were computed before the crack tip entered the element contribute to the nodal forces of the element. When the crack has propagated through the element, the element is completely failed and therefore can only resist volumetric compression. This treatment of crack propagation in isotropic solids allows fracture paths within individual elements and is able to accommodate crack growth in any arbitrary direction without the need for remeshing. However, this concept is especially powerful when extended to the modeling of damage and delamination in fibre-reinforced composite laminates. This is because the nature of damage in composite laminates is generally diffused, characterized by multiple matrix cracks, fibre pullout, fibre breakage and delaminations. It is usually not possible to define or identify crack tips in the tradition of fracture mechanics. Since parts of a damaged composite structure are often able to partially transmit load despite the presence of some damage, it is advantageous to model the damaged portions with partially failed elements. The damage may be efficiently modeled and tracked using element-failure concepts, with the application of appropriate failure criteria and damage evolution laws. The idea is to embody the effects of damage into the effective nodal forces of the finite element. In this paper, we report the novel use of element-failure concepts in the analysis of low-velocity impact damage of composite laminates. The initiation and propagation of delaminations arising from the impact are predicted and the results show qualitative agreement with experimental observation of the formation of multiple delaminations in impact-damaged specimens. While such delaminations do not permit transmission of tensile stress waves across the cracked surfaces, transmission of compressive stress waves are allowed in the simulation. It is further shown that, when elements are allowed to fail, the dynamic stress wave distributions are altered significantly. In the element-failure algorithm, the issue of interpenetration of delamination surfaces in the model does not arise. This is a significant advantage over the conventional method of explicitly modeling the delamination surfaces and crack front, where generally, much computational time must be spent in employing contact algorithms to ensure physically admissible solutions. Finally, we also demonstrate the simulation of crack propagation of pre-notched specimens of an isotropic material under initial conditions of mode II loading using the element-failure algorithm. The numerical results showed that the cracks propagated at an angle of about 70° with respect to the notches, in agreement with the experimental results of Kalthoff.     

爆炸荷载作用下模型介质裂纹扩展试验与分析

为研究爆炸载荷作用下裂隙介质裂纹扩展规律,以含人工裂隙的有机玻璃薄板为介质,分别以炮孔中心到人工裂隙垂直距离L和人工裂隙长度D为变量,采用单发雷管爆炸加载试验模型进行试验。试验结果表明,爆炸荷载作用将使裂隙介质形成径向裂纹、翼裂纹、层裂裂纹和似层裂裂纹;人工裂隙能够阻隔径向裂纹的扩展,径向裂纹的扩展对距离L比长度D更敏感;翼裂纹是爆炸绕射波或绕射波与压缩应力波共同作用产生的,翼裂纹的长度随距离L增加而降低;入射压缩应力波与反射拉伸应力波叠加形成的净拉伸应力拉裂介质形成层裂效应、引起径向裂纹弯曲形成似层裂效应,层裂裂纹和似层裂裂纹几乎平行于人工裂隙。研究结果可为裂隙岩体爆破设计、冲击矿压防治和结构工程防护等提供理论依据。     

A representative volume element based on translational symmetries for FE analysis of cracked laminates with two arrays of cracks

A methodology is proposed for the construction of a representative volume element (RVE) for analysis of laminated composites containing two arrays of ply cracks running in different directions. The only requirement is that the cracks in any ply are uniformly spaced, and if more than one ply of a given orientation is cracked, then the crack spacing of individual plies must only be in exact multiples of each other. The spacing of cracks in the two directions can be fully independent. The RVE is constructed through a systematic consideration of translational symmetries present in the cracked laminate. As a result, the boundary conditions on the RVE can be imposed without compromising accuracy. Examples of the application of the RVE methodology are given to illustrate its broad capability and a finite element (FE) stress analysis is performed for these cases to illustrate results such as the crack surface displacements, local stress fields and RVE-averaged elastic properties. For one case, the average properties are compared with experimental results, showing good agreement.     

Effect of plastic zone on the fatigue crack propagation behavior between two fatigue cracks

In this study, the fatigue crack propagation behavior in the stress interaction field between two different fatigue cracks is studied by experiment and finite element analysis. In the experiment, the offset distance between two cracks and the applied stress are varied to create different stress interaction fields. The size of the plastic zone area is used to examine the crack propagation path and rate. Three types of crack propagation in the interaction field were found by experiment, and the crack propagation behavior of two cracks was significantly changed as different stresses were applied. The size of the plastic zone obtained by finite element analysis can be used to explain crack propagation behavior qualitatively.     

Frequency- and Amplitude-Dependent Transmission of Stress Waves in Curved One-Dimensional Granular Crystals Composed of Diatomic Particles

We study the stress wave propagation in curved chains of particles (granular crystals) confined by bent elastic guides. We report the frequency- and amplitude-dependent filtering of transmitted waves in relation to various impact conditions and geometrical configurations. The granular crystals studied consist of alternating cylindrical and spherical particles pre-compressed with variable static loads. First, we excite the granular crystals with small-amplitude, broadband perturbations using a piezoelectric actuator to generate oscillatory elastic waves. We find that the linear frequency spectrum of the transmitted waves creates pass- and stop-bands in agreement with the theoretical dispersion relation, demonstrating the frequency-dependent filtering of input excitations through the diatomic granular crystals. Next, we excite high-amplitude nonlinear pulses in the crystals using striker impacts. Experimental tests verify the formation and propagation of highly nonlinear solitary waves that exhibit amplitude-dependent attenuation. We show that the wave propagation can be easily tuned by manipulating the pre-compression imposed to the chain or by varying the initial curvature of the granular chains. We use a combined discrete element (DE) and finite element (FE) numerical model to simulate the propagation of both dispersive linear waves and compactly-supported highly nonlinear waves. We find that the tunable, frequency- and amplitude-dependent filtering of the incoming signals results from the close interplay between the granular particles and the soft elastic media. The findings in this study suggest that hybrid structures composed of granular particles and linear elastic media can be employed as new passive acoustic filtering materials that selectively transmit or mitigate excitations in a desired range of frequencies and amplitudes.     

基于单元破裂的岩石裂纹扩展模拟方法

传统离散元方法在处理破裂问题时, 采用界面上的准则进行判断, 裂纹只能沿着单元边界扩展. 当物理问题存在宏观或微观裂隙时, 在界面上应用准则具有其合理性; 而裂纹沿着单元边界扩展, 使得裂纹路径受网格影响较大, 扩展方向受到限制. 针对上述情况, 可以基于单元破裂的方式, 构建连续- 非连续单元法, 并应用于岩石裂纹扩展问题的模拟. 该方法在连续计算时, 将单元离散为具有物理意义的弹簧系统, 在局部坐标系下由弹簧特征长度、面积求解单元变形和应力, 通过更新局部坐标系和弹簧特征量, 可进一步计算块体大位移、大转动, 连续问题计算结果与有限元一致, 同时提高了计算效率. 在此基础上, 引入最大拉应力与莫尔—库伦的复合准则, 判断单元破裂状态和破裂方向, 并采用局部块体切割的方式, 在单元内形成初始裂纹. 裂纹两侧相应增加新的计算节点, 同时引入内聚力模型描述裂纹两侧的法向、切向作用与张开度及滑移变形之间的关系. 按此方式, 裂纹尖端处的扩展路径可穿过单元内部和单元边界, 在扩展方向的选取上更为准确. 最后, 通过三点弯曲梁、单切口平板拉伸、双切口试样等典型数值试验, 模拟裂纹在拉伸、压剪等各种应力状态下的扩展问题, 并对岩石单轴压缩试验的破坏过程进行模拟, 分析裂纹形成与应力—应变曲线各阶段之间的对应关系. 结果表明: 连续—非连续单元法通过单元内部破裂的方式, 可以显示模拟裂纹萌生、扩展、贯通直至形成宏观裂缝的过程.      

Incubation time fracture criterion for FEM simulations

The paper is discussing problems connected with embedment of the incubation time criterion for brittle fracture into finite element computational schemes.Incubation time fracture criterion is reviewed;practical questions of its numerical implementation are extensively discussed.Several examples of how the incubation time fracture criterion can be used as fracture condition in finite element computations are given.The examples include simulations of dynamic crack propagation and arrest,impact crater formation(i.e.fracture in initially intact media),spall fracture in plates,propagation of cracks in pipelines.Applicability of the approach to model initiation,development and arrest of dynamic fracture is claimed.     

广义扩展有限元法及其在裂纹扩展分析中的应用

结合广义有限元法(GFEM)和扩展有限元法(XFEM)的特点,提出了一种新的数值方法——广义扩展有限元法(GXFEM)。阐述了广义扩展有限元法的基本原理,对相关公式进行推导,探讨数值实施中需注意的重要问题,给出利用广义扩展有限元法进行断裂分析时应力强度因子的计算方法,编写了广义扩展有限元法程序。通过算例进行了应力强度因子的计算,模拟了结构裂纹的扩展过程。算例结果表明,利用广义扩展有限元法计算裂纹扩展问题,不需要进行过密的网格划分,且网格在裂纹扩展后无需重新剖分,具有相当高的计算精度。     

基于碎点法的动态断裂分析

工程中的冲击防护结构在撞击、爆炸等冲击载荷下可能发生动态断裂并最终破坏, 抑制结构的动态断裂是提升结构防护能力的重要手段, 为此需要准确预测结构在动态载荷下的断裂行为. 数值仿真是预测动态断裂的重要手段, 然而当前工程中常用的有限元法在模拟断裂方面仍存在网格畸变和难以显式引入裂纹等问题. 碎点法是近年来提出的一种不连续型伽辽金弱形式无网格方法, 适合模拟断裂问题, 本文提出一种显式动力学格式的碎点法并将该方法应用于动态断裂分析. 一方面, 碎点法参考弱形式无网格类方法, 将求解域离散为空间中的节点和子域, 并基于支持域内的节点群构造子域的位移试函数, 因此该方法的子域具有抵抗畸变的能力. 另一方面, 碎点法参考间断伽辽金有限元法, 使用分片连续的位移试函数, 并引入内部界面数值通量修正保证方法的一致性和稳定性, 因此该方法易于在结构中显式引入裂纹. 本文首先介绍碎点法的核心思想和离散形式, 接着推导了动力学碎点法弱形式动量方程, 然后建立了碎点法的显式动力学求解格式, 最后通过算例验证动力学碎点法预测应力波传播和动态断裂行为的能力.      

基于互补理论和扩展有限元法的摩擦接触裂纹应力强度因子计算

从虚功方程出发,结合扩展有限元离散技术与接触条件的非线性互补表述,建立了摩擦接触裂纹问题的扩展有限元非线性互补模型,将不等式接触条件转化为非线性互补类的非光滑方程组,并采用基于广义导数的非光滑阻尼牛顿法求解方程组,无需引入任何额外人工变量以及迭代求解。以含中心倾斜裂纹平板和边裂纹平板为例,运用相互作用积分法计算摩擦接触裂纹的应力强度因子,将其结果与理论解进行对比分析,该方法都能给出精确的计算结果;基于扩展有限元方法对单轴压缩作用下倾斜裂纹扩展过程进行了数值模拟,计算结果表明,受压裂纹数值结果与实验结果比较吻合,从而验证了本文方法的有效性与正确性。     

基于FE/EFG耦合方法的沥青路面裂纹扩展模拟

沥青路面裂纹在行车荷载下的裂纹扩展规律对于沥青路面的设计、维护具有重要的指导意义.通过预切口沥青混合料小梁疲劳试验,利用无网格伽辽金/有限元耦合方法,对沥青路面表面裂纹扩展进行了数值模拟,研究了面层厚度、面层模量、基层厚度、基层模量对裂纹扩展的影响规律.结果显示:随着预切口距离加载中心距离的增大,沥青混合料小梁的疲劳寿命增大,裂纹尖端的Ⅰ型应力强度因子减小,裂纹所表现出的Ⅱ型特性增 强;在沥青路面表面裂纹扩展过程中,应力强度因子经历一个急剧上升,达到一个极值后缓慢下降,然后又缓慢上升,最后急剧增加的过程;随面层、基层厚度的增加,表面裂纹尖端的应力强度因子降低;面层、基层模量对裂纹扩展路径的影响较大.     

裂缝分析的比例边界有限元与有限元耦合的虚拟结构面模型

比例边界有限元法SBFEM(Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method)是一种半解析数值方法,在裂缝分析特别是强度因子计算上具有相当高的精度。本文提出了一种用于裂缝分析的基于虚拟结构面的SBFEM与常规FEM的耦合分析方法。首先选取裂缝周边一定范围的计算域,并将结构分成不含裂缝区域和含裂缝区域两部分。然后,对不含裂缝区域,采用FEM进行网格离散;对含裂缝区域,采用SBFEM进行网格离散;两者相互独立,在这两个域内,分别采用各自相应的位移模式。最后通过在SBFEM网格的外边界设置虚拟耦合结构面的模式,实现有限元网格和比例边界有限元网格的耦合。通过两个经典的含裂缝平板的算例研究,探讨了本文方法在I型开裂和混合型开裂分析中,影响应力强度因子精度的因素。算例表明,SBFEM具有的降维和半解析性质,使本文方法在裂缝分析中的前处理简单易行,且计算结果具有相当高的计算精度。     

A coupled IEM/FEM approach for solving elastic problems with multiple cracks

In this paper, the detailed two-dimensional infinite element method (IEM) formulation with infinite element (IE)–finite element (FE) coupling scheme for investigating mode I stress intensity factor in elastic problems with imbedded geometric singularities (e.g. cracks) is presented. The IE–FE coupling algorithm is also successfully extended to solve multiple crack problems. In this method, the domain of the primary problem is subdivided into two sub-domains modeled separately using the IEM for the multiple crack sub-domain, and the FEM for the uncracked sub-domain. In the IE sub-domain, the similarity partition concept together with the IEM formulation are employed to automatically generate a large number of infinitesimal elements, layer by layer, around the tip of each crack. All degrees of freedom related to the IE sub-domain, except for those associated with the coupling interface, are condensed and transformed to form a finite master IE for each crack with master nodes on sub-domain boundary only. All of the stiffness matrices constructed in the IE sub-domains are assembled into the system stiffness matrix for the FE sub-domain. The resultant FE solution with a symmetrical stiffness matrix, having the singularity effect of imbedded cracks in IEs, is required only for solving multiple crack problems.Using these efficient numerical techniques a very fine mesh pattern can be established around each crack tip without increasing the degree of freedom of the global FEM solution. One is easily allowed to conduct parametric analyses for various crack sizes without changing the FE mesh. Numerical examples are presented to show the performance of the proposed method and compared with the corresponding known results where available.     

Characterization of short duration stress pulses generated by impacting laminated carbon-fiber/epoxy composites with magnetic flyer plates

Short duration stress pulses are of particular interest in determining the interfacial crack tip instability criteria for the dynamic fracture behavior of laminated carbon-fiber/epoxy composites. However, the heterogeneous architectures of laminated composites can alter the characteristics of a stress pulse as it propagates toward a crack tip. This makes it difficult to use standard dynamic testing techniques for characterizing these materials, since these techniques assume the characteristics of the stress pulse do not change as a result of propagation and can therefore be unambiguously determined from impact conditions. This paper presents a novel experimental technique that has been developed for characterizing short duration stress pulse propagation in laminated composite materials. In this technique, a dynamic moiré interferometer is used to capture fringe patterns corresponding to displacement fields associated with short duration stress pulses that were generated by impacting 0° and 90°/0°/90° carbon-fiber/epoxy composites with a magnetic flyer plate. Appropriate dynamic testing conditions for capturing high fidelity fringe patterns were determined using the recently developed dynamic moiré fringe contrast factor. The effects of the composite architecture on the propagation of short duration stress pulses observed with the dynamic moiré interferometer were confirmed by transient dynamic finite element analysis. From comparisons of experimental and numerical data, it was determined that the impact conditions for the magnetic flyer plate and laminated composite will not necessarily be planar, which has a significant effect on the intensity and duration of the propagating stress pulse.     

Modeling of diffusion in the presence of damage in polymer matrix composites

It is now well known that Fick’s Law is frequently inadequate for describing moisture diffusion in polymers and polymer composites. Non-Fickian or anomalous diffusion is likely to occur when a polymer composite laminate is subjected to external stresses that could give rise to internal damage in the form of matrix cracks. As a result, it is necessary to take into account the combined effects of temperature, stress, and damage in the construction of such a model. In this article, a modeling methodology based on irreversible thermodynamics applied within the framework of composite macro-mechanics is presented, that would allow characterization of non-Fickian diffusion coefficients from moisture-weight-gain data for laminated composites. A symmetric damage tensor based on continuum damage mechanics is incorporated in this model by invoking the principle of invariance with respect to coordinate transformations. For tractability, the diffusion-governing equations are simplified for the special case of a laminate, with uniformly distributed matrix cracks, that is subjected to a uniaxial tensile stress. The final form for effective diffusivity obtained from this derivation indicates that the effective diffusivity for this case is a quadratic function of crack density. A finite element procedure that extends this methodology to more complex shapes and boundary conditions is also presented. Comparisons with test data for a 5-harness satin textile composite are provided for model verifications.     

MCA方法在金属材料涂层性能研究中的应用

可移动元胞自动机(MCA)法是继有限元、边界元法之后又一种新的数值方法，它建立在不连续介质力学基础之上，可以直接模拟不均匀材料内部的损伤累积、裂纹扩展、碰撞能的计算等。本文介绍了MCA方法的理论基础及数学模型，通过一个金属基陶瓷涂层材料在冲击载荷作用下的损伤破坏计算实例表明，在同样条件下，双陶瓷涂层试样比单陶瓷涂层试样的抗冲击能力有明显提高，二者断口形貌和本构关系曲线也完全不同，说明涂层结构对涂层材料变形、损伤和破坏形式有重要影响，进而证明MCA方法可用来优化设计涂层结构与材料。     

考虑混凝土塑性耗散的CDM-XFEM裂缝计算方法

混凝土结构在服役期间受外界载荷的影响容易产生裂缝, 导致结构刚度降低、构件承载性能衰退, 而采用准确的计算方法预测混凝土裂缝的发展是治理裂缝的基本前提, 也是保障结构安全的重要手段. 连续损伤力学方法(continuou damage method, CDM)能够描述微裂缝的扩展过程, 但不能表示离散的开裂面, 且存在网格诱导偏差及虚假应力传递的弊端, 扩展有限单元法(mechanics-extended finite element method, XFEM)能够描述宏观裂纹的扩展过程, 但不能反映微裂缝的动态扩展, 两者计算出的裂纹分布与实际差异均较大. 现有的CDM-XFEM方法已经能够模拟混凝土微裂缝及宏观裂缝发展的整个过程, 但忽略了宏观裂缝出现时混凝土产生的塑性应变, CDM与XFEM的能量转化过程欠缺平衡性. 因此, 本文重点考虑能量转化时的塑性耗散, 选取指数型函数为粘结裂缝的牵引-分离模式, 基于能量及应力等效的条件重新构建了CDM与XFEM之间的能量转化方程. 采用广义逆最小二乘法求解能量转化系数, 确定能量转化时的临界位移, 并给出了裂缝面水平集的更新算法及整体计算方法的程序流程. 以双切口混凝土受剪拉开裂试验为例, 采用多种裂缝计算方法与试验进行了对比. 结果表明, 采用考虑混凝土塑性耗散的CDM-XFEM方法算出的裂缝分布及拉力-张开位移曲线与试验结果差异最小, 说明采用考虑混凝土塑性耗散的CDM-XFEM计算方法能够更好地计算混凝土裂缝.      

A new numerical algorithm for viscoelastic fluid flows : The grid-by-grid inversion method

We present a new algorithm for solving viscoelastic flows with a general constitutive equation. In our approach the hyperbolic constitutive equation is split such that the term for the convective transport of stress tensor is treated as a source. This allows the stress tensor at each grid point to be expressed mainly in terms of the velocity gradient tensor at the same point. Then, the set of six stress tensor components is found after inverting a six by six matrix at each grid point. Thus we call this algorithm the grid-by-grid inversion method. The convective transport of stress tensor in the constitutive equation, which has been treated as a source, is updated iteratively. The present algorithm can be combined with finite volume method, finite element method or the spectral methods. To corroborate the accuracy and robustness of the present algorithm we consider viscoelastic flow past a cylinder placed at the center between two plates, which has served as a benchmark problem. Also considered is the investigation of the pattern and strength of the secondary flows in the viscoelastic flows through a rectangular pipe. It is found that the present method yields accurate results even for large relaxation times.     

Combination of fracture and damage mechanics for numerical failure analysis

A new approach for the analysis of crack propagation in brittle materials is proposed, which is based on a combination of fracture mechanics and continuum damage mechanics within the context of the finite element method. The approach combines the accuracy of singular crack-tip elements from fracture mechanics theories with the flexibility of crack representation by softening zones in damage mechanics formulations. A super element is constructed in which the typical elements are joined together. The crack propagation is decided on either of two fracture criteria; one criterion is based on the energy release rate or the J-integral, the other on the largest principal stress in the crack-tip region. Contrary to many damage mechanics methods, the combined fracture⧹damage approach is not sensitive to variations in the finite element division. Applications to situations of mixed-mode crack propagation in both two- and three-dimensional problems reveal that the calculated crack paths are independent of the element size and the element orientation and are accurate within one element from the theoretical (curvilinear) crack paths.