Bounds on stress concentration factors in finite anti-plane shear

This paper provides an analytical approach for obtaining bounds on elastic stress concentration factors in the theory of finite anti-plane shear of homogeneous, isotropic, incompressible materials. The problem of an infinite slab with traction-free circular cavity subject to a state of finite simple shear deformation is considered. Explicit estimates are obtained for the maximum shearing stress in terms of the applied stress at infinity and constitutive parameters. The analysis is based on application of maximum principles for second-order quasilinear uniformly elliptic equations.     

Stress concentration factors in finite anti-plane shear: numerical calculations and analytical estimates

In two recent papers [1, 2], an analytical approach for obtaining bounds on elastic stress concentration factors in the theory of finite anti-plane shear of homogeneous isotropic incompressible materials was presented. For the problem of an infinite slab, with a traction-free circular or elliptical cavity, subject to a state of finite simple shear deformation, explicit estimates for the stress concentration factor were obtained in terms of the cavity geometry, applied stress at infinity and constitutive parameters. In this paper, numerical results for these stress concentration factors are obtained using a finite-difference scheme and the analytical and numerical results are compared.     

Dynamic stress of a circular cavity buried in a semi-infinite functionally graded piezoelectric material subjected to shear waves

The paper presents a theoretical method to investigate the multiple scattering of shear waves and dynamic stress around a circular cavity in a semi-infinite functionally graded piezoelectric material. The analytical solutions of wave fields are expressed by employing wave function expansion method and the expanded mode coefficients are determined by satisfying the boundary conditions of the cavity. Image method is used to satisfy the free boundary condition of the semi-infinite structure. According to the analytical expression of this problem, the numerical solutions of the dynamic stress concentration factor around the cavity are presented. The effects of the piezoelectric property, the buried depth of the cavity, the incident wave number and the nonhomogeneous parameter of materials on the dynamic stress around the cavity are analyzed. Analyses show that the piezoelectric property has great effect on the dynamic stress in the region of intermediate frequency and the effect increases with increasing wave number. When the nonhomogeneous parameter of materials is less than zero, it has less influence on the maximum dynamic stress around the cavity; however, it has greater influence on the distribution of the dynamic stress around the cavity. When the nonhomogeneous parameter of materials is greater than zero, it has greater influence on both the maximum dynamic stress and the distribution of dynamic stress around the cavity, especially in the case that the buried depth is comparatively small.     

Theoretical analysis and digital photoelastic measurement of circular disks subjected to partially distributed compressions

The disk in diametral compression has been quoted most frequently on developing conventional/digital photoelasticity to illustrate new theories and experimental techniques for several decades. Theoretically, the compression as a concentrated force is more conducive to analysis, but it is impossible to achieve such loading condition experimentally. The distributed compression on a finite area at rim is relatively closer to actual testing and it is complicated to seek an analytical solution. In this paper, we extend the work of Hondros to derive the full-field stress distribution of disk subjected to diametral distributed compression in an explicit functional form. The principal stress difference and principal stress orientation related to isochromatic and isoclinic fringes, respectively, are also expressed in a simple closed form. The maximum shear stress for the whole disk and the validity of using isochromatic fringes to interpret the maximum shear stress are discussed in detail. The isoclinic fringes are compared with theory, and the fringe multiplication isochromatic is compared with simulated image. All of the comparisons are in good agreement with respect to full field.     

Influence of breadth in bars with reinforced circular holes under tension

This paper reports stress distributions in epoxy-resin bars with reinforced circular holes under tension. The holes were reinforced by bonding aluminum rings to the bars inside the holes. The stress distributions were determined photoelastically. Various proportions of circular reinforcements and different widths of bars were investigated under pure tension. Stress distributions were determined in the epoxy-resin part of the bar, and the maximum shear stresses were given special attention. The relation between maximum shear stress and the width of the bar was determined, and the ranges for which the theoretical solution for an infinite bar approximates that for a finite bar were defined.     

Analysis of simple shear endochronic equations for finite plastic deformation

IntroductionThestress_strainbehaviorofmaterialswithfiniteplasticdeformationisaninterestingissue ,onwhichsignificantprogresshasbeenmadethroughboththephenomenologicalandphysicalapproaches.Thephenomenologicalapproachisbasedoncontinuummechanicsofplasticity .Ithasitsadvantageinsolvingcomplicatedproblemsbecauseofitssimplicity .Mostofphenomenologicaltheoriesareinvolvedintheconceptofcorotationalrates.Thematerialderivativeofstresswasnotobjectiveunderfinitedeformation .TheJaumannratewasusuallyusedbefo…     

Analytical solutions for finite cylindrical dynamic cavity expansion in compressible elastic-plastic materials

Analytical solutions for the dynamic cylindrical cavity expansion in a com-pressible elastic-plastic cylinder with a finite radius are developed by taking into account of the effect of lateral free boundary, which are different from the traditional cavity expan-sion models for targets with infinite dimensions. The finite cylindrical cavity expansion process begins with an elastic-plastic stage followed by a plastic stage. The elastic-plastic stage ends and the plastic stage starts when the plastic wave front reaches the lateral free boundary. Approximate solutions of radial stress on cavity wall are derived by using the Von-Mise yield criterion and Forrestal’s similarity transformation method. The effects of the lateral free boundary and finite radius on the radial stress on the cavity wall are discussed, and comparisons are also conducted with the finite cylindrical cavity expansion in incompressible elastic-plastic materials. Numerical results show that the lateral free boundary has significant influence on the cavity expansion process and the radial stress on the cavity wall of metal cylinder with a finite radius.     

Rheological predictions of a transversely isotropic fluid model with extensible microstructure

A continuum extensible director theory was formulated to describe the isothermal, incompressible flow of uniaxial rodlike semiflexible liquid crystalline polymers. The model is strictly restricted to material that flow-align in shear, and that, in the absence of flow, are sufficiently far from the nematic-isotropic phase transition. The microstructure of the continuum is described by a variable length director, but the extensibility is finite. The model is an extension of the TIF (Transversely Isotropic Fluid) model of Ericksen (1960). The thermodynamic restrictions on the model parameters are found using the non-negative definiteness of the entropy production. The rheological material functions predicted by the model are calculated for steady simple shear and steady uniaxial extensional flows. In the rigid rod limit the model predictions agree with those of the TIF model, and for the finite extensibility case the model predictions are in agreement with those associated with flexible isotropic polymers: strong non-Newtonian shear viscosity, positive first normal stress differences, recoverable shear of order one, negative second normal stress differences, and a maximum in the steady uniaxial extensional viscosity.     

Residual stresses near a rail end

Stress fields near a cut end of a rail containing longitudinal residual stress typical of roller-straightened rail were studied using analysis and a finite element model. For a self-equilibrating residual stress distribution with equal maximum and minimum stresses, the distance to reach 95% of the mid-rail residual stress field is from 0.7 to 1.8 times the rail height, with the finite element model predicting a length of 1.1 times the rail height. This gives a measure of the accuracy of the simpler analytical models. At the rail end, the longitudinal residual stress goes to zero, and the vertical residual stress near mid-web reaches a maximum of approximately 27 ksi (186 MPa) (1.35 times the maximum mid-rail longitudinal residual stress of 20 ksi, or 138 MPa). The maximum shear stresses are 6 ksi (41 MPa) and −8 ksi (−55 MPa) near the head-web and web-base intersections, respectively, approximately 2 in. (51 mm) from the end of a 7.3 in. (185 mm) high rail. The shear stress is zero at the cut end and in mid-rail. The worst possible end-crack is a horizontal web crack in the vertical residual stress field at the rail end. The stress intensity K_I on such a crack is estimated to reach 20 ksi√in. (22 MPa√m) for cracks 0.5 in. (13mm) long. This is already 0.4 to 0.8 times K_I for carbon and alloy rails, and about 0.5 times K_Ic for a long crack.     

Reevaluation of the adhesive relationship between the tire and the soil

The author proved in an earlier article that the shear diagram is not in accord with its mechanical definition. The shear stress cannot be zero at the beginning of the initial rising portion of the curve. Shearing is not an increasing loading process, rather it is a limiting case to which a finite shear stress belongs. On the other hand the sheared surface varies under the tire. There are kinematic reasons for this. Points on the tire surface describe a looped cycloid and they slip in a backward direction (opposite to the direction of travel) while contacting the soil. Thus the driving force, which points in the direction of travel, is the product of the shear stress of finite magnitude and the sheared area. The latter increases proportionally with slip. The author describes his equation which is based on the principles discussed above. He supports his theory with a numerical example.     

The initiation and growth of adiabatic shear bands

A simple version of thermo/viscoplasticity theory is used to model the formation of adiabatic shear bands in high rate deformation of solids. The one dimensional shearing deformation of a finite slab is considered. For the constitutive assumptions made in this paper, homogeneous shearing produces a stress/strain response curve that always has a maximum when strain and rate hardening, plastic heating, and thermal softening are taken into account. Shear bands form if a perturbation is added to the homogeneous fields just before peak stress is obtained with these new fields being used as initial conditions. The resulting initial/boundary value problem is solved by the finite element method for one set of material parameters. The shear band grows slowly at first, then accelerates sharply, until finally the plastic strain rate in the center reaches a maximum, followed by a slow decline. Stress drops rapidly throughout the slab, and the central temperature increases rapidly as the peak in strain rate develops.     

A failure criterion based on material instability

Scaling laws for adiabatic shear bands are used to parameterize a model that is suitable for introducing shear damage within engineering calculations. One-dimensional solutions to the governing equations for a single shear band provide laws that connect the driving deformation, the imperfections, and the physical characteristics of the material to the process of stress collapse [International Journal of Plasticity 8 (1992) 583, Mechanics of Materials 17 (1994) 215]. The current model uses homogeneous material response and the scaling laws to anticipate the correct timing beyond the maximum stress at which stress collapse should occur. The model is implemented into a finite element code for wave propagation and used in the analysis of boundary value problems that are dominated by shear failure. Finally, implications of the model for simulations of material failure are discussed.     

FRP-混凝土界面粘结行为的参数影响研究

FRP-混凝土界面的粘结性能对FRP加固混凝土结构力学行为和破坏模式有着重要影响。本文对表征FRP-混凝土界面粘结性能的三个重要参数(界面初始刚度、最大剪应力、界面破坏能)开展研究,通过13个单剪试件的试验考察了混凝土强度、胶层厚度和粘结长度等因素对界面粘结行为的影响,根据试验结果拟合了界面破坏能、最大剪切应力与胶层剪切刚度、混凝土强度之间的函数关系。在试验研究基础上,构建了外贴FRP-混凝土界面粘结的有限元模型。通过有限元分析考察了界面破坏能等三个参数不变的前提下,不同的局部粘结滑移本构关系对界面粘结行为的影响;进而研究了其中一个参数变化时引起的界面粘结性能改变。研究结果表明:界面粘结承载力随着胶层厚度增加而逐渐提高;胶层厚度与界面破坏能成正比,与峰值剪应力成反比;当界面破坏能等三个参数保持不变时,局部粘结滑移本构关系对FRP-混凝土界面粘结性能的影响较小;三个参数中的一个增大时将延缓界面破坏的过程。     

Solutions for anti-plane problems of a composite material with a crack terminating at the interface

Previous researchers have investigated anti-plane problems of a crack terminating at an interface within an infinite domain. This study is devoted to the theoretical analysis of these crack terminating problems for a circular composite material with a finite radius. Detailed solutions for a composite with a crack terminating at the interface under anti-plane loading were derived by employing a double transform that consists of the finite Mellin and Laplace transforms. Using the proposed method, related problems of anti-plane shearing can be solved in a straightforward manner. According to these solutions, stress intensity factors are obtained and discussed. Based on the problems studied with the maximum shear stress criterion, the crack may be interfacial debonded or may penetrate through the interface, but it cannot be reflected back.     

The scattering of harmonic elastic anti-plane shear waves by a finite crack in infinitely long strip using the non-local theory

In this paper, the scattering of harmonic anti-plane shear waves by a finite crack in infinitely long strip is studied using the non-local theory. The Fourier transform is applied and a mixed boundary value problem is formulated. Then a set of dual integral equations is solved using the Schmidt method instead of the first or the second integral equation method. A one-dimensional non-local kernel is used instead of a two-dimensional one for the anti-plane dynamic problem to obtain the stress occurring at the crack tips. Contraty to the classical elasticity solution, it is found that no stress singularity is present at the crack tip. The non-local dynamic elastic solutions yield a finite hoop stress at the crack tip, thus allowing for a fracture criterion based on the maximum dynamic stress hypothesis. The finite hoop stress at the crack tip depends on the crack length, the width of the strip and the lattice parameter. Supported by the Post Doctoral Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province, the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province and the National Foundation for Excellent Young Investigators.     

多层薄膜热应力模拟

针对MEMS器件和光电器件的薄膜结构在高温下产生的应力与应变会严重影响器件结构与功能的问题,本文采用Suhir异质生长薄膜热应力计算理论分析了三层薄膜结构的热应力大小分布情况,得到了不同镀膜温度、膜厚、基底厚度等条件下的热应力变化趋势,解决了困扰有限元分析的奇异点问题。通过分析模型与有限元分析结果的比对,得到该计算模型的应力分布较为符合有限元分析的结果,最大剪切应力差距约为6.1%。列举了一个通过分析关系对材料进行优化的实例。这些研究结果对恶劣工作环境下的MEMS器件以及光电子器件的薄膜设计具有一定的借鉴意义。     

渐开线直齿圆柱齿轮接触疲劳失效成因再分析

联合采用表面失效分析和有限元应力分析的方法,研究了渐开线直齿圆柱齿轮接触疲劳失效的成因.结果表明:由啮入线至第一次双对轮齿啮合结束部分齿面上密集的表面点蚀与该段啮合齿面相对滑移大,所消耗的摩擦功最大,摩擦应力大于第二次双齿啮合部分,而且最大剪应力更靠近齿面等因素有关.靠近节线的齿根齿面上的片状大块剥落属次表面点蚀,是由于该部位的次表面剪应力最大,位置最深,并且承受了前一对轮齿脱离啮合带来的冲击作用.紧邻啮入线附近齿面的较浅的剥落点蚀是由于承受啮入冲击,最大剪应力较大且出现位置较浅,齿面相对滑移最大所造成的,并与该处的表面点蚀坑有关.     

Effect of purely elastic flow instability on molecular conformation and drag

Linear stability analysis has shown that viscoelastic creeping flow of an Oldroyd-B liquid through a sinusoidal channel is unstable to stationary, wall-localized and short wavelength perturbations [B. Sadanandan, R. Sureshkumar, Global linear stability analysis of non-separated viscoelastic flow through a periodically constricted channel, J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech. 122 (2004) 55]. In this work, time-dependent simulations are performed to determine the nonlinear evolution of finite amplitude disturbances in the post-critical flow regime. It is shown that a nonlinear transition, which is facilitated by a supercritical pitchfork bifurcation, establishes a finite amplitude state (FAS) in which the average polymer stretch is highly modulated. The maximum normal stress, observed at the channel nip, can increase by up to approximately 100% when the Weissenberg number, defined as the ratio of the fluid relaxation time to an inverse characteristic shear rate, is increased by only 10% beyond its critical value. This is attributed to the amplification of configurational perturbations by the base flow shear rate, which attains its maximum at the channel nip. The effect of finite chain extensibility on the critical condition and nonlinear instability is investigated using the FENE-CR model. The stabilizing effect of finite extensibility can be expressed through a renormalization of the Weissenberg number by accounting for the screening effect of the nonlinear force law on the transmission of configurational perturbations to polymeric stress. The principal features of the FAS are qualitatively model-independent. The FAS exhibits a small, but numerically perceptible increase in the friction factor as compared to the base flow. The implication of the findings on the experimentally observed flow resistance enhancement phenomenon in viscoelastic creeping flows through converging/diverging geometries is discussed.     

Design and validation of a new fixture for the shear testing of cellular solids

The design and validation of a new fixture for the shear testing of cellular solids are presented. The fixture is an extended version of a picture-frame shear fixture (EPF) and is suited for comparatively thick rectangular block specimens. The stress state in the specimen is analyzed using a detailed finite element model. The finite element model is based on a 3D CAD model and incorporates friction in the revolute joints. Using specimens with low stiffness, a nearly pure and uniform shear stress state is induced in the specimen. A correction factor for the shear stress is derived which takes into account the friction in the joints and the nonuniformity of the shear stress distribution in the gauge section. The shear response of the polymer foam Rohacell^® 200 WF is determined in order to demonstrate the capabilities of the EPF. The strain state is analyzed by means of digital image correlation and is detected to be very pure and uniform on the specimen’s surface, as predicted by the numerical analysis. The shear modulus obtained with the EPF is in good agreement with the calculated shear modulus derived from tensile tests on the same material. In addition, there is only little scatter of the strength values over the tested specimens which further confirms the accuracy of the new fixture.     

Nonlocal theory solution of two collinear cracks in the functionally graded materials

In this paper, the interaction of two collinear cracks in functionally graded materials subjected to a uniform anti-plane shear loading is investigated by means of nonlocal theory. The traditional concepts of the nonlocal theory are extended to solve the fracture problem of functionally graded materials. To make the analysis tractable, it is assumed that the shear modulus varies exponentially with the coordinate vertical to the crack. By use of the Fourier transform, the problem can be solved with the help of a pair of triple integral equations, in which the unknown variable is the displacement on the crack surfaces. To solve the triple integral equations, the displacement on the crack surfaces is expanded in a series of Jacobi polynomials. Unlike the classical elasticity solutions, it is found that no stress singularity is present near the crack tips. The nonlocal elastic solutions yield a finite hoop stress at the crack tip, thus allowing us to use the maximum stress as a fracture criterion in functionally graded materials. The magnitude of the finite stress field depends on the crack length, the distance between two cracks, the parameter describing the functionally graded materials and the lattice parameter of the materials.