Short-Term Microdamageability of Fibrous Materials with Transversely Isotropic Fibers Under Thermal Actions

The theory of microdamageability of fibrous materials with transversely isotropic fibers is stated with account taken of the thermal effect. Microdamages in the isotropic matrix are simulated by pores empty or filled with particles of damaged material that resist compression. The fracture criterion for a microvolume of the matrix is assumed to have the Nadai–Schleicher form, which takes into account the difference between the tensile and compressive ultimate loads, with the ultimate strength being a random function of coordinates with a power or Weibull distribution. The stress–strain state and the effective properties of the material are determined from the thermoelastic equations for fibrous materials with a porous matrix. The deformation and microdamage equations are closed by the equations of porosity balance corrected for the thermal effect. For various types of loading, nonlinear relations are derived for the coupled processes of deformation of a fibrous material and microdamage of the matrix due to the thermal macrostrain. The effect of physical and geometrical parameters on these processes is studied.     

Short-Term Microdamageability of Laminated Materials under Thermal Actions

The theory of microdamageability of laminated materials is stated with account taken of the thermal effect. Microdamages in the components are simulated by pores empty or filled with particles of damaged material that resist compression. The fracture criterion is assumed to have the Nadai–Schleicher form, which takes into account the difference between the tensile and compressive ultimate loads, with the ultimate strength being a random function of coordinates with a power or Weibull distribution. The stress–strain state and the effective properties of the material are determined from the thermoelastic equations for laminated materials with porous components. The deformation and microdamage equations are closed by the equations of porosity balance corrected for the thermal effect. For various types of loading, nonlinear relations are derived for the coupled processes of deformation of a two-component laminated material and microdamage due to the thermal macrostrain of a component. The effect of physical and geometrical parameters on these processes is studied.     

Micromechanics of Short-Term Thermal Damageability

The structural theory of microdamageability of a homogeneous material is generalized to the case of a thermal action. The theory is based on the stochastic thermoelastic equations of a medium with micropores, hollow or filled with particles of a damaged material. This medium models a material with dispersed microdamages. The Schleicher–Nadai fracture criterion is used as the condition of origin of a micropore in a microvolume of an undestroyed material. It is assumed that the particles of the damaged material in the micropores do not resist shear and triaxial tension and behave as the undamaged material under triaxial compression. The porosity balance equation is corrected for the thermal component and together with the relations between macrostresses, macrostrains, and temperature forms a closed system describing the concurrent action of deformation and microdamage. Nonlinear stress–strain diagrams and dependences of microdamage on macrostrain and temperature are constructed     

The Micromechanics of Short-Term Damageability of Fibrolaminar Composites

A theory of microdamageability is constructed for fibrous laminated composites consisting of transversally isotropic fibers and a microdamaged isotropic porous binder. Microdamages in the binder are simulated by pores filled with compression-resisting particles of the destroyed material. Damage in a microvolume of the binder is described by the Schleicher–Nadai strength criterion, which allows for the difference between the ultimate tensile and compressive loads. The ultimate strength is a random function of coordinates with the Weibull distribution. The stress–strain state and effective characteristics of the material are determined by solving the stochastic equations of elastic theory for a fibrous laminated composite with a porous binder. The equations of deformation and microdamageability are closed by the equations of porosity balance in the binder. Nonlinear diagrams of the concurrent processes of deformation of the fibrous laminated material and microdamage of the matrix for various physical and geometrical parameters are constructed     

Simulation of the Short-Term Microdamageability of Laminated Composites

The theory of microdamageability of multicomponent laminated composites is outlined through the simulation of microdamages in the components by pores filled with compression-resisting particles of the destroyed material. The damage criterion for a microvolume of a component is taken in the Schleicher–Nadai form, which allows for the difference between the ultimate tensile and compressive loads. The ultimate strength is a random function of Weibull-distributed coordinates. The stress–strain state and the efficient properties of the material are determined from the stochastic equations of the elastic theory for a laminated composite with porous components. The equations of deformation and microdamage are closed by the equations of porosity balance in the components. Nonlinear diagrams of the concurrent processes of deformation in the laminated material and microdamage in the matrix are plotted. The effect of the physical and geometrical parameters on them is studied     

A Note on the Theory of Short-Term Microdamageability of Granular Composites under Thermal Actions

The theory of microdamageability of granular composites is stated with allowance made for the thermal effect. Microdamages in the components are modeled by pores, hollow or filled with particles of the destroyed material that resist compression. The fracture criterion is assumed to have the Schleicher–Nadai form, which takes into account the difference between the tensile and compressive ultimate loads, with the ultimate strength being a random function with a power or Weibull distribution. The stress–strain state and effective properties of the material are determined from the stochastic thermoelastic equations for granular composites with porous components. The equations of deformation and microdamage are closed by the equation of porosity balance corrected for the thermal effect. Nonlinear diagrams are plotted for the concurrent processes of deformation of a granular material and microdamage of the matrix as functions of macrostrains and temperature. The influence of the physical and geometrical parameters on the processes is analyzed.     

Short-Term Microdamageability of Fibrous Composites with Transversally Isotropic Fibers and a Microdamaged Binder

The theory of microdamageability of fibrous composites with transversally isotropic fibers and a microdamaged isotropic porous matrix is proposed. Microdamages in the matrix are simulated by pores filled with particles of the destroyed material that resist compression. The criterion of damage in the matrix microvolume is taken in the Schleicher–Nadai form. It accounts for the difference between the ultimate tensile and compressive loads. The ultimate strength is a random function of coordinates with Weibull distribution. The stress–strain state and effective properties of the material are determined from the stochastic equations of the elastic theory for a fibrous composite with porous components. The equations of deformation and microdamage are closed by the equations of porosity balance in the matrix. Nonlinear diagrams of the concurrent processes of deformation of fibrous materials and microdamage of the matrix are plotted. The effect of the physical and geometrical parameters on them is studied     

Fatigue Reliability Analysis of Fiber-Reinforced Laminated Composites by Continuum Damage Mechanics

This paper investigates the reliability of composite laminates with various lay-ups under fatigue loading.The prediction of failure probability of composite laminates subjected to different loads involves many uncertainties associated with mechanical properties,loading,and boundary conditions.Failure in the composite material is truly hard to trace because there are individual faults in each ply,and we face a stochastic process due to the scatter in the mechanical properties.The continuum damage mechanics(CDM),as a powerful approach,is applied to model the damage of fiber,matrix,and fiber/matrix debonding.This method defines criteria for damage detection and determines safe zones.The material constitutive equations are executed using a subroutine in Abaqus.The first-order reliability method and second-order reliability method have been applied to examine the reliability of laminated composites.The results are compared with those of the Monte Carlo simulation.Different composite laminates under different stress levels are considered for the failure probability investigation.The limit state functions and random variables have been determined based on the CDM model.Finally,the effects of the number of cycles,applied stress,and stacking sequence of the laminate on the reliability and fatigue life in fiber-reinforced laminated composites are assessed.     

两级载荷下复合材料层板疲劳与寿命预测

研究了复合材料层板疲劳过程中的累积应变演化规律，建立了以累积应变为基础的非线性积累损伤法则，实验结果表明：文中提出的累积应变方法能够较好地反映加载次序效应，准确地预测了复合材料层板在两级载荷下的疲劳寿命。     

A Micromechanics Finite-Strain Constitutive Model of Fibrous Tissue

Biological tissues have unique mechanical properties due to the wavy fibrous collagen and elastin microstructure. In inflation, a vessel easily distends under low pressure but becomes stiffer when the fibers are straightened to take up the load. The current microstructural models of blood vessels assume affine deformation, i.e., the deformation of each fiber is assumed to be identical to the macroscopic deformation of the tissue. This uniform-field (UF) assumption leads to the macroscopic (or effective) strain energy of the tissue that is the volumetric sum of the contributions of the tissue components. Here, a micromechanics-based constitutive model of fibrous tissue is developed to remove the affine assumption and to take into consideration the heterogeneous interactions between the fibers and the ground substance. The development is based on the framework of a recently developed second-order homogenization theory, and takes into account the waviness, orientations and spatial distribution of the fibers, as well as the material nonlinearity at finite-strain deformation. In an illustrative simulation, the predictions of the macroscopic stress-strain relation and the statistical deformation of the fibers are compared to the UF model, as well as finite-element (FE) simulation. Our predictions agree well with the FE results, while the UF predictions significantly overestimate. The effects of fiber distribution and waviness on the macroscopic stress-strain relation are also investigated. The present mathematical model may serves as a foundation for native as well as for engineered tissues and biomaterials.     

Behavior of Pin-loaded Laminated Composites

In this study, an investigation was carried out to determine the effects of joint geometry and fiber orientation on the failure strength and failure mode in a pinned joint laminated composite plate. Behavior of pin-loaded laminated composites with different stacking sequence and different dimensions has been observed experimentally. E/glass–epoxy composites were manufactured to fabricate the specimens. Mechanical properties of the composites were characterized under tension, compression and in-plane shear in static loading conditions. Laminated composites were loaded through pins. Single-hole pin-loaded specimens were tested for their tensile response and width-to-hole diameter (W/D) and edge distance-to-hole diameter (E/D) ratios evaluated. A series of experiments was performed with six different material configurations ([0/±45]_s–[90/±45]_s, [0/90/0]_s–[90/0/90]_s and [90/0]_2s–[±45]_2s), in all, over 120 specimens. E/D ratios and W/D ratios of plates were changed from 1 to 5 and 2 to 5, respectively. Failure propagation and failure type were observed on the specimens. The influence of the joint geometry on the strength of the pin-loaded composites was assessed. When laminated composite plates were loaded to final failure, three basic failure modes consisting of net-tension, shear out and bearing failure were observed for the different geometric dimensions. All the connections tested showed that the fiber orientations have a definite influence on the position around hole circumference at which failure initiated. Net-tension failure occurred for specimens that had small width and large end distance. When the width was increased, the specimens which had small end distances failed in the shear-out modes. When the end distance was increased, bearing failure developed in addition to shear-out failure. The experimental results showed that the ultimate load capacities of E/glass–epoxy laminate plates with pin connection were increased by increasing W and E. However, increasing the E/D and W/D ratios beyond a critical value has an insignificant effect on the ultimate load capacity of the connection.     

复合材料层合板的模糊稳健设计

提出对复合材料结构进行稳健可靠性设计,设计中同时考虑了随机因素和模糊因素的影响.首先考虑约束的模糊性,建立了复合材料层合板的模糊优化设计模型.在模糊优化设计的基础上,考虑纤维角度和单层板厚度的变异对模糊约束的影响,进一步研究了复合材料层合板的模糊稳健设计.算例说明了本文提出的方法的有效性,对复合材料结构的合理设计具有一定的指导意义.     

The Three-Dimensional Theory of Stability of Fibrous and Laminated Materials

An analysis is made of the results of investigations into the internal and surface instability of fibrous and laminated composites within the framework of the piecewise-homogeneous model and the equations of the three-dimensional linearized theory of stability. The possible buckling modes of the reinforcing elements in composites with either an elastic (polymeric) or elastoplastic (metallic) matrix are studied. The reliability domains of applied approximate design models are determined and some applications of results on fracture (due to structural instability) of unidirectional composites are presented     

Relationship Between Mesostructure,Mechanical Behaviour and Damage of Cement Composites Under High-Pressure Confinement

This work seeks to determine how the mesostructure of seven types of cement composites containing alumina particles or not controls their deviatoric strength, compaction law, and damage under high-pressure of confinement. First, the method of analysis of quasi-oedometric compression tests is presented. Accuracy of the method for concrete is discussed by means of numerical simulations. The confined compression tests performed show the effects of adding ceramic aggregates. Furthermore, an application of post-mortem analysis by infiltration technique of each specimen is presented, revealing a highly micro-cracked pattern depending of the mesostructure of these materials. From these observations, a discussion is presented on the influence that the addition of ceramic aggregates exerts on the confined behaviour of these composites. The tests showed a highly beneficial effect of the presence of particles, on both the deviatoric strength and the compaction law of the concretes considered.     

Stability of Laminated Coatings Under Elastoplastic Deformation

A piecewise-homogeneous-medium model is used to consider a stability problem for layered elastoplastic coatings under plain strain. The theory of small elastoplastic strains is used. Characteristic equations are derived in an explicit form for a power dependence between the strain and stress intensities. The effect of the inelastic properties of layers on the phenomenon being studied is demonstrated by a specific example     

The Stability of Laminated Elastomer Coatings Under Surface Loading

The stability of laminated elastomer coatings at normal and high temperatures is considered in a three-dimensional formulation. The problem is formulated and the basic characteristic equations are derived. Graphs of the physicomechanical parameters of some elastomers against temperature are experimentally obtained. Specific examples for a three-layer coating are considered     

Numerical Study of Three-Dimensional Stability Problems for Laminated and Ribbon-Reinforced Composites

Classes of basic problems (classical problems and new problems derived by partial separation of variables) of the theory of elasticity and three-dimensional linearized stability are formulated in Cartesian coordinates. For each class of problems, the base scheme and the base system of equations are constructed and substantiated. They allow us to write explicitly the global mesh equations corresponding to an arbitrary problem from the class under consideration     

任意厚度层合开口柱壳的温度应力

基于层合柱壳混合状态方程和边界条件的弱形式,建立了具有固支边的层合开口柱壳的温度应力混合方程,给出了任意厚度层合开口柱壳在温度荷载和机械荷载共同作用下的解析解。