Damage in fiber bundle models

We introduce a continuous damage fiber bundle model and compare its behavior with that of dry fiber bundles. Several interesting constitutive behaviors, such as plasticity, are found in this model depending on the value of the damage parameter and on the form of the disorder distribution. We compare the constitutive behavior of global load transfer models, obtained analytically, with local load transfer models numerical simulations. The evolution of the damage is studied analyzing the cluster statistics for dry and continous damage fiber bundles. Finally, it is shown that quenched random thresholds enhance damage localization. Received 27 March 2000     

Fatigue resistance of plasma-sprayed CrC-NiCr cermet coatings in rolling contact

The aim of this paper was to address the fatigue behavior and failure modes of plasma-sprayed CrC-NiCr cermet coatings in rolling contact under the identical tribological conditions of contact stress at room temperature. For all tests, the thicknesses of the coatings were controlled to be about 100 μm. Thirteen rolling contact tests were performed to obtain the statistical result. The Weibull distribution plot of fatigue-life data of the coating specimens was obtained. The failure modes and mechanisms of the coatings were studied on the basis of the worn surface observations of the failed coatings. Experiment results showed that the RCF life data of the coatings exhibited high scattering, since the bimodal distribution of the fatigue-life data of the coatings was observed in the Weibull plot. Different failure modes named as spalling and delamination were observed during this investigation. However, the failure modes might be associated with the microstructure and the bonding strength of the coating, and the distribution of shear stress at the subsurface. The coatings failed in the spalling generally exhibited the relatively high fatigue lives and the coatings failed in the delamination exhibited low lives, resulting in the bimodal distribution of the fatigue-life data in the Weibull plot.     

The ultimate state of polymeric materials and laminated and fibrous composites under asymmetric high-cycle loading

The prediction of the high-cycle fatigue strength of polymeric and composite materials in asymmetric loading is considered. The problem is solved on the basis of a nonlinear model of ultimate state allowing us to describe all typical forms of the diagrams of ultimate stresses. The material constants of the model are determined from the results of fatigue tests in symmetric reversed cycling, in a single fatigue test with the minimum stress equal to zero, and in a short-term strength test. The fatigue strength characteristics of some polymers, glass-fiber laminates, glass-fiber-reinforced plastics, organic-fiber-reinforced plastics, and wood laminates in asymmetric tension-compression, bending, and torsion have been calculated and approved experimentally. __________ Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 87–102, January–February, 2008.     

制导光缆中光纤寿命预期

介绍了光纤寿命预期的疲劳实验方法和筛选实验方法。采用这两种方法，利用电子万能材料试验机和光纤筛选复绕机对室温下光纤进行了疲劳性能实验。实验得出，在张力小于850g的情况下，制导光纤的寿命可以达到10年以上；光纤的韦伯参数md和疲劳参数nd的大小影响光纤寿命。实验表明，当光纤的使用状态受力较大时，或使用贮存状态相差较大时，宜选用动态方法进行寿命预期；当贮存和使用状态受力变化不大时，宜选用筛选复绕方法预期光纤寿命。制导光纤寿命模型宜选用动态疲劳模型，通信光纤可选用筛选实验模型。实验还表明，提高光纤的抗疲劳因子nd和减小光缆中光纤的应变，可以更好地保持光缆中光纤的使用寿命和可靠性。     

Experimental Study of Effect of Temperature Variations on the Impedance Signature of PZT Sensors for Fatigue Crack Detection

Structural health monitoring (SHM) is recognized as an efficient tool to interpret the reliability of a wide variety of infrastructures. To identify the structural abnormality by utilizing the electromechanical coupling property of piezoelectric transducers, the electromechanical impedance (EMI) approach is preferred. However, in real-time SHM applications, the monitored structure is exposed to several varying environmental and operating conditions (EOCs). The previous study has recognized the temperature variations as one of the serious EOCs that affect the optimal performance of the damage inspection process. In this framework, an experimental setup is developed in current research to identify the presence of fatigue crack in stainless steel (304) beam using EMI approach and estimate the effect of temperature variations on the electrical impedance of the piezoelectric sensors. A regular series of experiments are executed in a controlled temperature environment (25°C–160°C) using 202 V1 Constant Temperature Drying Oven Chamber (Q/TBXR20-2005). It has been observed that the dielectric constant ε₃₃^T which is recognized as the temperature-dependent constant of PZT sensor has sufficiently influenced the electrical impedance signature. Moreover, the effective frequency shift (EFS) approach is optimized in term of significant temperature compensation for the current impedance signature of PZT sensor relative to the reference signature at the extended frequency bandwidth of the developed measurement system with better outcomes as compared to the previous literature work. Hence, the current study also deals efficiently with the critical issue of the width of the frequency band for temperature compensation based on the frequency shift in SHM. The results of the experimental study demonstrate that the proposed methodology is qualified for the damage inspection in real-time monitoring applications under the temperature variations. It is capable to exclude one of the major reasons of false fault diagnosis by compensating the consequence of elevated temperature at extended frequency bandwidth in SHM.     

Notch fatigue of Cu_(50)Zr_(50) metallic glasses under cyclic loading: molecular dynamics simulations

Molecular dynamics simulation is performed to simulate the tension–compression fatigue of notched metallic glasses(MGs), and the notch effect of MGs is explored. The notches will accelerate the accumulation of shear transition zones, leading to faster shear banding around the notches' root causing it to undergo severe plastic deformation. Furthermore, a qualitative investigation of the notched MGs demonstrates that fatigue life gradually becomes shorter with the increase in sharpness until it reaches a critical scale. The fatigue performance of blunt notches is stronger than that of sharp notches. Making the notches blunter can improve the fatigue life of MGs.     

给定寿命下的焊趾疲劳裂纹深度尺寸分析

本文提供并用统计方法研究了焊趾疲劳裂纹扩展的Ｎ～α曲线族，给出了联系给定裂纹尺寸下的疲劳分布，给定疲劳寿命下的裂纹尺寸分布以及随机初始条件的概率相容条件。研究表明，给定寿命下的焊趾疲劳裂纹深度尺寸α服从分布Ф［（μ（ａ）－ｌｏｇＮ）／σ（ａ）］。     

层板复合材料的疲劳剩余刚度统计分布模型

在分析现有关于层板复合材料疲劳剩余刚度衰退模型的基础上，根据层板复合材料在疲劳载荷作用下刚度衰退变化的现象，研究了疲劳载荷对层板复合材料刚度衰退的影响，建立了一个新的、更为合理的用于描述层板复合材料在常幅疲劳载荷作用下的刚度衰退模型，导出了剩余刚度统计分布的表达式，给出了确定模型参数的方法。为验证该模型，设计了几组测试实验，并利用试验结果对模型参数进行了估计。利用该统计分布模型，可以预报层板复合材料在给定应力水平的疲劳载荷作用下循环指定周次时剩余刚度的统计分布。实验数据表明，理论预报和实验结果符合得是很好的。     

微动摩擦学的发展现状与趋势

对微对摩擦学的发展过程和现状，包括微动磨损、微动腐蚀和微动疲劳作了相当系统耐简要的综合介绍与评论，重点归纳分析了近１０年来劝摩擦学的发展概况，并且分别就法国和国内有关研究工作作了集中评介。指出微动摩擦力学研究在发达国家的进展尤快，说明高科技的发展对这个学科领域研究要求的迫切性，应该引起我国摩擦学界和工程界科技工作者更多的关注，同时认为基础研究、工业应用研究和失效分析，都是微动摩擦学研究今后工作的重     

光滑试样表面疲劳裂纹演化的数值仿真

考虑裂纹形核，扩展，合并以及晶界的作用等因素，对光滑圆试样表面疲劳裂纹的演化进行了数值模拟。结果表明，疲劳裂纹系统的演化是由无序向有序转化的过程，演化诱致突变。这一过程与实验观察到的结果一致。疲劳裂纹系统的演化终态具有很大的分散性，主要表现为裂纹路径的随机性和突变寿命的分散性。样本的随机性是造成上述分散性的外因，系统对裂纹位形的敏感性是内因。