Elastic stress distributions for hyperbolic and parabolic notches in round shafts under torsion and uniform antiplane shear loadings

Closed-form solutions are developed for the stress fields induced by circumferential hyperbolic and parabolic notches in axisymmetric shafts under torsion and uniform antiplane shear loading. The boundary value problem is formulated by using complex potential functions and two different coordinate systems, providing two classes of solutions. It is also demonstrated that some solutions of linear elastic fracture and notch mechanics reported in the literature can be derived as special cases of the general solutions proposed herein.Finally the analytical frame is used to link the Mode III notch stress intensity factor to the maximum shear stress at the notch tip, as well as to give closed-form expressions for the strain energy averaged over a finite size volume surrounding the notch root.     

Crack growth under alternating loading

Crack propagation under alternating loading is investigated. Relations between the growth rate of a fatigue defect and loading parameters and the expression for the stress intensity factor are derived for compression of a cracked solid taking into account the possible contact of the crack faces. A model for the deformation of a small region near the crack tip is proposed which allows one to formulate the conditions of residual opening of a growing fatigue crack. The experimental data obtained in tests of steel samples are compared with the results of calculation using the developed procedure. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 49, No. 5, pp. 190–198, September–October, 2008.     

Shear and normal stress relaxation in polymer blends: stress predictions from interface velocity and Laplace pressure terms

We derived for the first time the relationships among shear stress and normal stress differences for ellipsoidal interfaces under large step shear strains considering interface velocity term and Laplace pressure term in the expression of the stress tensor for mixtures of two Newtonian fluids. In the derivation, orientation angle of the interface is assumed to be given by the affine deformation assumption and is independent of time based on experimental results for blends with 0.048 ≤ K ≤ 0.54 where K is the ratio of droplet viscosity to matrix viscosity. For ellipsoidal droplets, the shear stress is only proportional to the first normal stress difference. On the other hand, for spheroidal droplets, proportionality among the shear stress, the first and the second normal stress differences was derived, and the ratio of the second normal stress difference to the first normal stress difference was given as a function of step strain. The shear stress and the first normal stress difference obtained experimentally satisfy the derived relationship, indicating applicability of the stress expression for polymer blends.     

Preparation of well-dispersed magnetorheological fluids and effect of dispersion on their magnetorheological properties

In this work, we describe methods for the preparation of suspensions of micron-sized iron particles grafted with different surfactants. The aim is to obtain well-dispersed magnetorheological (MR) fluids. The effectiveness of the surfactants as dispersants was analyzed quantitatively by means of rheological measurements. With this objective, the viscosity of the suspensions was measured, and the results were compared with the prediction of the Batchelor’s formula (Batchelor, J Fluid Mech 83:97–117, 1977). The effect of dispersion on the MR properties of the suspensions was also studied. It was found that the quality of the dispersion of a suspension does not have an important effect on the magnitude of the field-induced yield stress but does on the change of viscosity induced by the field. It was also found that the transition from the solid-like state to the liquid-like one happens very smoothly for well-dispersed suspensions, contrarily to the abrupt transition for poorly dispersed suspensions.     

A physical decomposition of the stress tensor for complex flows

Traditionally, the components of the stress with respect to a relevant coordinate system are used for the purpose of stress visualisation and interpretation. A case for using a flow dependent measure to interpret and visualise stress is made for two dimensional flow, together with a suggestion for extending the idea to three dimensions. The method is illustrated for Newtonian and Oldroyd B fluids in both the eccentrically rotating cylinder and flow past a cylinder benchmark problems. In the context of a generalised Newtonian fluid, the relation between the flow-dependent stress measure to other field variables under certain flow conditions, is examined and is indicative of its importance in complex flow.

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通过对拱顶储罐罐壁承受轴向载荷、初始几何缺陷及轴压失稳状况研究,指 出在固定顶罐设计、建造和运行各阶段都应进行罐壁轴压稳定性校核. 根据圆柱薄壳稳定性 理论和轴压失稳临界应力数值分析计算结果,提出固定顶罐罐壁轴压稳定性校核方法和数学 模型,并运用回归分析方法建立罐壁轴压失稳临界应力计算公式. 对几种常用规格的拱顶罐 有初始挠度缺陷罐壁轴压稳定性分析表明：随储罐容积和罐壁初始挠度增大,罐壁轴压稳定 性呈减弱趋势.     

The effect of 1,3:2,4-<Emphasis Type="Italic">bis</Emphasis>-<Emphasis Type="Italic">O</Emphasis>-(<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-methylbenzylidene)-<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">d</Emphasis>-sorbitol (PDTS) on uniaxial elongational viscosity of polypropylene

We investigated the dynamic viscoelasticity and elongational viscosity of polypropylene (PP) containing 0.5 wt% of 1,3:2,4-bis-O-(p-methylbenzylidene)-d-sorbitol (PDTS). The PP/PDTS system exhibited a sol–gel transition (T _gel) at 193 °C. The critical exponent n was nearly equal to 2/3, in agreement with the value predicted by a percolation theory. This critical gel is due to a three-dimensional network structure of PDTS crystals. The elongational viscosity behavior of neat PP followed the linear viscosity growth function 3η ⁺ (t), where η ⁺ (t) is the shear stress growth function in the linear viscoelastic region. The elongational viscosity of the PP/PDTS system also followed the 3η ⁺ (t) above T _gel but did not follow the 3η ⁺ (t) and exhibited strong strain-softening behavior below T _gel. This strain softening can be attributed to breakage of the network structure of PDTS with a critical stress (σ _c) of about 10⁴ Pa.     

等p路径十砂土本构关系的归一化特性及数值建模方法

用神经网络对土体进行建模能反映应力路径相关性、反映土的剪胀剪缩以及反映体应力、剪应力对体应变、剪应变的交互影响,因而成为一种比较理想的建模方式.能否在样本有限的情况下获得精度比较高的本构模型正是主要的研究目的.通过研究中密砂在等p路径下的三轴试验曲线,发现其应力-应变关系曲线在常规应力范围内具有归一化特性.选择合适的归一化指标对砂土三轴试验数据进行归一化,以归一化的试验数据为训练样本进行神经网络训练,得到了比较理想的砂土的神经网络本构模型.本构模型仿真值与试验值符合较好,表明所给出的建模方法是合理的.提出的建模方法可以在所有试验数据的基础上自动实现概率寻优,能有效降低噪声信号的干扰、减小试验数据的分散造成的影响.     

磁电热弹耦合材料三维多裂纹超奇异积分法

用超奇异积分方程法将多场耦合载荷作用下磁电热弹耦合材料内含任意形状和位置三维多裂纹问题转化为求解一以广义位移间断为未知函数的超奇异积分方程组问题,退化得到内含任意形状平行三维多裂纹问题的超奇异积分方程组;推导出平行三维多裂纹问题的裂纹前沿广义奇异应力场解析表达式、定义了广义(应力、应变能)强度因子和广义能量释放率;应用有限部积分概念及体积力法,为超奇异积分方程组建立了数值求解方法,编制了FORTRAN程序,以平行双裂纹为例,通过典型算例,研究了广义(应力、应变能)强度因子随裂纹位置、裂纹形状及材料参数变化规律,得到裂纹断裂评定准则. 最后,分析了裂纹间干扰、屏蔽作用及其在工程实际中的应用.      

岩石破裂电磁辐射幅值与岩石属性参数的关系

基于岩石破裂电磁辐射是由岩石破裂时传播裂纹引起原子扰动产生的假说, 通过断裂力学理论计算了岩石破裂时的裂纹扩展长度及裂纹面积. 由电磁辐射幅值与裂纹长度 及裂纹面积之间的关系,给出了电磁辐射幅值与岩石属性参数之间的关系表达式. 讨论了主 要的不同属性参数对电磁辐射幅值的影响. 发现电磁辐射幅值随岩石弹性模量增大而增大;岩石破 裂的电磁辐射与岩石的尺寸有关,且岩石尺寸因素影响大于岩性因素影响. 本文的研究结果与现有的 实验结果是吻合的.