Melt fracture of polyisobutylenes

The processability of different grades of polyisobutylene (PIB) was investigated using a capillary rheometer. Direct focus was given to the occurrence of melt fracture phenomena, such as sharkskin and gross melt fracture (GMF). The influence of molecular weight (MW) of PIB, temperature and die entrance angle on melt fracture was examined in detail. Due to their highly elastic nature, high MW PIBs were found to exhibit gross melt fracture instability even at low shear rates, rendering their processing an impossible task. An increase in temperature resulted in postponing both instabilities (sharkskin and gross) to higher shear rates, thus making their processing easier. Finally, decreasing the entrance angle below a critical value resulted in postponing the onset of GMF to higher shear rates.     

Environmentally benign green composites based on epoxy resin/bacterial cellulose reinforced glass fiber: Fabrication and mechanical characteristics

Bio-based bacterial cellulose (BC) epoxy composites were manufactured and their mechanical properties were examined. The BC was initially fabricated from Vietnamese nata de coco by means of alkaline pretreatment followed by solvent exchange. The obtained fibers were dispersed in epoxy resin (EP) by both mechanical stirring and ultrasonic techniques. The resulting blend was used as the matrix for glass-fiber (GF) composite fabrication using a prepreg method followed by multiple hot-press-curing steps. The morphology, mechanical characteristics and mode-I interlaminar fracture toughness of the fabricated composites were investigated. With a 0.3-wt% BC content, the mode-I interlaminar fracture toughness for both crack initiation and crack propagation were improved by 128.8% and 1110%, respectively. The fatigue life was dramatically extended by a factor of 12, relative to the unmodified composite. Scanning electron microscopy images revealed that the BC plays a vital role in increasing the interlaminar fracture toughness of a GF/EP composite via the mechanisms of crack reflection, debonding and fiber-bridging.     

大理岩非分叉断裂的随机分形模型

本文建立了大理岩沿晶、穿晶及沿晶穿晶偶合断裂的随机分形模型，该模型能与大理岩的整体晶态结构自洽，且模型的分维值与测量值有很好的吻合。     

Phase-stepped ESPI and moiré interferometry for measuring stress-intensity factor andJ integral

Electronic-speckle-pattern interferometry and moiré interferometry have been used to calculateK ₁ andJ for compact tension specimens. Automated-fringe-pattern analysis enables the full-field of data to be used with the minimum of operator intervention. Measurements are shown to be accurate to within 10 percent. TheJ-measurement procedure employed could form the basis of an automatic-fault detection system.     

Use of the energy criterion of fracture to determine the shape of a slightly curved crack

An asymptotic formula is obtained for the total-energy increment during quasistatic growth of a semiin finite crack in an anisotropic elastic plane under complex loading. It is assumed that the shear loads are much larger than the tearing loads. The shape of the slightly curved crack was determined using the Griffith criterion in two versions: global and local. It is shown, in particular, that the first version leads to an improbable result. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 119–130, September–October, 2006.     

粘弹性介质中扩展裂纹与J积分

本文提出了在线弹性及粘弹性介质中扩展裂纹与路径无关的J~*积分,并给出了严密的证明。文中证明了J~*积分与扩展裂纹尖端的张开位移(动态COD)之间有简单的关系,同时利用J~*积分求得了粘弹性介质中变速扩展裂纹尖端的奇异性。当裂纹以常速扩展时,J~*积分与能量释放率、动应力强度因子之间也有简单的关系。利用这些关系,我们给出了动态COD与动应力强度因子之间的关系式。     

研究岩石破裂等弱化行为的力－位移组合控制方法

本文介绍了一种用力和位移的线性组合控制岩石试验的新方法。该方法已在一台自制的伺服实验系统上和一台MTS实验系统上得到了实现。用这种方法能够简便地求出通常难以求出的具有Ⅱ类特性岩石的全应力-应变曲线,而且能够变化出如广义应力松驰等其它实验类型,从而能够对时间依赖性进行深入的研究。由于其易于采用的特点,它在研究岩石破裂乃至摩擦等弱化过程方面有着广泛的应用前景。     

煤在瓦斯一维渗流作用下的初次破坏

作者观察了煤在瓦斯一维渗流作用下的初次破坏,发现破坏煤体呈球冠状;临界破坏瓦斯超压取决于卸载条件,煤型的强度、半径和长度,以及煤型所受的侧压,但与瓦斯吸附特性无关。对实验例进行了数值分析,结果表明煤体的破坏属于拉伸破坏;卸载速率的增高,侧向围压的减小与煤型几何半径的增大将使得煤体在瓦斯渗流作用下更易于破坏。     

增韧环氧树脂的动态裂纹扩展研究

本文主要进行了环氧及增韧环氧树脂的断裂韧性及裂纹快速扩展的试验研究。试验过程中采用了ＧＬＣ－１型高速裂纹扩展测试仪来测试裂纹的扩展速度,得到在裂纹扩展过程中裂纹扩展速度曲线。本文结合不同的计算公式及有限元分析方法,讨论了各个确定断裂韧性公式的准确程度,发现传统的静态断裂韧性的分析方法所得到的结果偏大,有一定的危险性,建议使用试验与数值计算相结合的方法;同时还发现增韧不仅可以提高材料的静态和动态断裂性能,而且在裂纹扩展过程中可以起到减缓裂纹扩展的作用