Intersonic crack propagation in homogeneous media under shear-dominated loading: theoretical analysis

The mechanics of cohesive failure under mixed-mode loading is investigated for the case of a steadily propagating subsonic and intersonic dynamic crack subjected to a follower tensile and shear distributed load. The cohesive failure model chosen in this study is rate independent but accounts for the coupling between normal and tangential damage. Special emphasis is placed here on mixed-mode cases with predominantly shear loading. The analysis shows that the size of the mixed-mode cohesive zone is smaller than that obtained in the pure shear case. The relative extent of the shear and tensile cohesive damage zones depends on the crack speed and the mode mixity. In the intersonic regime, the failure process takes place exclusively in shear, even under remote mixed-mode loading conditions.     

Micromechanics of cleavage fracture initiation in ferritic steels by carbide cracking

Cleavage fracture in ferritic steels is often initiated in brittle carbides randomly distributed in the material. The carbides break as a result of a fibre loading mechanism in which the stress levels in the carbides are raised, as the surrounding ferrite undergoes plastic deformation. The conditions in the vicinity of the nucleated micro-crack will then determine whether the crack will penetrate or be arrested by the ferrite. The ferrite is able to arrest nucleated cracks through the presence of mobile dislocations, which blunt and shield the microcrack and thus lowers the stresses at the crack tip. Hence, the macroscopic toughness of the material directly depends on the ability of the ferrite to arrest nucleated micro-cracks and in turn on the plastic rate sensitivity of the ferrite. The initiation of cleavage fracture is here modelled explicitly in the form of a micro-crack, which nucleates in a brittle carbide and propagates into the surrounding ferrite. The carbide is modelled as an elastic cylinder or in a few cases an elastic sphere and the ferrite as an elastic viscoplastic material. The crack growth is modelled using a cohesive surface, where the tractions are governed by a modified exponential cohesive law. It is shown that the critical stress, required to propagate a microcrack from a broken carbide, increases with decreasing plastic rate sensitivity of the ferrite. The results also show that a low stress triaxiality and a high aspect ratio of the carbide promote the initiation of cleavage fracture from a broken carbide.     

Rheology of semiconcentrated fibre suspension in the Oldroyd-B fluid

The constitutive equation for a semiconcentrated fibre suspension in the Oldroyd-B fluid has been derived from a statistical model of such a suspension by employing the molecular theory for polymeric liquids. To circumvent theoretical difficulties in viscoelastic fluid mechanics, several simplified models are used to account for the interactions of fibres and polymer molecules. Some of material functions are calculated in terms of the constitutive equation. The project Supported by the University of Melbourne of Australia, the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Zhejiang Province     

碰撞角对爆炸复合材料界面状态的影响

复合材料界面状态是衡量复合质量优劣的主要评定因素之一,焊接参数和界面状态之间存在着紧密的联系。为了获得理想的复合质量,必须正确选择爆炸焊接参数。本文在实验的基础上,通过理论研究和数值计算,探讨了爆炸复合的力学模型及物理机制,验证了碰撞角对再入射流的质量(或再入射流的厚度)和爆炸复合材料界面状态存在的影响,得出了波形的变化趋势与碰撞角的变化趋势相一致的结论,同时确立了波形参数和碰撞角的半定量表达式,拓展和深化了爆炸复合的研究领域,丰富和发展了爆炸复合的成波机理,从而能够更好地指导工程应用,减少工程损耗,提高复合质量和工作效率。     

松弛与蠕变力学特性转换关系的研究

本文首先论述了拉伸应力松弛模量Ｅ（ｔ）与拉伸蠕变柔量Ｄ（ｔ）之间的近似与精确转换关系式，提出一种诊断Ｄ（ｔ）的数值积分算法，通过应力松弛模量实验给出一种固体推进剂Ｅ（ｔ）和Ｄ（ｔ）的实测与转换计算结果，计算结果有较小的误差具有重要的实用价值。     

Effect of the Intermolecular Potential on the Generalized Newton-Fourier Relations in the Problem of Gas Outflow into a Vacuum

Using the numerical method of direct statistical simulation (Monte-Carlo method), the effect of the intermolecular potential exponent on the dependence of the stress and the heat flux on the stress rate tensor components and the temperature gradient is analyzed for the nonequilibrium, spherically symmetric outflow of a monatomic gas into a vacuum. Analytical approximations of the constitutive relations are presented. The dependence of the macroscopic parameters on the distance from the source is found.     

On the crack-tip stress singularity of interfacial cracks in transversely isotropic piezoelectric bimaterials

In this paper, characteristics of the interface crack-tip stress and electric displacement fields in transversely isotropic piezoelectric bimaterials are studied. The authors have proven, within the framework of the generalized Stroh formalism for piezoelectric bimaterials, that there is no coexistence of the parameters (oscillating) and κ (non-oscillating) in the interface crack-tip generalized stress field for all transversely isotropic piezoelectric bimaterials. This leads to the classification of piezoelectric bimaterials into one group that exhibits the oscillating property in the interface crack-tip generalized stress field and the other that does not. Fifteen (15) pair-combinations of six (6) piezoelectric materials PZT-4, PZT-5H, PZT-6B, PZT-7A, P-7, and BaTiO₃, which are commonly used in practice, are numerically analyzed in this study, and the results backup the above theoretical conclusions. Moreover, the associated eigenvectors for such material systems (with either =0 or κ=0) are also obtained numerically, and the result show that there still exist four linear independent associate eigenvectors for each bimaterial.     

Non-linear constitutive relations for magnetostrictive materials

In this paper, non-linear deformation behavior of magnetostrictive materials is studied and three magnetoelastic coupling constitutive models are developed. The standard square (SS) constitutive model is developed by means of truncating the polynomial expansion of the Gibbs free energy. The hyperbolic tangent (HT) constitutive equations, which involve a hyperbolic tangent magnetic-field dependence, are proposed to model the magnetic-field-induced strain saturation of magnetostrictive materials in the region of intense magnetic fields. A new model based on density of domain switching (DDS) is established in terms of the basic truth that magnetic domain switching underlies magnetostrictive deformation. In this model, it is assumed that the relation between density of domain switching, defined by the quantity of magnetic domains switched by per unit magnetic field and magnetic field can be described by a density function with normal distribution. The moduli in these constitutive models can be determined by a material function that is proposed to describe the dependence of the peak piezomagnetic coefficient on the compressive pre-stress for one-dimensional cases based on the experimental results published. The accuracy of the non-linear constitutive relations is evaluated by comparing the theoretical values with experimental results of a Terfenol-D rod operated under both compressive pre-stress and bias magnetic field. Results indicate that the SS constitutive equations can accurately predict the experimental results under a low or moderate magnetic field while the HT model can, to some extent, reflect the trend of saturation of magnetostrictive strain under a high magnetic field. The model based on DDS, which is more effective in simulating the experimental curves, can capture the main characteristics of the mechanism of magnetoelastic coupling deformation of a Terfenol-D rod, such as the notable dependence of magnetoelastic response on external stress and the saturation of magnetostrictive strain under intense magnetic fields. In addition, the SS constitutive relation for a general three-dimensional problem is discussed and an approach to characterize the modulus tensors is proposed.     

含初缺陷复合材料圆柱曲板的动力屈曲分析

基于修正的一阶剪切变形理论，利用Ｈａｍｉｌｔｏｎ原理导出包含横向剪切变形和转动惯量的复合材料长圆柱曲板的非线性动力方程，通过将位移和载荷展开为Ｆｏｕｒｉｅｒ级数，把非线性偏微分方程组转化为二阶常微分方程组，并可由四阶Ｒｕｎｇｅ－Ｋｕｔｔａ方法数值求解，通过算例，讨论了有关因素对迭层复合材料圆柱曲板动力屈曲的影响。