Symmetry Properties of the Elastic Energy of a Woven Fabric with Bending and Twisting Resistance

A woven fabric can be described as a surface made of two families of fibers: in this work we study how the geometry of the weave pattern affects the symmetry properties of the elastic energy of the surface. Four basic symmetry classes of weave patterns are possible, depending on the angle between the fibers and their material properties. The properties of the pattern determine the material symmetry group of the network, under which the elastic energy is invariant. We derive representations for the energy of a woven fabric that are invariant under the symmetry group of the network, and discuss the relation of these invariants with the curvature and twist of the fibers.      

An exact deformation analysis for the magneto-electro-elastic fiber-reinforced thin plate

A closed form expressions for bending problem of magneto-electro-elastic (MEE) rectangular thin plates are derived, the exact solutions for the deformation behaviors of the fiber-reinforced BaTiO₃/CoFe₂O₄ composites subjected to certain types of surface loads are analytically obtained. Based on Kirchhoff thin-plate theory, structural characteristics such as elastic displacements, electric potential and magnetic induction for magneto-electro-elastic (MEE) rectangular plates are investigated, the governing equation in terms of the transverse displacement is presented in a rather compact form due to the omission of the transverse shear deformation and rotatory inertia. The material coefficients for the MEE plate can be uniquely expressed by the volume-fraction (v.f.) of piezoelectric constituent BaTiO₃ in the fiber-reinforced composite, and are tabulated with 25% offset of the volume-fraction. The deformation variations of the MEE thin plate with closed-circuit electric restriction are evaluated analytically according to their specified boundary conditions, and the effects of the volume-fractions on the deformations variations are discussed. It can be found that all the results obtained by using the proposed model have reached good agreements with the other available research works, whereas, the present study provides a much simpler way in seeking the analytic solutions for the interactively coupled quantities of a multiphase medium.     

Non-uniqueness of time-domain reflection from 3D planar elastic layers

Recently, some explicit results were obtained regarding non-uniqueness for the traction to displacement maps of bounded elastic bodies in 2D and 3D, under the assumption of an internal kinematic constraint. The approach utilized is that of transformation optics. As the approach could, under the usual continuum assumptions, handle all frequencies without resorting to active materials, it could potentially be directly applied also to time domain problems. In the present paper we cover the extension to the time domain of these recent results in the case of reflection from a composite slab of rather general anisotropy, and derive the required material properties of different slabs with identical reflection properties. In particular we describe how homogeneous and inhomogeneous slabs of very different thicknesses may be indistinguishable with respect to elastic wave reflection properties. It should be noted that the approach retains both the minor and major symmetries of the stiffness tensor, and does not require an anisotropic mass density tensor to be used.     

A Dual Phase Lag Model on Thermoelastic Interaction in an Infinite Fiber-Reinforced Anisotropic Medium with a Circular Hole

The model of generalized thermoelasticity proposed by dual phase lag (DPL), is applied to study the thermoelastic interactions in an infinite fiber-reinforced anisotropic medium with a circular hole. A decaying with time thermal field on the boundary of the hole, which is stress free, causes the thermoelastic interactions. The solutions for displacement, temperature, and stresses are obtained with the help of the finite element procedure. The effects of the reinforcement on temperature, stress, and displacement are studied. The exact solution in the case of isotropic medium is discussed explicitly. The accuracy of the finite element method validated by comparing between the finite element and exact solutions for absence the reinforcement.     

Fully non-linear wave models in fiber-reinforced anisotropic incompressible hyperelastic solids

Many composite materials, including biological tissues, are modeled as non-linear elastic materials reinforced with elastic fibers. In the current paper, the full set of dynamic equations for finite deformations of incompressible hyperelastic solids containing a single fiber family are considered. Finite-amplitude wave propagation ansätze compatible with the incompressibility condition are employed for a generic fiber family orientation. Corresponding non-linear and linear wave equations are derived. It is shown that for a certain class of constitutive relations, the fiber contribution vanishes when the displacement is independent of the fiber direction.Point symmetries of the derived wave models are classified with respect to the material parameters and the angle between the fibers and the wave propagation direction. For planar shear waves in materials with a strong fiber contribution, a special wave propagation direction is found for which the non-linear wave equations admit an additional symmetry group. Examples of exact time-dependent solutions are provided in several physical situations, including the evolution of pre-strained configurations and traveling waves.     

An elastoplastic damage model for metal matrix composites considering progressive imperfect interface under transverse loading

An elastoplastic damage model considering progressive imperfect interface is proposed to predict the effective elastoplastic behavior and multi-level damage progression in fiber-reinforced metal matrix composites (FRMMCs) under transverse loading. The modified Eshelby’s tensor for a cylindrical inclusion with slightly weakened interface is adopted to model fibers having mild or severe imperfect interfaces [Lee, H.K., Pyo, S.H., 2009. A 3D-damage model for fiber-reinforced brittle composites with microcracks and imperfect interfaces. J. Eng. Mech. ASCE. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000039]. An elastoplastic model is derived micromechanically on the basis of the ensemble-volume averaging procedure and the first-order effects of eigenstrains. A multi-level damage model [Lee, H.K., Pyo, S.H., 2008a. Multi-level modeling of effective elastic behavior and progressive weakened interface in particulate composites. Compos. Sci. Technol. 68, 387–397] in accordance with the Weibull’s probabilistic function is then incorporated into the elastoplastic multi-level damage model to describe the sequential, progressive imperfect interface in the composites. Numerical examples corresponding to uniaxial and biaxial transverse tensile loadings are solved to illustrate the potential of the proposed micromechanical framework. A series of parametric analysis are carried out to investigate the influence of model parameters on the progression of imperfect interface in the composites. Furthermore, a comparison between the present prediction and experimental data in the literature is made to assess the capability of the proposed micromechanical framework.     

Modeling of anisotropic softening phenomena: Application to soft biological tissues

A thermodynamically consistent dissipative model is proposed to describe softening phenomena in anisotropic materials. The model is based on a generalized polyconvex anisotropic strain energy function represented by a series. Anisotropic softening is considered by evolution of internal variables governing the anisotropic properties of the material. Accordingly, evolution equations are formulated and anisotropic conditions for the onset of softening are defined. In numerical examples, the model is applied to simulate the preconditioning behavior of soft biological tissues subjected to cyclic loading experiments. The results suggest that the general characteristics of preconditioning with different upper load limits are well captured including hysteresis and residual deformations. A model for the Mullins effect is obtained as a special case and shows very good agreement with experimental data on mouse skin.     

热致液晶聚合物对短玻璃纤维增强聚丙烯加工性、结构与性能的改善

<正> 短切玻璃纤维增强的热塑性复合材料具有加工简便,生产周期短,可以反复加工等优点,因此得到了广泛应用。但短切玻璃纤维会给加工成型带来困难,主要在于纤维对加工设备的磨损,以及由于纤维的加入增大了熔体的粘度等。如果提高加工温度来降低粘度又会导致高聚物降解。几年前Kiss和Isayev提出用热致液晶聚合物(TLCP)的刚性棒状分子链作增强剂与被增强基体熔融共混,在加工中TLCP原位形成增强纤维,形成原位复合材料。原位复合材料中由于TLCP的流变性质,使其共混物的加工粘度     

Wave transmission characteristics in periodic media of finite length: multilayers and fiber arrays

Wave transmission characteristics in elastic media that have periodic microstructure over a finite spatial length are examined theoretically as well as numerically. Two classes of such media are demonstrated, namely, one-dimensional multilayered media with finite-length periodicity and two-dimensional composite media with square arrays of aligned fibers within a finite length. From these one-dimensional and two-dimensional analyses, the influence of the finite-length periodicity on the wave transmission characteristics is discussed. In these media, there are frequency bands (stop bands) where the energy transmission coefficient appears to vanish or takes very low values, while in pass bands it oscillates with the frequency due to the finite-length periodicity. It is theoretically demonstrated in the one-dimensional case of multilayers how the frequency intervals of the oscillation in the transmission spectrum depend on the repeating number of the periodic cells as well as other acoustic and geometrical parameters. The results of the two-dimensional fiber arrays, which are obtained numerically by solving the equations of the SH wave multiple scattering, are shown to fit well in the one-dimensional framework of multilayered structures up to a certain frequency encompassing the first stop band. This similarity between two classes of problems is demonstrated by appropriately identifying the one-dimensional reduced transfer matrix for a single cell that is representative of the periodic fiber array.     

A coupled damage-plasticity model for the cyclic behavior of shear-loaded interfaces

The present work proposes a novel thermodynamically consistent model for the behavior of interfaces under shear (i.e. mode-II) cyclic loading conditions. The interface behavior is defined coupling damage and plasticity. The admissible states’ domain is formulated restricting the tangential interface stress to non-negative values, which makes the model suitable e.g. for interfaces with thin adherends. Linear softening is assumed so as to reproduce, under monotonic conditions, a bilinear mode-II interface law. Two damage variables govern respectively the loss of strength and of stiffness of the interface. The proposed model needs the evaluation of only four independent parameters, i.e. three defining the monotonic mode-II interface law, and one ruling the fatigue behavior. This limited number of parameters and their clear physical meaning facilitate experimental calibration. Model predictions are compared with experimental results on fiber reinforced polymer sheets externally bonded to concrete involving different load histories, and an excellent agreement is obtained.