Solid-state diffusion bonding is an advanced joining technique, which has been widely used to join similar or dissimilar materials. Generally, it is easy to observe the diffusion behavior during dissimilar bonding, bu...Solid-state diffusion bonding is an advanced joining technique, which has been widely used to join similar or dissimilar materials. Generally, it is easy to observe the diffusion behavior during dissimilar bonding, but for similar bonding the diffusion behavior has yet been observed via experiments. In this study, the diffusion behavior at void tip was firstly observed during similar bonding of stainless steel. Scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy was used to examine the interface charac- teristic and diffusion behavior. The results showed that a diffusion region was discovered at void tip. Element concentrations of diffusion region were more than those of void region, but less than those of bonded region. This behavior indicated that the diffusion was ongoing at void tip, but the perfect bond has yet formed. The diffusion region was attributed to the interface diffusion from adjacent region to void tip due to the stress gradient along bonding interface. The mass accumulation at void tip transformed the sharp void tip into smooth one at the beginning of void shrinkage, and then resulted in shorter voids.展开更多
Concerns with stress intensity factors for cracks emanating from an elliptical hole in a rectangular plate under biaxial loads by means of a boundary element method which consists of non-singular displacement disconti...Concerns with stress intensity factors for cracks emanating from an elliptical hole in a rectangular plate under biaxial loads by means of a boundary element method which consists of non-singular displacement discontinuity element presented by Crouch and Starfied and crack-tip displacement discontinuity elements proposed by the author. In the boundary element implementation the left or the right crack-tip displacement discontinuity .clement is placed locally at the corresponding left or right crack tip on top of the constant displacement discontinuity elements that cover the entire crack surface and other boundaries. The present numerical re- suits further illustrate that the present numerical approach is very effective and accurate for calculating stress intensity factors of complex cracks in a finite plate and can reveal the effect of the biaxial load and the cracked body geometry on stress intensity factors.展开更多
In fracture simulation,how to model the pre-existing cracks and simulate their propagation without remeshing is an important topic.The newly developed triangular element partition method(TEPM)provides an efficient app...In fracture simulation,how to model the pre-existing cracks and simulate their propagation without remeshing is an important topic.The newly developed triangular element partition method(TEPM)provides an efficient approach to this problem.It firstly meshes the cracked body regardless of the geometry integrity of the interesting object with triangular elements.After the meshing procedure is completed,some elements are intersected by cracks.For the element intersected by a crack,the TEPM takes the element partition technique to incorporate the discontinuity into the numerical model without any interpolation enrichment.By this approach,the TEPM can simulate fracture without mesh modification.In the TEPM,all the cracked elements are treated as the usual partitioned elements in which the crack runs through.The virtual node pairs(the intersection points of crack faces and elements)at the opposite faces of the crack move independently.Their displacements are respectively determined by their neighbor real nodes(nodes formatted in the original mesh scheme)at the same side of the crack.However,among these cracked elements,the element containing a crack tip,referred to as the crack tip element thereafter,behaves differently from those cut through by the crack.Its influence on the singular field at the vicinity of the fracture tip becomes increasingly significant with the element size increasing.In the crack tip element,the virtual node pair at the crack tip move consistently before fracture occurs while the virtual node pair separate and each virtual node moves independently after the fracture propagates.Accordingly,the crack tip element is automatically transformed into the usual partitioned element.In the present paper,the crack tip element is introduced into the TEPM to account for the effect of the crack tip.Validation examples indicate that the present method is almost free from the element size effect.It can reach the same precision as the conventional finite element method under the same meshing scheme.But the TEPM i展开更多
This article examines the interaction of multiple cracks in an infinite plate by using a numerical method. The numerical method consists of the non-singular displacement discontinuity element presented by Crouch and S...This article examines the interaction of multiple cracks in an infinite plate by using a numerical method. The numerical method consists of the non-singular displacement discontinuity element presented by Crouch and Startled and the crack tip displacement discontinuity elements proposed by the author. In the numerical method implementation, the left or the right crack tip element is placed locally at the corresponding left or right crack tip on top of the constant displacement discontinuity elements that cover the entire crack surface and the other boundaries. The numerical method is called a hybrid displacement discontinuity method. The following test examples of crack problems in an infinite plate under tension are included： “ center-inclined cracked plate”, “interaction of two collinear cracks with equal length”, “interaction of three collinear cracks with equal length”, “interaction of two parallel cracks with equal length”, and “interaction of one horizontal crack and one inclined crack”. The present numerical results show that the numerical method is simple yet very accurate for analyzing the interaction of multiple cracks in an infinite plate.展开更多
Nanoscale defects,including cracks,circular holes,and the triangular-shaped defects,often occur in the growth of boron nitride nanosheets(BNNS).In this study,the fracture behavior of chiral BNNS with different crack-t...Nanoscale defects,including cracks,circular holes,and the triangular-shaped defects,often occur in the growth of boron nitride nanosheets(BNNS).In this study,the fracture behavior of chiral BNNS with different crack-tip shapes and the interactions of nanoscale crack-defects are studied using molecular dynamics(MD)simulations and finite element(FE)analysis.Both MD and FE results indicate that the fracture strength of BNNS with two crack tips(t=2)is significantly higher than that with one crack tip(t=1),in which the difference in zigzag(ZZ)direction is more obvious than that in armchair(AC)direction,mainly due to the fact that the change of bond angles near the crack tips is more substantial in the ZZ direction than those in the AC direction.Our results show that the fracture strength of BNNS strongly depends on crack-tip shapes,chiral angles,the defect-to-crack tip spacing and deflection angles.Checking against the current MD simulations and FE analysis shows the present results are reasonable.This study should be of great importance for enhancing the fracture performance of BNNS by modulating their crack-tip shapes and the interactions of nanoscale crack-defects.展开更多
Preventive maintenance is an accepted practice in engineering to keep the structural reliability of ship hulls at the highest possible level.Designers ensure a longer period in between the consecutive maintenance of s...Preventive maintenance is an accepted practice in engineering to keep the structural reliability of ship hulls at the highest possible level.Designers ensure a longer period in between the consecutive maintenance of ship hull parts to optimize expenditure.This is relevant in view of the difficulty in reaching farthest corners in ballast tanks,fuel storage tanks,cofferdams etc.Prior maintenance of the deck and hull parts save a considerable amount of the owner's budget.A portable technology like patching becomes more handy and economic.Performance of both unpatched and patched samples during dynamic loading conditions being examined in the present investigation.The high strength steel panels with a dimension of 70mm×15mm×3mm were edge cracked for lengths of 4mm and 7mm,with width of 1mm for both.The edge cracked high strength steel panels are repaired with composite patches using GFRP(glass fiber reinforced plastic),CFRP(carbon fiber reinforced plastic)and AFRP(aramid fiber reinforced plastic).The patching was done by 3 and 5 layered and impact tested by Charpy impact tester at ranges of high temperatures.The amount of energy absorbed in the impact is converted to dynamic fracture toughness values and compared for evaluating the performance of FRP(fiber reinforced plastics).Finite element analysis was done for evaluating the stress intensity factors at different types of patching and testing conditions.Comparatively the AFRP patched samples showed better dynamic fracture toughness values at different temperatures.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.51505386 and 51275416)the Fundamental Research funds for the Central Universities (No.3102017GX06003)
文摘Solid-state diffusion bonding is an advanced joining technique, which has been widely used to join similar or dissimilar materials. Generally, it is easy to observe the diffusion behavior during dissimilar bonding, but for similar bonding the diffusion behavior has yet been observed via experiments. In this study, the diffusion behavior at void tip was firstly observed during similar bonding of stainless steel. Scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy was used to examine the interface charac- teristic and diffusion behavior. The results showed that a diffusion region was discovered at void tip. Element concentrations of diffusion region were more than those of void region, but less than those of bonded region. This behavior indicated that the diffusion was ongoing at void tip, but the perfect bond has yet formed. The diffusion region was attributed to the interface diffusion from adjacent region to void tip due to the stress gradient along bonding interface. The mass accumulation at void tip transformed the sharp void tip into smooth one at the beginning of void shrinkage, and then resulted in shorter voids.
基金Sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.10272037).
文摘Concerns with stress intensity factors for cracks emanating from an elliptical hole in a rectangular plate under biaxial loads by means of a boundary element method which consists of non-singular displacement discontinuity element presented by Crouch and Starfied and crack-tip displacement discontinuity elements proposed by the author. In the boundary element implementation the left or the right crack-tip displacement discontinuity .clement is placed locally at the corresponding left or right crack tip on top of the constant displacement discontinuity elements that cover the entire crack surface and other boundaries. The present numerical re- suits further illustrate that the present numerical approach is very effective and accurate for calculating stress intensity factors of complex cracks in a finite plate and can reveal the effect of the biaxial load and the cracked body geometry on stress intensity factors.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11172172)the National Basic Research Program of China ("973" Project) (Grant No. 2011CB013505)
文摘In fracture simulation,how to model the pre-existing cracks and simulate their propagation without remeshing is an important topic.The newly developed triangular element partition method(TEPM)provides an efficient approach to this problem.It firstly meshes the cracked body regardless of the geometry integrity of the interesting object with triangular elements.After the meshing procedure is completed,some elements are intersected by cracks.For the element intersected by a crack,the TEPM takes the element partition technique to incorporate the discontinuity into the numerical model without any interpolation enrichment.By this approach,the TEPM can simulate fracture without mesh modification.In the TEPM,all the cracked elements are treated as the usual partitioned elements in which the crack runs through.The virtual node pairs(the intersection points of crack faces and elements)at the opposite faces of the crack move independently.Their displacements are respectively determined by their neighbor real nodes(nodes formatted in the original mesh scheme)at the same side of the crack.However,among these cracked elements,the element containing a crack tip,referred to as the crack tip element thereafter,behaves differently from those cut through by the crack.Its influence on the singular field at the vicinity of the fracture tip becomes increasingly significant with the element size increasing.In the crack tip element,the virtual node pair at the crack tip move consistently before fracture occurs while the virtual node pair separate and each virtual node moves independently after the fracture propagates.Accordingly,the crack tip element is automatically transformed into the usual partitioned element.In the present paper,the crack tip element is introduced into the TEPM to account for the effect of the crack tip.Validation examples indicate that the present method is almost free from the element size effect.It can reach the same precision as the conventional finite element method under the same meshing scheme.But the TEPM i
文摘This article examines the interaction of multiple cracks in an infinite plate by using a numerical method. The numerical method consists of the non-singular displacement discontinuity element presented by Crouch and Startled and the crack tip displacement discontinuity elements proposed by the author. In the numerical method implementation, the left or the right crack tip element is placed locally at the corresponding left or right crack tip on top of the constant displacement discontinuity elements that cover the entire crack surface and the other boundaries. The numerical method is called a hybrid displacement discontinuity method. The following test examples of crack problems in an infinite plate under tension are included： “ center-inclined cracked plate”, “interaction of two collinear cracks with equal length”, “interaction of three collinear cracks with equal length”, “interaction of two parallel cracks with equal length”, and “interaction of one horizontal crack and one inclined crack”. The present numerical results show that the numerical method is simple yet very accurate for analyzing the interaction of multiple cracks in an infinite plate.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(51475362)Scientific Research Program Funded by Shaanxi Provincial Education Department(12JK0657)Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(20136121110001)
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[11972171,11572140,11972171,11572140].
文摘Nanoscale defects,including cracks,circular holes,and the triangular-shaped defects,often occur in the growth of boron nitride nanosheets(BNNS).In this study,the fracture behavior of chiral BNNS with different crack-tip shapes and the interactions of nanoscale crack-defects are studied using molecular dynamics(MD)simulations and finite element(FE)analysis.Both MD and FE results indicate that the fracture strength of BNNS with two crack tips(t=2)is significantly higher than that with one crack tip(t=1),in which the difference in zigzag(ZZ)direction is more obvious than that in armchair(AC)direction,mainly due to the fact that the change of bond angles near the crack tips is more substantial in the ZZ direction than those in the AC direction.Our results show that the fracture strength of BNNS strongly depends on crack-tip shapes,chiral angles,the defect-to-crack tip spacing and deflection angles.Checking against the current MD simulations and FE analysis shows the present results are reasonable.This study should be of great importance for enhancing the fracture performance of BNNS by modulating their crack-tip shapes and the interactions of nanoscale crack-defects.
文摘Preventive maintenance is an accepted practice in engineering to keep the structural reliability of ship hulls at the highest possible level.Designers ensure a longer period in between the consecutive maintenance of ship hull parts to optimize expenditure.This is relevant in view of the difficulty in reaching farthest corners in ballast tanks,fuel storage tanks,cofferdams etc.Prior maintenance of the deck and hull parts save a considerable amount of the owner's budget.A portable technology like patching becomes more handy and economic.Performance of both unpatched and patched samples during dynamic loading conditions being examined in the present investigation.The high strength steel panels with a dimension of 70mm×15mm×3mm were edge cracked for lengths of 4mm and 7mm,with width of 1mm for both.The edge cracked high strength steel panels are repaired with composite patches using GFRP(glass fiber reinforced plastic),CFRP(carbon fiber reinforced plastic)and AFRP(aramid fiber reinforced plastic).The patching was done by 3 and 5 layered and impact tested by Charpy impact tester at ranges of high temperatures.The amount of energy absorbed in the impact is converted to dynamic fracture toughness values and compared for evaluating the performance of FRP(fiber reinforced plastics).Finite element analysis was done for evaluating the stress intensity factors at different types of patching and testing conditions.Comparatively the AFRP patched samples showed better dynamic fracture toughness values at different temperatures.
