This paper models hot compression testing using a dilatometer in loading mode.These small-scale tests provide a high throughput at low cost,but are susceptible to inhomogeneity due to friction and temperature gradient...This paper models hot compression testing using a dilatometer in loading mode.These small-scale tests provide a high throughput at low cost,but are susceptible to inhomogeneity due to friction and temperature gradients.A novel method is presented for correcting the true stress-strain constitutive response over the full range of temperatures,strain-rates and strain.The nominal response from the tests is used to predict the offset in the stress-strain curves due to inhomogeneity,and this stress offsetΔσis applied piecewise to the data,correcting the constitutive response in one iteration.A key new feature is the smoothing and fitting of the flow stress data as a function of temperature and strain-rate,at multiple discrete strains.The corrected model then provides quantitative prediction of the spatial and temporal variation in strain-rate and strain throughout the sample,needed to correlate the local deformation conditions with the microstructure and texture evolution.The study uses a detailed series of 144 hot compression tests of a Zr-Nb alloy.While this is an important wrought nuclear alloy in its own right,it also serves here as a test case for modelling the dilatometer for hot testing of high temperature alloys,particularly those with dualα-βphase microstructures(such as titanium alloys).展开更多
The strength properties of green sinter beds,including the Young’s modulus and maximum bed strain,were evaluated using uniaxial compression tests.The green-sinter-bed samples were scanned using X-ray computed tomogra...The strength properties of green sinter beds,including the Young’s modulus and maximum bed strain,were evaluated using uniaxial compression tests.The green-sinter-bed samples were scanned using X-ray computed tomography(XCT),and the geometry characteristics of the granules were quantified by XCT image analysis.The orthogonal array method was applied to determine the concomitant effects of the moisture,hydrated lime,and concentrate contents on the bed strength characteristics.Less bed strain was observed when the granules had a thin adhering layer and increased interlock contacts,which had a great capacity to resist the applied load collectively.The optimal combination for decreasing the bed maximum strain was 5.8%moisture,2%hydrated lime,and 0%concentrate.The moisture and concentrate contents were the most significant factors determining the green bed strength.Increasing the moisture and concentrate contents produced granules with a thicker and more deformable adhering layer,resulting in a more compact bed.The addition of hydrated lime inhibited rearrangement,deformation,and fracture of the granules in green sinter bed during compression.展开更多
The progressive failure characteristics of geomaterial are a remarkable and challenging topic in geotechnical engineering.To study the effect of salt content and temperature on the progressive failure characteristics ...The progressive failure characteristics of geomaterial are a remarkable and challenging topic in geotechnical engineering.To study the effect of salt content and temperature on the progressive failure characteristics of frozen sodium sulfate saline sandy soil,a series of uniaxial compression tests were performed by integrating digital image correlation(DIC)technology into the testing apparatus.The evolution law of the uniaxial compression strength(UCS),the failure strain,and the formation of the shear band of the frozen sodium sulfate saline sandy soil were analyzed.The test results show that within the scope of this study,with the increase of salt content,both the UCS and the shear band angle initially decrease with increasing salt content before showing an increase.In contrast,the failure strain and the width of the shear band exhibit an initial increase followed by a decrease in the samples.In addition,to investigate the brittle failure characteristics of frozen sodium sulfate saline sandy soil,two classic brittleness evaluation methods were employed to quantitatively assess the brittleness level for the soil samples.The findings suggest that the failure characteristics under all test conditions in this study belong to the transition stage between brittle and ductile,indicating that frozen sodium sulfate saline sandy soil exhibits certain brittle behavior under uniaxial compression conditions,and the brittleness index basically decreases and then increases with the rise in salt content.展开更多
The mechanical behavior of cemented gangue backfill materials(CGBMs)is closely related to particle size distribution(PSD)of aggregates and properties of cementitious materials.Consequently,the true triaxial compressio...The mechanical behavior of cemented gangue backfill materials(CGBMs)is closely related to particle size distribution(PSD)of aggregates and properties of cementitious materials.Consequently,the true triaxial compression tests,CT scanning,SEM,and EDS tests were conducted on cemented gangue backfill samples(CGBSs)with various carbon nanotube concentrations(P_(CNT))that satisfied fractal theory for the PSD of aggregates.The mechanical properties,energy dissipations,and failure mechanisms of the CGBSs under true triaxial compression were systematically analyzed.The results indicate that appropriate carbon nanotubes(CNTs)effectively enhance the mechanical properties and energy dissipations of CGBSs through micropore filling and microcrack bridging,and the optimal effect appears at P_(CNT)of 0.08wt%.Taking PSD fractal dimension(D)of 2.500 as an example,compared to that of CGBS without CNT,the peak strength(σ_(p)),axial peak strain(ε_(1,p)),elastic strain energy(Ue),and dissipated energy(U_(d))increased by 12.76%,29.60%,19.05%,and90.39%,respectively.However,excessive CNTs can reduce the mechanical properties of CGBSs due to CNT agglomeration,manifesting a decrease inρ_(p),ε_(1,p),and the volumetric strain increment(Δε_(v))when P_(CNT)increases from 0.08wt%to 0.12wt%.Moreover,the addition of CNTs improved the integrity of CGBS after macroscopic failure,and crack extension in CGBSs appeared in two modes:detour and pass through the aggregates.Theσ_(p)and U_(d)firstly increase and then decrease with increasing D,and porosity shows the opposite trend.Theε_(1,p)andΔε_(v)are negatively correlated with D,and CGBS with D=2.150 has the maximum deformation parameters(ε_(1,p)=0.05079,Δε_(v)=0.01990)due to the frictional slip effect caused by coarse aggregates.With increasing D,the failure modes of CGBSs are sequentially manifested as oblique shear failure,"Y-shaped"shear failure,and conjugate shear failure.展开更多
Plastometric experiments,supplemented with numerical simulations using the finite element method(FEM),can be advantageously used to characterize the deformation behavior of metallic materials.The accuracy of such simu...Plastometric experiments,supplemented with numerical simulations using the finite element method(FEM),can be advantageously used to characterize the deformation behavior of metallic materials.The accuracy of such simulations predicting deformation behaviors of materials is,however,primarily affected by the applied rheology law.The presented study focuses on the characterization of the deformation behavior of AISI 1045 type carbon steel,widely used e.g.,in automotive and power engineering,under extreme conditions(i.e.,high temperatures,strain rates).The study consists of two main parts:experimentally analyzing the flow stress development of the steel under different thermomechanical conditions via uniaxial hot compression tests and establishing the rheology law via numerical simulations implementing the experimentally acquired flow stress curves.The numerical simulations then not only serve to establish the rheology law but also to verify the reliability of the selected experimental process.The results of the numerical simulations showed that the established rheology law characterizes the behavior of the investigated steel with sufficient accuracy also at high temperatures and/or strain rates,and can,therefore,be used for practical purposes.Last but not least,supplementary microstructure analyses performed for the samples subjected to the highest deformation temperature provided a deeper insight into the effects of the applied(extreme)thermomechanical conditions on the behavior of the investigated steel.展开更多
The study of rock failure mechanisms is fundamental to geotechnical engineering,as it enhances design quality and mitigates disaster risks.This research employed in situ compression tests on 3D-printed rocklike sample...The study of rock failure mechanisms is fundamental to geotechnical engineering,as it enhances design quality and mitigates disaster risks.This research employed in situ compression tests on 3D-printed rocklike samples with a single flaw,combining Micro-CT scans and a specialized loading device to analyze their behavior.Mechanical properties and failure modes of these printed samples were compared to those of natural flawed sandstones,demonstrating the capability of 3D printing to replicate natural rock characteristics.By reconstructing 3D crack evolution from 2D CT images and applying digital volume correlation(DVC),the study visualized internal strain fields and established a relationship between strain patterns and rock failure.The results reveal that crack initiation consistently occurs at the flaw,advancing into tensile and secondary shear or mixed cracks.For flaw angles(α)ranging from 0°to 45°,the 3D-printed samples exhibited a higher number of newly formed cracks and a faster increase in crack volume with strain.In contrast,for flaw angles of 45°≤α≤90°,the opposite trend was observed.The internal strain field exhibited significant strain localization,with this uneven distribution playing a critical role in sample failure.When the flaw angle was in the range of 0°≤α≤30°,failure was primarily driven by tensile cracks,forming distinct tensile bands.Conversely,for 30°<α≤90°,a combination of tensile and shear cracks dominated the failure,producing both shear and tensile bands in the sample.Additionally,the strain field component ε_(yy) showed a strong correlation with the evolution of internal damage,providing valuable insights into the underlying rock failure mechanisms.展开更多
The backfill should keep stable in the primary stope when mining an adjacent secondary stope in subsequent open stoping mining methods,and the large-size mined-out area is usually backfilled by multiple backfilling be...The backfill should keep stable in the primary stope when mining an adjacent secondary stope in subsequent open stoping mining methods,and the large-size mined-out area is usually backfilled by multiple backfilling before the recovery of a secondary stope,resulting in a layered structure of backfill in stope.Therefore,it is significant to investigate the deformation responses and mechanical properties of stratified cemented tailings backfill(SCTB)with different layer structures to remain self-standing as an artificial pillar in the primary stope.The current work examined the effects of enhance layer position(1/3,1/2,and 2/3)and thickness ratio(0,0.1,0.2,and 0.3)on the mechanical properties,deformation,energy evolution,microstructures,and failure modes of SCTB.The results demonstrate that the incorporation of an enhance layer significantly strengthens the deformation and strength of SCTB.Under a confining pressure of 50 kPa,the peak deviatoric stress rises from 525.6 to 560.3,597.1,and 790.5 kPa as the thickness ratio of enhance layer is increased from 0 to 0.1,0.2,and 0.3,representing a significant increase of 6.6%,13.6%,and 50.4%.As the confining pressure increases,the slopes of the curves in the elastic stage become steep,and the plastic phase is extended accordingly.Additionally,the incorporation of the enhance layer significantly improves the energy storage linit of SCTB specimen.As the thickness ratio of the enhance layer increases from 0 to 0.1,0.2,and 0.3,the elastic energy rises from 0.54 to 0.67,0.84,and 1.00 MJ·m^(-3),representing a significant increase of 24.1%,55.6%,and 85.2%.The internal friction angles and cohesions of the SCTB specimens are higher than those of the CTB specimens,however,the cohesion is more susceptible to enhance layer position and thickness ratio than the internal friction angle.The failure style of the SCTB specimen changes from shear failure to splitting bulging failure and shear bulging failure with the presence of an enhance layer.The crack propagation path is significantly blocked by the enhance layer.The findings are of great significance to the application and stability of the SCTB in subsequent stoping backfilling mines.展开更多
Rock-like specimens containing a joint with different inclination angles and roughness were prepared using 3D printing technology.Then,true triaxial compression loading experiments were conducted on those jointed spec...Rock-like specimens containing a joint with different inclination angles and roughness were prepared using 3D printing technology.Then,true triaxial compression loading experiments were conducted on those jointed specimens.The increase in roughness leads to an increase in the axial strength and peak strain.With the increasing inclination angle,the axial strength initially decreases from 30°to 60°and then increases from 60°to 90°.While the peak strain first rises from 30°to 45°and then declines from 45°to 90°.The variation in failure mode results from differences in lateral stress on the joints under different strike directions.Specimens with joint strike parallel to the intermediate principal stress predominantly showed matrix or matrix-joint mixed shear failure,whereas those parallel to the minimum principal stress exhibited matrix shear failure.The analysis results of acoustic emission signals indicate the crack number and shear crack percentage increase with the increasing roughness and first decrease(30°to 60°),then increase(60°to 90°)with the increasing inclination angle.The research results can provide some guidance for the design and support of underground engineering with jointed surrounding rock.展开更多
This study investigates the volumetric behaviors of various soils during freeze-thaw(FT)cycles and subsequent one-dimensional(1D)compression from experimental and theoretical studies.Experimental studies were performe...This study investigates the volumetric behaviors of various soils during freeze-thaw(FT)cycles and subsequent one-dimensional(1D)compression from experimental and theoretical studies.Experimental studies were performed on saturated expansive soil specimens with varying compaction conditions and soil structures under different stress states.Experimental results demonstrate that the specimens expand during freezing and contract during thawing.All specimens converge to the same residual void ratio after seven FT cycles,irrespective of their different initial void ratio,stress state,and soil structure.The compression index of the expansive soil specimens increases with the initial void ratio,whereas their swelling index remains nearly constant.A model extending the disturbed state concept(DSC)is proposed to predict the 1D compression behaviors of FT-impacted soils.The model incorporates a parameter,b,to account for the impacts of FT cycles.Empirical equations have been developed to link the key model parameters(i.e.the normalized yield stress and parameter b)to the soil state parameter(i.e.the normalized void ratio)in order to simplify the prediction approach.The proposed model well predicts the results of the tested expansive soil.In addition,the model’s feasibility for other types of soils,including low-and high-plastic clays,and high-plastic organic soils,has been validated using published data from the literature.The proposed model is simple yet reliable for predicting the compression behaviors of soils subjected to FT cycles.展开更多
In order to investigate the failure process of brittle rock under triaxial compression through both experimental and numerical approaches, the particle simulation method was used in numerical simulations and the simul...In order to investigate the failure process of brittle rock under triaxial compression through both experimental and numerical approaches, the particle simulation method was used in numerical simulations and the simulated results were compared with those of the experiment. The numerical simulation results, such as fracture propagation, microcrack distribution, stress-strain response, and damage patterns, were discussed in detail. The simulated results under various confining pressures （0-60 MPa） are in good agreement with the experimental results. The simulated results reveal that rock failure is caused by axial splitting under uniaxial compression. As the confining pressure increases, rock failure occurs in a few localized shear planes and the rock mechanical behavior is changed from brittle to ductile. Consequently, the peak failure strength, microcrack numbers, and the shear plane angle increase, but the ratio of tensile to shear microcracks decreases. The damage formation during the compression simulations indicates that the particle simulation method can produce similar behaviors as those observed through laboratory compression tests.展开更多
The hot deformation behavior of IN690 superalloy was characterized in a temperature range of 1273-1473 K and a strain rate range of 0.01-10 s^-1 using uniaxial compression tests on process annealed material.The consti...The hot deformation behavior of IN690 superalloy was characterized in a temperature range of 1273-1473 K and a strain rate range of 0.01-10 s^-1 using uniaxial compression tests on process annealed material.The constitutive relations between flow stress and effective strain,effective strain rate as well as deformation temperature were studied.It can be concluded that the flow stress significantly reduces with the deformation temperature of IN690 superalloy increasing.Whereas,there is a significant increase of flow stress when the strain rate increases from 0.1 s^-1 to 10 s^-1.Based on the hyperbolic-sine Arrhenius-type equation,a constitutive equation considering compensation of strain was developed.The activation energy and the material constants（Q,n and ln A） decrease as the deformation strain increases.The strain dependent term is successfully incorporated in the constitutive equation through a quartic equation.A good agreement between the experimental data and the predicted results has been achieved,indicating that the proposed constitutive equation and the methods of determing the material constants are suitable to model the high temperature deformation behavior of IN690 superalloy.展开更多
Test data compression and test resource partitioning （TRP） are essential to reduce the amount of test data in system-on-chip testing. A novel variable-to-variable-length compression codes is designed as advanced fre...Test data compression and test resource partitioning （TRP） are essential to reduce the amount of test data in system-on-chip testing. A novel variable-to-variable-length compression codes is designed as advanced fre- quency-directed run-length （AFDR） codes. Different [rom frequency-directed run-length （FDR） codes, AFDR encodes both 0- and 1-runs and uses the same codes to the equal length runs. It also modifies the codes for 00 and 11 to improve the compression performance. Experimental results for ISCAS 89 benchmark circuits show that AFDR codes achieve higher compression ratio than FDR and other compression codes.展开更多
This paper presents a new test data compression/decompression method for SoC testing,called hybrid run length codes. The method makes a full analysis of the factors which influence test parameters：compression ratio,t...This paper presents a new test data compression/decompression method for SoC testing,called hybrid run length codes. The method makes a full analysis of the factors which influence test parameters：compression ratio,test application time, and area overhead. To improve the compression ratio, the new method is based on variable-to-variable run length codes,and a novel algorithm is proposed to reorder the test vectors and fill the unspecified bits in the pre-processing step. With a novel on-chip decoder, low test application time and low area overhead are obtained by hybrid run length codes. Finally, an experimental comparison on ISCAS 89 benchmark circuits validates the proposed method展开更多
We investigated the combined influence of joint inclination angle and joint continuity factor on deforma- tion behavior of jointed rock mass for gypsum specimens with a set of non-persistent open flaws in uni- axial c...We investigated the combined influence of joint inclination angle and joint continuity factor on deforma- tion behavior of jointed rock mass for gypsum specimens with a set of non-persistent open flaws in uni- axial compression. Complete axial stress-strain curves were classified into four types, i.e., single peak, softening after multi-peak yield platform, hardening after multi-peak yield platform and multi-peak dur- ing softening. Observation of crack evolution on the specimen surface reveals that the deformation behavior is correlated to the closure of pre-existing joint, development of fractures in rock matrix and teeth shearing of the shear plane. To investigate the brittleness of the specimens, the ratio of the residual strength to the maximum peak strength as well as the first and last peak strains were studied. At the same joint inclination angle, the ratios between residual strength and the maximum peak strength and the last peak strains increased while the first peak strain decreased with the increase of joint continuity factor. At the same joint continuity factor, the curves of the three brittleness parameters vs. joint inclina- tion angle can either be concave or convex single-oeak or wave-shaoed.展开更多
The mechanical behavior of plastic concrete used in the cut-off walls of earth dams has been studied. Triaxial compression tests on the specimens in various ages and mix designs under different confining pressures hav...The mechanical behavior of plastic concrete used in the cut-off walls of earth dams has been studied. Triaxial compression tests on the specimens in various ages and mix designs under different confining pressures have been done and the stress-strain behavior of such materials and their strength parameter changes have been experimentally investigated. It has been observed that increasing the confining pressures applied on the specimens causes the material behavior to be alike the more ductile materials and the compressive strength increases considerably as well. Moreover, a parametric study has been carded out to investigate the influence of essential parameters on the shear strength parameters of these materials. According to the research, increasing the coarse to fine aggregates ratio leads to the increase of compressive strength of the specimens as well as the increase of the cohesion and internal friction angle of the materials. Furthermore, the bentonite content decrease and the cement factor increase result in an increase of the cohesion parameter of plastic concretes and decrease of the internal friction angle of such materials.展开更多
Failure of rock mass that is subjected to compressive loads occurs from initiation, propagation, and linkage of new cracks from preexisting fissures. Our research investigates the cracking behaviour and coalescence pr...Failure of rock mass that is subjected to compressive loads occurs from initiation, propagation, and linkage of new cracks from preexisting fissures. Our research investigates the cracking behaviour and coalescence process in a brittle material with two non-parallel overlapping flaws using a high-speed camera. The coalescence tensile crack and tensile wing cracks were the first cracks to occur from the preexisting flaws. The initiation stresses of the primary cracks at the two tips of each flaw were simultaneous and decreased with reduced flaw inclination angle. The following types of coalescence cracks were identified between the flaws: primary tensile coalescence crack, tensile crack linkage, shear crack linkage, mixed tensile-shear crack, and indirect crack coalescence. Coalescence through tensile linkage occurred mostly at pre-peak stress. In contrast, coalescence through shear or mixed tensile-shear cracks occurred at higher stress. Overall, this study indicates that the geometry of preexisting flaws affect crack initiation and coalescence behaviour.展开更多
The complete stress-strain characteristics of sandstone specimens were investigated in a series of quasistatic monotonic uniaxial compression tests.Strain patterns development during pre-and post-peak behaviours in sp...The complete stress-strain characteristics of sandstone specimens were investigated in a series of quasistatic monotonic uniaxial compression tests.Strain patterns development during pre-and post-peak behaviours in specimens with different aspect ratios was also examined.Peak stress,post-peak portion of stress-strain,brittleness,characteristics of progressive localisation and field strain patterns development were affected at different extents by specimen aspect ratio.Strain patterns of the rocks were obtained by applying three-dimensional(3D) digital image correlation(DIC) technique.Unlike conventional strain measurement using strain gauges attached to specimen,3D DIC allowed not only measuring large strains,but more importantly,mapping the development of field strain throughout the compression test,i.e.in pre-and post-peak regimes.Field strain development in the surface of rock specimen suggests that strain starts localising progressively and develops at a lower rate in pre-peak regime.However,in post-peak regime,strains increase at different rates as local deformations take place at different extents in the vicinity and outside the localised zone.The extent of localised strains together with the rate of strain localisation is associated with the increase in rate of strength degradation.Strain localisation and local inelastic unloading outside the localised zone both feature post-peak regime.展开更多
The friction is the considerable boundary condition in bulk metal forming.In this paper,the ring compression test was used to evaluate the friction coefficient and factor in Coulomb friction model and Tresca friction ...The friction is the considerable boundary condition in bulk metal forming.In this paper,the ring compression test was used to evaluate the friction coefficient and factor in Coulomb friction model and Tresca friction model for the plastic deformation of aluminum alloy AA5052.The micro-macro analysis method combining surface morphology and micro-texture was used to explore the friction behaviors in AA5052 cold forming process.In general,the magnitude(μor m)of friction changes before and after a deformation threshold during ring compression.The maximum change rate of the magnitude(μor m)before and after the deformation threshold is close to 18.5%under the present experimental conditions,and the change rate decreases with increasing loading speed.The lubrication using MoS_(2) is better than that using oil at lower speeds(0.15 mm/s,1.5 mm/s),but the lubrications for MoS_(2) and oil are similar at higher speeds(15 mm/s).The surface roughness,three-dimensional topography,and surface texture of compressed ring have a sudden change around the deformation threshold,which deviate from the previous evolution trend.The increased friction after deformation threshold also promotes the formation of sufficient shear strain layer in the subsurface plane of the compressed ring,and then it hinders the formation of the typical deformation textures withβ-oriented line and promotes the appearance of shear textures such as{001}(110),{111}(uvw)and{hkl}{110)textures.展开更多
Isolated pillars in underground mines are subjected to uniaxial stress,and the load bearing cross-section of pillars is commonly rectangularly shaped.In addition,the uniaxial compression test(UCT)is widely used for de...Isolated pillars in underground mines are subjected to uniaxial stress,and the load bearing cross-section of pillars is commonly rectangularly shaped.In addition,the uniaxial compression test(UCT)is widely used for determining the basic mechanical properties of rocks and revealing the mechanism of isolated pillar disasters under unidimensional stress.The shape effects of rock mechanical properties under uniaxial compression are mainly quantitatively reflected in the specific shape ratios of rocks.Therefore,it is necessary to study the detailed shape ratio effects on the mechanical properties of rectangular prism rock specimens and isolated pillars under uniaxial compressive stress.In this study,granite,marble and sandstone rectangular prism specimens with various height to width ratios(r)and width to thickness ratios(u)were prepared and tested.The study results show that r and u have a great influence on the bearing ability of rocks,and thin or high rocks have lower uniaxial compressive strength.Reducing the level of r can enhance the u effect on the strength of rocks,and increasing the level of u can enhance the r effect on the strength of rocks.The lateral strain on the thickness side of the rock specimen is larger than that on the width side,which implies that crack growth occurs easily on the thickness side.Considering r and u,a novel strength prediction model of isolated pillars was proposed based on the testing results,and the prediction model was used for the safety assessment of 179 isolated pillars in the Xianglu Mountain Tungsten Mine.展开更多
The Mo alloys reinforced by Al2O3 particles were fabricated by hydrothermal synthesis and powder metallurgy. The microstructures of Mo-Al2O3 alloys were studied by using XRD, SEM and TEM. The results show that Al2O3 p...The Mo alloys reinforced by Al2O3 particles were fabricated by hydrothermal synthesis and powder metallurgy. The microstructures of Mo-Al2O3 alloys were studied by using XRD, SEM and TEM. The results show that Al2O3 particles, existing as a stable hexagonal phase(α-Al2O3), are uniformly dispersed in Mo matrix. The ultrafine α-Al2O3 particles remarkably refine grain size and increase dislocation density of Mo alloys. Moreover, a good interfacial bonding zone between α-Al2O3 and Mo grain is obtained. The crystallographic orientations of the interface of the Al2O3 particles and Mo matrix are [111]a-Al2O3//[111]Mo and(112)a-Al2O3//(0 11)Mo. Due to the effect of secondary phase and dislocation strengthening, the yield strength of Mo-2.0 vol.%Al2O3 alloy annealed at 1200 ℃ is approximately 56.0% higher than that of pure Mo. The results confirm that the addition of Al2O3 particles is a promising method to improve the mechanical properties of Mo alloys.展开更多
基金Light Form,a UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council(EPSRC)programme grant(EP/R001715/1)。
文摘This paper models hot compression testing using a dilatometer in loading mode.These small-scale tests provide a high throughput at low cost,but are susceptible to inhomogeneity due to friction and temperature gradients.A novel method is presented for correcting the true stress-strain constitutive response over the full range of temperatures,strain-rates and strain.The nominal response from the tests is used to predict the offset in the stress-strain curves due to inhomogeneity,and this stress offsetΔσis applied piecewise to the data,correcting the constitutive response in one iteration.A key new feature is the smoothing and fitting of the flow stress data as a function of temperature and strain-rate,at multiple discrete strains.The corrected model then provides quantitative prediction of the spatial and temporal variation in strain-rate and strain throughout the sample,needed to correlate the local deformation conditions with the microstructure and texture evolution.The study uses a detailed series of 144 hot compression tests of a Zr-Nb alloy.While this is an important wrought nuclear alloy in its own right,it also serves here as a test case for modelling the dilatometer for hot testing of high temperature alloys,particularly those with dualα-βphase microstructures(such as titanium alloys).
基金This work was financially supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(grant No.2018M640557)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant No.51906212)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant No.52036008).
文摘The strength properties of green sinter beds,including the Young’s modulus and maximum bed strain,were evaluated using uniaxial compression tests.The green-sinter-bed samples were scanned using X-ray computed tomography(XCT),and the geometry characteristics of the granules were quantified by XCT image analysis.The orthogonal array method was applied to determine the concomitant effects of the moisture,hydrated lime,and concentrate contents on the bed strength characteristics.Less bed strain was observed when the granules had a thin adhering layer and increased interlock contacts,which had a great capacity to resist the applied load collectively.The optimal combination for decreasing the bed maximum strain was 5.8%moisture,2%hydrated lime,and 0%concentrate.The moisture and concentrate contents were the most significant factors determining the green bed strength.Increasing the moisture and concentrate contents produced granules with a thicker and more deformable adhering layer,resulting in a more compact bed.The addition of hydrated lime inhibited rearrangement,deformation,and fracture of the granules in green sinter bed during compression.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42372312,and 42172299)the Pyramid Talent Training Project of Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture(Grant No.JDYC20220807).
文摘The progressive failure characteristics of geomaterial are a remarkable and challenging topic in geotechnical engineering.To study the effect of salt content and temperature on the progressive failure characteristics of frozen sodium sulfate saline sandy soil,a series of uniaxial compression tests were performed by integrating digital image correlation(DIC)technology into the testing apparatus.The evolution law of the uniaxial compression strength(UCS),the failure strain,and the formation of the shear band of the frozen sodium sulfate saline sandy soil were analyzed.The test results show that within the scope of this study,with the increase of salt content,both the UCS and the shear band angle initially decrease with increasing salt content before showing an increase.In contrast,the failure strain and the width of the shear band exhibit an initial increase followed by a decrease in the samples.In addition,to investigate the brittle failure characteristics of frozen sodium sulfate saline sandy soil,two classic brittleness evaluation methods were employed to quantitatively assess the brittleness level for the soil samples.The findings suggest that the failure characteristics under all test conditions in this study belong to the transition stage between brittle and ductile,indicating that frozen sodium sulfate saline sandy soil exhibits certain brittle behavior under uniaxial compression conditions,and the brittleness index basically decreases and then increases with the rise in salt content.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52174092,51904290,and 52374147)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(No.BK20220157)+2 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(No.2022YCPY0202)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2023YFC3804204)the Major Program of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region S cience and Technology(No.2023A01002)。
文摘The mechanical behavior of cemented gangue backfill materials(CGBMs)is closely related to particle size distribution(PSD)of aggregates and properties of cementitious materials.Consequently,the true triaxial compression tests,CT scanning,SEM,and EDS tests were conducted on cemented gangue backfill samples(CGBSs)with various carbon nanotube concentrations(P_(CNT))that satisfied fractal theory for the PSD of aggregates.The mechanical properties,energy dissipations,and failure mechanisms of the CGBSs under true triaxial compression were systematically analyzed.The results indicate that appropriate carbon nanotubes(CNTs)effectively enhance the mechanical properties and energy dissipations of CGBSs through micropore filling and microcrack bridging,and the optimal effect appears at P_(CNT)of 0.08wt%.Taking PSD fractal dimension(D)of 2.500 as an example,compared to that of CGBS without CNT,the peak strength(σ_(p)),axial peak strain(ε_(1,p)),elastic strain energy(Ue),and dissipated energy(U_(d))increased by 12.76%,29.60%,19.05%,and90.39%,respectively.However,excessive CNTs can reduce the mechanical properties of CGBSs due to CNT agglomeration,manifesting a decrease inρ_(p),ε_(1,p),and the volumetric strain increment(Δε_(v))when P_(CNT)increases from 0.08wt%to 0.12wt%.Moreover,the addition of CNTs improved the integrity of CGBS after macroscopic failure,and crack extension in CGBSs appeared in two modes:detour and pass through the aggregates.Theσ_(p)and U_(d)firstly increase and then decrease with increasing D,and porosity shows the opposite trend.Theε_(1,p)andΔε_(v)are negatively correlated with D,and CGBS with D=2.150 has the maximum deformation parameters(ε_(1,p)=0.05079,Δε_(v)=0.01990)due to the frictional slip effect caused by coarse aggregates.With increasing D,the failure modes of CGBSs are sequentially manifested as oblique shear failure,"Y-shaped"shear failure,and conjugate shear failure.
文摘Plastometric experiments,supplemented with numerical simulations using the finite element method(FEM),can be advantageously used to characterize the deformation behavior of metallic materials.The accuracy of such simulations predicting deformation behaviors of materials is,however,primarily affected by the applied rheology law.The presented study focuses on the characterization of the deformation behavior of AISI 1045 type carbon steel,widely used e.g.,in automotive and power engineering,under extreme conditions(i.e.,high temperatures,strain rates).The study consists of two main parts:experimentally analyzing the flow stress development of the steel under different thermomechanical conditions via uniaxial hot compression tests and establishing the rheology law via numerical simulations implementing the experimentally acquired flow stress curves.The numerical simulations then not only serve to establish the rheology law but also to verify the reliability of the selected experimental process.The results of the numerical simulations showed that the established rheology law characterizes the behavior of the investigated steel with sufficient accuracy also at high temperatures and/or strain rates,and can,therefore,be used for practical purposes.Last but not least,supplementary microstructure analyses performed for the samples subjected to the highest deformation temperature provided a deeper insight into the effects of the applied(extreme)thermomechanical conditions on the behavior of the investigated steel.
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文摘The study of rock failure mechanisms is fundamental to geotechnical engineering,as it enhances design quality and mitigates disaster risks.This research employed in situ compression tests on 3D-printed rocklike samples with a single flaw,combining Micro-CT scans and a specialized loading device to analyze their behavior.Mechanical properties and failure modes of these printed samples were compared to those of natural flawed sandstones,demonstrating the capability of 3D printing to replicate natural rock characteristics.By reconstructing 3D crack evolution from 2D CT images and applying digital volume correlation(DVC),the study visualized internal strain fields and established a relationship between strain patterns and rock failure.The results reveal that crack initiation consistently occurs at the flaw,advancing into tensile and secondary shear or mixed cracks.For flaw angles(α)ranging from 0°to 45°,the 3D-printed samples exhibited a higher number of newly formed cracks and a faster increase in crack volume with strain.In contrast,for flaw angles of 45°≤α≤90°,the opposite trend was observed.The internal strain field exhibited significant strain localization,with this uneven distribution playing a critical role in sample failure.When the flaw angle was in the range of 0°≤α≤30°,failure was primarily driven by tensile cracks,forming distinct tensile bands.Conversely,for 30°<α≤90°,a combination of tensile and shear cracks dominated the failure,producing both shear and tensile bands in the sample.Additionally,the strain field component ε_(yy) showed a strong correlation with the evolution of internal damage,providing valuable insights into the underlying rock failure mechanisms.
基金financially supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(No.2023JCCXNY01)Guangxi Key Technologies R&D Program,China(No.2022AB31022).
文摘The backfill should keep stable in the primary stope when mining an adjacent secondary stope in subsequent open stoping mining methods,and the large-size mined-out area is usually backfilled by multiple backfilling before the recovery of a secondary stope,resulting in a layered structure of backfill in stope.Therefore,it is significant to investigate the deformation responses and mechanical properties of stratified cemented tailings backfill(SCTB)with different layer structures to remain self-standing as an artificial pillar in the primary stope.The current work examined the effects of enhance layer position(1/3,1/2,and 2/3)and thickness ratio(0,0.1,0.2,and 0.3)on the mechanical properties,deformation,energy evolution,microstructures,and failure modes of SCTB.The results demonstrate that the incorporation of an enhance layer significantly strengthens the deformation and strength of SCTB.Under a confining pressure of 50 kPa,the peak deviatoric stress rises from 525.6 to 560.3,597.1,and 790.5 kPa as the thickness ratio of enhance layer is increased from 0 to 0.1,0.2,and 0.3,representing a significant increase of 6.6%,13.6%,and 50.4%.As the confining pressure increases,the slopes of the curves in the elastic stage become steep,and the plastic phase is extended accordingly.Additionally,the incorporation of the enhance layer significantly improves the energy storage linit of SCTB specimen.As the thickness ratio of the enhance layer increases from 0 to 0.1,0.2,and 0.3,the elastic energy rises from 0.54 to 0.67,0.84,and 1.00 MJ·m^(-3),representing a significant increase of 24.1%,55.6%,and 85.2%.The internal friction angles and cohesions of the SCTB specimens are higher than those of the CTB specimens,however,the cohesion is more susceptible to enhance layer position and thickness ratio than the internal friction angle.The failure style of the SCTB specimen changes from shear failure to splitting bulging failure and shear bulging failure with the presence of an enhance layer.The crack propagation path is significantly blocked by the enhance layer.The findings are of great significance to the application and stability of the SCTB in subsequent stoping backfilling mines.
基金Projects(52074259,52204132)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(104023002)supported by the Yunlong Lake Laboratory of Deep Underground Science and Engineering Project,China+2 种基金Project(BK20220157)supported by Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of ChinaProject(2023JJ40285)supported by Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(22B0469)supported by Scientific Research Foundation of Hunan Provincial Education Department,China。
文摘Rock-like specimens containing a joint with different inclination angles and roughness were prepared using 3D printing technology.Then,true triaxial compression loading experiments were conducted on those jointed specimens.The increase in roughness leads to an increase in the axial strength and peak strain.With the increasing inclination angle,the axial strength initially decreases from 30°to 60°and then increases from 60°to 90°.While the peak strain first rises from 30°to 45°and then declines from 45°to 90°.The variation in failure mode results from differences in lateral stress on the joints under different strike directions.Specimens with joint strike parallel to the intermediate principal stress predominantly showed matrix or matrix-joint mixed shear failure,whereas those parallel to the minimum principal stress exhibited matrix shear failure.The analysis results of acoustic emission signals indicate the crack number and shear crack percentage increase with the increasing roughness and first decrease(30°to 60°),then increase(60°to 90°)with the increasing inclination angle.The research results can provide some guidance for the design and support of underground engineering with jointed surrounding rock.
基金support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada(NSERC)through the Discovery Grant(Grant No.5808)received in 2019 for his research programsThe third author appreciates the funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52378365)Hubei Key Research&Development Program(Grant No.2023BCB112).
文摘This study investigates the volumetric behaviors of various soils during freeze-thaw(FT)cycles and subsequent one-dimensional(1D)compression from experimental and theoretical studies.Experimental studies were performed on saturated expansive soil specimens with varying compaction conditions and soil structures under different stress states.Experimental results demonstrate that the specimens expand during freezing and contract during thawing.All specimens converge to the same residual void ratio after seven FT cycles,irrespective of their different initial void ratio,stress state,and soil structure.The compression index of the expansive soil specimens increases with the initial void ratio,whereas their swelling index remains nearly constant.A model extending the disturbed state concept(DSC)is proposed to predict the 1D compression behaviors of FT-impacted soils.The model incorporates a parameter,b,to account for the impacts of FT cycles.Empirical equations have been developed to link the key model parameters(i.e.the normalized yield stress and parameter b)to the soil state parameter(i.e.the normalized void ratio)in order to simplify the prediction approach.The proposed model well predicts the results of the tested expansive soil.In addition,the model’s feasibility for other types of soils,including low-and high-plastic clays,and high-plastic organic soils,has been validated using published data from the literature.The proposed model is simple yet reliable for predicting the compression behaviors of soils subjected to FT cycles.
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文摘In order to investigate the failure process of brittle rock under triaxial compression through both experimental and numerical approaches, the particle simulation method was used in numerical simulations and the simulated results were compared with those of the experiment. The numerical simulation results, such as fracture propagation, microcrack distribution, stress-strain response, and damage patterns, were discussed in detail. The simulated results under various confining pressures （0-60 MPa） are in good agreement with the experimental results. The simulated results reveal that rock failure is caused by axial splitting under uniaxial compression. As the confining pressure increases, rock failure occurs in a few localized shear planes and the rock mechanical behavior is changed from brittle to ductile. Consequently, the peak failure strength, microcrack numbers, and the shear plane angle increase, but the ratio of tensile to shear microcracks decreases. The damage formation during the compression simulations indicates that the particle simulation method can produce similar behaviors as those observed through laboratory compression tests.
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文摘The hot deformation behavior of IN690 superalloy was characterized in a temperature range of 1273-1473 K and a strain rate range of 0.01-10 s^-1 using uniaxial compression tests on process annealed material.The constitutive relations between flow stress and effective strain,effective strain rate as well as deformation temperature were studied.It can be concluded that the flow stress significantly reduces with the deformation temperature of IN690 superalloy increasing.Whereas,there is a significant increase of flow stress when the strain rate increases from 0.1 s^-1 to 10 s^-1.Based on the hyperbolic-sine Arrhenius-type equation,a constitutive equation considering compensation of strain was developed.The activation energy and the material constants（Q,n and ln A） decrease as the deformation strain increases.The strain dependent term is successfully incorporated in the constitutive equation through a quartic equation.A good agreement between the experimental data and the predicted results has been achieved,indicating that the proposed constitutive equation and the methods of determing the material constants are suitable to model the high temperature deformation behavior of IN690 superalloy.
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文摘Test data compression and test resource partitioning （TRP） are essential to reduce the amount of test data in system-on-chip testing. A novel variable-to-variable-length compression codes is designed as advanced fre- quency-directed run-length （AFDR） codes. Different [rom frequency-directed run-length （FDR） codes, AFDR encodes both 0- and 1-runs and uses the same codes to the equal length runs. It also modifies the codes for 00 and 11 to improve the compression performance. Experimental results for ISCAS 89 benchmark circuits show that AFDR codes achieve higher compression ratio than FDR and other compression codes.
文摘This paper presents a new test data compression/decompression method for SoC testing,called hybrid run length codes. The method makes a full analysis of the factors which influence test parameters：compression ratio,test application time, and area overhead. To improve the compression ratio, the new method is based on variable-to-variable run length codes,and a novel algorithm is proposed to reorder the test vectors and fill the unspecified bits in the pre-processing step. With a novel on-chip decoder, low test application time and low area overhead are obtained by hybrid run length codes. Finally, an experimental comparison on ISCAS 89 benchmark circuits validates the proposed method
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文摘We investigated the combined influence of joint inclination angle and joint continuity factor on deforma- tion behavior of jointed rock mass for gypsum specimens with a set of non-persistent open flaws in uni- axial compression. Complete axial stress-strain curves were classified into four types, i.e., single peak, softening after multi-peak yield platform, hardening after multi-peak yield platform and multi-peak dur- ing softening. Observation of crack evolution on the specimen surface reveals that the deformation behavior is correlated to the closure of pre-existing joint, development of fractures in rock matrix and teeth shearing of the shear plane. To investigate the brittleness of the specimens, the ratio of the residual strength to the maximum peak strength as well as the first and last peak strains were studied. At the same joint inclination angle, the ratios between residual strength and the maximum peak strength and the last peak strains increased while the first peak strain decreased with the increase of joint continuity factor. At the same joint continuity factor, the curves of the three brittleness parameters vs. joint inclina- tion angle can either be concave or convex single-oeak or wave-shaoed.
文摘The mechanical behavior of plastic concrete used in the cut-off walls of earth dams has been studied. Triaxial compression tests on the specimens in various ages and mix designs under different confining pressures have been done and the stress-strain behavior of such materials and their strength parameter changes have been experimentally investigated. It has been observed that increasing the confining pressures applied on the specimens causes the material behavior to be alike the more ductile materials and the compressive strength increases considerably as well. Moreover, a parametric study has been carded out to investigate the influence of essential parameters on the shear strength parameters of these materials. According to the research, increasing the coarse to fine aggregates ratio leads to the increase of compressive strength of the specimens as well as the increase of the cohesion and internal friction angle of the materials. Furthermore, the bentonite content decrease and the cement factor increase result in an increase of the cohesion parameter of plastic concretes and decrease of the internal friction angle of such materials.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants 41572310, 41272351)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grants XDB10030301, XDB10030304)support provided by the CAS-TWAS Presidential Fellowship, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
文摘Failure of rock mass that is subjected to compressive loads occurs from initiation, propagation, and linkage of new cracks from preexisting fissures. Our research investigates the cracking behaviour and coalescence process in a brittle material with two non-parallel overlapping flaws using a high-speed camera. The coalescence tensile crack and tensile wing cracks were the first cracks to occur from the preexisting flaws. The initiation stresses of the primary cracks at the two tips of each flaw were simultaneous and decreased with reduced flaw inclination angle. The following types of coalescence cracks were identified between the flaws: primary tensile coalescence crack, tensile crack linkage, shear crack linkage, mixed tensile-shear crack, and indirect crack coalescence. Coalescence through tensile linkage occurred mostly at pre-peak stress. In contrast, coalescence through shear or mixed tensile-shear cracks occurred at higher stress. Overall, this study indicates that the geometry of preexisting flaws affect crack initiation and coalescence behaviour.
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文摘The complete stress-strain characteristics of sandstone specimens were investigated in a series of quasistatic monotonic uniaxial compression tests.Strain patterns development during pre-and post-peak behaviours in specimens with different aspect ratios was also examined.Peak stress,post-peak portion of stress-strain,brittleness,characteristics of progressive localisation and field strain patterns development were affected at different extents by specimen aspect ratio.Strain patterns of the rocks were obtained by applying three-dimensional(3D) digital image correlation(DIC) technique.Unlike conventional strain measurement using strain gauges attached to specimen,3D DIC allowed not only measuring large strains,but more importantly,mapping the development of field strain throughout the compression test,i.e.in pre-and post-peak regimes.Field strain development in the surface of rock specimen suggests that strain starts localising progressively and develops at a lower rate in pre-peak regime.However,in post-peak regime,strains increase at different rates as local deformations take place at different extents in the vicinity and outside the localised zone.The extent of localised strains together with the rate of strain localisation is associated with the increase in rate of strength degradation.Strain localisation and local inelastic unloading outside the localised zone both feature post-peak regime.
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文摘The friction is the considerable boundary condition in bulk metal forming.In this paper,the ring compression test was used to evaluate the friction coefficient and factor in Coulomb friction model and Tresca friction model for the plastic deformation of aluminum alloy AA5052.The micro-macro analysis method combining surface morphology and micro-texture was used to explore the friction behaviors in AA5052 cold forming process.In general,the magnitude(μor m)of friction changes before and after a deformation threshold during ring compression.The maximum change rate of the magnitude(μor m)before and after the deformation threshold is close to 18.5%under the present experimental conditions,and the change rate decreases with increasing loading speed.The lubrication using MoS_(2) is better than that using oil at lower speeds(0.15 mm/s,1.5 mm/s),but the lubrications for MoS_(2) and oil are similar at higher speeds(15 mm/s).The surface roughness,three-dimensional topography,and surface texture of compressed ring have a sudden change around the deformation threshold,which deviate from the previous evolution trend.The increased friction after deformation threshold also promotes the formation of sufficient shear strain layer in the subsurface plane of the compressed ring,and then it hinders the formation of the typical deformation textures withβ-oriented line and promotes the appearance of shear textures such as{001}(110),{111}(uvw)and{hkl}{110)textures.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51774326,42177164,41807259,and41702350)Hunan Young Talent(No.2021RC3007)+2 种基金the open fund of Mining Disaster Prevention and Control Ministry Key Laboratory at Shandong University of Science and Technology(No.MDPC201917)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Central South University(No.2019zzts668)the Innovation-Driven Project of Central South University(No.2020CX040)。
文摘Isolated pillars in underground mines are subjected to uniaxial stress,and the load bearing cross-section of pillars is commonly rectangularly shaped.In addition,the uniaxial compression test(UCT)is widely used for determining the basic mechanical properties of rocks and revealing the mechanism of isolated pillar disasters under unidimensional stress.The shape effects of rock mechanical properties under uniaxial compression are mainly quantitatively reflected in the specific shape ratios of rocks.Therefore,it is necessary to study the detailed shape ratio effects on the mechanical properties of rectangular prism rock specimens and isolated pillars under uniaxial compressive stress.In this study,granite,marble and sandstone rectangular prism specimens with various height to width ratios(r)and width to thickness ratios(u)were prepared and tested.The study results show that r and u have a great influence on the bearing ability of rocks,and thin or high rocks have lower uniaxial compressive strength.Reducing the level of r can enhance the u effect on the strength of rocks,and increasing the level of u can enhance the r effect on the strength of rocks.The lateral strain on the thickness side of the rock specimen is larger than that on the width side,which implies that crack growth occurs easily on the thickness side.Considering r and u,a novel strength prediction model of isolated pillars was proposed based on the testing results,and the prediction model was used for the safety assessment of 179 isolated pillars in the Xianglu Mountain Tungsten Mine.
基金Projects(U1704152,U1804124)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(174100510012)supported by Plan for Scientific Innovation Talent of Henan Province,China。
文摘The Mo alloys reinforced by Al2O3 particles were fabricated by hydrothermal synthesis and powder metallurgy. The microstructures of Mo-Al2O3 alloys were studied by using XRD, SEM and TEM. The results show that Al2O3 particles, existing as a stable hexagonal phase(α-Al2O3), are uniformly dispersed in Mo matrix. The ultrafine α-Al2O3 particles remarkably refine grain size and increase dislocation density of Mo alloys. Moreover, a good interfacial bonding zone between α-Al2O3 and Mo grain is obtained. The crystallographic orientations of the interface of the Al2O3 particles and Mo matrix are [111]a-Al2O3//[111]Mo and(112)a-Al2O3//(0 11)Mo. Due to the effect of secondary phase and dislocation strengthening, the yield strength of Mo-2.0 vol.%Al2O3 alloy annealed at 1200 ℃ is approximately 56.0% higher than that of pure Mo. The results confirm that the addition of Al2O3 particles is a promising method to improve the mechanical properties of Mo alloys.
