The objective of this research was to determine the mechanical parameter from EVA foam and also investigate its behavior by using Blatz-Ko,Neo-Hookean,Mooney model and experimental test.The physical characteristic of ...The objective of this research was to determine the mechanical parameter from EVA foam and also investigate its behavior by using Blatz-Ko,Neo-Hookean,Mooney model and experimental test.The physical characteristic of EVA foam was also evaluated by scanning electron microscopy(SEM).The results show that Blatz-Ko and Neo-Hookean model can fit the curve at 5%and 8%strain,respectively.The Mooney model can fit the curve at 50%strain.The modulus of rigidity evaluated from Mooney model is 0.0814±0.0027 MPa.The structure of EVA foam from SEM image shows that EVA structure is a closed cell with homogeneous porous structure.From the result,it is found that Mooney model can adjust the data better than other models.This model can be applied for mechanical response prediction of EVA foam and also for reference value in engineering application.展开更多
Solute atoms and precipitates significantly influence the mechanical properties of Mg alloys.Previous studies have mainly focused on the segregation behaviors of Mg alloys after annealing.In this study,we investigated...Solute atoms and precipitates significantly influence the mechanical properties of Mg alloys.Previous studies have mainly focused on the segregation behaviors of Mg alloys after annealing.In this study,we investigated the segregation behaviors of an Mg-RE alloy under deformation.We found that the enrichment of solute atoms occurred in{101^(-)1}compressive twin boundaries under compression at 298 K without any annealing in an Mg-RE alloy by scanning transmission electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis.The segregated solutes and precipitates impeded the twin growth,partially contributing to the formation of small-sized{101^(-)1}compressive twins.This research indicates the twin boundaries can be strengthened by segregated solutes and precipitates formed under deformation at room temperature.展开更多
Attributed to its superior water-to-solid ratio and quick setting time,the highwater material is widely adopted in underground spaces as a cost-effective and environmentally friendly backfill material.To elucidate the...Attributed to its superior water-to-solid ratio and quick setting time,the highwater material is widely adopted in underground spaces as a cost-effective and environmentally friendly backfill material.To elucidate the bleeding mechanism of high-water material under the high confining pressure,a total of 57 tubular specimens were prepared and tested,critical parameters of which included the water-to-solid ratio,curing time,and lateral confinement pressure.Test results showed that no obvious cracks were observed from the surface of confined highwater material,which is different from that of unconfined high-water material,which featured shear cracks.Moreover,the volume of these confined high-water materials under compaction exhibited a continuous shrinkage associated with the water bleeding.The threshold values of the water bleeding are significantly affected by the water-to-solid ratio,followed by the confining pressure and curing time.When other parameters are constant,the higher confinement is requested for these specimens with a small water-to-solid ratio.Meanwhile,the mass of bleeding water increased with the lateral confinement,showing a quick increase at the initial stage.During the bleeding process,the free water stored in the pores was compacted,the evidence of which is the transformation of the hydration products(calcium aluminate hydrate)from its natural fibrous structure into the rod-shaped or dense agglomerate structures.These research outcomes provide an in-depth insight into the fundamental mechanics of the high-water material under the high lateral confinement when it is used for underground spaces.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
This study systematically investigated the coupling effects of confiningpressure and strain rate on the dynamic strength of granite through dynamic triaxial compression tests.A dynamic strength criterion was developed...This study systematically investigated the coupling effects of confiningpressure and strain rate on the dynamic strength of granite through dynamic triaxial compression tests.A dynamic strength criterion was developed to incorporate these coupling effects for further analysis.Moreover,the research thoroughly revealed the underlying mechanism by which these coupling effects influencethe rock strength.The results revealed that both confiningpressure and strain rate significantly enhanced the dynamic strength of rock;however,a mutual inhibition effect emerged under their coupling.Specifically,as the confiningpressure increased,the strengthening effect of strain rate gradually diminished.Conversely,increasing the strain rate weakened the strengthening effect of confiningpressure.The proposed strength criterion successfully predicted rock strength under various confiningpressures(0-225 MPa)and strain rates(10^(-6)-600 s^(-1)).It achieved an average prediction error of only 8.3%,which represents a 65%improvement in accuracy compared to models that consider confiningpressure and strain rate effects independently.At the micro-mechanism level,increasing confiningpressure and strain rate promoted crack propagation in a transgranular(TG)mode,thereby enhancing the overall rock strength.However,under the coupling effects,the interference and interaction of TG cracks weakened the overall strengthening effect.This indicated that the competitive interaction between confiningpressure and strain rate during crack propagation constitutes the intrinsic mechanism underlying their mutual inhibitory effect on rock strength.This study provides a more accurate theoretical basis for understanding the dynamic responses of rocks and contributes valuable insights for disaster prevention and control in deep rock engineering projects.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
The lithology of fracture zone which was developed at the dam foundation of a hydropower station is weak sandstone with poor integrity and pore cementation contact.Its creep properties have a significant impact on the...The lithology of fracture zone which was developed at the dam foundation of a hydropower station is weak sandstone with poor integrity and pore cementation contact.Its creep properties have a significant impact on the deformation and stability of the dam.Based on the characteristics of loose organizational structure,high moisture content and poor mechanical properties,the triaxial compression tests and creep tests were carried out,respectively.The results show significant non-linear,low strength and no obvious strength peaks.Both axial and lateral strains are achieved more than 3%when the tests are failed.The weak sandstone has a significant creep property,but only transient and steady state appear under low stress.Increased stress causes creep intensified and lateral strain gradually exceeds axial strain.In the failure stage,it has characteristics of large axial plastic deformation,obvious volumetric ductility dilation and large steady creep rate.The accelerated creep appears shortly after transient loading under confining of pressures 1.0 MPa and 1.5 MPa.Therefore,an improved Burgers creep model considering the non-linear characteristics of weak sandstone is built based on hyperbolic equation and the creep parameters are identified.This model can well describe the creep properties of weak sandstone.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
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
To meet the ever-increasing construction demands around the world during recent years,reinforcement and stabilization methods have been widely used by geotechnical engineers to improve the performances and behavior of...To meet the ever-increasing construction demands around the world during recent years,reinforcement and stabilization methods have been widely used by geotechnical engineers to improve the performances and behavior of fine-grained soils.Although lime stabilization increases the compressive strength of soils,it reduces the soil ductility at the same time.Recent research shows that random fiber inclusion modifies the brittleness of soils.In the current research,the effects of lime and polypropylene(PP)fiber additions on such characteristics as compressive and shear strengths,failure strain,secant modulus of elasticity(E50)and shear strength parameters of mixtures were investigated.Kaolinite was treated with 1%,3% and 5% lime by dry weight of soil and reinforced with 0.1% monovalent PP fibers with the length of 6 mm.Samples were prepared at optimum conditions and cured at 35℃ for 1 d,7 d and 28 d at 90% relative humidity and subsequently subjected to uniaxial and triaxial compression tests(UCT and TCT)under cell pressures of 25 kPa,50 kPa and 100 kPa.Results showed that inclusion of random PP fibers to clay-lime mixtures increases both compressive and shear strengths as well as the ductility.Lime content and curing period were found to be the most influential factors.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM)analysis showed that lime addition and the formation of cementitious compounds bind soil particles and increase soil/fiber interactions at interface,leading to enhanced shear strength.The more ductile the stabilized and reinforced composition,the less the cracks in roads and waste landfill covers.展开更多
Inspired by the gradient structure of the nature,two gradient lattice structures,i.e.,unidirectional gradient lattice(UGL)and bidirectional gradient lattice(BGL),are proposed based on the body-centered cubic(BCC)latti...Inspired by the gradient structure of the nature,two gradient lattice structures,i.e.,unidirectional gradient lattice(UGL)and bidirectional gradient lattice(BGL),are proposed based on the body-centered cubic(BCC)lattice to obtain specially designed mechanical behaviors,such as load-bearing and energy absorption capacities.First,a theoretical model is proposed to predict the initial stiffness of the gradient lattice structure under compressive loading,and validated against quasi-static compression tests and finite element models(FEMs).The deformation and failure mechanisms of the two structures are further studied based on experiments and simulations.The UGL structure exhibits a layer-by-layer failure mode,which avoids structure-wise shear failure in uniform structures.The BGL structure presents a symmetry deformation pattern,and the failure initiates at the weakest part.Finally,the energy absorption behaviors are also discussed.This study demonstrates the potential application of gradient lattice structures in load-transfer-path modification and energy absorption by topology design.展开更多
The residual strength of rocks and rock masses is an important parameter to be constrained for analysis and design purposes in many rock engineering applications.A residual strength envelope in principal stress space ...The residual strength of rocks and rock masses is an important parameter to be constrained for analysis and design purposes in many rock engineering applications.A residual strength envelope in principal stress space is typically developed using residual strength data obtained from compression tests on many different specimens of the same rock type.In this study,we examined the potential for use of the continuous-failure-state testing concept as a means to constrain the residual strength envelope using a limited number of specimens.Specifically,cylindrical specimens of three rock types(granodiorite,diabase,and Stanstead granite)were unloaded at the residual state such that a full residual strength envelope for each individual specimen was obtained.Using a residual strength model that introduces a single new strength parameter(the residual strength index,or RSI),the results of the continuous-failurestate unloading tests were compared to conventionally obtained residual strength envelopes.Overall,the continuous-failure-state residual strength data were found to be consistent with the conventional residual strength data.However,it was identified that the primary factor limiting an accurate characterization of the residual strength for a given rock type is not the amount of data for a given specimen,but the variety of specimens available to characterize the inherent variability of the rock unit of interest.Accordingly,the use of continuous-failure-state testing for estimation of the residual strength of a rock unit is only recommended when the number of specimens available for testing is very limited(i.e.<5).展开更多
The medium and warm deformation behaviors of an indirect-extruded Mg-8Sn-IAI-IZn alloy were investigated by compression tests at temperatures between 298 and 523 K and strain rates of 0.001-10 s-1. It was found that t...The medium and warm deformation behaviors of an indirect-extruded Mg-8Sn-IAI-IZn alloy were investigated by compression tests at temperatures between 298 and 523 K and strain rates of 0.001-10 s-1. It was found that the twinning-slip transition temperature was strain rate dependent, and all the true stress-true strain curves could be divided into two groups： concave and convex curves. Associated microstructural investigations indicated that the dynamic recrystallization （DRX） be- havior of the alloy varied with deformation conditions. At high strain rate and low temperature, dynamically recrystallized grains preferentially nucleated and developed in the twinned regions, indicating that twinning-induced DRX was dominant. While, at low strain rate, DRX developed extensively at grain boundaries and twins, and the process of twinning contributed to both oriented nucleation and selective growth. For the studied alloy, cracks mainly initiated from the shear band and twinning lamellar over the ranges of temperature and strain rate currently applied.展开更多
The effect of structural discontinuities on the progressive failure process of anisotropic rocks should be paid particular attention.The crack damage stress σ_(cd),also considered as the yield strength,and the relati...The effect of structural discontinuities on the progressive failure process of anisotropic rocks should be paid particular attention.The crack damage stress σ_(cd),also considered as the yield strength,and the relationship between σ_(cd) and the uniaxial peak strength σ_(ucs) of anisotropic rocks for different orientations 8 of the isotropy planes with respect to the loading directions were investigated theoretically and experimentally.A theoretical relation of σ_(cd)/σ_(ucs) with the function of the shape parameter m was established.Additionally,uniaxial compression tests of shale samples were conducted for several inclinations θ.The test result of σ_(cd)/σ_(ucs) was close to the theoretical value for a given orientation.Furthermore,both experimental results and theoretical solutions of σ_(cd)/σ_(ucs) were independent of the inclination θ while σ_(cd) andσ_(ucs) were strongly affected by θ.The strength ratio σ_(cd)/σ_(ucs) may therefore be an intrinsic property of anisotropic rocks and could be used to predict the failure of rock samples.展开更多
With the rapid development of microscale cellular structures, the small-diameter cold-formed welded stainless steel tubes have recently been used for creating the metallic lat- tice topologies with high mechanical pro...With the rapid development of microscale cellular structures, the small-diameter cold-formed welded stainless steel tubes have recently been used for creating the metallic lat- tice topologies with high mechanical properties. In this paper, to obtain the accurate material properties of the circular hollow section （CHS） under pure compression, a series of concentric compression tests are conducted on the millimeter-scale cold-formed 304 stainless steel circu- lar tubular stub columns after exposure to a vacuum brazing process. The tests cover a total of 18 small-diameter stub tubes with measured thickness-to-diameter ratios （t/D） from 0.023 to 0.201. A generalized three-stage nominal stress-strain model is developed for describing the compressive behavior of the post-brazing CHSs over the full strain range. This mechanical model is especially applicable to computer code implementation. Hence, an interactive computer pro- gram is developed to simultaneously optimize three strain hardening exponents （n1, n2, n3） in the expression of the model to produce the stress-strain curve capable of accurately replicating the test data. To further reduce the number of the model and material parameters on which this model depends, this paper also develops five expressions for determining the 2.5% proof stress （ap2）, n2, the ultimate compressive strength （σp3）, n3, and the ultimate plastic strain （p3%） for given experimental values of three basic material parameters （E0, σ0.01, σ0.2）. These expressions are validated to he effective for the CHSs with t/D 〉_ 0.027. The analytically predicted full-range stress-strain curves have generally shown close agreement with the ones obtained experimentally.展开更多
In deep geological disposal of high-level nuclear waste,one of the most important subjects is to estimate long-term stability and strength of host rock under high temperature conditions caused by radioactive decay of ...In deep geological disposal of high-level nuclear waste,one of the most important subjects is to estimate long-term stability and strength of host rock under high temperature conditions caused by radioactive decay of the waste.In this paper,some experimental researches on the thermo-mechanical characteristics of soft sedimentary rock have been presented.For this reason,a new temperature-controlled triaxial compression and creep test device,operated automatically by a computer-controlled system,whose control software has been developed by the authors,was developed to conduct the thermo-mechanical tests in different thermal loading paths,including an isothermal path.The new device is proved to be able to conduct typical thermo-mechanical element tests for soft rock.The test device and the related testing method were introduced in detail.Finally,some test results have been simulated with a thermo-elasto-viscoplastic model that was also developed by the authors.展开更多
The difficulties associated with performing direct compression strength tests on rocks lead to the development of indirect test methods for the rock strength assessment. Indirect test methods are simple, more economic...The difficulties associated with performing direct compression strength tests on rocks lead to the development of indirect test methods for the rock strength assessment. Indirect test methods are simple, more economical, less time-consuming, and easily adaptable to the field. The main aim of this study was to derive correlations between direct and indirect test methods for basalt and rhyolite rock types from Carlin trend deposits in Nevada. In the destructive methods, point load index, block punch index, and splitting tensile strength tests are performed. In the non-destructive methods, Schmidt hammer and ultrasonic pulse velocity tests are performed. Correlations between the direct and indirect compression strength tests are developed using linear and nonlinear regression analysis methods. The results show that the splitting tensile strength has the best correlation with the uniaxial compression strength.Furthermore, the Poisson's ratio has no correlation with any of the direct and indirect test results.展开更多
With the continuous advancement of China’s infrastructure construction to the west,according to the geographic situation in the southwest region,such as mountainous areas and complex terrain,the road construction pro...With the continuous advancement of China’s infrastructure construction to the west,according to the geographic situation in the southwest region,such as mountainous areas and complex terrain,the road construction process is inevitably accompanied by earth and rock blasting.To improve the quality and safety of the project,this paper addresses the problems of land and rock blasting faced in the construction of mountain road projects,taking the research of rock dynamic mechanics test as the starting point,and using a combination of theoretical analysis and experimental research methods.The specific research content includes the following parts:dynamic impact compression test(SHPB),dynamic splitting tensile test,and stress-strain curve analysis of the test results,which provides the theoretical basis and numerical parameters for the numerical simulation of future engineering blasting.展开更多
基金supported by grants funded by Department of Mechanical Engineering,Faculty of Engineering,Chiang Mai University and the Graduate School of Chiang Mai University.
文摘The objective of this research was to determine the mechanical parameter from EVA foam and also investigate its behavior by using Blatz-Ko,Neo-Hookean,Mooney model and experimental test.The physical characteristic of EVA foam was also evaluated by scanning electron microscopy(SEM).The results show that Blatz-Ko and Neo-Hookean model can fit the curve at 5%and 8%strain,respectively.The Mooney model can fit the curve at 50%strain.The modulus of rigidity evaluated from Mooney model is 0.0814±0.0027 MPa.The structure of EVA foam from SEM image shows that EVA structure is a closed cell with homogeneous porous structure.From the result,it is found that Mooney model can adjust the data better than other models.This model can be applied for mechanical response prediction of EVA foam and also for reference value in engineering application.
基金support from Interdisciplinary Research Project for Young Teachers of USTB Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant no.FRF-IDRY-23-030).
文摘Solute atoms and precipitates significantly influence the mechanical properties of Mg alloys.Previous studies have mainly focused on the segregation behaviors of Mg alloys after annealing.In this study,we investigated the segregation behaviors of an Mg-RE alloy under deformation.We found that the enrichment of solute atoms occurred in{101^(-)1}compressive twin boundaries under compression at 298 K without any annealing in an Mg-RE alloy by scanning transmission electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis.The segregated solutes and precipitates impeded the twin growth,partially contributing to the formation of small-sized{101^(-)1}compressive twins.This research indicates the twin boundaries can be strengthened by segregated solutes and precipitates formed under deformation at room temperature.
基金Regional Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Numbers:52164011,52464008National Natural Science Foundation of China-Xinjiang Joint Fund,Grant/Award Number:2022D01E31+2 种基金Graduate student scientific research innovation projects in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,Grant/Award Number:XJ2024G097Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Special Program for Key R&D Tasks,Grant/Award Numbers:2022B01034,2022B01051,2023B01010Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region“Tianshan Talent Training”Program,Grant/Award Numbers:2022TSYCCX0037,2023TSYCJC0009,2023TSYCJC0095。
文摘Attributed to its superior water-to-solid ratio and quick setting time,the highwater material is widely adopted in underground spaces as a cost-effective and environmentally friendly backfill material.To elucidate the bleeding mechanism of high-water material under the high confining pressure,a total of 57 tubular specimens were prepared and tested,critical parameters of which included the water-to-solid ratio,curing time,and lateral confinement pressure.Test results showed that no obvious cracks were observed from the surface of confined highwater material,which is different from that of unconfined high-water material,which featured shear cracks.Moreover,the volume of these confined high-water materials under compaction exhibited a continuous shrinkage associated with the water bleeding.The threshold values of the water bleeding are significantly affected by the water-to-solid ratio,followed by the confining pressure and curing time.When other parameters are constant,the higher confinement is requested for these specimens with a small water-to-solid ratio.Meanwhile,the mass of bleeding water increased with the lateral confinement,showing a quick increase at the initial stage.During the bleeding process,the free water stored in the pores was compacted,the evidence of which is the transformation of the hydration products(calcium aluminate hydrate)from its natural fibrous structure into the rod-shaped or dense agglomerate structures.These research outcomes provide an in-depth insight into the fundamental mechanics of the high-water material under the high lateral confinement when it is used for underground spaces.
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.
基金supported by the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning(KETEP)grant funded by the Korea Government(MOTIE)(Grant No.20214000000500,Training program of CCUS for the green growth)by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grant funded by the Korea Government(MSIT)(Grant No.2022R1F1A1076409)the support from the Chinese Scholarship Council for awarding a scholarship(CSC No.202106820011).
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financiallysupported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42577209)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20241489)the Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering,Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.SKLGME023009).
文摘This study systematically investigated the coupling effects of confiningpressure and strain rate on the dynamic strength of granite through dynamic triaxial compression tests.A dynamic strength criterion was developed to incorporate these coupling effects for further analysis.Moreover,the research thoroughly revealed the underlying mechanism by which these coupling effects influencethe rock strength.The results revealed that both confiningpressure and strain rate significantly enhanced the dynamic strength of rock;however,a mutual inhibition effect emerged under their coupling.Specifically,as the confiningpressure increased,the strengthening effect of strain rate gradually diminished.Conversely,increasing the strain rate weakened the strengthening effect of confiningpressure.The proposed strength criterion successfully predicted rock strength under various confiningpressures(0-225 MPa)and strain rates(10^(-6)-600 s^(-1)).It achieved an average prediction error of only 8.3%,which represents a 65%improvement in accuracy compared to models that consider confiningpressure and strain rate effects independently.At the micro-mechanism level,increasing confiningpressure and strain rate promoted crack propagation in a transgranular(TG)mode,thereby enhancing the overall rock strength.However,under the coupling effects,the interference and interaction of TG cracks weakened the overall strengthening effect.This indicated that the competitive interaction between confiningpressure and strain rate during crack propagation constitutes the intrinsic mechanism underlying their mutual inhibitory effect on rock strength.This study provides a more accurate theoretical basis for understanding the dynamic responses of rocks and contributes valuable insights for disaster prevention and control in deep rock engineering projects.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61076019,61106018)the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China(20115552031)+3 种基金the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(20100481134)the Jiangsu Province Key Technology R&D Program(BE2010003)the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Research Funding(NS2010115)the Nanjing University of Aeronatics and Astronautics Initial Funding for Talented Faculty(1004-YAH10027)~~
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
基金Project(2011CB013504)supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProject(11172090)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The lithology of fracture zone which was developed at the dam foundation of a hydropower station is weak sandstone with poor integrity and pore cementation contact.Its creep properties have a significant impact on the deformation and stability of the dam.Based on the characteristics of loose organizational structure,high moisture content and poor mechanical properties,the triaxial compression tests and creep tests were carried out,respectively.The results show significant non-linear,low strength and no obvious strength peaks.Both axial and lateral strains are achieved more than 3%when the tests are failed.The weak sandstone has a significant creep property,but only transient and steady state appear under low stress.Increased stress causes creep intensified and lateral strain gradually exceeds axial strain.In the failure stage,it has characteristics of large axial plastic deformation,obvious volumetric ductility dilation and large steady creep rate.The accelerated creep appears shortly after transient loading under confining of pressures 1.0 MPa and 1.5 MPa.Therefore,an improved Burgers creep model considering the non-linear characteristics of weak sandstone is built based on hyperbolic equation and the creep parameters are identified.This model can well describe the creep properties of weak sandstone.
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.
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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.
文摘To meet the ever-increasing construction demands around the world during recent years,reinforcement and stabilization methods have been widely used by geotechnical engineers to improve the performances and behavior of fine-grained soils.Although lime stabilization increases the compressive strength of soils,it reduces the soil ductility at the same time.Recent research shows that random fiber inclusion modifies the brittleness of soils.In the current research,the effects of lime and polypropylene(PP)fiber additions on such characteristics as compressive and shear strengths,failure strain,secant modulus of elasticity(E50)and shear strength parameters of mixtures were investigated.Kaolinite was treated with 1%,3% and 5% lime by dry weight of soil and reinforced with 0.1% monovalent PP fibers with the length of 6 mm.Samples were prepared at optimum conditions and cured at 35℃ for 1 d,7 d and 28 d at 90% relative humidity and subsequently subjected to uniaxial and triaxial compression tests(UCT and TCT)under cell pressures of 25 kPa,50 kPa and 100 kPa.Results showed that inclusion of random PP fibers to clay-lime mixtures increases both compressive and shear strengths as well as the ductility.Lime content and curing period were found to be the most influential factors.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM)analysis showed that lime addition and the formation of cementitious compounds bind soil particles and increase soil/fiber interactions at interface,leading to enhanced shear strength.The more ductile the stabilized and reinforced composition,the less the cracks in roads and waste landfill covers.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11972049 and 12002050)National Key Laboratory Foundation of Science and Technology on Materials under Shock and Im-pact(Grant No.6142902200401)Opening Fund of State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics.
文摘Inspired by the gradient structure of the nature,two gradient lattice structures,i.e.,unidirectional gradient lattice(UGL)and bidirectional gradient lattice(BGL),are proposed based on the body-centered cubic(BCC)lattice to obtain specially designed mechanical behaviors,such as load-bearing and energy absorption capacities.First,a theoretical model is proposed to predict the initial stiffness of the gradient lattice structure under compressive loading,and validated against quasi-static compression tests and finite element models(FEMs).The deformation and failure mechanisms of the two structures are further studied based on experiments and simulations.The UGL structure exhibits a layer-by-layer failure mode,which avoids structure-wise shear failure in uniform structures.The BGL structure presents a symmetry deformation pattern,and the failure initiates at the weakest part.Finally,the energy absorption behaviors are also discussed.This study demonstrates the potential application of gradient lattice structures in load-transfer-path modification and energy absorption by topology design.
文摘The residual strength of rocks and rock masses is an important parameter to be constrained for analysis and design purposes in many rock engineering applications.A residual strength envelope in principal stress space is typically developed using residual strength data obtained from compression tests on many different specimens of the same rock type.In this study,we examined the potential for use of the continuous-failure-state testing concept as a means to constrain the residual strength envelope using a limited number of specimens.Specifically,cylindrical specimens of three rock types(granodiorite,diabase,and Stanstead granite)were unloaded at the residual state such that a full residual strength envelope for each individual specimen was obtained.Using a residual strength model that introduces a single new strength parameter(the residual strength index,or RSI),the results of the continuous-failurestate unloading tests were compared to conventionally obtained residual strength envelopes.Overall,the continuous-failure-state residual strength data were found to be consistent with the conventional residual strength data.However,it was identified that the primary factor limiting an accurate characterization of the residual strength for a given rock type is not the amount of data for a given specimen,but the variety of specimens available to characterize the inherent variability of the rock unit of interest.Accordingly,the use of continuous-failure-state testing for estimation of the residual strength of a rock unit is only recommended when the number of specimens available for testing is very limited(i.e.<5).
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文摘The medium and warm deformation behaviors of an indirect-extruded Mg-8Sn-IAI-IZn alloy were investigated by compression tests at temperatures between 298 and 523 K and strain rates of 0.001-10 s-1. It was found that the twinning-slip transition temperature was strain rate dependent, and all the true stress-true strain curves could be divided into two groups： concave and convex curves. Associated microstructural investigations indicated that the dynamic recrystallization （DRX） be- havior of the alloy varied with deformation conditions. At high strain rate and low temperature, dynamically recrystallized grains preferentially nucleated and developed in the twinned regions, indicating that twinning-induced DRX was dominant. While, at low strain rate, DRX developed extensively at grain boundaries and twins, and the process of twinning contributed to both oriented nucleation and selective growth. For the studied alloy, cracks mainly initiated from the shear band and twinning lamellar over the ranges of temperature and strain rate currently applied.
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文摘The effect of structural discontinuities on the progressive failure process of anisotropic rocks should be paid particular attention.The crack damage stress σ_(cd),also considered as the yield strength,and the relationship between σ_(cd) and the uniaxial peak strength σ_(ucs) of anisotropic rocks for different orientations 8 of the isotropy planes with respect to the loading directions were investigated theoretically and experimentally.A theoretical relation of σ_(cd)/σ_(ucs) with the function of the shape parameter m was established.Additionally,uniaxial compression tests of shale samples were conducted for several inclinations θ.The test result of σ_(cd)/σ_(ucs) was close to the theoretical value for a given orientation.Furthermore,both experimental results and theoretical solutions of σ_(cd)/σ_(ucs) were independent of the inclination θ while σ_(cd) andσ_(ucs) were strongly affected by θ.The strength ratio σ_(cd)/σ_(ucs) may therefore be an intrinsic property of anisotropic rocks and could be used to predict the failure of rock samples.
基金The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 11432004 and 11421091.
文摘With the rapid development of microscale cellular structures, the small-diameter cold-formed welded stainless steel tubes have recently been used for creating the metallic lat- tice topologies with high mechanical properties. In this paper, to obtain the accurate material properties of the circular hollow section （CHS） under pure compression, a series of concentric compression tests are conducted on the millimeter-scale cold-formed 304 stainless steel circu- lar tubular stub columns after exposure to a vacuum brazing process. The tests cover a total of 18 small-diameter stub tubes with measured thickness-to-diameter ratios （t/D） from 0.023 to 0.201. A generalized three-stage nominal stress-strain model is developed for describing the compressive behavior of the post-brazing CHSs over the full strain range. This mechanical model is especially applicable to computer code implementation. Hence, an interactive computer pro- gram is developed to simultaneously optimize three strain hardening exponents （n1, n2, n3） in the expression of the model to produce the stress-strain curve capable of accurately replicating the test data. To further reduce the number of the model and material parameters on which this model depends, this paper also develops five expressions for determining the 2.5% proof stress （ap2）, n2, the ultimate compressive strength （σp3）, n3, and the ultimate plastic strain （p3%） for given experimental values of three basic material parameters （E0, σ0.01, σ0.2）. These expressions are validated to he effective for the CHSs with t/D 〉_ 0.027. The analytically predicted full-range stress-strain curves have generally shown close agreement with the ones obtained experimentally.
文摘In deep geological disposal of high-level nuclear waste,one of the most important subjects is to estimate long-term stability and strength of host rock under high temperature conditions caused by radioactive decay of the waste.In this paper,some experimental researches on the thermo-mechanical characteristics of soft sedimentary rock have been presented.For this reason,a new temperature-controlled triaxial compression and creep test device,operated automatically by a computer-controlled system,whose control software has been developed by the authors,was developed to conduct the thermo-mechanical tests in different thermal loading paths,including an isothermal path.The new device is proved to be able to conduct typical thermo-mechanical element tests for soft rock.The test device and the related testing method were introduced in detail.Finally,some test results have been simulated with a thermo-elasto-viscoplastic model that was also developed by the authors.
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文摘The difficulties associated with performing direct compression strength tests on rocks lead to the development of indirect test methods for the rock strength assessment. Indirect test methods are simple, more economical, less time-consuming, and easily adaptable to the field. The main aim of this study was to derive correlations between direct and indirect test methods for basalt and rhyolite rock types from Carlin trend deposits in Nevada. In the destructive methods, point load index, block punch index, and splitting tensile strength tests are performed. In the non-destructive methods, Schmidt hammer and ultrasonic pulse velocity tests are performed. Correlations between the direct and indirect compression strength tests are developed using linear and nonlinear regression analysis methods. The results show that the splitting tensile strength has the best correlation with the uniaxial compression strength.Furthermore, the Poisson's ratio has no correlation with any of the direct and indirect test results.
文摘With the continuous advancement of China’s infrastructure construction to the west,according to the geographic situation in the southwest region,such as mountainous areas and complex terrain,the road construction process is inevitably accompanied by earth and rock blasting.To improve the quality and safety of the project,this paper addresses the problems of land and rock blasting faced in the construction of mountain road projects,taking the research of rock dynamic mechanics test as the starting point,and using a combination of theoretical analysis and experimental research methods.The specific research content includes the following parts:dynamic impact compression test(SHPB),dynamic splitting tensile test,and stress-strain curve analysis of the test results,which provides the theoretical basis and numerical parameters for the numerical simulation of future engineering blasting.
