Natural cemented calcareous sand and limestone are highly complex and not well understood in terms of the me-chanical behavior due to the difficulty of obtaining undisturbed samples from far sea.This paper proposes an...Natural cemented calcareous sand and limestone are highly complex and not well understood in terms of the me-chanical behavior due to the difficulty of obtaining undisturbed samples from far sea.This paper proposes an artificial method in a laboratory setting using microbial-induced carbonate precipitation(MICP)to simulate the natural process of cementation of limestone.The artificially cemented sand has a high degree of similarity with the natural weakly limestone in three aspects:(1)the mineral composition of the cemented material is also granular calcite and acicular aragonite;(2)the microstructure in interconnected open pore network can be gradually closed and contracted with cementation.The porosity reaches to approximately 9.2%;(3)both the stress-strain relationship and the unconfined strength closely resemble that of natural weakly limestone.Furthermore,both static and dynamic behaviors of artificial limestone were studied by quasi-static compression tests and Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar(SHPB)tests,finding that the unconfined strength of weakly artifical limestone exponentially increases with increasing strain rate.A rate-dependent bond strength was proposed and implemented in software to reveal the mechanism of strain rate effects.It is found that the loading velocity is too high to keep in sync with the initiation and propagation of cracks under impact loading.This delay-induced viscosity may restrict the movement of the surrounding balls,thus increasing resistance.展开更多
Floating offshore wind turbine platforms typically use stiffened tubular joints at the connections between columns and braces.These joints are prone to fatigue due to complex weld geometries and the additional stress ...Floating offshore wind turbine platforms typically use stiffened tubular joints at the connections between columns and braces.These joints are prone to fatigue due to complex weld geometries and the additional stress concentrations caused by the stiffeners.Existing hot-spot stress approaches may be inadequate for analysing these joints because they do not simultaneously address weld-toe and weld-root failures.To address these limitations,this study evaluates the fatigue strength of stiffened tubular joints using the effective notch strain approach and the structural strain approach.Both methods account for fatigue at the weld toe and weld root and can be applied to both low-cycle fatigue(LCF)and high-cycle fatigue(HCF)regimes.Reanalyzes of a series of fatigue-tested specimens confirm the effectiveness of both approaches.The stiffener-shell fillet weld root is identified as the most critical fatigue location,which is consistent with fractographic observations.Although the brace-to-shell weld root exhibits lower stress levels in finite element(FE)models,weld quality was determined to be a crucial factor in fatigue failure.Furthermore,the results emphasise the importance of material plasticity in the LCF regime and demonstrate that full weld penetration significantly enhances fatigue strength.These findings provide valuable insights for the fatigue design of stiffened tubular joints in floating offshore wind turbine platforms.展开更多
The slow conversion of polyphase in lithium-sulfur(Li-S)batteries not only intensifies the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides(LiPSs),but also causes the continuous accumulation of inactive sulfur species,resulting...The slow conversion of polyphase in lithium-sulfur(Li-S)batteries not only intensifies the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides(LiPSs),but also causes the continuous accumulation of inactive sulfur species,resulting in rapid capacity attenuation and sluggish dynamic performance.Herein,the promoting effect of atomic interface stress on sulfur reaction was investigated via CoFe-CoFe_(2)O_(4)heterogeneous nanosheets with a cavity structure.The strain force induced by the in-situ precipitation of Co Fe bimetallic alloy in oxide matrix increased the d-band center,which was conducive to the interaction between catalyst and Li PSs.The sulfur cathode based on this two-dimensional(2D)nanosheet design showed an extremely high capacity of 751 mAh g^(-1)at 4 C.Even with a sulfur loading of 5.55 mg cm^(-2),its area capacity was still as high as 7.15 mAh cm^(-2).Meanwhile,the enhanced stability greatly improved the practical potential of Li-S batteries.展开更多
Rock is exposed to the combined effects of the confining pressure and strain rate during the dynamic excavation process in deeply buried high-stress tunnels.Therefore,a constitutive model that considers both the strai...Rock is exposed to the combined effects of the confining pressure and strain rate during the dynamic excavation process in deeply buried high-stress tunnels.Therefore,a constitutive model that considers both the strain rate and the confining pressure effect plays a crucial role in evaluating the disturbance and stability of deeply buried tunnels.Taking mudstone as an example,a series of tests were performed to reveal the combined effect of the strain rate and confining pressure on the mechanical behavior of soft rock,and a novel statistical damage constitutive model was proposed.The confining pressures of 0 MPa,10 MPa,20 MPa,and 30 MPa and strain rates of 10^(-5)s^(-1),10^(-4)s^(-1),10^(-3)s^(-1),and 10^(-2)s^(-1)were investigated.The results show that the rock strength increases with increasing confining pressure and strain rate,and that the contributions of these two factors can be considered independent of each other.However,an increase in the confining pressure reduces the degree of rock damage and increases the ductility of the sample at failure,whereas the strain rate has the opposite effect.Finally,a full deformation process damage model considering strain rate effect is established based on a modified Hoek‒Brown strength criterion considering the strain rate.The model can capture the nonlinear increase in strength and elastic modulus with increasing confining pressure and strain rate,reproducing the brittle‒ductile transition characteristics and the full deformation process.展开更多
The acuurate prediction of the time-dependent mechanical behavior and deformation mechanisms of second-phase reinforced alloys under size effects is critical for the development of high-strength ductile metals and all...The acuurate prediction of the time-dependent mechanical behavior and deformation mechanisms of second-phase reinforced alloys under size effects is critical for the development of high-strength ductile metals and alloys for dynamic applications.However,solving their responses using high-fidelity numerical methods is computationally expensive and,in many cases,impractical.To address this issue,a dual-scale incremental variational formulation is proposed that incorporates the influence of plastic gradients on plastic evolution characteristics,integrating a strain-rate-dependent strain gradient plasticity model and including plastic gradients in the inelastic dissipation potential.Subsequently,two minimization problems based on the energy dissipation mechanisms of strain gradient plasticity,corresponding to the macroscopic and microscopic structures,are solved,leading to the development of a homogenization-based dual-scale solution algorithm.Finally,the effectiveness of the variational model and tangent algorithm is validated through a series of numerical simulations.The contributions of this work are as follows:first,it advances the theory of self-consistent computational homogenization modeling based on the energy dissipation mechanisms of plastic strain rates and their gradients,along with the development of a rigorous multi-level finite element method(FE2)solution procedure;second,the proposed algorithm provides an efficient and accurate method for evaluating the time-dependent mechanical behavior of second-phase reinforced alloys under strain gradient effects,exploring how these effects vary with the strain rate,and investigating their potential interactions.展开更多
Recent advances in strain engineering have enabled unprecedented control over quantum states in strongly correlated magnetic systems.However,nanoscale strain modulation of charge density waves(CDWs)and magnetically ex...Recent advances in strain engineering have enabled unprecedented control over quantum states in strongly correlated magnetic systems.However,nanoscale strain modulation of charge density waves(CDWs)and magnetically excited states,which is crucial for atomically precise strain engineering and practical spintronic applications,remains unexplored.Here,we report the nanoscale strain effects on CDWs and low-energy electronic states in the van der Waals antiferromagnetic metal GdTe_(3),utilizing scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy.Lowtemperature cleavage introduces local strains,resulting in the formation of nanoscale wrinkles on the GdTe_(3)surface.Atomic displacement analysis reveals two distinct types of wrinkles:Wrinkle-I,originating from unidirectional strain,and Wrinkle-II,dominated by shear strain.In Wrinkle-I,the tensile strain enhances the CDW gap,while the compressive strain induces a single low-energy magnetic state.Wrinkle-II switches the orientation of CDW,leading to the formation of an associated CDW domain wall.In addition,three low-energy magnetic states that exhibit magnetic field-dependent shifts and intensity variations emerge within the CDW gap around Wrinkle-II,indicative of a strain-tuned coupling between CDW order and localized 4f-electron magnetism.These findings establish nanoscale strain as a powerful tuning knob for manipulating intertwined electronic and magnetic excitations in correlated magnetic systems.展开更多
Flexible microporous metal rubber(FMP-MR)is widely used in national defense applications,yet its mechanical behavior under high-speed impact conditions remains insufficiently explored.In this study,dynamic and static ...Flexible microporous metal rubber(FMP-MR)is widely used in national defense applications,yet its mechanical behavior under high-speed impact conditions remains insufficiently explored.In this study,dynamic and static experiments were conducted to systematically investigate the mechanical response of metal-wrapped microporous materials under impact loading that spanned 10~6 orders of magnitude.By combining a high-precision numerical model with a spatial contact point search algorithm,the spatio–temporal contact characteristics of the complex network structure in FMP-MR were systematically analyzed.Furthermore,the mapping mechanism from turn topology and mesoscopic friction behavior to macroscopic mechanical properties was comprehensively explored.The results showed that compared with quasi-static loading,FMP-MR under high-speed impact exhibited higher energy absorption efficiency due to high-strain-rate inertia effect.Therefore,the peak stress increased by 141%,and the maximum energy dissipation increased by 300%.Consequently,the theory of dynamic friction locking effect was innovatively proposed.The theory explains that the close synergistic effect of sliding friction and plastic dissipation promoted by the stable interturn-locked embedded structure is the essential reason for the excellent dynamic mechanical properties of FMP-MR under dynamic loading conditions.Briefly,based on the in-depth investigation of the mechanical response and energy dissipation mechanism of FMP-MR under impact loads,this study provides a solid theoretical basis for further expanding the application range of FMP-MR and optimizing its performance.展开更多
The tensile properties and deformation mechanisms of the reduced activation ferritic/martensitic steel—China low activation martensitic(CLAM)steel are determined from tests carried out over a wider range of strain ra...The tensile properties and deformation mechanisms of the reduced activation ferritic/martensitic steel—China low activation martensitic(CLAM)steel are determined from tests carried out over a wider range of strain rate and temperature.During high-temperature deformation,the plastic deformation modes involve dynamic recrystallization(DRX)and dynamic recovery(DRV)processes,which govern the mechanical behaviors of CLAM steel under different loading conditions.This work systematically explored the effects of increasing strain rates and temperatures,finding that the microstructure evolution process is facilitated by nano-sized M_(23)C_(6)precipitates and the grain boundaries of the initial microstructure.Under quasi-static loading conditions,DRX grains preferentially nucleate around M_(23)C_(6) precipitates,and the dominant deformation mechanism is DRX.However,under dynamic loading conditions,the number of DRX grains decreases significantly,and the dominant deformation mechanism converts to DRV.It was concluded that the coupling effects of strain rates and temperatures strongly influence DRX and DRV processes,which ultimately determine the mechanical properties and microstructure evolution.Moreover,dynamic deformation at elevated temperatures achieves much finer grain sizes,offering a novel method for grain refinement through dynamic straining processes.展开更多
Ultrasonic-Assisted Grinding(UAG)is a novel manufacturing technology that shows promising promise for use in processing Ceramic Matrix Composites(CMCs).Nevertheless,analyzing the material removal process of CMCs with ...Ultrasonic-Assisted Grinding(UAG)is a novel manufacturing technology that shows promising promise for use in processing Ceramic Matrix Composites(CMCs).Nevertheless,analyzing the material removal process of CMCs with multidirectional structure during UAG is challenging,impeding the progress and improvement of the UAG process.This work examined the impact of ultrasonic vibration on the dynamic mechanical characteristics during processing.Additionally,we experimentally elucidated the material removal mechanism of CMCs during the scratching process under the influence of vertical vibration.The results indicate that the introduction of ultrasonic vibration causes a strain rate effect,resulting in a modification of the material removal mechanism,subsequently impacting the processing quality.Ultrasonic vibration increases the dynamic strength and brittleness of the fibers in CMCs,leading to more cracks at fracture,which changes from the original bending fracture to shear fracture.In addition,ultrasonic vibration can effectively inhibit the impact of scratching depth and anisotropy on the removal mechanism of CMCs,resulting in a more uniform surface of CMCs after processing.展开更多
The seemingly contradictory understandings of the initial crush stress of cellular materials under dynamic loadings exist in the literature, and a comprehensive analysis of this issue is carried out with using direct ...The seemingly contradictory understandings of the initial crush stress of cellular materials under dynamic loadings exist in the literature, and a comprehensive analysis of this issue is carried out with using direct information of local stress and strain. Local stress/strain calculation methods are applied to determine the initial crush stresses and the strain rates at initial crush from a cell-based finite element model of irregular honeycomb under dynamic loadings. The initial crush stress under constant-velocity compression is identical to the quasi-static one, but less than the one under direct impact, i.e. the initial crush stresses under different dynamic loadings could be very different even though there is no strain-rate effect of matrix material. A power-law relation between the initial crush stress and the strain rate is explored to describe the strain-rate effect on the initial crush stress of irregular honeycomb when the local strain rate exceeds a critical value, below which there is no strain-rate effect of irregular honeycomb. Deformation mechanisms of the initial crush behavior under dynamic loadings are also explored.The deformation modes of the initial crush region in the front of plastic compaction wave are different under different dynamic loadings.展开更多
The Q345 plate steel austenite recrystallization behavior and strain accumulation during rolling were investigated through thermal simulation and rolling. The effect of the recrystallization behavior on the microstruc...The Q345 plate steel austenite recrystallization behavior and strain accumulation during rolling were investigated through thermal simulation and rolling. The effect of the recrystallization behavior on the microstructure and properties of the steel was discussed and analyzed. The control principles of the pass reduction in the austenite recrystallization region and partial recrystallization region were established. It is found that to increase the thickness of intermediate billet in the finish temperature interval of 880-820℃ is favorable to grain refinement. The result has been applied to the industrial production of the 3 500 mm plate mill of Shougang Group. The average grain size of the steel plate conforms to ASTM No. 10-12, and the grade of band structure has been reduced to below 1.5.展开更多
In this study,to confirm the effect of confining pressure on dynamic mechanical behavior and failure modes of concrete,a split Hopkinson pressure bar dynamic loading device was utilized to perform dynamic compressive ...In this study,to confirm the effect of confining pressure on dynamic mechanical behavior and failure modes of concrete,a split Hopkinson pressure bar dynamic loading device was utilized to perform dynamic compressive experiments under confined and unconfined conditions.The confining pressure was achieved by applying a lateral metal sleeve on the testing specimen which was loaded in the axial direction.The experimental results prove that dynamic peak axial stress,dynamic peak lateral stress,and peak axial strain of concrete are strongly sensitive to the strain rate under confined conditions.Moreover,the failure patterns are significantly affected by the stress-loading rate and confining pressure.Concrete shows stronger strain rate effects under an unconfined condition than that under a confined condition.More cracks are created in concrete subjected to uniaxial dynamic compression at a higher strain rate,which can be explained by a thermal-activated mechanism.By contrast,crack generation is prevented by confinement.Fitting formulas of the dynamic peak stress and dynamic peak axial strain are established by considering strain rate effects(50–250 s-1)as well as the dynamic confining increase factor(DIFc).展开更多
In this paper, numerical method is used als. A typical unit of masonry is selected to serve merical model of RVE is established with detailed to study the strain rate effect on masonry materias a representative volume...In this paper, numerical method is used als. A typical unit of masonry is selected to serve merical model of RVE is established with detailed to study the strain rate effect on masonry materias a representative volume element （RVE）. Nudistinctive modeling of brick and mortar with their respective dynamic material properties obtained from laboratory tests. The behavior of brick and mortar are characterized by a dynamic damage model that accounts for rate-sensitive and pressuredependent properties of masonry materials. Dynamic loads of different loading rates are applied to RVE. The equivalent homogenized uniaxial compressive strength, threshold strain and elastic modulus in three directions of the masonry are derived from the simulated responses of the RVE. The strain rate effect on the masonry material with clay brick and mortar, such as the dynamic increase factor （DIF） of the ultimate strength and elastic modulus as a function of strain rate are derived from the numerical results.展开更多
To study the dynamic properties of the concrete subjected to impulsive loading, stress-time curves of concrete in different velocities were measured using split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB).Effects of temperature and...To study the dynamic properties of the concrete subjected to impulsive loading, stress-time curves of concrete in different velocities were measured using split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB).Effects of temperature and strain rate on the dynamic yield strength and constitutive relation of the con-crete were analyzed. The dynamic mechanical properties of the reinforced concrete are subjected to high strain rates when it is at a relatively low temperature. But with temperature increasing, the temperature softening effect makes the strength of the concrete weaken and the impact toughness of the concrete is saliently relative to strain rate effect. So, strain rate effect, strain hardening and temperature softening work together on the dynamic mechanical capability of concrete and the relation between them is relatively complex.展开更多
A plane strain mode 1 crack tip field with strain gradient effects is investigated.A new strain gradient theory is used.An elastic-power law hardening strain gradient material is considered and two hardening laws,i.e....A plane strain mode 1 crack tip field with strain gradient effects is investigated.A new strain gradient theory is used.An elastic-power law hardening strain gradient material is considered and two hardening laws,i.e.a separation law and an integration law are used respectively.As for the material with the separation law hardening,the angular distributions of stresses are consistent with the HRR field,which differs from the stress results;the angular distributions of couple stresses are the same as the couple stress results.For the material with the integration law hardening,the stress field and the couple stress field can not exist simultaneously,which is the same as the conclusion,but for the stress dominated field,the an- gular distributions of stresses are consistent with the HRR field;for the couple stress dominated field,the an- gular distributions of couple stresses are consistent with those in Ref.However,the increase in stresses is not observed in strain gradient plasticity because the present theory is based on the rotation gradient of the deformation only,while the crack tip field of mode 1 is dominated by the tension gradient,which will be shown in another paper.展开更多
Manganin piezoresistive gauges have been extensively used in dynamic stress measurement for decades.It is noted,however,that when used to measure transverse stresses,considerable strain effect is caused as the consequ...Manganin piezoresistive gauges have been extensively used in dynamic stress measurement for decades.It is noted,however,that when used to measure transverse stresses,considerable strain effect is caused as the consequence of change of electrical resistance resulted from bending of wires in the longitudinal-strain-experiencing sensing element of the gauge,a phenomenon discussed in this paper theoretically as well as experimentally.This effect yields unwanted signals to blend with output piezoresistive signals and is not negligible,hence decreases measurement accuracy sizably if not properly handled.To overcome this drawback,a new type of manganin transverse piezoresistive gauge has been developed by authors of this paper,which can reduce the resistance increment to acceptable low level so as to effectively bring the adverse effect under control.展开更多
AIM To investigate the specific pathogenesis ofO-polysaccharide (O--PS) which is on the outermembrane of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) fromShigella fi^eri.METHODS The O--PS was isolated and purifiedfrom Shigella nexneri 5...AIM To investigate the specific pathogenesis ofO-polysaccharide (O--PS) which is on the outermembrane of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) fromShigella fi^eri.METHODS The O--PS was isolated and purifiedfrom Shigella nexneri 5 MgoT by enzymatichydrolysis and gel chromatography. Effects ofO--PS were observed by in vitro experiment,(HeLa cell Culture ), and in vivo experiment(rabbit lieal loop assay).RESULTS ID vitro and in vivo e-cP6riments withthe purified O--PS from Shigells flexnefi revealedthat the O--PS alone was toxic to Hela cells andcaused mucosal inflammation and hemorrhagicexudation in lieal loop of rabbit.DISCUSSION O--PS might b6 one of the factorscausing diarrhea and its mechanism wasdifferent from endotoxin reaction of LPS. Themolecular mechanism of O-PS need furtherstudies.展开更多
This paper establishes an empirical formula to predict the strain amplitude effect.A viscoelastic constitutive model-the superposition of a hyperelastic model and a viscoelastic model-is constructed based on the laws ...This paper establishes an empirical formula to predict the strain amplitude effect.A viscoelastic constitutive model-the superposition of a hyperelastic model and a viscoelastic model-is constructed based on the laws of thermodynamics.The Mooney Rivlin model and the Prony series are employed for uniaxial tension testing.The empirical formula is derived using a hysteresis loop;it obtains results that are in agreement with the experimental results of dynamic mechanical analysis(DMA).The empirical formula proposed in this paper has certain accuracy in predicting the dynamic modulus under different strain amplitudes.展开更多
The strain gradient effect becomes significant when the size of frac- ture process zone around a crack tip is comparable to the intrinsic material length l, typically of the order of microns. Using the new strain grad...The strain gradient effect becomes significant when the size of frac- ture process zone around a crack tip is comparable to the intrinsic material length l, typically of the order of microns. Using the new strain gradient deformation theory given by Chen and Wang, the asymptotic fields near a crack tip in an elastic-plastic material with strain gradient effects are investigated. It is established that the dom- inant strain field is irrotational. For mode Ⅰ plane stress crack tip asymptotic field, the stress asymptotic field and the couple stress asymptotic field can not exist si- multaneously. In the stress dominated asymptotic field, the angular distributions of stresses are consistent with the classical plane stress HRR field; In the couple stress dominated asymptotic field, the angular distributions of couple stresses are consistent with that obtained by Huang et al. For mode Ⅱ plane stress and plane strain crack tip asymptotic fields, only the stress-dominated asymptotic fields exist. The couple stress asymptotic field is less singular than the stress asymptotic fields. The stress asymptotic fields are the same as mode Ⅱ plane stress and plane strain HRR fields, respectively. The increase in stresses is not observed in strain gradient plasticity for mode Ⅰ and mode Ⅱ, because the present theory is based only on the rotational gradi- ent of deformation and the crack tip asymptotic fields are irrotational and dominated by the stretching gradient.展开更多
Rocks are heterogeneous from the point of dynamic failure behavior. Both the compressive and microstructure which is of significance to their tensile strength of rock-like materials is regarded different from the stat...Rocks are heterogeneous from the point of dynamic failure behavior. Both the compressive and microstructure which is of significance to their tensile strength of rock-like materials is regarded different from the static strength. The present study adopts smoothed particle hydrodynamics （SPH） which is a virtual particle based meshfree method to investigate strain rate effect for heterogeneous brittle materials. The SPH method is capable of simulating rock fracture, free of the mesh constraint of the traditional FEM and FDM models. A pressure dependent J-H constitutive model involving heterogeneity is employed in the numerical modeling. The results show the compressive strength increases with the increase of strain rate as well as the tensile strength, which is important to the engineering design.展开更多
基金The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52279097,No.51779264)Blue and Green Project of Jiangsu Province.
文摘Natural cemented calcareous sand and limestone are highly complex and not well understood in terms of the me-chanical behavior due to the difficulty of obtaining undisturbed samples from far sea.This paper proposes an artificial method in a laboratory setting using microbial-induced carbonate precipitation(MICP)to simulate the natural process of cementation of limestone.The artificially cemented sand has a high degree of similarity with the natural weakly limestone in three aspects:(1)the mineral composition of the cemented material is also granular calcite and acicular aragonite;(2)the microstructure in interconnected open pore network can be gradually closed and contracted with cementation.The porosity reaches to approximately 9.2%;(3)both the stress-strain relationship and the unconfined strength closely resemble that of natural weakly limestone.Furthermore,both static and dynamic behaviors of artificial limestone were studied by quasi-static compression tests and Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar(SHPB)tests,finding that the unconfined strength of weakly artifical limestone exponentially increases with increasing strain rate.A rate-dependent bond strength was proposed and implemented in software to reveal the mechanism of strain rate effects.It is found that the loading velocity is too high to keep in sync with the initiation and propagation of cracks under impact loading.This delay-induced viscosity may restrict the movement of the surrounding balls,thus increasing resistance.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52101350).
文摘Floating offshore wind turbine platforms typically use stiffened tubular joints at the connections between columns and braces.These joints are prone to fatigue due to complex weld geometries and the additional stress concentrations caused by the stiffeners.Existing hot-spot stress approaches may be inadequate for analysing these joints because they do not simultaneously address weld-toe and weld-root failures.To address these limitations,this study evaluates the fatigue strength of stiffened tubular joints using the effective notch strain approach and the structural strain approach.Both methods account for fatigue at the weld toe and weld root and can be applied to both low-cycle fatigue(LCF)and high-cycle fatigue(HCF)regimes.Reanalyzes of a series of fatigue-tested specimens confirm the effectiveness of both approaches.The stiffener-shell fillet weld root is identified as the most critical fatigue location,which is consistent with fractographic observations.Although the brace-to-shell weld root exhibits lower stress levels in finite element(FE)models,weld quality was determined to be a crucial factor in fatigue failure.Furthermore,the results emphasise the importance of material plasticity in the LCF regime and demonstrate that full weld penetration significantly enhances fatigue strength.These findings provide valuable insights for the fatigue design of stiffened tubular joints in floating offshore wind turbine platforms.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52207227)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.0213-14380196)+1 种基金the Science and Technology Project of Nanchang(No.2017-SJSYS-008)the Anhui Absorption Spectroscopy Analysis Instrument Co,Ltd.for XAFS measurements and analysis。
文摘The slow conversion of polyphase in lithium-sulfur(Li-S)batteries not only intensifies the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides(LiPSs),but also causes the continuous accumulation of inactive sulfur species,resulting in rapid capacity attenuation and sluggish dynamic performance.Herein,the promoting effect of atomic interface stress on sulfur reaction was investigated via CoFe-CoFe_(2)O_(4)heterogeneous nanosheets with a cavity structure.The strain force induced by the in-situ precipitation of Co Fe bimetallic alloy in oxide matrix increased the d-band center,which was conducive to the interaction between catalyst and Li PSs.The sulfur cathode based on this two-dimensional(2D)nanosheet design showed an extremely high capacity of 751 mAh g^(-1)at 4 C.Even with a sulfur loading of 5.55 mg cm^(-2),its area capacity was still as high as 7.15 mAh cm^(-2).Meanwhile,the enhanced stability greatly improved the practical potential of Li-S batteries.
基金financed by the Key Technology R&D Plan of Yunnan Provincial Department of Science and Technology(Grant No.202303AA080003)the Shanghai Rising-Star Program(Grant No.23QB1404800).
文摘Rock is exposed to the combined effects of the confining pressure and strain rate during the dynamic excavation process in deeply buried high-stress tunnels.Therefore,a constitutive model that considers both the strain rate and the confining pressure effect plays a crucial role in evaluating the disturbance and stability of deeply buried tunnels.Taking mudstone as an example,a series of tests were performed to reveal the combined effect of the strain rate and confining pressure on the mechanical behavior of soft rock,and a novel statistical damage constitutive model was proposed.The confining pressures of 0 MPa,10 MPa,20 MPa,and 30 MPa and strain rates of 10^(-5)s^(-1),10^(-4)s^(-1),10^(-3)s^(-1),and 10^(-2)s^(-1)were investigated.The results show that the rock strength increases with increasing confining pressure and strain rate,and that the contributions of these two factors can be considered independent of each other.However,an increase in the confining pressure reduces the degree of rock damage and increases the ductility of the sample at failure,whereas the strain rate has the opposite effect.Finally,a full deformation process damage model considering strain rate effect is established based on a modified Hoek‒Brown strength criterion considering the strain rate.The model can capture the nonlinear increase in strength and elastic modulus with increasing confining pressure and strain rate,reproducing the brittle‒ductile transition characteristics and the full deformation process.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11922206,11702089,12272132)the Postgraduate Scientific Research Innovation Project of Hunan Province(No.CX20240388)。
文摘The acuurate prediction of the time-dependent mechanical behavior and deformation mechanisms of second-phase reinforced alloys under size effects is critical for the development of high-strength ductile metals and alloys for dynamic applications.However,solving their responses using high-fidelity numerical methods is computationally expensive and,in many cases,impractical.To address this issue,a dual-scale incremental variational formulation is proposed that incorporates the influence of plastic gradients on plastic evolution characteristics,integrating a strain-rate-dependent strain gradient plasticity model and including plastic gradients in the inelastic dissipation potential.Subsequently,two minimization problems based on the energy dissipation mechanisms of strain gradient plasticity,corresponding to the macroscopic and microscopic structures,are solved,leading to the development of a homogenization-based dual-scale solution algorithm.Finally,the effectiveness of the variational model and tangent algorithm is validated through a series of numerical simulations.The contributions of this work are as follows:first,it advances the theory of self-consistent computational homogenization modeling based on the energy dissipation mechanisms of plastic strain rates and their gradients,along with the development of a rigorous multi-level finite element method(FE2)solution procedure;second,the proposed algorithm provides an efficient and accurate method for evaluating the time-dependent mechanical behavior of second-phase reinforced alloys under strain gradient effects,exploring how these effects vary with the strain rate,and investigating their potential interactions.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.62488201)the National Key Research and Development Project of China(Grant No.2022YFA1204100)+1 种基金the Chinese Academy of Sciences Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research(Grant No.YSBR-003)the Innovation Program of Quantum Science and Technology(Grant No.2021ZD0302700).
文摘Recent advances in strain engineering have enabled unprecedented control over quantum states in strongly correlated magnetic systems.However,nanoscale strain modulation of charge density waves(CDWs)and magnetically excited states,which is crucial for atomically precise strain engineering and practical spintronic applications,remains unexplored.Here,we report the nanoscale strain effects on CDWs and low-energy electronic states in the van der Waals antiferromagnetic metal GdTe_(3),utilizing scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy.Lowtemperature cleavage introduces local strains,resulting in the formation of nanoscale wrinkles on the GdTe_(3)surface.Atomic displacement analysis reveals two distinct types of wrinkles:Wrinkle-I,originating from unidirectional strain,and Wrinkle-II,dominated by shear strain.In Wrinkle-I,the tensile strain enhances the CDW gap,while the compressive strain induces a single low-energy magnetic state.Wrinkle-II switches the orientation of CDW,leading to the formation of an associated CDW domain wall.In addition,three low-energy magnetic states that exhibit magnetic field-dependent shifts and intensity variations emerge within the CDW gap around Wrinkle-II,indicative of a strain-tuned coupling between CDW order and localized 4f-electron magnetism.These findings establish nanoscale strain as a powerful tuning knob for manipulating intertwined electronic and magnetic excitations in correlated magnetic systems.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China-NSAF(Grant No.U2330202)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52175162 and 51805086)+1 种基金Fujian Provincial Technological Innovation Key Research and Industrialization Projects(Grant Nos.2023XQ005 and 2024XQ010)The National Independent Innovation Demonstration Platform Project of Fujian Province(2024QZFX07)。
文摘Flexible microporous metal rubber(FMP-MR)is widely used in national defense applications,yet its mechanical behavior under high-speed impact conditions remains insufficiently explored.In this study,dynamic and static experiments were conducted to systematically investigate the mechanical response of metal-wrapped microporous materials under impact loading that spanned 10~6 orders of magnitude.By combining a high-precision numerical model with a spatial contact point search algorithm,the spatio–temporal contact characteristics of the complex network structure in FMP-MR were systematically analyzed.Furthermore,the mapping mechanism from turn topology and mesoscopic friction behavior to macroscopic mechanical properties was comprehensively explored.The results showed that compared with quasi-static loading,FMP-MR under high-speed impact exhibited higher energy absorption efficiency due to high-strain-rate inertia effect.Therefore,the peak stress increased by 141%,and the maximum energy dissipation increased by 300%.Consequently,the theory of dynamic friction locking effect was innovatively proposed.The theory explains that the close synergistic effect of sliding friction and plastic dissipation promoted by the stable interturn-locked embedded structure is the essential reason for the excellent dynamic mechanical properties of FMP-MR under dynamic loading conditions.Briefly,based on the in-depth investigation of the mechanical response and energy dissipation mechanism of FMP-MR under impact loads,this study provides a solid theoretical basis for further expanding the application range of FMP-MR and optimizing its performance.
基金financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12025205 and 12141203)Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi(Program No.S2023-JC-QN-0614)Fund for Basic Research(No.2021T019)from the Analytical&Testing Center of Northwestern Polytechnical University.
文摘The tensile properties and deformation mechanisms of the reduced activation ferritic/martensitic steel—China low activation martensitic(CLAM)steel are determined from tests carried out over a wider range of strain rate and temperature.During high-temperature deformation,the plastic deformation modes involve dynamic recrystallization(DRX)and dynamic recovery(DRV)processes,which govern the mechanical behaviors of CLAM steel under different loading conditions.This work systematically explored the effects of increasing strain rates and temperatures,finding that the microstructure evolution process is facilitated by nano-sized M_(23)C_(6)precipitates and the grain boundaries of the initial microstructure.Under quasi-static loading conditions,DRX grains preferentially nucleate around M_(23)C_(6) precipitates,and the dominant deformation mechanism is DRX.However,under dynamic loading conditions,the number of DRX grains decreases significantly,and the dominant deformation mechanism converts to DRV.It was concluded that the coupling effects of strain rates and temperatures strongly influence DRX and DRV processes,which ultimately determine the mechanical properties and microstructure evolution.Moreover,dynamic deformation at elevated temperatures achieves much finer grain sizes,offering a novel method for grain refinement through dynamic straining processes.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of China(No.52325506)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.DUT22LAB501)。
文摘Ultrasonic-Assisted Grinding(UAG)is a novel manufacturing technology that shows promising promise for use in processing Ceramic Matrix Composites(CMCs).Nevertheless,analyzing the material removal process of CMCs with multidirectional structure during UAG is challenging,impeding the progress and improvement of the UAG process.This work examined the impact of ultrasonic vibration on the dynamic mechanical characteristics during processing.Additionally,we experimentally elucidated the material removal mechanism of CMCs during the scratching process under the influence of vertical vibration.The results indicate that the introduction of ultrasonic vibration causes a strain rate effect,resulting in a modification of the material removal mechanism,subsequently impacting the processing quality.Ultrasonic vibration increases the dynamic strength and brittleness of the fibers in CMCs,leading to more cracks at fracture,which changes from the original bending fracture to shear fracture.In addition,ultrasonic vibration can effectively inhibit the impact of scratching depth and anisotropy on the removal mechanism of CMCs,resulting in a more uniform surface of CMCs after processing.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants 11372308, 11372307)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant WK2480000001)
文摘The seemingly contradictory understandings of the initial crush stress of cellular materials under dynamic loadings exist in the literature, and a comprehensive analysis of this issue is carried out with using direct information of local stress and strain. Local stress/strain calculation methods are applied to determine the initial crush stresses and the strain rates at initial crush from a cell-based finite element model of irregular honeycomb under dynamic loadings. The initial crush stress under constant-velocity compression is identical to the quasi-static one, but less than the one under direct impact, i.e. the initial crush stresses under different dynamic loadings could be very different even though there is no strain-rate effect of matrix material. A power-law relation between the initial crush stress and the strain rate is explored to describe the strain-rate effect on the initial crush stress of irregular honeycomb when the local strain rate exceeds a critical value, below which there is no strain-rate effect of irregular honeycomb. Deformation mechanisms of the initial crush behavior under dynamic loadings are also explored.The deformation modes of the initial crush region in the front of plastic compaction wave are different under different dynamic loadings.
文摘The Q345 plate steel austenite recrystallization behavior and strain accumulation during rolling were investigated through thermal simulation and rolling. The effect of the recrystallization behavior on the microstructure and properties of the steel was discussed and analyzed. The control principles of the pass reduction in the austenite recrystallization region and partial recrystallization region were established. It is found that to increase the thickness of intermediate billet in the finish temperature interval of 880-820℃ is favorable to grain refinement. The result has been applied to the industrial production of the 3 500 mm plate mill of Shougang Group. The average grain size of the steel plate conforms to ASTM No. 10-12, and the grade of band structure has been reduced to below 1.5.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52027814 and 51839009)。
文摘In this study,to confirm the effect of confining pressure on dynamic mechanical behavior and failure modes of concrete,a split Hopkinson pressure bar dynamic loading device was utilized to perform dynamic compressive experiments under confined and unconfined conditions.The confining pressure was achieved by applying a lateral metal sleeve on the testing specimen which was loaded in the axial direction.The experimental results prove that dynamic peak axial stress,dynamic peak lateral stress,and peak axial strain of concrete are strongly sensitive to the strain rate under confined conditions.Moreover,the failure patterns are significantly affected by the stress-loading rate and confining pressure.Concrete shows stronger strain rate effects under an unconfined condition than that under a confined condition.More cracks are created in concrete subjected to uniaxial dynamic compression at a higher strain rate,which can be explained by a thermal-activated mechanism.By contrast,crack generation is prevented by confinement.Fitting formulas of the dynamic peak stress and dynamic peak axial strain are established by considering strain rate effects(50–250 s-1)as well as the dynamic confining increase factor(DIFc).
基金Supported by Australia Research Council(No.DP0451966)
文摘In this paper, numerical method is used als. A typical unit of masonry is selected to serve merical model of RVE is established with detailed to study the strain rate effect on masonry materias a representative volume element （RVE）. Nudistinctive modeling of brick and mortar with their respective dynamic material properties obtained from laboratory tests. The behavior of brick and mortar are characterized by a dynamic damage model that accounts for rate-sensitive and pressuredependent properties of masonry materials. Dynamic loads of different loading rates are applied to RVE. The equivalent homogenized uniaxial compressive strength, threshold strain and elastic modulus in three directions of the masonry are derived from the simulated responses of the RVE. The strain rate effect on the masonry material with clay brick and mortar, such as the dynamic increase factor （DIF） of the ultimate strength and elastic modulus as a function of strain rate are derived from the numerical results.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.10602048)
文摘To study the dynamic properties of the concrete subjected to impulsive loading, stress-time curves of concrete in different velocities were measured using split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB).Effects of temperature and strain rate on the dynamic yield strength and constitutive relation of the con-crete were analyzed. The dynamic mechanical properties of the reinforced concrete are subjected to high strain rates when it is at a relatively low temperature. But with temperature increasing, the temperature softening effect makes the strength of the concrete weaken and the impact toughness of the concrete is saliently relative to strain rate effect. So, strain rate effect, strain hardening and temperature softening work together on the dynamic mechanical capability of concrete and the relation between them is relatively complex.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.19704100)Science Foundation of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Project KJ951-1-20)CASK.C.Wong Post-doctoral Research Award Fund and the Post Doctoral Science Fund of China.
文摘A plane strain mode 1 crack tip field with strain gradient effects is investigated.A new strain gradient theory is used.An elastic-power law hardening strain gradient material is considered and two hardening laws,i.e.a separation law and an integration law are used respectively.As for the material with the separation law hardening,the angular distributions of stresses are consistent with the HRR field,which differs from the stress results;the angular distributions of couple stresses are the same as the couple stress results.For the material with the integration law hardening,the stress field and the couple stress field can not exist simultaneously,which is the same as the conclusion,but for the stress dominated field,the an- gular distributions of stresses are consistent with the HRR field;for the couple stress dominated field,the an- gular distributions of couple stresses are consistent with those in Ref.However,the increase in stresses is not observed in strain gradient plasticity because the present theory is based on the rotation gradient of the deformation only,while the crack tip field of mode 1 is dominated by the tension gradient,which will be shown in another paper.
基金Sponsored by the National Natural Science of China(10472014)
文摘Manganin piezoresistive gauges have been extensively used in dynamic stress measurement for decades.It is noted,however,that when used to measure transverse stresses,considerable strain effect is caused as the consequence of change of electrical resistance resulted from bending of wires in the longitudinal-strain-experiencing sensing element of the gauge,a phenomenon discussed in this paper theoretically as well as experimentally.This effect yields unwanted signals to blend with output piezoresistive signals and is not negligible,hence decreases measurement accuracy sizably if not properly handled.To overcome this drawback,a new type of manganin transverse piezoresistive gauge has been developed by authors of this paper,which can reduce the resistance increment to acceptable low level so as to effectively bring the adverse effect under control.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.39370040.
文摘AIM To investigate the specific pathogenesis ofO-polysaccharide (O--PS) which is on the outermembrane of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) fromShigella fi^eri.METHODS The O--PS was isolated and purifiedfrom Shigella nexneri 5 MgoT by enzymatichydrolysis and gel chromatography. Effects ofO--PS were observed by in vitro experiment,(HeLa cell Culture ), and in vivo experiment(rabbit lieal loop assay).RESULTS ID vitro and in vivo e-cP6riments withthe purified O--PS from Shigells flexnefi revealedthat the O--PS alone was toxic to Hela cells andcaused mucosal inflammation and hemorrhagicexudation in lieal loop of rabbit.DISCUSSION O--PS might b6 one of the factorscausing diarrhea and its mechanism wasdifferent from endotoxin reaction of LPS. Themolecular mechanism of O-PS need furtherstudies.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51708433)the Fundamental Research Funds.
文摘This paper establishes an empirical formula to predict the strain amplitude effect.A viscoelastic constitutive model-the superposition of a hyperelastic model and a viscoelastic model-is constructed based on the laws of thermodynamics.The Mooney Rivlin model and the Prony series are employed for uniaxial tension testing.The empirical formula is derived using a hysteresis loop;it obtains results that are in agreement with the experimental results of dynamic mechanical analysis(DMA).The empirical formula proposed in this paper has certain accuracy in predicting the dynamic modulus under different strain amplitudes.
文摘The strain gradient effect becomes significant when the size of frac- ture process zone around a crack tip is comparable to the intrinsic material length l, typically of the order of microns. Using the new strain gradient deformation theory given by Chen and Wang, the asymptotic fields near a crack tip in an elastic-plastic material with strain gradient effects are investigated. It is established that the dom- inant strain field is irrotational. For mode Ⅰ plane stress crack tip asymptotic field, the stress asymptotic field and the couple stress asymptotic field can not exist si- multaneously. In the stress dominated asymptotic field, the angular distributions of stresses are consistent with the classical plane stress HRR field; In the couple stress dominated asymptotic field, the angular distributions of couple stresses are consistent with that obtained by Huang et al. For mode Ⅱ plane stress and plane strain crack tip asymptotic fields, only the stress-dominated asymptotic fields exist. The couple stress asymptotic field is less singular than the stress asymptotic fields. The stress asymptotic fields are the same as mode Ⅱ plane stress and plane strain HRR fields, respectively. The increase in stresses is not observed in strain gradient plasticity for mode Ⅰ and mode Ⅱ, because the present theory is based only on the rotational gradi- ent of deformation and the crack tip asymptotic fields are irrotational and dominated by the stretching gradient.
文摘Rocks are heterogeneous from the point of dynamic failure behavior. Both the compressive and microstructure which is of significance to their tensile strength of rock-like materials is regarded different from the static strength. The present study adopts smoothed particle hydrodynamics （SPH） which is a virtual particle based meshfree method to investigate strain rate effect for heterogeneous brittle materials. The SPH method is capable of simulating rock fracture, free of the mesh constraint of the traditional FEM and FDM models. A pressure dependent J-H constitutive model involving heterogeneity is employed in the numerical modeling. The results show the compressive strength increases with the increase of strain rate as well as the tensile strength, which is important to the engineering design.
