According to the reliability of material strength,the optimal design for the cross sectional size of thin walled box beam was studied.Firstly the cross sectional size as design random variable was determined,then its...According to the reliability of material strength,the optimal design for the cross sectional size of thin walled box beam was studied.Firstly the cross sectional size as design random variable was determined,then its stochastic nature was researched,with which the objective function is to seek the maximum reliability of the beam under given constraint conditions.This way is not the same as the conventional optimal design for the minimum weight of the material.With establishing the optimal objective,the reliability of the material under conditions of static and fatigue was considered.The corresponding calculated expressions are given.Normally the cross section sizes are fitted to the normal distribution,for the simplification of the design variable,the variation of the section size is assumed as a dependent variable proportional to the mean of the size.The way is different not only with the conventional optimal design but also with the common reliability design.The maximum reliability of material is obtained,meanwhile the area of the cross section is reduced,i.e.,the weight of the material is decreased.展开更多
Columnar jointed rock mass(CJRM)combines and mosaic of slender rock columns with different height-to-width(H/W)ratios.Revealing the correlation of the mechanical behavior of individual rock columns with internal facto...Columnar jointed rock mass(CJRM)combines and mosaic of slender rock columns with different height-to-width(H/W)ratios.Revealing the correlation of the mechanical behavior of individual rock columns with internal factors(H/W ratio and material strength)and external factor(lateral pressure)is fundamental to understanding the deterioration of CJRM.We adopt a numerical scheme that combines a statistical meso-damage constitutive model with a finite element formulation based on finite deformation,which can simultaneously consider both material failure and structural instability of the rock columns.Compression tests of rock columns with different H/W ratios and material strengths under varying lateral pressures were conducted to analyze the macro-strength features and failure modes.The numerical results show that increasing the material strength can improve the macro-strength,while the effect of H/W ratio is the opposite.Both increases can promote the conversion of failure modes,and the evolution process is as follows:material failure-induced structural instability→synergy and competition between material failure and structural instability→structural instability-induced material failure.Notably,for the last failure mode,an increase in lateral pressure decreases the macro-strength of the rock column and heightens its instability risk.This finding provides new insights into the response of rocks with different H/W ratios under lateral pressure,extending beyond traditional material-based perspectives.According to the position of the failure mode demarcation line,the failure mode of the rock column can be regulated.展开更多
1.Introduction The strength of metallic materials can be ameliorated by introducing boundaries,precipitates,or defects as obstacles to dislocation movement[1].However,high strength is generally obtained at the sacrifi...1.Introduction The strength of metallic materials can be ameliorated by introducing boundaries,precipitates,or defects as obstacles to dislocation movement[1].However,high strength is generally obtained at the sacrifice of plastic deformation capability[2].Lately,many strategies have been proposed to improve the comprehensive properties of materials,among which manipulating stacking fault energy(SFE)is effective[3–5].展开更多
The performance of industrial waste incineration bottom ash in controlled low-strength material （CLSM） was investigated in this paper, as the quarry dust was added. CLSM mixtures were made from the industrial waste ...The performance of industrial waste incineration bottom ash in controlled low-strength material （CLSM） was investigated in this paper, as the quarry dust was added. CLSM mixtures were made from the industrial waste incineration bottom ash, quarry dust, and cement. Tests for fresh density, bleeding, compressive strength, shear strength, hydraulic conductivity, and excavatability were carried out. The com- pressive strength ranges from 60 kPa to 6790 kPa, the friction angle varies from 5°to 19°, and the cohesion is from 4 to 604 kPa. Most of the mixtures are found to be non-excavatable. It is indicated that the quarry dust addition increases the compressive strength and shear parame- ters, decreases bleeding, and increases the removability modulus.展开更多
Remodeled clay and sand rock specimens were prepared by designing lateral confinement and water drainage experiments based on the stress exerted on granular materials in a waste dump.An in situ test was conducted in a...Remodeled clay and sand rock specimens were prepared by designing lateral confinement and water drainage experiments based on the stress exerted on granular materials in a waste dump.An in situ test was conducted in an internal waste dump;the physical and mechanical parameters of the remodeled rock mass dumped at different time and depths were measured.Based on statistics,regression analysis was performed with regard to the shearing stress parameters acquired from the two tests.Other factors,such as remodeling pressure(burial depth),remodeling time(amount of time since waste was dumped),and the corresponding functional relationship,were determined.Analysis indicates that the cohesion of the remodeled clay and its remodeling pressure are correlated by a quadratic function but are not correlated with remodeling time length.In situ experimental results indicate that the shear strength of reshaped granular materials in the internal dump is positively correlated with burial depth but poorly correlated with time length.Cohesion Cand burial depth H follow a quadratic function,specifically for a short time since waste has been dumped.As revealed by both in situ and laboratory experiments,the remodeling strength of granular materials varies in a certain pattern.The consistency of such materials verifies the reliability of the remodeling experimental program.展开更多
The preparation and microstructure analysis of high strength cementitious materials containing metakaolin (MK) was studied in this paper. The MK was prepared firstly,and then was mixed with fly ash,ground blast furnac...The preparation and microstructure analysis of high strength cementitious materials containing metakaolin (MK) was studied in this paper. The MK was prepared firstly,and then was mixed with fly ash,ground blast furnace slag,quartz powder and cement with different percentage to produce high strength cementitious materials. After cured under different environment,the compressive strength of such materials was tested. Techniques of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were further employed to identify the composition and microstructure. The results obtained reveal that the compressive strength of such materials mainly effected by component of raw materials,the water binder ratio (W/B) and the curing regime. When the three factors above are optimized,the compressive strength of such materials can get to 156 MPa in maximum. The X-ray diffraction analysis and the scanning electron microscopic images indicated that under optimal curing condition,more raw materials can take chemical reaction and the microstructure is dense to yield good mechanical properties.展开更多
This paper presents investigation results on the natural ultra-fine mineral flour of crystalline silica fume (CSF) and porous quartz sand stone (PQSS) which can modify cement mortar strength under hydrothermal synthe...This paper presents investigation results on the natural ultra-fine mineral flour of crystalline silica fume (CSF) and porous quartz sand stone (PQSS) which can modify cement mortar strength under hydrothermal synthesis reaction (HSR) in the autoclave-cured condition. The replacement of cement by CSF and PQSS can signifi cantly increase the Jflerural and compressive strength which reach 22MPa and 150MPa respectively and de-crease the porosity oj the cement mortar. The ratio oj fine aggregation, standard sand to cementions material has sig nificant influence on the mortar strength. The mechanisms involved in cement and natural mineral flour and the HSR are presented. CaO/SiO2 ratio ranges from 3. 20 to 1. 11. the main hydrate phase is C2SH and there is not Tober-morite through X-Ray diffraction qualitative analysis. The new and ultra-high strength cementious material as basic material of sleeper concrete can he used in prestressed reinforcement sleeper concrete.展开更多
Aluminium-based MMCs(metal matrix composites)have many potential applications in the automotive manufacturing industry,aerospace and military because the aluminum has a low density.Aluminum as a matrix with Al2O3 rein...Aluminium-based MMCs(metal matrix composites)have many potential applications in the automotive manufacturing industry,aerospace and military because the aluminum has a low density.Aluminum as a matrix with Al2O3 reinforcement has attracted interest to be developed in order to improve the mechanical property.The study carried out the formation of Al-5%Cu-4%Mg matrix with the reinforcement of Al2O3 by thixoforming process.In this paper,we studied the effect of semisolid thixoforming process on strength of Al-5%Cu-4%Mg matrix.The matrix used here was doped by Al2O3 with the volume fraction from 5%to 20%.It is found that strength of MMCs significantly increases with increasing volume fraction of Al2O3 reinforcement from 5%to 20%.This is due to a good wettability in interface region such as formation of spinel MgAl2O4 phase.Moreover,toughness of MMCs increases by process of semisolid thixoforming due to evolution of microstructure such as globular and fine grain structures.These results indicate that the thixocasting process conducted in this study could increase the value of the matrix hardness and tensile strength,so that such process opens up opportunity for application in the manufacturing industry.展开更多
A theoretical calculation method of the axial compressive strength of a high strength concrete with fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) constraint is proposed. It is shown by test verification that the FRP strength devoti...A theoretical calculation method of the axial compressive strength of a high strength concrete with fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) constraint is proposed. It is shown by test verification that the FRP strength devotion factor used for this method is in accordance with actual conditions. FRP is not up to the ultimate strength when the concrete reaches the ultimate strength, whose strength devotion factor is in the range of 0.28 to 0.59, which is related to an elastic modulus. The method can be used to estimate axial compressive strength of the concrete strengthened with FRP. The theoretical strength is 10% to 30% higher than the measured one. The deviation comes mainly from a non-ideal bonding condition of FRP-concrete interfaces and discrete property of the testing data of compressive strength.展开更多
This article studies the phase transformation of the metastable β-Ti-A1-Mo-V-Cr-Zr alloy （Ti-1300） to disclose the morphological reason for its high strength and high fracture toughness. It has been found that its ...This article studies the phase transformation of the metastable β-Ti-A1-Mo-V-Cr-Zr alloy （Ti-1300） to disclose the morphological reason for its high strength and high fracture toughness. It has been found that its ultrahigh strength （ultimate tensile strength exceeds 1 400 MPa） owes mainly to the spheroidization of the α-phase, while the high fracture toughness （exceeds 81 MPa·m^1/2） to the special lath-shaped α-particles. Compared to the needle-shaped second α-articles, the coarser lath-shaped ones remove the stress concentration at the lath tips and consequently benefit improvement of fracture toughness. The article also describes shape evolution of the α-particles during aging thermodynamically and kinetically, and suggests an optimized aging processing to achieve an ideal balance between high strength and high toughness for this alloy.展开更多
The fatigue strength of a high V alloyed powder metallurgy tool steel with two different inclusion size levels, tempered at different temperatures, was investigated by a series of high cycle fatigue tests. It was show...The fatigue strength of a high V alloyed powder metallurgy tool steel with two different inclusion size levels, tempered at different temperatures, was investigated by a series of high cycle fatigue tests. It was shown that brittle inclusions with large sizes above 30μm prompted the occurrence of subsurface crack initiation and the reduction in fatigue strength. The fracture toughness and the stress amplitude both exerted a significant influence on the fish-eye size. A larger fish-eye area would form in the sample with a higher fracture toughness subjected to a lower stress amplitude. The stress intensity factor of the inclusion was found to lie above a typical value of the threshold stress intensity factor of 4 MPa.m^1/2. The fracture toughness of the sample with a hardness above HRC 56 could be estimated by the mean value of the stress intensity factor of the fish-eye. According to fractographic evaluation, the critical inclusion size can be calculated by linear fracture mechanics.展开更多
The single crystal blade is one of the key technologies for improving the performance, durability and reliability of aero-engines and ground gas-turbine engines. However, the anisotropic mechanical properties of the s...The single crystal blade is one of the key technologies for improving the performance, durability and reliability of aero-engines and ground gas-turbine engines. However, the anisotropic mechanical properties of the single crystal material makes a great deal of difficulties on the development and the application of the single crystal blade, which is a challenge for the engineering application of the single crystal superalloy and the theoretic bases of the application. Some researches on the strength analysis and the life prediction of the anisotropic single crystal blade were carried out by the authors' research team. They are as follows. The crystallographic constitutive models for the plastic and the creep behaviors and the method of the rupture life prediction were established and verified. The tensile or the creep experiments for DD3 single crystal alloy with different orientations under different temperatures and different tensile rates or under different temperatures and different stress levels were carried out. The experimental data and the anisotropic properties at intermediate and high temperatures revealed by the experiments are significant for the application of the single crystal alloy. In addition, the experimental research for a kind of single crystal blade was also made. As the application of the researches the strength analysis and the life prediction were carried out for the single crystal blade of a certain aero-engine. In this part, the constitutive models and their applications are described, and the experimental research work will be described in part II.展开更多
The characteristics of deformation and strength of concrete under the plane strain condition are studied experimentally with the triaxial apparatus designed by the authors and are compared with those under the plane s...The characteristics of deformation and strength of concrete under the plane strain condition are studied experimentally with the triaxial apparatus designed by the authors and are compared with those under the plane stress condition. A formula of stress transformation between plane stress and plane strain conditions is proposed for the elasto-plastic state, and it provides a theoretical basis for simplifying nonlinear analysis and fully using the strength of concrete.展开更多
The use of ultra-high strength steels through sheet metal forming process offers a practical solution to the lightweight design of vehicles.However,sheet metal forming process not only produces desirable changes in ma...The use of ultra-high strength steels through sheet metal forming process offers a practical solution to the lightweight design of vehicles.However,sheet metal forming process not only produces desirable changes in material properties but also causes material damage that may adversely influence the service performance of the material formed.Thus,an investigation is conducted to experimentally quantify such influence for a commonly used steel(the 22MnB5 steel)based on the hot and cold forming processes.For each process,a number of samples are used to conduct a uniaxial tensile test to simulate the forming process.After that,some of the samples are trimmed into a standard shape and then uniaxially extended until fracture to simulate the service stage.Finally,a microstructure test is conducted to analyze the microdefects of the remaining samples.Based on the results of the first two tests,the effect of material damage on the service performance of 22MnB5 steel is analyzed.It is found that the material damages of both the hot and cold forming processes cause reductions in the service performance,such as the failure strain,the ultimate stress,the capacity of energy absorption and the ratio of residual strain.The reductions are generally lower and non-linear in the former process but higher and linear in the latter process.Additionally,it is found from the microstructure analysis that the difference in the reductions of the service performance of 22MnB5 by the two forming processes is driven by the difference in the micro damage mechanisms of the two processes.The findings of this research provide a useful reference in terms of the selection of sheet metal forming processes and the determination of forming parameters for 22MnB5.展开更多
Discarded train brake shoes mainly consist of steel-backed friction material. To be better reutilized, its essential features and its interaction in cement-based material need to be studied. Consequently, particle siz...Discarded train brake shoes mainly consist of steel-backed friction material. To be better reutilized, its essential features and its interaction in cement-based material need to be studied. Consequently, particle size analysis, SEM, IR and TGA were used to investigate two types of waste brake shoes, i e, mechanical grinding friction reclaimed material of waste brake-shoe（G-FRMWBS） and pyrolysis-friction reclaimed materials of waste brake-shoe（P-FRMWBS）. The latter exhibited less organic content, larger range of particle size distribution and smaller medium particle diameter. Both types contained inorganic particles of spherical and irregular shapes, striped with steel fiber. Upon isometric substituting fine aggregates, G-FRMWBS lifted the strength of mortar effectively that was increased by 16.6% and 17.5% when the replacing rate was 5%; the value went up to 19.2% and 19.2% when the replacing rate was 10%. Moreover, inclusion of FRMWBS enhanced the chloride penetration resistance, and optimized the pore characteristic and ITZ（interfacial transition zone） as well.展开更多
The aim of the study was to prepare a porous sound-absorbing material using steel slag and fly ash as the main raw material, with coal powder and sodium silicate used as a pore former and binder respectively. The infl...The aim of the study was to prepare a porous sound-absorbing material using steel slag and fly ash as the main raw material, with coal powder and sodium silicate used as a pore former and binder respectively. The influence of the experimental conditions such as the ratio of fly ash, sintering temperature, sintering time, and porosity regulation on the performance of the porous sound-absorbing material was investigated. The results showed that the specimens prepared by this method had high sound absorption performance and good mechanical properties, and the noise reduction coefficient and compressive strength could reach 0.50 and 6.5 MPa, respectively. The compressive strength increased when the dosage of fly ash and sintering temperature were raised. The noise reduction coefficient decreased with increasing ratio of fly ash and reducing pore former, and first increased and then decreased with the increase of sintering temperature and time. The optimum preparation conditions for the porous sound-absorbing material were a proportion of fly ash of 50%（wt.%）, percentage of coal powder of 30%（wt.%）, sintering temperature of 1130°C,and sintering time of 6.0 hr, which were determined by analyzing the properties of the sound-absorbing material.展开更多
Various composite conductors and reinforcement materials are used for high field magnets in the USA National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.Typical composite conductors are Cu based metal-metal composites,whereas most...Various composite conductors and reinforcement materials are used for high field magnets in the USA National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.Typical composite conductors are Cu based metal-metal composites,whereas most of reinforcement materials have faced-center-cubic matrix and relatively low ductile-to-brittle transformation temperatures so they can perform at cryogenic temperatures.During the operation of the magnets,the mechanical stresses,magnetic fields and other extreme environments are imposed to the materials and materials are 'processed' during the service of the magnets.For instance,the conductors in the magnets are likely to experience higher temperatures than ambient during the operations if the electrical current density for producing high field is sufficiently high.Some of the conductors are fabricated by cold rolling or drawing that introduces lattice distortions and high densities of interfaces in unit volume.High temperature and high field exposure of the conductor may affect the characteristics of the lattice distortions and the interfaces.The lattice distortion and density of the interface affects the mechanical properties of the conductors,such as the tensile and yield strength,as well as the electric conductivity of the composites.Therefore,the materials after service are expected to have different properties compared to as-received conditions.The first portion of our paper will focus on relationship between the service and processing of the magnet materials in high field magnets.The high magnetic field can be used directly to process materials.In some cases,the material properties can be improved by more than 50%if the processing is undertaken in the high magnetic field.The improvement is due to the microstructure changes induced by high magnetic fields.Understanding the behaviors of the materials after they are exposed to high magnetic fields helps us to make good use of the high field processing approach efficiently to fabricate better materials,particularly when the magnetic fields are so high that the cost of building and operation of high field magnets cannot be ignored.In high field processing, phase transformation usually occurs in the magnetic fields.In such cases,one has to consider the impacts of high magnetic fields on critical points,which include transformation temperatures and chemistry,crystallographic structure and habit planes for nucleation and growth,and kinetics.The goal of this portion of research is to understand the microstructure evolution of the selected materials processed in high magnetic fields,and to relate such microstructural features to properties of the materials.展开更多
This paper applies the stochastic finite element method to analyse the statistics of stresses in earth dams and assess the safety and reliability of the dams. Formulations of the stochastic finite element method are b...This paper applies the stochastic finite element method to analyse the statistics of stresses in earth dams and assess the safety and reliability of the dams. Formulations of the stochastic finite element method are briefly reviewed and the procedure for assessing dam's strength and stability is described. As an example, a detailed analysis for an actual dam Nululin dam is performed. A practical method for studying built-dams based on the prototype observation data is described.展开更多
文摘According to the reliability of material strength,the optimal design for the cross sectional size of thin walled box beam was studied.Firstly the cross sectional size as design random variable was determined,then its stochastic nature was researched,with which the objective function is to seek the maximum reliability of the beam under given constraint conditions.This way is not the same as the conventional optimal design for the minimum weight of the material.With establishing the optimal objective,the reliability of the material under conditions of static and fatigue was considered.The corresponding calculated expressions are given.Normally the cross section sizes are fitted to the normal distribution,for the simplification of the design variable,the variation of the section size is assumed as a dependent variable proportional to the mean of the size.The way is different not only with the conventional optimal design but also with the common reliability design.The maximum reliability of material is obtained,meanwhile the area of the cross section is reduced,i.e.,the weight of the material is decreased.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(4227233052079019)+1 种基金the Liaoning Province Science and Technology Plan Joint Program(Applied Basic Research Project)(2023JH2/101700340)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(DUT24ZD135).
文摘Columnar jointed rock mass(CJRM)combines and mosaic of slender rock columns with different height-to-width(H/W)ratios.Revealing the correlation of the mechanical behavior of individual rock columns with internal factors(H/W ratio and material strength)and external factor(lateral pressure)is fundamental to understanding the deterioration of CJRM.We adopt a numerical scheme that combines a statistical meso-damage constitutive model with a finite element formulation based on finite deformation,which can simultaneously consider both material failure and structural instability of the rock columns.Compression tests of rock columns with different H/W ratios and material strengths under varying lateral pressures were conducted to analyze the macro-strength features and failure modes.The numerical results show that increasing the material strength can improve the macro-strength,while the effect of H/W ratio is the opposite.Both increases can promote the conversion of failure modes,and the evolution process is as follows:material failure-induced structural instability→synergy and competition between material failure and structural instability→structural instability-induced material failure.Notably,for the last failure mode,an increase in lateral pressure decreases the macro-strength of the rock column and heightens its instability risk.This finding provides new insights into the response of rocks with different H/W ratios under lateral pressure,extending beyond traditional material-based perspectives.According to the position of the failure mode demarcation line,the failure mode of the rock column can be regulated.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)under grant No.52371100.
文摘1.Introduction The strength of metallic materials can be ameliorated by introducing boundaries,precipitates,or defects as obstacles to dislocation movement[1].However,high strength is generally obtained at the sacrifice of plastic deformation capability[2].Lately,many strategies have been proposed to improve the comprehensive properties of materials,among which manipulating stacking fault energy(SFE)is effective[3–5].
基金the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Government of Malaysia and University of Malaya for providing the funds to support this research work
文摘The performance of industrial waste incineration bottom ash in controlled low-strength material （CLSM） was investigated in this paper, as the quarry dust was added. CLSM mixtures were made from the industrial waste incineration bottom ash, quarry dust, and cement. Tests for fresh density, bleeding, compressive strength, shear strength, hydraulic conductivity, and excavatability were carried out. The com- pressive strength ranges from 60 kPa to 6790 kPa, the friction angle varies from 5°to 19°, and the cohesion is from 4 to 604 kPa. Most of the mixtures are found to be non-excavatable. It is indicated that the quarry dust addition increases the compressive strength and shear parame- ters, decreases bleeding, and increases the removability modulus.
基金Project(2014XT01)supported by Research Funds for the Central Universities,ChinaProject(51034005)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China+1 种基金Project(2012AA062004)supported by High-Tech Research and Development Program of China(863 Program)Project(NCET-13-1022)supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University,China
文摘Remodeled clay and sand rock specimens were prepared by designing lateral confinement and water drainage experiments based on the stress exerted on granular materials in a waste dump.An in situ test was conducted in an internal waste dump;the physical and mechanical parameters of the remodeled rock mass dumped at different time and depths were measured.Based on statistics,regression analysis was performed with regard to the shearing stress parameters acquired from the two tests.Other factors,such as remodeling pressure(burial depth),remodeling time(amount of time since waste was dumped),and the corresponding functional relationship,were determined.Analysis indicates that the cohesion of the remodeled clay and its remodeling pressure are correlated by a quadratic function but are not correlated with remodeling time length.In situ experimental results indicate that the shear strength of reshaped granular materials in the internal dump is positively correlated with burial depth but poorly correlated with time length.Cohesion Cand burial depth H follow a quadratic function,specifically for a short time since waste has been dumped.As revealed by both in situ and laboratory experiments,the remodeling strength of granular materials varies in a certain pattern.The consistency of such materials verifies the reliability of the remodeling experimental program.
基金supported by 973 national fundamental scientific research project (PR China),relevant to"Basic research in Environmentally Friendly Concrete (2009CB623202)"the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project 50802067)
文摘The preparation and microstructure analysis of high strength cementitious materials containing metakaolin (MK) was studied in this paper. The MK was prepared firstly,and then was mixed with fly ash,ground blast furnace slag,quartz powder and cement with different percentage to produce high strength cementitious materials. After cured under different environment,the compressive strength of such materials was tested. Techniques of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were further employed to identify the composition and microstructure. The results obtained reveal that the compressive strength of such materials mainly effected by component of raw materials,the water binder ratio (W/B) and the curing regime. When the three factors above are optimized,the compressive strength of such materials can get to 156 MPa in maximum. The X-ray diffraction analysis and the scanning electron microscopic images indicated that under optimal curing condition,more raw materials can take chemical reaction and the microstructure is dense to yield good mechanical properties.
基金Financially Supported by the Foundation of Science of Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
文摘This paper presents investigation results on the natural ultra-fine mineral flour of crystalline silica fume (CSF) and porous quartz sand stone (PQSS) which can modify cement mortar strength under hydrothermal synthesis reaction (HSR) in the autoclave-cured condition. The replacement of cement by CSF and PQSS can signifi cantly increase the Jflerural and compressive strength which reach 22MPa and 150MPa respectively and de-crease the porosity oj the cement mortar. The ratio oj fine aggregation, standard sand to cementions material has sig nificant influence on the mortar strength. The mechanisms involved in cement and natural mineral flour and the HSR are presented. CaO/SiO2 ratio ranges from 3. 20 to 1. 11. the main hydrate phase is C2SH and there is not Tober-morite through X-Ray diffraction qualitative analysis. The new and ultra-high strength cementious material as basic material of sleeper concrete can he used in prestressed reinforcement sleeper concrete.
文摘Aluminium-based MMCs(metal matrix composites)have many potential applications in the automotive manufacturing industry,aerospace and military because the aluminum has a low density.Aluminum as a matrix with Al2O3 reinforcement has attracted interest to be developed in order to improve the mechanical property.The study carried out the formation of Al-5%Cu-4%Mg matrix with the reinforcement of Al2O3 by thixoforming process.In this paper,we studied the effect of semisolid thixoforming process on strength of Al-5%Cu-4%Mg matrix.The matrix used here was doped by Al2O3 with the volume fraction from 5%to 20%.It is found that strength of MMCs significantly increases with increasing volume fraction of Al2O3 reinforcement from 5%to 20%.This is due to a good wettability in interface region such as formation of spinel MgAl2O4 phase.Moreover,toughness of MMCs increases by process of semisolid thixoforming due to evolution of microstructure such as globular and fine grain structures.These results indicate that the thixocasting process conducted in this study could increase the value of the matrix hardness and tensile strength,so that such process opens up opportunity for application in the manufacturing industry.
文摘A theoretical calculation method of the axial compressive strength of a high strength concrete with fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) constraint is proposed. It is shown by test verification that the FRP strength devotion factor used for this method is in accordance with actual conditions. FRP is not up to the ultimate strength when the concrete reaches the ultimate strength, whose strength devotion factor is in the range of 0.28 to 0.59, which is related to an elastic modulus. The method can be used to estimate axial compressive strength of the concrete strengthened with FRP. The theoretical strength is 10% to 30% higher than the measured one. The deviation comes mainly from a non-ideal bonding condition of FRP-concrete interfaces and discrete property of the testing data of compressive strength.
基金National Basic Research Program of China (2007CB613805)
文摘This article studies the phase transformation of the metastable β-Ti-A1-Mo-V-Cr-Zr alloy （Ti-1300） to disclose the morphological reason for its high strength and high fracture toughness. It has been found that its ultrahigh strength （ultimate tensile strength exceeds 1 400 MPa） owes mainly to the spheroidization of the α-phase, while the high fracture toughness （exceeds 81 MPa·m^1/2） to the special lath-shaped α-particles. Compared to the needle-shaped second α-articles, the coarser lath-shaped ones remove the stress concentration at the lath tips and consequently benefit improvement of fracture toughness. The article also describes shape evolution of the α-particles during aging thermodynamically and kinetically, and suggests an optimized aging processing to achieve an ideal balance between high strength and high toughness for this alloy.
基金financially supported by the National Key Technologies Research and Development Program of China (No. 2007BAE51B05)
文摘The fatigue strength of a high V alloyed powder metallurgy tool steel with two different inclusion size levels, tempered at different temperatures, was investigated by a series of high cycle fatigue tests. It was shown that brittle inclusions with large sizes above 30μm prompted the occurrence of subsurface crack initiation and the reduction in fatigue strength. The fracture toughness and the stress amplitude both exerted a significant influence on the fish-eye size. A larger fish-eye area would form in the sample with a higher fracture toughness subjected to a lower stress amplitude. The stress intensity factor of the inclusion was found to lie above a typical value of the threshold stress intensity factor of 4 MPa.m^1/2. The fracture toughness of the sample with a hardness above HRC 56 could be estimated by the mean value of the stress intensity factor of the fish-eye. According to fractographic evaluation, the critical inclusion size can be calculated by linear fracture mechanics.
文摘The single crystal blade is one of the key technologies for improving the performance, durability and reliability of aero-engines and ground gas-turbine engines. However, the anisotropic mechanical properties of the single crystal material makes a great deal of difficulties on the development and the application of the single crystal blade, which is a challenge for the engineering application of the single crystal superalloy and the theoretic bases of the application. Some researches on the strength analysis and the life prediction of the anisotropic single crystal blade were carried out by the authors' research team. They are as follows. The crystallographic constitutive models for the plastic and the creep behaviors and the method of the rupture life prediction were established and verified. The tensile or the creep experiments for DD3 single crystal alloy with different orientations under different temperatures and different tensile rates or under different temperatures and different stress levels were carried out. The experimental data and the anisotropic properties at intermediate and high temperatures revealed by the experiments are significant for the application of the single crystal alloy. In addition, the experimental research for a kind of single crystal blade was also made. As the application of the researches the strength analysis and the life prediction were carried out for the single crystal blade of a certain aero-engine. In this part, the constitutive models and their applications are described, and the experimental research work will be described in part II.
文摘The characteristics of deformation and strength of concrete under the plane strain condition are studied experimentally with the triaxial apparatus designed by the authors and are compared with those under the plane stress condition. A formula of stress transformation between plane stress and plane strain conditions is proposed for the elasto-plastic state, and it provides a theoretical basis for simplifying nonlinear analysis and fully using the strength of concrete.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51375201)CSAE(Beijing)Automotive Lightweight Technology Research Institute Development Fund Project of China
文摘The use of ultra-high strength steels through sheet metal forming process offers a practical solution to the lightweight design of vehicles.However,sheet metal forming process not only produces desirable changes in material properties but also causes material damage that may adversely influence the service performance of the material formed.Thus,an investigation is conducted to experimentally quantify such influence for a commonly used steel(the 22MnB5 steel)based on the hot and cold forming processes.For each process,a number of samples are used to conduct a uniaxial tensile test to simulate the forming process.After that,some of the samples are trimmed into a standard shape and then uniaxially extended until fracture to simulate the service stage.Finally,a microstructure test is conducted to analyze the microdefects of the remaining samples.Based on the results of the first two tests,the effect of material damage on the service performance of 22MnB5 steel is analyzed.It is found that the material damages of both the hot and cold forming processes cause reductions in the service performance,such as the failure strain,the ultimate stress,the capacity of energy absorption and the ratio of residual strain.The reductions are generally lower and non-linear in the former process but higher and linear in the latter process.Additionally,it is found from the microstructure analysis that the difference in the reductions of the service performance of 22MnB5 by the two forming processes is driven by the difference in the micro damage mechanisms of the two processes.The findings of this research provide a useful reference in terms of the selection of sheet metal forming processes and the determination of forming parameters for 22MnB5.
基金Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51408380,No.51478278)Science and Technology Plan of Hebei Province,China(No.14273805D)+1 种基金He Bei Education Department(No.QN2016156)the Young Top Talent Science Research Project of Colleges and Universities in He Bei Province(No.BJ2014053)
文摘Discarded train brake shoes mainly consist of steel-backed friction material. To be better reutilized, its essential features and its interaction in cement-based material need to be studied. Consequently, particle size analysis, SEM, IR and TGA were used to investigate two types of waste brake shoes, i e, mechanical grinding friction reclaimed material of waste brake-shoe（G-FRMWBS） and pyrolysis-friction reclaimed materials of waste brake-shoe（P-FRMWBS）. The latter exhibited less organic content, larger range of particle size distribution and smaller medium particle diameter. Both types contained inorganic particles of spherical and irregular shapes, striped with steel fiber. Upon isometric substituting fine aggregates, G-FRMWBS lifted the strength of mortar effectively that was increased by 16.6% and 17.5% when the replacing rate was 5%; the value went up to 19.2% and 19.2% when the replacing rate was 10%. Moreover, inclusion of FRMWBS enhanced the chloride penetration resistance, and optimized the pore characteristic and ITZ（interfacial transition zone） as well.
基金supported by the High-Tech Research and Development Program(863)of China(No.2011AA06A105)
文摘The aim of the study was to prepare a porous sound-absorbing material using steel slag and fly ash as the main raw material, with coal powder and sodium silicate used as a pore former and binder respectively. The influence of the experimental conditions such as the ratio of fly ash, sintering temperature, sintering time, and porosity regulation on the performance of the porous sound-absorbing material was investigated. The results showed that the specimens prepared by this method had high sound absorption performance and good mechanical properties, and the noise reduction coefficient and compressive strength could reach 0.50 and 6.5 MPa, respectively. The compressive strength increased when the dosage of fly ash and sintering temperature were raised. The noise reduction coefficient decreased with increasing ratio of fly ash and reducing pore former, and first increased and then decreased with the increase of sintering temperature and time. The optimum preparation conditions for the porous sound-absorbing material were a proportion of fly ash of 50%（wt.%）, percentage of coal powder of 30%（wt.%）, sintering temperature of 1130°C,and sintering time of 6.0 hr, which were determined by analyzing the properties of the sound-absorbing material.
基金Item Sponsored by US NHMFL via NSF Cooperative Agreement No.DMR-0654118by State of Florida and by Department of EnergyNational Natural Science Foundation of China[No.50901019]
文摘Various composite conductors and reinforcement materials are used for high field magnets in the USA National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.Typical composite conductors are Cu based metal-metal composites,whereas most of reinforcement materials have faced-center-cubic matrix and relatively low ductile-to-brittle transformation temperatures so they can perform at cryogenic temperatures.During the operation of the magnets,the mechanical stresses,magnetic fields and other extreme environments are imposed to the materials and materials are 'processed' during the service of the magnets.For instance,the conductors in the magnets are likely to experience higher temperatures than ambient during the operations if the electrical current density for producing high field is sufficiently high.Some of the conductors are fabricated by cold rolling or drawing that introduces lattice distortions and high densities of interfaces in unit volume.High temperature and high field exposure of the conductor may affect the characteristics of the lattice distortions and the interfaces.The lattice distortion and density of the interface affects the mechanical properties of the conductors,such as the tensile and yield strength,as well as the electric conductivity of the composites.Therefore,the materials after service are expected to have different properties compared to as-received conditions.The first portion of our paper will focus on relationship between the service and processing of the magnet materials in high field magnets.The high magnetic field can be used directly to process materials.In some cases,the material properties can be improved by more than 50%if the processing is undertaken in the high magnetic field.The improvement is due to the microstructure changes induced by high magnetic fields.Understanding the behaviors of the materials after they are exposed to high magnetic fields helps us to make good use of the high field processing approach efficiently to fabricate better materials,particularly when the magnetic fields are so high that the cost of building and operation of high field magnets cannot be ignored.In high field processing, phase transformation usually occurs in the magnetic fields.In such cases,one has to consider the impacts of high magnetic fields on critical points,which include transformation temperatures and chemistry,crystallographic structure and habit planes for nucleation and growth,and kinetics.The goal of this portion of research is to understand the microstructure evolution of the selected materials processed in high magnetic fields,and to relate such microstructural features to properties of the materials.
文摘This paper applies the stochastic finite element method to analyse the statistics of stresses in earth dams and assess the safety and reliability of the dams. Formulations of the stochastic finite element method are briefly reviewed and the procedure for assessing dam's strength and stability is described. As an example, a detailed analysis for an actual dam Nululin dam is performed. A practical method for studying built-dams based on the prototype observation data is described.
