The connection efficiency of composite pre-tightened multi-tooth joint is low because of uneven load distribution and single load transmission path.In this paper,based on the principle of bio-tooth(suture)structure,co...The connection efficiency of composite pre-tightened multi-tooth joint is low because of uneven load distribution and single load transmission path.In this paper,based on the principle of bio-tooth(suture)structure,combining soft material with fractal,a composite pre-tightened multi-hierarchy tooth joint is proposed,and the bearing performance and failure process of the joint through experiments and finite element method under tensile load.First,the ultimate bearing capacity,load distribution ratio,and failure process of different hierarchies of teeth joints are studied through experiments.Then,the progressive damage models of different hierarchies of tooth joints are established,and experiments verify the validity of the finite element model.Finally,the effects of soft material and increasing tooth hierarchy on the failure process and bearing capacity of composite pre-tightened tooth joints are analyzed by the finite element method.The following conclusions can be drawn:(1)The embedding of soft materials changed the failure process of the joint.Increasing the tooth hierarchy can give the joint more load transfer paths,but the failure process of the joint is complicated.(2)Embedding soft materials and increasing the tooth hierarchy simultaneously can effectively improve the bearing capacity of composite pre-tightened tooth joints,which is 87.8%higher than that of traditional three-tooth joints.展开更多
A steel-concrete composite cable-stayed bridge features integrated steel girders and concrete decks linked by shear connectors to support loads,but stress concentration in wet joints can lead to cracking.In-situ tests...A steel-concrete composite cable-stayed bridge features integrated steel girders and concrete decks linked by shear connectors to support loads,but stress concentration in wet joints can lead to cracking.In-situ tests were conducted on key sections of steel-concrete composite cable-stayed bridges to analyze the stress-strain evolution of wet joints under environmental factors,constraints,and complex construction processes.The coordinated working performance of the bridge decks was also analyzed.The results indicate that temperature is the key factor affecting the stresses and strains in wet joint concrete.Approximately 7 days after casting the wet joint concrete,the strains at each measurement point of the wet joint are approximately negatively correlated with the temperature change at the measurement point.Different locations within the wet joints have respective impacts,presenting potential weak points.Construction conditions have a certain impact on the stress and strain of the wet joint.The top deck of the steel box girder is not fully bonded to the bottom surface of the wet joints,resulting in a certain strain difference after loading.To further analyze the cooperative working performance of steel box girders and concrete wet joint bridge deck systems,finite element analysis was conducted on composite girder structures.A stiffness calculation method for shear connectors based on numerical simulation was proposed.The results indicate that strain differences can cause interface slip in composite girders.This slip leads to increased deflection of the composite girders and increased tensile stress in the bottom plate of the steel box girders.This study clarifies the stress conditions and factors affecting wet joints during construction,preventing early cracking,and offers precise data for a full bridge finite element model.展开更多
6061 aluminum alloy was successfully vacuum brazed to 304 stainless steel using Al-Si-Ge/Cu composite filler metal.The thermodynamic model was established to analyze the formation mechanism of microstructure in brazed...6061 aluminum alloy was successfully vacuum brazed to 304 stainless steel using Al-Si-Ge/Cu composite filler metal.The thermodynamic model was established to analyze the formation mechanism of microstructure in brazed joint and element diffusion behavior between filler metal and substrate.The findings indicated that the microstructure of 6061 aluminum alloy/304 stainless steel joint was a multilayer structure composed of three zones(ZoneⅠ,ZoneⅡand ZoneⅢ).The free energy(△G)calculation results indicated that Al-Si-M(M was Fe,Cr,Ni and Cu)ternary intermetallic compounds(IMCs)formed,when on M-Al side and M-Si/Ge side was similar.And only Al-M binary IMCs would be generated when there was large difference between on M-Al side and that on M-Si/Ge side.The calculation results of chemical potential of Si△_(μSi)and Ge△_(μGe)indicated that there was continuous Si and Ge diffusion toward Zone I,forming(Ge,Si)layer.The segregation of Si and Ge hindered the diffusion of Cr toward Zone II and promoted its diffusion toward(Ge,Si)layer,leading to an upward trend of Cr distribution in Al7(Fe,Cr)2Si layer.Negative△_(μNi)and△_(μFe)were responsible for continuous diffusion of Fe and Ni toward Zone II.The small difference between△_(μcu)in Zone I and Zone II contributed to distribution of CuAl2 in Zone II.The formation mechanism of joint could be mainly divided into four steps.展开更多
TiAl intermetallic could be used to replace Ni-based alloy in assemblies to generate excellent specific strength.A(Ti,Zr)-Ni-based amorphous filler metal Ti_(21.25)Zr_(25)Ni_(25)Cu_(18.75)(at.%)was designed using a cl...TiAl intermetallic could be used to replace Ni-based alloy in assemblies to generate excellent specific strength.A(Ti,Zr)-Ni-based amorphous filler metal Ti_(21.25)Zr_(25)Ni_(25)Cu_(18.75)(at.%)was designed using a cluster-plus-glue-atom model to successfully vacuum braze K4169 and TiAl bimetallic assemblies.At various brazing temperatures and holding time,the quantitative relationships between lattice distortion,grain boundary,dislocation density,and hardness,elastic modulus,shear strength of the joints were investigated.Meanwhile,the fracture mechanism of the joints was revealed.The brazed seam mainly consisted of solid diffusion reaction layers(ZonesⅠandⅢ)and filler metal residue zone(ZoneⅡ).When the brazing temperature increased to 1030℃,grain refinement occurred in the brazed seam.ZoneⅠwas primarily composed of(Ni)ss[0-11]+TiNi[011]/(Cr,Fe,Ni)ss[0-11]/(Ti,Zr)Ni[0-1-1]+(Cr,Fe,Ni)ss[0-11].The(Ti,Zr)(Ni,Cu)[001]and(Ti,Zr)(Ni,Cu)[101]intermetallic compound-based solid solutions were formed in ZoneⅡ.And the lattice distortion of(Ti,Zr)(Ni,Cu)[101]and(Ti,Zr)(Ni,Cu)[001]was 32.05%and 14.82%,respectively.As a result,the proportion of low angle grain boundaries(LAGBs)and deformed grains in ZoneⅡrose to 38.6%and 38.7%.In ZonesⅠandⅢ,the proportion of LAGBs reduced to 8%and 3.4%,respectively.As the holding time increased,the long-range diffusion of Al in ZoneⅡcaused the(Ti,Zr)(Ni,Cu)[001]with cubic structure to transform into(Ti,Zr)(Ni,Cu,Al)[00-1]with hexagonal crystal system structure,where the lattice distortion was 4.42%and 10.49%for a and c.At 1030℃/10 min,the average geometrically nec-essary dislocation densities(GNDs)in ZonesⅠ,ⅡandⅢwere 9.87×10^(14)m^(-2),8.55×10^(14)m^(-2)and 11.4×10^(14)m^(-2),respectively.Therefore,the shear strength of joints reached 322 MPa due to the lattice distortion,dislocation strengthening and fine grain strengthening.Meanwhile,the plastic and brittle hard phases were generated in ZoneⅡand displayed a mechanical interlocking structure that contributed to the performance of the joint.Both(Ti,Zr)(Ni,Cu)[001]and(Ti,Zr)(Ni,Cu)[101]in ZoneⅡformed along differ-ent low-index cleavage planes during transgranular fracture.The cracks initiated in this region extended to the interface between Zones I andⅡand exhibited bimodal grain characteristics.展开更多
In this paper,the influence of forced installation caused by a hole-location error on the 3D stress distribution and damage of a composite bolted joint is investigated.An analytical model of stress distributed on comp...In this paper,the influence of forced installation caused by a hole-location error on the 3D stress distribution and damage of a composite bolted joint is investigated.An analytical model of stress distributed on composite holes is promoted,in view of non-uniform extrusion caused by forced installation.At first,non-uniform extrusion of the hole edge caused by forced installation is analyzed.According to the contact state,expression of hole deformation is given.Then,based on Hertz theory,the maximum extrusion load is obtained with help of deformation expression.By constructing an elastic foundation beam model,3D stress distributed on a hole could be analyzed according to the extrusion load.Then,stress distribution predicted by the above analytical method is compared with that provided by FE considering composite damage.Finally,a forced installation experiment is carried out to analyze the damage distribution of the joint.Results show that a central-symmetrically distributed stress is introduced by the hole-location error.With an increment of the error,strength of composite decreases due to extrusion damage.Therefore,stress presents a concave distribution on the hole.As the hole-location error exceeding 3%,stress decreases gradually due to failure of composite.Damage of holes does not exhibit a centrosymmetric distribution.Serious damage is mainly distributed on the entrance of the hole at the lower sheet.展开更多
Many works have been made for predicting the failure of composite joints.However,there is still lack of method for multi-bolted composite joints subjected to the hygrothermal environment.In this work,a characteristic ...Many works have been made for predicting the failure of composite joints.However,there is still lack of method for multi-bolted composite joints subjected to the hygrothermal environment.In this work,a characteristic curve-based numerical framework is proposed,which includes two main steps and shows low computational cost.Firstly,a 3D finite element model considering hygrothermal effects is established to analyze the bolt-load distribution of multi-bolted joints.Secondly,a new characteristic curve considering the hygrothermal influence is used to obtain the failure pattern and strength of composite joints.The two-,three-and four-bolted composite joints with-55℃/dry(CTD),23℃/dry(RTD)and 70℃/wet(ETW)conditions are investigated.The test outcomes present good agreement with predicted results,which illustrates the effectiveness and applicability of the proposed method.Meanwhile,it is shown that the environmental condition affects the bolt-load ratio slightly,but does not change the location of the key loaded hole.Furthermore,deviations of the strengths in CTD and ETW conditions are about 5%and-16%from that in the RTD condition,respectively.The environmental condition does not affect the failure modes of two-and three-bolted joints,whereas changes the failure mode of the four-bolted joint.The proposed method is efficient,reliable and needs only linear elastic FE analysis,making it applicable for engineering practice.展开更多
The aim of this study was to optimize the geometry and the design of metallic/composite single bolted joints subjected to tension-compression loading. For this purpose, it was necessary to evaluate the stress state in...The aim of this study was to optimize the geometry and the design of metallic/composite single bolted joints subjected to tension-compression loading. For this purpose, it was necessary to evaluate the stress state in each component of the bolted join. The multi-material assembly was based on the principle of double lap bolted joint. It was composed of a symmetrical balanced woven glass-epoxy composite material plate fastened to two stainless sheets using a stainless pre-stressed bolt. In order to optimize the design and the geometry of the assembly, ten configurations were proposed and studied: a classical simple bolted joint, two joints with an insert (a BigHead<sup>R</sup> insert and a stair one) embedded in the composite, two “waved” solutions, three symmetrical configurations composed of a succession of metallic and composites layers, without a sleeve, with one and with two sleeves, and two non-symmetrical constituted of metallic and composites layers associated with a stair-insert (one with a sleeve and one without). A tridimensional Finite Element Method (FEM) was used to model each configuration mentioned above. The FE models taked into account the different materials, the effects of contact between the different sheets of the assembly and the pre-stress in the bolt. The stress state was analyzed in the composite part. The concept of stress concentration factor was used in order to evaluate the stress increase in the highly stressed regions and to compare the ten configurations studied. For this purpose, three stress concentration factors were defined: one for a monotonic loading in tension, another for a monotonic loading in compression, and the third for a tension-compression cyclic loading. The results of the FEM computations showed that the use of alternative metallic and composite layers associated with two sleeves gived low values of stress concentration factors, smaller than 1.4. In this case, there was no contact between the bolt and the composite part and the most stressed region was not the vicinity of the hole but the end of the longest layers of the metallic inserts.展开更多
A hip joint simulator was employed to predict the clinical wear behaviour of carbon/carbon （C/C） composites with needled carbon cloth preform and carbon felt preform. Wear particles generated from the two kinds of C...A hip joint simulator was employed to predict the clinical wear behaviour of carbon/carbon （C/C） composites with needled carbon cloth preform and carbon felt preform. Wear particles generated from the two kinds of C/C composites were isolated and characterised by the size distribution and morphology. The evolvement of wear particles in the hip joint simulator was proposed. The results show that the wear particles from two kinds of C/C composites have a size ranging from submicron to tens of micrometers. The wear particles have various morphologies including broken fiber, fragment fiber, slice pyrolytic carbon and spherical pyrolytic carbon. C/C composites with needled carbon cloth preforms have larger size range and more broken fiber particles and slice pyrolytic carbon particles in comparison with C/C composites with carbon felt preforms. The evolvement of pyrolytic carbon particles is caused by surface regularization, whereas, the evolvement of carbon fiber particles is related to stress direction in the hip joint simulator.展开更多
Tension and shear tests are carried out on composite cross-joints, produced by resin transfer moulding (RTM), stitch-RTM and cobonding techniques separately, to investigate the influences of different production metho...Tension and shear tests are carried out on composite cross-joints, produced by resin transfer moulding (RTM), stitch-RTM and cobonding techniques separately, to investigate the influences of different production methods on their mechanical properties and their failure mechanism. It is concluded from test results that, in terms of mechanical properties, the RTM-made cross-joint holds superiority over other two, and both stitch-RTM and cobonding methods have significant adverse effects on mechanical proper- t...展开更多
The combined and interactive effects of the bolt-hole fit conditions and the preloads of the fasteners on the load carrying capacity of single-lap composite-to-titanium bolted joints have been investigated both experi...The combined and interactive effects of the bolt-hole fit conditions and the preloads of the fasteners on the load carrying capacity of single-lap composite-to-titanium bolted joints have been investigated both experimentally and numerically. Quasi-static tests of the hybrid joints with different fit conditions are implemented, and a three dimensional finite element progressive failure analysis model is proposed to predict the influences of the bolt-hole fit conditions and fastener＇s pre- loads on the mechanical behaviors of the joints. Based on the experimental validated simulation method, a multi-factor, mixed levels orthogonal design table and the analysis of variance method are used to arrange the simulation conditions and to further study the interactive effects of preloads and fit conditions. Through the analysis of the results, for the researched double bolt, single-lap composite-titanium joints, it is found that： the effects of both the interference fit and the preloads change from positive into negative mode with the increase of the interference fit values or preload values; appropriate bolt-hole fit conditions and preloads can improve the bolt-hole contact conditions of the loaded joints, and then retard the fiber failures around the fastener holes, and increase the load carrying capacity of the joints eventually; the interactive effect of the bolt-hole interference fit conditions and preloads cannot be ignored and the parameters need to be considered together and synthetically as the joints are being optimized.展开更多
Non-linear finite element code MSC. Marc was utilized to analysis the field of stress of the Al2O3 joints brazed with composite filler materials. The properties of the filler materials were defined by using the mixing...Non-linear finite element code MSC. Marc was utilized to analysis the field of stress of the Al2O3 joints brazed with composite filler materials. The properties of the filler materials were defined by using the mixing law, method of Mori-Tanaka and theory of Eshelby to ensure the accuracy and reliability of results of finite element method （FEM）. The results show stress in brazed beam is higher than that in base material. The maximal stress can be found in the interface of joint. And the experimental results show that the shear strength of joints increases from 93.75 MPa （ Al2O3p Ovol. % ） to 135.32 MPa （ Al2O3p 15vol. % ） when composition of titanium is 3wt% in the filler metal.展开更多
Friction stir welding（FSW） is a solid state joining technique developed to join high strength aluminum alloys and various ceramic reinforced metal matrix composites（MMCs）.FSW produces sound welds in MMCs without a...Friction stir welding（FSW） is a solid state joining technique developed to join high strength aluminum alloys and various ceramic reinforced metal matrix composites（MMCs）.FSW produces sound welds in MMCs without any deleterious reaction between reinforcement and matrix.The present work focused on the effect of FSW parameters on the tensile strength of Al-B4C composite joints.The central composite design of four factors and five levels was used to control the number of experiments.A mathematical model was developed to analyze the influence of FSW parameters.The results indicated that the joint fabricated using rotational speed of 1000 r/min,welding speed of 1.3 mm/s,axial force of 10 kN and the reinforcement of 12% showed larger tensile strength compared with the other joints.The developed model was optimized to maximize the tensile strength using generalized reduced gradient method.The metallographic analysis of the joints showed the presence of various zones such as weld nugget（WN） zone,thermo mechanically affected zone（TMAZ） and heat affected zone（HAZ）.The substantial grain refinement of aluminum matrix as well as significant size reduction of B4C particles was observed in the weld nugget.TMAZ was plastically deformed,thermally affected and exhibited elongated aluminum grains.展开更多
A novel virtual material layer model based on the fractal theory was proposed to predict the natural frequencies of carbon fiber reinforced plastic composite bolted joints.Rough contact surfaces of composite bolted jo...A novel virtual material layer model based on the fractal theory was proposed to predict the natural frequencies of carbon fiber reinforced plastic composite bolted joints.Rough contact surfaces of composite bolted joints are modeled with this new proposed approach.Numerical and experimental modal analyses were conducted to validate the effectiveness of the proposed model.A good consistence is noted between the numerical and experimental results.To demonstrate the necessity of accurately modeling the rough contact surfaces in the prediction of natural frequencies,virtual material layer model was compared with the widely used traditional model based on the Master-Slave contact algorithm and experiments,respectively.Results show that the proposed model has a better agreement with experiments than the widely used traditional model(the prediction accuracy is raised by 8.77%when the pre-tightening torque is 0.5 N·m).Real contact area ratio A*of three different virtual material layers were calculated.Value of A*were discussed with dimensionless load P*,fractal dimension D and fractal roughness G.This work provides a new efficient way for accurately modeling the rough contact surfaces and predicting the natural frequencies of composite bolted joints,which can be used to help engineers in the dynamic design of composite materials.展开更多
The stiffness matrix of semi-rigidly connected composite beams considering interface slip was established and the calculation method for elastic seismic response of composite frame was derived.The corresponding calcul...The stiffness matrix of semi-rigidly connected composite beams considering interface slip was established and the calculation method for elastic seismic response of composite frame was derived.The corresponding calculation programs were developed.Introducing the dimensionless quantities that were related to the connector shearing stiffness and the joint rotation stiffness,the influences of interface slip and semi-rigid joint on composite frame were transferred to quantitative parameter analysis,taking account of cross sectional properties,materials and linear stiffness of composite beam synthetically.Based on the calculation programs,free vibration frequencies and seismic responses of semi-rigid joint steel-concrete composite frame considering interface slip were calculated.The influences of interface slip and semi rigid joint on dynamic characteristics and seismic response were analyzed and the seismic design advices were presented.The results show that the interface slip decreases the free vibration frequencies and increase the seismic responses of composite frame.The semi-rigid joint reduces the free vibration frequencies and increases seismic responses of composite frame compared with rigid joint.With the increase of joint rotational stiffness,the elastic seismic responses of composite frame increase firstly and then decrease.The effects are related to the ratio of joint rotation stiffness to linear stiffness of composite beam.展开更多
This paper reports the modeling method and outcomes of mechanical performance and damage evolution of single-lap bolted composite interference-fit joints under extreme temperatures.The anisotropic continuum damage mod...This paper reports the modeling method and outcomes of mechanical performance and damage evolution of single-lap bolted composite interference-fit joints under extreme temperatures.The anisotropic continuum damage model involving thermal effects is established on continuum damage mechanics which integrates the shear nonlinearity constitutive relations characterized by Romberg-Osgood equation.The temperature-induced modification of thermal strains and material properties is incorporated in stress-strain analysis,extended 3 D failure criteria and exponential damage evolution rules.The proposed model is calibrated and employed to simulate behavior of composite joints in interference fitting,bolt preloading,thermal and bearing loading processes,during which the influence of interference-fit sizes,preload levels,laminate layups and service temperatures is thoroughly investigated.The predicated interfacial behavior,bearing response and failure modes are in good agreement with experimental tests.The numerical model is even capable of reflecting some non-intuitive experimental findings such as residual stress relaxation and matrix softening at elevated temperatures.展开更多
To determinate the water diffusion coefficients and dynamics in adhesive/carben fiber reinforced epoxy resin composite joints, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis（EDX） is used to establish the content chan...To determinate the water diffusion coefficients and dynamics in adhesive/carben fiber reinforced epoxy resin composite joints, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis（EDX） is used to establish the content change of oxy- gen in the adhesive in adhesive/carbon fther reinforced epoxy resin composite joints. As water is made up of oxygen and hydrogen, the water diffusion coefficients and dynamics in adhesive/carben fiber reinforced epoxy resin composite joints can be obtained from the change in the content of oxygen in the adhesive during humidity aging, via EDX analy-sis. The authors have calculated the water diffusion coefficients and dynamics in the adhesive/carbon fiber reinforced epoxy resin composite joints with the aid of beth energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The de- termined results with EDX analysis are almost the same as those determined with elemental analysis and the results al- so show that the durability of the adhesive/carbon fther reinforced epoxy resin composite joints subjected to silane cou- pling agent treatment is better than those subjected to sand paper burnishing treatment and chemical oxidation treat- ment.展开更多
The use of a glass-fiber reinforced composite in marine structures is becoming more common, particularly due to the potential weight savings. The mechanical response of the joint between a glass-fiber reinforced polym...The use of a glass-fiber reinforced composite in marine structures is becoming more common, particularly due to the potential weight savings. The mechanical response of the joint between a glass-fiber reinforced polymer （GRP） superstructure and a steel hull formed is examined and subsequently modified to improve performance through a combined program of modeling and testing. A finite-element model is developed to predict the response of the joint. The model takes into account the contact at the interface between different materials, progressive damage, large deformation theory, and a non-linear stress-strain relationship. To predict the progressive failure, the analysis combines Hashin failure criteria and maximum stress failure criteria. The results show stress response has a great influence on the strength and bearing of the joint. The Balsawood-steel interface is proved to be critical to the mechanical behavior of the joint. Good agreement between experimental results and numerical predictions is observed.展开更多
Relationships between microstructures of welded joint and welding parameters or weld strength of aluminium matrix composite Al2O3p/6061 subjected to diffusion welding were studied. The results are as follows: key fact...Relationships between microstructures of welded joint and welding parameters or weld strength of aluminium matrix composite Al2O3p/6061 subjected to diffusion welding were studied. The results are as follows: key factor affecting strength of welded joint is oxide in the weld zone. The existence of oxide in the welded joint not only hinders the diffusion of the matrix atoms, but also destroys the good interface between the matrix and the reinforced phase. The oxides turn into fine particles from film with increasing welding temperature, and the destroying effect on welded joint decreases, which increases the strength of the welded joint. On the basis of this, the diffusion welding of aluminium matrix composite Al2O3p/6061 was successfully realized.展开更多
To reduce inter-symbol-interference (ISI) in underwater acoustic (UWA) communication systems, a method based on LDPC-QPSK joint iteration and Walsh-m composite sequence is proposed in this paper. The method is intende...To reduce inter-symbol-interference (ISI) in underwater acoustic (UWA) communication systems, a method based on LDPC-QPSK joint iteration and Walsh-m composite sequence is proposed in this paper. The method is intended for use in long-range and low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) UWA communications. At the transmitter, Walsh-m composite sequence is introduced to resist multipath effect. At the receiver, a soft-input soft-output (SISO) module is implemented in a joint iterative process between QPSK demodulator and LDPC decoder. This method is demonstrated in three types of UWA channel models: positive, negative and invariable sound velocity gradients channels. It is shown that through contrastive simulation experiments, this method is more efficient than conventional methods based on independent decoding and demodulation. After two rounds of joint iteration, the proposed method can obtain 2.5 dB over conventional method at BER of 10-5. Numerical results verify that the proposed method is a good candidate for long-range underwater acoustic communication systems.展开更多
Carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites(CFRTP)and metals hybrid structures have been widely used in aircraft lightweight manufacturing.However,due to the significant difference in physical and chemical proper...Carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites(CFRTP)and metals hybrid structures have been widely used in aircraft lightweight manufacturing.However,due to the significant difference in physical and chemical properties between CFRTP and metals,there are lots of challenges to connect them with high quality.Laser welding has a good application prospect in CFRTP and metals connection,and a significant research progress has been made in the exploration of CFRTP-metal laser joining mechanism,joining process optimization,joining strength improvement and joining defects controlling.However,there are still some problems need to be solved for this technology application.In this paper,the research progress of CFRTP-metal laser joining was summarized in three major aspects:theoretical modeling and simulation analysis,process exploration and parameter optimization,joint performance improvement and process innovation.And,problems and challenges of this technology were discussed,and the outlook of this research was provided.展开更多
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52478138).
文摘The connection efficiency of composite pre-tightened multi-tooth joint is low because of uneven load distribution and single load transmission path.In this paper,based on the principle of bio-tooth(suture)structure,combining soft material with fractal,a composite pre-tightened multi-hierarchy tooth joint is proposed,and the bearing performance and failure process of the joint through experiments and finite element method under tensile load.First,the ultimate bearing capacity,load distribution ratio,and failure process of different hierarchies of teeth joints are studied through experiments.Then,the progressive damage models of different hierarchies of tooth joints are established,and experiments verify the validity of the finite element model.Finally,the effects of soft material and increasing tooth hierarchy on the failure process and bearing capacity of composite pre-tightened tooth joints are analyzed by the finite element method.The following conclusions can be drawn:(1)The embedding of soft materials changed the failure process of the joint.Increasing the tooth hierarchy can give the joint more load transfer paths,but the failure process of the joint is complicated.(2)Embedding soft materials and increasing the tooth hierarchy simultaneously can effectively improve the bearing capacity of composite pre-tightened tooth joints,which is 87.8%higher than that of traditional three-tooth joints.
文摘A steel-concrete composite cable-stayed bridge features integrated steel girders and concrete decks linked by shear connectors to support loads,but stress concentration in wet joints can lead to cracking.In-situ tests were conducted on key sections of steel-concrete composite cable-stayed bridges to analyze the stress-strain evolution of wet joints under environmental factors,constraints,and complex construction processes.The coordinated working performance of the bridge decks was also analyzed.The results indicate that temperature is the key factor affecting the stresses and strains in wet joint concrete.Approximately 7 days after casting the wet joint concrete,the strains at each measurement point of the wet joint are approximately negatively correlated with the temperature change at the measurement point.Different locations within the wet joints have respective impacts,presenting potential weak points.Construction conditions have a certain impact on the stress and strain of the wet joint.The top deck of the steel box girder is not fully bonded to the bottom surface of the wet joints,resulting in a certain strain difference after loading.To further analyze the cooperative working performance of steel box girders and concrete wet joint bridge deck systems,finite element analysis was conducted on composite girder structures.A stiffness calculation method for shear connectors based on numerical simulation was proposed.The results indicate that strain differences can cause interface slip in composite girders.This slip leads to increased deflection of the composite girders and increased tensile stress in the bottom plate of the steel box girders.This study clarifies the stress conditions and factors affecting wet joints during construction,preventing early cracking,and offers precise data for a full bridge finite element model.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.203S20230001),awarded to Wei-min Long。
文摘6061 aluminum alloy was successfully vacuum brazed to 304 stainless steel using Al-Si-Ge/Cu composite filler metal.The thermodynamic model was established to analyze the formation mechanism of microstructure in brazed joint and element diffusion behavior between filler metal and substrate.The findings indicated that the microstructure of 6061 aluminum alloy/304 stainless steel joint was a multilayer structure composed of three zones(ZoneⅠ,ZoneⅡand ZoneⅢ).The free energy(△G)calculation results indicated that Al-Si-M(M was Fe,Cr,Ni and Cu)ternary intermetallic compounds(IMCs)formed,when on M-Al side and M-Si/Ge side was similar.And only Al-M binary IMCs would be generated when there was large difference between on M-Al side and that on M-Si/Ge side.The calculation results of chemical potential of Si△_(μSi)and Ge△_(μGe)indicated that there was continuous Si and Ge diffusion toward Zone I,forming(Ge,Si)layer.The segregation of Si and Ge hindered the diffusion of Cr toward Zone II and promoted its diffusion toward(Ge,Si)layer,leading to an upward trend of Cr distribution in Al7(Fe,Cr)2Si layer.Negative△_(μNi)and△_(μFe)were responsible for continuous diffusion of Fe and Ni toward Zone II.The small difference between△_(μcu)in Zone I and Zone II contributed to distribution of CuAl2 in Zone II.The formation mechanism of joint could be mainly divided into four steps.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52275314 and 52075074).
文摘TiAl intermetallic could be used to replace Ni-based alloy in assemblies to generate excellent specific strength.A(Ti,Zr)-Ni-based amorphous filler metal Ti_(21.25)Zr_(25)Ni_(25)Cu_(18.75)(at.%)was designed using a cluster-plus-glue-atom model to successfully vacuum braze K4169 and TiAl bimetallic assemblies.At various brazing temperatures and holding time,the quantitative relationships between lattice distortion,grain boundary,dislocation density,and hardness,elastic modulus,shear strength of the joints were investigated.Meanwhile,the fracture mechanism of the joints was revealed.The brazed seam mainly consisted of solid diffusion reaction layers(ZonesⅠandⅢ)and filler metal residue zone(ZoneⅡ).When the brazing temperature increased to 1030℃,grain refinement occurred in the brazed seam.ZoneⅠwas primarily composed of(Ni)ss[0-11]+TiNi[011]/(Cr,Fe,Ni)ss[0-11]/(Ti,Zr)Ni[0-1-1]+(Cr,Fe,Ni)ss[0-11].The(Ti,Zr)(Ni,Cu)[001]and(Ti,Zr)(Ni,Cu)[101]intermetallic compound-based solid solutions were formed in ZoneⅡ.And the lattice distortion of(Ti,Zr)(Ni,Cu)[101]and(Ti,Zr)(Ni,Cu)[001]was 32.05%and 14.82%,respectively.As a result,the proportion of low angle grain boundaries(LAGBs)and deformed grains in ZoneⅡrose to 38.6%and 38.7%.In ZonesⅠandⅢ,the proportion of LAGBs reduced to 8%and 3.4%,respectively.As the holding time increased,the long-range diffusion of Al in ZoneⅡcaused the(Ti,Zr)(Ni,Cu)[001]with cubic structure to transform into(Ti,Zr)(Ni,Cu,Al)[00-1]with hexagonal crystal system structure,where the lattice distortion was 4.42%and 10.49%for a and c.At 1030℃/10 min,the average geometrically nec-essary dislocation densities(GNDs)in ZonesⅠ,ⅡandⅢwere 9.87×10^(14)m^(-2),8.55×10^(14)m^(-2)and 11.4×10^(14)m^(-2),respectively.Therefore,the shear strength of joints reached 322 MPa due to the lattice distortion,dislocation strengthening and fine grain strengthening.Meanwhile,the plastic and brittle hard phases were generated in ZoneⅡand displayed a mechanical interlocking structure that contributed to the performance of the joint.Both(Ti,Zr)(Ni,Cu)[001]and(Ti,Zr)(Ni,Cu)[101]in ZoneⅡformed along differ-ent low-index cleavage planes during transgranular fracture.The cracks initiated in this region extended to the interface between Zones I andⅡand exhibited bimodal grain characteristics.
基金co-supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51975472)the Fundamental Scientific Research,China(No.JCKY2021205B110).
文摘In this paper,the influence of forced installation caused by a hole-location error on the 3D stress distribution and damage of a composite bolted joint is investigated.An analytical model of stress distributed on composite holes is promoted,in view of non-uniform extrusion caused by forced installation.At first,non-uniform extrusion of the hole edge caused by forced installation is analyzed.According to the contact state,expression of hole deformation is given.Then,based on Hertz theory,the maximum extrusion load is obtained with help of deformation expression.By constructing an elastic foundation beam model,3D stress distributed on a hole could be analyzed according to the extrusion load.Then,stress distribution predicted by the above analytical method is compared with that provided by FE considering composite damage.Finally,a forced installation experiment is carried out to analyze the damage distribution of the joint.Results show that a central-symmetrically distributed stress is introduced by the hole-location error.With an increment of the error,strength of composite decreases due to extrusion damage.Therefore,stress presents a concave distribution on the hole.As the hole-location error exceeding 3%,stress decreases gradually due to failure of composite.Damage of holes does not exhibit a centrosymmetric distribution.Serious damage is mainly distributed on the entrance of the hole at the lower sheet.
基金supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2020M680325)the Chinese National Natural Science Fund(Nos.12172067 and 12072005)+4 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(No.2023CDJXY-007)the Aeronautical Science Foun-dation of China(No.2022Z0570Q9002)the Young Elite Sci-entists Sponsorship Program by CAST,China(No.2020QNRC001)the Chongqing Talent Plan,China(No.cstc2022ycjh-bgzxm0144)the Project of High-Level Talents Introduction of Hebei Province,China(No.2021HBQZYCSB009)。
文摘Many works have been made for predicting the failure of composite joints.However,there is still lack of method for multi-bolted composite joints subjected to the hygrothermal environment.In this work,a characteristic curve-based numerical framework is proposed,which includes two main steps and shows low computational cost.Firstly,a 3D finite element model considering hygrothermal effects is established to analyze the bolt-load distribution of multi-bolted joints.Secondly,a new characteristic curve considering the hygrothermal influence is used to obtain the failure pattern and strength of composite joints.The two-,three-and four-bolted composite joints with-55℃/dry(CTD),23℃/dry(RTD)and 70℃/wet(ETW)conditions are investigated.The test outcomes present good agreement with predicted results,which illustrates the effectiveness and applicability of the proposed method.Meanwhile,it is shown that the environmental condition affects the bolt-load ratio slightly,but does not change the location of the key loaded hole.Furthermore,deviations of the strengths in CTD and ETW conditions are about 5%and-16%from that in the RTD condition,respectively.The environmental condition does not affect the failure modes of two-and three-bolted joints,whereas changes the failure mode of the four-bolted joint.The proposed method is efficient,reliable and needs only linear elastic FE analysis,making it applicable for engineering practice.
文摘The aim of this study was to optimize the geometry and the design of metallic/composite single bolted joints subjected to tension-compression loading. For this purpose, it was necessary to evaluate the stress state in each component of the bolted join. The multi-material assembly was based on the principle of double lap bolted joint. It was composed of a symmetrical balanced woven glass-epoxy composite material plate fastened to two stainless sheets using a stainless pre-stressed bolt. In order to optimize the design and the geometry of the assembly, ten configurations were proposed and studied: a classical simple bolted joint, two joints with an insert (a BigHead<sup>R</sup> insert and a stair one) embedded in the composite, two “waved” solutions, three symmetrical configurations composed of a succession of metallic and composites layers, without a sleeve, with one and with two sleeves, and two non-symmetrical constituted of metallic and composites layers associated with a stair-insert (one with a sleeve and one without). A tridimensional Finite Element Method (FEM) was used to model each configuration mentioned above. The FE models taked into account the different materials, the effects of contact between the different sheets of the assembly and the pre-stress in the bolt. The stress state was analyzed in the composite part. The concept of stress concentration factor was used in order to evaluate the stress increase in the highly stressed regions and to compare the ten configurations studied. For this purpose, three stress concentration factors were defined: one for a monotonic loading in tension, another for a monotonic loading in compression, and the third for a tension-compression cyclic loading. The results of the FEM computations showed that the use of alternative metallic and composite layers associated with two sleeves gived low values of stress concentration factors, smaller than 1.4. In this case, there was no contact between the bolt and the composite part and the most stressed region was not the vicinity of the hole but the end of the longest layers of the metallic inserts.
基金Projects (50832004, 51202194) supported by National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject (11-BZ-2012) supported by the Research Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing (NWPU), China+1 种基金Project (T201107) supported by Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials, Shenzhen University, ChinaProject (B08040) supported by 111 Project of China
文摘A hip joint simulator was employed to predict the clinical wear behaviour of carbon/carbon （C/C） composites with needled carbon cloth preform and carbon felt preform. Wear particles generated from the two kinds of C/C composites were isolated and characterised by the size distribution and morphology. The evolvement of wear particles in the hip joint simulator was proposed. The results show that the wear particles from two kinds of C/C composites have a size ranging from submicron to tens of micrometers. The wear particles have various morphologies including broken fiber, fragment fiber, slice pyrolytic carbon and spherical pyrolytic carbon. C/C composites with needled carbon cloth preforms have larger size range and more broken fiber particles and slice pyrolytic carbon particles in comparison with C/C composites with carbon felt preforms. The evolvement of pyrolytic carbon particles is caused by surface regularization, whereas, the evolvement of carbon fiber particles is related to stress direction in the hip joint simulator.
文摘Tension and shear tests are carried out on composite cross-joints, produced by resin transfer moulding (RTM), stitch-RTM and cobonding techniques separately, to investigate the influences of different production methods on their mechanical properties and their failure mechanism. It is concluded from test results that, in terms of mechanical properties, the RTM-made cross-joint holds superiority over other two, and both stitch-RTM and cobonding methods have significant adverse effects on mechanical proper- t...
文摘The combined and interactive effects of the bolt-hole fit conditions and the preloads of the fasteners on the load carrying capacity of single-lap composite-to-titanium bolted joints have been investigated both experimentally and numerically. Quasi-static tests of the hybrid joints with different fit conditions are implemented, and a three dimensional finite element progressive failure analysis model is proposed to predict the influences of the bolt-hole fit conditions and fastener＇s pre- loads on the mechanical behaviors of the joints. Based on the experimental validated simulation method, a multi-factor, mixed levels orthogonal design table and the analysis of variance method are used to arrange the simulation conditions and to further study the interactive effects of preloads and fit conditions. Through the analysis of the results, for the researched double bolt, single-lap composite-titanium joints, it is found that： the effects of both the interference fit and the preloads change from positive into negative mode with the increase of the interference fit values or preload values; appropriate bolt-hole fit conditions and preloads can improve the bolt-hole contact conditions of the loaded joints, and then retard the fiber failures around the fastener holes, and increase the load carrying capacity of the joints eventually; the interactive effect of the bolt-hole interference fit conditions and preloads cannot be ignored and the parameters need to be considered together and synthetically as the joints are being optimized.
基金The authors are grateful for Project 50075019 supported by Na-tional Natural Science Foundation of Chinafor financial support from the visiting scholar foundation of key lab.in university.
文摘Non-linear finite element code MSC. Marc was utilized to analysis the field of stress of the Al2O3 joints brazed with composite filler materials. The properties of the filler materials were defined by using the mixing law, method of Mori-Tanaka and theory of Eshelby to ensure the accuracy and reliability of results of finite element method （FEM）. The results show stress in brazed beam is higher than that in base material. The maximal stress can be found in the interface of joint. And the experimental results show that the shear strength of joints increases from 93.75 MPa （ Al2O3p Ovol. % ） to 135.32 MPa （ Al2O3p 15vol. % ） when composition of titanium is 3wt% in the filler metal.
基金Naval Research Board, DRDO, Govt. of INDIA, vide funded projectRef. no. DNRD/05/4003/NRB/85 dt 30.10.2006 for sponsoring FSW machine
文摘Friction stir welding（FSW） is a solid state joining technique developed to join high strength aluminum alloys and various ceramic reinforced metal matrix composites（MMCs）.FSW produces sound welds in MMCs without any deleterious reaction between reinforcement and matrix.The present work focused on the effect of FSW parameters on the tensile strength of Al-B4C composite joints.The central composite design of four factors and five levels was used to control the number of experiments.A mathematical model was developed to analyze the influence of FSW parameters.The results indicated that the joint fabricated using rotational speed of 1000 r/min,welding speed of 1.3 mm/s,axial force of 10 kN and the reinforcement of 12% showed larger tensile strength compared with the other joints.The developed model was optimized to maximize the tensile strength using generalized reduced gradient method.The metallographic analysis of the joints showed the presence of various zones such as weld nugget（WN） zone,thermo mechanically affected zone（TMAZ） and heat affected zone（HAZ）.The substantial grain refinement of aluminum matrix as well as significant size reduction of B4C particles was observed in the weld nugget.TMAZ was plastically deformed,thermally affected and exhibited elongated aluminum grains.
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文摘A novel virtual material layer model based on the fractal theory was proposed to predict the natural frequencies of carbon fiber reinforced plastic composite bolted joints.Rough contact surfaces of composite bolted joints are modeled with this new proposed approach.Numerical and experimental modal analyses were conducted to validate the effectiveness of the proposed model.A good consistence is noted between the numerical and experimental results.To demonstrate the necessity of accurately modeling the rough contact surfaces in the prediction of natural frequencies,virtual material layer model was compared with the widely used traditional model based on the Master-Slave contact algorithm and experiments,respectively.Results show that the proposed model has a better agreement with experiments than the widely used traditional model(the prediction accuracy is raised by 8.77%when the pre-tightening torque is 0.5 N·m).Real contact area ratio A*of three different virtual material layers were calculated.Value of A*were discussed with dimensionless load P*,fractal dimension D and fractal roughness G.This work provides a new efficient way for accurately modeling the rough contact surfaces and predicting the natural frequencies of composite bolted joints,which can be used to help engineers in the dynamic design of composite materials.
基金Project(50778177) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(07JJ1009) supported by the Outstanding Younger Fund of Hunan Province,China
文摘The stiffness matrix of semi-rigidly connected composite beams considering interface slip was established and the calculation method for elastic seismic response of composite frame was derived.The corresponding calculation programs were developed.Introducing the dimensionless quantities that were related to the connector shearing stiffness and the joint rotation stiffness,the influences of interface slip and semi-rigid joint on composite frame were transferred to quantitative parameter analysis,taking account of cross sectional properties,materials and linear stiffness of composite beam synthetically.Based on the calculation programs,free vibration frequencies and seismic responses of semi-rigid joint steel-concrete composite frame considering interface slip were calculated.The influences of interface slip and semi rigid joint on dynamic characteristics and seismic response were analyzed and the seismic design advices were presented.The results show that the interface slip decreases the free vibration frequencies and increase the seismic responses of composite frame.The semi-rigid joint reduces the free vibration frequencies and increases seismic responses of composite frame compared with rigid joint.With the increase of joint rotational stiffness,the elastic seismic responses of composite frame increase firstly and then decrease.The effects are related to the ratio of joint rotation stiffness to linear stiffness of composite beam.
基金finically supported by Joint Found for Equipment Advance Research and Aerospace Science and Technology of China(No.6141B061401)Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in Shaanxi Province of China(No.2018-JC-009)。
文摘This paper reports the modeling method and outcomes of mechanical performance and damage evolution of single-lap bolted composite interference-fit joints under extreme temperatures.The anisotropic continuum damage model involving thermal effects is established on continuum damage mechanics which integrates the shear nonlinearity constitutive relations characterized by Romberg-Osgood equation.The temperature-induced modification of thermal strains and material properties is incorporated in stress-strain analysis,extended 3 D failure criteria and exponential damage evolution rules.The proposed model is calibrated and employed to simulate behavior of composite joints in interference fitting,bolt preloading,thermal and bearing loading processes,during which the influence of interference-fit sizes,preload levels,laminate layups and service temperatures is thoroughly investigated.The predicated interfacial behavior,bearing response and failure modes are in good agreement with experimental tests.The numerical model is even capable of reflecting some non-intuitive experimental findings such as residual stress relaxation and matrix softening at elevated temperatures.
基金Supported by Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense of China(No.JPPT-115-477).
文摘To determinate the water diffusion coefficients and dynamics in adhesive/carben fiber reinforced epoxy resin composite joints, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis（EDX） is used to establish the content change of oxy- gen in the adhesive in adhesive/carbon fther reinforced epoxy resin composite joints. As water is made up of oxygen and hydrogen, the water diffusion coefficients and dynamics in adhesive/carben fiber reinforced epoxy resin composite joints can be obtained from the change in the content of oxygen in the adhesive during humidity aging, via EDX analy-sis. The authors have calculated the water diffusion coefficients and dynamics in the adhesive/carbon fiber reinforced epoxy resin composite joints with the aid of beth energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The de- termined results with EDX analysis are almost the same as those determined with elemental analysis and the results al- so show that the durability of the adhesive/carbon fther reinforced epoxy resin composite joints subjected to silane cou- pling agent treatment is better than those subjected to sand paper burnishing treatment and chemical oxidation treat- ment.
基金Foundation item： Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No 61004008）, the Central Universities under Grant HEUCFR1001 and LBH-10138 Higher Sliding Mode Control for Underactuated Surface Ship.
文摘The use of a glass-fiber reinforced composite in marine structures is becoming more common, particularly due to the potential weight savings. The mechanical response of the joint between a glass-fiber reinforced polymer （GRP） superstructure and a steel hull formed is examined and subsequently modified to improve performance through a combined program of modeling and testing. A finite-element model is developed to predict the response of the joint. The model takes into account the contact at the interface between different materials, progressive damage, large deformation theory, and a non-linear stress-strain relationship. To predict the progressive failure, the analysis combines Hashin failure criteria and maximum stress failure criteria. The results show stress response has a great influence on the strength and bearing of the joint. The Balsawood-steel interface is proved to be critical to the mechanical behavior of the joint. Good agreement between experimental results and numerical predictions is observed.
文摘Relationships between microstructures of welded joint and welding parameters or weld strength of aluminium matrix composite Al2O3p/6061 subjected to diffusion welding were studied. The results are as follows: key factor affecting strength of welded joint is oxide in the weld zone. The existence of oxide in the welded joint not only hinders the diffusion of the matrix atoms, but also destroys the good interface between the matrix and the reinforced phase. The oxides turn into fine particles from film with increasing welding temperature, and the destroying effect on welded joint decreases, which increases the strength of the welded joint. On the basis of this, the diffusion welding of aluminium matrix composite Al2O3p/6061 was successfully realized.
基金Sponsored by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.HEUCF120814)
文摘To reduce inter-symbol-interference (ISI) in underwater acoustic (UWA) communication systems, a method based on LDPC-QPSK joint iteration and Walsh-m composite sequence is proposed in this paper. The method is intended for use in long-range and low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) UWA communications. At the transmitter, Walsh-m composite sequence is introduced to resist multipath effect. At the receiver, a soft-input soft-output (SISO) module is implemented in a joint iterative process between QPSK demodulator and LDPC decoder. This method is demonstrated in three types of UWA channel models: positive, negative and invariable sound velocity gradients channels. It is shown that through contrastive simulation experiments, this method is more efficient than conventional methods based on independent decoding and demodulation. After two rounds of joint iteration, the proposed method can obtain 2.5 dB over conventional method at BER of 10-5. Numerical results verify that the proposed method is a good candidate for long-range underwater acoustic communication systems.
基金co-supported by the Shenzhen Basic Research projects(JCYJ20200109144604020,JCYJ20200109144608205 and JCYJ20210324120001003)Yangzhou Hanjiang Science and Technology project(HJZ2021003)+1 种基金Ningbo 2025 major projects(2022Z013)Zhejiang basic public welfare research program(LGG20E050009)。
文摘Carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites(CFRTP)and metals hybrid structures have been widely used in aircraft lightweight manufacturing.However,due to the significant difference in physical and chemical properties between CFRTP and metals,there are lots of challenges to connect them with high quality.Laser welding has a good application prospect in CFRTP and metals connection,and a significant research progress has been made in the exploration of CFRTP-metal laser joining mechanism,joining process optimization,joining strength improvement and joining defects controlling.However,there are still some problems need to be solved for this technology application.In this paper,the research progress of CFRTP-metal laser joining was summarized in three major aspects:theoretical modeling and simulation analysis,process exploration and parameter optimization,joint performance improvement and process innovation.And,problems and challenges of this technology were discussed,and the outlook of this research was provided.
