今日更新:International Journal of Solids and Structures 1 篇,Mechanics of Materials 1 篇,Thin-Walled Structures 7 篇
International Journal of Solids and Structures
Strain-gradient GBEM-based thermomechanical performance of architected, uniform and graded 2D materials and beam-type structures
Dimitrios C. Rodopoulos, Nikolaos Karathanasopoulos
doi:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2023.112603
基于应变梯度 GBEM 的建筑、均匀和分级二维材料及梁型结构的热力学性能
The current contribution investigates the strain-gradient thermomechanical performance of architected materials and structures with uniform and graded inner material designs. To that scope, an integral representation of strain-gradients in thermoelasticity, along with its Galerkin Boundary Element Method (GBEM) implementation are elaborated. The formulation accounts for both mechanical and thermal strain-gradients for the first time. Thereupon, the complete strain-gradient response upon uniaxial tensile (UT) and thermal loading (Th) is analyzed, performing direct comparisons among the strain-gradient fields induced in each case and providing summarizing statistics that associate higher-order thermal and mechanical effects. The numerical framework is used as a basis for the quantification of the impact of the underlying structural patterns on the equivalent internal length parameters of architected beam-type structures under thermomechanical loads in the context of simple gradient theory. It is found that thermal loads relate to comparable, yet lower, internal length parameters with respect to the ones obtained for uniaxially tensioned structures with uniform inner cellular designs. Both internal length and temperature variation contributions determine the strain-gradient thermomechanical response of beam-type architected structures, for which, exact, higher-order equivalent 1D displacement field solutions are first derived. Thermally-induced, higher-gradient displacements are found to be comparable with the ones obtained in UT-loaded structures with uniform inner cellular topologies. Moreover, inner material gradings are found to be able to considerably mitigate higher-order effects, a sensitivity that is not reproduced in the UT loading case. The results provided, along with the numerical and analytical methodologies elaborated, set the basis for the thermomechanical strain-gradient analysis of advanced architected media well-beyond the designs here investigated.
Calibration of constitutive models using genetic algorithms
Joseph D. Robson, Daniel Armstrong, Joseph Cordell, Daniel Pope, Thomas F. Flint
doi:10.1016/j.mechmat.2023.104881
使用遗传算法校准构成模型
Constitutive models, describing material response to load, are an essential part of computational materials engineering. Semi-empirical constitutive laws including the Johnson–Cook and Zerilli–Armstrong models are widely used in finite element simulation for easy computability and rapid run time. The reliability of these models depends on accurate and reproducible fitting of parameters. This work presents a genetic algorithm (GA) based tool to fit parameters in constitutive models. The GA approach is capable of finding the global optimum parameter set in a robust, repeatable, and computationally efficient manner. It has been demonstrated that the obtained fits are better than those using traditional term-wise optimisation. Allowed to fit freely, the GA method will be likely to produce non-physical parameter values. However, by constraining the fit, the GA method can produce parameters that are physically reasonable and minimise the error when extrapolating to unseen data. Finally, the GA method may be used to choose between a variety of possible constitutive models based on a transparent best fit approach. The model has been demonstrated by using datasets from the literature for DH–36 steel and Ti–6Al–4V. This includes data from different studies, in which there are both random and systematic variations. The framework developed here is made freely available and modifiable, and may be extended to include other constitutive models as required.
Mechanical behavior of austenitic stainless steels produced by wire arc additive manufacturing
Man-Tai Chen, Zhichao Gong, Tianyi Zhang, Wenkang Zuo, Yang Zhao, Ou Zhao, Guodong Zhang, Zhongxing Wang
doi:10.1016/j.tws.2023.111455
线弧快速成型技术生产的奥氏体不锈钢的力学性能
Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) is an innovative technology with the potential to drive the transformation and upgrading of metallic manufacturing industry and construction sector. The advantages of WAAM technology in rapid manufacturing, design freedom, and energy saving have attracted attentions in the construction field. This research study focuses on investigating the microstructural and mechanical behavior of austenitic stainless steels produced by wire arc additive manufacturing through test programs. The stainless steel plates were first additively manufactured using cold metal transfer technology with three types of feedstock wires (ER304, ER308L, ER316L). Tensile coupon specimens and microstructural observation samples were extracted from the WAAM plates. The electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) experiments were conducted to identify and analyze the microstructures of the WAAM austenitic stainless steels. Five test orientations, namely θ = 0˚, 30˚, 45˚, 60˚, 90˚ relative to the printing layer direction, were designed to investigate the mechanical properties anisotropy. Two types of specimen surface condition (milled type and as-built type) were considered to assess the impact of geometric undulation. The geometric features of the as-built specimens were obtained using 3D laser scanning. A total of 60 tensile tests with the aid of digital image correlation (DIC) system were conducted to obtain the stress-strain responses of the WAAM austenitic stainless steels. The mechanical properties anisotropy of the WAAM austenitic stainless steels was analyzed in detail.
Wind loads on structural members of rack-supported warehouses
Antonino Maria Marra, Bernardo Nicese, Tommaso Massai, Gianni Bartoli
doi:10.1016/j.tws.2023.111458
支架支撑仓库结构构件的风荷载
Rack-supported warehouses represent a modern typology of storage racks in which cladding panel weight and corresponding applied loads, such as wind or snow load, are supported by storage racks, in addition to pallet load and seismic action. Although this structural system allows for reducing the amount of structural steel, the uprights and beams, composing each rack, are directly exposed to the wind during the earliest erection phases. This load condition may govern the design of the uprights or that of temporary bracings. Wind load estimation requires the knowledge of the aerodynamic coefficients of each structural member section, for any angles of wind incidence. Unlike any common structural steelwork section, no data are available in the literature for RSW member sections. The current work represents a first step to cover this lack in the literature by reporting the results of an extensive wind tunnel campaign carried out on several portions of uprights and beams commonly designed and produced for RSWs. The results highlight the need for wind tunnel tests on RSW member sections when the producers can no longer afford an overestimation of the wind load. In addition, conservative values of the aerodynamic coefficients are provided for preliminary wind load estimations or temporary bracings design. Empirical relationships for the aerodynamic coefficients by changing an equivalent side ratio are also reported. Finally, design recommendations are provided by highlighting a critical structural configuration during the early erection phases of RSWs that govern the design of the uprights or temporary bracings. A worked example is then developed to clarify the application of the present results in the definition of wind loads.
AAC-Block Walls with Surface Application of Non-Structural Plastering Materials as Newly Configured and Improved Structures Subjected to Shearing
Marta Kałuża
doi:10.1016/j.tws.2023.111459
表面使用非结构性抹灰材料的 AAC 砌块墙,作为受剪切力影响的新配置和改进结构
This research evaluates the use of non-structural materials, in the form of plastering grids and adhesive mortars, to create a newly configured structure with better shear properties than the original one, i.e. AAC blocks walls. Four types of glass fibre grid and two adhesive mortars were used. The results of 35 tested models subjected to diagonal compression show significantly improved performance by avoiding brittle failure, providing a significant increase in strength and ensuring relatively safe working conditions at large deformations. The best improvement in shear properties provided a relatively ‘weak’ grid with small openings and a highly deformable mortar.
Micromechanical study of intragranular stress and strain partitioning in an additively manufactured AlSi10Mg alloy
V. Romanova, R. Balokhonov, A. Borodina, O. Zinovieva, E. Dymnich, S. Fortuna, A. Shugurov
doi:10.1016/j.tws.2023.111464
添加式制造的 AlSi10Mg 合金晶内应力和应变分配的微观力学研究
This study addresses the effect of a cellular-dendritic microstructure on the intragranular deformation behavior of an additively manufactured AlSi10Mg alloy. Experimental investigations have revealed the Al dendritic cells with a characteristic size of several hundred nanometers. The cells are decorated by a thin eutectic layer which consists of an aluminum matrix reinforced by silicon nanoparticles. Based on the experimental data, a set of micromechanical models are constructed and implemented in finite-element calculations. The constitutive behavior of an aluminum phase is described in terms of anisotropic elasticity to take into account the crystal lattice effects. Calculation results are analyzed and discussed with the main focus being placed on the effect of microstructure-resolved stress and strain partitioning between Al and Si phases. The silicon content is shown to impact the range of stress variation at the intragranular scale and the places of stress concentration in the Al phase. The eutectic layer behaves as a metal matrix composite where reinforcing silicon particles restrict deformation of the aluminum matrix.
Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Mechanical and Fatigue Performance of Corroded Q690D High-Strength Steel
Liang Zong, Heng Liu, Jiaxuan Wang, Yang Ding
doi:10.1016/j.tws.2023.111466
锈蚀 Q690D 高强度钢机械和疲劳性能的实验和数值研究
As a prevalent environmental factor in the service process of steel structures, corrosion have a significant impact on the mechanical and fatigue properties of steel, thus deteriorating service safety. In this article, focused on corroded Q690D high-strength steel, experimental and numerical investigations have been performed. Electrolytic accelerated corrosion experiments were conducted, and 3D surface morphology measurements were employed to analyse the surface properties of specimens with various corrosion degrees. Mechanical and high-cycle fatigue tests were carried out on the corroded specimens, then degradation models between the mechanical behaviours and corrosion characteristics were established. Furthermore, the fatigue damage evolution model of Q690D high-strength steel was calibrated based on continuum damage mechanisms (CDM), and numerical simulations of the corroded specimen corresponding to the monotonic tensile tests and high cycle fatigue tests were conducted. The results show that with the increase of corrosion degree, the elastic modulus, yield stress, and tensile stress would decrease, and the fatigue performance would deteriorate. Corrosion has a greater effect on the fatigue life of long-life range and the slopes of the S-N curves after corrosion are more uniform. With the CDM parameters of non-corroded Q690D and the numerical model with consideration of surface roughness, the fatigue life of corroded Q690D could be well simulated.
Performance Assessment of Steel Frame Buildings with Hybrid Self-centering Braces under Extremely Rare Far-field Earthquakes
Fei Shi, Wenlang Yuan, Osman E. Ozbulut, Chao Zhang, Yun Zhou
doi:10.1016/j.tws.2023.111456
采用混合自定心支撑的钢结构建筑在极罕见远场地震下的性能评估
This paper investigates the seismic performance enhancement of steel frame buildings using a novel hybrid self-centering braces (HSBs) under extremely rare earthquake events. The hybrid self-centering brace consists of shape memory alloy (SMA) cables and viscoelastic (VE) dampers. A prototype bracing system is designed and fabricated to explore its basic mechanical behavior and working mechanism under cyclic loading, with a focus on its failure modes under large deformation loading condition. A multi-material mechanical model is developed to capture the mechanical behavior and failure of the HSB. Furthermore, five steel frame buildings with different parameterized HSBs are designed and modeled in OpenSees. Nonlinear dynamic analyses and incremental dynamic analyses are conducted on the five case-study frames using 44 far-field ground motions. The risk-based seismic performances of steel buildings with HSB are evaluated to assess the performance of HSB during extremely rare seismic events. The results show that the hybrid self-centering brace exhibits excellent self-centering and energy dissipation capabilities with the maximum equivalent viscous damping ratio reaching 9.4%. Even under large deformations, VE dampers continue to work effectively after the failure of SMA cables, demonstrating remarkable redundancy. Numerical simulations further reveal that the redundancy of HSB can improve the structural seismic resilience in terms of inter-story drift ratio, residual drift, and floor absolute acceleration. The higher the redundancy of HSB in the case-study frames, the smaller the seismic response and mean annual frequency of exceedance of the engineering demand parameters, thereby indicating a significant improvement in seismic performance.
Microscale modeling of the ductile fracture behavior of thin stainless steel sheets
Mehdi Karimi Firouzjaei, Hassan Moslemi Naeini, Mohammad Mehdi Kasaei, Mohammad Javad Mirnia, Lucas FM da Silva
doi:10.1016/j.tws.2023.111457
不锈钢薄板韧性断裂行为的微尺度建模
This study aims to model the fracture behaviour of thin stainless steel sheets in the microscale, which are widely used in the manufacturing of thin-walled structures such as bipolar plates, while considering the effects of geometry and grain size. To achieve this, 304 austenitic stainless steel with two different thicknesses is heat-treated to obtain samples with distinctive grain sizes. Uniaxial tensile tests and cup drawing tests are performed on the resulting samples, and the fracture strains are measured using a digital image correlation system. The morphology of fracture surfaces is also analysed to understand fracture mechanisms in the microscale. A new ductile fracture model based on the normalized Cockcroft-Latham criterion is developed to take the size effect into account, which is then applied in finite element analysis to predict damage evolution and fracture initiation during the tests. The results reveal a significant reduction in the fracture strain with decreasing sheet thickness and increasing grain size. Furthermore, the fracture mode changed from tensile fracture of a polycrystalline metal to shear fracture of a single-crystal metal as the number of grains across the thickness decreased. It is confirmed that the proposed model accurately replicates the decrease of the fracture strain as the plastic deformation scaled down to the microscale and successfully predicts the displacement at the onset of fracture under different loading conditions. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the proposed model has great potential for predicting fracture in microforming processes.