Adhesive Bond Stresses and Strains at Discontinuities and Cracks in Bonded Structures

1978 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Hart-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Failure Modes ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Adhesive Bond ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Load Path ◽  
Stiffened Structures ◽  
Crack Tips ◽  
Complete Failure ◽  
Universal Applicability ◽  
Fast Fracture

This paper presents analysis procedures to be used for analyzing adhesively bonded structures containing cracks or discontinuities in the metal elements. The analyses are performed for a range of disbonds in each of four basic problems for stiffened structures: (1) stiffener broken at one station or with a finite length removed, sheet intact, (2) stiffener intact, sheet completely broken, (3) one-bay sheet crack, stiffeners intact, and (4) two-bay sheet crack, stiffener intact. Separate failure modes of disbond under shear loads, stiffener yield, and sheet fast fracture are investigated. The solutions are essentially planar (two-dimensional) and such three-dimensional effects as stiffener or sheet bending and peel stresses in the adhesives are not accounted for. The paper contains parametric studies for the governing variables and excellent agreement with test is demonstrated for the available test data (one-bay sheet crack). The analyses are approximate and not of universal applicability, but are simple to use with either pocket electronic calculators or digital computers. Known limitations of the theory are confined to situations in which the adhesive stresses are small and widespread rather than high and concentrated in a small identifiable zone adjacent to the discontinuity. The conconclusion drawn from the examples investigated is that disbonds can be initiated relatively easily at discontinuities in the metal structural elements, because the bond is very stiff, and that care is needed in proportioning the structural elements to control this potential problem. The analyses indicate also that the initial disbond is usually self-arresting and is not catastrophic. Higher loads are usually needed to propagate the disbond and, eventually, induce complete failure which is triggered by stiffener yield or fast fracture of the sheet at the crack tips. The sample cases point to the need to account for adhesive plasticity, stiffener yielding, and changes in load path as disbonds propagate.

HPHT Subsea Connector Verification and Validation Using an API 17TR8 Methodology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry Stewart ◽  
Sam Kwok Lun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Failure Modes ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Verification And Validation ◽  
Combined Loading ◽  
Load Path ◽  
Capacity Curves ◽  
Industry Standards ◽  
Full Scale Tests

Abstract Wellhead connectors form a critical part of subsea tree production systems. Their location in the riser load path means that they are subjected to high levels of bending and tension loading in addition to internal pressure and cyclic loading. As more fields continue to be discovered and developed that are defined as High Pressure and/or High Temperature (HPHT) these loading conditions become even more arduous. In order to ensure the integrity of HPHT components, industry requirements for components are setout in API 17TR8. This technical report provides a design verification methodology for HPHT products and some requirements for validation testing. The methodology provides detail on the assessment of static structural and cyclic capacities but less detail on how to assess the functional and serviceability criteria for wellhead connectors. Similarly, API 17TR8 does not include prescriptive validation requirements for wellhead connectors and refers back to historical methods. This paper describes a practical application of the API 17TR8 methodology to the development of a 20k HPHT connector and how it was implemented to verify and validate the connector design through full scale tests to failure. A methodology was developed to meet the requirements of the relevant industry standards and applied to the connector to develop capacity charts for static combined loading. Verification was carried out on three dimensional 180° FEA models to ensure all non axi-symmetric loading is accurately captured. Connector capacities are defined based on API 17TR8 criteria with elastic plastic analysis (i.e. collapse load, local failure and ratcheting), functionality/serviceability criteria defined through a FMECA review and also including API STD 17G criteria including failure modes such as lock/unlock functionality, fracture based failure, mechanical disengagement, leakage and preload exceedance. These capacities are validated through full scale testing based on the requirements of API 17TR7 and API STD 17G with combined loading applied to the Normal, Extreme and Survival capacity curves (as defined by "as-built" FEA using actual material properties). Various test parameters such as strain gauge data, hub separation data, displacements, etc. were recorded and correlated to FEA prediction to prove the validity of the methodology. Further validation was carried out by applying a combined load up to the FEA predicted failure to confirm the design margins of the connector. Post-test review was carried out to review the suitability of the requirements set out in API 17TR8 and API STD 17G for the verification and validation of subsea connectors. The results build on previous test results to validate the effectiveness of the API 17TR8 code for verification and validation of connectors. The results show that real margins between failure of the connector and rated loads are higher than those defined in API 17TR8 and show that the methodology can be conservative.

Scanning Electron Microscopy in Hybrid Microelectronics

1976 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 456-457
Author(s):  
S. Khadpe ◽  
R. Faryniak
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Circuits ◽  
Thick Film ◽  
Integrated Circuit ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Circuit Components ◽  
Hybrid Microcircuit ◽  
Electrical Connections ◽  
Scanning Electron

The Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) is an important tool in Thick Film Hybrid Microcircuits Manufacturing because of its large depth of focus and three dimensional capability. This paper discusses some of the important areas in which the SEM is used to monitor process control and component failure modes during the various stages of manufacture of a typical hybrid microcircuit.Figure 1 shows a thick film hybrid microcircuit used in a Motorola Paging Receiver. The circuit consists of thick film resistors and conductors screened and fired on a ceramic (aluminum oxide) substrate. Two integrated circuit dice are bonded to the conductors by means of conductive epoxy and electrical connections from each integrated circuit to the substrate are made by ultrasonically bonding 1 mil aluminum wires from the die pads to appropriate conductor pads on the substrate. In addition to the integrated circuits and the resistors, the circuit includes seven chip capacitors soldered onto the substrate. Some of the important considerations involved in the selection and reliability aspects of the hybrid circuit components are: (a) the quality of the substrate; (b) the surface structure of the thick film conductors; (c) the metallization characteristics of the integrated circuit; and (d) the quality of the wire bond interconnections.

Designing TIMP (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases) variants that are selective metalloproteinase inhibitors

2003 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 201-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideaki Nagase ◽  
Keith Brew
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Tissue Inhibitors Of Metalloproteinases ◽  
Structural Basis ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Ridge Structure ◽  
Extracellular Matrix Components ◽  
Metalloproteinase Inhibitors ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase

The tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) are endogenous inhibitors of the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), enzymes that play central roles in the degradation of extracellular matrix components. The balance between MMPs and TIMPs is important in the maintenance of tissues, and its disruption affects tissue homoeostasis. Four related TIMPs (TIMP-1 to TIMP-4) can each form a complex with MMPs in a 1:1 stoichiometry with high affinity, but their inhibitory activities towards different MMPs are not particularly selective. The three-dimensional structures of TIMP-MMP complexes reveal that TIMPs have an extended ridge structure that slots into the active site of MMPs. Mutation of three separate residues in the ridge, at positions 2, 4 and 68 in the amino acid sequence of the N-terminal inhibitory domain of TIMP-1 (N-TIMP-1), separately and in combination has produced N-TIMP-1 variants with higher binding affinity and specificity for individual MMPs. TIMP-3 is unique in that it inhibits not only MMPs, but also several ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase) and ADAMTS (ADAM with thrombospondin motifs) metalloproteinases. Inhibition of the latter groups of metalloproteinases, as exemplified with ADAMTS-4 (aggrecanase 1), requires additional structural elements in TIMP-3 that have not yet been identified. Knowledge of the structural basis of the inhibitory action of TIMPs will facilitate the design of selective TIMP variants for investigating the biological roles of specific MMPs and for developing therapeutic interventions for MMP-associated diseases.

scholarly journals Compressive behaviours of octet-truss lattices

2020 ◽  
Vol 234 (16) ◽  
pp. 3257-3269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yifan Li ◽  
Huaiyuan Gu ◽  
Martyn Pavier ◽  
Harry Coules
Keyword(s):  
Failure Modes ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Compressive Load ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Detailed Comparison ◽  
Compressive Response ◽  
Beam Elements ◽  
Structural Applications ◽  
Octet Truss

Octet-truss lattice structures can be used for lightweight structural applications due to their high strength-to-density ratio. In this research, octet-truss lattice specimens were fabricated by stereolithography additive manufacturing with a photopolymer resin. The mechanical properties of this structure have been examined in three orthogonal orientations under the compressive load. Detailed comparison and description were carried out on deformation mechanisms and failure modes in different lattice orientations. Finite element models using both beam elements and three-dimensional solid elements were used to simulate the compressive response of this structure. Both the load reaction and collapse modes obtained in simulations were compared with test results. Our results indicate that three-dimensional continuum element models are required to accurately capture the behaviour of real trusses, taking into account the effects of finite-sized beams and joints.

scholarly journals The Hydromechanical Interplay in the Simplified Three-Dimensional Limit Equilibrium Analyses of Unsaturated Slope Stability

Geosciences ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Panagiotis Sitarenios ◽  
Francesca Casini
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Solution ◽  
Slope Stability ◽  
Slope Failure ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Pore Water Pressure ◽  
Limit Equilibrium ◽  
Water Pressure ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Stability Limit ◽  
Smooth Transition

This paper presents a three-dimensional slope stability limit equilibrium solution for translational planar failure modes. The proposed solution uses Bishop’s average skeleton stress combined with the Mohr–Coulomb failure criterion to describe soil strength evolution under unsaturated conditions while its formulation ensures a natural and smooth transition from the unsaturated to the saturated regime and vice versa. The proposed analytical solution is evaluated by comparing its predictions with the results of the Ruedlingen slope failure experiment. The comparison suggests that, despite its relative simplicity, the analytical solution can capture the experimentally observed behaviour well and highlights the importance of considering lateral resistance together with a realistic interplay between mechanical parameters (cohesion) and hydraulic (pore water pressure) conditions.

A test of airborne, side-looking synthetic-aperture radar in central Newfoundland for geological reconnaissance

1991 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. F. Graham ◽  
D. R. Grant
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Synthetic Aperture Radar ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Synthetic Aperture ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Terrain Classification ◽  
Regional Trends ◽  
Valuable Complement ◽  
Wide Swath ◽  
Aperture Radar

Side-looking, C-band synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) penetrates cloud and fog, and operates day or night, to produce pseudo-three-dimensional terrain images with enhanced topography and surface roughness. The images, which have a 20 m resolution and cover large areas, have been used to map the regional trends, patterns of lineaments, and terrain types over a 6200 km2 area of complex lithology, structure, and drift cover. Four lineament classes are differentiated. Glacial trends are clear, and bedrock structures (faults, fractures, joints, foliation, and folded bedding) with relief expression at the surface show through the drift as lineaments. They accurately reproduce most known features when compared with bedrock and Quatenary geology maps. Hitherto unrecognized structural elements are revealed. Tones and textures reflect minute surface roughness variations useful in terrain classification. SAR wide-swath-mode imagery is thus a valuable complement to aerial photography, and is superior in revealing hummocky moraine, ribbed moraine, boulder fields and stony till. Wider use of this imagery is encouraged.

scholarly journals Composite hollow truss with multiple vierendeel panels

2013 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-438
Author(s):  
Augusto Ottoni Bueno da Silva ◽  
Newton de Oliveira Pinto Júnior ◽  
João Alberto Venegas Requena
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Analytical Calculation ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Shear Forces ◽  
Vertical Displacements ◽  
New System ◽  
The Ideal

The aim of this study was to evaluate through analytical calculation, two-dimensional elastic modeling, and three-dimensional plastic modeling, the bearing capacity and failure modes of composite hollow trusses bi-supported with a 15 meter span, varying the number of central Vierendeel panels. The study found the proportion span/3 - span/3 - span/3, as the ideal relationship for the truss - Vierendeel - truss lengths, because by increasing the proportion of the length occupied by the central Vierendeel panels, the new system loses stiffness and no longer supports the load stipulated in the project. Furthermore, they can start presenting excessive vertical displacements and insufficient resistance to external shear forces acting on the panels.

Creep Simulation of the Hydroprocessing Reactor Using a Physically-Based CDM Model

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Zhou ◽  
Chen Xuedong ◽  
Fan Zhichao ◽  
Jie Dong
Keyword(s):  
Damage Mechanics ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Fe Modelling ◽  
Creep Failure ◽  
Good Tool ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Physically Based

Creep failure is one of the most important failure modes in the design of hydroprocessing reactors at elevated temperatures, and the accurate prediction of the creep behavior in structural discontinuities is a critical issue for component design. A physically-based continnum damage mechanics (CDM) model was adopted to describe all three creep stages of 2.25Cr-1Mo-0.25V ferritic steel widely used in manufacturing modern hydroprocessing reactors. The material constants in the damage constitutive equations were identified using an efficient optimization scheme based on genetic algorithm (GA). The user-defined subroutine implementing the CDM model was developed using user programmable features (UPFs) in ANSYS. Three-dimensional finite element analysis of the hydroprocessing reactor was conducted to determine the critical regions, and the studies on the stress redistribution and the prediction of damage evolution in these regions during creep were carried out. The results show that FE modelling based on CDM theory can provide a good tool for creep design of complex engineering components.

scholarly journals Condensation method in practical modal analysis of hull vibration with application of 3D FE model

2019 ◽  
pp. 162-169
Author(s):  
Valeriy Sutyrin
Keyword(s):  
Modal Analysis ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Natural Vibrations ◽  
Condensation Method ◽  
Dimensional Finite Element ◽  
Three Dimensional Finite Element ◽  
Analytical Approaches

This paper gives modal analysis results for mid-body of a refrigerator carrier ship by means of combined three-dimensional finite-element model with 1.5 million DOF. The study estimates the error of modal analysis for the ship structure if its boundary conditions are specified in advance, i.e. approximately, as well as analyses the gain in time offered by structuring the analytical model as per reduction (condensation) method. Analytical approaches thus transformed can be successfully applied in filtering lower frequencies and modes of natural vibrations for structural elements and joints of hull in the direct vicinity of exciting force application points.

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