Impact Response of Elasto-Plastic Granular Chains Containing an Intruder Particle

2015 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raj Kumar Pal ◽  
Jeremy Morton ◽  
Erheng Wang ◽  
John Lambros ◽  
Philippe H. Geubelle

Wave propagation in homogeneous granular chains subjected to impact loads causing plastic deformations is substantially different from that in elastic chains. To design wave tailoring materials, it is essential to gain a fundamental understanding of the dynamics of heterogeneous granular chains under loads where the effects of plasticity are significant. In the first part of this work, contact laws for dissimilar elastic–perfectly plastic spherical granules are developed using finite element simulations. They are systematically normalized, with the normalizing variables determined from first principles, and a unified contact law for heterogeneous spheres is constructed and validated. In the second part, dynamic simulations are performed on granular chains placed in a split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) setup. An intruder particle having different material properties is placed in an otherwise homogeneous granular chain. The position and relative material property of the intruder is shown to have a significant effect on the energy and peak transmitted force down the chain. Finally, the key nondimensional material parameter that dictates the fraction of energy transmitted in a heterogeneous granular chain is identified.

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 555-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Moćko

Abstract The paper presents the results of the analysis of the striker shape impact on the shape of the mechanical elastic wave generated in the Hopkinson bar. The influence of the tensometer amplifier bandwidth on the stress-strain characteristics obtained in this method was analyzed too. For the purposes of analyzing under the computing environment ABAQUS / Explicit the test bench model was created, and then the analysis of the process of dynamic deformation of the specimen with specific mechanical parameters was carried out. Based on those tests, it was found that the geometry of the end of the striker has an effect on the form of the loading wave and the spectral width of the signal of that wave. Reduction of the striker end diameter reduces unwanted oscillations, however, adversely affects the time of strain rate stabilization. It was determined for the assumed test bench configuration that a tensometric measurement system with a bandwidth equal to 50 kHz is sufficient


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 2044
Author(s):  
Fang Hao ◽  
Yuxuan Du ◽  
Peixuan Li ◽  
Youchuan Mao ◽  
Deye Lin ◽  
...  

In the present work, the localized features of adiabatic shear bands (ASBs) of our recently designed damage tolerance α+β dual-phase Ti alloy are investigated by the integration of electron backscattering diffraction and experimental and theoretical Schmid factor analysis. At the strain rate of 1.8 × 104 s−1 induced by a split Hopkinson pressure bar, the shear stress reaches a maximum of 1951 MPa with the shear strain of 1.27. It is found that the α+β dual-phase colony structures mediate the extensive plastic deformations along α/β phase boundaries, contributing to the formations of ASBs, microvoids, and cracks, and resulting in stable and unstable softening behaviors. Moreover, the dynamic recrystallization yields the dispersion of a great amount of fine α grains along the shearing paths and in the ASBs, promoting the softening and shear localization. On the contrary, low-angle grain boundaries present good resistance to the formation of cracks and the thermal softening, while the non-basal slipping dramatically contributes to the strain hardening, supporting the promising approaches to fabricate the advanced damage tolerance dual-phase Ti alloy.


Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 545
Author(s):  
Xiao Yu ◽  
Li Chen ◽  
Qin fang ◽  
Wuzheng Chen

The stress wave attenuation and energy absorption in the coral sand were respectively investigated. A series of experiments were carried out by using a new methodology with an improved split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB). Four types of coral sand, i.e., particle sizes of 1.18–0.60 mm, 0.60–0.30 mm, 0.30–0.15 mm, and 0.15–0.075 mm, were carefully sieved and tested. Significant effects of coral sand on stress wave attenuation and energy absorption were observed. Correlation between stress wave attenuation and energy absorption of coral sand was validated. Conclusions on particle size effect of stress wave attenuation and energy absorption, which support each other, were drawn. There existed a common critical stress zone for coral sand with different particle sizes. When the stress below this zone, sand with small particle sizes attenuates stress wave better and absorb energy more; when the stress beyond this zone, sand with larger particle sizes behave better on stress wave attenuation and energy absorption.


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