scholarly journals A Strain Rate-Dependent Damage Evolution Model for Concrete Based on Experimental Results

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Bin Xu ◽  
Xiaoyan Lei ◽  
P. Wang ◽  
Hui Song
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Uniaxial Compression ◽  
Damage Evolution ◽  
Damage Model ◽  
Evolution Model ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Actual Damage

There are various definitions of damage variables from the existing damage models. The calculated damage value by the current methods still could not well correspond to the actual damage value. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a damage evolution model corresponding to the actual damage evolution. In this paper, a strain rate-sensitive isotropic damage model for plain concrete is proposed to describe its nonlinear behavior. Cyclic uniaxial compression tests were conducted on concrete samples at three strain rates of 10−3s−1, 10−4s−1, and 10−5s−1, respectively, and ultrasonic wave measurements were made at specified strain values during the loading progress. A damage variable was defined using the secant and initial moduli, and concrete damage evolution was then studied using the experimental results of the cyclic uniaxial compression tests conducted at the different strain rates. A viscoelastic stress-strain relationship, which considered the proposed damage evolution model, was presented according to the principles of irreversible thermodynamics. The model results agreed well with the experiment and indicated that the proposed damage evolution model can accurately characterize the development of macroscopic mechanical weakening of concrete. A damage-coupled viscoelastic constitutive relationship of concrete was recommended. It was concluded that the model could not only characterize the stress-strain response of materials under one-dimensional compressive load but also truly reflect the degradation law of the macromechanical properties of materials. The proposed damage model will advance the understanding of the failure process of concrete materials.

scholarly journals Constant Strain-Rate Tensile Testing of Natural Snow

1980 ◽  
Vol 26 (94) ◽  
pp. 519 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Singh ◽  
F.W. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Strain Gage ◽  
Constant Strain Rate ◽  
Strain Curve ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Strain Gages ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Snow Sample ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Natural Snow

Abstract In conducting tension and compression tests on snow samples, strains and strain-rates are usually determined from the displacements of the ends of the samples. In this work, a strain-gage which mounts directly onto the snow sample during testing, was developed and was found to give accurate and direct measurements of strain and strain-rates. A commercially available 0-28 pF variable capacitor was modified to perform the required strain measurements. It is a polished metallic plunger sliding inside a metal-coated glass tube. The plunger and tube were each soldered to the end of a spring-steel wire arm. To the other end of these arms were soldered to 10 mm square pads made of thin brass shim stock. The whole device weighs 2.5 g and the low coefficient of friction in the capacitor resulted in a very low actuation force. To mount the strain gage, the pads are wetted and frozen onto the snow sample. A high degree of sensitivity was achieved through the use of “phase-lock-loop” electronic circuitry. The capacitance change caused by the strain in the sample, changes the frequency of output signal from an oscillator and thus causes the change in output from the system. In the locked state, to which the system is constantly driven by a feed-back loop, the system output is almost ripple free. The strain gages were calibrated in the field in order to take into account the effects of very low field temperatures. The calibration curves were almost linear over the travel of 15 mm, the maximum limit. The sensitivity of the system is 4 mV per strain unit, but this could be increased by an order of magnitude by minor adjustments in the circuit. Constant strain-rate tensile tests were performed on natural snow at Berthoud Pass, Colorado, U.S.A., in the density range of 140-290 kg m-3. Four strain gages were mounted onto the samples to sense any non-uniform deformation which otherwise would have gone unnoticed or caused scatter in the data. The average indication of these gages was used to construct stress—strain curves for various types of snow at different strain-rates. The effect of strain-rate on the behavior of snow was studied. “Ratcheting” in the stress-strain curve in the region where the snow becomes plastic was observed first by Kinosita in his compression tests. A similar phenomenon was observed in these tension tests. It was found that directly measured strain is quite different from that which would be calculated from sample end movement. Strain softening was not observed in these tests up to total strains of 8%. The strain-rate effects found were comparable to the results of other investigators.

scholarly journals Constant Strain-Rate Tensile Testing of Natural Snow

1980 ◽  
Vol 26 (94) ◽  
pp. 519-519
Author(s):  
H. Singh ◽  
F.W. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Strain Gage ◽  
Constant Strain Rate ◽  
Strain Curve ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Strain Gages ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Snow Sample ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Natural Snow

AbstractIn conducting tension and compression tests on snow samples, strains and strain-rates are usually determined from the displacements of the ends of the samples. In this work, a strain-gage which mounts directly onto the snow sample during testing, was developed and was found to give accurate and direct measurements of strain and strain-rates.A commercially available 0-28 pF variable capacitor was modified to perform the required strain measurements. It is a polished metallic plunger sliding inside a metal-coated glass tube. The plunger and tube were each soldered to the end of a spring-steel wire arm. To the other end of these arms were soldered to 10 mm square pads made of thin brass shim stock. The whole device weighs 2.5 g and the low coefficient of friction in the capacitor resulted in a very low actuation force. To mount the strain gage, the pads are wetted and frozen onto the snow sample.A high degree of sensitivity was achieved through the use of “phase-lock-loop” electronic circuitry. The capacitance change caused by the strain in the sample, changes the frequency of output signal from an oscillator and thus causes the change in output from the system. In the locked state, to which the system is constantly driven by a feed-back loop, the system output is almost ripple free.The strain gages were calibrated in the field in order to take into account the effects of very low field temperatures. The calibration curves were almost linear over the travel of 15 mm, the maximum limit. The sensitivity of the system is 4 mV per strain unit, but this could be increased by an order of magnitude by minor adjustments in the circuit.Constant strain-rate tensile tests were performed on natural snow at Berthoud Pass, Colorado, U.S.A., in the density range of 140-290 kg m-3. Four strain gages were mounted onto the samples to sense any non-uniform deformation which otherwise would have gone unnoticed or caused scatter in the data. The average indication of these gages was used to construct stress—strain curves for various types of snow at different strain-rates. The effect of strain-rate on the behavior of snow was studied.“Ratcheting” in the stress-strain curve in the region where the snow becomes plastic was observed first by Kinosita in his compression tests. A similar phenomenon was observed in these tension tests. It was found that directly measured strain is quite different from that which would be calculated from sample end movement. Strain softening was not observed in these tests up to total strains of 8%. The strain-rate effects found were comparable to the results of other investigators.

scholarly journals Visualization of the damage evolution for Ti–3Al–2Mo–2Zr alloy during a uniaxial tensile process using a microvoids proliferation damage model

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 310-324
Author(s):  
Ying Tong ◽  
Jiang Zhao ◽  
Guo-zheng Quan
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Damage Evolution ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Tensile Deformation ◽  
Damage Model ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Gtn Damage Model

Abstract Understanding the damage evolution of alloys during a plastic deformation process is significant to the structural design of components and accident prevention. In order to visualize the damage evolution in the plastic deformation of Ti–3Al–2Mo–2Zr alloy, a series of uniaxial tensile experiments for this alloy were carried out under the strain rates of 0.1–10 s−1 at room temperature, and the stress–strain curves were achieved. On the other hand, the finite element (FE) models of these uniaxial tensile processes were established. A microvoids proliferation model, Gurson–Tvergaard–Needleman (GTN) damage model, was implanted into the uniaxial tensile models, and the simulated stress–strain curves corresponding to different GTN parameter combinations were obtained. Based on the simulated and experimental stress–strain curves, the GTN parameters of this alloy were solved by response surface methodology (RSM). The solved GTN parameters suggest that higher strain rate can enhance the proliferation and coalescence of microvoids. Furthermore, the uniaxial tensile tests over different strain rates were simulated using the solved GTN parameters. Then, the damage processes were visualized and evaluated. The result shows that the degradation speed of this alloy is slow at the initial stage of the tensile deformation and then accelerates once the voids volume fraction reaches a critical value.

scholarly journals Experimental Study on the Mechanical Behavior of EN08 Steel at Different Temperatures and Strain Rates

Metals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farid Abed ◽  
Akrum Abdul-Latif ◽  
Ayatollah Yehia
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
Dynamic Compression ◽  
Damage Model ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Dynamic Strain ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Sem Images

The objective of this paper is to investigate the mechanical response of EN08 steel at quasi-static and dynamic strain rates. Uniaxial tensile tests under quasi-static regime (from 0.0015 s−1 to 0.15 s−1) are conducted on EN08 steel at a range of temperatures between 298 K and 923 K. Dynamic compression tests are also performed by using a drop hammer and by considering different masses and heights to study the material response at strain rates up to 800 s−1. Through the stress-strain responses of EN08 steel, a strong dependency of the yield stress as well as the ultimate strength on the strain rate and temperature is recognized. Furthermore, the strain hardening is highly affected by the increase of temperature at all levels of strain rate. The microstructure of the steel is also examined at a fracture by using SEM images to quantify the density of microdefects and define the damage evolution by using an energy-based damage model.

Experimental study on stress-strain curves of seawater sea-sand concrete under uniaxial compression with different strain rates

2020 ◽  
pp. 136943322095876
Author(s):  
Kaijian Zhang ◽  
Jianzhuang Xiao ◽  
Qingtian Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Uniaxial Compression ◽  
Peak Stress ◽  
Ultimate Strain ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Peak Strain ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Sea Sand

In order to investigate the mechanical properties of seawater sea-sand concrete (SSC) under uniaxial compression, the SSC prisms with different mix proportions are designed and prepared, and the compressive strength and stress-strain curves under uniaxial compression are tested, in which five loading strain rates 10−5/s, 10−4/s, 10−3/s, 10−2/s, and 10−1/s are selected. The failure patterns of the SSC specimens under different strain rates are discussed, and the peak stress, peak strain (strain at the peak stress), elastic modulus, and ultimate strain are analyzed. The influence of the strain rate and the shell particle content on the stress-strain curves is intensively evaluated. It shows that the peak stress and elastic modulus increase with an increasing strain rate while the peak strain and ultimate strain have no obvious trend. Additionally, the shell particles seem to have contributions to the increase of the compressive strength of SSC base on the test results of cube and prism specimens, but further considerations about this phenomenon are necessary. Finally, the dynamic increase factor (DIF) of characteristic indices of SSC is put forward.

scholarly journals Mechanical Characteristics and Failure Mechanism of Siltstone with Different Joint Thickness

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Huigui Li ◽  
Zhengkai Yang ◽  
Huamin Li
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Failure Mechanism ◽  
Uniaxial Compression ◽  
Compression Strength ◽  
Damage Model ◽  
Strain Curve ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Uniaxial Compression Strength ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Joint Thickness

The mechanics of rock mass is significantly affected by joints, but many existing studies of jointed rocks make simplifications that do not consider the joint thickness. To further study the influence of joint thickness on rock mechanics (mechanical properties, failure mechanism, damage model, etc.), we fabricated jointed siltstone specimens with different joint thickness (5, 10, 15, and 20 mm) and the specimens were subjected to uniaxial compression tests. The effects of joint thickness on the uniaxial compression strength (UCS), the strain at UCS, the elastic modulus, and the stress-strain curves were thus analyzed. For the stress-strain curve, with rising joint thickness, the upper concave in the initial compression stage intensified, the slope of the stress-strain in the elastic stage decreased, and the sudden stress drop after peak strength became more obvious. Both the peak compression strength and the elastic modulus gradually decreased with rising joint thickness, but a positive correlation was found between the strain at UCS and the joint thickness.

Constitutive Modeling of Dynamic Recrystallization Behavior of GH80A Superalloy

2013 ◽  
Vol 455 ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
Hong Ke Wang ◽  
Li Wen Zhang ◽  
Sen Dong Gu ◽  
Qiu Hong Quan ◽  
Wen Fei Shen
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Recrystallization ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Strain Rate Range ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Avrami Equation ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Austenite Grain Size ◽  
Dynamic Recrystallization Behavior ◽  
Strain Model

The dynamic recrystallization (DRX) behavior of GH80A superalloy was investigated by isothermal compression tests on a Gleeble1500 thermomechanical simulator. True stress-strain curves and deformed specimens were obtained at the temperature range of 1273-1473K and the strain rate range of 0.01-5s-1. Experimental results show that the stress-strain curves at low strain rate display a typical DRX characteristic. By regression analysis of experimental results, Materials constant n, activation energy Q and Zener-Hollomon (Z) parameter were determined, and the critical strain model and austenite grain size model for dynamic recrystallization were established as a function of deformation temperature and strain rate. The dynamic recrystallization kinetic model for GH80A was established on the basis of the Avrami equation.

scholarly journals Investigation of Microcrack Propagation and Energy Evolution in Brittle Rocks Based on the Voronoi Model

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2108
Author(s):  
Guanlin Liu ◽  
Youliang Chen ◽  
Xi Du ◽  
Peng Xiao ◽  
Shaoming Liao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Uniaxial Compression ◽  
Damage Evolution ◽  
Rock Sample ◽  
Rock Fracture ◽  
Damage Threshold ◽  
Crack Development ◽  
Energy Evolution ◽  
Shear Cracks ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Microcrack Propagation

The cracking of rock mass under compression is the main factor causing structural failure. Therefore, it is very crucial to establish a rock damage evolution model to investigate the crack development process and reveal the failure and instability mechanism of rock under load. In this study, four different strength types of rock samples from hard to weak were selected, and the Voronoi method was used to perform and analyze uniaxial compression tests and the fracture process. The change characteristics of the number, angle, and length of cracks in the process of rock failure and instability were obtained. Three laws of crack development, damage evolution, and energy evolution were analyzed. The main conclusions are as follows. (1) The rock’s initial damage is mainly caused by tensile cracks, and the rapid growth of shear cracks after exceeding the damage threshold indicates that the rock is about to be a failure. The development of micro-cracks is mainly concentrated on the diagonal of the rock sample and gradually expands to the middle along the two ends of the diagonal. (2) The identification point of failure precursor information in Acoustic Emission (AE) can effectively provide a safety warning for the development of rock fracture. (3) The uniaxial compression damage constitutive equation of the rock sample with the crack length as the parameter is established, which can better reflect the damage evolution characteristics of the rock sample. (4) Tensile crack requires low energy consumption and energy dispersion is not concentrated. The damage is not apparent. Shear cracks are concentrated and consume a large amount of energy, resulting in strong damage and making it easy to form macro-cracks.

A Newly Developed Clamping Device for the Tension/Compression Test at Various Strain Rates

2014 ◽  
Vol 626 ◽  
pp. 353-358
Author(s):  
Geun Su Joo ◽  
Min Kuk Choi ◽  
Hoon Huh
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Sheet Metal ◽  
Metal Forming ◽  
Loading Condition ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Compression Behavior ◽  
Compression Loading ◽  
Hardening Behavior ◽  
Clamping Device

The tension/compression hardening behavior is important in sheet metal forming processes because of complicated loading paths. Experimental methods to measure the tension/ compression behavior have not considered the effect of the strain rate although the strain rate is related to the hardening behavior of sheet metal. The tension/compression tests need to be conducted considering the strain rate to acquire accurate hardening behavior.This paper deals with an experimental technique to measure the tension/compression behavior of sheet metal at various strain rates. A new clamping device was developed to prevent a sheet specimen from buckling under compression loading condition. Compared to previous clamping devices, the clamping device was devised to uniformly impose a clamping force and easily measure the strain from side of a specimen. Tension/compression tests have been conducted at various strain rates for SPCC and DP590 with displacement of 10%. Hardening curves under the tension or compression loading condition were obtained and analyzed with respect to the strain rate.

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