查看更多>>摘要：Tough elastomers and gels have garnered broad research interest due to their wide-ranging potential applications.However,during the loading and unloading cycles,a clear stress softening behavior can be observed in many material systems,which is also named as the Mullins effect.In this work,we aim to provide a complete review of the Mullins effect in soft yet tough materials,specifically focusing on nanocomposite gels,double-network hydrogels,and multi-network elastomers.We first revisit the experimental observations for these soft materials.We then discuss the recent developments of constitutive models,emphasizing novel developments in the damage mechanisms or network representations.Some phenomenological models will also be briefly introduced.Particular attention is then placed on the anisotropic and multiaxial modeling aspects.It is demonstrated that most of the existing models fail to accurately predict the multiaxial data,posing a significant challenge for developing future anisotropic models tailored for tough gels and elastomers.
查看更多>>摘要：Micromechanics investigations of composites with fiber-shaped reinforcement are extensively applied in the engineering design and theoretical analysis of thermal composites in the aerospace engineering and high-tech industry.In this paper,a critical review of various classical micromechanics approaches is provided based on the classification framework and the development of micromechanics tools.Several numerical micromechanics tools have been developed to overcome limitations through exactly/approximately solving the internal governing equations of microstructures.The connections and limitations of those models are also investigated and discussed,based on which three recently developed numerical or semi-analytical models are explained,including finite-element micromechanics,finite-volume direct averaging micromechanics,and locally exact homogenization theory,as well as machine learning tools.Since it is almost inevitable to mention the interfacial effects on thermal behavior of fibrous composites,we review the new mathematical relations that interrupt the original continuity conditions due to the existence of interphase/interface within unit cells.Generally speaking,the interphase/interface is demonstrated to play a significant role in influencing the effective coefficients and localized thermal fields.The present work also briefly reviews the application of micromechanics tools in emerging engineered woven composites,natural fibrous composites,and ablative thermal protection composites.It is demonstrated that sophisticated micromechanics tools are always demanded for investigating the effective and localized responses of thermal fibrous composites.
查看更多>>摘要：Regulating the surface instability of thin film/substrate structures has been successfully applied to prepare new ductile electronic devices.However,such electronic devices need to be subjected to external loads during operation,which can easily induce delamination of the thin-film electronic device from the substrate.This study aims to investigate the instability characteristics of hard films on flexible substrate surfaces from theoretical analysis and numerical simulation perspectives.Considering finite-thickness substrates,this paper establishes theoretical models for pure bending,bent wrinkle,partial delamination,and total delamination buckling of film/substrate structures based on the nonlinear Euler-Bernoulli beam theory and the principle of minimum energy;then the effects of material and geometric parameters of the structure,interfacial adhesion strength,and pre-strain on the evolutionary path of the four patterns are discussed.The study results show that:the greater Young's modulus of the substrate is,the larger the parameter region where partial delamination of the film/substrate structure occurs,and the smaller the parameter region where bent wrinkle occurs.By varying Young's modulus,thickness of the film and substrate,interfacial adhesion coefficient,and pre-strain,the buckling pattern of the structure can be predicted and regulated.The parametric design intervals for each pattern are summarized in the phase diagram.The results of this paper provide theoretical support for the design and reliability evaluation of flexible electronic devices.
查看更多>>摘要：In recent years,the issue of aircraft icing has gained widespread recognition.The breaking and detachment of dynamic ice can pose a threat to flight safety.However,the shedding and fracture mechanisms of dynamic ice are unclear and cannot meet the engineering needs of ice-shedding hazard assessment.Therefore,studying the fracture toughness of ice bodies has extremely important practical significance.To address this issue,this article uses a centrally cracked Brazilian disk(CCBD)specimen to measure the pure mode Ⅰ toughness and pure mode Ⅱ fracture toughness of freshwater ice at different loading rates.The mixed-mode(Ⅰ-Ⅱ)fracture characteristics of ice are discussed,and the experimental results are compared and analyzed with the theoretical values of the generalized maximum tangential stress(GMTS)criterion considering the influence of T-stress.The results indicated that as the loading rate increases,the pure mode Ⅰ toughness and pure mode Ⅱ fracture toughness of freshwater ice decrease,and the fracture toughness of freshwater ice is more sensitive to the loading rate.In terms of fracture criteria,the theoretical value of the ratio of pure mode Ⅱ fracture toughness to pure mode Ⅰ fracture toughness based on the GMTS criterion is in good agreement with the experimental value,while the theoretical value based on the maximum tangential stress(MTS)criterion deviates significantly from the experimental value,indicating that the GMTS criterion considering the influence of T-stress can better predict the experimental results.
查看更多>>摘要：The elastic adhesive contact of self-affine fractal rough surfaces against a rigid flat is simulated using the finite element method.An array of nonlinear springs,of which the force-separation law obeys the Lennard-Jones potential,is introduced to account for the interfacial adhesion.For fractal rough surfaces,the interfacial interaction is generally attractive for large mean gaps,but turns repulsive as the gap continuously shrinks.The interfacial interactions at the turning point corresponding to the spontaneous contact are shown for various surfaces.For relatively smooth surfaces,the probability density distributions of repulsion and attraction are nearly symmetric.However,for rougher surfaces,the simulation results suggest a uniform distribution for attraction but a monotonously decreasing distribution with a long tail for repulsion.The pull-off force rises with increasing ratio of the work of adhesion to the equilibrium distance,whereas decreases for solids with a higher elastic modulus and a larger surface roughness.The current study will be helpful for understanding the adhesion of various types of rough solids.
查看更多>>摘要：The mismatch in thermal expansion coefficients between the fiber-rich and resin-rich regions of a shape memory polymer composite(SMPC)laminate,along with the residual strain during SMPC fabrication,results in buckling deformation of the inhomogeneous laminate.This paper presents a macroscopic model for buckling of an inhomogeneous SMPC laminate under initial biaxial prestrains.Both linear and nonlinear buckling analyses are carried out using the energy method.The influences of prestrain biaxiality,temperature,and ply angle on the buckling wavelength,critical buckling prestrain,and buckling amplitude are calculated.The results demonstrate that the critical buckling wavelength of the SMPC laminate is independent of the prestrain,while the amplitude is almost independent of temperature.In addition,the optimal fiber stacking configuration with the maximum critical buckling prestrains of inhomogeneous SMPC laminates is determined by a genetic algorithm.
查看更多>>摘要：The solution to heat transfer problems in two-dimensional heterogeneous media is attended based on the scaled boundary finite element method(SBFEM)coupled with equilibrated basis functions(EqBFs).The SBFEM reduces the model order by scaling the boundary solution onto the inner element.To this end,tri-lateral elements are emanated from a scaling center,followed by the development of a semi-analytical solution along the radial direction and a finite element solution along the circumferential/boundary direction.The discretization is thus limited to the boundaries of the model,and the semi-analytical radial solution is found through the solution of an eigenvalue problem,which restricts the methods'applicability to heterogeneous media.In this research,we first extracted the SBFEM formulation considering the heterogeneity of the media.Then,we replaced the semi-analytical radial solution with the EqBFs and removed the eigenvalue solution step from the SBFEM.The varying coefficients of the partial differential equation(PDE)resulting from the heterogeneity of the media are replaced by a finite series in the radial and circumferential directions of the element.A weighted residual approach is applied to the radial equation.The equilibrated radial solution series is used in the new formulation of the SBFEM.
查看更多>>摘要：In the tapping-mode atomic force microscope(TM-AFM),the probe tip continuously taps the sample surface,which may cause plastic deformation of the sample and result in energy dissipation.The energy dissipation of the probe is closely related to the scanned phase image.To quantify the energy dissipation due to plastic indentations of the sample,this study utilized a combination of molecular dynamics(MD)simulations and experiments on single-crystal copper samples,including multiple nano-indentation tests.The energy dissipation of the probe due to the plastic deformation of the sample was calculated by integrating the hysteresis curve of the indentation depth versus the force applied to the indenter.The simulation results are in good agreement with the experimental ones.Both sets of results have demonstrated that the plastic energy dissipation decreases as the number of indentations increases,and eventually the energy of the probe tends to stabilize.This equilibrium energy dissipation is associated with other dissipation mechanisms.Furthermore,it was observed that,after hundreds of taps,the dissipated energy of plastic deformation could be ignored,implying that the scanned image may not reflect the plasticity information of the sample after multiple taps of the probe on the sample surface for scanning.
查看更多>>摘要：Simulations of contact problems involving at least one plastic solid may be costly due to their strong nonlinearity and requirements of stability.In this work,we develop an explicit asynchronous variational integrator(AVI)for inelastic non-frictional contact problems involving a plastic solid.The AVI assigns each element in the mesh an independent time step and updates the solution at the elements and nodes asynchronously.This asynchrony makes the AVI highly efficient in solving such bi-material problems.Taking advantage of the AVI,the constitutive update is locally performed in one element at a time,and contact constraints are also enforced on only one element.The time step of the contact element is subdivided into multiple segments,and the fields are updated accordingly.During a contact event,only one element involving a few degrees of freedom is considered,leading to high efficiency.The proposed formulation is first verified with a pure elastodynamics benchmark and further applied to a contact problem involving an elastoplastic solid with non-associative volumetric hardening.The numerical results indicate that the AVI exhibits excellent energy behaviors and has high computational efficiency.
查看更多>>摘要：With the increasingly widespread application of rubber in many fields,there is a growing demand for quantitative characteri-zation of temperature-dependent mechanical properties in high-temperature service environments.The critical tearing energy is an important criterion for determining whether rubber materials will experience tearing instability,while tear strength is a key parameter for rubber materials to resist tearing.It is necessary to quantitatively characterize their evolution with temperature.Current theoretical research mainly relies on fitting a large amount of experimental data,which is not conve-nient for engineering applications.Therefore,in this work,a temperature-dependent critical tearing energy model is firstly developed based on the force-heat equivalence energy density principle.This model considers the equivalent relationship between the critical tearing energy required for crack instability propagation and the thermal energy stored in the rubber material.It is demonstrated that our model has higher prediction accuracy when compared to other models.Furthermore,combining with the Griffith fracture theory,temperature-dependent tear strength models applicable to three different crack modes are separately established.These models are validated using experimental data for Mode I opening cracks and Mode Ⅲtearing cracks,and good consistency is achieved.Additionally,a quantitative analysis of the influence of elastic modulus on tear strength at different temperatures is conducted.This work provides a reliable way for predicting temperature-dependent tearing instability behavior and offers beneficial suggestions for improving the tear strength of rubber materials at different temperatures.
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