Quasi-static tensile deformation and fracture behavior of a highly particle-filled composite using digital image correlation method

Polymer bonded explosives (PBXs) are highly particle-filled composite materials. This paper experimentally studies the tensile deformation and fracture behavior of a PBX simulation by using the semi-circular bending (SCB) test. The deformation and fracture process of a pre-notched SCB sample with a random speckle pattern is recorded by a charge coupled device camera. The displacement and strain fields on the observed surface during the loading process are obtained by using the digital image correlation method. The crack opening displacement is calculated from the displacement fields, the initiation and propagation of the crack are analyzed. In addition, the damage evolution and fracture mechanisms of the SCB sample are analyzed according to the strain fields and the correlation coefficient fields at different loading steps.     

Application of three-dimensional digital image correlation to the core-drilling method

We present a non-destructive technique for the determination ofin situ stresses in concrete structures, reterred to as the core-drilling method. The method is similar to the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) hole-drilling strain gage method, except that the core-drilling method is formulated in the current work are performed with traditional photogrammetry, and the more novel (and more accurate) three-dimensional digital image correlation. In this paper we review the background elasticity theory and we discuss the results of verification experiments on steel plates. Calculated normal stresses are within 17% of applied values for photogrammetry, and 7% for three-dimensional digital image correlation.     

Measurement of deformations on concrete subjected to compression using image correlation

Because the nature of failure in concrete is complicated due to the material heterogeneity, a robust measuring method is essential to obtain reliable deformation data. A nondestructive displacement evaluation system using a digital image cross-correlation scheme, often called computer vision, is developed to make microscopic examinations of the fracture processes in concrete. This is a full-field measuring method that gives an accuracy within the micron range for a 100 mm × 75 mm viewing area. A feedback signal that combines the lateral and axial deformations provides a well-balanced imaging rate both before and after the peak load. Displacement vector diagrams or displacement contour maps of concrete reveal highly nonuniform deformations even in the elastic range. The processes of fracture in concrete are well defined at different deformation levels.     

Evaluating the mechanical behavior of arterial tissue using digital image correlation

In this study, digital image correlation (DIC) was adopted to examine the mechanical behavior of arterial tissue from bovine aorta. Rectangular sections comprised of the intimal and medial layers were excised from the descending aorta and loaded in displacement control uniaxial tension up to 40 percent elongation. Specimens of silicon rubber sheet were also prepared and served as a benchmark material in the application of DIC for the evaluation of large strains; the elastomer was loaded to 50 percent elongation. The arterial specimens exhibited a non-linear hyperelastic stress-strain response and the stiffness increased with percent elongation. Using a bilinear model to describe the uniaxial behavior, the average minor and major elastic modulii were 192±8 KPa and 912±40 KPa, respectively. Poisson's ratio of the arterial sections increased with the magnitude of axial strain; the average Poisson's ratio was 0.17±0.02. Although the correlation coefficient obtained from image correlation decreased with the percent elongation, a correlation coefficient greater than 0.8 was achieved for the tissue experiments and exceeded that obtained in the evaluation of the elastomer. Based on results from this study, DIC may serve as a valuable method for the determination of mechanical properties of arteries and other soft tissues.     

Experimental investigation of interface curing stresses between PMMA and composite using digital speckle correlation method

This paper studies the interface curing stresses between polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and composite by means of digital speckle correlation method (DSCM). A new method by combining DSCM with the marker points is developed to measure the interface curing stresses, and the measurement principle is introduced. The interface curing stresses between PMMA and composite with different curing bonding conditions are measured and analyzed, this indicates that the residual stress for furnace heating and furnace cooling is the smallest. Finally, the measurement error is discussed by means of finite element method, the influences of glass microsphere between adhesive and PMMA can be ignored.     

Analysis of strain localization during tensile tests by digital image correlation

This paper presents an imaging technique developed to study the strain localization phenomena that occur during the tension of thin, flat steel samples. The data are processed using digital speckle image correlation to derive the two in-plane components of the displacement vectors. The authors observe that the calculation of the intercorrelation function reveals a systematic error and propose a numerical method to limit its influence. Plastic incompressibility and thin-sheet assumptions are used to derive the third displacement component and, hence, the various strain and strain rate components. Numerous checks are presented at each step in processing the data to determine the final accuracy of the strain measurements. It is estimated that this accuracy is quite sufficient to track the inception and the development of localization. Examples of possible application are presented for mild steels whose strain localization mechanisms appear to be precocious and gradual.     

基于超高速相机的数字图像相关性全场应变分析在SHTB实验中的应用

基于超高速相机和数字图像相关性全场应变分析方法对传统的分离式Hopkinson拉杆(SHTB)实验系统进行改进,获得尼龙和铝合金材料的动态拉伸应力应变曲线,验证了数字图像相关性全场应变分析在SHTB实验中的有效性。实验结果显示:该方法测量的平均应变与应变片测量结果一致性很好, 而传统的SHTB实验原理计算的应变结果则明显偏大,需要对试件原始标距进行修正后才能获得有效的试件应变,并且在试件的材料和几何尺寸不变的条件下标距修正不依赖于应变率。基于数字图像相关性全场应变测量,讨论了应变均匀性问题:脆性的尼龙试件在标距范围内应变均匀性良好,而韧性的铝合金试件表现出比较严重的应变不均匀性,归因于颈缩变形的影响。     

Deformation measurements by digital image correlation: Implementation of a second-order displacement gradient

This paper outlines the procedure for refining the digital image correlation (DIC) method by implementing a second-order approximation of the displacement gradients. The second-order approximation allows the DIC method to directly measure both the first- and second-order displacement gradients resulting from nonlinear deformation. Thirteen unknown parameters, consisting of the components of displacement, the first- and second-order displacement gradients and the gray-scale value offset, are determined through optimization of a correlation coefficient. The previous DIC method assumes that the local deformation in a subset of pixels is represented by a first-order Taylor series approximation for the displacement gradient terms, so actual deformations consisting of higher order displacement gradients tend to distort the infinitesimal strain measurements. By refining the method to measure both the first- and second-order displacement gradients, more accurate strain measurements can be achieved in large-deformation situations where second-order deformations are also present. In most cases, the new refinements allow the DIC method to maintain an accuracy of ±0.0002 for the first-order displacement gradients and to reach ±0.0002 per pixel for the second-order displacement gradients.     

Identification of adhesive properties in GLARE assemblies using digital image correlation

An experimental-numerical methodology is introduced to identify the parameters of a cohesive law of an adhesive layer within a joined assembly on the basis of kinematic data provided by digital image correlation. Non-conventional experiments on joined samples were designed to generate within the assembly and the adhesive film complex strain and stress states close to those expected in-service and up to complete debonding. The modeling is developed with reference to the observed sub-domain in which the experimental boundary conditions are prescribed. The nonlinear behavior of the adhesive layer is described as a finite-thickness interface endowed with a mixed-mode cohesive law whose parameters are identified so as to match at best the measured displacement field.     

Electromechanical deformation and fracture of piezoelectric/ferroelectric materials

This review presents the progress and current status of the investigation on electromechamical deformation and fracture of piezoelectric/ferroelectric materials. An attempt is made to summarize a few fundamental aspects, which include electromechanical constitutive relations, piezoelectric micromechanics and electric fracture and fatigue, instead of describing all technological backgrounds, basic physics, experimental findings, and theoretical developments. A number of open questions and future prospective are presented. It is hoped that this review will encourage people to joint the exploration of this important and interesting field. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (100025209)     

有限宽板孔边弹塑性变形测试

测量应变集中区域的弹塑性变形，对于研究材料损伤或微裂纹的产生，以预防宏观裂纹的产生及扩展具有重要的意义。为给航空发动机轮盘的损伤容限设计研究提供相关材料的力学实验参数，做了两个有限宽中心带孔试件的拉伸试验。试验中，采用单调逐级加、卸栽的循环加栽方式，并应用自动网格法和数字图像相关技术测量了孔用的全场位移分布。再应用最小二乘法将离散的位移分量拟合成二元多项式函数，求解出拉伸方向的应变分布，并给出孔边应力σ与孔边应变εy的关系曲线。     

Full-field strain measurements of the inside of an agricultural tyre using digital image correlation

This paper investigates strain measured on the inside of an agricultural tyre with large tread-blocks during a series of static tests using a novel measuring system. The full field strain measurements may be used in the development of a tyre which is capable of estimating tyre forces from strain measurements. The strain measurement system makes use of a calibrated stereo camera system on a mechanical stabilizing system that keeps the cameras pointed at the inside surface of the tyre in contact with the road while the wheel rotates. A static tyre test rig is used to displace the road surface relative to the tyre in the vertical and longitudinal direction. The large tread-blocks caused strain concentrations on the inner surface as the tyre deforms to comply with the road surface. Vertical and longitudinal tests each produce unique strain patterns in the contact patch region. Relationships between the applied forces and strain measurements were developed and showed that these relationships are near linear with R² values above 0.97. The strain measurements also show that the location where strain gauges, for single point strain measurements, are placed inside the tyre is very important on large lugged tyres.     

孔边循环应变与疲劳循环次数相关性实验研究

材料的应变疲劳寿命与裂端的塑性应变有关。研究孔边循环应变与疲劳循环次数的相关性,对于研究材料损伤及微裂纹的产生,预防宏观裂纹的产生及扩展具有十分重要的意义。所以本文对有限宽板中心带孔试件进行了拉伸疲劳试验,用以研究这种相关性。在疲劳试验前首先进行逐级的加、卸载缓慢循环实验,同时利用数字图像相关技术测量孔周的位移场,进而求出孔边应变。在疲劳试验过程中,每当疲劳循环1500次就停机,进行同样的缓慢循环实验,并测量出孔周的位移场及孔边应变。实验研究中获得了一些很重要的结果。     

Computer simulated analyses on deformation and fracture of non-cracked and cracked specimens

A unified damage and fracture model, the combinatory work density model, which is suitable for either non-cracked body or cracked body has been suggested^[t−7]. In the present paper, the deformation and fracture of the two kinds of tensile spceimen and TPB specimen made of 40Cr steel have been simulated by using the new model together with the large elastic-plastic deformation finite element method. The results give a good picture of the whole deformation and fracture processes of the specimens in experiments; especially, the results on the TPB specimen can be used to obtain the relationship between load and displacement at the loading pointP-Δ, and between crack extension and displacement at the loading point Δa-Δ, the resistance curveJ _R -Δa and the fracture toughnessJ _1C . All the results are in remarkable agreement with those obtained by experiments. Therefore the model suggested here can be used to simulate crack initiation and propagation in non-cracked body and fracture initiation and crack stable propagation in cracked body. The project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China     

含孔复合材料层合板静拉伸损伤演化的实验和表征方法

为了深入探究复合材料层合板结构的损伤机理和损伤演化,应用声发射技术和图像相关技术同步实时监测含孔碳纤维复合材料层合板试样在静拉伸过程中的损伤演化。实验结果表明,试样表面应变场呈现局部化特征。对应变集中带在加载方向的应变值进行了统计分析,获得了应变场的特征统计量(标准差)随加载的演化模型。层合板损伤时产生声发射信号的峰值频率大小能够有效区分复合材料的损伤模式,由此,建立了基于损伤模式累积声发射数的损伤演化模型。通过对应变场演化模型和声发射损伤演化模型的分析,可以将复合材料的损伤演化分为损伤初始阶段、损伤平稳扩展期、损伤严重阶段三个部分。统计分析结果表明:在损伤严重阶段,基于声发射事件数的各种损伤的损伤变量和局部应变场标准差快速增长,因此局部应变场统计标准差可以作为后期局部损伤严重程度的识别指标。     

高温下C/SiC复合材料弯曲断裂性能实时测试和微观结构表征分析

采用先驱体浸渍裂解法制备三维编织的C/SiC复合材料,利用自主研发的高温散斑制作技术和改进的三维变形光学测试系统,基于数字图像相关技术测试原理,在高温小尺度下实时表征分析C/SiC复合材料的力学性能。运用X射线衍射和扫描电子显微镜测试分析了材料高温氧化情况、显微组织结构及裂纹扩展情况。研究表明:温度对C/SiC复合材料的性能有很大的影响。随着温度的升高,材料由脆性断裂逐渐转变为韧性断裂;材料的断裂韧性由7.98±0.12MPa·m~(1/2)减小到2.76±0.11MPa·m~(1/2),断裂强度从251.40±2.71MPa减小到86.94±1.82MPa。本文为掌握C/SiC复合材料的高温失效机理提供了一种有效的实验测试技术和方法。     

大岗山高拱坝强地震作用下损伤破坏分析

采用连续损伤力学中能量等效原理和有效应力概念,将混凝土强度降低、刚度劣化即损伤作为不可逆内变量张量,并考虑应变率效应和多轴应力状态,建立率相关弹塑性损伤模型.应力本构积分采用返回映射法,给出了有限元程序主要功能流程.对强地震作用下大岗山高拱坝损伤和破坏情况进行数值模拟,评价其强震后的安全性.结果显示,大坝在强震后总体损伤不大,结构安全性较好,但应注意抗震薄弱部位;同时大坝不同部位率响应明显不同,对混凝土力学性能影响不容忽视.     

砂岩方梁断裂过程区范围的实验确定方法

裂纹前端的断裂过程区是引起岩石非线性断裂及尺寸效应的主要原因。利用数字图像相关技术对砂岩开展了三点弯曲梁实验,获得观测区域高精度的全场位移和应变数据,根据断裂韧带区域水平位移和水平应变的分布特征,结合裂尖岩石颗粒变化的微观分析,提出采用裂纹尖端水平位移波动性和水平应变突变性所得到的波动系数和水平应变突变值,确定断裂过程区形状和临界尺寸的方法。结果表明:砂岩断裂过程区的形状为不规则的狭长带状区域,断裂过程区的临界长度为11~13mm,临界宽度为1.58~2.36mm。断裂过程区区域内形变在趋向裂尖时呈指数增加,但其单位区域内的形变增量呈波动状态。该方法能够更加准确判断岩石断裂过程区的范围,有助于分析岩石的非线性断裂特性。     

On the use of digital image correlation for slip measurement during coupon scale fretting fatigue experiments

Digital image correlation (DIC) is a full field three dimensional measurement technique that can quantify displacements and strains of a surface. In this paper, digital image correlation is used as a slip measurement technique during coupon scale fretting fatigue experiments. Slip measured with the novel DIC technique is compared to conventional slip measurement techniques as clip gauges and modified clip gauge measurements proposed by Wittkowsky et al. Slip measurements with the DIC system show lower slip values and higher tangential contact stiffness’s compared to (modified) clip gauge measurements. Slip measured with DIC is obtained closer to the contact compared to clip gauges, eliminating the influence of elastic deformations or fitting parameters. During the fretting fatigue experiments are two equal contacts simultaneously tested. However, the slip of both contacts is not identical with outliers of more than 10% difference in slip amplitude.     

缝合复合材料层间开裂的试验和数值研究

缝合复合材料层合板中贯穿厚度方向的缝线,能有效增强层合板的抗分层能力。本文对一种碳纤/环氧缝合复合材料层板进行了短梁三点弯试验,测得了压头的载荷-位移曲线,并观察了层间裂纹的扩展,证实了缝线对层间裂纹的阻滞作用。建立了三维有限元模型模拟了上述试验,模型中相邻的铺层之间布置了一层初始无厚度的界面单元,界面单元的失效自然模拟层间开裂,而缝线简化为面积等效的梁单元,数值结果与试验观测吻合。