Use of Profilometry-Based Indentation Plastometry to Study the Effects of Pipe Wall Flattening on Tensile Stress–Strain Curves of Steels

Herein, the flattening and subsequent tensile testing (in the hoop direction) of steel pipes used for transmission of oil and gas are concerned. A particular focus is on the use of a novel indentation plastometry test (PIP), applied to the outer free surface of an as-received pipe. This allows a stress–strain curve to be obtained from a relatively small volume (a disk of diameter about 1 mm and thickness around 100–200 μm). Whole section and reduced section tensile testing, of as-received and flattened samples are carried out. Four different pipes are studied. While there are some variations between them, there is a general trend for near-surface regions of the pipe to be a little harder than the interior, and for flattened pipes to be a little harder than unflattened ones, although these are not dramatic or well-defined effects. PIP testing also confirms that these pipes exhibit little or no anisotropy. It is in general concluded that PIP-derived stress–strain curves for testing of the outside of a pipe are likely to be quite close to those obtained by tensile testing of the whole section in the hoop direction, after flattening.     

Anisotropy of yielding in a Zr-2.5Nb pressure tube material

The anisotropy of yielding, as measured by the ratio of yield stress in the axial and transverse directions of Zr-2.5Nb pressure tubes used in Canada Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) nuclear reactors, was determined experimentally by testing samples in uniaxial tension. The yield anisotropy was measured in uniaxial tension in samples obtained from the three directions of a Zr-2.5Nb plate and in shear, by testing in torsion “mini” pressure tubes from the same material. From these experiments, the temperature and strain-rate dependence of the yield stress and the dependence of the anisotropy of yielding on temperature were also determined. It is shown that the yield anisotropy of pressure tube material is constant for temperatures up to about 800 K and that the strain-rate sensitivity is also constant up to about 700 K and is equal to ∼0.02. In addition, the activation energy (Q) of this material was estimated by using the temperature dependence and rate sensitivity of the yield stress. It was found to be of the same order of magnitude as that determined earlier by other investigators. A polycrystalline, nonlinear self-consistent model that takes into account the crystallographic texture of the material was used to derive the values of the critical resolved shear stress (CRSS) which are consistent with prismatic, basal, and pyramidal glide and the values of the Hill’s plastic anisotropy coefficients which are consistent with the observed anisotropy of yielding. The model provided an estimate of the complete stress tensor, describing yielding of a Zr-2.5Nb pressure tube material.     

Behavior of Piled Raft Foundations Under Lateral and Vertical Loading

This article presents a new method of analysis of piled raft foundations in contact with the soil surface. The soil is divided into multiple horizontal layers depending on the accuracy of solution required and each layer may have different material properties. The raft is modeled as a thin plate and the piles as elastic beams. Finite layer theory is employed to analyze the layered soil while finite element theory is used to analyze the raft and piles. The piled raft can be subjected to both loads and moments in any direction. Comparisons show that the results from the present method agree closely with those from the finite element method. A parametric study for piled raft foundations subjected to either vertical or horizontal loading is also presented.     

Structural and material mechanical properties of human vertebral cancellous bone

The structural Young's modulus (i.e. that of the cancellous framework) was determined by non-destructive compressive mechanical testing in the three orthogonal axes of 48 vertebral bone cubes. In addition, the material Young's modulus (i.e. of the trabeculae themselves) was estimated using an ultrasonic technique. Apparent and true density were determined by direct physical measurements. Significant mechanical anisotropy was observed: mean structural Young's modulus varied from 165 MPa in the supero-inferior direction to 43 MPa in the lateral direction. Structural Young's modulus correlated with apparent density, with power-law regression models giving the best correlations (r2 = 0.52-0.88). Mechanical anisotropy increased as a function of decreasing apparent density (p < 0.001). Material Young's modulus was 10.0 +/- 1.3 GPa, and was negatively correlated with apparent density (p < 0.001). In multiple regression models, material Young's modulus was a significant independent predictor of structural Young's modulus only in the supero-inferior direction. The data suggest the presence of two effects in vertebral bone associated with decreasing apparent density and, by implication, bone loss in general: (a) increased mechanical anisotropy, such that there is relative conservation of stiffness in the axial direction compared with the transverse directions; and (b) increased stiffness of the trabeculae themselves.     

Determination of Flow Curve and Plastic Anisotropy of Medium-thick Metal Plate: Experiments and Inverse Analysis

Sheet bulk metal forming is widely used for medium-thick metal plate due to its convenience in the manufacture of accurately finished 3Dfunctional components.To obtain precise anisotropy and flow curve of metal plate is aprerequisite for correct simulation of sheet bulk metal forming processes.Inverse analysis of compression test was introduced here to evaluate the sensitivity of different flow curve models and geometric influence of compression test specimen.Besides,a methodology was proposed to compute plastic anisotropic coefficients of Hill quadratic yield criterion,which is based on the ratios of flow curves obtained by inverse analysis of compression tests using specimens cut in six directions on the medium-thick metal plate.The obtained flow curves and anisotropic coefficients were compared with those calculated from tensile tests.Flow curves based on inverse analysis of compression tests cover the curves of the tensile tests well,while the anisotropic coefficients are different,especially for the coefficient related to the RT45 direction.To estimate the effectiveness of the proposed method,the calculated material properties and those based on the traditional tensile tests were applied in a rim-hole process simulation.The simulation results based on the material properties from inverse analysis of compression tests accorded with the tested properties better.     

Determination of Shear-Wave Velocities and Shear Moduli of Completely Decomposed Tuff

Based on theoretical derivations and considerations, five series of laboratory tests were planned to investigate and differentiate the degrees of inherent and stress-induced anisotropy, to study the effect of void ratio changes on shear-wave velocities and shear moduli, and to determine the relationship between shear-wave velocity and stress state on a completely decomposed tuff (CDT). Shear-wave velocities in three orthogonal horizontal and vertical planes [vs(hh), vs(hv), and vs(vh)] were measured in both vertically and horizontally cut block and Mazier specimens. Under isotropic stress conditions (K = 1.0), the degrees of inherent anisotropy [vs(hh)2/vs(hv)2 = Ghh/Ghv] were 1.48 and 1.36 for the block and Mazier specimens, respectively. At the anisotropic stress state (K = 0.4), the degrees of anisotropy of the block and Mazier specimens were 1.26 and 1.15, respectively, 15% reduction from the measured inherent anisotropy due to stress-induced effects. The measured higher shear-wave velocity in the horizontal plane of the CDT was confirmed by testing both vertically and horizontally cut specimens and the measured results reflect a stronger layering structure in the horizontal bedding plane of the natural material, in which K0 less than 1.0 is commonly assumed in designs. Under both isotropic and anisotropic stress states, the shear-wave velocities [vs(hh), vs(hv), and vs(vh)] of the block specimens are on average about 27% higher than those of the Mazier specimens.     

Channel die tests on Al and Cu polycrystals: Study of the prestrain history effects on further large strain texture

Al and Cu polycrystals have been prestained in a channel die to a compressive strain of 0.04-0.08 (small prestrain) and 0.40-0.55 (large prestrain) and then secondarily strained in different orientations—still in the channel die—up to a second strain of 0.75 in compression. The polycrystal hardening anisotropy is measured at small and large strain and reported under a form similar to the latent hardening ratio curves for single crystals, say here the ratio of the initial (back extrapolated) yield stress for the secondary straining to the maximum stress at the end of the prestrain. Texture measurements have been performed at the end of the secondary straining for the copper samples and are reported under the form of {111}, {200} and {110} pole figures. The observed differences on the measured textures are discussed with regard to the prestrain orientation and amplitude with special attention to the associated polycrystal hardening anisotropy and its more probable causes, geometrical or microstructural. The main observations are: (1) for copper, there is a clear hardening anisotropy after small strains, which does not seem due to texture because of too mild associated rotations, but more reasonably to an intracrystalline “latent hardening” effect in polycrystals. This effect appears greater in Cu than in Al in agreement with theoretical expectations (from the stacking fault energy of the two materials) and experiments on single crystals confirming the above interpretation. This hardening anisotropy depends on the way the load path is changed and differs for the various secondary orientations; (2) a weak hardening anisotropy occurs after large strains where one can expect more effect of the associated texture, which here appears to act in the opposite direction of that due to the latent hardening; (3) the correlation between changes on deformation textures at large strain and path changes during the sample loading appears as follows: while a path change after a large prestrain has a strong effect on the texture pattern after a secondary strain of 0.75 both on intensity and location of the maxima, it has only a mild effect after a weak prestrain but still showing noticeable differences for some orientations on the intensity maxima, which are the orientations associated with the highest measured hardening values at the end of the prestrain.     

The effects of face inversion on the perception of long-range and local spatial relations in eye and mouth configuration.

A recent study hypothesized a configurational anisotropy in the face inversion effect, with vertical relations more difficult to process. However, another difference in the stimuli of that report was that the vertical but not horizontal shifts lacked local spatial references. Difficulty processing long-range spatial relations might also be predicted from a relevance-interaction explanation, which proposes that in inverted faces, spatial relations are processed efficiently only within high-relevance local regions. The authors performed 2 experiments to distinguish between these hypotheses. Experiment 1 showed that the inversion effect for vertical shifts of the eyes alone was more similar to that for horizontal eye shifts than for vertical shifts of the eyes and eyebrows. In Experiment 2, focused attention reduced the inversion effect for vertical mouth position more than that for vertical shifts of the eyes and brows. The authors concluded that face inversion impairs the perception of both local spatial relations in low-relevance regions and long-range spatial relations extending across multiple facial regions, consistent with a loss of efficient whole-face processing of the spatial relations between features. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

冷连轧双边浪机理分析及控制

针对唐钢冷连轧机轧制1 700热轧线供料板形良好而轧制1 580热轧线供料出现双边浪缺陷的问题,对比分析了两种热轧原料的板形和组织,发现1 580原料边部和中心组织不均匀性过大,在其他轧制条件相同且采用同一目标板形曲线的情况下,在轧制过程中带钢在宽度方向上产生的变形热不同,引起带钢沿横向不均匀的热延伸,进而导致双边浪缺陷;结合1 580线供料的特性,根据板形目标曲线系数的设定原理,制定了一系列目标板形曲线,消除了双边浪缺陷,很好地满足了镀锌工艺对板形的要求,显著提高了产品的板形质量。     

Some aspects of the variation of the strain anisotropy in titanium

Strain anisotropy in commercial purity titanium was studied between 77° and 973°K using the technique of Rittenhouse and Picklesimer. Both longitudinal and transverse tensile specimens were used that were machined from a plate with a strong alignment of the basal planes of the grains parallel to the rolling plane. The contractile strain along the transverse plate direction was always larger than that parallel to the rolling plane normal. The strain anisotropy was greatest at the highest temperature. With decreasing temperature it became smaller at an ever increasing rate. At 973°K the strain anisotropy was strain independent. At lower temperatures it decreased with increasing strain. It is believed that deformation twinning can account for most of the temperature and strain dependence of the strain anisotropy. Quantitative microstructure studies show good correspondence between changes in the volume fraction of twins and changes in the strain anisotropy. Transverse specimens exhibited a greater degree of strain anisotropy, and this is consistent with the original texture of the titanium plate used in this investigation.     

Experimental Evaluation of a Sacrificial Seismic Fuse Device for Masonry Infill Walls

Presented herein are the details and results of an experimental study conducted to evaluate the performance of a proposed infill wall fuse system. The purpose of this system, referred to as the seismic infill wall isolator subframe (SIWIS) system, is to prevent damage to columns or infill walls due to infill-frame interaction through a “sacrificial” component or a “structural fuse.” The SIWIS system conceptually consists of two vertical and one horizontal sandwiched light-gauge steel studs with SIWIS elements in the vertical members. The experimental study presented here involves the in-plane lateral load testing of a two-bay three-story steel frame in three forms of bare frame, infilled braced frame, and pinned frame equipped with the proposed SIWIS device. In addition, a brick wall in-plane strength test and a series of component tests on three different designs for fuse element were conducted. In the conducted tests, the suggested technique initially engages the infill walls in seismic resistance of the frame, but ultimately isolates them. It is concluded, thus, that the proposed fuse system has the potential for the development of an effective way to reduce earthquake damage in framed buildings with infill walls.     

Spatial coordination by descending vestibular signals. 2. Response properties of medial and lateral vestibulospinal tract neurons in alert and decerebrate cats

Spatial response properties of medial (MVST) and lateral (LVST) vestibulospinal tract neurons were studied in alert and decerebrate cats during sinusoidal angular rotations of the whole body in the horizontal and many vertical planes. Of 220 vestibulospinal neurons with activity modulated during 0.5-Hz sinusoidal rotations, 200 neurons exhibited response gains that varied as a cosine function of stimulus orientation and phases that were near head velocity for rotation planes far from the minimum response plane. A maximum activation direction vector (MAD), which represents the axis and direction of rotation that maximally excites the neuron, was calculated for these neurons. Spatial properties of secondary MVST neurons in alert and decerebrate animals were similar. The responses of 88 of 134 neurons (66%) could be accounted for by input from one semicircular canal pair. Of these, 84 had responses consistent with excitation from the ipsilateral canal of the pair (13 horizontal, 27 anterior, 44 posterior) and 4 with excitation from the contralateral horizontal canal. The responses of the remaining 46 (34%) neurons suggested convergent inputs. The activity of 38 of these was significantly modulated by both horizontal and vertical rotations. Twelve neurons (9%) had responses that were consistent with input from both vertical canal pairs, including 9 cells with MADs near the roll axis. Thirty-two secondary MVST neurons (24%) had type II yaw and/or roll responses. The spatial response properties of 18 secondary LVST neurons, all studied in decerebrate animals, were different from those of secondary MVST neurons. Sixteen neurons (89%) had type II yaw and/or roll responses, and 12 (67%) appeared to receive convergent canal pair input. Convergent input was more common on higher-order vestibulospinal neurons than on secondary neurons. These results suggest that MVST and LVST neurons and previously reported vestibulo-ocular neurons transmit functionally different signals. LVST neurons, particularly those with MADs close to the roll axis, may be involved in the vestibular-limb reflex. The combination of vertical and ipsilateral horizontal canal input on many secondary MVST neurons suggests a contribution to the vestibulocollic reflex. However, in contrast to most neck muscles, very few neurons had maximum vertical responses near pitch.     

Constitutive Behavior of Commercial Grade ZEK100 Magnesium Alloy Sheet over a Wide Range of Strain Rates

The constitutive behavior of a rare-earth magnesium alloy ZEK100 rolled sheet is studied at room temperature over a wide range of strain rates. This alloy displays a weakened basal texture compared to conventional AZ31B sheet which leads to increased ductility; however, a strong orientation dependency persists. An interesting feature of the ZEK100 behavior is twinning at first yield under transverse direction (TD) tensile loading that is not seen in AZ31B. The subsequent work hardening behavior is shown to be stronger in the TD when compared to the rolling and 45 deg directions. One particularly striking feature of this alloy is a significant dependency of the strain rate sensitivity on orientation. The yield strength under compressive loading in all directions and under tensile loading in the TD direction is controlled by twinning and is rate insensitive. In contrast, the yield strength under rolling direction tensile loading is controlled by non-basal slip and is strongly rate sensitive. The cause of the in-plane anisotropy in terms of both strength and strain rate sensitivity is attributed to the initial crystallographic texture and operative deformation mechanisms as confirmed by measurements of deformed texture. Rate-sensitive constitutive fits are provided of the tensile stress–strain curves to the Zerilli–Armstrong[1] hcp material model and of the compressive response to a new constitutive equation due to Kurukuri et al.[2]     

Turbulence Characteristics of Open-Channel Flow with Bed Suction

The influence of bed suction on the characteristics of turbulent open channel flow is studied in a laboratory flume using a two-component laser Doppler velocimeter. The experimental results show how bed suction significantly affects the mean flow properties, turbulence levels, and Reynolds stress distributions. The data reveal the presence of a more negative vertical (downward) velocity. The results also show how the horizontal and vertical turbulence intensities and Reynolds shear stresses respond to suction. All these properties are found to reduce with increasing relative suctions: decreasing more rapidly around the bed region than that near the free surface. In the downstream direction, the flow structure in the suction zone undergoes a process of rapid readjustment within a transitional region. Beyond this region, the turbulence flow structures asymptotes toward an “equilibrium” region.     

三山岛海底金矿开采充填体与围岩变形规律的数值模拟

为合理解释三山岛金矿新立矿区海底开采充填体和围岩变形特征,建立了假二维的矿山开挖充填力学模型,并将其简化为平面应变问题。根据对充填体力学特性的研究,在模型建立过程中,对充填体采用了双屈服模型,对矿柱及围岩采用了应变硬化/软化塑性模型。利用FLAC3D数值模拟软件,并在模型中的相应位置设置位移监测点,分析了真实矿山开采过程中上下各采场充填体和围岩的移动变形规律。研究结果表明,新立矿区充填体变形主要为水平方向上的压缩变形,且具有累积效应,当充填体达到垂直方向的最大压缩量后,顶板围岩在水平构造应力作用下有向充填体上山方向滑动的趋势。     

The stereoscopic anisotropy: Individual differences and underlying mechanisms.

Observers are more sensitive to variations in the depth of stereoscopic surfaces in a vertical than in a horizontal direction; however, there are large individual differences in this anisotropy. The authors measured discrimination thresholds for surfaces slanted about a vertical axis or inclined about a horizontal axis for 50 observers. Orientation and spatial frequency discrimination thresholds were also measured. For most observers, thresholds were lower for inclination than for slant and lower for orientation than for spatial frequency. There was a positive correlation between the 2 anisotropies, resulting from positive correlations between (a) orientation and inclination thresholds and (b) spatial frequency and slant thresholds. These results support the notion that surface inclination and slant perception is in part limited by the sensitivity of orientation and spatial frequency mechanisms. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Acoustic Measurements of the Anisotropy of Dynamic Elastic and Poromechanics Moduli under Three Stress/Strain Pathways

A series of triaxial compression experiments have been conducted to investigate the effects of induced stress on the anisotropy developed in dynamic elastic and poroelastic parameters in rocks. The measurements were accomplished by utilizing an array of piezoelectric compressional and shear wave sensors mounted around a cylindrical sample of porous Berea sandstone. Three different types of applied states of stress were investigated using hydrostatic, triaxial, and uniaxial strain experiments. During the hydrostatic experiment, where an isotropic state of stress was applied to an isotropic porous rock, the vertical and horizontal acoustic velocities and dynamic elastic moduli increased as pressure was applied and no evidence of stress induced anisotropy was visible. The poroelastic moduli (Biot’s effective stress parameter, α) decreased during the test but also with no evidence of anisotropy. The triaxial compression test involved an axisymmetric application of stress with an axial stress greater than the two constant equal lateral stresses. During this test a marked anisotropy developed in the acoustic velocities, and in the dynamic elastic and poroelastic moduli. As axial stress increased the magnitude of the anisotropy increased as well. The uniaxial strain test involved axisymmetric application of stresses with increasing axial and lateral stresses but while maintaining a zero lateral strain condition. The uniaxial strain test exhibited a quite different behavior from either the triaxial or hydrostatic tests. As both the axial and lateral stresses were increased, an anisotropy developed early in the loading phase but then was effectively “locked in” with little or no change in the magnitude of the values of the acoustic velocities, or the dynamic elastic and poroelastic parameters as stresses were increased. These experimental results show that the application of triaxial states of stress induced significant anisotropy in the elastic and poroelastic parameters in porous rock, while under the uniaxial strain condition the poromechanics, Biot’s effective stress parameter, exhibited the largest variation among the three test conditions.     

Experimental Investigations of the Response of Suction Caissons to Transient Combined Loading

Combined loading of foundations is a fundamental problem in civil engineering, particularly in the offshore industry where harsh environmental conditions occur. Large moment and horizontal loads may be applied to the foundation as well as vertical loads. Also, as the waves pass a structure, there can be rapid changes in the loads, so that transient effects need to be considered. When designing shallow foundations, such as suction caissons, there is uncertainty in the current understanding of how the foundation responds to these loads. This paper presents experiments, performed on model suction caisson foundations, where typical cyclic loading conditions are applied. The footing is embedded in oil-saturated sand so that dimensionless drainage times are comparable with the typical offshore conditions. Most of the testing was carried out with the vertical load held constant, to mimic the structural dead weight, while realistic “pseudorandom” moment and horizontal cyclic loads were applied. Experiments were carried out at different vertical loads, showing that the response depends on the vertical load level. Nondimensional relationships were established which accounted for this dependency. Surprisingly, the rate of loading had little impact on the load–displacement behavior for the experiments undertaken.     

The effect of grain size on the high temperature plastic deformation of nb3sn

A study of high temperature plastic deformation has been undertaken on 10, 20, and 60 μm grain size Nb₃Sn. The materials were produced by the hot isostatic pressing of powder blends. The 20 and 60 μm grain size material involved a stoichiometric blend of Nb and Sn powder, whereas the 10 μm grain size material involved a blend of 30.2 wt pct Sn powder and 69.8 wt pct Nb-1 Zr powder. The ZrO₂ formed during processing limits grain size and NbO formation. Through compression testing and load relaxation testing, deformation has been studied over a strain rate range from 10^-6 to 10^-2 per second and a temperature range from 1150 to 1650 °C. “Power law creep” was generally observed, although stress exponent reduction at the higher temperatures and lower strain rates suggests substructural coarsening. Analysis of stress-strain rate-temperature data projected an activation energy for creep of 400 to 500 kJ/mol. Grain size refinement clearly strengthened the polycrystals. Assuming a Hall-Petch relationship, “lattice friction stresses” and “unpinning constants” were calculated, both increasing with decreased temperature and increased strain rate. Grain size refinement from 60 to 10 μm lowered the ductile-to-brittle transition temperature for simple compression by the order of 125 °C.     

Highly Anisotropic Steel Processed by Selective Laser Melting

For additive manufacturing of metals, selective laser melting can be employed. The microstructure evolution is directly influenced by processing parameters. Employing a high energy laser system, samples made from austenitic stainless steel were manufactured. The microstructure obtained is characterized by an extremely high degree of anisotropy featuring coarse elongated grains and a 〈001〉 texture alongside the build direction during processing. Eventually, the anisotropy of the microstructure drastically affects the monotonic properties of the current material.