History of the stiffness method

This paper presents a brief history of the development of the stiffness method. We start by tracing the evolution of the method to solve discrete‐type problems such as trusses and frames composed of two node members. We then describe the method as it is applied to solve continuum problems modelled by finite‐difference and finite‐element methods. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A physically based approach to granular media mechanics: grain-scale experiments,initial results and implications to numerical modeling

It is generally appreciated that the mechanical behavior of granular media depends fundamentally on the interaction of the constituent particles, and that the validity of numerical models of granular media would be greatly improved with knowledge of the grain-scale mechanics. However, most supporting experimental work has been conducted on highly idealized materials, and a limited amount of information exists on grain-scale force–displacement relationships for naturally occurring materials. To address this shortcoming, we are conducting a program that integrates laboratory experiments on grains of naturally occurring aggregate with the discrete element modeling method, with the goal of relating the grain-scale physical and mechanical properties of granular media to bulk behavior. The paper describes the equipment and methods that have been developed to conduct close-loop controlled, grain-scale experiments under monotonic and cyclic loading conditions, and presents results from an initial set of experiments on unbonded grains. The implications of the grain-scale results to the discrete element model are discussed. Discussions center on the applicability of a physically based approach to the mechanics of granular media in general. In light of future exploration missions and the resulting need to predict the mechanical properties of lunar and planetary regoliths, the paper examines the potential usefulness of our physically based approach to the problem of predicting the behavior of the types of materials found in those environments.     

短半径水平井铰链式井下动力钻具组合力学模型的建立与分析

铰链式井下动力钻具组合是当前短半径水平钻井中最先进的一种新型工具。本文首先建立了铰接式井下动力钻具组合在二维井身条件下的力学模型并介绍了该模型的求解方法和过程,详细分析了若干结构学数、井身几何参数和钻井工艺参数对钻头侧向力的定量影响,为铰接式井下动力钻具组合的结构设计和短半径水平井轨道控制提供了力学分析基础。     

钢纤维聚合物混凝土抗压本构关系

钢纤维聚合物混凝土是由聚合物混凝土基体和钢纤维共同组成的纤维增强复合材料，它的力学行为不仅依赖于聚合物混凝土基体的行为，而且与钢纤维的掺量、分散特征以及钢纤维的几何尺寸有关，本文将基于损伤力学原理研究在不同纤维掺量下的钢纤维聚合物混凝土的全程压力-应变曲线及其本构模型。     

Finite element simulation of the mechanics of flat contact pad fretting fatigue tests

An understanding into the macro kinetic and kinematic behaviour of fretted surfaces is provided. Making use of a modified version of a previously developed in‐house two‐dimensional elastic–plastic finite element analysis numerically simulates flat contact pad fretting fatigue tests. Basic macro mechanics concepts are adopted to idealise two bodies with rough contact surfaces and loaded at two different sites with arbitrary axial loading profiles. A time scale factor is devised to recognise the earliest candidate out of the events possibly accommodated at each loading increment. The present analysis utilises a relevant experimental set up developed in the Structural Integrity Research Institute of the University of Sheffield as an application. Computational results accurate to within 1.2% and corresponding to one contact pad span and six constant normal loads acting individually with four amplitudes of two sinusoidal axial load cycles are presented. The present computations include (1) the development of the global and local normal and tangential reactions and relative sliding displacement acting along the fretting surfaces and (2) contact pad deformation, generated stress fields and plasticity development within the neighbouring region of the fretted area.     

Crack redirection with thermal secondary loading

In the current paper crack redirection due to a strategic placing of a heat source in the vicinity of a crack tip is studied. Analysis suggests that for PMMA and considered temperature range the only factor responsible for the deviation of crack trajectory is thermal stress. The simulation of crack growth in PMMA under external tension and secondary heat loading shows that a moving heat source in the vicinity of a crack tip can serve as a pointer for the crack trajectory. In highly conductive materials, redirection can be possibly effected with low-power thermal dipoles.     

牙哈采油树腐蚀检查分析及对策

介绍塔里木牙哈凝析气田高温高压井口采油树腐蚀的现象，腐蚀机理及采取的措施，对其他油田采油树腐蚀的防治起到指导借鉴作用。     

泥页岩稳定性的化学与力学耦合研究

泥页岩井壁失稳的化学与力学耦合作用是井壁稳定性研究中较为关注的问题，对该问题的国内外研究现状作了较为详细的调研，对泥页岩水化和泥页岩稳定问题进行了全面的研究回顾与现状分析。尤其是重点分析了90年代以来出现的将泥页岩水化的力学问题与化学问题相互耦合的研究。     

混凝土多孔砖应用技术研究

在分析了多孔砖力学特点的基础上,通过分析和研究,找出克服由于设计、施工原因造成的混凝土多孔砖砌体强度下降的措施。     

LOW-CYCLE FATIGUE UNDER NON-PROPORTIONAL LOADING

A series of strain-controlled, low-cycle fatigue experiments have been conducted on 42CrMo steel under various loading paths including circular, square, cruciform, and rectangular paths. Present experiments have shown that there is additional hardening under non-proportional cyclic loading. Non-proportional cyclic additional hardening also results in a shorter life for multiaxial low cycle fatigue. A non-proportionality measure of strain path based on both a physical basis and macromechanical phenomena is proposed. The loading path effect on additional hardening is also described well. Low-cycle fatigue damage accumulation and the evolution process under non-proportional loading is analysed via the Continuum Damage Mechanics Model of Chaboche. A non-proportinality measure is introduced in the damage evolution equation and a modified Coffin-Manson type formula is derived. A novel fatigue life prediction approach based on the critical-plane concept of Brown and Miller is proposed.