混杂纤维增强应变硬化水泥基复合材料的拉伸本构关系

钢纤维与聚乙烯醇纤维混杂增强应变硬化水泥基复合材料(SF-PVA/SHCC)的力学性能研究是近年来的热点问题之一,但目前依然欠缺能够完整描述SF-PVA/SHCC拉伸本构关系的理论模型。本文基于混凝土断裂力学和细观力学理论,通过考虑拉伸应力-应变曲线软化段及SF-PVA混杂纤维对SHCC拉伸性能的影响,提出一种新的可适用于SF-PVA/SHCC材料的单轴拉伸本构模型。为了验证模型的有效性,开展了SF-PVA/SHCC单轴拉伸性能试验,分析了纤维种类和掺量对SHCC拉伸强度、拉伸应变及拉伸韧性的影响。通过与试验数据对比发现,本文所提出的拉伸本构模型可以较好地预测SF-PVA/SHCC的拉伸应力-应变关系。      

Effect of accelerated freeze–thaw cycling on mechanical properties of hybrid PVA and PE fiber-reinforced strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCCs)

In this study, the influence of rapid freezing and thawing actions on mechanical properties of hybrid fibers reinforced strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCCs), which exhibit multiple cracking and strain-hardening behavior in direct tension, were investigated. Four SHCC mixtures with different water-to-binder (W/B) ratios and hybrid fiber combinations were assessed experimentally. The SHCC mixtures incorporating hybrid polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (PE) fibers at the 1.5% volume fraction were exposed to freezing and thawing according to ASTM C 666 (Procedure B). The freeze–thaw tests continued until the specimens achieved 300 freeze–thaw cycles. The results of these tests indicate that rapid freeze–thaw cycles in the laboratory have little effect on the compressive and tensile strength characteristics of the SHCC mixtures prepared in this study, whereas multiple cracking behavior and deformation capacity of SHCC specimens under direct tensile and flexural loadings indicate that freeze–thaw cycles have a negative effect on the these characteristics of the SHCC mixtures. A tendency toward reduced ductility is prominent for SHCC materials with higher W/B ratio and more hydrophilic PVA fiber.     

Effect of water absorption on the mechanical properties of hemp fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites

Hemp fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites (HFRUPE) were subjected to water immersion tests in order to study the effects of water absorption on the mechanical properties. HFRUPE composites specimens containing 0, 0.10, 0.15, 0.21 and 0.26 fibre volume fraction were prepared. Water absorption tests were conducted by immersing specimens in a de-ionised water bath at 25 °C and 100 °C for different time durations. The tensile and flexural properties of water immersed specimens subjected to both aging conditions were evaluated and compared alongside dry composite specimens. The percentage of moisture uptake increased as the fibre volume fraction increased due to the high cellulose content. The tensile and flexural properties of HFRUPE specimens were found to decrease with increase in percentage moisture uptake. Moisture induced degradation of composite samples was significant at elevated temperature. The water absorption pattern of these composites at room temperature was found to follow Fickian behaviour, whereas at elevated temperatures it exhibited non-Fickian.     

Fatigue of a 3D Orthogonal Non-crimp Woven Polymer Matrix Composite at Elevated Temperature

Tension-tension fatigue behavior of two polymer matrix composites (PMCs) was studied at elevated temperature. The two PMCs consist of the NRPE polyimide matrix reinforced with carbon fibers, but have different fiber architectures: the 3D PMC is a singly-ply non-crimp 3D orthogonal weave composite and the 2D PMC, a laminated composite reinforced with 15 plies of an eight harness satin weave (8HSW) fabric. In order to assess the performance and suitability of the two composites for use in aerospace components designed to contain high-temperature environments, mechanical tests were performed under temperature conditions simulating the actual operating conditions. In all elevated temperature tests performed in this work, one side of the test specimen was at 329 °C while the other side was open to ambient laboratory air. The tensile stress-strain behavior of the two composites was investigated and the tensile properties measured for both on-axis (0/90) and off-axis (±45) fiber orientations. Elevated temperature had little effect on the on-axis tensile properties of the two composites. The off-axis tensile strength of both PMCs decreased slightly at elevated temperature. Tension-tension fatigue tests were conducted at elevated temperature at a frequency of 1.0 Hz with a ratio of minimum stress to maximum stress of R = 0.05. Fatigue run-out was defined as 2 × 10⁵ cycles. Both strain accumulation and modulus evolution during cycling were analyzed for each fatigue test. The laminated 2D PMC exhibited better fatigue resistance than the 3D composite. Specimens that achieved fatigue run-out were subjected to tensile tests to failure to characterize the retained tensile properties. Post-test examination under optical microscope revealed severe delamination in the laminated 2D PMC. The non-crimp 3D orthogonal weave composite offered improved delamination resistance.     

Application of neutron radiography in observing and quantifying the time-dependent moisture distributions in multi-cracked cement-based composites

Significant tensile strain capacity of SHCC under tensile stress can be reached by multi-crack formation, while the cracks remain bridged by fibres. Ductility of SHCC is due to this multi-crack formation. Cracks are preferential pathways for ingress of water and salt solutions into the material. In this contribution neutron radiography has been successfully applied to visualize the process of water penetration into cracked SHCC and to quantify the corresponding time-dependent moisture distributions in cracked SHCC. Results indicate that in uncracked SHCC, less water can be found. Once cracked, however, both the amount of water and the penetration depth increased with increasing of crack density and the wider crack pattern when higher tensile strain was applied. Even at comparatively modest imposed strain when micro-cracks were formed, water penetrated into the specimens along the cracks of 30 μm–50 μm immediately and then water migrated further into the surrounding matrix from water filled cracks. Water then moved into the matrix adjacent to the cracks which was mechanically damaged by direct tension. Therefore, if durability of SHCC is an issue for application, a maximum strain may not be exceeded. In order to prevent penetration of water or salt solutions into cracked SHCC, two approaches were used. Integral water repellent SHCC was prepared by adding silane emulsion to the fresh mortar. Compared with neat SHCC, the integral water repellent SHCC with multi-cracks absorbed much less water after imposed to the same tensile strain. Notice that there was still a small amount of moisture that could enter the matrix of integral water repellent SHCC via cracks when the tensile strain was over 1.5% in this study. As an alternative method, surface impregnation with silane gel was a more promising approach to protect cracked SHCC from water or salt solution penetration into the material when multi-cracks formed.     

Effects of the marine environment on the interfacial fracture toughness of PVC core sandwich composites

An experimental study was undertaken to investigate the facesheet/core interfacial fracture toughness of E-Glass/Vinylester facesheet, closed-cell polyvinyl chloride (PVC) core, sandwich composites. To determine the effects of a marine environment (temperature and sea-water) on conditioned specimens with a crack present, an interfacial crack was induced prior, as well as subsequent to, 5000 h of elevated temperature (80 °C), elevated temperature and moisture (80 °C, 90%+ relative humidity), and sea-water (submersed) conditioning. The interfacial fracture toughness from room temperature double cantilever beam tests for each environmental condition was then compared using the critical strain energy release rate, G_C. The G_C was reduced considerably (greater than 50%) in specimens submerged in sea-water, and significantly (approximately 90%) due to 5000 h of the ‘hot/wet’ and hot/dry exposure. Results showed that elevated temperature exposure contributes greatest to the PVC core degradation, whereas sea-water exposure mostly degrades the facesheet/core interface. Exposure to elevated temperatures, along with inducing cracks between the facesheet and a PVC core degraded by elevated temperature exposure, appear to be the most detrimental to interfacial fracture toughness.     

Tensile strength of a calcium-aluminate cementitious composite reinforced with basalt textile in a high-temperature environment

The effect of elevated temperatures on basalt textile reinforced calcium aluminate cementitious composite is reported. After being exposed for 1 h at various constant temperature levels, samples were tested in hot as well as after cooling down at room temperature conditions (termed as residual tests). Targeted constant temperatures considered varied from 25 up to 400 °C, representing the range that affects the main dehydration of hydration products present in the matrix. The residual mechanical response of basalt fabric at similar temperature ranges was also measured. Thermogravimetry and X-ray diffraction analysis were used to study phase changes as a function of temperature. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to study damage processes in the fiber–matrix interfaces. Results indicate that the tensile strength of composites in residual conditions is higher than that in hot conditions. This traced back the mechanism that the fabric-coating visco-elastic/plastic interface changes with temperature, which affects the textile-cementitious adhesion properties. When the composite was tested in hot conditions, a much more aggressive loss of the load-carrying capacity was observed. With increasing temperature, the hot tests, showed a significant reduction in tensile strength, elastic modulus and strain capacity. Ultimate direct tensile strength values obtained under hot condition were, on average, 50% lower than the residual ones.     

Multi-response optimization of post-fire performance of strain hardening cementitious composite

This paper presents results of an experimental program conducted to optimize the post-fire performance of Strain Hardening Cementititous Composites (SHCC) using Taguchi approach with utility concept. The experiments were first undertaken by determining nine SHCC mixes using a standard L9 (3⁴) orthogonal array of four parameters and each parameter with three levels. The four parameters of SHCC mixes included fly-ash/binder ratio, sand/binder ratio, water/binder ratio and fiber proportions. The responses of SHCC to be optimized were tensile strain capacity, compressive strength and post-fire compressive strength after subjected to 200 °C, 400 °C, 600 °C and 800 °C of isothermal heating. Utility concept was introduced to simplify the multi-response problem into mono-response question together with Taguchi method. The role of different parameters on the composite responses of SHCC was examined. Furthermore, an optimal SHCC mix to maximize multi-responses was determined based on statistical analysis and validated by additional confirmation tests.     

高温后CFRP筋及其粘结式锚固系统的力学性能

为明确高温后碳纤维增强树脂复合材料(Carbon fiber reinforced polymer,CFRP)筋材及其粘结型锚固系统的力学性能,以筋材的处理温度为试验参数,完成了12个筋材试件的轴向拉伸试验;以粘结式锚具的处理温度和粘结长度为试验参数,完成了36个试件的锚固性能试验。结果表明:对于筋材轴向拉伸试件,处理温度为100℃时,筋材静力性能与常温试件相比未发生明显变化,筋材经历200℃和300℃温升作用后,其抗拉强度、弹性模量和极限拉应变较常温试件分别下降了6.4%、8.2%、3.8%和16.6%、18.3%、8.3%;对于锚固性能试验,试件的粘结强度随处理温度和粘结长度的增加而降低,粘结长度一定时,处理温度为200℃与300℃试件的粘结强度较常温试件分别下降了31.5%~36.3%和44.2%~47.4%。建立了适于分析高温后CFRP筋轴向拉伸性能、粘结型锚固系统粘结强度及临界锚固长度的实用计算公式,且具较高精度。      

湿热环境下复合材料层板拉-压性能

通过对碳纤维环氧复合材料试样进行不同湿热环境下的拉伸和压缩实验,分析其吸湿特性、拉压力学性能、破坏后断口形貌以及动态力学性能,探讨湿热对该复合材料的拉伸和压缩性能的影响。结果表明:碳纤维环氧复合材料的吸湿过程满足Fick定律,饱和吸湿率约为0.86%。吸湿后材料表面变得光滑,有少量纤维拔出和树脂破坏发生,但吸湿后没有发生化学反应和新物质生成。吸湿后在130℃下,复合材料的拉伸性能保持率为96%,而压缩性能保持率仅为69%。吸湿后玻璃化转变温度比干态时下降了33℃。     

Strength and ductility of Weldox 460 E steel at high strain rates, elevated temperatures and various stress triaxialities

Strength and ductility data at high strain rates for Weldox 460 E steel was obtained from tensile tests with axisymmetric specimens. The tests were performed in a Split Hopkinson Tension Bar and the initial temperature was varied between 100 and 500 °C. The combined effect of high strain rate, elevated temperature and stress triaxiality on the behaviour was studied by testing both smooth and pre-notched specimens. It was found that the influence of temperature on the stress-strain behaviour differs at high strain rates compared with quasi-static loading conditions. The true fracture strain depends considerably on the stress triaxiality, which is governed by the notch geometry, while the influence of strain rate and temperature is less clear. Numerical simulations with the explicit finite element code LS-DYNA were performed using a model of elasto-viscoplasticity and ductile damage, which is based on the constitutive relation and fracture criterion of Johnson and Cook. The numerical simulations compare reasonably well with the experiments with respect to strength and ductility for both smooth and notched specimens at elevated temperatures.     

超高韧性水泥基复合材料多缝开裂特性及其自生愈合

应变硬化水泥基复合材料(Strain hardening cement-based composites,SHCC)是超高性能水泥基材料的一种。通过三点弯曲加载试验,分别对普通砂浆和SHCC试件诱导开裂,对两种材料的开裂特性及其裂缝分布规律进行了研究。结果表明,SHCC材料试件与普通水泥砂浆试件相比具有更高的承载力和应变能力,初始开裂荷载约为普通砂浆试件的2.5倍。SHCC材料中的PVA纤维的桥接作用有效延迟了裂缝的产生与扩展,将普通砂浆试件中数量少而大的裂缝转化为多而细的微小裂缝,呈现多缝开裂特性,产生的裂缝宽度符合正态分布规律,且90%的微小裂缝小于30μm。这些微小裂缝在潮湿环境中产生一定程度的自生愈合,在水中的愈合程度和速度均高于在潮湿空气中。     

莫来石纤维增强SiO_2气凝胶复合材料的力学性能试验

为了探究莫来石纤维增强SiO_2气凝胶复合材料的拉伸和层间剪切性能,开展了相关试验。首先,进行了复合材料在室温下的面内拉伸试验,获得了复合材料的室温面内拉伸模量;然后,采用引伸计方法和数字图像相关法分别对拉伸变形进行测量,并对2种方法进行了对比分析;最后,开展了不同温度下的层间剪切试验,研究了复合材料在不同温度下的层间剪切性能,并对其微观结构进行了分析。结果表明:复合材料的拉伸模量约为285.17 MPa;由引伸计方法测得的拉伸变形计算出的拉伸模量比数字图像相关法获得的拉伸模量高2.4%;在室温和高温下,试样呈现明显的层间剪切破坏;对复合材料的微观分析发现,SiO_2气凝胶基体主要分布在层间区域,增强纤维主要分布在铺层内。所得结论表明莫来石纤维增强SiO_2气凝胶复合材料拉伸和层间性能较差,当承受层间载荷时,SiO_2气凝胶基体起主要作用,且温度对复合材料的性能影响较大。     

Unrestrained early age shrinkage of concrete with polypropylene,PVA, and carbon fibers

Plastic shrinkage cracking due to restrained shrinkage is a primary problem that often occurs in concrete structures with a relatively large surface area, such as concrete walls, bridge decks, slabs, and overlays. These applications are susceptible to rapid changes in temperature and humidity resulting in high water evaporation and high potential for shrinkage cracking. Free shrinkage at early age is one of the most influential factors leading to tensile stresses in concrete structures. When the tensile stress is higher than the tensile strength, cracking occurs. The addition of micro-fibers in amounts as small as 0.1% by volume is an effective method to control plastic shrinkage cracking. However, the effect of fibers on the free shrinkage and water evaporation of concrete is not clearly understood. The main objective of the study described in this paper is to evaluate the influence of fibers on the free shrinkage and water evaporation of fiber reinforced cement composites during the first 24,h after mixing, with particular attention to fiber content, fiber bond, and fiber stiffness. Prismatic concrete specimens of 1000,mm in length and 100 × 60,mm in cross section were tested to measure their unrestrained shrinkage strain. Simultaneously, flat concrete specimens of dimensions 327 × 230 × 50,mm were tested to determine loss of water by evaporation. The tests were carried out under adverse environmental conditions known to encourage high shrinkage, namely high temperature, low relative humidity, and exposure to high volume and velocity of air flow. Three types of fibers, polypropylene, PVA, and carbon fibers were investigated at four different fiber volume fractions, namely: 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3%, and 0.4%. Experimental results are presented and conclusions are drawn.     

陶瓷纤维增强SiO2气凝胶复合材料面内拉伸非均匀全场应变测量与分析

通过设计圆弧边缘夹持方案和狗骨形拉伸试样,开展了陶瓷纤维增强SiO₂气凝胶复合材料室温环境中的面内拉伸性能试验,采用数字图像相关方法对陶瓷纤维增强SiO₂气凝胶复合材料表面的全场变形进行测量和分析,并结合获得的非均匀应变分布情况进一步讨论其力学行为特征和变形断裂机制。结果表明:纤维增强增韧机制使陶瓷纤维增强SiO₂气凝胶复合材料的面内拉伸行为表现出一定的非线性及韧性特征;在一定载荷水平下,陶瓷纤维增强SiO₂气凝胶复合材料表面应变分布呈显著的非均匀特征,与内部随机的纤维排布及各处传力情况不同相关,可选择较大计算区域进行平均化处理来减弱对测试中应变度量的影响;在加载和断裂过程中陶瓷纤维增强SiO₂气凝胶复合材料表面存在局部应变集中现象,并随着裂纹扩展而发生演变,面内拉伸载荷下的宏观断口呈锯齿状特征,主要由剪应力主导的基体断裂、法向针刺对纤维铺层的约束等原因所致。本文研究结果为隔热复合材料的强韧化性能提高指明了方向。      

Compressive and flexural behavior of carbon fiber-reinforced PPS composites at elevated temperature

ABSTRACT

The effect of temperature on the mechanical behavior of carbon fiber reinforced polyphenylenesulfide (PPS) composites was investigated by compressive and flexural tests from ambient temperature up to 150°C. The failure morphologies of the C/PPS composites were analyzed to identify the variation of failure modes. Related results showed that the mechanical behavior of C/PPS composites decreased severely with the increase of temperature due to the softening of matrix. The PPS resin film tensile test was carried out and the PPS matrix behavior was recognized as the main factor to dominate the mechanical behavior of composites under compressive/flexural loading at elevated temperatures. It can be found that there was an approximate linear relationship between the compression properties of C/PPS composites and the PPS matrix. The dependence of failure modes of composites on temperatures was closely related to the mechanical behavior of PPS matrix.     

Comparison of Fatigue Life Between C/SiC and SiC/SiC Ceramic-Matrix Composites at Room and Elevated Temperatures

In this paper, the comparison of fatigue life between C/SiC and SiC/SiC ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) at room and elevated temperatures has been investigated. An effective coefficient of the fiber volume fraction along the loading direction (ECFL) was introduced to describe the fiber architecture of preforms. Under cyclic fatigue loading, the fibers broken fraction was determined by combining the interface wear model and fibers statistical failure model at room temperature, and interface/fibers oxidation model, interface wear model and fibers statistical failure model at elevated temperatures in the oxidative environments. When the broken fibers fraction approaches to the critical value, the composites fatigue fracture. The fatigue life S–N curves and fatigue limits of cross-ply, 2D and 3D C/SiC and SiC/SiC composites at room temperature, 550 °C in air, 750 °C in dry and humid condition, 800 °C in air, 1000 °C in argon and air, 1100 °C, 1300 °C and 1500 °C in vacuum, have been predicted. At room temperature, the fatigue limit of 2D C/SiC composite with ECFL of 20 % lies between 0.78 and 0.8 tensile strength; and the fatigue limit of 2D SiC/SiC composite with ECFL of 20 % lies between 0.75 and 0.85 tensile strength. The fatigue limit of 2D C/SiC composite increases to 0.83 tensile strength with ECFL increasing from 20 to 22.5 %, and the fatigue limit of 3D C/SiC composite is 0.85 tensile strength with ECFL of 37 %. The fatigue performance of 2D SiC/SiC composite is better than that of 2D C/SiC composite at elevated temperatures in oxidative environment.     

2D-C/SiC复合材料低温动态Z向压缩性能

采用Hopkinson压杆试验装置,对2D-C/SiC复合材料进行了低温条件下的Z向动态压缩性能试验研究,低温条件通过控制酒精和液氮的配比系数得到,通过改变波形整形器几何尺寸的方法来实现恒应变率加载,以得到准确、可信的试验结果。试验结果表明: 由于复合材料内部含有大量初始微缺陷,2D-C/SiC复合材料在低温动态加载条件下呈现伪塑性行为,其破坏时并未表现出典型的脆性破坏,而是在应力达到压缩强度时出现了显著的应变软化现象,在经历了较大的变形后才最终破坏。随着温度的降低,复合材料的动态Z向压缩强度增加,但失效应变减小。2D-C/SiC复合材料在低温环境下,其内部纤维和基体之间界面结合力增强,同时强的界面结合力可以导致高的压缩强度。     

Effect of microstructure and low cycle fatigue deformation on tensile properties of P91 steel

Isothermal furnace heat treatments were carried out to simulate the microstructures of inter-critical, fine grain and coarse grain heat-affected zones of P91 steel weld joint at different soaking temperatures ranging from just above AC₁ (837 °C) to well above AC₃ (903 °C). Interrupted low cycle fatigue tests were performed on the specimens of P91 steel up to 5 %, 10 %, 30 %, and 50 % of the total fatigue life at the strain amplitude of ±0.6 %, strain rate of 0.003 s⁻¹ and temperatures of 550 °C and 600 °C. Subsequently, tensile tests were conducted on the interrupt tested specimens at the same strain rate and temperatures. Soaking at the inter-critical temperature region reduces / deteriorates the tensile and yield strengths of base metal compared to fine grain and coarse grain regions. The inter-critical heat-affected zone accounted higher damage contribution towards the overall tensile behavior of the actual P91 steel weld joint. Substructural coarsening during strain cycling at elevated temperatures attributes to the rapid reduction in the initial yield strength up to 10 % of fatigue life of P91 steel. A higher amount of plastic strain accumulation during low cycle fatigue deformation resulted in a decrease in fatigue life of the inter-critical heat-affected zone of P91 steel.     

Effects of SWCNTs on mechanical and thermal performance of epoxy at elevated temperatures

A property which limits the breadth of application of thermoset polymers and their composites is their relatively low maximum operating temperatures. This work investigates the potential application of both functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (f-SWCNTs) based on negative charging, and unfunctionalized SWCNTs (u-SWCNTs) to increase the mechanical and thermal performance of a high-temperature aerospace-grade epoxy with a glass transition temperature of approximately 270 °C. Thermal and mechanical properties of the baseline epoxy and nanocomposites containing a low content of SWCNTs (0.2 % by weight) were characterized through thermogravimetric analyses, tensile tests, and dynamic mechanical analyses. Tensile tests were performed both at room temperature and at 80 °C. Further, room temperature tensile tests were performed on untreated and heat-treated specimens. The heat treatment was performed at 300 °C, slightly above the resin glass transition temperature. Results demonstrate that f-SWCNTs are effective in improving the mechanical and thermal performance of the epoxy. No significant improvement was observed for u-SWCNT nanocomposites. For the nanocomposite with f-SWCNTs, the ultimate tensile strength and strain to failure at room temperature (80 °C) increased by 20 % (8 %) and 71 % (77 %), respectively, as compared to the baseline epoxy. The f-SWCNT nanocomposite, unlike other examined materials, exhibited a stress–strain necking behavior at 80 °C, an indication of increased ductility. After heat treatment, these properties further improved relative to the neat epoxy (160 % increase in ultimate tensile strength and 270 % increase in strain to failure). This work suggests the potential to utilize f-SWCNTs based on negative charging to enhance high-temperature thermoset performance.