形状记忆合金混杂复合材料层板的有限元分析与强度研究

形状记忆合金(SMA)与复合材料层板结合后,构成可驱动材料。形状记忆合金的非线性及其与复合材料层板的结合界面的力学性能对整体材料的性能影响较大。通过对埋入形状记忆合金驱动器的复合材料层板进行有限元模拟分析与试验研究,用有限元模拟分析的方法可以比较准确地模拟埋入形状记忆合金后复合材料的应力分布情况,结果表明,形状记忆合金的埋入不会对材料的强度产生较大影响。     

复合材料层板中基体性能对层间应力分布的影响

本文分析了复合材料层板中基体性能的变化对层间应力的影响,差重讨论了层板自由边附近及层间界面上的应力分布.分析结果表明,基体性能的变化会对层间立力的分布产生显著的影响.因此,对于实际复合材料结构,有可能通过选用合适的基体来改变复合材料层板自由边附近的层间应力分布,从而减轻率合材料层板的分层破坏.      

形状记忆合金丝增强复合材料的热机特性——智能复合材料研究

在形状记忆合金丝增强复合材料中,形状记忆合金丝作为分布式驱动器使复合材料具有自适应功能.本文根据形状记忆合金的一维本构关系,对形状记忆合金丝增强复合材料的温度与应力、应变关系进行理论探索;对形状记忆合金丝增强复合材料的拉伸性能、温度变化时的自由回复和受限回复性能进行了实验,并与模拟计算结果进行了比较.     

NiTi形状记忆合金在冷热水混水阀中的应用

日本大同特殊钢(株式会社)于1992年开始了用形状记忆合金作为混水阀卷簧的研究开发.当时,市场上销售的带水温自动调节功能的混水阀中,感温元件用的是导热性能较差的液体石蜡,对温度变化的响应速度较慢.暂时关水后再打开水龙头时,因进水温度变化所导致的出水温度的波动较大,可达5～10℃.用形状记忆合金卷弹簧作为感温元件可以有效地改善导热性.在混水阀中,主要利用的是形状记忆合金在相变区域内的形状回复特性,因此,必须解决相变温度的控制和产生的作用力的控制等许多技术课题.     

不同形状弹体高速冲击下复合材料层板损伤分析

根据纤维增强复合材料宏细观结构,基于纤维的线弹性假设和基体的粘弹性假设,推导了单向复合材料粘弹性损伤本构关系。在此基础上,结合Hashin失效准则进行单层板面内损伤识别,通过界面单元模拟层间分层损伤,采用非线性有限元方法,建立了复合材料层板高速冲击损伤有限元分析模型。利用该模型,深入研究了不同形状弹体高速冲击下复合材料层板的弹道性能和损伤特性,探讨了相关参数对冲击损伤的影响规律,获得了一些有价值的结论。     

具有损伤自修复功能的智能混凝土梁

研究了一种具有损伤自修复功能的智能混凝土梁.将常温下处于奥氏体状态的形状记忆合金和内含修复胶粘剂的修复纤维管,预埋在混凝土的受拉区或易产生裂缝的位置;利用形状记忆合金的超弹性特性和受限回复产生较大驱动力的特性,控制并恢复结构、构件的变形和挠度,减轻台风、地震的冲击,提高结构的抗灾性能,确保其安全性;利用修复胶粘剂对裂缝的填充、修复特性,恢复混凝土的强度,提高结构的耐久性.试验结果表明,形状记忆合金显著的提高了梁的变形能力;一旦外力消失,梁在形状记忆合金超弹性效应的驱动下,挠度迅速恢复,裂缝闭合;试件再次受力时,经修复胶粘剂修复后的裂缝未再次开裂,而在试件中出现了新的裂缝.     

含压电作动器和传感器的复合材料层板静变形有限元分析和形状控制研究

本文研究了含压电作动器和传感器层的复合材料层板理论,建立了位移和电自由度的四节点有限元素,利用总势能最小原理推导了静力平衡方程,实现和验证了含压电作动器/传感器复合材料层板静态分析有限元程序。并对该类复合材料层板进行了形状控制研究。      

含压电作动器和传感器的复合材料层板静变形有限元分析和形状控制研究

本文研究了含压电作动器和传感器层的复合材料层板理论，建立了位移和电自由度的四节点有限元素，利用总势能最小原理推导了静力平衡方程，实现和验证了含压电作动器／传感器复合材料层板静态分析有限元程序。并对该类复合材料层板进行了形状控制研究。     

SMA纤维复合材料变截面板簧固有频率特性研究

研究了形状记忆合金(SMA)纤维混杂复合材料变截面板簧的固有频率特性.基于Brinson本构模型,讨论了SMA的受限回复特性.在建立具有SMA纤维的各向异性层合梁本构方程的基础上,利用瑞利-里兹能量法求板簧的固有频率,并给出板簧固有频率的表达式.应用MATLAB进行数值计算,得到板簧固有频率与温度、铺层角、SMA含量的关系曲线,揭示了形状记忆合金纤维复合材料变截面板簧的固有频率可调节机理.     

含紧固穿透分层复合材料层板的疲劳扩展

对含预置穿透分层复合材料层板开展压缩强度和压缩疲劳试验,获得结构的极限载荷,并研究层板的分层扩展特性。基于ABAQUS软件建立含穿透分层复合材料层板有限元模型,通过VCCT计算能量释放率,采用B-K准则来模拟层间分层的扩展。引入VUMAT子程序,采用改进的Hashin准则判断单元损伤;基于累积损伤理论和剩余强度理论,弱化材料性能,对含穿透分层和含紧固穿透分层复合材料层板的疲劳力学行为进行分析,讨论了紧固件等参数对层板分层扩展的影响。     

Large bending actuator made with SMA contractile wires: theory,numerical simulation and experiments

In this paper, the modeling, numerical simulation and experimental validation of the deformation of a composite cantilever beam actuated by shape memory alloy (SMA) wires are presented and discussed. The structural model incorporates a number of non-classical features such as laminated construction and anisotropy of constituent material layers, transverse shear deformability, distortion of the normals, and fulfillment of interfacial shear traction continuity requirement. Suitable for use in standard finite element codes, a numerical procedure is developed for solving the geometric non-linearity of the host structure and the hysteretic non-linearity of SMA wires, which is based upon the updated Lagrangian formulation. The application concerns an elastomeric beam with embedded and pre-stressed SMA wires at an offset from the neutral axis, which act as large bending actuators resulting from the thermally induced reversible transformation strains. The experiments and numerical simulation demonstrate the good predictive capability of the model proposed and the powerful role played by SMAs as large bending actuators.     

Vibration characteristics of laminated composite plates with embedded shape memory alloys

Shape memory alloy (SMA) is commercially available for a variety of actuator and damping materials. Recently, SMA wires have also become commercially available for the design of smart composite structures because SMA wires with a small diameter can be easily produced. In this work, two types of SMA-based composites are presented for investigating the vibration characteristics. First, laminated composite plates containing unidirectional fine SMA wires are fabricated. By measuring the vibration mode of a clamped cantilever, the influence of both SMA arrangement and temperature on the vibration characteristics is made clear. Next, laminated composite plates with embedded woven SMA layer are fabricated. The stiffness tuning capability is evaluated by impact vibration tests with different temperatures. It is found that the stiffness tuning capability may be improved by increasing the volume fraction of SMAs and by controlling accurately the internal stress according to the phase transformation temperature of SMAs from martensite to austenite. The theoretical prediction on the natural frequency considering the SMAs behavior and laminated structures is proposed and their results agree reasonably with experimental ones.     

Analytical layerwise solution of nonlinear thermal instability of SMA hybrid composite beam under nonuniform temperature condition

Abstract

Thermal buckling and post-buckling behavior of composite beam reinforced with shape memory alloy (SMA) wires under nonuniform temperature distribution is explored. Thermo-mechanical behavior of SMA wires is formulated by using the one-dimensional Brinson SMA model. Considering von Karman strain–displacement relation, corresponding nonlinear governing equations are obtained and solved analytically. Heat conduction equation is employed and through-the-thickness temperature distribution is obtained by discretization scheme of layerwise method. Influence of SMA-wire positioning across the thickness, temperature distribution, SMA wire pre-straining level and volume fraction of SMAs upon the thermal buckling and post buckling of reinforced beam are examined and discussed in detail.     

Post buckling analysis of the shape memory polymer composite laminate bonded with alloy film

As a new kind of smart materials, shape memory polymer composites (SMPCs) are being used in large in-space deployable structures. However, the recovery force of pure SMPC laminate is very weak. In order to increase the recovery force of a SMPC laminate, an alloy film was bonded on the surface of the laminate. This paper describes the post bulking behavior of the alloy film reinforced SMPC laminate. The energy term associate with this in-plane post buckling have been given .Based on the theorems of minimum energy, a mathematical model is derived to describe the relation between the strain energy and the material and geometry parameters of the alloy film reinforced SMPC laminate. The finite element model (FEM) is also conducted to demonstrate the validity of the theoretical method. The relation between the recovery force and the material geometry parameters were also investigated. The presented analysis shows great potential in the engineering application such as deployment of space structures.     

埋入形状记忆合金丝的复合材料圆柱壳壁板的热振动特性分析

采用有限元软件ABAQUS实现了埋入形状记忆合金（SMA）丝的复合材料圆柱壳壁板结构热振动特性分析．基于“ang-Rogers本构模型编写用户子程序（UMAT）模拟形状记忆合金材料的超弹性行为和形状记忆效应，并在不同温度和应力状态下验证了程序的正确性．基于此程序，计算了埋入SMA丝的复合材料圆柱壳壁板在温度和机械载荷作用下的一阶固有频率，分析了其热振动特性和屈曲特性．模拟结果表明：加热驱动SMA丝一般会提高结构的固有频率和屈曲临界，SMA丝的数量对结构的热振动和屈曲特性有显著影响。这些结论将对智能复合材料结构设计、抗热设计有一定的指导作用。     

An investigation of shape memory alloys as actuating elements in aerospace morphing applications

Two innovative actuating concepts for aerospace morphing applications, based on shape memory alloys (SMAs), are proposed. The first concept investigates a composite plate incorporating embedded SMA wires. A nonlinear auto regressive with exogenous excitation model is proposed for controlling single-cycle/multi-cycle loading conditions of the SMA wires. The second actuating concept studies a novel rib configuration, which incorporates a compliant mechanism for enabling aerofoil's leading edge morphing. Different rib-compliant mechanism concepts are designed and analyzed. The most efficient rib concept is experimentally characterized. The experimental results from both actuating concepts showed good agreement with the respective numerical.     

Shape memory effect in Cu nanowires

A rubber-like pseudoelastic behavior is discovered in single-crystalline face-centered-cubic (FCC) Cu nanowires in atomistic simulations. Nonexistent in bulk Cu, this phenomenon is associated primarily with a reversible crystallographic lattice reorientation driven by the high surface-stress-induced internal stresses due to high surface-to-volume ratios at the nanoscale level. The temperature-dependence of this behavior leads to a shape memory effect (SME). Under tensile loading and unloading, the nanowires exhibit recoverable strains up to over 50%, well beyond the typical recoverable strains of 5-8% for most bulk shape memory alloys (SMAs). This behavior is well-defined for wires between 1.76 and 3.39 nm in size over the temperature range of 100-900 K.     

The active buckling control of laminated composite beams with embedded shape memory alloy wires

In this paper, the results of an experimental analysis on the active buckling control behaviour of a laminated composite beam with embedded shape memory alloy (SMA) wires are presented. For the purpose of enhancing the critical buckling load, active buckling control was investigated through the use of the reaction time associated with the shape recovery force of SMA wires. An increased critical buckling load and altered deflection shape due to the effects of activation of embedded SMA wires are represented qualitatively and quantitatively on the load–deflection behaviour records. The results obtained from this active buckling control test confirm that the buckling resistance in a composite beam with embedded SMA wires can be increased by the use of an activation force of the embedded SMA wires. Based on our experimental analysis, a new formula for the behaviour control of active buckling in a laminated composite beam with embedded SMA wires is also suggested.     

A simulation study on the thermal buckling behavior of laminated composite shells with embedded shape memory alloy (SMA) wires

In this paper, numerical simulation analyses of the thermal buckling behavior of laminated composite shells with embedded shape memory alloy (SMA) wires were performed to investigate the effect of embedded SMA wires on the characteristics of thermal buckling. In order to simulate the thermomechanical behavior of SMA wires, the constitutive equation of the SMA wires was formulated in the form of an ABAQUS user subroutine. The computational program was verified by showing the response of the pseudoelasticity and shape memory effect (SME) at various temperatures and stress levels. Modeling of the laminated composite shells with embedded SMA wires and thermal buckling analyses were performed with the use of the ABAQUS code linked with the subroutine of the formulated SMA constitutive equations. The thermal buckling analyses of the composite shells with embedded SMA wires show that the critical buckling temperature can be increased and the thermal buckling deformation can be decreased by using the activation force of embedded SMA wire actuators.     

Basic design guidelines for SMA/epoxy smart composites

The actuating ability and reliability of shape memory alloy (SMA) hybrid composites were studied in this paper. Results showed that by selecting small hysteresis SMAs such as TiNiCu alloy, SMA hybrid composites have a linear stress–temperature behavior, which is relatively easy to control. The curing process of the epoxy matrix does not affect significantly the actuating ability of the embedded TiNiCu alloy wires. A moderate prestrain of the TiNiCu wires is preferred when giving attention to both the mechanical properties and the reliability of the TiNiCu hybrid composites. Additional reinforcing fibers with a negative thermal expansion coefficient such as Kevlar fibers are helpful to strengthen the reliability of the interface and enhance the actuating ability of the SMA hybrid composites. Based on the experimental results, some basic guidelines for designing shape memory hybrid composites were proposed.