Dynamic Effects in Hopkinson Bar Four-Point Bend Fracture

Hopkinson bar techniques have played an important role in the study of high-rate deformation and fracture behavior of materials. In the current work, a split Hopkinson pressure bar was developed for dynamic four-point bend fracture testing, referred to as a “two-bar (incident and transmitted bars)/four-point” (2-bar/4-pt) bend test. To further understand some fundamental issues regarding stress wave propagation in this 2-bar/4-pt bend testing system, dynamic fracture tests were performed in pulse-shaped and unshaped pulse testing conditions. The effect of the pulse shaper on the incident pulse characteristics (rise time and duration), specimen’s dynamic response (load and loading point displacement), crack initiation time and stress-state equilibrium were investigated experimentally in the current work. The present results show that stress state equilibrium can be achieved prior to fracture initiation in notched and precracked specimens. In the pulse-shaped bending test, the specimen is more likely to attain stress-state equilibrium than in an unshaped incident pulse test. The crack initiation time was extended and the time required for attaining stress equilibrium was reduced by pulse shaping due to the tailored incident pulse having a longer rise time, which ensures that stress equilibrium is achieved prior to crack initiation. This article is based on a presentation made in the symposium entitled “Dynamic Behavior of Materials,” which occurred during the TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, February 25–March 1, 2007 in Orlando, Florida, under the auspices of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, TMS Structural Materials Division, and TMS/ASM Mechanical Behavior of Materials Committee.     

Effect of Post Annealing on the Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of NdFeB/α-Fe/NdFeB Thin Films

A series of nanocomposite thin films, composed of Nd2Fe14B and α-Fe, has been prepared by DC-magnetron sputtering combined ion beam sputtering onto Si (100) substrates. The effects of post annealing on the microstructure and magnetic properties of [NdFeB/α-Fe/NdFeB]-type thin films have been investigated. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) study showed that annealing of the films for 30min at temperatures 550,600,650,700℃ resulted in the appearance of diffraction peaks, characteristic for Nd2Fe14B tetragonal structure, α-Fe and Nd2O3 phases. The investigation using the Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM) with a maximum applied field of 2 T indicated that with the increase of the annealing temperature, the magnetic properties of the multilayer films were improved and reached peak value at 650℃ (Hci=41.72kA·m-1, Mr/Ms=0.4, (BH)max=30.35kJ·m-3), after which the magnetic properties were decreased greatly. Along with the increase of the thickness of α-Fe layer from Tα-Fe16nm, the coercivity Hci, saturation magnetization Ms, and remanence ratio Mr/Ms all declined. As the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) indicated, after being annealed at 650℃ for 30min, the sample was showed fine surface morphology with grain size 60nm≤dα-Fe≤80nm and 100nm≤dNdFeB≤150nm.     

Boundary Constrained Swept Surfaces for Modelling and Animation

Due to their simplicity and intuitiveness, swept surfaces are widely used in many surface modelling applications. In this paper, we present a versatile swept surface technique called the boundary constrained swept surfaces. The most distinct feature is its ability to satisfy boundary constraints, including the shape and tangent conditions at the boundaries of a swept surface. This permits significantly varying surfaces to be both modelled and smoothly assembled, leading to the construction of complex objects. The representation, similar to an ordinary swept surface, is analytical in nature and thus it is light in storage cost and numerically very stable to compute. We also introduce a number of useful shape manipulation tools, such as sculpting forces, to deform a surface both locally and globally. In addition to being a complementary method to the mainstream surface modelling and deformation techniques, we have found it very effective in automatically rebuilding existing complex models. Model reconstruction is arguably one of the most laborious and expensive tasks in modelling complex animated characters. We demonstrate how our technique can be used to automate this process.     

不停车清洗预膜在2号高炉净循环水系统的应用

循环冷却水系统长期运行过程中，由于多种因素影响，管道、阀门、水泵等设备产生结垢和腐蚀，为使水系统保持长期正常运行，减缓腐蚀结垢速度，需投加杀菌剂和阻垢缓蚀剂，2a进行一次清洗和预膜。主要介绍了2号高炉净循环水系统不停车清洗预膜的步骤、效果，并推荐在工况相似循环水系统中参考应用。     

溶胶－凝胶二氧化硅驻极体薄膜的物理化学改性

实验研究了由溶胶－凝胶法制备二氧化硅驻极体薄膜的工艺。用红外透射谱、扫描电子显微镜以及驻极体等温表面电位测量和热刺激放电等实验考察了热处理和化学表面修正两个关键工艺对溶胶－凝胶二氧化硅样品驻极体性能的影响。结果表明经过高温条件下一定时间的热处理和化学表面修正，可以制备出性能优良的驻极体薄膜     

层状介质中重力,地震联合反演的迭代算法

本文提出一种用于层状介质中重力、地震资料联合反演层速度、层密度及弯曲界面深度的迭代算法。该方法通过引入加权最小平方目标泛函,将层状介质中的重力、地震资料联合反演问题转化成具体的优化问题。为了得到反问题的最优解,文中系统地研究了层状介质中双摄动处理技术,以及层状介质中波场摄动的一阶 Born 近似解与理论重力异常摄动解。并应用 Tarantola 的反演理论,导出了梯度算子的计算公式。然后应用最速下降法给出了求取最优解的具体算法,得到了一种类似于地震偏移与空间更投影的迭代反演方法。对理论模型进行重力、地震联合反演的结果表明,该方法不仅可碱少未知参数的个数,提高反演的收敛速度,而且可减少反演的不适定性,不失为一种可行的多参数反演方法。