Thermomechanical stress fields in high-temperature fibrous composites. I: Unidirectional laminates

This two-part paper presents a closed-form procedure for evaluation of estimates of local thermomechanical stress fields in two-phase fibrous composites and laminates. The first part is concerned with a unidirectional elastic laminate subjected to uniform mechanical loads and to uniform changes in temperature. Both phases are assumed to be elastic, with temperature-dependent moduli and expansion coefficients; the solution reflects the influence of thermomechanical interactions. Exact solutions are not possible for any real system, because the local geometry is not known in detail. Instead, estimates of the fields are found from a modified Mori-Tanaka approximation. Examples are presented for two SiC/Ti---Al---Nb composites. Local stresses of interest are found after cooling from fabrication to room temperature. The presence of local yielding, and the influence of coupling terms on the local stress magnitudes are examined. Extension of the results to laminated plates is presented in Part II (Dvorak, G.J., Chen, T. & Teply, J., Composites Science and Technology, 43 (1992) 359–368, this issue).     

Rene′95粉末合金喷丸强化研究

研究了Ｒｅｎｅ′９５热等静压粉末高温合金喷丸后的残余应力场、组织结构、致密度及其与疲劳性能的关系。结果指出，喷丸强化能够有效地提高合金高周和低周疲劳强度。     

垂直平行束状孔爆破模型试验与分析

垂直平行密集束状孔落矿有底柱崩落法是一种新的采矿方法。通过爆破模型试验，测试爆破应力，观察分析爆破效果，探求最佳布孔形式，选择最优爆破孔网参数。试验结果表明：用平行束状孔取代扇形落矿，改善了爆破效果，简化了采场结构，减少了采切工程量。     

Electrochemical intercalation in NiOx thin films

In this work we investigated the mechanism of the electrochemical intercalation reactions in rf sputtered nickel oxide thin films electrodes by two techniques: mechanical stress change measurements by means of an optical technique and mass changes using an electrochemical quartz microbalance (EQCM). The experiments were performed in alkaline electrolytes containing cations of the first column of the periodic table. Reversible mass and volume changes were observed. In order to explain these experimental results, an exchange reaction is proposed, in which the oxidation process is accompanied by the deinteractional of a relative large number of “light” cations, simultaneously with the intercalation of a smaller number of heaviest cations.     

Longitudinal elastic waves in columns due to earthquake motion

An analysis is presented of longitudinal waves in a thin elastic column. Velocity is specified at one end, and the boundary condition at the other end is expressed in terms of a range of effective impedances of an attached structure. Propagation, reflection and interference of the waves are followed by the method of characteristics. Integration of differential equations along characteristics yields the wave-induced stress, which is then applied to problems of earthquake excitation. Numerical examples are given for recorded updown ground motion of the Kobe Earthquake.     

Surface stress effects on the thermodynamics of epitaxy

An analysis of the thermodynamics of epitaxy in thin films is presented which includes the effects of the surface stresses of the free surface and the film-substrate interface. It is shown that these effects, which are usually ignored in the theory of epitaxy, can have a major influence on both the critical thickness for epitaxy and on the partitioning of the misfit strain between the volume elastic strain and interface dislocations.     

圆杆弹性和弹—塑性扭转公式的探讨

对圆杆在线弹性阶段，弹－塑性阶段和全塑性阶段的扭转剪应力的计算公式作了分析，并推导了在材料的应力－应变关系（τ－γ关系）不服从虎克定律时，扭转真实剪应力的计算公式。文中对扭转强度计算公式的来源，物理含义及其都作了详细的说明。这对执行和理解国家ＧＢ１０１２８－８８《金属室温扭转试验方法》是有益的，而且对高校中材料力学的教学具有一定的参考价值。     

A theoretical and photoelastic contact stress analysis relevant to orthopaedic knee prostheses

This study is based on a theoretical and photoelastic static contact stress analysis, relevant to the design of the plastic tibial plateau in an orthopaedic knee prosthesis. It involves the review of existing theoretical analyses concerned with the contact mechanics of layered elastic systems and, where possible, the validation of any relevant findings using two dimensional photoelasticity. Significant findings include the identification of a general minimum recommendable design thickness for the plastic tibial plateau, the endorsement of using the Hertzian contact theory to predict contact stress levels in the tibial plateau of certain knee implants and the slight improvement in contact conditions in the plastic when the plateau is perfectly bonded to its supporting metal tray.     

Calculation of fatigue limits of case-hardened specimens with consideration of mean stresses and residual stresses

 The strength of case-hardened parts under cyclic loading can be determined in an experimental manner, but this can produce a large amount of costs due to the expenditure of material and testing time. Therefore, a calculation method is developed, that strongly reduces the number of experiments. The presented model is based on Weibull's weakest-link concept and allows to compute the survival probability of a case-hardened part which is loaded close to the fatigue limit. The essential quantities in this model are the distribution of Vicker's hardness of the material, the exponents of the Weibull distribution of the volume and the surface, the residual stress state, the surface roughness and the surface oxidation depth. By integrating the survival probabilities of the surface and the volume, the survival probability of the entire specimen or part can be calculated, which allows to compute the fatigue limit. The necessary parameters have to be determined from reference specimens. The model is successfully examined by comparing experimental and calculated results of smooth and notched case-hardened specimens under alternating torsion, rotating bending, repeated tension and tension-compression. Received 20 August 2001 / Accepted 11 November 2001