Compressive Behaviour and Failure Mechanisms of GFRP Composite at High Strain Rates

Experimental investigations into the compressive behavior of glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite at high strain rates were carried out using a split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) setup. The GFRP laminates were made from E-glass fibers and epoxy resins by vacuum assisted compression molding machine. The results of the compressive tests indicated that the mechanical behavior of the GFRP composite depends highly on the strain rate. The compressive peak stress, toughness and Young''s modulus of the GFRP composite increased with the increase of strain rate, while the strain level at the initial stages of damage was shortened with the increase of strain rate. In addition, the dynamic deformation behavior and failure process of the specimens were observed directly by using a high-speed camera. Following the experiments, the fracture morphologies and damage modes were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to explore the possible failure mechanisms of the specimens. The results showed that multiple failure mechanisms appeared, such as matrix crack, fiber-matrix debonding, fiber failure and shear fracture.     

A comparative study on the effect of loading speed and surface scratches on the flexural strength of aluminosilicate glass: Annealed vs. chemically strengthened

Quasi-static and dynamic three-point-bending experiments were conducted on both annealed and chemically strengthened aluminosilicate glass scratched by different normal loads. Scratched areas were observed by optical microscope and atomic force microscope. Chemically strengthened glass shows better resistance to surface scratch. These dynamic experiments were carried out using a modified Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) device and a pulse-shaping technique was used to keep constant loading speed to the specimens. In tests, high-speed photography was also used to observe the failure process of the specimens. The test results showed that the flexural strength of aluminosilicate glass (AG) strongly depends on the applied loading speed. Compared with its annealed counterpart, the chemically strengthened glass (CSG) showed higher flexural strength to both static and dynamic loadings. Moreover, the three-point bending experiments were conducted on scratched AG and CSG specimens and decrease of 20–40% in flexural strength was observed. The fractography analysis showed that in dynamic loading conditions the fracture surface was not smooth and has more secondary cracks as compared to static loading.     

Investigation on experimental method of low-impedance materials using modified Hopkinson pressure bar

To increase the detectability of split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) of low-impedance materials, modifications were conducted on traditional SHPB apparatus with a PMMA tube to output transmitted signal, and weak signals were further amplified by semiconductor strain gauges. Experiments on soft rubbers and cushioning foam materials were carried out. In order to analyze the accuracy of the experimental results, the stress equilibrium issues involved in the assumptions of SHPB were investigated. First, by way of re-constructing loading process of incident wave, the stress-strain curve was obtained, along with the stress equilibrium ratio of specimen. Secondly, the influences on the accuracy of stress-strain curves were investigated through the elastic modulus comparisons. And the results illustrate that the bilinear incident wave from experiments can ensure the stress equilibrium deformation of specimen after 2 normalized times, much sooner than ramp incident waves. Moreover, it even facilitates specimen deformation with a constant strain rate. The results confirm that the detectability of the modified SHPB can be down to tens kPa with enough accuracy level.     

Influences of Stress Wave Propagation upon Studying Dynamic Response of Materials at High Strain Rates

How the wave propagation analysis plays a key role in the studies of dynamic response of materials at high strain rates is analyzed. For the wave propagation technique, the followings are important: the loading and unloading constitutive relation presumed, the positions of the sensors embedded, the interactions between loading waves and unloading waves. For the split Hopkinson pressure bar (SI-IPB) technique, the assumption of one-dimensional stress wave propagation and the assumption of stress uniformity along the specimen should be satisfied. When the larger diameter bars are employed, the wave dispersion effects should be considered, including the high frequency oscillations, non-uniform stress distribution across the bar section, increase of rise time, and amplitude attenuation. The stress uniformity along the specimen is influenced by the reflection times in specimen, the wave impedance ratio of the specimen and the bar, and the waveform.     

钢纤维混凝土高温后SHPB试验研究

为了研究钢纤维混凝土(SFRC)常温以及经历400和800℃高温后的动态压缩性能,采用改进的分离式Hopkinson压杆装置,结合应变直测技术对其进行了单轴冲击压缩试验.结果表明:经历400和800℃高温后,未掺钢纤维混凝土的峰值应力分别只有常温时的79.2%和38.9%,弹性模量分别降为常温时的82.8%和56.2%,同时,试件的能量吸收能力大幅度下降;钢纤维混凝土400,800℃对应的峰值应力分别降为常温时的76.8%和39.0%,弹性模量稍有降低,分别为常温的91.8%和82.7%,较基准混凝土有了较大的提高.钢纤维的加入可以增加混凝土的极限应力对应应变,曲线的下降段较为平缓,同时增强了混凝土的能量吸收能力,在20,400和800℃时,分别提高了38.5%,27.5%和25%.     

Experimental study on the time-dependent dynamic mechanical behaviour of C60 concrete under

To study the dynamic mechanical behavior of C60 concrete at high temperatures, impact tests under different steady-state temperature fields (100, 200, 300, 400 and 500.℃) were conducted under a variety of durations at the corresponding constant high temperature, namely 0, 30, 60, 90 and 120.min, employing split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) system. In addition, the impact tests were also conducted on the specimens cooled from the high temperature to the room temperature and the specimen under room temperature. From the analysis, it is found that C60 concrete has a time-dependent behavior under high-temperature environment. Under 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500.℃ steady-state temperature fields respectively, as the duration at the corresponding constant high temperature increases, the dynamic compressive strength and the elastic modulus decrease but the peak strain generally ascends. After cooling to the room temperature, the dynamic compressive strength and the elastic modulus descend as well, but the peak strain increases first and then decreases slightly, when the duration increases. For specimens under and cooled from the high-temperature, as the temperature increases, the dynamic compressive strength and the peak strain raise first and then reduce gradually,and the dynamic compressive strength of specimen under high temperature is higher than that of the specimen cooled from the same high temperature.     

灰岩和白云岩动态压缩力学性能的SHPB实验

为了得到爆破荷载作用下岩石的破坏特性及爆破振动波的传播特性,利用RMT-150C多功能实验机和改进后的ф50mm的分离式Hopkinson压杆装置,分别研究灰岩和白云岩试件的静态力学特性和在5种不同应变率等级下的动态力学性能。实验结果表明,随着平均应变率的增加,灰岩和白云岩试件的动态抗压强度、峰值应变、吸收能、比能量吸收值以及破碎程度都明显增加,表现出显著的应变率效应,而初始弹性模量对应变率的相关性不敏感。从岩石的动态抗压强度和能量吸收两个方面,对比分析灰岩和白云岩动态力学性能的共性和差异性,更合理地解释了岩石在动态冲击荷载下的破坏本质。     

冲击荷载循环作用下砂岩动态力学性能的围压效应研究

利用带围压装置的霍普金森压杆设备对砂岩在不同围压等级、不同应变率下的动态力学性能进行试验研究,分析了砂岩在冲击荷载循环作用下的累积比能量吸收值,损伤度与围压等参量之间的关系.研究结果表明:在围压作用下,砂岩的应力-应变曲线出现较明显的屈服平台,具有明显的脆性-延性转化特征.随着冲击荷载循环作用次数的增加,材料的弹性模量...     

粉末冶金摩擦材料在准一维应变下的动态力学性能研究

用被动围压的SHPB实验方法,研究了粉末冶金摩擦材料准一维应变动态力学响应,分析了实验结果与围压套筒的关系,得到了该材料的动态泊松比,动态杨氏模量,动态压缩强度。同时分析了摩擦力效应对试样轴向应力应变的影响。     

机动车用摩擦材料的性能研究

利用分离式霍普金森压杆(SHPB)实验装置进行冲击试验,探讨摩擦材料的耐冲击性能。通过对摩擦材料的应力-应变曲线,应力-应变率曲线及应变-应变率曲线的比较研究,得出了纤维增强复合材料具有良好的耐冲击性能和良好的塑性性能。