大空隙率沥青混合料耐久性评价方法与指标

设计了不同温度条件的肯塔堡飞散试验、浸水马歇尔试验和冻融劈裂试验,以探寻较为合理的、能够有效反映大空隙率沥青混合料抗松散性能、水稳定性能的评价方法和评价指标.结果表明:肯塔堡飞散试验可以用于评价大空隙率沥青混合料的抗松散性能与水稳定性能.建议以20℃飞散损失、-18℃冰冻飞散损失作为一般温度、冰冻条件下大空隙率沥青混合...     

Comparison of the Diffraction Contrast and the Slice Method for Image Computation

The relation between the diffraction contrast theory and the slice method for image contrast calculations is discussed with specific reference to small voids, twin boundary images and weak beam images of stacking faults. The difference between the deformable ion and the rigid ion model for the scattering potential is explored.     

Detection of strength limiting defects in cellular glasses by dielectric measurements

Cellular (foamed) glasses are a prime candidate for certain structural applications, such as support of the silvered glass concentrator mirrors in solar thermal energy systems. An economical nondestructive measurement of strength-limiting defects in these materials would permit development of designs in which the material is subjected to a higher working stress level and maintains the same probability of failure. This would result in weight and cost savings for any application. A method of measuring the capacitance of well-defined regions of a specimen was investigated. Large voids were found to produce significant localized changes in the capacitance of the specimen. The feasibility of locating the large, strength limiting defects in this porous material has been demonstrated for one type of cellular glass. Means of producing an image from this type of data and an implementation scheme for on-line production measurements are discussed.     

Control of microvoids in resol phenolic resin using unsaturated polyester

A major drawback of cured phenol formaldehyde resin is the presence of microvoids, resulting from the liberation of condensation byproducts. In an attempt to rectify this, phenolic resol resin was blended with unsaturated polyester (UP). UPs with various maleic anhydride (MA) to phthalic anhydride (PA) ratios were synthesized and later mixed with resol resin in various proportions. The best MA/PA ratio was found out by determining the specific gravity, acetone‐soluble matter, and volatile content of the cast blend, cured under a satisfactory time–temperature schedule. The influence of acid value of the UP and the most desirable UP content were also investigated on the basis of the quality of the modified phenolic samples. The structural changes in the modified resin were studied using FTIR spectroscopy. Scanning electron micrographs (SEM) of the fractured surfaces were obtained to ascertain the extent of microvoids in the modified resin. Both thermogravimetric analysis results and SEM micrographs confirm the effectiveness of UP in reducing the microvoids in the cast resol resin. The tensile and impact strengths of the samples also reflect the superior quality of the resol phenolic resins that have been modified by UP. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009     

Void Evolution in Sub-100-Micron Sn-Ag Solder Bumps during Multi-reflow and Aging and its Effects on Bonding Reliability

The evolution of voids in the interfacial region of electroplated Sn-3.0Ag solder bumps on electroplated Cu and its effects on bonding reliability were studied. Results show that volume shrinkage resulted in void formation during multi-reflow, while the Kirkendall effect led to void formation during aging. A thick η-phase and voids at the boundaries among Cu₆Sn₅ grains promoted the void growth in the ε-phase. Though the formation of voids had a trivial weakening effect on the shear strength of the solder joints, the voids were a threat to the bonding reliability of solder bumps.     

Modeling of the pressure drop across polydisperse packed beds in cake filtration

Filtration is the separation of solid–liquid mixtures. In this study, we assess the predictive power of Kozeny–Carman model for systems operated at low Reynolds numbers and relatively high pressure drops. We find substantial agreement between the K-C model and experiment only for systems that exhibit tight void size distribution. Dramatic disagreement is observed for particle beds that exhibit wide void size distributions. We propose a modified modeling approach, based on a bimodal void distribution, by introducing two quantities: the fraction of expanded voids and the ratio of void sizes. The simulation results are found to be much more similar to the experimental flow rates than those calculated using the K-C model. The modified model is deemed reliable at predicting the flow behavior, provided that an accurate representation of the void size distribution is available.     

Microstructure and mechanical performance examination of 3D printed acrylonitrile butadiene styrene thermoplastic parts

Fused filament fabrication (FFF) is a process where thermoplastic materials are heated to its melting point and then extruded, layer by layer, to create a three dimensional printed part. Printing occurs in a layered manner, which leads to creation of voids (air gaps) in the 3D printed parts. These voids act as centers for crack initiation, propagation and therefore resulting bulk mechanical properties are lower. This paper focuses on microstructural characterization and analysis of fused filament fabricated tensile test coupons made from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene polymer, at various design conditions. Comparable tensile modulus with injection molded specimens was obtained for FFF design condition that is, slice height (0.1778 mm), raster width (0.4064 mm), raster to raster air gap (−0.0015 mm), contour to raster air gap (−0.0508 mm) and raster angle (0°). Scanning electron microscope studies provided an understanding as to why FFF processed specimens yielded lower failure strain and an insight into the presence of intralayer voids in specimens having lower tensile modulus. The study confirmed that though bulk mechanicals were affected by the combined effect of inter, intra and interfacial voids, intravoids had a predominant influence.     

The reliability of asset management regime of the SROH using air void content of asphalt mixtures

The comparison pairs of cores (each 100 mm apart) from 68 reinstatements sites from various parts of the UK revealed that, the compounding consequences of generic non-homogeneous characteristics of hand laid recipe mixed materials (specified in Specification for the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways (SROH)) and high likeliness of being biased during air void (AV) testing makes the coring method extremely unreliable with very low repeatability and reproducibility. The wide-ranging maximum density reported in every instance in the comparison pair coring experiments meaningfully rationalizes the distorted homogeneity of materials. Although not only maximum density but also bulk density of adjacent cores located only 100 mm apart were found to be varied in the case of every pair in this study. Furthermore, the in situ performance shown by from 50 reinstatements after experiencing 1.5–10 years real-life ageing from various parts of the UK predictably indicates that either the linkage between the reinstatement with non-compliant AV and its impact on footways durability is non-proven or the reported AV content is extremely over estimated. At 95% level of significance, there exists enough evidence to conclude that, due to high uncertainty, very low repeatability and reproducibility and poor reliability with high chances of bias, the assessment of hand laid reinstatement work by AV testing will expose both the contractor and the client to unacceptable risk.     

橡胶颗粒沥青混合料矿料级配的分形评价

橡胶颗粒沥青混合料集料分布具有明显的分形特征,建立了橡胶颗粒沥青混合料集料体积分形维数与沥青混合料空隙率的回归模型。验证了集料体积参数与混合料空隙率的强相关性,空隙率随着矿料级配分维值D的增加而减小。与橡胶颗粒沥青混合料对应的级配范围集料粒径分维值D范围为2.54～2.59。间断级配JAC-16适用于二重分形评价,采用二重分形计算的相关系数较高,说明该级配的实际组成与级配分形理想模型拟合的程度较高。     

Automatic image analysis and morphology of fibre reinforced concrete

Automatic image analysis is an efficient tool to quantify the morphology of materials. Moreover, it can aid to understand their mechanical behaviour. Several applications of automatic methods are presented to investigate concrete reinforced by ribbon shaped amorphous cast iron fibres. Introducing ribbons into the plain matrix entrapped air voids. This affected the workability and, later on, the compressive strength of the fibre reinforced concrete (FRC). Both were improved by additions of superplasticizer in order to keep the water to cement ratio constant. The influence of the superplasticizer and fibre contents on the compactness of the FRC was characterized by the dimensional and the spatial distributions of the air voids. The orientations of fibres and microcracks were quantified by Fourier image transforms. Due to the casting procedure of the FRC, the fibres were located in “horizontal layers”, perpendicular to the casting axis. Whatever the direction of compression with respect to the layers of fibres, the microcrack network was getting more and more oriented in the direction of compression as stresses increased. The analysis of fibre and microcrack orientations suggests that, under uniaxial compression, the inelastic strain domain should be characterized by an anisotropic biaxial damage model, whose principal axes are the orthogonal and parallel directions to the layers of fibres.