Performance Analysis of the Mesh‐Free Random Grid Method for Full‐Field Synthetic Strain Measurements

Abstract: In responding to the needs of the material characterization community, the recently developed mesh‐free random grid method (MFRGM) has been exhibiting very promising characteristics of accuracy, adaptability, implementation flexibility and efficiency. To address the design specification of the method according to an intended application, we are presenting a sensitivity analysis that aids into determining the effects of the experimental and computational parameters characterizing the MFRGM in terms of its performance. The performance characteristics of the MFRGM are mainly its accuracy, sensitivity, smoothing properties and efficiency. In this paper, we are presenting a classification of a set of parameters associated with the characteristics of the experimental set‐up and the random grid applied on the specimen under measurement. The applied sensitivity analysis is based on synthetic images produced from analytic solutions of specific isotropic and orthotropic elasticity boundary value problems. This analysis establishes the trends in the performance characteristics of the MFRGM that will enable the selection of the user controlled variables for a desired performance specification.     

Mechanical and electric fatigue of PZT(53/47) films on metallic substrates

Abstract

We have investigated the fatigue of electromechanical and dielectric properties of sol-gel derived PZT(53/47) thin films deposited on metallic substrates by means of electric and mechanical cycling. For the mechanical cycling a two point bending method was used to apply transversal stress to the samples. During mechanical cycling the piezoelectric coefficient d₃₁ remained constant up to about 10⁵ cycles, for a higher number of cycles a strong decrease was observed. During electric cycling no significant changes in the ferroelectric and electromechanical hysteresis loops could be found up to about 3×10⁵ cycles. Above this number the coercive field increases, the maximum strain and the remanent polarization decrease.

Obviously each electric cycling of the investigated films is accompanied by a mechanical cycling. It is assumed, that microcracks induced by mechanical stress are the main reason for the deterioration of the physical properties films during electric and mechanical cycling both.     

正交异性钢桥面板结构体系的疲劳破坏模式和抗力评估

正交异性钢桥面板的疲劳问题属于包含多疲劳破坏模式的结构体系疲劳问题。基于这一本质特性,以典型的正交异性钢桥面板结构体系为研究对象,由结构体系的主导疲劳破坏模式出发,提出正交异性钢桥面板结构体系疲劳抗力评估的新方法。以纵肋与顶板焊接细节和纵肋与横隔板交叉构造细节为主要研究对象,设计8个足尺节段模型,主要包括传统纵肋与顶板焊接细节、新型镦边纵肋与顶板焊接细节和纵肋与横隔板交叉构造细节,通过模型试验研究了两类重要构造细节的主导疲劳破坏模式和实际疲劳抗力,在此基础上结合切口应力评估方法探讨正交异性钢桥面板构造细节切口应力S-N曲线方程、结构体系的主导疲劳破坏模式等关键问题。研究结果表明：传统纵肋与顶板焊接细节和新型镦边纵肋与顶板焊接细节的主导疲劳破坏模式均为疲劳裂纹萌生于焊根并沿顶板厚度方向扩展,二者的实际疲劳抗力基本相同;纵肋与横隔板交叉构造细节的疲劳破坏模式为焊趾开裂沿纵肋腹板方向扩展;对于研究对象而言,萌生于纵肋与顶板焊接细节焊根并沿顶板厚度方向扩展的疲劳破坏模式为控制结构体系疲劳抗力的主导疲劳破坏模式。     

等离子喷涂制备压电石英膜材料及性能分析

采用大气等离子喷涂技术制备SiO2膜压电材料,利用XRD和SEM研究其组织结构,同时对其介电常数ε、介电损耗tanδ、压电常数d33、机械品质因数Q等性能进行测试。结果表明:采用大气等离子喷涂工艺可制备出相结构主要由α-石英和α-方石英共同组成组织较为致密、缺陷较多的SiO2压电膜,压电常数d33和介电常数εr随膜厚度的增加而增加,介电损耗tanδ随膜厚度的增加而减小;介电常数εr、介电损耗tanδ、机械品质因数Q随频率的增加而减小,当SiO2膜厚为5mm,压电常数d33最大值为2.3 pC/N。     

Refreshing doping concept in perovskite piezoceramics: Composite modulation hidden behind lattice substitution

Chemical doping is favored by academia as well as industry because of its effectiveness in attuning to the properties of piezoceramics. Although significant progress has been made, few reports have focused on the role and overall effect of substituted ions. Based on the tendency of special crystals such as ZnO toward spontaneous growth, this study applies the concept of composite modulation to conventional doping; the CuO-modified 0.2Pb(Zn_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃-0.8Pb(Zr_1/2Ti_1/2)O₃ (PZN-PZT) system has been used for verification of the proposed method. The results show that copper ions enter the perovskite matrix to specifically replace the zinc ions causing lattice distortion and increasing the rhombohedral phase (RP) content. Furthermore, the substituted zinc ions enter the grain boundaries and grow into a secondary phase ZnO, based on their spontaneous-growth tendency; the induced heterogeneous interfacial effects lead to refinement of the domain size and enhancement of the interface polarization. The combined effects of the lattice substitution and composite modulation promote a significant improvement in the piezoelectric coefficient of the CuO-modified PZN-PZT system compared with its pure counterpart. The dual function of doping demonstrated in this study is expected to further contribute to the preparation and performance improvement of the other piezoelectric composites.     

Enhanced airborne sound absorption effect in poly(vinylidene fluoride)/(K0.5Na0.5)NbO3-nanofiber composite foams

Introducing electrical conductive function to discharge local piezoelectric effect is found effective for improving airborne sound absorption performance. In this work, instead of conductive fillers, a composite with two piezoelectric materials with opposite piezoelectric responses was explored aiming at enhanced sound absorption effect. Open-cell poly(vinylidene fluoride)/(K_0.5Na_0.5)NbO₃ (PVDF/KNN)-nanofiber composite foams were proposed and investigated for airborne sound absorption purpose. Structural and thermal analyses showed that the KNN nanofibers were well dispersed in the PVDF matrix and enhanced the degree of crystallinity of polar phase of PVDF. Significantly enhanced airborne sound absorption over a broad frequency range was observed in the PVDF/KNN-nanofiber composite foams, with increasing KNN nanofibers. One possible mechanism for the improved sound absorption with the piezoelectric KNN nanofibers with positive piezoelectric coefficient added in the PVDF matrix with negative piezoelectric coefficient is that electrical discharge could be facilitated for energy dissipation with the opposite charges generated through the piezoelectric effects in the two phases with opposite polarity. The experimental results show that the open-cell PVDF/KNN-nanofiber composite foams are promising for broadband airborne sound absorption application, and our analysis shed a light on the strategy in designing piezoelectric composite foam with high sound absorption performance.     

双压电材料界面力电耦合场奇异性研究

针对不同压电材料中界面裂纹尖端的扇形区域推导出了包含基本方程、裂纹面D-P边界条件和不同压电材料交界面处的边界条件的弱形式。在该弱形式的基础上,利用特征方程展开方法(eigenfunction expansion technique),可以得到一个分析压电材料裂纹尖端处力电耦合场奇异性的特殊的一维有限元列式。该一维有限元列式只需对扇形区域在角度方向上离散,最后的总体方程为一个二次特征根方程。求解该特征根方程就可以得到压电材料裂纹尖端处力电耦合奇异场的特征解。通过数值算例表明该方法可以准确而高效地计算压电材料裂纹尖端处力电耦合奇异场的特征解,进而用该方法研究了双压电材料界面力电耦合场的奇异性。     

数字图像相关方法辅助的IM7/8552碳纤维/环氧树脂复合材料单向带层合板沿厚度方向非线性本构参数识别

提出了采用数字图像相关(DIC)方法和有限元模型修正(FEMU)技术相结合,通过短梁剪切(SBS)试验获得碳纤维增强环氧树脂(IM7/8552)正交各向异性复合材料单向带层合板沿厚度方向压缩本构关系参数的试验方法.该方法根据假设材料初始本构,采用3D有限元模型(FEM)计算获得主平面压头下方沿厚度方向的应力和应变分布,...     

单侧受限波形钢板轴压弹性屈曲分析

将波形钢板应用于钢管混凝土结构中,可以提高钢板的抗弯刚度,以防止高强钢管混凝土结构中钢板屈服前发生弹性局部屈曲.基于正交薄板理论,假定波形钢板的非荷载边为弹性转动约束,利用伽辽金法对单侧受限波形钢板单向受压屈曲荷载公式进行了推导,并给出了两种特殊边界条件下的简化计算公式.计算结果表明:对于四边简支和四边嵌固板,该方法与...     

PZT-IPN阻尼材料的研究进展

阻尼材料广泛应用于交通工具、产业机械、建筑土木、家用电器、精密仪器和军事装备等领域。科学技术的不断发展,对阻尼材料的要求不断提高。本文主要综述了聚合物基压电智能阻尼材料的阻尼机理。并详细分析介绍了聚合物基IPN压电阻尼材料的设计原理及阻尼效果。