Brittle fracture of high-strength steels at very low temperatures

High-strength steels are used to increase the load carrying capacity of components. However, to guarantee a safe design, it is also necessary to combine high strength with adequate fracture toughness. In this paper, fracture toughness of three high-strength steels with yield strengths ranging from 460 to 890 MPa has been studied at very low temperatures. Taking into account experimental evidence, a new mechanism of cleavage at very low temperatures is proposed. This mechanism considers the possibility of reaching the ideal strength (the stress at which the lattice of a single crystal losses its stability) in the immediate vicinity of the fatigue crack tip. Moreover, a computational model able to calculate the external load needed to produce a catastrophic failure of these steels has been developed.     

Case Study-Based Challenges of Quality Concrete Finishing for Architecturally Complex Structures

This paper focuses on the procedure utilized in the construction of tilt-up irregular concrete panels that are constructed on-site using concrete slabs and wooden formwork. The case study required high-quality concrete finishing. The erection and installation procedure called for a maximum panel-to-panel joint tolerance of 1.27?cm (0.5?in.), often 90° joints between panels. To meet precision requirements, the casting slabs were leveled and flattened with laser screed technology and smoothed with chemical solutions. To ensure that the final result met expectations, a mock-up model was built using different types of materials and to simulate site constraints. The architectural design is a composition of precast concrete panels like “Lego” pieces assembled similarly to a jigsaw puzzle. The unique construction process required a state-of-the-art analysis to produce the set quality. Quality conditions as set by the owner included creating a smooth concrete surface on all panels while avoiding damages and reducing equipment and material costs. The proposed methodology is described through its implementation on the case study, which is also described in this paper.     

Express Method for Estimation of Tensile Strength and Crack Resistance of Brittle Media

The procedure is proposed for estimating the crack resistance and tensile strength of rocks by the results of experiments on disk samples with holes. The gradient approach to the strength problem is employed in processing the experimental data.     

Al_(10)Zn_(2.9)Mg_(1.7)Cu超高强铝合金的喷射成形制备研究

采用喷射成形技术制备了Al1 0 Zn2 .9Mg1 .7Cu高强高韧铝合金沉积坯件 ,研究了喷射成形制备过程中各工艺参数对沉积坯件的成形性、显微组织、致密度的影响 ,确定了适当的工艺参数 ,研究了沉积坯件的热挤压及热处理工艺 ,对材料的组织进行了分析并对不同状态的材料性能进行了比较。研究结果表明 :当喷射成形工艺参数合理时 ,沉积坯件具有良好的成形性与致密度 ,在随后的热挤压过程中 ,通过较低的挤压比即可使材料达到全致密 ;通过对合金进行适当的热处理 ,材料的极限抗拉强度达到 810MPa ,同时延伸率保持在 8%～ 11% ,该材料是一种理想的轻质高强结构材料。     

Determination of shear strength values according to EN 408

This paper presents the results of 382 shear tests carried out according to EN 408. The test pieces consisted of spruce (Picea abies) and varied in density and ring width orientation (radial, tangential and at an angle of 45° to the steel plates). In addition pieces containing pith and knots were tested. The paper discusses problems observed when using this test configuration and shows that the test results do not support the characteristic shear strength values as given in EN 338. Moreover, the test results do not support the relationship between characteristic shear strength and characteristic bending strength as given in EN 384.

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Résumé Cet article présente les résultats de 382 essais de cisaillement menés conformément à EN 408. Les éprouvettes d’essai sont en épicéa (Picea abies) et présentent une variabilité en termes de masse volumique et d’orientation des cernes d’accroissement (radiale, tangentielle, à un angle de 45° par rapport aux plaques métalliques). Des éprouvettes supplémentaires contenant du cœur et des nœuds ont également été testées. L’article évoque les problèmes qui ont été mis en évidence lors de l’utilisation de ce dispositif expérimental et montre que les résultats expérimentaux ne sont pas en accord avec les valeurs caractéristiques de résistance au cisaillement données dans EN 338. De plus, ces résultats ne confirment pas la relation entre résistance caractéristique au cisaillement et résistance caractéristique à la flexion telle que stipulée dans EN 384.

     

Mechanism and Optimal Application of Chemical Additives for Accelerating Early Strength of Lime-flyash Stabilized Soils

1IntroductionLime-flyashstabilizedsoil as a semi-rigid base mate-rial in highwayis widely usedin China.The goodintegri-ty,great bearing capacity,highstiffness and water-proof-ing quality areits special advantages.But itsinherent lowearly strength makes it…     

裂隙岩体边坡稳定性的渗流与应力耦合分析

用裂隙岩体渗流与应力耦合分析的四自由度全耦合法对岩质边坡进行耦合分析,通过强度折减有限元法求解岩体边坡的稳定安全系数。四自由度全耦合法建立了同时以渗流水压和位移为未知量的耦合方程组,使得渗流场与应力场的求解能够一次性完成,与两场交叉迭代分析方法相比达到了彻底的完全耦合。通过强度折减,整个系统达到不稳定状态,有限元计算将不收敛,此时的折减系数就是安全系数。算例表明由此求得的边坡稳定安全系数和滑动面都与传统方法十分接近。     

以YAG为添加剂的气压烧结氮化硅

本文以添加ＹＡＧ的反应烧结氮化硅（ＲＢＳＮ）为前驱体，采用气氛加压烧结的工艺，在０．５～９．０ＭＰａ氮气压力范围，研究了不同氮压对烧结体的密度、相组成、强度和显微结构的影响及其相互间的关系。研究表明，通过改变氮气压力能有效地调控材料的显微结构，材料的性能又受控于显微结构的变化。     

CFRP强度复合Weibull分布的物理特征分析

本文对ＣＦＲＰ材料疲劳后剩余强度的复合Ｗｅｉｂｕｌｌ分布的物理特征进行了初步分析。指出树脂基复合材料失效（破坏）机理的双重性（基体和纤维失效模型）决定了剩余强度（累积损伤程度）测试结果的分布特征。复合Ｗｅｉｂｕｌｌ分布曲线的特征与分析结果对设计、使用及材料研究都有重要参考意义。     

使用混合杆柱时抽油泵柱塞的超冲程

任何抽油杆柱在理论上都可能产生超冲程，只是大小不同而已。超冲程的存在，使泵柱塞的有效冲程增大，甚至会大于光杆冲程。首次提出了抽油泵柱塞相对超冲程和绝对超冲程的概念，这将有助于正确认识玻璃钢抽油杆的作用和玻璃钢抽油杆的推广使用。将抽油杆柱简化成上端受光杆的激振位移、下端带有集中质量的弹簧－质量力学模型，建立了抽油杆柱纵向振动的偏微分方程和边界条件，然后用固有函数法求解方程，得出了抽油泵柱塞超冲程的无穷级数解析计算式。