Bulk and Interphase Effects in Aged Structural Joints

Although structural adhesives are becoming widespread in numerous applications, one important limitation at present is the long term behaviour of bonded assemblies under conditions of high humidity, especially at elevated temperatures. This study presents a comparison between bulk properties of a structural epoxy resin and its behaviour in a torsional joint consisting of a hollowed-out cylinder bonded to a plate—both substrates being in stainless steel. Exposure to ca. 100% relative humidity at 70°C leads to modification of the bulk properties of the polymer, notably reduction of its elastic modulus. Although this may explain some differences in behaviour of the torsional joint, premature failure is attributed to weaknesses in the interphase zone.

Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) has been employed to investigate both unbonded steel surfaces and fracture zones. Although prolonged exposure to water leads to a more extensive degree of (apparently) adhesive failure at the interface polymer/metal, AES has shown the presence of non-negligible quantities of carbon, attributed to residual polymer. Failure would seem to occur, at least partly, in a weak interphase of the polymer, near, but not at, the interface.

Various possible causes are evoked. For dry failure, residual polymer may be due to the topography of the metal surface and/or local modification of the adhesive during cure. In the case of aged joints, in addition there are potential effects due to swelling and differential stresses, secondary bond failure and molecular chain scission within the polymer, all provoked by the presence of water.     

Phase separation in polymer blends comprising copolymers: 6. Effect of molecular architecture of block copolymers

To study the effect of the molecular architecture of a copolymer on its miscibility with corresponding homopolymers a series of block copolymers of styrene and isoprene with diblock, triblock and four-arm star architectures have been prepared and the morphologies of the blends of the copolymers and polyisoprene with different molecular weights have been examined by electron microscopy. The results show that miscibility varies in the sequence diblock>triblock>four-arm star copolymers. This sequence is in the opposite direction to the variation of the architectural complexity of the block copolymers, i.e. the more complex is molecular architecture, the greater is conformation restriction in microdomain formation and the less is solubility of homopolymer in corresponding domains.     

Effect of fretting amplitudes on fretting wear behavior of steel wires in coal mines

Given that fretting wear causes failure in steel wires, we carried out tangential fretting wear tests of steel wires on a self-made fretting wear test rig under contact loads of 9 and 29 N and fretting amplitudes ranging from 5 to 180 μm. We observed morphologies of fretted steel wire surfaces on an S-3000N scanning electron microscope in order to analyze fretting wear mecha-nisms. The results show that the fretting regime of steel wires transforms from partial slip regime into mixed fretting regime and gross slip regime with an increase in fretting amplitudes under a given contact load. In partial slip regime, the friction coefficient has a relatively low value. Four stages can be defined in mixed fretting and gross slip regimes. The fretting wear of steel wires in-creases obviously with increases in fretting amplitudes. Fretting scars present a typical morphology of annularity, showing slight damage in partial slip regime. However, wear clearly increases in mixed fretting regime where wear mechanism is a combination of plastic deformation, abrasive wear and oxidative wear. In gross slip regime, more severe degradation is present than in the other regimes. The main fretting wear mechanisms of steel wires are abrasive wear, surface fatigue and friction oxidation.     

GCr15轴承钢连铸过程中热物性参数的研究

借鉴前人实验数据,采用一定的数学方法,对轴承钢的热物性参数进行了研究.结果表明：GCr15轴承钢的液相线温度为1 465.7℃,固相线温度为1 328.4℃,零强度温度为1 380℃左右,零塑性温度为1 330℃左右;在固相区、液固两相区、液相区分别采用不同的公式进行处理,可使结果更加准确,还避免了奇异性.研究结果可为轴承钢连铸工艺有限元模拟提供基础.     

型钢翼缘狗骨式削弱在型钢混凝土节点的作用

为了防止地震时型钢混凝土节点核心区发生剪切破坏以及梁柱连接焊缝发生脆性断裂,提出对型钢混凝土节点核心区附近梁端型钢的上、下翼缘采取狗骨式削弱,并系统研究翼缘削弱对提高型钢混凝土节点抗震性能的作用.研究表明,由于在梁端型钢翼缘采取狗骨式削弱,不仅能够将塑性铰控制在梁型钢削弱的位置,从而有效地降低了节点核心区所受的剪力以及梁柱连接焊缝的应力;而且能够改善节点塑性铰区的转动能力和抗剪性能,提高节点的延性和耗能能力.     

混合交通下右转机动车信号配时方法

为了减少右转机动车与直行自行车之间的干扰,提高交叉口的运行效率,本文分析了两相位信号控制交叉口右转机动车与自行车之间的冲突规律以及自行车交通流的行驶特性,确定设置右转机动车信号的直行自行车流量临界值.以减少冲突和提高交叉口运行效率为目标,确定右转机动车相位绿灯起亮时刻和绿灯时长,并建立了相应的参数标定模型.以实际调查数据为基础,应用VISSIM模拟软件进行模拟验证,结果表明,设置右转机动车信号后,右转机动车延误和机非冲突明显减少.     

改善钢桥面铺装层高温作用的有效措施

为了降低钢桥面铺装层内较高的温度,提高铺装材料使用性能,推迟桥面的早期破坏.采用有限元手段,以傅里叶传热定律为理论基础,根据气象部门提供的气象资料,对开放式钢箱梁及封闭式钢箱梁铺装层的温度场进行研究.结果表明:开放式箱梁可以降低桥面铺装层温度,降低高温持续作用时间,改变桥面铺装层高温的作用位置.     

Molten salts/ceramic-foam matrix composites by melt infiltration method as energy storage material

A new type of high temperature energy storage material was obtained through the melt infiltration method, using compounding SiC ceramic foam as matrix and Na₂SO₄ as phase change material. The resulting composite material was measured by XRD, SEM, TG-DSC methods. The experimental results indicate that the composite is composed of silicon carbide, sodium sulfate and square quartz, and no chemical reactions occurs between Na₂SO₄ and SiC matrix. Na₂SO₄ has a good bonding with the SiC ceramic foam matrix. As the composite material is characterized by high thermal energy storage density and high thermal conductivity, it is suit for energy storage under high temperature. Funded by the “863” Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (2008AA05Z418)     

双向搜索多约束路由启发式计算方法

为提高大型通信网络中搜索满足多约束条件路由的速度,提出一种双向搜索路由的计算方法.首先从源和目的节点同时出发,计算到达各中间节点的可达路径.然后在各可达路径中进行路径的筛选.可达路径是采用邻接矩阵变换方式获得的,筛选路径是根据非线性开销函数,采用启发方式择优选取.当两方向搜索的节点数累计达到n-2后,对接合并两方向到达中间节点的路径,从中再选择最佳路径作为路由输出.通过算例详细介绍了可达路径计算及启发式选优方法.阐述了算法的正确性及特点,分析了最大时间杂性.通过仿真实验评估,不仅更进一步验证了新算法的正确性,而且表明新算法在搜索路由速度上要优于其他算法.     

新型钢铅组合耗能器性能试验及参数优选

为了考察新型钢铅组合耗能器(NCSLD)的力学性能和提高其耗能能力,利用电液伺服压剪试验机对NCSLD耗能器进行力学性能试验,采用ANSYS实体建模的方法对耗能器进行大量的数值分析,并对性能试验和数值分析的结果进行对比,研究耗能器的滞回特征参数与其6个几何参数之间的关系,回归出二者之间的公式.提出评价耗能器性能优劣的标准及其附加条件,并以此标准为依据,利用均匀设计法和遗传算法分别对耗能器的6个几何参数进行优选.结果表明遗传算法的选优效果要好于均匀设计法,同时得到一系列性能良好的NCSLD耗能器.