环形截面大偏心受压构件截面延性系数计算

延性是混凝土构件的一项重要特性 ,延性系数是构件延性的度量 ,由于沿周边均匀配筋环形截面偏心受压构件受力计算的特殊性 ,至今没有一个较精确的计算公式。本文根据沿周边均匀配筋环形截面偏心受压构件的工作特点 ,采用常用应力应变关系和基本假设 ,提出了其延性系数的计算方法。     

Effects of Seismically Induced Pounding at Expansion Joints of Concrete Bridges

This paper presents the result of a study on the effect of pounding at expansion joints on concrete bridge response to earthquake ground motions. An engineering approach, rather than continuum mechanics approach, is emphasized. First, the dynamic behavior of a damped multidegree-of-freedom bridge system separated by an expansion joint involving an impact is examined by means of the finite element method. Second, the sensitivity analysis of the stiffness in gap elements is performed. Third, usefulness of the analysis method for simulation of pounding phenomena is demonstrated and the effect of pounding on the ductility demands measured in terms of the rotation of column ends is investigated. Two-dimensional finite element analysis using a bilinear hysterestic model for bridge substructure joints and a nonlinear gap element for the expansion joint is performed on a realistic bridge with an expansion joint. The effects of the primary factors on the ductility demand such as gap sizes and characteristics of earthquake ground motion are investigated through a parametric study. The major conclusions are (1) the effect of impact most directly depends on the size of momentum (or pounding magnitude); and (2) the pounding effect is generally found to be negligible on the ductility demand for wide practical ranges of gap size and peak ground acceleration, but is potentially significant at the locations of impact.     

Comparative Study of Models on Confinement of Concrete Cylinders with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites

The use of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for strengthening and/or rehabilitation of concrete structures is gaining increasing popularity in the civil engineering community. One of the most attractive applications of FRP materials is their use as confining devices for concrete columns, which may result in remarkable increases of strength and ductility as indicated by numerous published experimental results. Despite a large research effort, a proper analytical tool to predict the behavior of FRP-confined concrete has not yet been established. Most of the available models are empirical in nature and have been calibrated against their own sets of experimental data. On the other hand, the experimental results available in the literature encompass a wide range of values of the significant variables. The objective of this work is a systematic assessment of the performance of the existing models on confinement of concrete columns with FRP materials. The study is conducted in the following steps: the experimental data on confinement of concrete cylinders with FRP available in the technical literature are classified according to the values of the significant variables; the existing empirical and analytical models are reviewed, pointing out their distinct features; the whole set of available experimental results is compared with the whole set of analytical models; and strengths and weaknesses of the various models are analyzed. Finally, a new equation is proposed to evaluate the axial strain at peak stress of FRP-confined concrete cylinders.     

A method for evaluating the mechanical performance of thin-walled titanium tubes

A method which was developed to compare the stress–strain properties of three types of thin-walled, commercially pure titanium tubes is presented. The tubes were of types intended for use in large heat-exchanger applications and were to be subjected to significant plastic deformation during subsequent assembly processes. It had been anticipated that small differences in chemical composition and tube-drawing treatment would produce quite different characteristics. It is known that the properties of titanium can exhibit considerable degrees of anisotropy, especially for wrought products; although axial properties of the materials could be evaluated using standard test equipment and procedures, a novel testing system had to be designed to allow the circumferential properties to be assessed. Significant differences between tube types were observed and anisotropic material behaviour was apparent.     

增容树脂对SBS改性沥青性能的影响

采用光学显微镜、熔体流动速率仪、动态力学分析仪和沥青基本性能测试，研究了增容树脂（T）对SBS分散及改性效果的影响。结果表明：SBS/沥青共混物加入增容树脂（T）后，光学显微镜相片中SBS颗料消失；动态粘弹谱中低温侧（PB链段）的玻璃化温度从-55℃升至-43.8℃，这些表明加入增容树脂（T）能改善SBS在沥青中的分散，树脂与PB链段有较好的相互作用。在改性沥青中加入增容树脂（T）后对软化点、针入度影响不大，而延度显著增大。     

INFLUENCE OF Al ON DUCTILITY IMPROVEMENT BY B IN Ni_3Al ALLOYS

The “order-disorder” model was adopted to calculate the lattice vacancies related to the com- position change in Ni_3Al alloys.A great deal of vacancies,i.e.,the non-stoichiometric vacan- cies,may exist in the Ni_3Al alloys containing Al over stoichiometry,i.e.25 at.-%.This was confirmed by the positron annihilation technique.Therefore,the influence of Al content on the enhancing behaviour of B towards the ductility of Ni_3Al alloys can be understood by the interaction of non-stoiehiometric vacancies and B atoms.     

冶炼工艺对0Cr15Ni25WMoTi2NbAl合金力学性能的影响

研究了真空感应 电渣和非真空感应 电渣两种工艺冶炼的0Cr1 5Ni2 5WMoTi2NbAl合金的杂质元素含量、组织与性能。因真空感应冶炼过程中晶界偏聚元素Pb得到了有效挥发 ,减轻了晶界的弱化效应 ,因而该合金中高温塑性、持久强度均不同程度提高。随着中温形变速率的降低 (拉伸、大应力持久、小应力持久 ) ,两工艺合金的晶界弱化效应加剧。未发现两者的基本组织以及晶界沉淀相的种类、数量、形貌和分布有明显差异。     

A new Cu–Hf–Al ternary bulk metallic glass with high glass forming ability and ductility

We have discovered a new Cu-based bulk metallic glass (BMG). Although of a simple Cu₄₉Hf₄₂Al₉ ternary composition, the as-cast alloy is a monolithic, uniform BMG with a critical diameter as large as 10 mm. The width of the supercooled liquid region ΔT_x and the reduced glass transition temperature T_rg for this glass are 85 K and 0.62, respectively. In addition to its high glass-forming ability and high density of 11 g/cc, this BMG exhibits high ductility with a compressive plastic strain of 11–13%, making it a good candidate for applications as well as for studies of deformation behavior of Cu-based BMGs.     

Predicting whether a material is ductile or brittle

In this paper we discuss the various models that have been used to predict whether a material will tend to be ductile or brittle. The most widely used is the Pugh ratio, $G/K$, but we also examine the Cauchy pressure as defined by Pettifor, a combined criterion proposed by Niu, the Rice and Thomson model, the Rice model, and the Zhou-Carlsson-Thomson model. We argue that no simple model that works on the basis of simple relations of bulk polycrystalline properties can represent the failure mode of different materials, particularly where geometric effects occur, such as small sample sizes. Instead the processes of flow and fracture must be considered in detail for each material structure, in particular the effects of crystal structure on these processes.