Optimization Mechanism of Mechanical Properties of Basalt Fiber-Epoxy Resin Composites by Interfacially Enriched Distribution of Nano-Starch Crystals

Fibre reinforced polymer composites have become a new generation of structural materials due to their unique advantages such as high specific strength,designability,good dimensional stability and ease of large-area monolithic forming.However,the problem of interfacial bonding between the resin matrix and the fibres limits the direct use of reinforcing fibres and has become a central difficulty in the development of basalt fibre-epoxy composites.This paper proposes a solution for enhancing the strength of the fibre-resin interface using maize starch nanocrystals,which are highly yield and eco-friendly.Firstly,in this paper,corn starch nanocrystals(SNC)were prepared by hydrolysis,and were deposited on the surface of basalt fibers by electrostatic adsorption.After that,in order to maximize the modification effect of nano-starch crystals on the interface,the basalt fiber-epoxy resin composite samples were prepared by mixing in a pressureless molding method.The test results shown that the addition of basalt fibers alone led to a reduction in the strength of the sample.Deposition of 0.1 wt%SNC on the surface of basalt fibers can make the strength consistent with pure epoxy resin.When the adsorption amount of SNC reached 0.5 wt%,the tensile strength of the samples was 23.7%higher than that of pure epoxy resin.This is due to the formation of ether bond homopolymers between the SNC at the fibre-epoxy interface and the epoxy resin,which distorts the originally smooth interface,leading to increased stress concentration and the development of cracks.This enhances the binding of basalt fibers.The conclusions of this paper can provide an effective,simple,low-cost and non-polluting method of interfacial enhancement modification.

Protective performance of shear stiffening gel-modified foam against ballistic impact:Experimental and numerical study

As one of the most widely used personal protective equipment(PPE),body armors play an important role in protecting the human body from the high-velocity impact of bullets or projectiles.The body torso and critical organs of the wear may suffer severe behind-armor blunt trauma(BABT)even though the impactor is stopped by the body armor.A type of novel composite material through incorporating shear stiffening gel(STG)into ethylene-vinyl acetate(EVA)foam is developed and used as buffer layers to reduce BABT.In this paper,the protective performance of body armors composed of fabric bulletproof layers and a buffer layer made of foam material is investigated both experimentally and numerically.The effectiveness of STG-modified EVA in damage relief is verified by ballistic tests.In parallel with the experimental study,numerical simulations are conducted by LS-DYNA®to investigate the dynamic response of each component and capture the key mechanical parameters,which are hardly obtained from field tests.To fully describe the material behavior under the transient impact,the selected constitutive models take the failure and strain rate effect into consideration.A good agreement between the experimental observations and numerical results is achieved to prove the validity of the modelling method.The tests and simulations show that the impact-induced deformation on the human body is significantly reduced by using STG-modified EVA as the buffering material.The improvement of protective performance is attributed to better dynamic properties and more outstanding energy absorption capability of the composite foam.

Effects of imperfect experimental conditions on stress waves in SHPB experiments

Experimental and numerical simulations were undertaken to estimate the effects of imperfect conditions on stress waves in split Hopkinson pressure bar （SHPB） experiments. The photonic Doppler velocimetry （PDV） measurement results show that the rise and fall times of an incident wave increases with an increasing inclination angle; also, the fluctuations of the incident wave disappear gradually with the increase of inclination angle. The following characteristics for various defects in the SHPB were obtained by numerical simulation： （1） the influence of a curved bar was negligible; （2） misalignment modestly affects the fluctuation characteristics, and bending waves were generated at this condition; （3） inclination and indentation of the impact end- surface had a great impact on the incident waves, and both of them increase the rise time of the incident wave by increasing the degree of defects. In view of the results, misalignment, inclination, and indentation in SHPB experiments should be minimized.

Dynamic experimental studies of a6n01s-t5 aluminum alloy material and structure for high-speed train

In this study, we focus on the dynamic failure property of A6N01S-T5 aluminum alloyusing for high-speed train. The method of SHBT+3D DIC was put forward to figure out the dynamic mechanical properties and dynamic failure strain of A6N01S-T5 aluminum alloy,and on the basis of this, Johnson-Cook model constitutive parameters and dynamic failure strain parameters were obtained through a series of static and dynamic tests.An important character of this methodwas that the sandwich structure from the true high-speed train was used in penetration test,followed by the numerical calculation of the same working condition using LS-DYNA.Then we compare the experimental results with simulation results mentioned above in terms of failure morphology in structure and the bullet speed throughout the entire process to verifythe accuracyof the parameter. The experimental results provide a data basis for the crash simulation model of high-speed trains,in turn to optimize the structural design and whole efficiency.

Mass Transfer, Gas Holdup, and Kinetic Models of Batch and Continuous Fermentation in a Novel Rectangular Dynamic Membrane Airlift Bioreactor

Compared with conventional cylinder airlift bioreactors(CCABs)that produce coarse bubbles,a novel rectangular dynamic membrane airlift bioreactor(RDMAB)developed in our lab produces fine bubbles to enhance the volumetric oxygen mass transfer coefficient(k_(L)a)and gas holdup,as well as improve the bioprocess in a bioreactor.In this study,we compared mass transfer,gas holdup,and batch and con-tinuous fermentation for RNA production in CCAB and RDMAB.In addition,unstructured kinetic models for microbial growth,substrate utilization,and RNA formation were established.In batch fermentation,biomass,RNA yield,and substrate utilization in the RDMAB were higher than those in the CCAB,which indicates that dynamic membrane aeration produced a high k_(L)a by fine bubbles;a higher k_(L)a is more bene-ficial to aerobic fermentation.The starting time of continuous fermentation in the RDMAB was 20 h ear-lier than that in the CCAB,which greatly improved the biological process.During continuous fermentation,maintaining the same dissolved oxygen level and a constant dilution rate,the biomass accumulation and RNA concentration in the RDMAB were 9.71% and 11.15% higher than those in the CCAB,respectively.Finally,the dilution rate of RDMAB was 16.7% higher than that of CCAB during con-tinuous fermentation while maintaining the same air aeration.In summary,RDMAB is more suitable for continuous fermentation processes.Developing new aeration and structural geometry in airlift bioreac-tors to enhance k_(L)a and gas holdup is becoming increasingly important to improve bioprocesses in a bioreactor.

Impact toughness of a gradient hardened layer of Cr5Mo1V steel treated by laser shock peening

Laser shock peening（LSP） is a widely used surface treatment technique that can effectively improve the fatigue life and impact toughness of metal parts.Cr5Mo1 V steel exhibits a gradient hardened layer after a LSP process.A new method is proposed to estimate the impact toughness that considers the changing mechanical properties in the gradient hardened layer.Assuming a linearly gradient distribution of impact toughness,the parameters controlling the impact toughness of the gradient hardened layer were given.The influence of laser power densities and the number of laser shots on the impact toughness were investigated.The impact toughness of the laser peened layer improves compared with an untreated specimen,and the impact toughness increases with the laser power densities and decreases with the number of laser shots.Through the fracture morphology analysis by a scanning electron microscope,we established that the Cr5Mo1 V steel was fractured by the cleavage fracture mechanism combined with a few dimples.The increase in the impact toughness of the material after LSP is observed because of the decreased dimension and increased fraction of the cleavage fracture in the gradient hardened layer.

A dispersion-based impact identification method:mechanical model and experimental verification

External transient impact loads widely exist in the service environment of various engineering structures,and urgent engineering and military application requirements call for research on the theory and method of impact identification.This manuscript proposes a method to identify the impact event.By employing the dispersive property of wave propagation through the waveguides,a dispersion-based average power spectral density(PSD)curve for quantitative representation of the dispersion is established,and its evolution law is investigated to apply the identification of impact events.The critical parameters of the average PSD curve are obtained by analyzing the response of the structure from the perspective of mechanics.The effectiveness of this method is verified through the development of the triple-successive-impact split Hopkinson bar and the triple-successive-impact experiment.Through the method proposed in this manuscript,a kind of impact identification under multiple impact loads,which is not convenient to measure directly by the sensor,is realized,especially in the case of highly transient external impact.

Design and testing of planting unit for rice dry-direct-seeding planter in cold region

Rice dry-direct-seeding technology is a time-saving,cost-saving and efficient rice cultivation technique that increases the efficiency of seeding.In order to implement the specialization,light simplicity and scale of rice production,improve the level of mechanization of the whole rice production process,and solve the problems of uneven seed furrows,uneven number of seeds sown,shallow mulching and uncompact repression that occur during the promotion and application of dry-direct-seeding for rice in the cold region of northeast China.In this paper,a planting unit for rice dry-direct-seeding planter is designed.The working principles and structural parameters of the furrow opening components,the seeding apparatus and the soil covering-pressing device are described.The mechanical model of the key components of the seeding unit was established,and the forward speed,roller diameter and compacting strength were selected as the test factors.A three-factor,five-level quadratic rotation orthogonal combination test was conducted with the seed breakage rate,seeding depth qualification rate,seeding uniformity coefficient of variation and hole grain count qualification rate as the evaluation indexes.Field performance test and test results show that:at a forward speed of 4 km/h,a roller diameter of 427 mm and a compacting strength of 48.45 kPa,the seed breakage rate was 1.31%,the sowing depth qualification rate was 9.95%,the coefficient of variation of sowing uniformity was 3.75%and the number of holes was 86.75%.This accords with the agronomic requirements of dry-directseeding for rice and implements a combination of superior agronomy and modern farm machinery.

纳秒脉冲激光烧蚀非晶合金的研究进展

非晶合金是一类原子排列处于长程无序状态的新型结构材料,具有一系列优异的力学和物理性能,从而有望应用于国防、空天等关键领域.在这些领域的应用中,非晶合金易受到强激光或空间等离子体的作用而失效.同时,非晶合金在高能激光辐照下的结构响应本身也极具科学意义.因此,近年来这方面的研究得到了越来越多的关注.论文将重点关注纳秒脉冲激光对非晶合金在大气和水环境下的烧蚀,针对熔化、流体动力学失稳、爆炸沸腾、气泡动力学等烧蚀过程中的几种典型现象,简要介绍相关的实验和理论研究进展.最后,对未来值得进一步研究的方向进行了概述.

Phase transition and heterogeneous strengthening mechanism in CoCrFeNiMn high-entropy alloy fabricated by laser-engineered net shaping via annealing at intermediate-temperature

High-entropy alloys(HEAs)have attracted tremendous attention owing to their controllable mechanical properties,whereas additive manufacturing(AM)is an efficient and flexible processing route for novel materials design.However,a profound appraisal of the fundamental material physics behind the strengthening of AM-printed HEAs upon low/intermediate-temperature annealing is essential.In this work,Co CrFe Ni Mn HEAs have been prepared using laser-engineered net shaping(LENS)and subsequently annealed at different temperatures.The Co Cr Fe Ni Mn HEA annealed at intermediate-temperature(873 K)exhibits a strong strain hardening capability,resulting in ultimate strength of 725 MPa and plasticity of 22%.A ternary heterogeneous strengthening mechanism is proposed to explain this phenomenon,in which equiaxed grains,columnar grains,andσprecipitates play different roles during tensile deformation.The resultant excellent strength and ductility can be ascribed to the heterostructure-induced mismatch.The equiaxed grains provide adequate grain boundaries(GBs),which induce dislocation plugging-up and entanglement;the columnar grains induce the onset and arrest of the dislocations for plastic deformation;and theσprecipitates hinder the movement of slip dislocations.The results provide new insights into overcoming the strength-ductility trade-off of LENS-printed HEAs with complex geometries.

Biomimetic earthworm dynamic soil looser for improving soybean emergence rate in cold and arid regions

In cold and arid regions,soil moisture content and accumulated temperature were seriously insufficient during spring sowing,which made it difficult for soybean seedling to emerge.Based on the principle of earthworm optimization and improvement of soil structure,this study innovatively designed a biomimetic earthworm dynamic soil looser through bionic design and theoretical calculation.By highly reducing the movement path and mode of earthworm in the soil,the mechanism could improve the soil temperature(ST)and soil moisture content(SMC),and thus greatly improve the soybean emergence rate(SER).In this study,the effects of biomimetic earthworm dynamic soil looser and its design parameters on soil temperature(ST),soil moisture content(SMC)and soybean emergence rate(SER)were investigated by two-factor test,analysis of variance(ANOVA)and Least significant Difference(LSD).Regression analysis was used to establish the mathematical model between design parameters and soybean emergence rate.MATLAB software was used to optimize the model,and the optimal design parameter combination was obtained.The contrast experiments showed that the biomimetic earthworm dynamic soil looser could construct the soil structure more suitable for the cold and arid regions.Compared with rotary blade(RB)and notched disc harrow(DH),biomimetic earthworm dynamic soil looser could increase soil moisture content by 41.30%and 27.50%,respectively.Compared with the notched disc harrow,the soil temperature could be increased by 7.97%.There was no significant difference between the effect of rotary blade on soil temperature(p>0.05).The soybean emergence rate was increased by 25.40%and 20.70%,respectively,compared with that of notched disc harrow and rotary blade.

Dynamic tensile and failure behavior of bi-directional reinforced GFRP materials

In this paper,a series of static/dynamic tensile tests are performed for glass fiber reinforced plastic(GFRP)composites.Using the combination of high-speed photography and digital image correlation(DIC)technology,true stress-strain curves in different directions and strain rates are obtained.We also obtained the dynamic failure strain of the material in different directions,which are used to accurately describe the dynamic tensile and failure behavior of the material.The experimental results show that there is a stiffness change point N in three directions under different strain rate(10-3 s-1,10 s-1,100 s-1)tensile conditions.The stiffness before and after N point is recorded as Einitial and Echanged respectively.The values of Echanged in weft direction and warp direction are about 30%to 50%of Einitial,while Echanged in tilt direction is only about 10%of Einitial.The fiber has the highest strength in the weft direction and the tilt direction has the lowest strength.With the combination of high-speed photography and DIC technology,the dynamic failure parameters of different directions under the strain rate of 100 s-1 are obtained.The dynamic failure strains in three directions are 0.245,0.373 and 0.341,respectively.The parameters are verified by impact three-point bending test.These works can more accurately describe the dynamic mechanical behavior of glass fiber reinforced plastic(GFRP)composites and provide reference for the design of GFRP structures.