An ultrasonic-guided wave(UGW) is a very promising tool in the field of structural health monitoring and non-destructive test.Numerical analysis was used to simulate the propagation in the rebar and explore the charac...An ultrasonic-guided wave(UGW) is a very promising tool in the field of structural health monitoring and non-destructive test.Numerical analysis was used to simulate the propagation in the rebar and explore the characteristics of UGW in the steel rebar waveguide.Two-dimensional fast Fourier transform was used to process the numerical results and to evaluate the damage.Subsequently,different UGW test influence factors were investigated.The results clearly showed that both the group velocity and the amplitude of longitudinal modes were not very sensitive to stress and temperature variations.However,the received UGW signal energy decreased with the increasing concrete strength.Finally,the interface condition between the concrete and the rebar was investigated.Time-domain and frequency-domain analyses were used to process the received signals.Different interface delamination lengths of the UGW energy attenuation were analyzed and a relationship was obtained.This study successfully proved that UGW is an effective tool in the non-destructive test of reinforced concrete interface delamination.展开更多
Inspired by nature,various biomimetic materials have been synthesized for enhanced mechanical properties,among which composites with brick-and-mortar structures attract the most attention.In such bio-inspired composit...Inspired by nature,various biomimetic materials have been synthesized for enhanced mechanical properties,among which composites with brick-and-mortar structures attract the most attention.In such bio-inspired composites,the matrix layer mainly functions to transfer load between bricks through shearing,while the shear stress in the matrix is not uniform but highly concentrated on the interface ends,which tends to initiate cracks and evoke interface delamination in composites.To enhance the composites’resistance to interface delamination,we propose to homogenize the shear stress by adopting a matrix with a gradient modulus.A theoretical solution to the optimal gradient modulus of the matrix layer is obtained,followed by computational validations.Moreover,composites with such functionally graded matrices are further demonstrated to possess higher elastic limits,higher resilience,and flaw tolerance than the uniform controls.The results of this paper should be of great value to the design and synthesis of advanced structural materials for superior mechanical performance.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50808030)the Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 200801411102)+1 种基金Science and Technology Support Program of China (Grant No. 2011BAK02B04)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. DUT12LK12)
文摘An ultrasonic-guided wave(UGW) is a very promising tool in the field of structural health monitoring and non-destructive test.Numerical analysis was used to simulate the propagation in the rebar and explore the characteristics of UGW in the steel rebar waveguide.Two-dimensional fast Fourier transform was used to process the numerical results and to evaluate the damage.Subsequently,different UGW test influence factors were investigated.The results clearly showed that both the group velocity and the amplitude of longitudinal modes were not very sensitive to stress and temperature variations.However,the received UGW signal energy decreased with the increasing concrete strength.Finally,the interface condition between the concrete and the rebar was investigated.Time-domain and frequency-domain analyses were used to process the received signals.Different interface delamination lengths of the UGW energy attenuation were analyzed and a relationship was obtained.This study successfully proved that UGW is an effective tool in the non-destructive test of reinforced concrete interface delamination.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12202447)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2021M703289)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.2023ZKPYLJ04)Excellent Youth Team Funding Project of Central Universities(Grant No.2023YQTD01).
文摘Inspired by nature,various biomimetic materials have been synthesized for enhanced mechanical properties,among which composites with brick-and-mortar structures attract the most attention.In such bio-inspired composites,the matrix layer mainly functions to transfer load between bricks through shearing,while the shear stress in the matrix is not uniform but highly concentrated on the interface ends,which tends to initiate cracks and evoke interface delamination in composites.To enhance the composites’resistance to interface delamination,we propose to homogenize the shear stress by adopting a matrix with a gradient modulus.A theoretical solution to the optimal gradient modulus of the matrix layer is obtained,followed by computational validations.Moreover,composites with such functionally graded matrices are further demonstrated to possess higher elastic limits,higher resilience,and flaw tolerance than the uniform controls.The results of this paper should be of great value to the design and synthesis of advanced structural materials for superior mechanical performance.
