The deteriorated degradation resistance of Mg alloy microtubes for vascular stent under the coupling effect of radial compressive stress and dynamic medium

The degradation of Mg alloys relates to the service performance of Mg alloy biodegradable implants.In order to investigate the degradation behavior of Mg alloys as vascular stent materials in the near service environment,the hot-extruded fine-grained Mg-Zn-Y-Nd alloy microtubes,which are employed to manufacture vascular stents,were tested under radial compressive stress in the dynamic Hanks'Balanced Salt Solution(HBSS).The results revealed that the high flow rate accelerates the degradation of Mg alloy microtubes and its degradation is sensitive to radial compressive stress.These results contribute to understanding the service performance of Mg alloys as vascular stent materials.

Rolling Deformations and Residual Stresses of Large Circular Saw Body

Rolling path squeezes and rolling residual stresses of large diameter circular saw body for wood, generated by rolling pressure from 10 up to 120 bar were examined. X-ray diffraction, Barkhausen noise (BN) and Full Width of the peak at a Half Maximum (FWHM) (o) methods for evaluation of residual stresses were used. Dependencies of a tangential rolling residual stresses inside rolling paths upon rolling pressure p (bar) and rolling area A (mm2) were evaluated. The rolling pressure, as large as 60 bar, resulting in the rolling squeeze as high as 0.04 mm2, and, tangential residual compression stresses inside a rolling path, as large as ?TI = ?822 MPa, was considered to be the largest for the practical application.

Analytical solutions for finite cylindrical dynamic cavity expansion in compressible elastic-plastic materials

Analytical solutions for the dynamic cylindrical cavity expansion in a com-pressible elastic-plastic cylinder with a finite radius are developed by taking into account of the effect of lateral free boundary, which are different from the traditional cavity expan-sion models for targets with infinite dimensions. The finite cylindrical cavity expansion process begins with an elastic-plastic stage followed by a plastic stage. The elastic-plastic stage ends and the plastic stage starts when the plastic wave front reaches the lateral free boundary. Approximate solutions of radial stress on cavity wall are derived by using the Von-Mise yield criterion and Forrestal’s similarity transformation method. The effects of the lateral free boundary and finite radius on the radial stress on the cavity wall are discussed, and comparisons are also conducted with the finite cylindrical cavity expansion in incompressible elastic-plastic materials. Numerical results show that the lateral free boundary has significant influence on the cavity expansion process and the radial stress on the cavity wall of metal cylinder with a finite radius.

Verification of Numerical Modeling in 2-D Wave Propagation in Rock

Compressional harmonic wave propagation from a cylindrical tunnel or borehole in an intact rock is the basis for investigation of the practical explosion waves in a fractured rock mass. The amplitudes of the radial stress wave obtained from the universal distinct element code (UDEC) were compared with the analytical solutions for two cases with different conditions. Good agreements between the UDEC results and the analytical solutions have been achieved. It indicates that UDEC can model 2-D dynamic problems at a high degree of accuracy.

Quench characteristics and mechanical responses during quench propagation in rare earth barium copper oxide pancake coils

Quench and mechanical behaviors are critical issues in high temperature superconducting(HTS)coils.In this paper,the quench characteristics in the rare earth barium copper oxide(REBCO)pancake coil at 4.2K are analyzed,and a two-dimensional(2D)axisymmetric electro-magneto-thermal model is presented.The effects of the constituent materials,background field,and coil size are analyzed.An elastoplastic mechanical model is used to study the corresponding mechanical responses during the quench propagation.The variations of the temperature and strain in superconducting layers are compared.The results indicate that the radial strain evolutions can reflect the transverse quench propagation and the tensile hoop and radial stresses in superconducting layers increase with the quench propagation.The possible damages are discussed with the consideration of the effects of the background field and coil size.It is concluded that the high background field significantly increases the maximum tensile hoop and radial stresses in quenching coils and local damage may be caused.

Research on China's high-grade highway design index of asphalt pavement with granular base

Based on the 2006 Chinese asphalt pavement deflection value design index, we used KENLAYER Pavement Analysis and Design software and lstOpt statistical analysis software to can-y on the nonlinear regression, this paper establish high-grade highway design equations for the compressive slrain of soil sub-base top （CSSBT） and the radial compressive stress of semi-rigid base top （RCSRBT）. The correlation coefficients inspection standard to get precise proof, which means that our granular base design equations have high credibility and can be used in the Chinese design index of asphalt pavement with granular base （APGB）.

Experimental study on the influence of seismic subsidence of loess under bidirectional loading modes

Water content,dry density,void ratio,depth of soil layer,and seismic loading may all exert influence on the seismic subsidence of loess.Many scholars have carried out seismic subsidence tests of loess to simulate the stress on soil using unidirectional(axial)vibration instead of bidirectional vibration.We conduct seismic subsidence tests of loess using two different dynamic stress loading methods,unidirectional and bidirectional dynamic stress.In addition,the effects of different dynamic stress loading modes on the development of seismic subsidence of loess are compared for a case-study in northwestern China.The results show that(1)the increasing ratio of radial stress to axial stress has exerted significant influence on the seismic subsidence coefficient of loess under the loading mode of bidirectional dynamic stress(2)there is a critical ratio of radial stress to axial stress for seismic subsidence of loess,ranging from 0.6 to 0.8;when the ratio of radial load to axial load is greater than the critical value,the effect of bidirectional load on the development of seismic subsidence is more remarkable(3)when the ratio of radial load to axial load is smaller,the seismic subsidence of loess calculated by the existing unidirectional stress loading method is safe for engineering projects.However,if the value exceeds the safety ratio range it is dangerous to conduct safety evaluations using the seismic loess subsidence.The prediction value of seismic subsidence at engineering sites directly affects the later foundation treatment and the safety of the overlying structures.The seismic subsidence calculation and evaluation method in this study may provide a scientific basis for safety evaluations of loess sites in northwestern China.

Influence of the penetration of adjacent X-section cast-in-place concrete(XCC)pile on the existing XCC pile in sand

A series of small-scale 1g X-section cast-in-place concrete(XCC)pile-penetration model tests were conducted to study the effects of soil density and pile geometry on the lateral responses of an existing pile and the variations in surrounding soil stress.The results showed that the bending patterns of existing XCC piles varied with penetration depth.The lateral response of the existing pile was sensitive to the change in relative density and pile geometry.For example,the bending moment of the existing pile increased along with these parameters.The development of the radial stressσ′r/σ′v0 of the soil around an existing pile showed different trends at various depths during the penetration of the adjacent pile.Moreover,the change in radial stress during the penetration of the XCC pile did not exhibit the“h/R effect”that was observed in the free-field soil,due to the shielding effect of the existing piles.The peak value of radial stressσ′r_max/σ′v0 decreased exponentially as the radial distance r/R increased.The attenuation ofσ′r_max/σ′v0 with r/R in the loose sand was faster than in the medium-dense or dense sands.Theσ′r_max/σ′v0 at the same soil location increased with the cross-section geometry parameter.

Modeling of Stress Distribution During Strip Coiling Process

Many strip materials are coiled after rolling process. The stresses are imposed on the material wound on the automatically controlled collapse mandrel under the coiling tension. The coiling process can be described by three typical cases: winding without automatic adjustment, winding with automatic adjustment and after mandrel removal. A new model of equations for predicting the stresses during the strip coiling process is built by consideration of the three cases respectively. By solving the equations of different typical cases, the radial stresses and tangential stress of the layers of coil can be calculated. Also, the coiling parameters, such as strip thickness, coiling tension and necking critical pressure, affecting the coil performance are investigated. It is believed that the present model can be used for design and control of the automatically controlled collapse mandrel.

Stress analysis model of strip winding system with a sleeve for a coil of thin stainless steel

In a strip winding process,the sleeve is a hollow cylinder that is mounted between a strip coil and a mandrel to maintain uniform coil shape when the strip coil is very thin,but its deformation behavior has not been investigated before.Thus,a finite element（FE）model was presented to calculate the stress distribution in a sleeve and strip coil when 1-3mm-thick stainless steel was wound around the sleeve.The FE model was developed by extending aprevious model by adding a sleeve between the mandrel and strip,and by modifying the boundary and interaction conditions.The strip winding process was divided into an initial process and a steady-state process.During the initial process,the minimum and maximum pressure required on the belt wrapper to maintain coil shape by self-friction of the strip was calculated by the FE model when the belt wrapper is ejected at the end of the initial process.After the initial process,an analytical model of the steady-state process was established to calculate the stress distribution and was compared with the FE model to validate it.The suggested analytical model took 11 sto give the same stress distribution that the FE model took 30 dto produce.

Minimising the spread of residence-time distribution for flat and heaped powders in a wedge-shaped planar hopper

A wedge-shaped planar mass-flow hopper system was modelled using stress-field theory as found in the literature, The authors present governing equations for stress and velocity fields under a radial- flow assumption in a converging hopper. The velocity in the silo above the hopper is modelled as plug flow, Two set-ups are modelled, one where powder layers in the hopper are assumed to be flat, and the second in which the layers are heaped at some characteristic angle, The ejection times and residence-time distributions are calculated and presented for a range of heap angles. For realistic heap angles, the spread of the residence-time distribution decreases with increasing heap angle; in one case, the spread is halved to a well-defined limit. At this limit （the critical heap angle） the geometry of the hopper can be optimised to minimise the spread of the residence-time distribution, and hence to minimise predicted mixing in the system. We present examples of curves for a variety of parameters that minimise the predicted mixing in the hopper-silo system.