As one of the principal failures,ductile fracturing restricts metal forming process.Cockcroft-Latham type fracture criterion is suited for ductile fracture in bulk metal-forming simulation.Finding a way to evaluate th...As one of the principal failures,ductile fracturing restricts metal forming process.Cockcroft-Latham type fracture criterion is suited for ductile fracture in bulk metal-forming simulation.Finding a way to evaluate the ductile fracture criterion（DFC） and identify the relationship between DFC and deformation conditions for a strain-softening material,7075 aluminum alloy;however,it is a non-trivial issue that still needs to be addressed in a greater depth.An innovative approach is brought forth that the compression tests and numerical simulations provide mutual support to evaluate the ductile damage cumulating process and determine the DFC diagram.One of the results shows that for a fixed temperature,the maximum cumulated damage decreases regularly with increasing strain rate.The most important result shows that DFC of 7075 aluminum alloy at temperatures of 573-723 K and strain rates of 0.01-10 s-1 is not a constant but a change in a range of 0.255-0.453,thus it has been defined with varying ductile fracture criterion（VDFC） and characterized by a function of strain rate and temperature.According to VDFC diagram,the exact fracture moment and position during various forming processes will be predicted conveniently,in addition to which,the deformation domains with lower fracture risk corresponding to higher VDFC can be identified.展开更多
Experimental investigation was conducted to characterize the responses of pseudo-ductile cementitious composites (PDCCs) when subjected to uniaxial and biaxial compression.The PDCCs is a class of fiber reinforced ceme...Experimental investigation was conducted to characterize the responses of pseudo-ductile cementitious composites (PDCCs) when subjected to uniaxial and biaxial compression.The PDCCs is a class of fiber reinforced cementitious composites with ultra-high ductility by using a low volume fraction (2%) of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber.Two different strength grades of PDCC were examined with cubic specimen size of 100 mm in the tests.The specimens were loaded with a servo-hydraulic jack at different stress ratios.The principle stresses and strains of the specimens were recorded,and the failure modes with various stress states were examined.The test results indicated that the ultimate strength of PDCCs increased due to the lateral confinement in the other principal stress direction,and the maximum ultimate strength occurred at the biaxial stress ratio of 0.25,which was very different from common concrete material.For the PDCC specimens,the biaxial strength may be lower than the uniaxial strength when subjected to biaxial compression with the stress ratio of 1.0,and the failure mode showed a shear-type failure because of the bridging effect of fibers.Finally,a failure criterion was proposed for PDCCs under biaxial compression.展开更多
基金Project(2012ZX04010081) supported by the National Key Technologies R & D Program of ChinaProject(cstc2009aa3012-1) supported by the Science and Technology Committee of Chongqing,ChinaProject(CDJZR11130009) supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China
文摘As one of the principal failures,ductile fracturing restricts metal forming process.Cockcroft-Latham type fracture criterion is suited for ductile fracture in bulk metal-forming simulation.Finding a way to evaluate the ductile fracture criterion（DFC） and identify the relationship between DFC and deformation conditions for a strain-softening material,7075 aluminum alloy;however,it is a non-trivial issue that still needs to be addressed in a greater depth.An innovative approach is brought forth that the compression tests and numerical simulations provide mutual support to evaluate the ductile damage cumulating process and determine the DFC diagram.One of the results shows that for a fixed temperature,the maximum cumulated damage decreases regularly with increasing strain rate.The most important result shows that DFC of 7075 aluminum alloy at temperatures of 573-723 K and strain rates of 0.01-10 s-1 is not a constant but a change in a range of 0.255-0.453,thus it has been defined with varying ductile fracture criterion（VDFC） and characterized by a function of strain rate and temperature.According to VDFC diagram,the exact fracture moment and position during various forming processes will be predicted conveniently,in addition to which,the deformation domains with lower fracture risk corresponding to higher VDFC can be identified.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51278118)the National Basic Research Program of China ("973" Program) (Grant No. 2009CB623200)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘Experimental investigation was conducted to characterize the responses of pseudo-ductile cementitious composites (PDCCs) when subjected to uniaxial and biaxial compression.The PDCCs is a class of fiber reinforced cementitious composites with ultra-high ductility by using a low volume fraction (2%) of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber.Two different strength grades of PDCC were examined with cubic specimen size of 100 mm in the tests.The specimens were loaded with a servo-hydraulic jack at different stress ratios.The principle stresses and strains of the specimens were recorded,and the failure modes with various stress states were examined.The test results indicated that the ultimate strength of PDCCs increased due to the lateral confinement in the other principal stress direction,and the maximum ultimate strength occurred at the biaxial stress ratio of 0.25,which was very different from common concrete material.For the PDCC specimens,the biaxial strength may be lower than the uniaxial strength when subjected to biaxial compression with the stress ratio of 1.0,and the failure mode showed a shear-type failure because of the bridging effect of fibers.Finally,a failure criterion was proposed for PDCCs under biaxial compression.
