In this paper, with the aid of superimposing technique and the Pseudo Traction Method (PTM), the interaction problem between an interface macrocrack and parallel microcracks in the process zone in bimaterial anisotrop...In this paper, with the aid of superimposing technique and the Pseudo Traction Method (PTM), the interaction problem between an interface macrocrack and parallel microcracks in the process zone in bimaterial anisotropic solids is reduced to a system of integral equations. After the integral equations are solved numerically, a conservation law among three kinds ofJ-integrals is obtained which are induced from the interface macrocrack tip, the microcrack and the remote field, respectively. This conservation law reveals that the microcrack shielding effect in such materials could be considered as the redistribution of the remoteJ-integral.展开更多
This paper reports on analysis of an expermental study that armed to determine the apparent gas permeability in cracked concrete.There is a lack of research on this topic in the international literature,due to the dif...This paper reports on analysis of an expermental study that armed to determine the apparent gas permeability in cracked concrete.There is a lack of research on this topic in the international literature,due to the difficulty of performing reliable experimental testing for gas permeability.The principal interest of this work is to present new and reliable experimental results.Analytical functions between the evolution of the apparent crack permeability and the apparent crack opening are also proposed.These functions appear to be relevant in consideration of Poiseuille theory.展开更多
Based on the damage constitutive model for concrete, the Weibull distribution function was used to characterize the random distribution of the mechanical properties of materials by finely subdividing concrete slab ele...Based on the damage constitutive model for concrete, the Weibull distribution function was used to characterize the random distribution of the mechanical properties of materials by finely subdividing concrete slab elements, and a concrete random mesoscopic damage model was established. The seismic response of a 100-m high concrete face rockfill dam(CFRD), subjected to ground motion with different intensities, was simulated with the three-dimensional finite element method(FEM), with emphasis on exploration of damage and the cracking process of concrete slabs during earthquakes as well as analysis of dynamic damage and cracking characteristics during strong earthquakes. The calculated results show that the number of damaged and cracking elements on concrete slabs grows with the duration of earthquakes. With increasing earthquake intensity, the damaged zone and cracking zone on concrete slabs grow wider. During a 7.0-magnitude earthquake, the stress level of concrete slabs is low for the CFRD, and there is almost no damage or slight damage to the slabs. While during a 9.0-magnitude strong earthquake, the percentages of damaged elements and macrocracking elements continuously ascend with the duration of the earthquake, peaking at approximately 26% and 5% at the end of the earthquake, respectively. The concrete random mesoscopic damage model can depict the entire process of sprouting, growing, connecting, and expanding of cracks on a concrete slab during earthquakes.展开更多
The aim of this study is to identify the influence of the dip angle of a pre-existing macrocrack on the lifetime and ultimate deformation of rock-like material. Prediction of lifetime has been studied for three groups...The aim of this study is to identify the influence of the dip angle of a pre-existing macrocrack on the lifetime and ultimate deformation of rock-like material. Prediction of lifetime has been studied for three groups of specimens under axial static compressive load levels. The specimens were investigated from 65% to 85% of UCS(uniaxial compressive strength) at an interval of 10% of UCS for the groups of specimens with a single modelled open flaw with a dip angle to the loading direction of 30°(first group), at an interval of 5% of UCS increment for the groups of specimens with single(second group), and double sequential open flaws with a dip angle to the loading direction of 60°(third group). This study shows that crack propagation in specimens with a single flaw follows the same sequences. At first, wing cracks appear, and then shear crack develops from the existing wing cracks. Shear cracking is responsible for specimen failure in all three groups. A slip is expected in specimens from the third group which connects two individual modelled open flaws. The moment of the slip is noticed as a characteristic rise in the axial deformation at a constant load level. It is also observed that axial deformation versus time follows the same pattern, irrespective of local geometry. Specimens from the first group exhibit higher axial deformation under different load levels in comparison with the specimens from the second and third groups.展开更多
Rock mass failure on the high depth near the underground openings often has zonal character.The mechanism of this phenomenon consists in the periodical character of stresses in surrounding rock mass and developing of ...Rock mass failure on the high depth near the underground openings often has zonal character.The mechanism of this phenomenon consists in the periodical character of stresses in surrounding rock mass and developing of tensile macrocracks at the places(zones)of maximum tangentional stresses.Mathematical model of the high stressed rock mass is developed on the base of the defect media mechanics and nonequilibrium thermodynamics principals.The correspondence between the experimental research of faulted zonal structures near the high depths openings and mathematical model calculation is achieved.Relationships between the width of cracking zones and rock mass strength property have been determined.展开更多
When two contacting solid surfaces are tightly closed and invisible to the naked eye, the discontinuity is said to be microscopic regardless of whether its length is short or long. By this definition, it is not suffic...When two contacting solid surfaces are tightly closed and invisible to the naked eye, the discontinuity is said to be microscopic regardless of whether its length is short or long. By this definition, it is not sufficient to distinguish the difference between a micro- and macro-crack by using the length parameter. Microcracks in high strength metal alloys have been known to be sev- eral centimeters or longer. Considered in this work is a dual scale fatigue crack growth model where the main crack can be mi- cro or macro but there prevails an inherent microscopic tip region that is damaged depending on the irregularities of the micro- structure. This region is referred to as the ＂micro-tip＂ and can be simulated by a sharp wedge with different angles in addition to mixed boundary conditions. The combination is sufficient to model microscopic entities in the form of voids, inclusions, precipitations, interfaces, in addition to subgrain imperfections, or cluster of dislocations. This is accomplished by using the method of ＂singularity representation＂ such that closed form asymptotic solutions can be obtained for the development of fa- tigue crack growth rate relations with three parameters. They include： （1） the crack surface tightness o-＊ represented by Cro/Cr~ = 0.3-0.5 for short cracks in region I, and 0.1-0.2 for long cracks in region II, （2） the micro/macro material properties reflected by the shear modulus ratio/1＂ （=,L/micro/]-/macro varying between 2 and 5） and （3） the most sensitive parameter d＊ being the micro-tip characteristic length d＊ （=d/do） whose magnitude decreases in the direction of region I ---~II. The existing fatigue crack growth data for 2024-T3 and 7075-T6 aluminum sheets are used to reinterpret the two-parameter da/dN=C（AK）n relation where AK has now been re-derived for a microcrack with surfaces tightly in contact. The contact force will depend on the mean stress ~m or mean stress ratio R as the primary parameter and on the stress amplitude era as the secondary parameter.展开更多
基金The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of Chinathe Doctorate Foundation of Xi'an Jiaotong University
文摘In this paper, with the aid of superimposing technique and the Pseudo Traction Method (PTM), the interaction problem between an interface macrocrack and parallel microcracks in the process zone in bimaterial anisotropic solids is reduced to a system of integral equations. After the integral equations are solved numerically, a conservation law among three kinds ofJ-integrals is obtained which are induced from the interface macrocrack tip, the microcrack and the remote field, respectively. This conservation law reveals that the microcrack shielding effect in such materials could be considered as the redistribution of the remoteJ-integral.
基金funding support from French National Research Agency through the MACENA project(ANR-11-RSNR-012)。
文摘This paper reports on analysis of an expermental study that armed to determine the apparent gas permeability in cracked concrete.There is a lack of research on this topic in the international literature,due to the difficulty of performing reliable experimental testing for gas permeability.The principal interest of this work is to present new and reliable experimental results.Analytical functions between the evolution of the apparent crack permeability and the apparent crack opening are also proposed.These functions appear to be relevant in consideration of Poiseuille theory.
基金supported by the Key Laboratory of Failure Mechanism and Safety Control Techniques of Earth-rock Dams of the Ministry of Water Resources(Grant No.YK914019)the CRSRI Open Research Program(Grant No.CKWV2016376/KY)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51009055)
文摘Based on the damage constitutive model for concrete, the Weibull distribution function was used to characterize the random distribution of the mechanical properties of materials by finely subdividing concrete slab elements, and a concrete random mesoscopic damage model was established. The seismic response of a 100-m high concrete face rockfill dam(CFRD), subjected to ground motion with different intensities, was simulated with the three-dimensional finite element method(FEM), with emphasis on exploration of damage and the cracking process of concrete slabs during earthquakes as well as analysis of dynamic damage and cracking characteristics during strong earthquakes. The calculated results show that the number of damaged and cracking elements on concrete slabs grows with the duration of earthquakes. With increasing earthquake intensity, the damaged zone and cracking zone on concrete slabs grow wider. During a 7.0-magnitude earthquake, the stress level of concrete slabs is low for the CFRD, and there is almost no damage or slight damage to the slabs. While during a 9.0-magnitude strong earthquake, the percentages of damaged elements and macrocracking elements continuously ascend with the duration of the earthquake, peaking at approximately 26% and 5% at the end of the earthquake, respectively. The concrete random mesoscopic damage model can depict the entire process of sprouting, growing, connecting, and expanding of cracks on a concrete slab during earthquakes.
文摘The aim of this study is to identify the influence of the dip angle of a pre-existing macrocrack on the lifetime and ultimate deformation of rock-like material. Prediction of lifetime has been studied for three groups of specimens under axial static compressive load levels. The specimens were investigated from 65% to 85% of UCS(uniaxial compressive strength) at an interval of 10% of UCS for the groups of specimens with a single modelled open flaw with a dip angle to the loading direction of 30°(first group), at an interval of 5% of UCS increment for the groups of specimens with single(second group), and double sequential open flaws with a dip angle to the loading direction of 60°(third group). This study shows that crack propagation in specimens with a single flaw follows the same sequences. At first, wing cracks appear, and then shear crack develops from the existing wing cracks. Shear cracking is responsible for specimen failure in all three groups. A slip is expected in specimens from the third group which connects two individual modelled open flaws. The moment of the slip is noticed as a characteristic rise in the axial deformation at a constant load level. It is also observed that axial deformation versus time follows the same pattern, irrespective of local geometry. Specimens from the first group exhibit higher axial deformation under different load levels in comparison with the specimens from the second and third groups.
文摘Rock mass failure on the high depth near the underground openings often has zonal character.The mechanism of this phenomenon consists in the periodical character of stresses in surrounding rock mass and developing of tensile macrocracks at the places(zones)of maximum tangentional stresses.Mathematical model of the high stressed rock mass is developed on the base of the defect media mechanics and nonequilibrium thermodynamics principals.The correspondence between the experimental research of faulted zonal structures near the high depths openings and mathematical model calculation is achieved.Relationships between the width of cracking zones and rock mass strength property have been determined.
文摘When two contacting solid surfaces are tightly closed and invisible to the naked eye, the discontinuity is said to be microscopic regardless of whether its length is short or long. By this definition, it is not sufficient to distinguish the difference between a micro- and macro-crack by using the length parameter. Microcracks in high strength metal alloys have been known to be sev- eral centimeters or longer. Considered in this work is a dual scale fatigue crack growth model where the main crack can be mi- cro or macro but there prevails an inherent microscopic tip region that is damaged depending on the irregularities of the micro- structure. This region is referred to as the ＂micro-tip＂ and can be simulated by a sharp wedge with different angles in addition to mixed boundary conditions. The combination is sufficient to model microscopic entities in the form of voids, inclusions, precipitations, interfaces, in addition to subgrain imperfections, or cluster of dislocations. This is accomplished by using the method of ＂singularity representation＂ such that closed form asymptotic solutions can be obtained for the development of fa- tigue crack growth rate relations with three parameters. They include： （1） the crack surface tightness o-＊ represented by Cro/Cr~ = 0.3-0.5 for short cracks in region I, and 0.1-0.2 for long cracks in region II, （2） the micro/macro material properties reflected by the shear modulus ratio/1＂ （=,L/micro/]-/macro varying between 2 and 5） and （3） the most sensitive parameter d＊ being the micro-tip characteristic length d＊ （=d/do） whose magnitude decreases in the direction of region I ---~II. The existing fatigue crack growth data for 2024-T3 and 7075-T6 aluminum sheets are used to reinterpret the two-parameter da/dN=C（AK）n relation where AK has now been re-derived for a microcrack with surfaces tightly in contact. The contact force will depend on the mean stress ~m or mean stress ratio R as the primary parameter and on the stress amplitude era as the secondary parameter.
