The shear behavior of granular materials plays an important role in understanding the occurrence of geological hazards. This study introduces the use of direct shear tests and acoustic emission(AE) technology on glass...The shear behavior of granular materials plays an important role in understanding the occurrence of geological hazards. This study introduces the use of direct shear tests and acoustic emission(AE) technology on glass beads to investigate the distributions features of AE during the stick-slip processes. Results show that the shearing behavior of granular samples was shown as a series of similar, periodic stick-slip events. Some AE features — energy and Root Mean Square(RMS) —showed significant spatial clustering. Combined with the distribution of AE in the stick-slip event, the AE signal can be divided into four types: 1. low-energy and highfrequency AE, which represent particle friction;2. highenergy and low-frequency AE, which represent structural failure, that is, the slip process;3. low-RMS and lowfrequency AE represent internal local failure;and 4.high-RMS and high-frequency AE caused by overall structure failure. The b-value representing the energy distribution of AEs is used to describe the changing of AE sources during shear process. In addition, the amount and energy of AE had a significant positive correlation with normal stress. The shear rate mainly affects the AE representing particle friction, and the faster the shear rate, the lower the incidence of these friction AEs. According to the time sequence of the occurrence of different types of AE, AE rate, b-value and local failure AE signal can be applied to the prediction or early warning of geological hazards.展开更多
Composite materials are increasingly used in the aerospace industry.To fully realise the weight saving potential along with superior mechanical properties that composites offer in safety critical applications,reliable...Composite materials are increasingly used in the aerospace industry.To fully realise the weight saving potential along with superior mechanical properties that composites offer in safety critical applications,reliable Non-Destructive Testing(NDT)methods are required to prevent catastrophic failures.This paper will review the state of the art in the field and point to highlight the success and challenges that different NDT methods are faced to evaluate the integrity of critical aerospace composites.The focus will be on advanced certificated NDT methods for damage detection and characterization in composite laminates for use in the aircraft primary and secondary structures.展开更多
This paper discusses the experimental results of concurrently measured Electrical and Acoustic Emissions in order to evaluate the mechanical health status of cement mortar beams subjected to three-point bending mechan...This paper discusses the experimental results of concurrently measured Electrical and Acoustic Emissions in order to evaluate the mechanical health status of cement mortar beams subjected to three-point bending mechanical tests. In particular, the Electrical Resistance and the Electrical Current emissions are recorded concurrent with Acoustic Emissions and the experimental results are discussed under the concept of crack initiation and propagation processes. For the first time, the electrodes that are used for conducting the measurements are placed in the bulk of the specimen, near the tensile zone, during its preparation. The damage evolution is examined by monitoring the fractional change of the Electrical Resistance and the variation of the Electrical Current in combination with the Acoustic Emission recordings.展开更多
Birch has long suffered from a lack of active forest management,leading many researchers to use mate-rial without a detailed management history.Data collected from three birch(Betula pendula Roth,B.pubescens Ehrh.)sit...Birch has long suffered from a lack of active forest management,leading many researchers to use mate-rial without a detailed management history.Data collected from three birch(Betula pendula Roth,B.pubescens Ehrh.)sites in southern Sweden were analyzed using regression analysis to detect any trends or differences in wood proper-ties that could be explained by stand history,tree age and stem form.All sites were genetics trials established in the same way.Estimates of acoustic velocity(AV)from non-destructive testing(NDT)and predicted AV had a higher correlation if data was pooled across sites and other stem form factors were considered.A subsample of stems had radial profiles of X-ray wood density and ring width by year created,and wood density was related to ring number from the pith and ring width.It seemed likely that wood density was negatively related to ring width for both birch species.Linear models had slight improvements if site and species were included,but only the youngest site with trees at age 15 had both birch species.This paper indicated that NDT values need to be considered separately,and any predictive models will likely be improved if they are specific to the site and birch species measured.展开更多
基金funded by the National Nature Science Foundation of China Grants (41807278,41790432,U20A20112)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Grant (No.XDA23090202)+2 种基金the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences Grant (No.QYZDY-SSWDQC006)support from the CAS Pioneer Hundred Talents Programthe China-Pakistan Joint Research Center on Earth Sciences。
文摘The shear behavior of granular materials plays an important role in understanding the occurrence of geological hazards. This study introduces the use of direct shear tests and acoustic emission(AE) technology on glass beads to investigate the distributions features of AE during the stick-slip processes. Results show that the shearing behavior of granular samples was shown as a series of similar, periodic stick-slip events. Some AE features — energy and Root Mean Square(RMS) —showed significant spatial clustering. Combined with the distribution of AE in the stick-slip event, the AE signal can be divided into four types: 1. low-energy and highfrequency AE, which represent particle friction;2. highenergy and low-frequency AE, which represent structural failure, that is, the slip process;3. low-RMS and lowfrequency AE represent internal local failure;and 4.high-RMS and high-frequency AE caused by overall structure failure. The b-value representing the energy distribution of AEs is used to describe the changing of AE sources during shear process. In addition, the amount and energy of AE had a significant positive correlation with normal stress. The shear rate mainly affects the AE representing particle friction, and the faster the shear rate, the lower the incidence of these friction AEs. According to the time sequence of the occurrence of different types of AE, AE rate, b-value and local failure AE signal can be applied to the prediction or early warning of geological hazards.
基金the support of NVIDIA Corporation with the donation of the Titan Xp GPU used for this researchsupported by EPSRC grant EP/R002495/1the European Metrology Research Programme through grant 17IND08。
文摘Composite materials are increasingly used in the aerospace industry.To fully realise the weight saving potential along with superior mechanical properties that composites offer in safety critical applications,reliable Non-Destructive Testing(NDT)methods are required to prevent catastrophic failures.This paper will review the state of the art in the field and point to highlight the success and challenges that different NDT methods are faced to evaluate the integrity of critical aerospace composites.The focus will be on advanced certificated NDT methods for damage detection and characterization in composite laminates for use in the aircraft primary and secondary structures.
文摘This paper discusses the experimental results of concurrently measured Electrical and Acoustic Emissions in order to evaluate the mechanical health status of cement mortar beams subjected to three-point bending mechanical tests. In particular, the Electrical Resistance and the Electrical Current emissions are recorded concurrent with Acoustic Emissions and the experimental results are discussed under the concept of crack initiation and propagation processes. For the first time, the electrodes that are used for conducting the measurements are placed in the bulk of the specimen, near the tensile zone, during its preparation. The damage evolution is examined by monitoring the fractional change of the Electrical Resistance and the variation of the Electrical Current in combination with the Acoustic Emission recordings.
基金financed by the research program FRAS-The Future Silviculture in Southern Sweden
文摘Birch has long suffered from a lack of active forest management,leading many researchers to use mate-rial without a detailed management history.Data collected from three birch(Betula pendula Roth,B.pubescens Ehrh.)sites in southern Sweden were analyzed using regression analysis to detect any trends or differences in wood proper-ties that could be explained by stand history,tree age and stem form.All sites were genetics trials established in the same way.Estimates of acoustic velocity(AV)from non-destructive testing(NDT)and predicted AV had a higher correlation if data was pooled across sites and other stem form factors were considered.A subsample of stems had radial profiles of X-ray wood density and ring width by year created,and wood density was related to ring number from the pith and ring width.It seemed likely that wood density was negatively related to ring width for both birch species.Linear models had slight improvements if site and species were included,but only the youngest site with trees at age 15 had both birch species.This paper indicated that NDT values need to be considered separately,and any predictive models will likely be improved if they are specific to the site and birch species measured.
