In this paper,an innovative type of thin-walled structures,the convex-concave honeycomb columns(CCHCs)with transverse negative Poisson’s ratio(NPR),is proposed for energy absorbers by replacing the cell walls of squa...In this paper,an innovative type of thin-walled structures,the convex-concave honeycomb columns(CCHCs)with transverse negative Poisson’s ratio(NPR),is proposed for energy absorbers by replacing the cell walls of square honeycomb lattice columns with sine-shaped or zigzag-shaped walls of equal mass.Numerical simulations show that,under axial impact,contrary to the conventional square honeycomb columns of equal mass,the transverse cross section of NPR CCHC shrinks inward,making the cell walls of CCHC contact and interact sufficiently with each other and thus dissipate the impact energy much more effectively.By suitably adjusting the transverse NPR,the CCHC can have the combined advantages of effective total energy absorption,high specific energy absorption and low maximum peak crushing force.The research of this paper provides a new strategy for the design of high-performance energy absorbers widely used in the engineering fields of vehicle engineering,aerospace engineering etc.展开更多
This paper introduces a new methodology to measure the elastic constants of transversely isotropic rocks from a single uniaxial compression test.We first give the mathematical proof that a uniaxial compression test pr...This paper introduces a new methodology to measure the elastic constants of transversely isotropic rocks from a single uniaxial compression test.We first give the mathematical proof that a uniaxial compression test provides only four independent strain equations.As a result,the exact determination of all five independent elastic constants from only one test is not possible.An approximate determination of the Young’s moduli and the Poisson’s ratios is however practical and efficient when adding the Saint-Venant relation as the fifth equation.Explicit formulae are then developed to calculate both secant and tangent definitions of the five elastic constants from a minimum of four strain measurements.The results of this new methodology applied on three granitic samples demonstrate a significant stress-induced nonlinear behavior,where the tangent moduli increase by a factor of three to four when the rock is loaded up to 20 MPa.The static elastic constants obtained from the uniaxial compression test are also found to be significantly smaller than the dynamic ones obtained from the ultrasonic measurements.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12021002,12072222,12132010 and 11991032)the State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and System Safety of Traffic Engineering Structures(Grant No.SKLTESKF1901).
文摘In this paper,an innovative type of thin-walled structures,the convex-concave honeycomb columns(CCHCs)with transverse negative Poisson’s ratio(NPR),is proposed for energy absorbers by replacing the cell walls of square honeycomb lattice columns with sine-shaped or zigzag-shaped walls of equal mass.Numerical simulations show that,under axial impact,contrary to the conventional square honeycomb columns of equal mass,the transverse cross section of NPR CCHC shrinks inward,making the cell walls of CCHC contact and interact sufficiently with each other and thus dissipate the impact energy much more effectively.By suitably adjusting the transverse NPR,the CCHC can have the combined advantages of effective total energy absorption,high specific energy absorption and low maximum peak crushing force.The research of this paper provides a new strategy for the design of high-performance energy absorbers widely used in the engineering fields of vehicle engineering,aerospace engineering etc.
基金financially supported by the Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisseispart of the Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research-Supply of Electricity (SCCER-SoE)+1 种基金the Werner Siemens FoundationETH Zurich for their financial support
文摘This paper introduces a new methodology to measure the elastic constants of transversely isotropic rocks from a single uniaxial compression test.We first give the mathematical proof that a uniaxial compression test provides only four independent strain equations.As a result,the exact determination of all five independent elastic constants from only one test is not possible.An approximate determination of the Young’s moduli and the Poisson’s ratios is however practical and efficient when adding the Saint-Venant relation as the fifth equation.Explicit formulae are then developed to calculate both secant and tangent definitions of the five elastic constants from a minimum of four strain measurements.The results of this new methodology applied on three granitic samples demonstrate a significant stress-induced nonlinear behavior,where the tangent moduli increase by a factor of three to four when the rock is loaded up to 20 MPa.The static elastic constants obtained from the uniaxial compression test are also found to be significantly smaller than the dynamic ones obtained from the ultrasonic measurements.
