Guangping Zou, Yue Yang, Zhongliang Chang, Songyang Wu, Xuan Wang
{"title":"Analytical and Numerical Investigation on the Penetration Resistance of PUE/Honeycomb Aluminum Composite Structures","authors":"Guangping Zou, Yue Yang, Zhongliang Chang, Songyang Wu, Xuan Wang","doi":"10.1007/s10338-024-00477-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10338-024-00477-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study, the penetration resistance of a polyurethane elastomer (PUE)/honeycomb aluminum composite structure was investigated. A finite element analysis model was constructed to predict the residual velocity of the projectile after penetrating the PUE/honeycomb aluminum composite structure, and the accuracy of the model was verified through experiments. Both the residual velocity of the projectile and the failure appearance of the target plate were accurately predicted by the model. In addition, the Cowper–Symonds model was used to describe the material properties of the PUE layer, effectively simulating the damage appearance of the PUE layer after penetration. Subsequently, based on the validated model, three different configurations of the PUE/honeycomb aluminum composite structure were designed on the basis of the original honeycomb aluminum composite structure with a polyurethane elastomer coating, maintaining constant mass of the composite structure, and the ballistic performance was predicted using the finite element model. The anti-penetration performance of the PUE/honeycomb aluminum composite structure was analyzed by examining the velocity changes of the projectile, the energy changes of each component, and the crushing of the honeycomb core layer. Finally, the influence of different projectile shapes on the ultimate ballistic performance of the structure was studied, and the reasons for the influence of warhead shape on the appearance of target plate failure were analyzed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50892,"journal":{"name":"Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica","volume":"37 5","pages":"771 - 785"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10338-024-00477-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140590936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Junyu Tao, Fan Zhang, Jianyuan Zhang, Weijin Chen, Yue Zheng
{"title":"Domain Engineering the Flexoelectric Response of BaTiO3–SrTiO3 Binary Films: A Phase Field Study","authors":"Junyu Tao, Fan Zhang, Jianyuan Zhang, Weijin Chen, Yue Zheng","doi":"10.1007/s10338-024-00471-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10338-024-00471-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The flexoelectric effect describes the interplay between material polarization and strain gradient. While much research has focused on control strategies for flexoelectricity, the impact of ferroelectric domain structure on the flexoelectric effect remains elusive. Through phase field simulations, we conduct a comparative study on the flexoelectric response of two types of BaTiO<sub>3</sub>–SrTiO<sub>3</sub> binary films: BaTiO<sub>3</sub>–SrTiO<sub>3</sub> multilayers and (Ba,Sr)TiO<sub>3</sub> solid solutions. Our findings reveal that the flexoelectric response of these two systems, at the same Ba/Sr ratio, differs not only in magnitude but also in other aspects like temperature dependence, linearity, and hysteresis, due to their different ferroelectric domain structures and evolution dynamics. Our study deepens our current understanding of flexoelectricity in ferroelectrics and suggests “domain engineering” as a potential way to tailor this effect.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50892,"journal":{"name":"Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica","volume":"37 4","pages":"590 - 597"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140591038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Constitutive Model for Softening Behaviors of Skin Tissue","authors":"Zhonghui Yuan, Zheng Zhong","doi":"10.1007/s10338-024-00474-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10338-024-00474-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Skin tissue is a kind of complex biological material abundant with fibers. A new constitutive model, relating macroscopic responses with microstructural fiber configuration alteration, is developed to investigate the stress softening behaviors of skin tissue observed during cyclic loading–unloading tests. Two influential factors are introduced to describe the impact of fiber configuration change and stretch-induced damage. The present model achieves good agreement between predicted stress distribution of human skin and corresponding <i>ex vivo</i> experimental data obtained from the literature, affirming its capability to effectively capture the characteristic softening behaviors of human skin under cyclic loading conditions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50892,"journal":{"name":"Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica","volume":"37 5","pages":"762 - 770"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140300284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Giant Flexoelectric Effect in Snapping Surfaces Enhanced by Graded Stiffness","authors":"Chuo Zhao","doi":"10.1007/s10338-024-00475-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10338-024-00475-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Flexoelectricity is present in nonuniformly deformed dielectric materials and has size-dependent properties, making it useful for microelectromechanical systems. Flexoelectricity is small compared to piezoelectricity; therefore, producing a large-scale flexoelectric effect is of great interest. In this paper, we explore a way to enhance the flexoelectric effect by utilizing the snap-through instability and a stiffness gradient present along the length of a curved dielectric plate. To analyze the effect of stiffness profiles on the plate, we employ numerical parameter continuation. Our analysis reveals a nonlinear relationship between the effective electromechanical coupling coefficient and the gradient of Young’s modulus. Moreover, we demonstrate that the quadratic profile is more advantageous than the linear profile. For a dielectric plate with a quadratic profile and a modulus gradient of − 0.9, the effective coefficient can reach as high as 15.74 pC/N, which is over three times the conventional coupling coefficient of piezoelectric material. This paper contributes to our understanding of the amplification of flexoelectric effects by harnessing snapping surfaces and stiffness gradient design.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50892,"journal":{"name":"Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica","volume":"37 4","pages":"528 - 540"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10338-024-00475-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140300289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Mahaveer Sree Jayan, Lifeng Wang, R. Selvamani, N. Ramya
{"title":"Analysis of Vibrational Properties of Horn-Shaped Magneto-Elastic Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Mass Sensor Conveying Pulsating Viscous Fluid Using Haar Wavelet Technique","authors":"M. Mahaveer Sree Jayan, Lifeng Wang, R. Selvamani, N. Ramya","doi":"10.1007/s10338-023-00457-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10338-023-00457-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This research explores the dynamic behaviour of horn-shaped single-walled carbon nanotubes (HS-SWCNTs) conveying viscous nanofluid with pulsating the influence of a longitudinal magnetic field. The analysis utilizes Euler–Bernoulli beam model, considering the variable cross section, and incorporating Eringen’s nonlocal theory to formulate the governing partial differential equation of motion. The instability domain of HS-SWCNTs is estimated using Galerkin’s approach. Numerical analysis is performed using the Haar wavelet method. The critical buckling load obtained in this study is compared with previous research to validate the proposed model. The results highlight the effectiveness of the proposed model in assessing the vibrational characteristics of a complex multi-physics system involving HS-SWCNTs. Dispersion graphs and tables are presented to visualize the numerical findings pertaining to various system parameters, including the nonlocal parameter, magnetic flux, Knudsen number, and viscous factor.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50892,"journal":{"name":"Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica","volume":"37 5","pages":"685 - 699"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140300290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chenhan Hu, Weihao Tao, Hongjun Yu, Qinghua Qin, Jianshan Wang
{"title":"Pullout of the Cylindrical Helicoidal Fiber","authors":"Chenhan Hu, Weihao Tao, Hongjun Yu, Qinghua Qin, Jianshan Wang","doi":"10.1007/s10338-024-00470-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10338-024-00470-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The multi-layer cylindrical helicoidal fiber structure (MCHFS) exists widely in biological materials such as bone and wood at the microscale. MCHFSs typically function as reinforcing elements to enhance the toughness of materials. In this study, we establish a shear lag-based pullout model of the cylindrical helicoidal fiber (CHF) for investigating interlayer stress transfer and debonding behaviors, with implications regarding the underlying toughening mechanism of MCHFS. Based on the shear lag assumptions, analytical solutions for the stress and displacement fields of the MCHFS during the pullout are derived by considering the CHF as a cylindrically monoclinic material and verified through the 3D finite element simulation. It is found that the helical winding of CHF results in both axial and hoop interlayer shear stresses. Both the helical winding angle and the elastic moduli of the fiber and matrix have significant influences on interlayer stress transfer. This work reveals a new interlayer stress transfer mechanism in the MCHFS existing widely in biological materials.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50892,"journal":{"name":"Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica","volume":"37 3","pages":"444 - 456"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140169851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pei-Liang Bian, Zhaowei Liu, Hai Qing, Tiantang Yu
{"title":"Isogeometric Analysis for the Arbitrary AFG Microbeam with Two-Phase Nonlocal Stress-Driven Model","authors":"Pei-Liang Bian, Zhaowei Liu, Hai Qing, Tiantang Yu","doi":"10.1007/s10338-024-00467-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10338-024-00467-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Scale effects play critical roles in the mechanical responses of microstructures. An isogeometric analysis was developed here to investigate the mechanical responses of an axially functionally graded microbeam. The Euler–Bernoulli beam model was utilized, and size effects in the structure were modeled with a stress-driven two-phase local/nonlocal integral constitution. The governing equation of microstructures was given in an equivalent differential form with two additional constitutive boundary conditions. The framework was verified and utilized to analyze the microbeam’s static and dynamic mechanical responses. The present work showed great potential for modeling various types of functionally graded microstructures.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50892,"journal":{"name":"Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica","volume":"37 2","pages":"341 - 360"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140155397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Probabilistic Fatigue Life Framework of Notched Specimens Based on the Weibull Distribution Under Multiaxial Loading","authors":"Jie Wang, Jianhui Liu, Jumei Lu, Yingbao He, Xuemei Pan, Ziyang Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s10338-024-00472-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10338-024-00472-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In engineering applications, the notch effect and size effect significantly influence the evaluation of fatigue performance in components, necessitating special attention in life prediction. This study proposes a new probabilistic model, based on the theory of critical distance (TCD), to predict fatigue life, with the aim of quantitatively assessing the impact of notch effect and size effect. The stress distribution on the critical plane is first characterized using a sixth-order multinomial function, and the relative stress gradient function is utilized to calculate the value of the critical distance. Furthermore, the effect of the ratio of shear strain to normal strain on fatigue life under multiaxial loading is considered. Additionally, the integration of the Weibull distribution into the TCD is employed for conducting probabilistic modeling of fatigue life. Finally, fatigue experiments are conducted on notched specimens of Q355D steel, demonstrating that the life prediction results under 50% survival probability are superior to the traditional TCD method.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50892,"journal":{"name":"Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica","volume":"37 5","pages":"673 - 684"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140156942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Micromechanics of Thermal Conductive Composites: Review, Developments and Applications","authors":"Guannan Wang, Yulin Huang, Mengyuan Gao, Qiang Chen","doi":"10.1007/s10338-024-00469-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10338-024-00469-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Micromechanics investigations of composites with fiber-shaped reinforcement are extensively applied in the engineering design and theoretical analysis of thermal composites in the aerospace engineering and high-tech industry. In this paper, a critical review of various classical micromechanics approaches is provided based on the classification framework and the development of micromechanics tools. Several numerical micromechanics tools have been developed to overcome limitations through exactly/approximately solving the internal governing equations of microstructures. The connections and limitations of those models are also investigated and discussed, based on which three recently developed numerical or semi-analytical models are explained, including finite-element micromechanics, finite-volume direct averaging micromechanics, and locally exact homogenization theory, as well as machine learning tools. Since it is almost inevitable to mention the interfacial effects on thermal behavior of fibrous composites, we review the new mathematical relations that interrupt the original continuity conditions due to the existence of interphase/interface within unit cells. Generally speaking, the interphase/interface is demonstrated to play a significant role in influencing the effective coefficients and localized thermal fields. The present work also briefly reviews the application of micromechanics tools in emerging engineered woven composites, natural fibrous composites, and ablative thermal protection composites. It is demonstrated that sophisticated micromechanics tools are always demanded for investigating the effective and localized responses of thermal fibrous composites.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50892,"journal":{"name":"Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica","volume":"37 2","pages":"215 - 237"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140126689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Phase-Field Modeling of Thermal Fracture and Shear Heating in Rocks with Degraded Thermal Conductivity Across Crack","authors":"Tao You, Qizhi Zhu, Weijian Li, Jianfu Shao","doi":"10.1007/s10338-023-00452-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10338-023-00452-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>By incorporating two different fracture mechanisms and salient unilateral effects in rock materials, we propose a thermomechanical phase-field model to capture thermally induced fracture and shear heating in the process of rock failure. The heat conduction equation is derived, from which the plastic dissipation is treated as a heat source. We then ascertain the effect of the non-associated plastic flow on frictional dissipation and show how it improves the predictive capability of the proposed model. Taking advantage of the multiscale analysis, we propose a phase-field-dependent thermal conductivity with considering the unilateral effect of fracture. After proposing a robust algorithm for solving involved three-field coupling and damage-plasticity coupling problems, we present three numerical examples to illustrate the abilities of our proposed model in capturing various thermo-mechanically coupled behaviors.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50892,"journal":{"name":"Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica","volume":"37 5","pages":"711 - 726"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140097637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}