In this research,a series of biaxial compression and biaxial fatigue tests were conducted to investigate the mechanical behaviors of marble and sandstone under biaxial confinements.Experimental results demonstrate tha...In this research,a series of biaxial compression and biaxial fatigue tests were conducted to investigate the mechanical behaviors of marble and sandstone under biaxial confinements.Experimental results demonstrate that the biaxial compressive strength of rocks under biaxial compression increases firstly,and subsequently decreases with increase of the intermediate principal stress.The fatigue failure characteristics of the rocks in biaxial fatigue tests are functions of the peak value of fatigue loads,the intermediate principal stress and the rock lithology.With the increase of the peak values of fatigue loads,the fatigue lives of rocks decrease.The intermediate principal stress strengthens the resistance ability of rocks to fatigue loads except considering the strength increasing under biaxial confinements.The fatigue lives of rocks increase with the increase of the intermediate principal stress under the same ratio of the fatigue load and their biaxial compressive strength.The acoustic emission(AE)and fragments studies showed that the sandstone has higher ability to resist the fatigue loads compared to the marble,and the marble generated a greater number of smaller fragments after fatigue failure compared to the sandstone.So,it can be inferred that the rock breaking efficiency and rock burst is higher or severer induced by fatigue loading than that induced by monotonous quasi-static loading,especially for hard rocks.展开更多
The migration mode transition of cancer cell enhances its invasive capability and the drug resistance,where physical confinement of cell microenvironment has been revealed to induce the mesenchymal-amoeboid transition...The migration mode transition of cancer cell enhances its invasive capability and the drug resistance,where physical confinement of cell microenvironment has been revealed to induce the mesenchymal-amoeboid transition(MAT).However,most existing studies are performed in PDMS microchannels,of which the stiffness is much higher than that of most mammalian tissues.Therefore,the amoeboid migration transition observed in these studies is actually induced by the synergistic effect of matrix stiffness and confinement.Since the stiffness of cell microenvironment has been reported to influence the cell migration in 2D substrate,the decoupling of stiffness and confinement effects is thus in need for elucidating the underlying mechanism of MAT.However,it is technically challenging to construct microchannels with physiologically relevant stiffness and channel size,where existing microchannel platforms with physiological relevance stiffness are all with>10μm channel width.Such size is too wide to mimic the physical confinement that migrating cancer cells confront in vivo,and also larger than the width of PDMS channel,in which the MAT of cancer cell was observed.Therefore,an in vitro cell migration platform,which could mimic both stiffness and confinement of the native physical microenvironment during cancer metastasis,could profoundly contribute to researches on cancer cell migration and cellular mechanotransduction.In this paper,we overcome the limitations of engineering soft materials in microscale by combining the collagen-alginate hydrogel with photolithography.This enables us to improve the accuracy of molded microchannel,and thus successfully construct a 3D microchannel platform,which matches the stiffness and width ranges of native environmental confinement that migrating cancer cells confront in vivo.The stiffness(0.3~20 kPa),confinement(channel width:3.5~14μm)and the adhesion ligand density of the microchannel can be tuned independently.Interestingly,using this platform,we observed that the migration speed of cancer cell is influenced by the synergistic effect of channel stiffness and width,and the increasing stiffness reverses the effect of channel width on the migration speed of cancer cells.In addition,MAT has a strong correlation with the channel stiffness.These findings make us reconsider the widely accepted hypothesis:physical confinement can induce MAT.Actually,this transition can only occur in stiff confined microenvironment not in soft one.For soft microchannels,the compliance of the channel walls could cause little cell/nucleus deformation,and the MAT could not be induced.To further investigate the mechanism of MAT,we developed a computational model to simulate the effect of nucleus deformation on MAT.With the model,we found that deforming the cell nuclear by decreasing the nucleus stiffness will reduce the cellmigration speed.This implies that nuclear stiffness plays an important role in the regulation of cancer migration speed and thus MAT in microchannels.The effect of channel stiffness on MAT and migration speed as observed in our experiment could partially explain previous findings reported in the literature,where the increasing matrix stiffness of tumor microenvironment promotes cancer metastasis.Our observations thus highlight the critical role of cell nuclear deformation not only in MAT,but also in regulating cellular mechanotransduction and cell-ECM interactions.This developed platform is capable of mimicking the native physical microenvironment during metastasis,providing a powerful tool for high-throughput screening applications and investigating the interaction between cancer migration and biophysical microenvironment.展开更多
The effects of toughener and coupling agent on special epoxy silicone adhesive were discussed by researching the surface morphology characters, thermal properties and shear strength of the adhesive. The results indica...The effects of toughener and coupling agent on special epoxy silicone adhesive were discussed by researching the surface morphology characters, thermal properties and shear strength of the adhesive. The results indicate that silicone coupling agent (KH-550) can improve the shear strength of the epoxy silicone adhesive effectively. The mass fraction of the toughener in the epoxy silicone adhesive plays an important role in its properties. When the mass fraction of the toughener is less than 14%, the shear strength of the adhesive is low. When the mass fraction of the toughener is over 33%, thermal properties and shear strength of the adhesive decrease with the increasing of the toughener. The mass fraction of toughener of 25% results in good integral properties of the epoxy silicone adhesive. The morphologic analysis indicates that the micro-phase separation exists in the epoxy molecular chain and the silicone molecular chain of the epoxy silicone adhesive.展开更多
Implant materials,as foreign objects to host,can cause various degrees of inflammation in most cases.The inflammation is triggered by a series of immune responses and directly impacts the tissue regeneration process,w...Implant materials,as foreign objects to host,can cause various degrees of inflammation in most cases.The inflammation is triggered by a series of immune responses and directly impacts the tissue regeneration process,which determines the outcome of tissue repair.The immune responses are complex process involving numerous immune cells and can be divide into innate immune and adaptive immune responses.Once materials are implanted,innate immune responses are activated under the mediation of several immune cells(e.g.neutrophils and macrophages),meanwhile immature dendritic cells(imDCs)are recruited to the implant sites to recognize,internalize and process antigens.Upon antigen uptake,imDCs gradually differentiate into mature dendritic cells(mDCs)and migrate to secondary lymph nodes.In the lymph nodes,mDCs present processed antigen peptides to naive T lymphocytes and activate their antigen specific proliferation,resulting in initiation of adaptive immune responses.Due to their key position in the immune system,serving to bridge innate and adaptive immunity,DCs are crucial to guiding and modulating the immune responses caused by implanted materials.Therefore,figuring out the response of DCs to implanted materials and the exact role of DCs in tissue healing processes will provide deeper insight for the rational design of biomaterials.Previous studies on the effects of implants on immune functions of DCs are mainly focused on physical and chemical properties of the materials(e.g.released chemical composition,surface chemistry,substrate stiffness and surface topography).All these factors will change the microenvironment of the tissue around implant materials,which affect the immune functions of DCs.However,the change of microenvironment not only directly derives from the physical and chemical properties of the material(intrinsic),but also indirectly results from the remodeled extracellular matrix(ECM)caused by implanted materials.When blood or tissue fluid contact with materials after implantation,proteins(e.g.fibrin and collagen)will absorb and deposit on the surface of implants,leading to a provisionally stable matrix with microporous fibrous-liked network structure.It means that the remodeled ECM can provide adhesion sites for recruited DCs and form spatial confinement.DCs,as a kind of cells that are extremely sensitive to mechanical stimuli,theoretically,can response to the mechanical stimuli coming from spatial confinement of remodeled ECM,which may lead to a series of modulations in their cell morphologies and immune functions.Then,the remodeled ECM is a non-negligible mechanical cue.However,to the best of our knowledge,there is a lack of a simple and effective model to establish the relationship between the immune functions of DCs and remodeled ECM.Most studies on the responses of DCs to implanted materials are still based on suspension culture model,which is the normal status of DCs in vitro culture systems.In addition,the processes by which DC exerts immune functions(both endocytosis and antigen presentation)are dynamically physical interaction.It means that the changes of DCs’immune functions are highly correlated with the changes of their biomechanical characteristics caused by remodeled ECM.In this work,we have found that the ECM was remodeled by a large amount of fibrin matrix deposited on the surface of implants in the early stage of the inflammations following implantation.Thus,we used non-toxic salmon fibrin hydrogels with microporous fibrous-liked network structure to mimic the deposited fibrin matrix.Then,human monocyte-derived DCs were cultured on the surface and inside of the fibrin hydrogels to mimic the different spatial confinement states of fibrin matrix.Our results indicated that cell morphologies and cytoskeleton structures of DCs were regulated by the spatial confinement of fibrin hydrogels,resulting in generating mechanical stimuli for DCs.Furthermore,we have found that the biomechanical characteristics and the immune functions of both imDCs and mDC were also modulated.Considering the changes in surface markers,secreted cytokines and biomechanical characteristics of DCs,it indicates that the tendency and magnitude of modulations were highly associated with the spatial confinement of fibrin hydrogels.This model demonstrated that mechanical stimuli deriving from spatial confinement of deposited fibrin matrix is an important factor for regulating the biomechanical characteristics and immune functions of DCs.展开更多
In sub nanometer carbon nanotubes,water exhibits unique dynamic characteristics,and in the high-frequency region of the infrared spectrum,where the stretching vibrations of the internal oxygen-hydrogen(O-H)bonds are c...In sub nanometer carbon nanotubes,water exhibits unique dynamic characteristics,and in the high-frequency region of the infrared spectrum,where the stretching vibrations of the internal oxygen-hydrogen(O-H)bonds are closely related to the hydrogen bonds(H-bonds)network between water molecules.Therefore,it is crucial to analyze the relationship between these two aspects.In this paper,the infrared spectrum and motion characteristics of the stretching vibrations of the O-H bonds in one-dimensional confined water(1DCW)and bulk water(BW)in(6,6)single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWNT)are studied by molecular dynamics simulations.The results show that the stretching vibrations of the two O-H bonds in 1DCW exhibit different frequencies in the infrared spectrum,while the O-H bonds in BW display two identical main frequency peaks.Further analysis using the spring oscillator model reveals that the difference in the stretching amplitude of the O-H bonds is the main factor causing the change in vibration frequency,where an increase in stretching amplitude leads to a decrease in spring stiffness and,consequently,a lower vibration frequency.A more in-depth study found that the interaction of H-bonds between water molecules is the fundamental cause of the increased stretching amplitude and decreased vibration frequency of the O-H bonds.Finally,by analyzing the motion trajectory of the H atoms,the dynamic differences between 1DCW and BW are clearly revealed.These findings provide a new perspective for understanding the behavior of water molecules at the nanoscale and are of significant importance in advancing the development of infrared spectroscopy detection technology.展开更多
The concept of TNT(Trinitrotoluene,C_7H_5N_3O_6)equivalence is often invoked to evaluate the performance and predict the explosion parameters of different types of explosives.However,due to its low prediction accuracy...The concept of TNT(Trinitrotoluene,C_7H_5N_3O_6)equivalence is often invoked to evaluate the performance and predict the explosion parameters of different types of explosives.However,due to its low prediction accuracy and limited application range,the use of TNT equivalence for predicting explosion parameters in a confined space is rare.Compared with explosions in free fields,the process of explosive energy release in a confined space is closely related to various factors such as oxygen balance,combustible components content,and surrounding oxygen content.Studies have shown that in a confined space,negative oxygen balance explosives react with surrounding oxygen during afterburning,resulting in additional energy release and enhanced blast effects.The mechanism of energy release during afterburning is highly complex,making it challenging to determine the TNT equivalence for blast effects in a confined space.Therefore,this remains an active area of research.In this study,internal blast experiments were conducted using TNT and three other explosives under both air and N_2(Nitrogen)conditions to obtain explosion parameters including blast wave overpressure,quasi-static pressure,and temperature.The influences of oxygen balance and external oxygen content on energy release are analyzed.The author proposes principles for determining TNT equivalence for internal explosions while verifying the accuracy of obtained blast parameters through calculations based on TNT equivalence.These findings can serve as references for predicting blast performance.展开更多
The detonation of fuel-rich explosives yields combustible products that persistently burn upon mixing with ambient oxygen,releasing additional energy through a phenomenon known as the afterburning effect.This process ...The detonation of fuel-rich explosives yields combustible products that persistently burn upon mixing with ambient oxygen,releasing additional energy through a phenomenon known as the afterburning effect.This process greatly influences the evolution of confined blast loading and the subsequent structural response,which is crucial in confined blast scenarios.Given the complex nature of the reaction process,accurate analysis of the afterburning effect remains challenging.Previous studies have either overlooked the mechanisms of detonation product combustion or failed to provide experimental validation.This study introduces a three-dimensional model to effectively characterize the combustion of detonation products.The model integrates chemical reaction source terms into the governing equations to consider the combustion processes.Numerical simulations and experimental tests were conducted to analyze the combustion and energy release from the detonation products of fuel-rich explosives in confined spaces.Approximately 50%of the energy was released during the combustion of detonation products in a confined TNT explosion.Although the combustion of these products was much slower than the detonation process,it aligned with the dynamic response of the structure,which enhanced the explosive yield.Excluding afterburning from the analysis reduced the center-point deformation of the structure by 30%.Following the inclusion of afterburning,the simulated quasistatic pressure increased by approximately 45%.Subsequent comparisons highlighted the merits of the proposed approach over conventional methods.This approach eliminates the reliance on empirical parameters,such as the amount and rate of energy release during afterburning,thereby laying the foundation for understanding load evolution in more complex environments,such as ships,buildings,and underground tunnels.展开更多
Laser driven flyer plate technology offers improved safety and reliability for detonation of explosives in industrial applications ranging from mining and stone quarrying to the aerospace and defense industries.This s...Laser driven flyer plate technology offers improved safety and reliability for detonation of explosives in industrial applications ranging from mining and stone quarrying to the aerospace and defense industries.This study is based on developing a safer laser driven flyer plate prototype comprised of a laser initiator and a flyer plate subsystem that can be used with secondary explosives.System parameters were optimized to initiate the shock-to-detonation transition(SDT)of a secondary explosive based on the impact created by the flyer plate on the explosive surface.Rupture of the flyer was investigated at the mechanically weakened region located on the interface of these subsystems,where the product gases from the deflagration of the explosive provide the required energy.A bilayer energetic material was used,where the first layer consisted of a pyrotechnic component,zirconium potassium perchlorate(ZPP),for sustaining the ignition by the laser beam and the second layer consisted of an insensitive explosive,cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine(HMX),for deflagration.A plexiglass interface was used to enfold the energetic material.The focal length of the laser beam from the diode was optimized to provide a homogeneous beam profile with maximum power at the surface of the ZPP.Closed bomb experiments were conducted in an internal volume of 10 cm^(3) for evaluation of performance.Dependency of the laser driven flyer plate system output on confinement,explosive density,and laser beam power were analyzed.Measurements using a high-speed camera resulted in a flyer velocity of 670±20 m/s that renders the prototype suitable as a laser detonator in applications,where controlled employment of explosives is critical.展开更多
Non-pillar mining technology with automatically formed roadway is a new mining method without coal pillar reservation and roadway excavation.The stability control of automatically formed roadway is the key to the succ...Non-pillar mining technology with automatically formed roadway is a new mining method without coal pillar reservation and roadway excavation.The stability control of automatically formed roadway is the key to the successful application of the new method.In order to realize the stability control of the roadway surrounding rock,the mechanical model of the roof and rib support structure is established,and the influence mechanism of the automatically formed roadway parameters on the compound force is revealed.On this basis,the roof and rib support structure technology of confined lightweight concrete is proposed,and its mechanical tests under different eccentricity are carried out.The results show that the bearing capacity of confined lightweight concrete specimens is basically the same as that of ordinary confined concrete specimens.The bearing capacity of confined lightweight concrete specimens under different eccentricities is 1.95 times higher than those of U-shaped steel specimens.By comparing the test results with the theoretical calculated results of the confined concrete,the calculation method of the bearing capacity for the confined lightweight concrete structure is selected.The design method of confined lightweight concrete support structure is established,and is successfully applied in the extra-large mine,Ningtiaota Coal Mine,China.展开更多
In practical engineering applications,rock mass are often found to be subjected to a triaxial stress state.Concurrently,defects like joints and fractures have a notable impact on the mechanical behavior of rock mass.S...In practical engineering applications,rock mass are often found to be subjected to a triaxial stress state.Concurrently,defects like joints and fractures have a notable impact on the mechanical behavior of rock mass.Such defects are identified as crucial contributors to the failure and instability of the surrounding rock,subsequently impacting the engineering stability.The study aimed to investigate the impact of fracture geometry and confining pressure on the deformation,failure characteristics,and strength of specimens using sand powder 3D printing technology and conventional triaxial compression tests.The results indicate that the number of fractures present considerably influences the peak strength,axial peak strain and elastic modulus of the specimens.Confining pressure is an important factor affecting the failure pattern of the specimen,under which the specimen is more prone to shear failure,but the initiation,expansion and penetration processes of secondary cracks in different fracture specimens are different.This study confirmed the feasibility of using sand powder 3D printing specimens as soft rock analogs for triaxial compression research.The insights from this research are deemed essential for a deeper understanding of the mechanical behavior of fractured surrounding rocks when under triaxial stress state.展开更多
In the process of shield tunneling through soft soil layers,the presence of confined water ahead poses a significant threat to the stability of the tunnel face.Therefore,it is crucial to consider the impact of confine...In the process of shield tunneling through soft soil layers,the presence of confined water ahead poses a significant threat to the stability of the tunnel face.Therefore,it is crucial to consider the impact of confined water on the limit support pressure of the tunnel face.This study employed the finite element method(FEM)to analyze the limit support pressure of shield tunnel face instability within a pressurized water-containing layer.Subsequently,a multiple linear regression approach was applied to derive a concise solution formula for the limit support pressure,incorporating various influencing factors.The analysis yields the following conclusions:1)The influence of confined water on the instability mode of the tunnel face in soft soil layers makes the displacement response of the strata not significant when the face is unstable;2)The limit support pressure increases approximately linearly with the pressure head,shield tunnel diameter,and tunnel burial depth.And inversely proportional to the thickness of the impermeable layer,soil cohesion and internal friction angle;3)Through an engineering case study analysis,the results align well with those obtained from traditional theoretical methods,thereby validating the rationality of the equations proposed in this paper.Furthermore,the proposed equations overcome the limitation of traditional theoretical approaches considering the influence of changes in impermeable layer thickness.It can accurately depict the dynamic variation in the required limit support pressure to maintain the stability of the tunnel face during shield tunneling,thus better reflecting engineering reality.展开更多
For deep tunnel projects,selecting an appropriate initial support distance is critical to improving the self-supporting capacity of surrounding rock.In this work,an intuitive method for determining the tunnel’s initi...For deep tunnel projects,selecting an appropriate initial support distance is critical to improving the self-supporting capacity of surrounding rock.In this work,an intuitive method for determining the tunnel’s initial support distance was proposed.First,based on the convergence-confinement method,a three-dimensional analytical model was constructed by combining an analytical solution of a non-circular tunnel with the Tecplot software.Then,according to the integral failure criteria of rock,the failure tendency coefficients of hard surrounding rock were computed and the spatial distribution plots of that were constructed.On this basis,the tunnel’s key failure positions were identified,and the relationship between the failure tendency coefficient at key failure positions and their distances from the working face was established.Finally,the distance from the working face that corresponds to the critical failure tendency coefficient was taken as the optimal support distance.A practical project was used as an example,and a reasonable initial support distance was successfully determined by applying the developed method.Moreover,it is found that the stability of hard surrounding rock decreases rapidly within the range of 1.0D(D is the tunnel diameter)from the working face,and tends to be stable outside the range of 1.0D.展开更多
Replica scaled impact experiments with unconfined ceramic targets have shown that the transition velocity,i.e.,the impact velocity at which interface defeat ceases and ceramic penetration occurs,decreased as the lengt...Replica scaled impact experiments with unconfined ceramic targets have shown that the transition velocity,i.e.,the impact velocity at which interface defeat ceases and ceramic penetration occurs,decreased as the length scale increased.A possible explanation of how this scale effect is related to the formation of a cone crack in the ceramic has been presented by the authors in an earlier paper.Here,the influence of confinement and prestress on cone cracking and transition velocity is investigated.The hypothesis is that prestress will suppress the formation and growth of the cone crack by lowering the driving stress.A set of impact experiments has been performed in which the transition velocity for four different levels of prestress has been determined.The transition velocities as a function of the level of confining prestress is compared to an analytical model for the influence of prestress on the formation and extension of the cone crack in the ceramic material.Both experiments and model indicate that prestress has a strong influence on the transition from interface defeat to penetration,although the model underestimates the influence of prestress.展开更多
In this article, parametric study of single confined fragment launch device was carried out. The configuration proposed was further studied to derive the empirical relationship for effect of fragment size,charge size,...In this article, parametric study of single confined fragment launch device was carried out. The configuration proposed was further studied to derive the empirical relationship for effect of fragment size,charge size, confinement thickness on fragment velocity. The simulations were carried out using ANSYSAUTODYNE explicit solver. Fragment velocities were estimated as a function of different parametric combinations of explosive quantities, charge length to diameter ratio, fragment height to diameter ratio,confinement thickness, fragment material and fragment mass. The data was further converted to charge to metal ratio under fragment and confinement. It was observed that, increase in confinement thickness,charge quantity and decrease in fragment height increases the fragment velocity. It is also noted that,charge to metal mass ratio under fragment significantly affects the fragment velocity. At the end, an empirical relationship for fragment velocity interms of all these parameters was established. Using these relations, two velocities 1831.92 m/s and 2523.9 m/s required for NATO STANAG 4496 IM test were estimated. The design parameters for these velocities are presented. Also, the results estimated using the empirical relationship has been compared with published experimental data. Error in the predicted velocities is within the acceptable range. The empirical relationship proposed will be useful for finalization of design of the fragment launch device.展开更多
Cylindrical specimens are commonly used in Split Hopkinson pressure bar(SHPB)tests to study the uniaxial dynamic properties of concrete-like materials.In recent years,true tri-axial SHPB equipment has also been develo...Cylindrical specimens are commonly used in Split Hopkinson pressure bar(SHPB)tests to study the uniaxial dynamic properties of concrete-like materials.In recent years,true tri-axial SHPB equipment has also been developed or is under development to investigate the material dynamic properties under tri-axial impact loads.For such tests,cubic specimens are needed.It is well understood that static material strength obtained from cylinder and cube specimens are different.Conversion factors are obtained and adopted in some guidelines to convert the material streng th obtained from the two types of specimens.Previous uniaxial impact tests have also demonstrated that the failure mode and the strain rate effect of cubic specimens are very different from that of cylindrical ones.However,the mechanical background of these findings is unclear.As an extension of the previous laboratory study,this study performs numerical SHPB tests of cubic and cylindrical concrete specimens subjected to uniaxial impact load with the validated numerical model.The stress states of cubic specimens in relation to its failure mode under different strain rates is analyzed and compared with cylindrical specimens.The detailed analyses of the numerical simulation results show that the lateral inertial confinement of the cylindrical specimen is higher than that of the cubic specimen under the same strain rates.For cubic specimen,the corners aremore severely damaged because of the lower lateral confinement and the occurrence of the tensile radial stress which is not observed in cylindrical specimens.These results explain why the dynamic material strengths obtained from the two types of specimens are different and are strain rate dependent.Based on the simulation results,an empirical formula of conversion factor as a function of strain rate is proposed,which supplements the traditional conversion factor for quasi-static material strength.It can be used for transforming the dynamic compressive strength from cylinders to cubes obtained from impact tests at different strain rates.展开更多
Engineering ceramics are typical difficult-to-machine materials because of high hardness and brittleness. PAC (Plasma Arc Cutting) is a very important thermal cutting process and has been successfully used in cutting ...Engineering ceramics are typical difficult-to-machine materials because of high hardness and brittleness. PAC (Plasma Arc Cutting) is a very important thermal cutting process and has been successfully used in cutting stainless steel and other difficult-to-machine alloys. PAC’s application in cutting ceramics, however, is still limited because the most ceramics are not good electronic conducts, and transferred plasma arc cannot be produced between cathode and work-piece. So we presented a method of plasma arc cutting engineering ceramics with additional anode. To reduce the kerf width and to improve the kerf quality, the hydro-magnetically confined plasma arc is used to cut engineering ceramic plates. By experiments and analyses the mechanism and characteristics of hydro-magnetic confined plasma are discussed and the effects of secondary confinement on cutting quality, arc properties, and optimal process parameters are presented. When the nozzle diameter is 3 mm, the kerf width of the Al 2O 3 ceramic plate with 6 mm thickness is less than 4.6 mm, and the cutting speed reaches to 0.9～1.2 m/min. Both theoretical analysis and experimental results have proved the feasibility and validity of the newly advanced hydro-magnetic plasma arc cutting, and the following conclusion can be drawn: (1)Synthesizing the advantages of both the water-constriction and magnetic constriction, the hydro-magnetic constriction of plasma arc forms a three-dimensional constriction with improved shape and uniformity of arc column, narrower kerfs, minimal beveling of cuts and higher dross-free cutting speeds than those under either water-constriction or magnetic constriction alone.(2)Hydro-magnetic constriction is capable of improving arc stability, which is reflected in the higher arc voltage at which arc-extinction occurs, than that under any single constriction. (3)For a given diameter of nozzle, quality cut can be produced by using a lower arc current than usually required in conventional plasma arc cutting, but ensuring fine arc shape and capability of cutting simply by employing hydro-magnetic constriction. Meanwhile, the heat load on nozzle could be reduced and service life of nozzle raised.展开更多
With the gradual depletion of mineral resources in the shallow part of the earth,resource exploitation continues to move deeper into the earth,it becomes a hot topic to simulate the whole process of rock strain soften...With the gradual depletion of mineral resources in the shallow part of the earth,resource exploitation continues to move deeper into the earth,it becomes a hot topic to simulate the whole process of rock strain softening,deformation and failure in deep environment,especially under high temperature and high pressure.On the basis of Lemaitre’s strain-equivalent principle,combined with statistics and damage theory,a statistical constitutive model of rock thermal damage under triaxial compression condition is established.At the same time,taking into account the existing damage model is difficult to reflect residual strength after rock failure,the residual strength is considered in this paper by introducing correction factor of damage variable,the model rationality is also verified by experiments.Analysis of results indicates that the damage evolution curve reflects the whole process of rock micro-cracks enclosure,initiation,expansion,penetration,and the formation of macro-cracks under coupled effect of temperature and confining pressure.Rock thermal damage shows logistic growth function with the increase of temperature.Under the same strain condition,rock total damage decreases with the rise of confining pressure.By studying the electron microscope images(SEM)of rock fracture,it is inferred that 35.40 MPa is the critical confining pressure of brittle to plastic transition for this granite.The model parameter F reflects the average strength of rock,and M reflects the morphological characteristics of rock stress–strain curves.The physical meanings of model parameters are clear and the model is suitable for complex stress states,which provides valuable references for the study of rock deformation and stability in deep engineering.展开更多
In order to study the influences of confining pressure and strain rate on the mechanical properties of the Nitrate Ester Plasticized Polyether(NEPE)propellant,uniaxial tensile tests were conducted using the selfmade c...In order to study the influences of confining pressure and strain rate on the mechanical properties of the Nitrate Ester Plasticized Polyether(NEPE)propellant,uniaxial tensile tests were conducted using the selfmade confining pressure system and material testing machine.The stress-strain responses of the NEPE propellant under different confining pressure conditions and strain rates were obtained and analyzed.The results show that confining pressure and strain rate have a remarkably influence on the mechanical responses of the NEPE propellant.As confining pressure increases(from 0 to 5.4 MPa),the maximum tensile stress and ultimate strain increase gradually.With the coupled effects of confining pressure and strain rate,the value of the maximum tensile stress and ultimate strain at 5.4 MPa and 0.0667 s^(-1)is 2.03 times and 2.19 times of their values under 0 MPa and 0.00333 s^(-1),respectively.Afterwards,the influence mechanism of confining pressure on the NEPE propellant was analyzed.Finally,based on the viscoelastic theory and continuous damage theory,a nonlinear constitutive model considering confining pressure and strain rate was developed.The damage was considered to be rate-dependent and pressuredependent.The constitutive model was validated by comparing experimental data with predictions of the constitutive model.The whole maximum stress errors of the model predictions are lower than 4%and the corresponding strain errors are lower than 7%.The results show that confining pressure can suppress the damage initiation and evolution of the NEPE propellant and the nonlinear constitutive model can describe the mechanical responses of the NEPE propellant under various confining pressure conditions and strain rates.This research can lay a theoretical foundation for analyzing the structural integrity of propellant grain accurately under working pressure loading.展开更多
To investigate the influence of confining pressures and temperatures on the seepage characteristics of fractured rocks, seepage tests were conducted on a fractured silty mudstone using a self-developed experimental sy...To investigate the influence of confining pressures and temperatures on the seepage characteristics of fractured rocks, seepage tests were conducted on a fractured silty mudstone using a self-developed experimental system, and the effects of different factors on coefficient of permeability were discussed. The results showed that the increasing confining pressure will gradually decrease the coefficient of permeability, and this process is divided into two stages: 1) the fast decrease stage, which corresponds to a confining pressure less than 30 kPa, and 2) the slow decrease stage, which corresponds to a confining pressure larger than 30 kPa. Unlike confining pressure, an increase in temperature will increase the coefficient of permeability. It is noted that fracture surface roughness will also affect the variation of coefficient of permeability to a certain extent. Among the three examined factors, the effect of confining pressure increases is dominant on fracture permeability coefficient. The relationship between the confining pressure and coefficient of permeability can be quantified by an exponential function.展开更多
As a frequently-used roadbed filler,soil-rock mixture is often in the environment of freeze-thaw cycles and different confining pressures.In order to study the freeze-thaw damage mechanism of elastic modulus of soil-r...As a frequently-used roadbed filler,soil-rock mixture is often in the environment of freeze-thaw cycles and different confining pressures.In order to study the freeze-thaw damage mechanism of elastic modulus of soil-rock mixtures at different confining pressures,the concept of meso-interfacial freeze-thaw damage coefficient is put forward and the meso-interfacial damage phenomenon of soil-rock mixtures caused by the freeze-thaw cycle environment is concerned;a double-inclusion embedded model for elastic modulus of soil-rock mixtures in freezing-thawing cycle is proposed.A large triaxial test was performed and the influences of confining pressure and experimental factors on elastic modulus of soil-rock mixtures were obtained,and then the accuracy of the double-inclusion embedded model to predict the elastic modulus of soil-rock mixtures in freezing-thawing cycle is verified.Experiment results showed that as to soil-rock mixtures,with the increase of confining pressure,the elastic modulus increases approximately linearly.The most crucial factors to affect the elastic modulus are rock content and compaction degree at the same confining pressure;the elastic modulus increases with the increase of rock content and compactness;as the number of freeze-thaw cycles increases,the freeze-thaw damage coefficient of meso-structural interface and the elastic modulus decrease.展开更多
基金Projects(51774326,41807259)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(MDPC201917)supported by Mining Disaster Prevention and Control Ministry Key Laboratory at Shandong University of Science and Technology,China。
文摘In this research,a series of biaxial compression and biaxial fatigue tests were conducted to investigate the mechanical behaviors of marble and sandstone under biaxial confinements.Experimental results demonstrate that the biaxial compressive strength of rocks under biaxial compression increases firstly,and subsequently decreases with increase of the intermediate principal stress.The fatigue failure characteristics of the rocks in biaxial fatigue tests are functions of the peak value of fatigue loads,the intermediate principal stress and the rock lithology.With the increase of the peak values of fatigue loads,the fatigue lives of rocks decrease.The intermediate principal stress strengthens the resistance ability of rocks to fatigue loads except considering the strength increasing under biaxial confinements.The fatigue lives of rocks increase with the increase of the intermediate principal stress under the same ratio of the fatigue load and their biaxial compressive strength.The acoustic emission(AE)and fragments studies showed that the sandstone has higher ability to resist the fatigue loads compared to the marble,and the marble generated a greater number of smaller fragments after fatigue failure compared to the sandstone.So,it can be inferred that the rock breaking efficiency and rock burst is higher or severer induced by fatigue loading than that induced by monotonous quasi-static loading,especially for hard rocks.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( 11532009, 11602191,21775117)the General Financial Grant from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ( 2016M592773)the High Level Returned Overseas Students Foundation ( [2018]642)
文摘The migration mode transition of cancer cell enhances its invasive capability and the drug resistance,where physical confinement of cell microenvironment has been revealed to induce the mesenchymal-amoeboid transition(MAT).However,most existing studies are performed in PDMS microchannels,of which the stiffness is much higher than that of most mammalian tissues.Therefore,the amoeboid migration transition observed in these studies is actually induced by the synergistic effect of matrix stiffness and confinement.Since the stiffness of cell microenvironment has been reported to influence the cell migration in 2D substrate,the decoupling of stiffness and confinement effects is thus in need for elucidating the underlying mechanism of MAT.However,it is technically challenging to construct microchannels with physiologically relevant stiffness and channel size,where existing microchannel platforms with physiological relevance stiffness are all with>10μm channel width.Such size is too wide to mimic the physical confinement that migrating cancer cells confront in vivo,and also larger than the width of PDMS channel,in which the MAT of cancer cell was observed.Therefore,an in vitro cell migration platform,which could mimic both stiffness and confinement of the native physical microenvironment during cancer metastasis,could profoundly contribute to researches on cancer cell migration and cellular mechanotransduction.In this paper,we overcome the limitations of engineering soft materials in microscale by combining the collagen-alginate hydrogel with photolithography.This enables us to improve the accuracy of molded microchannel,and thus successfully construct a 3D microchannel platform,which matches the stiffness and width ranges of native environmental confinement that migrating cancer cells confront in vivo.The stiffness(0.3~20 kPa),confinement(channel width:3.5~14μm)and the adhesion ligand density of the microchannel can be tuned independently.Interestingly,using this platform,we observed that the migration speed of cancer cell is influenced by the synergistic effect of channel stiffness and width,and the increasing stiffness reverses the effect of channel width on the migration speed of cancer cells.In addition,MAT has a strong correlation with the channel stiffness.These findings make us reconsider the widely accepted hypothesis:physical confinement can induce MAT.Actually,this transition can only occur in stiff confined microenvironment not in soft one.For soft microchannels,the compliance of the channel walls could cause little cell/nucleus deformation,and the MAT could not be induced.To further investigate the mechanism of MAT,we developed a computational model to simulate the effect of nucleus deformation on MAT.With the model,we found that deforming the cell nuclear by decreasing the nucleus stiffness will reduce the cellmigration speed.This implies that nuclear stiffness plays an important role in the regulation of cancer migration speed and thus MAT in microchannels.The effect of channel stiffness on MAT and migration speed as observed in our experiment could partially explain previous findings reported in the literature,where the increasing matrix stiffness of tumor microenvironment promotes cancer metastasis.Our observations thus highlight the critical role of cell nuclear deformation not only in MAT,but also in regulating cellular mechanotransduction and cell-ECM interactions.This developed platform is capable of mimicking the native physical microenvironment during metastasis,providing a powerful tool for high-throughput screening applications and investigating the interaction between cancer migration and biophysical microenvironment.
基金Project supported by the National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China
文摘The effects of toughener and coupling agent on special epoxy silicone adhesive were discussed by researching the surface morphology characters, thermal properties and shear strength of the adhesive. The results indicate that silicone coupling agent (KH-550) can improve the shear strength of the epoxy silicone adhesive effectively. The mass fraction of the toughener in the epoxy silicone adhesive plays an important role in its properties. When the mass fraction of the toughener is less than 14%, the shear strength of the adhesive is low. When the mass fraction of the toughener is over 33%, thermal properties and shear strength of the adhesive decrease with the increasing of the toughener. The mass fraction of toughener of 25% results in good integral properties of the epoxy silicone adhesive. The morphologic analysis indicates that the micro-phase separation exists in the epoxy molecular chain and the silicone molecular chain of the epoxy silicone adhesive.
基金funded by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( 31771014, 11762006,31660258,31860262,11762006,81460254 )the 2011 Collaborative Innovation Program of Guizhou Province ( 2015-04)+1 种基金the Science and Technology Innovative Talent Team of Guizhou Province ( 2015-4021)the Science and Technology Foundation of Guizhou Province ( 2018-1412,2016-5676,2017-5718)
文摘Implant materials,as foreign objects to host,can cause various degrees of inflammation in most cases.The inflammation is triggered by a series of immune responses and directly impacts the tissue regeneration process,which determines the outcome of tissue repair.The immune responses are complex process involving numerous immune cells and can be divide into innate immune and adaptive immune responses.Once materials are implanted,innate immune responses are activated under the mediation of several immune cells(e.g.neutrophils and macrophages),meanwhile immature dendritic cells(imDCs)are recruited to the implant sites to recognize,internalize and process antigens.Upon antigen uptake,imDCs gradually differentiate into mature dendritic cells(mDCs)and migrate to secondary lymph nodes.In the lymph nodes,mDCs present processed antigen peptides to naive T lymphocytes and activate their antigen specific proliferation,resulting in initiation of adaptive immune responses.Due to their key position in the immune system,serving to bridge innate and adaptive immunity,DCs are crucial to guiding and modulating the immune responses caused by implanted materials.Therefore,figuring out the response of DCs to implanted materials and the exact role of DCs in tissue healing processes will provide deeper insight for the rational design of biomaterials.Previous studies on the effects of implants on immune functions of DCs are mainly focused on physical and chemical properties of the materials(e.g.released chemical composition,surface chemistry,substrate stiffness and surface topography).All these factors will change the microenvironment of the tissue around implant materials,which affect the immune functions of DCs.However,the change of microenvironment not only directly derives from the physical and chemical properties of the material(intrinsic),but also indirectly results from the remodeled extracellular matrix(ECM)caused by implanted materials.When blood or tissue fluid contact with materials after implantation,proteins(e.g.fibrin and collagen)will absorb and deposit on the surface of implants,leading to a provisionally stable matrix with microporous fibrous-liked network structure.It means that the remodeled ECM can provide adhesion sites for recruited DCs and form spatial confinement.DCs,as a kind of cells that are extremely sensitive to mechanical stimuli,theoretically,can response to the mechanical stimuli coming from spatial confinement of remodeled ECM,which may lead to a series of modulations in their cell morphologies and immune functions.Then,the remodeled ECM is a non-negligible mechanical cue.However,to the best of our knowledge,there is a lack of a simple and effective model to establish the relationship between the immune functions of DCs and remodeled ECM.Most studies on the responses of DCs to implanted materials are still based on suspension culture model,which is the normal status of DCs in vitro culture systems.In addition,the processes by which DC exerts immune functions(both endocytosis and antigen presentation)are dynamically physical interaction.It means that the changes of DCs’immune functions are highly correlated with the changes of their biomechanical characteristics caused by remodeled ECM.In this work,we have found that the ECM was remodeled by a large amount of fibrin matrix deposited on the surface of implants in the early stage of the inflammations following implantation.Thus,we used non-toxic salmon fibrin hydrogels with microporous fibrous-liked network structure to mimic the deposited fibrin matrix.Then,human monocyte-derived DCs were cultured on the surface and inside of the fibrin hydrogels to mimic the different spatial confinement states of fibrin matrix.Our results indicated that cell morphologies and cytoskeleton structures of DCs were regulated by the spatial confinement of fibrin hydrogels,resulting in generating mechanical stimuli for DCs.Furthermore,we have found that the biomechanical characteristics and the immune functions of both imDCs and mDC were also modulated.Considering the changes in surface markers,secreted cytokines and biomechanical characteristics of DCs,it indicates that the tendency and magnitude of modulations were highly associated with the spatial confinement of fibrin hydrogels.This model demonstrated that mechanical stimuli deriving from spatial confinement of deposited fibrin matrix is an important factor for regulating the biomechanical characteristics and immune functions of DCs.
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(51705326,52075339)。
文摘In sub nanometer carbon nanotubes,water exhibits unique dynamic characteristics,and in the high-frequency region of the infrared spectrum,where the stretching vibrations of the internal oxygen-hydrogen(O-H)bonds are closely related to the hydrogen bonds(H-bonds)network between water molecules.Therefore,it is crucial to analyze the relationship between these two aspects.In this paper,the infrared spectrum and motion characteristics of the stretching vibrations of the O-H bonds in one-dimensional confined water(1DCW)and bulk water(BW)in(6,6)single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWNT)are studied by molecular dynamics simulations.The results show that the stretching vibrations of the two O-H bonds in 1DCW exhibit different frequencies in the infrared spectrum,while the O-H bonds in BW display two identical main frequency peaks.Further analysis using the spring oscillator model reveals that the difference in the stretching amplitude of the O-H bonds is the main factor causing the change in vibration frequency,where an increase in stretching amplitude leads to a decrease in spring stiffness and,consequently,a lower vibration frequency.A more in-depth study found that the interaction of H-bonds between water molecules is the fundamental cause of the increased stretching amplitude and decreased vibration frequency of the O-H bonds.Finally,by analyzing the motion trajectory of the H atoms,the dynamic differences between 1DCW and BW are clearly revealed.These findings provide a new perspective for understanding the behavior of water molecules at the nanoscale and are of significant importance in advancing the development of infrared spectroscopy detection technology.
文摘The concept of TNT(Trinitrotoluene,C_7H_5N_3O_6)equivalence is often invoked to evaluate the performance and predict the explosion parameters of different types of explosives.However,due to its low prediction accuracy and limited application range,the use of TNT equivalence for predicting explosion parameters in a confined space is rare.Compared with explosions in free fields,the process of explosive energy release in a confined space is closely related to various factors such as oxygen balance,combustible components content,and surrounding oxygen content.Studies have shown that in a confined space,negative oxygen balance explosives react with surrounding oxygen during afterburning,resulting in additional energy release and enhanced blast effects.The mechanism of energy release during afterburning is highly complex,making it challenging to determine the TNT equivalence for blast effects in a confined space.Therefore,this remains an active area of research.In this study,internal blast experiments were conducted using TNT and three other explosives under both air and N_2(Nitrogen)conditions to obtain explosion parameters including blast wave overpressure,quasi-static pressure,and temperature.The influences of oxygen balance and external oxygen content on energy release are analyzed.The author proposes principles for determining TNT equivalence for internal explosions while verifying the accuracy of obtained blast parameters through calculations based on TNT equivalence.These findings can serve as references for predicting blast performance.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52171318 and 12202329)Joint Foundation of the Ministry of Education(Grant No.8091B022105)。
文摘The detonation of fuel-rich explosives yields combustible products that persistently burn upon mixing with ambient oxygen,releasing additional energy through a phenomenon known as the afterburning effect.This process greatly influences the evolution of confined blast loading and the subsequent structural response,which is crucial in confined blast scenarios.Given the complex nature of the reaction process,accurate analysis of the afterburning effect remains challenging.Previous studies have either overlooked the mechanisms of detonation product combustion or failed to provide experimental validation.This study introduces a three-dimensional model to effectively characterize the combustion of detonation products.The model integrates chemical reaction source terms into the governing equations to consider the combustion processes.Numerical simulations and experimental tests were conducted to analyze the combustion and energy release from the detonation products of fuel-rich explosives in confined spaces.Approximately 50%of the energy was released during the combustion of detonation products in a confined TNT explosion.Although the combustion of these products was much slower than the detonation process,it aligned with the dynamic response of the structure,which enhanced the explosive yield.Excluding afterburning from the analysis reduced the center-point deformation of the structure by 30%.Following the inclusion of afterburning,the simulated quasistatic pressure increased by approximately 45%.Subsequent comparisons highlighted the merits of the proposed approach over conventional methods.This approach eliminates the reliance on empirical parameters,such as the amount and rate of energy release during afterburning,thereby laying the foundation for understanding load evolution in more complex environments,such as ships,buildings,and underground tunnels.
文摘Laser driven flyer plate technology offers improved safety and reliability for detonation of explosives in industrial applications ranging from mining and stone quarrying to the aerospace and defense industries.This study is based on developing a safer laser driven flyer plate prototype comprised of a laser initiator and a flyer plate subsystem that can be used with secondary explosives.System parameters were optimized to initiate the shock-to-detonation transition(SDT)of a secondary explosive based on the impact created by the flyer plate on the explosive surface.Rupture of the flyer was investigated at the mechanically weakened region located on the interface of these subsystems,where the product gases from the deflagration of the explosive provide the required energy.A bilayer energetic material was used,where the first layer consisted of a pyrotechnic component,zirconium potassium perchlorate(ZPP),for sustaining the ignition by the laser beam and the second layer consisted of an insensitive explosive,cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine(HMX),for deflagration.A plexiglass interface was used to enfold the energetic material.The focal length of the laser beam from the diode was optimized to provide a homogeneous beam profile with maximum power at the surface of the ZPP.Closed bomb experiments were conducted in an internal volume of 10 cm^(3) for evaluation of performance.Dependency of the laser driven flyer plate system output on confinement,explosive density,and laser beam power were analyzed.Measurements using a high-speed camera resulted in a flyer velocity of 670±20 m/s that renders the prototype suitable as a laser detonator in applications,where controlled employment of explosives is critical.
基金Project(2023YFC2907600)supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of ChinaProjects(42077267,42277174,52074164)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2024JCCXSB01)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China。
文摘Non-pillar mining technology with automatically formed roadway is a new mining method without coal pillar reservation and roadway excavation.The stability control of automatically formed roadway is the key to the successful application of the new method.In order to realize the stability control of the roadway surrounding rock,the mechanical model of the roof and rib support structure is established,and the influence mechanism of the automatically formed roadway parameters on the compound force is revealed.On this basis,the roof and rib support structure technology of confined lightweight concrete is proposed,and its mechanical tests under different eccentricity are carried out.The results show that the bearing capacity of confined lightweight concrete specimens is basically the same as that of ordinary confined concrete specimens.The bearing capacity of confined lightweight concrete specimens under different eccentricities is 1.95 times higher than those of U-shaped steel specimens.By comparing the test results with the theoretical calculated results of the confined concrete,the calculation method of the bearing capacity for the confined lightweight concrete structure is selected.The design method of confined lightweight concrete support structure is established,and is successfully applied in the extra-large mine,Ningtiaota Coal Mine,China.
基金Project(2021YFC2900600)supported by the Young Scientist Project of National Key Research and Development Program of ChinaProject(52074166)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China+1 种基金Projects(ZR2021YQ38,ZR2020QE121)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,ChinaProject(2022KJ101)supported by the Science and Technology Support Plan for Youth Innovation of Colleges and Universities in Shandong Province,China。
文摘In practical engineering applications,rock mass are often found to be subjected to a triaxial stress state.Concurrently,defects like joints and fractures have a notable impact on the mechanical behavior of rock mass.Such defects are identified as crucial contributors to the failure and instability of the surrounding rock,subsequently impacting the engineering stability.The study aimed to investigate the impact of fracture geometry and confining pressure on the deformation,failure characteristics,and strength of specimens using sand powder 3D printing technology and conventional triaxial compression tests.The results indicate that the number of fractures present considerably influences the peak strength,axial peak strain and elastic modulus of the specimens.Confining pressure is an important factor affecting the failure pattern of the specimen,under which the specimen is more prone to shear failure,but the initiation,expansion and penetration processes of secondary cracks in different fracture specimens are different.This study confirmed the feasibility of using sand powder 3D printing specimens as soft rock analogs for triaxial compression research.The insights from this research are deemed essential for a deeper understanding of the mechanical behavior of fractured surrounding rocks when under triaxial stress state.
基金Project(ZDRW-ZS-2021-3)supported by the Key Deployment Projects of Chinese Academy of SciencesProjects(52179116,51991392)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China。
文摘In the process of shield tunneling through soft soil layers,the presence of confined water ahead poses a significant threat to the stability of the tunnel face.Therefore,it is crucial to consider the impact of confined water on the limit support pressure of the tunnel face.This study employed the finite element method(FEM)to analyze the limit support pressure of shield tunnel face instability within a pressurized water-containing layer.Subsequently,a multiple linear regression approach was applied to derive a concise solution formula for the limit support pressure,incorporating various influencing factors.The analysis yields the following conclusions:1)The influence of confined water on the instability mode of the tunnel face in soft soil layers makes the displacement response of the strata not significant when the face is unstable;2)The limit support pressure increases approximately linearly with the pressure head,shield tunnel diameter,and tunnel burial depth.And inversely proportional to the thickness of the impermeable layer,soil cohesion and internal friction angle;3)Through an engineering case study analysis,the results align well with those obtained from traditional theoretical methods,thereby validating the rationality of the equations proposed in this paper.Furthermore,the proposed equations overcome the limitation of traditional theoretical approaches considering the influence of changes in impermeable layer thickness.It can accurately depict the dynamic variation in the required limit support pressure to maintain the stability of the tunnel face during shield tunneling,thus better reflecting engineering reality.
基金Project(2021JLM-49) supported by Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi-Joint Fund of Hanjiang to Weihe River Valley Water Diversion Project,ChinaProject(42077248) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘For deep tunnel projects,selecting an appropriate initial support distance is critical to improving the self-supporting capacity of surrounding rock.In this work,an intuitive method for determining the tunnel’s initial support distance was proposed.First,based on the convergence-confinement method,a three-dimensional analytical model was constructed by combining an analytical solution of a non-circular tunnel with the Tecplot software.Then,according to the integral failure criteria of rock,the failure tendency coefficients of hard surrounding rock were computed and the spatial distribution plots of that were constructed.On this basis,the tunnel’s key failure positions were identified,and the relationship between the failure tendency coefficient at key failure positions and their distances from the working face was established.Finally,the distance from the working face that corresponds to the critical failure tendency coefficient was taken as the optimal support distance.A practical project was used as an example,and a reasonable initial support distance was successfully determined by applying the developed method.Moreover,it is found that the stability of hard surrounding rock decreases rapidly within the range of 1.0D(D is the tunnel diameter)from the working face,and tends to be stable outside the range of 1.0D.
基金funded by the Swedish Armed Forces and by the Army Research Laboratory through US Naval Regional Contracting Centre,Contract No.W911NF0810271
文摘Replica scaled impact experiments with unconfined ceramic targets have shown that the transition velocity,i.e.,the impact velocity at which interface defeat ceases and ceramic penetration occurs,decreased as the length scale increased.A possible explanation of how this scale effect is related to the formation of a cone crack in the ceramic has been presented by the authors in an earlier paper.Here,the influence of confinement and prestress on cone cracking and transition velocity is investigated.The hypothesis is that prestress will suppress the formation and growth of the cone crack by lowering the driving stress.A set of impact experiments has been performed in which the transition velocity for four different levels of prestress has been determined.The transition velocities as a function of the level of confining prestress is compared to an analytical model for the influence of prestress on the formation and extension of the cone crack in the ceramic material.Both experiments and model indicate that prestress has a strong influence on the transition from interface defeat to penetration,although the model underestimates the influence of prestress.
文摘In this article, parametric study of single confined fragment launch device was carried out. The configuration proposed was further studied to derive the empirical relationship for effect of fragment size,charge size, confinement thickness on fragment velocity. The simulations were carried out using ANSYSAUTODYNE explicit solver. Fragment velocities were estimated as a function of different parametric combinations of explosive quantities, charge length to diameter ratio, fragment height to diameter ratio,confinement thickness, fragment material and fragment mass. The data was further converted to charge to metal ratio under fragment and confinement. It was observed that, increase in confinement thickness,charge quantity and decrease in fragment height increases the fragment velocity. It is also noted that,charge to metal mass ratio under fragment significantly affects the fragment velocity. At the end, an empirical relationship for fragment velocity interms of all these parameters was established. Using these relations, two velocities 1831.92 m/s and 2523.9 m/s required for NATO STANAG 4496 IM test were estimated. The design parameters for these velocities are presented. Also, the results estimated using the empirical relationship has been compared with published experimental data. Error in the predicted velocities is within the acceptable range. The empirical relationship proposed will be useful for finalization of design of the fragment launch device.
基金Funding:This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Igrant number 51908405 and 51938011l and Australian Research Council.
文摘Cylindrical specimens are commonly used in Split Hopkinson pressure bar(SHPB)tests to study the uniaxial dynamic properties of concrete-like materials.In recent years,true tri-axial SHPB equipment has also been developed or is under development to investigate the material dynamic properties under tri-axial impact loads.For such tests,cubic specimens are needed.It is well understood that static material strength obtained from cylinder and cube specimens are different.Conversion factors are obtained and adopted in some guidelines to convert the material streng th obtained from the two types of specimens.Previous uniaxial impact tests have also demonstrated that the failure mode and the strain rate effect of cubic specimens are very different from that of cylindrical ones.However,the mechanical background of these findings is unclear.As an extension of the previous laboratory study,this study performs numerical SHPB tests of cubic and cylindrical concrete specimens subjected to uniaxial impact load with the validated numerical model.The stress states of cubic specimens in relation to its failure mode under different strain rates is analyzed and compared with cylindrical specimens.The detailed analyses of the numerical simulation results show that the lateral inertial confinement of the cylindrical specimen is higher than that of the cubic specimen under the same strain rates.For cubic specimen,the corners aremore severely damaged because of the lower lateral confinement and the occurrence of the tensile radial stress which is not observed in cylindrical specimens.These results explain why the dynamic material strengths obtained from the two types of specimens are different and are strain rate dependent.Based on the simulation results,an empirical formula of conversion factor as a function of strain rate is proposed,which supplements the traditional conversion factor for quasi-static material strength.It can be used for transforming the dynamic compressive strength from cylinders to cubes obtained from impact tests at different strain rates.
文摘Engineering ceramics are typical difficult-to-machine materials because of high hardness and brittleness. PAC (Plasma Arc Cutting) is a very important thermal cutting process and has been successfully used in cutting stainless steel and other difficult-to-machine alloys. PAC’s application in cutting ceramics, however, is still limited because the most ceramics are not good electronic conducts, and transferred plasma arc cannot be produced between cathode and work-piece. So we presented a method of plasma arc cutting engineering ceramics with additional anode. To reduce the kerf width and to improve the kerf quality, the hydro-magnetically confined plasma arc is used to cut engineering ceramic plates. By experiments and analyses the mechanism and characteristics of hydro-magnetic confined plasma are discussed and the effects of secondary confinement on cutting quality, arc properties, and optimal process parameters are presented. When the nozzle diameter is 3 mm, the kerf width of the Al 2O 3 ceramic plate with 6 mm thickness is less than 4.6 mm, and the cutting speed reaches to 0.9～1.2 m/min. Both theoretical analysis and experimental results have proved the feasibility and validity of the newly advanced hydro-magnetic plasma arc cutting, and the following conclusion can be drawn: (1)Synthesizing the advantages of both the water-constriction and magnetic constriction, the hydro-magnetic constriction of plasma arc forms a three-dimensional constriction with improved shape and uniformity of arc column, narrower kerfs, minimal beveling of cuts and higher dross-free cutting speeds than those under either water-constriction or magnetic constriction alone.(2)Hydro-magnetic constriction is capable of improving arc stability, which is reflected in the higher arc voltage at which arc-extinction occurs, than that under any single constriction. (3)For a given diameter of nozzle, quality cut can be produced by using a lower arc current than usually required in conventional plasma arc cutting, but ensuring fine arc shape and capability of cutting simply by employing hydro-magnetic constriction. Meanwhile, the heat load on nozzle could be reduced and service life of nozzle raised.
基金Projects(51604260,11802145)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(SKLGDUEK1204)supported by the State Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Deep Underground Engineering,ChinaProject(BK20160416)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China
文摘With the gradual depletion of mineral resources in the shallow part of the earth,resource exploitation continues to move deeper into the earth,it becomes a hot topic to simulate the whole process of rock strain softening,deformation and failure in deep environment,especially under high temperature and high pressure.On the basis of Lemaitre’s strain-equivalent principle,combined with statistics and damage theory,a statistical constitutive model of rock thermal damage under triaxial compression condition is established.At the same time,taking into account the existing damage model is difficult to reflect residual strength after rock failure,the residual strength is considered in this paper by introducing correction factor of damage variable,the model rationality is also verified by experiments.Analysis of results indicates that the damage evolution curve reflects the whole process of rock micro-cracks enclosure,initiation,expansion,penetration,and the formation of macro-cracks under coupled effect of temperature and confining pressure.Rock thermal damage shows logistic growth function with the increase of temperature.Under the same strain condition,rock total damage decreases with the rise of confining pressure.By studying the electron microscope images(SEM)of rock fracture,it is inferred that 35.40 MPa is the critical confining pressure of brittle to plastic transition for this granite.The model parameter F reflects the average strength of rock,and M reflects the morphological characteristics of rock stress–strain curves.The physical meanings of model parameters are clear and the model is suitable for complex stress states,which provides valuable references for the study of rock deformation and stability in deep engineering.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51606098)Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.KYCX20_0303).
文摘In order to study the influences of confining pressure and strain rate on the mechanical properties of the Nitrate Ester Plasticized Polyether(NEPE)propellant,uniaxial tensile tests were conducted using the selfmade confining pressure system and material testing machine.The stress-strain responses of the NEPE propellant under different confining pressure conditions and strain rates were obtained and analyzed.The results show that confining pressure and strain rate have a remarkably influence on the mechanical responses of the NEPE propellant.As confining pressure increases(from 0 to 5.4 MPa),the maximum tensile stress and ultimate strain increase gradually.With the coupled effects of confining pressure and strain rate,the value of the maximum tensile stress and ultimate strain at 5.4 MPa and 0.0667 s^(-1)is 2.03 times and 2.19 times of their values under 0 MPa and 0.00333 s^(-1),respectively.Afterwards,the influence mechanism of confining pressure on the NEPE propellant was analyzed.Finally,based on the viscoelastic theory and continuous damage theory,a nonlinear constitutive model considering confining pressure and strain rate was developed.The damage was considered to be rate-dependent and pressuredependent.The constitutive model was validated by comparing experimental data with predictions of the constitutive model.The whole maximum stress errors of the model predictions are lower than 4%and the corresponding strain errors are lower than 7%.The results show that confining pressure can suppress the damage initiation and evolution of the NEPE propellant and the nonlinear constitutive model can describe the mechanical responses of the NEPE propellant under various confining pressure conditions and strain rates.This research can lay a theoretical foundation for analyzing the structural integrity of propellant grain accurately under working pressure loading.
基金Projects(51838001, 51878070, 51908073, 51908069) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2019SK2171) supported by the Key Research and Development Program of Hunan Province, China+2 种基金Project(kq1905043) supported by the Training Program for Excellent Young Innovators of Changsha, ChinaProject(2019IC04) supported by Double First-class Scientific Research International Cooperation Expansion Project of Changsha University of Science & Technology, ChinaProject(CX20200811) supported by Postgraduate Research and Innovation Key Project of Hunan Province, China。
文摘To investigate the influence of confining pressures and temperatures on the seepage characteristics of fractured rocks, seepage tests were conducted on a fractured silty mudstone using a self-developed experimental system, and the effects of different factors on coefficient of permeability were discussed. The results showed that the increasing confining pressure will gradually decrease the coefficient of permeability, and this process is divided into two stages: 1) the fast decrease stage, which corresponds to a confining pressure less than 30 kPa, and 2) the slow decrease stage, which corresponds to a confining pressure larger than 30 kPa. Unlike confining pressure, an increase in temperature will increase the coefficient of permeability. It is noted that fracture surface roughness will also affect the variation of coefficient of permeability to a certain extent. Among the three examined factors, the effect of confining pressure increases is dominant on fracture permeability coefficient. The relationship between the confining pressure and coefficient of permeability can be quantified by an exponential function.
基金Project(50908234)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘As a frequently-used roadbed filler,soil-rock mixture is often in the environment of freeze-thaw cycles and different confining pressures.In order to study the freeze-thaw damage mechanism of elastic modulus of soil-rock mixtures at different confining pressures,the concept of meso-interfacial freeze-thaw damage coefficient is put forward and the meso-interfacial damage phenomenon of soil-rock mixtures caused by the freeze-thaw cycle environment is concerned;a double-inclusion embedded model for elastic modulus of soil-rock mixtures in freezing-thawing cycle is proposed.A large triaxial test was performed and the influences of confining pressure and experimental factors on elastic modulus of soil-rock mixtures were obtained,and then the accuracy of the double-inclusion embedded model to predict the elastic modulus of soil-rock mixtures in freezing-thawing cycle is verified.Experiment results showed that as to soil-rock mixtures,with the increase of confining pressure,the elastic modulus increases approximately linearly.The most crucial factors to affect the elastic modulus are rock content and compaction degree at the same confining pressure;the elastic modulus increases with the increase of rock content and compactness;as the number of freeze-thaw cycles increases,the freeze-thaw damage coefficient of meso-structural interface and the elastic modulus decrease.
