Burst-size distribution in fiber-bundles with local load-sharing

1994 ◽  
Vol 193 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 425-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.D. Zhang ◽  
E.J. Ding
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subhadeep Roy ◽  
Soumyajyoti Biswas

We study the local load sharing fiber bundle model and its energy burst statistics. While it is known that the avalanche size distribution of the model is exponential, we numerically show here that the avalanche size (s) and the corresponding average energy burst (〈E〉) in this version of the model have a non-linear relation (〈E〉 ~ sγ). Numerical results indicate that γ ≈ 2.5 universally for different failure threshold distributions. With this numerical observation, it is then possible to show that the energy burst distribution is a power law, with a universal exponent value of −(γ + 1).


1982 ◽  
Vol 14 (01) ◽  
pp. 95-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Tierney

A fiber bundle is a parallel arrangement of fibers. Under a steady tensile load, fibers fail randomly in time in a manner that depends on how they share the applied load. The bundle fails when all its fibers have failed in a specified region.In this paper we consider the fatigue failure of such a bundle in a fiber load-sharing setting appropriate for composite materials, that is, to bundles impregnated with a flexible matrix. The bundle is actually modelled as a chain of short bundles, and local load sharing is assumed for the fibers within each short bundle. The chain of bundles fails once all the fibers in one of the short bundles have failed.Reasonable assumptions are made on the stochastic failure of individual fibers. A general framework for describing fiber bundles is developed and is used to derive the limiting distribution of the time to the first appearance of a set ofkor more adjacent failed fibers as the number of fibers in the bundle grows large. These results provide useful bounds on the distribution of the time to total bundle failure. Some implications and extensions of these results are discussed.


1982 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Tierney

A fiber bundle is a parallel arrangement of fibers. Under a steady tensile load, fibers fail randomly in time in a manner that depends on how they share the applied load. The bundle fails when all its fibers have failed in a specified region.In this paper we consider the fatigue failure of such a bundle in a fiber load-sharing setting appropriate for composite materials, that is, to bundles impregnated with a flexible matrix. The bundle is actually modelled as a chain of short bundles, and local load sharing is assumed for the fibers within each short bundle. The chain of bundles fails once all the fibers in one of the short bundles have failed.Reasonable assumptions are made on the stochastic failure of individual fibers. A general framework for describing fiber bundles is developed and is used to derive the limiting distribution of the time to the first appearance of a set of k or more adjacent failed fibers as the number of fibers in the bundle grows large. These results provide useful bounds on the distribution of the time to total bundle failure. Some implications and extensions of these results are discussed.


2006 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Raischel ◽  
Ferenc Kun ◽  
Hans J. Herrmann

1996 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 646-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-dong Zhang ◽  
E-Jiang Ding

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (29) ◽  
pp. 5565-5581 ◽  
Author(s):  
SRUTARSHI PRADHAN ◽  
BIKAS K. CHAKRABARTI

We study the failure properties of fiber bundles when continuous rupture goes on due to the application of external load on the bundles. We take the two extreme models: equal load sharing model (democratic fiber bundles) and local load sharing model. The strength of the fibers are assumed to be distributed randomly within a finite interval. The democratic fiber bundles show a solvable phase transition at a critical stress (load per fiber). The dynamic critical behavior is obtained analytically near the critical point and the critical exponents are found to be universal. This model also shows elastic-plastic like nonlinear deformation behavior when the fiber strength distribution has a lower cut-off. We solve analytically the fatigue-failure in a democratic bundle, and the behavior qualitatively agrees with the experimental observations. The strength of the local load sharing bundles is obtained numerically and compared with the existing results. Finally we map the failure phenomena of fiber bundles in terms of magnetic model (Ising model) which may resolve the ambiguity of studying the failure properties of fiber bundles in higher dimensions.


2005 ◽  
Vol 128 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-49
Author(s):  
Edward M. Wu ◽  
John L. Kardos

This paper focuses on the probability modeling of fiber composite strength, wherein the failure modes are dominated by fiber tensile failures. The probability model is the tri-modal local load-sharing model, which is the Phoenix-Harlow local load-sharing model with the filament failure model extended from one mode to three modes. This model results in increased efficiency in the determination of fiber statistical parameters and in lower cost when applied to (i) quality control in materials (fiber) manufacturing, (ii) materials (fiber) selection and comparison, (iii) accounting for the effect of size scaling in design, and (iv) qualification and certification of critical composite structures that are too large and expensive to test statistically. In addition, possible extensions to proof testing and time-dependent life prediction are discussed and preliminary data are presented.


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