scholarly journals Numerical Modeling of Stress Disturbance Characteristics during Tunnel Excavation

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Zeqi Zhu ◽  
Qian Sheng ◽  
Yumin Zhang ◽  
Shiwei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Stress State ◽  
Stress Field ◽  
Principal Stress ◽  
Stress Triaxiality ◽  
Stress Axis ◽  
State Change ◽  
Field Tensor ◽  
Tunnel Face ◽  
Tunnel Excavation ◽  
Rock Tunnels

The stress state and principal stress axis changes of the stress-field tensor are analyzed during the advancement of a tunnel face on the basis of a given case study of the Jinping II Hydropower Station in China. First, the prevailing pole diagram in geology is used to illustrate the rotation of the stress axes as the tunnel face advances. The results show that the orientation adjustments of principal stresses in different positions near the tunnel boundary share common characteristics. The major and minor principal stress axes ahead of the tunnel face will rotate to intersect with the excavation surface at an angle, with the intermediate principal stress axis being almost parallel to the excavation surface. Furthermore, the stress triaxiality that is commonly used to indicate the deformation and damage of metal materials is introduced to describe the stress state change of the excavation-induced stress. The stress triaxiality is found to represent the stress state change due to the variation in both the magnitude and orientation of the stress-field tensor. According to the physical meaning and the change law of the stress triaxiality, stress disturbance during tunnel excavation can be divided into four stages, and the stress disturbance zone is divided into a strong disturbance zone and a weak disturbance zone. The disturbance characteristics of different stages and the distribution patterns of various zones are analyzed, which may be useful for practical application in the design and construction of rock tunnels.

Observation of secondary slip systems in tungsten bicrystals

1984 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 478-479
Author(s):  
J. R. Fekete ◽  
R. Gibala
Keyword(s):  
Stress Field ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Deformation Behavior ◽  
Stress Axis ◽  
Polycrystalline Materials ◽  
Slip Systems ◽  
Metallic Materials ◽  
Twist Boundary ◽  
Secondary Slip ◽  
Plane Normal

The deformation behavior of metallic materials is modified by the presence of grain boundaries. When polycrystalline materials are deformed, additional stresses over and above those externally imposed on the material are induced. These stresses result from the constraint of the grain boundaries on the deformation of incompatible grains. This incompatibility can be elastic or plastic in nature. One of the mechanisms by which these stresses can be relieved is the activation of secondary slip systems. Secondary slip systems have been shown to relieve elastic and plastic compatibility stresses. The deformation of tungsten bicrystals is interesting, due to the elastic isotropy of the material, which implies that the entire compatibility stress field will exist due to plastic incompatibility. The work described here shows TEM observations of the activation of secondary slip in tungsten bicrystals with a [110] twist boundary oriented with the plane normal parallel to the stress axis.

Failure Strain Criterion Accounting for the Effect of Material Strength

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Baghous ◽  
I. Barsoum
Keyword(s):  
Stress State ◽  
Ultimate Strength ◽  
Failure Criterion ◽  
Stress Triaxiality ◽  
Ductile Failure ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
Local Failure ◽  
Material Strength ◽  
Lode Parameter ◽  
Steel Grades

Abstract The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of the Lode parameter on different material strengths. Recent work has shown that ductile failure highly depends on the stress state characterized by both the stress triaxiality T and the Lode parameter L, which is related to the third deviatoric stress invariant. Thus, for six different steel grades, two different specimen geometries were manufactured to account for two different Lode parameters (L = −1 and L = 0), whereas T is controlled by introducing different sized notches at the center of the specimens. By performing tensile experiments and running finite element simulations, the ductile failure loci of the six materials showed variations between the two specimen geometries, indicating that the failure highly depends on the stress state characterized by both T and L. This indicates the need to reassess the ductile local failure criterion in the ASME codes that only accounts for T as a stress state measure. A Lode sensitivity parameter LS is defined based on the experimental results and revealed that the steel grades with ultimate strength higher than a certain threshold value (450 MPa) exhibit sensitivity to the Lode parameter, and the results showed that the LS increases with increase in the ultimate strength of the steel grade. The results were incorporated to enhance the original ASME local failure criterion by accounting for T, L, and LS to accurately assess ductile failure in high-strength steels.

scholarly journals Stress Triaxiality and Lode Angle Parameter Characterization of Flat Metal Specimen with Inclined Notch

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1627
Author(s):  
Jian Peng ◽  
Peishuang Zhou ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
Qiao Dai ◽  
David Knowles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress State ◽  
Notch Root ◽  
Stress Triaxiality ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Notch Angle ◽  
Strain Evolution ◽  
Metal Specimen ◽  
Lode Angle ◽  
Stress States ◽  
Angle Parameter

The stress state has an important effect on the deformation and failure of metals. While the stress states of the axisymmetric notched bars specimens are studied in the literature, the studies on the flat metal specimen with inclined notch are very limited and the stress state is not clearly characterized in them. In this paper, digital image correlation and finite element simulations are used to study the distribution of strain and stress state, that is stress triaxiality and Lode angle parameter. Flat specimen with inclined notch was tested to extract the full field strain evolution and calculate stress state parameters at three locations: specimen centre, notch root and failure starting point. It is found that compared with the centre point and the notch root, the failure initiation point can better characterize the influence of the notch angle on the strain evolution. Conversely, the centre point can more clearly characterize the effect of the notch angle on stress state, since the stress states at the failure point and the notch root change greatly during the plastic deformation. Then the calculated stress state parameters of the flat metal specimen with inclined notch at the centre point are used in Wierzbicki stress state diagram to establish a relationship between failure mode and stress state.

Ring Specimen Geometry for Determining the Ductility of Tubulars

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Al Khaled ◽  
I. Barsoum
Keyword(s):  
Stress State ◽  
Plane Strain ◽  
Stress Triaxiality ◽  
Ductile Failure ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Ring Specimen ◽  
Lode Parameter ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Failure Locus

Pressure vessels designed in accordance with the ASME BPVC code are protected against local ductile failure. Recent work has shown that local ductile failure highly depends on the stress state characterized by both stress triaxiality (T) and the Lode parameter (L). In this paper, the effect of stress state on the ductility of a tubular steel is studied. Two ring specimen configurations were optimized to allow the determination of the ductile failure locus of both tensile and plane strain loadings. The geometry of both ring specimen configurations was optimized to achieve a plane strain (L = 0) condition and a generalized tension (L = −1) condition. Notches with different radii were machined on both types to achieve a wide range of stress triaxiality. Specimens were manufactured from SA-106 carbon tubular steel and were tested to determine the ductile failure loci as a function of T and L. Failure locus of SA-106 steel was constructed based on the failure instants and was found to be independent of the variation in the Lode parameter. The ASME-BPVC local failure criterion showed close agreement with experimental results.

scholarly journals Time influence of tunnel support on the factor of safety

2020 ◽  
Vol 157 ◽  
pp. 06002
Author(s):  
Ivana Nedevska ◽  
Zlatko Zafirovski ◽  
Slobodan Ognjenovic ◽  
Ivona Nedevska ◽  
Vasko Gacevski
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Stress State ◽  
Factor Of Safety ◽  
Tunnel Excavation ◽  
Tunnel Support ◽  
Plastic Deformations ◽  
Primary Stress ◽  
Reaction Curve ◽  
State Changes ◽  
The Moment

Before taking any measures to build a tunnel, the rock (soil) is in a primary stress state, which means that the stress state is a function of the thickness of the overburden. At the moment when the measures necessary to excavate a tunnel are taken, the rock state changes from primary to secondary, leading to stress concentration, especially in the tunnel abutments. If the rock is capable of accepting these stresses, a state of equilibrium is reached after certain deformations. Plastic deformations can occur if the stresses are larger than the strength of the rock mass. To avoid excessive deformations or collapse of the rock and the tunnel excavation, it is necessary to place a support. The achieved factor of safety is a function of both the support type and the time when the support is installed. This paper shall present a numerical example of different pressures considered in order to obtain the rock’s reaction curve.

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