Fatigue damage propagation models for ductile fracture of ultrahigh toughness cementitious composites

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 919-932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Liu ◽  
Shilang Xu ◽  
Peng Feng

Ultrahigh toughness cementitious composites are a kind of high-performance cementitious material with a characteristic of ductile fracture. Based on the continuum damage mechanics theory and flexural fatigue damage model, two damage propagation models of ultrahigh toughness cementitious composites are built. One is a linear bilogarithmic model with J-integral range as its independent variable, while the other one is a linear model on a semilogarithmic scale with fatigue stress level as its independent variable. However, according to former research, the J-integral depends strongly on specimens’ geometry, so the first damage propagation model is deeply influenced by material dimension. As a result, the second damage propagation model is more convenient in application, shows the material fatigue property in comparison with the first model. In order to prove these two models and obtain the parameters, a three-point flexural fatigue experiment on single-edge-notched fracture specimens is carried out. The results shows that the two models fit better with the experimental results, rather than the crack propagation law of ultrahigh toughness cementitious composites.

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 231-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Worden ◽  
Graeme Manson

The object of this paper is to investigate computationally the possibility of damage prognosis in a structure under the most idealised circumstances. A simple isotropic material – Titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V – is assumed. The structure is a simple finite plate under harmonic uniaxial loading and the damage is assumed to be a central mode 1 through crack for which various approximations to the stress intensity factor are known. The damage propagation model is the Paris-Erdogan law. Where the paper departs from complete simplicity is in the assumption that the parameters of the damage propagation law are uncertain. The paper investigates the effect of the parameter uncertainty on the estimated lifetime of the specimen. Two approaches are adopted for the uncertainty propagation, a statistical Monte Carlo scheme and one based on interval arithmetic.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Altaf Hussain ◽  
Muhammad Rafiq Khan

Abstract Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET) is the most emerging and fast expanding technology since the last two decades. One of the major issue and challenging area in MANET is the process of routing due to dynamic topologies and high mobility of mobile nodes. The exchange of information from source to a destination is known as the process of routing. Spectacular amount of attention has been paid by researchers to reliable routing in ad-hoc networks. Efficiency and accuracy of a protocol depends on many parameters in these networks. In addition to other parameters node velocity and propagation models are among them. Calculating signal strength at receiver is the responsibility of a propagation model while mobility of nodes is responsible for topology of the network. A huge amount of loss in performance is occurred due to variation of signal strength at receiver and obstacles between transmissions. Simulation tools are developed to analyze the weakness and strength of protocols along with different parameters that may impact the performance. The choice of a propagation models have an abundant effect on performance on routing protocols in MANET. In this research, it has been analyzed to check the impact of different propagation models on the performance of Optimized Link State Routing (OLSR) in Sparse and Dense scenarios in MANET. The simulation has been carried out in NS-2 by using performance metrics as average Throughput, average packet drop and average latency. The results predicted that propagation models and mobility has a strong impact on the performance of OLSR in considered scenarios.


2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-104
Author(s):  
Jide Julius Popoola ◽  
Akinlolu Adediran Ponnle ◽  
Yekeen Olajide Olasoji ◽  
Samson Adenle Oyetunji

ABSTRACT: Owing to their speed of excution as well as their limited reliance on detailed knowledge of the terrain characteristics of the service environments, empirical propagation models have enjoyed general acceptability in the wireless communication research community. However, recent industrial observations show that no single propagation model can best fit all the radio service environments, which led to the hypothesis of specific models for specific environments. In order to scientifically verify this hypothesis, the study presented in this paper investigated the performance of the free space propagation loss (FSPL) model in two different radio environments characterised with different types of obstructions. The investigation was conducted through field strength distribution measurement of two broadcasting radio stations transmitting at 96.5 MHz and 102.3 MHz. The field strength measurement data obtained were analysed. The result of the analysis shows gross disparity between the measured path losses and calculated path losses using FSPL model. The disparity thus necessitates the modification of the FSPL model in order to develop each propagation model for each of the two radio stations employed and their environment. The developed models were then evaluated to ascertain their performances relative to the FSPL model. The performance evaluation results show that the predictions of the developed propagation models vary for each of the two environments. Furthermore, the comparative performance evaluation result of the developed models with similar studies in the literature shows that the developed models perform favourably. The overall result from the developed models confirms the hypothesis that each location requires a specific propagation model for proper radio wave design and quality of signal transmission and reception. ABSTRAK: Kelebihan yang ada pada kelajuan perlaksanaannya dan juga kurang pergantungannya pada butiran terperinci ciri-ciri khusus bentuk rupa bumi di persekitaran servisnya, model penyebaran empirik telah diterima umum dalam komuniti kajian komunikasi tanpa wayar. Walau bagaimanapun, pemerhatian industri terkini menunjukkan tidak ada sebarang model penyebaran yang sesuai bagi semua keadaan servis radio, ini menghala kepada hipotesis keperluan model tertentu pada keadaan servis tertentu. Bagi menentusahkan secara saintifik hipotesis ini, kajian yang dibentangkan dalam kertas ini mengkaji tentang prestasi model kehilangan penyebaran pada ruang bebas (FSPL) dalam dua persekitaran radio berlainan melalui beberapa jenis halangan berbeza. Kajian telah dijalankan ke atas dua stesen radio penyiaran pada frekuensi 96.5 MHz dan 102.3 MHz melalui ukuran sebaran ruang keupayaan. Data ukuran ruang keupayaan telah diperoleh dan dianalisa. Keputusan analisis menunjukkan keputusan tidak seragam yang melampau antara ukuran kehilangan laluan dan pada kiraan model FSPL. Ketidaksamaan ini memungkinkan keperluan mengubah model FSPL bagi membangunkan model penyebaran pada setiap dua radio stesen yang digunakan dan persekitarannya. Model yang dibangunkan ini kemudiannya dinilai bagi mengesahkan prestasinya dengan model FSPL. Keputusan penilaian menunjukkan perbezaan pada jangkaan model penyebaran bagi setiap dua keadaan. Tambahan, keputusan perbandingan model yang dibangunkan dalam karya ini adalah serupa seperti kajian lain yang berkaitan. Secara keseluruhannya model yang dibangunkan ini mengesahkan hipotesis bahawa setiap lokasi memerlukan model penyebaran bagi rekaan gelombang radio yang sesuai dan juga kualiti signal penyebaran dan penerimaan.


2010 ◽  
Vol 150-151 ◽  
pp. 1369-1378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shi Lang Xu ◽  
Wen Liu

This paper presents an experimental study on the flexural fatigue characteristics of Ultra-High Toughness Cementitious Composites (UHTCC), in contrast with plain concrete and Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) which have similar compressive strength. The results show that UHTCC improves fatigue life and exhibits a bi-linear fatigue stress-life relationship. The deflection ability, failure characteristics of UHTCC were investigated in the tests. It was observed that, similar to static loading situation, multiple cracks were formed under fatigue loading, while the number of cracks decreased with the degradation of stress levels. For this reason, the deformability is much weaker at lower fatigue stress levels than that at higher stress levels. Moreover, the failure section is divided into three different districts, and the proportion of fiber rupture to fiber pullout is different under different stress levels.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sun-Kuk Noh ◽  
DongYou Choi

Rapidly rising demand for radio communication and the explosion in the number of mobile communications service subscribers have led to the need for optimization in the development of fifth-generation (5G) mobile communication systems. Previous studies on the development of propagation models considering a propagation environment in the existing microwave band have been mainly focused on analyzing the propagation characteristics with regard to large-scale factors such as path losses, delay propagation, and angle diffusions. In this paper, we investigated the concept of spatial and time changes ratios in the measurement of wave propagations and measured RSRP of Long Term Evolution (LTE) signals at three locations considering the time rate of 1% and 50%. We confirmed the concept of spatial and time changes rate based on the results of analyzing the signal data measured and proposed the propagation models 1 and 2 in microcell downtown. The forecast results using proposed models 1 and 2 were better than the COST231 model in both indoor and outdoor measured places. It was predicted between a time rate of 1% and 50% indoor within 400m and outdoor within 200m. In the future, we will study the propagation model of 5G mobile communication as well as the current 4G communication using artificial intelligence technology.


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