Material Behavior of Dredged Contaminated Sediments from Simple Laboratory and Oedometer Tests

2008 ◽  
pp. 343-343-10
Author(s):  
JK Holme ◽  
L Dokter ◽  
E Eek ◽  
TG Jensen ◽  
T Loken ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contaminated Sediments ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Oedometer Tests

Material Behavior of Dredged Contaminated Sediments from Simple Laboratory and Oedometer Tests

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 13323 ◽  
Author(s):  
JK Holme ◽  
L Dokter ◽  
E Eek ◽  
TG Jensen ◽  
T Loken ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contaminated Sediments ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Oedometer Tests

Ecosystem effects of materials proposed for thin‑layer capping of contaminated sediments

2012 ◽  
Vol 449 ◽  
pp. 27-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Näslund ◽  
GS Samuelsson ◽  
JS Gunnarsson ◽  
FJA Nascimento ◽  
HC Nilsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Layer ◽  
Contaminated Sediments ◽  
Ecosystem Effects

Fatigue Investigation of Elastomeric Structures

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bastian Näser ◽  
Michael Kaliske ◽  
Will V. Mars
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Fatigue Crack Growth ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Period Effect ◽  
Numerical Representation ◽  
Material Force ◽  
Strain Behavior ◽  
Dissipative Effects ◽  
Elastomeric Materials

Abstract Fatigue crack growth can occur in elastomeric structures whenever cyclic loading is applied. In order to design robust products, sensitivity to fatigue crack growth must be investigated and minimized. The task has two basic components: (1) to define the material behavior through measurements showing how the crack growth rate depends on conditions that drive the crack, and (2) to compute the conditions experienced by the crack. Important features relevant to the analysis of structures include time-dependent aspects of rubber’s stress-strain behavior (as recently demonstrated via the dwell period effect observed by Harbour et al.), and strain induced crystallization. For the numerical representation, classical fracture mechanical concepts are reviewed and the novel material force approach is introduced. With the material force approach at hand, even dissipative effects of elastomeric materials can be investigated. These complex properties of fatigue crack behavior are illustrated in the context of tire durability simulations as an important field of application.

Contaminated sediments database for the Gulf of Maine

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink ◽  
F.T. Manheim ◽  
E.L. Mecray ◽  
M.E. Hastings ◽  
J.M. Currence ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Maine ◽  
Contaminated Sediments

The effects of contaminated sediments of the Blesbok Spruit near Witbank on water quality and the toxicity thereof to Daphnia pulex

1999 ◽  
Vol 39 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 173-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liesl Hill ◽  
Sebastian Jooste
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
Interstitial Water ◽  
Stream Water ◽  
Daphnia Pulex ◽  
Contaminated Sediments ◽  
Toxicity Tests ◽  
Major Route ◽  
Acute Toxicity Tests ◽  
Route Of Exposure

With the increasing focus on environmental issues, the objective of this study is to evaluate the potential impact of contaminated sediments of the Blesbok Spruit near Witbank - which receives acid mine drainage (AMD) inter alia - on biota. Direct transfer of chemicals from sediments to organisms is considered to be a major route of exposure for many species, and therefore focusing attention on sediment contamination and highlighting the fact that sediments are an important resource. Acute toxicity tests were performed on Daphnia pulex using both extracted sediment interstitial water and surface water. Chemical analyses were also performed on the sediment, interstitial water and surface water samples. The toxicity results suggest that metal toxicity adds significantly to the toxicity of the stream water which is enhanced by the effect of pH. The pH of the stream and interstitial water was consistently below 4.5.

Rock Failure Under Dynamic Loading Conditions

1963 ◽  
Vol 3 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.T. Burdine
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Cumulative Damage ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Particle Orientation ◽  
Loading Conditions ◽  
Hooke’S Law ◽  
Rock Samples ◽  
Cyclic Stresses ◽  
Hooke's Law ◽  
Failure Theories

BURDINE, N.T., SOCONY MOBIL OIL CO., INC., DALLAS, TEX Abstract The present investigation is concerned with the cumulative damage to rock samples when exposed to cyclic stresses under various loading conditions. Information on the response of rocks to repetitive deformational forces is an essential prerequisite to an understanding of the fundamentals of drilling. Using a laboratory designed and constructed dynamic-stress apparatus, preliminary data were obtained on cylindrical rock samples. The experiments consist of measuring the number of cycles to failure for a given axial load ( static plus dynamic). Data were obtained for various confining and pore pressures, pore fluids (air and water), frequencies of stress application and loading procedures. The results are related to failure theories and dynamic fatigue properties of other materials. Introduction In most conventional and new drilling processes, repetitive forces are applied to the bottom of the borehole. Furthermore, in hard-rock drilling the number of applications of the forces to a particular section of rock may become excessively large. The present investigation is concerned with the cumulative damage to rocks when exposed to cyclic stresses under various loading conditions. It is believed that the experiments will lead to a better understanding of the mechanical response of rocks to particular deformational forces and to a more efficient drillingprocedure.Thepresent investigation is the initial part of a general study of the behavior of inelastic materials under static and dynamic conditions, including both theoretical and experimental studies. SURVEY OF FAILURE THEORIES OF MATERIALS Few, even phenomenological, theories on rock deformation have been established because the state of knowledge of flow, fracture and strength of rocks is largely empirical. Most of the theories that do exist were originally formulated for other materials. HOOKE'S LAW The state of stress in continuous media is completely determined by the stress tensor and the state of deformation by the strain tensor . In the linear theory of elasticity the generalized Hooke's law is ..........................(1) where the coefficients are the components of the elasticity tensor. For homogeneous and isotropic conditions the number of independent coefficients reduce to two, and Eq. 1 becomes ..................(2) in which and are Lame's constants; is the kronecker delta; and is the dilation. This simplified version of Hooke's law has been used quite extensively in geophysical research where most of the information about the mechanical properties of the earth have been obtained. However, it has only limited application in rock fatigue studies. MATERIAL BEHAVIOR Many solids obey Hooke's law at small stresses, but for higher stresses a hysteretic effect occurs due to temporary or permanent residual deformation of the solid (inelastic deformation). Such deviations in mechanical behavior exist in varying degrees in different classes of materials. Most elastic materials have a microscopic heterogeneity due either to random distribution of anisotropic particles, or due to some preferred particle orientation, or both. Other materials are quite grossly heterogeneous. And the method of formation, particularly in rocks, oftentimes creates residual stress concentrations which have complicated states of imperfect equilibrium. Also, the thermal effects resulting from structural behavior give rise to nonuniform temperature distributions and the degradation of mechanical energy. When such bodies are exposed to certain large loading conditions, the inelastic behavior is intensified so strongly that the deformation, normally brittle, becomes ductile. SPEJ P. 1^

Influence of filler hybridization on thermomechanical properties of hemp/silver epoxy composite

2020 ◽  
pp. 096739112097811
Author(s):  
Munjula Siva Kumar ◽  
Santosh Kumar ◽  
Krushna Gouda ◽  
Sumit Bhowmik
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Silver Nanoparticles ◽  
Epoxy Polymer ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Conductive Filler ◽  
Weight Fraction ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Thermomechanical Properties ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Good Crystallinity

The polymer composite material’s thermomechanical properties with fiber as reinforcement material have been widely studied in the last few decades. However, these fiber-based polymer composites exhibit problems such as fiber orientation, delamination, fiber defect along the length and bonding are the matter of serious concern in order to improve the thermomechanical properties and obtain isotropic material behavior. In the present investigation filler-based composite material is developed using natural hemp and high thermal conductive silver nanoparticles (SNP) and combination of dual fillers in neat epoxy polymer to investigate the synergetic influence. Among various organic natural fillers hemp filler depicts good crystallinity characteristics, so selected as a biocompatible filler along with SNP conductive filler. For enhancing their thermal conductivity and mechanical properties, hybridization of hemp filler along with silver nanoparticles are conducted. The composites samples are prepared with three different combinations such as sole SNP, sole hemp and hybrid (SNP and hemp) are prepared to understand their solo and hybrid combination. From results it is examined that, chemical treated hemp filler has to maximized its relative properties and showed, 40% weight % of silver nanoparticles composites have highest thermal conductivity 1.00 W/mK followed with hemp filler 0.55 W/mK and hybrid 0.76 W/mK composites at 7.5% of weight fraction and 47.5% of weight fraction respectively. The highest tensile strength is obtained for SNP composite 32.03 MPa and highest young’s modulus is obtained for hybrid composites. Dynamic mechanical analysis is conducted to find their respective storage modulus and glass transition temperature and that, the recorded maximum for SNP composites with 3.23 GPa and 90°C respectively. Scanning electron microscopy examinations clearly illustrated that formation of thermal conductivity chain is significant with nano and micro fillers incorporation.

scholarly journals Mechanical Consequences of Dynamically Loaded NiTi Wires under Typical Actuator Conditions in Rehabilitation and Neuroscience

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Umut D. Çakmak ◽  
Zoltán Major ◽  
Michael Fischlschweiger
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory Alloy ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Storage Modulus ◽  
Loss Factor ◽  
Empirical Relation ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Chemical Compositions ◽  
Loading Frequency ◽  
Frequency Dependency ◽  
Controlled Conditions

In the field of rehabilitation and neuroscience, shape memory alloys play a crucial role as lightweight actuators. Devices are exploiting the shape memory effect by transforming heat into mechanical work. In rehabilitation applications, dynamic loading of the respective device occurs, which in turn influences the mechanical consequences of the phase transforming alloy. Hence in this work, dynamic thermomechanical material behavior of temperature-triggered phase transforming NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA) wires with different chemical compositions and geometries was experimentally investigated. Storage modulus and mechanical loss factor of NiTi alloys at different temperatures and loading frequencies were analyzed under force-controlled conditions. Counterintuitive storage modulus- and loss factor-dependent trends regarding the loading frequency dependency of the mechanical properties on the materials’ composition and geometry were, hence, obtained. It was revealed that loss factors showed a pronounced loading frequency dependency, whereas the storage modulus was not affected. It was shown that force-controlled conditions led to a lower storage modulus than expected. Furthermore, it turned out that a simple empirical relation could capture the characteristic temperature dependency of the storage modulus, which is an important input relation for modeling the rehabilitation device behavior under different dynamic and temperature loading conditions, taking directly into account the material behavior of the shape memory alloy.

scholarly journals Finite cell method for functionally graded materials based on V-models and homogenized microstructures

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Wassermann ◽  
Nina Korshunova ◽  
Stefan Kollmannsberger ◽  
Ernst Rank ◽  
Gershon Elber
Keyword(s):  
Functionally Graded Materials ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Modeling Framework ◽  
Finite Cell Method ◽  
Geometric Framework ◽  
Graded Materials ◽  
Cell Method ◽  
Finite Cell

AbstractThis paper proposes an extension of the finite cell method (FCM) to V-rep models, a novel geometric framework for volumetric representations. This combination of an embedded domain approach (FCM) and a new modeling framework (V-rep) forms the basis for an efficient and accurate simulation of mechanical artifacts, which are not only characterized by complex shapes but also by their non-standard interior structure. These types of objects gain more and more interest in the context of the new design opportunities opened by additive manufacturing, in particular when graded or micro-structured material is applied. Two different types of functionally graded materials (FGM) are considered: The first one, multi-material FGM is described using the inherent property of V-rep models to assign different properties throughout the interior of a domain. The second, single-material FGM—which is heterogeneously micro-structured—characterizes the effective material behavior of representative volume elements by homogenization and performs large-scale simulations using the embedded domain approach.

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