A Comparison of the Effects of Ultrasonic Cavitation on the Surfaces of 45 and 40Kh Steels

The ultrasonic treatment of metal products in liquid is used mainly to remove various kinds of contaminants from surfaces. The effects of ultrasound not only separate and remove contaminants, they also significantly impact the physical–mechanical and geometric properties of the surfaces of products if there is enough time for treatment. The aim of this study was to compare the dynamics of ultrasonic cavitation effects on the surface properties of 45 (ASTM M1044; DIN C45; GB 45) and 40Kh (AISI 5140; DIN 41Cr4; GB 40Cr) structural steels. During the study, changes in the structure, roughness, sub-roughness, and microhardness values of these materials were observed. The results showed significant changes in the considered characteristics. It was found that the process of cavitation erosion involves at least 3 stages. In the first stage, the geometric properties of the surface slightly change with the accumulation of internal stresses and an increase in microhardness. The second stage is characterized by structure refinement, increased roughness and sub-microroughness, and the development of surface erosion. In the third stage, when a certain limiting state is reached, there are no noticeable changes in the surface properties. The lengths of these stages and the quantitative characteristics of erosion for the considered materials differ significantly. It was found that the time required to reach the limiting state was longer for carbon steel than for alloy steel. The results can be used to improve the cleaning process, as well as to form the required surface properties of structural steels.

Analysis of Situ Test Results of Earth Pressure and Pile Internal Force under Pile-Anchor Support in a Deep Foundation Pit in Xi’an

At present, in deep foundation pit engineering, on the one hand, practice is ahead of theory, and on the other hand, theory can not correctly reflect the actual construction process and environmental effects. In order to further study the distribution and change law of earth pressure and internal force of pile body in deep foundation pit pile-anchor supporting system, field monitoring test of earth pressure and pile body reinforcement stress was carried out. The monitoring results show that before excavation, the distribution of earth pressure has a great relationship with the layering of the soil, and it is distributed in sections along the depth. Compared with the theoretical static earth pressure, the measured data of the upper depth is relatively small; after excavation, the overall earth pressure is distributed along the depth in a “z” shape under the non-limiting state. As the excavation progresses, the magnitude of the reduction of the earth pressure varies from place to place, and the magnitude of the decrease of the soil with better properties is not large; after the excavation, the stress and earth pressure of the pile reinforcement correspond to each other, and the distribution is also nonlinear. The existence of anchor tension has an obvious effect on improving the internal force of the pile. The selected earth pressure calculation methods have some discrepancies in the calculation of the earth pressure value of the project, and they need to be further improved. The research in this paper can provide reference and reference for the calculation of earth pressure and support design of pile-anchor supported foundation pit.

On the issue of torsion of inhomogeneous rods under the influence of external pressure

Работа посвящена исследованию кручения неоднородных стержней из идеального жесткопластического материала, находящихся под действием переменного внешнего давления линейно меняющегося вдоль образующей стержня. Определены основные соотношения теории кручения исследуемых стержней. Найдены характеристики основных соотношений и определены соотношения вдоль характеристик. В работе получены интегралы основных соотношений при различных условиях предельного состояния стержня. The work is devoted to the investigation of the torsion of inhomogeneous rods made of ideal hard-plastic material under the action of variable external pressure linearly varying along the generatrix rod. The basic relations of the theory of torsion of the investigated rods. The characteristics of the basic relations are found and relationships along characteristics. The integrals of the basic ratios under different conditions of the limiting state of the bar

The limiting state of bodies during separation in the case of the general plane problem

Работа посвящена решению общей плоской задачи, связанной с определением предельного состояния тел при отрыве. Уравнения, определяющие условия предельного состояния принимаются функциями, зависящими от среднего давления и направлений отрыва. В результате вычислений были получены характеристические уравнения для двух случаев: при достижении предельных значений отрыва двумя главными напряжениями и при достижении предельного значения отрыва одним главным напряжением. Для двух рассмотренных случаев были получены уравнения характеристик и соотношения вдоль них. The work is devoted to the solution of the general plane problem related to the determination of the limiting state of bodies during separation. The equations defining the conditions for the limiting state are taken as functions that depend on the average pressure and directions of separation. As a result of calculations, the characteristic equations were determined for two cases: when the limiting values of separation by two main stresses are reached and when the limiting value of separation by one main stress is reached. For the two considered cases, equations of characteristics and relations along them were obtained.

Estimation of the operability of technological systems for the production of biogas by comprehensives indicators

A promising alternative energy source is biogas, which is obtained by bacteria processing an organic substrate without access to oxygen. The efficiency of the use and functioning of technological systems is determined by the indicators of their operability and reliability. The aim of the study is to develop a methodology for assessing the performance of technological systems for biogas production by complex indicators. The article analyzes the methods of complex assessment of the state of technological systems. The considered methods have the following disadvantages: most of them can be used only after a certain operating time of the system; expert assessments are based on intuition and, as a result, are not always objective; the functional-parametric approach is methodological rather than practical; determination of the efficiency retention coefficient with an increase in the number of elements and the complication of the structure of the technological system becomes rather difficult. The operability of technological systems for biogas production with an increase in their service life is expressed through a change in technical condition indicators, a decrease in productivity and a change in economic indicators: an increase in costs per unit of work performed and additional costs for maintaining a repair and maintenance base. To analyze the technical state of technological systems for biogas production, it is advisable to use a complex operational indicator , which simultaneously takes into account its technical and economic characteristics during the period of operation, that is, the unit costs of ensuring operability through the cost of a unit of production during the service life up to the limiting state. Key words: technological system, biogas, reliability, operability, efficiency preservation ratio, comprehensive performance indicator

MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF REINFORCED AND THREE-LAYER SHELLS BASED ON METAMATERIALS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT OPERATIONAL DAMAGE

Abstract— The conventional design in aeronautical engineering is reinforced shell, which for most structures is a thin shell with a stringer set. This article compares the behavior of a conventional reinforced shell and a spaced shell metamaterial structure with a reinforced set using the example of a main airplane pressure bulkhead. The evaluation criterion is to ensure the required level of residual strength when the limiting state is reached.

Determination of the limiting state of bodies during separation in the case of the general plane problem

The paper considers the general plane problem of determining the limiting state of bodies during separation. The conditions for reaching the limiting state are considered to depend on the average pressure and the direction of separation. The paper defines the characteristic equations for two cases of separation: equality of two principal stresses to the limiting value of separation and equality of one principal stress to the limiting value of separation. Equations of characteristics’ lines and relations along them are determined.

Dynamic response of the building construction system with a finite degree of freedom under a special action

Introduction. In the normative documents of a number of countries on the standardization of the protection of buildings and structures from progressive collapse, for the calculation analysis under special impact, such a concept as a “zone of possible local destruction” of a structural system is used, outlined by a fragment of the building frame in places of hypothetically removed structural elements. The purpose of identifying such most stressed zones in the form of substructures is engineering visibility of the consequences of an emergency impact with an assessment of the stress-strain state of elements falling into such a zone. In this regard, in the work under consideration, a variant of modeling the dynamic additional loading of the reinforced concrete frame of a multi-storey building caused by its structural restructuring is proposed, which makes it possible to determine the parameters of the dynamic response of the substructure in the form of a two-span continuous beam with a finite number of degrees of freedom and to model in more detail the zone of possible local destruction of the elements of the building frame at the sudden removal of one of the structural structures in this area. Materials and methods. The zone of possible local destruction of the building frame is modeled by a fragment of the structural system adjacent to this zone. The process of removing a column was simulated by applying a load P(t) in the opposite direction, equal to the force in the removed column, calculated when calculating the entire frame of the building. To solve the system of equations of motion of the substructure, we use the method of expansion in terms of natural vibration modes, which is well known in the dynamics of structures. Results. The results of theoretical studies of the dynamic effect of a reinforced concrete structural system of a building with a finite number of degrees of freedom during its sudden restructuring caused by a special emergency impact in the form of a hypothetical removal of one of the load-bearing structures are presented. Conclusions. The equations of motion of a substructure in the form of a two-span continuous beam with a finite number of degrees of freedom constructed on the basis of the theory of the dynamics of structures can be used to analyze the special limiting state of reinforced concrete elements of structural systems of frames of buildings and structures.