Macroscopic imprints of ductile deformation

The fundamentals of structural geology are presented, namely, folds, planar structures (cleavage or schistosity, foliation) and linear ones (lineations), regarded as emblematic for geologists. Ductile imprints of folds, affecting stratified formations, combined with brittle imprints, often remain modest in terms of strain intensity. Folding is essentially inhomogeneous and often results from the buckling (bending) of the layers (or stratification) as a consequence of layer parallel compression. Folded structures are frequently accompanied by fractures. Hence they may be classified as brittle–ductile. They are mostly encountered at low depths and constitute the upper structural level of the Earth’s crust. Ductile deformation sensu stricto appears at the lower structural level. The macroscopic aspects of ductile deformations and their implications will be examined. The principal operating mechanism, crystalline plasticity, represents the mechanical aspect of deformation, sometime assisted by chemical aspects (pressure-solution). While homogeneous deformation constitutes our principal concern, heterogeneous deformation is often present, particularly when examined at fine scales. At low shear strain (γ‎ < 0.7, or θ‎ ~35°, equivalent to ~30% shortening), plastic deformation generally leads to a planar and a linear anisotropy strengthening with increasing deformation. At higher shear strain, any pre-existing planar structure becomes so stretched that it cannot be recognized. The new structure may be purely planar, purely linear or plano-linear. Lattice fabrics, appearing in rocks subjected to plastic deformation and resulting from deformation mechanisms at the grain-scale, are examined in detail in Chapter 6.

Strengthening and Retrofitting Strategy for Masonry (New Build Construction in Indonesia)

In Indonesia, number of non-engineered structures have significantly been found which the houses were built by unskilled workers using masonry either unconfined or confined. The non-engineered housing units developed in urban region are also vulnerable to seismic hazard due to the use of low quality of material and constructions method. Those structures are not resistant to extreme lateral loads and their failure during an earthquake can lead to significant loss of life. This paper is concerned with the structural performance of Indonesian low-rise buildings made of masonry under lateral seismic load. Experimental testing of masonry has been carried out in Indonesia to establish the quality of materials and to provide material properties for numerical simulations. The results found that the strength of Indonesia-Bali clay brick masonry are below the minimum standard required for masonry structures built in seismic regions, being at least 50% lower than the requirement specified in British Standard and Eurocode-6 (BS EN 1996-1-1:2005). In general, structural tests under monotonic and cyclic loading have been conducted to determine the load-displacement capacity of local hand-made masonry wall panels in order to: (1) evaluate the performance of masonry structure, (2) investigate the dynamic behaviour of the structure, and (3) observe the effect of in-plane stiffness and ductility level. Detailed numerical models of the experimental specimens were simulated in Abaqus using three-dimensional solid elements. Cohesive elements were used to simulate the mortar behaviour, exhibiting cracking and the associated physical separation of the elements. A range of available material plasticity models were reviewed: Drucker-Prager, Crystalline Plasticity, and Cohesive Damage model. It was found that the combination of Crystalline Plasticity model for the brick unit and the Cohesive Damage model for the mortar is capable of simulating the experimental load-displacement behavour fairly accurately. The validated numerical models have been used to (1) predict the lateral load capacity, (2) determine the cracking load and patterns, (3) carry out a detailed parametric study by changing the geometric and material properties different to the experimental specimens. The numerical models were used to assess different strengthening measures such as using bamboo as reinforcement in the masonry walls which the performance of wall found to be better

Microstructural Modeling of Coupled Electromagnetic-Thermo-Mechanical Response of Energetic Aggregates to Infrared Laser Radiation and Dynamic Fracture

ABSTRACTA dislocation-density based crystalline plasticity, a finite viscoelasticity, and a nonlinear finite-element formulation were used to study the high strain-rate failure of energetic crystalline aggregates. The energetic crystals of RDX (cyclotrimethylene trinitramine) with a polymer binder were subjected to high strain-rate tensile loading, and the predictions indicate that high localized stresses and stress gradients develop due to mismatches along crystalline-crystalline and crystalline-amorphous interfaces. These high-stress interfaces are sites for crack nucleation and propagation, and the predictions are used to show how the cracks nucleate and propagate.

FTMP-BASED MODELING AND SIMULATION OF MAGNESIUM

The present study proposes a constitutive model for deformation twinning which takes into account the twin degrees of freedom via incompatibility tensor model based on Field Theory of Multiscale Plasticity (FTMP). The model is introduced in the hardening law in the FTMP-based crystalline plasticity framework, which is further implemented into a finite element code. Deformation analyses are made for pure single crystal magnesium with HCP structure, and the descriptive capabilities of the proposed model are confirmed based on critical comparisons with experimental data under plain–strain compression in multiple orientations, available in the literature. The simulated results are demonstrated to successfully reproduce the unique stress–strain responses induced by twinning. The evolution of the relative activities of the various slips, and twin mechanisms for each orientation are extensively examined.

FTMP-BASED SIMULATION OF TWIN NUCLEATION AND SUBSTRUCTURE EVOLUTION UNDER HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT

The deformation twinning model based on Field Theory of Multiscale Plasticity (FTMP) represents the twin degrees of freedom with the incompatibility tensor, which is incorporated into the hardening law of the FTMP-based crystalline plasticity framework. The model is further implemented into a finite element code. In the present study, the model is adapted to a single slip-oriented FCC single crystal sample, and preliminary simulations are conducted under static conditions to confirm the model's basic capabilities. The simulation results exhibit nucleation and growth of twinned regions, accompanied by serrated stress response and overall softening. Simulations under hypervelocity impact conditions are also conducted to investigate the model's descriptive capabilities of induced complex substructures composing of both twins and dislocations. The simulated nucleation of twins is examined in detail by using duality diagrams in terms of the flow-evolutionary hypothesis.