The effect of plastic constraint on the initiation of ductile tears in shipbuilding structural steels

In this paper, the effect of plastic constraint on the initiation of ductile tears in four different shipbuilding structural steels has been experimentally studied by measuring the J-integral and crack opening displacement COD at initiation in three-point bend specimens with deep and shallow notches. Experimental results of seven groups of different strength alloy steels show that both Si and Ji values of ductile tear from the shallow crack specimens which have less constraint flow field are significantly higher than those of deeply notched specimens. Slip-line-field analysis shows that, for shallow crack, the hydrostatic stress is lower than that from standard deeply cracked bend specimen, which develops a high level of crack tip constraint, provides a lower bound estimate of toughness, and will ensure an unduly conservative approach when applied to structural defects, especially if initiation values of COD and J-integral are used.     

A review of the effect of a／W ratio on fracture toughness （Ⅰ）—experimental investigation in EPFM

Many experimental investigations have previously been performed and recently done on different shipbuilding structural steels where the specimens size and crack depth/specimen width (a/W) were varied. A series of interesting results have been gained. It is worthwhile to have a review on the effect of a/W ratio on fracture toughness, and further theoretical analysis is necessary. In this paper, experimental work in elasticplastic fracture mechanics (EPFM) was discussed. Tests had been carried out on 10 kinds of strength steels. Results showed that J _i and δ₁ values increased with decreasing a/W when a/W<0.3 for three-point bend specimens and that shallow crack specimens which have less constrained flow field give markedly higher values of toughness than deeply notched specimens. However, for a/W>0.3, the toughness was found to be independent of a/W. Slip line field analysis shows that for shallow cracks, the hydrostatic stress is lower than that from standard deeply cracked bend specimen which develops a high level of crack tip constraint, provides a lower bound estimate of toughness, and will ensure an unduly conservative approach when applied to structure defects especially if initiation values of COD/J-integral are used.     

The effect of weld residual stress on fracture toughness at the intersection of two welding lines of offshore tubular structure

Due to the spatial complexity and fabrication characteristics of offshore platforms, it is inevitable to encounter overlaps or proximity of weld lines in tubular joints. Several international standards such as American Petroleum Institute (API), American Welding Society (AWS), and American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) regulate the minimum distance between primary weld beads; however, any logical and detailed background of this limitation has not been presented. For a non-compliant weld joint where the regulation is not met, fracture toughness calculation is a typical index to verify the structural integrity.This research consists of two parts. First, weld residual stress distributions are calculated by a 3D thermo-mechanical nonlinear Finite Element Analysis. Two crossing welds, a T-weld crossing on a butt weld, are simulated in one model. A separate tee and a butt welding simulations are also performed for a comparative purpose. Second, SIFs and J-integral values are calculated at the surface and deepest crack tip locations for four different types of semi-elliptical surface cracks. Four cracks are embedded into the weld model and the residual stress distribution from the 3D thermo-mechanical FEA are mapped to a 3D FE crack model as initial conditions. An additional axial tensile load is also imposed. SIF values are compared with those using the weighting function method for the butt weld model subject to three load cases, i.e., tensile stress only, weld residual stress only, and both of them. From the simulation, a tubular joint containing a chord girth weld intersected with weld beads of brace is found to show lower the SIF values than that having only a girth weld on chord.     

压力容器接管区应变分布模拟试样(ECT)的低周疲劳裂纹扩展

设计了一种含局部减薄半椭圆缺口的紧凑拉伸试样(ECT),以模拟压力容器接管区结构,并对16MnR钢的ECT试样进行了不同应力比的恒幅低周疲劳裂纹扩展试验.结果表明:ECT试样具有类似压力容器接管区的高应变分布场;低周疲劳裂纹扩展速率与由线积分定义计算的循环J积分,△J在双对数坐标中呈良好线性相关,且回归的材料参数与相同材质的高周疲劳试验获得的Paris常数基本一致.     

A review of the Effect of α/W ratio on fracture toughness （Ⅱ） experimental investigation in LEFM

In part I of this series, experimental investigation in EPFM （elastic-plastic fracture mechanics） had been discussed. In this paper, experimental investigation in LEFM （ linear elastic fracture mechanics） is given. Fracture toughness tests had been carried out on three different strength steels, using both through-cracked specimens with different α/W ratio and semi-elliptical cracked specimens with variable crack size and shape. Results show that the fracture toughness KIC increases with decreasing α/W when α/W 〈 0.3 for three-point-bend specimens, and that for α/W 〉 0.3, it is independent of α/W. Shallow crack specimens, both through-cracked and surface-cracked, gave markedly higher values than deeply notched specimens. However, the effect of crack shape on fracture toughness is negligible. Results also show that the LEFM approach to fracture is not tenable for design stresses where αc is often very small, far less than 2.5 （ KIC/σy）^2.     

钛合金焊接接头疲劳裂纹声发射特征研究

钛合金以其良好的性能得到工业界广泛的应用,但是钛合金建造和焊接工艺极难控制,容易产生焊接缺陷.本文利用声发射技术对不同厚度钛合金焊接接头拉伸和疲劳损伤过程进行动态监测,获得了钛合金焊接接头焊缝从裂纹萌生、扩展、直至断裂过程的声发射事件数量、幅度、危险程度分布特性,提出了钛合金焊接接头疲劳损伤声发射阶段性理论,为声发射技术应用于钛合金结构服役过程的全寿命安全监测提供了理论依据.     

钢纤维混凝土断裂性能的试验研究

钢纤维混凝土由于能有效地改善混凝土材料的力学性能,在道路工程中得到了较多的应用。文中对钢纤维混凝土在不同纤维含量、不同试件宽度以及不同初始裂缝深度下的断裂性能进行了试验研究。研究表明钢纤维混凝土的临界应力强度因子KIc和临界J-积分JIc与试件宽度无关,但随着初始裂缝深度的增加而减小。     

A toughness based deformation limit for fatigue-cracked X-joints under in-plane bending

This study reports a deformation limit for the initiation of ductile fracture failure in fatigue-cracked circular hollow section (CHS) X-joints subjected to brace in-plane bending. The proposed approach sets the deformation limit as the calculated crack driving force in a fatigue crack at the hot-spot location in the tubular joint reaches the material fracture toughness measured from standard fracture specimens. The calibration of the proposed approach and the numerical procedure utilizes two large-scale X-joint specimens with fatigue generated surface cracks. The subsequent numerical investigation covers X-joints with two different brace-to-chord intersection angles, a wide range of geometric parameters and a practical range of material parameters. The development of the deformation limit includes a non-dimensional material toughness, which covers both the geometric parameters and material properties. The lower-bound deformation limit thus developed exhibits a linear relationship with respect to the crack depth ratio and indicates consistent values among X-joints with different brace-to-chord intersection angles.     

钛合金在铝合金舰船海水管路系统的应用

钛合金具有质量轻、强度高、耐海水腐蚀、无磁性等特点,在军用舰船上具有广泛的应用前景,尤其适用于对重量控制和防腐蚀要求较高的高速舰船、铝合金舰船。某型铝合金艇采用钛合金海水管系,经过十多年的使用表明具有良好的效果。该文详细介绍该艇钛合金管系选材、设计、施工、应用效果及存在问题,并提出钛合金材料在舰船上应用的建议。     

Strength analysis of fillet welds under longitudinal and transverse shear conditions

In support of the development of improved fillet weld sizing criteria for lightweight shipboard structures, a comprehensive static strength test program using longitudinal and transverse shear specimens according to AWS B4.0 Standards has been conducted. This test program covers base material with strength ranging from 71 ksi (490 MPa) to 96 ksi (660 MPa) and weld size ranging from 1/8″ (3 mm) to 3/8″ (10 mm). This paper focuses on a traction stress based analysis of the test data as an effort to establish a unified shear strength definition for load-carrying fillet weld specimens regardless of shear loading conditions. The proposed shear strength definition proves to be effective in correlating the fillet weld strength test data of the longitudinal and transverse shear specimens. The results of this investigation demonstrate that existing shear strength definitions used by various weld sizing criteria such as those given by Class Societies have two major limitations: (1) it cannot be related to a critical stress state on experimentally observed failure plane in transverse shear specimens; (2) it underestimates shear stress at failure due to severe stress concentration at weld end in typical longitudinal shear specimens. These two limitations have been shown to be the major cause for having two significantly different shear strength values: one is transverse shear strength obtained from transverse shear specimens and the other is longitudinal shear strength obtained from longitudinal shear specimens.     

全海深双球连接耐压舱的结构设计探索

钛合金耐压球壳被广泛地应用于大深度载人潜水器.但是,由于受到材料强度的限制,若采用成熟的Ti-6Al-4VELI来设计3人型的全海深载人舱,其壁厚将超出很多国家的现有制造能力.为了解决这一矛盾,该文提出了一种新的双球连接的方案,并以中国船级社最新的强度标准作为优化约束条件,用有限元分析法对这种结构形式进行了优化设计.最后,对双球结构方案与传统单球方案作了比较.     

Fatigue life estimation of explosive cladded transition joints with the use of the spectral method for the case of a random sea state

The problem with fatigue lifetime estimation of explosive cladded transition joints under random loading conditions has been described. The paper presents the fatigue test results performed for the random state of tension-compression under a generated spectrum according to the Pierson-Moskowitz model. The obtained spectrum has a non-Gaussian characteristic. The tested material consists out of a transition joint clad with four layers of aluminium alloy A5083, A1050, Titanium Grade 1 and steel Grade D. The material has been tested for the existence of residual stresses after the welding process with the hole drilling method. The welding process has been also simulated with ANSYS and the residual stresses have been generated for the Goldak volumetric distribution. The obtained values of residual stresses comprise to the values of real tests performed for the hole drilling method. The information about the residual stress values have been taken into account in the process of fatigue lifetime estimation in the form of non-zero mean stresses compensation inside the clad. The fatigue life has been calculated with the use of the frequency domain method. The Goodman mean stress compensation model has been used in the process of residual stress compensation. The non-gaussianity has been compensated with the use of the Bracessi formula. The obtained fatigue life assessment results have been compared with stand test results. The calculated results are within the scatter area of 3, but individual scatter values have been calculated for calculated series.     

钛合金材料蠕变特性的理论与试验研究

钛合金是深海工程装备的重要材料,在深海环境下会产生不同程度的蠕变变形。该文针对双态组织和网篮组织TC4 ELI钛合金材料,在宏观和微观两个方面开展钛合金蠕变试验研究。开展多组应力水平下的钛合金压缩蠕变试验,绘制蠕变曲线,对传统的Norton方程进行修正,基于最小二乘法拟合饱和蠕变临界应力值和蠕变应力指数,给出初始蠕变阶段和稳态阶段的蠕变本构关系。同时,基于OM(光学显微镜)、XRD(X射线衍射)、TEM(透射电镜)和SEM(扫描电镜)观察,给出TC4 ELI钛合金材料的压缩蠕变微观机理。     

钛合金疲劳裂纹扩展速率试验及预报方法

本文针对深海载人潜水器耐压壳用钛合金,开展疲劳性能试验研究,得到该类型钛合金的室温断裂韧性,载荷比R=0.1下的疲劳裂纹扩展门槛值及疲劳裂纹扩展速率,基于选用的疲劳裂纹扩展预报模型,对载荷比R=0.1下的钛合金疲劳裂纹扩展行为进行了预报研究。结果表明:在载荷比不变的前提下,应力强度因子范围是疲劳裂纹扩展速率的主要影响因素,应力强度因子范围的增加会导致疲劳裂纹扩展速率增加;考虑小裂纹效应的疲劳裂纹扩展预报模型可对钛合金的疲劳裂纹扩展行为进行准确预报。     

深海载人潜水器耐压球壳设计特性分析

回顾了国内外深海载人潜水器载人球壳的设计现状,对国际上6 000米级载人球壳的特征进行了分析比较,并采用塑性分析方法对不同内径的钛合金载人球壳给出了设计厚度和重量特性,分别探讨了安全系数、球壳内径、体积密度、球壳重量等设计因素.     

Chloride diffusion models for Type I and fly ash cement concrete exposed to field and laboratory conditions

The exposure temperature significantly affects the diffusion of chloride ions in concrete, and, as such, it must be taken into consideration in the development of service-life prediction models for structures exposed to chloride-bearing environments. Most of the earlier studies have used cement paste to assess the effect of exposure temperature on chloride diffusion. In the reported study, chloride diffusion in Type I and fly ash (20% fly ash) cement concrete was evaluated under field and laboratory conditions. The laboratory concrete specimens were exposed to chloride solution maintained at four temperatures (22, 35, 50 and 60 °C) for 365 days. Beam specimens were exposed in the tidal zone of a marine exposure site, along the Arabian Gulf coast, for up to 10 years to study the chloride diffusion in the field specimens. The coefficient of chloride diffusion (D_a) in the concrete specimens exposed to 22 or 35 ᵒC in the laboratory was less than that in the concrete specimens exposed to 50 and 60 ᵒC. The D_a for Type I cement concrete specimens increased by 3.6 times as the temperature was increased from 22 to 60 ᵒC while this increase was 2.3 times for the fly ash cement concrete specimens for a similar increase in the temperature. The D_a decreased with the period of exposure in the field specimens. The values of activation energy that can be used for predicting the chloride diffusion for exposure temperature within the range of 22–60 °C were developed based on the laboratory data. In addition, mathematical models were developed relating the coefficient of chloride diffusion in the field and laboratory concrete specimens. The developed models can be utilized to ascertain chloride diffusion in field specimens, utilizing the laboratory values, and hence calculate the useful service-life of structures.     

厚钢板CTOD试验中试样数量问题研究

针对试样数量的选择的问题,按照CTOD韧性试验规范BS7448,对多批不同试样进行试验,并分析和对比试验结果.发现由于离散性的存在,按NS-EN 10225-2009与《材料与焊接规范》要求的传统取样数量并不能准确地判断材料的韧性.参考DNV-OS-C401关于焊接接头CTOD特征值的选择方法,讨论3种试样选取的方法.最后考虑多方面的因素,建议每次制备6个试验试样.     

船舶焊接钛合金拉伸疲劳断裂机理的研究

通过对TC4钛合金焊接试样拉伸疲劳断裂试验结果及其断口和卸载表面观察分析,发现试样断口上有明显的河流花纹走向和起裂源,并伴有韧窝和韧性条带特征。起裂源常位于断口表面角落附近。其断裂机理是疲劳拉伸载荷作用下,在应力值比较高的时候一些沿层裂纹开始出现并扩展,当疲劳裂纹的长度达到与疲劳外加力所匹配的临界裂纹长度时,突然发生准解理断裂。试样断口呈现出准解理与韧窝断裂的混合特征。     

热处理对800 MPa级钛合金对接焊平板残余应力影响的数值模拟

钛合金具有高强耐蚀、易焊等优质性能,广泛用于潜艇、深潜器等潜水器的受力构件及耐压耐蚀壳体。在焊接过程中,会不可避免的产生焊接残余应力,较大的焊接残余应力会影响焊接结构的安全性能,而焊后热处理能够有效减少焊接残余应力。本文首先采用数值模拟的方法对TC4对接焊平板热处理前后的残余应力进行计算,通过与试验结果进行对比研究,验证有限元数值模拟的合理性;然后采用该数值模拟方法研究Ti80对接焊平板多层多道焊的整个焊接过程以及焊后热处理方法。结果表明,焊后Ti80对接焊平板表面具有较大横向和纵向残余拉应力,通过热处理工艺后,残余拉应力得到明显降低。因此,通过焊后热处理方法可以在很大程度上降低对焊接结构力学性能可能产生的不利影响的残余拉应力。     

高压液控截止阀的设计

利用密封比压理论,验算了高压液控截止阀锥面密封的结构设计和具体参数,为关键件钛合金弹簧的设计提供了理论数据,同时阐述了该产品设计过程中应注意的问题,并给出了完整的解决方案,可供同行借鉴.