Xinshan Zhuang^*, Shunlei Xia, Ruijie Pan

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.20, No.2, pp. 447-461, 2024, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2023.042220

Abstract Clay, as the most common soil used for foundation fill, is widely used in various infrastructure projects. The physical and mechanical properties of clay are influenced by the pore solution environment. This study uses a GDS static/dynamic triaxial apparatus and nuclear magnetic resonance experiments to investigate the effects of cyclic loading on clay foundations. Moreover, the development of cumulative strain in clay is analyzed, and a fitting model for cumulative plastic strain is introduced by considering factors such as NaCl solution concentration, consolidation stress ratio, and cycle number. In particular, the effects of the NaCl solution concentration and consolidation stress… More >

Xinshan Zhuang^*, Wu Wen, Rong Zhou, Gaoliang Tao, Wentao Li

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.19, No.7, pp. 1963-1981, 2023, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2023.026348

Abstract A dynamic triaxial instrument was used to study the effects of different concentrations of sodium chloride and stress amplitudes on the dynamic properties of an expansive soil under cyclic loading. In particular, four parameters were considered in such a parametric investigation, namely, hysteresis curve morphology characteristic non-closure degree ε_p, the ratio of the short and long axis α, the slope of the long axis k and the enclosed area S. The results show that with an increase in the sodium chloride concentration, the soil particle double electric layer becomes thinner, the distance between soil particles decreases, and the whole sample… More >

Ashish Malik^*, Sanjay Kumar Singh

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.3, pp. 1271-1291, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.023084

Abstract An experimental program was conducted to determine the dynamic properties of pond ash (PA) and pond ash mixed with admixtures like crumb rubber (CR) and coir fiber (CF) which are wastes of different industries. Additives CR and CF were mixed separately with pond ash in a percentage ranging from 0%–20% at an interval of 5% and 0%–2% at an interval of 0.5% by weight of pond ash, respectively. Dynamic properties (Shear modulus, Number of cycles to initiate liquefaction, Degradation index and Damping ratio) for pond ash mixes were determined using strain-controlled cyclic tri-axial apparatus. The shear strain was kept constant… More >

Shervin Shameli Derakhshan¹, Lina Zhou^1,*, Chun Ni²

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.10, pp. 2655-2667, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.020671

Abstract Nail joints are one of the key components that control the lateral performance of light wood frame shear walls. In previous experimental studies, researchers have used different loading rates, which failed specimens from less than a minute to more than an hour, to study the characteristics of nail joints. Moreover, there have been different loading protocols used for testing of timber nail joints or shear walls. Although some efforts have been made to address this subject, it is still unclear how the loading protocol and loading rate may influence the performance of nail joints. In this study, a total of… More >

Jiao Wang^1,*, Xihua Chu^2,*, Jinbao Wang³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.130, No.2, pp. 653-670, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.018207

Abstract Common structures in engineering such as slopes, roadbeds, ballasts, etc., are closely related to granular materials. They are usually subjected to long-term cyclic loads. This study mainly focused on the mechanical behaviors of randomly arranged granular materials before they reach a stable state under different cyclic loads. The variation of the maximum axial strain and the influence of CSR (cyclic stress ratio) were analyzed. The energy consumed in each cycle under constant confining stress loading condition is significantly greater than that of the fixed wall loading condition. The internal deformation evolution of granular materials is studied in detail. The deformation… More >

Hui Wang^1,2, Shiqin He^1,*, Xiaoqiang Yin³, Zeyang Cao¹

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.14, No.2, pp. 95-108, 2020, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2020.06595

Abstract In marine environments, reinforced concrete bridge structures are subjected to cyclic loads and chloride ingress, which results in corrosion of the reinforcing bars, early deterioration, durability loss, and a considerable reduction in the fatigue strength. Owing to the complexity of the problem and the difficulty of testing, there are few studies on the fatigue performance of concrete structures under the combined action of corrosion environment and cyclic load. Therefore, a coupling test device for corrosion and cyclic load is designed and fatigue tests of reinforced concrete beams in air environments and chlorine salt corrosive environments are carried out. The fatigue… More >

F. Balle¹, S. Huxhold¹, G. Wagner¹, D. Eifler¹

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.8, No.4, pp. 359-370, 2012, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2012.008.359

Abstract Aluminum alloys and carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) are two important materials for lightweight design and the combination of these dissimilar materials becomes increasingly important. Recent investigations have shown that ultrasonic metal welding is a well suited process to realize aluminum/CFRP-joints.The ultrasonic shear oscillation parallel to the welding zone with a simultaneous welding force perpendicular to the aluminum/CFRP-sheets melts the polymer matrix and squeezes the polymer matrix out of the welding zone. This allows a direct contact between the carbon fibers and the aluminum. Beside monotonic properties the cyclic deformation behavior of these ultrasonically welded aluminum/CFRP-joints is essential. Therefore in… More >

G. Savaidis¹, N. Pitatzis¹, A. Savaidis¹, Ch. Zhang²

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.4, No.3, pp. 145-160, 2008, DOI:10.3970/sdhm.2008.004.145

Abstract This paper presents an elastic-plastic finite element analysis of a circumferentially notched cylinder subjected to multiaxial non-proportional fatigue loading. Two different load combinations are investigated: (1) constant tension with cyclic torsion and (2) constant torsion with cyclic tension. The multilayer plasticity model of Besseling in conjunction with the von Mises yield criterion is applied to describe the elastic-plastic material behaviour. The parametrical study contains a coarse and a fine finite element mesh with and without mid-nodes as well as three different types of multilinear approximations of the material law, namely, a twenty-segments, a five-segments and a three-segments one. The comparison… More >

R.S. Olivito¹, F.A. Zuccarello¹

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.2, No.1, pp. 19-28, 2006, DOI:10.3970/sdhm.2006.002.019

Abstract During the last decades FRP materials have been utilized in many civil engineering applications for their good performances in substituting traditional restoration techniques, especially in reinforcing and restoring damaged structures. At present, the use of composite materials is greatly increasing as a consequence of the fact that conservation and restoration of existing historic heritage are becoming key issues for civil engineers and architects. This paper deals with the behavior of brick masonry models subjected to cyclic loads with the aim of studying their performances and durability. Firstly the models were damaged by imposing a strain history until they reached a… More >

S. M. Beden¹, S. Abdullah¹, A. K. Ariffin¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.10, No.2, pp. 41-50, 2009, DOI:10.3970/icces.2009.010.041

Abstract Fatigue crack growth as consequence of service loads depends on many different contributing factors. This paper describes the fatigue crack growth behavior of metallic materials under cyclic loading towards standardizing the fatigue crack studies on metallic materials. For the simulation purpose, three points bend (TPB) with span to width ratio 8:1 and compact tension (CT) specimens geometry were used. There are many factors affecting the fatigue crack growth in structures, such as fatigue crack growth model, stress ratio, aspect ratio and type of geometry. The behavior of such cases is shown using different fatigue crack models (Paris, Forman and Austen).… More >