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It is of great interest for economical and security reasons to understand the compressive properties of underground cemented paste backfill. In this paper, the stress–strain behaviours of cemented paste backfill (CPB) subjected to uniaxial compression and conventional triaxial tests are presented and discussed. The effect of CPB basic components, strength, ageing and confining pressure on the deformation behaviour of CPB are evaluated and discussed. The results show that the stress–strain behaviour of CPB is strongly influenced by the confinement, the age and strength of CPB, and its components. The increase in confining pressure leads to a change in the mode of failure, in the stiffness, and an increase in the strength. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The mechanical properties of cold-drawn pearlitic wires are controlled largely by the microstructure developed during processing and, to some extent, by the residual stresses during drawing. The advent of powerful computers and the availability of equipment to perform diffraction experiments, have made possible numerical predictions and accurate measurements of residual stresses. This paper—a review of work done by the author and collaborators—shows how stress-relaxation losses, environmental assisted cracking and fatigue life of cold-drawn pearlitic wires are influenced by residual stresses. The role of pre-stretching loads, or of stress relieving treatments, on stress-relaxation can be understood when the profile of residual stresses is known. Some awkward results in times to fracture during hydrogen embrittlement tests can be explained if accurate values of residual stresses near the surface are known, and the same is true of fatigue life. In this context numerical simulations and measurements performed on cold-drawn pearlitic wires, with different profiles of residual stresses, have shown very good quantitative agreement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Microstructure and fracture behavior of brazed joint between commercially pure titanium and low carbon steel using silver (Ag–34Cu–2Ti) and copper (Cu–12Mn–2Ni ) based alloys have been characterized to determine the effect of brazing parameters and chemical composition on the strength of brazed joints. It is found that the shear strength of brazed joints strongly depends on the lap width. Furthermore, the fracture path and the value of shear strength significantly changed with the type of filler alloy. The two filler metals showed metallurgical interaction with steel and titanium forming different kinds of intermetallic compounds such as CuTi, Cu2Ti, and FeTi with silver based filler and Ti2Cu, FeTi and TiCuFe with copper based filler. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An accurate solution for a rotating functionally graded annular disk is presented. Material properties of the present annular disk are assumed to be graded in the radial direction according to a simple exponential-law distribution. The inner surface of the disk is pure metal whereas the outer surface of the disk is pure ceramic. The boundary condition of rigid casing is considered herein, that is the vanishing of the radial displacement at the outer surface. The boundary condition at the inner surface of the disk is taken to be vanishing either radial displacement or radial stress. Analytical solutions for the elastic deformation of the rotating functionally graded annular disks subjected to these boundary conditions are obtained. Numerical results for radial displacement, circumferential and radial stresses are presented. Comparisons between the different rotating homogeneous and functionally graded annular disks are made at the same angular velocity. The results show that distributions of stresses and displacement through the radial direction of the rotating annular disk vary with different parameters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In recent years, ruby fluorescence spectroscopy has been demonstrated as a powerful technique for monitoring residual stress evolution in the thermally grown oxide scale in thermal barrier coating (TBC) systems. The measured residual stresses, in turn, can be used to monitor evolution of damage in the coatings. Effective use of this technology for real-time damage monitoring requires the identification of trends in measured stresses that can be used as indicators of damage evolution. The present work focuses on studying the evolution of residual stresses in TBC systems during long-term exposure to turbine operating conditions. The coatings are electron beam physical vapor deposited (EBPVD) and atmospheric plasma sprayed (APS) zirconia. The stress evolution in both EBPVD and APS coatings is analytically modeled by an approach that takes into consideration contributions due to both thermal mismatch and oxide growth. Microstructural changes in the TBC system are correlated with measured stress trends through comparison with the modeled stresses. The stress measurements and modeling provide insight into failure modes and mechanisms, and to identify critical features in the measured stress data that can be used as indicators of failure in TBCs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The layer-removal method is often used for measurement of internal stresses in homogeneous polymeric materials. In order to extend the use of the method to laminated composites containing shear stresses, certain refinements are needed. These include (i) determination of twisting moments, (ii) use of varying material properties (elastic moduli) through the thickness of the composite plate, (iii) use of geometric non-linear analysis accounting for large deformations, and (iv) measurement not only of normal curvatures but also twisting curvatures and normal and shear strains. These refinements are necessary, because a non-symmetric laminate is created when layers are removed, which shows large (twisting) curvatures. The modified layer-removal method was theoretically validated on a typical compression-moulded continuous fibre laminate (polyetherimide/glass) and a typical injection-moulded short fibre-reinforced laminate (polycarbonate/glass). The modified method produced good results and the need to use the modified layer-removal analysis is clearly demonstrated. © 1998 Chapman & Hall [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]