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Propagation of inclined cracks to the interface of ceramic laminates
Novotná, Lenka ; Trunec, Martin (referee) ; Chlup, Zdeněk (advisor)
Composite materials with laminated structure provide advantages which are utilised during component design. Low density, temperature and chemical stability are the profitable properties predetermining application of ceramic laminates. The main obstacle for wide spread of ceramic materials is their inherent brittleness. Therefore, in this thesis, the crack propagation in ceramics laminates has been extensively studied. Laminated structures with various volume fractions of components (alumina and zirconia) were prepared by electrophoretic deposition. Evaluation of crack propagation through the interface and determination of basic mechanical properties was conducted on the basis of extensive literature search. Crack deflection originated in both presence of internal stresses and differences in elastic modulus during the crack interface passing was monitored. A special type of specimen geometry was employed with the aim to set arbitrary angle between crack and interface. It was experimentally found that the degree of crack deflection is dependent on entering angle and volume fraction of components. Higher crack deflection was already found in the bulk of the test piece comparing to the test piece surface. The 3D fracture surface reconstruction generated using laser confocal microscopy was used in this detailed crack propagation study. Further basic elastic and strength characteristics of laminates were determined and compared to those obtained from monolithic materials. The validity of the mix rule for elastic characteristics was confirmed by comparing of elastics modulus. The most reliable method for elastic modulus determination was marked the dynamic resonance method due to low scatter and consistency in measurement. The flexural strength of all laminates tends to be close to the flexural strength of the weakest component. Therefore the mix rule is not applicable for flexural strength estimation on the contrary of elastic characteristics. The change of component volume fraction leads only to change of flexural strength scatter. Thanks to gained knowledge about crack propagation and basic characteristic determination will be possible to design ceramic laminates more efficiently for given needs of application.
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Design of special asphalt mixtures SAL for the repair of cement concrete pavements
Kalfeřt, Martin ; Špaček, Petr (referee) ; Varaus, Michal (advisor)
In this thesis layer with increased resistance to crack propagation (SAL) are designed. The theoretical part describes the SAL layer, further the input materials, their production and design of various mixtures. The following is a description of the tests, which include tests of permanent deformation, crack propagation, low-temperature characteristics, test, flexural strength and relaxation. After the test results and conclusion are stated.
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Crack lenghts calculation from COD measurement for cement based composites
Seitl, Stanislav ; Hanzlovský, Radovan ; Knésl, Zdeněk
The fatigue of cement based composites is now one of the progressive branches in research. To describe fatigue crack growth quantitatively it is necessary to know the values of materials parameters for Paris’ law. In cement based composites it is difficult to measure crack lengths directly. Therefore the crack open displacement (COD) is measured and then recalculated to crack length. The purpose of the present article is to find the relation between COD and the corresponding crack length for three point bend specimen.
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Estimation of crack propagation direction in structures with material interface
Šestáková, Lucie ; Náhlík, Luboš ; Hutař, Pavel
The aim of the paper is to develop a procedure, which makes it possible to estimate crack propagation direction after its pass through the bimaterial interface between two elastic materials. For numerical calculations the finite element method is used. Conditions of linear elastic fracture mechanics are considered in the paper. The results obtained can help to better understanding of crack propagation in structures with material interface and for more reliable estimation of their service life.
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Fracture description of two- layer pipe with polypropylene protective layer
Zouhar, Michal ; Hutař, Pavel ; Náhlík, Luboš ; Vallet, L.
Nowadays, using of layered polymer pipes is increase. Protective layer can contribute to the better mechanical resistance of basic material. In this paper the three-dimensional numerical model of pipe consisting of main pipe material and outer protective layer material is modeled. The creep crack propagation in main material is simulated and the influence of protective layer is observed. Presented description of the crack in two-layer pipe can help for more accurate estimation of pipe-system residual life time.
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Šíření trhliny v okolí bi-materiálového rozhraní: aplikace na vícevrstvé trubky
Šestáková, Lucie ; Náhlík, Luboš ; Hutař, Pavel ; Knésl, Zdeněk
Layered materials are often used in praxis, primarily because of their better mechanical properties in comparison with properties of individual materials components. During the crack propagation process a configuration of a crack with its tip at the bi-material interface in the structure can occur. It is important to decide if the crack propagates into the second material in this case or not. The step change of material properties at bi-material interface causes that the classical linear elastic fracture mechanics cannot be used. A generalized approach has to be applied. It is to find suitable criteria for determination of the effective values of stress intensity factor for the crack terminating at bi-material interface. Knowledge of these values is important for assessment of service life time such structures.
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Crack propagation in ceramics laminates with strongly bonded interfaces
Hadraba, Hynek ; Chlup, Zdeněk ; Maca, K. ; Bermejo, R.
Crack propagation through layered composites based on Al2O3 and ZrO2 was studied. The strongly bonded laminates with single-component layers and laminates with two-component layers were prepared via electrophoretic deposition and slip casting respectively. Laminates of different pre-defined thicknesses and composition contained different magnitudes of residual stress. Cracks, produced by an indentation technique, propagated towards layer interfaces deflected towards the interface in the compressed layers and away from the interface in the layers containing tension stress. Changes in the direction of crack propagation were described for the whole range of angles of incidence (0° - 90°). The biggest change in the crack propagation was observed, irrespective of the magnitude of residual stress in the layers.
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Crack propagation in strongly bonded Al2O3/ZrO2 laminates
Hadraba, Hynek ; Chlup, Zdeněk ; Maca, K. ; Bermejo, R.
Crack propagation through layered composites based on Al2O3 and ZrO2 was studied. The strongly bonded laminates with single-component layers (A/Z) and laminates with two-component (AtZ/AmZ) layers were prepared via electrophoretic deposition and slip casting respectively. Laminates of different pre-defined thicknesses and composition contained different magnitudes of residual stress. Cracks, produced by an indentation technique, propagated in direction to layer interfaces deflected towards the interface in the compressed layers and away from the interface in the layers containing tension stress. Changes in the direction of crack propagation for the whole range of angles of incidence (0° - 90°) were described. The biggest change in the crack propagation was observed for the angle of incidence 45° for A/Z systems and 32.5° for AtZ/AmZ systems and was ca. 15° and 20° respectively. The change in the crack propagation was independent on magnitude of residual stress in the layers.
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The influence of specimen geometry on plasticity induced crack closure
Náhlík, Luboš ; Hutař, Pavel
The paper investigates the effect of in-plane constraint on plasticity induced crack closure under conditions of small scale yielding. The growth of a sharp straight crack in middle tension specimen (MT) and compact tension (CT) specimen, under constant amplitude of cyclic loading, was analyzed with help of finite element method. The material constitutive behavior was represented by a purely kinematic hardening law. Obtained results are discussed from point of view of the influence of T-stress on plasticity induced crack closure. Significant difference between opening values for CT and MT specimens was found under conditions of plane strain.
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