Nonlinear dynamic response represents the most important studies for structures subjected to a dynamic motion so that it provides the researcher by an excellent information especially at critical design levels. The unpredictable nonlinearity in the structure appears when damage is inherited. Most times, the failure of the structure is related to the dynamic nonlinearity. With regard to the breathing phenomena for nonlinear structural systems, very little is known about how the nonlinearities influence the response and the dynamic characteristics of cracked structures. In this research, dynamic nonlinearity is presented in damaged structure due to presence of a crack. The crack is assumed to be open and close simultaneously and then breathing. Effect of breathing phenomenon was studied deeply. Crack breathing is simulated at the crack surfaces using contact elements. The contact, geometrical, penalty, and spin stiffnesses are taken in consideration. In addition, effect of several important parameters such as rotor angular velocity and crack ratio are studied. The study showed that the breathing natural frequency of any structure is ranged between opened (no contact) and closed crack natural frequencies. The larger crack length is, the more nonlinear disturbance in the dynamic response behavior. Also, at a critical crack length, some mode shapes tend to exchange and pass over with other modes. The presence of the mode interchanging and mode crossover was a guide on the nonlinear response for the cracked structure. The numerical modeling is achieved using ANSYS finite element program. Experimental data are used for validating the accurate use of contact elements in ANSYS environment.
Multi-layered metal composites have received considerable attention due to their improved mechanical and physical properties. In this study, Al6061/Al2024 composite was processed by accumulative roll bonding (ARB) as a severe plastic deformation technique. Mechanical properties of processed material were evaluated using the uniaxial tensile test and shear punch test method (SPT). The correlation between the results of the tension experiments and shear strengths was calculated. Experimental results demonstrated that the shear strength enhanced with increased number of ARB passes. However, the elongation under shear manifested a reduction when the number of ARB passes increased. Inspection of the results of tensile tests and SPT revealed that they follow a similar trend for both strength and ductility. Therefore, it can be asserted that the shear punch test represents a useful and complementary tool in the mechanical analysis of the ARB sample.
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