A 2D finite element based on a nonlocal constitutive model describing localization and propagation of phase transformation in shape memory alloy thin structures

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES

卷:51

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Armattoe, K. M.^1,2  Haboussi, M.³  Ben Zineb, T.^1,2,4 

[1] Univ Lorraine, LEMTA, UMR 7563, F-54500 Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France

[2] CNRS, LEMTA, UMR 7563, F-54500 Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France

[3] Univ Paris 13, CNRS, UPR 3407, LSPM, F-93430 Villetaneuse, France

[4] Khalifa Univ Sci Technol & Res, Dept Mech Engn, Abu Dhabi, U Arab Emirates

关键词: Shape memory alloy;    Superelasticity;    Shape memory effect;    Nucleation;    Softening;    Localization;    Instability;    Nanlocal gradient models;    Finite element;    Thin structures;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2013.11.028

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Here, the effects of localization and propagation of martensitic phase transformation on the response of SMA thin structures subjected to thermo-mechanical loadings are investigated using nonlocal constitutive model in conjunction with finite element method. The governing equations are derived based on variational principle considering thermo-mechanical equilibrium and the spatial distribution of the nonlocal volume fraction of martensite during transformation. The nonlocal volume fraction of martensite is defined as a weighted average of the local volume fraction of martensite over a domain characterized by an internal length parameter. The local version of the thermo-mechanical behavior model derived from micromechanics considers the local volume fraction of martensite and the mean transformation strain. A 4-noded quadrilateral plane stress element with three degrees of freedom per node accounting for in-plane displacements and the nonlocal volume fraction of martensite is developed. Numerical simulations are conducted to bring out the influence of material and geometrical heterogeneities (perturbations/defects) on the localization and propagation of phase transformation in SMA thin structures. Also, a sensitivity analysis of the material response due to the localization and the other related model parameters is carried out. The detailed investigation done here clearly shows that the localization of phase transformation has significant effect on the response of shape memory alloys. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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