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  • Zilong ZHANG, Haimei XIE, Haibin SONG, Qian ZHANG, Wei QIU, Yize WANG, Yilan KANG
    Journal of Experimental Mechanics. 2025, 40(4): 433-443. doi:10.7520/1001-4888-25-014

    Accurate prediction of the lifespan of lithium-ion batteries is crucial for ensuring the electrical safety of equipment. In the process of battery lifespan prediction, the selection of indirect parameters is a key link. However, at present, there are relatively few studies on the relationship between indirect parameters and the internal reaction mechanism of batteries. This paper conducts an experimental study on the relationship between indirect parameters in battery life prediction and the battery reaction mechanism, designs an integrated experimental scheme for battery charge and discharge cycles, electrochemical impedance and acoustic emission, and obtains the nonlinear evolution laws of capacity, impedance and mechanical damage with the number of cycles through experiments. By analyzing the evolution laws of charge transfer impedance (RCT) and solid-state electrolyte interface film impedance (RSEI), the mechanism by which RCT and RSEI affect the degradation of battery life by influencing the transmission and transfer of internal charges in the battery was discovered. Further, the intrinsic qualitative connection among battery capacity, impedance and damage was expounded. Subsequently, based on the qualitative connection between impedance and mechanical damage, the Pearson correlation coefficient was used to quantify the relationship between RCT, RSEI and the cumulative impact times of acoustic emission. The results show that the correlation coefficients of RCT and RSEI with the cumulative impact times of acoustic emission are both higher than 0.9, indicating that impedance is closely related to electrode mechanical damage. Impedance RCT and RSEI contain both electrochemical factors and electrode mechanical damage information. Moreover, the relationship between impedance and mechanical damage has been further verified through experiments with different charge and discharge rates and different electrode materials.

  • Guoxi DAI, Beimin WU, Canjie XIN, Xingzhe WANG
    Journal of Experimental Mechanics. 2025, 40(4): 506-514. doi:10.7520/1001-4888-24-077

    The test platform, composed of components such as a superconducting magnet, Dewar, and cryogenic system can realize the force-thermal-electrical-magnetic multi-field testing of superconductors, in which the superconducting magnet functions to provide a background magnetic field. The split low-temperature superconducting magnet can generate a uniform transverse magnetic field at the center, and its semi-open structure provides convenience and large space for testing. The split low-temperature superconducting magnets operate in low-temperature, strong magnetic fields, and high-current environments, verifying the structure and performance of split low-temperature superconducting magnets is necessary because these conditions can cause the complex electromagnetic forces, thermal stresses, and assembly forces they carry to deteriorate the magnets’ electromagnetic performance and stability. The dynamic winding process of superconducting coils, as well as the excitation and cooling processes of the coil assembly, were experimentally studied in the research applying wireless strain testing method and using techniques like cryogenic strain gauges, cryogenic thermal sensors, and Hall plates. The findings demonstrate that the strain accumulated in the coils during dynamic winding is approximately linear with the number of winding layers and falls back slightly with time, and the strain of the coil assembly and the surrounding magnetic field in energized conditions have a high synchronization with the excitation current, the properties of the superconducting magnet testing and processing procedures can be efficiently revealed by the strain evolution law inside the coil.

  • Chaofeng ZHOU, Chongao ZHU, Rui PANG, Jianyang XUE, Yadong LI
    Journal of Experimental Mechanics. 2025, 40(4): 528-538. doi:10.7520/1001-4888-24-062

    To investigate the effect of different cooling methods on the uniaxial compressive properties of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) after high temperature, 45 specimens with the dimension of 100 mm×100 mm×300 mm were designed and fabricated. The cooling methods and heating temperature were chosen as test variable parameters. Observe the apparent characteristics, quality loss, and failure mode were observed after different high temperatures and cooling methods. The variation law of compressive strength was analyzed. The experimental results show that as the temperature increases, the surface cracks increase. The mass loss rate increases under different cooling methods. A higher mass loss rate occurs under natural cooling with the same temperature. Under natural cooling, the mass loss rate increases rapidly at first and then slowly. An approximately linear increase is presented under water cooling. The compressive strength shows a trend of first slightly increasing and then decreasing. Compared with the normal temperature, with the temperature increase, the maximum compressive strength increased by 18.3% and 13.4% respectively under natural cooling and water cooling. When the temperature reaches 800 ℃, the compressive strength under natural cooling and water cooling decreases to 20.8% and 18.8% of compressive strength at normal temperature, respectively. When the temperature exceeds 600 ℃, the axial deformation ability of blocks is significantly enhanced. Compared with natural cooling, the peak strain under water cooling develops rapidly, but tends to be consistent at 800 ℃. The peak strain under natural cooling and water cooling increases to 2.22 times and 2.24 times the peak strain under normal temperature conditions, respectively. Compared with natural cooling, the elastic modulus under water cooling is relatively small and undergoes three stages: slow decrease, fast decrease, and slow decrease. Based on the experiments, a formula for calculating the residual strength of UHPC after water cooling is proposed, which can provide a basis for evaluating the load-bearing capacity of a building after fire.

  • Chengyi SHOU, Xinyun TAN, Chen SUN, Jubing CHEN
    Journal of Experimental Mechanics. 2025, 40(4): 455-466. doi:10.7520/1001-4888-24-044

    High-precision full-field morphology measurement of specular structures is an indispensable step in numerous high-end manufacturing fields. This paper proposes Translational Phase Measuring Deflectometry to achieve high-precision measurement of specular surfaces. Based on a monoscopic single-screen setup, the method establishes a complete model of the relationship between fringe phase, surface gradient, and height, and establishes basic constraints in the model through the assumption of surface continuity. A method for solving model parameters is proposed, addressing the ambiguity issue present in traditional phase measuring deflectometry. This method allows for the measurement of the morphology and pose of the structure under test through simple and arbitrary movements of the screen. A series of validation experiments are conducted to discuss the influence of surface gradient and height variation on the method’s ability to measure morphology and validate its comprehensive measurement capability. Experimental results demonstrate a significant improvement in measurement accuracy compared to traditional methods in the measurement of specular structures’ morphology.

  • Songmei WU, Junhua XIAO, Guorui WANG
    Journal of Experimental Mechanics. 2025, 40(4): 444-454. doi:10.7520/1001-4888-24-112

    Poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole) (PBO) fibers have garnered significant attention due to their exceptional mechanical properties, high thermal stability, and flame resistance, demonstrating broad application prospects in aerospace, transportation, and new energy sectors. However, the aging behavior of PBO fibers in humid environments severely compromises their long-term service performance, limiting their development and application in high-tech fields. Therefore, enhancing the anti-aging properties of PBO fibers under humid conditions remains a critical challenge. In this study, the protective effect of graphene coatings on PBO fibers in humid environments was investigated using single-fiber micro-tensile testing. The results indicate that PBO fibers undergo hydrolysis in humid environments, leading to a reduction in Young’s modulus and tensile strength. While coating PBO fibers with covalently cross-linked graphene oxide significantly enhances their mechanical properties, it fails to improve their moisture resistance. Further, the reduction of covalently cross-linked graphene oxide through high-temperature pyrolysis yields reduced graphene oxide with a dense layered stacking structure and excellent hydrophobicity, effectively improving the anti-aging performance of PBO fibers. The reduced graphene oxide-coated PBO fibers exhibit a strength retention rate of nearly 98.2% at 50% relative humidity and up to 96.4% at 80% relative humidity.

  • Kexiang WANG, Yupei GUO, Longjun ZHOU, Yaxin ZHU, Chunyu BAI, Qiang YANG
    Journal of Experimental Mechanics. 2025, 40(4): 398-408. doi:10.7520/1001-4888-25-034

    Aviation metal structures often face the combined effect of Marine corrosion environment and repeated impact loads during service, which leads to corrosion damage on the material surface and significantly deteriorates its impact fatigue performance. In order to explore this phenomenon in depth, this paper systematically studied the impact fatigue life of AerMet100 steel and TC18 titanium alloy, the key structural materials in the aviation field, under different durations of neutral salt spray corrosion. The impact of corrosion duration on the impact fatigue life of two types of notched three-point bending specimens and the damage mechanism were systematically revealed by the neutral salt spray corrosion test, the dropping hammer impact fatigue life measurement test, and the scanning electron microscope (SEM) characterization technology. The results show: with the increase of salt spray corrosion time, the fatigue life of U/V-90° notched specimens of AerMet100 steel and TC18 titanium alloy U-notched specimens show a nearly linear decay trend, and the fatigue life of AerMet100 steel decreases to about 50% of that of non-corroded specimens after 240 h of corrosion. However, the U-notched specimen of TC18 titanium alloy decreases to about 50% of the uncorroded specimen after 480 h of corrosion. In contrast, the fatigue life of the V-90° notched specimen of TC18 titanium alloy is mainly affected by the stress state rather than the corrosion damage due to the high stress triaxial degree at the notch location. In addition, the SEM results show that with the extension of corrosion time, the number of corrosion products and pitting pits on the surface of AerMet100 steel samples increases significantly, accompanied by surface cracking, which promotes the initiation and propagation of fatigue cracks. Due to the shielding effect of the surface passivating film on the corrosive medium, the TC18 titanium alloy effectively prevents the in-depth erosion of the corrosive medium, limits the propagation path of the crack, and maintains a high fatigue life.

  • Jialiang HU, Zhanfei ZHANG, Xiaotong MA, Xiang LI, Huimin XIE, Yalei JIA, Zhanwei LIU
    Journal of Experimental Mechanics. 2025, 40(4): 409-432. doi:10.7520/1001-4888-24-141

    Digital Image Correlation (DIC) is a non-contact optical measurement technique that uses speckle patterns as deformation carriers to measure surface displacement and deformation fields of objects. It has been widely applied in key industrial fields such as aerospace, mechanical engineering, and power engineering. In general, specialized software is required for Digital Image Correlation (DIC) measurement and analysis. In particular, in the measurement of fatigue and dynamic problems, it is essential to address challenges arising from big data processing, such as long computation times and low efficiency. With the development of artificial intelligence technology, deep learning provides new opportunities for DIC method. However, a huge dataset is required for the construction of DIC deep learning network, which not only increases the cost of data collection but also takes a long computation time. To solve the above problems, this paper proposes a DIC-2D displacement measurement method based on migration learning, which is based on U-Net network including a multi-level feature extractor, an attention mechanism and a depth-separable convolution. In the pre-training process of the network, simulated scattering images are used as the training dataset to form the pre-trained network;On this basis, multiple transfer learning fine-tuning strategies are used to optimize the network parameters using a small number of real speckle images with different mean intensity gradients to establish the migration network, and real speckle images are used for verification. The analysis results show that the network trained by the global fine-tuning strategy exhibits higher accuracy and better robustness in the training of different mean intensity gradient speckle images. The DIC migration learning method proposed in this paper can significantly reduce the training time and cost for data acquisition.

  • Meng YANG, Jie ZHOU, Zheng LI, Kan FENG, Jianlin CHEN
    Journal of Experimental Mechanics. 2025, 40(4): 387-397. doi:10.7520/1001-4888-24-175

    Lattice sandwich structures have drawn considerable attention in engineering applications owing to their exceptional specific strength, specific stiffness, and outstanding impact resistance. Regarding structural dynamic performance, current research predominantly concentrates on global vibration responses while overlooking the influence of local vibration characteristics of lattice trusses on dynamic behavior as fundamental aspects for nondestructive evaluation techniques. This investigation systematically examined the local vibration properties and damage detection methods for lattice sandwich structures. Firstly, combined numerical simulations and experimental measurements were conducted to analyze the effects of lattice trusses on guided wave propagation characteristics. Signal processing through Fourier analysis and wavelet transform revealed distinct energy concentrations at specific frequency peaks. Furthermore, by correlating the guided wave signals with local resonance modes of lattice unit cells, we demonstrated that these characteristic frequency peaks were intrinsically determined by the vibrational modal frequencies of lattice trusses, particularly their axial compression-tension vibration modes. Based on these findings, an innovative damage identification methodology is developed that utilizes the frequency peak shifts in wave signals for structural integrity assessment. The proposed approach is numerically validated, with results confirming its effectiveness in both damage detection and localization for lattice truss structures.

  • Yuankang LI, Feng HUANG, Shihua FU
    Journal of Experimental Mechanics. 2025, 40(4): 479-486. doi:10.7520/1001-4888-24-084

    Identification of microcracks in time is important for the safety control of concrete structures. In this study, four-point bending experiments were conducted on basalt fiber concrete specimens. The strain fields information on the specimen surface were acquired by digital image correlation technique during the loading process. In the horizontal strain field, 300 points with large strains were selected as points of interest (POI), the aggregation factor was calculated based on the standard deviation of the coordinates of the POI in the strain field, and a method for identifying microcracks associated with a single strain field only was proposed by using the distribution evolution of the aggregation factor during the loading process. This method can exclude the error generated by human judgment of microcracks, but it is not sufficient to identify multiple microcracks. The accuracy of the method exceeds 95% and is suitable for engineering applications.

  • Kaicheng XU, Zijian LU, Hongrui HUANG, Rixu QIU, Bin YI, Liqing ZHANG
    Journal of Experimental Mechanics. 2025, 40(4): 515-527. doi:10.7520/1001-4888-24-074

    Prestressed concrete structures are subject to environmental corrosion during service, resulting in corrosion of the reinforcement and varying degrees of damage to the structure. This leads to a reduction in the structural load carrying capacity. To investigate the effect of the reinforcement corrosion on the flexural performance of prestressed concrete beams, corroded prestressed concrete beams were tested by a four-point bending test. It is shown that the corrosion of the ordinary reinforcement has a small effect on the cracking strength and ultimate strength of test beams. However, the effect of corrosion on the yield load is more obvious. When the corrosion rate of ordinary steel reinforcement is 3.8%, the yield load of the test beams decreases by 15.6%. Additionally, the corrosion rate of steel reinforcement has a smaller effect on the yield deflection of the test beams, but the effect on the ultimate deflection is more obvious. When the corrosion rate of steel reinforcement is 11.5%, the ultimate deflection decreases by 8.6%. The corrosion of the prestressed steel strand has a significant effect on the cracking load and yield load of the test beams, which is the main factor affecting the load carrying capacity and deformation capacity of the prestressed beams. The cracking load of the test specimen decreases by 32.9% when the strand corrosion rate is 7.6%.