Analysis of Adiabatic Shear Banding in a Thick-Walled Steel Tube by the Finite Element Method

The initiation and propagation of adiabatic shear bands is analyzed numerically for an impulsively loaded thick-walled steel tube. A circumferential V-notch located at the outer surface of the center of the tube provides a stress concentration. The material is modeled as strain hardening, strain-rate hardening and thermal softening. The dynamic loading conditions considered are pure torsion, axial pressure combined with torsion, and internal pressure combined with torsion. Because of the stress concentration, a shear band will first initiate in an element adjoining the notch tip and propagate radially inwards through the thickness of the tube. The speed of propagation and the amount of energy required to drive a shear band through the material are calculated. The effects of the pressure preload and the depth of the notch are studied. Also, the influence of thermal softening is investigated by modeling it after a relation proposed by Zhou et al. <i>[Vita removed July 18, 2008 CK/GMc 2/2/2012]<i>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Department dc:contributor.department

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1996

Author dc:creator

• Rattazzi, Dean J.

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Batra, Romesh C.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Kriz, Ronald D.
• Kapania, Rakesh K.

• thick-walled cylinder
• high strain rate
• adiabatic shear band
• DYNA3D

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• In Copyright

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• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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etd-5958212489622671

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oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/36827