Experimental investigations on nonlinear mechanical behaviors of Kevlar tether

A Kevlar tether usually exhibits strong nonlinearity in engineering applications, bringing new challenges to the modeling of tether dynamics. The nonlinear mechanical behaviors, including creep behavior, nonlinear stiffness, hysteresis effect, and dynamical property of a Kevlar tether, are investiga...

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Main Authors: Ban Wang, Haozheng Li, Juyong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/15589250231161330
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description A Kevlar tether usually exhibits strong nonlinearity in engineering applications, bringing new challenges to the modeling of tether dynamics. The nonlinear mechanical behaviors, including creep behavior, nonlinear stiffness, hysteresis effect, and dynamical property of a Kevlar tether, are investigated through a series of experiments. The longitudinal loading experiment setup is established, from which the relationships between tether deformation, tension, and time can be obtained. The creep process of Kevlar tethers is divided into three stages, namely, linear creep stage, deceleration creep stage, and long-term creep stage. This paper studied the longitudinal nonlinear stiffness of a Kevlar tether, whose nonlinearity is fitted by the cubic function model. The hysteresis effect under single loading and unloading is fitted well by the Kawabata stress-strain model, which verifies the correctness and validity of Kawabata model. The nonlinear dynamical model, which includes the elastic force, hysteresis force, and damping force, is established to describe the general dynamical property of the Kevlar tether. The experiment results verify the correctness of the dynamical model form. To simplify the analysis, a simplified model is proposed to describe the dynamical property of the Kevlar tether, and the parameters have a good consistency. The works in this paper contribute to the accurate modeling of flexible tether and lay the foundation for the further research of tether dynamics and control.
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spelling doaj.art-a6c6a5021fd44d74a442e26d9ff9c8af2023-03-24T12:34:25ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics1558-92502023-03-011810.1177/15589250231161330Experimental investigations on nonlinear mechanical behaviors of Kevlar tetherBan Wang0Haozheng Li1Juyong Zhang2Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, ChinaZhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaHangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, ChinaA Kevlar tether usually exhibits strong nonlinearity in engineering applications, bringing new challenges to the modeling of tether dynamics. The nonlinear mechanical behaviors, including creep behavior, nonlinear stiffness, hysteresis effect, and dynamical property of a Kevlar tether, are investigated through a series of experiments. The longitudinal loading experiment setup is established, from which the relationships between tether deformation, tension, and time can be obtained. The creep process of Kevlar tethers is divided into three stages, namely, linear creep stage, deceleration creep stage, and long-term creep stage. This paper studied the longitudinal nonlinear stiffness of a Kevlar tether, whose nonlinearity is fitted by the cubic function model. The hysteresis effect under single loading and unloading is fitted well by the Kawabata stress-strain model, which verifies the correctness and validity of Kawabata model. The nonlinear dynamical model, which includes the elastic force, hysteresis force, and damping force, is established to describe the general dynamical property of the Kevlar tether. The experiment results verify the correctness of the dynamical model form. To simplify the analysis, a simplified model is proposed to describe the dynamical property of the Kevlar tether, and the parameters have a good consistency. The works in this paper contribute to the accurate modeling of flexible tether and lay the foundation for the further research of tether dynamics and control.https://doi.org/10.1177/15589250231161330
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