Le béton est un des matériaux de construction les plus répandus. Néanmoins son comportement en traction dynamique n’est pas parfaitement connu. C’est afin de mieux concevoir les structures en béton et de prédire leur ruine dans le cadre d’éventuels accidents industriels qu’il est nécessaire de connaître sa résistance. Cette dernière évolue en fonction des différentes sollicitations auxquelles le béton peut être soumis. Afin de caractériser la résistance en traction d’un béton de type R30A7, ainsi que son évolution en fonction de la vitesse de déformation, différents essais de flexion trois points ont été réalisés que cela soit en statique ou en dynamique. Un dispositif conforme aux normes en vigueur en statique ainsi que le dispositif dynamique des barres de Hopkinson ont été utilisés. Ce dernier permet de réaliser des essais dynamiques en mesurant le chargement et la vitesse en entrée comme en sortie. En plus de l’instrumentation traditionnelle, les essais ont été suivis à l’aide d’une caméra rapide afin de réaliser des mesures de champ de déplacement à l’aide de la corrélation d’images numériques. Des outils utilisant ces champs de déplacement ont été créés afin de suivre au mieux l’apparition et l’évolution de la fissure. L’ensemble de ces moyens de mesures permettent, avec l’aide de différentes modélisations, qui prennent en compte ou non l’endommagement des éprouvettes, de caractériser l’évolution de la contrainte de rupture en traction en fonction de la vitesse de déformation. Ce travail a mis en avant le fait qu’ignorer l’endommagement du matériau lors d’essais dynamiques augmente de manière non négligeable la valeur de la contrainte à rupture déduite des essais. / The concrete is one of the most widely used constructional materials. However, its tensile behavior in dynamic is yet not perfectly known. In order to design concrete structures and predict their collapse in the case of industrial accidents, it is mandatory to know its tensile strength. This property depends on the different solicitations to which the concrete can be exposed. In order to characterize the tensile strength of a R30A7 concrete and its dependence on the strain rate, three points bending tests are performed in static and dynamic cases. For this purpose, the most recent standards are used in the static tests. The dynamic ones are carried out with the split Hopkinson pressure bars. This device allows to perform dynamic tests with both the speed and effort loading measurements. Moreover a high speed camera is used to record these experiments in order to acquire full-field displacement measurements with the help of the digital image correlation. Tools using these fields are created to detect the apparition of the crack in one hand, and to follow the crack propagation in the other hand. All these experimental devices and the use of different models, some of which take in account the sample damage, make it possible to determinate the evolution of the tensile strength depending on the strain rate. This work brings forward the fact that ignoring the material damage increases the tensile strength obtain from the tests.

Le contexte de ces travaux de thèse est la nécessité de développer des procédés innovants pour produire des matériaux nouveaux ou aux propriétés améliorées. Une des solutions envisagées est l'élaboration de matériaux denses nanostructurés. L'objectif a été de concevoir et développer un dispositif de mise en forme de matériaux pulvérulents par frittage FLASH, couplé à la possibilité de réaliser une compaction dynamique, en vue d'obtenir des matériaux aux microstructures originales. Dans un premier temps, le développement et la conception du dispositif ont été réalisés. La suite de l'étude a eu pour objectif l'analyse et la compréhension du fonctionnement du dispositif à travers une analyse mécanique et une étude des matériaux. L'étude mécanique a permis de déterminer la manière dont se propagent les ondes dans ce nouveau dispositif. L'objectif a été la mise en place d'une méthode de correction de propagation des ondes dans le dispositif DCRS, qui pourrait permettre d'estimer l'énergie stockée dans le matériau due à la déformation à partir de l'obtention des courbes contrainte-déformation. L'insertion des éléments en graphite permettant de réaliser le frittage des matériaux pulvérulents provoque en effet une discontinuité mécanique avec les barres métalliques, perturbant la propagation des ondes élastiques. L'étude de l'effet du graphite est déterminée par une étude numérique, et confirmée par les résultats expérimentaux. Une méthode corrective a été mise en place afin de corriger l'effet du graphite sur la propagation des ondes élastiques. L'étude matériaux a permis d'étudier les effets de la compaction dynamique sur les propriétés physiques de différents matériaux mise en forme avec le dispositif DCRS. Une première étape a été la détermination des mécanismes de durcissement d'un cuivre Oxide dispersion Strengthened (ODS) mise en forme avec le dispositif DCRS. L'objectif était d'estimer l'énergie stockée dans le matériau lors de la compaction dynamique pour une température de frittage donnée. Après la caractérisation du cuivre ODS réalisée et les paramètres de mise en forme du cuivre ODS définis, l'analyse des mécanismes de durcissement a permis d'identifier les perspectives pour l'optimisation de la mise en forme de tels matériaux. Une seconde étape a abordé les relations entre microstructures et propriétés physiques dans un nickel pur via les variations de vitesses d'impact et de température auxquelles est effectuée la compaction dynamique lors d'un cycle thermique défini. Les phénomènes physiques de réorganisation microstructurale intervenant lors de la compaction dynamique comme la recristallisation dynamique et le stockage de l'énergie ont ainsi été mis en évidence / This works investigates a new process development in order to consolidate materials with original microstructures thus improved properties. The technological approach was to use powder metallurgy processes and combine FAST sintering with dynamic compaction. In parallel to elastic wave propagation study into the system, a systematic parametric study on the influence of the processing parameters on the material properties was made

A modified Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) system is used to determine the mechanical properties of soft and ultra-soft materials. An aluminum bar is introduced to reduce the impedance mismatch between the test system and sample. The small signal of the forces was measured by a quartz crystal gauge system. The high precision Laser gap gauge (LGG) system was used to measure the deformation of samples. The compressive tests of Cemented Paste Backfill (CPB), fresh CPB and Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and the fracture toughness tests of PMMA were conducted to approve the legitimacy of our modified SHPB system. From these experiments, the efficiency and economy of the modified SHPB system were attested.

A modified Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) system is used to determine the mechanical properties of soft and ultra-soft materials. An aluminum bar is introduced to reduce the impedance mismatch between the test system and sample. The small signal of the forces was measured by a quartz crystal gauge system. The high precision Laser gap gauge (LGG) system was used to measure the deformation of samples. The compressive tests of Cemented Paste Backfill (CPB), fresh CPB and Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and the fracture toughness tests of PMMA were conducted to approve the legitimacy of our modified SHPB system. From these experiments, the efficiency and economy of the modified SHPB system were attested.

Polymer composites are engineered materials widely being used and yet not completely understood for their dynamic response. It is important to fully characterize material properties before using them for applications in critical industries, like that of defense or transport. In this project, the focus is on determining dynamic fracture toughness property of fiber reinforced polymer composites by using a combined numerical- experimental methodology. Impact tests are conducted on Split-Hopkinson pressure bar with required instrumentation to obtain load-history and initiation of crack propagation parameters followed by finite element analysis to determine desired dynamic properties. Single edge notch bend(SENB) type geometry is used for Mode-I fracture testing and similarly end-notched flexure (ENF) type of geometry is proposed to test the samples for Mode-II type of fracture. Two different linear elastic fracture mechanics approaches are used- crack opening displacement and strain energy release rates. Dynamic fracture toughness values of around 50 MPa[square root of m] and 100 MPa[square root of m] in Mode-I, whereas, around 40 MPa[square root of m] and 6 MPa[square root of m] in Mode-II are observed for carbon-epoxy and fiberglass-epoxy composites respectively. To provide a better estimate of material response, Hashin damage model is employed which takes into account non-linear behavior of composites. As observed in previous studies, values estimated using a non-linear response of composite laminates are nearly three times as high, therefore, using a linear elastic material model could underestimate a material's capacity to sustain dynamic loads without failure. It is concluded that fracture initiation toughness property is rate dependent and is higher when subjected to dynamic loads. Microscopic examination of damaged samples and a higher value of dynamic fracture toughness for fiberglass-epoxy laminates as compared to carbon-epoxy laminates suggest that dynamic fracture toughness is also a function of many other variables like mode of fracture, dominant damage criteria, manufacturing process, constituent materials and their ratios.

The mechanical responses of the comminuted ceramic under impact is important in understanding penetration resistance of the target, modeling the penetration process, developing ceramic models and designing better armor systems. To determine the dynamic compressive responses of ceramic rubbles, a novel loading/reloading feature in SHPB experiments was developed to produce two consecutive loading pulses in a single dynamic experiment with two strikers and two shapers. The first pulse pulverizes the intact specimen into rubble after characterizing the intact material. After unloading of the first pulse, a second pulse loads the comminuted specimen and gives the dynamic constitutive behavior of the rubble.With this new experimental technique, several series of experiments were conducted on an oxide ceramic -- alumina AD995 and a non-oxide ceramic--hot pressed silicon carbide, SiC-N, with different strain rates, various volume dilatations and damaged levels under 26 MPa, 56 MPa and 104 MPa confinement. The results show that the strength of the damaged ceramic is not very sensitive to strain rates within this research range and the pulse separation once the damage attains a critical level. When slightly damaged far below a critical level, the specimen remains nearly elastic; when transitionally damaged, the specimen strength gradually decrease from the slight damage level to the heavy damage level. Increasing confinement increases the strength of the ceramics. The crack patterns were dominantly axial splitting for the slight damage, axial splitting and fragmentation for the intermediate damage, and fragmentation and comminution for the heavy damage. For SiC-N, the volume dilatation history shows a delayed failure. SEM observations indicated that microstructural failure mechanism is intergranular fracture for alumina and transgranular fracture for SiC-N.Mohr-Coulomb criterion was successfully employed to describe the damaged ceramic and the parameters were determined. JH-1 model was employed to describe the failed SiC-N in the linearly segmentation description of the strength and the parameters were also determined. Through the analysis of JH-1 model for SiC-N, the critical damage level can be taken as D = 1.0. JH-2 model was used to describe analytically the damaged AD995 and the parameters were obtained. The critical damage value is 0.88 for alumina determined directly from JH-2 model. The description of JH-1 model is equivalent to Mohr-Coulomb criterion while it is unsuitable for JH-2 model due to the non-linear description. Based on the analysis of existing models and current experimental data, an empirical constitutive material model was developed for the damaged ceramic, which well described the completely damaged ceramic, but was unable to model the partially damaged ceramic.

Granitic rocks usually exhibit strongly anisotropy due to pre-existing microcracks induced by long-term geological loadings. The understanding of anisotropy in mechanical properties of rocks is critical to a variety of rock engineering applications. In this thesis, the anisotropy of tension-related failure parameters involving tensile strength, flexural strength and Mode-I fracture toughness/fracture energy of Barre granite is investigated under a wide range of loading rates. Three sets of dynamic experimental methodologies have been developed using the modified split Hopkinson pressure bar system; Brazilian test to determine the tensile strength; semi-circular bend method to determine the flexural strength; and notched semi-circular bend method to determine the Mode-I fracture toughness and fracture energy. For all three tests, a simple quasi-static data analysis is employed to deduce the mechanical properties; the methodology is assessed critically against the isotropic Laurentian granite. It is shown that if dynamic force balance is achieved in SHPB, it is reasonable to use quasi-static formulas. The dynamic force balance is obtained by the pulse shaper technique. To study the anisotropy of these properties, rock blocks are cored and labeled using the three principal directions of Barre granite to form six sample groups. For samples in the same orientation group, the measured strengths/toughness shows clear loading rate dependence. More importantly, a loading rate dependence of the strengths/toughness anisotropy of Barre granite has been first observed: the anisotropy diminishes with the increase of loading rate. The reason for the strengths/toughness anisotropy can be understood with reference to the preferentially oriented microcracks sets; and the rate dependence of this anisotropy is qualitatively explained with the microcracks interaction. Two models abstracted from microscopic photographs are constructed to interpret the rate dependence of the fracture toughness anisotropy in terms of the crack/microcracks interaction. The experimentally observed rate dependence of the anisotropy is successfully reproduced.

Granitic rocks usually exhibit strongly anisotropy due to pre-existing microcracks induced by long-term geological loadings. The understanding of anisotropy in mechanical properties of rocks is critical to a variety of rock engineering applications. In this thesis, the anisotropy of tension-related failure parameters involving tensile strength, flexural strength and Mode-I fracture toughness/fracture energy of Barre granite is investigated under a wide range of loading rates. Three sets of dynamic experimental methodologies have been developed using the modified split Hopkinson pressure bar system; Brazilian test to determine the tensile strength; semi-circular bend method to determine the flexural strength; and notched semi-circular bend method to determine the Mode-I fracture toughness and fracture energy. For all three tests, a simple quasi-static data analysis is employed to deduce the mechanical properties; the methodology is assessed critically against the isotropic Laurentian granite. It is shown that if dynamic force balance is achieved in SHPB, it is reasonable to use quasi-static formulas. The dynamic force balance is obtained by the pulse shaper technique. To study the anisotropy of these properties, rock blocks are cored and labeled using the three principal directions of Barre granite to form six sample groups. For samples in the same orientation group, the measured strengths/toughness shows clear loading rate dependence. More importantly, a loading rate dependence of the strengths/toughness anisotropy of Barre granite has been first observed: the anisotropy diminishes with the increase of loading rate. The reason for the strengths/toughness anisotropy can be understood with reference to the preferentially oriented microcracks sets; and the rate dependence of this anisotropy is qualitatively explained with the microcracks interaction. Two models abstracted from microscopic photographs are constructed to interpret the rate dependence of the fracture toughness anisotropy in terms of the crack/microcracks interaction. The experimentally observed rate dependence of the anisotropy is successfully reproduced.

The effects of microcracking on the mechanical properties of Salem limestone were investigated in three phases: introduction of quantifiable levels of microcracks by thermal treating, mechanical testing of limestone samples with varying levels of microcracks, and modification of a numerical model to incorporate the measured effects. This work demonstrated that this approach is useful for examination of the effects of microcracking on quasi-brittle materials and can be used to improve the predictive capabilities of material models. Thermal treating was found to consistently induce quantifiable levels of microcracks in Salem limestone. Sonic wave velocities indicated that the induced microstructural changes were a function of the maximum temperature. The wave velocities showed little variability demonstrating the effectiveness of the approach for inducing consistent levels of microcracking. X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, and thermogravimetric analysis confirmed that no composition changes occurred for the temperature range of interest. Computed tomography scanning, scanning electron microscopy, and optical microscopy (OM) were used to observe microstructural changes caused by the heat treatments. OM analysis was the primary method used in the microcrack characterization and yielding qualitative and quantitative data. OM images showed an increase in grain boundary and intragranular cracking with increasing maximum heat treatment temperatures. Stereological evaluation provided microcrack data indicating that microcrack density increased as function of the maximum heat treatment temperatures. Mechanical testing was performed to characterize the mechanical response of the intact and damaged limestone. Quasi-static tests included uniaxial compression, triaxial compression, hydrostatic compression, and uniaxial strain / constant volume tests. Microcracking did not affect the limestone’s strength at pressures greater than 10 MPa. Dynamic tests were performed using a modified split Hopkinson pressure bar. Microcracking did not have an effect on the dynamic strength of the limestone. The results of the mechanical tests were used to modify the HJC model. Modifications were made to account for shear modulus degradation and failure surface changes. The original and modified HJC models were used in a numerical analysis of the mechanical tests performed in this work. The modified HJC provided better results for damaged material when compared with the quasi-static and dynamic experiments.

High entropy alloys (HEAs) are a relatively new class of solid solution alloys that contain multiple principal elements to take advantage of their high configurational entropy, sluggish diffusion, lattice distortion, and the cocktail effect. In recent development, work hardening mechanisms known as twinning induced plasticity (TWIP) and transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) have been found active in Al0.3CoCrFeNi (molar fraction) and Fe50Mn30Co10Cr10 (at %) HEA compositions. Friction-stir processing was done to increase the mechanical properties and improve the microstructure of the alloys for the purpose of high strain rate performance. Quasi-static tensile tests as well as top-hat geometry Split-Hopkinson pressure bar tests were conducted to view the mechanical properties as well as view the microstructural evolution at dynamic strain rates. Overall, the Al0.3CoCrFeNi condition after friction-stir processing and heat treatment has proved to have the best mechanical properties, and selecting from the conditions in this study, Al0.3CoCrFeNi has better shear localization resistance.