Le corps humain (adulte) est composé de 206 os (“Anatomy and Physiology | Simple Book Production” n.d.) qui sont des tissus denses et composent la majeure partie du squelette humain. Le squelette, étant hautement vascularisé, est l’endroit le plus communément affecté par le cancer métastatique (Coleman 1997). L’apparition de ces métastases osseuses fragilise l’os et peut provoquer des fractures pathologiques. Toutefois la prédiction de telles fractures est difficile et loin d’être automatique. Une possibilité pour créer un outil de diagnostic plus performant serait les simulations éléments finis (FEA en anglais pour « Finite Elements Analysis »). Des études ont montré que la FEA spécifique au patient était capable de surpasser l’expertise des cliniciens dans le cas d’étude ex vivo avec défauts osseux induits mécaniquement (dont Derikx et al. 2012). Les recherches portant sur le cancer osseux sont toutefois dur à mettre en place, les échantillons étant rare. De manière à contourner la difficulté de trouver des échantillons humains rarement disponibles, la souris a été utilisé comme modèle squelettique dans plusieurs cas, incluant la tenue mécanique d’os atteint de métastases ex vivo (Mann et al. 2008). Ainsi, de manière à pouvoir étudier l’implication du tissu métastatique dans la résistance globale de l’os sur échantillons réels, nous avons utilisé ce modèle animal pour créer des échantillons tumoraux.Notre but était double : premièrement, quantifier l’apport de la prise en compte des propriétés mécaniques de la métastase dans la résistance globale de l’os. Deuxièmement, statuer sur le fait qu’un modèle plus simple que celui proposé dans la littérature (reposant sur des propriétés purement élastiques plutôt qu’élasto-plastiques (Eggermont et al. 2018) pouvait permettre d’améliorer la prédiction de fractures pathologiques.Tout d’abord, les résultats obtenus avec nos modèles hétérogènes (ne prenant pas en compte la tumeur) ont montré une bonne consistance avec la littérature, la corrélation entre tous les modèles hétérogènes (n=43 pattes) quant à la fracture simulée et expérimentale étant du même ordre de grandeur que celles d’une étude analogue menée sur vertèbres de souris (Nyman et al. 2015). Ensuite, le modèle prenant en compte les propriétés des tumeurs n’as pas permis d’améliorer la prédiction de fracture, au contraire, la moyenne des différences de ces modèles étant de 30±21% (n=11 pattes tumorales) contre 12±9% (n=43 pattes). De plus le modèle spécifique (prenant en compte le module des tumeurs) étant plus difficile à obtenir que le modèle hétérogène (ne nécessitant pas de segmentation entre os et tumeur), le premier ne semble pas être judicieux dans la prédiction de fracture d’os long présentant des lyses osseuses. Enfin, un critère de détection reposant sur la différence entre valeurs de forces ultimes globale et locale a permis de détecter la majorité des instabilités mécaniques constatées dans cette étude (sensibilité de 85% et spécificité de 100%). Un autre critère, basé sur le ratio entre poids des individus et la force ultime locale prédite via FEA a permis de correctement diagnostiquer l’ensemble des cas (100% de sensibilité et de spécificité). Ce résultat pourrait s’avérer être d’une grande aide quant à la prise de décision d’intervention chirurgicale dans le cas d’os long atteints de métastases osseuses. Bien sûr, avant cela la route à parcourir reste longue, ce résultat devant d’abord être confirmé cliniquement (possiblement en ayant recours à l’étude d’un cohorte rétrospective, comme cela a déjà pu être fait dans d’autres études (Eggermont et al. 2018). Cette étude vient d’être initiée dans le cas du projet MEKANOS (étude multicentrique en France) porté par le Professeur Cyrille Confavreux (rhumatologue) / The human body (adult) is composed of 206 bones ("Anatomy and Physiology | Simple Book Production" n.d.) that are dense tissues and make up the bulk of the human skeleton. The skeleton, being highly vascularized, is the most commonly affected site for metastatic cancer (Coleman 1997). The development of these bone metastases weakens the bone and can cause pathological fractures. However, the prediction of such fractures is difficult and far from automatic. One possibility for creating a more powerful diagnostic tool would be finite element simulations (FEA). Studies have shown that patient-specific FEA is able to surpass the expertise of clinicians in the case of ex vivo studies with mechanically induced bone defects (including Derikx et al., 2012). Research on bone cancer, however, is hard to put in place as samples are rare. In order to overcome the difficulty of finding human samples that are rarely available, the mouse has been used as a skeletal model in several cases, including the mechanical resistance of bones with ex vivo metastases (Mann et al., 2008). Thus, in order to study the involvement of metastatic tissue in the overall bone resistance of real samples, we used this animal model to create tumor samples. Our goal was twofold: first, to quantify the contribution of taking into account the mechanical properties of metastasis in the overall resistance of the bone. Secondly, to see if a simpler model than that proposed in the literature (based on purely elastic rather than elastoplastic properties (Eggermont et al., 2018) could improve the prediction of pathological fractures. First, the results obtained with our heterogeneous models (not taking tumor into account) showed a good consistency with the literature, the correlation between all the heterogeneous models (n = 43 legs) regarding the agreement of simulated and experimental fracture were of the same order of magnitude as a similar study conducted on mouse vertebrae (Nyman et al., 2015). Then, the model taking into account the properties of the tumors did not make it possible to improve the fracture prediction. The average of the differences of models taking tumor into account being of 30 ± 21% (n = 11 tumor limbs) against 12 ± 9% (n = 43 limbs). In addition, the specific model (taking into account the modulus of the tumors) being more difficult to obtain than the heterogeneous model (not requiring segmentation between bone and tumor), the first does not seem to be a wise choice in the prediction of long bone fracture presenting bone lysis. Finally, a detection criterion based on the difference between global and local ultimate force values made it possible to detect the majority of the mechanical instabilities observed in this study (sensitivity of 85% and specificity of 100%). Another criterion, based on the ratio between individual weights and the local ultimate force predicted via FEA, made it possible to correctly diagnose all cases (100% sensitivity and specificity). This result could prove to be of great help in making surgical decision making in the case of long bone with bone metastases. Of course, before that, the road ahead is long, this result having to be clinically confirmed first (possibly through the study of a retrospective cohort, as has already been done in other studies (Eggermont et al., 2018). This study has just been initiated in the case of the project MEKANOS (multicenter study in France) led by Professor Cyrille Confavreux (rheumatologist)

The current thesis focuses on estimating the damage levels and evaluating the out-of-plane behavior of fully-grouted reinforced masonry (RM) structural walls under blast loading, a load that they are typically not designed to resist. Twelve third-scale RM walls were constructed and tested under free-field blast tests. Three different reinforcement ratios and three different charge weights have been used on the walls, with scaled distances down to 1.7 m/kg1/3 and two different boundary conditions, to evaluate the walls’ performances. In general, the results show that the walls are capable of withstanding substantial blast load levels with different extents of damage depending on their vertical reinforcement ratio and scaled distance. It worth mention that the current definitions of damage states, specified in ASCE/SEI 59-11 (ASCE 2011) and CAN/CSA S850-12 (CSA 2012) standards, involve global response limits such as the component support rotations that are relatively simple to calculate. However, these quantitative damage state descriptors can be less relevant for cost–benefit analysis. Moreover, the reported experimental results showed that the use of quantitative versus qualitative damage descriptors specified by North American blast standards [ASCE 59-11 (ASCE 2011) and CSA S850-12 (CSA 2012)] can result in inconstancies in terms of damage state categorization. Therefore, revised damage states that are more suitable for a cost–benefit analysis, including repair technique and building downtime, were presented. These damage states are currently considered more meaningful and have been used to quantify the post-earthquake performance of buildings. In addition, a nonlinear single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) model is developed to predict the out-of-plane behavior of RM structural walls under blast loading. The proposed SDOF model is first verified using quasi-static and free-field blast tests and then subsequently used to extend the results of the reported experimental test results with different design parameters such as threat level, reinforcement ratio, available block width, wall height, and material characteristics. In general, brittle behavior was observed in the walls with a reinforcement ratio higher than 0.6%. This is attributed to the fact that seismically detailed structural masonry walls designed to respond in a ductile manner under in-plane loads might develop brittle failure under out-of-plane loads because of their reduced reinforcement moment arm. In addition, increased ductility can be achieved by using two reinforcement layers instead of a single layer, even if the reinforcement ratio is reduced. Also, it is recommended to consider the use of larger concrete masonry blocks for the construction of RM structural walls that are expected to experience blast loads in order to reduce the slenderness ratio and for the placement of two reinforcement layers. Finally, a probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) framework is proposed in order to develop design basis threat (DBT) fragility curves for reinforced concrete block shear wall buildings, which can be utilized to meet different probabilities of failure targets. To illustrate the proposed methodology, an application is presented involving a medium–rise reinforced masonry building, under different DBT levels. The DBT fragility curves are obtained via Monte Carlo sampling of the random variables and are used to infer the locations, within the building premises, that are most suitable for the erection of barriers for blast hardening. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

[pt] Durante a perfuração de poços de petróleo, a coluna de perfuração apresenta um comportamento dinâmico complexo, esta tese foca no estudo experimental e na modelagem matemática deste comportamento. Neste trabalho, destaca-se as vibrações autoexcitadas axiais, laterais e torcionais, que podem levar a efeitos como o bit bouncing, o whirling e stick-slip torcional. A primeira contribuição desta tese é a análise experimental de um bancada de testes, que fornece informações sobre a dinâmica de sistemas torcionais. A influência dos parâmetros de controle não lineares na resposta do sistema é investigada, identificando as condições sob as quais o fenômeno stick-slip ocorre. Em segundo lugar, a tese propõe estratégias de identificação de sistemas para sistemas não lineares, utilizando a mesma bancada de testes supracitada. Uma abordagem híbrida para a identificação é proposta, onde técnicas de modelagem de caixa cinza e caixa preta são combinadas para calibrar os parâmetros do sistema, particularmente aqueles associados ao atrito. Essa abordagem aumenta a precisão das estimativas em comparação com os métodos tradicionais de caixa cinza, mantendo a interpretabilidade. Além disso, a pesquisa emprega physics-informed deep learning para estimar os parâmetros mecânicos e de atrito do modelo de dois graus de liberdade. A calibração usando dados experimentais obtidos de uma bancada de testes fornece informações sobre o comportamento de sistemas de perfuração. Finalmente, a tese apresenta investigações experimentais sobre o acoplamento entre oscilações torcionais e axiais utilizando uma bancada experimental de perfuração em escala de laboratório modificada e adaptada equipada com brocas e amostras de rocha reais. Em resumo, esta tese aumenta a compreensão da dinâmica de colunas de perfuração e apresenta aplicações úteis para técnicas de identificação de sistemas na análise de oscilações torcionais e axiais. / [en] During drilling for oil extraction purposes, the drill string experiences complex dynamic behavior, and this work delves into the experimental study and the mathematical modeling of such behavior. Self-excited vibrations, such as axial, lateral, and torsional vibrations, which can lead to detrimental effects such as bit bouncing, whirling, and torsional stick-slip are highlighted in this thesis. Distinct aspects of drilling dynamics are considered in this investigation to enhance the understanding of various phenomena. Initially, an experimental analysis of a lab-scale rig is conducted, providing valuable insights into the dynamics of such systems. And the influence of control parameters on the system’s response is examined, particularly in identifying the conditions under which the stick-slip phenomenon is likely to occur. Secondly, the thesis proposes system identification strategies for nonlinear systems, specifically focusing on the same laboratory test rig. An innovative ensemble approach is proposed, which combines gray and black-box modeling techniques to effectively calibrate the parameters of a dynamical system, particularly those associated with friction. This approach improves prediction accuracy compared to traditional gray-box methods while maintaining interpretability in the dynamic responses. Furthermore, the research employs physics-informed deep learning to estimate the low-dimensional model mechanical and friction parameters. Calibration using experimental data obtained from a specialized setup provides insights into the drill-string system s behavior. Finally, the thesis involves experimental investigations on the coupling between torsional and axial oscillations using a modified and adapted lab-scale drilling rig equipped with real drill bits and rock samples. In summary, this thesis advances our understanding of drill-string dynamics and presents helpful applications for system identification techniques.

Les vibrations aléatoires sont les sollicitations les plus représentatives à celles qui se trouvent dans l'environnement réel. Elles sont souvent rencontrées dans l'environnement de fonctionnement automobile, aéronautique, spatial, ferroviaire et d'autres. La particularité des vibrations aléatoires est l'utilisation de son analyse par fatigue. Grâce aux propriétés statistiques des signaux aléatoires que les méthodes spectrales permettent d'estimer la moyenne du dommage d'une façon efficace et économique mais avec certaines limitations. Une étude numérique sur un système électronique embarqué accompagnée des essais expérimentaux ont été mis en place dans cette thèse pour présenter une démarche complète d'une analyse spectrale des vibrations aléatoires. Une modélisation par éléments finis a été réalisée ainsi qu'une technique du 'zoom structural' en analyse spectrale des vibrations aléatoires a été proposée dans ce travail avec la présentation des équations de cette technique. Une application numérique a montré la validité de la technique proposée en appliquant une étude de l'endommagement par fatigue par l'approche temporelle et par l'approche spectrale. Les résultats numériques de cette application mènent à une estimation d'un temps à l'initiation de la fissure très proche du temps de défaillance observé dans les résultats des essais expérimentaux. Cette technique montre la performance et l'efficacité des méthodes spectrales dans l'estimation du dommage par fatigue aléatoire. Une étude de l'optimisation d'un système soumis aux sollicitations aléatoires a été développée. L'objectif de cette étude est de rechercher la conception optimale du système soumis aux vibrations aléatoires en posant des limitations sur le dommage qui en résulte. Ce dommage estimé par les méthodes spectrales de Dirlik et de Single Moment ne doit pas dépasser un dommage cible pour assurer la fiabilité du système étudié. / Random vibrations are the most representative excitations that can be found in the real environment. They are often encountered in the automotive, aeronautical, space, railway and other operating environments. The special feature of the random vibrations is their important role in damage fatigue analysis. The spectral methods allow to estimate efficiently and economically the mean of the damage using the statistical properties of the random signals. A numerical study on an embedded electronic system with experimental tests was set up in this thesis to present a complete spectral analysis of random vibrations methodology. A finite element model was performed as well as submodelling technique in spectral analysis of random vibrations with associated equations was proposed in this work. A numerical application has shown the validity of the proposed technique by applying the fatigue damage study using the time-domain approach and the spectral approach. The numerical results of this application lead to the estimation of a crack initiation time very close to the failure time observed in the experimental tests. This technique shows the performance and efficiency of spectral methods in the estimation of random fatigue damage. The optimization of a system subjected to random excitations has been developed in this work. The objective of this study is to retrieve the optimal design of the system subjected to random vibrations with limitations on the resulting damage. This damage estimated by Dirlik and Single Moment spectral methods must not exceed defined target damage in order to insure the reliability of the studied system.

Estruturas aeronáuticas são em sua grande parte fabricadas em material compósito para que sejam atendidas as especificações de projeto. Entre essas estruturas destaca-se a estrutura sanduíche. A utilização desse tipo de estrutura requer estudos extensos em novos materiais, bem como na aplicação dos mesmos. Uma atenção especial para o núcleo dessas estruturas é necessária, pois este material é na verdade uma estrutura celular, como as espumas poliméricas. Esta dissertação busca concatenar a literatura com a prática ao estudar a calibração de modelos de material para descrever o comportamento mecânico de espumas poliméricas, bem como avaliar suas potencialidades e limitações. Estas espumas são estruturas celulares cujos mecanismos de falha consistem em respostas micro e macroscópicas. A identificação e quantificação desses comportamentos podem ser feitas através da investigação de modelos de material micro-mêcanicos ou fenomenológicos (macro-mecânicos) associados a ensaios e análises experimentais tanto do material celular quanto da estrutura na qual este material é utilizado. Cada abordagem, micro ou macro-mecânica, possui vantagens e desvantagens que no presente trabalho são discutidas para o material estudado (espuma polimérica rígida de PVC, poli-cloreto de vinila, com estrutura de células fechada e densidade de 60kg/m³). Uma série de ensaios experimentais com bases em normas é realizada e os dados coletados são comparados com dados obtidos simultaneamente através de uma técnica de correlação de imagens. Todas as informações experimentais são confrontadas e associadas aos mecanismos de falha da espuma polimérica. Finalmente, os dados experimentais são utilizados nas identificações de parâmetros de modelos de material disponíveis em um programa comercial de elementos finitos - ABAQUS. Com os modelos de material calibrados, o presente trabalho investiga a representatividade e as limitações dos mesmos quando aplicados a estruturas aeronáuticas submetidas a cargas localizadas, monotônicas ou não. Observou-se que há uma forte dependência da resposta macroscópica da espuma com sua estrutura celular quando submetida a cargas localizadas e/ou não-monotônicas. Ademais, o uso de modelos de material simplificados, e/ou com hipóteses de implementação, gera resultados duvidosos quando estes modelos são aplicados a materiais celulares com respostas complexas (mecanismos micro-mecânicos, anisotropia, viscosidade, etc.). Todavia, o presente trabalho mostra que uma calibração estratégica relevando as hipóteses de implementação e as limitações do modelo de material, fornece bons resultados macroscópicos que são fortemente influenciados pelos mecanismos de falha micro-mecânicos. / Aircraft structures are mostly made of composite material in order to achieve the specifications of a project. Among these structures one highlights the sandwich structure. The usage of this structure requires extensive studies on new materials as well as on the application of these very materials. A special attention for the cores material of these structures is needed because it is in fact a cellular structure, as the polymeric foams. This dissertation seeks to concatenate the literature and practice, studying the calibration of material models to describe the mechanical behavior of polymeric foams, as well as to analyse their potentials and limitations. These foams are cellular structures whose failure mechanisms comprise micro and macro responses. The identification and quantification of these behaviors can be done through micro-mechanical or phenomenological (macro-mechanical) material models along with experimental tests and analyses of both the cellular material and the structure in which this material is used. Each approach, micro or macro, has advantages and disadvantages that in the present work are discussed for the studied material (PVC, poly-vinyl-chloride, rigid closed-cell polymeric foam with a density of 60kg/m³). A series of experimental tests based on standard procedures are carried out and the data collected are compared with data obtained simultaneously through an image correlation technique. All the experimental information are confronted and associated to the failure mechanisms of the polymeric foam. Finally, the experimental data are used for the identification of material models parameters, currently available in the commercial finite elements software - ABAQUS. With the material models calibrated, the present work investigates the representativeness and the limitations of these very models when applied to aircraft structures submitted to monotonic or not localized loads. One has observed that there is a strong dependence of the foams macroscopic response with its cellular structure when it is submitted to localized and/or non-monotonic loads. Moreover, the usage of simplified material models, and/or with some implementation hypotheses, renders doubtful results when these models are applied to cellular materials with complex responses (micro-mechanical mechanisms, anisotropy, viscosity, etc.). Nevertheless, the present work shows that a strategic calibration taking into account the implementation hypotheses and the limitations of the material model, yields good macroscopic results that are strongly influenced by the micro-mechanical failure mechanisms.

[pt] Grande parte das indústrias e do comércio atacadista e varejista, depara-se com problemas referentes à estocagem de seus produtos em galpões. Visando otimizar as operações de armazenamento e recuperação destes produtos (livros, remédios, CDs, caixas, pallets etc) e melhorar a utilização dos espaços vagos, foi idealizado o desenvolvimento de um protótipo que busca funcionalidade operativa associada a baixo custo.O presente trabalho consiste na construção de um manipulador robótico, controlado através da porta paralela de um microcomputador e composto por guias lineares estruturais, fixadas a um módulo de armazenamento com escaninhos. Para a execução dos movimentos é utilizada a tecnologia de motores de passo, onde dois motores horizontais efetuam os movimentos na coordenada X e um motor vertical, na coordenada Y. Um mecanismo de garras, acionado por motoredutor, foi desenvolvido para a captação dos volumes padronizados (containers). Finalmente, um programa para gerenciamento dos movimentos também foi implementado, com o objetivo de minimizar as operações do manipulador. / [en] A great part of the industry and of the wholesaler and retailer commerce sector, is dealing with some problems related to the storage of their products in sheds. The development of this prototype was initiated in order to improve the products (books, medicines, CDs, boxes, pallets) storage / recovery operations and the use of the vacant spaces. This development also searched to satisfy functionality associated to the low cost. The presented work is based upon the construction of a robotic manipulator. It is controlled by the computer parallel port and composed by structural linear guides that are fixed on a storage module with small partitions, similar to drawers. The movement execution uses the technology of step motors. Two horizontal motors execute the coordinate X movements, and a vertical motor executes the coordinate Y movements. It was developed a end effector mechanism, activated by a motor reducer, in order to capture the standardized containers. It was also implemented a program for the movements management. It looks for the reduction of the manipulator operations. The document s finalization shows and comments the obtained results.

Les travaux de thèse visent à améliorer les connaissances sur le comportement parasismique des bâtiments à ossature en bois. Le comportement de ces bâtiments sous sollicitations sismiques est lié à celui de ses assemblages par connecteurs métalliques (pointes, vis, équerres, etc.). La modélisation numérique d'une telle structure s'appuie sur une démarche multi-échelles, afin de représenter les comportements locaux à l'échelle de l'ouvrage. Trois échelles sont définies. Échelle 1 : assemblages, échelle 2 : éléments de structure (mur, plancher, toiture), échelle 3 : bâtiment. A chaque échelle, une loi de comportement dédiée (hystérétique avec endommagement) permet la modélisation. Les calages ou validations s'appuient sur des campagnes d'essais expérimentaux. Diverses configurations de spécimen et divers chargements sont testés afin de construire une vaste base de données de résultats. Les essais sur les assemblages par connecteurs métalliques ont permis le calage du modèle numérique à l'échelle 1. Un modèle éléments finis (EF) détaillé de mur est validé expérimentalement en quasi-statique et en dynamique. Un modèle EF simplifié de mur (macro) permet de passer à l'échelle du bâti. Cet élément macro, calibré sur le modèle détaillé, permet de reproduire avec une précision satisfaisante le comportement dynamique d'un mur. L'assemblage d'éléments de murs (pleins ou avec ouverture) permet de tendre vers la modélisation tridimensionnelle d'une structure. Ce modèle numérique de structure permettra d'étudier, localement et globalement, le comportement parasismique des constructions à ossature bois afin de proposer des dispositifs constructifs et un dimensionnement adaptés à ces ouvrages en zone sismique. / This research aims at a better understanding of the vulnerability of timber-frame buildings against earthquakes. The behavior of these structures under seismic loading relies on their joints with metal fasteners (nails, screws, 3 dimensionnal connections, etc.). The numerical modeling of such a structure is based on a multi-scale approach, which allows to take into account the local behaviors at the structural scale. Three scales are defined: Scale 1: joints, scale 2: structural elements (shear walls, floors, roofs), scale 3: buildings. At each scale, a behavior law (hysteretic with damage) is used. The calibrations or validations are based on experimental tests. Tests on joints with metal fasteners are used to calibrate the numerical model at scale 1. A detailed finite elements (FE) model of shear wall is developped and its predictions are confronted to quasi-static and dynamic experimental results for validation. A simplified FE model of shear wall (macro element) is used to generate a numerical model at the building scale. This macro element, calibrated on the detailed FE model, accurately reproduces the dynamic behavior of a shear wall despite its simplicity. The numerical model of timber-frame buildings will be used to study, locally and globally, their behavior against earthquake in order to propose construction details and design adapted to these structures in seismic areas.

Estruturas aeronáuticas são em sua grande parte fabricadas em material compósito para que sejam atendidas as especificações de projeto. Entre essas estruturas destaca-se a estrutura sanduíche. A utilização desse tipo de estrutura requer estudos extensos em novos materiais, bem como na aplicação dos mesmos. Uma atenção especial para o núcleo dessas estruturas é necessária, pois este material é na verdade uma estrutura celular, como as espumas poliméricas. Esta dissertação busca concatenar a literatura com a prática ao estudar a calibração de modelos de material para descrever o comportamento mecânico de espumas poliméricas, bem como avaliar suas potencialidades e limitações. Estas espumas são estruturas celulares cujos mecanismos de falha consistem em respostas micro e macroscópicas. A identificação e quantificação desses comportamentos podem ser feitas através da investigação de modelos de material micro-mêcanicos ou fenomenológicos (macro-mecânicos) associados a ensaios e análises experimentais tanto do material celular quanto da estrutura na qual este material é utilizado. Cada abordagem, micro ou macro-mecânica, possui vantagens e desvantagens que no presente trabalho são discutidas para o material estudado (espuma polimérica rígida de PVC, poli-cloreto de vinila, com estrutura de células fechada e densidade de 60kg/m³). Uma série de ensaios experimentais com bases em normas é realizada e os dados coletados são comparados com dados obtidos simultaneamente através de uma técnica de correlação de imagens. Todas as informações experimentais são confrontadas e associadas aos mecanismos de falha da espuma polimérica. Finalmente, os dados experimentais são utilizados nas identificações de parâmetros de modelos de material disponíveis em um programa comercial de elementos finitos - ABAQUS. Com os modelos de material calibrados, o presente trabalho investiga a representatividade e as limitações dos mesmos quando aplicados a estruturas aeronáuticas submetidas a cargas localizadas, monotônicas ou não. Observou-se que há uma forte dependência da resposta macroscópica da espuma com sua estrutura celular quando submetida a cargas localizadas e/ou não-monotônicas. Ademais, o uso de modelos de material simplificados, e/ou com hipóteses de implementação, gera resultados duvidosos quando estes modelos são aplicados a materiais celulares com respostas complexas (mecanismos micro-mecânicos, anisotropia, viscosidade, etc.). Todavia, o presente trabalho mostra que uma calibração estratégica relevando as hipóteses de implementação e as limitações do modelo de material, fornece bons resultados macroscópicos que são fortemente influenciados pelos mecanismos de falha micro-mecânicos. / Aircraft structures are mostly made of composite material in order to achieve the specifications of a project. Among these structures one highlights the sandwich structure. The usage of this structure requires extensive studies on new materials as well as on the application of these very materials. A special attention for the cores material of these structures is needed because it is in fact a cellular structure, as the polymeric foams. This dissertation seeks to concatenate the literature and practice, studying the calibration of material models to describe the mechanical behavior of polymeric foams, as well as to analyse their potentials and limitations. These foams are cellular structures whose failure mechanisms comprise micro and macro responses. The identification and quantification of these behaviors can be done through micro-mechanical or phenomenological (macro-mechanical) material models along with experimental tests and analyses of both the cellular material and the structure in which this material is used. Each approach, micro or macro, has advantages and disadvantages that in the present work are discussed for the studied material (PVC, poly-vinyl-chloride, rigid closed-cell polymeric foam with a density of 60kg/m³). A series of experimental tests based on standard procedures are carried out and the data collected are compared with data obtained simultaneously through an image correlation technique. All the experimental information are confronted and associated to the failure mechanisms of the polymeric foam. Finally, the experimental data are used for the identification of material models parameters, currently available in the commercial finite elements software - ABAQUS. With the material models calibrated, the present work investigates the representativeness and the limitations of these very models when applied to aircraft structures submitted to monotonic or not localized loads. One has observed that there is a strong dependence of the foams macroscopic response with its cellular structure when it is submitted to localized and/or non-monotonic loads. Moreover, the usage of simplified material models, and/or with some implementation hypotheses, renders doubtful results when these models are applied to cellular materials with complex responses (micro-mechanical mechanisms, anisotropy, viscosity, etc.). Nevertheless, the present work shows that a strategic calibration taking into account the implementation hypotheses and the limitations of the material model, yields good macroscopic results that are strongly influenced by the micro-mechanical failure mechanisms.

Ce travail a pour objectif de développer un outil analytique multi-physiques de dimensionnement d’une gamme de moteurs « hybrides » à démarrage direct, intégrant les avantages des deux technologies : l’auto-démarrage de la technologie asynchrone et les bonnes performances énergétique en régime permanent de la technologie synchrone à aimants permanents en répondant aux nouveaux enjeux d’efficacité énergétique et en ajoutant à cela les aspects économiques.La validation de cet outil est effectuée par des modèles éléments finis créés avec un logiciel commercial ANSYS/Maxwell et par des essais expérimentaux réalisés à l’aide de deux prototypes LSPMSM 7.5kW. / This work aims to develop a multi-physical generic model (and a pre-design software) for a range of LSPMSMs which would integrate the advantages of both technologies: self-start asynchronous technology and good energy performance of synchronous permanent magnet technology. The validation of this model is carried out by finite element commercial software ANSYS / Maxwell and by experimental tests using two 7.5kW.LSPMSM prototypes.

Les machines électriques jouent un rôle très important dans la conversion d'énergie dans plusieurs applications et domaines. Les contraintes thermiques jouent ainsi un rôle indispensable dans la conception des machines électriques de plus en plus petites et performantes. En effet, la performance des machines électriques est limitée par les températures maximales admissibles dans certaines zones critiques telles que le bobinage, les aimants permanents et les roulements. Deux approches principales peuvent être utilisées pour étudier le comportement thermique de la machine: la méthode nodale ou le circuit à constantes localisées ou les modèles numériques. Dans notre étude, nous proposons d'appliquer la méthode nodale sur une machine électrique intégrée dans un environnement mécatronique complexe. Le modèle thermique développé de la machine est ainsi présenté avec ses différents éléments. En effet, un modèle précis dépend fortement de plusieurs paramètres thermiques tels que les coefficients d'échange convectif, les conductances de contact, les conductivités équivalentes du bobinage, et autres paramètres. En conséquence, des techniques d'analyse de sensibilité sont ensuite appliquées sur le modèle thermique pour identifier les paramètres d'influence significative sur les températures de la machine ainsi que pour la réduction de ce modèle. Ensuite, nous appliquons deux méthodologies d'identification des paramètres thermiques incertains sont développées et appliquées afin de recaler le modèle thermique de la machine. Cette étape permet la validation de ce modèle par rapport à des mesures thermiques sur une machine synchrone à aimants permanents internes installée sur un banc de caractérisation de machine électriques. Finalement, nous intégrons le modèle recalé dans une approche système mécatronique comportant les lois de commande de la machine ainsi que son convertisseur. Ceci permettra ainsi d'étudier l'influence de la température d'une machine électrique sur le système mécatronique complet. / Electric machines play an important role in power conversion in several applications and fields. With the increasing demand for designing lighter and more efficient machines and optimizing the existing structures, thermal analysis becomes a necessary; in fact, the performance of electric machines islimited by the allowable temperatures in many critical components like windings, permanent magnetsand bearings. Two main approaches can be employed in order to study the machine thermal behavior : the lumped parameter thermal network (LPTN) or numerical models. Considering low-computationtime-consuming and the possibility to be integrated in a mechatronics system design, the LPTN method is considered in our study. The latter is mainly applied on electric machine integrated in a complex mechatronics environment. The thermal network is presented along with the definition of the principal elements constituting this network. In fact, an accurate and reliable network strongly depends on many critical parameters like heat transfer coefficients, interface gaps, impregnation goodness, among others. For this reason, different sensitivity analysis techniques are carried out in order to, first, identify the significance of uncertainties in the evaluation of these parameters on machine temperatures and second, to reduce the thermal network. Next, we propose two optimization algorithm-based identification methodologies in order to calibrate results of the thermal network with measured temperatures obtained from a test-bench of a permanent magnet based integrated starter-generator machine. The calibrated model is then integrated in a mechatronics system consisting of an electric model of the electric machine, along with its control strategy and the power converter. This final study allows us to evaluate the impact of the machine temperature rise on the mechatronic system.