Industrial forklifts consist of one of the most common handling methods for pallets in warehouses and distribution centers. Pallets deflect while they are being transported by forklifts due to the weight of the unit load. Thus, most of the deflection is observed to occur on the outside edges and corners of the pallet. Several international standards are used in order to define the maximum deflection for pallet bending, including ISO 8611 and ASTM D1185. However, there is still a lack of understanding on the accuracy of these deflection limits and the exact performance of a pallet during a forklift support condition. Understanding pallet bending during forklift support condition and how it affects the stability of a unit load helps create an industry accepted deflection limit that will help to design safer and more cost-effective pallets. For this study, two chapters were proposed in order to assess pallet deflection and unit load stability. The first chapter consisted of measuring and analyzing the vibration levels for three different industrial forklifts affect by factors such as the speed, the payload of the unit load carried, sensor location, forklift type, and road conditions. The results obtained showed that the highest vibration intensity occurred at 3-4 Hz, while the highest overall Grms value observed was 0.145 G2/Hz (between 1-200 Hz). An increase in the forklift speed caused an increase in vibration intensity. In contrast, an increase in the unit load weight carried by the forklift caused a decrease in vibration intensity. Among the three forklifts studied, the gas-powered forklift had the highest vibration intensity, and all forklifts, when driven on asphalt, experienced more vibration. The second chapter of the research project consisted of evaluating pallet deflection under forklift handling conditions. These conditions included fork tines configuration (leveled and 4° angle), unit load condition (bound and unbound), pallet orientation (across width and across length), and type of handling condition (static and dynamic). The results showed that when unit loads were handled in a static condition, they survived the throughout the entire testing. However, when they were tested under a dynamic condition, and specifically, with the unbound unit loads, they did not survive the entire testing. Moreover, unit loads that were tested with the 4° angle forktines configuration tended to survive longer during the dynamic testing. For this particular case, the unit load capacity obtained based on the ISO 8611 standard was too conservative. / M.S. / Forklifts play an important role in the transportation of materials goods in the supply chain. Pallets experience vibration when they are handled by industrial forklifts. This vibration plus the combined effects mainly due to the unit load weight affects the amount that pallets bend. Thus, depending on the amount of pallet bending, they can produce unit load instability. Currently, there is a lack of understanding of how much pallet bending is acceptable. Therefore, the goal of this research was to understand the behavior of pallet bending when they are handled under forklift conditions. Two experiments were conducted in order to study pallet deflection under forklift handling conditions. The first experiment, which consisted in analyzing forklift vibration, showed that an increase in the forklift speed caused an increase in vibration intensity. In contrast, an increase in the payload of the unit load resulted in a decrease in vibration intensity. Among the three forklifts studied, the gas-powered forklift showed the highest vibration intensity. Forklifts driven on asphalt experienced more vibration in comparison to the ones driven on concrete. The second experiment, which consisted in assessing pallet deflection under a simulated forklift handling condition, showed that unit loads under a dynamic environment (vibration) increased the probability of unit load instability. Furthermore, it was observed that applying stretch wrap to a unit load decreased its instability and at the same time increases its survivability. Also, the results showed that the proposed ISO 8611 deflection limit is too conservative for this particular handling condition.

Master of Science / Pallets are used all over the world in the field of distribution. The strength values associated with a pallet have been thoroughly investigated by many different researchers; however, the stiffness values associated with pallet joints have not. The goal of this work was to investigate the stiffnesses associated with pallets joints made with lag screws and carriage bolts. It is important to understand that different materials, fastening methods, and design considerations can have a huge impact on the stiffness of the joint. This paper will discuss the various tests that were used to measure the actual stiffness of pallet joints and the results of those tests. Afterwards, the researchers detail their attempt to predict the stiffness using an equation created from the actual test data. Finally, by understanding the effects of these various factors, better pallet designs can be created that are both safer and stronger using the investigated alternative fasteners.

No / This paper presents the structural behaviour of cold-formed steel cassette wall panels subjected to in-plane shear loads. To understand the influence of configuration, lining material and connector arrangement on the overall shear behaviour of typical cassette wall panels, different lining materials, fastener spacing and positions, edge stiffeners and specific boundary conditions were assumed in the numerical simulations. The comparison and analysis presented in this paper demonstrate typical effect factors to the load-bearing capacity of selected wall panel systems. In particular, the effect of wall opening to the structural shear behaviour of wall panels is highlighted.

Este trabalho apresenta os resultados de provas de carga em placa com monitoramento da sucção e do teor de umidade, realizadas nas profundidades de 1,5, 4,0, 6,0 e 8,0 m no Campo Experimental de Fundações da Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, cujo perfil geotécnico é representativo da região centro-oeste do Estado de São Paulo. Para cada profundidade também se realizou ensaios com pré-inundação do terreno, representando a condição de sucção de matricial nula. Constatou-se que a profundidade e a sucção matricial média no solo sob a placa influem significativamente na capacidade de carga no sistema solo-placa. As curvas tensão x recalque obtidas não se caracterizam ruptura nítida nem indicam o modelo de ruptura física, exigindo assim, a adoção de critérios de ruptura convencional. Devido à semelhança dessas curvas com as curvas e x log\'sigma\' de ensaios de adensamento e, por isso, utilizou-se o método de PACHECO SILVA (1970) como um critério ruptura convencional, comparando-se com valores da tensão de pré-adensamento obtidos em laboratório. Também se utilizou o recalque de 25 mm para obter a correspondente ruptura convencional. / This work presents the results of plate load tests with measurements of soil matric suction and moisture content, carried out in the depths of 1,5 , 4,0 , 6,0 and 8,0 m at the Experimental Field of Foundations of School of Engineering of São Carlos, whose soil profile is representative of the middle-west region of the State of São Paulo. For each depth tests with previous flooding of the land, representing the condition of null matric suction. Were also carried out It was verified that the depth and the average matric suction in the soil under the plate influence significantly in the load capacity of the soil-plate system. The stress settlement curve obtained does not characterize clear rupture nor indicate the model of physical rupture, demanding the adoption of approaches of conventional rupture. Due to the similarity of those curves with the e x log\'sigma\' curves from consolidation tests and, to put that, PACHECO SILVA (1970) method was used as an approach to conventional rupture, being compared with values of the preconsolidation stress obtained in laboratory. It was also used settlement of 25 mm to obtain the corresponding conventional rupture.

Este trabalho apresenta os resultados de provas de carga em placa com monitoramento da sucção e do teor de umidade, realizadas nas profundidades de 1,5, 4,0, 6,0 e 8,0 m no Campo Experimental de Fundações da Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, cujo perfil geotécnico é representativo da região centro-oeste do Estado de São Paulo. Para cada profundidade também se realizou ensaios com pré-inundação do terreno, representando a condição de sucção de matricial nula. Constatou-se que a profundidade e a sucção matricial média no solo sob a placa influem significativamente na capacidade de carga no sistema solo-placa. As curvas tensão x recalque obtidas não se caracterizam ruptura nítida nem indicam o modelo de ruptura física, exigindo assim, a adoção de critérios de ruptura convencional. Devido à semelhança dessas curvas com as curvas e x log\'sigma\' de ensaios de adensamento e, por isso, utilizou-se o método de PACHECO SILVA (1970) como um critério ruptura convencional, comparando-se com valores da tensão de pré-adensamento obtidos em laboratório. Também se utilizou o recalque de 25 mm para obter a correspondente ruptura convencional. / This work presents the results of plate load tests with measurements of soil matric suction and moisture content, carried out in the depths of 1,5 , 4,0 , 6,0 and 8,0 m at the Experimental Field of Foundations of School of Engineering of São Carlos, whose soil profile is representative of the middle-west region of the State of São Paulo. For each depth tests with previous flooding of the land, representing the condition of null matric suction. Were also carried out It was verified that the depth and the average matric suction in the soil under the plate influence significantly in the load capacity of the soil-plate system. The stress settlement curve obtained does not characterize clear rupture nor indicate the model of physical rupture, demanding the adoption of approaches of conventional rupture. Due to the similarity of those curves with the e x log\'sigma\' curves from consolidation tests and, to put that, PACHECO SILVA (1970) method was used as an approach to conventional rupture, being compared with values of the preconsolidation stress obtained in laboratory. It was also used settlement of 25 mm to obtain the corresponding conventional rupture.

[pt] A fundação em estaxa é uma das alternativas mais antigas de suporte de estruturas,mas seu projeto ainda é um desfio para engenharia geotécnica, sendo muito em pricípios empíricos. As estacas são elementos esbeltos de grande comprimento relativo, gerlamente utilizadas quando os solos que compõem as camadas mais superficiais do terreno não são suficientemente resistentes para suportar as cargas da superestrutura. A capacidade de suporte de estacas pode ser estimada através de métodos teóricos, semi-empíricos. Para aplicação de um método teórico é necessário o conhecimento mais detalhado da geometria do problema, das propriedades tensão x defromação x resistência dos solos, das características da interface solo-estaca,etc., enquanto que para os métodos semiempíricos a aplicação é geralmenta feita com base em resultados de ensaios de campo. As formulaçõessemi-empíricas são as mais usuais na prática da engenharia para o cálculo da capacidade de suporte de estacas visto que os métodos teóricos, à exceção de grandes projetos, têm sua aplicação ainda restrita. Na prática brasileira,os projetos de fundações são elaborados frequentemente com base em resultados de ensaio SPT, sendo os dois métodos mais utilizados para a obtenção da capacidade de carga de estacas os métodos propostos por Aoki e Velloso (1975) e Décourt e Quaresma (1978, 1982). O objetivo deste trabalho consiste em comparar algumas das metodologias correntemente utilizadas na previsão da capacidade de suporte de estacas sob carregamento axial com as previsões obtidas em análises teóricaspelo método dos elementos finitos, através da utilização do programa Plaxis v. 8. / [en] Pile is one of the oldest alternatives of support of structures but its designis still considered a challenge for the ground engineering,being based on empirical principles. Piles are slender elements of great relative length, generally used when soils that compose the most superficial layers of the soil profile are not sufficiently resistant to support the loads from superstructure. The bearing capacity of piles can be estimated by empirical and theoretical approaches. For application of a theoretical approach a more detailed knowledge is necessary about the geometry of the problem, the tension x deformation x resistence soil satate, interface soil-pile characteristics and others, while for empirica approaches the application is generally done on the basis of field test results. The empirical formulations are the most usual in the practice of the engineering for the calculation of the bearing capacity of piles since theoretical approaches have iots application restricted. In brazilian engineering practice, the projects of foundations are elaborated frequently on the basis of SPT test results, being the two approachesd more utilized proposed by Aoki and Velloso (1975) and Décourt and Quaresma (1978, 1982). The objective of this work is compare some of the methodologies currently utilized to obtain the bearing capacity of the piles under axial loading with the results obtained in theoretical analysis by finite element approach, using Plaxis verion 8.0 software.

The dimensioning of shallow foundations requires the professional to define clearly and objectively, for the soil in question, the load capacity and forecast the settlings of the foundation submitted to the structure having as base its mechanical properties obtained through field and/or laboratory investigation. One of the safest ways to take this decision is based on information from plate load tests because through this it is possible to reproduce in a minor proportion the real behavior of the future foundation, perhaps using this as a tool to help in the decision making to dimension shallow foundations, contributing to a more efficient development of the foundation work. The present work is about the analysis of the CEEG/UFSM soil behavior through tests on direct load proof on foundation field (plate load test). The research is divided, basically into two great phases. There was an experimental phase which comprehended geotechnical characterization trials and plate load tests to evaluate the behavior tension-settling of foundation. There were 7 plate load tests in 3 ditches dug manually up to 0,7 m depth. Plates with 15, 30 and 50 cm diameter were used and the reaction system was formed by reaction piles united by a reaction beam. The second phase was the analysis of the results obtained, analyzed through curves tension-settling of foundation, where some criteria were applied to define the rupture tension and some considerations were done on the settling of foundation forecast and scale effect. / O dimensionamento de fundações superficiais requer que o profissional defina de forma clara e objetiva, para o solo em questão, a capacidade de carga e a previsão dos recalques que se submete à estrutura, baseando-se em suas propriedades mecânicas obtidas em investigações de campo e/ou laboratório. Uma das formas mais seguras de se tomar essa decisão está baseada nas informações advindas do ensaio de carregamento direto sobre placas, pois, através dele, se reproduz em escala reduzida o comportamento real da futura fundação, podendo servir como ferramenta de auxílio na tomada de decisão para o dimensionamento de fundações superficiais, contribuindo para o desenvolvimento mais eficaz das obras de fundação. O presente trabalho trata da análise do comportamento do solo do CEEG/UFSM através do ensaio de prova de carga direta sobre terreno de fundação (ensaio de placa). A pesquisa dividiu-se basicamente em duas grandes etapas. Uma etapa experimental, a qual compreendeu ensaios de caracterização geotécnica e ensaios de placa para a avaliação do comportamento tensão-recalque. Realizou-se 7 ensaios de placa em três trincheiras escavadas manualmente até a profundidade de 0,7 metros. Utilizou-se placas de 15, 30 e 50 cm de diâmetro e o sistema de reação compreendia estacas de reação unidas por uma viga de reação. A segunda etapa consistiu na análise dos resultados obtidos, analisados através de curvas tensão-recalque, as quais se aplicaram alguns critérios para definir a tensão de ruptura e fez-se algumas considerações sobre a previsão de recalques e o efeito escala.

Abstract: New studies must consider and quantify the load level that a determined soil can receive and in what management condition this soil can be handled without suffering physical alterations and additional compaction. The objectives of this work were to quantify the preconsolidation pressure, suggesting it as a quantitative indicator of the soil structural sustentabilidade cultivated with sugar cane; to get models that allow to predict the behavior of the soil structure cultivated with sugar cane in function of the preconsolidation pressure and the water content; to get agricultural traffic maps in function of water content and the preconsolidation pressure of the soil using geostatistics resources; and to evaluate the soil mechanical resistance, based on cone index and water content variation under several types of soils. Soil samples from several soil classes were collected cropped with sugar cane and areas that varied from 4.88 and 17.86 ha. The maps that illustrated the spatial variability of the several physical attributes were made using statistical and geostatistical resources. The models of the soil load capacity satisfactory modeled the behavior of the soil structure in function of the water content and depth, helping the maximum load prediction that this soil can receive without compromising its structure. The obtained models were sensible to identify the consolidation structure, identifying the layers and grids with huge mechanical resistance. The use of geostatistical tools and mapping the studied attributes showed a promising tool to take decisions about the system, aiming at, over all the soil structure sustentation. The maps of the soil load capacity constituted an efficient tool to locate 4 areas into the field with compromised structure, making possible to plan the correct dimension of the machinery... (Complete abstract, click electronic access below) / Orientador: Kleber Pereira Lanças / Coorientador: Reginaldo Barboza da Silva / Banca: Célia Regina Lopes Zimback / Banca: Antonio Gabriel Filho / Banca: Marlene Cristina Alves / Banca: Moacir de Souza Dias Junior / Doutor

In den vergangenen Jahrzehnten sind die aktuellen Auslegungsgrundlagen für Mitnehmerverzahnungen in Zahnkupplungen erarbeitet und für die praktische Anwendung nutzbar aufbereitet worden. Ein seit jeher bestehendes Problem aber ist die nicht prognostizierbare Verschleißerscheinung Fressen innerhalb der Verzahnung. Diese Unkenntnis erschwert eine zuverlässige, betriebssichere Bemessung von Zahnkupplungen in hohem Maße. Die vorliegende Arbeit behandelt die Entwicklung eines Berechnungsansatzes zur Bestimmung der Fresstragfähigkeit von verlagerungsfähigen Mitnehmerverzahnungen in ölgefüllten Zahnkupplungen. Sie leistet damit einen Beitrag zur Erweiterung der bestehenden Bemessungsmethode und bietet für weiterführende Forschungstätigkeiten eine substanzielle Grundlage. / Over the past decades, the current design bases of gear coupling indentations have been developed and prepared for practical application. Nevertheless, scuffing is one of the most considerable design problems, due to the fact that it is not predictable. This lack of knowledge complicates a reliable and fail-safe dimensioning crucially. The presented dissertation deals with the formulation of a calculation approach concerning the determination of scuffing load capacity of displaceable indentations in oil-filled gear couplings. It contributes to the enhancement of the current method of structural design and it serves a substantial basis for further research projects.

Orientadores: Zigomar Menezes de Souza, Reginaldo Barboza da Silva / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Agrícola / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-27T15:41:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 VischiFilho_OswaldoJulio_D.pdf: 4103778 bytes, checksum: 244a2d329c481275d9b332f84992e061 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: O Brasil é o maior produtor mundial de açúcar e o segundo de álcool e para tanto possui mais de 10 milhões de hectares explorados com cana-de-açúcar. Houve a necessidade de modernizar o setor preparando as áreas de produção para a colheita mecanizada de cana crua. Este sistema visando a maior mecanização das etapas de produção, com ênfase para a colheita, promove o tráfego intenso das máquinas sobre o solo, resultando na sua compactação. Indicadores do processo de compactação derivados da curva de compressão e do intervalo hídrico ótimo do solo podem ser influenciados diferenciadamente pelo sistema de manejo. O trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar os ciclos de uso do solo cultivado com cana-de-açúcar utilizando indicadores de qualidade estrutural do solo em função da pressão de pré-consolidação e do intervalo hídrico ótimo do solo que possibilitem diagnosticar o comportamento estrutural dos mesmos com diferentes épocas de implantação e classes texturais. O experimento foi desenvolvido na usina São Martinho, município de Pradópolis, SP, em lavoura comercial de cana-de-açúcar, em quatro áreas distintas sobre Latossolo Vermelho, com duas classes texturais (argilosa e média), em sistemas com seis e dezoito anos de colheita mecanizada. O delineamento experimental foi o inteiramente casualizado em esquema fatorial, com os fatores: dois ciclos de colheita mecanizada (um e três ciclos), duas classes texturais (argilosa e média), dois locais de coleta (canteiro e linha de plantio) e quatro camadas amostradas. Os tratamentos foram: área com um ciclo de colheita mecanizada (seis anos de cultivo) em Latossolo Vermelho eutrófico, textura argilosa (T1); área com três ciclos de colheita mecanizada (dezoito anos de cultivo) em Latossolo Vermelho eutroférrico, textura argilosa (T2); área com um ciclo de colheita mecanizada em Latossolo Vermelho distrófico, textura média (T3) e área com três ciclos de colheita mecanizada em Latossolo Vermelho distrófico, textura média (T4). O solo foi amostrado nas linhas de plantio e no canteiro, nas camadas de 0,00-0,10, 0,10-0,20,0,20-0,30 e 0,30-0,40 m. Os atributos do solo avaliados foram: densidade, porosidade, resistência à penetração, conteúdo de água, estabilidade de agregados, teor de carbono e curva de retenção de água. A qualidade física do solo foi avaliada por meio do intervalo hídrico ótimo e pela modelagem da capacidade de suporte de carga, relacionando a pressão de pré-consolidação em função do teor de água. O maquinário de plantio e colheita da usina (trator, transbordo e colhedora de cana) foi avaliado quanto à área de contato, real e da elipse e pressão de contato dos rodados sobre o solo. Os resultados evidenciam a diminuição da porosidade total e a macroporosidade. A microporosidade e a produtividade da cultura não foram afetadas. Maior macroporosidade, Intervalo Hídrico Ótimo, diâmetro médio ponderado e diâmetro médio geométrico e menor densidade e resistência do solo à penetração ocorreram na linha de plantio. Os maiores teores de água no solo ocorreram no solo argiloso no sistema com três ciclos de colheita mecanizada (T2). O Intervalo Hídrico Ótimo no solo argiloso foi maior para o sistema de colheita mecanizada com um ciclo (T1) e no solo de textura média no sistema com três ciclos (T4). A colhedora de cana com massa de 18,3 Mg foi a máquina que apresentou a maior área de contato e a menor pressão de contato. O transbordo com massa de 28,74 Mg - foi o equipamento que apresenta a menor área de contato e a maior pressão de contato. As maiores capacidades de suporte de carga ocorreram no sistema de colheita mecanizada com dezoito anos, tanto no Latossolo Vermelho argiloso (T2) quanto no Latossolo Vermelho de textura média (T4), em relação ao sistema com seis anos (T1 e T3) / Abstract: Brazil is the world's largest sugar producer and the second for alcohol, for that it has over 10 million hectares exploited with sugarcane. There was a need to modernize the sector preparing the production areas to receive the mechanized harvesting of sugarcane. This system aiming at the highest possible mechanization of production stages, with emphasis on harvest, promotes intense machine traffic on the ground, resulting in its compaction. Indicators of compaction process derived from compression curve; in addition from the soil Least Limiting Water Range can be influenced differently by the handling system applied to sugarcane. The study aimed to evaluate the use of soil cycles cultivated with sugar cane using sustainability structural models of soil in terms of pre-consolidation pressure, as well as soil Least Limiting Water Range that allow diagnosing the soil structural behavior under cultivation of sugar cane at different times of deployment and textural classes. The experiment was conducted at Usina São Martinho, in Pradópolis, SP, sugarcane commercial farming, in four distinct areas on Oxisol, with two textural classes (clayey and medium), at systems with six and eighteen years of mechanized harvesting. The experimental design was entirely randomized in mechanized harvest, along with factors: two cycles of mechanized harvest (one and three cycles), two texture classes (clayey and medium), two harvest location (bed and rows), as well as four sampled layers. The treatments were: one cycle (six years of cultivation) area with mechanized harvesting in Oxisol, clayey (T1); area with three cycles of mechanical harvesting (eighteen years of cultivation) in Oxisol Typic Acrudox, clayey (T2); area with one mechanized harvest cycle in Oxisol Typic Acrudox, medium texture (T3) and areas with three cycles of mechanized harvesting in Oxisol Typic Acrudox, medium texture (T4). Soil was sampled on rows and bed, at layers of 0.00-0.10, 0.10-0.20, 0.20-0.30 and 0.30-0.40 m. Soil attributes evaluated were: bulk density, soil porosity, soil penetration resistance, water content, aggregate stability, carbon content and soil water retention curve. Soil physical quality was assessed by Least Limiting Water Range, as well by support modeling capacity of soil load, relating pre-consolidation pressure to water content function. The farm machinery for planting and harvesting (tractor, transshipment t and sugarcane harvester) was evaluated for contact area, real and eclipse, also wheel contact pressure on soil. The results show the decrease in total porosity and macroporosity. The microporosity and the crop yield were not affected. Greater macroporosity, Limiting Water Range, medium weight diameter and medium geometric diameter, as well as lower density and penetration soil resistance occurred in the rows. The higher water content on the soil occurred in clayey soil at three cycle system of mechanical harvesting (T2). The Limiting Water Range in clayey soil was higher for mechanical harvesting system with one cycle (T1) and on the medium textured soil in the system with three cycles (T4). The sugarcane harvester with mass 18.3 Mg was the machine with the highest contact area, as well as the lowest contact pressure. Transshipment with mass 28.74 Mg. was the equipment that showed the smallest contact area and the greatest contact pressure. The highest load bearing capacity occurred in mechanized harvesting system with eighteen years, both for an Oxisol (T2) as for Oxisol of medium texture (T4), compared to six years old system (T1 and T3) / Doutorado / Agua e Solo / Doutor em Engenharia Agrícola