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Fundações constituídas de estacas pré-moldadas cravadas têm, na questão dos controles executivos, significativas vantagens em relação às estacas moldadas in loco: desde a simplicidade executiva dos diagramas de cravação até a sofisticação teórica dos ensaios de carregamento dinâmico, há sempre a possibilidade de expeditas verificações de comportamento da cravação, de homogeneidade de estaqueamento e até estimativas da capacidade de carga. No entanto, assim como o grande número de dispositivos de controle para esse tipo de estaca representa uma vantagem, a diversidade de formas existentes de interpretá-los representa, igualmente, uma desvantagem. Em face disso, a presente pesquisa compilou 881 registros de ensaios de carregamento dinâmico (708 em estacas de concreto e 173 em estacas de aço) e os comparou com as estimativas de resistência da Equação de Energy Approach. A aplicabilidade da equação foi testada aos dois materiais de estaca, principalmente quando se estudaram variações do parâmetro Ksp em relação às diversas grandezas envolvidas na cravação, seus extremos empíricos e uma proposta de calibração à fórmula dinâmica por meio desse parâmetro chave. O estudo dos ensaios dinâmicos também levou à proposição de uma equação para se estimar a energia efetivamente transferida à estaca no golpe do martelo por meio da nega e do repique elástico. O presente estudo também dedicou uma seção à questão das tensões dinâmicas de compressão na cravação, avaliando estimativas de tensões por meio da Equação de Gambini e propondo duas versões alternativas ao método: uma primeira, simplificada e uma de cunho prático, com objetivo de possibilitar rápidas estimativas das tensões de compressão quando ainda em campo. / Driven precast piled foundations have significant advantages in respect of quality control over cast-in-place piles - from the executive simplicity of the blow count diagrams to the theoretical sophistication of dynamic load tests - there is always the possibility of fast and practical driving behavior check, homogeneity and even load capacities estimation. However, as the large number of available quality controls represents an advantage, that diversity can equally represent a disadvantage in respect to interpretation and methodology. Therefore, the present research compiled 881 records of dynamic load tests (708 on concrete piles and 173 on steel piles) and compared them with the resistance estimation with the Energy Approach Equation. The applicability of the equation was tested for both materials, especially when studying its main parameter (Ksp) variation related to several variables involved in pile driving, its empirical extremes and a calibration to the dynamic formula by means of Ksp. The study of the dynamic tests also led to the proposition of an equation to estimate the effective transferred energy to the pile in the hammer stroke by means of the blow count (set) and the elastic rebound. The study also devoted a section to the issue of dynamic compression stresses during driving, evaluating it through Gambini\'s Equation and proposing two alternative versions of that formula: a simplified one and a practical formulation in order to enable field estimations.

L’un des accidents de dimensionnement d’un réacteur à eau pressurisée est l’Accident de Perte de Réfrigérant Primaire (APRP). L’évènement initiateur d’un tel accident est une brèche sur le circuit primaire du réacteur entrainant une perte d’inventaire en eau, et de ce fait conduit à un assèchement des assemblages combustibles. En conséquence, une augmentation considérable de la température surviendrait à l’intérieur du cœur du réacteur. Ainsi, les gaines de combustible peuvent éventuellement se déformer et des zones dites ballonnées apparaitre. Ces zones vont avoir un fort impact sur l’efficacité du refroidissement du cœur du réacteur. Pour contribuer à l’étude thermohydraulique d’un APRP, la présente thèse a pour but la caractérisation expérimentale des interactions entre un écoulement diphasique de vapeur/gouttes et une zone partiellement bouchée. Afin de reproduire un tel scénario, le banc expérimental thermohydraulique COLIBRI a été conçu. Plusieurs configurations géométriques de la zone ballonnée, caractéristiques d’un APRP, sont analysées (longueur et taux de bouchage associés au ballonnement). Afin de caractériser les échanges thermiques paroi/fluide ainsi que la dynamique des gouttes, des diagnostics optiques et thermiques sont utilisés : l’Anémométrie Phase Doppler (PDA) pour mesurer le diamètre et la vitesse des gouttes, la Fluorescence Induite par Laser (LIF) pour mesurer la température des gouttes et la Thermographie Infrarouge (IR) afin d’estimer le flux de chaleur extrait du tube par l’écoulement. En parallèle, une modélisation du problème a été développée afin d’obtenir une approche théorique de la capacité de refroidissement de l’écoulement diphasique. Le système d’équations décrivant la conservation de la masse, de la quantité de mouvement et de l’énergie permettra d’estimer l’impact respectif des différents mécanismes de transferts thermiques mis en jeu ainsi que l’évolution spatio-temporelle des paramètres thermohydrauliques / During a Loss of Coolant Accident (LOCA) in a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR), caused by a break or a leakage on the primary circuit, partial or even complete drying of the fuel assemblies may occur. In these conditions, the fuel temperature increases, leading to a significant deformation and rupture of the fuel rod cladding. The cooling flow might be impaired, according to the size and distribution of the deformed zones within the fuel assemblies during the emergency cooling phase (Reflooding phase). To contribute to the thermalhydraulic study of the reflooding phase, this study aims to characterize experimentally the coolability of a representative deformed sub-channel by a steam-droplets flow under LOCA conditions. In order to reproduce such a scenario, the experimental thermal-hydraulic set-up COLIBRI was designed. Several geometrical blockage configurations are analyzed (Blockage ratios and axial lengths). Three measurement techniques are set up to follow the cooling transient phase of each experience: Phase Doppler Anemometry (PDA) in order to obtain both velocity and diameter of droplets, Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF) to measure the mean droplet temperature and Infrared thermography to estimate the heat flux removed by the two-phase flow. Additionally, a one-dimensional mechanistic model, taking into account of the heat transfers mechanisms in the post-dry out region, is developed in order to analyze the experimental data and identify each one of the wall-to-fluid heat transfers (radiation with vapor and droplets, convection with vapor, evaporation, and droplet impact)

The advance on areas to the technology has proportionate new forms to create and to store given. Daily, the organizations accumulate given on diverse processes, e many of these, they are worked the field in the format of spread sheets, questionnaires and other ways of survey, restricted the simple notes. With the sprouting of computational devices with reduced dimensions, known as PDA (Personal digital assistants) or Pocket PC, associates to a new paradigm, mobility. The work to follow, it will go to show to the possibility of use of mobile computational systems in the simplification of collection processes and data processing the field, detailing three systems in distinct areas, that they use technology GPS (Global Position System) with connection without wire Bluetooth making possible the geoprocessing of the databases. The areas chosen in question and its respective systems had been the precision farming, Urban Registry and the farm management. / O avanço das áreas ligadas à tecnologia tem proporcionado novas formas de criar e armazenar dados. Diariamente, as organizações acumulam dados sobre diversos processos, e muitos destes são trabalhados a campo no formato de planilhas, questionários e outros meios de levantamento, restritos a simples apontamentos. Com o surgimento de dispositivos computacionais com dimensões reduzidas, conhecidos como PDA (Personal digital assistants) ou Pocket PC, associados a um novo paradigma, a mobilidade, o trabalho a seguir irá mostrar a possibilidade de utilização de sistemas computacionais móveis na simplificação de processos de coleta e processamento de dados a campo, detalhando três sistemas em áreas distintas, que utilizam tecnologia GPS com conexão sem fio Bluetooth, que possibilita o geoprocessamento das bases de dados. As áreas escolhidas em questão e seus respectivos sistemas foram a agricultura de precisão, cadastro urbano e a gestão rural.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-12T17:38:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Valmor adami Junior.pdf: 2047455 bytes, checksum: 187f8ff4aa0a56d336eb7ace3df5bba8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-02-24 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This dissertation presents the research and the practical work carried through aiming the implementation of a multiplatform software for handheld computers that allows the monitoring, parameterization and supervision of industrial equipments. Moreover, that possess an interface that makes possible: the visualization of an equipment network, the remote access to the equipment through virtual HMIs, and the generation of graphs of sampled data. So, the studies carried on handheld computers, its characteristics and programming tools, industrial networks, the Modbus protocol and the monitoring, the parameterization and the supervision of industrial equipment are presented. Moreover, the characteristic of two equipment used for the development of this work, the CFW-09 frequency inverter manufactured by WEG Automation and the power regulator GRMP-03 manufactured by Grameyer Ltda, are shown. Regarding the practical activities, the implementation of a set of classes in Java language using the SuperWaba platform is presented and its use in the project and development of softwares for parameterization and monitoring of the CFW-09 and the GRMP-03, called SuperDrivePalm and GRMPalm, respectively. Also, it is presented the creation of a supervision module for industrial equipments that can be added to those softwares. The gotten results show that the creation of a multiplatform software for the considered ends is viable, but the time behavior, measured during the practical tests of the SuperDrivePalm and the supervision module, shows that its still necessity to optimize some algorithms and that the use of a more specific virtual machine for the new PDA microprocessors can take performance improvements. / Esta dissertação apresenta a pesquisa e o trabalho prático realizados visando a implementação de um software multiplataforma para computadores de mão que permita efetuar o monitoramento, a parametrização e a supervisão de equipamentos industriais. Além disso, que possua uma interface que possibilite a visualização de uma rede de equipamentos, o acesso remoto aos equipamentos através de IHMs virtuais e a geração de gráficos referentes à valores amostrados. Dessa forma, são apresentados os estudos realizados sobre computadores de mão, suas características e ferramentas de programação, redes industriais, o protocolo Modbus e o monitoramento, a parametrização e a supervisão de equipamentos industriais. Além disso, são apresentadas características de dois equipamentos utilizados para o desenvolvimento deste trabalho, o inversor de freqüência CFW-09 fabricado pela Weg Automação e o regulador de tensão GRMP-03 fabricado pela Grameyer Ltda. Quanto às atividades práticas, é apresentada a implementação de um conjunto de classes em linguagem Java utilizando a plataforma SuperWaba e a sua utilização no projeto e desenvolvimento de softwares para parametrização e monitoramento do CFW-09 e do GRMP-03, chamados de SuperDrivePalm e de GRMPalm, respectivamente. Também será apresentada sua utilização na criação de um módulo de supervisão de equipamentos que pode ser agregado aos dois softwares. Os resultados obtidos mostram que é viável a criação de um software multiplataforma para os fins propostos, mas o comportamento temporal, medido durante os testes práticos realizados com o SuperDrivePalm e o módulo de supervisão, mostra que ainda existe a necessidade de otimização em alguns algoritmos e que a utilização de uma máquina virtual mais específica para os novos microprocessadores dos PDAs pode levar a melhorias de performance.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-12T17:38:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ana Teruko.pdf: 11607034 bytes, checksum: 72b3906b42ad639d1abd56a8054d9ffe (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-05-29 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The wireless communication in the residential automation has became a very promising technology due to the easinesses in the installation, and for its flexibility, mobility and scalability. Inside this context, the objective of this work is to analyze and to implement two wireless communication standard protocols: Bluetooth and ZigBee. They are used to analyze theirs functionalities and applications under a domestic environment. Firstly, the Bluetooth protocol was used in order to verify its operation because this one is an already well known protocol. Secondly, the ZigBee protocol - IEEE 802.15.4 MAC was also tested due to its new protocol applied to small data communication and its low baud rate, star topozlogy and low energy consumption, which allows the control of householdelectric network. The project consisted of monitoring, controlling and configuring washing machines by using a wireless network through a remote virtual interface. The user interface of this system was done through a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), which allowed to change the times of washing programs manual or automatic mode. The results indicated the feasibility of monitoring and controlling household-electric by implementing the IEEE 802.15.4 MAC Layer of ZigBee protocol. This implementing reached the main characteristics as described above. The maximum distance achieved in a star topology in the typical residence was 14 meters, without using routers. This distance can be increased implementing full ZigBee Protocol. Although the project was developed to washing machine, it also can be implemented to other household-electrics, such as: microwaves, heaters, air conditioners, refrigerators, etc. / A comunicação sem fio em automação residencial tem se tornado uma tecnologia muito promissora devido às facilidades na instalação, flexibilidade, mobilidade e escalabilidade. Dentro deste contexto, o objetivo deste trabalho é analisar e implementar dois padrões de comunicação sem fio: Bluetooth e ZigBee, a fim de analisar suas funcionalidades e aplicações em ambiente doméstico. O protocolo Bluetooth por se tratar de um protocolo já consagrado no mercado, foi utilizado no controle remoto de uma máquina lavadora, como proposta inicial deste trabalho. Depois, o protocolo ZigBee - IEEE 802.15.4 MAC foi implementado, pois este padrão é um protocolo novo aplicado a comunicação com pequenos pacotes de dados, baixa taxa de transmissão, topologia estrela e baixo consumo de energia, que são características importantes para controle de uma rede de eletrodomésticos. O projeto consistiu em desenvolver um protótipo de hardware e de software para monitorar, controlar e parametrizar máquinas lavadoras de roupas numa rede sem fio através de uma interface virtual remota. Esta interface do usuário com a rede foi feita através de um PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) que permitiu alterar os tempos de programação da máquina no modo manual ou automático. Os resultados mostraram a viabilidade de se construir uma rede de eletrodomésticos, implementando a camada de enlace IEEE 802.15.4MAC do protocolo de comunicação ZigBee. Esta implementação atingiu as principais características descritas acima. A distância máxima alcançada na topologia estrela numa residência típica foi de 14 metros, sem o uso de roteadores. Esta distância poderá ser aumentada através da implementação da camada de rede ZigBee. Embora o projeto tenha sido desenvolvido utilizando máquinas lavadoras, pode-se estendêlo a outros eletrodomésticos tais como: fornos de microondas, aquecedores, condicionadores de ar, refrigeradores, etc.

Le développement des systèmes de communication et de localisation et les progrès des dispositifs mobiles rendent possible la mise en œuvre de nouvelles applications et services, permettant l'accès à des informations temps réel et l'amélioration de l'intégration des personnes aveugles. Dans ce contexte, la thèse a contribué au développement d'un système d'information et de guidage destiné aux personnes aveugles dans les transports en commun. La thèse a porté sur deux aspects critiques de ce type de systèmes: la fiabilité de la transmission de données et la capacité à localiser et à guider l'utilisateur de manière robuste. Elle a d'autre part développé un environnement de simulation pour le prototypage et l'analyse du fonctionnement de l'application nomade ainsi que l'étude des aspects réseaux de communication mobile. Les travaux se sont appuyés sur les acquis des projets RAMPE et INFOMOVILLE / The development of communication and locating systems and the progress of mobile devices have made possible new applications and services, allowing access to real-time information and improving the integration of blind people. ln this context, the thesis has contributed to the development of an information and guidance system to be used by blind travellers in public transports. The work has focused on two critical aspects for this kind of systems: the reliability of data transmission and the ability of localizing and guiding the user in an efficient way. A simulation environment has also been developed that can be used for the prototyping and the analysis of the mobile application as well as for the study of communication over the wireless network. The thesis is based on the results of the RAMPE and INFOMOVILLE projects

The aim of this research was to study a novel, broadband, low cost, low profile and a high-medium gain antenna in the UHF band. This has been achieved through numerical modelling, theoretical investigation and physical measurements. In this study two commercially available antenna systems are investigated in order to compare and establish potential deficiencies in the UHF antenna systems. A number of disadvantages are resolved within a novel antenna system design. The parametric study is performed for each element of the novel antenna system in order to optimise its overall performance. The indoor and outdoor measurements have been carried out in house, in order to validate the predicted results. The novel antenna system is compared to the most popular and commercially available UHF antenna systems. The study demonstrates that the novel antenna system has clear advantages such as broadband, balanced, compact and low cost when compared to the commercial antenna designs studied here. The comparison of the manufacturers' data to the measured results shows a good match, validating the outdoor measurements technique used in this research.

The Technology Acceptance Model has been widely applied and has been quite successful at explaining the behavioral intention to use technology in many organizations. One of the most significant variables in the Technology Acceptance Model is perceived ease of use. The Technology Acceptance Model purports that perceived ease of use contributes to the behavioral intention to use technology. Additionally, the model purports that perceived ease of use is an antecedent of perceived usefulness. In the adoption and use of technology by physicians, previous studies show that the Technology Acceptance Model predictions have been incorrect. Specifically, the aforementioned perceived ease of use prediction is not repeatedly supported in health care environments. In order to further investigate and ultimately explain this abnormality in the Technology Acceptance Model's predictive ability in the health care industry, a positivist case study using various coding techniques was conducted to investigate physicians' behavioral intention to use a Personal Digital Assistant in their work environment. The Physicians' Technology Acceptance Model is a major result of this case study. The Physicians' Technology Acceptance Model, which is based on the Extended Technology Acceptance Model (Venkatesh et al. 2000), is absent of the perceived ease of use construct and includes two additional constructs: perceived substitution, which is defined as, "the degree to which an individual perceives that alternate sources are available to deliver the same information or assistance as the technology in question" and facilitating conditions (Venkatesh et al. 2003) , which is defined as, "the degree to which an individual believes that an organizational and technical infrastructure exists to support use of the system" (p. 453). This organizational case study rigorously follows a positivist approach ("natural-science model" of social-science research (Lee 1989b)).

Orientador: Adriana Zerlotti Mercadante / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-11T21:13:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Zepka_LeilaQueiroz_D.pdf: 2815017 bytes, checksum: 8abad3ae0da0bc1b940e100078096285 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: contém no texto completo. / Abstract: contém no texto completo. / Doutorado / Doutor em Ciência de Alimentos