Ce travail a porté sur l’étude des propriétés thermiques et mécaniques des verres métalliques massifs. Dans le premier chapitre nous avons rappelé l’historique des verres métalliques massifs, leurs propriétés intéressantes et quelques applications de ces matériaux et nous les avons situés par rapport aux autres matériaux amorphes, tels que les polymères ou les verres d’oxydes. Nous avons analysé par différentes méthodes expérimentales (calorimétrie, analyse mécanique dynamique, diffraction des rayons X, microscopies électroniques) les caractéristiques de cette évolution et leur incidence sur les propriétés mécaniques. Différents alliages base zirconium, cuivre, titane ou lanthane ont été étudiés. Nous avons notamment montré que : ● Un chauffage à une température inférieure à la température de transition vitreuse (Tg) conduit à une relaxation structurale, dont la cinétique, étudiée par calorimétrie, peut être modélisée par une fonction de type exponentielle étendue. Les paramètres caractéristiques ont été déterminés pour les différents alliages étudiés. Cette relaxation conduit à une augmentation du module élastique de stockage, mais à une diminution de la composante viscoélastique de ce module, autrement dit à une diminution de la mobilité atomique. Une déformation plastique conduit à un effet inverse. Ces évolutions ont été interprétées à l’aide d’un modèle reposant sur l’existence de défauts, dont la concentration diminue lors de la relaxation structurale, mais augmente lors de la déformation plastique. ● Lorsqu’une contrainte mécanique périodique de faible amplitude est appliquée, on observe des relaxations mécaniques. Quelle que soit la composition de l’alliage, une relaxation importante est toujours observée au voisinage de la transition vitreuse, comme dans tous les autres matériaux amorphes. En plus, dans certains verres métalliques massifs, (exemple les verres base Lanthane), une relaxation secondaire est détectée à basse température. Cette relaxation, de faible énergie d’activation, est attribuée à des mouvements locaux qui se produisent dans les zones faibles du matériau, zones résultant de l’existence d’hétérogénéités à une échelle nanoscopique. ● Lorsque qu’une contrainte de forte amplitude est appliquée (cas des essais de compression), on observe un comportement caractéristique de tous les matériaux amorphes : comportement essentiellement fragile à basse température et écoulement viscoplastique à haute température. Une courbe maitresse a pu être tracée pour la viscosité. La transition d’un régime newtonien à un régime non-newtonien apparait lorsque la vitesse de déformation augmente. Tous les résultats expérimentaux ont été discutés dans le cadre d’un modèle physique, basé sur l’existence de défauts activés par une augmentation de température ou par une contrainte. / In the current work, we investigated the thermal and mechanical properties of bulk metallic glasses. The history of the bulk metallic glasses was described in the Chapter I. The clear interesting properties and applications of the bulk metallic glasses, compared with other amorphous materials, i.e. polymers and glassy oxides, were discussed. Different experimental methods [DSC, DMA, X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy] were used to investigate the features of evolution of the microstructure on mechanical properties for bulk metallic glasses. The different bulk metallic glasses, i.e. Zr-, Cu-, Ti- and La-based, have been studied in the current research. In particular, the main results as follows: ● A heat treatment performed below the glass transition temperature Tg induces the structural relaxation. The kinetics of the enthalpy relaxation was studied by differential scanning calorimetry and can be well fitted by a stretched exponential relaxation function. The characteristic parameters can be determined in different bulk metallic glasses. The structural relaxation leads to an increase of the storage modulus, on the contrary to a decrease of the visco-elastic component of the modulus. Namely, the structural relaxation induces a diminution of the atomic mobility. The plastic deformation leads to an inverse influence. Results are interpreted using a physical model, based on the existence of defects in the material, called quasi-point defects. Atomic mobility is reduced by structural relaxation due to decrease of the concentration of defects. In contrast, plastic deformation increases the concentration of defects and therefore enhances the atomic mobility. ● When a periodic mechanical stress with a low amplitude is applied, one can observe mechanical relaxation. The main (α) relaxation has been clearly observed near to the glass transition temperature in all the investigated bulk metallic glasses as well as other amorphous materials. In addition, in some cases of bulk metallic glasses (for example, Lanthanum-based metallic glass), a distant secondary relaxation has been detected at lower temperature. This relaxation presents lower activation energy, which is associated to dynamic heterogeneities and is related to local movements of “defect” on the nature of nanoscale order in glasses. ● When a large-amplitude stress is employed (case of the compression tests), one can acquire the characteristic behaviour of the amorphous materials: A typical brittle fracture phenomenon is observed at lower temperature and the flow stress can be detected at higher temperature. A master curve of the viscosity can be acquired based on the experimental results. The transition from a Newtonian to non-Newtonian regime appears when the strain rate increases. All the experimental results are discussed in the framework of physical models, based on existence of the defects, which can be activated by increasing temperature or stress.

Ce mémoire traite de l'acoustique de la clarinette et du rôle de l'anche, résumant des travaux menés entre 2001 et 2018 sur divers sujets :I) Étude de modèles analytiques élémentaire focalisée sur : 1) le rôle des pertes. 2) les cartes itérées, mettant en évidence divers régimes de fonctionnement, utiles aussi pour la pédagogie instrumentale. II) Étude de caractérisation des anches : 1) Étude dynamique des résonances de l'anche réalisée par holographie. Elle conduit à un modèle de matériau viscoélastique expliquant certaines différences observées dans les fréquences des 15 premiers modes de l'anche. 2) Étude statique des caractéristiques mécaniques et aérauliques de l'excitateur (anche+bec+lèvre). La méthode mesure précisément la quantité d'air entrant dans l'instrument en fonction de la pression de lèvre et d'air. III) Synthèse sonore par modèle physique en temps réel : 1) Modélisation mécanique et aéraulique de l'anche, d'après mesure. Le modèle de ressort raidissant non linéaire proposé autorise une simulation dynamique efficace. 2) Estimation modale de l'impédance d'entrée (mesurée) des instruments à vent. On montre les techniques de conception de filtres numériques précis et passifs à toute fréquence. 3) Modélisation et simulation instruments à vent au moyen de guide-ondes, par estimation modale, implémentée dans un logiciel en C++. IV) Une étude de jouabilité d'un panel de 40 anches par analyse canonique des corrélations révèle des liens statistiquement solides entre mesures physiques, évaluations subjectives et synthèse sonore. Elle autorise une caractérisation des anches pouvant être réalisé par le fabricant, selon au moins 4 facteurs indépendants. / This thesis deals with the acoustics of the clarinet and the role of the reed, summarizing studies carried out between 2001 and 2018 on various topics : I) Study of elementary analytical models, focused on 1) role of losses. 2) iterated maps, highlighting various operating regimes, which are also useful for the instrumental pedagogy. II) Reed characterization study : 1) Dynamic study of the reed resonances, by holography. It leads to a model of viscoelastic material explaining some differences observed in the frequencies of the first 15 modes of the reed. 2) Static study of the mechanical and aeraulic characteristics of the exciter (reed + mouthpiece + lip). The method accurately measures the airflow entering the instrument as a function of lip and air pressure. III) Sound synthesis by physical model in real time : 1) Mechanical and aeraulic modeling of the reed, according to measurements. The proposed nonlinear stiffening spring model allows for an efficient dynamic simulation. 2) Modal estimation of the (measured) input impedance of wind instruments. Design techniques for accurate digital filters, passive at any frequency, are described. 3) Modal estimation and simulation of wind instruments by waveguides, implemented in C ++ software. IV) A playability study of a panel of 40 reeds by canonical correlation analysis reveals statistically strong links between physical measurements, subjective evaluations and sound synthesis. It allows a characterization of the reeds that can be made by the manufacturer, according to at least 4 independent factors.

[pt] O trabalho foi motivado pela grande incidência de descargas atmosféricas no desastre ocorrido na Região Serrana do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, em 2011. No episódio foram contabilizados mais de 900 óbitos e até o presente momento, as causas dos escorregamentos ainda não foram completamente encontradas. Esta pesquisa apresenta o desenvolvimento de um modelo físico para avaliar os efeitos das ondas sonoras, oriundas dos trovões, em solos. Para o alcance do referido objetivo, foi desenvolvida uma câmara à qual um bloco indeformado de solo foi instrumentado com tensiômetros, TDR s e acelerômetros. Os materiais utilizados nos ensaios são provenientes da encosta situada nos domínios da PUC-Rio e do condomínio localizado no bairro de Conquista - Nova Friburgo. Os solos foram dispostos em blocos livres ou confinados em uma caixa de compensado naval de 19 mm e a seguir os mesmo foram submetidos às ondas de sonoras replicadas da modelagem dos trovões. Os resultados abrangem o desenvolvimento de ensaios com umidades diferentes, para os dois tipos de materiais, nas condições livre e confinada, e foram satisfatórios. / [en] The work was motivated by the high incidence of lightning in the disaster occurred in the mountainous region of the State of Rio de Janeiro in 2011. In the episode was recorded more than 900 deaths and up to the present time, the causes of landslides have not been fully met. This research presents the development of a physical model to assess the effects of sound waves coming from the thunder in soils. To achieve the above goal, we developed a camera to which an undisturbed block of soil, instrumented with tensiometers and TDR s accelerometers was tested on a table. The materials used in the tests are from hillside located in the areas of PUC-Rio and condo located in the Conquista, Nova Friburgo. Soils were willing blocks free or confined in a box of 19mm plywood and then were subjected to the sound waves replicated modeling of thunder. The results include the development of assays with different humidities for both types of materials and conditions, free and confined.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Modern engineering increasingly requires the comprehension of phenomena related to combustion, aeroacustics, turbulence transition, among others. For these purposes the Computational Fluids Dynamics (CFD) requires the used high order methods. One of these methods is the Fourier pseudo-spectral method, that provides an excellent numerical accuracy, and with the use of the Fast Fourier Transform algorithm (FFT), it presents a low computational cost in comparison to anothers high-order methods. Another important issue is the projection method of the pression term, which does not require the pressure computation from the Navier-Stokes equations. The procedure to calculate the pression field is usually the most onerous in classical methodologies. Nevertheless, the pseudo-spectral method can be only applied to periodic boundary flows, thus limiting its use. Aiming to solve this restriction, a new methodology is proposed at the present work, which has the objective of simulating nonperiodic flows using the Fourier pseudo-spectral method. For this purpose the immersed boundary method, that represents the boundary conditions through a force field imposed at Navier-Stokes equations is used. As a test to this new methodology, a classic problem of Computational Fluid Dynamics, The Lid Driven Cavity was simulated. The obtained results are promising and demonstrate the possibility to simulating non-periodic flows making use of the Fourier pseudo-spectral method. / Para compreender fenômenos relacionados à combustão, aeroacústica, transição a turbulência entre outros, a Dinâmica de Fluídos Computacional (CFD) utiliza os métodos de alta ordem. Um dos mais conhecidos é o método pseudo-espectral de Fourier, o qual alia: alta ordem de precisão na resolução das equações, com um baixo custo computacional. Este está ligado à utilização da FFT e do método da projeção do termo da pressão, o qual desvincula os cálculos da pressão da resolução das equações de Navier-Stokes. O procedimento de calcular o campo de pressão, normalmente é o mais oneroso nas metodologias convencionais. Apesar destas vantagens, o método pseudo-espectral de Fourier só pode ser utilizado para resolver problemas com condições de contorno periódicas, limitando o seu uso no campo da dinâmica de fluídos. Visando resolver essa restrição uma nova metodologia é proposta no presente trabalho, que tem como objetivo simular escoamentos não-periódicos utilizando o método pseudo-espectral de Fourier. Para isso, é utilizada a metodologia da Fronteira Imersa, a qual representa as condições de contorno de um escoamento através de um campo de força imposto nas equações de Navier-Stokes. Como teste, para essa nova metodologia, foi simulada uma cavidade com tampa deslizante (Lid Driven Cavity), problema clássico da mecânica de fluídos, que objetiva validar novas metodologias e códigos computacionais. Os resultados obtidos são promissores e demostram que é possível simular um escoamento não-periódico com o método pseudo-espectral de Fourier. / Mestre em Engenharia Mecânica

Trabalhos de cunho historiográfco que visam resgatar a produção científica e tecnológica de um país tem auxiliado a compreender e a classificar seu nível de desenvolvimento frente a estas questões. Com este trabalho, espera-se dar início no Departamento de Hidráulica e Saneamento (SHS) da Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, a um levantamento historiográfico da produção tecnológica e científica de seus pós-graduandos e professores. Para tanto, resgata-se um trabalho realizado entre o final da década de 1960 e início da década de 1970, pela Cátedra de Mecânica dos Fluidos (precursora do SHS), que teve como objetivo prever a vazão de água do túnel 2 do Sistema Cantareira de abastecimento de água para a região metropolitana de São Paulo. Nesta galeria foi realizado um ensaio original com circulação de ar, para o qual foram desenvolvidos métodos e técnicas a fim de verificar a vazão e auxiliar no seu dimensionamento, para garantir uma adução de 33 \'M POT.3\'/s. Mediante o levantamento, organização cronológica e análise dos documentos produzidos pelos autores do referido ensaio, resgatam-se as influências teóricas que nortearam as metodologias, as técnicas e tecnologias e analisam-se, de acordo com os registros documentais, a execução e resultados alcançados pelos ensaios. / Works that have as objective to review the scientific and technological production of a country have helped to understand and to measure its level of development regarding these questions. With this work, hopefully a historical survey of the technological and scientific production of its graduate students and teachers begins at the Departamento de Hidráulica e Saneamento (SHS) at the Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos. In this way, a work that was carried out between the end of the 1960\'s and beginning of the 1970\'s, by the chair of fluid mechanics (precursor of the SHS), which had as objective to foresee the water flow rate at tunnel 2 of the Cantareira water project for the metropolitan area of São Paulo. An original test using air circulation was carried out in the tunnel. Methods and techniques were developed in order to verify the flow rate and check its size, to guarantee 33 \'M POT.3\'/s of flow. The documents produced by the authors of the test were surveyed, organized chronologically and analyzed, seeking to infer the theoretical influences that had guided the methodologies, to describe the techniques and technologies and to analyze, in accordance with the document registers, the execution and results reached from the tests.

L’instabilité des cavités souterraines (mines, carrières, tunnels,…) peut induire les mouvements de terrains d’amplitude suffisante pour endommager les bâtiments et les infrastructures en surface. Les méthodes traditionnelles, utilisées dans les pratiques d’ingénieur pour prévoir les déformations dans les structures, sont basées sur les caractéristiques des mouvements de terrain en condition de terrain vierge sans prendre en compte l’effet de la présence des structures en surface. L’objectif de cette thèse est de prédire les déformations des ouvrages en tenant compte de l’influence de l’interaction sol-structure, d’une part ; et d’évaluer la performance d’une solution de protection (tranchée périphérique), d’autre part. Cela a été achevé par la réalisation d’études paramétriques utilisant deux approches complémentaires : une approche expérimentale à l’aide d’un modèle réduit physique 3D sous gravité normale et une modélisation numérique 3D par la méthode des éléments finis. En particulier l’effet d’un certain nombre de paramètres géométriques et mécaniques a pu être investigué dans l’étude de l’interaction sol-structure : la position de la structure par rapport à la cuvette d’affaissement, le poids de la structure et la raideur relative entre le sol et la structure. Concernant l’étude de l’efficacité de tranchées périphériques, l’effet de la position de la structure, de la position de la tranchée vis-à-vis de la structure et de la rigidité de la tranchée a été analysé. Les résultats obtenus ont abouti à une meilleure compréhension du problème d’interaction sol-structure et ont montré l’importance de cet effet qui doit être pris en compte dans l’évaluation de la vulnérabilité du bâti. Le transfert des mouvements du sol à la structure est faible (moins de 2,5%), dans le cas modélisé : structure rigide et interface glissante. Les différents résultats ont permis par ailleurs de mettre en évidence l’efficacité de la tranchée périphérique pour réduire les sollicitations affectant les structures. La tranchée doit être remplie avec un matériau très déformable et surtout placée à une distance de l’ordre d’un mètre de la structure. / The instability of underground cavities due to mining or tunneling activities can induce surface ground movements which damage overlying buildings and infrastructures. The conventional design methods, used in engineering practices to assess the structure’s deformations, are based on greendfield ground movements without taking into account the effect of the surface structure. The objective of this thesis is to predict the building deformations by taking the in-fluence of the soil-structure interaction into consideration, and to evaluate the performance of a mitigation technique (peripheral trench). This has been achieved by performing parametric studies using both the experimental approach by means of a 3D small-scale physical model under earth gravity condition and the 3D finite element numerical modeling. In particular the effect of building position, building weight, and relative stiffness of building and underlying soil has been investigated in the soil-structure interaction study. Concerning the trench effectiveness analysis, the effect of building position, trench position relatively to the building, and the trench stiffness has been investigated. The results of these investigations have led to a better understanding of the soil-structure interaction problem and have pointed out the importance of this effect which should be taken into account for building damage assessment. The transfer of ground movements to the buildings is low (less than 2.5%) for the modeled case: stiff structure and sliding contact. In addition, the results have proved the effectiveness of the peripheral trench to reduce the ground movements affecting the buildings. The trench should be filled with a very deformable material and located at a distance of around one meter from the building.

Un niveau important d’isolation des parois de bâtiments peut diminuer le refroidissement du bâtiment en été, quand les conditions extérieures sont favorables. Dans cette thèse, le concept d’isolations commutable, est développé : pendant les périodes de refroidissement, l’isolation commutable peut être désactivée pour refroidir la masse du bâtiment pendant la nuit. Pendant les périodes de chauffage, ce concept peut être utilisé pour utiliser les gains solaires. Dans cette thèse, le potentiel des isolations commutables est étudié pour des bureaux dans un climat continental européen. En outre, deux nouveaux concepts d'isolations commutables sont introduits et développés et caractérisés expérimentalement. Un modèle nodal détaillé a été mis en place, validé et utilisé pour conduire une étude paramétrique. Le potentiel des isolations commutables a été étudié à l’aide de simulations énergétiques dynamiques du bâtiment qui ont montré que des réductions importantes des besoins de chauffage et de refroidissement ainsi que des heures d'inconfort en été peuvent être atteintes. Plusieurs stratégies de contrôle ont été mises au point, introduites et comparées. L'influence de la masse thermique a également été étudiée, ainsi que l'influence de l'orientation ou du cadre des éléments. / Important thermal insulation levels can prevent the building to cool down during the cooling period, when the external conditions are favorable. In this thesis, the concept of switchable insulation is developed: during the cooling period, the insulation can be deactivated during the night to let the heat flow out. During the heating period, the switchable insulation can be deactivated whenever solar gains can be used. In this thesis the potential of switchable insulation for an European continental climate and for office buildings is investigated. Also, two new concepts of switchable insulation are introduced, developed and characterized experimentally. A detailed thermal model has been introduced, validated and used for a parametric analysis. The potential of switchable insulation is investigated on a building level, showing that important reductions of the heating and cooling load as well as summer discomfort hours can be achieved. Several control strategies have been developed, introduced and compared. The influence of thermal mass was also investigated, as well as the influence of the orientation or the elements’ frame.

Les écoulements en milieu urbain sont complexes et à l’heure actuelle estimés à l’aide d’outils informatiques. Pourtant, le manque de données expérimentales sur des géométries urbaines rend la validation et l’encadrement de l’utilisation de ces derniers difficile. Cette thèse présente les résultats obtenus sur un modèle physique d’un quartier urbain. La distribution des hauteurs d’eau ainsi que la répartition des débits en sortie du quartier expérimental sont mesurées. Leur étude a mis en évidence certains comportements caractéristiques des écoulements. Les données expérimentales ont été comparées aux simulations numériques générées avec un code 3D (Ansys-Fluent®) et un outil de recherche (Neptune 2D) mis au point durant cette thèse. Ce dernier résout les équations de Barré de Saint Venant 2D à l’aide d’un schéma EVR-DG, associé à une modification des solveurs de Riemann qui rend le code de calcul well-balanced.Les écarts observés entre Ansys-Fluent® et l’expérimental sont majoritairement en-dessous de 10%. Le code Neptune 2D apparait quant à lui légèrement moins précis : les écarts peuvent atteindre 20 à 30%. Diverses hypothèses sont avancées pour expliquer ces écarts. / This study deals with urban floods. Nowadays, numerical tools are used to simulate those complex flows. Nevertheless, the lack of experimental make the validation of the softwares difficult. This work presents experimental results of an urban flood physical model. The water height and the outflows at every outlet are measured and compared to numerical results. This study highlights some observed specificities of urban flows. In order to simulate those flows, a numerical tool (Neptune 2D) was developed during this PhD to solve the 2D shallow water equations with an EVR-DG scheme. Modifications of the Riemann solvers lead to a wellbalanced scheme. Numerical results were also provided with a 3D software (Ansys-Fluent®). Differences between Ansys-Fluent® and experimental results are mainly under 10%. Neptune2D is less accurate, with differences reaching 20 to 30%. Some hypotheses are discussed to explain those discrepencies.

Overtaking maneuver is very complex event influenced by many parameters. The most important parameters are vehicle performance, longitudinal slope, the speed at the beginning of the maneuver, the reaction time of the driver. Overtaking distance at CSN 73 6101 is determined on the basis of a simplified physical model. It considers constant speed of vehicles (overtaking and overtaken) and it does not consider a longitudinal gradient of road. This calculation is used for several decades and it is required to verify this procedure. That was the purpose of this work. Detailed physical model was performed for several types of passenger vehicles, performance curves and gear changes were included too. Distances between vehicles at the beginning and in the end of the maneuver were chosen with regard to reaction times of drivers. Distances were compared with conclusions of observation studies. Input values of some parameters were determined by own measurement and compared with data reported in the literature. The analysis was performed using the video camera positioned at the front and rear of the vehicle. For selected vehicle were conducted simulations testing the influence of particular parameters. The parameters with the biggest influence were longitudal slope of the road and rolling friction. To achieve results useful for a possible regulations update for the design of roads another simulation models for 43 variants of passenger cars with different engines and transmissions were done. The vehicles were divided into categories based on engine capacity and engine power (up to 1400 ccm, over 1400 ccm; 66 kW to over 66 kW). Results were compiled in tabular form that could be used to discuss modifications to CSN 73 6101 Design of roads.

The thesis deals with possibilities of numerical modelling of an overflow over selected types of auxiliary spillways and then the possibilities are verified in particular localities. In thesis, there is carried out the determination of capacity of selected spillways by using several methods: the calculation of the overflow equation, one-dimensional and two-dimensional numerical models and physical model. The author created parametric analysis to each single method. Parametric analysis represent various hydraulic conditions. Subsequently, there is possible to express the effect of parametric analysis. The author makes a comparison of water levels received by mentioned methods set out under the specific hydraulic conditions by calibration of each model with the physical model. Finally, author recommends values of all coefficients which have an impact on results of numerical modelling of the flow over selected types of weirs mostly using like auxiliary spillways.