CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / A adequaÃÃo de um trator agrÃcola, visando utilizaÃÃo de pressÃes de inflaÃÃo dos pneus adequadas, para diferentes condiÃÃes superficiais de solo, resulta em melhor desempenho geral, com consequente aumento da capacidade operacional e melhor qualidade de operaÃÃo. Assim este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o desempenho energÃtico de um trator agrÃcola 4x2 - TDA trabalhando com diferentes forÃas na barra de traÃÃo, pressÃo de inflaÃÃo dos pneus em superfÃcie de concreto e em solo mobilizado, utilizando como norma de ensaio a OECD â âCÃdigo 2â (2012). Os ensaios foram realizados, no NÃcleo de Ensaios de MÃquinas e Pneus Agroflorestais â NEMPA, com delineamento experimental em faixas e esquema fatorial 2x3x2 com cinco repetiÃÃes, sendo duas pressÃes de inflaÃÃo dos pneus do trator 165,4 kPa (24 psi) nos rodados traseiro e 220,6 kPa (32 psi) nos rodados dianteiro do trator, correspondente a mÃxima pressÃo de inflaÃÃo recomendada pelo fabricante dos pneus e 110,3 kPa (16 psi) nos rodados traseiro e 110,3 kPa (16 psi) nos rodados dianteiro do trator, correspondente a mÃnima pressÃo de inflaÃÃo recomendada pelo fabricante dos pneus, trÃs forÃas aplicadas na barra de traÃÃo 100%, 75% e 50% da forÃa mÃxima de traÃÃo na potÃncia mÃxima e velocidade nominal do motor e dois tipos de superfÃcies de rolamento. Esses fatores foram arranjados para permitir a avaliaÃÃo dos efeitos das variÃveis de desempenho individualmente ou em grupos, sendo todos os dados que apresentaram normalidade foram submetidos à anÃlise de variÃncia, aplicando o teste DMS a 5% de significÃncia, para a comparaÃÃo das mÃdias, os dados que nÃo apresentaram distribuiÃÃo normal foram arranjados para analise estatÃstica atravÃs da MÃdia MÃvel Exponencialmente Ponderada - MMEP. O trator avaliado no ensaio foi o New Holland TM 7040 com potÃncia mÃxima no motor indicada pelo fabricante de 132 kW a 2200 rpm, tracionando a Unidade MÃvel de Ensaio na Barra de TraÃÃo - UMEB. Nos ensaios de campo observou-se que a mÃnima pressÃo de inflaÃÃo dos pneus recomendada pelo fabricante dos pneus melhorou o desempenho energÃtico do trator, reduzindo o consumo especifico de combustÃvel e aumentando o rendimento na barra de traÃÃo do trator. Em superfÃcie de concreto o trator obteve forÃa mÃxima de traÃÃo 32,6% superior à forÃa mÃxima de traÃÃo obtida em superfÃcie de solo mobilizado. Os critÃrios de ensaio empregados da norma OECD - âCÃdigo 2â proporcionaram uma padronizaÃÃo no ensaio facilitando a comparaÃÃo entre os fatores avaliados. / Agricult tractor adequation aiming the use of appropriated tire inflation pressures for different surface conditions results in better overall performance with consequent increase in operational capacity and better quality of service. Thus this study aimed to assess the energy performance of a farm tractor 4x2 - TDA working with different forces in the drawbar, inflation pressure of tires on concrete surface and tilled soil, using as a testing standard OECD â âCode 2" (2012). The tests were conducted at the Center for Testing Machines and Tires Agroforestry - NEMPA, a randomized 2x3x2 factorial and tracks with five repetitions, two tire inflation pressures Tractor 165.4 kPa (24 psi) in rear axles and 220.6 kPa (32 psi) front axles on the tractor, corresponding to maximum inflation pressure recommended by the tire manufacturer and 110.3 kPa (16 psi) in rear axles and 110.3 kPa (16 psi) in front wheelsets Tractor, corresponding to minimal inflation pressure recommended by the tire manufacturer, three forces applied to the drawbar 100%, 75% and 50% of the maximum force of traction at maximum power and rated speed of the engine and two types of bearing surfaces . These factors were arranged to allow evaluation of the effects of performance variables individually or in groups, with all data presented normality were subjected to analysis of variance, using the DMS test at 5% significance for the comparison of means, the data not normally distributed were arranged for statistical analysis by Exponentially Weighted Moving Average - MMEP. The tractor test was evaluated in the 7040 New Holland TM engine with maximum power specified by the manufacturer of 132 kW at 2200 rpm, pulling the Mobile Unit Testing in Drawbar - UMEB generated. In field trials showed that the minimum tire inflation pressure recommended by the tire manufacturer has improved the energy performance of the tractor, reducing specific consumption of fuel and increasing the yield on the tractor drawbar. In concrete surface the tractor got maximum tensile strength 32.6% higher than the maximum tensile strength obtained in surface soil mobilized. The test criteria employed the standard OECD - "Code 2" provided a standardized test in facilitating the comparison between the factors evaluated.

Os colares das sondas de prospecção petrolíferas são fabricadas de aço inoxidável austenítico devido as suas características eletromagnéticas e de corrosão. Normalmente, a temperatura de serviço é de aproximadamente 300ºC, meio aquoso e a sonda é submetida a carregamentos cíclicos. Várias foram as tentativas de desenvolvimento de um aço que atendesse as necessidades de serviço destes colares. Neste trabalho foram determinadas as propriedades mecânicas de tração e de fadiga de baixo ciclo de um aço inoxidável austenítico do sistema Fe-Mn-Cr-N, quando ensaiado mecanicamente nas temperaturas ambiente e à 300ºC. Foi observado que os valores dos limites de escoamento e de resistência e o alongamento diminuem significativamente quando a temperatura é elevada para 300ºC. Como conseqüência destas alterações, ocorreu uma diminuição da vida em fadiga. A comparação entre as curvas tensão-deformação monotônica e cíclica mostrou que este material, ensaiado à 300ºC e nas amplitudes de deformações estudadas, apresenta amolecimento cíclico. A expressão encontrada para a relação deformação-vida é dada por &#916&#949t/2=0,0054 (2Nf)-0,064 + 0,438 (2Nf)-0,595 com ponto de transição em 2Nt = 9,5 x 103. Quanto aos métodos estimativos das propriedades mecânicas de fadiga, obtidos a partir das propriedades mecânicas de tração, foi verificado que o Método da Inclinação Universal Modificado se aproxima mais da curva experimental obtida neste trabalho. A análise fratográfica mostrou a presença de estrias no estágio II de propagação de trinca. / In this work the monotonic and low cycle fatigue mechanical properties of an Cr-Mn-N austenitic stainless steel, used to produce drill collars used for deep drilling in offshore industry, were evaluated. The low cycle fatigue testing was carried out according to the ASTM E606 standard, under strain control and R = - 1, at temperature of 300°C, which is the temperature that the drill collar reaches in service. It was observed that the yield and the ultimate tensile strength and the elongation decreased sharply with increasing temperature. As a consequence, in both high and low cycle regions, the fatigue life decreased with increasing temperature. The comparison between the stress - strain monotonic and cyclic curves, showed that this material exhibited cyclic softening for the applied strain amplitudes. The correlation between strain and number of cycles to failure was can be given by &#916&#949t/2 = 0,0054 (2Nf)-0,064 + 0,438 (2Nf)-0,595 with transition in 2Nt = 9,5x103 reverses. The experimental results were compared with some models used to predict the fatigue life based on the tensile monotonic properties. The Modified Universal Shopes a better fitting with the experimental data. The fractographic analysis showed the presence of stage II striations.

The ductile fracture process, which consists of the nucleation, growth and coalescence of microvoids, was extensively studied for materials deforming homogeneously. For materials with a non-homogeneous deformation behavior, such as those having hexagonal closed packed (HCP) crystal structure, experimental and numerical data is lacking. Therefore, the fracture properties of materials with such HCP structure, like titanium (used in aerospace and biomedical applications), zirconium (nuclear industry) and magnesium (manufacturing industry) are not well understood. The main research objective of this Ph.D. thesis is to better understand the mechanisms governing fracture in commercially pure (CP) titanium. In particular, the effect of grain orientation on void growth is investigated. The fracture process of CP titanium was visualized in model materials containing artificial holes. These model materials were fabricated using a femtosecond laser coupled with a diffusion bonding technique to obtain voids in the interior of titanium samples. Diffusion bonding was carried out either above or below the phase transformation temperature resulting in different microstructures. Changes in void dimensions during in-situ straining were recorded in three dimensions using x-ray computed tomography. Void growth obtained experimentally was compared with the Rice and Tracey model which predicted well the average void growth. However, a large scatter in void growth was observed experimentally and was explained in terms of differences in grain orientation which was confirmed by crystal plasticity simulations. It was also shown that grain orientation has a stronger effect on void growth than intervoid spacing and material strength. Intervoid spacing, however, appears to control whether the intervoid ligament failure is ductile or brittle. While this study showed a good agreement between experiments and simulations on average, there is no direct void growth comparison for particular grain orientations. In a follow-up study, an experimental approach was developed to directly relate the growth of a void to its underlying grain orientation. This is achieved by first annealing CP titanium samples below the α-β phase transformation temperature, then performing electron backscatter diffraction iii (EBSD) and finally diffusion bonding the samples together. Samples were then tested in x-ray tomography. This study showed the importance of the local state of strain on void growth. Crystal plasticity simulations that take into account the particular grain orientation and the local state of strain were found to predict well experimental void growth. Crystal plasticity simulations confirmed that the orientation of the voidcontaining grain is more important than the orientation of surrounding grains and more important than the volume fraction of voids, in order to determine void growth. This thesis on the growth and coalescence of voids is important to validate and improve the predictions of ductile fracture models and to design new materials with improved fracture properties.

The thesis deals with the determination of mechanical properties of materials used for 3D printing (ABS, nylon and PLA). Standardized samples produced using a 3D printer using the Fused Deposition Modeling method were subsequently used for mechanical testing. The work is also extended to determine the mechanical properties of samples made by Soft Tooling. For the production of Soft Tooling samples, polyurethane resins SG 2000 and SG 145 were used. Individual materials were analyzed by mechanical tests (tensile test and hardness test). Surface integrity parameters have also been determined for 3D-printed materials. Parameters were selected from the individual tests (tensile strength, modulus of elasticity) ductility and hardness), which were subsequently statistically processed. The work is concluded by evaluating the results obtained, which were compared with the values given in material sheets.

The aim of this thesis is the construction of a diagram of fracture strain for high strength steel OCHN3MFA and its application for the estimation of fracture toughness of this material. The first part of the thesis contains the necessary theoretical framework for numerical modelling of tensile tests of various specimens - smooth specimen, specimen with a notch and specimen with a circumferential crack, it describes the influence of triaxiality on the fracture of bodies and the possibilities of construction of the diagram of fracture strain. Subsequently, a numerical model of these specimens is created using the finite element method (FEM). A non-linear, elastoplastic calculation is performed. Fracture is identified by means of comparing the true stress versus the strain obtained from tests with the finite element analysis results. Stress–strain states of specimens at the moment of fracture are obtained from a numerical model. A diagram of fracture strain is constructed, and it is used to estimate the fracture toughness of a cracked body. Finally, a local approach, which uses the diagram of fracture strain, and a classical approach of fracture mechanics, especially the stress intensity factor, are compared.

The master's thesis deals with the determination of mechanical properties of materials used for 3D printing (PLA, PETG, ABS, ASA). The theoretical part contains characteristics of polymer materials and describes testing of mechanical properties and additive technologies. In the experimental part, the standardized samples produced by the technology Fused Filament Fabrication were analysed using mechanical tests (tensile test and hardness test). Some of the examples were exposed to the selected factors of degradation. Selected parameters from mechanical testing (tensile strength, modulus of elasticity in tension, elongation and Shore hardness) were statistically processed. The conclusion of the thesis evaluates the impact of the factors of degradation on particular materials and compares them subsequently.

This thesis described mechanical tests with monitoring of camera. The aim of this work is to obtain additional information about material behavior during the test. The mechanical tests were monitored high-definition (HD) digital video-camera and camera with high resolution. The method was applied to the tensile test and Pennsylvania notch test (PENT test). The videorecordings were processed with the assistance image analysis method. The marks were placed on both of these specimens, mutual movement these marks were used to obtain following characteristics. It was Poisson’s ratio and true stress by tensile test. By PENT test it was rate growth crack. The investigated material was elastomeric polyurethane filled by biodegradable polyhydroxybutyrate for tensile test. Second material was polypropylene for PENT test. The camera is adding to the test gives extended information about the material and better interpretation results.

Thesis summarizes the problems of production and use of stretch film. The change of strength, ductility and relative relaxation effect in different times of drawing from role in three weeks was observed. Further, change of strength and ductility due to changes in the rate of deformation, exposure to accelerated aging in a UV chamber and changes in the loading direction were observed. Mechanical tests were realized on a tensile tester, relaxation tests on DMA and crystallinity changes were observed on the DSC. Relationship between chemical composition of stretch film and mechanical and thermomechanical properties were studied. It was found that chemical composition essential for stretch film properties. However, due to the impossibility to distinguish effects of chemical composition and process parameters was impossible to find clear relation describing this relationship.

The master’s thesis deals with computational modelling of mechanical testing of isolated cells, particularly of single-axle tensile test. The aim is to imitate the real deformed shape known from experiments. At first, the structure of each cell component is described and analyzed according to their significance for mechanical behavior. The outline of basic mechanical tests used for cell testing is discussed next. A structural computational model comprising all components significant for mechanical purposes is created for the modelling. Those components are nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane and cytoskeleton. Due to the problems with convergence the model was divided into two parts. The first one treats separately the shape of cytoskeleton and the second one treats the shape of communicating components (nucleus, cytoplasm and cell membrane). Both of those partial models succeed in reaching the deformations according to the experiments.

Diploma thesis studies the effect of temperature (75 and 105 °C) and the effect of 3 kinds of liquids (silicone and hydraulic oil and coolant) at room temperature and at 105 °C on change of the structure of 3 species butadiene-acrylonitrile (NBR) seals (o-ring and two types of bolts). The seals are inspected by the thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry and infrared spectroscopy, the influence of 105 °C on the o-rings is also evaluated in terms of changes in tensile properties. The greatest changes in the composition and structure are observed on o-rings particularly due to temperature of 105 °C, there was a significant reduction in dilatability and an increase in stiffness and glass transition temperature. The root cause is the surface and centre additive decomposition and oxidation. The bolts have suffered from decomposition of the protective surface layer and the additives in the centre, structural change was minor. Exposure to 75 °C has resulted in a gradual loss of low molecular weight substances. Liquids at room temperature didn‘t affect the structure of the seals, at 105 °C it caused a loss of weight due to decomposition of the protective surface layer and release of additives and the products of their decomposition. Results showed that the common use of the NBR seals at 105 °C is unsuitable, at 75 °C it leads to gradual changes, loss in mechanical and sealing properties.