[pt] A necessidade cada vez mais freqüente de reforço em estruturas de concreto armado, exige um completo conhecimento do comportamento da estrutura reforçada devido a alterações de rigidez do conjunto, aumento da carga de ruptura, alterações na distribuição de fissuras, modificação de comportamento e posição da linha neutra, entre outros. Nos últimos anos diversos estudos experimentais têm sido conduzidos, fornecendo parâmetros cada vez mais confiáveis à elaboração de projetos e ao dimensionamento seguro em relação aos estados limites de utilização e de ruptura. No desenvolvimento deste trabalho, utiliza-se um programa computacional baseado no método dos elementos finitos,capaz de descrever o comportamento de elementos estruturais prismáticos em concreto armado reforçados à flexão. Descreve-se o modelo hipoelástico de Elwi e Murray -1979- para o concreto simples e um modelo multilinear para simulação dos reforços. Tais relações resultam de estudos analíticos e experimentais sobre o concreto armado e estão originalmente implementadas no programa FEPARCS -Elwi e Murray, 1980-, que neste trabalho é modificado e adaptado de acordo com a realidade da execução de reforços em estruturas em serviço. O programa FEPACS, capaz de realizar análises numéricas não-lineares, é acoplado a um programa de pré e pós-processamento gráfico especialmente desenvolvido para geração, gerenciamento do processo de cálculo e para análise de resultados obtidos. Os resultados obtidos utilizando o programa proposto são validados através de uma comparação com resultados experimentais obtidos na literatura. / [en] The frequent use of composite materials, in the strengthening of reinforced concrete structures requires complete knowledge of the structural behavior because of the changes that such strengthening will cause to the overall stiffness,the collapse load, the cracks distribution and the behavior and position of the neutral axis. Over the last few years experimental studies have been performed,bringing out more trustworthy parameters for ultimate strength design. In this work, a computational program was implemented based on the finite element method, which is able to describe the flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete beams. The model used in this program is that of Elwi and Murray -1979-, which assumes a so-called hypo elastic theory for concrete and a approach to simulate the reinforcement. These relationships were derived from reinforced concrete analytical and experimental studies and are originally implemented in the FEPARCS program -Elwi and Murray, 1980-, which has been modified in order to obtain a more realistic approach to in- service structural strengthening. The program developed, which is able to perform non-linear numerical analyses, is coupled to pre and pos-processing graphic programs specially developed for model generation, management of the calculation sequence and presentation of final results. The results produced by this program have been validated by comparison with experimental results available in literature.

Orientador: Edson Cocchieri Botelho / Resumo: Este trabalho de pesquisa consiste na obtenção e caracterizações térmica, mecânica, reológica e elétrica de compósitos multifuncionais obtidos a partir da utilização de fibras de carbono (FC), resina furfurílica (RF) e nanotubos de carbono (CNT) para aplicações aeroespaciais. O uso de uma bioresina como fonte alternativa ao petróleo em compósitos multifuncionais e a avaliação dos ganhos de propriedades na utilização de nanotubos de carbono (0, 1,3 e 2,5% em volume) associados a fibras contínuas de carbono (tecido plain weave) são os objetivos principais deste trabalho. O desenvolvimento deste trabalho de pesquisa estabelece os parâmetros de processo mais adequados para a obtenção de compósitos multifuncionais com propósitos estruturais, térmicos e/ou elétricos. Neste trabalho, os compósitos multifuncionais foram processados com a utilização de moldagem por compressão a quente, sendo esta uma das contribuições desta dissertação. Após processados, os laminados foram avaliados a partir de ensaios mecânicos (cisalhamento interlaminar por compression shear test (CST), impacto a baixas velocidades, DCB (Double Cantilever Beam test), ENF (End Notched Flexure) e fadiga); assim como, a partir de análises térmicas (DMA (Análise Dinâmico-Mecânica), DSC (Calorimetria Exploratória Diferencial), TGA (Análise Termogravimétrica) e TMA (Análise Termomecânica)), ensaios elétricos, análises morfológicas (MO (Microscopia Óptica), MEV (Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura) e ultrassom) e análises ... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Doutor

SEISMIC STRENGTHENING OF A MID-RISE REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAME USING CFRPs: AN APPLICATION FROM REAL LIFE Tan, Mustafa T&uuml / mer M.S., Department Of Civil Engineering Supervisor: Prof. Dr. G&uuml / ney &Ouml / zcebe Co-Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. BariS Binici May 2009, 162 pages FRP retrofitting allows the utilization of brick infill walls as lateral load resisting elements. This practical retrofit scheme is a strong alternative to strengthen low to mid-rise deficient reinforced concrete (RC) structures in Turkey. The advantages of the FRP applications, to name a few, are the speed of construction and elimination of the need for building evacuation during construction. In this retrofit scheme, infill walls are adopted to the existing frame system by using FRP tension ties anchored the boundary frame using FRP dowels. Results of experiments have previously shown that FRP strengthened infill walls can enhance lateral load carrying capacity and reduce damage by limiting interstory drift deformations. In previous, analytical studies, a detailed mathematical model and a simplified version of the model for compression struts and tension ties was proposed and verified by comparing model estimations with test results. In this study, an existing 9-storey deficient RC building located in Antakya was chosen to design and apply a hybrid strengthening scheme with FRPs and reduced number of shear walls. Linear elastic analysis procedure was utilized (force based assessment technique) along with the rules of Mode Superposition Method for the reftrofit design. FRP retrofit scheme was employed using the simplified model and design was conducted such that life safety performance criterion is satisfied employing elastic spectrum with 10% probability of exceedance in 50 years according to the Turkish Earthquake Code 2007. Further analytical studies are performed by using Modal Pushover and Nonlinear Time-History Analyses. At the end of these nonlinear analyses, performance check is performed according to Turkish Earthquake Code 2007, using the strains resulting from the sum of yield and plastic rotations at demand in the critical sections. CFRP retrofitting works started at October 2008 and finished at December 2008 for the building mentioned in this study. Eccentric reinforced concrete shearwall installation is still being undertaken. All construction business is carried out without evacuation of the building occupants. This project is one of the first examples of its kind in Turkey. Keywords: CFRP, Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers, Masonry Infill Walls, Reinforced Concrete Infill Walls, Mid-Rise Deficient Structures, Turkish Earthquake Code 2007, Modal Pushover Analysis, Nonlinear Time History Analysis, Linear Elastic Building Assessment

Heat actuated adsorption heat pumps offer the opportunity to improve overall energy efficiency in waste heat applications by eliminating shaft work requirements accompanying vapor compression cycles. The coefficient of performance (COP) in adsorption heat pumps is generally low. The objective of this thesis is to model the adsorption system to gain critical insight into how its performance can be improved. Because adsorption heat pumps are intermittent devices, which induce cooling by adsorbing refrigerant in a sorption bed heat/mass exchanger, transient models must be used to predict performance. In this thesis, such models are developed at the adsorbent particle level, heat/mass exchanger component level and system level. Adsorption heat pump modeling is a coupled heat and mass transfer problem. Intra-particle mass transfer resistance and sorption bed heat transfer resistance are shown to be significant, but for very fine particle sizes, inter-particle resistance may also be important. The diameter of the adsorbent particle in a packed bed is optimized to balance inter- and intra-particle resistances and improve sorption rate. In the literature, the linear driving force (LDF) approximation for intra-particle mass transfer is commonly used in place of the Fickian diffusion equation to reduce computation time; however, it is shown that the error in uptake prediction associated with the LDF depends on the working pair, half-cycle time, adsorbent particle radius, and operating temperatures at hand. Different methods for enhancing sorption bed heat/mass transfer have been proposed in the literature including the use of binders, adsorbent compacting, and complex extended surface geometries. To maintain high reliability, the simple, robust annular-finned-tube geometry with packed adsorbent is specified in this work. The effects of tube diameter, fin pitch and fin height on thermal conductance, metal/adsorbent mass ratio and COP are studied. As one might expect, many closely spaced fins, or high fin density, yields high thermal conductance; however, it is found that the increased inert metal mass associated with the high fin density diminishes COP. It is also found that thin adsorbent layers with low effective conduction resistance lead to high thermal conductance. As adsorbent layer thickness decreases, the relative importance of tube-side convective resistance rises, so mini-channel sized tubes are used. After selecting the proper tube geometry, an overall thermal conductance is calculated for use in a lumped-parameter sorption bed simulation. To evaluate the accuracy of the lumped-parameter approach, a distributed parameter sorption bed simulation is developed for comparison. Using the finite difference method, the distributed parameter model is used to track temperature and refrigerant distributions in the finned tube and adsorbent layer. The distributed-parameter tube model is shown to be in agreement with the lumped-parameter model, thus independently verifying the overall UA calculation and the lumped-parameter sorption bed model. After evaluating the accuracy of the lumped-parameter model, it is used to develop a system-level heat pump simulation. This simulation is used to investigate a non-recuperative two-bed heat pump containing activated carbon fiber-ethanol and silica gel-water working pairs. The two-bed configuration is investigated because it yields a desirable compromise between the number of components (heat exchangers, pumps, valves, etc.) and steady cooling rate. For non-recuperative two-bed adsorption heat pumps, the average COP prediction in the literature is 0.39 for experiments and 0.44 for models. It is important to improve the COP in mobile waste heat applications because without high COP, the available waste heat during startup or idle may be insufficient to deliver the desired cooling duty. In this thesis, a COP of 0.53 is predicted for the non-recuperative, silica gel-water chiller. If thermal energy recovery is incorporated into the cycle, a COP as high as 0.64 is predicted for a 90, 35 and 7.0°C source, ambient and average evaporator temperature, respectively. The improvement in COP over heat pumps appearing in the literature is attributed to the adsorbent particle size optimization and careful selection of sorption bed heat exchanger geometry.

Gegenstand dieser Arbeit ist die Modifizierung von Oberflächen durch die Abscheidung alternierender Schichtsysteme auf Kohlenstofffasern und die Abscheidung von Aluminiumoxid auf organischen Membranen. Im ersten Kapitel wird das Vorgehen zur Abscheidung von organischen und anorganischen Schichten auf Kohlenstofffasern mittels der Atomlagenabscheidung und der oberflächeninitiierten Gasphasenabscheidung betrachtet. Dabei wird als Erstes auf die Abscheidung von Einzellagen und deren Optimierung eingegangen sowie im Anschluss auf die Übertragung dieser Parameter auf die Abscheidung von alternierenden Multilagensystemen. Mittels elektronenmikroskopischen-Untersuchungen, Rasterelektronenmikroskopie und energiedispersiver Röntgenspektroskopie, wird die Abscheidung der Materialien untersucht. Weiterhin können mit Hilfe von thermogravimetrischen Analysen die Oxidationsbeständigkeit der beschichteten Kohlenstofffasern sowie die einzelnen Schichtdicken bestimmt werden. Im zweiten Kapitel wird auf die Beschichtung von organischen Membranen eingegangen. Das Hauptaugenmerk liegt dabei auf der Beschichtung von nicht-hierarchisch und hierarchisch strukturierten Membranen mit Aluminiumoxid. Dafür werden die Atomlagenabscheidung und die Grenzflächenreaktion der Gasphase mit der im Feststoff gebundenen Flüssigphase angewendet. Unter Anwendung dieser beiden Verfahren ist es gelungen, dünne und gleichmäßige Schichten auf den Membranen abzuscheiden. Die Charakterisierung erfolgte mittels Rasterelektronenmikroskopie und energiedispersiver Röntgenspektroskopie. Zum Schluss wurden Filtrationsexperimente zum Vergleich der Stabilität und Durchflussraten der beschichteten mit den unbeschichteten Membranen durchgeführt.

Les composites utilisés dans l'industrie aéronautique sont hétérogènes. Ils sont composés d'une matrice polymère souple et ductile et d'un renfort dur et fragile. Les différentes phases ainsi que l'anisotropie du matériau peuvent rendre l'usinage de ces matières, difficile. Deux problèmes majeurs peuvent être rencontrés lors de l'usinage : garder l'intégrité de la matière usinée et réduire l'usure de l'outil de coupe. Les niveaux de qualité demandés dans le secteur aéronautique imposent une coupe sans défaut, ces derniers pouvant entrainer une altération ultérieure de la pièce. Les principaux défauts rencontrés sont : le délaminage des plis, la surchauffe de la résine, les plis non coupés francs ou l'écaillage. / Aeronautic composites are inhomogeneous and most often consist in two distinctly phases. The reinforcement fibres are relatively hard and brittle whereas the matrix is soft and ductile. The anisotropy causes some severe challenges when machining composites. People in the field often experience a trade-off between two main problems ; on one hand, keeping the composite parts integrity and quality, and on the other hand, reducing the wear of the cutting tools. The quality level required in aeronautic applications imposes a high quality cut of machined parts. Common defects that may occur during machining of these materials are delamination, overheat of the resin, uncut fibres, and fibre pull-out.

L’amélioration des performances des robots est un enjeu important dans le domaine industriel. Les objectifs visés sont l’augmentation de l’espace de travail, de la capacité de charge transportable, de la vitesse de travail et de la précision du robot. Pour atteindre ces objectifs, il faut en général augmenter la rigidité, diminuer la masse et augmenter la capacité d’amortissement du robot. Les robots actuels sont généralement fabriqués en métaux : aluminium ou acier, ce qui limite leurs performances en raison des faibles capacités d’amortissement des vibrations de ces matériaux. Les matériaux composites présentent l’avantage de combiner des matériaux différents, ce qui conduit à une variété de leurs performances. Parmi les types de renforts, les fibres de carbone présentent un module d’élasticité élevé permettant la conception de pièces de grandes rigidités statiques mais elles possèdent une faible capacité d’amortissement. Les fibres végétales, par contre, possèdent une faible densité, de bonnes propriétés spécifiques et des capacités d’amortissement élevées. Cette thèse porte sur l’amélioration des performances d’un robot parallèle 3CRS en utilisant des matériaux composites pour reconcevoir des pièces initialement fabriquées en aluminium. La thèse commence d’abord par une caractérisation des comportements statiques et dynamiques du robot initial constitué de bras en aluminium. Ensuite, la forme des segments des bras robotiques est optimisée par rapport aux sollicitations mécaniques sur le robot. Un nouveau composite stratifié hybride renforcé par des fibres de carbone et des fibres de lin est alors proposé. Cette combinaison permet d’allier les avantages des deux types de fibres dans un composite pour le dimensionnement des composants sous sollicitation élevée. La structure de ce nouveau composite a été optimisée puis un segment est fabriqué pour valider la conception. Finalement, l’étude du nouveau robot avec des bras en matériaux composites a été réalisée, les résultats montrent que la rigidité du robot augmente, sa masse diminue légèrement et sa capacité d’amortissement augmente considérablement par rapport au robot initial. Donc, l’application du composite stratifié hybride peut améliorer les performances statiques et dynamiques et augmenter significativement la précision en fonctionnement du robot 3CRS. / Improvement of the robot’s performances is a major challenge in the industrial field. In general, improvement objectives are increasing workspace, transportable capacity, speed and precision of the robot. To achieve these objectives, it must increase rigidity, reduce weight and increase damping capacity of the robot. Currently, the robots are generally made of metals: aluminum or steel, which limits their performances due to low damping capacity of these materials.Composite materials present an advantage to combine different materials, which leads to a variety of composite material properties. Among the types of reinforcements, carbon fibers show high modulus that enables robotic parts with high static rigidities to be designed. However, carbon fibers have generally a low damping capacity. Natural fibers have low density, good specific properties and high damping capacity.This thesis focuses on the improvement of the performances of the 3CRS parallel robot by using the composite material to redesign robot parts initially made of aluminum. The thesis begins with static and dynamic characterizations of the original robot. Then, the shape of segments of the robotic arms is optimized with respect to applying force on the robot. A hybrid laminated composite reinforced with carbon fibers and flax fibers is proposed for the use. This combination enables to combine the advantages of two fiber types in a composite for using in high loaded components. The structure of the new hybrid laminated composite is optimized and a composite segment is then fabricated in order to validate the design. Finally, the analysis of the new robot with composite arms is executed. The result shows that the new robot has a slightly higher rigidity, lighter mass and considerably greater damping capacity in comparison with the original robot. Therefore, the application of the hybrid composite could improve the static and dynamic performances and increases considerably the accuracy in operation of the robot 3CRS.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:58:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MayaraSCFL_DISSERT.pdf: 5165682 bytes, checksum: c5b249c3b897f27db4e517452be9b9ce (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-04-30 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Composites based on PEEK + PTFE + CARBON FIBER + Graphite (G_CFRP) has increased application in the top industries, as Aerospace, Aeronautical, Petroleum, Biomedical, Mechanical and Electronics Engineering challenges. A commercially available G_CFRP was warmed up to three different levels of thermal energy to identify the main damage mechanisms and some evidences for their intrinsic transitions. An experimental test rig for systematize a heat flux was developed in this dissertation, based on the Joule Effect. It was built using an isothermal container, an internal heat source and a real-time measurement system for test a sample by time. A standard conical-cylindrical tip was inserted into a soldering iron, commercially available and identified by three different levels of nominal electrical power, 40W (manufacturer A), 40W (manufacturer B), 100W and 150W, selected after screening tests: these power levels for the heat source, after one hour of heating and one hour of cooling in situ, carried out three different zones of degradation in the composite surface. The bench was instrumented with twelve thermocouples, a wattmeter and a video camera. The twelve specimens tested suffered different degradation mechanisms, analyzed by DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) and TG (Thermogravimetry) techniques, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy-Dispersive X-Rays (EDX) Analysis. Before and after each testing, it was measured the hardness of the sample by HRM (Hardness Rockwell M). Excellent correlations (R2=1) were obtained in the plots of the evaporated area after one hour of heating and one hour of cooling in situ versus (1) the respective power of heat source and (2) the central temperature of the sample. However, as resulting of the differential degradation of G_CFRP and their anisotropy, confirmed by their variable thermal properties, viscoelastic and plastic properties, there were both linear and non-linear behaviour between the temperature field and Rockwell M hardness measured in the radial and circumferential directions of the samples. Some morphological features of the damaged zones are presented and discussed, as, for example, the crazing and skeletonization mechanism of G_CFRP / Comp?sitos baseados em matrizes polim?ricas de PEEK e PTFE, refor?adas com fibra de carbono e grafite (G_CFRP) apresentam crescente aplica??o e desafios ? Engenharia nas ind?strias Aeroespacial, Aeron?utica, de Petr?leo, Biom?dica, Mec?nica e Eletr?nica. Um comp?sito G_CFRP foi aquecido em tr?s n?veis de energia t?rmica para identificar os principais mecanismos de dano e algumas evid?ncias em suas transi??es de mecanismos. Uma bancada experimental foi desenvolvida para sistematizar o fluxo t?rmico com base no Efeito Joule. Foi constru?da usando-se um recipiente isot?rmico, uma fonte quente interna e um sistema de medidas em tempo real para ensaiar um corpo-de-prova (CP) de cada vez. Uma ponta c?nica-cil?ndrica foi inserida em um ferro de soldar, comercialmente dispon?vel e identificado por tr?s diferentes n?veis de pot?ncia el?trica, 40W (fabricante A), 40W (fabricante B), 100W e 150W, selecionados ap?s ensaios piloto: estes n?veis de pot?ncia para a fonte quente, ap?s uma hora de aquecimento e uma hora de resfriamento in situ, promoveu tr?s zonas diferentes de degrada??o na superf?cie do comp?sito. A bancada foi instrumentada com doze termopares, um watt?metro e uma c?mera de v?deo. Os doze C.P. ensaiados apresentaram diferentes mecanismos de degrada??o, analisados pelas t?cnicas de Calorimetria Diferencial Explorat?ria (DSC) e Termogravimetria (TG), e pelas an?lises de Microscopia Eletr?nica de Varredura (MEV) e Energia Dispersiva de Raios-X (EDS). Antes e ap?s cada ensaio, foram feitos ensaios de dureza Rockwell M (HRM). Excelentes correla??es (R2=1) foram obtidas nas curvas da ?rea evaporada ap?s uma hora de aquecimento e uma hora de resfriamento in situ versus (1) a respectiva pot?ncia da fonte quente e (2) a temperatura central do C.P. entretanto, como resultado da degrada??o diferencial do G_CFRP e da sua anisotropia, confirmadas por suas propriedades t?rmicas vari?veis, propriedades viscoel?sticas e viscopl?sticas, houve comportamentos linear e n?o-linear entre o campo de temperatura e a HRM medidos nas dire??es radial e circunferencial dos C.P. Algumas peculiaridades morfol?gicas das zonas de dano s?o apresentadas e discutidas, como, por exemplo, os mecanismos de dano por crazing e esqueletiza??o do G_CFRP

Ce travail propose une optimisation de la conductivité électrique transverse des composites structuraux matrice/fibres de carbone. L'influence de la fonctionnalisation électrique de l'ensimage sur la conductivité des composites est particulièrement étudiée. Des feuillets submicroniques d'argent (AgNpts) ont été élaborés en présence de citrate de sodium (TSC). Leur morphologie plane est particulièrement adaptée à une dispersion dans un ensimage. Les feuillets ont été dispersés dans une matrice modèle. Le seuil de percolation électrique des feuillets est déterminé à 5,9 %. Cette valeur est cohérente avec un facteur de forme modéré, compris entre 12 et 28. L'ensimage fonctionnalisé a ensuite été déposé sur une mèche de fibres de carbone, elle-même imprégnée par une matrice PAEK hautes performances. Avant imprégnation des fibres de carbone, des fils submicroniques d'argent ont été introduits dans la matrice PAEK. Des composites matrice-fils submicroniques d'argent/fibres de carbone avec ensimage conducteur ont été mis en œuvre. Leur conductivité électrique est élevée (7 S.m-1), alors que la fraction volumique en particules d'argent (fils et feuillets) est inférieure à 1 % en volume. / This PhD thesis deals with the optimization of transverse electrical conductivity of Thermoplastic Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer. The influence of an electrically conductive sizing has been investigated. Silver nanoplates (AgNpts) have been successfully synthesized by a soft chemical reduction, with trisodiumcitrate (TSC) as surfactant. Silver nanoplates have been dispersed into a model matrix, percolation threshold has been determined near 5.9 % in volume fraction. This value is consistent with their moderate aspect ratio (between 12 and 28). Size and morphology of silver nanoplates are suitable for their dispersion in the sizing. Carbon fiber has been coated with conductive sizing. Carbon fiber will be further impregnated by a PAEK thermoplastic matrix. A higher conductivity level has been achieved by introducing silver nanowires in the PAEK matrix. Structural composites consisting of matrix-silver nanowires / continuous carbon fiber sized with conductive sizing have been elaborated. Their electrical conductivity reached 7 S.m-1 for a total silver volume fraction of 1 %.vol.

Les technologies de placement de plis ou d’enroulement filamentaire de composite à matrice thermoplastique avec consolidation en continu ont fait l’objet de nombreux travaux ces dernières années. Ces études ont porté principalement sur des composites à base de matrice thermoplastique semi-cristalline comme le poly(éther éther cétone) (PEEK) renforcée de fibres de carbone. L’objectif de la thèse est de déterminer les lois de comportement du composite fibres de carbone/matrice thermoplastique lors de la mise en œuvre afin de déduire quelle étape gouverne le processus de soudage et quels sont les paramètres procédés et matériaux influençant sa durée. Dans ce but, les principales propriétés de la matrice utiles à l’étude ont, dans un premier temps, été déterminées. Une attention particulière a été portée sur la dégradation thermique. Les analyses en thermogravimétrie ont ainsi permis d’évaluer sa cinétique de dégradation. Dans un deuxième temps, les mécanismes de contact intime et d’autohésion, responsables du soudage, ont été étudiés à partir de modèles. Pour cela, les mesures de rugosité de surface et de viscosité ont été intégrées au modèle de contact intime. Le temps de diffusion de la matrice a été déterminé par rhéologie puis intégré au modèle d’autohésion. Enfin, l’influence des paramètres procédé (temps, température et pression) et matériau (masses molaires et rugosité) sur les mécanismes de formation de l’interface et ses performances mécaniques a été évaluée expérimentalement par des tests d’adhérence (clivage et pelage) et comparée aux modèles. / The automated tow placement or filament winding processes of thermoplastic-based composites have been intensively studied in recent years. These studies concerned mainly composites with thermoplastic semi-crystalline matrices as carbon fiber reinforced poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK). The thesis objective is to understand the physical mechanisms taking place in a thermoplastic-based composite during the welding in order to deduce which step governs the welding process and what are the parameters influencing its duration. First, the main properties of matrix of interest for this study were determined, in particular its thermal degradation. The thermal gravimetric analysis thus allowed to evaluate the kinetics of degradation. Secondly, the mechanisms of intimate contact and self-adhesion responsible for welding were studied using models. For this, surface roughness and viscosity measurements were included in the model of intimate contact. The diffusion time of matrix was determined by rheology and integrated into the self-adhesion model. Eventually, the influence of process (time, temperature and pressure) and material (molecular weight and roughness) parameters on the mechanisms of interface formation and its mechanical performance was evaluated experimentally by adhesion tests (wedge test and peeling ) and compared with models.