Perennial weed creeping thistle and couch-grass were controlled for tree year period in Prepychy village (Rychnov nad Kneznou district). Stubble breaking had cardinal effect on regeneration of hypogenous vegetative organs both wedd and endorsed their appearance. Following ploughing and ground reproduction before seeding didn´t control these weed. In chemical control section was tested an effectiveness of 22 herbicides. Creeping thistle showed the highest sensitivity against the majority of herbicides in growth phase F4 (stalk height 20 cm). Results of experiments showed an importance of application a.i. glyphosate in perennial weed control system. In winter wheat vegetation showed herbicides Husar and Lontrel 300 the highest effect against creeping thistle. Broad-leaved crops give a possibility to use graminicides against couch-grass. Graminicides Fusilade Forte 150 EC and Gallant Super shown the highest effect against couch-grass.

Tato diplomová práce je zaměřena na implementaci procesu simulace zatěžovacího zatížení do stávajícího rozhraní používaného pro multi-body simulace hnacího vozidla. „Creeping“ bylo definováno jako řízení vozidla bez nárazu na plynový pedál v nízkých převodech. Bylo rozhodnuto simulovat tento stav zavedením sil Jízdních odporů – Aerodynamická odporová síla Fa, síla Valivého odporu Fr a horizontální část Gravitační síly Fgx. Tyto síly byly modelovány v softwaru SimulationX a byl definován model pro zatížení „Creeping“ – ten byl založen na změně stoupání kopce, což dalo výsledky potřebné pro analýzu chování při stavu „Creeping“. Poté byly vytvořeny soubory v softwaru Matlab potřebné pro běh a následné zpracování simulace, které analyzují výsledky v závislosti na čase nebo průměrném točivém momentu motoru. Potom byla správnost procesu kontrolována ve srovnání s experimentálními daty. Toto srovnání ukázalo, že proces pracuje bez velkých problémů; výsledky vykazovaly podobný trend, byly ale ovlivněny nedostatkem vstupních dat z experimentu.

The highly optimized performance of nature’s creations and biological assemblies has inspired the development of their engineered counter parts that can potentially outperform conventional systems. In particular, bat wings are populated with air flow hair receptors which feedback the information about airflow over their surfaces for enhanced stability and maneuverability during their flight. The hairs in the bat wing membrane play a role in the maneuverability tasks, especially during low-speed flight. The developments of artificial hair sensors (AHS) are inspired by biological hair cells in aerodynamic feedback control designs. Current mathematical models for hair receptors are limited by strict simplifying assumptions of creeping flow hair Reynolds number on AHS fluid-structure interaction (FSI), which may be violated for hair structures integrated on small-scaled Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). This study motivates by an outstanding need to understand the dynamic response of hair receptors in flow regimes relevant to bat-scaled UAVs. The dynamic response of the hair receptor within the creeping flow environment is investigated at distinct freestream velocities to extend the applicability of AHS to a wider range of low Reynolds number platforms. Therefore, a threedimensional FSI model coupled with a finite element model using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is developed for a hair-structure and multiple hair-structures in the airflow. The Navier-Stokes equations including continuity equation are solved numerically for the CFD model. The grid independence of the FSI solution is studied from the simulations of the hairstructure mesh and flow mesh around the hair sensor. To describe the dynamic response of the hair receptors, the natural frequencies and mode shapes of the hair receptors, computed from the finite element model, are compared with the excitation frequencies in vacuum. This model is described with both the boundary layer effects and effects of inertial forces due to fluid-structure xiv interaction of the hair receptors. For supporting the FSI model, the dynamic response of the hair receptor is also validated considering the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory including the steady and unsteady airflow.

Ce travail porte sur une étude comparative des huiles végétales (esters naturels) issues de différentes graines, esters synthétiques, et minérales sur la base des caractéristiques de génération et de propagation des streamers qui s’y développent, des tensions de claquage ainsi que des décharges se propageant sur un isolant solide en présence de ces huiles. Il ressort des résultats obtenus qu’en géométrie pointe – plan, sous tension continu, la tension de génération en polarité positive est toujours supérieure à celle mesurée en polarité négative et elle est plus élevée dans les huiles esters que dans les huiles minérales quelle que soit la polarité de l’électrode pointe. En ce qui concerne la propagation de streamers sous tension impulsionnelle de foudre, les longueurs finales (ou longueurs d’arrêt) Lf des streamers positifs sont environ10 fois supérieures à celles des streamers négatifs. Pour atteindre la même Lf, il faut beaucoup plus de tension en polarité négative qu’en polarité positive. Par conséquent, les tenues diélectriques sont plus élevées en polarité négative qu’en polarité positive. D’autre part, Lf est plus élevée dans les huiles végétales que dans certaines huiles minérales. La tension de claquage des huiles isolantes, déterminée selon la norme CEI 60156, suit généralement une distribution Normale. Les probabilités de claquage peuvent alors être déterminées suivant la distribution Normale en prenant un échantillonnage suffisamment grand (n>30). Il est également montré que les huiles végétales et l’ester synthétique présentent des tensions de claquage (U1%, U10% et U50%) plus élevées que les huiles minérales sous tension alternative. La tension de claquage moyenne est aussi plus élevée dans les esters que dans les huiles minérales sous tension impulsionnelle de foudre. La morphologie, la longueur d’arrêt et le courant des décharges se propageant sur un isolant solide (carton) immergé dans les liquides étudiés, dépendent de l’amplitude et de la polarité de la tension, de l’épaisseur du solide et de la nature des huiles. Lf augmente quasi-linéairement avec la tension appliquée et diminue lorsque l’épaisseur du solide augmente. Pour une tension et une épaisseur données, les décharges qui se développent sur l’interface carton/huile végétale sont plus longues que celles sur l’interface carton/huile minérale. Par ailleurs, Lf est plus élevé en polarité positive qu’en polarité négative, ce qui indique que la polarité la plus contraignante est la polarité positive. Ila été également mis en évidence l’existence d’une décharge secondaire de signe opposé à celui de la tension appliquée, résultat de l’accumulation de charges d’espace à la surface de l’isolant solide. Enfin, la dimension fractale D des décharges diminue lorsque l’épaisseur du solide augmente. Plus l’épaisseur du solide est grande, plus le degré de ramification des décharges est moins important. Pour une tension et une épaisseur données, D est généralement plus élevée dans l’huile minérale que dans l’huile végétale. / This work is aimed at the comparative study of vegetable oils (natural esters) issued from different seeds, synthetic ester oil and mineral oils, based on the characteristics of generation and propagation of streamers, breakdown voltages and creeping discharges propagating over solid insulator (pressboard) immersed in these oils. It has been shown that, in a point – plane electrode geometry, the DC threshold voltage Us is higher when the point is positive than when it’s negative; Us is higher in vegetable oils than in mineral oils for both polarities of voltage. Under lightning impulse voltage, the streamers are filamentary in all different tested oils whatever the polarity of voltage. The final (or stopping) length Lf of streamers are about ten times higher when the point is positive than when it’s negative. The voltage required to reach the same Lf is higher with a negative point than with a positive point.Thus the positive polarity is unfavourable for the industrial applications. In addition, Lf is longer in vegetable oils than in some mineral oils. The breakdown voltage of insulating oils, measured according to IEC 60156 standard specifications generally follows a normal distribution. The probability of breakdown can hence be determined according to the normal distribution with a large amount of samples (n>30). So, vegetable oils and synthetic ester have breakdown voltages (U1%, U10% and U50%) higher than mineral oils under AC; and the mean breakdown voltage is also higher in esters oils than in minerals oils under lightning impulse voltage. The morphology, final length Lf and current of discharges propagating over a solid insulator (pressboard) immersed in the liquid tested, depend on the amplitude and polarity of the voltage, the thickness of insulator as well as the nature of insulating oils. It has been shown that Lf increases quasi-linearly with the applied voltage and decreases when the thickness of insulator increases. For a given applied voltage and thickness of insulator, Lf is higher with a pressboard/vegetable oil interface than with a pressboard/mineral oil interface.In addition, Lf is also longer when the point is positive than when it’s negative. The recorded currents revealed the existence of a secondary discharge of opposite sign to that of the applied voltage. This phenomenon is due to the accumulation of charges at the surface of insulator.Finally, the fractal dimension D of creeping discharges decreases when the thickness of insulator increases. For a given applied voltage and thickness of solid, D is generally higher in mineral oils than in vegetable oils.

Le présent travail porte sur une étude comparative des caractéristiques optiques et électriques des décharges glissantes se propageant aux interfaces solide/gaz sur des isolateurs de verre, de Bakélite et de résine époxy en présence des gaz N2, CO2 et SF6 et des mélanges SF6/N2 et SF6/CO2, sous tension continue et alternative (50 Hz), en géométrie pointe - plan. L’objectif est de mieux comprendre les mécanismes impliqués dans l’initiation des décharges partielles et leur évolution et développement en décharges surfaciques (glissantes) lesquelles peuvent conduire au contournement des composants et systèmes haute tension. Les résultats obtenus montrent que la morphologie et la longueur finale (d’arrêt ou d’extension maximale) des décharges surfaciques dépendent de la forme et de l’amplitude de la tension, de l’épaisseur et de la nature du solide isolant, du type du gaz/mélange et de sa pression. Il est montré que la longueur finale des décharges Lf augmente quasi-linéairement avec la tension. Lf diminue lorsque la pression du gaz et/ou l’épaisseur du solide augmentent. Cette longueur est plus courte dans le SF6 que dans le CO2 ou le N2 ; et elle diminue significativement lorsque le taux du SF6 dans le mélange de gaz augmente. Par ailleurs, pour une tension donnée, Lf augmente avec la constante diélectrique de l’isolant solide. La longueur finale des décharges est nettement plus élevée sous tension alternative que sous tension continue. La morphologie des décharges glissantes générées sous tension continue et alternative est généralement non radiale; leur orientation est fortement influencée par la présence des charges d’espace présentes ou déposées sur la surface de l’isolateur. Une analyse fractale des décharges glissantes obtenues expérimentalement sous tension continue est également réalisée et une corrélation entre la dimension fractale, la pression du gaz, la constante diélectrique et l’épaisseur du matériau solide est mise en évidence. En particulier, la dimension fractale augmente lorsque la constante diélectrique augmente et/ou l’épaisseur de l’isolant solide diminue et/ou la pression du gaz diminue. / This work deals with a comparative study of optical and electrical characteristics of creeping discharges propagating at solid/gas interfaces on insulators made of glass, Bakelite and epoxy resin in the presence of N2, CO2 and SF6 gases and SF6/N2 SF6/CO2 mixtures, under DC and AC (50 Hz) voltage, using a point - plane electrode arrangement. The objective is to better understand the mechanisms involved in the initiation of partial discharges and their evolution and development into discharges surface (creeping discharges) that can lead to flashover of components and high voltage systems. The results show that the morphology and final length (maximum extension or stopping length) depend on the shape and amplitude of the voltage, the thickness and the nature of the solid insulator, type of gas / mixture and its pressure. It is shown that the final length Lf increases quasi-linearly with the voltage. Lf decreases as the gas pressure increases and/ or the thickness of the solid increases. Lf is shorter in SF6 than in CO2 or N2, and it decreases significantly when the rate of SF6 in the gas mixture increases. Moreover, for a given voltage, Lf increases with the dielectric constant of the solid insulation. The final length of the discharge is much higher under AC voltage than under DC voltage. The morphology of creeping discharges generated under DC and AC voltage is generally not radial; and their orientation is strongly influenced by the presence of space charges present or deposited on the surface of the insulator. A fractal analysis of creeping discharges experimentally obtained under DC voltage is also carried out and a correlation between the fractal dimension, the pressure of the gas, the dielectric constant and the thickness of the solid material is highlighted. In particular, the fractal dimension increases when the dielectric constant increases and / or thickness of the solid insulator decreases and / or pressure of the gas decreases.

The surface expression of upper crustal deformation varies widely based on geologic settings. Normal faults within an intra-arc basin, strike-slip faulting within a wide shear zone, and creeping fault behavior all manifest differently and require a variety of techniques for analysis. In this dissertation I studied three different actively deforming regions across a variety of geologic settings. First, I explored the drivers of extension within the La Pine graben in the Oregon Cascades. I mapped >20 new Quaternary faults and conducted paleoseismic trenching, where I found evidence for a mid-late Holocene earthquake on the Twin Lakes maar fault. I suggest that tectonics and not volcanism is responsible for the most recent deformation in the region based on fault geometries and earthquake timings, although more research is needed to tease out finer temporal and genetic relationships between tectonics and volcanism regionally. Second, I investigated the rupture pattern and earthquake history of the Calico fault system in the Eastern California Shear Zone. We mapped ~18 km of continuous rupture, with a mean offset of 2.3 m based on 39 field measurements. We also found evidence for two earthquakes, 0.5 - 1.7 ka and 5.5 - 6.6 ka through paleoseismic trenching. We develop a number of different multifault rupture scenarios using our rupture mapping and rupture scaling relationships to conduct Coulomb stress change modeling for the most recent earthquake on the Calico fault system. We find that the most recent event places regions adjacent to the fault in a stress shadow and may have both delayed the historic Landers and Hector Mine ruptures and prevented triggering of the Calico fault system during those events. Last, I studied the spatial distribution of the southern transition zone of the creeping section of the San Andreas fault at Parkfield, CA to determine if it shifted in response to the M6 2004 Parkfield earthquake. I used an Iterative Closest Point algorithm to find the displacement between two lidar datasets acquired 13 years apart. I compared creep rates measured before the 2004 earthquake to creep rates calculated from my lidar displacement results and found that there is not a discernible change in the overall pattern or distribution of creep as a response to the 2004 earthquake. Peaks within the lidar displacement results indicate complexity in the geometry of fault locking. / Doctor of Philosophy / Fault behavior varies widely across different regions, depending on the type of fault and local geology. In this dissertation I examine three regions with different mechanisms controlling deformation within them. First, I study the relationship between volcanic and tectonic induced faulting in the La Pine graben in the Oregon Cascades. While volcanoes and tectonics can both produce faults within a region, the surface expression of those faults changes depending on the underlying driver. I map > 20 new faults in the La Pine graben. I also conduct paleoseismic trenching on one of the newly identified faults, the Twin Lakes maar fault, and find that its most recent rupture occurred < 7.6 ka. I conclude that tectonism is the dominant driver of faulting within the La Pine graben based on the fault geometries and timing between identified regional earthquakes and volcanism. Second, I explore recent rupture on the Calico fault system in the Eastern California Shear Zone, which is a wide region across eastern California where deformation is distributed among many faults. Faulting in this region is complex, with some earthquakes occurring on multiple connected faults. I conducted a paleoseismic survey to determine the timing of the most recent earthquake(s) on the Calico fault system. This trenching effort found evidence for 1-2 earthquakes, the most recent occurring 0.5 – 1.7 ka. I use the rupture mapping and earthquake timing to develop a number of various rupture scenarios. I use these scenarios as inputs for computer modeling to explore the regional stress changes from these events and find that they reduce the overall stress in the area, elongating the amount of time between regional earthquakes. Last, I examine how creeping fault behavior on the San Andreas fault near Parkfield, CA changes as a response to an earthquake. Creeping behavior is where the two sides of a fault are continuously moving past one another. I examine the spatial distribution of where the San Andreas fault transitions from creeping to locked behavior by differencing two high-resolution lidar topographic datasets taken after the M6 2004 Parkfield earthquake. I compare my displacement results to pre-2004 datasets and conclude that the transition zone did not appreciably change as a result of the earthquake.

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Goosegrass [Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.] and smooth crabgrass [Digitaria ischaemum (Schreb.) Schreb. ex Muhl.] are problematic weeds in bermudagrass and creeping bentgrass turf. Increased incidences of herbicide resistant weed populations and severe use restrictions on formerly available herbicides have increased need for selective, postemergence control options for these weeds in creeping bentgrass and bermudagrass turf. This weed management exigency has led turf managers to utilize less effective, more expensive, and more injurious options to manage goosegrass and smooth crabgrass. Although potentially injurious, topramezone can control these weeds, especially goosegrass, at low doses. Low-dose topramezone may also improve bermudagrass and creeping bentgrass response. An initial investigation of three 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibiting herbicides in different turf types showed that Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, and tall fescue were highly tolerant to topramezone, while creeping bentgrass and bermudagrass could tolerate topramezone doses that may control grassy weeds. Further investigation suggested that frequent, low-dose topramezone applications or metribuzin admixtures could enhance weed control and may conserve turfgrass quality. A novel mixture of topramezone at 3.7 g ae ha-1 and metribuzin at 210 g ai ha-1 controlled goosegrass effectively and reduced bermudagrass foliar bleaching associated with topramezone 10-fold compared to higher doses of topramezone alone in 19 field and 2 greenhouse trials. In an attempt to further enhance bermudagrass tolerance to topramezone, post-treatment irrigation was applied at various timings. When bermudagrass turf was irrigated with 0.25-cm water at 15 or 30 minutes after herbicide treatment, bermudagrass injury was reduced to acceptable levels when following low-dose topramezone plus metribuzin but not when following high-dose topramezone alone. Goosegrass control was reduced significantly by post-treatment irrigation in all cases, while irrigation reduced goosegrass control by low-dose topramezone plus metribuzin to below-commercially-acceptable levels. Novel, low-dose, frequent application programs containing topramezone or siduron were developed for season-long crabgrass or goosegrass control on creeping bentgrass greens. Greens-height creeping bentgrass quality was preserved following five biweekly treatments of siduron at rates between 3,400 to 13,500 g ai ha-1 and topramezone at 3.1 g ha-1. Siduron programs controlled smooth crabgrass and suppressed goosegrass while topramezone programs controlled goosegrass and suppressed smooth crabgrass. In laboratory and controlled-environment experiments, goosegrass absorbed three times more 14C than bermudagrass within 48 hours of 14C-topramezone treatment. Bermudagrass also metabolized topramezone twice as fast as goosegrass. Metribuzin admixture reduced absorption by 25% in both species. When herbicides were placed exclusively on soil, foliage, or soil plus foliage, topramezone controlled goosegrass only when applied to foliage and phytotoxicity of both bermudagrass and goosegrass was greater from topramezone than from metribuzin. Metribuzin was shown to reduce 21-d cumulative clipping weight and tiller production of both species while topramezone caused foliar discoloration to newly emerging leaves and shoots with only marginal clipping weight reduction. These data suggest that selectivity between bermudagrass and goosegrass is largely due to differential absorption and metabolism that reduces bermudagrass exposure to topramezone. Post-treatment irrigation likely reduces topramezone rate load with a concomitant effect on plant phytotoxicity of both species. Metribuzin admixture decreases white discoloration of bermudagrass by decreased topramezone absorption rate and eliminating new foliar growth that is more susceptible to discoloration by topramezone. / Doctor of Philosophy / Goosegrass and smooth crabgrass are problematic weeds in bermudagrass and creeping bentgrass turf. Increased incidences of herbicide resistant weed populations and severe use restrictions on formerly available herbicides have increased need for selective, postemergence control options for these weeds in creeping bentgrass and bermudagrass turf. Although potentially injurious, topramezone (Pylex™) can control these weeds, especially goosegrass, at low doses. Low-dose Pylex™ may also improve bermudagrass and creeping bentgrass response. An initial investigation evaluating tembotrione (Laudis®), Pylex™, and mesotrione (Tenacity®) in different turfgrass species showed that Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, and tall fescue were highly tolerant to Pylex™ at rates ranging from 0.75 to 2.25 fl. oz./A, while creeping bentgrass and bermudagrass were low to moderately tolerant to Pylex™. Further investigation suggested that frequent, low-dose (less than 0.25 fl. oz./A) Pylex™ applications or metribuzin (Sencor®) admixtures could enhance weed control and may conserve turfgrass quality. A novel mixture of Pylex™ at 0.15 fl. oz./A and Sencor® at 4 oz. wt./A controlled goosegrass effectively and reduced bermudagrass injury to near acceptable levels and significantly less than Pylex™ applied alone at 0.25 fl. oz/A. In an attempt to further enhance bermudagrass tolerance to Pylex™, post-treatment irrigation was applied at different timings. When bermudagrass turf was irrigated at 15 or 30 minutes after herbicide treatment, bermudagrass injury was reduced to acceptable levels when following Pylex™ at 0.25 fl. oz./A plus Sencor® at 4 oz but not when following Pylex™ applied alone at 0.5 fl. oz./A. Goosegrass control was reduced significantly by post-treatment irrigation in all cases, while irrigation reduced goosegrass control by low-dose Pylex™ plus Sencor® to below-commercially-acceptable levels. Novel, low-dose, frequent application programs containing Pylex™ or siduron (Tupersan®) were developed for season-long crabgrass or goosegrass control in creeping bentgrass greens. Greens-height creeping bentgrass quality was preserved following five biweekly treatments of Tupersan® at rates between 6 and 24 lb./A and Pylex™ at 0.125 fl. oz./A. Tupersan® programs controlled smooth crabgrass and suppressed goosegrass while Pylex™ programs controlled goosegrass and suppressed smooth crabgrass. The data from these studies indicate that utilizing low-dose Pylex™ in combination with Sencor® can impart acceptable bermudagrass safety while also controlling goosegrass effectively. For creeping bentgrass greens, the low-dose, frequent application of Tupersan® is the safest legal option for golf course superintendents to control smooth crabgrass effectively, while having some ability to suppress goosegrass.

A preliminary experiment was conducted to determine the effects of salinity and moisture stress on the pathogenicity of root-knot nematodes (RKN) in turfgrass plants. The results indicated that RKN infection adversely affected both visual and functional parameters of bentgrass. Salinity and moisture stress further exaggerated the damage caused by RKN. Under well-watered conditions, the effects of SWC and RKN infection on bentgrass plants were studied. Applications of Swe at 0.5 liter ha⁻¹ and 1.0 liter ha⁻¹ effectively enhanced bentgrass growth under both RKN-free and RKN-infected condition. It was shown that RKN caused less damage to SWC-treated plants than to non-treated plants. In addition, a soil drench of 0.5 liter ha⁻¹ and 1.0 liter ha⁻¹ at 10 day intervals was required to enhance bentgrass growth under RKN-free and RKN-infected conditions, respectively. The effects of seven SWC treatments on the growth of nematode-free and RKN infected bentgrass plants were tested under three irrigation regimes. Rooting and leaf moisture parameters, quality and clipping yield were all improved to some degree by SWC applications. High dosage SWC treatments, applied as a soil drench at one liter ha⁻¹ every 10 days, were most effective in improving plant growth. Application of SWC was more beneficial to RKN-infected plants than RKN-free plants, and to abiotically stressed plants than to abiotic stress-free plants. In a separate study, seaweed application was also shown to enhance both top growth and root growth of lance nematode (Hoplolaimus galeatus) or RKN infected bentgrass grown under drought or salinity stress condition. With SWC application, almost all of the symptoms caused by nematode infection and the abiotic stress were partially overcome. In addition, root development, leaf water status and clipping yield were all improved. It was apparent that soil drench SWC treatments were more effective in enhancing bentgrass growth than foliar Swc treatments. Application of SWC slightly reduced the number of nematodes per unit of fresh root (for RKN) and per unit weight of soil (for lance nematodes). Protein extracted from SWC-treated or non-treated ryegrass plants under different stress conditions indicated that SWC altered plant protein synthesis, possibly by inducing selective gene expressions. / Ph. D.

L’article 1844 C. civ. suggère que seuls les associés sont titulaires du droit de vote. Une telle affirmation suscite cependant des interrogations. Elle laisse insatisfait, de prime abord, au vu de l’imprécision des contours de la notion d’associé. Elle invite, en outre, à s’interroger sur sa justification. Une analyse attentive des textes montre que pour déterminer le titulaire du droit de vote, ceux-ci se réfèrent indifféremment, à la qualité d’associé ou à la qualité de propriétaire de parts sociales ou d’actions – les deux étant censées se confondre. Et cela s’explique par le fait que les associés sont supposés supporter l’aléa social, aléa inhérent à la propriété de parts sociales ou d’actions. Mais seule la propriété dotée de l’absolutisme que les rédacteurs du Code civil voulaient lui conférer permet de présumer l’aléa social. Or le développement de propriétés temporaires ou pour autrui a conduit à attribuer le droit de vote à des associés ne le supportant pas, ébranlant ainsi la construction sociétaire. A cela, s’ajoutent des pratiques permettant à un non-associé de voter, sans garantie qu’il agisse pour le compte d’un associé. La recherche d’une solution cohérente et complète invite à redéfinir la notion d’associé en la fondant sur l’aléa social. Le droit de vote bénéficierait ainsi aux seuls acteurs courant un tel aléa. Cette solution peut être aisément mise en oeuvre moyennant quelques aménagements des modalités de reconnaissance de la qualité d’associé et des prérogatives sociales. Un encadrement spécifique des mécanismes d’accès au vote par un non-associé reste cependant nécessaire. / Article 1844 of the Civil Code suggests that only shareholders hold voting rights. Such an assertion gives rise to several questions. It leaves dissatisfied, prima facie, considering the vagueness of the concept of shareholder. In addition, it leads to a question about the justification of the allocation of voting rights to shareholders. A careful analysis of the texts shows that, in view of defining the holders of voting rights, they indifferently refer to the capacity of shareholder or to the capacity of owner of shares – as both are supposed to coincide. And this can be explained by the idea that shareholders are meant to bear the corporate hazard. However, this hazard can only be inferred from an ownership corresponding to the absolutist conception of the Civil Code’s authors. Yet, the development of temporary ownerships or ownerships for others has lead to assign voting rights to shareholders who do not bear this hazard, and has undermined the corporate construction. In addition to this, practices allowing a non-shareholder to vote, without assurance that the vote will be cast on behalf of a shareholder, have a similar effect. The pursuit of a coherent and complete solution prompts to redefine the notion of shareholder, basing it on the concept of corporate hazard. Voting rights would thus only benefit to persons who bear such a hazard. This solution can easily be implemented by slightly adapting the current methods for recognizing shareholder’s capacity and corporate rights. Nevertheless, a specific legal framework for devices allowing non-shareholder to vote remains necessary.