Os ensaios de piezocone são frequentemente utilizados em obras de elevada complexidade e risco geotécnico para a determinação do coeficiente de adensamento de solos argilosos saturados. Contudo, obter o tempo de dissipação de 50% do excesso de poropressão, parâmetro fundamental para estimativa do coeficiente de adensamento, pode demandar demasiado tempo, tornando o ensaio menos atrativo para projetos de engenharia. Ainda, obter a poropressão de equilíbrio pode ser complicada em alguns casos, dificultando a determinação do coeficiente de adensamento através do ensaio de dissipação. Com o motivo de incentivar o uso do ensaio de dissipação para essa finalidade, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo propor uma nova metodologia para a determinação do tempo para dissipação de 50% do excesso de poropressão causado pela cravação do piezocone, fornecendo uma alternativa para a metodologia empregada atualmente, que seja independente da poropressão de equilíbrio e que necessite de menos tempo de ensaio. Para o desenvolvimento da metodologia foi realizada uma campanha de investigação geotécnica no campo experimental de Tubarão-SC. A campanha contou com 10 ensaios de dissipação atingindo valores superiores ou próximos a 70% de dissipação do excesso de poropressão, buscando equalização mais completa da curva de dissipação, a fim de comparar os resultados obtidos através da nova metodologia com os valores obtidos por métodos consagrados na prática de engenharia. Nessa dissertação foram utilizados dois equipamentos, um minipiezocone (MCPTu) de seção de área transversal de 5cm² com medidas de poropressão nas posições u1 e u2 e um piezocone convencional, com seção de área transversal de 10cm² e leitura de poropressão somente na posição u2. Para a validação da metodologia, buscou-se na literatura e junto à Geoforma Engenharia Ltda. (parceira da pesquisa) ensaios de dissipação que tenham atingido elevados graus de dissipação. Valores de coeficiente de adensamento horizontal obtidos pela solução consagrada de Houlsby e Teh (1991) e pela metodologia proposta nesse trabalho foram comparadas e a proposta de metodologia apresentada. / Piezocone tests are frequently employed in high complexity and geotechnical risk construction sites to obtain the coefficient of consolidation of saturated clayey soils. However, the time for 50% dissipation of the excess pore pressure, parameter required for the estimation of the coefficient of consolidation takes too long, rendering the piezocone dissipation test less attractive for engineering projects. Furthermore, in some cases it can be complicated to estimate the equilibrium pore pressure, making difficult to estimate the coefficient of consolidation from the dissipation test. With the goal of encouraging the use of dissipation test for this propose, the present dissertation propose a new methodology for the determination of the time required for 50% dissipation of the excess pore pressure, providing an alternative which is independent of the equilibrium pore pressure and that demands less time in the field. For the development of the methodology proposed by this work, a site investigation campaign was carried out at the Tubarão-SC (Brazil) experimental field. Dissipation tests were performed to degrees of dissipation higher or approximately of 70%, for a more complete equalization of the complete dissipation curve, with the aim of comparing results obtained by the methodology developed in this dissertation and the value obtained from well-established methods. Two equipaments were employed on this dissertation: a mini-piezocone (MCPTu), with a cross area of 5cm² with pore pressure measurement at two locations, u1 and u2 and a standard piezocone, with a cross area of 10cm² and pore pressure measurement at the u2 position. Furthermore, aiming the validation of the proposal methodology, data from dissipation tests available in the literature and provided by Geoforma Engenharia Ltda. (partner on this research) were also used. The coefficient of consolidation was estimated by the well-establish approach and by the methodology proposed on this dissertation, the values were confronted, and recommendations presented.

Esta dissertação trata da hidráulica da queda livre em canal de seção retangular. A análise bibliográfica do tema está calcada nos trabalhos pioneiros, nos clássicos e nos recentes. Com base nos princípios da Física: Conservação de Massa, Quantidade de Movimento, e Primeira Lei da Termodinâmica, foi desenvolvido um modelo matemático para a queda livre. O modelo proposto, após ser analisado do ponto de vista de sua consistência, foi validado em comparações com resultados fornecidos por outros pesquisadores, geralmente com modelos empíricos (ou semi-empíricos), ajustados a dados experimentais. Os resultados obtidos pelo modelo matemático proposto nesta dissertação, correspondem a boas estimativas das grandezas envolvidas nos escoamentos em queda livre, o que credencia o modelo proposto como uma ferramenta apropriada para projetos em engenharia hidráulica, principalmente quando se tem em conta que a queda livre é o mecanismo de dissipação mais presente na natureza. / This study addresses free fall hydraulics in rectangular channel section. References were based on not only earlier studies, but also on classical and most recent ones. Based on principles of Physics, such as mass conservation, momentum and the First Law of Thermodynamics, a mathematical model has been developed as an example of free fall hydraulic. After extensive consistency analyses the proposed model has been validated by comparing different results furnished by other researchers, generally based on empirical or semiempirical treatment adjusted to experimental data. Results obtained from the mathematical model proposed here correspond to good estimates of greatnesses involved in the free overfall and that turns the proposed model into an adequate tool for Hydraulic Engineering projects, especially when we all know free overfall is the most common dissipation mechanism in Nature.

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O tratamento cirúrgico do câncer bucal pode resultar em graves sequelas das estruturas anatômicas envolvidas na fisiologia da cavidade bucal. A extensão e a localização da ressecção cirúrgica, assim como a condição dental, são determinantes do planejamento da prótese obturadora. Este trabalho emprega a Análise de Elementos Finitos para o estudo do comportamento biomecânico de próteses obturadoras maxilares Classe I, II e IV de Aramany, em um modelo digital desenvolvido a partir de uma TC de um indivíduo adulto. O modelo tridimensional desenvolvido no programa Rhinoceros® versão 4.0 foi utilizado para a geração da malha de elementos finitos no programa Ansys Workbench 14.0®. Uma força de 120 N foi aplicada nas plataformas oclusal e incisal, correspondentes aos dentes posteriores e anteriores das próteses obturadoras, para observação das tensões geradas sobre as próteses obturadoras. Os resultados são apresentados sob a forma de análise qualitativa, indicada pelo estudo de Tensão Máxima Principal para as estruturas acrílicas da prótese e estudo de Von Mises para as estruturas metálicas da prótese, e análise quantitativa, representada por valores em Mega Pascal (MPa). Tanto nos carregamentos posteriores como nos carregamentos anteriores, foram observadas dissipações de cargas significativas localizadas na placa palatina próxima a ressecção e na junção do metal com o acrílico, sendo os maiores valores alcançados na placa de retenção metálica para retenção do acrílico localizada posteriormente na condição de carregamento posterior em ordem crescente na Classe II de Aramany com 149,17 MPa, Classe I de Aramany com 344,08 MPa e Classe IV de Aramany alcançando valor de 390,25 MPa. No acrílico da prótese obturadora, no caso de Classe I de Aramany em carregamento posterior, foi observada uma concentração de tensão principal na região correspondente ao limite lateral e anterior da junção da placa de retenção e do acrílico no valor de 19,796 MPa de tração. Na Classe IV de Aramany em carregamento posterior, foi observada uma concentração de tensão na região posterior da junção da placa de retenção e do acrílico no valor de 18,33 MPa. Na Classe II de Aramany, em carregamento posterior foi observada uma concentração de tensão na região anterior próxima ao limite da ressecção anterior no valor de 25,45 MPa de tração. Concluiu-se que os valores quantitativos alcançados neste estudo parecem não apresentar riscos de fratura sobre a armação metálica de liga de CrCo, porem podem apresentar riscos de falha na retenção metal/acrílico da prótese obturadora maxilar. A configuração de placa de recobrimento palatino proporciona uma melhor distribuição das tensões ao longo de sua superfície. / The surgical treatment of oral cancer may result in severe sequel of the anatomical structures involved in oral physiology. The extension and location of surgical resection, as well as the dental condition, determine the prosthetic planning of the obturator prostheses. This study employs the finite elements analysis to evaluate the biomechanical behavior of Aramany Class I,II andIV obturator prostheses, in a digital model developed from a computerized tomography of an adult individual. A tridimensional model was constructed applying the software Rhinoceros® version 4.0 and then it was used to develop the finite element mesh in the software Ansys Workbench 14.0 ®. A 120 N load was applied to the occlusal and incisal surfaces correspondent to the prosthetic teeth. The qualitative analysis was based on Principal Maximum stress and the quantitative analysis was expressed in Mega Pascal values. Results demonstrated that in the posterior loadings as in the anterior loadings were observed charge dissipation plate located in significant palate resection and near the junction of the metal with the acrylic and the highest values obtained in the metal retaining plate for retaining acrylic located further provided that subsequently loaded in ascending order in Class II Aramany with 149.17 MPa, Aramany with Class I and Class IV 344.08 MPa Aramany reaching value of 390.25 MPa. In acrylic prosthesis obturator in the case of Class I Aramany in subsequent loading, was observed a stress concentration in the region corresponding to the limit lateral and anterior junction of the retaining plate and the value of acrylic 19.796 MPa. Class IV for loading Aramany later, it was observed a stress concentration in the posterior region of the junction of the retaining plate of acrylic and the value of 18.336 MPa. In Class II Aramany in load was later observed a stress concentration in the anterior region near the boundary of the anterior resection worth 25.455 MPa. It was concluded that the quantitative values obtained in this study do not appear to present a risk of fracture of the metal frame CrCo alloy, but may present risks of failure in the metal retention / acrylic obturator prostesis . The configuration of palatal plate coating provides a better stress distribution along its surface.

A manutenção da qualidade do solo como um recurso natural vital à humanidade tem impulsionado a pesquisa sobre a dinâmica ambiental de resíduos de antibióticos veterinários no ambiente. Os processos de sorção, degradação e lixiviação da sulfadiazina (SDZ) foram avaliados em quatro solos com atributos físico-químicos distintos, conforme o uso de técnicas radiométricas e os protocolos da OECD para pesticidas. Os coeficientes de sorção (Kd) da SDZ variaram de baixo a muito alto (2,6 a 80 L kg-1). O seu baixo potencial de dessorção (< 24,2% do sorvido ou < 12,1% do aplicado) ratifica a existência de mecanismos específicos envolvidos na sorção da SDZ, afora as interações eletrostáticas e a partição hidrofóbica apontadas pelos estudos prévios. Em concentrações residuais próximas às encontradas em campo (??84 ?g kg-1), o potencial de sorção da SDZ foi consideravelmente maior do que em altas concentrações. A dissipação da SDZ foi rápida em todos os solos (t1/2 < 2,7 dias) e a formação de resíduos ligados foi a principal via de dissipação, correspondendo a > 78% do aplicado após 7 dias. A taxa média de mineralização foi < 3% do aplicado. A presença do antibiótico não impactou a biomassa do solo, indicando que em doses crônicas os efeitos sejam imperceptíveis em curto prazo. Apesar do potencial de mobilidade, a SDZ apresentou baixo potencial de lixiviação nos solos (< 0,11% do aplicado). Já a redistribuição da SDZ foi maior no perfil dos solos recém-aplicados do que nos envelhecidos e a grande maioria permaneceu nos primeiros 5 cm (> 95 % do aplicado). Nos solos envelhecidos, a sua mobilidade foi praticamente nula (0,06% do aplicado). Os resultados da pesquisa contribuem para elucidar a dinâmica de contaminantes orgânicos em solos intemperizados e ácidos de regiões tropicais, o que poderá auxiliar modelos de avaliações de risco, ações de mitigação, entre outros. / The soil quality as a vital resource for humanity has driven research on the occurrence, environmental fate and behavior of antibiotic residues in the environment. Sorption, leaching and degradation tests were performed on four soils with distinct physic-chemical attributes with 14C-sulfadiazine, following guidelines developed by OECD (USA) for laboratory studies. As the development of research on the subject has its origins in temperate countries, the soil and climatic conditions occurring in the tropics resulted in variations in the dynamic of sulfadiazine, mainly due to conditions of weathered and acidize.The results showed higher Kd (from 3, 5 to 80 L kg-1) for the residual concentration detected in monitoring studies, rapid dissipation (DT 50 between 2 and 3 days) and reduced leaching potential, in contrast with rates reported in the literature. The formation of bound residues was the major route of dissipation in all soils, reaching values between 78 % and 89 % of the total in just 7 days, whereas the mineralization did not exceed 1.5% throughout the experiment. The analysis of the variation of microbial-biomass carbon as an negative effect of antibiotic, present no difference with the content in the control, as reported by several studies that argue that the effects of chronic doses are imperceptible in short term. Although the knowledge about processes transformation of organic chemicals in soils is very divergent, laboratory tests contributed to a first elucidation about environmental of antibiotic residues, contributing to the improved performance of models to compose risk assessments and mitigation actions in tropical soils, for example.

A comparison of concrete containing recycled concrete coarse aggregates and natural coarse aggregates subjected to high strain, low cycle compressive fatigue is presented. Using a strain based feedback control loop, concrete cylinders are compressed at 15µε/s to a specified strain then unloaded to zero stress for 10 cycles. After cycling, all samples are loaded to a strain of 0.008. Direct concrete material variables are the water to cement (w/c) ratio, taken as 0.60, 0.45, and 0.39, and percent coarse recycled concrete aggregate content, varied from zero to 100 percent. The primary testing variable is the specified unloading strain. Unloading strains include 60, 75, 90, 100, and 120 percent of the strain at peak stress. Ten batches of concrete were made, generating a total of 224 samples for testing. Findings confirm previous research showing a reduction in strength with increasing recycled concrete coarse aggregate content, an equivalent concrete with only 25 percent replacement of natural coarse aggregates and an equivalent strength concrete with a decrease in the w/c ratio and 100 percent recycled concrete coarse aggregates. Fatigue testing indicates that each cycle’s maximum stress remains unchanged, but the stiffness degrades more rapidly with increasing recycled aggregate content and a constant w/c ratio.

We present an energy conscious location-aware computing system that provides relevant information about the users current location. The location-aware computing system is initialized with a map (in the form of a graph) as well as audio files associated with several locations in the map. The system consists of: GPS receiver module, Serial port, Compact flash module, Stereo codec, Power manager module implementing three sub modules namely, GPS-to-real-world position conversion module (implements algorithm to convert GPS co-ordinates to graph nodes), Nearest-location-search module (implements modified Dijkstras algorithm), and User speed estimation module. The location-aware computing system receives the GPS co-ordinates for the current location from GPS receiver through the serial port. The system converts the GPS co-ordinates to map co-ordinates stored in the Compact Flash card. If the current location matches the landmarks of interest in the site, then the relevant audio details of the current location is played out to the user. The power manager sets the GPS co-ordinates update frequency to avoid keeping the system component on throughout the entire course of travel. The power manager implements an algorithm that works as follows: at any given location, the algorithm predicts the user speed by exponential average approach. The attenuation factor of this approach can be varied to account for the user speed history. The estimated speed is used to predict the time (say T) required to reach the next nearest location determined by Nearest-location-search module implementing modified Dijkstras algorithm. The subsystems are shut-down or switched to low-power mode for time T. After time T, the system will wake up and re-execute the algorithm.

Ma thèse développe essentiellement la phénoménologie d'une forme particulière de relaxation pour le non équilibre ; d'abord dans le cas du plasma magnétisé, où il est identifié en un sens précis un point critique, autour duquel la relaxation est intermittente, puis dans un cadre plus général. Est reconsidéré la résonance entre ondes de Langmuir et particules : "l'amortissement Landau" n'est pas de nature cinétique, pour la simple raison que le champ est moyen. La preuve est apportée par le calcul des susceptibilités. Etablir cette preuve nécessite de recourir à l'hypothèse de linéarité thermodynamique, or l'instabilité est du type Rayleigh, qui développe une turbulence loin de l'équilibre. Il s'avère que dans une description de type Van der Waals, la définition de l'énergie libre est compromise par des coefficients fluctuants : des cycles s'effectuent entre les régions sur-critique et métastable. Par extrapolation de la théorie de Landau, ou avec l'argument d'une orbite de renormalisation chaotique,à cause de la présence d'un champ extérieur, intrinsèque et non nul, on détermine les exposants critiques. Ils sont notoirement différentes de ceux que livrent la théorie statique ou même la théorie dynamique critique. En particulier, z=1. Dans le régime stationnaire, l'hypothèse d'invariance d'échelle permet d'associer une généralisation de la relation de fluctuation-dissipation. Il y a l'amorce de la détermination, assez universelle, des distributions non maxwelliennes.

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Excess nutrient loads have been recognized to be the major cause of serious water quality problems recently encountered in the North Carolina estuaries and coastal waters. There has been a particular concern in coastal watersheds because agricultural and forested lands are located in close proximity to recreational and environmentally sensitive waters. The key to nutrient management at the watershed scale is the understanding and quantification of the fate of nutrients at the field scale and after they enter the aquatic environment. There is no accepted method to describe and predict fate of nutrients in canals and streams. The purpose of this research was to investigate the magnitude of the effects of in-stream processes in agricultural canals of the lower coastal plain and to propose a modeling approach for quantifying nitrogen transformations in such canals. This was accomplished in four steps. The first step was an extensive review of the literature on nitrogen retention in agricultural streams. Nitrogen removal rates in most agricultural canals and streams vary between 50 and 800 mg N/m²/d, with mass transfer coefficient varying between 0.01 and 0.10 m/d. The magnitude of nitrogen retention in streams and canals of agricultural watersheds has been reported to vary between less than 5% to more the 60% of the gross load. In the second step, the effects of biogeochemical processes on chemical and nutrient loads was evaluated in a 1125-m long agricultural canal reach of the lower coastal plain near the town of Plymouth, NC. Chemical and nutrient loads at both ends of the reach were measured by continuous measurement of flow and concentrations. Flow measurements were made using trapezoidal flumes in which flow velocity and depth was continuously measured and recorded with velocity meters. Nutrient concentrations were measured on water samples taken both manually and automatically at strategic times along the hydrographs so that linear interpolation between two consecutive samples could be made. Nutrient addition due to seepage along the reach was estimated. After corrections for lateral contribution, it was estimated that, over the 14-month measuring campaign, 3% of the total nitrogen load entering the upstream end was retained within the reach. This was mostly due to the combination of nitrate retention and release of organic nitrogen (ON) within the reach. Up to 10.2 % of the total phosphorus load measured at the upstream station was retained while 10% of the total suspended solids was also retained. There was a release of inorganic carbon equal to 18.7% more that the load measured at the upstream end. Measurements of algae and macrophyte biomass within the reach, and, measurements of nitrogen and carbon concentration profiles at the sediment-water interface revealed that most of nitrate retention was likely due to denitrification after diffusion from the water-column to the sediment. Release of organic nitrogen was attributed to flux of refractory organic nitrogen from the sediment into the water-column. Assimilation by algae and macrophytes may have accounted for as much as 20% of the total retention of inorganic nitrogen. Rates of nitrate removal and release of organic nitrogen were estimated using the model DUFLOW. Nitrate removal rates varied between 200 and 800 mg NO3-N/m²/d, while release rates of organic nitrogen varied between 100 and 400 mg ON/m²/d. A mass transfer coefficient of 0.3 m/d was obtained for nitrate at two distinct periods of the year. A simple approach was proposed for modeling nitrogen transformations in canals of the lower coastal plain. Transformations are simplified as the combination of downward diffusion of water-column nitrate into the sediment and an upward diffusion of organic nitrogen from the sediment.