[pt] O crescente uso de antenas para a transmissão de dados tem demandado a instalação de um número crescente de torres, com destaque para as torres estaiadas. Essas estruturas são compostas por um mastro central e diversos níveis de estais. As torres são estruturas esbeltas e apresentam um comportamento altamente não linear sob cargas estáticas e dinâmicas, devido à interação mastro-cabos e altura elevada da torre. O objetivo deste trabalho é estudar a influência da não linearidade no comportamento estático e dinâmico de uma torre estaiada. Para isto, desenvolvem-se modelos de torre estaiada em elementos finitos, com dois níveis de cabos pré-tensionados. Consideram-se dois tipos de geometria para a disposição dos cabos: em leque e em paralelo. Em particular, investiga-se o efeito da ruptura de um ou mais cabos e do comportamento elastoplástico dos materiais que compõem a torre estaiada na estabilidade e vibrações não lineares da estrutura. Inicialmente, avalia-se o comportamento linear da estrutura, obtendo-se as frequências naturais e cargas críticas. A seguir, obtêm-se os caminhos não lineares de equilíbrio de cada modelo, aplicando o conceito de imperfeição modal. Finalmente, realiza-se a análise da vibração livres e forçada amortecida. Para isto utilizam-se as respostas no tempo e plano de fase, transformadas de Fourier e espectrográficos. Em todos os casos analisa-se em detalhe o efeito da perda de cabos e da plastificação dos elementos na capacidade de carga, estabilidade e deslocamentos da estrutura. Os resultados demonstram que a perda de cabos e plastificação dos elementos têm grande influência nas frequências naturais e cargas críticas. Finalmente, nessas condições observa-se um comportamento não linear com perda de capacidade de carga e aumento significativo de deslocamentos, velocidades e acelerações, evidenciando a necessidade de investigação do comportamento não linear desse tipo de estrutura. / [en] The growing use of antennas for data transmission calls for the installation of growing number of high towers, with the cable-stayed towers standing out. These structures are composed of a central mast and several levels of stays. These towers are slender structures and exhibit a highly non-linear behavior under static and dynamic loads, due to the mast-cable interaction and the tower height. The objective of this work is to study the influence of the nonlinearity on the static and dynamic behavior of a cable-stayed tower. For this, finite element models of cable-stayed towers with two levels of pre-tensioned cables are developed. Two cable disposition geometries are considered: fan and parallel. In particular, the effect of the rupture of one or more cables and the elastoplastic behavior of the cable-stayed tower materials on the stability and non-linear vibrations of the structure is investigated. Initially, the linear behavior of the structure is evaluated through the natural frequencies and critical loads. Next, the non-linear equilibrium paths of each model are obtained, applying the concept of modal imperfection. Finally, free and forced damped vibration analysis is performed. For this purpose, responses in time and phase plane, Fourier transforms and spectrographs are used. In all cases, the effect of the loss of cables and the plastification of the elements on the load capacity, stability and displacements of the structure is analyzed in detail. The results demonstrate that the loss of cables and plastification of elements have a great influence on natural frequencies and critical loads. Under such conditions, non-linear behavior with loss of load capacity and significant increase in displacements, velocities and accelerations stand out, and highlight the need for investigation of the nonlinear behavior of this type of structure.

Due to the increasing use of cyclically loaded cast aluminum components in automotive and aerospace applications, fatigue and fatigue crack growth characteristics of aluminum castings are of great interest. Despite the extensive research efforts dedicated to this topic, a fundamental, mechanistic understanding of these alloys' behavior when subjected to dynamic loading is still lacking. This fundamental research investigated the mechanisms active at the microstructure level during dynamic loading and failure of conventionally cast and SSM Al-Si-Mg alloys. Five model alloys were cast to isolate the individual contribution of constituent phases on fatigue resistance. The major constituent phases, alpha-Al dendrites, Al/Si eutectic phase, and Mg-Si strengthening precipitates were mechanistically investigated to relate microstructure to near-threshold crack growth (Delta Kth) and crack propagation regimes (Regions II and III) for alloys of different Si composition/morphology, grain size, secondary dendrite arm spacing, heat treatment. A procedure to evaluate the actual fracture toughness from fatigue crack growth data was successfully developed based on a complex Elastic-Plastic-Fracture-Mechanics (EPFM/J-integral) approach. Residual stress-microstructure interactions, commonly overlooked by researches in the field, were also comprehensively defined and accounted for both experimentally and mathematically, and future revisions of ASTM E647 are expected.

Cette étude vise à bien comprendre puis à modéliser le comportement mécanique dans une large plage de vitesse de déformation des tôles d’acier austénitique AISI304 ayant subis un traitement d'attrition mécanique de la surface (SMAT). Ces tôles ainsi traités sont des matériaux multicouches avec un gradient de propriétés. Les principaux résultats obtenus sont résumés comme suit：(1) La sensibilité globale à la vitesse déformation des tôles d’acier austénitique AISI304 traités avec SMAT est caractérisée par des essais de double cisaillement sous chargements quasi-statiques et dynamiques, qui permet d’atteindre une grande déformation sans instabilité géométrique. Des essais de double cisaillement sous impact sont réalisés à l’aide des barres de Hopkinson de grande diamètre et un système d’attache qui a une même impédance acoustique que la barre. Une sensibilité significative a été révélée et on observe ce renforcement n’a pas induit une réduction importante de la ductilité.(2) Dans le but d’un meilleur dépouillement de ces essais de double cisaillement, leur conditions d’essai est analysé dans le détaillé. Le modèle numérique avec le système d’attache a été construit pour étudier l’influence du système d’attache au début de chargement. On trouve un effet limité pour les diverses conditions imparfaites des essais comme la souplesse de système d’attache, des champs mécaniques non-homogènes, l’état de non-équilibre, etc. Par contre, les études numérique et analytique ont démontré que l’hypothèse simple de petites perturbations habituellement utilisé pour le dépouillement de ces essais n’est pas suffisamment précise. La déformation Eulérien cumulée doit être utilisée pour obtenir un résultat numérique correct. A partir de ce résultat, la sensibilité à la vitesse déformation des tôles d’acier austénitique AISI304 traités avec SMAT obtenue expérimentalement a été retouchée.(3) Un modèle multicouche elasto-plastique en dommageable a été proposé pour décrire le comportement des tôles d’acier austénitique AISI304 traités avec SMAT. Les paramètres sont identifiées à partir des essai de traction. La partie elasto-plastique est calée par une loi d’écrouissage de type Ludwig. Par contre, les paramètres d’endommagement sont obtenus avec une méthode d’identification inverse sur la base de simulation numérique de ces essais de traction. Pour valider ce modèle multi-couche elasto-plastique dommageable, un essai d’indentation/perforation est réalisé sur des tôles d’acier austénitique AISI304 traités avec SMAT. Des simulations numériques correspondantes montres que ce modèle multi-couche elasto-plastique en dommageable une prédiction plutôt précise de ces essais de d’indentation/perforation.(4) Pour évaluer la performance anti-perforation des tôles d’acier austénitique AISI304 traités avec SMAT, des essais de perforation sous impact a été réalisés avec des barres de Hopkinson. Des simulations numériques de ces essais de perforation sous impact sont réalisées avec un modèle numérique comparable avec le cas quasi-statique. ́tant donne que la sensibilité globale à la vitesse déformation des tôles d’acier austénitique AISI304 traités avec SMAT est caractérisée par des essais de double cisaillement, la sensibilité à la vitesse a été introduite dans le modèle multi-couche elasto-plastique en dommageable. Le résultat numérique correspond bien à la mesure expérimentale, ce qui indique non seulement l’efficacité du modèle numérique mais aussi celle du modèle multicouche elasto-plastique en dommageable. / This Ph.D dissertation aimed at the comprehensive understanding and the constitutive modeling of the mechanical behaviours of the surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT) treated AISI304 stainless steel sheet under a large range of loading rates. SMAT treated AISI304 stainless steel sheets are multi-layered functionally graded materials (FGM). The main research results and conclusions are summarized as followed:(1) The overall rate sensitivity SMAT treated AISI304 stainless steel sheet is characterized by the double shearing test under quasi-static and dynamic loading where a large strain can be achieved without geometry instability. Impact double shear test are performed with a large diameter Hopkinson bar system and an adapted equal-impedance clamping device. Significant rate sensitivity is found. It is also observed that such a rate enhancement does not induce an important reduction of the ductility.(2) In order to extract accurate material information from the double shear tests, their testing conditions are thoroughly analyzed using numerical simulation. Numerical models including clamping devices have been built to investigate the influence of this clamping device at the early stage of loading. A limited effect was found for various imperfect testing conditions such as the clamping device stiffness, non-homogeneous stress and strain fields, non-equilibrium state, etc. On the contrary, numerical and analytical study shows that the simple small strain assumption usually used in double shear tests are not accurate enough. Eulerian cumulated strain definition should be used to get consistent numerical results. From this finding, the experimental rate sensitivity obtained for the SMAT treated AISI304 stainless steel sheet are recalculated.(3) A multi-layers elastic plastic damageable constitutive model is proposed to model SMAT treated AISI304 stainless steel sheet. The parameters are identified using tensile testing results. The elastic plastic behavior is curve fitted with a simple Ludwig hardening model. However, the damage parameters should be identified using an inverse method on the basis of numerical simulation of these tensile tests. In order to validate this multi-layer elastic plastic damageable constitutive model, indentation/piercing tests on SMAT treated AISI304 stainless steel sheet are performed. Numerical simulation of this indentation/piercing tests is also realized. It is found that the identified multi-layer elastic plastic damageable constitutive model allows for a quite accurate prediction of the experimental piercing tests.(4) In order to evaluate the impact anti-piercing capacity of the SMAT treated AISI304 stainless steel sheet, the impact perforation tests using Hopkinson bar are carried out. Numerical simulation of these impact perforation tests are realized with a similar FEM model as the quasi-static case. As the rate sensitivity of SMAT treated AISI304 stainless steel sheet is experimentally characterized with double shear test, a rate sensitive multi-layer elastic plastic damageable constitutive model is introduced. The numerical results agree well with the experimental ones, which indicates the effectiveness of the numerical model as well as the rate sensitive multi-layer elastic plastic damageable constitutive model.