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<p>Seismic isolation is a seismic design philosophy that aims to reduce the demand on structures as opposed to increasing their capacity to endure forces. Seismic isolation can be achieved by placing isolating bearings with relatively low stiffness compared to the structure itself beneath the superstructure. This low stiffness layer increases the structural period, shifting the structure into a period range of low seismic energy content.</p> <p>The objectives of this research were to investigate the dynamic properties, durability and limitations of stable unbonded fibre reinforced elastomeric isolator (SU-FREI) bearings. Vertical compression testing indicated the bearings possessed adequate vertical stiffness. Due to lack of bonding at the bearing interface surfaces rollover deformation was observed to occur during lateral cyclic testing. This response behaviour was found to result in advantageous effective lateral stiffness and damping properties. The bearings maintained stability during rollout testing while serviceability and fatigue testing both conformed to code specified test specimen adequacy limitations. Experimental shake table testing showed that the isolated structure behaved essentially as a rigid body during testing. Test results showed that a SU‐FREI isolation system significantly reduced the seismic demand on the structure.</p> <p>Modelling of the bearings dynamic properties was completed using a bilinear model and a backbone curve model. Both models showed adequate results in predicting experimental peak responses. A simplified design spectrum analysis was presented and used to model the structure in four Canadian cities. This design spectrum analysis approach showed adequate capabilities in predicting peak response values, such that the method could be used in preliminary analysis and design of isolated structures.</p> / Master of Applied Science (MASc)

O escopo do trabalho é a modelagem de um coxim elastomérico de motor, elemento que possui papel fundamental no isolamento vibracional do conjunto motor e transmissão. O estudo do comportamento mecânico de materiais elastoméricos é um campo que é desenvolvido a muitos anos devida complexidade e não-linearidade desses componentes; e modelos matemáticos fiéis são diferenciais competitivos. Assim essa dissertação tem como objetivo principal propor a modelagem de um coxim de motor elastomérico utilizando a técnica de redes neurais para generalizar a função de transferência entre o deslocamento do coxim e a aceleração vertical de motor. Duas abordagens de treinamento - dados experimentais coletados em bancada hidráulica uniaxial e dados experimentais coletados em campo - são apresentadas com o intuito de identificar a condição que a rede neural apresenta melhor performance de generalização. Para tal comparação uma métrica baseada em área da densidade espectral de potência é apresentada para quantificar o desempenho do modelo na faixa de frequência estudada (0-40 Hz). Finalmente é realizada uma comparação com um modelo mecânico composto por molas e amortecedores combinados. Os resultados demonstram que tanto o treinamento realizado com dados de bancada quanto o modelo mecânico apresentam boa correlação de 0 Hz a 14 Hz enquanto o treinamento realizado com dados de campo tem boa correlação de 0 Hz a 14 Hz e de 23 Hz a 40 Hz uma vez que essa abordagem tem capacidade de capturar a histerese e parte da não linearidade da borracha. É demonstrado que na faixa de frequência na qual todos modelos não foram capazes de generalizar existe modo de vibrar onde um nó no coxim estudado que dificulta a modelagem. Conclui-se que a técnica de redes neurais possui grande potencial em sua utilização, apresentando resultados bastante satisfatórios, além de outras vantagens, como a velocidade de processamento da rede treinada. / This dissertation scope is the modeling of an elastomeric mount, element which has primordial role on powertrain vibration isolation. The study of the mechanic behavior of those elastomeric materials is a field being studied for several years agor since its complexity and non-linarity of those components; and a reliable math models are competitive edge. So this dissertation has as main object purpose the modeling of an elastomeric engine mount using neural networks technician to predict the transfer function between the mount displacement and engine vertical accelerationTwo training approachs experimental data gathered in a uniaxial hydraulic bench and experimental data gathered in field are presented with the objective of identify the condition which the neural network presents better prediction performance. So this comparison being made a metric based on power density spectral area is presented to quantify the performance on the frequency range studied (0-40 Hz). Finally a comparison is made with a mechanical model composed per springs and dumpers combined. The results show that even the training made with the bench data and the mechnical model present good correlation from 0 Hz to 14 Hz while the training made with field data has good correlation from 0 Hz to 14 Hz and 23 Hz to 40 Hz once this approach has the ability to capture the hysteresis and part of rubber non-linearity. It is demonstrated that the frequency range where all the models are not capable to predict, there is a vibration mode where there is a node on the studied mount which dificults the modeling. The conclusion is that the neural network technique has great potential on its usage, presenting very satisfactory results, among other vantages as the processing speed after the network is trained.

<p>Strukturiranje elastomernih kompozita dodavanjem različitih vrsta nanopunila je dovelo do značajnog pobolj&scaron;anja njihovih primenskih svojstava, a samim tim i do povećanja njihove potencijalne primene kao pogodnih materijala za specijalne namene. U ovom radu, dobijene su dve grupe elastomernih hibridnih materijala za specijalne namene (na osnovu stirenbutadienskog elastomera i na osnovu termoplastičnih poliuretana).<br />U prvom delu istraživanja, veliki doprinos u razvoju industrije gume je postignut strukturiranju stirenbutadienskih nanokompozita primenom nanočestica punila silicijum(IV)oksida različitih morfolo&scaron;kih svojstava, dobijenih hidrotermičkom i termičkom obradom, primenom tri eksperimentalno modelovana punila silicijum(IV)oksida (dobijena taloženjem iz Na-vodenog stakla sa sumpornom kiselinom), kao i hibridnog punila (kombinacije čestica aktivne čađi i SiO₂ optimalnih svojstava). Izvr&scaron;ena je analiza uticaja strukture, povr&scaron;ine i povr&scaron;inske aktivnosti nanopunila na ojačanje elastomera, kao i provera koncepata, modela i teorija ojačanja na neumreženim i umreženim sistemima stirenbutadienskih elastomera ojačanih modifikovanim punilima SiO₂. Primenom mnogobrojnih metoda karakterizacije, sveobuhvatno je ispitan uticaj nanopunila na karakteristike me&scaron;anja, reolo&scaron;ka svojstva pripremljenih hibridnih nanokompozita, sposobnost umrežavanja u neumreženom materijalu, kao i na toplotna, dinamičko-mehanička i mehanička svojstva umreženih nanokompozita, radi projektovanja i optimizovanja sastava SBR hibridnih materijala za razvoj modelnog protektora sa optimalnim svojstvima za ekolo&scaron;ke ili &quot;zelene pneumatike&quot;. Drugi deo istraživanja je bio posvećen dobijanju segmentiranih poliuretanskih elastomernih nanokompozita primenom alifatičnih polikarbonatnih diola i nanočestica bentonita, koji nalaze primenu u medicini, građevinarstvu, u industriji name&scaron;taja i sportske opreme. Primenom mnogobrojnih metoda za karakterizaciju, ispitan je složen mehanizam uticaja tvrdih segmenata, termodinamičke nekompatibilnosti i prisustva nanočestica punila bentonita na strukturu i morfologiju, kao i na toplotna i dinamičko-mehanička svojstva pripremljenih poliuretanskih termoplastičnih elastomera. Dobijeni podaci o obrazovanju vodoničnih veza, termičkoj stabilnosti i termičkoj dekompoziciji, kao i o temperaturama prelaska u staklasto stanje i oblasti raskidanja čvorova fizičkih veza, predstavljaju značajan doprinos napretku strukturiranja poliuretanskih elastomera i nanokompozita na osnovu alifatičnih polikarbonatnih diola, i omogućavaju primenu ovih materijala za specijalne namene.</p> / <p>The structuring of elastomeric composites by addition of different nanofillers has led to a significant improvement of their end-use properties, and therefore, to their potential application as suitable materials for special applications. In this work, two types of elastomeric hybrid materials for special purposes were obtained (based on styrene-bustadiene elastomer or on segmented thermoplastic polyurethanes).<br />In the first part of the study, a major contribution to the development of the rubber industry was achieved by structuring styrene-butadiene nanocomposites, applying silica nanoparticles of various morphological properties: prepared by hydrothermal or thermal treatment, three experimentally prepared SiO2 fillers (obtained by precipitation from sodium silicate with sulfuric acid), as well as a hybrid filler (combination of carbon black and SiO2 fillers with optimal properties). The analysis of the influence of the nanoparticles structure, surface and surface activity on the reinforcment of SBR elastomers, as well as the verification of concepts, models and reinforcement theories on non-cross-linked and cross-linked systems of styrene-butadiene nanocomposites was performed. Using the numerous characterization methods, the influence of nanofillers on the mixing characteristics, the rheological properties of the prepared hybrid nanocomposites, as well as the thermal, dynamic-mechanical and mechanical properties of cross-linked SBR nanocomposites was studied, in order to design and optimize the composition of SBR hybrid materials for development of environmental friendly or &quot;green&quot; tyre protector model.<br />The second part of the research was devoted to the preparation of segmented polyurethane elastomeric nanocomposites using aliphatic polycarbonate diols and bentonite nanoparticles, that have found the significant application in the medicine, construction, the furniture and sports equipment industry. Applying numerous characterization methods, a complex mechanism of the influence of the hard segments, thermodynamic incompatibility and the presence of bentonite filler on the structure and morphology, as well as on the thermal and dynamic-mechanical properties of the synthesized thermoplastic elastomers was studied. The obtained data on the hydrogen bonds formation, thermal stability and thermal decomposition, as well as the glass transition temperature and physical crosslink disruption temparature range, makes a significant contribution to the progress in structuring of polycarbonate-based polyurethane elastomers and their hybrid materials, and improves their potential applications for the special purposes.</p>

Ce travail s'inscrit dans le cadre d'un projet soutenu par la Région wallonne et a été réalisé en collaboration entre les unités de Chimie Organique et Médicinale (CHOM), de Chimie Structurale et des Mécanismes Réactionnels (CSTR), et de Chimie et Physique des Hauts Polymères (POLY). Il concerne la modification des propriétés du polypropylène (PP) isotactique par mise en œuvre réactive, et plus particulièrement le contrôle de sa cristallinité par l'action d'un composé bromé (N-bromosuccinimide) en présence d'un initiateur de radicaux libres à haute température (entre 180 et 260°C). L'objectif principal de cette étude est de parvenir à identifier et à contrôler les modifications induites au sein des produits, ce qui implique une compréhension fine des mécanismes chimiques intervenant lors de la mise en œuvre réactive du PP. Ces connaissances permettraient en outre de substituer la N-bromosuccinimide (qui génère des sous-produits toxiques et polluants) par un autre additif en vue d'une meilleure valorisation du procédé et des produits. La stratégie repose sur une double approche, basée d'une part sur une étude des divers paramètres qui influencent la réaction sur polymère, et d'autre part sur la synthèse d'un composé modèle du PP : le 2,4,6,8,10-pentaméthylundécane (PMU). Par extrusion réactive du polymère, nous avons obtenu des PP à cristallinité contrôlée (PPCC ; de semi-cristallin à amorphe), dont certains présentent un caractère élastomère marqué. Des études effectuées principalement par analyse thermique et par résonance magnétique nucléaire ont permis de corréler ces propriétés macroscopiques à une microstructure à stéréoblocs isotactiques/atactiques (épimérisation des carbones tertiaires du PP), combinée à la présence de branchements longs (recombinaison de macroradicaux). Par ailleurs, nous avons mis en évidence les différents paramètres susceptibles d'influencer la réaction d'épimérisation du PP. Bien que les informations découlant de ces études nous aient permis de proposer les principaux mécanismes qui entrent en jeu lors de la réaction, seule une étude sur composé modèle peut néanmoins donner accès aux méthodes d'analyses nécessaires à la confirmation de ces mécanismes. Nous avons par conséquent entrepris la synthèse d'un oligomère de propylène pour permettre cette étude sur composé modèle. La synthèse du PMU telle que rapportée dans la littérature s'est avérée plus difficile que prévu, principalement du fait d'un manque de reproductibilité au niveau de l'étape clé. Nous avons donc établi une voie de synthèse originale permettant l'obtention du PMU (mélange de stéréoisomères) avec un rendement global de 45% sur 7 étapes (à l'échelle de plusieurs grammes de produit). En outre, cette voie nous a donné accès au 6-hydroxyméthyl-2,4,8,10-tétraméthylundécane et au 6-p-toluènesulfonyloxyméthyl-2,4,8,10-tétraméthylundécane, pour lesquels des techniques chromatographiques ont permi une séparation des diastéréoisomères. La transposition de ces expériences à plus grande échelle permettra d'envisager l'obtention du (4R,6s,8S)-PMU, en vue de futures études mécanistiques relatives à l'épimérisation du PP de configuration initialement isotactique. / This work is part of a project supported by the Walloon Region, and it was performed in collaboration between the Chimie Organique et Médicinale (CHOM), Chimie Structurale et des Mécanismes Réactionnels (CSTR), and Chimie et Physique des Hauts Polymères (POLY) laboratories. Its object is the modification of the isotactic polypropylene (PP) properties by reactive processing, and more especially the control of PP crystallinity by means of a brominated additive (N-bromosuccinimide) in presence of a free radical initiator at high temperatures (between 180 and 260°C). The main objective of this study is to identify and to control the modifications induced in the products, which implies a fine understanding of the chemical mechanisms occuring during the PP reactive processing. This knowledge would allow us, subsequently, to substitute another additive for the N-bromosuccinimide (which yields toxic and polluting by-products), in order to achieve a better applicability of both the process and the products. The strategy relies on a double approach : on one side, on a study of the various parameters affecting the reaction on the polymer, and on the other side on the synthesis of a model compound of PP : 2,4,6,8,10-pentamethylundecane (PMU). By means of reactive extrusion of the polymer, we obtained controlled crystallinity PP's (from semi-crystalline to amorphous), including some with an elastomeric behaviour. Studies carried out mainly by thermal analysis and nuclear magnetic resonance allowed us to correlate these macroscopic properties to an isotactic/atactic stereoblock microstructure (epimerization of the PP tertiary carbons), combined with the presence of long chain branchings (recombination of macroradicals). Moreover, we highlighted the various parameters that are able to influence the yield of the epimerization reaction. Even if the informations arising from these studies allowed us to propose the main mechanisms involved in the PP modification, only a mechanistic study carried out on a model compound would give us access to the characterization methods required for the confirmation of these mechanisms. We undertook, subsequently, the synthesis of a propene oligomer. The PMU synthesis, as stated in the litterature, revealed itself more difficult than initially foreseen, mainly due to a lack of reproducibility concerning the key step. Therefore we established a new synthesis pathway for the PMU (as a mixture of stereoisomers) with a global yield of 45% over 7 steps (multigram scale). Moreover, this pathway gave us access to 6-hydroxymethyl-2,4,8,10-tetramethylundecane and 6-p-toluenesulfonyloxymethyl-2,4,8,10-tetramethylundecane, for which chromatographic techniques allowed a separation of the diastereoisomers. The transposition of these experiments on a larger scale would allow us to obtain the (4R,6s,8S)-PMU for future mechanistic studies relative to the epimerization reaction of initially isotactic PP.

Elastic layers bonded to reinforcing sheets are widely used in many engineering applications, e.g., as elastic foundations to machinery, as seismic isolators to structures, etc. Because of its practical importance, the behavior of bonded elastic layers under some basic deformation modes (e.g., compression, bending and shear modes) has attracted the attention of many researchers. However, the analytical works available in literature involve, with the object of obtaining design formulas, many simplifying assumptions. In this dissertation, a new formulation is developed for the analysis of bonded elastic layers, which removes most of the assumptions used in the earlier formulations. Since the displacement boundary conditions are included in the formulation itself, there is no need to start the formulation with some assumptions on stress and/or displacement distributions or with some limitations on geometrical and/or material properties. For this reason, the solutions derived from this formulation are valid not only for &ldquo / thin&rdquo / layers of strictly/nearly incompressible materials but also for &ldquo / thick&rdquo / layers and/or compressible materials. The advanced solutions obtained within the framework of the new formulation are used to study the behavior of bonded elastic layers under basic deformation modes. The effects of three key parameters, shape factor, Poisson&rsquo / s ratio and reinforcement flexibility, on effective layer moduli, displacement/stress distributions, and location/magnitude of maximum stresses are investigated. It is shown that the stress assumptions of the &ldquo / pressure&rdquo / method are inconsistent with the results obtained for thick layers and/or compressible materials and/or flexible reinforcements, and that the assumption &ldquo / plane sections remain plane&rdquo / is not valid, in general.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:07:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JucikleciaSR_DISSERT.pdf: 18878091 bytes, checksum: 13af0d90d6b4b0980975e46b7393cd8c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-08-23 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / This work studied the immiscible blend of elastomeric poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) with poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) bottle grade with and without the use of compatibilizer agent, poly(methyl methacrylate-co-glycidyl methacrylate - co-ethyl acrylate) (MGE). The characterizations of torque rheometry, melt flow index measurement (MFI), measuring the density and the degree of cristallinity by pycnometry, tensile testing, method of work essential fracture (EWF), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were performed in pure polymer and blends PMMA/PET. The rheological results showed evidence of signs of chemical reaction between the epoxy group MGE with the end groups of the PET chains and also to the elastomeric phase of PMMA. The increase in the concentration of PET reduced torque and adding MGE increased the torque of the blend of PMMA/PET. The results of the MFI also show that elastomeric PMMA showed lower flow and thus higher viscosity than PET. In the results of picnometry observed that increasing the percentage of PET resulted in an increase in density and degree crystallinity of the blends PMMA/PET. The tensile test showed that increasing the percentage of PET resulted in an increase in ultimate strength and elastic modulus and decrease in elongation at break. However, in the phase inversion, where the blend showed evidence of a co-continuous morphology and also, with 30% PET dispersed phase and compatibilized with 5% MGE, there were significant results elongation at break compared to elastomeric PMMA. The applicability of the method of essential work of fracture was shown to be possible for most formulations. And it was observed that with increasing elastomeric PMMA in the formulations of the blends there was an improvement in specific amounts of essential work of fracture (We) and a decrease in the values of specific non-essential work of fracture (&#946;Wp) / Neste trabalho ? estudada a blenda imisc?vel poli(metacrilato de metila) (PMMA) elastom?rico com poli(tereftalato de etileno) (PET) grau garrafa com e sem o uso do agente compatibilizante, poli(metacrilato de metila-co-metacrilato de glicidilaco- acrilato de etila) (MGE). As caracteriza??es de reometria de torque, medida de ?ndice de fluidez (MFI), determina??o da densidade e do grau de cristalinidade por picnometria, ensaio de tra??o uniaxial, m?todo do trabalho essencial fratura (EWF), microscopia eletr?nica de varredura (MEV) e microscopia eletr?nica de transmiss?o (MET), foram realizadas nos pol?meros puros e nas blendas PMMA/PET. Os resultados reol?gicos apresentaram ind?cios de rea??o qu?mica entre o grupo ep?xi do MGE com os grupos finais de cadeias do PET e, tamb?m, com a fase elastom?rica do PMMA. O aumento na concentra??o de PET reduziu o torque e a adi??o do MGE aumentou o torque da blenda PMMA/PET. Os resultados de MFI mostraram tamb?m que, o PMMA elastom?rico apresentou menor fluidez e, consequentemente, maior viscosidade que o PET. Nos resultados de picnometria observou-se que, o aumento da porcentagem de PET proporcionou um aumento na densidade e no grau de cristalinidade das blendas PMMA/PET. Os ensaios de tra??o mostraram que, o aumento da porcentagem de PET proporcionou um aumento na resist?ncia m?xima e no m?dulo de elasticidade e uma diminui??o no alongamento na ruptura. Entretanto, na invers?o de fase, onde a blenda apresentou ind?cios de uma morfologia cocont?nua e tamb?m, com 30% de fase dispersa PET e compatibilizada com 5% de MGE, verificaram-se resultados expressivos de alongamento na ruptura em rela??o ao PMMA elastom?rico. A aplicabilidade do m?todo do trabalho essencial de fratura mostrou-se poss?vel para a maioria das formula??es. Observou-se ainda que, com o aumento do PMMA elastom?rico nas formula??es das blendas, ocorreu uma melhoria nos valores do trabalho essencial espec?fico de fratura (We) e uma redu??o nos valores do trabalho n?o essencial espec?fico de fratura (&#946;Wp)

Atualmente, o grande apelo mundial às questões ambientais tem forçado cada vez mais as organizações industriais a repensarem o modo de realização de suas atividades. No entanto, a busca por soluções que valorizam a sustentabilidade ambiental não se restringe apenas às fábricas. À sociedade moderna, comprovadamente consumista, cabe a opção de escolher produtos obtidos por tecnologias mais limpas e que, de preferência, sejam de fácil destinação final, não representando risco de acúmulo a posteriori no meio ambiente. Ocorre que, muitas das vezes, a escolha de um produto ecologicamente correto pode não ser a que fornecerá o melhor desempenho mecânico requerido para uma dada aplicação. Nesse sentido, essa Dissertação de Mestrado teve como objetivo mostrar a obtenção de composições à base do copolímero de butadieno-estireno (SBR), com diferentes teores de resíduos elastoméricos de pneus inservíveis gerados por uma empresa recauchutadora, avaliando suas propriedades mecânicas e reológicas. Os resultados obtidos mostraram melhoria na resistência ao rasgamento para composições preparadas com adição de até 120 phr de resíduos de pneus, em comparação com a amostra obtida pela adição somente de negro de fumo como carga, mesmo para frações de resíduos não-peneirados, sugerindo a possibilidade de se empregar esses rejeitos como carga inerte ao sistema polimérico. Os ensaios reológicos demonstraram ser ferramentas essenciais para previsão da homogeneidade das composições, através de testes de varredura de deformação sob freqüência e temperatura constantes. / Currently, the great appeal about the ambiental questions has forced much more companies and industries around the world to search ecological alternatives to their activities. However, the environmental sustainability it is not a task only for the factories. The consumption society must be able to choice products obtained by cleaner technologies and easily disposable. Occurs that the option for correct ecologically articles probably is not the best choice in point of view of mechanical performance. The aim of this M.Sc. Dissertation was to show butadiene-styrene (SBR) compounds filled with varied concentrations of elastomeric wastes from useless tires obtained from recapping factories processes. The samples were submitted to mechanical and rheologycal evaluation. The results showed that samples obtained by addition of up to 120 phr of elastomeric wastes had the best mechanical performance considering tear strength in comparison to sample with only carbon black as filler. Rheological experiments, specially strain sweep tests, showed to be an important tool to predict the homogeneity of compositions and their sensibilities to strain at constant frequency and temperature.

Atualmente, o grande apelo mundial às questões ambientais tem forçado cada vez mais as organizações industriais a repensarem o modo de realização de suas atividades. No entanto, a busca por soluções que valorizam a sustentabilidade ambiental não se restringe apenas às fábricas. À sociedade moderna, comprovadamente consumista, cabe a opção de escolher produtos obtidos por tecnologias mais limpas e que, de preferência, sejam de fácil destinação final, não representando risco de acúmulo a posteriori no meio ambiente. Ocorre que, muitas das vezes, a escolha de um produto ecologicamente correto pode não ser a que fornecerá o melhor desempenho mecânico requerido para uma dada aplicação. Nesse sentido, essa Dissertação de Mestrado teve como objetivo mostrar a obtenção de composições à base do copolímero de butadieno-estireno (SBR), com diferentes teores de resíduos elastoméricos de pneus inservíveis gerados por uma empresa recauchutadora, avaliando suas propriedades mecânicas e reológicas. Os resultados obtidos mostraram melhoria na resistência ao rasgamento para composições preparadas com adição de até 120 phr de resíduos de pneus, em comparação com a amostra obtida pela adição somente de negro de fumo como carga, mesmo para frações de resíduos não-peneirados, sugerindo a possibilidade de se empregar esses rejeitos como carga inerte ao sistema polimérico. Os ensaios reológicos demonstraram ser ferramentas essenciais para previsão da homogeneidade das composições, através de testes de varredura de deformação sob freqüência e temperatura constantes. / Currently, the great appeal about the ambiental questions has forced much more companies and industries around the world to search ecological alternatives to their activities. However, the environmental sustainability it is not a task only for the factories. The consumption society must be able to choice products obtained by cleaner technologies and easily disposable. Occurs that the option for correct ecologically articles probably is not the best choice in point of view of mechanical performance. The aim of this M.Sc. Dissertation was to show butadiene-styrene (SBR) compounds filled with varied concentrations of elastomeric wastes from useless tires obtained from recapping factories processes. The samples were submitted to mechanical and rheologycal evaluation. The results showed that samples obtained by addition of up to 120 phr of elastomeric wastes had the best mechanical performance considering tear strength in comparison to sample with only carbon black as filler. Rheological experiments, specially strain sweep tests, showed to be an important tool to predict the homogeneity of compositions and their sensibilities to strain at constant frequency and temperature.

O escopo do trabalho é a modelagem de um coxim elastomérico de motor, elemento que possui papel fundamental no isolamento vibracional do conjunto motor e transmissão. O estudo do comportamento mecânico de materiais elastoméricos é um campo que é desenvolvido a muitos anos devida complexidade e não-linearidade desses componentes; e modelos matemáticos fiéis são diferenciais competitivos. Assim essa dissertação tem como objetivo principal propor a modelagem de um coxim de motor elastomérico utilizando a técnica de redes neurais para generalizar a função de transferência entre o deslocamento do coxim e a aceleração vertical de motor. Duas abordagens de treinamento - dados experimentais coletados em bancada hidráulica uniaxial e dados experimentais coletados em campo - são apresentadas com o intuito de identificar a condição que a rede neural apresenta melhor performance de generalização. Para tal comparação uma métrica baseada em área da densidade espectral de potência é apresentada para quantificar o desempenho do modelo na faixa de frequência estudada (0-40 Hz). Finalmente é realizada uma comparação com um modelo mecânico composto por molas e amortecedores combinados. Os resultados demonstram que tanto o treinamento realizado com dados de bancada quanto o modelo mecânico apresentam boa correlação de 0 Hz a 14 Hz enquanto o treinamento realizado com dados de campo tem boa correlação de 0 Hz a 14 Hz e de 23 Hz a 40 Hz uma vez que essa abordagem tem capacidade de capturar a histerese e parte da não linearidade da borracha. É demonstrado que na faixa de frequência na qual todos modelos não foram capazes de generalizar existe modo de vibrar onde um nó no coxim estudado que dificulta a modelagem. Conclui-se que a técnica de redes neurais possui grande potencial em sua utilização, apresentando resultados bastante satisfatórios, além de outras vantagens, como a velocidade de processamento da rede treinada. / This dissertation scope is the modeling of an elastomeric mount, element which has primordial role on powertrain vibration isolation. The study of the mechanic behavior of those elastomeric materials is a field being studied for several years agor since its complexity and non-linarity of those components; and a reliable math models are competitive edge. So this dissertation has as main object purpose the modeling of an elastomeric engine mount using neural networks technician to predict the transfer function between the mount displacement and engine vertical accelerationTwo training approachs experimental data gathered in a uniaxial hydraulic bench and experimental data gathered in field are presented with the objective of identify the condition which the neural network presents better prediction performance. So this comparison being made a metric based on power density spectral area is presented to quantify the performance on the frequency range studied (0-40 Hz). Finally a comparison is made with a mechanical model composed per springs and dumpers combined. The results show that even the training made with the bench data and the mechnical model present good correlation from 0 Hz to 14 Hz while the training made with field data has good correlation from 0 Hz to 14 Hz and 23 Hz to 40 Hz once this approach has the ability to capture the hysteresis and part of rubber non-linearity. It is demonstrated that the frequency range where all the models are not capable to predict, there is a vibration mode where there is a node on the studied mount which dificults the modeling. The conclusion is that the neural network technique has great potential on its usage, presenting very satisfactory results, among other vantages as the processing speed after the network is trained.