Les fractures du fémur proximal de la personne âgée sont généralement fixées par des dispositifs d’ostéosynthèse. Pour les fractures particulières dites inter-trochantériennes, il est possible de fixer la fracture de manière intra-médullaire (à l’intérieur de l’os) ou de manière extra-médullaire (en dehors de l’os). Pour chaque type de traitement, les hôpitaux sont équipés des deux systèmes de fixation. Les différences de morphologie des individus impliquent l’existence de multiples références d’implants et donc de surcoûts en termes d’équipement. Dans ce travail de thèse, un implant original adaptable à la plupart des morphologies a été développé. Cet implant permettra non seulement d’offrir aux chirurgiens une souplesse au cours des interventions chirurgicales mais aussi de réduire de manière significative les stocks d’implants dans les hôpitaux. Le comportement mécanique de l’implant est étudié dans différents cas de fractures par deux approches complémentaires, une méthode numérique par Éléments Finis et une approche expérimentale mettant en oeuvre des techniques de stéréo-corrélation à partir d’images de caméras rapides. Les résultats des calculs numériques sont confrontés à ceux issus d’essais réalisés sur des fémurs synthétiques, puis cadavériques en laboratoire d’anatomie. Les comparaisons avec des implants existants montrent que ce nouveau concept d’implant permet une fixation plus stable des fragments osseux et une bonne compression du foyer de fracture. / Proximal femoral fractures in the elderly are generally fixed with osteosynthetic devices. For specific fractures called intertrochanteric, it is possible to fix the fracture in an intramedullary way (inside the bone) or in an extramedullary way (outside the bone). For each type of treatment, hospitals are equipped with the two fixing systems. The differences in physical characteristics between individuals imply the existence of multiple references implants and therefore additional costs in terms of equipment. In this thesis work,an original implant adaptable to most people has been developed. This implant will provide surgeons greater flexibility during surgery but also significantly reduce stocks implants in hospitals. The mechanical behavior of the implant is studied in different cases of fractures by two complementary approaches,a finite element analysis and an experimental study employing stereo-image correlation technique from images of high speed cameras. The results of the numerical calculation are compared with those derived from tests on synthetic femurs, then cadaver in anatomy laboratory. Comparisons with existing implants show that this new implant concept allows for a more stable fixation of bone fragments and a good compression of the fracture.

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2016-06-09T11:26:13Z No. of bitstreams: 1 marcelobatistadoamaral.pdf: 5514025 bytes, checksum: d8ba5a7cbafe225246ebcd1d10f9769b (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2016-07-13T13:30:16Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 marcelobatistadoamaral.pdf: 5514025 bytes, checksum: d8ba5a7cbafe225246ebcd1d10f9769b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-13T13:30:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 marcelobatistadoamaral.pdf: 5514025 bytes, checksum: d8ba5a7cbafe225246ebcd1d10f9769b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-12-17 / Este Trabalho propõe uma nova metodologia para modelagem estática de cargas utilizando dados obtidos através de medição direta em conjunto com a aplicação de técnicas de otimização. Com esse objetivo, foi desenvolvido um novo procedimento de ensaios de campo, baseado na escursão dos TAPs dos ULTCs ou reguladores de tensão, onde os efeitos indesejáveis das variações naturais da carga são mitigados. A partir dos dados de medição adotou-se técnicas de otimização utilizadas em problemas de estimação de estados para determinação dos modelos de carga, sejam exponenciais ou polinomiais. Cabe ressaltar que foi proposto também a utilização de polinômios de ordem superior ao ZIP convencional, onde os efeitos da tensão sobre a carga ficaram melhor representados. Os modelos estimados são comparados às medições reais, mostrando ótima aderência e plena indicação de uso. Ao final, os naturais impactos e benefícios de uma correta modelagem de carga são discutidos e alguns procedimentos de aplicação sugeridos, ressaltando a importância da fiel representação da carga nos estudos de fluxo de potência, sejam aplicados à operação ou aos estudos de expansão da Transmissão e Distribuição. / This work presents a new methodology for static load modeling using direct field measurement procedures and optimization techniques. For this purpose, a new field measurement procedure was developed based on a specific voltage variation schedule obtaind from ULTC forced operations, in order to mitigate load natural disturbances (fluctuations). Following in, optimization techniques are applied on the measurement data set using estimation problems theory to extract both polynomials and exponential static load models. In addition, a new polynomial load model, named Extended Model, whicth is basically a nth-degree polynomial, was presented to better depict voltage variation load dependency. Thus, estimated and measured data curves were plotted together for comparison, showing full adherence and therefore suitability for practical use. Finally, this work discusses the critical impacts and main benefits for load flow studies and suggests some application procedures, mainly addressed to power Transmission and Distribution Planning and Operation issues.

La connaissance du comportement mécanique à l’échelle du micron est déterminante pour arriver à prédire la dégradation des matériaux. Dans le cas des polycristaux, les lois de plasticité cristalline sont généralement utilisées pour décrire le comportement d’un grain. Ces lois possèdent de nombreux paramètres qui doivent être ajustés à l’état métallurgique et mécanique du matériau.Le travail rapporté ici explore une manière originale d’identifier ces paramètres à partir du comportement observé expérimentalement à l’échelle microscopique, sans recourir à un maillage éléments finis. Cette observation est réalisée en couplant (i) une évaluation du champ de contrainte locale par les techniques de microdiffraction Laue et d’EBSD à haute résolution angulaire et (ii) la mesure du champ de déformation total par corrélation d’images numériques.Afin de garantir la fiabilité des résultats, la justesse des mesures par microdiffraction Laue (Laue-DIC) et HR-EBSD est évaluée, pour la première fois, dans un matériau plastifié à moins de 0,5% de déformation. Les champs de déformation et de contrainte sont ensuite déterminés simultanément en surface d’une éprouvette monocristalline, sollicitée in-situ en flexion quatre points. Le comportement local est ainsi mesuré puis utilisé pour identifier deux paramètres d’une loi de plasticité cristalline, dans un acier austénitique monocristallin de type 316L. / The prediction of damage occurring in metallic materials is dependent on the knowledge of the mechanical behavior at a micron scale. Crystal plasticity laws are often used to describe the behavior of a single grain in polycrystals. Such laws include many parameters which should be tuned according to the metallurgical and mechanical state of the material.An original way to identify theses parameters is presented in this work. The local constitutive behavior is measured at the local scale. It is used to adjust the parameters’ value on a single point calculation without the need for a finite element mesh. To observe the local behavior two types of full filed measurements are carried out: (i) stress measurements using diffraction-based Laue microdiffraction and high angular resolution EBSD – HR-EBSD – and (ii) strain measurements by digital image correlation.To ensure trustworthy results, the accuracy of Laue microdiffraction (Laue-DIC) and HR-EBSD measurements are determined for the first time in a plastically deformed material. Then, stress and strain fields are monitored at the surface of a single crystal bent in-situ in the low deformation regime (0.5%). The local behavior is determined and used to identify two parameters of a crystal plasticity law, in a 316L stainless steel single crystal.

La caractérisation des propriétés matérielles basée sur le dialogue essai-calcul requiert des précautions quant à la prise en compte des grandeurs physiques mises en jeu, aussi bien mesurées que calculées. Les mesures de champs cinématiques délivrent des informations qui permettent de rendre compte du comportement local du matériau et constituent une entrée riche pour ce type de dialogue axé sur la confrontation modèle - mesure. L’objet de ce travail est de discuter l’identification de propriétés élastiques homogènes ou hétérogènes, basée sur l’exploitation de mesures de champs, qui soulève la problématique de la prise en compte de mesures perturbées et d’hypothèses fortes de modélisation. Le but de cette étude est de discuter deux manières différentes pour aborder le problème. La première consiste à traiter les mesures en amont de l’étape d’identification, afin de filtrer les perturbations de mesures, et est basée sur l’outil d’approximation diffuse. La seconde consiste à développer une méthode d’identification inverse à partir d’essais quasi-statiques cherchant à tenir compte du caractère incertain des mesures, dès sa formulation, en utilisant l’ensemble des informations théoriques et expérimentales disponibles, en particulier en l’absence d’informations sur les conditions aux limites. Cette méthode est basée sur les principes de l’erreur en relation de comportement modifiée, amenant à résoudre des problèmes éléments finis non standards, et a conduit à mettre en œuvre des méthodes de résolution adaptées. L’étude a permis de souligner la robustesse de la méthode face aux incertitudes de mesure, notamment en comparaison avec le recalage par éléments finis. / The identification of material properties based on the confrontation between the experimental data and their numerical counterpart needs to pay special attention to their reliability and then to take some precautions. Especially, when dealing with full-field measurements which provide rich kinematic information enabling new possibilities for the characterization of material constitutive parameters. The aim of this work is to discuss the identification of the elastic parameters, for either homogeneous or heterogeneous materials, leading to the more general problem of the taking into account of noisy experimental data and strong model hypotheses. Two different approaches are addressed in this study. The first one consists in the processing of the experimental data upstream of the identification stage, by filtering them through a diffuse approximation algorithm. The second approach focuses on the development of an inverse identification strategy from static tests. This method takes into account the uncertainty of the measurements from the beginning of the formulation and is based on the modified constitutive relation error principles. It involves the resolution of non standard finite element problems using specific resolution methods. The study pointed out the robustness of the proposed method towards measurement errors, in particular when compared to the finite element model updating method.

A chemical ionisation mass spectrometer (CIMS) was developed and utilised for measurements onboard the Facility for Atmospheric Airborne Measurements (FAAM) BAe-146 aircraft. The I- ionisation scheme was implemented to detect nitric acid (HNO3), formic acid (HC(O)OH), hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and dinitrogen pentoxide (N2O5) simultaneously at a sampling frequency of 1 Hz. Sensitivities ranged from 35±6 ion counts pptv-1 s-1 for HC(O)OH to 4±0.9 ion counts pptv-1 s-1 for HCN and limits of detection from 37 ppt for HNO3 and 5 ppt for HCN. Trace gas concentrations of species such as HC(O)OH are currently under predicted in global models. In order to understand their role in controlling air quality, it is crucial that their production pathways and abundance are accurately measured and constrained. To date, airborne measurements of these trace gases have been difficult as a result of instrumental limitations on an aircraft such as limit of detection and sampling frequency. The first UK airborne measurements of HC(O)OH and HNO3 confirmed that HC(O)OH is under predicted by up to a factor of 2 in a trajectory model that implements the full Master Chemical Mechanism (MCM) and Common Representative Intermediate Scheme (CRI). The inclusion of a primary vehicle source enabled the model to reproduce the concentrations observed; verifying that direct sources are under represented. Secondary formation of HC(O)OH was observed through its correlation with HNO3 and ozone (O3), indicating a strong photochemical production source. Hydroxyl (OH) concentrations were estimated for the first time in a flight around the UK using the HC(O)OH and HNO3 measurements. A biomass burning (BB) plume identification technique is applied to data obtained from Canadian biomass fires using HCN as a marker. A 6 sigma above background approach to defining a plume resulted in a higher R2 correlating value for the normalised excess mixing ratio (NEMR) to carbon monoxide (CO) when compared to current methods in the literature. The NEMR obtained from this work; 3.76±0.02 pptv ppbv-1, lies within the range found in the literature. This NEMR is then used to calculate a global emission total for HCN of 0.92 Tg (N) yr-1 when incorporated into the global tropospheric model STOCHEM CRI. The first direct N2O5 airborne measurements on an aircraft at night are compared to indirect measurements taken by a broadband cavity enhancement absorption spectrometer. An average R2 correlation coefficient of 0.87 observed over 8 flights for 1 Hz measurements indicates the selectiveness of the I- ionisation scheme to detect N2O5 directly, without nitrate (NO3) interference.

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The work reported in this thesis presents a general overview of the dynamic response of short-span railway bridges considering soil-structure interaction. The study aims to identify the effect of the surrounding and underlying soil on the global stiffness and damping of the structural system. This may lead to better assumptions and more efficient numerical models for design.A simple discrete model for calculating the dynamic characteristics of the fundamental bending mode of single span beam bridges on viscoelastic supports was proposed. This model was used to study the effect of the dynamic stiffness of the foundation on the modal parameters (e.g. natural frequency and damping ratio) of railway beam bridges. It was shown that the variation in the underlying soil profiles leads to a different dynamic response of the system. This effect depends on the ratio between the flexural stiffness of the bridge and the dynamic stiffness of the foundation-soil system but also on the ratio between the resonant frequency of the soil layer and the fundamental frequency of the bridge. The effect of the surrounding soil conditions on the vertical dynamic response of portal frame bridges was also investigated both numerically and experimentally. To this end, different numerical models (i.e. full FE models and coupled FE-BE models) have been developed. Controlled vibration tests have been performed on two full-scale portal frame bridges to determine the modal properties of the bridge-soil system and calibrate the numerical models. Both experimental and numerical results identified the substantial contribution of the surrounding soil on the global damping of short-span portal frame bridges. A simplified model for the surrounding soil was also proposed in order to define a less complicated model appropriate for practical design purposes. / <p>QC 20180315</p>

<p>Följande examensarbete omfattar en fallstudie av Bro norr om Söderströmsbron, en tunnelbanebro i stål med fyra spår. Den byggdes 1956 som en del av förbindelsen mellan station Gamla stan och station Slussen i Stockholm. I fallstudien, som är ett samarbete mellan KTH och SL, ingår att bedöma brons dynamiska egenskaper, tillstånd avseende utmattning samt att skapa en finita elementmodell av bron. Vidare begränsas fallstudien till brokonstruktionen för det spår som går närmast slussen mellan Mälaren och Saltsjön, och som i dagsläget utgör gröna tunnelbanelinjen mot Farsta strand, Hagsätra och Skarpnäck.</p><p>Under 2005 trafikerades det aktuella spåret under högtrafik av 30 tåg i timmen och under lågtrafik av 15 tåg i timmen. När tåg passerar visar bron stora förskjutningar och glapp mellan sliprar och underliggande stålkonstruktion. Dessa förskjutningar skapar spänningar i stålet och avgörande för brons tillstånd avseende utmattning är antalet skadliga spänningsvidder vid kritiska snitt som inträffat sedan brons färdig­ställande.</p><p>Dagens spänningsvidder mäts med hjälp av töjningsgivare placerade i fältmitt. Mätningen har utförts av KTH, avdelningen för Brobyggnad i samband med examens­arbetet. Av intresse är utmattningsrisk för svetsad anslutning mellan lång- och tvär­balkar. Utmattningsrisken beräknas dels med typiserade spänningskollektiv enligt BSK 07, dels med verkliga spänningskollektiv enligt Palmgren-Miners delskade­hypotes. Enligt båda metoderna konstateras utmattningshållfastheten vara uttömd, med reservation för förbandsklasser och partialkoefficienter. Kollektivparametern <em>κ</em> enligt BSK 07, vilken vid dimensionering beaktar spänningskollektivets form, uppskattas vara närmare 2/3 än SL:s nuvarande värde 5/6.</p><p>Ur responsen från givarna konstateras att den dynamiska förstoringsfaktorn vid 60 km/h varierar mellan 0.63 och 1.43, vilket visar att brons respons har ett stort dynamiskt innehåll.</p><p>En finita elementmodell skapas i Abaqus med hjälp av Matlab, med syftet att komplettera resultat från mätningar. I modellen studeras töjning, vertikal förskjutning och acceleration, dynamisk förstoringsfaktor och egenmoder. Den statiska responsen för modell och bro konstateras vara snarlik.</p> / <p>This thesis includes a case study of the Bro norr om Söderströmsbron, a steel subway bridge with four rail tracks. The bridge was built in 1956 as a part of the connection between the two subway stations Gamla stan and Slussen in Stockholm. The case study, which is a collaboration between KTH and SL, includes an evaluation of the dynamic properties of the bridge, in which condition it is regarding fatigue and the creation of a finite element model of the bridge. The case study is limited to the construction carrying the rail track closest to the lock between Mälaren and Saltsjön, and now represents the green subway line towards Farsta strand, Hagsätra and Skarpnäck.</p><p>In 2005, the train frequency during rush hour was 30 trains per hour and during low traffic 15 trains per hour. When a train crosses, the bridge shows large displacements and gaps between the sleepers and the underlying steel structure. The displacements cause stresses in the steel and crucial to the bridge fatigue state is the number of damaging stress ranges that have occurred since the opening of the bridge.</p><p>The current stress variations are measured using strain gauges positioned in the mid-span. Measurements were carried out by KTH, division of Structural Design & Bridges, during this thesis. Of key interest is a welded edge between the main- and crossbeams. The risk of fatigue is calculated using standardised stress ranges according to BSK 07 and Palmgren-Miners cumulative damage theory. According to both methods, the fatigue life of the bridge is exceeded, with reservations to the detail category and partial coefficients. The stress collective parameter <em>κ</em> according to BSK 07, which in design accounts for the distribution of the stress collective, is estimated closer to 2/3 than SL’s present value of 5/6.</p><p>According to the strain gauges, the dynamic amplification factor at 60 km/h varies between 0.63 and 1.43, indicating that the bridge’s response has a large dynamic content.</p><p>A finite element model is created in Abaqus using Matlab, with the purpose of complementing results from the measurements. In the model, the strain, vertical displacements and acceleration, dynamic amplification and natural modes are studied. The static response of the model and bridge were found to be similar.</p> / QC 20100707

Title: Influence of selected conditional factors on performance in white water slalom. Aims: The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship of selected specific movement abilities being examined modified test battery with the performance of athletes in the water slalom. Methods: It was used field measurements where the applied modified test battery. Using GPS module to determine the distance partial tests from batery. For measuring was used manual measurement. To determine the statistical correlation between the modified battery and performance ability of competitors was used two different coefficients of correlation and regression analysis. According to the order of the test and the race was used nonparametric correlation study - Spearman correlation coefficient. Determining the statistical significance of the relationship of measured times in tests and final time in the nomination races have used the Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: For a statistically significant relationship was determined value when r ≥ 0.8. Spearman's correlation coefficient: In the test at 40 m were obtained these correlation coefficients: Nomination races rs = 0,380952, Czech cup rs = 0,595238. In the test at 80 meters they were obtained these correlation coefficients: nomination races rs = 0,857143,...

Le contexte de ce travail concerne le process d'Infusion de Résine Liquide (LRI) développé dans le cadre du projet « FUSelage COMPosite » par DAHER SOCATA. Ce process de fabrication permet de réaliser des pièces de formes complexes et des panneaux entiers de fuselage en composites, ce qui réduit considérablement les étapes d'assemblages et donc les temps de production. Les travaux de thèse portent sur l'identification expérimentale du comportement d'un fuselage composite. Ce travail se divise en deux parties qui sont la qualification du contrôle non destructif (CND) par rapport à une taille de défaut critique et l'identification du comportement d'une structure composite orthotrope en présence de ce défaut. Le premier volet consiste à évaluer les techniques de CND basées sur des mesures de champs (acoustiques, thermiques et densimétriques), capables de détecter des défauts internes de types délaminage et porosité au sein de structures composites monolithiques et sandwichs, et fournissant une visualisation des résultats par une cartographie de défauts 2D ou 3D. Le choix de ces méthodes a été motivé par la volonté de DAHER SOCATA d'acquérir de nouvelles compétences en matière de CND. Le deuxième volet consiste à évaluer les paramètres élastiques d'une structure composite orthotrope (structure comprenant une zone saine et une zone localement dégradée) via une procédure d'identification, à partir de mesures de champs, globale et locale par recalage de modèles éléments finis. Cette procédure se décompose en quatre parties avec tout d'abord l'identification des propriétés de la structure saine, ensuite la localisation de la zone dégradée, l'intégration de celle-ci dans le modèle éléments finis, et l'identification des propriétés de cette dernière. / The context of this work concerns the process of Liquid Resin Infusion (LRI) developed under the project "composite fuselage" by DAHER SOCATA. This manufacturing process can produce parts with complex shapes and entire panels of composite fuselage, reducing assembly steps and therefore the production time. The thesis work focused on the experimental identification of the behavior of a composite fuselage. This work is divided into two parts which are the qualification of non destructive testing (NDT) compared to a critical defect size and the identification of the behavior of an orthotropic composite structure with defect. The first part is to evaluate the NDT techniques based on full field measurements (acoustic, thermal and densimetric), capable of detecting internal defects as porosities and delaminations in monolithic and sandwich composite structures, and providing a results visualization by a 2D or 3D defects map. The choice of these methods was motivated by DAHER SOCATA which wants to learn new NDT skills. The second part is to evaluate the elastic parameters of an orthotropic composite structure (structure composed by a virgin zone and a damaged zone) through an identification process from field measurements, by global and local step. This procedure is divided into four parts with two identification steps and a image processing step.