No presente trabalho produziu-se amostras de flexão em três pontos, SENB, a partir de placas moldadas por compressão feitas de uma resina de Poli(metacrilato de metila) comercial. Dois conjuntos contendo 6 amostras cada foram então pré-trincados por meio de uma lamina afiada de aço adotando-se dois métodos diferentes propostos pela literatura técnica: através de batidinhas (gentle tapping) e através da inserção controlada a velocidade constante da lâmina, ambas usando um dispositivo especialmente desenhado para este fim. Estas amostras foram então submetidas ao ensaio de tenacidade à fratura em deformação plana, KIc, com o intuito de se testar a hipótese de que os diferentes métodos introduzem diferentes padrões de dano na matriz próxima à região da ponta da pré-trinca, o que, por sua vez, influência os resultados obtidos. Adotou-se a norma ASTM D 5045 como padrão do ensaio. Todas as amostras produziram resultados válidos para KIc, considerando-se os critérios da norma. Os resultados confirmam a hipótese inicial mostrando que os diferentes métodos de introdução da pré-trinca influenciam o valor medido de KIc a um nível de significância de 5% para a diferença das médias obtidas nos dois grupos, sendo que o valor mais conservador é obtido quando as pré-trincas são introduzidas pelo método das batidinhas (KIc = 1,15 ± 0,11 MPa m1/2). Com base nestes resultados novas amostras com geometria auto-similar às anteriores foram produzidas e usadas para a investigação do estado de tensão desenvolvido nas amostras pelo método da fotoelasticidade. Os resultados confirmam que os diferentes métodos de pré-trincamento produzem diferentes padrões de Moiré próximos à ponta da trinca, o que prova que os estados de tensão são efetivamente afetados e que o método da inserção controlada produz a maior perturbação no campo de tensão próximo à ponta da pré-trinca. / Single-Edge-Notch Bending samples produced out of compression-molded plates obtained from a commercial Poly(methyl metacrylate), PMMA, resin were investigated concerning the influence of the adopted pre-cracking methodology on plane strain fracture toughness results according to ASTM D 5045 standard. Two sets of 6 samples each were pre-cracked using a sharp-edge scalpel steel blade using two methodologies proposed in the technical literature: by gentle tapping on the blade and by controlled insertion at constant velocity, both using a device specially designed for these purposes. These sample were, then, submitted to the plane strain fracture toughness (KIc) test based on the hypothesis that different pre-cracking methods result in different damage levels of the matrix near the pre-crack tip and, hence, in different measured values for KIc. All samples produced valid results for KIc based on the geometric criteria adopted by the standard. The results confirm the original hypothesis showing that the two pre-cracking methods influence the measured value at a significance level of 5% for the comparison of the averages obtained in both sets. The most conservative value for plane strain fracture toughness of the investigated resin is obtained by pre-cracks introduced by gentle tapping on the blade (KIc = 1.15 ± 0.11 MPa m1/2). Based on these results new samples with a self-similar geometry were produced and submitted to photoelasticity tests to investigate the influence of the pre-cracking methods on the strain-field developed during three-point bending loading. The results confirm that the different methods produce different Moiré patterns close to the pre-crack tip, proving that the developed stress fields are different and that pre-cracks introduced by controlled insertion of the blade produce the largest perturbations of the strain field close to the pre-crack tip.

Le forgeage multi-matériaux est un procédé permettant la mise en forme et l’assemblage simultanés de matériaux différents. Ce procédé permet d’obtenir des pièces multi-matériaux avec le « bon matériau placé au bon endroit ». L’objectif des travaux de thèse est de définir les conditions nécessaires à l’établissement de la liaison métallurgique par forgeage à l’interface d’un couple d’aciers. Dans un premier temps, l’état de l’art a servi à l’identification les phénomènes physiques accompagnant le forgeage multi-matériaux et les paramètres clés pilotant l’établissement de la liaison métallurgique. Le principe de base de l’établissement d’une liaison passe par la fragmentation des oxydes en surface des matériaux et par l’application d’une pression de contact favorisant le contact entre les matériaux nus et la diffusion. Les deux paramètres clés identifiés sont donc la pression normale de contact et l’expansion de surface. Le protocole de caractérisation du co-forgeage mis en place comporte trois essais « simples » permettant de solliciter les interfaces avec des pressions et des expansions différentes. Ces dernières, estimées par simulation numérique de l’essai, sont mises en relation avec la qualité des liaisons obtenues évaluée, quant à elle, au travers d’observations métallographiques. Les premières simulations permettent de dimensionner les campagnes expérimentales. Celles-ci sont ensuite conduites sur les moyens de mise en forme de la plateforme VULCAIN. Les efforts de mise en forme et la géométrie globale des pièces et la répartition de matière servent de base à l’identification des paramètres de la simulation. La simulation ainsi obtenue et les observations métallographiques aux interfaces sont ensuite mises en lien. Cette démarche a permis de confirmer l’importance du rôle joué par la pression de contact et l’expansion de surface sur l’établissement d’une liaison au cours de la mise en forme du multi-matériaux. La répartition et la forme des particules d’oxydes semblent liées au chemin thermomécanique subi par l’interface. / The multi-material forging is a forming process allowing, simultaneously, the welding and shaping of multi-material parts with the right material at the right place. The purpose of the presented work is to identify the necessary conditions to obtain a metallurgical bond during forming between two different grades of steel. First, the state of the art allowed the identification of the physical phenomena occurring during multi-material forging and the determination of the key parameters of the bonding which are the contact pressure and the surface expansion at the both sides of the interface. The mechanisms to establish metallurgical bond by forging are based on the breaking and the dispersion of the oxide layer at the interface then the extrusion of the soft material through the voids generated between the oxide fragments. Second, the characterization methodology of this work is presented. It consists of three “simple” forming tests leading to different interface conditions (contact pressure and surface expansion). The first simulations allow the design of the experimental plan for each test. The comparison between simulations and experiments allows the identification of physical parameters of the simulation. Then, the contact pressure and the surface expansion of the identified simulations are used to analyze the metallographic structure and the bonding at the interface.The developed work confirms the major effect of the contact pressure and the surface expansion on the establishment of a metallurgical bond during multi-material forming. The size and the shape of the oxide particles seem to depend on the thermomechanical path at the interface.

<p>In the first part of this thesis, the FE program MSC.Marc is applied for coupled thermomechanical simulations of wire-rod rolling. In order to predict material behaviour of an AISI 302 stainless steel at high strain rates generated during wire-rod rolling, a material model based on dislocation density is applied. Then, the evolution of temperature, strain rate and flow stress is predicted in the first four rolling passes of a wire block.</p><p>In the second part of the thesis, an alternative approach to simulation of shape rolling is evaluated. The approach is applied in order to save the computational time in cases where many shape-rolling passes are to be simulated. The approach is a combination of the slab method and a 2D FEM with a generalized plane-strain formulation. A number of various isothermal shape-rolling passes are simulated applying the simplified approach. The simulations are carried out using an in-house 2D FE code implemented in Matlab. The results are compared to fully 3D FE analyses. The comparison shows that the simplified approach can predict roll forces and roll torques with a fair accuracy, but the predicted area reductions are a bit underestimated. The reasons for the deviations between the simplified approach and the 3D FEM are discussed.</p>

No presente trabalho produziu-se amostras de flexão em três pontos, SENB, a partir de placas moldadas por compressão feitas de uma resina de Poli(metacrilato de metila) comercial. Dois conjuntos contendo 6 amostras cada foram então pré-trincados por meio de uma lamina afiada de aço adotando-se dois métodos diferentes propostos pela literatura técnica: através de batidinhas (gentle tapping) e através da inserção controlada a velocidade constante da lâmina, ambas usando um dispositivo especialmente desenhado para este fim. Estas amostras foram então submetidas ao ensaio de tenacidade à fratura em deformação plana, KIc, com o intuito de se testar a hipótese de que os diferentes métodos introduzem diferentes padrões de dano na matriz próxima à região da ponta da pré-trinca, o que, por sua vez, influência os resultados obtidos. Adotou-se a norma ASTM D 5045 como padrão do ensaio. Todas as amostras produziram resultados válidos para KIc, considerando-se os critérios da norma. Os resultados confirmam a hipótese inicial mostrando que os diferentes métodos de introdução da pré-trinca influenciam o valor medido de KIc a um nível de significância de 5% para a diferença das médias obtidas nos dois grupos, sendo que o valor mais conservador é obtido quando as pré-trincas são introduzidas pelo método das batidinhas (KIc = 1,15 ± 0,11 MPa m1/2). Com base nestes resultados novas amostras com geometria auto-similar às anteriores foram produzidas e usadas para a investigação do estado de tensão desenvolvido nas amostras pelo método da fotoelasticidade. Os resultados confirmam que os diferentes métodos de pré-trincamento produzem diferentes padrões de Moiré próximos à ponta da trinca, o que prova que os estados de tensão são efetivamente afetados e que o método da inserção controlada produz a maior perturbação no campo de tensão próximo à ponta da pré-trinca. / Single-Edge-Notch Bending samples produced out of compression-molded plates obtained from a commercial Poly(methyl metacrylate), PMMA, resin were investigated concerning the influence of the adopted pre-cracking methodology on plane strain fracture toughness results according to ASTM D 5045 standard. Two sets of 6 samples each were pre-cracked using a sharp-edge scalpel steel blade using two methodologies proposed in the technical literature: by gentle tapping on the blade and by controlled insertion at constant velocity, both using a device specially designed for these purposes. These sample were, then, submitted to the plane strain fracture toughness (KIc) test based on the hypothesis that different pre-cracking methods result in different damage levels of the matrix near the pre-crack tip and, hence, in different measured values for KIc. All samples produced valid results for KIc based on the geometric criteria adopted by the standard. The results confirm the original hypothesis showing that the two pre-cracking methods influence the measured value at a significance level of 5% for the comparison of the averages obtained in both sets. The most conservative value for plane strain fracture toughness of the investigated resin is obtained by pre-cracks introduced by gentle tapping on the blade (KIc = 1.15 ± 0.11 MPa m1/2). Based on these results new samples with a self-similar geometry were produced and submitted to photoelasticity tests to investigate the influence of the pre-cracking methods on the strain-field developed during three-point bending loading. The results confirm that the different methods produce different Moiré patterns close to the pre-crack tip, proving that the developed stress fields are different and that pre-cracks introduced by controlled insertion of the blade produce the largest perturbations of the strain field close to the pre-crack tip.

Small kinematics assumption in classical engineering has been in the center of consideration in structural analysis for decennaries. In the recent years the interest for sustainable and optimized structures, lightweight structures and new materials has grown rapidly as a consequence of desire to archive economical sustainability. These issues involve non-linear constitutive response of materials and can only be accessed on the basis of geometrically and materially non-linear analysis. Numerical simulations have become a conventional tool in modern engineering and have proven accuracy in computation and are on the verge of superseding time consuming and costly experiments.\newlineConsequently, this work presents a numerical computational framework for modeling of geometrically non-linear large deformation of isotropic and orthotropic materials under static and dynamic loading. The numerical model is applied on isotropic steel in plane strain and orthotropic wood in 3D under static and dynamic loading. In plane strain Total Lagrangian, Updated Lagrangian, Newmark-$\beta$ and Energy Conserving Algorithm time-integration methods are compared and evaluated. In 3D, a Total Lagrangian static approach and a Total Lagrangian based dynamic approach with Newmark-$\beta$ time-integration method is proposed to numerically predict deformation of wood under static and dynamic loading. The numerical model's accuracy is validated through an experiment where a knot-free pine wood board under large deformation is studied. The results indicate accuracy and capability of the numerical model in predicting static and dynamic behaviour of wood under large deformation. Contrastingly, classical engineering solution proves its inaccuracy and incapability of predicting kinematics of the wood board under studied conditions. / Små kinematikantaganden inom klassisk ingenjörsteknik har varit centralt för konstruktionslösningar under decennier. Under de senaste åren har intresset för hållbara och optimerade strukturer, lättviktskonstruktioner och nya material ökat kraftigt till följd av önskan att uppnå ekonomisk hållbarhet. Dessa nya konstruktionslösningar involverar icke-linjär konstitutiv respons hos material och kan endast studeras baserad på geometriskt och materiellt olinjär analys. Numeriska simuleringar har blivit ett konventionellt verktyg inom modern ingenjörsteknik och visat sig ge noggrannhet i beräkning och kan på sikt ersätta tidskrävande och kostsamma experiment.\newlineDetta examensarbete presenterar ett numeriskt beräkningsramverk för modellering av geometrisk olinjäritet med stora deformationer hos isotropa och ortotropa material vid statisk och dynamisk belastning. Den numeriska modellen appliceras på isotropiskt stål i plantöjning och ortotropisk trä i 3D vid statisk och dynamisk belastning. I fallet med plantöjning jämförs och utvärderas den Totala Lagrangianen, Uppdaterade Lagrangianen, Newmark-$\beta$ och Energi Konserverings Algoritm metoderna. I 3D föreslås en statisk Total Lagrangian metod och en dynamisk Total Lagrangian-baserad metod med Newmark-$\beta$ tidsintegreringsmetod för att numeriskt förutse statisk och dynamisk deformation hos trä. Den numeriska modellens noggrannhet valideras genom ett experiment där en kvistfri furuplanka studeras under stora deformationer. Resultaten bekräftar noggrannhet och förmåga hos den numeriska modellen att förutse statiska och dynamiska processer hos trä vid stora deformationer. Däremot, visar klassisk ingenjörslösning brist på förmåga att förutse trä plankans kinematik under studerade förhållanden.

In recent years, the increasing impacts of landslide hazards on human lives and lifeline facilities worldwide has advanced the necessity to find out both economically acceptable and useful techniques to predict the occurrence and destructive power of landslides. Though many projects exist to attain this goal, the current investigation set out to establish an understanding of the initiation and propagation mechanisms of landslides via numerical simulations, so that mitigation strategies to reduce the long-term losses from landslide hazards can be made. In this research, the Discrete Element Method (DEM) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) have been used to investigate the mechanical and hydraulic behaviour of granular materials involved in landslides. The main challenge is to provide rational analyses of large scale landslides via small scale numerical simulations. To solve this problem, dimensional analyses have been performed on a simple granular column collapse model. The influence of governing dimensionless groups on the debris runout distance and deposit height has been studied for the terrestrial and submerged granular flows. 3D DEM investigations of granular flows in plane strain conditions have been performed in this research. The input parameters of the DEM model have been calibrated by the numerical triaxial tests, based on which, the relationships between the microscopic variables and the macroscopic soil strength properties are analysed. Using the simple granular column collapse model, the influences of column aspect ratio, characteristic strain, model size ratio and material internal friction angle on the runout distance and deposit height of granular materials have been examined. Additionally, the deformation and energy evolution of dry granular materials are also discussed. The DEM-CFD coupling model has been employed to study the mechanical and hydraulic behaviour of highly mobilized terrestrial / submarine landslides. This model has been validated via numerical simulations of fluid flow through a porous soil sample and grain batch sedimentations. The simulations of granular flows in the submerged environment have led to some meaningful insights into the flow mechanisms, such as the mobilization of sediments, the generation and dissipation of excess pore water pressures and the evolution of effective stresses. Overall, this study shows that the proposed numerical tools are capable of modelling the mechanical and hydraulic behaviour of terrestrial and submarine landslides.

Past studies on sands have shown that the shear strength measured in plane strain tests was higher than that measured in triaxial tests. It was observed that this difference changed with the friction angle &amp / #966 / cv at constant volume related to the mineralogical composition. In order to investigate the difference in strength measured in the wedge shear test, which approaches the plane strain condition, in the triaxial test, and in the shear box test, Anatolian sands were obtained from different locations in Turkey. Mineralogical analyses, identification tests, wedge shear tests (cylindrical wedge shear tests (cylwests) and prismatic wedge shear tests (priswests)), triaxial tests, and shear box tests were performed on these samples. In all shear tests, the shear strength measured was found to increase with the inclination &amp / #948 / of the shear plane to the bedding planes. Thus, cylwests (&amp / #948 / = 60o) iii yielded higher values of internal friction &amp / #966 / by about 3.6o than priswests (&amp / #948 / = 30o) under normal stresses between 17 kPa and 59 kPa. Values of &amp / #966 / measured in cylwests were about 1.08 times those measured in triaxial tests (&amp / #948 / &amp / #8776 / 65o), a figure close to the corresponding ratio of 1.13 found by past researchers between actual plane strain and triaxial test results. There was some indication that the difference between cylwest and triaxial test results increased with the &amp / #966 / cv value of the samples. With the smaller &amp / #948 / values (30o and 40o), priswests yielded nearly the same &amp / #966 / values as those obtained in triaxial tests under normal stresses between 20 kPa and 356 kPa. Shear box tests (&amp / #948 / =0o) yielded lower values of &amp / #966 / than cylwests (by about 7.9o), priswests (by about 4.4o), and triaxial tests (by about 4.2o) under normal stresses between 17 kPa and 48 kPa. It was shown that the shear strength measured in shear box tests showed an increase when &amp / #948 / was increased from 30o to 60o / this increase (about 4.2o) was of the order of the difference (about 3.6o) between priswest (&amp / #948 / = 30o) and cylwest (&amp / #948 / = 60o) results mentioned earlier. Shear box specimens with &amp / #948 / = 60o, prepared from the same batch of any sample as the corresponding cylwests, yielded &amp / #966 / values very close to those obtained in cylwests.

Ce travail présente une caractérisation expérimentale du comportement mécanique et de la rupture par localisation de la déformation dans un grès des Vosges. L'évolution temporelle de la localisation a été caractérisée par des mesures de champs. Une nouvelle cellule triaxiale vraie a été développée au Laboratoire 3SR (Grenoble), qui permet une visualisation des échantillons sous chargement pour réaliser de la corrélation d'image numérique (CIN). Les essais ont été réalisés par compression en déformation plane (confinement de 20 à 50 MPa). La transition d'une déformation diffuse à localisée a été finement étudiée. Une analyse comparative a été ensuite effectuée entre les mesures de champs et la microstructure à l'échelle des grains observée par microscope (MEB). Enfin, une étude théorique basée sur une analyse en bifurcation a été menée pour comparer observations des bandes de cisaillement et prédiction sur la localisation de la déformation. / This work aims an experimental characterization of the mechanical behaviour and failure by strain localization on a Vosges sandstone. The time evolution of strain localization has been characterized by full-field measurements. A new true-triaxial apparatus has been developed at Laboratoire 3SR (Grenoble), which enables the observation of the specimens during mechanical loading for application of digital image correlation (DIC). Tests have been performed in plane strain compression (confining pressure from 20 to 50 MPa). The transition from diffuse to localised deformation regimes has been extensively studied. Then, a comparative analysis has been done between the strain fields (DIC) and microscope (SEM) observations to determine how closely the DIC fields are related to deformation mechanisms detected at the grain scale. Finally, a theoretical bifurcation analysis is presented to compare the experimental observations of shear bands with strain localization prediction.

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Der Vortrag stellt das neue, unendlich reibungsbehaftete Kontaktmodell der FEM-Berechnungssoftware Pro/ENGINEER Mechanica in der Version Wildfire 4.0 von PTC vor. Dabei werden sowohl die Grundlagen des reibungsfreien Kontaktes als auch die Theorie des unendlich reibungsbehafteten Kontaktmodells behandelt sowie die Grundlagen der zur numerischen Lösung in der Software verwendeten Penalty- und Newton-Raphson-Methode erläutert. Als Anwendungsbeispiel für das reibungsfreie Kontaktmodell wird ein Zylinderrollenlager vollständig mit sämtlichen Wälzkontakten für verschiedene Lager- und Einbauspiele berechnet, die Ergebnisse umfassend dargestellt sowie eine analytische Gegenrechnung nach der Hertzschen Theorie ausgeführt, die sehr gute Übereinstimmung mit der numerischen Simulation zeigt. Für das reibungsbehaftete Kontaktmodell wird exemplarisch eine geschrumpfte Welle-Nabe-Verbindung unter Torsion berechnet. Diese wird einer analytischen Lösung sowie verschiedenen 2D-Idealisierungen (ebener Spannungszustand, ebener Dehnungszustand, 2D-Axialsymmetrie) gegenübergestellt.