[pt] Tubulações compósitas têm sido empregadas na indústria para substituir as tubulações fabricadas com os materiais convencionais de engenharia, como o aço. O baixo peso específico, elevada resistência química e mecânica, bem como o menor custo de instalação e manutenção são vantagens que justificam o uso e aprimoramento desses materiais. Os materiais compósitos mais empregados para a fabricação de tubulações são os compósitos de matriz polimérica reforçados com fibras. Durante o tempo de serviço, as tubulações compósitas que são utilizadas no setor de óleo e gás estão sujeitas a ambientes agressivos e intempéries, como exposição a altas temperaturas, umidade e diversos produtos químicos. A temperatura e a absorção de fluidos são as principais causas da degradação das propriedades físicas e químicas desses materiais, reduzindo a resistência mecânica e, consequentemente, a vida útil das tubulações em serviço. Portanto, este trabalho teve o objetivo de avaliar durante o período de 12 meses o efeito dos agentes de degradação em uma tubulação compósita de resina epóxi reforçada com fibras de vidro e carbono. Para tal, amostras da tubulação foram submetidas à temperatura, água, óleo lubrificante e pressão hidrostática. O comportamento mecânico foi avaliado a partir do ensaio de achatamento sob placas paralelas, ensaio sonoro, ensaio colorimétrico, análise de absorção de fluidos, análise térmica e microestrutural. Ao final do experimento foi constatado que todas as condições de envelhecimento causaram degradação similar, com redução das propriedades mecânicas e térmicas, bem como a plastificação da matriz polimérica. / [en] Composite pipes has been used in the industry to replace conventional pipes commonly manufactured with steel. The lower specific weight, high chemical and mechanical resistance, as well as the low cost of installation and maintenance are the advantages that warrant the use of this materials and their development. The most common composite materials used for the manufacture of pipes are the polymer matrix composites reinforced with fiber. During their lifetime, the composite pipes used in the oil and gas facilities are subject to aggressive environments, such as exposure to high temperatures, moisture and various chemical products. Temperature and fluid absorption are the principal causes of degradation of physical and chemical properties of these materials, reducing their mechanical resistance and, consequently, the lifetime of the pipes in service. Therefore, the main objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of degradation agents on an epoxy composite pipe reinforced with fiberglass and carbon fibers for a period of 12 months. To achieve this objective, samples of the composite pipe were submitted to temperature, tap water, lubricant oil and hydrostatical pressure. The mechanical behavior was evaluated using parallel-plate test, sound test, colorimetric test, fluid absorption analysis, thermal and microstructural analysis. At the end of the experimental procedure it was verified that all the aging conditions caused similar degradation, with reduction of the mechanical and thermal properties, as well as the plasticization of the polymeric matrix.

[pt] Atualmente, a indústria cimenteira tem usado o coprocessamento no intuito de atender a aspectos econômicos e de sustentabilidade por meio da utilização de resíduos industriais como matérias-primas e/ou combustíveis não convencionais. Isto pode gerar, através da introdução de maior variabilidade de elementos menores, consequências nas reações de clinquerização com geração de modificações morfológicas dos cristais e nas propriedades que influenciam estas reações (tensão superficial, viscosidade). Em função da maior utilização do coprocessamento, as análises mineralógica e microestrutural se tornaram ainda mais significativas para apoio a formação do diagnóstico do processo incluindo o grau de reatividade do clínquer e por sua vez, previsões do desempenho do cimento. No entanto, o número de variáveis de controle do forno de clinquer é tão elevado que se propôs o emprego da metodologia estatística chamada Análise de Componentes Principais (PCAPrincipal Analysis Components em inglês) para escolher as de maior representatividade. Os resultados da caracterização mineralógica do clínquer coprocessado com o resíduo CSS50 utilizando o Método de Rietveld/Difração de Raios-X dos quatro principais constituintes do clínquer foram próximos aos valores teóricos (potenciais de Bogue). A fase predominante do C3S foi monoclínica, típica de clínqueres industriais, e quanto ao C3A, a fase predominante foi cúbica. O diagnóstico apresentado pela caracterização microestrutural apresentou clínquer com alta reatividade. Quanto ao cimento coprocessado com o resíduo CSS50, foram realizados os ensaios físico-mecânicos: tempo de pega e resistência a compressão, conforme ABNT NBR 16607 e NBR 7215. Os ensaios de tempo de pega e resistência à compressão do cimento atenderam plenamente a norma ABNT NBR 16697. / [en] Currently, the cement industry uses the coprocessing of industries residues as raw materials or alternative fuel for attending economics and the sustainability aspects. This procedure can introduce a variety of minor elements that can affect the clinkerization reactions by producing morphological changes of the clinker crystals and changing the surface tension and viscosity. Thus, mineralogic and microstrutural characterizations are necessary to understand the clinker reactivity and its effect on the Portland cement properties. Nonetheless, the number of clinquer kiln control variables is enormous, and it is proposed to use the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to choose the most important ones. The X-ray diffraction characterization of the clinker showed that the four major constituents are consistent with the theorical values (Bogue potentials). The C3S phase was monoclinic, which is usual for industrial clinkers, and the C3A phase was usually cubic. These results suggest that the formation of a high reactivity clinker. The physico-mechanical characterizations setting time and compressive strength of the Portland cement were conducted according to NBR 16607 and NBR 7215 ABNT norms. The Portland Cement results agreed with the NBR 16697 ABNT norm.

This work identifies alloy terminal freezing range, columnar growth, grain coarsening, liquid availability towards the terminal stage of solidification, and segregation towards boundaries as primary factors affecting the hot-cracking susceptibility of fusion-based additive manufacturing (F-BAM) processed alloys. Additionally, an integrated computational materials engineering (ICME)-based approach has been formulated to design novel Al alloys, and high entropy alloys for F-BAM processing. The ICME-based approach has led to heterogeneous nucleation-induced grain refinement, terminal eutectic solidification-enabled liquid availability, and segregation-induced coalescence of solidification boundaries during laser-powder bed fusion (L-PBF) processing. In addition to exhibiting a wide crack-free L-PBF processing window, the designed alloys exhibited microstructural heterogeneity and hierarchy (MHH), and thus could leverage the unique process dynamics of L-PBF to produce a fine-tunable MHH and mechanical behavior. Furthermore, alloy chemistry-based fine tuning of the stacking fault energy has led to transformative damage tolerant alloys. Such alloys can shield defects stemming from the stochastic powder bed in L-PBF, and consequently can prevent catastrophic failure despite the solidification defects. A modified materials systems approach that explicitly includes alloy chemistry as a means to modify the printability, properties and performance with F-BAM is also presented. Overall, this work is expected to facilitate application specific manufacture with F-BAM and eventually facilitate widespread adoption of F-BAM in structural application.

Sedimentary rocks are characterized with very low permeability (in the order of 10-22 m2), low diffusivity, a possible self-healing of fractures, and a good capacity to retard radionuclide transport. In recent years, sedimentary rocks are investigated by many research groups for their suitability for the disposal of radioactive waste. Development of deep geologic repositories (DGRs) for the storage of radioactive waste within these formations causes progressive modification to the state of stress, to the groundwater regime, and to the chemistry of the rock mass. Thermal effects due to the ongoing nuclear activity can cause additional disturbances to the system. All these changes in the system are coupled and time-dependent processes. These coupled processes can result in the development of an excavation damaged zone (EDZ) around excavations. More permeable than the undisturbed rock, the EDZ is likely to be a preferential pathway for water and gas flow. Consequently, the EDZ could be a potential exit pathway for the radioactive waste to biosphere. An investigation of the Hydraulic-Mechanical (HM) and Thermal-Hydraulic-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) behaviour of sedimentary rock formations is essential for the development of DGRs within such formations. This research work consists of (1) an experimental investigation of the mechanical behaviour of the anisotropic Tournemire argillite, (2) modeling of the mechanical behaviour of the Tournemire argillite, and (3) numerical simulations of the mechanical and hydromechanical behavior of two host sedimentary rocks, the Tournemire argillite and Cobourg limestone, for deep geological repository for nuclear wastes. The experimental program includes the measurements of the physical properties of the Tournemire argillite and its mechanical response to loading during uniaxial compression tests, triaxial compression tests with different confining pressures, unconfined and confined cyclic compression tests, Brazilian tests, and creep tests. Also, acoustic emission events are recorded to detect the initiation and propagation of microcracks within the rock during the uniaxial testing. The approach for modeling the mechanical behaviour of the Tournemire argillite consists of four components: elastic properties of the argillite, a damage model, the proposed concept of mobilized strength parameters, and the classical theory of elastoplasticity. The combination of the four components results in an elastoplastic-damage model for describing the mechanical behaviour of the Tournemire argillite. The capabilities of the model are evaluated by simulating laboratory experiments. Numerical simulations consist of: (1) a numerical simulation of a mine-by-test experiment at the Tournemire site (France), and (2) numerical simulations of the mechanical and hydromechanical behaviour of the Cobourg limestone within the EDZ (Canada). The parameters influencing the initiation and evolution of EDZ over time in sedimentary rocks are discussed.

Sedimentary rocks are characterized with very low permeability (in the order of 10-22 m2), low diffusivity, a possible self-healing of fractures, and a good capacity to retard radionuclide transport. In recent years, sedimentary rocks are investigated by many research groups for their suitability for the disposal of radioactive waste. Development of deep geologic repositories (DGRs) for the storage of radioactive waste within these formations causes progressive modification to the state of stress, to the groundwater regime, and to the chemistry of the rock mass. Thermal effects due to the ongoing nuclear activity can cause additional disturbances to the system. All these changes in the system are coupled and time-dependent processes. These coupled processes can result in the development of an excavation damaged zone (EDZ) around excavations. More permeable than the undisturbed rock, the EDZ is likely to be a preferential pathway for water and gas flow. Consequently, the EDZ could be a potential exit pathway for the radioactive waste to biosphere. An investigation of the Hydraulic-Mechanical (HM) and Thermal-Hydraulic-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) behaviour of sedimentary rock formations is essential for the development of DGRs within such formations. This research work consists of (1) an experimental investigation of the mechanical behaviour of the anisotropic Tournemire argillite, (2) modeling of the mechanical behaviour of the Tournemire argillite, and (3) numerical simulations of the mechanical and hydromechanical behavior of two host sedimentary rocks, the Tournemire argillite and Cobourg limestone, for deep geological repository for nuclear wastes. The experimental program includes the measurements of the physical properties of the Tournemire argillite and its mechanical response to loading during uniaxial compression tests, triaxial compression tests with different confining pressures, unconfined and confined cyclic compression tests, Brazilian tests, and creep tests. Also, acoustic emission events are recorded to detect the initiation and propagation of microcracks within the rock during the uniaxial testing. The approach for modeling the mechanical behaviour of the Tournemire argillite consists of four components: elastic properties of the argillite, a damage model, the proposed concept of mobilized strength parameters, and the classical theory of elastoplasticity. The combination of the four components results in an elastoplastic-damage model for describing the mechanical behaviour of the Tournemire argillite. The capabilities of the model are evaluated by simulating laboratory experiments. Numerical simulations consist of: (1) a numerical simulation of a mine-by-test experiment at the Tournemire site (France), and (2) numerical simulations of the mechanical and hydromechanical behaviour of the Cobourg limestone within the EDZ (Canada). The parameters influencing the initiation and evolution of EDZ over time in sedimentary rocks are discussed.

Le besoin pressant de substitution du plomb dans les alliages de soudure a conduit à une introduction très rapide de nouveaux alliages sans plomb dont la connaissance en termes de comportement n'est pas assez approfondie. En effet, d'autres problématiques sont apparues (l'augmentation de la température du procédé de soudage, trop grand choix disponible dans les alliages alternatifs) alors que les problèmes relatifs aux alliages actuels sont restés sans réponse (le changement incessant de la microstructure des alliages de soudure, la méthodologie empirique prédisant la durée de vie). Tous les paramètres cités ci-dessus modifient la stabilité et la fiabilité des performances spécifiques de l'alliage de soudure et par conséquence, de tout le module électronique.De plus, avec la miniaturisation de l'électronique et les conditions d'environnement de plus en plus sévères, ces obstacles deviennent critiques et les solutions actuelles ne sont plus compatibles. Les demandes de ce marché deviennent donc de plus en plus strictes en termes de prédiction de durée de vie et de contrôle de fiabilité.L'objectif de ce projet est de comprendre et de concevoir une nouvelle formulation d'alliage sans plomb afin de développer une alternative à l'alliage plombé haute température et un alliage pour les applications haute fiabilité et en accord avec les directives gouvernementales. Des approches expérimentales avancées comme la nano-indentation, le suivi de l'évolution de la microstructure par SEM et par EDS mapping, l'étude des effets du vieillissement thermique sur la croissance de la taille des grains avec de la lumière croisée polarisée de microscopie optique etc seront utilisées pour développer un alliage sans plomb qui convienne aux exigences des applications automobile et pipeline / The urgent need for removing lead from solder alloys led to the very fast introduction of lead-free solder alloys without a deep knowledge of their behaviour. As a consequence, additional issues raised (increased thermally induced problems during soldering process, a too wide range of possible available alternative alloy formulations), while problems related to current solder alloys remained unsolved (the constant change of the solder alloy microstructure, empirical predicting lifetime methodology). All the above mentioned issues alter stability and reliability of the application specific performances of the solder alloy, and subsequently of the whole electronic module. These problems become critical and are no longer compatible, as the market goes towards miniaturization and harsh environment conditions. These market trends now require stricter life time prediction and reliability control. Objective of this project is to understand and design a novel lead-free solder formulation to develop a potential alternative to lead-based high temperature melting point solder for high reliability requirements and in accordance with governmental directives. An advanced experimental approach like nanoindentation, microstructure evolution with SEM and EDS mapping, thermal aging effects on continuous grain size growth with cross polarized light of optical microscopy etc. would be implemented to develop doped-SAC lead-free solders for the best-fit to requirements in automotives and pipelines applications

Cette étude est consacrée à la modélisation du comportement thermo-mécanique des argiles raides saturées et au développement d'un algorithme d'intégration efficace de contrainte correspondant. Le comportement mécanique de l'argile de Boom naturelle dans des conditions isothermes a été caractérisé. Le modèle Cam Clay modifié (MCC) a été ensuite appliquée pour simuler le comportement de l'argile de Boom naturel. Il a été constaté que le MCC donne des prédictions de mauvaise qualité pour le comportement de l'argile de Boom naturel. Ainsi, un modèle Cam Clay (ACC-2) adapté a été développé en introduisant une nouvelle surface de charge et un nouveau potentiel plastique ainsi que d'un mécanisme plastique de Deux surfaces. Ce modèle permet la description satisfaisante des caractéristiques principales du comportement mécanique de l'argile de Boom naturelle. De plus, les équations de ce modèle peuvent être formulées mathématiquement comme dans un modèle élasto-plastique classique. L'algorithme d'intégration de contrainte classique peut donc être appliqué. Les effets thermiques ont été examinés par l'évaluation de la pertinence de trois lois thermomécaniques avancées (Cui et al, 2000; Abuel-Naga et al, 2007; Laloui et François, 2008; 2009). Il apparaît que tous les trois modèles peuvent décrire les caractéristiques principales du comportement thermo-mécanique des argiles saturées. Cependant, chaque modèle a ses limites ou des points peu clairs du point de vue théorique. L'algorithme d'intégration de contrainte du modèle thermo-mécanique de Cui et al. (2000) au point de contrainte a également été développé spécifiquement en utilisant une méthode adaptive du pas de temps. Le temps de calcul nécessaire pour obtenir une précision donnée est ainsi largement réduit pour des chemins de chargements thermiques et mécaniques. Un modèle thermo-mécanique à Deux surfaces (modèle TEAM) a été développé en se basant sur le mécanisme plastique de Deux surfaces. Le modèle proposé a étendu le modèle de Cui et al. (2000) à une formulation de Deux surfaces considérant le couplage entre les déformations plastiques des chemins de chargements thermiques et mécaniques. La simulation des essais drainés montre que ce modèle peut décrire les caractéristiques principales thermo-mécaniques de l'argile de Boom naturelle le long de différents chemins de chargements. Le modèle TEAM a finalement été étendu à des conditions non drainées. Après la clarification du concept des contraintes effectives et la définition d'une condition de déformation volumique, le processus d'échauffement non drainé est analysé. La validité des équations thermo-hydro-mécaniques de ce modèle a été examinée en se basant sur des résultats d'essais typiques / This study is devoted to the thermo-mechanical constitutive modeling for saturated stiff clays and the development of a corresponding efficient stress integration algorithm. The mechanical behavior of natural Boom Clay in isothermal conditions was first characterized. The Modified Cam Clay model (MCC) was then applied to simulate the natural Boom Clay behavior. It has been found that the MCC gives poor-quality predictions of the natural Boom Clay behavior. Thereby, an adapted Cam Clay model (ACC-2) was developed by introducing a new yield surface and a new plastic potential as well as a Two-surface plastic mechanism. This model allows satisfactory prediction of the main features of the mechanical behavior of natural Boom Clay. Moreover, the constitutive equations of this model can be formulated mathematically as in a classic elasto-plastic model. Thus, the classic stress integration algorithm can be applied. The thermal effects were considered by assessing the performance of some advanced thermo-mechanical models (Cui et al., 2000; Abuel-Naga et al., 2007; Laloui and François, 2008; 2009). It appears that all the three models can capture the main features of the thermo-mechanical behavior of saturated clays. However, each constitutive model has its own limitations or unclear points from the theoretical point of view. The stress integration algorithm of the thermo-mechanical model proposed by Cui et al. (2000) at the stress point level was also developed using a specifically designed adaptive time-stepping scheme. The computation time required to achieve a given accuracy is largely reduced with the adaptive sub-stepping considered for both mechanical and thermal loadings. A Two-surface thermo-mechanical model (TEAM model) was developed based on the Two-surface plastic mechanism. The proposed model extends the model of Cui et al. (2000) to a Two-surface formulation, considering the plastic strain coupling between the thermal and the mechanical loading paths. The simulation of drained tests shows that this model can capture the main thermo-mechanical features of natural Boom Clay along different loading paths. The TEAM model was finally extended to undrained conditions. After setting up an appropriate effective stress principle and defining a volumetric strain condition, the undrained heating process was analyzed. The validity of the thermo-hydro-mechanical constitutive equations was examined based on the data from typical tests

Cette étude porte sur la caractérisation des matériaux constituant le revêtement isolant de pipeline offshore ainsi que la soudure réalisée entre les deux polymères semi-cristallins du revêtement au niveau de la jonction entre deux tubes successifs.L’épaisseur très importante du revêtement induit, au cours du procédé de soudage, des vitesses hétérogènes de chauffe et de refroidissement des matériaux. Ces dernières ont été caractérisées grâce à une instrumentation du procédé en site industriel. Une modélisation numérique intégrant les phases successives du procédé est en bon accord avec les résultats expérimentaux. Cette modélisation permet de dresser une cartographie complète des champs de température dans l’ensemble du pipeline et plus précisément dans la zone de soudage.Cette étude nous a amené à réaliser une caractérisation des deux matériaux soudés au cours de leurs fusions et cristallisations qui représentent deux étapes cruciales lors du soudage. Une attention particulière a été portée au comportement rhéologique dans la zone de transition entre l’état fondu et l’état solide et inversement. Les données en refroidissement à différentes vitesses ont été corrélées avec le taux de transformation des matériaux.Les propriétés mécaniques des isolants ont été testées ainsi que celles des soudures en prélevant des éprouvettes sur les essais effectués en site industriel. Le peu de flexibilité du procédé industriel rend difficile une investigation de l’influence des paramètres de soudage. Une expérience « image », représentative des grandeurs industrielles, a donc été développée à l’échelle du laboratoire permettant de faire varier les paramètres de soudage. Il a été montré que le point de faiblesse de l’assemblage ne se situe pas au niveau de la soudure mais dans l’un des matériaux du revêtement. / This PhD focuses on the characterization of the materials of the insulating coating of offshore pipelines as well as the welding made between the two semi-crystalline polymers of the coating at the junction of two consecutives pipes.The important thickness of the coating induces heterogeneous heating and cooling rates during the welding process. Those rates have been characterized through the implementation of thermal sensors during the industrial process. A simulation model of the different steps of the welding process is consistent with the experimental results. This simulation gives access to the thermal fields in the entire pipe and especially in the welding zone.This study allows us to characterize the two welded materials during their melting and crystallization which represent the two crucial steps during the welding. A particular attention has been drawn to their rheological behavior in the transition zone from the molten to the solid state and vice versa. The cooling data at different rates have been correlated with the transformation fraction of the materials.The mechanical properties of the insulating materials have been tested especially in the welding zone via the industrial process. However, the imposing infrastructure of the industrial process does not allow the study of the influence of welding parameters. To do so, a “mirror” experiment, representative of the industrial one, has been developed at a laboratory scale. Both the welding made via the industrial process and the “mirror” experiment have shown that the weak point of the structure is not the welding itself but one of the materials of the coating.

Dans l'industrie aéronautique, les alliages de titane sont utilisés pour leur excellent comportement mécanique associé à une faible masse volumique. Ils sont largement employés sous forme de tôles dont la mise en forme peut se faire par le biais de trois procédés : à température ambiante par opération d'emboutissage, à très hautes températures (T≈900°C) par formage superplastique (SPF) et à des températures intermédiaires (T=730°C, 880°C) par formage à chaud (HF). Le projet repose sur le développement du procédé d'emboutissage à chaud d'une tôle d'alliage de titane Ti-6Al-4V en conditions isothermes à des températures inférieures à 700°C. Par conséquent, la détermination des paramètres procédés et matériaux constitue une étape importante pour la mise en œuvre de simulations numériques et contribue à la réussite des opérations d'emboutissage de pièces industrielles. Ces paramètres procédés sont liés à la vitesse du poinçon, aux efforts de serre-flan et au frottement induit entre le flan et l'outillage. Leur analyse a permis de déterminer deux niveaux de températures (400°C et 500°C) offrant une chute drastique du coût énergétique, en comparaison des procédés HF ou SPF, tout en conservant des niveaux d'allongement suffisants. Les paramètres matériaux influençant le comportement de l'alliage sont analysés et quantifiés. Ils peuvent être influencés par plusieurs mécanismes : élasticité, viscosité, anisotropie (Hill48, Barlat91) et nature de l’écrouissage (isotrope, cinématique). Dans cette étude, un modèle de comportement élasto-viscoplastique anisotrope, capable de considérer les trajets de chargement subis par la tôle lors de sa mise en forme, a été formulé pour les deux niveaux de température. L’implantation du modèle de comportement a été réalisée dans le code de calcul éléments finis Abaqus/Standard 6.14® interfacé avec le logiciel ZMAT®. Elle a permis d’une part des simulations d’emboutissage de profil Omega pour lesquelles des comparaisons avec les expériences ont été réalisées et d’autre part, des calculs sur une pièce de forme complexe. / In the aerospace industry, titanium alloys are used for their excellent mechanical behavior associated with low density. They are widely available in sheet form and the final shape can be obtained through three processes: at room temperature by stamping operation, at very high temperatures (T≈900°C) by superplastic forming (SPF) and at intermediate temperature (T=730°C, 880°C) by hot forming (HF). The project is based on the development of the hot stamping process of Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy sheet under isothermal conditions at temperatures below than 700°C. Therefore, the determination of the process and material parameters constitutes an important stage for implementing the numerical simulation while contributing to the success of the stamping operation at the scale of an industrial part. The process parameters are related to the punch speed, the blank holder forces and the friction induced between the sheet and the tool. Their analysis allowed to determine two temperature levels (400°C et 500°C) leading a drastic drop in energy cost, compared to HF or SPF processes, while maintaining enough elongation levels. The material parameters influencing the behavior of the alloy are analyzed and quantified. They can be influenced by several mechanisms: elasticity, viscosity, anisotropy (Hill48, Barlat91) and nature of hardening (isotropic, kinematic). In this study, an anisotropic elasto-viscoplastic behavior model, able to consider the loading path undergone by sheet during forming, has been formulated for both temperature levels. The implementation of the behavior model is achieved in Abaqus/Standard 6.14® Finite Element code with the material library plugin ZMAT®. It enables, on the one hand, stamping numerical simulations of a simple shape Omega profile for which experimental comparisons were done, on the other hand, calculations on an industrial part with a complex shape.

Os biopolímeros surgem como materiais alternativos no atendimento aos requisitos de desempenho que a área médica tem exigido para implantes ósseos. Nesse contexto o polímero poliuretano derivado de óleo de mamona (Ricinus communis) tem obtido lugar de destaque. Mesmo assim, esse material, considerado um biopolímero regenerador ósseo, ainda necessita de investigação mecânica consistente para uma aplicação de forma confiável. No entanto, há uma grande dificuldade em se prever o comportamento mecânico das estruturas fabricadas por biopolímeros. Diante desse fato, o presente projeto de pesquisa visa através de ensaios experimentais em amostras padronizadas para ensaios de tração e compressão, bem como, ensaios normalizados para próteses de quadril, adquirir propriedades de material adequadas para a implementação dos modelos computacionais, assim como dados de comportamento mecânico sob solicitação. De posse desses dados, através do método dos elementos finitos, são realizadas simulações computacionais com o objetivo de verificar a capacidade do modelo de material de Drucker-Prager representar o comportamento mecânico do biopolímero. Este modelo é aplicado inicialmente na simulação dos ensaios de tração e compressão e posteriormente nas simulações das próteses em biopolímero, onde carregamentos mais complexos estão presentes. Os resultados obtidos nas simulações são analisados e discutidos para fins de validação do uso deste modelo de material em estruturas fabricadas com o biopolímero. / Biopolymers have been widely used as alternative materials to attend the performance requirements that medical area has demanded to bone implants. In this way, the Castor Oil Polyurethane (Ricinus communis) has taken a distinct place. Nevertheless, this material, considered bone constructive, still needs a consisting mechanical investigation for a reliable application, despite the great difficulty to predict the mechanical behavior of biopolymer structures. Face this fact, this work intends through experiments in normalized specimens for tensile and compressive tests, as well as normalized tests for hip implants, to obtain material properties and mechanical behavior data required to implement computational models of the hip prosthesis. Using the finite element method, computational simulations are carried out to verify the capability of Drucker-Prager material model to represent the biopolymer mechanical behavior. This model is first applied in tensile and compressive tests simulations, and further in prosthesis biopolymer simulations, where more complex loadings are present. The results of these simulations are analyzed and discussed in order to validate the use of this material model in biopolymers structures.