Doctor of Philosophy(PhD) / Objectives As the outer cover of teeth structure, enamel is the hardest, stiffest and one of the most durable load-bearing tissues of the human body. Also, enamel is an elegantly designed natural biocomposite. From a material science point of view, scientists are interested in the structure and function of the nature material. How does nature design the material to meet its functional needs? From a dental clinic point of view, dental practitioners are keen to know the properties of enamel and compare it with different dental materials. What kind of dental materials can best simulate enamel as a restoration in the oral cavity? The research presented in this thesis on the mechanical behaviour of enamel in respect of its structural and compositional characteristics will attempt to provide answers or indications to the above questions. Theoretical analysis, as well as experimental investigations of both man-made and natural composites materials, has shown that hierarchical microstructure and organic matrix glues the inorganic particles together and plays an important role in regulating the mechanical properties of the composite. Bearing this finding in mind, in the current investigations, we assume the hierarchical microstructure and trace protein remnants in enamel regulate the mechanical behaviour of the natural biocomposite to meet its functional needs as a load bearing tissue with superb anti-fatigue and wear resistant properties. One of the important reasons that dental hard tissues haven’t been thoroughly investigated is due to the limited sample volume. Fortunately, with the development of nanoindentation technique and equipment, it is now possible to explore the mechanical properties of small volume samples. The application of nanoindentation on dental hard tissues has been documented. However, most investigations have concentrated on only reporting the basic mechanical properties such as elastic modulus and hardness. Very few of them have taken the role of microstructure and composition of these natural biocomposites into their considerations. The main aim of this investigation is to interpret how microstructural and compositional features of enamel regulate its mechanical behaviour. To achieve this goal, the analytical methods considering nanoindentation data need to be expanded so that more information not only elastic modulus and hardness but also stress-strain relationship, energy absorption ability, and creep behaviour may be evaluated with this technique. These new methods will also be of benefit to dental material evaluation and selection. Materials and methods Based on the Oliver-Pharr method1 for the analysis of nanoindentation data, Hertzian contact theory2 and Tabor’s theory3, a spherical nanoindentation method for measuring the stress-strain relationship was developed. Furthermore, nanoindentation energy absorption analysis method and nanoindentation creep test were developed to measure the inelastic property of enamel. With the above methods, sound enamel samples were investigated and compared with various dental materials, including dental ceramics and dental alloys. • Firstly, using a Berkovich indenter and three spherical indenters with 5, 10 and 20 µm nominal radius, the elastic modulus, hardness and stress-strain relationship of different samples were investigated and compared. • Secondly, mechanical properties of enamel in respect to its microstructure were investigated intensively using different indenters by sectioning teeth at different angles. • Thirdly, inelastic behaviour of enamel such as energy absorption and creep deformation were observed and compared with a fully sintered dense hydroxyapatite (HAP) disk to illustrate the roles of protein remnants in regulating the mechanical behaviour of enamel. • Fourthly, to confirm the functions of protein remnants in controlling mechanical behaviour of enamel, enamel samples were treated under different environments such as burning (300°C exposure for 5 min), alcohol dehydration and rehydration to change the properties of proteins before the nanoindentation tests. • Lastly, micro-Raman spectroscopy was employed to measure and compare the indentation residual stresses in enamel and HAP disk to evaluate the role of both hierarchical microstructure and protein remnants in redistributing the stresses and reinforcing the mechanical response of enamel to deformation. Results and significance Nanoindentation is an attractive method for measuring the mechanical behaviour of small specimen volumes. Using this technique, the mechanical properties of enamel were investigated at different orientations and compared with dental restorative materials. From the present study, the following results were found and conclusions were drawn.  Although some newly developed dental ceramics have similar elastic modulus to enamel, the hardness of these ceramic products is still much higher than enamel; in contrast, despite the higher elastic modulus, dental metallic alloys have very similar hardness as enamel. Furthermore, enamel has similar stress-strain relationships and creep behaviour to that of dental metallic alloys. SEM also showed enamel has an inelastic deformation pattern around indentation impressions. All of these responses indicated that enamel behaves more like a metallic material rather than a ceramic.  Elastic modulus of enamel is influenced by highly oriented rod units and HAP crystallites. As a result, it was found to be a function of contact area. This provides a basis to understand the different results reported in the literature from macro-scale and micro-scale tests. Anisotropic properties of enamel, which arise from the rod units, are well reflected in the stress-strain curves. The top surface (perpendicular to the rod axis) is stiffer and has higher stress-strain response than an adjacent cross section surface because of the greater influence of the prism sheaths in the latter behaviour.  Enamel showed much higher energy absorption capacity and considerably more creep deformation behaviour than HAP, a ceramic material with similar mineral composition. This is argued to be due to the existence of minor protein remnants in enamel. Possible mechanisms include fluid flow within the sheath structure, protein “sacrificial bond” theory, and nano-scale friction within sheaths associated with the degustation of enamel rods.  A simple model with respect of hierarchical microstructure of enamel was developed to illustrate the structural related contact deformation mechanisms of human enamel. Within the contact indentation area, thin protein layers between HAP crystallites bear most of the deformation in the form of shear strain, which is approximately 16 times bigger than contact strain in the case of a Vickers indenter. By replotting energy absorption against mean strain value of a protein layer, data from different indenters on enamel superimposed, validating the model. This model partially explained the non-linear indentation stress-strain relationship, inelastic contact response and large energy absorption ability of enamel and indicated the inelastic characteristics of enamel were related to the thin protein layers between crystallites.  Following different treatments, mechanical properties of enamel changed significantly. By denaturing or destroying the protein remnants, mechanical behaviour, especially inelastic abilities of enamel decreased dramatically, which indicates matrix proteins endow enamel better performance as a load bearing calcified tissue.  Comparison of Raman derived residual maps about indentations in enamel and a sintered homogeneous HAP showed the hierarchical structure influenced the residual stress distribution within enamel. Moreover, less residual stresses were found in enamel and were a consequence of the protein remnants. These are evidence as to how the microstructure meets the functional needs of the enamel tissue. In general, evidence from different approaches indicated that the hierarchical microstructure and small protein remnants regulated the mechanical behaviour of enamel significantly at various hierarchical levels utilising different mechanisms. This investigation has provided some basis for understanding natural biocomposites and assisting with dental clinic materials selection and treatment evaluation procedures. References 1. Oliver WC, Pharr GM. An improved technique for determining hardness and elastic modulus using load and displacement sensing indentation experiments. J Mater Res. 1992;7(6):1564-83. 2. Hertz H. Miscellaneous Papers. London: Jones and Schott, Macmillan; 1863. 3. Tabor D. Hardness of Metals. Oxford: Clarendon Press; 1951.

Doctor of Philosophy(PhD) / Objectives As the outer cover of teeth structure, enamel is the hardest, stiffest and one of the most durable load-bearing tissues of the human body. Also, enamel is an elegantly designed natural biocomposite. From a material science point of view, scientists are interested in the structure and function of the nature material. How does nature design the material to meet its functional needs? From a dental clinic point of view, dental practitioners are keen to know the properties of enamel and compare it with different dental materials. What kind of dental materials can best simulate enamel as a restoration in the oral cavity? The research presented in this thesis on the mechanical behaviour of enamel in respect of its structural and compositional characteristics will attempt to provide answers or indications to the above questions. Theoretical analysis, as well as experimental investigations of both man-made and natural composites materials, has shown that hierarchical microstructure and organic matrix glues the inorganic particles together and plays an important role in regulating the mechanical properties of the composite. Bearing this finding in mind, in the current investigations, we assume the hierarchical microstructure and trace protein remnants in enamel regulate the mechanical behaviour of the natural biocomposite to meet its functional needs as a load bearing tissue with superb anti-fatigue and wear resistant properties. One of the important reasons that dental hard tissues haven’t been thoroughly investigated is due to the limited sample volume. Fortunately, with the development of nanoindentation technique and equipment, it is now possible to explore the mechanical properties of small volume samples. The application of nanoindentation on dental hard tissues has been documented. However, most investigations have concentrated on only reporting the basic mechanical properties such as elastic modulus and hardness. Very few of them have taken the role of microstructure and composition of these natural biocomposites into their considerations. The main aim of this investigation is to interpret how microstructural and compositional features of enamel regulate its mechanical behaviour. To achieve this goal, the analytical methods considering nanoindentation data need to be expanded so that more information not only elastic modulus and hardness but also stress-strain relationship, energy absorption ability, and creep behaviour may be evaluated with this technique. These new methods will also be of benefit to dental material evaluation and selection. Materials and methods Based on the Oliver-Pharr method1 for the analysis of nanoindentation data, Hertzian contact theory2 and Tabor’s theory3, a spherical nanoindentation method for measuring the stress-strain relationship was developed. Furthermore, nanoindentation energy absorption analysis method and nanoindentation creep test were developed to measure the inelastic property of enamel. With the above methods, sound enamel samples were investigated and compared with various dental materials, including dental ceramics and dental alloys. • Firstly, using a Berkovich indenter and three spherical indenters with 5, 10 and 20 µm nominal radius, the elastic modulus, hardness and stress-strain relationship of different samples were investigated and compared. • Secondly, mechanical properties of enamel in respect to its microstructure were investigated intensively using different indenters by sectioning teeth at different angles. • Thirdly, inelastic behaviour of enamel such as energy absorption and creep deformation were observed and compared with a fully sintered dense hydroxyapatite (HAP) disk to illustrate the roles of protein remnants in regulating the mechanical behaviour of enamel. • Fourthly, to confirm the functions of protein remnants in controlling mechanical behaviour of enamel, enamel samples were treated under different environments such as burning (300°C exposure for 5 min), alcohol dehydration and rehydration to change the properties of proteins before the nanoindentation tests. • Lastly, micro-Raman spectroscopy was employed to measure and compare the indentation residual stresses in enamel and HAP disk to evaluate the role of both hierarchical microstructure and protein remnants in redistributing the stresses and reinforcing the mechanical response of enamel to deformation. Results and significance Nanoindentation is an attractive method for measuring the mechanical behaviour of small specimen volumes. Using this technique, the mechanical properties of enamel were investigated at different orientations and compared with dental restorative materials. From the present study, the following results were found and conclusions were drawn.  Although some newly developed dental ceramics have similar elastic modulus to enamel, the hardness of these ceramic products is still much higher than enamel; in contrast, despite the higher elastic modulus, dental metallic alloys have very similar hardness as enamel. Furthermore, enamel has similar stress-strain relationships and creep behaviour to that of dental metallic alloys. SEM also showed enamel has an inelastic deformation pattern around indentation impressions. All of these responses indicated that enamel behaves more like a metallic material rather than a ceramic.  Elastic modulus of enamel is influenced by highly oriented rod units and HAP crystallites. As a result, it was found to be a function of contact area. This provides a basis to understand the different results reported in the literature from macro-scale and micro-scale tests. Anisotropic properties of enamel, which arise from the rod units, are well reflected in the stress-strain curves. The top surface (perpendicular to the rod axis) is stiffer and has higher stress-strain response than an adjacent cross section surface because of the greater influence of the prism sheaths in the latter behaviour.  Enamel showed much higher energy absorption capacity and considerably more creep deformation behaviour than HAP, a ceramic material with similar mineral composition. This is argued to be due to the existence of minor protein remnants in enamel. Possible mechanisms include fluid flow within the sheath structure, protein “sacrificial bond” theory, and nano-scale friction within sheaths associated with the degustation of enamel rods.  A simple model with respect of hierarchical microstructure of enamel was developed to illustrate the structural related contact deformation mechanisms of human enamel. Within the contact indentation area, thin protein layers between HAP crystallites bear most of the deformation in the form of shear strain, which is approximately 16 times bigger than contact strain in the case of a Vickers indenter. By replotting energy absorption against mean strain value of a protein layer, data from different indenters on enamel superimposed, validating the model. This model partially explained the non-linear indentation stress-strain relationship, inelastic contact response and large energy absorption ability of enamel and indicated the inelastic characteristics of enamel were related to the thin protein layers between crystallites.  Following different treatments, mechanical properties of enamel changed significantly. By denaturing or destroying the protein remnants, mechanical behaviour, especially inelastic abilities of enamel decreased dramatically, which indicates matrix proteins endow enamel better performance as a load bearing calcified tissue.  Comparison of Raman derived residual maps about indentations in enamel and a sintered homogeneous HAP showed the hierarchical structure influenced the residual stress distribution within enamel. Moreover, less residual stresses were found in enamel and were a consequence of the protein remnants. These are evidence as to how the microstructure meets the functional needs of the enamel tissue. In general, evidence from different approaches indicated that the hierarchical microstructure and small protein remnants regulated the mechanical behaviour of enamel significantly at various hierarchical levels utilising different mechanisms. This investigation has provided some basis for understanding natural biocomposites and assisting with dental clinic materials selection and treatment evaluation procedures. References 1. Oliver WC, Pharr GM. An improved technique for determining hardness and elastic modulus using load and displacement sensing indentation experiments. J Mater Res. 1992;7(6):1564-83. 2. Hertz H. Miscellaneous Papers. London: Jones and Schott, Macmillan; 1863. 3. Tabor D. Hardness of Metals. Oxford: Clarendon Press; 1951.

Orientadores: João Domingos Biagi, Antonio Carlos de Oliveira Ferraz / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Agricola / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-12T05:33:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Fraiha_Marcos_D.pdf: 1875565 bytes, checksum: a372a466eacf5e49b82f4cdc2d006270 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo: O objetivo geral deste trabalho foi determinar os efeitos da taxa de cisalhamento, temperatura e pressão gerados no processo de extrusão de alimentos para animais sobre a viabilidade de esporos bacterianos. Baseado na fundamentação teórica de reologia de materiais, foi possível a construção de um reômetro fundamental utilizando materiais e operações simples de tornearia. Para caracterizar o comportamento reológico de alimentos para animais, uma mistura de grãos de milho e soja na proporção 70:30 (massa:massa) foi submetida ao reômetro capilar sob 3 níveis de temperatura e umidade da massa, e 4 taxas de cisalhamento aparente: 80, 120 e 160°C, 26,5±0,08; 30,4±0,31 e 33,4±0,05%; 30,4; 72,9; 304,3 e 728,6 s-1 respectivamente. Diferentes taxas de deformação e dimensões da matriz foram utilizadas para obtenção das taxas de cisalhamento acima. Os efeitos de umidade e temperatura da massa, e taxa de cisalhamento sobre a mistura de milho e soja foram ajustados para uma expressão única (P<0.001, R2 = 0.93): ?=18.769,7 (?) -0,86 e (-9,34U+935T), onde (?) é a taxa de cisalhamento, U é a teor de água na amostra e T é o inverso da temperatura na massa, em escala Kelvin. Como esperado, a mistura moída de milho e soja apresentou comportamento pseudoplástico. Outro experimento objetivou determinar os parâmetros de destruição térmica de esporos de Bacillus sterothermophilus ATCC 7953 e a estimativa de suas dimensões. Os valores de D121,1°C e z para os esporos suspensos em solução salina foram 8,8 min e 12,8 °C, respectivamente. Para aqueles suspensos em mistura milho e soja, D121,1°C e z foram 14,2 min e 23,7 °C , respectivamente. As micrografias indicaram que os esporos apresentam-se como bastonetes, homogêneos em forma e dimensão, cujos comprimento e diâmetro foram estimados em 2 e 1 µm, respectivamente. Outro experimento visou determinar o efeito da taxa de cisalhamento sobre a viabilidade de esporos de B. stearothermophilus sob escoamento viscométrico em reômetro capilar. Os esporos foram inoculados em mistura de milho e soja para contagem e umidade de 106 UFC/5g, e 30,0±0,30%, respectivamente. As amostras foram submetidas às taxas de cisalhamento aparentes variando de 728,6 a 3.643,0 s-1, sob 80°C. As contagens microbiológicas foram menores quando comparadas ao controle (P < 0,001). Baseados nos parâmetros termobacteriológicos dos esporos, a redução de viabilidade observada não pode ser explicada pelo efeito do calor isoladamente, e confirma a hipótese do efeito do fenômeno mecânico sobre a redução celular. Outro trabalho visou determinar o efeito do calor, pressão e taxa de cisalhamento sobre a viabilidade de esporos termodúricos em ração animal submetida ao processo de extrusão. Os esporos foram semeados em mistura de grãos moídos de milho e soja, para contagem final de 106 UFC/5g e umidade de 30%, e submetidos ao processo em extrusora de rosca simples. A pressão estática não influenciou a viabilidade, porém temperatura e tensão cisalhante reduziram a viabilidade dos microorganismos. O percentual da redução da viabilidade dos microorganismos está diretamente relacionado ao volume de material submetido ao gradiente de velocidade de escoamento. / Abstract: The overall objective of this thesis was to determine the effects of mass temperature, pressure and shear rate on the viability of bacterial spores. The first paper describes the design and construction of a capillary rheometer attached to an universal testing machine used to characterize feed ingredients. To characterize the rheological behavior of animal feed under viscometric flow, a 70:30 (mass:mass) mixture of ground corn and soybean grains was submitted to a capillary rheometer at 3 temperatures and moisture levels, and 4 shear rates: 80, 120 and 160 °C, 26.5±0.08; 30.4±0.31 and 33.4±0.05%; 30.4; 72.9; 304.3 and 728.6 s-1 respectively. Based on experimental data, moisture content, mass temperature and shear rate effects on apparent shear viscosity of corn-soy mix were fitted to a single expression (P<0.001, R2 = 0.93): ?=18.769,7 (?) -0,86 e (-9,34U+935T), where (?) is the shear rate, U is the sample moisture and T is the sample reciprocal temperature in Kelvin scale. In order to determine thermobacteriological parameters for B. stearothermophilus spores, they were suspended in saline solution medium (0,85%, pH 6,7) and in ground corn-soy mix to a final count of 106 CFU/mL and 106 CFU/5g, respectively, distributed to TDT tubes and submitted to heat, from 100 to 126 °C, for a period of time varying from 0 to 40 min. D121,1°C and z values for these spores, as determined in the saline solution, were 8.8 min and 12.8 °C, respectively. D121,1°C and z values determined in the corn-soy mix were 14.2 min and 23.7 °C, respectively. The micrographs indicated that the spores are homogeneous in shape and size, which length and diameters are 2 and 1 µm, respectively. Another experiment aimed to determine shear effects on the viability of bacterial spores under viscometric flow. The spores were inoculated in the feed mixture to a final count of 106 CFU/5g, and 30.0±0.30% moisture. Samples were submitted to apparent shear rates varying from 728.6 to 3,643.0 s-1 at 80 °C in a capillary rheometer. Microbial counts were lower after treatments compared to control (P<0.001). A final work determined the heat, pressure and shear rate effects on the viability of the spores sowed into feed, submitted to extrusion. Bacillus stearothermophilus spores were sowed into corn and soy grain mixture to 106 CFU/5g and moisture of 30%, and then submitted to the extrusion process in a single screw extruder. Static pressure had no effect, but heat and shear stress reduced microbial count. The higher shear rate due to rotational speed increase of screw did not affect cell viability. It was concluded that static pressure level did not affect the viability of Bacillus stearothermophilus spores but heat and shear stress did. These conclusions indicated that the volume of feed under a velocity gradient during mass flow through the screw channel remained unchanged in the last case, what resulted in the same percentage of spores submitted to shear stress. / Doutorado / Tecnologia Pós-Colheita / Doutor em Engenharia Agrícola

<p>Aluminum alloys have broad applications in aerospace, automotive, and defense industries as structural material due to the low density, high-specific strength, good castability and formability. However, aluminum alloys commonly suffer from problems such as low yield strength, low stiffness, and poor wear and tear resistance, and therefore are restricted to certain advanced industrial applications. To overcome the problems, one promising method is the fabrication of aluminum matrix composites (AMCs) by introducing ceramic reinforcements (fibers, whiskers or particles) in the metal matrix. AMCs typically possess advanced properties than the matrix alloys such as high specific modulus, strength, wear resistance, thermal stability, while remain the low density. Among the AMCs, particulate reinforced aluminum matrix composites (PRAMCs) are advantageous for their isotropic properties, ease of fabrication, and low costs. Particularly, the PRAMCs with in-situ particulate reinforcements have received great interest recent years. The in-situ fabricated particles are synthesized in an aluminum matrix via chemical reactions. They are more stable and finer in size, and have a more uniform distribution in the aluminum matrix and stronger interface bonding with aluminum matrix, compared to the ex-situ particulate reinforcements. As a consequence, the in-situ PRAMCs have superior strength and mechanical properties as advanced engineering materials for a broad range of industrial applications.</p> <p>This dissertation focuses on the investigation of high strength aluminum matrix composites reinforced with in-situ particulates. The first chapter provides a brief introduction for the studied materials in the dissertation, including the background, the scope, the significance and the research questions of the study. The second chapter presents the literature review on the basic knowledge, the fabrication methods, the mechanical properties of in-situ PRAMCs. The strengthening mechanisms and strategies of in-situ PRAMCs are summarized. Besides, the micromechanical simulation is introduced as a complementary methodology for the investigation of the microstructure-properties relationship of the in-situ PRAMCs. The third chapter shows the framework and methodology of this dissertation, including material preparation and material characterization methods, phase diagram method and finite element modelling. </p> <p>In Chapter 4, the microstructures and mechanical properties of in-situ Al₃Ti particulate reinforced A356 composites are investigated. The microstructure and mechanical properties of in-situ 5 vol. % Al₃Ti/A356 composites are studied either taking account of the effects of T6 heat treatment and strontium (Sr) addition or not. Chapter 5 studies the evolution of intermetallic phases in the Al-Si-Ti alloy during solution treatment, based on the work of Chapter 4. The as-cast Al-Si-Ti alloy is solution treated at 540 °C for different periods between 0 to 72 h to understand the evolution of intermetallic phases. In Chapter 6, a three-dimensional (3D) micromechanical simulation is conducted to study the effects of particle size, fraction and distribution on the mechanical behavior of the in-situ Al₃Ti/A356 composite. The mechanical behavior of the in-situ Al₃Ti/A356 composite is studied by three-dimensional (3D) micromechanical simulation with microstructure-based Representative Volume Element (RVE) models. The effects of hot rolling and heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of an in-situ TiB₂/Al2618 composite with minor Sc addition are investigated in Chapter 7. TiB₂/Al2618 composites ingots were fabricated <i>in-situ</i> via salt-melt reactions and subjected to hot rolling. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the TiB₂/Al2618 composite are investigated by considering the effects of particle volume fraction, hot rolling thickness reduction, and heat treatment. </p>

L'objectif de ce travail est de comprendre comment la forme intrinsèque des fibres individuelles contrôle les propriétés collectives des empilements, en particulier leurs propriétés mécaniques (élasticité) et électriques. Nous nous intéressons à des fibres longues, alignées selon une direction privilégiée et présentent un désordre de forme important. Notre étude est expérimentale et numérique. Nous proposons un modèle à deux dimensions, de champ moyen auto-cohérent, décrivant l'élasticité collective de l'empilement à partir des propriétés individuelles des fibres : leurs distribution de désordre ainsi que leurs module de courbure. Nous obtenons une équation d'état qui décrit avec un bon accord l'élasticité de nos empilements de fibres, sans paramètre ajustable, mais à un facteur multiplicatif près. Nous obtenons des résultats comparables entre les études expérimentale et numérique. / The purpose of this work is to understand how intrinsic shape of individual fibers controls the collective behavior of fiber stacks, in particular the mechanical (elasticity) and electrical properties. We consider long fibers, aligned towards one preferential direction with a significant disorder shape. Our study is experimental and numerical. We propose a two dimensions self consistent mean field model which describes the collective elasticity from the individual properties of fibers : the disorder distribution and the bending modulus. We obtain an equation of state which describes with a good agreement the stacks elasticity, without any fit parameters, however up to a multiplicative constant. We obtain similar results between experimental and numerical studies.

O objetivo deste trabalho é identificar e correlacionar as propriedades mecânicas do concreto e da argamassa de assentamento com o comportamento estrutural de blocos vazados de concreto, prismas e paredes, por meio de modelagem física e numérica. Realizou-se detalhada investigação experimental, recorrendo à premissa metodológica de se utilizar um mesmo concreto, de consistência plástica, para a moldagem de blocos vazados e corpos-de-prova cilíndricos, para assegurar propriedades idênticas dos materiais em cada série de ensaios. Analisou-se o efeito de confinamento que se apresenta nos ensaios de blocos isolados, o qual induz uma distribuição não-uniforme de deformações e acarreta aumento da sua capacidade resistente em relação à resistência à compressão do concreto. Em ensaios nos quais se reduziu o efeito de confinamento, constatou-se que os blocos apresentam menor capacidade resistente e alteração do modo de ruína, decorrente da distribuição mais uniforme das deformações, similar àquela que se observa nos blocos centrais dos prismas e paredes. Analisou-se também a influência do efeito de confinamento e do processo de cura das juntas de argamassa e se associou parâmetros indicativos do seu comportamento à capacidade resistente e ao modo de ruína de prismas e paredes. As propriedades mecânicas dos materiais, obtidas experimentalmente, foram implementadas em um modelo numérico de elementos finitos, que se mostrou capaz de representar o comportamento dos diversos elementos de alvenaria submetidos à compressão, com boa predição da resistência, deformabilidade e modo de ruína. Com base nos resultados numéricos e experimentais, estabeleceu-se um modelo de interpretação da distribuição de tensões e deformações nos blocos vazados de concreto, o que resultou na recomendação de um procedimento para determinação de sua rigidez axial. Associou-se também o efeito da resistência e da deformabilidade da argamassa no comportamento estrutural dos prismas e paredes. Correlações e formulações algébricas foram estabelecidas para análise do comportamento e previsão quantitativa da resistência e da deformabilidade de blocos, prismas e paredes. / This work aims to identify and correlate the mechanical properties of concrete and bedding mortar to the structural behavior of hollow concrete blocks, prisms and walls, by mean of physical and numerical modeling. A detailed experimental investigation was carried out by assuming as a premise the use of plastic consistency concrete to produce hollow blocks and cylindrical samples. This was done to assure the same material properties in each test series. Confinement effect in block compression tests causes a non-uniform strain distribution through face-shells and webs. This effect induces an increase of the block ultimate load. Modified block tests by reducing the confinement effect were performed. The results showed that confinement reduction brings a more uniform strain distribution, which is similar to the observed one in the central blocks of prisms and walls. A decrease of compressive strength and changes the failure mode were also evidenced. Confinement effect and influence of water loss during the curing of mortar joints were also considered. Indicative parameters about bedding mortar behavior were obtained and the resistant capacity and the failure mode of prisms and walls were associated to them. The mechanical properties of materials obtained in tests were implemented in a finite elements numerical model to analyze the behaviour of masonry elements under compression. The numerical analysis gave good predictions of strength, deformability and failure mode. Based on the numerical and experimental results, a stress and strain distribution model was realized, which enabled an experimental procedure for the determination of the block axial stiffness. Correlations and algebraic formulation were proposed for the behavior analysis and quantitative evaluation of strength and deformability of blocks, prisms and walls.

O objetivo deste trabalho é identificar e correlacionar as propriedades mecânicas do concreto e da argamassa de assentamento com o comportamento estrutural de blocos vazados de concreto, prismas e paredes, por meio de modelagem física e numérica. Realizou-se detalhada investigação experimental, recorrendo à premissa metodológica de se utilizar um mesmo concreto, de consistência plástica, para a moldagem de blocos vazados e corpos-de-prova cilíndricos, para assegurar propriedades idênticas dos materiais em cada série de ensaios. Analisou-se o efeito de confinamento que se apresenta nos ensaios de blocos isolados, o qual induz uma distribuição não-uniforme de deformações e acarreta aumento da sua capacidade resistente em relação à resistência à compressão do concreto. Em ensaios nos quais se reduziu o efeito de confinamento, constatou-se que os blocos apresentam menor capacidade resistente e alteração do modo de ruína, decorrente da distribuição mais uniforme das deformações, similar àquela que se observa nos blocos centrais dos prismas e paredes. Analisou-se também a influência do efeito de confinamento e do processo de cura das juntas de argamassa e se associou parâmetros indicativos do seu comportamento à capacidade resistente e ao modo de ruína de prismas e paredes. As propriedades mecânicas dos materiais, obtidas experimentalmente, foram implementadas em um modelo numérico de elementos finitos, que se mostrou capaz de representar o comportamento dos diversos elementos de alvenaria submetidos à compressão, com boa predição da resistência, deformabilidade e modo de ruína. Com base nos resultados numéricos e experimentais, estabeleceu-se um modelo de interpretação da distribuição de tensões e deformações nos blocos vazados de concreto, o que resultou na recomendação de um procedimento para determinação de sua rigidez axial. Associou-se também o efeito da resistência e da deformabilidade da argamassa no comportamento estrutural dos prismas e paredes. Correlações e formulações algébricas foram estabelecidas para análise do comportamento e previsão quantitativa da resistência e da deformabilidade de blocos, prismas e paredes. / This work aims to identify and correlate the mechanical properties of concrete and bedding mortar to the structural behavior of hollow concrete blocks, prisms and walls, by mean of physical and numerical modeling. A detailed experimental investigation was carried out by assuming as a premise the use of plastic consistency concrete to produce hollow blocks and cylindrical samples. This was done to assure the same material properties in each test series. Confinement effect in block compression tests causes a non-uniform strain distribution through face-shells and webs. This effect induces an increase of the block ultimate load. Modified block tests by reducing the confinement effect were performed. The results showed that confinement reduction brings a more uniform strain distribution, which is similar to the observed one in the central blocks of prisms and walls. A decrease of compressive strength and changes the failure mode were also evidenced. Confinement effect and influence of water loss during the curing of mortar joints were also considered. Indicative parameters about bedding mortar behavior were obtained and the resistant capacity and the failure mode of prisms and walls were associated to them. The mechanical properties of materials obtained in tests were implemented in a finite elements numerical model to analyze the behaviour of masonry elements under compression. The numerical analysis gave good predictions of strength, deformability and failure mode. Based on the numerical and experimental results, a stress and strain distribution model was realized, which enabled an experimental procedure for the determination of the block axial stiffness. Correlations and algebraic formulation were proposed for the behavior analysis and quantitative evaluation of strength and deformability of blocks, prisms and walls.

Die Sicherheit von Straßen-, Schienenfahrzeugen sowie von Flugzeugen erfordert hochbelastbare Bauteile aus Stahl, Eisen, Aluminium und Magnesium. Während des Herstellungsprozesses können Verunreinigungen in der Metallschmelze auftreten, die zu Defekten in Form von Einschlüssen führen. Die Reduzierung oder Entfernung dieser Einschlüsse ist schwierig oder manchmal sogar unmöglich. Der Sonderforschungsbereich 920 „Multifunktionale Filter für die Metallschmelzefiltration – ein Beitrag zu Zero Defect Materials“ konzentrierte sich auf die Erforschung einer neuen Generation von Metallqualitäten – auch beim Recycling – durch Schmelzefiltration mit überlegenen mechanischen Eigenschaften für höchstbeanspruchbare Komponenten in Sicherheits- und Leichtbaukonstruktionen. Der SFB 920 wurde von 2011 bis 2023 an der Technischen Universität Bergakademie Freiberg von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) gefördert (Projektnummer 169148856 – SFB 920) und nach 12 Jahren intensiver Forschungsarbeit erfolgreich beendet. Der Abschlussbericht des SFB 920 fasst die wichtigsten Publikationen und ausgewählte Ergebnisse zusammen.:1 Zusammenfassung / Summary 1 2 Die 50 wichtigsten veröffentlichten Ergebnisse 2 2.1 Publikationen mit wissenschaftlichen Qualitätssicherung 2 2.2 Weitere Publikationen und öffentlich gemachte Ergebnisse 4 3 Übersicht der Teilprojekte 5 4 Wissenschaftliche Entwicklung des Sonderforschungsbereichs 7 4.1 Einleitung, Vision und Thesen 7 4.2 Ausgewählte Ergebnisse 8 4.2.1 „Stahlschmelze-Filtration“ 8 4.2.2 „Aluminiumschmelze-Filtration“ 16 4.2.3 „Magnesiumschmelzefiltration“ 17 4.2.4 Beiträge der Simulation 18 4.2.5 Harz- und pechfreies Bindemittel für umweltfreundliche, reaktive Filter 20 4.2.6 Generatives Hybrid-Flammspritzverfahren 20 4.2.7 Transferprojekte 21 4.2.8 Zusammenfassende Bemerkungen 22 4.2.9 Management der Forschungsdaten 24 4.2.10 Literatur 24 4.3 Wissenschaftliche Veranstaltungen und Wissenschaftskommunikation 26 4.4 Nationale und internationale Kooperationen 28 5 Schwerpunktbildung und internationale Sichtbarkeit 31 / The safety of road and railway vehicles as well as aircrafts requires highly stressable components made of steel, iron, aluminum and magnesium. During the production process, contaminations can occur in the metal melt, which lead to defects in the form of inclusions. Reducing or removing these inclusions is difficult or sometimes impossible. The Collaborative Research Center 920 “Multi-functional filters for metal melt filtration – a contribution towards zero defect materials” focussed on research into a new generation of metal qualities - also during recycling - via melt filtration with superior mechanical properties for use in high-demand construction materials and light-weight structures. The CRC 920 was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) from 2011 to 2023 at the Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg (Project-ID 169148856 – SFB 920) and was successfully completed after 12 years of intensive research work. The final report of the CRC 920 presents the most important publications and selected results.:1 Zusammenfassung / Summary 1 2 Die 50 wichtigsten veröffentlichten Ergebnisse 2 2.1 Publikationen mit wissenschaftlichen Qualitätssicherung 2 2.2 Weitere Publikationen und öffentlich gemachte Ergebnisse 4 3 Übersicht der Teilprojekte 5 4 Wissenschaftliche Entwicklung des Sonderforschungsbereichs 7 4.1 Einleitung, Vision und Thesen 7 4.2 Ausgewählte Ergebnisse 8 4.2.1 „Stahlschmelze-Filtration“ 8 4.2.2 „Aluminiumschmelze-Filtration“ 16 4.2.3 „Magnesiumschmelzefiltration“ 17 4.2.4 Beiträge der Simulation 18 4.2.5 Harz- und pechfreies Bindemittel für umweltfreundliche, reaktive Filter 20 4.2.6 Generatives Hybrid-Flammspritzverfahren 20 4.2.7 Transferprojekte 21 4.2.8 Zusammenfassende Bemerkungen 22 4.2.9 Management der Forschungsdaten 24 4.2.10 Literatur 24 4.3 Wissenschaftliche Veranstaltungen und Wissenschaftskommunikation 26 4.4 Nationale und internationale Kooperationen 28 5 Schwerpunktbildung und internationale Sichtbarkeit 31