Na prática de fundações por estacas helicoidais submetidas a esforços de tração (também conhecidas como ancoragens helicoidais) frequentemente são observadas discrepâncias entre valores de capacidade de carga previstos por métodos teóricos e medidos em provas de carga. Entre outros fatores, estas diferenças ocorrem pelo fato de nenhum dos métodos teóricos existentes considerarem adequadamente o efeito da instalação no comportamento deste tipo de ancoragem. Durante a penetração por rotação das hélices da estaca/ancoragem no terreno, os parâmetros de resistência e de rigidez do solo penetrado, e as tensões radiais em torno da estaca são modificados. O nível de degradação do solo que suportará as cargas aplicadas na ancoragem é dependente do tipo e características do solo, e do número e geometria das hélices. Diante deste cenário de incertezas provenientes do efeito da instalação, duas distintas abordagens probabilísticas são apresentadas nesta dissertação. A primeira abordagem tem o intuito de verificar o efeito da variabilidade de distintas variáveis influentes no comportamento de ancoragens helicoidais. Para este fim, foi utilizado o método de expansão em Polinômio de Caos, baseado na modelagem numérica de ancoragens helicoidais em areia, calibrada com os resultados medidos em modelos testados em centrifuga. Foi verificado nesta parte o nível de influência de cada parâmetro de entrada do solo no comportamento carga x deslocamento da ancoragem. No segundo enfoque, foi proposto e avaliado um modelo probabilístico para simular a curva carga x deslocamento, obtida em provas de carga. Nesta parte, foi realizada uma análise de confiabilidade para verificação do estado limite de serviço de ancoragens helicoidais baseada em resultados de provas de carga executadas no Brasil. São também apresentadas nesta análise as incertezas provenientes da variabilidade do fator de torque utilizado na verificação da capacidade de carga durante a instalação da ancoragem. / Discrepancies between predicted and measured results of uplift capacity of helical piles (or helical anchors) have been commonly observed in the practical experience. Among other factors, these differences occur because the existing theoretical methods do not consider adequately the installation effect on the behavior of this type of anchor. During the anchor installation, the penetration by rotation of the helical plates into the ground modifies the soil strength and stiffness parameters, and the radial stresses around the pile. The degradation degree of the soil penetrated is dependent on the type and characteristics of the soil, and also on the number and geometry of helices. Against this background of uncertainty due to the installation effect, two different probabilistic approaches are presented in this dissertation. The first approach is used to verify the effect of the variability of different influential variables on the behavior of helical anchors. For this purpose, the probabilistic method named Sparse Polynomial Chaos Expansion was used, based on the numerical modeling of helical anchors in sand, calibrated with measured results obtained from reduced models tested in centrifuge. As a result, the level of influence of each soil input parameter on the anchor load-displacement behavior is presented. In the second approach, a probabilistic model to simulate the load-displacement curve obtained in load tests was proposed and evaluated. For this part, a reliability analysis was performed to check the serviceability limit state of helical anchors, based on the results of field load tests performed in Brazil. In addition, the uncertainties arising from the variability of the torque factor were evaluated. The torque factor is frequently used to verify the uplift capacity of helical anchors during installation.

L’étude de la propagation sonore dans un milieu confiné nécessite une connaissance précise des caractéristiques acoustiques et géométriques des parois qui le délimitent. En effet, le relief géométrique des parois d’un local engendre des phénomènes acoustiques complexes pouvant impacter significativement la propagation sonore : diffusion, diffraction ou encore résonance si le relief présente une géométrie particulière. L’objectif de cette étude est de développer un modèle numérique simulant la propagation sonore dans un espace confiné délimité par des parois à relief géométrique. Dans un premier temps, la méthode de décomposition rectangulaire adaptative (ARD) est utilisée pour simuler la propagation en milieu confiné. Cette méthode est ensuite couplée à la méthode de différences finies dans le domaine temporel (FDTD) et l’utilisation de filtres d’impédance numériques (DIF) pour simuler des parois à relief géométrique possédant une impédance dépendante de la fréquence. L’intégration de la méthode FDTD dans la méthode ARD est rendue possible par l’utilisation de couches absorbantes parfaitement adaptées (PML). Le modèle numérique est validé par comparaison aux méthodes Kobayashi Potential (KP) et sources images ainsi qu’à des résultats expérimentaux. Enfin, le modèle est utilisé pour étudier la diffusion acoustique causée par plusieurs parois à relief expérimentales. Un coefficient d’absorption acoustique apparent est ainsi estimé pour caractériser chacune de ces parois / The study of sound propagation in an enclosed space requires a precise knowledge of the acoustic and geometrical characteristics of its boundaries. Indeed, the geometric relief on the walls of a room causes complex acoustic phenomena that can significantly impact the sound propagation: scattering, diffraction or even resonance if the relief has a particular geometry. The objective of this study is to develop a numerical model of sound propagation in an enclosed space bounded by walls with geometric relief. First, the Adaptive Rectangular Decomposition (ARD) method is used to simulate the propagation in a room. Then, this method is coupled with the Finite Difference in Time Domaine (FDTD) method and the use of digital impedance filters (DIF) to include boundaries with geometric relief and frequency-dependent impedance. The integration of the FDTD method into the ARD method is made possible by the use of perfectly matched layers (PML). The numerical model is validated by comparison with the Kobayashi Potential (KP) and image source methods as well as experimental results. Finally, the model is used to study the sound scattering caused by several experimental relief walls. An apparent sound absorption coefficient is thus estimated to characterize each of these different walls

Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) is a promising source of energy for the future. However, it is still under development and many challenges need to be overcome to develop competitive solutions. While the design of the station keeping system of traditional offshore oil and gas structures is driven mainly by their low frequency motions, MRE devices are installed at nearshore locations and move dynamically. Because of these criteria, MRE mooring systems require novel mooring systems and associated standards. MRE mooring standards need to take into account the highly dynamic behaviour of these systems, which can lead to large mooring loads. The nature of these loads needs to be investigated to improve the confidence in mooring design and to improve cost-effectiveness. The aim of this thesis is to develop the understanding of peak mooring loads on highly dynamic mooring systems, in particular, the environmental conditions associated with the loads. In addition, preliminary research into the response of the mooring systems to environmental conditions is presented. Both field tests and tank tests have been conducted. Field tests give insight into the behaviour of a dynamic mooring system in real sea conditions. Measuring the mooring loads and the environmental conditions - wave, and current if available – for several months, a methodology has been developed to detect peak mooring loads and identify the associated environmental conditions in order to compare them with the environmental conditions recorded throughout the field tests. The principal finding is that peak mooring loads occur for sea states with large but not always the highest significant wave height HS. The understanding of the effect of tidal conditions on peak mooring loads requires further work. A tank test of a dynamic mooring system in moderate sea states has been conducted to observe the dynamic behaviour of the mooring system. Tank tests enable detailed observations of the dynamic behaviour of a system in a well controlled environment and allow the calibration of a numerical model. The model can be used to investigate separate physical parameters. The results from this thesis will assist in the development of specific standards for MRE mooring systems. These standards are essential for the evolution of the MRE industry.

O fenômeno de injeção de vapor em tanques de alívio é de relevância no projeto de reatores de água leve, sejam eles do tipo reator de água pressurizada (PWR) ou reator de água fervente (BWR). Este fenômeno permite a rápida absorção do vapor injetado em massa de água, por meio de sua condensação, uma vez que este vapor pode conter contaminantes químicos ou radiológicos que não permitem o seu descarte diretamente no ambiente. Desta forma, facilita-se a coleta do vapor produzido por descarga de vapor da água do resfriamento do reator, radiologicamente contaminada, e evita-se o que projeto de dispositivos e equipamentos necessite considerar a elevada pressão do vapor. A rapidez com que se dá a condensação é fruto de processos físicos que ocorrem na interface de vapor e água e que ainda não possuem modelo analítico e numérico definido. Em 1972 um modelo semi-empírico foi proposto, o qual, desde então, vem evoluindo. Não obstante, até o presente momento, não há modelo definitivo que se proponha a abranger toda extensão das condições experimentais. Estes modelos são fortemente dependentes do fluxo de massa que atravessa a interface de vapor e água, entretanto, até a presente data, não há expressão que determine este fluxo de massa, de tal forma que o valor de 275 Kg/m2/s vem sendo assumido como \"representativo da ordem de grandeza do fenômeno\" até o presente momento. Neste trabalho, é proposto um método de cálculo analítico do fluxo de massa, considerando-se como premissa a isentropia da injeção, e o desenvolvimento da 1ª e 2ª leis da Termodinâmica. Ainda, o fenômeno é analisado experimentalmente, por meio da análise dos dados produzidos no experimento do Circuito Termo Hidráulico de 150 bar (Loop 150), realizado nas dependências do CENTRO TECNOLÓGICO DA MARINHA EM SÃO PAULO. Por fim, um modelo numérico em software comercial foi desenvolvido para complementar a análise. Os resultados obtidos comprovam que a formulação isentrópica do fluxo de massa corrige de maneira satisfatória o fluxo de massa constante utilizado até então nos modelos semi-empíricos. Tal comprovação se deu através de análise numérica e da confrontação com dados experimentais obtidos na literatura. / The phenomenon of vapor injection in relief tanks presents relevance in the design of light water reactors, be they of the type pressurized water reactor (PWR) or boiling water reactor (BWR). This phenomenon allows the rapid absorption of the vapor injected in a mass of water, by condensation. Since this vapor may contain chemical or radiological contaminants that do not allow its discharge directly in the environment, it must be collected. The condensation avoids the design of devices and equipment, which need to consider the high vapor pressure, and allows the vapor to be collected. The rapidity with which the condensation occurs is the result of physical processes that occur at the interface of steam and water. These processes do not yet have a defined numerical and analytical model. In 1972 a semi-empirical model was proposed, which has, since then, evolved. Nevertheless, up to the present moment, there is no definitive model that intends to cover every extension of the experimental conditions. These models are strongly dependent on the mass flow through the steam and water interface, however, up to date, there is no expression that determines this mass flow. For the sake of this, the value of 275 kg / m2 / s has been assumed as \"representative of the order of magnitude of the phenomenon\" up to the present moment. In this work, a method of analytical calculation of mass flow is proposed, considering as premise the isotropy of the injection, and the development of the 1st and 2nd laws of thermodynamics. Still, the phenomenon is analyzed experimentally, by means of the analysis of the data produced in the experiment of Loop 150, realized in dependencies of the CENTRO TECNOLÓGICO DA MARINHA EM SÃO PAULO. Finally, a numerical model in commercial software was developed to complement the analysis. The result is proven with an isentropic mass flow formulation, which satisfactorily corrected the mass used in the former semi-empirical models. Such verification was performed through a series of data and confrontation with experimental data in the literature.

Les générateurs thermoélectriques (TEG), associant des modules thermoélectriques à des échangeurs de chaleur adaptés, permettent de produire de l’électricité à partir d’une source chaude et d’une source froide. Leur utilisation, réservée actuellement à des applications de niche, va s’avérer judicieuse pour différentes applications industrielles ou domestiques en raison de la disponibilité imminente de nouveaux matériaux thermoélectriques permettant des rendements améliorés et des coûts moindres. Pour rendre plus attractive l’utilisation des TEG et améliorer le rendement global des futures installations, une conception et une utilisation optimisées sont indispensables.La conception de TEG performants nécessite le développement de modèles numériques intégrant tous les éléments de la chaîne énergétique (source chaude, source froide, échangeurs, convertisseurs électriques). L’objectif de la thèse est de créer un outil de simulation du fonctionnement des générateurs sur l’ensemble du cycle de production de chaleur et donc sur des fonctionnements réels dépendant du temps. Le modèle développé en 3D pour les transferts de chaleur prend en compte la dépendance à la température des propriétés des matériaux et l’effet Thomson pour le modèle thermoélectrique.La validation de cet outil de simulation a nécessité la comparaison des prédictions du modèle à des résultats expérimentaux. Un dispositif expérimental a été complété et amélioré afin de mieux répondre aux attentes des études en régime instationnaire. Ce banc d'essai permet d'effectuer des tests avec différentes configurations de générateur thermoélectrique et différentes conditions de fonctionnement. Le modèle a montré une estimation correcte des températures du système et de la production électrique du TEG. Le modèle numérique est validé et peut être utilisé pour la prédiction du fonctionnement d’un TEG dans diverses conditions. / Thermoelectric generators (TEG), combine thermoelectric modules with heat exchangers, making it possible to produce electricity from a hot source and a cold source. Their use, which is currently reserved for niche applications, will prove useful for various industrial or domestic applications due to the imminent availability of new thermoelectric materials allowing improved yields and lower costs. To make the use of TEGs more attractive and to improve the overall efficiency of future installations, optimized design and use are essential.The high-performance TEG design requires the development of numerical models integrating all the elements of the energy chain (hot source, cold source, exchangers, electric converters).The aim of the thesis is to create a tool for simulating the operation of generators over the entire heat production cycle and thus on real time-dependent operations. The model developed in 3D for heat transfer takes into account the temperature dependence of the properties of the materials and the Thomson effect for the thermoelectric model.The validation of this simulation tool required the comparison of model predictions with experimental results. An experimental device has been completed and improved to match better the expectations of unsteady studies. This test bench allows testing with different thermoelectric generator configurations and different operating conditions.The model showed a correct estimation of system temperatures and electrical output of TEG. The numerical model is validated and can be used to predict the operation of a TEG under various conditions.

A utilização de concreto projetado como suporte de túneis é uma prática amplamente difundida no mundo inteiro. Este tipo material possui a característica de começar a agir estruturalmente desde pequenas idades. Apesar disso, os correntes processos de dimensionamento de suportes negligenciam o desenvolvimento de suas propriedades com o tempo, em acoplamento aos efeitos tridimensionais da região onde se localiza a frente de escavação. O presente trabalho tem a finalidade de relatar os procedimentos utilizados na análise da influência de alguns parâmetros da interação maciço - suporte, sobre os esforços solicitantes finais do suporte de um túnel, tanto para o caso de concreto projetado, com suas propriedades dependentes do tempo, quanto para materiais com propriedades constantes. São elaboradas soluções adimensionais para o problema da quantificação de esforços solicitantes de compressão e flexão no suporte. A maioria das simulações realizadas para atingir essa meta foi conduzida com auxílio de técnicas de processamento paralelo. / Shotcrete has been more and more used worldwide for tunnel support. This kind of material has the characteristics of starting to act structurally since early ages. Nevertheless, the current processes of support design neglect the development of its properties after some time in connection to the 3D effects of the region where the face of the tunnel is located. The present work relates the procedures adopted in analyzing the influence of some ground-support interaction parameters on the support structure internal forces of a tunnel, not only when shotcrete is used, with its time-dependent properties, but for materials with constant properties as well. Dimensionless solutions are developed for the support thrust and bending moments quantification problem. Most of the numerical simulations performed to reach this purpose were carried out by means of parallel processing techniques.

: The topic of artificial recharge technology for water supply into the underground, its direct use and application in the field is becoming a more frequent foreign question, but also in the Czech Republic. This is due to the negative trend in groundwater levels over the past 10 years, caused by drought and temperature regression trends. The theoretical part of this thesis presents the knowledge of the use of artificial groundwater recharge, even with specific cases in the world or in the Czech Republic. This work is especially focused on a very specific case of the construction that represent underground dam in the village of Meziboří in the environment of the Czech massif "hard rocks". Specifically, its efficiency and impact on natural groundwater runoff. For this purpose, a numerical model was developed in the program Groundwater Vistas (extension for MODFLOW). From the results we can observe the influence of natural groundwater regime in both static and dynamic model. After simulating the dam in a steady- state regime of unaffected conditions, the groundwater level in the model before the dam increased significantly above ground level. The possible pumping without drying the collector then represents values 5,4 - 5,8 m3 /day (0,063 - 0,067 l/s) from the well just before the dam. The drain...

Le béton de chanvre est un matériau de construction biosourcé pouvant répondre aux problématiques environnementales actuelles. Utilisé comme matériau de remplissage avec une bonne capacité isolante, il possède également la capacité de réguler l'humidité relative intérieure. Son comportement hygrothermique complexe résulte notamment de performances thermiques et hydriques interdépendantes. La prédiction de ces effets est réalisée à l'aide de modélisation et simulation de transferts hygrothermiques. Toutefois, l'utilisation de données d'entrée les plus représentatives possibles de la réalité est nécessaire. Les méthodes de caractérisation courantes ont souvent été développées pour des matériaux conventionnels et peuvent montrer des limites dans le cas de matériaux biosourcés. L'objectif principal de ces travaux est de déterminer les propriétés hygrothermiques d'un bloc de béton de chanvre préfabriqués à l'échelle industrielle, de mieux appréhender cette caractérisation et de décrire son comportement hygrothermique via des simulations numériques. Le matériau étudié est formulé à partir d'un liant pouzzolanique et de granulats de chènevotte. Une partie de ce travail de thèse a donc porté sur la caractérisation des propriétés physiques, thermiques et hydriques du béton de chanvre étudié ainsi que sur les méthodes de mesure. Pour chaque paramètre hygrothermique étudié, plusieurs méthodes ont été confrontées afin d'en évaluer l'impact. Dans la mesure du possible, l'influence de la température et de l'humidité sur les différents paramètres a également été estimée. Un modèle de transferts hygrothermiques est proposé avec une évaluation d'ordre de grandeur dans le cas du béton de chanvre à partir des propriétés de la littérature. Ce modèle est appliqué à une étude expérimentale à l'échelle de la paroi, dans une enceinte bi-climatique, mettant en avant l'impact de la sorption et du changement de phase sur les transferts de chaleur. En ce qui concerne les propriétés thermiques, l'étude expérimentale à l'échelle du matériau met en évidence l'impact significatif du protocole expérimental sur le résultat de mesure, en particulier pour la chaleur massique. Pour les propriétés hydriques, les essais mettent en avant l'intérêt de réaliser une étude paramétrique de type round-robin sur les matériaux biosourcés. [...] / Hemp concrete is a bio-based construction material able to meet current sustainable issues. Used as filling and insulating material, it has the capacity to regulate the indoor relative humidity. Its complex hygrothermal behavior results on interdependent thermal and hydric performances. The prediction of the hygrothermal effect is performed through heat and moisture transfer modeling and simulation. However, the use of representative inputs is necessary. Standard characterization methods have often been developed for usual building material and can show some limitations in the case of bio-based material. The main objective of these works is to determine the hygrothermal properties of a precast hemp concrete produced at industrial scale, have a better understanding of this characterization and describe its hygrothermal behavior through numerical simulations. The studied material is based on pozzolanic binder and hemp aggregates. One part of this work deals with the characterization of the physical, thermal and hydric properties of the studied material and with the measurement methods. For each hygrothermal properties, several methods have been confronted. If possible, the temperature and humidity influences have been appraised. A heat and moisture transfer model is proposed with a scale analysis based on hemp concrete properties from the literature. This model has been applied to wall scale experiments highlighting the impact of sorption and phase change phenomena on the heat transfers. With regards to the thermal properties, the experimental study at material scale highlights the significant impact of the experimental protocol on the result of the measure, particularly for the specific heat capacity. For hydric properties, the studies put forward the interest of performing a parametric round-robin test dedicated to bio-based materials. An air permeability measurement protocol designed for regular concrete has been adapted in order to evaluate the performance of a very permeable material such as the hemp concrete. The numerical model is validated on a test from a standard and a test from the literature. It manages to describe test with usual ambient solicitations performed in the bi-climatic chamber.

A two-dimensional numerical model (RiverFLO-2D) has been enhanced to simulate flooding of urban areas by developing an innovative wet and dry surface algorithm, accounting for variable rainfall, and recoding the model computer program for parallel computing. The model formulation is based on the shallow water equations solved with an explicit time-stepping element-by-element finite element method. The dry-wet surface algorithm is based on a local approximation of the continuity and momentum equations for elements that are completely dry. This algorithm achieves global volume conservation in the finite element, even for flows over complex topographic surfaces. A new module was implemented to account for variable rainfall in space and time using NEXRAD precipitation estimates. The resulting computer code was parallelized using OpenMP Application Program Interface, which allows the model to run up to 5 times faster on multiple core computers. The model was verified with analytical solutions and validated with laboratory and field data. Model application to the Malpasset dam break and Sumacarcel flooding event show that the model accurately predicts flood wave travel times and water depths for these numerically demanding real cases. To illustrate the predictive capability of the enhanced model, an application was made of the city of Sweetwater flooding in Miami-Dade County, FL caused by the Hurricane Irene. The simulation starts with dry bed and rainfall is provided by NEXRAD estimates. Integrating NEXRAD rainfall estimates, developing a novel dry-wet area algorithm and parallelizing RiverFLO-2D code, this dissertation presents a proof of concept to accurately and efficiently predict floods in urban areas, identifying future improvements along this line of research.

Eight out of ten people in the United States will have problems with low back pain at some point in their life. The most significant surgical treatments for low back pain can be distributed into two main groups of solutions: arthrodesis and arthroplasty. Spinal arthrodesis consists of the fusion of a degenerated functional spine unit (FSU) to alleviate pain and prevent mechanical instability. Spinal arthroplasty consists of the implantation of an artificial disc to restore the functionality of the degenerated FSU. The objective of this study is to analyze and compare the alteration of the biomechanics of the lumbar spine treated either by arthrodesis or arthroplasty. A three-dimensional finite element model of a ligamentous lumbar motion segment, constituted of two FSUs, was built and simulated through a static analysis with the finite element software ABAQUS. It was shown that the mobility of the segment treated by arthrodesis was reduced in all rotational degrees of freedom by an average of approximately 44%, relative to the healthy model. Conversely, the mobility of the segment treated by arthroplasty was increased in all rotational degrees of freedom by an average of approximately 52%. The FSU implanted with the artificial disc showed a high risk of instability and further degeneration. The mobility and the stresses in the healthy FSU, adjacent to the restored FSU in the segment treated by arthroplasty, were also increased. In conclusion, the simulation of the arthroplasty model showed more risks of instability and further degeneration, on the treated level as well as on the adjacent levels, than in the arthrodesis model.