This thesis deals with the production of compact graphite iron in a foundry HEUNISCH Brno, s.r.o. The first part describes the structure, chemical composition, properties, methods of modification and inoculation. The following section describes the production of cast iron, metallographical evaluation of the planimetric method and image analysis.

The thesis deals with analysis of calcium carbide production process. The aim of the thesis is to identify and design savings resulting from the use of energy contained in flue gas, which is produced during the process. In the first part, history and applications of calcium carbide are presented. The thesis then contains mass and energy balance of calcium carbide production. Balance is related to 1 ton of the product. In conclusion, possibilities of flue gas use for coke drying are proposed. The thesis is based on the information from the calcium carbide factory located in Sundsvall, Sweden.

The diploma thesis deals with the structural design of the end effector for handling with the glass stopper of the hydrogen reactor of high temperature semiconductor diffusion furnace. The work includes the summary of information about semiconductor diffusion furnace, the choice of the appropriate industrial robot, the design of the end effector structural solution, the design of its supporting structure, the power and strength calculation, the design of the end effector control and economic evaluation of its production. The 3D model together with 2D production documentation which contains the assembly drawing of the individual parts of end effector was created on the basis of the end effector design.

This thesis deals with archaeological evidence of medieval pottery products which were discovered during the emergency archaeological excavation in the area of former Jiřího z Poděbrad barracks on Náměstí Republiky square in Prague. This area is nowadays called Palladium shopping centre. The first part of the thesis deals with real findings. These are construction debris of burning kilns and historical evolution of its construction. The second part of the thesis compares results of excavation with historical datas. The last part of the thesis evaluates the extraordinarily huge file of ceramic artefacts from waste areas, especially defective pieces which complement the picture of medieval pottery production.

Reinforced concrete buildings built prior to the enactment of modern seismic codes are often seismically deficient. These buildings may have inadequate strength and ductility to withstand strong earthquakes. Conventional retrofit techniques for such frame buildings involve adding reinforced concrete shear walls or structural bracing systems to the existing bays. These techniques can be intrusive and result in lengthy down times and expensive structural interventions. An alternative to conventional techniques is the use of high-strength prestressing strands or cables, diagonally placed as tension elements. This technique was researched and used in a limited manner after the 1985 Mexico City Earthquake. It has since been further investigated at the University of Ottawa through experimental and analytical research (Shalouf and Saatcioglu (2006), Carrière (2008), Molaei (2014)). While the use of steel strands as tension bracing elements proves to be an effective technique, the resulting stiffening effects on the frames lead to increased seismic force demands and higher based shear, as well as increased axial forces on the attached columns, potentially generating net tension, foundation uplift and excessive compression. Relatively low elongation characteristics of high-strength cables and slack caused by yielding strands and associated pinching of hysteresis curves reduce potential energy dissipation capacity. The current research aims to improve the previously observed deficiencies of the system. One of the improvements involve the use of shape memory alloys (SMA) in the middle of the cables, which reduce/eliminate residual deformations upon yielding and associated pinching of the hysteresis curves. SMA allows energy dissipation in the system while forcing the structure to recover from its inelastic deformations because of the flag-shape hysteretic characteristics of the material. The feasibility of the cable-SMA assembly as tension brace elements is illustrated through dynamic analyses of selected prototype buildings. The other improvement is the development of progressively engaging, initially loose multiple strands as tension cables. These cables are placed loosely to engage in seismic resistance at pre-determined drift levels, thereby eliminating premature increase in seismic force demands until their participation is required as the frame capacity is reached. Tests of a large-scale reinforced concrete frame, designed following the requirements of the 1965 National Building Code of Canada NRC (1965) as representative of existing older frame buildings in Canada, are conducted under simulated seismic loading to assess the effectiveness of the proposed system. The verification of the concept is extended analytically to prototype buildings and the effectiveness of the system is demonstrated for mid-rise and low-rise frame buildings.

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The dissertation thesis is focused on research and development in the field of microfabrication by the technology of electron beam lithography. In the first part of this work, the extensive study is conducted in the field of technology of electron beam lithography in terms of physical principles, writing strategies and resist materials. This is followed with description of physical principles of etching for the transfer of relief structures into substrates. The thesis describes innovative techniques in modelling, simulation, data preparation and optimization of manufacturing technology. It brings new possibilities to record deep binary or multilevel microstructures using electron beam lithography, plasma and reactive ion etching technology. Experience and knowledge in the large area of microlithography, plasma and anisotropic wet-etching of silicon have been capitalized to the design process of manufacturing of nano-patterned membranes. It was followed with practical verification and optimization of the microfabrication process.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T14:31:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ALTIMARY APARECIDA CEPERA.pdf: 1302993 bytes, checksum: 459193636b07e21fd01fb84193f68201 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-06-09 / The primary purpose of this Master´s Thesis is to discuss questions related to the early childhood teachers´ professional education in the sense of understanding how the PEC University Education in Municipalities program took place in the state of São Paulo. With this aim in mind, a study was initially conducted on the related laws in order to guide this research. In addition to understanding the laws, several readings were effected to revise the existing literature that served as basis to discuss the theme. Owing to some laws, plans, resolutions and other documents, the history of early childhood education was studied, together with rights and legal grounds of the professionals who operate in this segment, as regards to their continuous formation to develop the study about the program whose objective is the education of active teachers by developing a special teachers background program addressed to teachers teaching from the first to the fourth grades of the Elementary School and Early Childhood. The principle adopted in this study is that a continuous education is a need, however, it is understood beforehand that having a good background so that professionals are able to develop the required elements to operate in an engaged and competent fashion is time-consuming. In this regard, emphasis is paced on the understanding of the historic process and on the early childhood teachers professional background. Which process started with a brief account of the life of the author of this study. Then, some historical aspects of early childhood education were examined, covering some topics considered extremely important for the understanding and the study of the subject. The study proceeded with the examination of the Laws of Guidelines and Bases of National Education (Law 4024/61, 5692/71, 9394/96), not to mention the 1988 Federal Constitution and the Early Childhood National Curricula Reference with the purpose of showing of provision of early childhood education. The treatment given to the teacher operating in this educational level was identified in the same legal system, starting from the helf of some theorists who approach the matter, specially regarding the professional background of teachers working with early childhood students. Subsequently, PEC - University Education in Municipalities ´ Program was presented, as developed in the years 2003 and 2004 in the municipalities of São Paulo, leading to the Final Consideration of the discussion of this Program considered in light of the growing requirements imposed by the new times vis-àvis the question of continuous education, coupled with the neoliberal questions specific of a developing country such as Brazil´s. It is worth mentioning that this study did not intend to cover the totality of these questions, but only to pinpoint them as as interrelated. Therefore, it is expected that this research may serve as a guide to other researches dealing with early childhood education and that instead of becoming one more work on the academic shelve it may leaden the area to new discussions and new debates in arising some people´s consciousness and bringing about new insights towards a more critical, social, political and educational reality / A presente dissertação de mestrado tem como objetivo inicial discutir questões relacionadas à formação profissional de professores da educação infantil no sentido de compreender como se deu a implementação do programa PEC Formação Universitária Municípios no estado de São Paulo. Nesse intuito, procurou-se inicialmente conhecer a legislação pertinente a esse respeito, a qual subsidiou esta pesquisa. Além da preocupação em apreender a legislação, efetivou-se diversas leituras no intento de revisar a literatura existente, que serviu de embasamento para a discussão do tema. Diante de algumas leis, planos, resoluções e outros documentos, procurou-se conhecer a história da educação infantil, os direitos e fundamentos legais dos profissionais que nela atuam no que respeita a sua formação continuada, tendo em vista desenvolver o estudo sobre este programa, que tem como objetivo a formação de professores em exercício, constituindo-se em um programa especial de formação de professores de 1ª a 4ª séries do ensino fundamental e da educação infantil. Partiu-se do princípio de que a formação continuada é uma necessidade, porém, entende-se a priori que uma formação contundente requer um tempo hábil para que os profissionais construam a práxis necessária para atuar de maneira compromissada e competente. Neste sentido, buscou-se compreender o processo histórico e da formação profissional dos professores da educação infantil, iniciando-se esse processo a partir de um resgate sucinto da trajetória de vida da autora deste estudo. Em seguida procedeu-se um exame de alguns aspectos históricos da educação infantil, apresentando-se alguns tópicos, os quais se afiguram extremamente importantes para a melhor compreensão e estudo da matéria. Dando-se continuidade ao estudo fez-se uma incursão pelas Leis de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação Nacional (Lei 4024/61, 5692/71, 9394/96), além do exame da Constituição Federal de 1988 e do Referencial Curricular Nacional de Educação Infantil, no intuito de demonstrar o processo constitutivo do atendimento da educação infantil. Identificou-se também, nos mesmos ordenamentos legais, o tratamento dado ao professor que atua nesse nível educacional, a partir do auxílio de alguns teóricos que abordam o assunto, especialmente no que respeita a formação profissional dos docentes da educação infantil. Na seqüência, apresentou-se o Programa PEC Formação Universitária Municípios, desenvolvido nos anos 2003 e 2004 na rede municipal de São Paulo, possibilitando nas Considerações Finais a discussão deste Programa, tendo-se como pano de fundo as crescentes exigências impostas pelos novos tempos em relação à questão da formação continuada, associadas às questões neoliberais específicas de um país em desenvolvimento como o Brasil. Faz-se necessário informar que não se teve a pretensão de abordar a totalidade dessas questões, intentou-se, tão somente, apontá-las como relacionais. Assim, espera-se que esta pesquisa sirva de orientação para outros pesquisadores na área da educação infantil e que a mesma, diferentemente de se tornar mais uma produção nas prateleiras da academia, suscite novas discussões e novos debates na área, inquietando alguns e, em outros, despertando novos olhares em direção a uma realidade mais crítica, social, política e educacional

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No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Dissertacao_RelacoesCotidianasAmbiente.pdf: 2444159 bytes, checksum: d8381a4c21e5bf783f31badc06dae52f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-06-30 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Este estudo tem por objeto o cotidiano vivido por estudantes de países africanos vinculados ao Programa Estudante-Convênio Graduação, o PEC-G, que realizam a experiência acadêmica em uma IES nacional. A problemática se orientou com o foco na influência deste ambiente instituído nas relações cotidianas estabelecidas pelos estudantes de países africanos. O local da pesquisa foi a Universidade Federal do Pará – UFPA, na Casa de Estudos Brasil-África, CBA. Os objetivos do estudo foram: a) analisar o perfil socioeconômico, acadêmico e cultural dos estudantes de países africanos matriculados na instituição; b) descrever as interações estabelecidas pelos estudantes de países africanos no interior da IES; e c) compreender em que condições são estabelecidas as relações entre estes e o grupo do ambiente instituído responsável em orientar/auxiliar em sua vivência acadêmica. A metodologia seguiu a abordagem qualitativa e o referencial teórico centrou-se na Teoria do Cotidiano de Agnes Heller (2008), e dos estudos contemporâneos sobre as relações raciais e Ensino Superior. Atrelado a estes conceitos, a análise do discurso bakhtiniana proposta por Brait (1997); Barros e Fiorin (1994); Bezerra (2008) e Faraco (1996) foi utilizada envolvendo três etapas. A primeira compreendeu a análise dos documentos oficiais e institucionais a fim de se conhecer os discursos que se materializam nas orientações acerca do cotidiano vivido em espaços públicos por pessoas que apresentam diferentes características estéticas, culturais, sociais, etc. A segunda refere-se à observação do cotidiano vivido pelos interlocutores deste estudo na instituição selecionada, com registro em diário de campo. A terceira refere-se à análise dos documentos orais, constituídos dos discursos dos estudantes de países africanos acerca do cotidiano acadêmico. Os resultados revelam que o cotidiano dos estudantes de países africanos foi influenciado por tensões e conflitos vivenciados no ambiente instituído que por sua vez contribui para o distanciamento à instituição que deveria auxiliar em sua experiência acadêmica na IES. / This study 's purpose is the daily lived by students from African countries linked to the Student - Graduate Program Agreement , the PEC- G, conducting academic experience in a national HEI . The problem was oriented with a focus on the influence that the environment has instituted in everyday relationships established by students from African countries. The locus of the research was the Federal University of Pará - UFPA , in the House of Brazil - Africa Studies CBA . The objectives of the study were : a) raise the socioeconomic profile , academic and cultural development of students of African countries enrolled in the institution; b ) describe the interactions established by students of African countries within the HEI ; c ) verify that conditions are established relations between them and the environmental group established responsible to advise / assist in their academic experience.The methodology followed the qualitative approach and the theoretical framework focused on Everyday Theory of Agnes Heller (2008 ) , and contemporary studies on race relations and Higher Education. Coupled to these concepts , discourse analysis Bakhtin proposed by Brait (1997 ) ; Barros and Fiorin (1994); Bezerra (2008) Faraco (1996 ) was used involving three steps . The first involved the analysis of official and institutional documents in order to meet the speeches that materialize the guidelines about the daily life lived in public spaces for people with different aesthetic, cultural , social, etc. The Second refers to the on-site observation and journaling of everyday field experienced by the partners of this study . The third refers to the analysis of oral documents , made up of speeches by students from African countries about the daily academic . The results show that the daily lives of students of African countries is influenced by tensions and conflicts experienced in the set environment which in turn contributes to the distance to the institution that should assist in their academic experience at IES.

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