Airframes operating in the hypersonic regime are subjected to complex structural and thermal loads. Structural loads are a result of aggressive high G maneuvers, rapid vehicle acceleration and deceleration, and dynamic pressure, while thermal loads are a result of aerodynamic heating. For such airframes, structural members are typically constructed from steel, titanium and nickel alloys. However, with most materials, rapid elevations in temperature lead to undesirable changes in material properties. In particular, reductions in strength and stiffness are observed, along with an increase in thermal conductivity, specific heat and thermal expansion. Thus, hypersonic airframes are typically designed with external insulation, active cooling or a thermal protection system (TPS) added to the structure to protect the underling material from the effects of temperature. Such thermal protection may consist of adhesively bonded, pinned, and bolted thermal protection layers over exterior panels. These types of attachments create abrupt changes in thermal expansion and stiffness that make the structure susceptible to cracking and debonding as well as adding mass to the airframe. One of the promising materials concepts for extreme environments that was introduced in the past is the so-called Spatially Tailored Advanced Thermal Structures (STATS). The concept of STATS is rooted in functionally graded materials (FGMs), in which a directional variation of material properties exists. These materials are essentially composites and consist of two or more phases of distinct materials in which the volume fractions of each phase continuously change in space. Here, the graded material will serve a dual-purpose role as both the structural/skin member and thermal management with the goal of reducing the weight of the structure while maintaining structural soundness. This is achieved through the ability to tailor material properties to create a desired or enhanced thermomechanical response through spatial variation (e.g. grading). The objective of this study is to present a computational framework for modeling and evaluating the thermomechanical response of STATS and FGMs for highly maneuverable hypersonic (Mach > 5) airframes. To meet the objective of this study, four key steps have been defined to study the thermomechanical response of such materials in extreme environments. They involve: (1) modeling of graded microstructures; (2) validation of analytical and numerical modeling techniques for graded microstructures; (3) determination of effective properties of variable composition composites; (4) parametric studies to evaluate the performance of FGMs for use in the hypersonic operating environment; (5) optimization of the material spatial grading in hypersonic panels aiming to improve the thermomechanical performance. Modeling of graded microstructures, representing particulate reinforced FGMs, has been accomplished using power law distribution functions to specify the spatial variation of the constituents. Artificial microstructures consisting of disks and spheres have been generated using developed algorithms. These algorithms allow for the creation of dense packing fractions up to 0.61 and 0.91 for 2D and 3D geometry, respectively. Effective properties of FGMs are obtained using micromechanics models and finite element analysis of representative volume elements (RVEs). Two approaches have been adopted and compared to determine the proper RVE for materials with graded microstructures. In the first approach, RVEs are generated by considering regions that have a uniform to slow variation in material composition (i.e., constant volume fraction), resulting in statistically homogenous piecewise RVEs of the graded microstructure neglecting interactions from neighboring cells. In the second approach, continuous RVEs are generated by considering the entire FGM. Here it is presumed that modeling of the complete variation in a microstructure may influence the surrounding layers due to the interactions of varying material composition, particularly when there is a steep variation in material composition along the grading direction. To determine these effects of interlayer interactions, FGM microstructures were generated using three different types of material grading functions, linear, quadratic and square root, providing uniform, gradual and steep variations, respectively. Two- and three-dimensional finite element analysis was performed to determine the effective temperature-dependent material properties of the composite over a wide temperature range. The outcome of the computational analysis show that the similar effective properties are obtained by each of the modeling approaches. Furthermore, the obtained computational results for effective elastic, thermal, and thermal expansion properties are consistent with the known analytical bounds. Resulting effective temperature-dependent material properties were used to evaluate the time-dependent thermostructural response and effectiveness of FGM structural panels. Structural panels are subjected to time- and spatial-dependent thermal and mechanical loads resulting from hypersonic flight over a representative trajectory. Mechanical loads are the by-product of aggressive maneuvering at high air speeds and angles of attack. Thermal loads as a result of aerodynamic heating are applied to the material systems as laminar, turbulent and transitional heat flux on the outer surface. Laminar and turbulent uniform heat fluxes are used to evaluate the effectiveness of FGM panels graded in the through-thickness direction only. Transitional heat fluxes are used to evaluate the effectiveness of FGMs graded in two principal directions, e.g., through-thickness and the surface parallel to flow. The computational results indicate that when subjected to uniform surface heat flux, the graded material system can eliminate through-thickness temperature gradients that are otherwise present in traditional thermal protection systems. Furthermore, two-dimensional graded material systems can also eliminate through-thickness temperature gradients and significantly reduce in-plane surface temperature gradients when subjected to non-uniform surface aerodynamic heating.

No / A methodology, involving fretting tests, to develop wear and crack resistant materials for tribological applications for automotive valve train parts (e.g. cams, tappets) has been recently reported for high speed steels. Modifications to one of these sintered steels, M3 Class 2, were effected by additions, singly and in combination, of 5 wt.% of wear resistant titanium carbide and of solid lubricant manganese sulphide. In our fretting tests alternate displacements were imposed between the test material (plane) and a chromium steel or alumina ball. Running conditions fretting and material response fretting maps were constructed for the four materials. Two types of fretting damage were detected and analysed: cracking or particle detachment and wear through the tribologicaly transformed structure (TTS). Crack initiation, associated with porosity and interfaces, was detected when the maximum tensile stress in the contact reached 1.2 GPa. Cracking analyses were also carried out using static and fatigue mechanical tests and replica scanning electron microscopy. Crack growth and propagation were influenced by details of the microstructure, e.g. TiC was observed to arrest crack growth, whereas MnS made it easier. Wear analysis included the determination after each test of the wear volume, which could be related to the coefficient of friction and the cumulative dissipation energy during the fretting test.

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O presente trabalho apresenta um método baseado nos conceitos da mecânica da fratura linear elástica para a previsão do desempenho em fadiga de materiais compósitos particulados. Este método deriva de uma sequência matemática para a realização das previsões de forma incremental, considerando a pré-existência de defeitos intrínsecos ao material advindos de seus componentes ou processo de fabricação, o que facilita a visualização da propagação dos defeitos. Este método possibilita também a previsão da vida residual em fadiga para componentes que apresentem defeitos já no estágio de propagação e a estimativa da amplitude máxima da tensão aplicada para que o componente apresente uma durabilidade mínima desejada em fadiga. A utilização do método em questão tem como mérito a possibilidade de redução expressiva no tempo dispendido e esforços de desenvolvimento de produtos desenvolvidos sob o conceito de materiais compósitos particulados, colaborando para a redução dos custos de projeto e aumento da competitividade destes produtos. Para viabilizar a aplicação do método proposto é também a utilizada uma metodologia baseada em normas internacionais para a determinação da tenacidade à fratura de materiais compósitos particulados empregados como materiais de fricção. Para a demonstração da aplicação do método proposto utilizou-se como exemplo as propriedades de um material compósito aplicado como guarnição de freios a tambor de automóveis de passeio e dados do comportamento em fadiga de materiais compósitos particulados disponíveis na literatura apresentados por Antunes (2002). Os resultados mostram que os valores de tenacidade à fratura medidos para o material de estudo apresentam pouca variação entre si e, por obedecerem aos requisitos da norma adotada e serem compatíveis com os valores desta propriedade disponíveis na literatura para resinas termorrígidas e outros materiais compósitos, podem ser considerados representativos dos valores reais de tenacidade à fratura do material. Da mesma forma, as previsões geradas aplicando-se as equações descritas pelo modelo desenvolvido apresentam tendências similares aos dados encontrados na literatura relacionados a avaliações do comportamento em fadiga de materiais compósitos de matriz termorrígida reforçados com partículas de material inorgânico e, portanto, são considerados válidos. / The present work shows a method based on the concepts of linear elastic fracture mechanics to predict the fatigue performance of particulate composites materials. This method is derived from a mathematical sequence to perform the predictions incrementally which makes easier the visualization of the flaw propagation, considering the pre-existence of intrinsic defects in material arising from its components or the manufacturing process. This method also enables the prediction of residual fatigue life of components that already have flaws at the propagation stage and the estimation of the maximum amplitude of stress applied to the component to provide a minimum desired fatigue life. The use of this method has the merit of making possible a significant reduction of the development efforts and time spent for develop products designed under the concept of particulate composites, helping to reduce the project cost and increasing the competitiveness of these products. To enable the use of the proposed method, a methodology based on international standards for the determination of fracture toughness, KIC, of particulate composites applied as friction materials is also presented. To demonstrate the proposed method, the properties of a friction material used as drum brake lining for automobiles and data of fatigue behavior of particulate composites available in the literature were used. The results shown that the KIC values measured for the studied material presented a small variation and are compatible with fracture toughness values available in the literature for thermoset resins and other composite materials. Therefore, as the test met the adopted standard requirements, these values can be considered representative of the material true fracture toughness. Similarly, the predictions generated by the application of the developed method equations showed similar trends compared to literature data related to fatigue behavior evaluations of thermoset matrix composites reinforced with inorganic particulate material, therefore, are considered valid.

O presente trabalho apresenta um método baseado nos conceitos da mecânica da fratura linear elástica para a previsão do desempenho em fadiga de materiais compósitos particulados. Este método deriva de uma sequência matemática para a realização das previsões de forma incremental, considerando a pré-existência de defeitos intrínsecos ao material advindos de seus componentes ou processo de fabricação, o que facilita a visualização da propagação dos defeitos. Este método possibilita também a previsão da vida residual em fadiga para componentes que apresentem defeitos já no estágio de propagação e a estimativa da amplitude máxima da tensão aplicada para que o componente apresente uma durabilidade mínima desejada em fadiga. A utilização do método em questão tem como mérito a possibilidade de redução expressiva no tempo dispendido e esforços de desenvolvimento de produtos desenvolvidos sob o conceito de materiais compósitos particulados, colaborando para a redução dos custos de projeto e aumento da competitividade destes produtos. Para viabilizar a aplicação do método proposto é também a utilizada uma metodologia baseada em normas internacionais para a determinação da tenacidade à fratura de materiais compósitos particulados empregados como materiais de fricção. Para a demonstração da aplicação do método proposto utilizou-se como exemplo as propriedades de um material compósito aplicado como guarnição de freios a tambor de automóveis de passeio e dados do comportamento em fadiga de materiais compósitos particulados disponíveis na literatura apresentados por Antunes (2002). Os resultados mostram que os valores de tenacidade à fratura medidos para o material de estudo apresentam pouca variação entre si e, por obedecerem aos requisitos da norma adotada e serem compatíveis com os valores desta propriedade disponíveis na literatura para resinas termorrígidas e outros materiais compósitos, podem ser considerados representativos dos valores reais de tenacidade à fratura do material. Da mesma forma, as previsões geradas aplicando-se as equações descritas pelo modelo desenvolvido apresentam tendências similares aos dados encontrados na literatura relacionados a avaliações do comportamento em fadiga de materiais compósitos de matriz termorrígida reforçados com partículas de material inorgânico e, portanto, são considerados válidos. / The present work shows a method based on the concepts of linear elastic fracture mechanics to predict the fatigue performance of particulate composites materials. This method is derived from a mathematical sequence to perform the predictions incrementally which makes easier the visualization of the flaw propagation, considering the pre-existence of intrinsic defects in material arising from its components or the manufacturing process. This method also enables the prediction of residual fatigue life of components that already have flaws at the propagation stage and the estimation of the maximum amplitude of stress applied to the component to provide a minimum desired fatigue life. The use of this method has the merit of making possible a significant reduction of the development efforts and time spent for develop products designed under the concept of particulate composites, helping to reduce the project cost and increasing the competitiveness of these products. To enable the use of the proposed method, a methodology based on international standards for the determination of fracture toughness, KIC, of particulate composites applied as friction materials is also presented. To demonstrate the proposed method, the properties of a friction material used as drum brake lining for automobiles and data of fatigue behavior of particulate composites available in the literature were used. The results shown that the KIC values measured for the studied material presented a small variation and are compatible with fracture toughness values available in the literature for thermoset resins and other composite materials. Therefore, as the test met the adopted standard requirements, these values can be considered representative of the material true fracture toughness. Similarly, the predictions generated by the application of the developed method equations showed similar trends compared to literature data related to fatigue behavior evaluations of thermoset matrix composites reinforced with inorganic particulate material, therefore, are considered valid.

O presente trabalho apresenta um método baseado nos conceitos da mecânica da fratura linear elástica para a previsão do desempenho em fadiga de materiais compósitos particulados. Este método deriva de uma sequência matemática para a realização das previsões de forma incremental, considerando a pré-existência de defeitos intrínsecos ao material advindos de seus componentes ou processo de fabricação, o que facilita a visualização da propagação dos defeitos. Este método possibilita também a previsão da vida residual em fadiga para componentes que apresentem defeitos já no estágio de propagação e a estimativa da amplitude máxima da tensão aplicada para que o componente apresente uma durabilidade mínima desejada em fadiga. A utilização do método em questão tem como mérito a possibilidade de redução expressiva no tempo dispendido e esforços de desenvolvimento de produtos desenvolvidos sob o conceito de materiais compósitos particulados, colaborando para a redução dos custos de projeto e aumento da competitividade destes produtos. Para viabilizar a aplicação do método proposto é também a utilizada uma metodologia baseada em normas internacionais para a determinação da tenacidade à fratura de materiais compósitos particulados empregados como materiais de fricção. Para a demonstração da aplicação do método proposto utilizou-se como exemplo as propriedades de um material compósito aplicado como guarnição de freios a tambor de automóveis de passeio e dados do comportamento em fadiga de materiais compósitos particulados disponíveis na literatura apresentados por Antunes (2002). Os resultados mostram que os valores de tenacidade à fratura medidos para o material de estudo apresentam pouca variação entre si e, por obedecerem aos requisitos da norma adotada e serem compatíveis com os valores desta propriedade disponíveis na literatura para resinas termorrígidas e outros materiais compósitos, podem ser considerados representativos dos valores reais de tenacidade à fratura do material. Da mesma forma, as previsões geradas aplicando-se as equações descritas pelo modelo desenvolvido apresentam tendências similares aos dados encontrados na literatura relacionados a avaliações do comportamento em fadiga de materiais compósitos de matriz termorrígida reforçados com partículas de material inorgânico e, portanto, são considerados válidos. / The present work shows a method based on the concepts of linear elastic fracture mechanics to predict the fatigue performance of particulate composites materials. This method is derived from a mathematical sequence to perform the predictions incrementally which makes easier the visualization of the flaw propagation, considering the pre-existence of intrinsic defects in material arising from its components or the manufacturing process. This method also enables the prediction of residual fatigue life of components that already have flaws at the propagation stage and the estimation of the maximum amplitude of stress applied to the component to provide a minimum desired fatigue life. The use of this method has the merit of making possible a significant reduction of the development efforts and time spent for develop products designed under the concept of particulate composites, helping to reduce the project cost and increasing the competitiveness of these products. To enable the use of the proposed method, a methodology based on international standards for the determination of fracture toughness, KIC, of particulate composites applied as friction materials is also presented. To demonstrate the proposed method, the properties of a friction material used as drum brake lining for automobiles and data of fatigue behavior of particulate composites available in the literature were used. The results shown that the KIC values measured for the studied material presented a small variation and are compatible with fracture toughness values available in the literature for thermoset resins and other composite materials. Therefore, as the test met the adopted standard requirements, these values can be considered representative of the material true fracture toughness. Similarly, the predictions generated by the application of the developed method equations showed similar trends compared to literature data related to fatigue behavior evaluations of thermoset matrix composites reinforced with inorganic particulate material, therefore, are considered valid.

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / Epoxy resins are polymeric thermosets used for a long time in several areas of engineering. Due to its brittleness, its use is somewhat restricted and several studies are underway to improve its mechanical properties. Particulate products such as pigments have as their primary task change the color, but in many circumstances they can also improve the matrix in which they are inserted, improving is mechanical strength and protecting it against atmospheric influence. In this work we will use a particulate product which possesses on its formulation not only pigments but also reinforcement materials. This particular type of particulate material is commercially available under the fantasy name of PóXadrez and is produced by LANXESS. We chose to study the red and blue versions. The powder was analised by x-ray fluorescence and the results indicate clearly the presence of not only pigments but also reinforcement agents. The mechanical essays, such as stress and flexion, indicated a decrease of the rupture stress of both essays when compared to the pure resin. However, surprisingly, the Young modulus has increased in the flexion essays. Scanning Electron Miscroscopy analysis indicated an homogeneous incorporation of the red pigment whereas the blue pigment tended to agglomerate. Raman Spectroscopy analysis indicated that the vibrational spectrum of the epoxy resin was not changed upon introduction of the pigments. / Resina epóxi são polímeros termorrígidos há muito tempo utilizado em diversas áreas da engenharia, por possuir a propriedade de fragilidade o uso dessa resina são muito restritos, diversos estudos são realizados para melhorar as propriedades da resina. Compostos particulados são em sua em boa parte pigmentos que tem com funcionalidade dá cor e em muitas vezes melhorar a matriz em que é incorporada, dando força a película e protegendo contra agentes atmosféricos. Neste trabalho utilizaremos o composto particulado, que além de atribuir cor a matriz polimérica possui agentes de cargas na sua composição, esse compósito particulado é o pó xadrez da fabricante LANXESS na cor azul e vermelha, que é adquirido de forma comercial e analisado em fluorescência de raio X comprovando que o material adquirido não possui somente pigmentos, como também agentes de carga. Análise de ensaios mecânicos, tais como tração e flexão foram notadas decréscimo na tensão de ruptura de ambos os ensaios, mas, porém o módulo de Young aumentou nos ensaios de flexão. A microscopia eletrônica de varredura mostra uma incorporação homogênea no pigmento de cor vermelha e aglomerações no pigmento de cor azul. A espectroscopia Raman demonstrou que o pigmento não alterou as bandas de freqüência da resina epóxi. .

A fim de prever mecanismos para o controle dos danos impostos pela corrosão faz-se necessário deter ferramentas e conhecimento suficientes para entender os efeitos desta manifestação patológica sobre o comportamento mecânico do concreto armado. Nos últimos anos tornou-se crescente a utilização da modelagem numérica na simulação da degradação causados pela corrosão, graças ao baixo custo necessário à sua fomentação. Sabendo disso, nesta pesquisa foi desenvolvido um modelo numérico para a simulação em nível mesoscópico da expansão do concreto armado devido à formação de produtos de corrosão. O modelo desenvolvido é baseado no Método dos Elementos Finitos Posicional (MEFP) sob formulação Lagrangiana total, considerando material elástico isotrópico, com lei constitutiva de Saint-Venant-Kirchhoff e comportamento não linear geométrico. Para a representação das armaduras e dos produtos de corrosão, os quais estão inseridos na matriz de concreto, empregam-se elementos finitos lineares (fibras) ou planos (partículas) acoplados à malha de concreto por meio da técnica de embutimento. O comportamento dos produtos de corrosão é descrito por meio de formulações existentes na literatura, utilizando modelos analíticos relacionados a parâmetros intrínsecos ao fenômeno da corrosão e ao tempo de propagação. Os resultados encontrados neste trabalho apontam a eficiência do modelo desenvolvido e a sua aplicabilidade frente à simulação do comportamento mecânico de estruturas de concreto armado sujeitas à corrosão uniforme. / In order to provide the mechanisms for corrosion damage control, it is necessary to own sufficient software tools and knowledge for understanding the effects of this pathologic manifestation on the mechanic behavior of the reinforced concrete. In recent years it has become expanding the utilization of numeric modeling in the simulation of degradation arising from corrosion, thanks to low-cost of its fomentation. Knowing that in this research was designed a numeric model for a simulation at the mesoscopic level of the reinforced concrete because of the corrosion products. The designed model is based on the Finite Element Method (FEM) using the total Lagrange formulation, considering an elastic isotropic material, with a constitutive law of Saint-Venant-Kirchhoff and a behavior nongeometric linear. For a representation of the reinforcements and of the corrosion products (rust), which are inserted in the concrete matrix, it is used finite linear elements (fibers) or planes (particles) attached to the matrix of concrete through the technic embodiment. The products corrosion behavior is described by the formulations found in the literature, using analytical models related to parameters intrinsic to the corrosion phenomenon and to propagation time. The observed results in this work point out to the efficiency of this developed model and its applicability in view of the mechanical behavior of reinforced concrete structures liable to uniform corrosion.

Cette thèse, réalisée en partenariat avec deux industriels, a pour objectif de mettre au point une voie de valorisation matière des résines phénoplastes (bakélite) issues de gisement de déchets plastiques. En effet, ce type de résine (thermodurcissable) n’est pour l’instant pas valorisé en fin de vie et finit en enfouissement. Pour répondre aux attentes législatives (directive DEEE, mais aussi VHU dans l’automobile), qui imposent un quota de recyclage (réutilisation et valorisation matière) et de valorisation énergétique minimum pour les déchets en fin de vie, il parait important de développer des procédés de régénération de ces plastiques ainsi que de trouver des domaines d’application pour leur utilisation en tant que matière première secondaire.Enedis, dans le cadre du déploiement de ces nouveaux compteurs électriques, collecte les anciens compteurs et équipements installés et cherche une solution de recyclage adaptée. Une partie de ce gisement important de déchets est constituée de plastiques de tous types en mélange, et en particulier de bakélite. Le travail de cette thèse s’est concentré sur le traitement et la régénération de ce gisement.Dans un premier temps, un schéma de démantèlement et de tri de ce gisement varié a été mis en place. Il est basé sur une étude des matières présentes dans le gisement, en particulier plastiques. La présence d’additifs est également évaluée, en particulier celle de substances contrôlées comme les retardateurs de flamme halogénés, le cadmium, etc. L’objectif était d’optimiser le procédé de séparation des matières en vue d’obtenir des gisements de matières régénérées de pureté suffisante pour le réemploi, tout en limitant la présence d’additifs contrôlés pour respecter les concentrations maximales légales.Pour valoriser les résines phénoplastes issues de ce gisement, la voie envisagée consiste à réutiliser cette matière sous forme de charges incorporées au sein de matrices thermoplastiques (éventuellement régénérées). Pour ce faire, une étude de la transformation de la bakélite par broyage pour obtenir un produit de granulométrie très fine (micronisation) a été réalisée. La distribution granulométrique, la morphologie et son état physico-chimique de surface ont été évaluées en fonction des paramètres du procédé. Après incorporation à différents taux de charge dans des matrices thermoplastiques, les propriétés mécaniques en quasi-statique et dynamique des composites ont été évaluées. La fonctionnalisation des charges/matrices et l’incorporation d’agents compatibilisants ont permis d’améliorer la cohésion des interfaces. Une modélisation par homogénéisation a été réalisée pour rendre compte de l’influence des différentes variables sur la tenue mécanique des composites.Le comportement au feu des composites formulés a également été étudié. Du fait de la stabilité thermique élevée de la bakélite et du taux de char important formé lors de sa combustion, il est envisagé d’utiliser les charges phénoplastes comme donneur de carbone dans la formulation d’un système retardateur de flamme intumescent. Des additifs appropriés, comme une source d’acide et un agent gonflant, seront évalués pour la formulation du système. / The main goal of this PhD project, born from a partnership between EMA, APR2 and Enedis, was to develop a material recycling solution for phenolic molding compound (PMC, or Bakelite). Indeed, these types of thermoset material are hardly valorized and end up in landfill, mostly because of the lack of technically and economically viable solutions for recycling.Phenolic molding compound material are present in large amount in End of Life (EOL) electrical meter waste stream. Therefore, Enedis committed to find a valorisation scheme for these materials. This PhD work is aimed to develop a recycling process for PMC issued from this waste stream.Firstly, a dismantlement and sorting scheme was designed. It is based on the study of the waste stream material composition – in particular the plastic stream. The presence of regulated substances (such as halogenated flame retardant, etc.) in plastic formulations was assessed. The objective was to optimize the separation process to recover materials with a high degree of purity.The proposed recycling solution consists in using the PMC as a functional filler in a thermoplastic matrix. To do so, a comminution scheme was developed to reduce the size of the PMC part. The particle size distribution, morphology and surface chemistry of the obtained products were characterized. Quasi-static and dynamic mechanical properties of composite materials incorporating micronized PMC were determined. Various coupling schemes were studied in order to increase the adhesion between filler and matrix. The mechanical behaviour of the composite materials was also modelized using finite element methods.The fire behaviour of the composite material incorporating PMC filler was also studied. Because of the high thermal stability and high char yield of phenolic molding compound, its potential use as a carbon donor in intumescent flame retardant formulations was finally assessed.

A fim de prever mecanismos para o controle dos danos impostos pela corrosão faz-se necessário deter ferramentas e conhecimento suficientes para entender os efeitos desta manifestação patológica sobre o comportamento mecânico do concreto armado. Nos últimos anos tornou-se crescente a utilização da modelagem numérica na simulação da degradação causados pela corrosão, graças ao baixo custo necessário à sua fomentação. Sabendo disso, nesta pesquisa foi desenvolvido um modelo numérico para a simulação em nível mesoscópico da expansão do concreto armado devido à formação de produtos de corrosão. O modelo desenvolvido é baseado no Método dos Elementos Finitos Posicional (MEFP) sob formulação Lagrangiana total, considerando material elástico isotrópico, com lei constitutiva de Saint-Venant-Kirchhoff e comportamento não linear geométrico. Para a representação das armaduras e dos produtos de corrosão, os quais estão inseridos na matriz de concreto, empregam-se elementos finitos lineares (fibras) ou planos (partículas) acoplados à malha de concreto por meio da técnica de embutimento. O comportamento dos produtos de corrosão é descrito por meio de formulações existentes na literatura, utilizando modelos analíticos relacionados a parâmetros intrínsecos ao fenômeno da corrosão e ao tempo de propagação. Os resultados encontrados neste trabalho apontam a eficiência do modelo desenvolvido e a sua aplicabilidade frente à simulação do comportamento mecânico de estruturas de concreto armado sujeitas à corrosão uniforme. / In order to provide the mechanisms for corrosion damage control, it is necessary to own sufficient software tools and knowledge for understanding the effects of this pathologic manifestation on the mechanic behavior of the reinforced concrete. In recent years it has become expanding the utilization of numeric modeling in the simulation of degradation arising from corrosion, thanks to low-cost of its fomentation. Knowing that in this research was designed a numeric model for a simulation at the mesoscopic level of the reinforced concrete because of the corrosion products. The designed model is based on the Finite Element Method (FEM) using the total Lagrange formulation, considering an elastic isotropic material, with a constitutive law of Saint-Venant-Kirchhoff and a behavior nongeometric linear. For a representation of the reinforcements and of the corrosion products (rust), which are inserted in the concrete matrix, it is used finite linear elements (fibers) or planes (particles) attached to the matrix of concrete through the technic embodiment. The products corrosion behavior is described by the formulations found in the literature, using analytical models related to parameters intrinsic to the corrosion phenomenon and to propagation time. The observed results in this work point out to the efficiency of this developed model and its applicability in view of the mechanical behavior of reinforced concrete structures liable to uniform corrosion.