O método Umedecimento, Compactação e Secagem (UCOS) (1, 2, 3) produz, a partir de gesso e água, um material de elevada resistência mecânica: até 90 MPa na compressão. Este trabalho apresenta o estudo do comportamento mecânico deste material e como a água, a temperatura, as impurezas e a microestrutura influenciam no seu comportamento. Durante o estudo da adesão intercristalina, foi encontrada presença de água confinada e que é responsável por grande parte da resistência mecânica. Para auxiliar o estudo, foi desenvolvido outro método: Empacotamento Direto do Dihidrato (EDD). Nesta metodologia, é produzido um material com a mesma resistência, porém com algumas diferenças no comportamento mecânico diferente. Através da elevada resistência mecânica alcançada pelos métodos UCOS e EDD, as aplicações do gesso podem ser ampliadas desde que o gesso conformado por tais métodos possuam confiabilidade e segurança. Para avaliar as propriedades mecânicas, a confiabilidade e a segurança de tal material, realizou-se o estudo dos mecanismos tenacificadores e da mecânica da fratura. Os mecanismos tenacificadores estudados neste trabalho são: controle da microestrutura (aumento da superfície de ruptura), introdução de fibras poliméricas (distribuição da tensão na ponta da trinca, ramificação da ponta da trinca e contenção da abertura da trinca) e introdução de adesivo polimérico (melhora a adesão entre cristais e distribui melhor a tensão na ponta da trinca). Os resultados mostram que os compósitos de gesso reforçados com fibras poliméricas e/ou adesivo polimérico possuem elevada resistência e comportamentos mecânicos distintos para cada tipo de compósito e método de conformação. Concluímos que, com o conhecimento adquirido, é possível intervir no processamento e na microestrutura, além de poder incorporar elementos a esse material para atender às condições de uma determinada aplicação / The humidification, compaction and drying (Umedecimento, Compactação e Secagem UCOS) (1, 2, 3) method produces a high strength material from plaster and water: up to 90 MPa in compression. This work presents the study of mechanical properties of this material and how water, temperature, impurity and microstructure influence in its behavior. During the study of the intercrystalline adhesion force, we found the presence of confined water and that it accounts for great part of the strength. In order to aid the study, another method was developed: Direct Packaging of the Dihydrate (Empacotamento Direto do Dihidrato EDD). In this methodology, it produces a material with the same resistance, but with some difference in the mechanical behavior. Through the high strength reached by the UCOS and EDD methods, the plaster applications can be extended, since the set material by these methods are reliable and safe. In order to evaluate the mechanical properties, the reliability and the safety of these pieces, we performed the study of the fracture mechanics and the fracture toughening mechanisms. In this work, the studied toughening are: microstructure control (enlargement of the fracture surface), polymeric fiber reinforcement (tension distribution on the fracture tip, fracture tip deflection, and fiber bridging), and polymer adhesive reinforcement (they enhance the adhesion between crystals and better distribute the tension on the fracture tip). The results show that the plaster composites of polymeric fibers and/or polymer adhesive have high resistance, and different mechanical behaviors for each type of composite and setting method. Based on the acquired knowledge, we conclude that it is possible to interfere on the processing and on the microstructure, as well as reinforcements in this material to satisfy the needs of a specific application

O método Umedecimento, Compactação e Secagem (UCOS) (1, 2, 3) produz, a partir de gesso e água, um material de elevada resistência mecânica: até 90 MPa na compressão. Este trabalho apresenta o estudo do comportamento mecânico deste material e como a água, a temperatura, as impurezas e a microestrutura influenciam no seu comportamento. Durante o estudo da adesão intercristalina, foi encontrada presença de água confinada e que é responsável por grande parte da resistência mecânica. Para auxiliar o estudo, foi desenvolvido outro método: Empacotamento Direto do Dihidrato (EDD). Nesta metodologia, é produzido um material com a mesma resistência, porém com algumas diferenças no comportamento mecânico diferente. Através da elevada resistência mecânica alcançada pelos métodos UCOS e EDD, as aplicações do gesso podem ser ampliadas desde que o gesso conformado por tais métodos possuam confiabilidade e segurança. Para avaliar as propriedades mecânicas, a confiabilidade e a segurança de tal material, realizou-se o estudo dos mecanismos tenacificadores e da mecânica da fratura. Os mecanismos tenacificadores estudados neste trabalho são: controle da microestrutura (aumento da superfície de ruptura), introdução de fibras poliméricas (distribuição da tensão na ponta da trinca, ramificação da ponta da trinca e contenção da abertura da trinca) e introdução de adesivo polimérico (melhora a adesão entre cristais e distribui melhor a tensão na ponta da trinca). Os resultados mostram que os compósitos de gesso reforçados com fibras poliméricas e/ou adesivo polimérico possuem elevada resistência e comportamentos mecânicos distintos para cada tipo de compósito e método de conformação. Concluímos que, com o conhecimento adquirido, é possível intervir no processamento e na microestrutura, além de poder incorporar elementos a esse material para atender às condições de uma determinada aplicação / The humidification, compaction and drying (Umedecimento, Compactação e Secagem UCOS) (1, 2, 3) method produces a high strength material from plaster and water: up to 90 MPa in compression. This work presents the study of mechanical properties of this material and how water, temperature, impurity and microstructure influence in its behavior. During the study of the intercrystalline adhesion force, we found the presence of confined water and that it accounts for great part of the strength. In order to aid the study, another method was developed: Direct Packaging of the Dihydrate (Empacotamento Direto do Dihidrato EDD). In this methodology, it produces a material with the same resistance, but with some difference in the mechanical behavior. Through the high strength reached by the UCOS and EDD methods, the plaster applications can be extended, since the set material by these methods are reliable and safe. In order to evaluate the mechanical properties, the reliability and the safety of these pieces, we performed the study of the fracture mechanics and the fracture toughening mechanisms. In this work, the studied toughening are: microstructure control (enlargement of the fracture surface), polymeric fiber reinforcement (tension distribution on the fracture tip, fracture tip deflection, and fiber bridging), and polymer adhesive reinforcement (they enhance the adhesion between crystals and better distribute the tension on the fracture tip). The results show that the plaster composites of polymeric fibers and/or polymer adhesive have high resistance, and different mechanical behaviors for each type of composite and setting method. Based on the acquired knowledge, we conclude that it is possible to interfere on the processing and on the microstructure, as well as reinforcements in this material to satisfy the needs of a specific application

[pt] A busca de modelos de desenvolvimento que minimizem ao máximo o impacto sobre o ambiente em que vivemos é o ideal a ser alcançado. Os benefícios proporcionados através dos objetos construídos pelo homem neste ambiente são reflexos de uma interferência adequada ao espaço habitado. Neste trabalho esta interferência é produzida pelas construções habitacionais. No bairro do Monteiro, área rural do município de Itamonte-MG, notou-se um processo de deterioração e empobrecimento dos conhecimentos construtivos tradicionais, inclusive a taipa. Apesar da eficiência destas construções, observou-se a gradativa degradação de alguns modos construtivos tradicionais no local. Os conhecimentos originais, de manejo de materiais adequado ao clima e local, foram abandonados e esquecidos. O trabalho de pesquisa que se apresenta aqui tem como objetivo fazer das técnicas construtivas consagradas, e que se utilizam de solo cru, um objeto de estudo a fim de resgatar conhecimentos e procedimentos, aperfeiçoá-los, adaptá-los a determinado local e mantê-los em desenvolvimento. A aplicação da metodologia do Laboratório de Investigação em Living Design ( LILD), será a base de sustentação dos experimentos que se realizarão ao longo do trabalho. Resumidamente esta metodologia propõe primeiramente após um estudo das características do contexto local, experimentos iniciais e empíricos, em campo e em laboratório, tendo sempre a participação e atuação dos membros da comunidade. A investigação tem prosseguimento com ensaios científicos, que permitem o controle e o aperfeiçoamento nos procedimentos utilizados em tais técnicas. Posteriormente a estas etapas aplicam-se novamente outros experimentos práticos no campo e novamente com participação da comunidade. Do compartilhamento das atividades do pesquisador e dos obreiros locais, resultou uma troca de informações que permitiu a aplicação do aprendizado da produção e da pesquisa num mesmo objeto. Aparecem com destaque no percurso do trabalho, experimentos que demonstraram a importância da utilização das fibras, não somente como agente estabilizador do solo, mas permitindo sim, novas possibilidades de vedações leves, principalmente como elemento definidor de compósitos em forma de lâminas e cascas. / [en] Our goal is the search for development models that minimize environment impact. The benefits deriving from mans constructed objects on these environments reflect an adequate interference to the inhabited space. The resulting interference from habitation constructions is described. A process of deterioration and impoverishment of traditional constructive knowledge, including mud wall, was detected in the rural area of Monteiro, district of Itamonte in Minas Gerais, Brazil. In spite of the efficiency of these types of construction, the gradual degradation of some of the traditional constructive modes was verified. The original knowledge concerning the adequacy of materials to the climate and locality was abandoned and forgotten. The present research aims at studying the known constructive techniques, which use raw soil in order to recover their knowledge and procedures, to improve and adapt them to a certain place, and keep their development. The methodology of the Laboratory of Investigation in Living Design - LILD supports the experiments done along the work. In a few words, the methodology proposes a context study of local characteristics performing initial empiric experiments. This work is carried out at Monteiro and in the laboratory, always counting on the participation of community members. The investigation follows with scientific tests that allow for the control and improvement of procedures adopted in the studied techniques. The next step is to go back to the rural area and make other practical experiments, again, with the participation of community members. The result of shared activities between the researcher and local workers was the exchange of information concerning the production and the research itself, which allowed for the application of learned knowledge in the same object. Experiments along the way demonstrate the importance of utilizing fibers, not only as agents to stabilize soil, but also allowing for new light sealing possibilities, especially as main elements of composites in the form of plates and barks.

In dieser Arbeit wurde der Einfluss verschiedener Additive (Carbonsäuren, Phosphonsäuren und Retardan P) auf die einzelnen Teilprozesse des Abbindens von Gips an technischen und synthetischen Halbhydraten unter vergleichbaren Bedingungen untersucht. Vorrangig bei der Keimbildung und beim Kristallwachstum wurde ein Einfluss der Additive beobachtet. Das pH-abhängige Wirkungsoptimum kann mit der Speziation der Additive erklärt werden. Ihre Wirkung wird durch Adsorption auf CaSO4-Oberflächen verursacht. Die Untersuchungen ergaben eine bevorzugte Ca-Affinität mit den Flächen (120) und (001) zunehmend von Citronensäure über Weinsäure, HEDP zu HDTMP. Die in verdünnten homogenen Lösungen erhaltenen Ergebnisse sind nicht direkt auf den Abbindeprozess in Pasten übertragbar. In-situ Ramanspektroskopie und Auswaschexperimente weisen in Pasten auf irreversible Adsorption und ein Überwachsen der Additive hin, was zur Abnahme ihrer Wirkung führt. Auf die Festigkeit der abgebundenen Gipskörper zeigen die Additive kaum Einfluss.

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Metal foams have many attractive properties such as light weight, low relative density, energy absorption capability etc. One of the main advantages of metal foam is that the foam inherits several properties of the parent metal, at the same time, at a fraction of the weight. Metal foams are basically of two types; closed pore and open pore. In the open pore configuration the highly porous structure with large surface to volume ratio is attractive in thermal applications such as heat exchangers, small scale refrigeration, diesel exhaust cooling and heat sink for electronics. Large surface area to volume ratio of the heat transfer area is an important parameter in design of heat exchangers. Application of open cell metal foam as a heat exchanger involves production of the metal foam, cutting/drilling the metal foam to required dimensions and attaching it to a substrate or duct. Foams are cut by various methods such as by using circular saw, band saw, abrasive sawing wire or electrical discharge machining. Cutting or drilling operations plastically deform the struts and affect the surface roughness of the struts and hence, the contact area between the foam and the substrate. The foam and the substrate are then joined to get the final product. Various techniques are adopted to join the foam and substrate that includes, press fit, welding, soldering, brazing and use of epoxy adhesives or thermal glue. These methods either deform the foam plastically or involve a bonding material which involves an additional step in manufacturing and is generally necessary to reduce the thermal resistance at the interface. Every secondary step involved in machining the foam and joining it to substrate/duct add to the energy, time and cost of the component. Significant amount of materials wastage occurs during the production and machining steps of the metal foam. Bonding material used for attaching foam to the substrate makes the recycling of the heat exchangers difficult. In the present research work the above issues were rectified by introducing a novel method of fabricating the heat exchanger in a single step. This can be done by producing open cell foam, bonded to the substrate in a single step to get the ready to use heat exchanger. The uniqueness of the method/ process is that it provides an advantage of manufacturing heat exchangers consisting of open cell aluminium foam both inside and outside the aluminium duct/substrate. Here open cell metal foam is metallurgic ally bonded to the aluminium duct without producing any distortion in the aluminium duct. The present method avoids the secondary cutting and joining operations, hence reducing material and energy wastage. This heat exchanger does not need a bonding material at the foam duct interface which makes the product completely recyclable without even having to separate the aluminium foam and, many-at-times, the copper substrate. Further, in the present process no hazardous material is involved in the fabrication process of the heat exchanger and all the materials used for the foam production can be recycled. Another unique advantage of this process is that the foam can also be cast inside and outside the tube in a single step. This helps increase the heat transfer area per unit volume inside the tube increasing the effectiveness significantly. First, an attempt was made to cast aluminium foam over a Cu substrate. Spheres made of Plaster of Paris (PoP) were used as space holders to create pores in the foam. First, a dough of PoP was prepared by mixing sufficient amount of water with the powder of PoP. Small pieces of PoP were taken from the dough and were rolled by hands to prepare spherical balls. Next, a casting setup was made where a die made of stainless steel was placed in a crucible whose bottom was filled with sand. A tube/duct made of copper was placed at the centre of the die and PoP balls were dropped around the duct. This setup was then placed in a furnace and was preheated to remove all the moisture from the PoP. Molten aluminium at around 700 °C was poured into the preheated die. After solidification, the die was opened and cast was allowed to cool in ambient air. PoP balls were removed by using a sharp needle and by dipping the casting in acetic acid. After removal of PoP from the cast, interconnected holes/cavities formed in the place of space holders/PoP balls, forming pores in the foam. There are some limitations of this method such as removal of PoP was tedious and needed chemicals that need to be discarded, PoP cannot be recycled and creates waste, small amount of moisture present in PoP balls can cause an explosion. The bonding between aluminium foam and Cu substrate obtained was not good, giving rise to thermal contact resistance. Due to the above limitations further implementation of this process using PoP was not explored further. There was a need of space holder material which can withstand the temperature of molten Al and also can be removed easily from the cast without any use of chemicals. Obtaining metallic bonding between foam and Cu substrate was difficult due to the corrosion layer formation at the interface of Al and Cu substrate due to preheating. If preheating was not carried out full penetration of the molten aluminium did not take place in the space available in between the spheres. Therefore, it was decided to cast Al foam over Al substrate. The main challenge and difficulty was to cast open cell Al foam inside and outside the tube/duct made of the same material (Al) without distorting the tube/duct as well as achieving consistent metallic bonding between the two. This has been successfully done by gravity casting method a single step manufactured and ready to use open cell Al foam heat exchanger were fabricated. A casting setup was prepared, which consisted of a commercially pure aluminium tube placed in the middle of a stainless steel split die. The gap between the tube and die was filled with the salt spheres. An uncommon and new approach was adopted to produce NaCl salt spheres. NaCl salt balls (spherical and ovoid) of different diameters were processed by casting route. The casting step of NaCl is necessary as the moisture present in NaCl can be completely removed during the melting of NaCl. NaCl was chosen as it had a melting point higher than aluminium. The casting setup was placed in a furnace and was preheated to various temperatures up to 550 °C. Commercially pure aluminium was melted separately in a crucible and was poured into the steel die at 700oC. The liquid metal flows through the die and fills the cavities between the salt balls. The die was opened immediately after solidification of molten Al and cast was allowed to cool in ambient air. The salt (NaCl), which was still solid, was dissolved in water to get the foam structure. With proper control of the preheat temperature and temperature of liquid aluminium no distortion of the aluminium duct was observed throughout the length of the heat exchanger. Consistent and complete fusion/ metallic bonding was observed at the interface of Al foam and Al substrate/duct. Several heat exchangers with different porosity and pore geometry with the aluminium foam cast outside the tube and both inside and outside of the tube were fabricated. The beauty of the designed method is that it is simple and cost effective and eliminates the major issue of thermal contact resistance since the foam and the duct are made of the same material and are bonded in the liquid state leaving no interface between the foam and the duct. Further, foam can also be cast inside the duct in the same step while casting the foam outside the tube, giving an integral heat exchanger which has higher heat transfer surface area to volume ratio inside and outside the duct. This is expected to further improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the heat exchanger An added advantage of this method is that the heat exchanger can be recycled easily in a single step re-melting route. Further, the heat exchanger does not use any hazardous material during manufacture that needs attention during recycling. After the production and fabrication of the heat exchangers, the thermal performance or effectiveness of the heat exchangers was assessed, to evaluate its usefulness and suitability for heat transfer application. An experimental test setup was fabricated in the laboratory to perform the heat transfer tests. The experimental test setup consists of the following major components;1) A test chamber whose function was to insulate the heat exchangers from the surroundings and to avoid any heat loss to the surroundings, 2) An air blower used to supply cold fluid (air) to the test chamber, 3) A constant temperature bath was used to supply the hot fluid, which was water in this case, in the duct of the heat exchanger, 4) A rotameter was used to measure the volumetric flow rate of the cold fluid and 5) A pressure gauge having the pressure measurement range between 1 mbar to 160 mbar to measure the pressure drop across the test chamber. K-type chromel – alumel thermocouples having temperature measurement range between -270 °C to 1,260 °C were used to measure the temperature of hot and cold fluids during the experiments. By aid of the data logger system and computer, temperature readings were recorded during the tests and were used further for the heat transfer calculations. For testing the aluminium foam heat exchangers was placed in the insulated test chamber. Hot water was supplied inside the duct of heat exchanger whereas air at room temperature was supplied around the foams at varying flow rates during the tests. During the tests, temperature readings were taken at steady state condition. NTU-Effectiveness method was used to evaluate the thermal performance of heat exchangers. Overall results obtained by this experimental study are as follows • As the inlet temperature difference between hot and the cold fluids increases the heat transfer rate and the effectiveness of the heat exchangers also increases. • At a constant flow rate of hot fluid, heat exchangers exhibits significantly better thermal performance at lower flow rate of cold fluid compared to higher flow rate. As the flow rate of cold fluid increases, the velocity of the fluid increases and consequently, reduces the optimum interaction time between hot and the cold fluids required for the efficient heat transfer. • At a constant and low flow rate of cold fluid the effectiveness of the heat exchanger increases as the porosity of the foam increases. But when the flow rate of cold fluid was increased further after a certain limit, the effectiveness value of the heat exchanger decreases. • Heat exchanger consisting of foam of higher porosity exhibits higher effective. • Heat exchanger having foam inside and outside of the duct/tube exhibits significantly higher effectiveness compared to Al duct, Cu duct and other heat exchanger tested. • At a higher flow rate of the cold fluid, the heat exchangers consisting of foams of higher porosity, experience more drop in effectiveness compared to the heat exchanger having foams of low porosity. • Pressure drop across the length of the foam/fin increases as the volumetric flow rate of the cold fluid (m3/s) increases. • Surface area per unit volume and effectiveness values for bare Al tube is very low compared to Al foam heat exchangers resulting in the bare Al tube exhibiting much lower effectiveness compared to heat exchanger made of Al foam. • For a certain flow rate of fluids, the effectiveness of the heat exchanger increases up to a certain thickness of the Al foam. • Regardless of the thickness of the foam, the effectiveness of the heat exchangers is low at higher flow rate of cold fluid compared to lower flow rate. • These foam based heat exchanger had a much higher effectiveness when compared to that of other heat exchangers, data of which were got from literature. The present experimental study concludes that fuse bonding open cell aluminium foam over an Al duct or Al substrate can improve the thermal performance of the heat exchanger significantly. The thesis includes five chapters. Chapter 1 gives a detailed introduction about the metal foam, heat exchangers, thermal contact resistance and its effect on the heat transfer rate has been explained. This chapter also includes the overall aim and motivation for the research work. Chapter 2 covers the literature available on production methods of metal foam and its limitations has been listed out. And conventional methods of manufacturing open cell metal foam heat exchangers and its disadvantages have been explained in detailed. Chapter 3 covers in detail the novel method of production and fabrication of open cell metal foam heat exchangers. Chapter 4 includes an experimental study, where thermal performance of heat exchangers has been assessed through heat transfer experiments. Chapter 5 is the conclusions and future works.

Os pré-moldados de gesso são largamente utilizados na construção civil para o acabamento de interiores, devido a propriedades acústica, térmica, elétrica e, principalmente, por ser um produto de custo relativamente baixo. No Pólo Gesseiro Pernambucano, localizado na Região de Araripe, semi-árido nordestino, alcança-se anualmente 90 % da produção brasileira de gipsita O H 2 CaSO 2 4 , gesso O H 5 , 0 CaSO 2 4 e seus derivados, estimada em cerca de 2 milhões de toneladas. Existem hoje no Pólo Gesseiro mais de 150 fábricas de pré-moldados e os produtos principais são as placas e os blocos de gesso. Esses pré-moldados de gesso são produzidos através de processo de hidratação do gesso, utilizando-se moldes específicos. São caracterizados por serem constituídos de material frágil, que possuem baixas resistências à compressão, à flexão e ao impacto. Sabe-se também que as características mecânicas dessas peças pré-moldadas dependem de diversos fatores, tais como: a natureza do gesso utilizado (gessos e ) e do processo da preparação, como da consistência (relação água/gesso em peso) e da presença de aditivos. A introdução dessas últimas, por sua vez, reflete-se na elevação de custo do produto final e dificulta a reciclagem dos pré-moldados após o uso, sem contudo melhorarem as resistências mecânicas dos mesmos. Neste trabalho, as propriedades mecânicas dos pré-moldados de gesso- foram modificadas a partir da redução da relação água/gesso e moldagem do pó úmido com auxílio de prensagem hidráulica, a exemplo do que existe de publicação em patentes. Contudo, um Delineamento Composto Central Rotacional (DCCR) e micrografias com auxílio da MEV foram utilizados para explicar e definir quais as condições adequadas de carga e de relação água/gesso para a produção de premoldados de gesso de alta resistência. A microscopia mostrou um alongamento e arrumação dos cristais, em forma de feixes paralelos, e uma redução significativa da porosidade na microestrutura do material após a conformação por prensagem. O DCCR mostrou que a o adicionamento de água em relação ao gesso próximo ao valor de 21,0 % (valor estequiométrico) reduz a contribuição da re-hidratação do semi-hidrato no aumento da resistência mecânica final. / The plaster cast are widely used in building to the finishing of interior, because the acoustic properties, thermal, electrical and, especially, as a product of relatively low cost. Plaster Pole of Araripe at semi-arid region, achieves 90% annually of the Brazilian plaster production, gypsum ore and its products, estimated at around 2 million tonnes. There are now in Plaster Pole more than 150 plants in plaster cast and the main products are the panels and blocks. These plaster casts are produced through a process of hydration of the plaster, using specific molds. Are characterized by being made of fragile material, which have low compressive strength, flexural and impact. It is also known that the mechanical characteristics of these casts depend on several factors, such as: the nature of used plaster, the factory process, the consistency (water/plaster weight ratio) and the presence of additives. The introduction of these latter, in turn, reflected in the increase of cost of the final product and makes the recycling of pre-molded after use, without improving the strength of them. In were modified this work, the mechanical properties of plaster cast from the reduction of the water/plaster and molding of wet powder with aid of hydraulic pressing, as there is published in patents. However a central composite rotational design (CCRD), Surface Analysis Method (SAM) and micrographs were used to explain and define what the appropriate ratio water/plaster to produce plaster cast high mechanical strength. Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM) showed an elongation of the crystals and storage, in the form of parallel beams, and a significant reduction of porosity in the microstructure of the material after shaping by pressing. The CCRD showed that when the water/plaster ratio close to 21.0% (stoichiometric value) reduces the contribution of re-hydration of the semi-hydrate in increasing of mechanical strength

Submitted by Camila Passos (camilapassos@ufscar.br) on 2017-02-03T16:32:49Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DissKCRO.pdf: 2177544 bytes, checksum: 432fb447cfd5d228ea9cafd7547b3763 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Camila Passos (camilapassos@ufscar.br) on 2017-02-03T16:33:26Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 DissKCRO.pdf: 2177544 bytes, checksum: 432fb447cfd5d228ea9cafd7547b3763 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Camila Passos (camilapassos@ufscar.br) on 2017-02-03T16:33:44Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 DissKCRO.pdf: 2177544 bytes, checksum: 432fb447cfd5d228ea9cafd7547b3763 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-03T16:34:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DissKCRO.pdf: 2177544 bytes, checksum: 432fb447cfd5d228ea9cafd7547b3763 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-12-12 / Não recebi financiamento / The need for satisfying deadlines and reducing costs made construction companies invest in the improvement of productivity throughout the steps of constructing buildings. This study aimed to stratify the workforce‟s productivity in employment categories during the execution of the plaster coating, showing productivity indicators values expressed in man-hours per square meter (Hh/m²) of executed coating so as to identify among the workforce‟s employment categories chances of improvement. As research strategy, it was used the field survey in five construction works with different types of buildings, where it was made a hard observation and labor productivity collection taking into account the occupation categories (Direct Work, Delays, Mobilization, Downtime, Displacements and Support) resulting in productivity indicators stratified in accordance to these categories. It was diagnosed that the values of the overall workforce‟s productivity ranged between 0.16 and 0.50 Hh/m², considering that the main value in the distribution of its fractions was in the occupation category of Direct Work, which ranged between 0.08 Hh/m² and 0.23 Hh/m² regarding the other categories. The higher the representativeness of main productive and auxiliaries categories (Direct Work, Support and Mobilization) over the categories associated with the unproductive activities (Downtime and Delay), the better the productivity detected, although strong statistical correlation was not observed. Regarding the category Direct Work, the best productivity of labor is achieved in the implementation of the coating on the ceiling over the implementation on the walls. Thereby, this work‟s main contribution is in the preparation of the analytical structure of occupation categories to the plaster coating department as well as the unfolding of workforce‟s productivity indicators in these categories for this department. / A necessidade de se cumprir prazos e de se reduzir custos obrigou as empresas de construção civil a investirem na melhoria da produtividade nos processos de construção de edificações Este estudo teve como objetivo estratificar a produtividade da mão de obra em categorias de ocupação na execução do revestimento de gesso em pasta, apresentando valores de indicadores de produtividade, expressos em homens-horas por metro quadrado (Hh/m²) de revestimento executado de tal forma a se identificar, entre as categorias de ocupação da mão de obra, oportunidades de melhoria. Como estratégia de pesquisa, utilizou-se o levantamento de campo em cinco obras com tipologias diferentes de edifícios, onde foi feita uma laboriosa observação e levantamento da produtividade da mão de obra levando-se em consideração as categorias de ocupação (Trabalho direto, Atrasos, Mobilização, Paralisação, Deslocamentos e Apoio) resultando em indicadores de produtividade estratificados segundo estas categorias. Diagnosticou-se que os valores da produtividade da mão de obra global variou entre 0,16 e 0,50 Hh/m² sendo que o principal valor significativo na distribuição de suas frações foi na categoria de ocupação Trabalho direto, variando entre 0,08 Hh/m² e 0,23 Hh/m² em relação às demais categorias. Quanto maior a representatividade das categorias principais produtivas e auxiliares (Trabalho Direto, Apoio e Mobilização) em detrimento às categorias associadas a atividades improdutivas (Paralisação e Atraso), melhor a produtividade detectada, embora não se tenha observado forte correlação estatística. Com relação à categoria Trabalho Direto, a melhor produtividade da mão de obra é alcançada na execução do revestimento nos tetos em detrimento a das paredes. Assim, a principal contribuição deste trabalho reside na elaboração da estrutura analítica de categorias de ocupações para o serviço de revestimento de gesso em pasta, bem como o desdobramento dos indicadores da produtividade da mão de obra nessas categorias para esse serviço.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-08T14:53:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 2371434 bytes, checksum: 9feb77190f039aa7f22992e3cc4e4ad9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-02-10 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This dissertation studied the behavior thermal, physical and mechanical of mortar coatings composed of pure gypsum, plaster / EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer) and gypsum / vermiculite applied on surfaces of building walls in order to reduce the thermal load on the walls consisted of conventional ceramic bricks and cement-sand mortar, taken as a reference. The objective was to obtain a material capable of reducing the thermal load and therefore the consumption of electrical energy used in air conditioning system for the thermal comfort of people and protection of equipment from the electrical substation of CHESF located in Milagres, in the semi-arid northeast of Brazil. The mortars were developed at the Laboratory for Testing Materials and Structures LABEME / UFPB, and underwent tests assessing their physical and mechanical properties. The result showed that the mortars have developed physical and mechanical properties that satisfy the standards in Brazil, being suitable the use of coating internal and external walls. Moreover, its application involves the reduction of non-degradable material released in nature, as the residue of EVA. The thermal conductivity of each mortar was obtained at the Laboratory of Porous Media and Thermophysical Properties LMPT UFSC-through flowmetric method. The mortar plaster, plaster / EVA and gypsum / vermiculite showed the thermal conductivity of 0.43 W / mK, 0.41 W / mK and 0.22 W / mK, respectively, behaving as thermal insulation. The results showed that the coating using mortar and plaster gypsum / EVA had a 18% reduction of thermal load of the environment on the wall by reference. And using the coating gypsum mortar / vermiculite this reduction reached 36%. / A presente dissertação estudou o compartamento térmico, físico e mecânico das argamassas de revestimentos compostas por gesso puro, gesso/EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer) e gesso/vermiculita aplicadas nas superficies das paredes de edificação visando à redução da carga térmica relativamente às paredes convencionais constituídas de tijolos de cerâmica e argamassas de cimento-areia, tomadas como referência. O objetivo foi obter um material capaz de reduzir a carga térmica e, por conseguinte, o consumo da energia elétrica utilizada no sistema de ar condicionado para o conforto térmico das pessoas e a proteção dos equipamentos de uma subestação elétrica da CHESF localizada em Milagres, na região semi-arida do nordeste brasileiro. As argamassas foram desenvolvidas no Laboratório de Ensaio de Materiais e Estruturas LABEME/UFPB, onde foram submetidas a testes da avaliação de suas propriedades fisicas e mecânicas. O resultado mostrou que as argamassas desenvolvidas têm propriedades físicas e mecânicas que satisfazem às normas brasileiras, sendo adequedas ao uso de revestimento de paredes internos e externos. Além disso, sua aplicação implica a redução de material não degradável lançado na natureza, como o residuo de EVA. A condutividade térmica de cada argamassa foi obtida no Laboratório de Meios Porosos e Propriedades Termofisicas LMPT-UFSC, através do método fluxometrico. As argamassas de gesso, gesso/EVA e gesso/Vermiculita apresentaram as condutividades térmicas de 0,43 W/mK, 0,41 W/mK e 0,22 W/mK, respectivamente, comportando-se portando, como isolamentes térmicos. Os resultados mostraram que utilizando o revestimento da argamassa de gesso e de gesso/EVA tem-se uma redução de 18% de carga térmica do ambiente em relação à parede de referencia. E utilizando o revestimento da argamassa de gesso/vermiculita essa redução chega a 36% .

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-08T15:00:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 parte1.pdf: 2195747 bytes, checksum: 603940fe9313a5c16903650901059e36 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-05-29 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Gypsum is a building material older than is known. Some of their properties they confer advantages such as fire resistance, thermal and acoustic insulation. By virtue of being a ligand less aggressive environment than Portland cement, its use should be encouraged and new applications studied. This work aims to study the physical-mechanical and thermal composite gypsum with the addition of vermiculite and waste of the footwear industry (EVA). The development of these composites has as its purpose the production of elements of thermal protection coating on walls. In the initial stage were investigated physical and mechanical properties of these composites. To determine the influence of levels of EVA and vermiculite, and ratio water/plaster in the physical and mechanical properties of composites in the fresh and hardened were incorporated into five different percentages of the materials with the three ratios water/plaster. A basic composition of each composite was determined by multivariate analysis. Then the composite was optimized its matrix modified with the partial replacement of gypsum by ceramic waste and lime and studied its physical and mechanical properties as well as aspects related to durability. Finally they were certain the thermal properties of composites with waste gypsum and gypsumvermiculite waste-EVA and proposed a constructive element for use in masonry lining and examined its thermal performance. The results indicated that the incorporation of ceramic waste and lime into matrix gypsum of the composites improved their optimized mechanical properties and their performance in relation to water by surface treatment. The theoretical study has shown that proposed plates reduce the heat load incident on mansory. / O gesso é um dos materiais de construção mais antigos que se tem conhecimento. Algumas de suas propriedades lhe confere vantagens como, resistência ao fogo, isolamentos térmico e acústico. Em virtude de ser um ligante menos agressivo ao ambiente que o cimento Portland, seu uso deve ser incentivado e novas aplicações estudadas. Este trabalho teve como objetivo estudar as propriedades físico-mecânicas e térmicas de compósitos à base de gesso com a incorporação de vermiculita e de resíduos da indústria de calçados (EVA). O desenvolvimento destes compósitos tem como propósito a produção de elementos de revestimento para proteção térmica de alvenarias. Na etapa inicial foram pesquisadas as propriedades físicas e mecânicas desses compósitos. Para determinar a influência dos teores de resíduo de EVA e vermiculita e da relação água/gesso nas propriedades físicomecânicas dos compósitos no estado fresco e endurecido foram incorporados cinco percentuais diferentes dos materiais com três relações água/gesso. Uma composição básica de cada compósito foi determinada através de análise estatística multivariada. Em seguida o compósito otimizado teve sua matriz modificada com a substituição parcial do gesso por resíduo cerâmico e cal e estudadas suas propriedades físico-mecânicas, bem como aspectos relacionados à durabilidade. Finalmente foram determinadas as propriedades térmicas do gesso e do compósito gesso com vermiculita e gesso com EVA e proposto um elemento construtivo para aplicação em revestimento interno de alvenarias bem como analisado teoricamente seu desempenho térmico. Os resultados deste trabalho indicaram que a incorporação de resíduo cerâmico e cal à matriz de gesso dos compósitos otimizados melhoraram suas propriedades mecânicas bem como seu desempenho em relação à água mediante o tratamento superficial. O estudo teórico demonstrou que as placas propostas reduzem a carga térmica incidente em alvenarias.