Abstract Ciprofloxacin was incorporated to plain bioresorbable self-reinforced polylactide/glycolyde 80/20 screws and tacks (ciprofloxacin releasing SR-PLGA). These implants were compared to otherwise similar conventional fixation devices. The effect of the ciprofloxacin addition on the pull-out force of screws and tacks was evaluated in human cadaver cranial bones. SR-PLGA tacks applied to cranial bone with a special applicator gun had a similar holding power as screws. Addition of the antibiotic compromised the strength of the screws so that ciprofloxacin-containing PLGA screws had lower pull-out strength than corresponding plain PLGA screws. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the fibrillar strip-like microstructure of plain SR-PLGA screws turned into a coarse uni-axial platelet-like pattern as a result of ciprofloxacin addition. It is concluded that this type of 4 mm long and 1.5 mm diameter ciprofloxacin-containing screws can only be used in non-load-bearing or slightly load-bearing applications. Tissue reactions elicited by plain bioresorbable self-reinforced polylactide/glycolide (SR-PLGA) 80/20 screws were compared to similar but ciprofloxacin-releasing SR-PLGA fixation devices in rabbit cranial bone. Plain and ciprofloxacin-PLGA 80/20 screws elicited only mild inflammatory reactions upon implantation in rabbit cranial bone, but they did not interfere with osteoblast activity in up to 72 week long follow-up. Release of the antibiotic from ciprofloxacin-PLGA screws was gradual and the drug concentration in bone tissues was still higher at 8 weeks than the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of ciprofloxacin for S. aureus (0.1–1.0 μg/g). Ciprofloxacin-releasing SR-PLGA screws can find clinical usage in the prevention of implant-related infections in osteofixation in craniomaxillofacial bones in non-load-bearing or slightly load-bearing applications. Larger 6 mm long and 2 mm diameter ciprofloxacin-releasing tacks had a similar holding power to cranial bone as conventional tacks. Tacks can be recommended for clinical use as the application procedure saves time and costs.

Many orthopedic conditions in dogs require the placement of bone screws in the proximal tibial metaphysis. Currently, both cortical and cancellous screws are used clinically depending on the surgeon’s preference; however, the ideal screw for use in the proximal tibia has not been determined. Currently, both the manual and power tapping techniques are used during surgical procedures of the proximal tibia in dogs. However, it is unknown if the use of power tapping when placing screws in the canine proximal tibial metaphysis affects screw purchase. Measurement of axial pull-out strength is traditionally used to evaluate and compare the holding power of screws inserted in bone. This study compares the axial pull-out strengths of 3.5 mm cortical and 4.0 mm cancellous screws inserted using manual and power tapping techniques in the proximal tibial metaphysis

Orientador: José Luiz Pinheiro Melges / Resumo: A indústria do cimento Portland é responsável direta por uma carga de poluentes de significativo dano ambiental. Os Concretos Ativados Alcalinamente (CAA) são matrizes compostas por um ativador alcalino e um aglomerante alternativo. O material comumente utilizado para a ativação alcalina é o silicato de sódio, cuja fabricação também se mostra como ambientalmente nociva. O silicato de sódio, junto ao cimento Portland, podem ser dispensados, uma vez que a produção do ativador pode se dar através de um composto rico em silício (materiais pozolânicos no geral), sendo a cinza da casca de arroz (CCA) o instrumento de estudo do trabalho apresentado, e a soda cáustica como fornecedora de sódio (meio alcalino). Os concretos CAA foram definidos conforme o parâmetro ξ (CAA-ξ), que representa a relação molar entre SiO2 e Na2O, com as variações ξ = 1,2, ξ = 1,6 e ξ = 2,0, esta última representando o concreto ativado alcalinamente com maior taxa de CCA. Este trabalho tem como intuito a avaliação das propriedades mecânicas dos concretos CAA, comparando-as, em seguida, com duas tipologias de concreto com cimento Portland CPV-ARI, com distintos fatores água cimento (0,45 e 0,55). A variação na relação a/c teve como intuito a análise de duas referências com valores diferentes de fck. Os resultados demonstram que a resistência à compressão axial e diametral (sete dias de cura) para os concretos CAA se encontraram na faixa de 25 a 30 MPa, e de 1,5 a 3,5 MPA, respectivamente. Não foram observados... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The Portland cement industry is directly responsible for a load of pollutants of significant environmental damage. Alkali-Activated Concrete (AAC) is a matrix with prior activation and alternative binder. The catalyst material commonly used for prior activation is the sodium silicate, the manufacture of which is also environmentally harmful. Sodium silicate, together with Portland cement, can also be dispensed with, since the activator can be produced through a silicon-rich compound (pozzolanic materials in general), with the rice husk ash (RHA) being the instrument of study of the work presented, and caustic soda as a supplier of sodium. The AAC concretes were defined according to the parameter ξ (AAC- ξ), which represents the molar ratio of SiO2 and Na2O, with the variations ξ = 1.2, ξ = 1.6 and ξ = 2.0, the latter representing the AAC with higher RHA rate. This work intends to evaluate the mechanical properties of AAC, comparing them to two types of concrete with ordinary Portland cement with high early resistance, with different water cement factors (0.44 and 0.55). The variation in the water/binder mass ratio was intended to analyze two references with different values of compressive strength class. The results demonstrate that the axial and diametric compression strength (seven days cure) for the AAC concretes were in the range of 25 to 30 MPa, and of 1.5 to 3.5 MPA, respectively. There were no significant gains in the transition between the ages of 7 and 28 days, and 2... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Implants such as intramedullary nails or cancellous screws are used to mechanically stabilize fractures in bone. They provide reinforcement to the bone if they find good purchase in cancellous bone. Not all implants hold enough loads for mechanical stability and pull-out or cut-out may happen in some cases. This is linked to the interface between the bone and the implant. Computer modelling techniques are used to investigate both the effects of cut-out in a femur model, and the pull-out forces of cancellous bone screws. The bone geometry was based on CT scanned cancellous bone and converted using Mimics® software. The finite element models were produced in ANSYS®. Simple bone models were used to examine a fractured femur under standard gait loading. These models were continuum models and idealised the screw to bone interface in order to ease computational demand. The models were used to investigate the ideal positions of intramedullary devices lag screws on an anterior-posterior view of the implant location. In accordance with literature, an inferior-central or central-central position was the best position of the lag screw, while a superior-anterior or inferior-anterior position was adverse. The introduction of multi-scale modelling in order to investigate cut-out with a discrete bone model was not achieved. Discrete cancellous bone models were used to examine some of the cancellous screw characteristics, including pitch, inner diameter and proximal half angle, while a cancellous screw was also studied using a model of cancellous bone with a range of bone densities. The calculated reaction force for a pull-out of 0.2mm shows the influence of some parameters. Change in the proximal half angle increased the stiffness and strength by about 15% in line with the experimental findings of others, while apparent density changes of 2.5% increased the forces threefold. A significant reduction in reaction force was observed when a particular screw geometry in lower apparent density bone was modelled and rotated through 180° on a plane. Examination of the geometry of the bone/screw interface shows that in certain positions there is very little cancellous bone to support the implant. This will lead to low strength and is very difficult to predict. The same models were used to examine the effect of increasing bone stiffness adjacent to the implant and the use of a cement layer to augment the screw model. The increasing stiffness concluded that an increase in pull-out stiffness can be achieved, even in low quality bone, while the cement augmentation showed a significant increase in pull-out strength, though it was idealised as bonded to the bone and screw.

Very limited research studies have been conducted to examine bond of glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars with high concrete strength. The current research project aims to compare between bond measured from a pull-out test and a hinged beam test for GFRP bars embedded in high strength concrete. Different parameters influencing bond such as GFRP bar diameter, embedment length and surface configuration were investigated in both test methods, while the bar position, i.e. top or bottom, was only studied in hinged beams. Seventy-two pull-out cubes, eight pull-out prisms and twenty-four hinged beams reinforced with GFRP bars were constructed and tested to failure. Twelve pull-out cubes and four hinged beams reinforced with steel bars were also tested for comparison purposes. The results showed that bond stress – slip curves obtained from various testing methods were similar, consisting of high initial stiffness, followed by nonlinear ascending and softening branches. In addition, it was found that the experimental bond strength obtained from hinged beams was higher than both bond strengths measured by the pull-out cube and pull-out prism. However, when a finite element analysis was conducted for hinged beams, it was shown that the tensile force in the reinforcing bar estimated by equilibrium conditions is overestimated as the large deformation of hinged beams at failure was not considered. Therefore, if the tensile force obtained from the finite element analysis is used to calculate the bond strength, it would be similar to that obtained from pull-out cube and prism. Moreover, it was found that the distribution of tensile and bond stresses was nonlinear along the GFRP embedment length and bond stress at the vicinity of the free end increased with increasing the load due to redistribution of bond stresses along the embedment length. Bond strengths were compared against the prediction methods provided in ACI-440.1R, CSA-S806, CSA-S6 and JSCE 1997. In general, all design codes showed conservative results for all specimens tested and ACI predictions gave a good agreement with experimental data compared to other codes. Artificial neural network models were developed to predict bond strength of GFRP bars in concrete. These models used bar diameter, embedment length, concrete compressive strength and concrete cover as input variables. The developed ANN models showed to be able to predict bond strength of GFRP bars in concrete and, therefore, were used to conduct a parametric study. / Higher Education Institute, Government of Libya

As argamassas colantes são produtos constituídos por areia natural ou artificial, ligantes e aditivos químicos que cumprem uma função de adesivo para assentamento de revestimentos em pisos e paredes. Sob o ponto de vista reológico, a argamassa colante é um material multifásico formado por uma pasta que envolve agregados minerais. Atualmente, o único teste preconizado em norma a fresco é o ensaio de deslizamento, que apesar de ter baixo custo e relativa facilidade de execução em laboratório. As grandes desvantagens desse método são: imprecisão e a baixa repetibilidade, além de ser insuficiente para efetuar uma avaliação mais completa desses produtos no estado fresco. Assim, técnicas de caracterização reológica (Squeeze Flow, Pull Out Flow e reometria rotacional) foram especificadas e aplicadas, como alternativa tecnológica para avaliação de argamassas colantes. Porém, o potencial da configuração tradicional do ensaio de Squeeze Flow e a reometria rotacional foram pouco explorados neste tipo de argamassa. Neste estudo foi necessário empreender ajustes de configuração. O objetivo desta dissertação foi o de aplicar métodos de caracterização reológica em argamassas colantes de mercado (ACI e ACIII) de certo fabricante e ACI formulada em laboratório composta por areias com morfologias diferentes que permitissem identificar suas características relevantes no estado fresco, avaliar a influência dos parâmetros experimentais do método de Squeeze Flow (principalmente em relação à configuração e parâmetros), avaliar a adesividade das argamassas no estado fresco e aplicar o método de reometria rotacional para avaliação das energias de mistura e reológica. Os experimentos para avaliação das configurações e parâmetros do ensaio de Squeeze Flow e Pull Out Flow mostraram que tais métodos foram sensíveis para diferenciar as argamassas e refletiram o que, na prática, é percebido: ACIII (Argamassa Colante do Tipo III) tem maior consistência que ACI (Argamassa 7 Colante do Tipo I), além de mostrar que são sensíveis às diferentes taxas de deslocamento, teores de água e morfologia de agregados. Já a reometria rotacional mostrou-se sensível para identificar e diferenciar a cinética de mistura das argamassas colantes ACI e ACIII. Os resultados indicaram que o tempo de mistura de 150 segundos foi eficiente e suficiente para homogeneizar e estabilizar as argamassas testadas, e que a argamassa do tipo ACI apresenta maior dificuldade de mistura e resulta em uma suspensão com maior viscosidade e tensão de escoamento do que a argamassa ACIII. Por fim, a aplicação dos métodos de caracterização reológica em argamassas ACI compostas por areias com morfologias diferentes, indicou que o método de Squeeze Flow mostrou ser sensível para diferentes teores de água, em argamassas compostas por areia artificial. As curvas de carga de compressão da argamassa ACI com areia artificial mostraram serem superiores às formuladas argamassas com areia natural, indicando que, com a mesma proporção de insumos e teor de água (volume), as argamassas não possuem perfis reológicos similares. / Adhesive mortars are products constituted of natural or artificial sand, binder (cement) and chemical additives which serve as an adhesive for laying floor and wall tiles. From the rheological point of view, the adhesive mortar is a multiphase material consisting of a paste that coats mineral aggregates. Currently, the only test done is the slip test, which has low cost and has a relatively easy execution. The disadvantage of this method is not to have a good repeatability and is not sufficient to evaluate products in fresh state. Thus, techniques of rheologic characterization (flow squeeze, pull out flow and rotational rheometry) were applied as technologic alternatives for evaluation of adhesive mortars. However, the potential of the traditional configuration of the Squeeze Flow test and rotational rheometry were not explored in this type of product due to the requirement of configuration settings. The purpose of this dissertation is to apply advanced methods for rheological characterization of adhesive mortars in order to identify important characteristics of fresh-state application; evaluation of the influence of the squeeze-flow experimental method (mainly due to configuration and parameters); applied rheometry techniques to evaluate the mixing energy; and to evaluate the adhesiveness of fresh mortars. The evaluation of the configuration and parameters of the Squeeze Flow and Pull Out Flow showed that the methods were sensible enough to differentiate mortars in the same way that is perceived in practice: ACIII has greater consistency than ACI, also shows that are sensitive to different rates of displacement, water content and morphology of aggregates. The mixing and rotational rheometry showed that the method is sensitive to identify and differentiate the kinetics of mixing for ACI and ACIII mortars. The results indicate that the mixing time of 150 seconds was effective to homogenize and disperse the mortars. The mixing and flow torque values are higher for ACI than for ACIII, indicating that ACI is more difficult to be mixed and has a higher viscosity and yield stress than ACIII.

As argamassas colantes são produtos constituídos por areia natural ou artificial, ligantes e aditivos químicos que cumprem uma função de adesivo para assentamento de revestimentos em pisos e paredes. Sob o ponto de vista reológico, a argamassa colante é um material multifásico formado por uma pasta que envolve agregados minerais. Atualmente, o único teste preconizado em norma a fresco é o ensaio de deslizamento, que apesar de ter baixo custo e relativa facilidade de execução em laboratório. As grandes desvantagens desse método são: imprecisão e a baixa repetibilidade, além de ser insuficiente para efetuar uma avaliação mais completa desses produtos no estado fresco. Assim, técnicas de caracterização reológica (Squeeze Flow, Pull Out Flow e reometria rotacional) foram especificadas e aplicadas, como alternativa tecnológica para avaliação de argamassas colantes. Porém, o potencial da configuração tradicional do ensaio de Squeeze Flow e a reometria rotacional foram pouco explorados neste tipo de argamassa. Neste estudo foi necessário empreender ajustes de configuração. O objetivo desta dissertação foi o de aplicar métodos de caracterização reológica em argamassas colantes de mercado (ACI e ACIII) de certo fabricante e ACI formulada em laboratório composta por areias com morfologias diferentes que permitissem identificar suas características relevantes no estado fresco, avaliar a influência dos parâmetros experimentais do método de Squeeze Flow (principalmente em relação à configuração e parâmetros), avaliar a adesividade das argamassas no estado fresco e aplicar o método de reometria rotacional para avaliação das energias de mistura e reológica. Os experimentos para avaliação das configurações e parâmetros do ensaio de Squeeze Flow e Pull Out Flow mostraram que tais métodos foram sensíveis para diferenciar as argamassas e refletiram o que, na prática, é percebido: ACIII (Argamassa Colante do Tipo III) tem maior consistência que ACI (Argamassa 7 Colante do Tipo I), além de mostrar que são sensíveis às diferentes taxas de deslocamento, teores de água e morfologia de agregados. Já a reometria rotacional mostrou-se sensível para identificar e diferenciar a cinética de mistura das argamassas colantes ACI e ACIII. Os resultados indicaram que o tempo de mistura de 150 segundos foi eficiente e suficiente para homogeneizar e estabilizar as argamassas testadas, e que a argamassa do tipo ACI apresenta maior dificuldade de mistura e resulta em uma suspensão com maior viscosidade e tensão de escoamento do que a argamassa ACIII. Por fim, a aplicação dos métodos de caracterização reológica em argamassas ACI compostas por areias com morfologias diferentes, indicou que o método de Squeeze Flow mostrou ser sensível para diferentes teores de água, em argamassas compostas por areia artificial. As curvas de carga de compressão da argamassa ACI com areia artificial mostraram serem superiores às formuladas argamassas com areia natural, indicando que, com a mesma proporção de insumos e teor de água (volume), as argamassas não possuem perfis reológicos similares. / Adhesive mortars are products constituted of natural or artificial sand, binder (cement) and chemical additives which serve as an adhesive for laying floor and wall tiles. From the rheological point of view, the adhesive mortar is a multiphase material consisting of a paste that coats mineral aggregates. Currently, the only test done is the slip test, which has low cost and has a relatively easy execution. The disadvantage of this method is not to have a good repeatability and is not sufficient to evaluate products in fresh state. Thus, techniques of rheologic characterization (flow squeeze, pull out flow and rotational rheometry) were applied as technologic alternatives for evaluation of adhesive mortars. However, the potential of the traditional configuration of the Squeeze Flow test and rotational rheometry were not explored in this type of product due to the requirement of configuration settings. The purpose of this dissertation is to apply advanced methods for rheological characterization of adhesive mortars in order to identify important characteristics of fresh-state application; evaluation of the influence of the squeeze-flow experimental method (mainly due to configuration and parameters); applied rheometry techniques to evaluate the mixing energy; and to evaluate the adhesiveness of fresh mortars. The evaluation of the configuration and parameters of the Squeeze Flow and Pull Out Flow showed that the methods were sensible enough to differentiate mortars in the same way that is perceived in practice: ACIII has greater consistency than ACI, also shows that are sensitive to different rates of displacement, water content and morphology of aggregates. The mixing and rotational rheometry showed that the method is sensitive to identify and differentiate the kinetics of mixing for ACI and ACIII mortars. The results indicate that the mixing time of 150 seconds was effective to homogenize and disperse the mortars. The mixing and flow torque values are higher for ACI than for ACIII, indicating that ACI is more difficult to be mixed and has a higher viscosity and yield stress than ACIII.

Objetivo: Este estudo se propõe a verificar a influência do adesivo, material de preenchimento e hibridização da dentina na força de retenção de pinos intra-radiculares na técnica direta indireta e comparar o teste de tração de push out com o pull out. Métodos: 60 raízes de dentes bovinos com comprimento de 12 mm foram tratadas endodonticamente e divididas aleatoriamente em 6 grupos (n=10): grupo 1 (técnica direta-indireta, adesivo fotopolimerizável, cimento resinoso, teste de pull out); grupo 2 (idem ao grupo 1 porém o cimento resinoso foi substituído pela resina composta); grupo 3 (idem ao grupo anterior porém o adesivo fotopolimerizável foi substituído pelo químico); grupo 4 (idem ao anterior porém o teste utilizado foi o de push out); grupo 5 (idem ao grupo anterior porém o adesivo utilizado foi o auto condicionante); e grupo 6 (idem ao grupo anterior porém a dentina foi pré hibridizada). A força de retenção foi determinada através do teste de tração usando Universal Testing Machine (Instron). Todos os dados foram analisados usando one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) com a significância de p<0.05 e complementadas com teste de Tukey. Após o teste, as interfaces adesivas onde ocorreram as falhas foram examinadas e classificadas. Resultado: Houve diferença estatística na comparação de materiais (adesivo, material de preenchimento). A hibridização da dentina não apresentou melhoras na retenção dos pinos . A maior parte das fraturas ocorreu na interface dentina/resina. Conclusão: Com base nos resultados obtidos, concluímos que material de preenchimento, o tipo de adesivo, influenciaram na retenção de pinos de fibra; e a pré-hibridização da dentina não apresentou melhoras a retenção dos pinos. O teste de push out apresentou mais detalhes para verificar o valor da adesão de cada terço da raiz; e o teste de pull out, para a força de retenção do pino ao longo do interior do conduto e o tipo de falha. / Objective: The aims of this study is to verify the influence of adhesive, filling material and dentin hybridization on fiber post retention force in diretc -indirect technique and compare the tensile test of push out with pull out. Methods: 60 bovine single roots with a length of 12 mm were endodontically treated and randomly divided into 6 groups (n = 10): group 1 (direct-indirect technique, light-curing adhesive, resin cement, pull out test), group 2 (same as group 1 but the resin cement was replaced by composite resin), group 3 (same as previous group but the light-curing adhesive was replaced by the chemical), group 4 (same as group 3 but the test was used was push out test), group 5 (same as group 4 but the adhesive used was the self etching) and Group 6 (same as previous group but the dentin was pre-hybridized). The retention force was determined by Universal Testing Machine (Instron). All data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with significance of p <0.05 and complemented with Tukey test. After testing, the adhesive interfaces were examined and classifie. Result: There was a significant difference between comparison of materials (adhesive and filling material). The hybridization of dentin showed no improvement in the retention post. Most fractures occurred at the interface dentin / resin. Conclusion: Based on the results, we conclude that filling material, adhesive, influenced the retention of fiber posts, and the prehybridization of dentin did not improve the retention of fiber post. The push out test showed more details to verify the bonding between the post and dentin, and the pull out test for the retention force of the post inside the canal.

ABSTRACT THE EFFECT OF GROUP BEHAVIOR ON THE PULL-OUT CAPACITY OF SOIL NAILS IN HIGH PLASTIC CLAY Ak&amp / #56256 / &amp / #56533 / &amp / #56256 / &amp / #56570 / , Ebru Ph. D., Department of Civil Engineering Supervisor : Assoc. Prof. Dr. B. Sad&amp / #56256 / &amp / #56533 / k Bak&amp / #56256 / &amp / #56533 / r Co-Supervisor : Asst. Prof. Dr. M. Tolga Y&amp / #56256 / &amp / #56533 / lmaz September 2009, 161 pages Soil nailing technique is widely used in stabilizing roadway and tunnel portal cut excavations. The key parameter in the design of soil nail systems is the pull-out capacity. The pull-out capacity of the soil nails can be estimated from the studies involving similar soil conditions or can be estimated from the empirical formulas. Field verification tests are performed before the construction stage in order to confirm the parameter chosen in the design of soil nailing system. It is reported in the literature that, the pull-out resistance of a soil nail in sand should be reduced for the nails installed closer than a specific minimum distance, whereas no such requirement have been discussed for nail groups in clays. v In this study, the pull-out resistance of nails in high plastic clay are tested to investigate the influence of nail spacing in group applications. The laboratory set-up for the pull-out tests is composed of an aluminum model box (300mm (w) x 300mm (h) x 500 mm (l)), soil sample, reinforcements, pull-out device, overburden pressure applicator and monitoring device. A series of pull-out tests has been carried out on single nails and group of nails with spacings 2 and 6 times the diameter of a nail in order to observe the group effect on the pullout capacity of the nails. The nails are located into their positions during the placement of clay into the box. Within the limitations of this study, it is observed that, there is a reduction in the pull-out capacity of the central nail in 2&Oslash / spaced group. The pull-out capacity of the central nail in nail group with 6&Oslash / spacing, is not affected from the neighboring nails. In all tests, the plots of pull-out load on nail versus nail displacement show that, the peak value of load is followed by a sharp reduction. The peak pull-out load is mobilized at first few millimeters of the nail displacements. A 3D finite element program is used for numerical analyses of the experiments. The measured pull-out capacity of the soil nails are compared by the results of simulated forces obtained from these analyses. By and large, the agreement between the tests and the numerical analyses is observed to be satisfactory. The details of the numerical models are briefly presented in order to give insight into numerical modeling of soil nails in real applications.

The consolidation time is the time available for the application of adhesive mortar on the substrate. The NBR 14081-1 does not specify a method of test to determining the consolidation time, however, the standard of enforcement procedures of covering floors and walls with ceramic tiles (NBR 13755 and NBR 13754) establish 2 h and 30 min as the minimum time. By considering the significant differences between the formulations, the presence of polymeric additives, besides the evolution of cement and additions, a study about how and when the consolidation of adhesive mortar happens is needed. Then, it was looked for to evaluate and determine the time of consolidation of adhesive mortars of the types ACI, ACII and ACIII by Squeeze flow and Pull out flow tests in different time intervals (30, 60, 120, 180, 240 and 300 min) in fresh state. The test methods shown to be sensitive for the determination of consolidation time of adhesive mortars, indicating the increase of the viscosity and of the adhesion of the mortar over time. For mortars in which the consolidation occurred during the time period studied, this time made up to 180 minutes after mixing. From this period the adhesive mortars suffered losses in their rheological characteristics, which would cause difficulties in the settlement stages of ceramic plates and later problems in its performance and durability. On the other hand, the tensile bond strength tests showed great variability imparing a correlation with the rheological tests. / O tempo de consolidação é o período disponível para a aplicação da argamassa colante no substrato. A NBR 14081-1 não especifica um método de ensaio para a determinação do tempo de consolidação, já as normas de procedimento de execução de revestimento de pisos e paredes com placas cerâmicas (NBR 13755 e NBR 13754) estabelecem 2 h e 30 min como tempo mínimo. Considerando as diferenças significativas entre as formulações, a presença de aditivos poliméricos, além da evolução dos cimentos e das adições, faz-se necessário um estudo sobre como e quando se dá a consolidação da argamassa colante. Em virtude disso, procurou-se avaliar e determinar o tempo de consolidação das argamassas colantes dos tipos ACI, ACII e ACIII por meio dos ensaios de Squeeze flow e Pull out flow, em diferentes intervalos de tempo (30, 60, 120, 180, 240 e 300 min) no estado fresco. Os métodos de ensaio mostraram-se sensíveis para a determinação do tempo de consolidação das argamassas colantes, indicando o aumento da viscosidade e da adesão da argamassa com o passar do tempo. Para as argamassas em que o tempo de consolidação ocorreu durante o período estudado, este tempo deu-se aos 180 minutos após a mistura. A partir deste período as argamassas colantes sofreram perdas nas suas características reológicas o que poderá causar dificuldades nas etapas de assentamento das placas cerâmicas e posteriormente, problemas no seu desempenho e durabilidade. Já os ensaios de resistência de aderência à tração apresentaram grande variabilidade prejudicando uma correlação com os ensaios reológicos.