O maior uso do concreto de alta resistência, o uso de desmoldante e/ou o emprego de fôrmas plastificadas são fatores que cada vez mais contribuem para a superfície do concreto tornar-se lisa e de baixa porosidade superficial. Dessa forma, há prejuízo da absorção capilar que deve existir na camada superficial da base, de modo a permitir a penetração e a ancoragem dos produtos de hidratação da argamassa de revestimento no interior do substrato, garantindo a ancoragem mecânica. Neste sentido, a presente dissertação é resultado de um trabalho experimental realizado para investigar a influência da rugosidade gerada pelos tratamentos superficiais realizados nos substratos de concreto, com ou sem desmoldante, tais como lavagem por hidrojateamento, escovação, lixamento, apicoamento e uso de retardador de pega de superfície, na aderência do revestimento de argamassa. Para atender os objetivos propostos, moldaram-se prismas de concreto em três níveis de resistência fc28 (25 MPa, 35 MPa e 45 MPa), cujas superfícies foram tratadas e preparadas com chapisco convencional, traço 1:3 e chapisco adesivo. A argamassa de revestimento empregada foi industrializada. O programa experimental envolveu primeiramente a caracterização inicial dos materiais utilizados na confecção dos prismas de concreto, bem como das argamassas empregadas. Como caracterização dos substratos tratados, foram realizados ensaios para caracterizar a superfície, quanto à rugosidade e sucção capilar. A rugosidade foi avaliada em duas dimensões, através de perfis, de acordo com parâmetros normalizados, e também em três dimensões, através da superfície específica. Após o tratamento dos substratos, foi feita a aplicação da camada de chapisco, convencional e industrializado, e posteriormente, a aplicação da argamassa de revestimento, em camada única. Por fim, os revestimentos aplicados foram avaliados quanto à resistência de aderência e extensão de aderência. Com os resultados obtidos, concluiu-se que o uso do desmoldante prejudica a sucção capilar de substratos de concreto de fc28 igual ou inferior a 35 MPa. Conclui-se também que concretos de fc28 igual a 25 MPa possuem porosidade suficiente para garantir ancoragem mecânica, não necessitando de tratamento superficial, assim como quando se utiliza chapisco industrializado em qualquer concreto. Ao se utilizar chapisco convencional, a resistência de aderência aumenta a medida que se aumenta a rugosidade da superfície. / The widespread use of high resistance concrete , the use of lubricant and the employment of plastic-coated molds are factors that more and more contribute to the flat surface and low porosity of the concrete. Thus, there is damage of the capillary absorption that should exist in the substrate superficial layer, in order to allow the entrance and the anchorage of the hydration products of the coating mortar inside the substrate, guaranteeing the mechanical anchorage. In this way, the present dissertation resulted as experimental work realized to investigate the influence of the rugosity generated by the superficial treatments in the concrete substrate, with or without lubricant, such as wash with high pressure water jetting, brushing, grinding, milling and use of retarder of surface, in the adherence of the coating mortars. To reach the proposed objectives, concrete prisms were molded in three levels of resistance fc28 (25 MPa, 35 MPa and 45MPa), its surfaces were treated and prepared with conventional slurry mortar and adhesive slurry mortar. The coating mortar was industrialized. The experimental program involved the initial characterization of the materials used in concrete and mortars. To characterize the concrete surface tests were realized to characterize the rugosity and sorptivity. The rugosity was evaluated in two dimensions, through profiles, in accordance with parameters normalized, and also in three dimensions, through specific surface. Slurry mortar industrialized and conventional was applied after the substrate treatment, and the covering mortar was applied after in only one layer. Finally, the coverings applied were evaluated on the bond strength and adherence extension. The results obtained showed us that the use of the lubricant damages capillary suction on the concrete substrate 35MPa. Concretes 25MPa possess enough porosity to guarantee mechanical anchorage, not needing superficial treatment, as well when slurry mortar industrialized is used in any concrete. The resistance of adherence increases when the rugosity of the surface increases.

Resolving diversity patterns and their underlying drivers has application for both ecological theory and ocean management. Because seafloor characteristics are often used to assess bottom habitat, I examined the relationship between deep-sea benthic (bottom-living) diversity and multi-scale topographic heterogeneity. Most work occurred on the Canadian Pacific continental shelf at Learmonth Bank with additional sites in Strait of Georgia (BC) and Gulf of Maine (Atlantic shelf). High-resolution species distribution and seafloor data were annotated from remotely operated vehicle benthic imagery surveys while large-scale seafloor data were derived from multibeam sonar. New method development to address problems of current methods and to facilitate comparison among ecosystems is a major outcome. My new MiLS method (microtopographic laser scanning) can profile the deep seafloor at a resolution of ~1-2 cm with high accuracy and precision. I also developed a new ACR (arc-chord ratio) rugosity index as a measure of 3-D topographic heterogeneity that is simple, accurate and highly versatile. Model systems and scales vary among my studies but results consistently yield a positive relationship between diversity and topographic heterogeneity and identify bottom hydrodynamics as an important underlying driver. Rockfish Sebastes spp. associate with higher seafloor rugosity non-randomly and select for deep-sea corals and sponges over inert substrata alone. Data indicate that degradation of biogenic structures is a long-term detriment to rockfish species. Gorgonian coral- and sponge-dominant biotopes strongly associate with a single substratum type. These relationships were used to map coral and sponge distributions. This work, which collectively adds new information on the ecological relevance and distribution of corals and sponges, is pertinent to the conservation and management of fish stocks and vulnerable marine ecosystems. Epibenthic community variables abundance, richness, and Shannon diversity positively correlated with both the local microtopographic heterogeneity on a scale of 10 m2 and with the surrounding regional large-scale topographic heterogeneity on scales of 25 to 250,000 m2. Relationships were strongest between epibenthic community variables and the largest scale rugosity and were used to generate and test predictive diversity models. Where management strategies rely on surrogate measures in data-poor areas, mapping benthic diversity using ACR rugosity will provide good indicators. Although bottom hydrodynamics is consistently identified as an underlying driver of epibenthic patterns related to topographic heterogeneity, data suggest the nature of the relationship varies across spatial scales. At small scales, high topographic heterogeneity likely increases diversity by increasing the number of available niches (including hydrodynamic gradients; e.g., the abrupt vertical rugosity created by tall corals and sponges provides rockfish refuge from currents) while at large scales, high topographic heterogeneity increases local diversity less directly through distant hydraulic events that alter bottom flow hydrodynamics. / Graduate / 0329 / 0416 / 0799 / cdupreez@uvic.ca

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Knowing the distributional patterns and the mechanisms that lead to the actual levels of diversity and richness is a challenge given the ecosystems threats. Understanding how the threats coming from the human actions can affect this diversity is the key to protect ecosystems and species. This study toward (i) investigate the richness distribution patterns of the genus Aegla in four freshwater ecoregions in South America, as well as (ii) the mechanisms that lead to that distribution, and (iii) the human influences in these freshwater ecosystems. The study area comprised four freshwater ecoregions: Upper Uruguay, Low Uruguay, Laguna dos Patos, and Tramandaí-Mampituba. Through data from five scientific collections, UFRGS, UFSM, FZB-RS, PUC-RS, and URI-Erechim, we compiled 30 species of Aegla. We associated the species distribution in four ecoregions to the distributional patterns, conservation status, environmental and spatial variables, rugosity, and land cover. The protected area network not effectively protects the aquatic ecosystems. The species richness is associated to average values of rugosity. Finally, the species occurrence areas exhibit land cover categories of agriculture and urban areas. We consider the levels of endemism inside the protected area network are key factor to conservation of aquatic ecosystems. Historic process linked to the river network formation, in a spatial context, is an important approach to understand the distributional pattern of some freshwater groups. These patterns are associated to spatial questions, following the increasing of agriculture and urban lands, are committing the diversity in freshwater environments. / Conhecer os padrões de distribuição e os mecanismos que levam aos níveis de diversidade e riqueza atuais são desafios dado à ameaça dos ecossistemas. Entendermos como as ameaças oriundas das ações do homem podem impactar essa diversidade é a chave para conservarmos ecossistemas e espécies. Esse estudo teve como objetivo (i) investigar os padrões de distribuição da riqueza do gênero Aegla em quatro ecorregiões de água doce da América do Sul, bem como, (ii) quais os mecanismos que levaram a tal distribuição, e por fim, (iii) a influência das ações do homem nos ecossistemas de água doce. A área de estudo compreendeu quatro ecorregiões de água doce: Alto Uruguai, Baixo Uruguai, Laguna dos Patos e Tramandaí-Mampituba. Através de registros de cinco coleções científicas, UFRGS, UFSM, FZB-RS, PUC-RS e URI-Erechim, obtivemos dados de 30 espécies do gênero Aegla. Padrões de distribuição, status de conservação, variáveis ambientais e espaciais, rugosidade e cobertura do solo foram analisadas e associadas à distribuição das espécies nas ecorregiões. Ficou claro que a rede de unidades de conservação não protege efetivamente os ecossistemas aquáticos. Por sua vez, a riqueza de espécies está associada a valores médios de rugosidade do relevo. E, finalmente, as áreas de ocorrência das espécies apresentaram cobertura do solo com áreas agrícolas e urbanas. Considerarmos os níveis de endemismos dos grupos nas redes de unidades de conservação é um fator chave para proteção efetiva dos ecossistemas aquáticos. Processos históricos ligados à formação das redes de rios, no contexto espacial, é a chave para entendermos padrões de distribuição de alguns grupos de água doce. Esses padrões de distribuição associados às questões espaciais, ligados ao crescente aumento das áreas de agricultura e urbana, estão comprometendo a diversidade de ambientes dulcícolas.

L’érosion est un phénomène d’arrachage et de transport de particules solides par des efforts hydrauliques au sein des ouvrages hydrauliques. Cette pathologie très représentée dans les ouvrages en terre peut conduire à la rupture, aussi, la comprendre et la maîtriser constituent des enjeux sociétaux et industriels très forts. L’érodabilité des matériaux se caractérise au travers notamment d’un essai dit d’érosion de conduit et sa modélisation numérique constitue le pivot de ce travail de thèse. Le phénomène d’érosion est un problème couplé entre le fluide et le solide et nous utiliserons deux codes construits sur des approches particulaires pour aborder le problème : ASPHODEL (ANDRITZLMFA) pour la partie fluide (méthode SPH-ALE Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics – Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian) et YADE (L3S-R) pour la fraction solide (méthode DEM Discrete Element Method). Alors que YADE a été largement utilisé pour modéliser des problèmes géotechniques, ASPHODEL n’a pas encore été évalué dans un tel contexte. Ce travail constituera alors une étude de faisabilité pour l’utilisation d’ASPHODEL dans un contexte du génie civil et donnera les conditions pour espérer obtenir des résultats quantitatifs pour les phénomènes étudiés. Dans un deuxième temps, le couplage entre les deux codes sera construit dans le but d’étudier les phénomènes d’arrachage de particules le long de conduits formés à travers des matériaux granulaires cohérents. La validation du code ASPHODEL à l’échelle de la particule a été effectuée par l’étude de l’écoulement visqueux autour d’un objet 2D (cylindre) fixe et isolé de section circulaire mais aussi carrée ou triangulaire. Les forces de trainée, de portance, le coefficient de pression autour du cylindre et le nombre de Strouhal sont comparés à des résultats issus de la littérature pour différents Reynolds en régime laminaire. La validation du code ASPHODEL à l’échelle de l’échantillon a consisté à étudier un écoulement fluide entre des parois lisses ainsi que des parois constituées de particules solides fixes créant une rugosité. Le coefficient de frottement a été systématiquement calculé et comparé aux résultats issus de la littérature et le torseur fluide sur chaque particule solide des parois a été aussi évalué. Enfin, le couplage partitionné entre les deux codes fluide et solide a été construit et validé qualitativement pour le problème de la sédimentation sous gravité d’un grain solide rigide dans un fluide visqueux. / Erosion is a phenomenon related to the detachment and transport of solid particles by hydraulic efforts in hydraulic structures. This pathology which is common in earth structures can lead to their failure, therefore, the understanding and the prediction of this risk is of paramount importance. Soil erodibility is in many cases characterized through the hole erosion test and its numerical modeling is the pivot point of this thesis. The phenomenon of erosion is a coupled problem between the fluid and solid, and two particle based codes are chosen to address this problem : ASPHODEL (ANDRITZ - LMFA) for the fluid phase (method SPH – ALE Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics - Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian) and YADE (L3S -R) for the solid phase (method DEM Discrete Element method). While YADE has widely been used to model geotechnical problems, ASPHODEL has not been evaluated in this context. This work will constitute a feasibility study for the use of ASPHODEL and its ability to obtain quantitative results for the studied phenomena is addressed. Furthermore, the coupling between the two codes will be carried out in order to study the phenomena of particles detachment along conducts which walls are made with cohesive granular materials. To validate the code ASPHODEL at the particle scale, a study of the viscous flow around a 2D fixed object (cylinder) with different sections (circular, triangular and square) is performed. The drag force, the lift force, the pressure coefficient around the cylinder and the Strouhal number are compared to results obtained from the literature for different Reynolds in the laminar regime. In addition, the coefficient of friction is systematically calculated and also compared with results taken from the literature. The fluid forces on each solid particle are also evaluated. Finally, the partitioned coupling between the solid and fluid codes is developed and qualitatively validated with the problem of sedimentation under gravity of a rigid solid grain in a viscous fluid.

ZnO nanowires were grown using carbothermal reduction and convective vapor phase transport in a tube furnace. Si <100> substrates that were 20 mm x 76.2 mm were sputter coated with 2 nm to 50 nm gold which formed nanoparticles on the order of 50 nm in diameter through a process of Ostwald ripening upon being heated. Growth temperatures were varied from 800ºC to 1000ºC, flow rates were varied from 24 sccm to 3300 sccm, and growth durations were varied from 8 minutes to 5 hours. Vapor phase Zn, CO, and CO2, produced by carbothermal reduction and suspended in an Ar atmosphere, were flowed over the Si substrates. The Au nanoparticles formed an eutectic alloy with Zn, causing them to become liquid nanodroplets which catalyzed vapor-liquid-solid nanowire growth. The nanowires were also synthesized by self-catalyzing vapor-solid growth in some cases. Using the tube furnace never resulted in more than 50% of the substrate being covered by nanowires. It was found that a bench-top furnace could achieve nearly 100% nanowire coverage by placing the 20 mm x 76.2 mm sample face down in a quartz boat less than 2 mm above the source powder. This was because minimizing the distance between the sample and the source powder was critical to achieve macroscopically uniform growth consistently. / text