Desenvolvemos um modelo na forma de um mapeamento bidimensional simplético (conservativo) para estudar a evolução das linhas de campo magnético de um plasma confinado no interior de um tokamak. Na primeira parte, consideramos dois perfis estudados na literatura para a densidade de corrente no plasma: um monotônico e um não-monotônico, que dão origem a diferentes perfis analíticos do fator de segurança. Nas simulações, consideramos inicialmente o sistema no equilíbrio, onde observamos, nas seções de Poincaré, apenas linhas invariantes. Em seguida, adicionamos uma perturbação (corrente externa), onde observamos cadeias de ilhas e caos no sistema. Na segunda parte consideramos um perfil também não-monotônico, mas com uma região na qual a densidade de corrente no plasma torna-se negativa, estudo ainda em aberto na literatura, que causa uma divergência no perfil do fator de segurança. Mesmo considerando o sistema apenas no equilíbrio, surgiram cadeias de ilhas muito pequenas em torno de curvas sem shear e caos localizado no sistema, característica não verificada para os outros perfis estudados no equilíbrio. Variando parâmetros relacionados à expressão da densidade de corrente, conseguimos controlar o aparecimento de regiões com cadeias de ilhas em torno de curvas sem shear e regiões caóticas. Para comprovar os resultados, aplicamos o perfil considerado a um outro mapa simplético da literatura (tokamap). Na parte final, consideramos a configuração do perfil do fator de segurança na forma de um divertor. Nessa configuração também temos uma divergência na expressão do perfil do fator de segurança. Observamos características similares (cadeias de ilhas em torno de curvas sem shear e caos) quando consideramos o perfil não-monotônico com densidade de corrente reversa. / We develop a symplectic (conservative) bidimensional map to study the evolution of magnetic field lines of a confined plasma in a tokamak. First, we considered two profiles for the plasma current density, studied in the literature: monotonic and non-monotonic, which give rise to different profiles for the poloidal magnetic field and different analytical profiles for the safety factor. In our simulations, we consider the system initially at equilibrium, where we observe, in Poincaré sections, only invariant lines. Then, we add a perturbation (external current), where we observe island chains and chaos in the system. In the second part, we consider a non-monotonic profile, but with a region which the current density becomes negative, which causes a divergence in the safety factor profile. Even considering only the sistem at equilibrium, very small island chains appeared around the shearless curves, and localized chaos. This feature was not observed for the other profiles at equilibrium. We can control the appearance of the regions with island chaind around the shearless curves and chaotic regions, by variation of parameters related to the density current expression. To comprove our results, we aplly the same profile to the other symplectic map. Finally, we consider a safety factor profile in a divertor configuration. We also have a divergence on in the safety factor profile. We observe similar features (island chains around shearless curves and localized chaos) when we consider a non-monotonic safety factor profile with a reversed density current.

A norma Brasileira NBR 6122/1996 - Projeto e Execução de Fundações utiliza o conceito de coeficiente de segurança global e parcial na verificação da segurança de fundações. Esta dissertação ressalta que essa verificação, utilizada na prática, é necessária, para que se atenda às exigências da norma, porém, não é suficiente para garantir a segurança de uma fundação. Pois, qualquer medida de segurança deve estar associada a uma determinada probabilidade de ruína. Neste contexto, apresenta-se nessa dissertação uma metodologia de verificação da segurança na qual, a escolha da carga admissível de um estaqueamento é baseada na probabilidade de ruína de um elemento isolado de fundação e, a aplicação dessa metodologia em diversas fundações executadas em diferentes regiões do país. / The Brazilian code NBR 6122/1996 for Foundation Design and Execution is based on the concept of Limit States Design (LSD) and on the traditional Working Stress Design (WSD). This paper shows that this approach, as usually carry out in the foundation engineering practice, although being necessary, is not enough to assure a safe foundation, once any safety measurement should be associated to a given probability of failure. Therefore, in the proposed methodology, the safety verification of the piling allowable load is based on the probability of failure of an isolated foundation element.

La presente tesis se estudia el fenómeno de licuefacción del material de relave en la presa zona norte en la mina cobriza, considerando que está sometida a una carga sísmica, valor obtenido a partir de un análisis de peligro sísmico considerando las fuentes sismogénicas históricas de la zona y posteriormente se determina una aceleración mínima necesaria donde iniciaría el proceso de licuefacción. Esta tesis tiene por objetivo identificar los factores que influyen en la falla por licuación en el material de relave Zona Norte en la mina Cobriza para evitar problemas de contaminación de suelos, calidad de agua y la posibilidad de ocasionar problemas en la planta concentradora que se encuentra al pie de la presa. Asimismo, se presenta información de definiciones sobre el fenómeno de licuación de suelos y mencionan casos históricos conocidos tanto a nivel mundial como en el Perú sobre los efectos ocasionados por este fenómeno. Posteriormente, se mencionan los estudios realizados para el reconocimiento y caracterización geotécnica del material de relave, así como el procesamiento de dicha información para poder evaluar el potencial de licuación donde se obtiene un factor de seguridad, el cual es un número que representa el potencial de licuefacción en el suelo. Finalmente, se concluye que los resultados demuestran la existencia de un alto potencial de licuación del material de relave en la presa zona norte en la mina cobriza considerando una aceleración de las fuentes sismogénicas históricas y se calcula un factor de seguridad de licuefacción de valor promedio de 1.3, con la finalidad de determinado la aceleración mínima necesaria donde iniciaría el proceso de licuefacción del material de relave. This thesis studies the phenomenon of liquefaction of tailings material in the dam in the northern copper mine is studied, considering that is subjected to a seismic load value obtained from a seismic hazard analysis considering the historic earthquake of gene sources area and then a necessary minimum acceleration which begin the process of liquefaction is determined. This thesis aims to identify the factors that influence the failure by liquefaction in the North Zone tailings material in the Cobriza mine to avoid problems of soil pollution, water quality and the ability to cause problems in the concentrator plant found at the foot of the dam. Also, information on the definition of soil liquefaction phenomenon occurs both known and mentioned about the effects caused by this global phenomenon and Peru historical cases. Subsequently, studies for the recognition and geotechnical characterization of the tailings material and processing of such information are mentioned in order to assess the potential of liquefaction where a safety factor, which is a number that represents the potential is obtained soil liquefaction. Finally, we conclude that the results show that there is a high potential for liquefaction of tailings material in the dam north in the copper mine considering an acceleration of historical seismic sources and a safety factor of liquefaction average value is calculated 1.3, in order to set the required minimum acceleration which begin the process of liquefaction of tailings material.

Les Architectures Orientées Services (SOA) sont adoptées aujourd'hui par de nombreuses entreprises car elles représentent une solution flexible pour la construction d'applications distribuées. Une Application Basée sur des Services (SBA) peut se définir comme un workflow qui coordonne de manière dynamique l'exécution distribuée d'un ensemble de services. Les services peuvent être sélectionnés et intégrés en temps réel en fonction de leur Qualité de Service (QoS), et la composition de services peut être dynamiquement modifiée pour réagir à des défaillances imprévues pendant l'exécution. Les besoins des architectures orientées services présentent des similarités avec la nature: dynamicité, évolutivité, auto-adaptabilité, etc. Ainsi, il n'est pas surprenant que les métaphores inspirées par la nature soient considérées comme des approches appropriées pour la modélisation de tels systèmes. Nous allons plus loin en utilisant le paradigme de programmation chimique comme base de construction d'un middleware. Dans cette thèse, nous présentons un middleware "chimique'' pour l'exécution dynamique et adaptative de SBA. La sélection, l'intégration, la coordination et l'adaptation de services sont modélisées comme une série de réactions chimiques. Tout d'abord, l'instantiation de workflow est exprimée par une série de réactions qui peuvent être effectuées de manière parallèle, distribuée et autonome. Ensuite, nous avons mis en oeuvre trois modèles de coordination pour exécuter une composition de service. Nous montrons que les trois modèles peuvent réagir aux défaillances de type panne franche. Enfin, nous avons évalué et comparé ces modèles au niveau d'efficacité et complexité sur deux workflows. Nous montrons ainsi dans cette thèse que le paradigme chimique possède les qualités nécessaires à l'introduction de la dynamicité et de l'adaptabilité dans la programmation basée sur les services. / With the advent of cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service, Service-Based Application (SBA) represents a new paradigm to build rapid, low-cost, interoperable and evolvable distributed applications. A new application is created by defining a workflow that coordinates a set of third-party Web services accessible over the Internet. In such distributed and loose coupling environment, the execution of SBA requires a high degree of flexibility. For example, suitable constituent services can be selected and integrated at runtime based on their Quality of Service (QoS); furthermore, the composition of service is required to be dynamically modified in response to unexpected runtime failures. In this context, the main objective of this dissertation is to design, to develop and to evaluate a service middleware for flexible execution of SBA by using chemical programming model. Using chemical metaphor, the service-based systems are modeled as distributed, selforganized and self-adaptive biochemical systems. Service discovery, selection, coordination and adaptation are expressed as a series of pervasive chemical reactions in the middleware, which are performed in a distributed, concurrent and autonomous way. Additionally, on the way to build flexible service based systems, we do not restrict our research only in investigating chemical-based solutions. In this context, the second objective of this thesis is to find out generic solutions, such as models and algorithms, to respond to some of the most challenging problems in flexible execution of SBAs. I have proposed a two-phase online prediction approach that is able to accurately make decisions to proactively execute adaptation plan before the failures actually occur.

In this thesis a previously unknown mechanism of failure in multilayered slope profiles is identified. In some conditions this mechanism does not confirm to the known failure models (relating to circular failure) used in slope stability analysis. For this reason, major failures have occurred in the artificial cuts despite the fact that the limit equilibrium methods suggest that these cuts would be stable. The limit equilibrium methods were originally created to apply to earth dam walls. In the open pit mining environment, where we face inhomogeneous and inclined multilayered structures, the assumptions of these limit equilibrium methods appear to be inapplicable (e.g. assumption for the equal shear strength along the failure surface). Analysis starts with a general picture of the stress state in the highwall slope, given extant geological conditions and rock properties. The study then focuses on a comparison of the crack-tip stress changes in the rockmass with and without inclusions at the microscopic level. Basing some assumptions on binocular microscope observations of grain structures, it is possible to measure the size of the different inclusions and show that the microscopic carbon flakes present in the rock fabric make a major contribution to the failure process in a mudstone layer in the slope. The approach adopts the fracture-process zone ahead of a crack tip as the controlling parameter of flaw propagation in rock. Flaw coalescence, which is poorly accounted for in current fracture models, is attributable to two phenomena: the flaw propagation due to high level of applied stress; and the linking of fracture-process zones due to the small distance between neighbouring flaws. A condition of flaw coalescence is given based on these two mechanisms. This development allows defining of two zones along the failure surface (frictional and cohesive). In the slope-stability field the shear strength of the rock along the failure plane is a composite function of cohesive and frictional strength. For instance, the relaxation stress normal to bedding, induced by overburden removal, provides an investigation method for the determination of the weakest minerals, which may act as flaws for fracture propagation in low-porosity rock. A method has been developed to determine the critical stress for tensile fracture propagation due to the rock structure and the stress reduction normal to bedding. A proposed failure mechanism is based on the polygonal failure surfaces theory developed by Kovari and Fritz (1978), Boyd’s field observations (1983), Stead and Scoble’s (1983) analyses, Riedel (1929) Shear Fracture Model, Tchalenko and Ambraseys (1970), Gammond’s (1983) and Ortlepp (1997) observations for natural shear failures, computer modelling by McKinnon and de la Barra (1998), the results of many laboratory experiments reported by Bartlett et al. (1981) and the author’s experience. The proposed failure mechanism evaluates stability of the artificial slope profile due to the embedded weak layer structure, layer thickness, layer inclination and depth of the cut. On the basis of the observations and the above-mentioned modified fracture model, the slope profile is divided into two blocks; passive and active blocks. With this new model, it is possible to calculate slope safety factors for the slope failure cases studied in the industry. It has been found that, whereas the conventional slope stability models predict stable conditions, the new model suggests that the slope is only marginally stable (i.e. that failure can be expected). / Thesis (PhD(Mining Engineering))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Mining Engineering / unrestricted

The aim of this diploma thesis is design of configuration and balancing of crankshaft which is determined for four-cylinder gasoline engine. The thesis investigates kinematics, dynamics and possible ways of balancing the inertial forces and moments of the rotating and sliding parts of the central crank mechanism. Subsequently, the 3D CAD model is designed according to the presented drawing. It is transformed into a spare torsion system, from which the calculations of its own and forced torsional vibrations are based. The proposed 3D CAD model is then spatially transmitted in the FEA software Ansys Workbench and modified (boundary conditions, etc.) in the FEA software Ansys Mechanical APDL so that it can be calculated according to the selected LSA method. From the selected results of the LSA method, the crankshaft safety factor against fatigue damage is calculated.

The thesis deals with the structural design of a steel connecting rod for the aircraft engine Walter Mikron III, which is currently still manufactured and developed by company PARMA-TECHNIK, s.r.o. The proposed connecting rod would replace the current duralumin connecting rod. The work also contains a strength analysis of the designed component, in which it was aimed to verify the stress on the connecting rod, based on which the fatigue safety factor was performed. This is crucial for dynamically stressed parts of internal combustion engines. Furthermore, was investigated the effect of the change of the connecting rod on the torsional vibration of the crank mechanism. For this purpose, was built a discrete torsion model. The output of the whole work is the drawing documentation of the new connecting rod, meeting the requirements for application in an aircraft engine.

Component failures can result in catastrophic behaviors in safety critical embedded systems, sometimes resulting in loss of life. Component failures can be treated as off nominal behaviors (ONBs) with respect to the components and sub systems involved in an embedded system. A lot of research is being carried out to tackle the problem of ONBs. These approaches are mainly focused on the states (i.e., desired and undesired states of a system at a given point of time to detect ONBs). In this paper, an approach is discussed to detect component failures and critical components of an embedded system. The approach is based on fault tree analysis (FTA), applied to the requirements specification of embedded systems at design time to find out the relationship between individual component failures and overall system failure. FTA helps in determining both qualitative and quantitative relationship between component failures and system failure. Analyzing the system at design time helps in detecting component failures and critical components and helps in devising strategies to mitigate component failures at design time and improve overall safety and reliability of a system.

This thesis deals with the stress-strain analysis of thick-walled pipe parts. The dimension series (characterized by the D/d ratio) of three components are solved, then a direct tube, a torus with constant wall thickness (arcus) and a torus with variable wall thickness (bend). At first, the internal pressure amount, when a fully plastic state for these components is created, is solved. The amount of the limit pressure is determined analytically, numerically and by appropriate normative relations. The results and stress diagrams of individual solutions are mutually compared. Furthermore, these components are solved in the creep and are exposed to the maximum allowable normative internal pressure for 200,000 hours according to the standard – the operating time of components. The place of the maximum equivalent creep strain and the place of the maximum equivalent stress is examined. In these places the principal stresses are depicted depending on the D/d ratio. The results and stress diagrams of individual dimension series are mutually compared. From the available literary sources the condition of the limit state reach is chosen, according to which the evaluation of the limit state reach for individual components is carried out.

The thesis deals with complex connecting rod design of two stroke diesel engine with regard to minimising its weight. Three versions of design are suggested and for each of them the stress analyses are implemented and the fatigue safety factors are determined. On the basis of results of implemented analyses and evaluation of all the aspects the most appropriate design is chosen and the production drawing is drawn according to it. In the conclusion, hydrodynamic lubrication plain bearings, which are the integral part of every connecting rod, are designed.