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Walt Whitman used animistic techniques in his poetry and prose, specifically "Song of the Redwood Tree," "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking," and Specimen Days. The term animism can be traced to the Latin root of the word, anime, which connotes a "soul" or "vitality." So, when one is talking about animistic techniques, one is speaking of the (metaphoric or realistic) ensoulment of natural objects. In the wake of a growing global crisis modern scholarship has begun reexamining the implications of this belief; often it introduces ambiguities into an otherwise comfortable relationship of unquestioned human domination. In Specimen Days, Whitman seems to have a more clear view of his natural philosophy, in which he expresses his belief that nature possesses an inherency that he envies and an ability to communicate that quality with him. However, Whitman's "Song of the Redwood Tree" is ambiguous and contradicting. Whitman creates a vision of Manifest Destiny by portraying settlers in California clearing space for houses and agriculture by cutting down the majestic redwood forests. However, this poem contains a particularly odd element: the trees have a voice. They mourn their own demise while simultaneously celebrating the arrival of the new American populace. It is a conflicting image. The animistic, majestic qualities of the trees challenge an anthropocentric view of the world, not allowing the reader to quickly disregard the extinction of the redwood forests in order to embrace American ideals of progress, which in a way defeats the more imperialistic message of the poem. Another comparison, with "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking," demonstrates how important subversion of self to place is when using animistic techniques in poetry. This poem implies that animate nature is a locus for Whitman's creative genius, both inspiring his poetry and permeating it with confusion. Whitman's very engagement with the process of imagining a voice for nature inserts doubt into some of his more imperialistic pronouncements and encourages the reader to question his own previously unexamined assumptions. Animistic literary techniques have the potential to encourage an involvement with non-human nature, along with a more conscious awareness of the way we use (and abuse) that Other.

Este trabalho aborda uma investigação numérica-experimental sobre o comportamento à fratura por clivagem de um aço de alta resistência e baixa liga ASTM A572 Grau 50 usando corpos de prova SE(B) em configurações padronizadas e não padronizadas, incluindo a configuração PCVN não padronizada. O principal objetivo desse estudo é contribuir para o desenvolvimento de um procedimento de ensaio de tenacidade à fratura aplicável a geometrias SE(B) com distância entre apoios variável (S/W) e carregada sob configuração de flexão por 3 e 4 pontos. O objetivo secundário, mas não menos importante, é investigar os efeitos da geometria e do modo de carregamento sobre as distribuições dos dados de tenacidade à fratura medidas experimentalmente e suas implicações na caracterização da dependência da tenacidade em relação à temperatura baseada na metodologia da curva mestra. Com base nesses propósitos, é fornecido um novo e extenso conjunto de fatores plásticos eta (?p) aplicáveis às geometrias SE(B) não padronizadas para estimar os valores de tenacidade à fratura, incluindo a integral J e o parâmetro CTOD, medidos experimentalmente em termos de registros de carga e deslocamento. A fim de facilitar o contato com os demais protocolos de ensaios, é também fornecido um novo conjunto de fatores rotacionais plástico (rp) para determinar o CTOD baseado no modelo da rótula plástica. Os ensaios de tenacidade à fratura, realizados em diversas geometrias SE(B) com distância entre apoios variável (S/W) extraídas na direção transversal (T-L) de uma chapa de aço ASTM A572 Grau 50, fornecem os dados de tenacidade à fratura por clivagem em termos da integral-J medida no ponto de instabilidade, Jc. Os resultados experimentais mostram um potencial efeito da geometria do corpo de prova e do modo de carregamento sobre os valores de Jc, os quais podem ajudar a mitigar os efeitos da perda de restrição plástica frequentemente observada em corpos de prova de pequenas dimensões. A aplicação exploratória para determinar a temperatura de referência, T0, a partir da metodologia da curva mestra também fornece um suporte adicional para o uso de corpos de prova SE(B) não padronizados como uma alternativa geométrica nos procedimentos rotineiros de avaliação de tenacidade à fratura, incluindo o uso de corpos de prova de pequenas dimensões nas medições de tenacidade quando a disponibilidade limitada de material e a capacidade de carregamento da máquina são as principais preocupações. / This work addresses a numerical-experimental investigation on the cleavage fracture behavior of an ASTM A572 Grade 50 high strength, low alloy structural steel using standard and non-standard SE(B) specimens, including a non-standard PCVN configuration. The main purpose of this study is to contribute to the development of a fracture toughness test procedure applicable to bend geometries with varying specimen span over width ratio (S/W) and loaded under 3-point and 4-point flexural configuration. The secondary purpose, but none the less important, is to investigate the effects of geometry and loading mode on experimentally measured fracture toughness data distributions and implications for the characterization of the temperature dependence of toughness based on the Master Curve methodology. Based on these purposes, a large new set of plastic ?-factors applicable to these non-standard bend geometries which serve to estimate the experimentally measured toughness values in terms of load-displacement records, including the J-integral and the crack tip opening displacement (CTOD), is provided. In order to facilitate contact with other test protocols, a new set of rotational factors, rp, to determine the CTOD based on the plastic hinge model is also described. Fracture toughness testing conducted on various bend geometries with varying specimen span (S/W) extracted in the T-L orientation from an A572 Grade 50 steel plate provides the cleavage fracture resistance data in terms of the J-integral at cleavage instability, Jc. The experimental results show a potential effect of specimen geometry and loading mode on Jc-values which can help mitigating the effects of constraint loss often observed in smaller fracture specimens. An exploratory application to determine the reference temperature, T0, derived from the Master Curve methodology also provides additional support for using non-standard bend specimens as an alternative specimen geometry in routine fracture assessments, including the use of small-scale fracture specimens to measure fracture toughness properties when limited material availability and test machine capacity are of major concern are of major concern.

Für die Materialcharakterisierung und Parameteridentifikation von technischen Elastomeren werden homogene Probekörper benötigt. Eine besonders wichtige Beanspruchungsart ist dabei der einachsige Zug/Druck. Für Versuche dieser Art findet die Standard-Hantel Anwendung, die für kombinierte Zug-/Druckversuche geeignet ist. Allerdings lässt sich hier schon bei geringen Druckbelastungen ein inhomogener Messbereich detektieren. Ein Ziel dieser Arbeit besteht in der Entwicklung eines neuen und verbesserten Probekörpers, der für hochpräzise Zug-/Druckversuche geeignet ist. Im Gegensatz zur Standard-Hantel wird der für Messungen zugänglich gemachte homogene Messbereich deutlich verbessert. Darüber hinaus soll der Bereich der maximal erreichbaren Stauchung signifikant erhöht werden. Der Probekörper selbst weist dabei eine verhältnismäßig einfache Hantelgeometrie mit verlängertem Mittelteil auf. Durch ein spezielles Design der Halterungsgeometrie kann sowohl ein homogenes Verzerrungsfeld erreicht als auch eine hohe Knickstabilität gewährleistet werden. Die Grundidee besteht dabei darin, dass der Probekörper mit zunehmender Stauchung immer weiter mit der Halterungsgeometrie in Kontakt tritt und dadurch seine knickgefährdete Länge reduziert wird. Mit Hilfe eines speziellen Halterungsalgorithmus kann eine neue, verbesserte Halterungsgeometrie berechnet werden. Mit dem entwickelten Probekörper-Setup (bestehend aus Hantel- und Halterungsgeometrie) lassen sich dann eine Vielzahl phänomenologischer Eigenschaften von technischen Elastomeren wie Payne- Effekt, Mullins-Effekt, Erholungs- und Relaxationsverhalten vorzugsweise bei extremen Stauchungen (bis zu 70 %) untersuchen. Ein weiteres Ziel dieser Arbeit besteht in der Entwicklung eines Scherprobekörpers zur Realisierung präziser Schermessungen. Das Design soll dabei auf einem flächigen Probekörper (Elastomermatte) beruhen, um Alterungsuntersuchungen, Untersuchungen mit faserverstärkten Materialien und Versuche mit Vorreckungen realisieren zu können. Im Gegensatz zu herkömmlichen Scherprobekörpern soll dabei auf eine stoffschlüssige Verbindung mittels Kleben oder Anvulkanisieren aufgrund von Materialirritationen oder Schrumpf verzichtet werden. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurde diesbezüglich ein spezielles Fixierdesign mit Stiften entwickelt, welches zur Ausbildung nahezu homogener Scherdeformationen führt. Damit lassen sich eine Vielzahl wichtiger Eigenschaften bei einer annähernd homogenen Scherdeformation untersuchen. / Homogeneous test specimens are required for material characterization and model parameter identification. An important kind of loading is uniaxial tension/compression. For this, a standard dumbbell is available for combined tension-compression tests. But even for small compressive strains the standard dumbbell leads to an inhomogeneous stress state in the measuring zone. One aim of this work is the development of a new test specimen, which is suitable for high-precision tension/compression tests. In comparison to the standard dumbbell the homogeneity in the measuring zone is significantly improved. Furthermore, the range of maximal compression is increased substantially. The test specimen itself consists of a slender dumbbell structure. By a special design of the mounting geometry, homogeneous stress and strain fields as well as a high stability can be achieved. For an increasing compression, the test specimen comes into contact with the mounting geometry and the critical length is reduced. By means of dynamic analysis, the mounting geometry was calculated and optimized. This method is a powerful tool for developing new mounting geometries, by taking into account both the stability and the homogeneity characteristic. With the developed specimen-setup (consisting of dumbbell and mounting geometry), the phenomenological characteristics of rubber like Payne effect, Mullins effect, recovery and relaxation behavior can be investigated up to a compressive strain of 70 %. Another aim of this work is the development of a shear specimen, which enables precision shear measurements for large shear values. The design is based on a planar test specimen (rubber mat) in order to enable ageing tests, tests with fibre-reinforced materials and tests with pre-stretching. In contrast to other shear specimens, a material-locking connection by gluing or vulcanizing sould be avoided in consequence of material irritation or shrinkage. For this, a special fixing design was developed, which enables a uniform initiation of shear deformation for different rubber thicknesses. Finally, the new shear specimen enables the investigation of typical rubber properties.

This thesis concerns the application of aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) to the quantitative analysis of industrial Pd-Pt core-shell catalyst nanoparticles. High angle annular dark field imaging (HAADF), an incoherent imaging mode, is used to determine particle size distribution and particle morphology of various particle designs with differing amounts of Pt coverage. The limitations to imaging, discrete tomography and spectral analysis imposed by the sample’s sensitivity to the beam are also explored. Since scattered intensity in HAADF is strongly dependent on both thickness and composition, determining the three dimensional structure of a particle and its bimetallic composition in each atomic column requires further analysis. A quantitative method was developed to interpret single images, obtained from commercially available microscopes, by analysis of the cross sections of HAADF scattering from individual atomic columns. This technique uses thorough detector calibrations and full dynamical simulations in order to allow comparison between experimentally measured cross section to simulated ones and is shown to be robust to many experimental parameters. Potential difficulties in its applications are discussed. The cross section approach is tested on model materials before applying it to the identification of column compositions of core-shell nanoparticles. Energy dispersive X-ray analysis is then used to provide compositional sensitivity. The potential sources of error are discussed and steps towards optimisation of experimental parameters presented. Finally, a combination of HAADF cross section analysis and EDX spectrum imaging is used to investigate the core-shell nanoparticles and the results are correlated to findings regarding structure and catalyst activity from other techniques. The results show that analysis by cross section combined with EDX spectrum mapping shows great promise in elucidating the atom-by-atom composition of individual columns in a core-shell nanoparticle. However, there is a clear need for further investigation to solve the thickness / composition dualism.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-21T20:42:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ederson Pauletti.pdf: 5739200 bytes, checksum: 362611be295a3342251b72d168512c61 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-03-22 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / In this work the ductile crack growth resistance curves (J-R curves) was evaluated for the steels used in the oil and gas pipelines from the X60 and X70 API 5L grades using the unloading compliance technique. The non standardized SE (T) specimens were used due to the same has low constraint, it is feature of pipelines. The plastic area for the obtaining the J integral was performed by measuring from the crack mouth open displacement, (CMOD). The central emphasis this research was evaluated the delamination phenomenon influence from the fracture toughness and along the J-R curve. As also the microtexture in close to delamination and ductile fracture regions, by using the Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) technique. The results have shown that value average of 355kJ/m2 was similar for both the shallow and deep crack specimens. The J-R curve values average from the shallow crack specimens have displayed most steep J-R curves, namely, it obtained higher energy values along the ductile crack propagation. Specimens that showed delaminations, during fracture process, obtained higher energy values along the ductile crack propagation. The occurrence of delaminations was more common in deep crack specimens. The microtexture results have shown a random grain sizes distribution. The components with higher intensity in the delamination region were α-fiber textures: {113} <110>, {112} <110>, {223} <110> the same cause anisotropy of mechanical properties and can be influenced out-of-plane constraint during the test. Moreover, there was the occurrence of the {100} <110> recrystallization texture component, which have deleterious effect in occurrence of delamination in microalloyed steels. Whereas in the ductile fracture region occurred the {111} <231>, {111} <132> and {111} <123> γ-fiber, which it can be influenced the ductile crack propagation process. / Neste trabalho foram investigadas as curvas de resistência ao crescimento de trinca dúctil para aços utilizados em tubulações de petróleo e gás, das classes API 5L X60 e X70, utilizando-se da técnica de variação da flexibilidade elástica. Espécimes SE(T) não padronizados foram utilizados, pois o mesmo possui baixa restrição ao fluxo plástico, característica de tubulações. A área plástica para obtenção da integral J foi obtida através da medida de deslocamento de abertura de trinca (crack mouth open displacement, CMOD). A ênfase central desta pesquisa foi avaliar a influência do fenômeno da delaminação na tenacidade à fratura (JIC) e na curva J-R em geral. Como também a obtenção da microtextura em regiões próximas à delaminação e fratura dúctil, que ocorrem durante o processo de fratura no ensaio de tenacidade à fratura, pelo uso da técnica de difração de elétrons retroespalhados (EBSD). Os resultados mostraram que o valor médio de tenacidade à fratura, de 355 kJ/m2 foi equivalente para espécimes com tamanho de trinca rasa e profunda. A média dos valores de curva J-R para espécimes com tamanho de trinca rasa mostrou curvas J-R mais íngremes, ou seja, obtiveram maiores valores energia ao longo da propagação dúctil de trinca. Os espécimes que apresentaram delaminações, durante o processo de fratura, obtiveram maior valor de energia ao longo do crescimento de trinca dúctil. A ocorrência das delaminações foi mais comum em espécimes com tamanho de trinca profunda. Os resultados de microtextura mostraram uma distribuição aleatória de tamanhos de grão. As componentes com maior intensidade na região próxima à delaminação foram as texturas de fibras α: {113}<110>, {112}<110>, {223}<110> que causam anisotropia das propriedades mecânicas e podem ter influenciado no estado triaxial de tensões durante o ensaio. Além disso, houve ocorrência da componente de textura de recristalização {100}<110>, a qual tem efeito deletério na ocorrência de delaminações em aços microligados. As componentes de fibra mais intensas na região próxima à fratura dúctil foram as texturas de fibra γ: {111}<231>, {111}<132> e {111}<123>, as quais podem influenciar no processo de propagação de trinca dúctil.

[pt] O estudo da resistência à fratura dos materiais é de grande importância para desenvolvimentos de projetos, seleção de materiais e avaliação do comportamento dos materiais perante a presença de um defeito no componente. Há inúmeras normas que envolvem geometrias padronizadas para determinação desta propriedade mecânica, no entanto nem todo componente em serviço possui as mesmas condições encontradas nas geometrias padronizadas, como é o caso de materiais dúcteis empregados em estruturas com espessuras de paredes finas e elevada pressão interna. Nesta dissertação foram estudados dois materiais com diferentes limites de escoamento confeccionados conforme geometria tipo SEN(T) de fixação por garras, a qual não é padronizada pela ASTM. Com isso, foi realizada uma pesquisa com o emprego desta geometria com variação de 0,2 a 0,8 da relação entre a dimensão idealizada inicialmente para a trinca e a largura do corpo de prova, e entalhes laterais com redução de 20 porcento foram confeccionados nos corpos de prova do material mais dúctil. Após, foi realizada a pré-trinca de fadiga e iniciado o ensaio de tenacidade à fratura. Este último foi desenvolvido adotando o método compliance, o qual permite que com apenas um corpo de prova seja realizado descarregamentos parciais permitindo assim a determinação de J e incremento de trinca em cada posição, possibilitando plotar a curva-R Os resultados obtidos determinaram que mesmo com a/W diferente daqueles indicados por norma para levantamento da curva-R, é possível obter uma curva-R para a/W=0,2. Existe uma limitação em aplicar a geometria SEN(T) que não possuem extensa ductilidade. / [en] The study of resistance to fracture of the materials is very important for developing new projects, making materials specifications and also for evaluating materials behaviour under presence of a crack in a component. There are uncountables standards which apply normalized specimens due to determine this mechanical property, however some components in service doesn t act under same conditions as the specimen chosen, for instance ductile materials applied in components with thin thickness and high intern pressure. In this dissertation was studied two diferente of materials with distinct yield limits fabricated according to SEN(T) geometry with clamped fixing, which one is not acceptable by ASTM. Thus, a research has been carried out using this geomerty with a variation of 0,2 to 0,8 of the relation between the idealized initially for the crack and the width of the proof body ratio and side-grooves with 20 percent reducted were made in the specimens with higher ductility. After that, the procedure for doing fatigue pre-crack was initialized, followed by fracture toughness test. This last one was developed adopting the unloading compliance technique, which one allows that more than one aplications of force and displacement can be realized in only one specimen then the value of J and crack extension can be calculated and the R-curve will be plotted. The results obtained showed even with a a/W ratio diferente of those indicated by standards, is possible to constructo a qualified R-curve for a/W=0,2. In additon to the results, there is a limitation in applying a SEN(T) geometry in materials that don t present extensive ductility.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Umeå : Umeå universitet, 2009. / Härtill 5 uppsatser. Även tryckt utgåva.

Thesis (M.S.)--Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 2005. / Typescript (photocopy).