During a whole period of time which fibre-reinforced polymers have been used in the building industry, in dominating bonding agent has been the organic resins. There is no doubt about their advantages, but at the same time, they have two weaknesses: they are not fire resistant and they have no resistance to high temperature. Those are the reasons why the research on alternative materials which could replace organic matrix has been undertaken. The goal of the work is to maintain mechanical properties of fibre-reinforced polymer with organic matrix. Of course, an emphasis is placed to fulfilling ecological standards which are required from ecological material. An aluminosilicate inorganic matrix can meet them all. It is non-flammable, does not produce any toxic matter in contact with fire and the energy consumption during production process is lower than in case of the organic matrix. This work includes study and analysis of selected raw materials as well as their influence and impact on final reaction products which are created in inorganic matrix. A part of this work is also a design of the inorganic matrix recipe.

Clinching is a joining process that is becoming more and more important in industry due to the increasing use of multimaterial designs. Despite the already widespread use of the process, there is still a need for research to understand the mechanisms and design of clinched joints. In contrast to the tool parameters, process and material disturbances have not yet been investigated to a relatively large extent. However, these also have a great influence on the properties and applicability of clinching. The effect of process disturbances on the clinched joint are investigated with numerical and experimental methods. The investigated process variations are the history of the sheets using the pre-hardening of the material, different sheet thicknesses, sheet arrangements and punch strokes. For the consideration of the material history, a specimen geometry for pre-stretching specimens in uniaxial tension is used, from which the pre-stretched secondary specimens are taken. A finite element model is set up for the numerical investigations. Suitable clinching tools are selected. With the simulation, selected process influences can be examined. The effort of the numerical investigations is considerably reduced with the help of a statistical experimental design according to Taguchi. To confirm the simulation results, experimental investigations of the clinch point geometry by using micrographs and the shear strength of the clinched joint are performed. The analysis of the influence of difference disturbance factors on the clinching process demonstrate the importance of the holistic view of the clinching process.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:08:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PauloHLB.pdf: 2469292 bytes, checksum: ffc7ae61ceea8c4e2281f69274f4d8c7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-12-12 / Deep bed filtration occurs in several industrial and environmental processes like water filtration and soil contamination. In petroleum industry, deep bed filtration occurs near to injection wells during water injection, causing injectivity reduction. It also takes place during well drilling, sand production control, produced water disposal in aquifers, etc. The particle capture in porous media can be caused by different physical mechanisms (size exclusion, electrical forces, bridging, gravity, etc). A statistical model for filtration in porous media is proposed and analytical solutions for suspended and retained particles are derived. The model, which incorporates particle retention probability, is compared with the classical deep bed filtration model allowing a physical interpretation of the filtration coefficients. Comparison of the obtained analytical solutions for the proposed model with the classical model solutions allows concluding that the larger the particle capture probability, the larger the discrepancy between the proposed and the classical models / A filtra??o profunda de suspens?es particuladas ocorre em muitos processos industriais e ambientais, como filtra??o de ?gua e contamina??o do solo. Na ind?stria petrol?fera, a filtra??o profunda ocorre pr?ximo ao po?o injetor durante a inje??o de ?gua, causando redu??o de injetividade. Este processo tamb?m ocorre durante a perfura??o de po?os de petr?leo, o controle da produ??o de areia, o descarte de ?gua produzida em aq??feros, etc. A captura de part?culas no meio poroso pode ser causada por diferentes mecanismos f?sicos (exclus?o pelo tamanho, for?as el?tricas, gravidade, etc.). Neste trabalho, um modelo estat?stico para a filtra??o em meios porosos ? proposto e solu??es anal?ticas para as concentra??es de part?culas em suspens?o e retidas s?o obtidas. O modelo, que incorpora a probabilidade de captura de part?culas, foi comparado com o modelo cl?ssico permitindo uma interpreta??o f?sica dos coeficientes de filtra??o. As solu??es anal?ticas encontradas para o modelo proposto foram comparadas com a modelagem cl?ssica, mostrando que quanto maior a probabilidade de captura de part?culas durante o transporte em meios porosos, maior ? a discrep?ncia entre a modelagem cl?ssica e o modelo proposto

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:09:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JulianaAA_TESE.pdf: 2312979 bytes, checksum: 31c1a19cbf37d537febd576ec54e5eb2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-09-13 / Discrepancies between classical model predictions and experimental data for deep bed filtration have been reported by various authors. In order to understand these discrepancies, an analytic continuum model for deep bed filtration is proposed. In this model, a filter coefficient is attributed to each distinct retention mechanism (straining, diffusion, gravity interception, etc.). It was shown that these coefficients generally cannot be merged into an effective filter coefficient, as considered in the classical model. Furthermore, the derived analytic solutions for the proposed model were applied for fitting experimental data, and a very good agreement between experimental data and proposed model predictions were obtained. Comparison of the obtained results with empirical correlations allowed identifying the dominant retention mechanisms. In addition, it was shown that the larger the ratio of particle to pore sizes, the more intensive the straining mechanism and the larger the discrepancies between experimental data and classical model predictions. The classical model and proposed model were compared via statistical analysis. The obtained p values allow concluding that the proposed model should be preferred especially when straining plays an important role. In addition, deep bed filtration with finite retention capacity was studied. This work also involves the study of filtration of particles through porous media with a finite capacity of filtration. It was observed, in this case, that is necessary to consider changes in the boundary conditions through time evolution. It was obtained a solution for such a model using different functions of filtration coefficients. Besides that, it was shown how to build a solution for any filtration coefficient. It was seen that, even considering the same filtration coefficient, the classic model and the one here propposed, show different predictions for the concentration of particles retained in the porous media and for the suspended particles at the exit of the media / Discrep?ncias encontradas entre dados experimentais e previs?es feitas a partir do modelo cl?ssico foram relatadas por v?rios autores. Para entender essas discrep?ncias, um modelo anal?tico cont?nuo para a filtra??o profunda ? proposto. Neste modelo, cada mecanismo de reten??o est? associado a um coeficiente de filtra??o diferente. Foi mostrado que os coeficientes de filtra??o n?o podem ser somados e considerados em um ?nico coeficiente de filtra??o global como se apenas um mecanismo de reten??o atuasse no sistema, o que ? feito no modelo cl?ssico. Al?m disso, foram obtidas solu??es expl?citas para o sistema de equa??es que representam o modelo proposto. Tais solu??es foram usadas para ajustar os dados experimentais, e um bom ajuste foi obtido. Comparando os resultados obtidos com rela??es emp?ricas dispon?veis na literatura foi poss?vel identificar o mecanismo de reten??o mais atuante na filtra??o. Foi mostrado ainda, que quanto maior o tamanho das part?culas injetadas, mais atuante ? o mecanismo de exclus?o pelo tamanho e maiores as discrep?ncias entre o modelo proposto e o modelo cl?ssico. Os modelos cl?ssico e proposto foram comparados atrav?s de uma an?lise estat?stica. Tal an?lise mostrou que os ajustes feitos com o modelo proposto s?o significativamente melhores que os ajustes feitos com o modelo cl?ssico, principalmente quando o mecanismo de exclus?o pelo tamanho ? o mais atuante na filtra??o. Neste trabalho foi, tamb?m, estudado a filtra??o de part?culas em meio poroso com capacidade finita de filtra??o. Observou-se, neste caso, que ? necess?rio considerar mudan?as nas condi??es de fronteira com a evolu??o do tempo. Foi obtida a solu??o para tal modelo para diferentes fun??es de coeficiente de filtra??o. Al?m disso, foi mostrado como construir a solu??o para um coeficiente de filtra??o qualquer. Observou-se que, ainda que se considere o mesmo coeficiente de filtra??o, o modelo cl?ssico e o modelo proposto apresentam previs?es distintas para as concentra??es de part?culas retidas no meio e de part?culas em suspens?o na sa?da do meio

The diploma work is focused on importance of movement activities for seniors. The movement represents the basic manifestation of life, influences the physical health, helps psychologically and reduces psychical problems. Ageing is a process which runs individually and during which the human organism goes through certain changes. Everyone, who works with seniors, should be familiar with basic information about the ageing process. Physical activities are fundamental for this age group, they maintain the physical ability and the psychical immunity. They help handling everyday situations. In order that the exercises had the desired result, it is necessary to follow certain conventions and respect individual differences. The task of the people working with senior is to motivate them enough. Nowadays, we can find a large offer of appropriate physical activities which aim at a self-sufficient and happy senior life.

L'automobile nécessite l'utilisation d'échangeurs thermiques permettant d'assurer au moteur des conditions de fonctionnement en température acceptables (autour de 90°C). La fiabilité de ces échangeurs ne peut être négligée car ils peuvent être à l'origine de complications mécaniques importantes en cas de dysfonctionnement. La maîtrise des divers modes d'endommagement des échangeurs thermiques liés aux conditions d’utilisation devient dès lors un enjeu incontestable pour les industriels en charge de leur production, tant du point de vue matériaux, que du comportement général de la structure en service (influence du procédé d'assemblage, design,...). Les échangeurs thermiques présentent aujourd’hui une sensibilité accrue aux sollicitations thermomécaniques cycliques induites en service, du fait, essentiellement, d’une constante diminution des épaisseurs des composants. Celle-ci est responsable d’une augmentation significative des contraintes internes pour des conditions en service identiques, pouvant avoir pour conséquence directe et irréversible la rupture d’un tube, témoin d’une incompatibilité matière/design/process. Deux configurations matières industrielles ont ici été étudiées. Il s’agit de structures tri-couches colaminées de type tube, constituées respectivement de deux et trois alliages d’aluminium distincts (4xxx/3xxx/4xxx ou 4xxx/3xxx/7xxx), pour une épaisseur totale de 270µm. Ces dernières ont été développées pour permettre l’utilisation du procédé de brasage comme procédé d’assemblage (alliage 4xxx). Toutefois, une telle architecture, combinée à un procédé thermique d’assemblage sévère (600°C), est responsable d’une modification profonde de la microstructure avec l’apparition de structures de solidification, responsables entre autres de nombreuses irrégularités de surface (appelées Gouttes de Placage Résiduelles - GPR) ainsi que d’importants gradients de propriétés mécaniques dans l’épaisseur. Ces travaux de recherche s’appuient sur une approche expérimentale et numérique développée pour étudier les mécanismes d'endommagement en fatigue relatifs à de telles structures fines hétérogènes. Associant diverses techniques expérimentales telles que la corrélation d’images numériques (2D-3D) ou la tomographie à rayons X (de laboratoire ou à l’ESRF), elle permet une analyse précise des mécanismes d’amorçage et de propagation des fissures de fatigue (sur éprouvette de fatigue classique ou de type échangeur thermique). Le rôle des différents placages dans chacune des phases de l’endommagement a ainsi été mis en évidence (4xxx : amorçage, 7xxx : propagation des fissures). Des simulations par la méthode des éléments finis nous ont permis de compléter ces observations en proposant une quantification précise de l’influence de l’état de surface (GPR) sur la tenue en fatigue des éprouvettes testées. Enfin, des essais de fatigue réalisés directement sur échangeurs thermiques ont permis de corroborer les résultats obtenus sur éprouvettes modèles. / The automotive industry, like many other industrial fields, requires the use of heat thermal exchangers to allow optimal thermal service conditions of the engine (around 90°C for a car engine). The exchangers’ reliability has to be guaranteed to avoid a decrease of the engine efficiency or detrimental mechanical damage resulting from too high service temperatures. It is therefore necessary to control the different damage modes of such thermal heat exchangers according to the conditions of use. Thanks to their good thermal, corrosion and mechanical properties, aluminium alloys have steadily replaced copper alloys and brass for manufacturing heat exchangers in cars or trucks. Such components have been constantly optimized in terms of exchange surface area and, nowadays, this has led to Al components in heat exchangers with a typical thickness of the order of 0.2 to 1.5 mm. With such small thicknesses, the load levels experienced by heat exchangers components has drastically increased leading to an important research effort in order to improve the resistance to damage development during service life. Two industrial materials made of 3 co-rolled aluminium alloys (total thickness 0.27 mm) have been studied. In spite of their small thickness, the materials exhibit a composite structure comprising a core material (3xxx alloy) and 2 clads (4xxx and/or 7xxx alloys according to material configuration: 4xxx/3xxx/4xxx or 4xxx/3xxx/7xxx). The lower melting point 4xxx alloy is used for producing the heat exchanger assembly during a brazing process while the 7xxx alloy improves internal corrosion resistance. Such complex architecture, combined to the severe brazing thermal treatment, leads to important microstructural modifications, mainly characterized by the formation of brazing joints or Clad Solidification Drops (CSD) on the surface. Both of them are responsible for significant gradients of the mechanical properties on the thickness. The present study is based on an original experimental and numerical approach developed to characterise the different fatigue damage mechanisms operating in such thin heterogeneous structures. Digital image correlation (2D-3D) and X-rays tomography (at different resolutions) have been used to analyze the crack initiation and propagation mechanisms, highlighting the impact of each clad on each damage step. While the 4xxx clad corresponds to preferential crack initiation zones, the 7xxx clad seems to affect significantly the crack propagation phase. Finite Elements simulations have been carried out to complete these experimental observations, putting forward an accurate quantification of the surface state influence (through the CSD). All the different results and observations made on fatigue samples with a simplified geometry have been finally confirmed by fatigue tests on thermal exchanger configurations.