Thesis (M.S.) in Mechanical Engineering--University of Maine, 2002. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 86-89).

Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 2005. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 66-72). Also available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 2008. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-123). Also available on the World Wide Web.

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Orientador: Guilherme de Siqueira Ferreira Anzaloni Saavedra / Co-orientadora: Lilian Costa Anami / Banca: Marco Antonio Bottino / Banca: Alexandre Luiz Souto Borges / Banca: Eduardo Antonelli / Banca: Natália Cortez Gutierrez / Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da fadiga na microestrutura de uma cerâmica odontológica (Y-TZP) sinterizada pelo método convencional ou por energia de micro-ondas. A hipótese nula foi que a fadiga não irá gerar alterações na microestrutura deste material. Para isto, foram confeccionados, por meio de um sistema CAD/CAM, 84 discos de zircônia (VIPI block zircon) com características finais de 12 mm de diâmetro e 1,2 mm de espessura conforme a norma ISO 6872. Os espécimes foram separados em dois grupos: Grupo I - Sinterização convencional: ciclo estabelecido pelo fabricante (2 horas a 1530 °C) e Grupo II - sinterização por energia de micro-ondas (15 min a 1450 °C). Dez amostras por grupo foram submetidas ao teste monotônico (1000 KgF - 1mm/min) para a determinação da carga para fratura, utilizada como parâmetro para os testes de fadiga (método step-stress e fadiga dinâmica). O teste de fadiga step-stress foi realizado utilizando 4 perfis de carga, ultra-suave, suave, moderado e agressivo, até que ocorresse a fratura. A fadiga dinâmica foi realizada com o ensaio dos discos até fratura sob cinco taxas de tensão (1, 0,1, 0,01, 0,001 e 0,0001 MPa/s), e a partir disso foram calculados o coeficiente de crescimento de trincas e módulo de Weibull (confiabilidade) para cada grupo. Foram realizadas análises complementares de densidade, translucidez, microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e difratometria de Raios-X (DRX) de ambos os grupos para a caracterização dos materi... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the microstructure and fatigue behavior of a dental ceramic (Y-TZP) sintered by conventional method or by microwave energy. The null hypothesis was that the fatigue will not effect the microstructure of this material. 84 zirconia discs (VIPI block zircon) with final characteristics of 12 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm in thickness according to ISO 6872 were made using a CAD/CAM system. The specimens were divided in two groups: Group I - Conventional sintering: cycle established by the manufacturer (2 hours at 1530 °C) and Group II - sintering by microwave energy (15 min at 1450 °C). Ten samples per group were submitted to monotonic test (1000 KgF - 1mm/min) to determine the load to fracture, used as a parameter for fatigue tests (step-stress and dynamic fatigue). The step-stress fatigue test was performed using 4 load profiles, ultramild, mild, moderate and aggressive, until the fracture. The dynamic fatigue was performed by testing the disks to fracture under five constant stress rates (1, 0.1, 0.01, 0.001 and 0.0001 MPa/s), and from this the crack growth coefficient and Weibull module (reliability) were measured for each group. Additional analyzes of density, translucency, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffractometry (XRD) for both groups were carried out to characterize the materials. The results of stepstress fatigue test did not show differences in the specimens behavior of each group. Dynamic fatigue also showed no di... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Orientador: Guilherme de Siqueira Ferreira Anzaloni Saavedra / Banca: Renata Marques de Melo Marinho / Banca: Alexandre Luiz Souto Borges / Banca: Tiago Moreira Bastos Campos / Banca: Marcelo Lucchesi Teixeira / Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o silicato de lítio reforçado por zircônia quanto a sua microestrutura e as mesmas propriedades mecânicas em diferentes fases de cristalização. Cento e vinte amostras de discos de silicato de lítio reforçado por zircônia foram usinados de acordo com as normas ISO 6872 (12x1,2mm) para o ensaio de flexão biaxial. Foram separados em 4 grupos de acordo com a fase de cristalização. Grupo I: 30 amostras de Celtra pré cristalizado (CNC); Grupo II: 30 amostras de Celtra cristalizado (CC); Grupo III: 30 amostras de Suprinity Não Cristalizado (SNC) e Grupo IV: 30 amostras de Suprinity Cristalizado (SC). Os corpos de prova foram submetidos ao ensaio mecânico de flexão biaxial e em seguida realizadas análises qualitativas e quantitativas. Por meio microscopia eletrônica de varredura, microscopia eletrônica com emissão de campo MEV-FEG, EDS e difração de raios X (n=4), foi realizada a caracterização completa dos materiais e análise morfológica da microestrutura para todos os grupos. Para as análises estatísticas foram utilizados o módulo Weibull (m) e resistência característica (σ0) / Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the lithium silicate reinforced by zirconia as to its microstructure and the same mechanical properties in different phases of crystallization. One hundred and twenty samples of zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate discs were machined according to ISO 6872 (12x1,2mm) standards for the biaxial flexural test. They were separated into 4 groups according to the crystallization step. Group I: 30 samples of Pre-Crystallized Celtra (CPC); Group II: 30 samples of Crystallized Celtra (CC); Group III: 30 samples of Uncrystallized Suprinity (SNC) and Group IV: 30 samples of Crystallized Suprinity (SC). The specimens were submitted to the mechanical biaxial flexion test and qualitative and quantitative analyzes were performed. Scanning Electron Microscopy, Electron Microscopy with Field emission SEM-FEG, EDS and X-ray diffraction (n = 4) were carried out to characterize the materials and morphological analysis of the microstructure for all groups. The Weibull (m) and characteristic resistance (σ0) were used for the statistical analysis / Doutor

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:27:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-07-15Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:56:44Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 oliveira_dtn_me_araca.pdf: 464380 bytes, checksum: 604c14584189497c81a25c41ad98c57e (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / A ação dos produtos desinfetantes sobre as propriedades físico-químicas da resina acrílica norteia sua seleção para a higienização de aparelhos ortodônticos removíveis. Avaliou-se a resistência à fratura de resina acrílica ativada quimicamente após ciclagem em diferentes soluções desinfetantes. Foram confeccionados quarenta corpos de prova com resina acrílica autopolimerizável incolor (Clássico,Ind.&Com.Ltda./Brasil) utilizando-se matriz metálica retangular e circular, seguindo-se às técnicas de polimerização sob pressão úmida (imersão em água/n=20) e sob pressão seca (sem água/n=20) foram subdivididos em 4 grupos (n=5), conforme a solução utilizada para ciclagem: água destilada (Controle), bicarbonato de sódio, hipoclorito de sódio 1% e Corega®Tabs. A ciclagem consistiu em imersão em 100 ml da solução por 10 minutos três vezes ao dia e, em seguida, manutenção em recipiente fechado contendo saliva artificial a 37ºC. Este ciclo foi realizado durante 30 dias, trocando-se as soluções e a saliva a cada procedimento executado. Na sequência os espécimes foram submetidos ao ensaio de resistência flexural a três pontos foi utilizada máquina EMIC DL3000, à velocidade de 5mm/min, dispondo-se as amostras em suporte contendo dois apoios de sustentação, sendo aplicada força axial e equidistante aos dois outro pontos até a ruptura do corpo-de-prova. Os espécimes circulares foram levados para leitura em Microscópio de Força Atômica (AFM - V Nanoscope Veeco). Os resultados, submetidos à análise de variância (P<0,001 ) e o Teste de Tuckey (P<0,05) não apontaram diferenças significantes para a resistência flexural. Conclui-se que os métodos de polimerização e as soluções testadas não modificaram a resistência flexural... / The disinfectant products action on the physicochemical properties of acrylic resin guides its selection to the cleaning of removable orthodontic appliances. The fracture resistance of acrylic resin after cycling in different disinfectant solutions was evaluated. Forty specimens were made with colorless acrylic resin (Clássico, Ind. & Com.Ltda. / Brazil), using matrix, followed by the techniques of polymerization under wet pressure (immersion in water / n = 20) and dry pressure (no water / n = 20). The samples were divided into 4 groups (n = 5) as the solution used for cycling: distilled water (Control), sodium bicarbonate, sodium hypochlorite 1% and Corega®Tabs. The cycling consisted of immersion in 100 ml of solution for 10 minutes three times a day and then maintained in a closed container containing artificial saliva at 37 º C. These cycles were conducted during 30 days, changing the solutions and artificial saliva for each procedure performed. Latter, the specimens were submitted to surface analysis with Atomic Force Microscope (AFM - Veeco Nanoscope V). A machine, EMIC DL3000, was used for the three-point flexural strength test, speed of 5mm/min, providing the sample in medium containing two restraints support. After that axial force was applied and equidistant to the two other points to the body to break the specimens. The results were submitted to analysis of variace(P<0,001) and Tuckey Test (P<0,05) showed no significant differences in flexural strength test. The Atomic Force Microscopy analysis revealed less topographical roughness for the group Corega®Tabs. We conclude that the polymerization methods and solutions tested did not alter the flexural strength of the material studied except the comparation between... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Submitted towards the Degree of Master of Technology in Mechanical Engineering at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology / A Small Punch Test is a non-destructive technique for evaluating mechanical behaviour. The main advantage of this testing technique is the fact that material can be extraxted from a component in service due to the small dimensions of the speciments.Typical test specimens cut from components are similar in size to a normal human fingernail.

M.Ing. / Because cold-formed stainless steel is a new type of light steel material and dose not have a long history of utilisation in structures, there are many issues that need to be researched and discussed. Making a more thorough investigation and study of cold-formed stainless steels is essential. As a numerical analysis tool, the finite element method proves to be useful in structural analysis. The buckling modes of cold-formed stainless steel members, such as local, flexural, torsional and torsional-flexural buckling, are well known and well documented in design specifications. Distortional buckling is a special kind of buckling mode, which is less well known. Researchers have recently paid more attention to this problem. For stainless steel structures, it is necessary to investigate their behaviour when distortional buckling occurs. In this project, the distortional buckling of cold-formed stainless steel columns under axial compression is investigated. The finite element method is used to analyse and calculate different buckling modes, especially distortional buckling. This is compared to experimental results and other theoretical predictions. The ABAQUS finite element code is used throughout. Finite element modelling is very important prior to processing and analysis. ABAQUS models are created to study distortional buckling. The initial imperfection of structural members is taken into account with these models, using specific sine wave descriptions with respect to different structural parameters. A dynamic processing approach is chosen in the finite element analysis. The effectiveness and accuracy of these models have been verified by both experimental tests and theoretical calculations. Buckling mode and behaviour are predicted and analysed in terms of the finite element models and processes. Suggestions are made for buckling analysis and design based on the research results.