Ce travail de thèse s’inscrit dans la cadre d’un projet ANR inter-Carnot « ReMaPoDe (Reliability Management of Power Devices) ». L’objectif général du projet est de réaliser un dispositif permettant d’évaluer en temps réel l’état de vieillissement d’un assemblage de puissance embarqué par le suivi de son état thermique et mécanique pendant son fonctionnement. L’essentiel du travail présenté dans ce mémoire consiste à mettre en évidence la relation entre le vieillissement mécanique d’un assemblage de puissance et les dérives électriques qui peuvent être observées. En outre, compte tenu des problèmes thermiques liés aux applications embarquées, la caractéristique électrique choisie comme indicateur doit être rendue indépendante des effets de la température. Ainsi, après un état de l’art consacré à la présentation des différents types de vieillissement et aux défaillances rencontrées dans les assemblages de puissance, nous distinguerons différentes caractéristiques électriques qui semblent prometteuses pour effectuer le suivi en temps réel de l’état de vieillissement mécanique d’un assemblage de puissance et ce malgré des variations de température ambiante et le vieillissement de certains matériaux constituant l’assemblage / This work is part of an inter-Carnot ANR project "ReMaPoDe (Reliability Management of Power Devices)." The overall project objective is to provide a device to evaluate the real-time status of ageing of a power assembly by monitoring its thermal and mechanical states during operation. Most of the work presented in this thesis consists in highlighting the relationship between the assembly mechanical ageing and the observed electrical evolution. Moreover, due to the thermal problems related to embedded applications, the electrical characteristic chosen as an indicator must allowed to overcome the effects of temperature. Consequently, following a state of the art dedicated to the presentation of different types of ageing and failures encountered in power assemblies, we will distinguish different electrical characteristics that seem promising to monitor in real time the mechanical ageing state of a power device assembly in spite of ambient temperature variations and the ageing of some materials constituting the assembly

Continental rifting is an important geodynamic process during which the Earth's outer-most rigid shell undergoes continuous stretching resulting in continental break-up and theformation of new oceanic basins. The East African Rift System, which has two continentalsegments comprising largely of the East African Rift (EAR) to the West and the easternmostsegment Madagascar, is the largest narrow rift on Earth. However, the driving mechanismsof continental rifting remain poorly understood due to a lack of numerical infrastructure tosimulate rifting, the lack of knowledge of the underlying mantle dynamics, and poor knowl-edge of mantle rheology. Here, we use state-of-art computational modeling of the upper660 km of the Earth to: 1) provide a better understanding of mantle flow patterns and themantle rheology beneath Madagascar, 2) to elucidate the main driving forces of observedpresent-day∼E-W opening in the EAR, and 3) to investigate the role of multiple plumesor a superplume in driving surface deformation in the EAR. In chapter 1, we simulate EdgeDriven convection (EDC), constrained by a lithospheric thickness model beneath Madagas-car. The mantle flow associated with the EDC is used to calculate induced olivine aggregates'Lattice Preferred Orientation (LPO), known as seismic anisotropy. The predicted LPO isthen used to calculate synthetic seismic anisotropy, which were compared with observationsacross the island. Through a series of comparisons, we found that asthenospheric flow result-ing from undulations in lithospheric thickness variations is the dominant source of the seismicanisotropy, but fossilized structures from an ancient shear zone may play a role in southern Madagascar. Our results suggest that the rheological conditions needed for the formationof seismic anisotropy, dislocation creep, dominates the upper asthenosphere beneath Mada-gascar and likely other continental regions. In chapter 2, we use a 3D numerical model ofthe lithosphere-asthenosphere system to simulate instantaneous lithospheric deformation inthe EAR and surroundings. We test the hypothesis that the∼E-W extension of the EAR isdriven by large scale forces arising from topography and internal density gradients, known aslithospheric buoyancy forces. We calculate surface deformation solely driven by lithosphericbuoyancy forces and compare them with surface velocity observations. The lithosphericbuoyancy forces are implemented by imposing observed topography at the model surfaceand lateral density variations in the crust and mantle down to a compensation depth of 100km. Our results indicate that the large-scale∼E-W extension across East Africa is driven bylithospheric buoyancy forces, but not along-rift surface motions in deforming zones. In chap-ter 3, we test the hypothesis that the anomalous northward rift-parallel deformation observedin the deforming zones of the EAR is driven by viscous coupling between the lithosphereand deep upwelling mantle material, known as a superplume, flowing northward. We testtwo end-member plume models including a multiple plumes model simulated using high res-olution shear wave tomography-derived thermal anomaly and a superplume model (Africansuperplume) simulated by imposing a northward mantle-wind on the multiple plumes model.Our results suggest that the horizontal tractions from northward mantle flow associated withthe African Superplume is needed to explain observations of rift-parallel surface motions indeforming zones from GNSS/GPS data and northward oriented seismic anisotropy beneaththe EAR. Overall, this work yields a better understanding of the geodynamics of Africa. / Doctor of Philosophy / Continental rifting is an important geodynamic process during which the Earth's outer-most rigid shell undergoes continuous stretching resulting in continental break-up and theformation of new oceanic basins. The East African Rift System, which has two continentalsegments comprising largely of the East African Rift (EAR) to the West and the easternmostsegment Madagascar, is the largest narrow rift on Earth. However, the driving mechanismsof continental rifting remain poorly understood due to a lack of numerical infrastructure tosimulate rifting, the lack of knowledge of the underlying mantle dynamics, and poor knowl-edge of mantle rheology. Here, we use state-of-art computational modeling of the upper660 km of the Earth to: 1) provide a better understanding of mantle flow patterns and themantle rheology beneath Madagascar, 2) to elucidate the main driving forces of observedpresent-day∼E-W opening in the EAR, and 3) to investigate the role of multiple plumesor a superplume in driving surface deformation in the EAR. In chapter 1, we simulate EdgeDriven convection (EDC), constrained by a lithospheric thickness model beneath Madagas-car. The mantle flow associated with the EDC is used to calculate induced olivine aggregates'Lattice Preferred Orientation (LPO), known as seismic anisotropy. The predicted LPO isthen used to calculate synthetic seismic anisotropy, which were compared with observationsacross the island. Through a series of comparisons, we found that asthenospheric flow result-ing from undulations in lithospheric thickness variations is the dominant source of the seismicanisotropy, but fossilized structures from an ancient shear zone may play a role in southern Madagascar. Our results suggest that the rheological conditions needed for the formationof seismic anisotropy, dislocation creep, dominates the upper asthenosphere beneath Mada-gascar and likely other continental regions. In chapter 2, we use a 3D numerical model ofthe lithosphere-asthenosphere system to simulate instantaneous lithospheric deformation inthe EAR and surroundings. We test the hypothesis that the∼E-W extension of the EAR isdriven by large scale forces arising from topography and internal density gradients, known aslithospheric buoyancy forces. We calculate surface deformation solely driven by lithosphericbuoyancy forces and compare them with surface velocity observations. The lithosphericbuoyancy forces are implemented by imposing observed topography at the model surfaceand lateral density variations in the crust and mantle down to a compensation depth of 100km. Our results indicate that the large-scale∼E-W extension across East Africa is driven bylithospheric buoyancy forces, but not along-rift surface motions in deforming zones. In chap-ter 3, we test the hypothesis that the anomalous northward rift-parallel deformation observedin the deforming zones of the EAR is driven by viscous coupling between the lithosphereand deep upwelling mantle material, known as a superplume, flowing northward. We testtwo end-member plume models including a multiple plumes model simulated using high res-olution shear wave tomography-derived thermal anomaly and a superplume model (Africansuperplume) simulated by imposing a northward mantle-wind on the multiple plumes model.Our results suggest that the horizontal tractions from northward mantle flow associated withthe African Superplume is needed to explain observations of rift-parallel surface motions indeforming zones from GNSS/GPS data and northward oriented seismic anisotropy beneaththe EAR. Overall, this work yields a better understanding of the geodynamics of Africa.

No / PURPOSE: To explore hot melt extrusion (HME) as a scalable, solvent-free, continuous technology to design cocrystals in agglomerated form. METHODS: Cocrystal agglomerates of ibuprofen and nicotinamide in 1:1 ratio were produced using HME at different barrel temperature profiles, screw speeds, and screw configurations. Product was characterized for crystallinity by XRPD and DSC, while the morphology was determined by SEM. Dissolution rate and tabletting properties were compared with ibuprofen. RESULTS: Process parameters significantly affected the extent of cocrystallization which improved with temperature, applied shear and residence time. Processing above eutectic point was required for cocrystallization to occur, and it improved with mixing intensity by changing screw configuration. Product was in the form of spherical agglomerates, which showed directly compressible nature with enhanced dissolution rate compared to ibuprofen. This marks an important advantage over the conventional techniques, as it negates the need for further size modification steps. CONCLUSIONS: A single-step, scalable, solvent-free, continuous cocrystallization and agglomeration technology was developed using HME, offering flexibility for tailoring the cocrystal purity. HME being an established technology readily addresses the regulatory demand of quality by design (QbD) and process analytical technology (PAT), offering high potential for pharmaceuticals.

Duplex stainless steels can be very attractive alternatives to austenitic grades due to their almost double strength at equal pitting corrosion resistance. When welding, the duplex alloys normally require addition of filler metal, while the commodity austenitic grades can often be welded autogenously. Over-alloyed consumables are used to counteract segregation of important alloying elements and to balance the two phases, ferrite and austenite, in the duplex weld metal. This work focuses on the weldability of the recently-developed lean duplex stainless steel LDX 2101® (EN 1.4162, UNS S32101). The pitting corrosion resistance of this grade is better than that of austenitic AISI 304 (EN 1.4307) and can reach the level of AISI 316L (EN 1.4404). The austenite formation is rapid in LDX 2101 compared to older duplex grades. Pitting resistance tests performed show that 1-2.5 mm thick laser and gas tungsten arc (GTA) welded LDX 2101 can have good corrosion properties even when welding autogenously. Additions of filler metal, nitrogen in the shielding gas, nitrogen-based backing gas and use of laser hybrid welding methods, however, increase the austenite formation. The pitting resistance may also be increased by suppressing formation of chromium nitrides in the weld metal and heat affected zone (HAZ). After thorough post-weld cleaning (pickling), pitting primarily occurred 1-3 mm from the fusion line, in the parent metal rather than in the HAZ. Neither the chromium nitride precipitates found in the HAZ, nor the element depletion along the fusion line that was revealed by electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) were found to locally decrease the pitting resistance. The preferential pitting location is suggested to be controlled by the residual weld oxide composition that varies over the surface. The composition and thickness of weld oxide formed on LDX 2101 and 2304 (EN 1.4362, UNS S32304) were determined using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The heat tint on these lean duplex grades proved to contain significantly more manganese than what has been reported for standard austenitic stainless steels in the AISI 300 series. A new approach to heat tint formation is presented; whereby evaporation of material from the weld metal and subsequent deposition on the already-formed weld oxide are suggested to contribute to weld oxide formation. This is consistent with manganese loss from the weld metal, and nitrogen additions to the GTA shielding gas enhance the evaporation. The segregation of all elements apart from nitrogen is low in autogenously welded LDX 2101. This means that filler wire additions may not be required as for other duplex grades assuming that there is no large nitrogen loss that could cause excessive ferrite contents. As the nitrogen appears to be controlling the austenite formation, it becomes essential to avoid losing nitrogen during welding by choosing nitrogen-containing shielding and backing gas. / QC 20101213

<p>Duplex stainless steels are a very attractive alternative to austenitic grades due to their higher strength and good corrosion performance. The austenitic grades can often be welded autogenously, while the duplex grades normally require addition of filler metal. This is to counteract segregation of important alloying elements and to give sufficient austenite formation to prevent precipitation of chromium nitrides that could have a negative effect on impact toughness and pitting resistance. The corrosion performance of the recently-developed lean duplex stainless steel LDX 2101 is higher than that of 304 and can reach the level of 316. This thesis summarises pitting resistance tests performed on laser and gas tungsten arc (GTA) welded LDX 2101. It is shown here that this material can be autogenously welded, but additions of filler metal, nitrogen in the shielding gas and use of hybrid methods increases the austenite formation and the pitting resistance by further suppressing formation of chromium nitride precipitates in the weld metal. If the weld metal austenite formation is sufficient, the chromium nitride precipitates in the heat-affected zone (HAZ) could cause local pitting, however, this was not seen in this work. Instead, pitting occurred 1–3 mm from the fusion line, in the parent metal rather than in the high temperature HAZ (HTHAZ). This is suggested here to be controlled by the heat tint, and the effect of residual weld oxides on the pitting resistance is studied. The composition and the thickness of weld oxide formed on LDX 2101 and 2304 were determined using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The heat tint on these lean duplex grades proved to contain significantly more manganese than what has been reported for standard austenitic stainless steels in the 300 series. A new approach on heat tint formation is consequently presented. Evaporation of material from the weld metal and subsequent deposition on the weld oxide are suggested to contribute to weld oxide formation. This is supported by element loss in LDX 2101 weld metal, and nitrogen additions to the GTA shielding gas further increase the evaporation.</p><p> </p>

L’entraînement par application d’un champ externe s'est révélé être un moyen efficace d'améliorer la déformation induite par champ magnétique (Magnetic-Field-Induced Strain MFIS) dans les alliages Heusler de type Ni-Mn-Ga, en éliminant les variantes défavorables. Pour guider la procédure de l’entraînement, les mécanismes de l’entraînement des alliages à martensite 5M ou NM ont été étudiés, alors que ceux des alliages à martensite 7M ne sont pas entièrement clarifiés. Dans ce travail, les mécanismes de l’entraînement mécanique et thermomécanique ont été étudiés en analysant l'évolution de la microstructure et de l'orientation cristallographique au cours de ces processus. Tout d'abord, des caractérisations de microstructure et d'orientation cristallographique ont été réalisées dans l'état recuit sur l'alliage Ni50Mn30Ga20 préparé par solidification directionnelle. Cinq colonies transformées à partir d'un grain parent d'austénite ont été observées avec chaque colonie consistant en quatre variantes avec les relations d’orientation de Type-I, Type-II et composé transformation (TrF)-macle rapports. En supposant une charge de compression appliquée le long de la direction de solidification (SD), les cinq colonies pourraient être divisées en deux groupes par rapport au facteur de Schmid (Schmid Factor SF) des systèmes de démaclage de Type-I/Type-II TrF-macle des variantes dans la colonie : trois d'entre eux ont des SF élevés et désignés comme des colonies élevées de SF et les deux autres colonies de SF inférieurs. Ensuite, une compression unidirectionnelle a été effectuée sur l'alliage avec la charge appliquée le long de SD. En caractérisant l'évolution de la microstructure et le changement d'orientation cristallographique, les mécanismes de déformation ont été analysés. La déformation au stade précoce était principalement située dans certaines bandes initiées à partir des colonies de SF élevés et traversant les colonies de SF inférieurs. Le démaclage de Type-II/Type-I TrF-macle s'est produit principalement dans des colonies de SF élevés, ce qui a entraîné l'épaississement des variantes 7M favorables au détriment des variantes adjacentes. Les systèmes de maclage de Type-I/Type-II déformation (DeF)-macle et de réarrangement des variantes dans les colonies de SF inférieurs ont été activés, ce qui a entraîné la formation de nouvelles variantes 7M et NM. Les déformations correspondantes dans les colonies de SF inférieurs sont fortement coordonnées avec celles des colonies de SF élevés permettant la formation des bandes de déformation et l'accommodation de la déformation macroscopique. Au cours du stade avancé, le maclage de Type-I/Type-II DeF-macle et le réarrangement ont progressé pour coordonner la déformation macroscopique. Le processus de réarrangement inverse a été activé pour accommoder la déformation locale. Les nombres de colonies et de variantes sont considérablement réduits. Le chemin et le produit de la transformation martensitique ont également été fortement influencés par la déformation macroscopique imposée. Sous une petite charge, l'austénite transformée en martensite 5M suit à la fois l’OR Pitsch et une nouvelle OR plutôt que le martensite 7M auto-accommodée sous l’OR Pitsch. Avec l'augmentation de la charge appliquée, l'austénite s'est transformée presque simultanément en martensite 7M sous une nouvelle OR et en martensite 5M. Après la transformation martensitique, 5M s’est ensuite transformé en martensite 7M avec la diminution de la température sous la charge appliquée. La transformation martensitique a été modifiée par la contrainte externe en termes de produit de la transformation et de chemin de transformation pour accommoder la déformation macroscopique imposée. Ce travail offre de nouvelles idées sur les mécanismes de déformation des alliages Ni-Mn-Ga [...] / External field training is proven to be an effective way to improve the magnetic-field-induced strain (MFIS) in Ni-Mn-Ga Heusler type alloys by eliminating the unfavorable variants. To guide the training procedure, the training mechanisms of alloys with 5M or NM martensite have been investigated, whereas those for alloys with 7M martensite are not fully clarified. In this work, the mechanisms of mechanical and thermo-mechanical training were studied by analyzing the microstructure and crystallographic orientation evolution during these processes.Firstly, microstructure and crystallographic characterizations were performed on the as-annealed Ni50Mn30Ga20 alloy. 5 colonies transformed from one parent austenite grain were observed with each colony consisting of four variants with Type-I, Type-II and compound Transformation (TrF)-twin relations. By assuming an applied compressive load along the solidification direction (SD), 5 colonies could be divided into two groups with respect of the Schmid factor (SF) of detwinning systems of Type-I/Type-II TrF-twin of the in-colony variants: three of them have high SF and referred to as high SF colonies and the other two low SF colonies.Then unidirectional compression was performed on the alloy with the load applied along the SD. By characterizing the microstructure evolution and crystallographic orientation change, the deformation mechanisms were analyzed. The deformation in the early stage was mainly located in some band regions initiated from the high SF colonies and going through the low SF colonies. The detwinning of Type-II/Type-I TrF-twin occurred primarily in high SF colonies, resulting in the thickening of the favorable 7M variants at the expense of the adjacent variants. The twinning of Type-I/Type-II Deformation (DeF)-twin and shuffling systems of the variants in low SF colonies were activated, leading to the formation of new 7M variants and NM. The corresponding strains in the low SF colonies were highly coordinated with those in the high SF colonies allowing the formation of the deformation bands and the accommodation of the macroscopic strain. During the late stage, twinning of Type-I/Type-II DeF-twin and shuffling further progressed to coordinate the macroscopic strain. Reverse shuffling process was activated to accommodate the local deformation. The numbers of colony and variant were greatly reduced.The path and the product of martensitic transformation were also strongly affected by the imposed macroscopic deformation. Under a small load, austenite transformed to 5M martensite following both the Pitsch and a new OR rather than the self-accommodated 7M martensite under the Pitsch OR. With the increase of the applied load, austenite transformed almost simultaneously to 7M martensite under a new OR and 5M martensite. After the martensitic transformation, 5M further transformed to 7M martensite with the decrease of the temperature under the applied load. The martensitic transformation was modified by the external stress in terms of the transformation product and the transformation strain path to accommodate the imposed macroscopic deformation.This work offers new insights into the deformation mechanisms of the Ni-Mn-Ga alloys under unidirectional compression that are useful for the design of effective training procedures and provides new perspectives on further investigations of external field training on Ni-Mn-Ga alloys

Ce projet de thèse se situe dans le cadre de l'étude de la fiabilité prédictive de nouveaux concepts d'assemblages microélectroniques de type « system in package » SiP. L'objectif est de développer une méthodologie de fiabilité prédictive adaptée aux nouveaux concepts d'assemblage qui permet d'optimiser et de prédire les performances dès la phase de conception. Elle est ensuite appliquée sur des projets concrets. Cette méthodologie de fiabilité prédictive fait intervenir des études expérimentales, des simulations thermomécaniques et des analyses statistiques pour traiter les données et évaluer la fiabilité et les risques de défaillance. L'utilisation d'outils de simulation des composants électroniques est bien adaptée pour aider à l'évaluation des zones les plus fragiles, la mise en place des règles de conception et la détermination des paramètres les plus influents avec une réduction du temps de mise en marché d'un produit fiable et une optimisation des performances. Les études réalisées sur le silicium avec deux tests : bille sur anneau et test trois points montrent que le rodage et l'épaisseur ont une influence sur la variation de la contrainte et la déflexion du silicium à la rupture. Avec le test trois points, le déclenchement des fissures est lié à la qualité de sciage et de rodage. Cependant avec le test bille sur anneau, seule la qualité de surface influence le déclenchement des fissures. Le test bille sur anneau est bien adapté pour évaluer la qualité de surface du silicium. Avec les techniques chimiques de réduction de contraintes, comme la gravure humide et plasma, la résistance à la rupture a été considérablement améliorée. Ces tests de rupture sur le silicium ont permis de caractériser la rupture du silicium sous une contrainte de flexion et de compléter les résultats de simulation. Ces travaux démontrent, le besoin et l'utilité du prototypage virtuel des composants électroniques et de l'utilisation d'une méthodologie prédictive dans l'évaluation de la fiabilité en l’appliquant sur des composants réels. / This thesis project is a study of the predictive reliability of new microelectronic package concepts such as "system in package" SiP. The objective is to develop a reliable predictive methodology adapted to the new assembly concepts to optimize and to predict the performance at the design phase. Then, the methodology is applied to concrete projects. This methodology of predictive reliability involves the use of experimental studies, thermomechanical simulations and statistical analysis to process the data and assess the reliability and risks of failure. The use of simulation tools for electronic components is well suited to assist in the evaluation of the most fragile areas, the setting up of design rules and the determination of the most influential parameters with a reduction in the setup time market for a reliable and optimized performance. Studies on silicon strength are conducted with two tests: ball on ring test and on three-point bend test show that the grinding and the thickness influence the variation of the stress and deflection of the silicon at break. With the three points bend test, the onset of crack is linked to defects in sawing and grinding zone. However, with the ball on ring test, only the surface quality influences the initiation of cracks. The ball on ring test is well suited for evaluating the quality of the silicon surface. Chemical techniques of stress release, such as wet etching and plasma etching, improve significantly the strength of silicon samples. These tests on silicon dies are used to characterize the breakdown of silicon under bending test and to complete the simulation results. We have demonstrated in this work, the need and the usefulness of the virtual prototyping of electronic components and the use of a predictive methodology in assessing reliability.

L’électronique de puissance a un rôle de plus en plus grandissant dans les systèmes de transports : voitures électriques et hybrides, trains et avions. Pour ces applications, la sécurité est un point critique et par conséquent la fiabilité du système de puissance doit être optimisée. La connaissance du temps de fonctionnement avant défaillance est une donnée recherchée par les concepteurs de ces systèmes. Dans cette optique, un indicateur de défaillance précoce permettrait de prédire la défaillance des systèmes avant que celle-ci soit effective. Dans cette thèse, nous nous sommes intéressés à la caractérisation électromécanique des puces de puissance IGBT et MOSFET. L’exploitation de cette caractérisation devrait permettre, à plus long terme, de mettre en évidence un indicateur de l’état mécanique des assemblages de puissance à des fins de fiabilité prédictive. / Power electronics has a role increasingly growing up in transport:electric and hybrid vehicles, trains and aircraft. For these applications, security is a critical point, thus the reliability of the power assembly must be optimized. The knowledge of time to failure is very important information for the designers of these systems. Inthis context, an early failure indicator would predict system failuresbefore it becomes effective. In this thesis, we focused on the electromechanical characterization of power transistors: MOSFET and IGBT. Based on these results this electromechanical characterization should help us in the longer term, to highlight an early failure indicator of the power assembly.

Reinforced cement concrete (RCC) structures have become an important aspect in most of the buildings in our society around the world. Most of the multistoried reinforced concrete buildings house important institutions such as hospitals, schools, government establishments, defense establishments, business centers, sports stadiums, super markets and nuclear power plants. The cost of construction of such multistoried RCC structures is very high, and these structures need to be maintained and restored based on their functionality and importance using repair and retrofit strategies when these structures undergo damage. The steps involved in restoring RCC structures that have damages using repair / retrofit measures consists of identifying the source or cause of damage, assessment of the degree or extent of damage that has taken place using nondestructive techniques. Based on the assessment of degree of damage suitable repair / retrofit strategy using the appropriate repair material is applied to achieve the required load carrying capacity or strength. The present work involves assessing the efficacy of carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) based system applied on pre-damaged structural members to restore the member’s strength and stiffness through experimental investigations and finite element predictions. To validate the macrolevel properties of predamaged concrete micromechanical analysis, microscale studies and analytical investigations have been conducted. Plain and reinforced concrete test specimens: cylinders, square prisms and rectangular prisms having 25MPa and 35MPa cylinder compressive strengths pre-damaged due to mechanical (monotonic and cyclic loading) and thermal loading (exposure to different temperature and time durations) with applications of CFRP repair subjected to compression is investigated to study the behavior and enhancement in the compressive strength and stiffness after application of repair. Non destructive testing of thermally damaged concrete (exposed to different temperature and exposure time) is conducted using ultrasonic pulse velocity and tomography methods to understand the degradation in the strength and stiffness of thermally damaged concrete. The results of the non destructive testing helps in assessing the amount of repair that can be applied. To validate the macro scale behavior of thermally damaged concrete micro scale studies was performed adopting micro indentation, petrography, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron miscroscopy (SEM) and Electron probe micro analysis (EPMA). During the event of a fire in RC structures which have been retrofitted. The high temperature caused due to fire tends to make the concrete to deteriorate and the repair material to delaminate. Loss of strength/ stiffness in concrete and delamination of the repair material in a retrofitted structural component in a structure causes instability which results in partial collapse or complete collapse of the structure. Thermal insulation of concrete and the repair material (CFRP) using geo-polymer mortar and simwool thermal fibre blanket exposed to high temperature and different exposure time are experimentally investigated. This is to evaluate the effectiveness of the thermal insulation in protecting epoxy based structural repair material(CFRP) from thermal damage and to minimize the delamination of the repair material when exposed to high temperatures. Slender columns when loaded eccentrically fail at a load much lesser than their actual load carrying capacity. In RC buildings where additional floors need to be added, in those situations slender columns which are already eccentrically loaded tend to get damaged or fail due to additional load which act on them. Therefore to restore such columns experimental and finite element investigations on reinforced concrete slender columns having 25MPa cylinder compressive strength subjected to eccentric monotonic compressive loading with applications of CFRP repair is studied to understand the behavior and the enhancement in load carrying capacity after application of repair. Experimental investigations are conducted to study fracture and fatigue properties of thermally damaged concrete geometrically similar notched plain and reinforced concrete beams having 25MPa cylinder compressive strength exposed to different combinations of temperature and durations with application of repair (CFRP). Nonlinear fracture parameters of thermally damaged concrete is computed which help in understanding the fracture behavior of thermally damaged concrete and application of repair. Effectiveness of CFRP repair and failure behaviour of these beams are studied when these thermally damaged notch concrete beams are subjected to monotonic and cyclic (fatigue) loading. Reinforced concrete slender beams when subjected to unexpected loads such as earthquakes get damaged. The increase in load carrying capacity and fatigue life of reinforced concrete slender beams having 25MPa cylinder compressive strength in flexure subjected to monotonic and cyclic loading with applications of CFRP repair is investigated using experimental and finite element investigations. Finite element analysis of concrete specimens pre-damaged due to mechanical (monotonic and cyclic loading) / thermal loading (exposure to different temperature and time durations) with applications of CFRP repair and assessment of amount of repair required is investigated. Analytical (empirical) models are developed to assess the mechanical properties of concrete (elastic moduli, compressive strength and split tensile strength) exposed to different temperatures and time durations. Nonlinear fracture parameters of geometrically similar plain concrete notch beams exposed to different temperature and time durations are determined. Fracture parameters (stress intensity factor) of thermally damaged plain and reinforced concrete notched beams with application of CFRP have been determined. Effect of size and shape of thermally damaged plain concrete compression members with application of CFRP wrap have been studied. Crack mouth opening displacements (CMOD), strains and crack lengths of thermally damaged plain concrete (PC) notched beams using digital image correlation has also been determined.

Dans le domaine du renforcement et/ou de la réparation des structures en béton armé par des matériaux composites à l'aide de la méthode du collage extérieur au moyen d'un adhésif époxy, une des préoccupations de la communauté scientifique est l'intégrité structurelle de ce système dans le cas d'incendie dans lequel la haute température est une caractéristique essentielle et peut atteindre jusqu'à 1200°C. Ce travail de recherche est axé sur le comportement thermomécanique à très haute température des matériaux composites [un composite à base de polymère carbone/ époxy (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer- CFRP), un composite textile/ mortier cimentaire (Textile Reinforced Concrete- TRC) et un adhésif à base d'époxy]. L'évolution des propriétés mécaniques et d'autres aspects mécaniques de ces matériaux composites avec la température a été caractérisée. Une nouvelle procédure expérimentale concernant la mesure de la déformation de l'éprouvette à l'aide du capteur laser est développée et validée. Une étude numérique et expérimentale a été réalisée dans le but de déterminer principalement la température à la rupture des joints « composite/ adhésif/ composite » sous les sollicitations mécaniques et thermiques. L'efficacité de la protection thermique de deux isolants [PROMASPRAY®T (produit commercial de la société PROMAT] et Isolant A (produit développé par le LGCIE site Tusset) a aussi été étudiée dans cette thèse. Enfin, une approche numérique, à l'aide du logiciel ANSYS, est utilisée afin de déterminer, de façon préliminaire et approximative, à l'échelle matériau, les propriétés thermiques des matériaux (composite textile/ mortier cimentaire -TRC et Isolant A) / In the area of the strengthening and/or the reparation of reinforced concrete structures with composites by means of the external bonding method using an epoxy adhesive, one of the preoccupation of the scientific community is the structural integrity of this system in the event of fire in which the high temperature is the essential feature et can reach up to 1200°C. This research focuses on the thermo-mechanical behavior of composite materials [carbon/epoxy adhesive composite (or carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP), textile/cementitious mortar composite (or textile reinforced concrete (TRC)] and an epoxy-based adhesive. The evolution of mechanical properties and other mechanical aspects of these materials with the temperature has been characterized. A new experimental procedure concerning the measurement of sample strain by the laser sensor is developed and validated. An experimental and numerical study has been realized in order to mainly determine the temperature at the failure of "composite/adhesive/composite" joints under thermal and mechanical loadings. The effectiveness of the thermal protection of two insulators [PROMASPRAY®T (a commercial product of the PROMAT company and the insulator A (product developed by the LGCIE site Tuset)] has also been investigated in this PhD thesis. Finally, a numerical approach, using ANSYS software, is used to determine, in the preliminary and approximate way, at material scale, thermal properties of the materials [the textile reinforced concrete (TRC) and the insulator A]