For the manufacture of higher strength pipelines to be feasible, a better understanding of the effects of welding on toughness is necessary. Bevel submerged arc welds were performed on X80 grade steel. The subsequent Charpy V-notch (CVN) test results indicated that the notch placement in the various heat affected zone regions, and hence the bead geometry, affected the test results. A series of bead-on-plate (BOP) submerged arc welds then were performed on X70 grade steel plate to determine the effects of current, voltage, heat input, polarity, and waveform manipulation (i.e., balance, offset, and frequency) on both single and tandem weld bead geometry. A new bead profile characteristic, the SP ratio, is proposed to describe weld bead geometry, and its relationship with welding parameters is discussed. Sub-size CVN specimens, pulled from many of the BOP weld coupons, were then tested. The greatest subsize CVN fracture energies were achieved when the bead was produced using lower heat input, and when the bead profile possessed a greater SP ratio. / Materials Engineering

[pt] O objetivo principal desta pesquisa foi caracterizar o fenômeno de corrosão localizada na região da junta soldada de elos de amarras do tipo ORQ utilizados em sistemas de ancoragem offshore. Para tal, foram selecionados elos de amarras retirados de serviço ao final de sua vida útil programada e sem sinais de corrosão localizada (elos sem corrosão) e elos de amarras que tiveram abreviada sua vida útil em função de corrosão localizada (elos com corrosão). Inicialmente, promoveu-se a determinação das características microestruturais, na qual se destacou o intenso bandeamento microestrutural de ferrita/perlita, bem como as propriedades mecânicas e de fratura das juntas soldadas em ambas as condições. Em seguida, ensaios eletroquímicos avaliaram a susceptibilidade à corrosão das diferentes regiões da junta soldada. Os resultados mostraram a zona termicamente afetada como anódica, com alta taxa de corrosão em elos com corrosão, enquanto que, em elos sem corrosão, esta mesma região foi catódica, com baixa velocidade de corrosão. Após tais ensaios, a zona termicamente afetada dos elos com corrosão foi submetida a diferentes tratamentos térmicos visando a diminuição de sua taxa de corrosão. O tratamento térmico de recozimento, prévio à têmpera e revenido, foi importante para a diminuição da taxa de corrosão desta região. Finalmente, as juntas soldadas em ambas as condições foram analisadas por difração de raios-X, que evidenciou a presença de partículas de segunda fase contendo níquel e cromo na zona termicamente afetada dos elos com corrosão. Tais partículas foram apontadas, possivelmente, como causadoras do endurecimento e da maior susceptibilidade à corrosão desta região. / [en] The purpose of this work was to characterize the localizated corrosion phenomenom in the weld region of offshore mooring chains type ORQ. In this sense, a number of chain links were selected after finishing their projected life time without corrosion signs (chains without corrosion) as well as chain links which showed a reduced life time caused by localizated corrosion (chains with corrosion). Initially, a microetructural characterization, that revealed a strong ferrite-pearlite banding, as well as mechanical testing were carried out for both material´s conditions. In the sequence, eletrochemistry tests evaluated the corrosion susceptibility of the different regions of the weld joint. The results showed that the heat affected zone concerning the chains with corrosion was the anodic region, with high corrosion rate, while the same region on the not corroded chains was the cathodic one, with low corrosion rate. After that, the heat affected zone regarding the corroded chains was subjected to different heat treatments aiming to reduce its corrosion rate. The annealing heat treatment, previous to quenching and tempering, was considered important in order to decrease the corrosion rate of this region. Finally, the welded joints in both conditions were analyzed by means of X-ray diffraction, which pointed to the presence of second phase particles containing nickel and chromium in the heat affected zone of the corroded chains. The hardening and the high corrosion susceptibility showed by this region was attributed for these particles.

Na presente dissertação foram investigadas as propriedades mecânicas e microestruturais, antes e após o processo de soldagem, dos aços ZSTE380 e DOGAL800, que são aços de alta resistência e baixa liga (ARBL), além do aço convencional ZAR230. O principal objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar possíveis modificações nessas propriedades e verificar a possibilidade de substituir o aço convencional por um dos aços ARBL. Por serem mais resistentes os aços ARBL podem ser usados em elementos estruturais menos robustos, o que reduz o peso e a emissço de gases poluentes dos veículos. Primeiramente, verificaram-se diferentes extensões da zona termicamente afetada para os três aços soldados, onde é observada a maior extensão no DOGAL800 e a menor no ZAR230. A análise microestrutural revelou o crescimento do tamanho de grão austenítico em relação ao metal base nessa região para os aços ZSTE380 e DOGAL800, gerando um pronunciado aumento da resistência devido à transformação martensítica. O caso mais marcante ocorreu no DOGAL800, em cuja zona termicamente afetada observou-se a formação de martensita de baixo carbono, que é uma fase dura do aço, porém de baixa ductilidade. Os perfis de microdureza indicaram que não houve uma alteração significativa na dureza da zona termicamente afetada no ZAR230, enquanto que para o DOGAL800 observa-se um considerável aumento na mesma, confirmando a formaçao de martensita. Os limites de escoamento determinados pelos ensaios de tração não apresentaram diferenças significativas entre os corpos de prova com e sem solda se analisados de forma global, porém um ensaio de microtração, isso seria revelado. Contudo, nos ensaios de fadiga dos corpos de prova sem solda observou-se uma maior resistência à fadiga para os aços DOGAL800 e ZSTE380 em relação ao ZAR230. Após o processo de soldagem, os aços ARBL apresentam uma significativa redução da resistência a fadiga, estando abaixo da resistência à fadiga do ZAR230 para ensaios acima de um milhão de ciclos. Os resultados apresentados são explicados com base na relação entre as características microestruturais e propriedades mecânicas dos aços antes e após a soldagem. / Submitted by Marcelo Teixeira (mvteixeira@ucs.br) on 2014-05-21T16:18:45Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Felipe Perini.pdf: 4638294 bytes, checksum: 04b47e3d737143948a0776e96d6588a1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2014-05-21T16:18:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Felipe Perini.pdf: 4638294 bytes, checksum: 04b47e3d737143948a0776e96d6588a1 (MD5) / In the present work we investigated the mechanical and microstructural proprieties of the ZSTE380 and DOGAL800 high strength low alloys steels (HSLA), comparing to the conventional ZAR230 steel, before and after welding. The main purpose is to detect possible modifications on these steels during the welding process, and to verify the possibility of replacing the conventional ZAR230 steel by one of the HSLAs. Since HSLA steels possess higher mechanical resistance, they can be used in less robust structures, which reduce the weight of the automobiles, and consequently reduce the emission of pollutant gases. We observed different extensions of the heat-affected zone for the three welded steels, with a higher extension in the DOGAL800 and the smaller extension in the ZAR230. Microstructural analysis revealed austenite grain growth in the heat-affected zone, in relation to the base metal in this region for the steels ZSTE380 and DOGAL800, becoming a remarkable increase of resistance due to martensite transformation. The most remarkable case happened in the DOGAL800, where we observed formation of low carbon martensite in the heat-affected zone, being this a harder phase of the steel, but with low ductility. The microhardness profiles indicated that it did not happen a significant change in hardness of the heat-affected zone of the ZAR230, while for the DOGAL800 it is observed a considerable increase in hardness, corroborating the hypothesis of martensite formation. The yield strength obtained form stress-strain curves didn?t revealed any significant differences between welded and without weld samples, if analyzed in a global way, but in a microtensile test, it would be reveled. The samples without weld submitted to the high-cycle fatigue test presented different fatigue resistance, where the DOGAL800 showed the greatest fatigue resistance, followed by the ZSTE380 and finally the ZAR230. However after the welding process we observed a significant reduction in the fatigue resistance of the HSLA steels, even below the ZAR230 resistance for tests above 1 million cycles. The results were explained relating the microstructure properties and the mechanical properties of the three steels, before and after welding.

Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is a rapidly growing solid state welding process and has been a proven method for welding high strength aluminium alloys which were formerly not recommended for joining by conventional fusion welding methods. Based on the information acquired from previous studies, to obtain a defect free Friction Stir (FS) weld with suitable strength, three basic requirements need to be fulfilled (i) Filling of the cavity created behind the tool pin during its traverse and ensuring satisfactory contact of filled material with newly generated surface (on advancing side trailing edge of the pin) (ii) Disrupting and distributing the oxide layer at the initial weld interface (iii) Adequate level of mixing of both side material (Adjacent and Retreating side) in similar welding. In the case of dissimilar welding mixing is desired in controlled amount (to prevent or curtail formation of intermetallics) depending on material combination. Failure to achieve the first precondition results in void. Second and third precondition are interconnected for similar FSW as adequate mixing in weld helps in disruption and distribution of oxide layer at initial weld interface. Failure to achieve this, results in Joint Line Remnant (JLR). Metal to metal contact cannot be established due to the presence of JLR (aligned oxide particles) and subsequently initial interface is left unwelded which deteriorate the static and dynamic strength of friction stir welds. The problem aggravates while friction stir welding materials with tenacious contaminant layer. Therefore, appropriate stirring (which entails large deformation and mixing) of initial weld interface is essential for successful FS welds. Hence, process aspects assisting mixing of adjacent (Advancing and Retreating side) materials need to identified and studied, which are missing in former studies. Experiments are conducted with classical FS tool (possessing frustum shaped/tapered circular pin) to analyse the effect of welding parameters (tool rotation speed, traverse speed, plunge depth, tool tilt and tool position w.r.t initial interface) and tool runout by changing these parameters over a range. Tool rotation speed, traverse speed, plunge depth and tool position with initial interface are changed continuously and tool tilt and tool runout are changed in discrete steps. Tool geometry is considered to be a prime parameter controlling the magnitude of mixing, as interaction of rotating tool with initial abutting base metal interface makes the process mechanism complex, unlike other solid state welding process, namely forge welding, diffusion welding, friction welding, explosive welding, ultrasonic welding and roll bonding. Furthermore, due to asymmetric nature of material flow in FSW process, the material located in different locations with respect to the tool is subjected to different levels of deformation. For this purpose experiments have been carried out to analyse the effect of different tool geometrical aspects on level of mixing and material flow. On the other hand, visualizing flow and mixing in metals is debatable as insertion of marker material in the weld line can alter the nature of material flow in the weld due to different material flow characteristics of the base and marker materials and introduction of additional interfaces. Further, using dissimilar materials for flow studies cannot be considered for comparison with similar friction stir welds as their flow properties are different. Therefore, an alternate experimental strategy is devised in these studies using physical modelling approach which is effective and helps in identifying and quantifying mixing observed under different tooling and process conditions. In the present investigation, plasticine of primary colours is adopted and the hue attribute of colour is used to study and quantify intermixing. Yellow and Blue plasticine are placed on advancing and retreating sides respectively. The degree of mixing is indicated by the intensity of generated green. Digital images of the cross section in weld nugget region are taken. To obtain hue component of these digital images the RGB color-maps are converted to HSV color-maps. Overall, these studies help in formulating the guidelines which are useful during tool design, and administering the process to obtain a defect free well mixed welds. Based on the experimental results following conclusions are derived. 1. Following process aspects: tool geometry, interface offset, tool rotation and tool runout demonstrate a significant impact on material mixing and breaking and dispersion of initial interface in weld nugget. Tool tilt, plunge depth, tool traverse exhibit negligible effect on degree of mixing. 2. Increase in tool rotation speed (with other parameters fixed) improves mixing substantially but can be increased to a certain limit after which voids emerge due to loss of weld nugget material in the form of flash. 3. Reducing the weld pitch (i.e. increasing tool rotation speed for a given tool traverse speed) reduces the size of the weld nugget and vice versa. Tool traverse speed largely affects advancing side material and rotation speed affects retreating side material. Therefore, for higher weld pitch advancing side material (yellow plasticine) dominates the weld nugget, whereas for lower weld pitch retreating side material (blue plasticine) dominates the weld nugget. 4. The extended macro-structural feature commonly observed in FS welds occurs under influence of plunge depth. Consequently, this macro-structural feature serves as the demarcation point between shoulder affected and pin induced material flow in FS weld. 5. The degree of mixing and subsequent elimination of JLR, improves, when original interface is offset on the advancing side w.r.t tool axis for all the tools investigated in the present study. Triangular and square pin generate larger pin induced mixing which intensifies further with interface on advancing side, indicating tools with such profiles to possess larger safe zone with better mixing characteristics 6. At zero interface offset with all the process parameters fixed, tapered triangular and square pin profile tools produce welds with maximum mixing. For pins with faces, material is transported in lumps around the pin. The size of lump increases with lesser number of faces on pin. Material in the vicinity of the pin experiences spinning/whirling movement. The volume of material experiencing spinning in a single tool revolution depends on (a) weld-pitch (lesser volume of material for smaller weld pitch and vice versa) and (b) number of faces on the pin (lesser volume of material for greater number of faces and vice versa). Therefore, circular pin which can be considered to be made of infinite faces, spinning of material occurs at micro level for relatively smaller weld pitch. 7. For classical FS tool (tapered circular/frustum shape), there exists an optimum ratio (shoulder diameter/pin diameter) situated between 2.7 to 3.6 to produce void free well mixed welds. Tools with ratio of 2.7 and below possess a tendency to produce welds with void but with better mixing in weld region. Tools with ratio of 3.6 and above possess a tendency to produce void free welds but with poor mixing in weld region. Voids appear and grow under following circumstances (a) with increase in pin diameter (for a fixed shoulder diameter), (b) with decrease in shoulder diameter (for a fixed pin diameter), (c) with decrease in pin taper (for a fixed shoulder diameter and top diameter of pin). Pin length has no effect on void formation. However, it is obvious, length of root defect increases with decrease in pin length. The tooling guidelines established in this study through plasticine work can be extended to metallic friction stir welds of various thickness plates by proportionately increasing or decreasing the tool dimensions as long as they fall in the recommended range. 8. Smaller pin diameter tools exhibit higher optimum weld pitch (but with lower degree of mixing) when compared to larger pins (but with higher degree of mixing). Optimum weld pitch represents weld pitch resulting in void free welds. Consequently, tools with higher optimum weld pitch help in welding at a better rate. 9. Tool runout is replicated through tools with eccentric pins. It is interesting to note that, all the tools with pin eccentricities do not assist in mixing but tools with only certain eccentricities (0.3 and 0.6mm assisted in mixing in the present investigation). It implies that tool runout of certain values facilitate mixing in weld. On the other hand density of void increases with eccentricity of pin/tool runout. 10. In dissimilar FSW investigated with plasticine A, B, C and D possessing different flow stresses (flow stresses ascending in the order of A, B, C and D) and strain rate sensitivity of 0.24, 0.22, 0.19 and 0.18 respectively, following inferences are drawn (i) For combination A and B, weldability improves when plasticine B is on Advancing Side (AS) and A is on Retreating Side (RS). The level of mixing also improves when interface is on AS (w.r.t tool axis) for this handedness. On the contrary, severe discontinuities emerge when plasticine B is on RS and A is on AS, especially when interface is closer to the tool pin axis. (ii) For combination A and C, weldability improves when C is on AS and A is on RS. The level of mixing also enhances when interface is on AS (w.r.t tool axis) for this handedness. (iii) For combination A and D, joining is poor for both the handedness. However, nature of defect is different in both the combinations. Cracks are observed when A is located on AS and voids emerge when D is located on AS. On the other hand, placing A on AS results in weld thinning. (iv) For combination B and C, there is no appreciable change in terms of weldability and level of mixing. Both the handedness in this combination yielded fairly similar results. (v) For combination B and D, though discontinuities do not emerge with change in handedness, mixing in weld improves when B is on AS unlike to its location on RS. (vi) For combination C and D, there is no appreciable change in terms of defect formation and level of mixing with change in handedness. Both the handedness in this combination yield fairly similar results.

From long ago, rivers have always sustained livelihoods of the peoples through the utilisation of different natural resources available in the basin. All over the world, many rivers have been dammed in the spirit of performing various purposes: agricultural irrigation, domestic water supply and power generation or flood control. By the year 2001, the World Commission on Dams brought into focus the debate on damrelated impacts on local economies, societal cultures, livelihoods security and environmental conservation. The outcome of the World Commission on Dams consultation strongly recommended the governments to involve all stakeholders to address appropriately all issues associated with dams. The overall focus of this master thesis is the projected Rusumo Falls dam in the Kagera River Basin (East Africa). Based on literature documentation completed by on-ground observations and qualitative interviews at Rusumo, various issues connected with the dam are presented. In the first part, the Kagera River Basin background information is provided. It gives an overview of the physical and human characteristics of the Kagera watershed and subcatchments. A brief history and socio-economic indicators are given to enlighten the outsiders about the development challenges of the riparian countries of Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Regional frameworks for the development and management of Kagera Basin natural resources are presented: The Kagera Basin Organisation and the Nile Basin Initiative. Section two analyses the likely social problems around the Rusumo Hydro Electric Project resulting from the land issue and the electricity needs and posing a dilemma for the governments committed to reverse the poverty and developing the economies. Benefits and drawbacks of the dam as perceived by the beneficiaries are thoroughly listed. Based on the overwhelming supports from the Rusumo people, the governments of Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania together with the international community, a public participation scenario is suggested in the last chapter. It encourages the governments to come together with all interested groups and the affected people of Rusumo and address any matters associated to the dam management process. The conclusion of this study draws some strategies and methods to ensure full popular participation in the dam management. It provides some ways to involve all stakeholders to address the related issues. As the Rusumo people perceptions of the dam possible effects might not be realistic, the popular participation can offer them a good opportunity to handle socio-economic problems such as the land issue, the economy restructure and the nature conservation. In this case study, the government of Rwanda is therefore responsible for the establishment of platforms for a broad popular consultation.

Submitted by Haroudo Xavier Filho (haroudo.xavierfo@ufpe.br) on 2016-04-28T15:47:19Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Tese_RobertoAlécio_Digital.pdf: 2746118 bytes, checksum: 727a29b8a8ea3f688e67892861afbb5b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T15:47:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Tese_RobertoAlécio_Digital.pdf: 2746118 bytes, checksum: 727a29b8a8ea3f688e67892861afbb5b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-11-13 / Uma previsão das propriedades mecânicas de sub-regiões da ZTA de uma junta soldada de aço API 5L X80 foi feita a partir de uma metodologia teórica e experimental. Para isso, foi utilizado um simulador termomecânico capaz de reproduzir ciclos térmicos com condições termodinâmicas de pontos discretos, semelhante à da ZTA de uma junta soldada produzida pelo processo GMAW, com um único passe, para comparação. No simulador termomecânico, três diferentes ciclos térmicos foram produzidos, a temperaturas de 900°C, 1000°C e 1100°C. Para cada temperatura foram produzidos três corpos de provas. As diferentes condições termodinâmicas impostas aos CPs reproduz a microestrutura de pontos ZTA de uma junta soldada. Em paralelo com a simulação, uma junta soldada do referido aço foi produzida para correlacionar a microestrutura de pontos discretos dessa junta. As amostras com a pseudo ZTA foram submetidos a ensaios mecânicos de tensão uniaxial e a caracterização microestrutural. Uma macrografia da ZTA da junta soldada foi realizada e esta, dividida em cinco sub-regiões e depois caracterizadas as microestruturas. As microestruturas das amostras simuladas foram comparadas com a microestrutura de ZTA das sub-regiões da junta soldada. Com base no valor das propriedades mecânicas das amostras simuladas e o tamanho do grão em ambas as microestruturas (soldada e simuladas) foram desenvolvidas um modelo numérico baseado na equação empírica de Hall-Petch, o que permitiu a determinação indireta da resistência ao escoamento de pontos discretos das sub-regiões do ZTA da junta soldada. / A prediction of the mechanical properties of the HAZ in sub-regions of a welded joint of API 5L X80 steel was made from a theoretical and experimental methodology. For this, it was used a thermomechanical simulator (TS) capable of reproducing thermal cycles with thermodynamic conditions of discrete points, similar to the HAZ of a real welded joint produced by GMAW, with a only pass, for comparations. In thermomechanical simulator, three different thermal cycles were produced at temperatures of 900°C, 1000°C and 1100°C. For each temperature three specimens were produced. The different thermodynamic conditions imposed on CPs reproduced microstructure of HAZ points of a welded joint. Parallel to the simulation, a welded joint of said steel was produced to facilitate the correlation between the microstructure of discrete points of this joint. The specimens with the so-called HAZ were subjected to mechanical tests in uniaxial tension and a microstructural characterization. A macrograph of the HAZ of the welded joint was made and divided into five sub-regions, later characterized microstructurally. The microstructures of the simulated test specimens were compared with the microstructure of HAZ sub-regions of the weld joint. Based on the value of the mechanical properties of the simulated test specimens and the grain size in both microstructures (Welded and simulated) was developed a numerical model based on the empirical equation of Hall-Petch, which enabled the indirect determination of the yield strength of discrete points of the sub-regions of the HAZ of the welded joint.

Na presente dissertação foram investigadas as propriedades mecânicas e microestruturais, antes e após o processo de soldagem, dos aços ZSTE380 e DOGAL800, que são aços de alta resistência e baixa liga (ARBL), além do aço convencional ZAR230. O principal objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar possíveis modificações nessas propriedades e verificar a possibilidade de substituir o aço convencional por um dos aços ARBL. Por serem mais resistentes os aços ARBL podem ser usados em elementos estruturais menos robustos, o que reduz o peso e a emissço de gases poluentes dos veículos. Primeiramente, verificaram-se diferentes extensões da zona termicamente afetada para os três aços soldados, onde é observada a maior extensão no DOGAL800 e a menor no ZAR230. A análise microestrutural revelou o crescimento do tamanho de grão austenítico em relação ao metal base nessa região para os aços ZSTE380 e DOGAL800, gerando um pronunciado aumento da resistência devido à transformação martensítica. O caso mais marcante ocorreu no DOGAL800, em cuja zona termicamente afetada observou-se a formação de martensita de baixo carbono, que é uma fase dura do aço, porém de baixa ductilidade. Os perfis de microdureza indicaram que não houve uma alteração significativa na dureza da zona termicamente afetada no ZAR230, enquanto que para o DOGAL800 observa-se um considerável aumento na mesma, confirmando a formaçao de martensita. Os limites de escoamento determinados pelos ensaios de tração não apresentaram diferenças significativas entre os corpos de prova com e sem solda se analisados de forma global, porém um ensaio de microtração, isso seria revelado. Contudo, nos ensaios de fadiga dos corpos de prova sem solda observou-se uma maior resistência à fadiga para os aços DOGAL800 e ZSTE380 em relação ao ZAR230. Após o processo de soldagem, os aços ARBL apresentam uma significativa redução da resistência a fadiga, estando abaixo da resistência à fadiga do ZAR230 para ensaios acima de um milhão de ciclos. Os resultados apresentados são explicados com base na relação entre as características microestruturais e propriedades mecânicas dos aços antes e após a soldagem. / In the present work we investigated the mechanical and microstructural proprieties of the ZSTE380 and DOGAL800 high strength low alloys steels (HSLA), comparing to the conventional ZAR230 steel, before and after welding. The main purpose is to detect possible modifications on these steels during the welding process, and to verify the possibility of replacing the conventional ZAR230 steel by one of the HSLAs. Since HSLA steels possess higher mechanical resistance, they can be used in less robust structures, which reduce the weight of the automobiles, and consequently reduce the emission of pollutant gases. We observed different extensions of the heat-affected zone for the three welded steels, with a higher extension in the DOGAL800 and the smaller extension in the ZAR230. Microstructural analysis revealed austenite grain growth in the heat-affected zone, in relation to the base metal in this region for the steels ZSTE380 and DOGAL800, becoming a remarkable increase of resistance due to martensite transformation. The most remarkable case happened in the DOGAL800, where we observed formation of low carbon martensite in the heat-affected zone, being this a harder phase of the steel, but with low ductility. The microhardness profiles indicated that it did not happen a significant change in hardness of the heat-affected zone of the ZAR230, while for the DOGAL800 it is observed a considerable increase in hardness, corroborating the hypothesis of martensite formation. The yield strength obtained form stress-strain curves didn?t revealed any significant differences between welded and without weld samples, if analyzed in a global way, but in a microtensile test, it would be reveled. The samples without weld submitted to the high-cycle fatigue test presented different fatigue resistance, where the DOGAL800 showed the greatest fatigue resistance, followed by the ZSTE380 and finally the ZAR230. However after the welding process we observed a significant reduction in the fatigue resistance of the HSLA steels, even below the ZAR230 resistance for tests above 1 million cycles. The results were explained relating the microstructure properties and the mechanical properties of the three steels, before and after welding.

O presente estudo teve por objetivo avaliar o efeito de um biomaterial vitrocerâmico (Biosilicato®) no desempenho clínico de restaurações posteriores em resina composta. 92 cavidades Classe I e Classe II com lesão de cárie (no terço meio da dentina) foram selecionadas e distribuídas aleatoriamente em quatro grupos segundo o protocolo adesivo: 1- Biosilicato / sistema adesivo convencional de dois passos, 2- Controle / sistema adesivo convencional de dois passos, 3- Biosilicato / sistema adesivo autocondicionante de dois passos e 4- Controle / sistema adesivo autocondicionante de dois passos. Dois operadores realizaram os protocolos adesivos e restauraram as cavidades com uma resina composta nanohíbrida (IPS Empress, Ivoclar) usando a técnica incremental. Os participantes foram remarcados após uma semana, 6, 12 e 18 meses para avaliação clínica realizada por dois examinadores, cegados e calibrados de acordo com os critérios FDI. Os dados foram analisados com o teste não paramétrico de Kruskal-Wallis e o teste de Dunn de comparação múltipla, com nível de significância de 5%. Os resultados revelaram que não houve diferença estatisticamente significante (p > 0.05) entre os grupos experimentais e os respectivos controles em nenhuma avaliação, entretanto, houve diferença estatisticamente significativa (p < 0.05) entre os grupos controles (2 x 4) para o critério forma anatômica (1 semana) e adaptação marginal (18 meses). O grupo 2 foi estatisticamente diferente do grupo 3 (p < 0.05), para o critério fratura do material/retenção (18 meses) e adaptação marginal (1 semana), onde o grupo 2 apresentou melhor desempenho. O uso do Biosilicato no protocolo restaurador de dentina afetada por cárie não alterou o desempenho clinico de restaurações em resina composta no período de 18 meses de acompanhamento. A associação entre o sistema adesivo autocondicionante de dois passos e o Biosilicato gerou desempenho clínico inferior, comparado ao sistema adesivo convencional (controle), em termos de adaptação marginal e fratura do material/retenção. / The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a bioactive glass-ceramic (Biosilicate®) on clinical performance of posterior resin composite restorations. A total of 92 restorations in Class I and Class II cavities with carious lesion (medium third of dentin) were selected and assigned randomly into four groups according to the adhesive protocol used: 1- Biosilicate / Two-step etch and rinse system, 2- Control / Two-step etch and rinse system, 3- Biosilicate / Two-step self-etching system and 4- Control / Two-step self-etching system). Two operators carried out the adhesive protocols and restored the cavities with a nano-hybrid resin composite (IPS Empress, Ivoclar) using the incremental technique. Participants were recalled at one week, 6, 12 and 18 months for clinical evaluation performed by two blinded examiners and calibrated according to FDI criteria. Data were analyzed using Krusall-Wallis non-parametric test and multiple comparison Dunn test with a significance level of 5%. Results showed no statistical difference (p > 0.05) between the experimental groups and their respective controls; however, there were statistical difference between control groups (2 x 4) (p < 0.05) for anatomical form (1 week) and marginal adaptation (18 months). Group 2 was statistically different from Group 3 (p < 0.05), for fracture of material/retention (18 months) and marginal adaptation category (1 week), where Group 2 showed the better performance. The use of Biosilicate, in a restorative protocol for caries-affected dentin, did not alter the clinical performance of posterior resin composite restorations. The association between Biosilicate and two-step self-etching adhesive system showed an inferior clinical performance, compared to the conventional adhesive system (control), in terms of marginal adaptation and fracture of material/retention.

Novos métodos de remoção do tecido cariado tem sido propostos, entre eles a utilização de lasers, abrasão a ar e químico-mecânico. Este trabalho teve o objetivo de avaliar a influência de diferentes métodos de remoção de cárie na resistência de união de um sistema adesivo autocondicionante. Cinquenta molares humanos cariados extraídos foram desgastados para expor uma superfície plana onde a lesão de cárie se encontrava rodeada por dentina hígida. Os dentes foram divididos em 05 grupos (n=10), com um total de 50 dados, de acordo com o método de remoção do tecido cariado, como segue: G1 - sem remoção; G2 - remoção com lixa; G3 – broca de aço esférica em baixa rotação; G4 - laser de Er, Cr: YSGG e G5 - Carisolv. Procedimentos adesivos foram realizados com o sistema autocondicionante (Clearfil SE Bond – Kuraray – Japão), de acordo com as instruções do fabricante. Um cilíndro de resina composta (Z250- 3M do Brasil) foi construído sobre a superfície com o sistema adesivo e estocados em água (24 horas a 37 0 C). Os corpos de prova foram seccionados verticalmente para obtenção de fatias e em seguida confeccionadas ampulhetas em dentina infectada, afetada e sadia, com área aproximada de 1mm 2. As ampulhetas foram montadas em dispositivos de micro-tração e ensaiados na máquina de teste (Mini-Instron) com velocidade de 0,5mm/min. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que existem diferenças estatisticamente significantes entre os substratos sadio e infectado para o grupo G1e sadio e afetado para os grupos G2, G3 e G5. Em dentina sadia, o método utilizado em G3 resultou em valores de adesão superiores com relação a G4 e G2 foi estatisticamente superior com relação a todos os grupos. Os métodos de remoção de dentina infectada utilizados em G2 e G3 resultaram em valores de adesão superiores com relação a G1(dentina infectada). Desta forma podemos concluir que: o tipo de substrato influencia significativamente na resistência adesiva do sistema autocondicionante testado. A adesão à dentina sadia é mais efetiva que à dentina infectada (G1) e à dentina afetada obtida após remoção do tecido infectado com lixa (G2), broca (G3) e Carisolv (G5). Entretanto, para o laser de Er,Cr:YSGG (G4) não houve evidência amostral que sugerisse maior efetividade na adesão da dentina sadia com relação à dentina afetada. A adesão em dentina sadia mostrou-se mais efetiva quando esta foi instrumentada com lixa. Porém, trata-se de um recurso laboratorial de padronização dos espécimes. A utilização da broca de aço resultou em uma superfície mais favorável a adesão, quando comparada à obtida após irradiação com laser de Er, Cr: YSGG, em dentina sadia. A adesão em dentina infectada é pobre, ficando ressaltada a necessidade da remoção deste tipo de dentina, preferencialmente com lixa ou broca, previamente a adesão com sistema autocondicionante. Para os demais métodos de remoção da dentina infectada testados, não houve evidência amostral para se detectar a existência de diferenças significantes na resistência adesiva em dentina afetada. / New methods for carious dentine removal have been proposed, such as, lasers and chemo-mechanical. This in vitro study aimed to evaluate the influence of caries removal methods (steel burs, Er, Cr: YSGG laser and Carisolv) on microtensile bond strength of self-etching adhesive systems. 50 extracted carious human molars were ground to expose flat surfaces where caries lesion was surrounded by normal dentine. Teeth were divided into 5 groups (n=10), with 50 original data, according to the removal method used: G1 - no removal; G2 - abrasive paper, G3 - steel burs; G4 – Er, Cr: YSGG laser (79, 61 J/cm 2 ) and G5 – Carisolv. Surfaces were bonded with Clearfil SE Bond, according to manufacturers’ instructions. A crown was built up using composite resin (Z250- 3M Brasil). After storage in water (24 h, 37 0 C), teeth were vertically serially sectioned into slices and trimmed into an hourglass shape with about of 1mm 2 area at the adhesion interface, that contained either infected, caries affected and normal dentine. Samples were tested in tension in a Instron machine at 0,5mm/min. Results showed that there is a significant difference between tested groups (p< 0.005). Significantly lower results were found for caries infected dentin when compared to normal dentin values (G1). A significant difference was also found when caries affected and normal dentin were compared (G2, G3, G5). In normal dentin, G2 showed better bond strenght than another groups and G4 showed lower results than G3. G2 and G3 caries infected dentin removal methods showed better bond strength than the other groups when compared with G1 (caries infected dentin). The results indicated that: bond strength of a self-etching system to normal dentin was better than to caries infected (G1) and caries affected dentin after the use of abrasive paper (G2), round steel bur (G3) and Carisolv (G4). However, there was no difference between caries affected and normal dentin after the use of ErCr:YSGG laser (G4); abrasive paper is a laboratorial method to create smear layer and it was responsable for the best bond strength to normal dentin. The usage of Er, Cr: YSGG laser negatively altered adhesion of self-etching system on normal dentin when compared with round steel bur; infected dentin is not an adequate substrate for adhesion. Abrasive paper and round steel bur are the best caries infected dentin removal methods. There were no difference in bond strength to caries affected dentin when the other methods were used.

O presente trabalho trata de tema extremamente útil, porém ainda pouco trabalhado pela doutrina brasileira. A Lei no 8.668/93, que criou os Fundos de Investimento Imobiliário (FII) no Brasil, foi o primeiro diploma a permitir a securitização e fracionamento da propriedade imobiliária, convertendo-a em valores mobiliários passíveis de negociação no mercado de capitais. Os Fundos de Investimento Imobiliário viabilizaram o acesso de pequenos investidores, incluindo pessoas físicas, ao mercado imobiliário, viabilizando a aplicação em empreendimentos de alto retorno que, entretanto, demandam grandes investimentos. A análise da natureza jurídica do FII se justifica pela importância econômica e social do instituto, mas a esta não se restringe, tendo em vista a riqueza do conteúdo jurídico-normativo que culminou na criação de uma modalidade diferenciada de fundo de investimento, espelhada no modelo norte americano, o Real Estate Investment Trust. O Fundo de Investimento Imobiliário é um exemplo bem sucedido da criatividade legislativa, que através da combinação de institutos alcançou o que consideramos ser a figura no Brasil que mais se assemelha ao trust anglo saxão. A estrutura atribuída ao FII, marcada, em especial, pela propriedade fiduciária e pelo regime de afetação, revestem o Fundo de peculiaridades que reclamam a análise de sua natureza jurídica sob uma perspectiva própria, e diferenciada dos demais fundos de investimento. A investigação acerca da natureza jurídica do FII requer a releitura de conceitos que transitam entre o Direito Civil e o Direito Comercial, tais como de comunhão, condomínio e sociedade, negócio fiduciário, negócio indireto, propriedade, direitos reais e pessoais, patrimônio separado, pessoa jurídica e sujeito de direito, de cujo resultado decorre o reconhecimento do Fundo de Investimento Imobiliário como contrato de sociedade, caracterizado pela perseguição de uma finalidade econômica através de uma organização. O escolha do tema e a metodologia empregada no desenvolvimento deste trabalho tiveram por objetivo não só o aprofundamento da matéria, mas também a inspiração de outros estudos com base na common law, que possam igualmente levar à conclusão a respeito da beleza e eficiência de um sistema legal construído sobre estruturas abertas e mais flexíveis. / The theme of this paperwork is extremely useful, but not so much explored by Brazilian doctrine. The Law 8.668/93, which created in Brazil the Real Estate Investment Funds (Fundos de Investimento Imobiliário FII), was the first statute to allow the securitization and fractionation of real estate, converting it into subject securities traded in the capital market. The Real Estate Investment Funds enabled retail investors, including individuals, to access the real estate market, qualifying them to apply their resources on high-return ventures that, however, require large investments. The analysis of the legal nature of the FII is justified by the economic and social importance of the institute, but is not restricted thereto taken the enriched content of the legal-normative framework that culminated in the creation of a unique model of investment fund, mirrored in the North American Real Estate Investment Trust. The Real Estate Investment Fund is a successful example of legislative creativity that by combining institutes reached what we consider to be the figure in Brazil that most resembles the Anglo Saxon trust. The structure assigned to the FII, marked in particular by the fiduciary property and the rules of affectation, lines the Fund with certain peculiarities that demand the analysis of its legal nature under its own perspective, isolated from the other investment funds. Research on the legal nature of FII requires the reinterpretation of concepts that integrate both the Civil and Commercial Law, such as communion, condominium and company, fiduciary relationship, indirect relationship, property, real rights and personal rights, separated patrimony, legal person and capacity, which result leads to a due recognition of the Real Estate Investment Fund as a corporate agreement, characterized by the pursuit of an economic purpose through an organization. The choice of the theme and the methodology applied for the development of this paperwork aimed not only to deepen the matter, but also to inspire further studies based on the common law that could also lead to the conclusion about the beauty and efficiency of a legal system built on open and more flexible structures.