L'objet de cette thèse est l'étude de la stabilisation de modèles d'interaction fluide-structure par des contrôles de dimension finie agissant sur la frontière du domaine fluide. L'écoulement du fluide est décrit par les équations de Navier-Stokes incompressibles tandis que l'évolution de la structure, située à la frontière du domaine fluide, satisfait une équation d'Euler-Bernoulli avec amortissement. Dans le chapitre 1, nous étudions le cas où le contrôle est une condition aux limites de Dirichlet sur les équations du fluide (contrôle par soufflage/aspiration). Nous obtenons des résultats de stabilisation locale du système non-linéaire autour d'une solution stationnaire instable de ce système. Dans les chapitres 2 et 3, nous nous intéressons au cas où le contrôle est une force appliquée sur la structure (contrôle par déformation de paroi). Dans le chapitre 2, nous considérons un modèle simplifié, où l'équation d'Euler-Bernoulli pour la structure est remplacée par un système de dimension finie. Nous construisons des lois de contrôle pour les systèmes de dimension infinie, ou pour leurs approximations semi-discrètes, capables de stabiliser les systèmes linéarisés avec un taux de décroissance exponentielle prescrit, et localement les systèmes non-linéaires. Nous présenterons des résultats numériques permettant de vérifier l'efficacité de ces lois de contrôles. / The aim of this thesis is to study the stabilization of fluid-structure interaction models by finite dimensional controls acting at the boundary of the fluid domain. The fluid flow is described by the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations while the displacement of the structure, localized at the boundary of the fluid domain, satisfies a damped Euler-Bernoulli beam equation. First, we study the case where the control is a Dirichlet boundary condition in the fluid equations (control by suction/blowing). We obtain local feedback stabilization results around an unstable stationary solution of this system. Chapters 2 and 3 are devoted to the case where control is a force applied to the structure (control by boundary deformation). We consider, in chapter 2, a simplified model where the Euler-Bernoulli equation for the structure is replaced by a system of finite dimension. We construct feedback control laws for the infinite dimensional systems, or for their semi-discrete approximations, able to stabilize the linearized systems with a prescribed exponential decay rate, and locally the nonlinear systems. We present some numerical results showing the efficiency of the feedback laws.

Rotating and non-rotating beams are widely used to model important engineering struc-tures. Hence, the vibration analyses of these beams are an important problem from a structural dynamics point of view. Depending on the beam dimensions, they are mod-eled using different beam theories. In most cases, the governing differential equations of these types of beams do not yield any simple closed-form solutions; hence we look for the inverse problem approach in determining the beam property variations given certain solutions. The long and slender beams are generally modeled using the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory. Under the premise of this theory, we study (i) the second mode tailoring of non-rotating beams having six different boundary conditions, (ii) closed-form solutions for free vibration analysis of free-free beams, (iii) closed-form solutions for free vibration analysis for gravity-loaded cantilever beams, (iv) closed-form solutions for free vibration analysis of rotating cantilever and pinned-free beams and (v) beams with shared eigen-pair. Short and thick beams are generally modeled using the Timoshenko beam theory. Here, we provide analytical closed-form solutions for the free vibration analysis of ro-tating non-homogeneous Timoshenko beams. The Rayleigh beam provides a marginal improvement over the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory without venturing into the math-ematical complexities of the Timoshenko beam theory. Under this theory, we provide closed-form solutions for the free vibration analysis of cantilever Rayleigh beams under three different axial loading conditions - uniform loading, gravity-loading and centrifu-gally loaded. We assume simple polynomial mode shapes which satisfy the different boundary conditions of a particular beam, and derive the corresponding beam property variations. In case of the shared eigenpair, we use the mode shape of a uniform beam which has a closed-form solution and use it to derive the stiffness distribution of a corresponding axially loaded beam having same length, mass variation and boundary condition. For the Timoshenko beam, we assume polynomial functions for the bending displacement and the rotation due to bending. The derived properties are demonstrated as benchmark analytical solutions for approximate and numerical methods used for the free vibration analysis of beams. They can also aid in designing actual beams for a pre-specified frequency or nodal locations in some cases. The effect of different parameters in the derived property variations and the bounds on the pre-specified frequencies and nodal locations are also studied for certain cases. The derived analytical solutions can also serve as a benchmark solution for different statistical simulation tools to find the probabilistic nature of the derived stiffness distri-bution for known probability distributions of the pre-specified frequencies. In presence of uncertainty, this flexural stiffness is treated as a spatial random field. For known probability distributions of the natural frequencies, the corresponding distribution of this field is determined analytically for the rotating cantilever Euler-Bernoulli beams. The derived analytical solutions are also used to derive the coefficient of variation of the stiffness distribution, which is further used to optimize the beam profile to maximize the allowable tolerances during manufacturing.

This paper presents a methodology for determining eigenfunctions and frequencies of the Euler-Bernoulli model for elastic beams that can include damping and devices located at intermediate or end points of the beam. The eigenfunctions or vibration modes of the beam are obtained by using solution basis generated by the dynamic solution of a fourth-order differential equation, through a block matrix formulation of the boundary and compatibility conditions. The use of the dynamic basis has been often used to reduce the calculations in obtaining the modes and frequencies. Forced responses are obtained with the Galerkin method by modifying the classical modal analysis with the inclusion of new conditions of orthogonality between modes that are suitable for problems with viscous damping or non-classical boundary conditions. / Este trabalho apresenta uma metodologia para determinar as autofunções e as frequências de um modelo Euler-Bernoulli para vigas elásticas que podem incluir amortecimento e dispositivos localizados num ponto intermediário ou nos extremos da viga. As autofunções ou modos de vibração da viga são obtidos usando uma base de solução gerada pela solução dinâmica de uma equação diferencial de quarta ordem, através de uma formulação matricial em blocos para as condições de contorno e de compatibilidade. O uso da base dinâmica tem sido frequentemente utilizada para reduzir os cálculos na obtenção dos modos e das frequências. Respostas forçadas são obtidas usando o método de Galerkin, modificando a análise modal clássica com a inclusão de novas condições de ortogonalidade entre os modos que são adequadas para problemas com amortecimento viscoso ou com condições de contorno não-clássicas

L'objectif de ce travail est de mettre au point des méthodes pour détecter, localiser, quantifier et suivre l'évolution de l'endommagement dans les câbles courts, tels que les suspentes des ponts suspendus, à partir de leurs réponses vibratoires. Afin de modéliser ces câbles, un modèle linéaire 1D de poutre d'Euler Bernoulli avec tension est utilisé. Ce modèle permet de modéliser une large gamme de structures, allant de la corde vibrante à la poutre sans tension. Pour le câble, l'endommagement est introduit dans l'équation vibratoire par des modifications locales de la masse linéique et de la rigidité en flexion et par un changement global de la tension. De plus, pour introduire une "fissure" dans l'équation vibratoire d'une poutre, la modification de la rigidité peut être remplacée par un ressort de rotation au niveau de la fissure. Pour ces deux modèles d'introduction d'endommagements, une estimation analytique au premier ordre des variations des paramètres modaux en fonction des modifications est établie. Grâce aux estimations analytiques obtenues pour la variation relative des fréquences en fonctions des modifications physiques, nous développons des techniques de localisation pour deux cas d'étude : deux essais seuls correspondants à deux états (sain et endommagé) et une série d'essais (plusieurs essais de l'état sain à l'état endommagé). Pour ce second cas, une autre méthode de détection et de localisation utilisant cette fois la SVD est proposée. Les méthodes proposées sont testées sur des données numériques et sur des données expérimentales existant dans la littérature ou effectuées pendant la thèse / The objective of this work is to develop methods to detect, localize, quantify and follow the evolution of the damage in short cables, such as suspenders of the suspension bridges, using their vibratory responses. To simulate these cables, a 1D Euler Bernoulli beam linear model with tension is used. This model allows to study a wide range of structures from the vibrating string to the beam without tension. For cables, damage is introduced into the vibratory equation by local changes of the linear density and the bending stiffness and a global change in the tension. To introduce a crack in the vibrating beam equation, the change in the rigidity may be replaced by a pinned joint at the location ofthe crack. For both these models, a first order analytical estimation of the variation of modal parameters due to theses changes is established. Using these analytical estimations of the relative frequency variations in functions of the physical changes, we develop methods of localization for two cases : only two tests corresponding to two states (healthy and damaged) and a series of tests (several tests on the healthy state and several tests on the damaged state). For the second case, we propose another method of detection and localization which uses the SVD tool . These methods are tested on numerical data and experimental data from literature or from tests performed during the phD.

Cette thèse regroupe nos résultats sur la prédiction de séries temporelles dépendantes. Le document comporte trois chapitres principaux où nous abordons des problèmes différents. Le premier concerne l’agrégation de prédicteurs de décalages de Bernoulli Causales, en adoptant une approche Bayésienne. Le deuxième traite de l’agrégation de prédicteurs de ce que nous définissions comme processus sous-linéaires. Une attention particulaire est portée aux processus autorégressifs localement stationnaires variables dans le temps, nous examinons un schéma de prédiction adaptative pour eux. Dans le dernier chapitre nous étudions le modèle de régression linéaire pour une classe générale de processus localement stationnaires. / This thesis regroups our results on dependent time series prediction. The work is divided into three main chapters where we tackle different problems. The first one is the aggregation of predictors of Causal Bernoulli Shifts using a Bayesian approach. The second one is the aggregation of predictors of what we define as sub-linear processes. Locally stationary time varying autoregressive processes receive a particular attention; we investigate an adaptive prediction scheme for them. In the last main chapter we study the linear regression problem for a general class of locally stationary processes.

Le thème de cette thèse est l’utilisation de méthodes probabilistes (plus spécifiquement de technique venant de la théorie de la percolation) pour mener une analyse non-perturbative de plusieurs modèles de physique statistique. La thèse est centrée sur les systèmes de spins et les modèles de percolation. Cette famille de modèle comprend le modèle d’Ising, le modèle de Potts, la percolation de Bernoulli, la percolation de Fortuin-Kasteleyn et les modèles de percolation continue. L’objectif principal de la thèse est de démontrer la décroissance exponentielle des corrélations au-dessus de la température critique et d’étudier les états de Gibbs des modèles en dessus. / The underlying theme of this thesis is using probabilistic methods and especially techniques of percolation theory to carry on a non-perturbative analysis of several models of statistical physics. The focus of this thesis is set on spin systems and percolation models including the Ising model, the Potts model, the Bernoulli percolation, the random-cluster model, and the continuum percolation models. The main objective of the thesis is to demonstrate exponential decay of correlations above the critical temperature and study the Gibbs states of the mentioned models.

We consider a variational formulation of a Bernoulli-type free boundary problem for the Laplacian operator with discontinuous boundary data. We show the existence of a weak solution to the problem. Moreover, we show that the solution has symmetry properties inherited by symmetric data. These results are achieved through the use of comparison arguments, the celebrated method of moving planes, and several elaborated techniques from existing literature. / Vi studerar ett Bernoulli frirandsproblem för Laplaceoperatorn med diskontinuerliga randdata. Detta görs via en variationsformulering av problemet. Vi visar att en svag lösning existerar för problemet. Utöver det visar vi bland annat att den svaga lösningen har symmetriegenskaper. Dessa resultat uppnås genom jämförelseargument, den välkända "moving-plane” metoden, samt flera utarbetade tekniker från befintlig litteratur.

Two methods for overcoming locking phenomena in isogeometric beams are presented. The first method blends the rotation of a Timoshenko beam with the rotation of a Bernoulli beam to produce realistic displacements in straight beams. The second method uses mixed variational principles, specifically the Hu-Washizu Principle, to produce realistic displacements as well as realistic strains without post-processing.

In this thesis, transverse vibration of a cracked beam on an elastic foundation and the effect of crack and foundation parameters on transverse vibration natural frequencies are studied. Analytical formulations are derived for a beam with rectangular cross section. The crack is an open type edge crack placed in the medium of the beam and it is uniform along the width of the beam. The cracked beam rests on an elastic foundation. The beam is modeled by two different beam theories, which are Euler-Bernoulli beam theory and Timoshenko beam theory. The effect of the crack is considered by representing the crack by rotational springs. The compliance of the spring that represents the crack is obtained by using fracture mechanics theories. Different foundation models are discussed / these models are Winkler Foundation, Pasternak Foundation, and generalized foundation. The equations of motion are derived by applying Newton&#039 / s 2nd law on an infinitesimal beam element. Non-dimensional parameters are introduced into equations of motion. The beam is separated into pieces at the crack location. By applying the compatibility conditions at the crack location and boundary conditions, characteristic equation whose roots give the non-dimensional natural frequencies is obtained. Numerical solutions are done for a beam with square cross sectional area. The effects of crack ratio, crack location and foundation parameters on transverse vibration natural frequencies are presented. It is observed that existence of crack reduces the natural frequencies. Also the elastic foundation increases the stiffness of the system thus the natural frequencies. The natural frequencies are also affected by the location of the crack.

L'objet général de ce travail est l'étude de la convergence des méthodes classiques<br />de calcul approché des racines d'un polynôme à coefficients complexes. Les méthodes<br />considérées sont celles de Bernoulli et de Graeffe-Dandelin. On montre que ces <br />questions de convergence sont liées à des problèmes diophantiens et que les<br />théorèmes d'aapproximation de Dirichlet et surtout la méthode de Baker fournissent<br />des résultats de convergence nouveaux qui s'appliquent aux polynômes à coefficients<br />entiers. De nombreux exemples calculés en MAPLE, y sont présentés et analysés.