Ce travail de thèse a pour objet d’analyser le comportement en statique, en fatigue et en vibration linéaire et non linéaire des matériaux sandwichs en présence d’une décohésion de longueur variable. Une étude détaillée est d’abord menée pour caractériser le comportement mécanique en statique et en fatigue de ces matériaux. Les essais ont été conduits en flexion 3-points sur des poutres de ces matériaux pour plusieurs distances entre appuis et pour plusieurs longueurs de fissure. En vibration, une étude expérimentale de la réponse en fréquence à une impulsion, menée à l’aide d’un vibromètre laser a permis de mesurer les fréquences propres et les amortissements de ces matériaux autour de chaque pic de résonance en fonction de la longueur de fissure. Les résultats déduits de l’analyse expérimentale sont comparés à ceux obtenus à partir d’une analyse par éléments finis. Enfin, une méthode de vibration non linéaire a été appliquée pour caractériser le comportement des matériaux sandwichs endommagés par fissuration. Les paramètres non linéaires relatifs au décalage fréquentiel et à l’amortissement sont mesurés en faisant varier l’amplitude d’excitation. Cette étude a permis de montrer que les paramètres non linéaires sont plus sensibles à l’endommagement que les paramètres linéaires. / The aim of this work is to investigate the effects of debonding lengths on the static, fatigue, linear and nonlinear vibration behaviour of sandwich materials. First, a study was conducted in static and cyclic fatigue loading with various debonding lengths. Shear and flexural modulus in static tests were determined using the sandwich plate theory. The effects of debonding lengths on the stiffness, hysteresis loops and damping were studied for various numbers of cycles during fatigue tests. Then, modelling of the damping of a composite sandwich with debonding was established considering finite element analysis which evaluated the different energies dissipated in the material directions of the core and the skins. The effects of debonding variable lengths on natural frequencies and damping were studied numerically and compared with experimental results. Finally, the nonlinear vibration method was used to characterize the behaviour of sandwich beams with debonding. The nonlinear parameters corresponding to the elastic modulus and damping were determined for each frequency mode and each debonding length. The results showed that nonlinear parameters were much more sensitive to damage than linear parameters.

La démontabilité des assemblages collés structuraux est une nouvelle problématique liée à l’augmentation de l’utilisation de la technologie du collage dans de nombreux secteurs industriels et de la prise en compte de l’éco-conception dans les processus industriels. Peu de travaux ont été menés à ce jour sur cette thématique qui représente un véritable verrou technologique pour la diffusion de la technologie d’assemblage par collage. Une des voies utilisées et détaillées dans la présente étude est basée sur l’incorporation, dans une formulation d’adhésif, d’un additif organique solide possédant un point de sublimation dans une gamme de température connue.Ainsi, l’étude de l’influence de la reformulation par incorporation de l’additif montre qu’en dépit de la réactivité entre cette molécule et certains composants de la formulation de l’adhésif, les propriétés de mise en œuvre et les caractéristiques thermo-mécaniques ne sont pas drastiquement modifiées et restent compatibles avec une utilisation industrielle.Le mécanisme de démontabilité est basé sur la diffusion du gaz libéré par la réaction de sublimation de l’additif jusqu’aux interfaces où les contraintes générées induisent une rupture interfaciale. Néanmoins, le désassemblage est grandement fonction de la nature de la surface des substrats assemblés. Une compétition a lieu entre le travail nécessaire pour faire croître les bulles à l’interface et le travail des forces d’adhésion.L’efficacité de ce procédé de démontabilité a été éprouvée dans le cadre de tests de validation des segments du tore d’un télescope. L’assemblage réalisé avec un adhésif incorporant un additif spécifique permet de transmettre d’importantes contraintes mécaniques puis après une phase d’activation, de se désassembler avec des contraintes résiduelles nulles / Structural adhesives are nowadays widely used in numerous industries like automotive, aerospace, avionics or microelectronics … for many reasons such as easy processing or weight and cost savings. A strong effort has been achieved so far to enhance the level of adherence in structural assemblies and in this particular case a new challenge appears: the easy dismantling of structural bonded joints. This innovative concept results from industrial constrains like maintenance or recycling needs.This work studies a process which offers a simple and efficient solution to the disassembling of structural bonds. Based on the use of specific additives activated by heating at a certain temperature, this new technology allows the drastic decrease of the bonding performance and allow the dismantling in a very short time. It fulfills the main characteristics required by this application, like no change in processing (implementation, curing conditions,…) and no or slight modification of the mechanical properties. The results of the influence of adding additive is evaluated.This process is based on the incorporation. of specific chemicals in the adhesive or primer formulations. These additives are selected according to specific properties like decomposition temperature. An innovative aspect of this technology lies in the localization of the dismantling. The first step of the additive action is migration from the bulk of the adhesive to the interface. In a second time, once at the interface, the decomposition gases generated by the additive (mainly steam and nitrogen) induce constrains and stresses. After a certain time, theses stresses are sufficient enough to overcome the adhesion forces and the adhesive debonds from the substrate, adhesive failure occurs. One logical consequence of this interfacial action is the use of a dismantling primer, which enables to improve the efficiency of the technology and allows additive savings.This work proposes mecanisms based on experimental results in order to explain what happens in the adhesive bulk and on the interfaces. Finally, an application of this process is described related to the use of debondable adhesive for structural coupling during ground tests in the frame of GAIA telescope. Its main structure is a multi segments brazed torus in silicon carbide. In order to test each segment, a structural and debondable epoxy adhesive was developed, allowing structural bonding at room temperature and easy dismantling with interfacial failure after thermal activation. After testing and dismantling, segments were reused for final application.

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<h4>A generalized physics-based modeling framework is presented to analyze: (a) the effects of temperature on identified degradation mechanisms, (b) interfacial debonding processes, including deterministic and stochastic mechanisms, and (c) establishing model performance benchmarks of electrochemical porous electrode theory models, as a necessary stepping stone to perform valid battery degradation analyses and designs. Specifically, the effects of temperature were incorporated into a physics-based, reduced-order model and extended for a LiCoO₂ -graphite 18650 cell. Three dimensionless driving forces were identified, controlling the temperature-dependent reversible charge capacity. The identified temperature-dependent irreversible mechanisms include homogeneous SEI, at moderate to high temperatures, and the chemomechanical degradation of the cathode at low temperatures. Also, debonding of a statistically representative electrochemically active particle from the surrounding binder-electrolyte matrix in a porous electrode was modeled analytically, for the first time. The proposed framework enables to determine the space of C-Rates and electrode particle radii that suppresses or enhances debonding and is graphically summarized into performance–microstructure maps where four debonding mechanisms were identified, and condensed into power-law relations with respect to the particle radius. Finally, in order to incorporate existing or emerging degradation models into porous electrode theory (PET) implementations, a set of benchmarks were proposed to establish a common basis to assess their physical reaches, limitations, and accuracy. Three open source models: dualfoil, MPET, and LIONSIMBA were compared, exhibiting significant qualitative differences, despite showing the same macroscopic voltage response, leading the user to different conclusions regarding the battery performance and possible degradation mechanisms of the analyzed system.</h4>

Introduction : Après un traitement orthodontique, la rétention (ou contention) est essentielle pour éviter les récidives vers la malocclusion initiale. Le fil de rétention lingual est un appareil fixe, relativement facile à installer et bien accepté par les patients pour maintenir la position finale des dents antérieures inférieures. Étant de plus en plus utilisé, il devient important de s’assurer de sa fiabilité pour la stabilité de l’alignement dentaire. Objectif : Le but de cette étude clinique randomisée prospective est de déterminer le taux de survie d’un fil lingual mandibulaire de rétention en comparant les méthodes de collage direct et de collage indirect à court et moyen termes. Méthodologie : L’échantillon est constitué de 117 patients consécutifs aléatoirement distribués dans 2 groupes : collage direct (n=58) et collage indirect (n=59). Les fils torsadés de diamètre 0,0175’’ sont préformés par un technicien de laboratoire soit selon la méthode de collage direct, soit selon la méthode de collage indirect. Une matrice de transfert en silicone assure le positionnement précis du fil lingual en bouche. Assure® et Filtek™ Flow ont été utilisés pour le collage direct. Filtek™ Flow, Assure®, and Sondhi™ ont été utilisés pour le collage indirect. Les fils de rétention ont été évalués pour le décollement, l’infiltration, la distorsion et le bris à 2 mois (T1) et 6 mois (T2). Résultats : À T1, le taux de survie du fil de rétention est de 90,2% pour le groupe de collage direct, comparativement à 79,5% pour le groupe de collage indirect (p=0,232). À T2, le fil est resté intact pour 74,1% des participants dans le groupe de collage direct et pour 70,0% des participants dans le groupe de collage indirect (p=0,481). Les différences ne sont pas statistiquement significatives entre les 2 groupes. La fréquence du décollement est plus haute que les autres problèmes enregistrés à T1 (p<0,022), représentant 85,7% des échecs. À T2, le décollement est plus fréquent que la distorsion ou le bris (p<0,04), mais pas statistiquement plus fréquent que l’infiltration (p=0,109). Il représente alors 86,4% des échecs. Conclusion : Le décollement est la principale cause d’échec d’un fil de rétention lingual. Il n’y a pas de différence statistiquement significative du taux de survie d’un fil lingual mandibulaire de rétention entre les techniques de collage direct et de collage indirect à court et moyen termes. / Background: The lingual wire has been shown to be an effective way to ensure the retention of the lower anterior segment after orthodontic treatment. As it is increasingly used, it is important to achieve proper bonding of the wire to ensure stability. Objective: The aim of this prospective randomized clinical study is to assess the short and medium term survival rate of the mandibular lingual retention wire using 2 different bonding techniques (direct and indirect). Materials and Methods: The sample of 117 consecutive patients was randomly distributed into 2 groups: direct bonding (n=58) and indirect bonding (n=59). The multi-strand twist wires (0,0175”) used were all preformed by a technician and prepared for either direct or indirect bonding technique with a transfer matrix. Assure® and Filtek™ Flow were used for direct bonding. Filtek™ Flow, Assure®, and Sondhi™ were used for indirect bonding. The lingual wires were evaluated for bonding failure, infiltration, breakage, and distortion at 2 months (T1) and 6 months (T2). Results: At T1, survival rate for the lingual wire was 90,2% for direct bonding and 79,5% for indirect bonding (p=0,232). At T2, the lingual wire was intact for 74,1% of the participants in the direct bonding group and 70,0% for the indirect bonding group (p=0,481). The differences between the 2 groups were not statistically significant. Debonding was more frequent than all other problems at T1 (p<0,022), accounting for 85,7% of the failures. At T2, debonding was more frequent than distortion and breakage (p<0,04), but not statistically more frequent than infiltration (p=0,109). It then accounted for 86,4% of the failures. Conclusion: Debonding is the main cause of failure for a lingual retention wire. There is no statistically significant difference in the survival rate of a lingual retention wire using direct and indirect bonding techniques in the short and medium term.

<div>Defects are unavoidable, life-limiting and dominant sites of damage and subsequent failure in a material. Ni-based superalloys are commonly used in high temperature applications and inevitably found to have defects in the form of inclusions, voids and microscopic cracks which are below the resolution of standard inspection techniques. A mechanistic understanding of the role of defects in such industrially relevant bulk polycrystalline material is essential for philosophies of design and durability to follow and ensure structural integrity of components in the inevitable presence of such defects. The current understanding of defect-mediated damage, in bulk Ni superalloys, is limited by experimental techniques that can capture the local micromechanical state of the material surrounding the defect. In this work, we combine mechanical testing with in-situ, non-destructive 3-D X-ray characterization techniques to obtain rich multi-modal datasets at the microscale to interrogate complex defect-microstructure interactions and elucidate the mechanisms of failure around defects. The attenuated X-ray beam, after passage through the material, is utilized through computed micro-tomography to characterize the defects owing to its sensitivity to density differences in the material. The diffracted X-ray beam, after illuminating the material, is employed through high energy diffraction microscopy in various modes to interrogate the evolving micromechanical state around the discovered defects.</div><div>Three case studies are performed with specimens made of a Ni-based superalloy specially designed and fabricated to have internal defects in the form of: (i) an inclusion, (ii) a microscopic crack, and (iii) voids. In each case, the grain scale information is investigated to reveal heterogeneity in the local micromechanical state of the material as a precursor for the onset of failure. Models and simulations based on finite element or crystal plasticity are utilized, wherever necessary, to assess the factors essential to the underlying mechanism of failure. In the first case study, the detrimental effects of an inclusion in initiating a crack upon cyclic loading is interrogated and the state of bonding, residual stresses, and geometrical stress concentrations around the inclusion are demonstrated to be of utmost importance. In the second case study, the propagation of a short fatigue crack through the microstructure is examined to reveal the crystallographic nature of crack growth through the (i) alignment of the crack plane with the most active slip system, (ii) the correlation between the crack growth rate and the maximum resolved shear stresses, and (iii) the dependence of the crack growth direction on microplasticity within grains ahead of the crack front. In the third case study, the role of voids in ductile failure under tensile loading is explored to illuminate the activation and operation of distinct mechanisms of inter-void shear and necking under the control of the local state of stress triaxiality and the local plasticity within the grains at critical sites of fracture.</div><div>In summary, a grain scale description of the micromechanical state has been unambiguously determined through experiments to examine the heterogeneity around defects in the material. It has enabled us to identify and isolate the nature of factors essential to the activation of specific mechanisms at the onset failure. The grain scale thus provides an ideal physical basis to understand the fundamentals of defect mediated damage and failure instilling trust in the predictive capabilities of models that incorporate the response of the grain structure. The generated datasets can be used to instantiate and calibrate such models at the grain level for higher fidelity. </div>

In this thesis, the focus has been on micro-mechanical mechanisms in polymer-based materials and structures. The first part of the thesis treats length-scale effects on polymer materials. Experiments have showed that the smaller the specimen, the stronger is the material. The length-scale effect was examined experimentally in two different polymers materials, polystyrene and epoxy. First micro-indentations to various depths were made on polystyrene. The experiments showed that length-scale effects in inelastic deformations exist in polystyrene. It was also possible to show a connection between the experimental findings and the molecular length. The second experimental study was performed on glass-sphere filled epoxy, where the damage development for tensile loading was investigated. It could be showed that the debond stresses increased with decreasing sphere diameter. The debonding grew along the interface and eventually these cracks kinked out into the matrix. It was found that the length to diameter ratio of the matrix cracks increased with increasing diameter. The experimental findings may be explained by a length-scale effect in the yield process which depends on the strain gradients. The second part of the thesis treats mechano-sorptive creep in paper, i.e. the acceleration of creep by moisture content changes. Paper can be seen as a polymer based composite that consists of a network of wood fibres, which in its turn are natural polymer composites. A simplified network model for mechano-sorptive creep has been developed. It is assumed that the anisotropic hygroexpansion of the fibres leads to large stresses at the fibre-fibre bonds when the moisture content changes. The resulting stress state will accelerate creep if the fibre material obeys a constitutive law that is non-linear in stress. Fibre kinks are included in order to capture experimental observations of larger mechano-sorptive creep effects in compression than in tension. Furthermore, moisture dependent material parameters and anisotropy are taken into account. Theoretical predictions based on the developed model are compared to experimental results for anisotropic paper both under tensile and compressive loading at varying moisture content. The important features in the experiments are captured by the model. Different kinds of drying conditions have also been examined. / QC 20100910

Ce travail est centré sur l'étude du décollement de couches minces adhérentes à base cimentaire sur un substrat en béton sous chargement mécanique. Comme matériaux de réparation, des mortiers renforcés par des fibres et/ou incorporant des granulats en caoutchouc sont utilisés. Dans ces conditions, l'étude de la durabilité des réparations implique nécessairement celle de la dégradation de la résistance sous chargement de fatigue. Dans ce contexte, des essais de fatigue par traction, contrôlés par l'ouverture de la fissure (CMOD) sont effectués sur des échantillons composites afin d'établir la loi de dégradation de la résistance du mortier renforcé par des fibres et / incorporant des granulats en caoutchouc. Les résultats montrent que, pour une ouverture de fissure maximale donnée, la résistance résiduelle diminue avec le nombre de cycles et ce quelle que soit la nature du composite. La dégradation maximale de la résistance résiduelle se produit dans le cas du mortier non fibré. Pour des grandes ouvertures de fissure, un renfort par des fibres permet de limiter cette dégradation sous un chargement de fatigue. Dans le cas du mortier incorporant des granulats en caoutchouc, la dégradation de la résistance résiduelle est limitée pour les petites ouvertures de fissure. Une association granulats caoutchouc-renforcement par des fibres permet de limiter les dégâts sur une large étendue d'ouvertures de fissure. Cette solution confère au composite un intérêt pour une application durable dans le cas des réparations minces adhérentes à base cimentaire. En tenant compte des principales pathologies rencontrées dans cette application tels que la fissuration de la couche de réparation suivie par le décollement de l'interface, différentes techniques de préparation de la surface du support ont été évaluées. Parmi celles-ci, un traitement de la surface par sablage, facile à mettre en œuvre dans les conditions réelles, a été utilisé. Pour évaluer la performance structurale, des poutres composites constituées d'un rechargement mince sur des substrats dont la surface a été préalablement traitée par sablage ont été soumises à des essais de flexion trois points (monotone et fatigue). Pour le suivi de l'évolution de la fissuration dans le rechargement et du décollement à l'interface, la technique de corrélation d'image 3D est employée. Il en résulte que l'incorporation des granulats caoutchouc dans le matériau de réparation est efficace pour contrôler la fissuration, et par conséquent pour retarder l'initiation du décollement. De plus, le renforcement du matériau de réparation par des fibres est également efficace pour limiter la propagation du décollement en contrôlant l'ouverture de la fissure. Ainsi, l'utilisation simultanée des granulats caoutchouc et des fibres dans le matériau de réparation par couches minces à base cimentaire peut être une solution appropriée pour retarder l'initiation du décollement et également pour limiter sa propagation, autrement dit pour la durabilité de l'application. Les granulats en caoutchouc utilisés étant obtenus par broyage de pneus usagés non réutilisables, cette approche apporte une valeur ajoutée en valorisant un sous produit industriel et en contribuant à la sauvegarde d'un environnement sain. / This work is devoted to the study of the debonding of thin bonded cement-based overlays from the concrete substrate under mechanical loading. As repair materials, fiber-reinforced and rubbberized cement-based mortars are used. Under these conditions, assessment of durability of the repairs necessarily involves the study of the degradation of the bridging strength under fatigue loading. In this context, tensile fatigue tests controlled by crack mouth opening displacement (CMOD) are conducted on composite specimens in order to establish the degradation law of fiber-reinforced and/or rubberized mortar. The bridging strength decreases with the number of fatigue cycles for the same maximum crack width, whatever the nature of the composite. The maximum cyclic bridging strength degradation occurs in plain mortar. The cyclic bridging strength degradation for large pre-cracked widths is limited for mortar reinforced with metallic fibers. In case of rubberized mortar, cyclic bridging strength degradation is limited at less pre-cracked width values. A combine use of rubber aggregates and fibers in mortar appeared to be a suitable solution to limit the cyclic bridging strength degradation for a wide range of pre-cracked widths. It confers to the composite an interest for durable application such as cement-based thin bonded overlays. Taking into account the main cause of distress in thin bonded cement-based applications i.e. cracking and interface debonding, different surface preparation techniques were evaluated in this research. Among them, the sandblasting one is usually implemented in actual conditions. In order to investigate the structural performance, composite beams consisting of a thin repair layer on top of sandblasted substrates are subjected to three point bending tests (monotonic and fatigue). For monitoring the evolution of cracking in the repair layer and of debonding at interface, digital 3D image correlation technique is used. It emerges as a conclusion that the rubber aggregates incorporation in repair material is helpful to control micro-cracking, which results in the delay of the debonding initiation. Moreover, a fiber-reinforcement of repair material is also helpful to limit the interface debonding propagation by restraining opening of the crack. So, the dual-use of rubber aggregates and fibers in the repair material of thin bonded cement-based overlays can be a suitable solution to delay the debonding initiation and also to limit the interface debonding propagation. This shows that the synergetic effect provided by the combine use of rubber aggregates and fibers remains valid under fatigue loading also. The used rubber aggregates are obtained by grinding end-of-life tyres. In such conditions, the approach brings an added value, the recycling of this industrial by-product being also a contribution to the maintenance of a clean environment. Incidentally, this approach also helps towards the development of a circular economy.

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