Understanding the mechanisms that govern hydraulic fracturing applications in unconventional formations, such as gas-bearing shales, is of increasing interest to the petroleum upstream industry. Among such mechanisms, the geomechanical interactions between hydraulic fractures and pre-existing fractures on one hand, and simultaneous multiple hydraulic fractures on the other hand are seen of high importance. Although the petroleum engineering and related literature contains a number of studies that discusses such topics of hydraulic fracture interactions, there still remain some aspects that require answers, validations, or further supporting data. Particularly, experimental evidence is fairly scarce and keenly needed to solidify the understanding of such complex applications. In this work, the investigation methodology uses a series of hydraulic fracturing laboratory tests performed on synthetic rocks made of gypsum-based cements such as hydrostone and plaster in various experimental set ups. Those laboratory tests aim to closely investigate hydraulic fracture intersection with pre-existing fractures by assessing some factors that govern its outcomes. Specifically, the roles of the pre-existing fracture cementation, aperture, and relative height on the intersection mode are examined. The results show dominant effect of the cement-fill type relative to the host-rock matrix in determining whether hydraulic fracture crossing the pre-existing interface may occur. Similarly, hydraulic fracture height relative to the height of the pre-existing fracture may dictate the intersection results. However, the intersection mode seems to be insensitive of the pre-existing fracture aperture. Moreover, simultaneous multi-fracture propagation is examined and found to be impacted by the interference of the stresses induced from each fracturing source on neighboring fracturing sources. Such stress interference increases as the number of the propagating hydraulic fractures increase. While hydraulic fractures initiating from fracturing sources located in the middle of the fracturing stage seem to have inhibited propagation, outer hydraulic fractures may continue propagating with outward curvatures. Overall, the experimental results and analyses offer more insights for understanding hydraulic fracture complexity in unconventional formations. / text

In the thesis explicit dual parabolic-elliptic models are constructed for the Konenkov flexural edge wave and the Stoneley-type flexural interfacial wave in case of thin linearly elastic plates. These waves do not appear in an explicit form in the original equations of motion within the framework of the classical Kirchhoff plate theory. The thesis is aimed to highlight the contribution of the edge and interfacial waves into the overall displacement field by deriving specialised equations oriented to aforementioned waves only. The proposed models consist of a parabolic equation governing the wave propagation along a plate edge or plate junction along with an elliptic equation over the interior describing decay in depth. In this case the parabolicity of the one-dimensional edge and interfacial equations supports flexural wave dispersion. The methodology presented in the thesis reveals a dual nature of edge and interfacial plate waves contrasting them to bulk-type wave propagating in thin elastic structures. The thesis tackles a number of important examples of the edge and interfacial wave propagation. First, it addresses the propagation of Konenkov flexural wave in an elastic isotropic plate under prescribed edge loading. For the latter, parabolic-elliptic explicit models were constructed and thoroughly investigated. A similar problem for a semi-infinite orthotropic plate resulted in a more general dual parabolic-elliptic model. Finally, an anal- ogous model was derived and analysed for two isotropic semi-infinite Kirchhoff plates under perfect contact conditions.

Inom mjukpappersindustrin är det viktigt att utvecklas och upprätthålla en så bra kvalité som möjligt på produkterna för att hålla sig kvar på marknaden. Det är därför betydelsefullt att ha kunskap kring tillverkningsprocessens alla steg och hur de påverkar det slutgiltiga resultatet. En viktig del av tillverkningen är kräppningsprocessen som till stor del ger papperet sina egenskaper och kvalité. Det är i detta steg av tillverkningen som strukturen på papperet bestäms. Detta gör att ett stort fokus ligger på att förstå och utveckla kräppningsprocessen.  Denna rapport görs i samarbete med en mjukpapperstillverkare som under den senaste tiden upptäckt en större efterfrågan hos kunder att vara med och styra inställningarna av kräppschabern. Då det råder en bristande kunskap om hur olika faktorer påverkar kräppningen har en osäkerhet uppstått. Syftet med denna rapport är att bidra med den kunskap som krävs kring kräppningsprocessen och klingegenskaperna för att företaget ska ha möjlighet att tillfredsställa kundernas efterfrågan och behov.  I kräppningsprocessen är kräppschabern den viktigaste komponenten att granska då det är denna klinga som utför själva kräppningen. De mest relevanta faktorerna för kräppschaberns inställning väljs ut för att undersökas i denna rapport. Analysen av parametrarna utförs genom att variera en parameter i taget för att sedan kontrollera hur böjningen av kräppschabern ser ut. Med hjälp av utböjningen av klingan kan sedan en kräppvinkel beräknas för att slutligen få fram förhållandet mellan de utvalda parametrarna och kräppvinklen. Detta kommer utföras med hjälp av tre olika metoder vars resultat sedan jämförs med varandra för att fastställa de beräknade förhållandena. De olika metoderna som används är en analytisk beräkning som baseras på den elastiska linjens ekvation samt två undersökningar i FEM-program där klinggeometrin modelleras.   Plottar utformas med värden från de olika undersökningarna som grund. Ett diagram för varje parameter skapas, diagrammen visar hur kräppvinkeln ändras då parametern varierar inom de utvalda intervallen. Alla parametrar som undersökts visade sig påverka kräppvinkeln på en nivå som gör de relevanta för inställningen av kräppschabern då en önskad kvalité är efterfrågad. Efter en jämförelse mellan resultaten från de olika metoderna kunde vissa avvikelser hittas. Dessa avvikelser är dock inte stora och kan därför försummas. Det finns många tänkbara anledningar till avvikelserna som t.ex. olika antaganden och beräkningsmässiga skillnader. Slutsatserna som kan göras av denna rapport är att alla de parametrar som undersöktes har en betydande roll för kräppvinklens minskning och att de olika beräkningssätten gav överensstämmande resultat. I framtida undersökningar kan därför den smidigaste av de undersökta metoderna rekommenderas. / In the tissue industry, it is important to develop and maintain as good a quality as possible on the products in order to stay on the market. It is therefore important to have knowledge of all the steps of the manufacturing process and how they affect the final result. An important part of the production is the creping process, which largely gives the paper its properties and quality. It is in this stage of manufacturing process that the structure of the paper is determined. This means that a great focus is to understand and develop the creping process.   This report is made in collaboration with a tissue manufacturer who recently discovered a greater demand from customers to participate in and control the settings in their projects. Since there is a lack of knowledge of how different factors affect the creping, uncertainty has arisen. The purpose of this report is to contribute with the knowledge required about the creping process in order to reduce uncertainty in the company and satisfy the customers' demand and needs. In the creping process, creping blade is the most important component to examine as it is this blade that performs the creping itself.   The most relevant factors for the creping blades settings are selected to be examined in this report. The analysis of the parameters is performed by varying one parameter at a time and then checking how the bending of the creping blade looks. With the deflection of the blade, a crepe angle can be calculated in order to highlight the relationship between the chosen parameters and the crepe angle. This will be accomplished by using three different methods, the results of which are then compared with each other to determine the calculated conditions. The different methods who are used is an analytical calculation based on the linear elasticity equation and two studies in FEM programs where the blade geometry is modeled.   Plots are designed, displaying values ​​from the different analysis’s as a basis. A chart for each parameter is created, the charts show how the crepe angle changes as the parameter varies within the selected intervals. All parameters examined were found to affect the crepe angle more or less, but all at a level that makes them relevant to the setting of the creping blade as a certain desired quality is required. After a comparison of the results from the different methods, some deviations could be found. However, these deviations are not significant and may therefore be ignored. There are many possible reasons for these deviations such as e.g. various presumptions and computational differences. The conclusions that can be made about this report are that all the parameters that were examined have a significant role in the reduction of the crepe angle and that the results from the various methods gave consistent results. In future investigations, therefore, the most convenient of the methods tested may be recommended.

Stabilitet och vibrationer inom invändiga svarvningsprocesser är ett område som kräver mer forskning. Tidigare studier visar att problem med stabilitet och utböjning är vanligt vid dessa processer och att de orsakar oönskade vibrationer i processen. Vibrationerna har en negativ effekt på bland annat ytjämnheten, som har visat sig vara en viktig parameter vid invändig svarvning. Syftet med den här studien var därför bland annat varit att undersöka utifrån vilka olika skärparametrar en konstruktions stabilitet kan säkerställas för att uppnå kravspecificerad ytjämnhet. Utöver det skapades en rörkonstruktion med 3D-programmet Autodesk Inventor 2017.Studien påbörjades genom att undersöka problematiken inom området, innan beräkningar på skärparametrar påbörjades parallellt med konceptframtagning.Beräkningarna i resultatet visar att utböjningen som uppstår i processen, är högre med den framtagna rörkonstruktionen än utan den. Dessutom krävs optimering av vissa skärdata för att kunna uppnå kravspecificerat värde på ytjämnhet.Beräkningarna fick baseras på en del approximationer vilket innebär att resultatet inte är tillförlitligt och att syftet inte uppnåtts helt.Den framtagna rörkonstruktionen är inte optimalt monterad på svarvmaskinen vilket betyder att monteringssätt måste optimeras. Utöver det är beräkningarna baserade på teori och approximationer och är därför inte lika tillförlitliga som exempelvis fysiska tester hade varit. / Stability and vibrations in internal turning processes is a field that requires more research. Current studies show that stability and deflection is a common problem with these processeses and that they cause unwanted vibrations in the process. The vibrations have a negative impact on the surface roughness, which has shown to be a crucial parameter in internal turning.The purpose of this thesis has therefore been to investigate by which cutting parameters a constructions stability can be ensured to achieve a required surface roughness. Furthermore a construction was designed with the 3D-program Autodesk Inventor 2017.The study started with an information investigation about the problems within the area of internal turning, before calculations and investigations of cutting parameters began. Parallel to the calculations of cutting parameters, a development of a construction began.The calculations in the result show that the deflection that occurs in the process is greater with the developed construction than without it. Besides this, an optimization of some cutting parameters are needed to obtain the required surface roughness.The calculation are had to be based on some approximations which means that the result is not reliable and therefore the purpose is not completely achieved.The designed construction is not optimally placed on the turning machine which indicates that the placement of the construction needs optimization. In addition to this, the calculations are based on theory and approximations and is therefore not as reliable as physical tests would have been.

Este trabalho apresenta o desenvolvimento de novas instrumentações baseadas em efeitos fototérmicos para o estudo de interfaces sólido-líquido e líquido-gás, incluindo no último caso o efeito de surfactantes. O trabalho está dividido em capítulos, cada um enfocando o desenvolvimento e/ou aplicação de uma nova técnica. O Capítulo I apresenta uma introdução aos fenômenos fototérmicos e desecreve a construção de instrumentos clássicos de Lente Térmica (LT) nas configurações de simples e duplo feixe. Interfaces sólido-líquido foram estudadas nos capítulos II-IV usando variações da instrumentação clássica de LT. Um novo sinal fototérmico foi caracterizado, indicando a formação de uma lente térmica invertida na interface. Experimentos de varredura-z na configuração por reflexão foram usados para determinar a mudança no índice de refração da interface próximo ao ângulo crítico, e uma metodologia similar foi utilizada para a medida da difusividade térmica de amostras opacas. Nos capítulos V-VII, a deformação de superfícies líquidas foi estudada pelo efeito Marangoni induzido por laser e pela geração de ondas capilares. A transferência de calor pela interface líquido-gás foi monitorada por Deflexão Fototérmica Transversal. Em todos os casos, a influência de surfactantes foi estudada pela formação de uma monocamada na superfície dos líquidos. Observou-se que uma pequena quantidade de surfactante é capaz de cessar a movimentação de líquidos induzida por gradientes de tensão superficial e aumentar significativamente a transferência de calor pela interface. Os resultados indicam uma correlação entre as transições de fase das monocamadas e a atenuação da deformação superficial bem como o aumento na transferência de calor. Finalmente, o capítulo VIII apresenta uma coleção de trabalhos que derivaram dos estudos relacionados com as instrumentações desenvolvidas. / This work presents the development of new instrumentations based on photothermal phenomena to study solid-liquid and liquid-gas interfaces, including in the latter the effect of surfactants. The work is divided into chapters, each one focusing on the development and/or application of a new technique. Chapter I presents an introduction to photothermal phenomena and describes the construction of classical Thermal Lens (TL) instruments in the single and double-beam configurations. Solid-liquid interfaces were studied in chapters II-IV using variations of the classical TL instrumentation. A new photothermal signal was characterized, indicating the formation of an inverted thermal lens at the interface. Z-scan experiments in the reflection configuration were used to determine the change in the refractive index of an interface close to the critical angle, and a similar methodolody was used to measure the thermal diffusivity of opaque samples. In Chapters V-VII, the deformation of liquid surfaces was studied by laser-induced Marangoni effect and the generation of capillary waves. Heat transfer through the liquid-gas interface was monitored by Transverse Photothermal Deflection. In all cases, the influence of surfactants was studied by forming a monolayer on the surface of the liquids. It was observed that a tiny amount of surfactants was able to cease the motion of liquid induced by surface tension gradients and to increase significantly the heat transfer through the interface. The results indicate a correlation between phase transitions of the monolayers and the attenuation of the surface deformation as well as the increase in the heat transfer. Finally, chapter VIII is a collection of other works that derived from the studies related to the instrumentations developed.

Apresenta-se um processo de retroanálise de pavimentos flexíveis baseado na teoria do ponto inerte para a retroanálise do subleito, readaptado para bacias de deflexões teóricas obtidas com o carregamento para o ensaio com a viga Benkelman. Além da retroanálise do subleito, foi desenvolvido um modelo matemático fatorial para a obtenção do módulo resiliente equivalente das camadas presentes sobre o subleito, consideradas como uma única, denominada camada equivalente. Para a readaptação da teoria do ponto inerte e elaboração do modelo fatorial foram utilizados bancos de dados de bacias deflectométricas teóricas geradas pelo programa ELSYM5. Avaliou-se o erro na retroanálise do subleito e da camada equivalente para o processo proposto mediante comparações com outras metodologias semelhantes de retroanálise. A teoria do ponto inerte proporciona o desenvolvimento de um algoritmo simples, convergente e de resposta única para retroanálise de subleito de pavimentos flexíveis, minimizando a influência da experiência do engenheiro na resposta do problema. O procedimento de retroanálise elaborado nesta pesquisa caracteriza-se por simplicidade, sendo de uso adequado, entre outros, para avaliações em nível de rede. / A backcalculation procedure for flexible pavements is introduced based on inertial point theory for subgrade backcalculation readapted to theoretical deflection basins obtained with the load to Benkelman beam test. Beside subgrade backcalculation, it was developed a factorial mathematical model to obtain equivalent resilient modulus from the layers presents upon subgrade, considered as unique and denominated equivalent layer. To the readaptation of inertial point theory and preparing of factorial model were used theoretical deflection bowls data base generated by ELSYM5 program. The subgrade and equivalent layer modulus backcalculation were evaluated to the proposed process through others similar backcalculation methodologies. The inertial point theory provides the development of simple algorithms, convergent and with unique solution for flexible pavements subgrade backcalculation minimizing the influence of engineer experience in the problem answer. The backcalculation procedure developed in this research is characterized by simplicity being of suitable use at network evaluation level among others.

The aim of this work is to describe pedagogical and psychological aspects of the process of finding a life sense and identify possible reasons of a life crisis and lost. The work also presents the possibilities, which pedagogy has within the area of finding and fixing a life purpose. Analysed themes are characteristic by the overlap to an everyday life and therefore it is suitable to focus on this theme not only in the psychological and philosophical perspective, but also in the context of pedagogical theory and practice. In the concrete chapters the theme is viewed as a transformation of family structures, media studies, free time.

The concept of using aluminum as the primary construction material for high speed ships and the hydroelastic behavior of the structure is widely gaining importance as a significant research topic in naval architecture. Aluminum is lighter than steel and hence can be predominantly used in high speed crafts which experiences significant slamming. This thesis work is focused on wedge shaped models. Free fall wedge impact is studied and a FORTRAN 90 computer program is developed to estimate the structural response of the wedge experiencing slamming by the use of matrix methods, finite element techniques and Newmark-Beta numerical time integration methods. The numerical solution is validated by comparison with the static solution. The theoretical hydrodynamic pressures which are used as input for this work was originally developed by using a flat cylinder theory [26]. The wedge drop at 0.6096 m (24 inch) drop height with an impact veloc- ity of v=3.05 m/s is based as the premise and the experimental pressure distributions measured by the pressure-transducers and the theoretical pressure predictions are used as inputs and the structural response is derived. Additionally, the response is compared for three different plate thicknesses and the results are compared against each other. The maximum deflection is comparable to the deflection evaluated from the experiment and tends to attain convergence as well. As the plate thickness reduces there tends to be a significant rise in the deflection values for the wedge plate, in the manner that when the plate thickness is halved there is a deviation of more than 75% in the deflection values as such.

Many material properties depend on specific details of microstructure and both optimal material performance and material reliability often correlate directly to microstructure. In nano- and micro-systems, the material's microstructure has a characteristic length scale that approaches that of the device in which it is used. Fundamental understanding and prediction of material behavior in nano- and micro-systems depend critically on methods for computing the effect of microstructure. Methods for including the physics and spatial attributes of microstructures are presented for a number of materials applications in devices. The research in our group includes applications of computation of macroscopic response of material microstructures, the development of methods for calculating microstructural evolution, and the morphological stability of structures. In this review, research highlights are presented for particular methods for computing the response in: 1) rechargeable lithium ion battery microstructures, 2) photonic composites with anisotropic particulate morphologies, 3) crack deflection in partially devitrified metallic glasses. / Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA)

ABSTRACT EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF CURVED LAMINATED GLASS BEAM Uzhan, Tevfik M.S., Department of Engineering Sciences Supervisor: Prof. Dr. M. Z&uuml / lf&uuml / ASik May 2010, 33 Pages In this thesis, experimental studies are carried out on curved laminated glass beams to form a database for the scientists who may like to test their mathematical models. Beams which are only free to rotate and constrained in radial direction at both ends are tested to make the data available for further calculations. Test setup is prepared to minimize error that could occur due to test setup and data readings. Material testing machine and 4 channel data collecting machine are used to measure the signals at the strain gauges located over the glass beam. Within the range of force applied to the specimens, laminated curved beam shows linear behavior without any fracture. Data collected from the specimens are in conformance with each other. Results obtained from experiments are compared with the results obtained from the mathematical model developed by ASik and Dural (2006). As it is observed from the graphs presented, experimental results from the tests and numerical results from the mathematical model are in good agreement.