Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-21T19:25:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Mariza Veiga Senk.pdf: 2040770 bytes, checksum: 1ff48305b56e9836d0e4d55aeae4277f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-23 / Fundação Araucária de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Paraná / Glass-ceramic are obtained from the controlled crystallization of glasses and may exhibit different characteristics of the precursor glass. In this work we investigate the variation of the flexural strength and fracture toughness those were obtained by lithium disilicate glass-ceramic materials as a function of the size of the precipitate and the crystalline volumetric fractions, obtained by mechanical tests balls on three balls and flexion of four points, respectively. The temperatures used in the heat treatments were 460 ° C for nucleation and 538 ° C for crystalline growth. The mechanical properties of the glass ceramics varied in relation to the crystalline fraction. The flexural strength of the glassy sample was 117 11 MPa and for the samples with crystalline fraction of 98 % and precipitate with a diameter of 7 m was 297 22 MPa. The fracture toughness in lithium disilicate increases with the crystallized volumetric fraction, and the larger the grain size, the greater the value of KIC. The fracture toughness for the glass sample showed a value of 0,80 0,09 MPa:m0;5 and for the crystal of 34 and fraction of 80 %, KIC= 3,05 0,2 MPa:m0;5, an increase of 280 % on the glass. / Vitrocerâmicas são obtidas a partir da cristalização controlada de vidros e podem apresentar características diferentes do vidro precursor. Neste trabalho são investigadas a variação da resistência à flexão e tenacidade à fratura em materiais vitrocerâmicos de dissilicato de lítio (LS2) em função do tamanho do precipitado e das frações volumétricas cristalinas, obtidos por ensaios mecânicos esferas sobre três esferas e flexão de quatro pontos, respectivamente. As temperaturas utilizadas nos tratamentos térmicos foram de 460 °C para nucleação e 538 °C para crescimento cristalino. As propriedades mecânicas das vitrocerâmicas apresentaram variação em relação à fração cristalina. A resistência à flexão do LS2 aumenta com o acréscimo da fração cristalina, sendo que quanto menor o tamanho do grão, maior é o valor da resistência à flexão, com valores para a amostra vítrea de 117 11 MPa, e para as amostras com fração cristalina de 98 % e cristal com diâmetro de 7 m, foi de 297 22 MPa. A tenacidade à fratura no dissilicato de lítio aumenta com a fração volumétrica cristalizada, sendo que quanto maior for o tamanho de grão, maior vai ser o valor de KIC. A tenacidade à fratura para a amostra vítrea apresentou valor de 0,80 0,09 MPa:m0;5 e para o cristal de diâmetro 34 m e fração de 80 %, KIC= 3,05 0,2 MPa:m0;5, um aumento de 280 % em relação ao vidro.

Submitted by Angela Maria de Oliveira (amolivei@uepg.br) on 2019-03-11T20:36:23Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) THAYS ALLANA OLCOSKI.pdf: 2638999 bytes, checksum: 786ecaaa8b03350890f4a8a81ad27819 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2019-03-11T20:36:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) THAYS ALLANA OLCOSKI.pdf: 2638999 bytes, checksum: 786ecaaa8b03350890f4a8a81ad27819 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-10-30 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / A mulita é a única fase cristalina formada no sistema SiO2-Al2O3, sendo um material refratário, com elevado ponto de fusão, excelente resistência ao choque térmico, resistividade elétrica e baixa condutividade térmica. Pode ser usada tanto em aplicações tradicionais quanto avançadas. Para a sua obtenção são necessárias elevadas temperaturas e longos tempos de sinterização, devido a necessidade de alta energia de ativação para ocorrer a difusão dos íons na rede da mulita. Para otimizar o processo, pode ser usado precursores em pó com tamanho de grãos submicrométricos ou usar aditivos de sinterização. Neste estudo foi usado como aditivo o MgO, para obter a mulita por sinterização reativa, a partir da mistura de Al(OH)3 e SiO2 coloidal, e da mistura de Al2O3 e SiO2 coloidal. Para verificar o seu efeito na mulitização e sinterização da mulita nessas composições, foram adicionadas 0,8; 1,6; 2,4; 3,1 e 3,9 % em peso de MgO. As composições foram sinterizadas à 1350, 1450 e 1550 ºC por 4 horas. Inicialmente as composições foram analisadas por dilatometria e análise térmica diferencial e termogravimétrica. E após sinterização foram analisadas por difração de raios X, fluorescência de raios X, medidas de densidade e porosidade aparentes, microscopia eletrônica de varredura, resistência à flexão em três pontos e espectroscopia de impedância. Pelos resultados obtidos, observou-se que a adição de MgO reduziu a temperatura de mulitização e a temperatura de sinterização das composições estudadas, de 1400 ºC para em torno de 1350 ºC. Além disso, observou-se que, quanto maior o teor de MgO e a temperatura de sinterização, maiores e mais anisotrópicos são os grãos de mulita formados e maior é a sua resistência a flexão. Sendo que a composição M5 sinterizada à 1550 ºC obteve o maior valor de resistência de 28 MPa. Houve uma redução drástica da porosidade à 1450 e 1550 ºC, ao contrário do que ocorreu à 1350 ºC, podendo ser observado nas imagens de MEV e pelos valores de porosidade aparente. Sendo que a composição M5 sinterizada à 1550 ºC obteve o menor valor de porosidade de 2 %, sendo que a composição M0 sinterizada na mesma temperatura obteve 13,1 %. As composições derivadas da mistura com alumina, obtiveram microestruturas mais densas, com menor porosidade e maior resistência à flexão. A composição MA1 sinterizada à 1450 ºC, obteve o maior valor de resistência no valor de 65,2 MPa, devido ao aparecimento da fase vítrea, que reforçou a sua microestrutura. Com o aumento da quantidade de MgO, houve a formação da fase espinélio, juntamente com a mulita, restando ainda α-alumina residual em algumas composições. No ensaio de espectroscopia de impedância, obteve-se apenas um semicírculo na representação de Nyquist, associado a contribuição apenas do interior do grão, com uma capacitância em torno de 10-11-10- 12 F. Notou-se que a condutividade elétrica do material é dependente da temperatura de ensaio, que quanto maior a temperatura maior a condutividade. Além do que, o aparecimento de fases como, espinélio, alumina e fase vítrea favoreceram a resistividade elétrica do material, consideravelmente. / The mullite is the only crystalline phase formed in the SiO2-Al2O3 system, being a refractory material with high melting point, excelente resistance to termal shock, electrical resistivity and low termal conductivity. It can be used traditional and advanced applications. High temperatures and long sintering times are required due to the high activation energy required to diffuse the ions in the mullite network. To optimize the process, power precursors with submicron grain size or using sintering additives. In this study, MgO was used to obtain the reactive sintering mullite from the mixture of Al(OH)3 and coloidal SiO2, and the mixture of Al2O3 and coloidal SiO2. To verify its effect on mulitization and sintering of mullite in these compositions, 0,8; 1,6; 2,4; 3,1 and 3,9 wt% MgO were added. The compositions were sintered at 1350, 1450 and 1550 ºC for 4 hours. Initially the compostions were analyzed by dilatometry and differential termal and thermogravimetric analysis. After sintering, they were analyzed by X ray diffraction, X ray fluorescence, apparent density and porosity measurements, scanning eléctron microscopy, three-point flexural strength and impedance spectroscopy. From the obtained results, it was observed that the addition of MgO reduced the mulitization temperature and the sintering temperature of the compositions studied, from 1400 ° C to around 1350 ° C. In addition, it has been observed that the higher the MgO contente and the sintering temperature, the larger and more anisotropic the mullite grains are formed and the greater their flexural strength. The composition M5 sintered at 1550 ºC obtained the highest resistance value of 28 MPa. There was a drastic reduction of porosity at 1450 and 1550 ºC, contrary to what happened at 1350 ºC, which can be observed in the SEM images and the values of apparent porosity. In which the composition M5 sintered at 1550 ºC obtained the lowest porosity value of 2%, and the composition M0 sintered at the same temperature obtained 13,1%. The composition MA1 sintered at 1450 ºC, obtained the highest value of resistance in the value of 65,2 MPa, due to the appearance of the glassy phase, which reinforced its microstructure. With the increase of the amount of MgO, there was formation of the spinel phase, together with the mullite, remaining residual α-alumina in some compositions. In the impedance spectroscopy test, only a semicircle was obtained in the Nyquist representation, associated with the contribution of only the interior of the grain, with a capacitance around 10-11-10-12 F. It was noted that the electrical conductivity of the material is dependent on the test temperature, that the higher the temperature the higher the conductivity. In addition, the appearance of phases such as spinel, alumina and vitreous phase favored the electrical resistivity of the material, considerably.

The aim of this research was to analyze the mechanical and thermal properties of composites andhybrid composites prepared with four types of jute fibers and two different resins; biobased thermosetresins acrylated epoxidized soybean oil (AESO) and mathacrylated anhydride modified soybean oil(MMSO). The processing technique used was vacuum injection molding (VIM). Tensile and, flexuraltestings and dynamic mechanical and thermal analysis (DMTA) were used to characterize thecomposites’ properties. The results showed that the AESO composites have better tensile and flexuralproperties. This may be due to the fact that the curing conditions were quite the same for both AESOand MMSO composites but MMSO composites showed different behavior during curing step. Theywere completely cured in a shorter time compared to AESO composites. Having equal curing time forboth resins’ composites can damage the structure of MMSO composites and hybrids. Tan delta peak forthe MMSO reinforced composites occurs at higher temperatures, compared to AESO reinforcedcomposites, which means better thermal properties for MMSO reinforced composites.

Este trabalho avaliou a influência da densidade de energia da pré-cura, e de diferentes tratamentos pós-cura na otimização das propriedades físicas (Resistência à Flexão e Dureza Knoop) de resinas compostas diretas, visando a possibilidade de indicação para restauraçoes indiretas. Foram usadas as resinas diretas Fillmagic, Concept, Glacier, Z100, Masterfill e W3D Master e as indiretas Solidex e Belleglass HP como controle. Para cada resina direta foram confeccionados 60 espécimes em barra (10x2x2mm), 30 irradiados em uma face e 30 nas duas faces (30 espécimes = 10 controle, 10 autoclave e 10 forno de luz). Para as resinas indiretas foram preparados 10 espécimes conforme processamento de seus fabricantes. 380 espécimes foram submetidos ao ensaio de resistência à flexão (Kratos). De cada condição experimental, 10 fragmentos foram usados para ensaio de microdureza Knoop (Shimadzu HMV-2). A análise de variância e o teste de Tukey demonstraram significância para resistência à flexão nos fatores Resina (p<0,001) e Tratamento (p=0,001) e na interação Resina x Tratamento (p=0,001). Para a microdureza Knoop os três fatores e as interações foram significantes: Resina (p=0,001); Face (p=0,001) Tratamento (p=0,017); Resina x Face (p=0,001); Resina x Tratamento (p=0,007); Face x Tratamento (p=0,001) e Resina x Face x Tratamento (p=0,024). A maior média de cada resina direta, independente da condição experimental, foi comparada às médias das resinas indiretas. Os resultados apontam que na resistência à flexão (Z100 = W3D = Fillmagic = Glacier) e (Z100 > Masterfill > Belleglass HP > Concept > Solidex). Na Dureza Knoop (Z100 > Belleglass HP, Fillmagic, W3D, Concept, Glacier, Masterfill e Solidex). Conclusão: as propriedades físicas (resistência à flexão e dureza Knoop) não são obstáculos na indicação de resinas compostas de uso direto para restaurações indiretas / This study evaluated the influence of pre-cure energy density, and additional post-cure treatments in optimizing the physical properties (Flexural strength and Knoop microhardness) of direct resin composites with the aim at allowing their use for indirect restorations. Direct resin composites evaluated were Fillmagic, Concept, Glacier, Z100, Masterfill and W3D Master; indirect composites were Solidex and Belleglass HP. Sixty bar-shaped specimens (10x2x2mm) were prepared for each material, so that 30 of them were light-cured by one surface and 30 on both surfaces. From the 30 specimens of each group, 10 were control, 10 were submitted to additional autoclave and 10 to light oven treatment. Ten specimens were prepared with each indirect composite following the manufactures’ recommendations. The 380 specimens were submitted to flexural strength test (Kratos universal testing machine), and values obtained at fracture were reported. After that, 10 fragments were chosen for each experimental condition and assessed for Knoop microhardness (Shimadzu HMV-2). Data were submitted to analysis of variance and Tukey’s test at p<0.05. Statistically significant differences were found among flexural strength results regarding composite materials (p<0.001), treatments (p<0.001) and interactions (composite x treatment, p<0.001). Regarding Knoop microhardness, both three factors and their interactions were also significant: composite (p<0.001), surface (p<0.001) and treatment (p<0.017), composite x surface (p<0.001), composite treatment (p<0.001), surface x treatment (p<0.001) and composite x surface x treatment (p<0.024). The highest mean value for each direct composite, regardless of the experimental condition, was compared to the mean values obtained for the indirect materials. With regard to flexural strength, comparisons point out that Z100 = W3D = Fillmagic = Glacier and Z100 > Masterfill > Belleglass HP > Concept > Solidex, whereas for Knoop microhardness Z100 > Belleglass HP, Fillmagic, W3D, Concept, Glacier, Masterfill and Solidex. Conclusion: considering the physical properties evaluated in this study, they are not an obstacle to the indication of direct composites for indirect restorations

Le bassin profond du Golfe du Mexique (BPMG) est localisé à l'est du Mexique, au sud-est des États-Unis et à l'ouest de l'Océan Atlantique. Cette étude de la partie profonde du Golfe du Mexique est basée sur l'intégration de données de sismique, de forages pétroliers et d'études de terrain; elle comprend toute la pente continentale et la plaine abyssale, avec une bathymétrie qui varie de 200 à 3750 m. La première partie de cette thèse est consacrée à la description du remplissage sédimentaire de la bordure occidentale du Golfe du Mexique, dans le secteur de Veracruz, en liaison avec son évolution géodynamique. L'évolution géodynamique du BPMG commence au Trias-Jurassique avec la rupture et la propagation d'un rift continental, dans le secteur sud de la plaque nord américaine. Cette ouverture et le déplacement relatif vers le sud-est du bloc crustal du Yucatan sont à l'origine du BPGM. Cette géodynamique de rift continental est suivie d'une étape post-rift accompagnée de l'océanisation du bassin. Les bassins de la marge passive ont poursuivi leur évolution sous l'effet de la subsidence thermique à l'ouest du Golfe du Mexique, tandis que de la croûte océanique se formait dans le BPGM. Cette subsidence thermique de la marge a ensuite été perturbée par l'orogénèse Laramienne, qui a remodelé l'architecture stratigraphique silico-clastique des dépôts du Tertiaire entre les éléments morphotectoniques suivants: lefront tectonique de la Sierra Madre Orientale (SMO), le bassin d'avant-pays Chicontepec, la Plateforme de Tuxpan-Faja de Oro, la pente continentale et la plaine abyssale, ces deux dernières provinces morphotectoniques appartenant au BPGM. Pendant le Paléogèneinférieur, les effets de la subsidence thermique de la marge passive ont été accentués par la charge tectonique de l'orogénèse laramienne (SMO), permettant ainsi le développement d'un bassin flexural d'avant-pays. Au cours de cette étape, les principaux transferts sédimentaires se sont effectués du front tectonique "SMO" vers le BPGM. La source principale de sédiments clastiques est liée à l'érosion de la chaîne de montagnes "SMO". Pendant le Paléocène et l'Éocène inférieur, l'architecture des premiers sédiments silico-clastiques syn-tectoniques déposés dans des éventails sous-marins sont caractérisés par des figures de glissement, des faciès turbiditiques A et B de Bouma, des chenaux-levées. Après l'arrêt de la subsidence flexurale, la subsidence thermique de la marge passive s'est poursuivie pendant l'Éocène supérieur, l'Oligocène et le Néogène, permettant le développement d'un nouveau prisme sédimentaire progradant. Les remplissages sédimentaires sont encore constitués de chenaux et de levées, avec des barres de sable associées à des systèmes deltaïques sur la plateforme. Pendant le Néogène, un système de failles listriques s'est développé sur la pente du BPGM, au-dessus d'une surface de décollement située, dans la région d'étude, dans les argiles de l'Éocène-Oligocène. Ce système de failles de croissance a piégé plus de 60% des sédiments silico-clastiques du Miocène. Ce remplissage sédimentaire évolue latéralement de faciès fluviaux deltaïques vers des faciès de pente affectés de glissements gravitaires et associés à des turbidites. La deuxième partie de cette thèse est consacrée à une approche quantitative basée sur des modélisations structurales (coupes équilibrées et modélisations cinématiques directes avec Thrustpack, couplant décollement gravitaire, flexure lithosphérique, érosion et sédimentation), puis sédimentaires (prise en compte des transferts de matériel clastique depuis la partie émergée de la chaîne jusqu'au bassin profond, à l'aide du logiciel Dionisos, afin de mieux comprendre les processus de piégeage des sédiments grossiers dans les structures de croissance et les bassins perchés de la marge.

The fields of health care and environment control have an increasing demand for sensors able to detect low concentrations of specific molecules in gaseous or liquid samples. The recent introduction of microfabricated devices in these fields gave rise to sensors with attractive properties. A cutting edge technology is based on guided acoustic waves, which are perturbed by events occurring at the nanometer scale. A first part of the thesis investigates the Love mode waveguide, a versatile structure in which a thin film is guiding the acoustic wave generated in a piezoelectric substrate. A systematic analysis of its sensitivity was obtained using a transmission line model generalized to discriminate the rigid or viscous nature of the probed layers. We developed a novel integrated combination of the Love mode device with a Surface Plasmon Resonance optical sensor to quantify the thickness and the composition of soft layers. The electromagnetic interferences in the recorded signal were modeled to determine the phase velocity in the sensing area and to provide new mechanisms for an enhanced sensitivity. The experimental aspects of this work deal with the fabrication, the important issue of the packaging and the sensitivity calibration of the Love mode biosensor. A second part of the thesis investigates nanocrystalline diamond under the form of a thin film membrane suspended to a rigid silicon frame. The high mechanical and chemical resistance of nanocrystalline diamond, close to single-crystal diamond, open ways to membrane based acoustic sensors such as Flexural Plate Wave and thin Film Bulk Acoustic Resonators (FBAR). A novel dynamic characterization of the thin film is reported and the properties of composite FBAR devices including a diamond thin film membrane and a piezoelectric aluminum nitride layer are assessed using the perturbation theory. This study is applied to evaluate the high sensing potential of the first prototype of an actual diamond-based composite FBAR.

The fields of health care and environment control have an increasing demand for sensors able to detect low concentrations of specific molecules in gaseous or liquid samples. The recent introduction of microfabricated devices in these fields gave rise to sensors with attractive properties. A cutting edge technology is based on guided acoustic waves, which are perturbed by events occurring at the nanometer scale. A first part of the thesis investigates the Love mode waveguide, a versatile structure in which a thin film is guiding the acoustic wave generated in a piezoelectric substrate. A systematic analysis of its sensitivity was obtained using a transmission line model generalized to discriminate the rigid or viscous nature of the probed layers. We developed a novel integrated combination of the Love mode device with a Surface Plasmon Resonance optical sensor to quantify the thickness and the composition of soft layers. The electromagnetic interferences in the recorded signal were modeled to determine the phase velocity in the sensing area and to provide new mechanisms for an enhanced sensitivity. The experimental aspects of this work deal with the fabrication, the important issue of the packaging and the sensitivity calibration of the Love mode biosensor. A second part of the thesis investigates nanocrystalline diamond under the form of a thin film membrane suspended to a rigid silicon frame. The high mechanical and chemical resistance of nanocrystalline diamond, close to single-crystal diamond, open ways to membrane based acoustic sensors such as Flexural Plate Wave and thin Film Bulk Acoustic Resonators (FBAR). A novel dynamic characterization of the thin film is reported and the properties of composite FBAR devices including a diamond thin film membrane and a piezoelectric aluminum nitride layer are assessed using the perturbation theory. This study is applied to evaluate the high sensing potential of the first prototype of an actual diamond-based composite FBAR.

Nowadays / design, fabrication and erection of steel structures can be taken place at different locations as a result of rapid globalization / owners may require the use of widely accepted steel design codes. Therefore, engineers are faced with the challenge of being competent with several design specifications for a particular material type. AISC-360 and EC3 are widely accepted steel structure design specifications that utilize limit state principles with some similarities and differences in application. Hereby a study has been undertaken to put together the nominal strength expressions presented in both AISC-360 and EC3 codes in a single document, to identify the similarities and the differences in calculated strengths and to facilitate rapid learning of either of the specifications with prior knowledge of the other. Because of the wide scope of specifications, only fundamental failure modes are considered in this thesis. Resistance equations are directly compared with each other wherever possible. For cases where the treatment of specifications is entirely different, representative members were considered for comparison purposes.

A model is presented to use normalized multi-linear tension and compression material characteristics of strain-hardening textile reinforced concrete and derive closed form expressions for predicting moment-curvature capacity. A set of design equations are derived and simplified for use in spreadsheet based applications. The model is applicable for both strain-softening and strainhardening materials. The predictability of the simplified model is checked by model calibration and development of design charts for moment capacity and stress developed throughout the cross section of a flexural member. Model is calibrated by predicting the results of Alkali Resistant Glass and Polyethylene fabrics. A case for the flexural design of Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) specimen as a simply supported beam subjected to distributed load is used to demonstrate the design procedure.

In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden die Möglichkeiten zur Traglaststeigerung von Beton- und Stahlbetonbauteilen unter Biegebeanspruchung durch das Verstärken mit textiler Bewehrung experimentell untersucht. Nach einer ausführlichen Recherche alternativer Techniken zur Querschnittsergänzung hinsichtlich der jeweiligen Beschichtungstechnologie, Anwendbarkeit und des Bemessungsmodells wird das Verstärken mit textilbewehrtem Beton als ein vorteilhaftes Verfahren deutlich herausgestellt. Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt ist die Beschreibung des Materialverhaltens der beteiligten Baustoffe mit Hauptaugenmerk auf die sich verändernden Materialeigenschaften der textilen Einzelfaser mit fortschreitender Weiterverarbeitung zum Garn bis hin zu einer textilen Bewehrungsstruktur. Die experimentellen Untersuchungen wurden an Platten und Balken durchgeführt, die aus einem Beton der Festigkeitsklasse C20/25 bestanden. Die Verstärkung erfolgte mittels textiler Bewehrungen aus alkaliresistentem Glas-Textil. Der Betonstahlbewehrungsgrad der untersuchten Bauteile variierte ebenso wie die textile Bewehrungsfläche. Die Versuche werden hinsichtlich der möglichen Traglasterhöhung gegenüber unverstärkten Referenzbauteilen sowie den Verformungen, Rotationen, Dehnungen und der Rissentwicklung ausgewertet. Anschließend wird ein Bemessungsvorschlag für textil verstärkte Bauteile unterbreitet.