As restaurações provisórias no tratamento reabilitador oral são de suma importância. Por isso é preocupante que os materiais utilizados para a execução das mesmas sejam críticos com relação à sua resistência e longevidade, principalmente, quando estas são executadas em tratamentos prolongados e/ou em espaços desdentados extensos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar em 4 grupos reforçados, compostos por 9 espécimes cada um, a resistência e o modo de fratura, de uma resina acrílica poli(metilmetacrilato) auto-polimerizável (Dencor® - Clássico®, São Paulo, SP, Brasil) utilizada para restaurações provisórias quando reforçada com fibras de vidro (Fibrante® e Interlig® - Angelus®, Londrina, PR, Brasil), fibras de aramida (Kevlar® - Du Pont®, USA) y fio ortodôntico &#x2205; 0, 7mm. E um grupo controle sem nenhum tipo de reforço, com a mesma quantidade de corpos de prova. A análise dos resultados (ANOVA, p < 0,05), para o teste de resistência, mostrou haver diferença estatística entre os grupos. O teste de Tukey encontrou que os grupos reforçados, aqueles que alcançaram maior média de resistência à fratura foram os que utilizaram a fibra de vidro trançada pré-impregnada com resina composta foto-polimerizável, Interlig® (1083 N); a fibra de vidro unidirecional préimpregnada com dimetacrilato de glicol, Fibrante® (1022 N) e a fibra de poli(aramida) unidirecional sem pré-impregnação, Kevlar® 29, aumentando em 26%, 22% e 17%, respectivamente, esta resistência em relação ao grupo controle (800 N), não havendo diferença estatística significante entre eles. O grupo reforçado com fio de aço com &#x2205; 0,7 mm (871 N) apareceu em seguida com uma resistência somente 8% maior e semelhante àquela apresentada pelo grupo controle sem reforço. A análise das fraturas concorreu com a elaboração de um novo sistema de classificação dividindo-as em quatro tipos: Ausente, Parcial, Total Não Separada e Total Separada. As fraturas dos espécimes reforçados foram consideradas mais favoráveis ocorrendo, predominantemente, os tipos Ausente e Parcial. / Provisional restorations are of ultimate importance in the oral rehabilitation treatment. Thus, clinicians have to bear in mind that materials used for their fabrication are critical due to its longevity and strength, when these are done for longterm therapy and/or large edentulous spaces. The aim of this work was to evaluate the flexural resistance and fracture mode of an auto-cure polymethylmetacrilate resin (Dencor® - Classico® , Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil) used for provisional restorations and reinforced with four materials. Samples were divided in four groups of nine each, as the following: glass fiber (Fibrante® and Interlig® Angelus®, Londrina, PR, Brasil), aramide fibers (Kevlar® Du Pont®, USA), and orthodontic wire &#x2205; 0,7mm. one group whitout reinforcement served as control. Data was submitted to statistical analysis with one-way ANOVA (p<.05) test. Results showed statistically significant difference among the groups. Tukeys test showed that glass-fiber Interlig® exhibited the greatest value of flexural strength (1083 N); followed by unidirectional glycol dimetacrylate glass-fiber Fibrante® (1022 N) and aramid fiber Kevlar® (966 N). These values represent 26%, 22% and 17% in relation to the control group (800 N), being non statistically significant difference observed among them. The group with &#x2205; 0,7mm orthodontic wire (871 N) had a resistance only 8% higher and similar of that of control group without reinforcement. Fracture analysis was conducted by the following scale: absence, partial, complete without separation, and complete with separation. Fracture modes observed on reinforced samples were considered more favorable, with types absent and partial seeing more frequently.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T18:08:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Wagner Alex Jann Favreto.pdf: 2401353 bytes, checksum: 8e382cf32a6bec4d2e8a69fffdafffff (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-11-28 / In the present work we describe the methodology to obtain and modify the surface of glass fibers composed by Li2O - ZrO2 - BaO - SiO2 with zinc oxide. The glass fibers were obtained by classical fusion followed by the stretch of the vitreous fused mass, where the diameter of the fibers was controlled by the stretching velocity. They were recovered with ZnO by dip-coating and sol-gel processing of deposition, using both inorganic and organic polymeric gel methods, where the zinc acetate dihydrate was the zinc oxide precursor. The superficial morphology of the fiber was verified by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the zinc oxide layer was characterized by mapping of K&#945; and L&#945; lines of the zinc by EDX analyses. The results of the SEM characterization pointed out the deposition of ZnO by inorganic polymeric gel method results in a thick layer of the oxide without apparent porosity, while by the organic polymeric gel method results a dip homogeneous and porous layer of ZnO over the glass fiber surface. The glass fibers recovered with ZnO by organic polymeric gel were used to develop an analytical methodology to simultaneous determination of trihalomethanes (THM´s) in drinking water using headspace-SPME-Gas Chromatography. The study was based on the selectivity, linearity, accuracy, precision and recovery of the analytical method using the glass fiber/ZnO. The effect of the salt addition, extraction temperature and extraction, desorption and incubated time on the analytical response were evaluated too. Good linear dynamic range was observed from the method quantification limits with correlation coefficients better than 0.9900 for all compounds. The method was accurate with recoveries ranging from 95,00 to 105,00%. and the range of linearity observed was 30 ng/mL to 500 ng/mL to trichloromethane, 20 ng/mL to 250 ng/mL to dichlorobromomethane and dibromochloromethane and 10 ng/mL to 100 ng/mL to tribromethane. The method is also robust and has great potential to be used in a trihalomethane determination. / No presente trabalho encontram-se descritas a metodologia para obtenção, e para a modificação da superfície de fibras de vidro de composição Li2O - ZrO2 - BaO - SiO2 com óxido de zinco. As fibras de vidro foram obtidas pelo método de fusão clássico, seguido do estiramento da massa vítrea fundida, controlando-se o diâmetro através da velocidade de estiramento. Estas foram recobertas com ZnO, utilizando-se da técnica sol-gel em dip-coating controlado, usando-se os métodos de deposição do gel polimérico inorgânico e do gel polimérico orgânico, onde o acetato de zinco di-hidratado foi empregado como reagente precursor do óxido de zinco. Utilizou-se a técnica de Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura (MEV) para avaliar a morfologia das fibras sem recobrimento e das fibras recobertas. O recobrimento com óxido de zinco sobre a superfície das fibras, foi mapeado através das linhas K&#945; e L&#945; do zinco, por Microssonda de Energia Dispersiva (EDS), sendo observado uma camada regular de ZnO sobre a superfície do suporte. Através dos resultados obtidos por MEV, verificou-se que pela técnica de deposição do gel polimérico inorgânico as fibras apresentam recobrimento bastante espesso, mas sem porosidade aparente. Quanto à técnica de deposição do gel polimérico orgânico, obtem-se fibras com um recobrimento mais homogêneo, espesso e poroso. Desta forma utilizaram-se as fibras recobertas pelo método do gel polimérico orgânico, para o desenvolvimento de metodologia analítica para determinações cromatográficas de trihalometanos (THM s) em solução aquosa. Utilizou-se da técnica de extração em head-space (HS) por Microextração em Fase Sólida (SPME) (HS-SPME) conjugada a Cromatografia Gasosa (CG). O estudo foi baseado na seletividade, linearidades, exatidão, precisão e na recuperação do método analítico usando a fibra de vidro/ZnO. O efeito da adição de sal, temperatura e tempo de extração, tempo de dessorção e o tempo de incubação na resposta analítica. O bom alcance dinâmico linear, foi observado nos limites da quantificação do método com coeficientes de correlação maiores que 0,99 observados para todos os compostos. O método demonstrou-se exato e com a recuperações que variam de 95,00 a 105,00% com escala de linearidades observadas entre 30 ng/mL a 500 ng/mL para o triclorometano, 20 ng/mL a 250 ng/mL ao diclorobromometano e o dibromoclorometano e 10 ng/mL a 100 ng/mL para o tribromometano. O método apresentou-se robusto, e possui grande potencial para ser usado em determinações de trihalometanos.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T18:08:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maycon Fernando Percio.pdf: 4386871 bytes, checksum: fd68bea53c4d4cbfe32a314a01715c6e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-02-28 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / In the present work a vitreous composition based on combination of the oxides BaO-SiO2-Li2O modified by adding of oxides Nb2O5, TiO2, V2O5 and ZrO2 as nucleating agent was evaluated and used in the manufacture of glass and glass-ceramic fibers for use in SPME-CG. The stability of the resulting glasses was accompained by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential thermal analysis (DTA). The stability parameters of Weinberg (KW), Hubrÿ (KH), Lu e Liu (KLL), Du and Huang (KDU) and Saad and Poulain (KSP) were obtained by DTA data. By KSP was observed that stability of glassy phases follows the descending order: Composition 5 (ZrO2) > Composition 2 (Nb2O5) > Composition 1 (without nucleant) > Composition 4 (V2O5) > Composition 3 (TiO2). Through these data it was possible to determine the apparent activation energies of the crystallization process by the crystallization peaks of the DTA curves, whereby the decreasing order was obtained: Composition 5 (ZrO2)> Composition 4 (V2O5) > Composition 2 (Nb2O5) > Composition 3 (TiO2) > Composition 1 (without nucleant). It was found, through the Avrami index, a surface crystallization mechanism of the compositions that leads to a correspondent transition to the glass ceramic. From DRX data obtained after thermal treatment at varying time, the TTT diagrams (Time, Temperature and Transformation) of the compositions were constructed, which delimited the conditions for preparation of glass ceramic fibers. The XRD analysis indicated that the main crystalline phases formed after heat treatments are rhombic Li2SiO3 Li2Si2O5. The fibers obtained were further tested in chromatographic analysis by HS-SPME-GC of the methanol in aqueous solution at concentrations of 10 and 100 mgL-1 with satisfactory results. / No presente trabalho, foram estudadas composições vítreas baseada na combinação dos óxidos Li2O-BaO-SiO2 modificadas pelos óxidos Nb2O5, TiO2, V2O5 e ZrO2, utilizados como nucleantes na fabricação de fibras de vidro e vitrocerâmicas para a utilização em SPME-CG. Determinou-se a estabilidade vítrea para cada composição através da difração de raio-X (DRX) e análise térmica diferencial (DTA) sendo observada a estabilidade das fases vítreas na ordem decrescente: Composição 5 (ZrO2) > Composição 2 (Nb2O5) > Composição 1 (sem nucleante) > Composição 4 (V2O5) > Composição 3 (TiO2). Através destes dados foi possível determinar as energias de ativação aparente das fases cristalinas através dos picos de cristalização das curvas de DTA, cuja ordem decrescente obtida foi: Composição 5 (ZrO2) > Composição 4 (V2O5) > Composição 2 (Nb2O5) > Composição 3 (TiO2) > Composição 1 (sem nucleante). Verificou-se através do índice de Avrami que as composições vítreas obtidas apresentaram mecanismo de nucleação de superfície para a formação do vitrocerâmico. Os dados de DTA possibilitaram a obtenção de diagramas de Tempo, Temperatura e Transformação (TTT), que delimitaram as condições de preparo das fibras vitrocerâmicas. Foram fabricados 5 tipos diferentes de fibras vítreas (Fibras A), que após tratamento térmico deram origem a fibras vitrocêramicas parcialmente cristalizadas (Fibras B) e fibras vitrocerâmicas totalmente cristalizadas (Fibras C), resultando um total de 15 espécies de fibras de composições e estruturas cristalinas diferentes. As análises por DRX indicaram que as principais fases cristalinas formadas depois dos tratamentos térmicos são Li2SiO3 e Li2Si2O5 ortorrômbicos. As fibras obtidas foram ainda testadas em análises cromatográficas por Cromatografia Gasosa na extração de metanol em solução aquosa nas concentrações de 10 e 100 mgL-1 com resultados satisfatórios.

Prefabricerade sandwichelement kommer att produceras till Linnéskolan i Älmhult av Torps Byggelement AB. Ett sandwichelement består av två lager betong (fasad och bärande skikt) med isolering mellan de två skikten. Dessa sandwichelement hade till en början förankringssystemet Thermopin tillverkade av B.T. Innovation, men på grund av produktion- och leveransproblem så ersattes detta förankringssystem mot Isolink som tillverkas av Schöck. Isolink och Thermopin är två förankringssystem tillverkade av glasfiberarmerade plaststänger (GFRP). Sandwichelementen som kommer att användas i Linnéskolan använder sig av isoleringen Kooltherm tillverkad av Kingspan. I detta arbete jämförs förankringssystemens bärförmågor i form av utdragskapacitet. Beräkningar för kapacitet mot vidhäftningsbrott, utdragsbrott och brott i stångmaterial görs för de båda systemen. Utöver detta testas även bärförmågan i form av utdragskapacitet för isolering Kooltherm. 12 testprover, som tillverkades och levererades av Torps Byggelement AB, utsätts för utdragslaster till brott uppstod. Endast de förankringssystem som bär vinkelrät mot skikten testades. De 12 testproverna var uppdelade på följande vis: Fyra tester med Thermopin, fyra tester med Isolink samt fyra tester med endast isoleringen Kooltherm. De testprover med Isolink-systemet gav ett utdragsbrott vid 18.9 kN. Thermopin gav ett spjälkningsbrott vid 14.9 kN. Kooltherm gav brott i isoleringen vid 1.3 kN. Då Isolink fick ett vidhäftningsbrott är det viktigt med en god vidhäftning mellan förankringssystemet och omkringliggande betong. Vibrering av betongen i flera steg vid användning av Isolink kan därför anses vara viktig. Thermopin fick ett spjälkningsbrott då tillverkarens minsta avstånd till kant inte uppfylldes med testproverna. Det går med stor sannolikhet att säga att Thermopin inte hade fått ett utdragsbrott även om minsta avstånd till kant uppfylldes, mest troligt är att ett konbrott hade uppstått. / Prefabricated sandwich elements will be produced to Linnéskolan in Älmhult by Torps Byggelement AB. A sandwich element is built up by two layers of concrete (facade- and load bearing layer) with insulation separating the two layers. These sandwich elements were intended to have the anchors Thermopin produced by B.T. Innovation but due to delivery problems, this connection system was replaced with Isolink made by Schöck. Isolink and Thermopin are two anchors consisting of glass fiber reinforced plastic bars (GFRP). The sandwich elements that will be used in Linnéskolan will have the insulation Kooltherm made by Kingspan. This work is comparing the two connection systems in load bearing capacity by pull-out load tests. Calculations for pull-out failure, concrete failure and anchor failure were done for both of the connection systems. The load bearing capacity was also to be checked for the Kooltherm insulation by pull-out load tests. 12 test specimens were manufactured and delivered by Torps Byggelement AB. Only the anchors perpendicular to the concrete layers were tested. The 12 test specimens were divided as follows: four tests with Thermopin, four tests with Isolink and four tests without a connection system with only the Kooltherm insulation. The test specimens with Isolink gave a pull-out load at 18.9 kN. Thermopin gave a splitting failure at 14.9 kN. Kooltherm insulation gave a failure in the insulation at 1.3 kN. Due to Isolink getting a pull-out load failure, it is important that the bond between the anchor and the surrounding concrete is strong. Compacting of the concrete in multiple steps when using the Isolink-system can be considered important. The test specimens with the Thermopin-system got a splitting failure due to the manufacturers requirement on minimum edge distance not being achieved in the test specimens. It is proper to state that it is very unlikely that a pull-out failure would occur in the Thermopin test specimens even if the minimum edge distance was achieved. Most likely a concrete-cone failure would have occurred.

<div>Laser-to-composite interactions are becoming increasingly common in diverse applications such as diagnostics, fabrication and machining, and weapons systems. Lasers are capable of not only performing non-contact diagnostics, but also inducing seemingly imperceptible structural damage to materials. In safety-critical venues like aerospace, automotive, and civil infrastructure where composites are playing an increasingly prominent role, it is desirable to have means of sensing laser exposure on a composite material. Self-sensing materials may be a powerful method of addressing this need. Herein, we present an exploratory study on the potential of using changes in electrical measurements as a way of detecting laser exposure to a carbon nanofiber (CNF)-modified glass fiber/epoxy laminate. CNFs were dispersed in liquid epoxy resin prior to laminate fabrication via hand layup. The dispersed CNFs form a three-dimensional conductive network which allows for electrical measurements to be taken from the traditionally insulating glass fiber/epoxy material system. It is expected that damage to the network will disrupt the electrical pathways, thereby causing the material to exhibit slightly higher resistance. To test laser sensing capabilities, a resistance baseline of the CNF-modified glass fiber/epoxy specimens was first established before laser exposure. These specimens were then exposed to an infra-red laser operating at 1064 nm, 35 kHz, and pulse duration of 8 ns. The specimens were irradiated for a total of 20 seconds (4 exposures each at 5 seconds). The resistances of the specimens were then measured again post-ablation. In this study, it was found that for 1.0 wt.% CNF by weight the average resistance increased by about 18 percent. However, this values varied for specimens with different weight fractions. This established that the laser was indeed causing damage to the specimen sufficient to evoke a change in electrical properties. In order to expand on this result, electrical impedance tomography (EIT) was employed for localization of laser exposures of 1, 3, and 5 seconds on a larger specimen, a 3.25” square plate. EIT was used to measure the changes in conductivity after each exposure. EIT was not only successful in detecting damage that was virtually imperceptible to the human-eye, but it also accurately localized the exposure sites. The post-ablation conductivity of the exposure sites decreased in a manner that was comparable to the resistance increase obtained during prior testing. Based on this preliminary study, this research could lead to the development of a real-time exposure detection and tracking system for the measurement, fabrication, and defense industries.</div>

<div>In contrast to traditional steel and aluminum, short fiber reinforced polymer composites (SFRCs) provide promising alternatives in material selection for automotive and aerospace applications due to their potential to decrease weight while maintaining excellent mechanical properties. However, uncertainties about the influence of complex microstructures and defects on mechanical response have prevented widespread adoption of material models for</div><div>SFRCs. In order to build confidence in models’ predictions requires deepened insight into the heterogenous damage mechanisms. Therefore, this research takes a micro-mechanics standpoint of assessing the damage behavior of SFRCs, particularly micro-void nucleation at the fiber tips, by passing information of microstructural attributes within neighborhoods of incipient damage and non-damage sites, into a framework that establishes correlations between the microstructural information and damage. To achieve this, in-situ x-ray tomography of the gauge sections of two cylindrical injection molded dog-bone specimens, composed of E-glass fibers in a polypropylene matrix, was conducted while the specimens were monotonically loaded until failure. This was followed by (i) the development of microstructural characterization frameworks for segmenting fiber and porosity features in 3D images, (ii) the development of a digital volume correlation informed damage detection framework that confines search spaces of potential damage sites, and (iii) the use of a Gaussian process classification framework to explore the dependency of micro-void nucleation on neighboring microstructural defects by ranking each of their contributions. Specifically, the analysis considered microstructural metrics related to the closest fiber, the closest pore, and the local stiffness, and the results demonstrated that less stiff resin rich areas were more relevant for micro-void nucleation than clustered fiber tips, T-intersections of fibers, or varying porosity volumes. This analysis provides a ranking of microstructural metrics that induce microvoid nucleation, which can be helpful for modelers to validate their predictions on proclivity of damage initiation in the presence of wide distributions of microstructural features and</div><div>manufacturing defects. </div>

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Plast- och kompositindustrin har växt i årtionden och den ständigt växande världen och ny teknik kräver ännu större mängder polymerkompositer för en mängd olika tillämpningar. Numera är de negativa miljöaspekterna av polymerproduktion och plastavfall kända, men trots detta är råoljafortfarande det primära råmaterialet för de flesta polymerer. Att hitta biobaserade material medtillräckliga egenskaper för att ersätta de fullt syntetiska materialen är avgörande för en hållbarutveckling. Detta examensarbete studerar både glasfiber och mikrokristallin cellulosaarmerade biooljebaserade polyamider, samt undersöker hur de kan kompatibiliseras, deras mekaniska egenskaper samt användbarheten för additiv tillverkning. Kompatibilisering är en viktig aspekt när två föreningar blandas för att göra en komposit. Enlämplig kompatibilisator kommer att förbättra vidhäftningen vid gränsytan mellan armeringsmaterialet och polymermatrisen och därmed öka de mekaniska egenskaperna hos materialet. Glasfiber / polyamid-kompositen kompatibiliserades med vinyltrimetoxisilan, medanmikrokristallin cellulosa / polyamid-kompositen kompatibiliserades med 4,4'-difenylmetandiiisocyanat. Båda kompositerna analyserades för att erhålla information om termiska, mekaniska och reologiska egenskaper. Yt- och sprickmorfologin undersöktes också. Resultaten indikerar att armeringen resulterade i förbättrade mekaniska egenskaper, även om den önskade kompatibiliseringen inte erhölls i experimentet. Det mest uppmuntrande resultatet var att den biobaserade cellulosaarmeringen förbättrade de mekaniska egenskaperna. Genom visuell undersökning fanns den helt biobaserade polymerkompositen vara mjukare än den glasfiberarmerade. Framtidsutsikterna visar att det finns vissa problem att ta itu med och övervinna för att dessa material ska göras lämpliga för additiv tillverkning. Nyckeln är att hitta en kompatibilisator som tålupprepad bearbetning vid höga temperaturer. För att upprätthålla enhetliga egenskaper krävskorrekt spridning av armeringsmaterialet, vilket uppnås genom att optimera tillverkningsmetoden. Dessutom är cellulosa benägen att termisk nedbrytning, så behandlingstemperaturerna för både armeringsmaterialet och polymermatrisen bör övervägas noggrant. / Plastics and composites have been a growing industry for decades, and the always growing worldand new technologies demand even greater amounts of polymeric composites for a variety ofapplications. Nowadays the negative environmental aspects of polymer production and plastic waste are known, but despite that crude oil is still the primary material for most polymers. Finding biobased materials with sufficient properties to replace the fully synthetic ones is crucial in sustainable development. This master’s thesis studies both glass fiber and microcrystalline cellulose reinforcedbio-oil based polyamide, how they could be compatibilized, the mechanical properties and applicability for additive manufacturing. Compatibilization is an important aspect when two compounds are mixed to make a composite. A proper compatibilizer will enhance the interfacial adhesion between the reinforcement and matrix, thus increasing the mechanical properties of the material. The glass fiber/polyamide11 composite was compatibilized with vinyltrimethoxysilane, and the microcrystalline cellulose/polyamide11 composite was compatibilized with 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate. Both composites were analyzed to obtain information about thermal, mechanical, and rheological properties. The surface and fracture morphology are examined, as well.The results indicate that reinforcing resulted to enhanced mechanical properties, even though the desired compatibilization was not acquired in the experiment. The most encouraging result was that the bio-based cellulose reinforcement enhanced mechanical properties, by visual examination thefully bio-based polymeric composite was found to be more ductile than the glass fiber reinforcedone. For future prospect, there are few issues to be addressed and overcome for these materials to bemade suitable for additive manufacturing. The key is finding a compatibilizer that can withstand high processing temperatures repeatedly. Maintaining uniform properties requires proper dispersion of reinforcement, which is achieved by optimizing the manufacturing method. In addition, cellulose is prone to thermal degradation, so the processing temperatures for both reinforcement and matrix should be considered carefully. / Muovit ja komposiitit ovat jo vuosikymmenien ajan ollut kasvava teollisuuden ala, ja alatikehittyvä maailma sekä uudenlainen teknologia vaatii entistä enemmän polymeerikomposiittejaerilaisiin käyttökohteisiin. Nykyään polymeerituotannon ja käytöstä poistuvien muovituotteidennegatiivisista ympäristövaikutuksista ollaan tietoisia. Tästä huolimatta raakaöljy on pääraaka-ainepolymeerien valmistuksessa. Ympäristövaikutusten minimoimiseksi olisi tärkeää löytääbiopohjaisia materiaaleja, jotka ominaisuuksiensa puolesta ovat riittäviä korvaamaan täysinsynteettisiä materiaaleja. Tässä työssä on tutkittu sekä lasikuidulla että mikrokiteisellä selluloosallavahvistetun bioöljypohjaisen polyamidin kompatibilisointia ja mekaanisia ominaisuuksia, sekäkyseisten komposiittien soveltuvuutta materiaalia lisääviin valmistusmenetelmiin.Kompatibilisaatio on tärkeää, kun yhdistetään kaksi eri komponenttia yhdeksikomposiittimateriaaliksi. Sen tarkoituksena on vahvistaa molekyylien rajapinnan adheesiotalujitteen ja sidemassan välillä, jolloin materiaalin mekaaniset ominaisuudet paranevat. Lasikuidullalujitettujen polyamidikomposiittien kompatibilisointiin käytettiin vinyylitrimetoksisilaanilla jamikrokiteisellä selluloosalla lujitettu polyamidikomposiitti kompatibilisoitiin 4,4'-difenyylimetaanidi-isosyanaatilla. Molempien komposiittien termiset, mekaaniset ja reologiset ominaisuudetarvioitiin. Lisäksi tutkittiin pinnan ja murtumakohdan morfologiaa.Tulokset osoittavat, että polymeerin lujittaminen parantaa mekaanisia ominaisuuksia, vaikkatavoiteltua kompatibilisaatioita materiaalien välillä ei tapahtunutkaan. Työn lupaavin tulos olibiopohjaisen mikrokiteisen selluloosan tuoma parannus materiaalin kestävyysominaisuuksille.Etenkin silmämääräisesti tarkastellessa täysin biopohjainen polymeerikomposiitti oli taipuisampaakuin lasikuidulla lujitettu komposiitti.Muutamaan asiaan tulee kiinnittää erityisesti huomiota, jos tämänkaltaisia materiaaleja halutaankäyttää materiaalia lisäävissä menetelmissä. Tärkeintä on löytää kompatibilisoija, joka kestääkorkeita lämpötiloja toistuvasti. Lujitteen tasainen dispersio on tärkeää, jotta saadaan aikaantasaista laatua ja ominaisuudet ovat samanlaiset koko materiaalissa. Tämä saavutetaanvalmistusmenetelmän optimoinnilla. Lisäksi tulee ottaa huomioon selluloosan taipumus termiseenhajoamiseen, jolloin sekä lujitteen että sidemassan prosessointilämpötilat tulisi ollasamansuuruiset.

[pt] Este trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar a resistência à força cortante de vigas de concreto reforçado com barras de fibras de vidro e investigar a contribuição dos diferentes mecanismos de transferência do esforço cortante para a resistência final da viga. Um programa experimental foi conduzido, incluindo ensaios para: caracterização do material, para avaliar o efeito de pino, para avaliar o engrenamento dos agregados e, por fim, ensaios de flexão de quatro pontos em vigas. Diferentes parâmetros foram investigados, como a quantidade de barras longitudinais para o efeito de pino, dimensão máxima do agregado graúdo para engrenamento dos agregados e a presença de estribos para os ensaios de vigas. O monitoramento do desenvolvimento da fissura crítica foi realizado com auxílio de correlação de imagem digital (digital image correlation, DIC, em inglês). Os resultados mostraram que não foi evidenciada diferença no comportamento de efeito de pino e de engrenamento dos agregados através dos ensaios realizados. Para os ensaios de vigas, observou-se que todos os espécimes apresentaram ruptura por tração da diagonal crítica e, para vigas sem estribos, a ação do efeito de pino pareceu contribuir significativamente para a resistência ao cisalhamento após a fissura, quando a carga diminui e as deflexões aumentam, resultado do menor engrenamento dos agregados à medida que a fissura se abre. Foi observado que a presença de estribos aumentou em até três vezes a resistência ao cortante das vigas ensaiadas e que houve ruptura do estribo na parte da dobra. / [en] This work aims to evaluate the shear strength of reinforced concrete beams with glass fiber reinforced polymer bars and to investigate qualitatively the contribution of the different shear transfer mechanisms to the final strength of the beam. An experimental program was conducted, including material characterization, dowel action tests, push-off tests, and finally, four-point bending tests on beams. Different parameters were investigated, such as the number of longitudinal bars for dowel action effect, maximum size of the coarse aggregate for aggregate interlock and the presence of stirrups for the beam tests. The monitoring of the development of the critical crack was performed with the aid of digital image correlation (DIC). The results showed that there was no difference in the behavior of the dowel action effect and the aggregate interlock through the tests performed. For beam tests, it was observed that all the specimens exhibited a concrete diagonal tension failure and for beams without stirrups, dowel action seemed to provide significant contribution to the shear strength after the crack, when the load reduces and the deflections increases, resulting from the loss of aggregate interlock as the crack opens. It was also observed that the presence of stirrups increased up to three times the shear strength of the beams tested and that there was rupture of the stirrup at the bent region.

Composites are the materials which can be used for a wide variety of applications andproducts such as sports equipment, aerospace and marine because of light and stiffnessproperties. Composites are often made from thermoset resin with glass fibers.In this study, two ways of recycling composites were evaluated, which are microwavepyrolysed composites (MGC) and mechanical composites (GC). These glass fibers weregoing to be compounded with Polypropylene (PP) or Maleic Anhydride ModifiedPolypropylene (MAPP) and then injection moulded the sample by Micro-compounder.In order to get better adhesion to the polymer, a coating was added. The Neoxil 5682-polypropylene water emulsion was evaluated.The samples were characterized by Tensile Testing, Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA),Different Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) to find aoptimum combination of recycled glass fiber reinforced polymer.Microwave pyrolysis is a new research area. The glass fiber, polymer oil and gas can beobtained by heating the composite with microwaves to in an inert atmosphere. The polymeroil can be distillated and then evaluated with GC-MS; in order to obtain the chemicalcompositions.Keywords: Composites, grinded and microwave pyrolyse composites (MGC), grindedcomposites (GC), Polypropylene (PP), Maleic Anhydride Modified Polypropylene (MAPP),Micro-compounder, Tensile Testing, Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Different ScanningCalorimetry (DSC), and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), Microwave pyrolysis,polymer oil, distillation, GCMS Analysis. / Program: MSc in Resource Recovery - Sustainable Engineering