Grâce à la fabrication additive, il est aujourd'hui possible de fabriquer de nouvelles géométries. Les perspectives offertes par les moyens de fabrications conventionnelles et additives sont très différentes. Des propositions de design très contraintes peuvent devenir beaucoup plus libres avec la fabrication additive. Cette liberté qu'elle offre fait émerger une multitude de possibilités. Dans ce manuscrit, nous nous sommes focalisés sur un type particulier de structures (les octetruss) ainsi que sur les moyens de fabrication EBM (Electron Beam Melting) de la société ARCAM. Les travaux présentés dans cette thèse ont été réalisés au sein des laboratoires G-SCOP et SIMAP ainsi qu'en partenariat avec l'entreprise POLY-SHAPE. Ce manuscrit est articulé autour de trois principaux points.Il s'agit tout d'abord de faire émerger des structures treillis lors du processus de conception. Pour cela, deux approches existantes sont détaillées. La première met en œuvre l'optimisation topologique et la seconde s'appuie sur le concept de matériau équivalent. Ensuite deux méthodologies permettent de faire émerger des zones dans lesquelles l'intégration de structures treillis est adaptée. La première consiste à réaliser les différentes zones en s'appuyant sur un champ de contraintes issu d'un calcul Eléments Finis, la seconde se base sur un résultat d'optimisation topologique pour établir les différentes zones. Cette seconde méthodologie est appliquée à un cas d'étude industriel.Ensuite nous étudions comment remplir les différentes zones avec des structures treillis adaptées en nous focalisant tout d'abord sur leur génération. Un accent particulier est porté sur l'intersection des différents barreaux par la mise en place de sphères. Une méthodologie permettant de générer des arrondis est également proposée. Une étude est menée sur l'ensemble des paramètres et informations à considérer pour intégrer une structure treillis à une zone donnée. Cette étude conduit à une proposition de méthodologie qui est appliquée à un cas d'étude industriel.Enfin, les aspects liés à la fabrication sont pris en compte. Pour cela, nous considérons différentes limites du moyen de fabrication EBM pour des structures treillis comme les dimensions maximales réalisables ou les problématiques thermiques. Une étude consistant à prédire la dépoudrabilité des pièces est réalisée. Enfin, des essais mécaniques sont effectués. Nos résultats sont comparés à ceux obtenus dans d'autres travaux. L'impact des arrondis sur le comportement mécanique d'une pièce est discuté. / Thanks to additive manufacturing, it is now possible to manufacture new geometric shapes. The prospects offered by the methods of conventional and additive manufacturing are very different. Highly constrained design proposals can become much freer with additive manufacturing. The freedom it offers brings forward a multitude of possibilities. In this manuscript, we focused on a particular type of structures (the octetruss) as well as the use of EBM (Electron Beam Melting) of ARCAM as a means of manufacturing. The work presented in this thesis was carried out in the laboratories G-SCOP and SIMAP as well as in partnership with the company POLY-SHAPE. This manuscript focuses on three main points.The first of which is the action of emergence of lattice structures during the design process. For this, two existing approaches are detailed. The first uses topological optimization and the second is based on the concept of equivalent material. Following these, there are two methodologies used to identify areas in which the integration of lattice structures is possible and appropriate. The first consists of creating the different zones by relying on a stress field resulting from a finite element calculation, the second establishes the different zones using a topological optimization result. This second methodology is applied to an industrial case study.Secondly, we study how to fill the different areas with appropriate lattice structures by focusing first on their generation. Particular emphasis is placed on the intersection of the various bars by the establishment of spheres. A methodology for generating rounded-shape is also proposed. A study is carried out on all the parameters and information in order to integrate a lattice structure to a given area. This study leads to a proposed methodology that is applied to an industrial case study.Finally, aspects related to manufacturing are taken into account. For this, we consider different limits of the EBM manufacturing and what they mean for lattice structures; such as maximum achievable dimensions or thermal problems. A study to predict powder removal in order to extract the fabricated structure is performed. Mechanical tests are carried out. Our results are compared to those obtained in other works. The impact of curve on the mechanical behavior of a product is discussed.

Damage identification is an important topic in structural assessment and structural health monitoring (SHM). Vibration-based identification techniques use modal data to identify the existence, location and severity of possible damages in structures, often via a numerical model updating procedure. Among other factors influencing the practicality and reliability of a damage identification approach, two are of primary interest to this study. The first one concerns the amount and quality of modal data that can be used as ‘response’ data for the model updating. It is generally recognised that natural frequencies can be measured with relatively high accuracy; however, their number is limited. Mode shapes, on the other hand, are susceptible to larger measurement errors. Seeking additional modal frequency data is therefore of significant value. The second one concerns the errors at the numerical (finite element) model level, particularly in the representation of the effect of damage on the dynamic properties of the structure. An inadequate damage model can lead to inaccurate and even false damage identification. The first part of the thesis is devoted to enhancing the modal dataset by extracting the so called ‘artificial boundary condition’ (ABC) frequencies in a real measurement environment. The ABC frequencies correspond to the natural frequencies of the structure with a perturbed boundary condition, but can be generated without the need of actually altering the physical support condition. A comprehensive experimental study on the extraction of such frequencies has been conducted. The test specimens included steel beams of relatively flexible nature, as well as thick and stiffer beams made from metal material and reinforced concrete, to cover the typical variation of the dynamic characteristics of real-life structures in a laboratory condition. The extracted ABC frequencies are subsequently applied in the damage identification in beams. Results demonstrate that it is possible to extract the first few ABC frequencies from the modal testing in different beam settings for a variety of ABC incorporating one or two virtual pin supports. The inclusion of ABC frequencies enables the identification of structural damages satisfactorily without the necessity to involve the mode shape information. The second part of the thesis is devoted to developing a robust model updating and damage identification approach for beam cracks, with a special focus on thick beams which present a more challenging problem in terms of the effect of a crack than slender beams. The priority task has been to establish a crack model which comprehensively describes the effect of a crack to reduce the modelling errors. A cracked Timoshenko beam element model is introduced for explicit beam crack identification. The cracked beam element model is formulated by incorporating an additional flexibility due to a crack using the fracture mechanics principles. Complex effects in cracked thick beams, including shear deformation and coupling between transverse and longitudinal vibrations, are represented in the model. The accuracy of the cracked beam element model for predicting modal data of cracked thick beams is first verified against numerically simulated examples. The consistency of predictions across different modes is examined in comparison with the conventional stiffness reduction approach. Upon satisfactory verification, a tailored model updating procedure incorporating an adaptive discretisation approach is developed for the implementation of the cracked beam element model for crack identification. The updating procedure is robust in that it has no restriction on the location, severity and number of cracks to be identified. Example updating results demonstrate that satisfactory identification can be achieved for practically any configurations of cracks in a beam. Experimental study with five solid beam specimens is then carried out to further verify the developed cracked beam element model. Both forward verification and crack damage identification with the tested beams show similar level of accuracy to that with the numerically simulated examples. The cracked beam element model can be extended to crack identification of beams with complex cross sections. To do so the additional flexibility matrix for a specific cross-section type needs to be re-formulated. In the present study this is done for box sections. The stress intensity factors (SIF) for a box section as required for the establishment of the additional flexibility matrix are formulated with an empirical approach combining FE simulation, parametric analysis and regression analysis. The extended cracked beam element model is verified against both FE simulated and experimentally measured modal data. The model is subsequently incorporated in the crack identification for box beams. The successful extension of the cracked beam element model to the box beams paves the way for similar extension to the crack identification of other types of sections in real-life engineering applications.

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the ability to identify occlusal prematurity, by cutting the paraxial CT cone beam, comparing the opinion of these images, provided by professionals in different specialities, with clinical examination obtained from strips of carbon paper. Sixteen young asymptomatic patients underwent an initial clinical examination and then were made appliance desprogramming individual (Lucia JIG). Through manipulation and marking interocclusal jaw with carbon film (Accufilm) identified clinically premature contact Centric Relation (CR) of each patient. Later these devices were set in the position of centric contact and used during the CT scans so that they could obtain tomographic images in the position of centric relation. After processing the images, these were analyzed for thirty professionals from different areas and compared the results obtained by the analysis of imaging and analysis of clinical markers. The data were statistically analyzed by analysis of variance ANOVA and Scott-Knott. From the evaluation of the ability to identify occlusal prematurity through cuts of paraxial CT cone beam, we can conclude that there was no statistically significant difference between the views of professionals with clinical examination carried out with carbon paper. Comparing the opinions expressed by professionals in the areas of occlusion, Radiology and General Clinicians, notes that there was no statistically significant differences. Regarding the time of his profession, the group with less time since graduation had the lowest rate of agreement among the analysis of imaging and clinical analysis with carbon paper. / O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a capacidade de identificação de prematuridades oclusais, por meio de cortes paraxiais de tomografias computadorizadas de feixe cônico, confrontando o parecer destas imagens, estabelecido por profissionais de diferentes áreas odontológicas, com a análise clínica obtida por meio de marcações com papel carbono. Dezesseis pacientes jovens assintomáticos foram submetidos a um exame clínico inicial e em seguida foram confeccionados dispositivos desprogramadores individuais ( JIG de Lucia ). Mediante manipulação mandibular e marcação interoclusal com papel carbono (Accufilm) identificou-se clinicamente o contato prematuro em Relação Cêntrica (RC) de cada paciente. Posteriormente estes dispositivos foram ajustados na posição de contato cêntrico e utilizados durante os exames tomográficos para que se pudessem obter imagens tomográficas na posição de Relação Cêntrica. Após o processamento das imagens, estas foram analisadas por trinta profissionais das áreas de Oclusão, Radiologia e Clínico Geral (n=10 para cada área) e compararam-se os resultados obtidos pela análise das imagens tomográficas e pela análise clínica por marcações. Os dados obtidos foram analisados estatisticamente pela Análise de Variância ANOVA e pósteste de Scott-Knott (p <0,05). A partir da avaliação da capacidade de identificação de prematuridades oclusais por meio de cortes paraxiais de tomografias computadorizadas de feixe cônico, pode-se concluir que não houve diferenças estatisticamente significantes entre os pareceres dos profissionais com a análise clínica realizada com papel carbono. Ao comparar os pareceres emitidos pelos profissionais das áreas de Oclusão, Radiologia e Clínica Geral, constata-se que não houve diferenças estatisticamente significantes. Em relação ao tempo de exercício profissional, o grupo com menor tempo de formado apresentou o menor índice de concordância entre os pareceres da análise das imagens tomográficas e a análise clínica com papel carbono. / Mestre em Odontologia

Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-09T12:34:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-09T14:01:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / Na elaboração do planejamento do tratamento de câncer com radiações ionizantes, o médico radioterapêuta, através dos protocolos clínicos, determina a dose de radiação diária para cada tipo específico de tumor e, junto com o físico, durante os procedimentos de simulação dos campos de tratamento, fazem a localização das áreas a serem tratadas. Em alguns casos, os campos de radiação apresentam dimensões extensas visando englobar todo o volume alvo, o que pode exigir a proteção de regiões anatômicas e órgãos vitais localizados no interior da área irradiada ou mesmo circunvizinhas ao volume alvo, a fim de se garantir o limite de dose absorvida tolerável por estes órgãos. Em geral, estes órgãos críticos localizam-se fora do eixo central do feixe de radiação, até mesmo próximo da periferia do campo, justificando a importância da determinação da dose de radiação em pontos situados fora do feixe central e do isocentro de tratamento, buscando dimensionar as colimações de proteção que dependem do seu posicionamento, da dose de tolerância do ponto anatômico e dos parâmetros radiométricos do equipamentos de radiação utilizados. Este trabalho apresenta uma análise da distribuição de dose absorvida em pontos situados fora do eixo central do feixe de radiação durante procedimentos de radioterapia com campos extensos e irregulares. O código computacional MCNP5 foi usado para construir duas modelagens do cabeçote de um acelerador linear clínico, utilizado como fonte de radiação, e simular o perfil radiométrico do feixe de tratamento para campos irregulares e alargados. Foram realizadas medidas experimentais da curva de Porcentagem de Dose Profunda (PDP) e perfil de dose utilizando câmara de ionização, detectores de diodos e filmes radiográficos. Os valores experimentais foram comparados com os perfis de dose simulados para realização do processo de validação dos cálculos. Após a validação, casos clínicos foram simulados como forma de aplicação da metodologia apresentada. / Dissertação (Mestrado) / IPEN/D / Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares - IPEN-CNEN/SP

A invenção da Tomografia Computadorizada revolucionou o método de diagnóstico. Apesar de ser um exame de custo elevado, sua confiabilidade é de grande valia. Na década de noventa foram descritos os primeiros relatos da tomografia computadorizada Cone Beam para o uso na Odontologia. Esses aparelhos de tomografia computadorizada por feixe cônico, Cone Beam ou volumétrica são mais compactos, de menor custo e com menor tempo de exposição à radiação ao paciente, quando comparados aos aparelhos de tomografia computadorizada médica ou Fan Beam. Diante da grande utilização de implantes osseointegrados, algumas dificuldades foram despontando, visto que também paralelamente a este, os defeitos ósseos necessitavam de correção. Então os enxertos ósseos ou biomateriais de enxertia passaram a ser a alternativa que possibilitava a correção dessas perdas ósseas. Com o objetivo de estudar e avaliar qualitativamente os biomateriais de enxertia, inseridos em alvéolos dentais, em mandíbulas de suínos, por meio da tomografia computadorizada Cone Beam, utilizou-se de 20 mandíbulas dissecadas de porco, dos quais foram extraídos quatro dentes e nesses alvéolos foram introduzidos quatro biomateriais de enxertia de composições diferentes, com propriedades físico-químicas distintas, forma física, origem e de classificações diferentes. As mandíbulas de suínos foram submetidas a um exame de tomografia computadorizada volumétrica. As imagens obtidas foram avaliadas por um Software específico. Os resultados mostraram que não existiu diferença entre os cortes C (corte coronal) e S (corte sagital) e entre os cortes SS (corte parassagital) e o corte PAN (corte panorâmico), sendo que os corte C e S tiveram maior observação e os cortes SS e PAN, foram os de menor observação. Quanto ao material M-C (GenPhos HA TCP®, G 50, 0.5cc) foi o que obteve maior média de observação (com média 1, 81) enquanto que o M-B (OrthoGen®, G 75, 0.5cc) foi o mais difícil de ser observado, nos contes C (corte coronal) e S (corte sagital). Em relação a homogeneidade os materiais M-B (OrthoGen®, G 75, 0.5cc) e M-D (GenOx Inorg Esponjoso®) não apresentaram diferenças significativas, sendo portanto os materiais considerados menos homegêneos, quando se referem a densidade; observados nos cortes C (corte coronal) e S (corte sagital). Já os materiais M-C (GenPhos HA TCP®, G 50, 0.5cc) e M-A (Biogran® 300-350m, 50-45 mesh) segundo os p-valores não foram considerados estatisticamente diferentes, portanto os materiais que apresentaram as imagens mais homogêneas, igualmente aos demais materiais, foram observados nos cortes C (corte coronal) e S (corte sagital). O corte PAN (corte panorâmico) com média 1,43, foi a imagem que permitiu uma melhor observação dos biomateriais de enxertia. Todos os avaliadores afirmaram que identificaram o alvéolo ou o biomaterial de enxertia considerando a referência anatômica (lâmina dura). / The invention of Computed Tomography has radically changed the method of diagnosis. Even though it is a high-cost exam, its reliability is really worth it. The first reports about the use of Cone-Beam Computed Tomography in Dentistry were described during the 1990s. These conic bundle, Cone-Beam or volumetric computed tomography devices are more compact, less expensive and provide the lowest radiation dose for the patient when compared to other medical or Fan-Beam computed tomography devices. Once there has been a wide use of osseointegrated implants, some difficulties have emerged as, in parallel to this, there were some bone defects that required correction. Therefore, bone graftings or biomaterials for graftings have become an alternative that allowed correcting bone losses. With the objective to study and evaluate qualitatively the grafting biomaterial inserted pig mandibles dental cavities by Cone-Beam computed tomography, it was used 20 dissected pig mandibles, from which four teeth have been extracted and four biomaterial graftings of different compositions, different physical-chemical properties, physical shape, origin and classifications have been inserted into those cavities. The pig mandibles were submitted to a volumetric computed tomography. Images were evaluated by specific software. Results showed that there was no difference between C (coronal section) and S (sagittal section) sections, and between SS (parassagittal section) and PAN (panoramic section) sections. C and S sections had more observation and SS and PAN sections were the ones with less observation. Concerning the material, M-C (GenPhos HA TCP®, G 50, 0.5cc) was the one that obtained the highest observation average (1,81) while M-B (OrthoGen®, G 75, 0.5cc) was the most difficult to be observed on C (coronal) and S (sagittal) sections. About the homogeneity of materials, M-B (OrthoGen®, G 75, 0.5cc) and M-D (GenOx Inorg Esponjoso®) did not show significant differences, being, therefore, the materials considered the least homogeneous regarding density; observed in C (coronal) and S (sagittal) sections. According to p-values, materials M-C (GenPhos HA TCP®, G 50, 0.5cc) and M-A (Biogran® 300-350m, 50-45 mesh) were not considered statistically different. Thus the materials that presented the most homogeneous images, as well as the other materials, were observed in C (coronal) and S (sagittal) sections. The PAN (panoramic) section, with an average of 1,43, was the image that allowed the best observation of the grafting biomaterials. All evaluators affirmed to have identified the cavity of the grafting biomaterial considering the anatomic reference (hard slide).

Neste trabalho estudou-se as propriedades obtidas em juntas soldadas pelo processo de soldagem a laser do tipo estado sólido de onda contínua guiado por fibra, e os resultados foram comparados com juntas soldadas pelo processo feixe de elétrons. O material utilizado foi o aço maraging 350 - ASTM A 538 Grade C. As soldas realizadas com o processo feixe de elétrons possuem um procedimento de soldagem aprovado. A junta selecionada para a elaboração do trabalho foi do tipo sobreposta com material de base de espessuras diferentes, respectivamente iguais a 1,00 e 0,78 mm. As juntas soldadas foram avaliadas por: ensaio de cisalhamento, dureza Vickers e caracterização microestrutural das diversas regiões das juntas soldadas. Foram realizadas análises por microscopia óptica e microscopia eletrônica de varredura usando espectrometria de energia dispersiva (MEV/EDS). Foi realizado o teste de hipótese como técnica para a análise dos dados provenientes dos ensaios experimentais. Nas juntas soldadas com ambos processos não foi verificada a presença de descontinuidades, poros e depressões na superfície do cordão. Os resultados indicam que as condições usadas em ambos os processos de soldagem foram satisfatórias e possibilitaram a soldagem do aço maraging 350 atendendo aos requisitos necessários. / In this work, the welds made by a continuous wave diode pumped solid state laser guided by fiber were studied and the results were compared with welded joints of electron beam welding. The material used was maraging 350 steel ASTM A 538 Grade C. The welding process performed with electron beam welding has a approved welding procedure. The joint chosen for the preparation of the work was the lap joint type with different thicknesses base material respectively equal to 1,00 and 0,78 mm. The welded joints were evaluated by mechanical tests like shear test, Vickers hardness and microstructural characterization of the various regions of the welded joints. Analyzes were performed by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy using energy dispersive spectrometry (SEM/EDS). The hypothesis test technique was done for the analysis of data from experimental tests. For both welding process was not detected in the welded joints the presence of discontinuities, pores and depressions on the weld fillet surface. The results indicate that the conditions used for both welding process were satisfactory and allowed the welding of maraging 350 steel meeting necessary requirements.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi comparar a eficácia da Tomografia Computadorizada Cone Beam e a Radiografia Periapical como métodos de proservação de lesões periapicais após o tratamento endodôntico. Foram avaliadas no estudo Radiografias e Tomografias de 1.462 indivíduos com fissura labiopalatina no Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais Universidade de São Paulo, que compareceram para o tratamento endodôntico entre os anos 2009 e 2011. De acordo com os critérios de inclusão, foram selecionados 46 dentes unirradiculares com lesão periapical, os quais foram divididos nos grupos: avaliação Radiográfica (Grupo I) e avaliação Tomográfica (Grupo II). Os dados foram analisados por meio do escore PAI para as alterações periapicais encontradas. Nos resultados observou-se que houve diferença estatisticamente significativa nos grupos estudados. Em 34 casos os escores atribuídos às Tomografias dos dentes avaliados foram maiores do que os escores atribuídos às Radiografias Periapicais dos mesmos dentes avaliados, comprovando a maior precisão da Tomografia Computadorizada Cone Beam. Desta forma, a análise dos resultados obtidos neste trabalho permite constatar que a Tomografia Computadorizada Cone Beam é mais eficaz na proservação de lesões periapicais do que a Radiografia Periapical após o tratamento endodôntico em pacientes com fissura labiopalatina. / The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Cone Beam Computed Tomography and periapical radiography as a follow-up method of periapical lesions after endodontic treatment. We evaluated in the study radiographs and tomography scans of 1,462 individuals with cleft lip and palate at the Hospital of Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies - University of Sao Paulo who came for treatment endodontic between the years 2009 and 2011. According to inclusion criteria were selected 46 single-rooted teeth with periapical lesions, which were divided into groups radiographic evaluation (Group I) and tomographic evaluation (Group II). Data were analyzed using the PAI score for periapical changes found. The results were observed that statistically significant differences in the groups studied. In 34 cases the CT scores attributed to the teeth evaluated were higher than the scores attributed to the radiographs of same teeth evaluated, demonstrating the greater precision of Cone Beam Computed Tomography. Thus, analysis of results obtained in this work demonstrates that the Cone Beam Computed Tomography is more effective in follow-up of periapical lesions than periapical radiography after endodontic treatment in patients with cleft lip and palate.

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Master of Science / Department of Architectural Engineering and Construction Science / Kimberly W. Kramer / Of seismic steel lateral force resisting systems in practice today, the Moment Frame has most diverse connection types. Special Moment frames resist lateral loads through energy dissipation of the inelastic deformation of the beam members. The 1994 Northridge earthquake proved that the standard for welded beam-column connections were not sufficient to prevent damage to the connection or failure of the connection. Through numerous studies, new methods and standards for Special Moment Frame connections are presented in the Seismic Design Manual 2nd Edition to promote energy dissipation away from the beam-column connection. A common type of SMF is the Reduce Beams Section (RBS). To encourage inelastic deformation away from the beam-column connection, the beam flange’s dimensions are reduced a distance away from the beam-column connection; making the member “weaker” at that specific location dictating where the plastic hinging will occur during a seismic event. The reduction is usually taken in a semi-circular pattern. Another type of SMF connection is the Kaiser Bolted Bracket® (KBB) which consists of brackets that stiffen the beam-column connection. KBB connections are similar to RBS connections as the stiffness is higher near the connection and lower away from the connection. Instead of reducing the beam’s sectional properties, KBB uses a bracket to stiffen the connection. The building used in this parametric study is a 4-story office building. This thesis reports the results of the parametric study by comparing two SMF connections: Reduced Beam Section and Kaiser Bolted Brackets. This parametric study includes results from three Seismic Design Categories; B, C, and D, and the use of two different foundation connections; fixed and pinned. The purpose of this parametric study is to compare member sizes, member forces, and story drift. The results of Seismic Design Category D are discussed in depth in this thesis, while the results of Seismic Design Category B and C are provided in the Appendices.