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Wood pallets are heavily used throughout the United States and the World to transport, store, and protect goods. During a lifecycle, pallets typically experience various stresses from warehouse storage racks, materials handling equipment, and floor stacking situations. The components within the pallet interact to withstand load and impact forces. Every year product damage and human injury/death result from improperly designed pallets, non-reliable packaging systems, and careless materials handling methods. In use wood pallets are exposed to a variety of loads and support conditions. This research investigates the effect of different pallet designs and support conditions on pallet stiffness. Uniform loads were applied to pallet designs containing thick or thin components and three, four, or five non-notched and notched stringers. The pallets were supported using racked across the length, racked across the width, fork truck tine, and floor stack support conditions. Structural analysis was used to determine the test loads for each pallet bending test. Pallet deflections were measured in specific locations for each bending test. Pallet test results indicated that heavy duty pallets are 6.5 times stiffer than light duty pallets tested in the racked across width (RAW) support condition. Non-notched pallets tested are 51% stiffer than notched pallets in the racked across length (RAL) support condition. Test results also indicated that a wider fork tine support span decreases average pallet stiffness by 29% and 49% for 4 and 5 stringer pallets, compared to 3 stringer. The heavy duty pallets tested are, on average, 48.3% stiffer than light duty pallets in the fork tine support condition. For the notched fork tine support condition, the average pallet stiffness decreased by 29% and 3% for four and five stringer pallets, compared to three stringer. Pallet joints were tested to measure joint stiffness. Joint rotation tests were conducted to determine rotation modulus and joint withdrawal tests were conducted to determine joint withdrawal stiffness. The joint stiffness measurements were used as spring constants in structural analysis based on semi-rigid joint performance. Heavy duty pallet joints were approximately half as stiff (6758 in-lbs/radian) in rotation as light duty pallet joints (12907 in-lbs/radian). Light duty pallet joints were less stiff (44008 lbs/in) in withdrawal than heavy duty pallet joints (57823 in/lbs). The results from this research were used to compare with results from ANSYS (Version 11) structural model estimates. The average predicted error for all pallet bending tests was 13% (heavy duty) and 3% (light duty). / Master of Science

Le développement du membre passe par des étapes complexes de polarisation, dans les axes dorso-ventral et antéro-postérieur, qui ont lieu en parallèle de la croissance proximo-distale du bourgeon. Le déterminisme génétique de ces étapes est encore imparfaitement connu. Il implique des facteurs de transcription dont l’expression est temporo-spatiale spécifique, compliquant leur identification. L’étude de cohortes homogènes de patients porteurs d’anomalies développementales des membres est l’un des moyens d’identifier de nouveaux mécanismes impliqués dans leur modélisation. A cet effet, nous avons étudié des patients atteints de Syndrome Nail-Patella correspondant à un défaut de polarisation dorso-ventrale ; une grande famille de polydactylie préaxiale syndromique et une série de patients atteints de Syndrome de Nager comme modèles d’étude de la polarisation antéro-postérieure ; et enfin une cohorte de patients présentant des pieds et mains fendus correspondant à un défaut de la signalisation proximo-distale. Ces travaux nous ont permis de souligner le rôle crucial de la régulation d’expression génique dans la modélisation du bourgeon de membre et plus généralement dans le développement embryonnaire. / Limb development requires complex patterning along dorso-ventral, antero-posterior and proximo-distal axes. The molecular mechanisms underlying these stages are not fully delineated yet. Identification of the transcription factors involved is challenging because of their spatio-temporally restricted expression during limb bud development. Analysis of carefully selected series of patients affected with limb malformations is a clue to identify new mechanisms involved in this patterning. For this purpose, we studied several families presnsenting with Nail-Patella Syndrome corresponding to a disorder of dorso-ventral polarization; a large family affected with syndromic preaxial polydactyly and a series of Nager Syndrome cases as models of antero-posterior polarization; eventually, a cohort of patients affected with split hand/foot malformations corresponding to a defect in the signalisation center of proximo-distal growth and differenciation. This work has led us to emphasize the crucial role of gene expression regulation during limb bud patterning and more generally during embryological development.

This thesis offers a project for newly build house with municipal flats and the fitness center. The building will be situated on a plot of land in the northwestern part of the town Ždírec nad Doubravou. Appearance and topografy of this building is adjusted to the surrounding buildings in a small town in the Vysočina. This is a partial basement house with three floors. The roof of the building is designed as a saddle with a supporting structure of trusses GANG-NAIL at an angle of 12 °. Capacity of fitness center fulfills requirements of a small town. The roomy apartments are designed in 1 + kk - 3 + kk. The building is designed with regard to the possibility of barrier-free housing. Disposition diversity of housing units meets a range of requirements of future tenants.

Introduction: Une procédure fréquente pour la prévention de l’arthrose de la cheville est une ostéotomie corrective du tibia distal (SMOT). Le Distal Tibia Nail (DTN ; Mizuho®), a été développé pour la réduction des fractures du tibia distal. L’objectif de ce projet était d’analyser la faisabilité du DTN pour des procédures SMOT effectuées avec une ouverture médiale (MWO). Méthodes : Au total 16 Sawbones® ont été instrumentés par un DTN ou une plaque (MDTP, Synthes®), suivi par la simulation d’une MWO. Quatre phases d’expérimentation étaient définies : Phase-0, Sawbones sans implant ni MWO ; Phase-1, échantillons avec un implant et MWO. Phase-2, les échantillons de la Phase-1 avec le cortex latéral fracturé ; Phase-3, simulation d’une fracture de type A3. La raideur et le mouvement inter-fragmentaire (IFM) étaient analysés. Des tomographies des échantillons ont été prises à Phases 0 et 1. Résultats : Jusqu’à 80% de différence était présente enter les Sawbones® de Phase-0 ; dans les Phases 1 et 2, des différences importantes se sont montrées entre des implants mais équivalent à <2 mm d’IFM. Le DTN a démontré une résistance très élevée aux charges appliquées en comparaison avec le MDTP pour la fixation des fractures A3. Des facteurs expérimentaux tels que la raideur initiale des Sawbones®, l’axe de chargement, et le positionnement de l’échantillon dans la machine d’essai, peuvent tous avoir une influence importante sur la raideur mesurée. Conclusion : Le DTN peut être considéré comme option pour la fixation des SMOT effectués avec un MWO. Des études futures doivent faire attention aux conditions limites ayant un effet sur des critères d’évaluation et des conclusions tirées / Introduction: Supra-malleolar corrective osteotomies (SMOT) are a common surgical procedure for the prevention of early onset of ankle arthritis. The Distal Tibia Nail (DTN; Mizuho®), was previously developed for the reduction of distal tibia fractures. The aim of this project was to identify error sources in biomechanical testing, and to test the feasibility of the DTN for SMOT performed using the medial wedge opening (MWO) technique. Methods: A total of 16 Sawbones® were each implanted with either a DTN or medial distal tibia plate (MDTP; Synthes®), and a MWO simulated. Four testing phases were defined: Phase-0, testing of Sawbones® without implant/osteotomy; Phase-1, samples with MWO and implant; Phase-2, Phase-1 samples with lateral cortex fractured; Phase-3, samples with an A3 type fracture. Stiffness construct and interfragmentary movement (IFM) were analysed. CT scans were taken of the samples at Phases 0 and 1. Results: Up to 80% difference was noticed between Sawbones® samples in Phase-0; in Phases 1 and 2 significant differences were found between stiffness constructs of the implant groups but this amounted to <2 mm IFM. The DTN was significantly more resistant to compression and torsion when supporting an A3 fractures (Phase-3). Elements such as original Sawbones® stiffness construct, implant position, potting material, loading axis, and sample positioning can have a high influence on measured stiffness and bias the results. Conclusion: The DTN is a viable option for the fixation of SMOT performed with a MWO technique. Future studies should pay careful attention to boundary conditions affecting outcomes measures and drawn conclusions

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Att bygga bjälklag av massivt trä blir allt vanligare och är ett sätt att minska klimatavtrycket från byggbranschen. Korslimmat trä, även kallat KL-trä, står för lejonparten av dessa massiva träbjälklag. Ett mindre vanligt alternativ till KL-trä är brädstapelbjälklag. Fördelen med brädstapelbjälklag är att fiberriktningen på virket går i samma riktning. Detta ger en något högre styvhet så man kan bygga lägre moduler med mindre virke och således spara på trä och dessutom slippa användningen av lim. Om man därutöver kan sätta ihop modulerna på plats slipper man tunga transporter och industriell tillverkning. En nackdel med brädstapelbjälklag är att man historiskt har använt spikar av metall som både går emot principen att bygga med enbart trä och dessutom försvårar möjligheter till återbruk av trämaterialet. LignoLoc är en spik tillverkad av densifierat bokträ och en relativt ny produkt på marknaden. Spiken skjuts in i virket med tryckluft och friktionen får ligninet i spiken att delvis smälta ihop med det omgivande virket. Svetseffekten tillsammans med det densifierade trämaterialet ger relativt goda hållfasthetsvärden, speciellt vid dragbelastning. I detta examensarbete undersöks hur man kan bygga brädstapelbjälklag med LignoLoc spik som uppfyller gällande brukskrav för nedböjning och vibration samt för brand. Undersökningen utgår ifrån befintlig teori för konstruktion av brädstapelbjälklag med trådspik och kombineras med studier kring LignoLoc spikens uppmätta egenskaper och tillämpade beräkningsmodeller. Med detta som grund görs en ansats till en generell beräkningsmodell för konstruktion av brädstapelbjälklag med LignoLoc spik. För att befästa ansatsen utförs även en praktisk hållfasthetsstudie i en storskalig modell där tre olika moduler belastningstestas i en hydraulisk press. Slutsatsen är att de tillämpade beräkningsmodellerna stämmer väl överens med utfallen från de praktiska belastningstesterna. Testerna tyder på att LignoLoc spiken håller långt över förväntan för skjuvbrott och ger en marginellt styvare konstruktion än motsvarande med trådspik. Vidare kan konstateras att LignoLoc spiken fungerar gott som alternativ till trådspik. Således kan man bygga brädstapelbjälklag i 100% trämaterial som ett alternativ till KL-trä. / Building floors from solid wood is becoming increasingly common and is a way to reduce the environmental footprint of the construction industry. Cross-laminated timber, also known as CLT, accounts for the majority of these solid wood floors. A less common alternative to CLT is Nail Laminated Timber (NLT). The advantage of NLT is that the grain direction of the timber runs in the same direction. This gives slightly higher stiffness, allowing for the construction of thinner modules with less timber, thus saving on wood and eliminating the need for glue. Additionally, if the modules can be assembled on-site, heavy transportation and industrial manufacturing can be avoided. However, the downside of NLT is that historically, metal nails have been used, which contradicts the principle of building with solid wood and also complicates the reuse of the timber material. LignoLoc is a nail made of densified beech wood and is a relatively new product on the market. The nail is driven into the wood with compressed air, and the friction causes the lignin in the nail to partially melt and fuse with the surrounding wood. This welding effect, combined with the densified wood material, provides relatively good strength values, especially under tensile load. This thesis investigates how to build NLT with LignoLoc nails that meet current serviceability requirements for deflection, fire, and vibration effects. Starting from existing theory for the construction of NLT with metal nails and combining it with studies on the measured properties of LignoLoc nails and applied calculation models, an approach is made to a general calculation model for the construction of NLT with LignoLoc nails. To validate the approach, a practical strength study is also carried out on a large-scale model where three different modules are load-tested in a hydraulic press. The conclusion is that the applied calculation models match well with the outcomes of the practical load tests. The tests indicate that the LignoLoc nail far exceeds expectations for shear failure and provides a marginally stiffer construction than the equivalent with steel nails. Furthermore, it can be stated that the LignoLoc nail works well as an alternative to steel nails. Thus, it is possible to build NLT in 100% wood material as an alternative to CLT.

Master of Science / Food Science Institute / Koushik Adhikari / The market of nail polish has been booming in recent years. Research on nail polish is scarce. A sensory lexicon for nail polish has been developed at Kansas State University, but how sensory factors affect female consumers’ acceptability of nail polish has not been examined. Also, other factors, such as price and usage characteristics that could affect consumers’ acceptability, are yet to be determined. A nail polish consumer study was conducted at Kansas State University to explore several sensory and non-sensory factors that could affect female consumers’ acceptability of nail polish. Eight nail polish samples, belonging to four categories, namely, regular (REG), gel (GEL), flake (FLK) and water-based (WAT), were evaluated by each of the 98 female consumers. The questionnaire consisted of three sections – application, observation and general usage questions. Results showed that consumers rated the samples similarly in both the application and observation sections. In general, consumers preferred the REG and the GEL samples more than the FLK and the WAT samples. Among all the sensory attributes, appearance attributes were the major attributes that affected consumers’ overall acceptability, while aroma had negligible impact on acceptability. Some sensory attributes like runny, shininess, opacity, spreadability, smoothness, coverage and wet-appearance were found to drive the consumer’s overall acceptability positively, while others such as pinhole, fatty-edges, blister, brushlines, pearl-like, flake-protrusion, glittery and initial-drag impacted their liking negatively. Four clusters of consumers were identified based on the consumers’ overall liking scores for both the application and observation sections. Considering all the factors that could affect consumers’ acceptability, sensory appeal, price, and conveniences of usage were the top factors picked by consumers. Age was also a factor that affected consumers’ acceptability for some of the samples. Consumers’ overall acceptability for these studied samples could guide a beauty store or a nail salon on building their selection on nail polishes. Consumers’ acceptability on different sensory attributes could help a nail polish company modify or improve their nail polish formula. The consumer cluster information could benefit a nail polish company on marketing a specific category of product and advertising to a specific group of consumers.

L'assemblage des éléments de structures en bois de dimensions standard comme des poutres massives ou composites s'effectue très fréquemment avec des ancrages métalliques cloués. Ces éléments en tôle pliée formés à froid peuvent être mis sur le marché Européens lorsqu'un ATE est obtenu à partir des recommandations de l'ETAG 015. Le développement ainsi que la caractérisation de la résistance de ces ancrages s'effectue jusqu'à présent dans la société CULLEN Building Products par des essais longs et coûteux. En alternative à cette démarche, ce travail présente une démarche permettant de modéliser le comportement de ces assemblages par la méthode des éléments finis. En premier lieu une étude est conduite sur les types d'aciers utilisés et sur l'influence de la phase de formage sur la résistance de l'ancrage. Il est alors montré qu'il n'est pas nécessaire d'intégrer l'état d'écrouissage produit par le pliage et que la modélisation peut débuter à partir de la géométrie finale à l'aide d'éléments coques. En second lieu une modélisation simplifiée du comportement des pointes est proposée. Les paramètres nécessaires à sa mise en oeuvre sont identifiés. Le modèle est mis en oeuvre pour simuler le comportement d'un assemblage tôle sur bois à une seule pointe. Les résultats sont confrontés à des résultats expérimentaux. La modélisation de l'ancrage étant forcément tridimensionnelle, une modélisation non linéaire du bois 3D est proposée en idéalisant le bois comme une structure. Cette structure est composée de cube de mousse (crushable foam) associé à des poutres élasto plastique qui donne à cet édifice son caractère fortement orthotrope. Ce modèle structurale du bois est mis en oeuvre pour modéliser le cisaillement de barreaux de bois, de la compression transversale sur appuis de poutre, des essais d'enfoncement de broches et un assemblage traditionnel par embrèvement. Ces modélisations permettent de montrer les capacités du modèle à décrire les comportements et de définir ses limites. Dans une dernière partie, l'ancrage, les pointes et le bois sont rassemblés pour constitué trois modèles d'ancrages caractéristiques les plus complexes de la production CULLEN. Les résultats obtenus sont confrontés à des résultats expérimentaux conduits en laboratoire. Enfin les modélisations sont utilisés pour expliquer le comportement interne des ancrages au cours du chargement jusqu'à l'atteinte de la rupture / The assembly of various elements of timber structures of standard dimensions such as timber beams or composite beams is often achieved by nailed steel connectors. These folded steel elements obtained by cold forming can be launched on the European market once an ETA is delivered regarding the recommendations of the ETAG 015. Up to now, the development and the characterisation of the strength of these connectors have been done within the company: CULLEN Building Products by lengthy and costly experimental tests. As an alternative to this procedure, this work presents an approach which enables modelling the behaviour of these connections by the finite element method. In the first place the influence of the type of steel used and the forming process on the strength of these hangers was studied. It is shown that it is not necessary to take into account the hardening produced by the forming of the steel so that the modelling can be achieved from the final geometry by shell elements. Secondly a simplified model of the behaviour of the nails is proposed. The parameters necessary for its implementation are identified. The model is then used to simulate the behaviour of the connection of a steel plate to timber by a single nail. These results are then confronted with the experimental results. As the model is necessarily 3 dimensional, a 3D non linear model is proposed for the timber by considering it as a structure. This structure is composed of cubes of crushable foam which are associated with elasto-plastic beams to give this structure its highly orthotropic behaviour. This structural model of wood is implemented to model the shear of timber bars, transversal compression where beams are supported, embedment tests of steel dowels and a traditional bird's mouth assembly. These various models show the capacities of this structural model to describe timber's complex behaviours; they also define the limits of this modelling. In the last section, the hanger, the nails and the timber are assembled in order to constitute the models for three characteristic and complex hangers of CULLEN's production. The results obtained are confronted with the experimental results. Finally, the models are used to explain the internal behaviour of these hangers at various loads up to their failure

The Swaggerty Blockhouse has historical and cultural significance for Tennessee because it is believed to be the only remaining 18th Century blockhouse in the state. We incorporated analyses of artifacts obtained from archaeological excavations coupled with tree-ring dating techniques to determine the possible year of construction of the structure. A nearby reference tree-ring chronology from Norris Dam anchored the Swaggerty Blockhouse tree-ring chronology from 1674 to 1859. The assemblages of artifacts (nails, ceramics, and window glass) recovered from the site corroborated the construction date and provided a clear understanding of the structure’s use as a barn for storage and hog processing. Based on our analyses, the historic Swaggerty ‘‘Blockhouse,’’ originally believed to have been built by James Swaggerty in 1787, is instead a small cantilever barn built by Jacob Stephens in 1860 and used for hog farming.