Objetivou-se observar a influência da fluorose dental nas características do padrão de condicionamento ácido e na penetração de sistemas adesivos no esmalte, por microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e na resistência de união de sistemas adesivos ao esmalte, por teste de microtração. Para tal, 196 dentes permanentes posteriores foram classificados seguindo o Índice Thylstrup e Fejerskov (TF= 0, 1 e 4), sendo selecionados 69 deles. Adesivos de 2 passos, um autocondicionante, Clearfil SE Bond®, e um de condicionamento ácido total, Adper Single Bond 2® foram usados. Para análise em MEV do padrão de condicionamento e das réplicas de resina, 27 pré-molares foram seccionados no sentido mesiodistal e divididos em 9 grupos (n=3). As superfícies vestibulares foram selecionadas e seccionadas no sentido longitudinal, sendo metade para cada análise. Os espécimes pertencentes ao grupo do ácido fosfórico foram condicionados com tempos de 15 ou 60 segundos, lavados com ar/água por 20 segundos e secos. Os espécimes do grupo Clearfil SE Bond® receberam aplicação do primer do material, e em seguida, tratamento para removê-lo. Para obter as réplicas de resina, as superfícies foram delimitadas (2x2mm) com fita isolante, tratadas com cada adesivo, e submetidas à construção de bloco de resina (Filtek Z250TM ? 3M do Brasil) com 2 mm de altura. Esses espécimes foram imersos em HCl a 18% por 48h e lavados com água destilada em ultra-som por 15 minutos. O teste de microtração foi realizado na superfície vestibular intacta de 42 terceiros molares divididos em 7 grupos e subdivididos de acordo com grau de fluorose e com sistemas adesivos sendo que no grupo TF4 foram usados dois tempos condicionamento (15 e 60 segundos). Após profilaxia com pedra-pomes, lavagem e secagem, procedeu-se à aplicação dos sistemas adesivos. e construção de bloco de resina composta Filtek Z250TM (3M ESPE) de 5x5x5mm sobre a superfície tratada. Após 24h, os blocos foram seccionados no sentido X e Y perpendiculares à interface de união, obtendo-se palitos com área aproximada de 1mm2. Os palitos foram submetidos às forças de tração à velocidade de 1mm/min e os valores obtidos à Análise de Variância (p<0,05). As superfícies condicionadas, as réplicas e palitos fraturados foram processados para análise em MEV. Houve diferença estatística significativa entre os adesivos (p = 0,008), sendo que o Single Bond 2® apresentou os maiores valores de resistência de união. A severidade da fluorose não influenciou nos valores de resistência de união, no padrão de condicionamento ou na formação de tags de resina. O aumento do tempo de condicionamento, testado em TF4 influenciou na resistência de união, mostrando menores valores em 60 segundos. Concluiu-se que o adesivo de condicionamento ácido total mostrou-se melhor que o autocondicionante em termos de resistência de união, padrão de condicionamento e penetração de sistemas adesivos, independentemente do grau de fluorose. O aumento do tempo de condicionamento na fluorose mais severa (TF4) prejudicou a resistência de união. / The purpose of this study was to observe the influence of dental fluorosis on the characteristics of the acid etch pattern and penetration of adhesive systems into enamel, by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and on the bond strength of adhesive systems to enamel, through microtensile testing. In order to do so, 196 permanent posterior teeth were classified according to the Thylstrup and Fejerskov Index (TF= 0.1 and 4) and 69 of them were selected. Two-steps adhesive systems, one self-etching, Clearfil SE Bond®, and one total-etching, Adper Single Bond 2®, were used. For SEM analysis of the etch pattern and of the resin replicas, 27 premolars were sectioned mesiodistally and divided into 9 groups (n=3). The buccal surfaces were selected and longitudinally sectioned, using the half for each analysis. Specimens of the phosphoric acid gel at 37% (Magic acid®) group were etched using the two etching times (15 and 60 seconds), washed with air/water for 20 seconds and dried. Specimens of the Clearfil SE Bond® group received application of the material?s primer followed by a treatment to remove it. In order to obtain the resin replicas, the surfaces were outlined (2x2mm) using insulating tape, they were treated with each adhesive and underwent the building of a resin block (Filtek Z250TM ? 3M ESPE Brazil) of 2mm height. These specimens were immersed in 18% HCl for 48 hours and washed with distilled water under ultrasonication for 15 minutes. Microtensile testing was conducted on the intact buccal surface of 42 third molars that were divided into 7 groups and subdivided according to the degree of fluorosis and to the type of adhesive system, being that two etch times (15 and 60 seconds) were used in the TF4 group. After prophylaxis with pumice, washing and drying, the adhesive systems were applied and the composite resin blocks (Filtek Z250TM ? 3M ESPE Brazil) of 5x5mm were built upon a treated surface. After 24 hours, the blocks were sectioned in the X and Y directions perpendicular to the bond interface in order to obtain stick-shaped specimens with an area of approximately 1mm2. The sticks were submitted to tensile forces at a speed of 1mm/min and the values obtained underwent variance analysis (p<0.05). The etched surfaces, the replicas and fractured sticks were processed for analysis by SEM. There was a statistically significant difference between the adhesives (p = 0.008), being that Single Bond 2® presented the highest bond strength values. The severity of fluorosis did not influence the bond strength values, the etch pattern or the formation of resin tags. The increase in etch time, tested in TF4, influenced the bond strength, showing lower values for the 60 seconds time. In conclusion, the total-etch adhesive presented better results than the self-etch one in terms of bond strength, etch pattern and penetration of adhesive systems, regardless of the degree of fluorosis. The increase in etch time for the most severe fluorosis (TF4) cases impaired bond strength.

Objetivou-se observar a influência da fluorose dental nas características do padrão de condicionamento ácido e na penetração de sistemas adesivos no esmalte, por microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e na resistência de união de sistemas adesivos ao esmalte, por teste de microtração. Para tal, 196 dentes permanentes posteriores foram classificados seguindo o Índice Thylstrup e Fejerskov (TF= 0, 1 e 4), sendo selecionados 69 deles. Adesivos de 2 passos, um autocondicionante, Clearfil SE Bond®, e um de condicionamento ácido total, Adper Single Bond 2® foram usados. Para análise em MEV do padrão de condicionamento e das réplicas de resina, 27 pré-molares foram seccionados no sentido mesiodistal e divididos em 9 grupos (n=3). As superfícies vestibulares foram selecionadas e seccionadas no sentido longitudinal, sendo metade para cada análise. Os espécimes pertencentes ao grupo do ácido fosfórico foram condicionados com tempos de 15 ou 60 segundos, lavados com ar/água por 20 segundos e secos. Os espécimes do grupo Clearfil SE Bond® receberam aplicação do primer do material, e em seguida, tratamento para removê-lo. Para obter as réplicas de resina, as superfícies foram delimitadas (2x2mm) com fita isolante, tratadas com cada adesivo, e submetidas à construção de bloco de resina (Filtek Z250TM ? 3M do Brasil) com 2 mm de altura. Esses espécimes foram imersos em HCl a 18% por 48h e lavados com água destilada em ultra-som por 15 minutos. O teste de microtração foi realizado na superfície vestibular intacta de 42 terceiros molares divididos em 7 grupos e subdivididos de acordo com grau de fluorose e com sistemas adesivos sendo que no grupo TF4 foram usados dois tempos condicionamento (15 e 60 segundos). Após profilaxia com pedra-pomes, lavagem e secagem, procedeu-se à aplicação dos sistemas adesivos. e construção de bloco de resina composta Filtek Z250TM (3M ESPE) de 5x5x5mm sobre a superfície tratada. Após 24h, os blocos foram seccionados no sentido X e Y perpendiculares à interface de união, obtendo-se palitos com área aproximada de 1mm2. Os palitos foram submetidos às forças de tração à velocidade de 1mm/min e os valores obtidos à Análise de Variância (p<0,05). As superfícies condicionadas, as réplicas e palitos fraturados foram processados para análise em MEV. Houve diferença estatística significativa entre os adesivos (p = 0,008), sendo que o Single Bond 2® apresentou os maiores valores de resistência de união. A severidade da fluorose não influenciou nos valores de resistência de união, no padrão de condicionamento ou na formação de tags de resina. O aumento do tempo de condicionamento, testado em TF4 influenciou na resistência de união, mostrando menores valores em 60 segundos. Concluiu-se que o adesivo de condicionamento ácido total mostrou-se melhor que o autocondicionante em termos de resistência de união, padrão de condicionamento e penetração de sistemas adesivos, independentemente do grau de fluorose. O aumento do tempo de condicionamento na fluorose mais severa (TF4) prejudicou a resistência de união. / The purpose of this study was to observe the influence of dental fluorosis on the characteristics of the acid etch pattern and penetration of adhesive systems into enamel, by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and on the bond strength of adhesive systems to enamel, through microtensile testing. In order to do so, 196 permanent posterior teeth were classified according to the Thylstrup and Fejerskov Index (TF= 0.1 and 4) and 69 of them were selected. Two-steps adhesive systems, one self-etching, Clearfil SE Bond®, and one total-etching, Adper Single Bond 2®, were used. For SEM analysis of the etch pattern and of the resin replicas, 27 premolars were sectioned mesiodistally and divided into 9 groups (n=3). The buccal surfaces were selected and longitudinally sectioned, using the half for each analysis. Specimens of the phosphoric acid gel at 37% (Magic acid®) group were etched using the two etching times (15 and 60 seconds), washed with air/water for 20 seconds and dried. Specimens of the Clearfil SE Bond® group received application of the material?s primer followed by a treatment to remove it. In order to obtain the resin replicas, the surfaces were outlined (2x2mm) using insulating tape, they were treated with each adhesive and underwent the building of a resin block (Filtek Z250TM ? 3M ESPE Brazil) of 2mm height. These specimens were immersed in 18% HCl for 48 hours and washed with distilled water under ultrasonication for 15 minutes. Microtensile testing was conducted on the intact buccal surface of 42 third molars that were divided into 7 groups and subdivided according to the degree of fluorosis and to the type of adhesive system, being that two etch times (15 and 60 seconds) were used in the TF4 group. After prophylaxis with pumice, washing and drying, the adhesive systems were applied and the composite resin blocks (Filtek Z250TM ? 3M ESPE Brazil) of 5x5mm were built upon a treated surface. After 24 hours, the blocks were sectioned in the X and Y directions perpendicular to the bond interface in order to obtain stick-shaped specimens with an area of approximately 1mm2. The sticks were submitted to tensile forces at a speed of 1mm/min and the values obtained underwent variance analysis (p<0.05). The etched surfaces, the replicas and fractured sticks were processed for analysis by SEM. There was a statistically significant difference between the adhesives (p = 0.008), being that Single Bond 2® presented the highest bond strength values. The severity of fluorosis did not influence the bond strength values, the etch pattern or the formation of resin tags. The increase in etch time, tested in TF4, influenced the bond strength, showing lower values for the 60 seconds time. In conclusion, the total-etch adhesive presented better results than the self-etch one in terms of bond strength, etch pattern and penetration of adhesive systems, regardless of the degree of fluorosis. The increase in etch time for the most severe fluorosis (TF4) cases impaired bond strength.

Particle motion, clustering and agglomeration play an important role in natural phenomena and industrial processes. In classical computational fluid dynamics (CFD), there are three major methods which can be used to predict the flow field and consequently the behavior of particles in flow-fields: 1) direct numerical simulation (DNS) which is very expensive and time consuming, 2) large eddy simulation (LES) which resolves the large scale but not the small scale fluctuations, and 3) Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) which can only predict the mean flow. In order to make LES and RANS usable for studying the behavior of small suspended particles, we need to introduce small scale fluctuations to these models, since these small scales have a huge impact on the particle behavior. The first part of this dissertation both extends and critically examines a new method for the generation of small scale fluctuations for use with RANS simulations. This method, called the stochastic vortex structure (SVS) method, uses a series of randomly positioned and oriented vortex tubes to induce the small-scale fluctuating flow. We first use SVS in isotropic homogenous turbulence and validate the predicted flow characteristics and collision and agglomeration of particles from the SVS model with full DNS computations. The calculation speed for the induced velocity from the vortex structures is improved by about two orders of magnitude using a combination of the fast multiple method and a local Taylor series expansion. Next we turn to the problem of extension of the SVS method to more general turbulent flows. We propose an inverse method by which the initial vortex orientation can be specified to generate a specific anisotropic Reynolds stress field. The proposed method is validated for turbulence measures and colliding particle transport in comparison to DNS for turbulent jet flow. The second part of the dissertation uses DNS to examine in more detail two issues raised during developing the SVS model. The first issue concerns the effect of two-way coupling on the agglomeration of adhesive particles. The SVS model as developed to date does not account for the effect of particles on the flow-field (one-way coupling). We focused on examination of the local flow around agglomerates and the effect of agglomeration on modulation of the turbulence. The second issue examines the microphysics of turbulent agglomeration by examining breakup and collision of agglomerates in a shear flow. DNS results are reported both for one agglomerate in shear and for collision of two agglomerates, with a focus on the physics and role of the particle-induced flow field on the particle dynamics.

Airframe assemblers have long recognised that for a new aircraft to be successful it must use less fuel, have lower maintenance requirements, and be more affordable. One common tactic is the use of innovative materials, such as advanced composites. Composite materials are suited to structural connection by adhesive bonding, which minimises the need for inefficient mechanical fastening. The aim of this PhD project was to investigate the application of existing, yet immature Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) techniques to adhesively bonded composite aerospace structures. The PhD study focused on two emerging SHM technologies - frequency response and comparative vacuum monitoring (CVM). This project aimed to provide missing critical information for each technique. This included determining sensitivity to damage, repeatability of results, and operating limitations for the frequency response method. Study of the CVM technique aimed to address effectiveness of damage detection, manufacture of sensor cavities, and the influence of sensor integration on mechanical performance of bonded structures. Experimental research work is presented examining the potential of frequency response techniques for the detection of debonding in composite-to-composite external patch repairs. Natural frequencies were found to decrease over a discrete frequency range as the debond size increased; confirming that such features could be used to both detect and characterise damage. The effectiveness of the frequency response technique was then confirmed for composite patch and scarf repair specimens for free-free and fixed-fixed boundary conditions. Finally, the viability of the frequency response technique was assessed for a scarf repair of a real aircraft component, where it was found that structural damping limited the maximum useable frequency. The feasibility of CVM technique for the inspection of co-cured stiffener-skin aircraft structures was explored. The creation of sensor cavities with tapered mandrels was found to significantly alter the microstructure of the stiffener, including crimping and waviness of fibres and resin-rich zones between plies. Representative stiffened-skin structure with two sensor cavity configurations (parallel and perpendicular to the stiffener direction) was tested to failure in tension and compression. While tensile failure strength was significantly reduced for both configurations (up to 25%), no appreciable differences in compression properties were found. Two potential sensor cavity configurations were investigated for the extension of the CVM technique to pre-cured and co-bonded scarf repair schemes. The creation of radial and circumferential CVM sensor cavities was found to significantly alter the microstructure of the adhesive bond-line and the architecture of the repair material in the case of the co-bonded repair. These alterations changed the failure mode and reduced the tensile failure strength of the repair. A fibre straightening mechanism responsible for progressive failure (specific to co-bonded repairs with circumferential cavities) was identified, and subsequently supported with acoustic emission testing and numerical analysis. While fatigue performance was generally reduced by the presence of CVM cavities, the circumferential cavities appeared to retard crack progression, reducing sensitivity to the accumulation of fatigue damage. These outcomes have brought forward the implementation of SHM in bonded composite structures, which has great potential to improve the operating efficiency of next generation aircraft.

Introduction of a composition gradient at a join between two materials of different elastic properties should reduce the stress concentrating effect of the interfacial discontinuity. A crack oriented perpendicular to this elasticity gradient will experience mode-mixity, and possible subsequent crack deflection. Explicit analytical solutions for the stress state at the tip of an angled crack in a graded material of a given finite geometry do not exist, and ongoing crack path development in such a gradient has not been characterised. An infiltration processing technique is developed which allows two materials to be joined through a region of graded composition, of tailored width and composition profile. Composition discontinuities at layer interfaces in a stepped gradient can be tolerated due to the resulting interpenetrating network structured (INS) microstructure. Firing stresses were found to be a limitation of the processing technique, overcome by limiting the steepness of the elastic gradient. Alumina and epoxy resin graded composites were produced and tested under monotonic loading, resulting in stable crack path evolution. Stress-field asymmetry at the tip of a crack oriented perpendicular to an elastic gradient was demonstrated, followed by subsequent crack deflection. Stress intensity factor and deflection angle increase with increasing gradient steepness. Rising R-curve behaviour was demonstrated for all compositions of the INS composite, with initiation and plateau toughness decreasing with increasing epoxy content. Evidence of crack bridging by intact ligaments of the epoxy phase in the crack wake explains this behaviour. Crack deflection towards the epoxy region was anticipated and demonstrated for all gradient configurations. An increase in relative crack depth was seen to increase mode-mixity at the crack-tip and subsequent crack deflection, up to a relative depth of ~0.5. No conclusive evidence was found for the influence of crack bridging on crack deflection. Toughness was shown to increase with the inclusion of a microstructural gradient. Measured toughness within graded samples was shown to be controlled by both the local composition and the volume of bridging ligaments in the crack wake. The optimum gradient should ??? extend over the widest region practical, ??? encompass the widest composition range possible, and ??? demonstrate extrinsic crack extension toughening.

Adhesives have presently reached a stage where they have become part of everyday life both in a professional sense as well as for household applications. They offer advantages that in many respects surpass other joining processes such as bonding of large areas, joining a wide range and dissimilar materials; and without the need for special tooling or operator training, that is often required by many other joining processes. They are of course not a panacea to all fastening applications, but they can easily be described as the most versatile and most widely used joining method at present. Engineering applications have also benefited from the advantages offered by adhesives, but they are not as liberally used due to the severe consequences that may result from bond failure. Although adhesives can demonstrate their ability to fulfil the joining strength requirements under laboratory conditions, their application in industry proved to be not as reliable as expected. A number of parameters that can easily be controlled under laboratory conditions such as temperature, humidity, surface preparation and uniform adhesive application are not as easily observed in industry. Quality assurance during manufacturing can achieve excellent results; however even in these cases the probability of having adhesive bond defects is still present. Therefore, there is a need for post process inspection of adhesive bonds where risk levels require higher reliability than what is offered though process quality control. Adhesive bond inspection is a well researched area with respectable outcomes. Non destructive inspection techniques such as x-ray, thermal, and ultrasonic are well utilised in the inspection of adhesive bonds. However, despite all the effort in this area for more than forty years, there is still no singular technique that can achieve the confidence level required in some engineering applications. Therefore, the need for continuing research in the area of non-destructive evaluation of adhesive bonds is as necessary today as it�s ever been. The research presented in this thesis, continues in the same endeavour as many other researchers; that of achieving the ultimate technique in adhesive bond inspection, capable of reaching the confidence level required for all engineering applications. The research in the thesis commenced with coverage of adhesives used for engineering applications and a study of the adhesion science that was considered necessary to enable an informed approach to the problem. Adhesive bond failure is also analysed through a literature survey as well as experimental tests on standard specimens. At the completion of the literature survey and preliminary tests, a decision was taken to follow the ultrasonic path of non-destructive testing of adhesive bonds. The reasons for this, are clearly outlined in the main body of this thesis but in summary, the literature has shown that ultrasonic evaluation is the most widely used technique by industry. Therefore, improvements on data analysis using existing techniques that exploit ultrasonic inspection have the potential to reach the widest spectrum of industrial applications. Ultrasonic inspection equipment was sourced that was capable of achieving experimental results to the accuracy level required in this research. A precision test rig was designed and constructed that was subsequently calibrated using computer based statistical techniques to ensure the validity of all results. Other ancillary equipment, such as a portable tensile testing device were also designed and constructed during the research as it became necessary. Research concentrated on techniques found to be inadequately researched in this domain. The first technique evaluated was to measure bond quality through the stress distribution in adherent and adhesive. Computer based Finite Element Analysis showed that the ability to detect variation in stress distribution at the adhesion interface is capable of revealing the local bond strength. Having found that there is no technique available at present that can measure the stress distribution at the interface, a different direction was taken that showed potential in achieving excellent quantitative results in the analysis of ultrasonic signals from adhesive bonds. This technique was rigorously evaluated and the results are systematically reported in this work.

Unexpectedly, it was found that when a waterborne polyacrylate adhesive was placed on carbon steel it was not tacky; this was not the case for the same adhesive placed on stainless steel. It was determined that the surface energy, as measured with liquid contact angles, of the adhesive films is significantly different between the two films, with the non-tacky film having a higher surface energy. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) showed that the non-tacky surface has a higher roughness which minimizes the contacting area between the film and a contacting surface. Analysis of the heating of the carbon steel coupon with infrared thermography shows a non-uniform temperature profile at the surface. This experimental data is corroborated using a 2-D heat transfer model that incorporates the heat transfer characteristics of the various components of carbon steel. Surface driven flow, or Marangoni convection, can develop from temperature gradients and are known to cause increased roughness in polymer films. IR thermography measurements of the adhesive film during drying shows larger temperature differences for the films on carbon steel than on stainless steel. These larger temperature differences induce greater Marangoni convection, which result in the rougher surfaces on carbon steel that were measured with AFM. The effect of lowering the tack of a polyacrylate film has significant impact in the dryer section of a paper machine. This effect was quantified using the Web Adhesion Drying Simulator, which is a laboratory-scale apparatus that measures the energy required to pull the sheet from a metal surface. By substituting the adhesive-on-stainless steel with the less-sticky adhesive-on-carbon steel surface, the energy required to pull the sheet from the metal surface was reduced significantly and the picking associated with the test was nearly eliminated.

This dissertation aims to establish a mathematical model to predict the steady-state (stationary) motion of a nano-particle that is suppressed between two parallel moving objects. The main purpose of this study intends to find an appropriate means to reduce surface damage caused by moving nano-paricle. This study will show that, via the molecular dynamics (MD) analysis, the surface will result in different sizes of damaged layer and surface roughness when a nano-particle moves in a distinct way on it. Therefore, it has a significant value in the applications of high precision polishing and surface cleaning to identify the dominant factors in affecting the motion of nano-particle. The proposed model is to find the steady-state motion by meeting the conditions of force and torque balances on a moving nano-particle. Several hypotheses are suggested to derive the interaction force occurred at the interface between particle and each object. The hypothesis starts from the energy point of view. It is claimed that the potential and kinetic energies of object atoms will increase when nano-particle moves relative to the object. Because of the relative motion, some of the object atoms will be pushed or driven away, depending on the manner of motion. The increment of potential or kinetic energies is assumed to be proportional to the number of pushed or driven atoms. The increase of energy is supplied from the works done by the normal stress and shear stress at the interface of particle. The interaction at the front end of particle is very different from that at the rear end when particle rolls on object surface. There is a pushing action at the front end while a pulling action occurs at the rear end. The magnitudes of both actions are dominated and proportional to the adhesive strength between particle and object. The computer simulations show that the particle motion is mainly affected by the relative adhesive strength among particle and two objects. If the adhesive strength between particle and one object increase, the particle will increase the sliding speed relative to another object. On the other hand, if the adhesive strength between particle and one object is close to that of another object, the particle tends to have significant rolling motion relative to two objects. The suppressed loading between particle and objects has little effect on the qualitative trend of particle motion. The validity of proposed model is evaluated by the molecular dynamics simulation. It indicates that the predicted behaviors of proposed model are consistent with that from the analysis of molecular dynamics simulations.

The adhesive contact problems of a conical frustum punch indenting a transversely isotropic elastic half space and an orthotropic elastic half space are analytically studied in this thesis work. To solve the problem involving a transversely isotropic half space, the harmonic potential function method and the Hankel transform are employed, which lead to a general closed-form solution for the adhesive contact problem. For the case with an orthotropic half space, the problem of a point load applied on the half space is first solved by using the double Fourier transform method. The solution for the adhesive contact problem is then obtained through integrating the former solutions over the punch surface.

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