El texto completo de este trabajo no está disponible en el Repositorio Académico UPC por restricciones de la casa editorial donde ha sido publicado. / In this research, an improved first order formulation is presented to study the critical buckling load in functionally graded beams. The formulation has five independent variables in comparison with the Timoshenko theory that has three. The Trefftz criterion is utilized with incremental and fundamental states to define the stability analysis. Virtual work statements are derived for the finite element model where the field variables are interpolated by Lagrange polynomials. The numerical results are compared and verified with other formulations found in literature. Parametric studies are also carried out for buckling behavior due to different slenderness ratios, power-law indices and boundary conditions. Applications of the model to functionally graded materials show the validity of the present approach.

The increase in antibiotic resistance continues to pose a public health risk as very few new antibiotics are being produced, and bacteria resis- tant to currently prescribed antibiotics is growing. Within a typical hospital setting, one may find patients colonized with bacteria resistant to a single an- tibiotic, or, of a more emergent threat, patients may be colonized with bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics. Precautions have been implemented to try to prevent the growth and spread of antimicrobial resistance such as a reduction in the distribution of antibiotics and increased hand washing and barrier pre- ventions; however, the rise of this resistance is still evident. As a result, there is a new movement to try to re-examine the need for the development of new antibiotics. In this paper, we use mathematical models to study the possible benefits of implementing a new antibiotic in this setting; through these models, we examine the use of a new antibiotic that is distributed in various ways and how this could reduce total resistance in the hospital. We compare several dif- ferent models in which patients colonized with both single and dual-resistant bacteria are present, including a model with no additional treatment proto- cols for the population colonized with dual-resistant bacteria as well as models including isolation and/or treatment with a new antibiotic. We examine the benefits and limitations of each scenario in the simulations presented.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(理学) / 甲第20917号 / 理博第4369号 / 新制||理||1627(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院理学研究科物理学・宇宙物理学専攻 / (主査)教授 嶺重 慎, 准教授 前田 啓一, 教授 太田 耕司 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(理学) / 甲第24390号 / 理博第4889号 / 新制||理||1699(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院理学研究科数学・数理解析専攻 / (主査)教授 大木谷 耕司, 教授 並河 良典, 准教授 竹広 真一 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

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[pt] A estabilidade de encostas constituídas por solos residuais não saturados sofre grande influência das variações das condições de fluxo locais, uma vez que, em muitos casos, grande parte de sua resistência ao cisalhamento é conferida pela coesão aparente acarretada pelo fenômeno de sucção. Sabendo disso, o presente trabalho avaliou, através de análises de estabilidade e de fluxo realizadas em modelos bi e tridimensionais, a possibilidade de se criar um modelo onde o resultado final de estabilidade independa da distribuição de sucção inicial. As análises e modelagens de fluxo e estabilidade foram executadas com auxílio dos softwares SVDesigner, SVSlope e SVFlux-GE integrantes do pacote SVoffice, desenvolvido pela SoilVision. Buscou-se quantificar a influência da distribuição da sucção inicial nos casos estudados. Os parâmetros de solo utilizados como dados de entrada nos modelos derivaram de estudos desenvolvidos por de Oliveira (2013) sobre os mecanismos de ruptura de movimentos de massa que ocorreram em Nova Friburgo durante o megadesastre que ocorreu na Região Serrana do Rio de Janeiro em 2011, e os dados climáticos advieram de registros contemporâneos e pretéritos ao evento. Nos modelos 2D foi possível, ao se considerar aproximadamente oito meses de dados climáticos, que diferentes condições iniciais de sucção homogêneas convergissem para um resultado único de estabilidade. Nas modelagens também foi observado que o comportamento do fluxo diferiu entre os modelos 2D e 3D o que teve um significativo impacto em suas análises de estabilidade. / [en] The stability of slopes consisting of unsaturated residual soils is strongly influenced by variations in local flow conditions, since in many cases much of their shear strength is conferred by the apparent cohesion caused by the suction phenomenon. With this in mind, the present study evaluated the possibility of creating a model where the final stability result is independent of the initial suction distribution through stability and flow analyzes performed in two and three-dimensional models. Flow and stability analyzes and modeling were performed using the SVDesigner, SVSlope and SVFlux-GE software components of the SVoffice package developed by SoilVision. It was tried to quantify the influence of the initial suction distribution in the cases studied. The soil parameters used as input data in the models were derived from studies developed by de Oliveira (2013) on the mechanisms of rupture of the mass movements that occurred in Nova Friburgo during the disaster that occurred in the Serrana Region of Rio de Janeiro in 2011, and the climatic data came from records in the region during and before the event. In the 2D models, it was possible, considering approximately eight months of climatic data, that different initial homogeneous suction conditions converged to a single stability result. It was also observed that the flow behavior differed between the 2D and 3D models, which had a significant impact on their stability analyzes.

Power distribution systems continue to evolve to accommodate the advancements in the field of microgrids and renewable energy resources. The future grids will be highly connected and will require increased reliability of the network. To this effect, low-voltage distribution systems with meshed or networked topology can be utilized. Currently, the use of low-voltage heavily-meshed distribution systems is restricted to urban areas with high load density that require increased reliability of power. A reason for this is the high cost of construction of such systems and complex topology which creates additional challenges. The direction of power flow in such systems is not unidirectional, which makes the power flow analysis difficult. Complicated network analysis techniques are required to determine the fault currents and protection settings in the network. Due to the aforementioned reasons, there is limited work analyzing the effectiveness of existing power flow algorithms to solve complex meshed systems. In this thesis, the robustness of two power flow algorithms is compared using an index called static stability breakdown margin parameter of circuit elements. For this study, a low-voltage heavily-meshed distribution test system is also proposed. Additionally, a study is conducted to show how reliable the meshed test system is against any fault in the system. The steady-state voltage stability of the test system is observed during the event of a fault. The stability margin parameter is then used to determine the vulnerable components in the system which need to be strengthened to increase the stability and voltage profile of the system. / Master of Science / Distribution systems carry electricity from the transmission system and deliver it to the customers. Distribution systems mainly operate using two topologies for their feeders: Radial and Meshed. The majority of customers are served using radial distribution systems, as in the radial feeders power flows in one direction (i.e. from substation to the end-user). They are simple in design and operation and are constructed at a moderate cost. However, if there is a fault along the main feeder, there will be an interruption of power to the end-use customer. On the other hand, meshed distribution systems involve multiple paths of power flow between all the points in the network. If a fault occurs along the feeder, the power flow is rerouted to the other available paths. Thus, Heavily Due to their complex topology, meshed systems are expensive to construct and deploy. The power flow analysis of these systems poses many challenges. Because of these reasons, their use is mainly restricted to urban areas with high load density which require very high reliability. The future grid is becoming increasingly complex and evolving to a meshed distribution topology has its own advantages. However, as presently the use of meshed systems is sparse, the work done on evaluating the stability of these systems is minimal. As a result of which, this thesis focuses on determining the optimal power flow solvers for these complex systems, analyzing their stability under abnormal operating conditions, and suggesting methods to reinforce the vulnerabilities in the system.

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