Submitted by Jorge Silva (jorgelmsilva@ufrrj.br) on 2017-06-22T17:46:39Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2015 - Wilk Sampaio de Almeida.pdf: 2008285 bytes, checksum: 164bf0a934ccde49c7e387496f6b7960 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-22T17:46:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2015 - Wilk Sampaio de Almeida.pdf: 2008285 bytes, checksum: 164bf0a934ccde49c7e387496f6b7960 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-23 / CNPq / Inadequate soil management practices associated with bare soil are the main factors that promote hidric erosion in tropical countries such as Brazil. In this study were evaluated soil and water losses, vegetation index, water infiltration into the soil and the adjusted Kostiakov-Lewis, Horton and Philip models to estimate soil water infiltration rate in four cropping systems on a Red Ultisol. The systems studied were exposed or bare soil (SE), soybeans grown under conventional tillage (PC), soybean grown under no-tillage (NT) and established pasture without cattle trampling (PA) in six seasons. Every 20 days after the soybean?s sowing digital photographs were taken to estimate soil coverage ratio. Also, simulated rainfall at the parcels was measured using a portable sprinkler infiltrometer (InfiAsper) calibrated to apply intensity of rainfall of 60 mm h-1. Soil losses ranged from 3.10 to 11.40 and 0.03 to 0.19 Mg ha-1 h-1 in the SE and PA, while water oscillated from 300.60 to 555 and 62.8 to 229.4 m3 ha-1 h-1 in the SE and PD, respectively. Soil losses decreased with increasing vegetation cover ratio, which at the PA had a maximum value of 98.1%. The initial effect of soil under conventional tillage in cropping systems is temporary, which makes them susceptible to erosion. The models were adjusted using the volume of water that was infiltrated during the corresponding time interval. In the PD system was obtained the highest infiltration rate (TIE). There was no difference between the SE and PC TIE. The best fit found is for the Horton?s model in systems with vegetal cover and without soil tillage. / As pr?ticas inadequadas de manejo do solo associadas ? condi??o de solo descoberto s?o os principais fatores que intensificam a eros?o h?drica em pa?ses de clima tropical como o Brasil. Neste estudo foram avaliadas perdas de solo e de ?gua, o ?ndice de cobertura vegetal, a infiltra??o de ?gua no solo e o ajuste dos modelos Kostiakov-Lewis, Horton e Philip para estimativa da taxa de infiltra??o de ?gua no solo em quatro sistemas de cultivo em um Argissolo Vermelho distr?fico. Os sistemas estudados foram solo exposto ou descoberto (SE), soja cultivada sob preparo convencional do solo (PC), soja cultivada sob plantio direto (PD) e pastagem estabelecida sem pisoteio animal (PA) em seis ?pocas. A cada 20 dias a partir da semeadura da cultura da soja foram tomadas fotografias digitais para estimativa do ?ndice de cobertura do solo e tamb?m simuladas chuvas nas parcelas em campo com o infiltr?metro de aspers?o port?til (InfiAsper) calibrado para aplicar intensidade de precipita??o de 60 mm h-1. As perdas de solo variaram de 3,10 a 11,40 e 0,03 a 0,19 Mg ha-1 h-1 no SE e PA, ?gua de 300,60 a 555 e 62,8 a 229,4 m3 ha-1 h-1 no SE e PD, respectivamente. As perdas de solo diminu?ram com o aumento do ?ndice de cobertura vegetal, que em PA teve valor m?ximo de 98,1%. O efeito inicial do preparo convencional do solo nos sistemas de cultivo ? tempor?rio, o que os torna suscept?veis ao processo erosivo. Os modelos foram ajustados com os dados de volume de ?gua infiltrada por intervalo de tempo correspondente. No sistema PD foi obtida maior taxa de infiltra??o est?vel (TIE). N?o h? diferen?a na TIE do SE e PC. O melhor ajuste verificado ? para o modelo de Horton em sistemas com cobertura vegetal sem revolvimento do solo.

O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar sistematicamente o efeito da escovação simulada e do envelhecimento artificial acelerado (EAA) sobre estabilidade de cor e rugosidade de superfície de compósitos odontológicos de nanopartículas (Z350 - 3M ESPE) e híbrido (Tetric N-Ceram - Ivoclar Vivadent). Foram confeccionados 24 corpos-de-prova (12mm de diâmetro X 2mm de espessura) para cada compósito e uma cerâmica de revestimento (IPS e.max Ceram - Ivoclar Vivadent) como controle. Após sua confecção, os corpos-de-prova foram polidos com lixas d&lsquo;água em abrasividades decrescentes (compósitos = 600, 1200 e 2000 e cerâmica = 100, 320, 1200 e 2000). Em seguida, foram realizadas leituras iniciais de cor (Espectrofotômetro PCB 6807) e rugosidade de superfície (Rugosímetro Surfcorder SE 1700 - Kosakalab). As amostras foram separadas em 3 grupos (n=8), segundo o tratamento a que foram submetidas: Grupo 1: EAA; Grupo 2: escovação mecânica com dentifrício RDA* 68 (Colgate); e Grupo 3: escovação mecânica com dentifrício RDA* 180 (Colgate Total Plus Whitening). Após 480 horas de EAA e em intervalos de 41 minutos de escovação (=14.600 ciclos) até 205 minutos novas leituras de cor e rugosidade de superfície foram realizadas. Amostras inicialmente submetidas a EAA (n=4) receberam escovação mecânica com dentifrício RDA* 68 e 180, conforme metodologia descrita anteriormente e novas leituras de cor e rugosidade foram obtidas. Os dados (antes e após os testes) foram analisados estatisticamente (2-way ANOVA análises repetidas, Bonferroni, p<0,05) e verificou-se que houve maior alteração de cor dos compósitos quando submetidos a EAA com diferença estatisticamente significante (p<0,05) em relação à escovação mecânica. Não houve diferença estatisticamente significante (p>0,05) na estabilidade de cor dos materiais quando comparadas as abrasividades dos dentifrícios, porém esse fator foi significante para a alteração de rugosidade de superfície (p<0,05), sendo maior quando os materiais foram escovados com RDA* 180. Quanto ao tempo de escovação, não houve diferença estatisticamente significante (p>0,05) para a alteração de cor e de rugosidade de superfície dos materiais, o mesmo ocorrendo para amostras escovadas após EAA. Conclui-se que o EAA interfere na estabilidade de cor e a escovação simulada nas alterações de rugosidade de superfície dos compósitos, independente do tempo de utilização do dentifrício, sendo maior para dentifrícios mais abrasivos. Além disso, a abrasividade e o tempo de utilização do dentifrício não alteram a capacidade de remoção do manchamento e a rugosidade de superfície de compósitos. / The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of simulated toothbrushing and accelerated artificial aging (AAA) on color stability and surface roughness of nanofill (Z350 - 3M ESPE) and hybrid (Tetric N-Ceram - Ivoclar Vivadent) composites. Twenty-four diskshaped specimens (12mm in diameter X 2 mm thick) were made for each composite and one feldspatic ceramic (IPS e.max Ceram - Ivoclar Vivadent) as a control. The specimens were polished with decreasing abrasiveness sandpapers (composites = 600, 1200, 2000 and ceramic = 100, 320, 1200, 2000). Then, initial readings were taken on color (Spectrophotometer PCB 6807) and surface roughness (Rugosimeter Surfcorder SE 1700 - Kosakalab). The samples were separated in 3 groups (n=8) according to the submitted treatments: Group 1: AAA; Group 2: mechanical brushing with dentifrice RDA* 68 (Colgate); and Group 3: mechanical brushing with dentifrice RDA* 180 (Colgate Total Plus Whitening). New readings on color and surface roughness were taken after 480 hours of AAA and in intervals of 41 minutes of brushing (=14.600 cycles) until 205 minutes. The samples initially submitted to AAA (n=4) received mechanical brushing with dentifrice RDA* 68 and 180, according to previously described methodology and new readings on color and roughness were taken. Data (before and after tests) were statistically analyzed (2- way ANOVA repeated measures, Bonferroni, p<0,05) and it was observed a higher composite color alteration compared with mechanical brushing when submitted to AAA with a statistically significant difference (p<0,05) between them. There was no statistically significant difference (p>0,05) on color stability of materials when the dentifrices abrasiveness were compared, but it was significant for surface roughness degradation (p<0,05), higher when materials were brushed with RDA* 180. Regarding time brushing, there was no statistically significant difference (p>0,05) for color alteration and roughness surface of materials and the same occurred for samples brushed after AAA. It was concluded that AAA interferes on color stability and the simulated brushing on surface roughness degradation of composites regardless the time of used dentifrice, but it was higher for more abrasive dentifrices. Moreover, abrasiveness and time of used dentifrice do not alter the capacity of staining removal and the surface roughness of composites.

Pacientes submetidos a procedimento protéticos estão expostos a microorganismos patogênicos podendo ocorrer desenvolvimento de doenças e infecção cruzada entre pacientes e equipe odontológica.As próteses devem ser desinfetadas com substâncias que não provoquem alterações nas propriedades mecânicas e físicas principalmente em associação com a ingestão de bebidas com teor alcoólico ou baixo pH. O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar a rugosidade média superficial (Ra) e estabilidade de cor de resinas acrílicas(Lucitone 550, QC-20 e Vipi-Wave), empregadas na confecção de bases para próteses totais, removíveis, overdentures e próteses protocolos sobre implantes após imersão em desinfetantes químicos (hipoclorito de sódio 1% e ácido peracético 2%) por 30 e 60 minutos, e após desinfecção por 30minutos seguida de imersão em bebidas com e sem teor alcóolico (vinho, suco de uva, chá e aguardente). Foram confeccionados 60 corpos-de-prova de cada marca comercial de resina, sendo divididos em 2 grupos, referentes aos desinfetantes químicos. Após os procedimentos de acabamento e polimento dos corpos-de-prova, foram realizadas as mensurações iniciais (t=0) de rugosidade e cor, e a seguir dez corpos-de-prova de cada marca comercial de resina foram imersos em hipoclorito de sódio e dez em ácido peracético, durante 30 e 60 minutos, sendo realizadas as mensurações após cada período de imersão. Esses dados foram, posteriormente submetidos à análise estatística. Quarenta corpos-de-prova de cada tipo de resina foram imersos em hipoclorito de sódio e ácido peracético por 30min, a seguir foram realizadas as mensurações de rugosidade e cor, e a divisão em subgrupos referentes às bebidas. Os corpos-de-prova foram lavados com água destilada, secos com lenços de papel e imersos em vinho(n=5), suco de uva(n=5), chá (n=5) e aguardente (n=5) por 2 horas. Após as mensurações, os corpos-de-prova foram imersos em água destilada e mantidos por 24 horas, decorrido esse período foram realizadas as mensurações de rugosidade e cor. Os corpos-de-prova eram imersos diariamente nas bebidas por 2 horas e as mensurações subseqüentes de rugosidade e cor eram realizadas após 168hs (7dias), 336hs (14dias) e 504hs (21dias) de imersão nas mesmas bebidas.Os dados foram analisados estatisticamente pela Análise de Variância e testes complementares de Tukey e Scheffé. Foi evidenciado aumento da Ra após 30 minutos de imersão nos desinfetantes em todas as resinas, com QC-20 apresentando os maiores valores de Ra e Vipi-Wave os menores. Lucitone 550 apresentou maior Ra após imersão em vinho, suco de uva e aguardente e Vipi-Wave após imersão em chá. Após 60minutos de imersão nos desinfetantes todas as resinas apresentaram alteração de cor estatisticamente significante. Os corpos-de-prova imersos em vinho apresentaram os maiores valores de alteração de cor após 336hs (14dias), enquanto os imersos em suco de uva apresentaram alterações de cor leves após 168hs (7dias), 336hs (14dias) e 504hs (21dias), e os imersos em aguardente e chá não apresentaram alterações de cor clinicamente significantes. Conclui-se que desinfecção em hipoclorito de sódio 1% e ácido peracético alterou as propriedades de rugosidade média e cor das resinas avaliadas, e dentre as bebidas, vinho e suco de uva foram as que propiciaram maior alteração de cor. / Patients submitted to prosthetic procedures are exposed to pathogenic microorganisms, and the development of diseases and crossed infection may occur between patients and the dental team. Dentures must be disinfected with substances that do not cause changes in the mechanical and physical properties, particularly in association with the ingestion of beverages with alcohol concentration or low pH. This study evaluated the surface roughness (Ra) and color stability of acrylic resin colors (Lucitone 550, QC-20 and Vipi-Wave), used for fabricating bases for complete, removable dentures, overdentures and prosthetic protocol after immersion in chemical disinfectants (1% sodium hypochlorite and 2% peracetic acid) for 30 and 60 minutes, and after disinfection, followed by immersion in beverages (wine, grape juice, tea and brandy) for 30minutes. Sixty specimens were made of each commercial brand of resin composite, and divided into 2 groups according to the chemical disinfectants. After the test specimens had undergone the finishing and polishing procedures, the initial color and roughness measurements were taken (t=0), and after this, tem test specimens of each commercial brand of resin composite were immersed in sodium hypochlorite and ten in peracetic acid, for 30 and 60 sixty minutes, with measurements being taken after each immersion period. Afterwards, these data were submitted to statistical analysis. Forty test specimens of each type of resin were immersed in sodium hypochlorite and peracetic acid for 30 min, after which roughness and color measurements were taken, and specimens were divided into subgroups according to the beverages. The specimens were washed with distilled water, dried with paper towels and immersed in wine (n=5), grape juice (n=5), tea (n=5) and brandy (n=5) for 2 hours. After being measured, the test specimens were immersed in distilled water and kept there for 24 hours. When this period elapsed, roughness and color were measured. The test specimens were immersed for 2 hours daily, and the subsequent roughness and color measurements were taken 168 hrs (7days), 336 hrs (14days) and 504 hrs (21days) after immersion in the same beverages. The data were statistically analyzed by the Analysis of Variance and Tukey and Scheffé complementary tests. There was evidence of an increase in Ra after 30 minutes immersion in the disinfectants in all the resins, with QC-20 presenting the highest Ra values, and Vipi-Wave the lowest. The Lucitone 550 resin presented the highest Ra after immersion in wine, grape juice and brandy, and Vipi-Wave after immersion in tea. After 60 minutes immersion in the disinfectants all the resins presented statistically significant color alteration. The test specimens immersed in wine presented the highest color alteration values after 14 days, while those immersed in grape juice presented slight color alterations after 168 hrs (7days), 336hrs (14days) and 504hs (21days), and those immersed in brandy and tea presented no clinically significant color alterations. It was concluded that disinfection in 1% sodium hypochlorite and peracetic acid altered the properties of roughness and color of the evaluated resins, and among the beverages, wine and grape juice were those that produced the greatest color alteration.

Pour répondre à la demande croissante de bois et pour préserver les forêts primaires, les méthodes de sylviculture les plus dynamiques ont été privilégiées de manière générale sur la planète.. Les objectifs de la recherche étaient 1) déterminer le point de démarcation/ âge de transition entre le bois juvénile et le bois mature sur sengon (Falcataria moluccana), jabon(Anthocephalus cadamba Miq.), peuplier (Populus sp) et douglas (Psedotsuga menziesii); 2) analyser l'effet de la juvénilité sur un fissuration cyclique, la rugosité et de mouillage; 3) analyser l'effet de la fissuration cyclique et juvénilité sur la résistance à l'adhérence de la colle et les propriétés mécaniques du LVL en flexion; et 4) appliquer un nouveau modèle analytique pour estimer la variation du module d'élasticité du lamibois (sengon et jabon) depuis la moelle vers l'écorce. A partir de la longueur des fibres, le point de démarcation entre le bois juvénile et le bois mature ont été estimés. Pour les essences sengon and jabon, les placages obtenus à partir du cœur des arbres, réputés juvéniles, sont plus fissurés plus rugueux et avec une haute mouillabilité comparativement à ceux obtenus à partir du bois près de l’écorce (plus mature). Une phase d’étuvage préliminaire des bois dans un bain d’eau chaude à 75°C pendant 4 heures a permis d’améliorer sensiblement la qualité des placages en diminuant la fissuration, la rugosité et s’accompagne d’une augmentation de la mouillabilité. La résistance à l'adhérence de la colle, et les modules élastiques et de rupture spécifiques (SMOE et SMOR) du LVL (jabon et sengon) diminuent à mesure que la fréquence de fissure augmente ou en partant de l'écorce vers la moelle. L'avantage de l'utilisation de placages en peuplier de bois mature a été prouvé avec une amélioration de 15 à 20% en moyenne pour les propriétés mécaniques, pour un poids de panneau comparable. Pour le douglas, l'utilisation de placages de bois mature dans la constitution des panneaux de LVL permet également d’améliorer les performances en flexion (de 7 à 22 % sur el MOR). Le modèle analytique a été utilisé afin de prédire les variations du module élastique allant de la moelle à l’écorce. Il permet à partir d’un grand nombre de combinaisons d’estimer le potentiel issu d’une ressource donnée. Pour le contexte de l’étude qui représente bien le potentiel sylvicole de l’Indonésie, la proportion de bois juvénile étant quasi-totale (100%), l’action de trier les placages n’est pas apparue comme pertinente. / The development of plantation and community forest to meet wood demand in society has produced fast growing wood species. The research objectives were 1) to determine demarcation point/transition age between juvenile and mature wood on sengon (Falcataria moluccana), jabon (Anthocephalus cadamba Miq.), poplar (Populus sp) and douglas fir (Psedotsuga menzii); 2) to analyze the effect of juvenility on lathe check, surface roughness and wettability; 3) to analyze the effect of lathe check and juvenility on glue bond strength and laminated veneer lumber (LVL) bending properties; and 4) to apply a new analytical model to determine the variation of specific MOE LVL values of sengon and jabon from pith to bark. Based on fiber length trait, the demarcation point between juvenile and mature wood were approximately at segmented rings 17th (sengon) and at segmented ring 24th (jabon). While, transition age of poplar cultivars and douglas-fir, transition age happened approximately at 12 years old and 18 years old, respectively. The results showed that wood near pith on sengon and jabon resulted veneers with higher lathe check, rougher surface and high wettability, while wood near bark resulted veneers with lower lathe check, smoother surface and low wettability. Glue bond strength, Specific MOE (SMOE) and Specific MOR (Modulus of Rupture) of sengon and jabon LVL were decreased as the frequency of lathe check increased or those strength values increased from pith to bark. The advantage of using poplar veneers from mature wood was proved with an improvement of 15 to 20% on average for mechanical properties, while for douglas-fir, was 7 to 22%. An analytical model was used to predict the variation of the LVL mechanical characteristics using different scenarios. According to the context of this study assumed to be close to the Indonesian resource there is no need to sort veneers since most of the tree is juvenile wood for logs no older than 7.

Probe microscopy techniques (Atomic Force Microscopy and Kelvin Force Microscopy) have been shown to be instrumental in the analysis of samples; such as resists and nanostructured materials. Through these techniques detailed surface information has been derived, including information such as surface roughness and surface charge distribution. Poly(Methylmethacrylate) (PMMA), remains at the forefront of resists utilised in e-beam lithography in the electronics industry. Surface morphology (specifically roughness) analysis remains a key parameter of investigation, particularly in the examination of polymeric films. This research aimed to investigate PMMA based electron beam resists as well as a novel (SML) resist material in terms of suitability for electron-beam lithography. Various concentrations (5, 7, 8, 9 and 11% w/v) of both PMMA and the novel resist material were spin-coated onto silica substrates. Samples were baked at 180oC for 3 minutes and examined under ultra-high vacuum using Omicron AFM/SPM to derive RMS values in order to assess roughness in addition to thickness measurements taken. SML resists were then utilised in the development of a new digital etch onto InGaAs/InAlAs wafer. The novel, SML resist material was found to offer smoother resist surface even at higher concentrations of polymer, a difference which was observed to be statistically significant (p<0.01). The SML resist was also notably thicker than the comparable PMMA resist (p>0.05) indicating that lower concentrations of the novel resist would be required to achieve the required resist thickness. Digital etching rates were found to be in agreement with previously documented findings. SML was concluded to be a superior resist in terms of thickness and smoothness, with AFM being further established as an essential characterization technique.

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is an uprising manufacturing process for parts with complex geometries and low production quantities. Within the layer-wise building process, less additional processes are needed, to produce the parts. This allows a building of parts within a reasonable time- and costs-range. Especially industries, such as aerospace industry, can profit from AM. Electron beam – Powder bed fusion (EB-PBF) is a common technique, within AM, to produce metallic parts out of special alloys such as Alloy 718. This superalloy is a Nickle-Iron based alloy that has high mechanical properties, even in elevated temperatures (up to 650ºC). The combination of such material properties with high geometrical freedom creates new opportunities for the industry. However, it must be noted that a significant drawback of AM-techniques is the need for post-processing because of surface roughness- and microstructural characteristics. Commonly, the produced parts utilize mechanical post process such as milling to provide good surface roughness and dimensional accuracy. To reduce the surface roughness in the contour region, and therefore reduce the amount of mechanical post-processing, the present survey elaborates the effect of relevant parameters on contours such as the number of contours, scanning speed, focus offset and beam current. By using Design of Experiments (DOE), two batches were carried out: one screening batch and a two-level-full factorial design. In those batches, 15×15×15 mm cubes were printed with various parameters and, after that, analysed by using White light interferometry (WLI), Optical microscopy (OM) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Furthermore, the program ImageJ was used to perform porosity and melt pool measurements. It had been observed that the number of contours had quite a considerable impact on the final surface roughness and the number of defects. Samples with two contours, instead of only one, tend to have a lower surface roughness. Nevertheless, the parameters and their interaction were found to have fundamental effects on the resulting surface roughness and microstructure.

Advanced ceramics have long held the front of the list of promising materials for high-tech applications. The most common problem is the high cost of design, production and machining of advanced ceramics parts. The main sense of advanced ceramics processing techniques development is affordable, high-volume production. The dissertation is focused on SiC silicon carbide grinding. SiC is used in the design of machine parts due to its excellent properties The deep knowledge of the diamond wheel grinding process is important because it is one of the finishing methods and therefore has a direct impact on the quality and strength of the SiC parts. The key issue here is the overall surface quality of the parts after diamond wheel grinding and the knowledge of the factors that influence the surface quality. These include, in particular, grinding vibrations. The main purpose of the thesis is to create a system of specific scientific and technical information, which will allow applying optimal technological procedures in the processing of ceramic components. The theoretical part of the thesis contains an analysis of the current state of the art in the advanced ceramics machining area, detailed analysis of the ceramics grinding with diamond grinding wheels, signal analysis theory and analysis of surface quality assessment methods. The experimental part contains analysis and discussion of the results obtained during the monitoring of the silicon carbide grinding process with a diamond grinding wheel. Various diagnostic methods have confirmed the presence of vibrations at a frequency close to the speed frequency of the grinding wheel, which had a significant, negative effect on the samples surface quality. Vibration diagnostics has identified a specific source of vibration (clamping of the workpiece) and it has been removed subsequently.

The subject of the master thesis is to verify the possibility of application of geodetic methods to determine longitudinal and transverse pavement surface roughnesses. Geodetic techniques are compared to techniques specified in ČSN 73 6175. Subject of testing is absolute and relative accuracy of altitude measurement and accuracy of roughness parameter determination. As a result, the graphic interpretation of these parameters and deviations from reference values are presented in the current document. Practical use of the surveying methods is evaluated based on the application of the above mentioned techniques and the results of accuracy analysis.

Metal additive manufacturing (AM) can produce complex parts that were once considered impossible or too costly to fabricate using conventional machining techniques, making AM machines an exceptional tool for rapid prototyping, one-off parts, and labor-intensive geometries. Due to the growing popularity of this technology, especially in the defense and medical industries, more researchers are looking into the physics and mechanics behind the AM process. Many factors and parameters contribute to the overall quality of a part, one of them being the powder bed itself. So far, little investigation has been dedicated to the behavior of the powder in the powder bed during the lasering process. A powder spreading machine that simulates the powder bed fusion process without the laser was designed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and was built as a platform to observe powder characteristics. The focus for this project was surface roughness and particle size distribution (PSD), and how dose rate and coating speed affect the results. Images of the 316L stainless steel powder on the spreading device at multiple layers were taken and processed and analyzed in MATLAB to access surface quality of each region. Powder from nine regions of the build plate were also sampled and counted to determine regional particle size distribution. As a comparison, a simulation was developed to mimic the adhesive behavior of the powder, and to observe how powder distributes powder when spread.

The subject of diploma thesis is analysis of the European Standard EN ISO 10012, which has a status of a Czech Standard (ČSN EN ISO 10012). It’s focused on roughness measurement. The thesis was written in cooperation with a private company called PLASMAMETAL Ltd. situated in Brno. The company offers coating applications for a variety of materials. Important part of the thesis is a measurement management system improvement manual for PLASMAMETAL Ltd. It’s also dealt with the economical aspect of an investement into a new measurement equipment.