Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Flat and curved panels'

Sandwich structures constitute basic components of advanced supersonic/hypersonic flight and launch vehicles. These advanced flight vehicles operate in hostile environments consisting of high temperature, moisture, and pressure fields. As a result, these structures are exposed to large lateral pressures, large compressive edge loads, and high temperature gradients which can create large stresses and strains within the structure and can produce the instability of the structure. This creates the need for a better understanding of the behavior of these structures under these complex loading conditions. Moreover, a better understanding of the load carrying capacity of sandwich structures constitutes an essential step towards a more rational design and exploitation of these constructions. In order to address these issues, a comprehensive geometrically non-linear theory of doubly curved sandwich structures constructed of anisotropic laminated face sheets with an orthotropic core under various loadings for simply supported edge conditions is developed. The effects of the radii of curvature, initial geometric imperfections, pressure, uniaxial compressive edge loads, biaxial edge loading consisting of compressive/tensile edge loads, and thermal loads will be analyzed. The effect of the structural tailoring of the facesheets upon the load carrying capacity of the structure under these various loading conditions are analyzed. In addition, the movability/immovability of the unloaded edges and the end-shortening are examined. To pursue this study, two different formulations of the theory are developed. One of these formulations is referred to as the mixed formulation, While the second formulation is referred to as the displacement formulation. Several results are presented encompassing buckling, postbuckling, and stress/strain analysis in conjunction with the application of the structural tailoring technique. The great effects of this technique are explored. Moreover, comparisons with the available theoretical and experimental results are presented and good agreements are reported.
Ph. D.

Two structural models which can be used to predict the buckling, post buckling and vibration behavior of flat and curved composite panels under thermomechanical loadings are developed in this work. Both models are based on higher-order transverse shear deformation theories of shallow shells that include the effects of geometric nonlinearities and initial geometric imperfections. Within the first model (Model I), the kinematic continuity at the contact surfaces between the contiguous layers and the free shear traction condition on the outer bounding surfaces are satisfied, whereas in the second model (Model II), in addition to these conditions, the static interlaminae continuity requirement is also fulfilled. Based on the two models, results which cover a variety of problems concerning the postbuckling behaviors of flat and curved composite panels are obtained and displayed. These problems include: i) buckling and postbuckling behavior of flat and curved laminated structures subjected to mechanical and thermal loadings; ii)frequency-load/temperature interaction in laminated structures in both pre-buckling and post buckling range; iii) the influence of a linear/nonlinear elastic foundation on static and dynamic post buckling behavior of flat/curved laminated structures exposed to mechanical and temperature fields; iv) implication of edge constraints upon the temperature/load carrying capacity and frequencyload/ temperature interaction of flat/curved structures; v) elaboration of a number of methodologies enabling one to attenuate the intensity of the snap-through buckling and even to suppress it as well as of appropriate ways enabling one to enhance the load/temperature carrying capacity of structures.
Ph. D.

This thesis considers active control of the vibration of doubly-curved panels. Such panels are widely used in vehicles such as cars and aircraft, whose vibration is becoming more problematic as the weight of these vehicles is reduced to control their CO2 emissions. The dynamic properties of doubly-curved panels are first considered and an analytic model which includes in-plane inertia is introduced. The results of this analytical model are compared with those from numerical modelling. Of particular note is the clustering of lower-order modes as the curvature becomes more significant. The influence of these changes in dynamics is then studied by simulating the performance of a velocity feedback controller using an inertial actuator. The feasibility of implementing such an active control system on a car roof panel is then assessed. Experiments and simulations are also conducted on a panel, mounted on one side of a rigid enclosure, which is curved by pressurising the enclosure. The active control of vibration on this panel is then implemented using compensated velocity feedback control and novel inertial actuators. It is found that the performance of the feedback control initially improves as the curvature increases, since the fundamental natural frequency of the panel becomes larger compared with the actuator resonance frequency, but then the performance is significantly degraded for higher levels of curvature, since the natural frequencies of many of the panel modes cluster together. Finally, the integration of a compensator filter in the control system ensures the robustness of the system, despite changes in curvature, which makes it a good candidate for future multi-channel implementations.

Curved panels constructed of laminated graphite-epoxy composite material are of potential interest in airframe fuselage applications. An understanding of structural response at elevated temperatures is required for anticipated future high speed aircraft applications. This study concentrates on the response of unstiffened, curved composite panels subjected to combinations of thermal and mechanical loading conditions. Mechanical loading is due to compressive end-shortening and thermal loading is due to a uniform temperature increase. Thermal stresses, which are induced by mechanical restraints against thermal expansions or contractions, cause buckling and postbuckling panel responses. Panels with three different lamination sequences are considered, including a quasi-isotropic laminate, an axially soft laminate, and an axially stiff laminate. These panels were chosen because they exhibit a range of stiffnesses and a wide variation in laminate coefficients of thermal expansion. The panels have dimensions of 10 in. by 10 in. with a base radius of 60 in. The base boundary conditions are clamped along the curved ends, and simply supported along the straight edges. Three methods are employed to study the panel response, including a geometrically nonlinear Rayleigh-Ritz solution, a finite element solution using the commercially available code STAGS, and an experimental program. The effects of inplane boundary conditions and radius of curvature are studied analytically, along with consideration of order of application in combined loading. A substantial difference is noted in the nonlinear load vs. axial strain responses of panels loaded in end-shortening and panels loaded with uniform temperature change, depending on the specific lamination sequence, boundary conditions, and radius of curvature. Experiments are conducted and results are presented for both room temperature end-shortening tests and elevated temperature tests with accompanying end-shortening. The base finite element model is modified to include measured panel thicknesses, boundary conditions representative of the experimental apparatus, measured initial geometric imperfections, and measured temperature gradients. With these modifications, and including an inherent end displacement of the panel present during thermal loading, good correlation is obtained between the experimental and numerically predicted load vs. axial strain responses from initial loading through postbuckling.
Ph. D.

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 88-92).
This thesis aims to explore several facets of noncommutative geometry which arise in physics. In particular, our focus will be on string-inspired noncommutativity, and we will at all times try to justify the noncommutative models we study from a stringy perspective.

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1999.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-133).
Numerical and experimental work was conducted to investigate the use of composites within the Wide Area Surveillance Projectile (WASP) wing system by specifically studying the buckling behavior of curved composite panels under high-g loading. A finite element model was developed as a design tool to model the original WASP wing as a constant thickness curved panel and to predict the buckling response of the panels. The model predicted the critical buckling loads and mode shapes of the composite panels. Experimentally, controlled axial compression tests and high-g tests were performed to determine the buckling response of the panels. The buckling response, including critical loads and mode shapes, was obtained for the controlled axial compression tests. The high-g tests demonstrated that composite panels are a viable option for structures in a high-g environment. All of the samples tested showed no signs of damage and no loss in load carrying capability. The results were used to study the effect of lay-up, curvature, aspect ratio (width to height), and height on the buckling response. The results of the finite element model and the controlled axial compression tests showed good agreement. However, they do not accurately capture the buckling response of the composite panels in the high-g environment.
by Staci Nicole Jenkins.
S.M.

This thesis considered the design of new and improved foldcore sandwich panels suitable for high-performance energy absorption applications. This was achieved by utilising origami geometry design techniques to alter foldcore structures such that they possessed different mechanical behaviours and failure modes. The major findings of this thesis were in three areas as follows. First, a modified planar foldcore geometry was developed by introducing sub-folds into a standard foldcore pattern. The new geometry, deemed the indented foldcore, successfully triggered a high-order failure mode known as a travelling hinge line failure mode. This was found to have a much higher energy absorption than the plate buckling failure mode seen in an unmodified foldcore structure. A comprehensive numerical, theoretical, and experimental analysis was conducted on the indented core, which included the development of a new foldcore prototyping method that utilised 3D printed moulds. It was shown that compared to available commercial honeycomb cores, the indented foldcore had an improved uniformity of energy absorption, but weaker overall peak and crushing stresses. Second, rigid origami design principles were used to develop extended foldcore geometries. New parametrisations were presented for three patterns, to complete a set of Miura-derivative geometries termed first-level derivatives. The first-level derivative parametrisations were then combined to create complex, piecewise geometries, with compatible faceted sandwich face geometry also developed. Finally, a method to generate rigid-foldable, curved-crease geometry from Miura-derivative straight-crease geometry was presented. All geometry was validated with physical prototypes and was compiled into a MATLAB Toolbox. Third, the performance of these extended foldcore geometries under impact loadings was investigated. An investigation of curved-crease foldcores showed that they were stronger than straight-crease foldcores, and at certain configurations can potentially match the strength, energy-absorption under quasi-static impact loads, and out-of-plane stiffness of a honeycomb core. A brief investigation of foldcores under low-velocity impact loadings showed that curved-crease foldcores, unlike straight-crease foldcores, strengthened under dynamic loadings, however not to the same extent as honeycomb. Finally, an investigation of single-curved foldcore sandwich shells was conducted. It was seen that foldcore shells could not match the energy-absorption capability of an over-expanded honeycomb shell, but certain core types did exhibit other attributes that might be exploitable with future research, including superior initial strength and superior uniformity of response.

Direct numerical simulations of the receptivity and instability of boundary layers on flat and curved surfaces are herein reported. Various flow models are considered with the aim to capture aspects of flows over straight and swept wings such as wall curvature, pressure variations, leading-edge effects, streamline curvature and crossflow. The first model problem presented, the flow over a swept flat plate, features a crossflow inside the boundary layer. The layer is unstable to steady and traveling crossflow vortices which are nearly aligned with the free stream. Wall roughness and free-stream vortical modes efficiently excite these crossflow modes, and the associated receptivity mechanisms are linear in an environment of low-amplitude perturbations. Receptivity coefficients for roughness elements with various length scales and for free-stream vortical modes with different wavenumbers and frequencies are reported. Key to the receptivity to free-stream vorticity is the upstream excitation of streamwise streaks evolving into crossflow modes. This mechanism is also active in the presence of free-stream turbulence. The second flow model is that of a Görtler boundary layer. This flow type forms on surfaces with concave curvature, e.g. the lower side of a turbine blade. The dominant instability, driven by a vertically varying centrifugal force, appears as pairs of steady, streamwise counter-rotating vortical rolls and streamwise streaks. The Görtler boundary layer is in particular receptive to free-stream vortical modes with zero and low frequencies. The associated mechanism builds on the excitation of upstream disturbance streaks from which the Görtler modes emerge, similar to the mechanism in swept-plate flows. The receptivity to free-stream vorticity can both be linear and nonlinear. In the presence of free-stream turbulence, nonlinear receptivity is more likely to trigger steady Görtler vortices than linear receptivity unless the frequencies of the free-stream fluctuations are very low. The third set of simulations considers the boundary layer on a flat plate with an elliptic leading edge. This study aims to identify the effect of the leading edge on the boundary-layer receptivity to impinging free-stream vortical modes. Three types of modes with streamwise, vertical and spanwise vorticity are considered. The two former types trigger streamwise disturbance streaks while the latter type excites Tollmien-Schlichting wave packets in the shear layer. Simulations with two leading edges of different bluntness demonstrate that the leading-edge shape hardly influences the receptivity to streamwise vortices, whereas it significantly enhances the receptivity to vertical and spanwise vortices. It is shown that the receptivity mechanism to vertical free-stream vorticity involves vortex stretching and tilting - physical processes which are clearly enhanced by blunt leading edges. The last flow configuration studied models an infinite wing at 45 degrees sweep. This model is the least idealized with respect to applications in aerospace engineering. The set-up mimics the wind-tunnel experiments carried out by Saric and coworkers at the Arizona State University in the 1990s. The numerical method is verified by simulating the excitation of steady crossflow vortices through micron-sized roughness as realized in the experiments. Moreover, the receptivity to free-stream vortical disturbances is investigated and it is shown that the boundary layer is most receptive, if the free-stream modes are closely aligned with the most unstable crossflow mode
QC 20101025

A major weakness of composite materials is that low-velocity impact, introduced accidentally during manufacture, operation or maintenance of the aircraft, may result in delaminations between the plies. Therefore, the first part of this study is focused on mechanics of curved laminates under impact. For this aim, the effect of preloading on impact response of curved composite laminates is considered. By applying the preload, the stress through the thickness and curvature of the laminates increased. The results showed that all impact parameters are varied significantly. For understanding the contribution rate of preloading and pre-stress on the obtained results another test is designed. The interesting phenomenon is that the preloading can decrease the damaged area when the curvature of the both specimens is the same. Finally the effect of curvature type, concave and convex, is investigated under impact loading. In the second part, a new composition of nanofibrous mats are developed to improve the efficiency of curved laminates under impact loading. Therefore, at first some fracture tests are conducted to consider the effect of Nylon 6,6, PCL, and their mixture on mode I and mode II fracture toughness. For this goal, nanofibers are electrospun and interleaved between mid-plane of laminate composite to conduct mode I and mode II tests. The results shows that efficiency of Nylon 6,6 is better than PCL in mode II, while the effect of PCL on fracture toughness of mode I is more. By mixing these nanofibers the shortage of the individual nanofibers is compensated and so the Nylon 6,6/PCL nanofibers could increased mode I and II fracture toughness. Then all these nanofibers are used between all layers of composite layers to investigate their effect on damaged area. The results showed that PCL could decrease the damaged area about 25% and Nylon 6,6 and mixed nanofibers about 50%.

A major weakness of composite materials is that low-velocity impact, introduced accidentally during manufacture, operation or maintenance of the aircraft, may result in delaminations between the plies. Therefore, the first part of this study is focused on mechanics of curved laminates under impact. For this aim, the effect of preloading on impact response of curved composite laminates is considered. By applying the preload, the stress through the thickness and curvature of the laminates increased. The results showed that all impact parameters are varied significantly. For understanding the contribution rate of preloading and pre-stress on the obtained results another test is designed. The interesting phenomenon is that the preloading can decrease the damaged area when the curvature of the both specimens is the same. Finally the effect of curvature type, concave and convex, is investigated under impact loading. In the second part, a new composition of nanofibrous mats are developed to improve the efficiency of curved laminates under impact loading. Therefore, at first some fracture tests are conducted to consider the effect of Nylon 6,6, PCL, and their mixture on mode I and mode II fracture toughness. For this goal, nanofibers are electrospun and interleaved between mid-plane of laminate composite to conduct mode I and mode II tests. The results shows that efficiency of Nylon 6,6 is better than PCL in mode II, while the effect of PCL on fracture toughness of mode I is more. By mixing these nanofibers the shortage of the individual nanofibers is compensated and so the Nylon 6,6/PCL nanofibers could increased mode I and II fracture toughness. Then all these nanofibers are used between all layers of composite layers to investigate their effect on damaged area. The results showed that PCL could decrease the damaged area about 25% and Nylon 6,6 and mixed nanofibers about 50%.

Els forats negres acústics en mecànica (coneguts per les sigles ABHs, de l’anglès Acoustic Black Holes) solen estar formats per osques en bigues i plaques, el gruix de les quals decau segons una llei potencial. L’efecte de l’ABH és el d’alentir les velocitats de fase i de grup de les ones de flexió incidents de tal manera que, en teoria, faria falta un temps infinit perquè les ones arribessin al centre de l’ABH, si el gruix d’aquest últim fos exactament zero. Tanmateix, a la pràctica això no és possible tot i que es pot aconseguir una forta dissipació col·locant una capa de material esmorteïdor al centre de l’ABH, on es concentra la major part de l’energia de les ones. En els darrers anys, els ABHs no només s’han explotat com a mètode passiu per reduir vibracions estructurals i l’emissió corresponent de soroll, sinó que també s’ha explorat el seu potencial per altres aplicacions com la manipulació d’ones o la captació d’energia. Aquesta tesi té tres objectius principals. Així, doncs, després d'una introducció general als ABHs, el treball s’ha dividit en tres grans seccions. La primera aborda aplicacions dels ABHs en bigues rectes i plaques planes. Per començar, es proposa i s’analitza un voladís piezoelèctric amb un acabament d’ABH per capturar energia. A continuació es presenten ABHs en forma d’anell per tal d’aïllar punts d’excitació externs en plaques planes i així evitar la transmissió de vibracions. Finalment, es contemplen configuracions periòdiques de matrius d’ABHs per tal de col·limar feixos d'ones de flexió i concentrar la seva energia en zones predeterminades d’una placa. La segona part de la tesi proposa nous dissenys d’ABHs per a estructures amb curvatura. Aquestes són molt habituals en els sectors naval, aeronàutic i industrial, de manera que val la pena investigar si els ABH poden resultar alguns casos. La secció comença analitzant la inclusió d’ABHs en bigues circulars i es veu com això dona peu a l’aparició de fenòmens típics en sistemes periòdics. Acte seguit es proposa un ABH anular per reduir les vibracions en conductes cilíndrics. En concret, es tracten els casos d’un conducte simplement suportat amb un ABH anular, i el d’un conducte amb ABH, suports periòdics i rigidificadors. Per finalitzar la secció, s’investiguen els efectes dels ABH anulars en la radiació acústica del conducte tenint en compte el nivell de potència acústica, l’eficiència de radiació i la intensitat supersònica. La tercera part de la tesi és més curta que les anteriors i simula l’aïllament d'una placa amb múltiples ABHs, en el rang de mitja i alta freqüència. A tal efecte s’empra el mètode de l’anàlisi estadística de distribució modal d'energia (SmEdA: statistical modal energy distribution analysis). En aquesta secció, l’estructura amb ABHs ja no s’analitza com un element individual sinó que s’acobla a dues cavitats d’aire, formant part d’un sistema mecànic més complex. Al llarg de la tesi s’utilitza repetidament el mètode d’expansió gaussiana (GEM: Gaussian expansion method). Pel GEM entenem prendre funcions gaussianes com a base per resoldre equacions diferencials en derivades parcials en el marc del mètode de Rayleigh-Ritz. El GEM s’assembla molt als enfocaments d’ondetes, però ofereix alguns avantatges en el cas de condicions de contorn periòdiques. Al principi de la tesi s’exposa un breu repàs del GEM i, quan és necessari, s’aborda la seva reformulació per a un problema particular en el capítol corresponent.
Los agujeros negros acústicos en mecánica (conocidos por las siglas ABHs, del inglés Acoustic Black Holes) suelen estar formados por muescas en vigas y placas, el grueso de las cuales decae según una ley potencial. El efecto del ABH es el de ralentizar las velocidades de fase y de grupo de las ondas de flexión incidentes de tal modo que, en teoría, haría falta un tiempo infinito para que las ondas alcanzaran el centro del ABH, si el grueso de este último fuera exactamente cero. Sin embargo, en la práctica esto no es posible, aunque se puede conseguir una fuerte disipación colocando una capa de material amortiguador en el centro del ABH, donde se concentra la mayor parte de la energía de las ondas. En los últimos años, los ABHs no sólo se han explotado como método pasivo para reducir vibraciones estructurales y la consecuente emisión de ruido, sino que también se ha explorado su potencial para otras aplicaciones como la manipulación de ondas o la captación de energía. Esta tesis tiene tres objetivos principales. Así pues, tras una introducción general a los ABHs, el trabajo se ha dividido en tres grandes secciones. La primera aborda aplicaciones de los ABHs en vigas rectas y placas planas. Para empezar, se propone y analiza un voladizo piezoeléctrico con un acabado de ABH para capturar energía. A continuación, se presentan ABHs en forma de anillo para aislar puntos de excitación externos en placas planas y así evitar la transmisión de vibraciones. Finalmente, se contemplan configuraciones periódicas de matrices de ABHs para colimar haces de ondas de flexión y concentrar su energía en zonas predeterminadas de una placa. La segunda parte de la tesis propone nuevos diseños de ABHs para estructuras con curvatura. Estas son muy habituales en los sectores naval, aeronáutico e industrial, por lo que merece la pena investigar si los ABH pueden dar buenos resultados en algunos casos. La sección comienza analizando la inclusión de ABHs en vigas circulares y se ve como estos dan pie a la aparición de fenómenos típicos de sistemas periódicos. Seguidamente se propone un ABH anular para reducir las vibraciones en conductos cilíndricos. En concreto, se tratan los casos de un conducto simplemente soportado con un ABH anular, y el de un conducto con ABH, soportes periódicos y rigidificadores. Para finalizar la sección, se investigan los efectos de los ABH anulares en la radiación acústica del conducto teniendo en cuenta el nivel de potencia acústica, la eficiencia de radiación y la intensidad supersónica. La tercera parte de la tesis es más corta que las anteriores y simula el aislamiento de una placa con múltiples ABHs, en el rango de media y alta frecuencia. A tal efecto se emplea el método del análisis estadístico de distribución modal de energía (SmEdA: statistical modal energy distribution analysis). En esta sección, la estructura con ABHs ya no se analiza como un elemento individual, sino que se acopla a dos cavidades de aire formando parte de un sistema mecánico más complejo. A lo largo de la tesis se utiliza repetidamente el método de expansión gaussiana (GEM: Gaussian expansión method). Por GEM entendemos tomar funciones gaussianas como base para resolver ecuaciones diferenciales en derivadas parciales en el marco del método de Rayleigh-Ritz. El GEM se parece mucho a los enfoques de ondículas, pero ofrece algunas ventajas en el caso de condiciones de contorno periódicas. Al principio de la tesis se expone un breve repaso del GEM y, cuando es necesario, se aborda su reformulación para un problema particular en el capítulo correspondiente.
Acoustic black holes (ABHs) in mechanics usually consist of geometrical indentations on beams and plates having a power-law decreasing thickness profile. An ABH slows down the phase and group velocity of incident flexural waves in such a way that, ideally, it would take an infinite amount of time for them to reach the ABH center, if the latter had an exact zero thickness. Though this is not possible in practice, strong wave dissipation can be achieved by placing a damping layer at the central region of the ABH, where most vibration energy concentrates. In recent years, ABHs have been not only exploited as a passive means for structural vibration and noise reduction, but its potential for other applications like wave manipulation or energy harvesting have been also explored. The objective of this thesis is threefold. Therefore, after an initial overview the work is divided into three main parts. The first one deals with ABH applications on straight beams and flat plates. To start with, an ABH piezoelectric bimorph cantilever for energy harvesting is proposed and analyzed. Then, ring-shaped ABH indentations are suggested as a means of isolating external excitation points in flat plates and prevent vibration transmission. Finally, periodic ABH array configurations are contemplated to collimate flexural wave beams and focus energy at desired plate locations. The second part of the thesis proposes new ABH designs for curved structures. The latter are very common in the naval, aeronautical and industrial sectors so it is worth investigating if ABHs could function for them. The section starts analyzing the embedding of ABHs on circular beams and how this results in the appearance of typical phenomena of periodic systems. After that, an annular ABH is proposed to reduce vibrations in cylindrical shells. The cases of a simply supported shell with an annular ABH indentation and of a periodic simply supported ABH shell with stiffeners are considered. To finish the section, the effects of annular ABHs on sound radiation are investigated in terms of sound power level, radiation efficiency and supersonic intensity. The third part of the thesis is shorter than the previous ones and is devoted to analyzing the transmission loss of a plate with multiple ABH indentations, in the mid-high frequency range. Statistical modal energy distribution analysis is used for that purpose. Here, the ABH plate is not taken as an individual structure but coupled to two air cavities, thus being part of a more complex mechanical system. Throughout the thesis repeated use is made of the Gaussian expansion method (GEM). The GEM refers to taking Gaussian functions as the basis for solving partial differential equations in the framework of the Rayleigh-Ritz method. The GEM closely resembles wavelet approaches but offers some advantages in the case of periodic boundary conditions. A brief overview of the GEM is exposed at the beginning of the thesis and, when necessary, its reformulation for a particular problem is tackled in its corresponding chapter.

This thesis is concerned with aspects of quantum theory of fields in flat and curved spacetimes of arbitrary dimensions along with detecting bosons and fermions on these spacetimes. The thesis is divided into two main parts. In the first part, we analyse an Unruh-DeWitt particle detector that is coupled linearly to the scalar density of a massless Dirac field (neutrino field) in Minkowski spacetimes of dimension d ≥ 2 and on the two-dimensional static Minkowski cylinder, allowing the detector’s motion to remain arbitrary and working to leading order in perturbation theory. In d-dimensional Minkowski spacetime, with the field in the usual Fock vacuum, we show that the detector’s response is identical to that of a detector coupled linearly to a massless scalar field in 2d-dimensional Minkowski. In the special case of uniform linear acceleration, the detector’s response hence exhibits the Unruh effect with a Planckian factor in both even and odd dimensions, in contrast to the Rindler power spectrum of the Dirac field, which has a Planckian factor for odd d but a Fermi-Dirac factor for even d. On the two-dimensional cylinder, we set the oscillator modes in the usual Fock vacuum but allow an arbitrary state for the zero mode of the periodic spinor. We show that the detector’s response distinguishes the periodic and antiperiodic spin structures, and the zero mode of the periodic spinor contributes to the response by a state-dependent but well defined amount. Explicit analytic and numerical results on the cylinder are obtained for inertial and uniformly accelerated trajectories, recovering the d = 2 Minkowski results in the limit of large circumference. The detector’s response has no infrared ambiguity for d = 2, neither in Minkowski nor on the cylinder. In the second part, firstly, we give a thorough discussion for the Bogolubov transformation for Dirac field, and discuss pair creation in a non-stationary spacetime. Secondly, we derive the in and out vacua Wightman two-point functions for the Dirac field and the Klein-Gordon field for certain class of spatially flat Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW) cosmological spacetimes wherein the two-point functions have the Hadamard form. We then establish the equivalence between the adiabatic vacuum of infinite order and the conformal vacuum in the massless limit. With the field in the conformal Fock vacuum, we then show that the detector’s response to an UDW particle detector coupled linearly to the scalar density of a massless Dirac field in the spatially flat FRW spacetimes in d-dimensions is identical to the response of a detector coupled to the massless scalar field in the spatially flat FRW spacetimes in 2d-dimensions. Lastly, we discuss a massive scalar field in the spatially compactified (1 + 1)-dimensional FRW spacetime. There, the issue of the conformal zero momentum mode arises. To resolve this issue, we develop a new scheme for quantizing the conformal zero-mode. This new quantization scheme introduces a family of two real parameters for every zero-momentum mode with an associated two-real-parameter set of in/out vacua. We then show that the zero momentum initial state’s wave functional corresponds to a two-real parameter set of Gaussian wave packets. For applications, we examine the finite-time detector’s response to a massive scalar field in the (1 + 1)-dimensional, spatially compactified Milne spacetime. Explicit analytic results are obtained for the comoving and inertially non-comoving trajectories. Numerical results are provided for the comoving trajectory. The numerical results suggest that when the in-vacuum is chosen to be very far from the conventional Minkowski vacuum state, then it contains particles. As result, spontaneous excitation of the comoving detector occurs.

Monocentric lenses provide compact, broadband, high resolution, wide-field imaging. However, they produce a curved image surface and have found limited use. The use of an appropriately machined fiber bundle to relay the curved image plane onto a flat focal plane array (FPA) has recently emerged as a potential solution. Unfortunately the spatial sampling that is intrinsic to the fiber bundle relay can have a negative effect on image resolution, and vignetting has been identified as another potential shortcoming of this solution. This thesis describes a metamaterial lens yielding a high-performance image relay from a curved surface to a flat focal plane. Using quasi-conformal transformation optics, a Maxwell's fish-eye lens is transformed into a concave-plano shape. A design with a narrower range of constitutive parameters is deemed more likely to be manufacturable. Therefore, the way in which the particular shape of the concave-plano reimager influences the range of needed constitutive parameters is explored. Finally, image quality metrics, such as spot size and light efficiency, are quantified.

In questa tesi sono state applicate le tecniche del gruppo di rinormalizzazione funzionale allo studio della teoria quantistica di campo scalare con simmetria O(N) sia in uno spaziotempo piatto (Euclideo) che nel caso di accoppiamento ad un campo gravitazionale nel paradigma dell'asymptotic safety. Nel primo capitolo vengono esposti in breve alcuni concetti basilari della teoria dei campi in uno spazio euclideo a dimensione arbitraria. Nel secondo capitolo si discute estensivamente il metodo di rinormalizzazione funzionale ideato da Wetterich e si fornisce un primo semplice esempio di applicazione, il modello scalare. Nel terzo capitolo è stato studiato in dettaglio il modello O(N) in uno spaziotempo piatto, ricavando analiticamente le equazioni di evoluzione delle quantità rilevanti del modello. Quindi ci si è specializzati sul caso N infinito. Nel quarto capitolo viene iniziata l'analisi delle equazioni di punto fisso nel limite N infinito, a partire dal caso di dimensione anomala nulla e rinormalizzazione della funzione d'onda costante (approssimazione LPA), già studiato in letteratura. Viene poi considerato il caso NLO nella derivative expansion. Nel quinto capitolo si è introdotto l'accoppiamento non minimale con un campo gravitazionale, la cui natura quantistica è considerata a livello di QFT secondo il paradigma di rinormalizzabilità dell'asymptotic safety. Per questo modello si sono ricavate le equazioni di punto fisso per le principali osservabili e se ne è studiato il comportamento per diversi valori di N.

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This report presents results from a study on the response of singly curved fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) sandwich and laminate panels subjected to localised blast loads. The aim of the project was to investigate and compare the blast mitigation potential of each panel type and the influence of curvature on the response. Three radii of curvature were examined for both panel types, namely infinite (flat), 1000mm and 500mm. The FRP laminate panels were designed to consist of 1-5 layers of Eglass fibre reinforced epoxy sheets. The FRP sandwich panels consisted of a PVC foam core with 6 layers of FRP sheets on either side. Vacuum infusion, with the aid of three moulds, was used to manufacture the panels. The average thicknesses and areal densities of the FRP sandwich and laminate panels were 18.7mm and 4.9mm; and 862-8g/1m2 and 8458-g/m2 respectively. Three point quasi-static flexural tests were conducted on FRP sandwich and laminate specimens where the localised compression failure beneath the central loading bar was evident on both types of structures. The presence of the core reduced the damage observed on the back face of the FRP sandwich specimens. Blast tests were conducted on a horizontal ballistic pendulum at the Blast Impact and Survivability Research Unit (BISRU), University of Cape Town. Localised blasts were generated by detonating circular cylinder PE4 plastic explosives, placed at a constant standoff distance of 10mm. The charge mass ranged from 10g to 32.5g across all the panels. The failure modes of the blast loaded panels were identified by a post-test inspection. The failure mode initiation charts for the F RP sandwich panels revealed that failure modes were initially observed on the front face sheet and core material with slight appearance of delamination on the back face sheet. Increasing the charge mass resulted in the rupture of the front face sheet and penetration of the core. Additional failure of the back face sheet was also evident as the charge mass increased. The failure mode initiation charts of the FRP laminate panels exhibited less severe failure modes across a greater charge mass range that eventually lead to complete fibre rupture at higher charge masses. Delamination of the front face sheet of the flat FRP sandwich panels was initially observed in the centre of the panel and spread into the exterior region for increasing charge mass. The failure of the core material initially reduced the delaminated area of the back face sheet, however once the rupture of the front face sheet occurred, the delaminated area of the front face sheet reduced and the delaminated area of the back face sheet increased. This was similar for the curved FRP sandwich panels except that the delaminated area was predominately parallel to the axis of curvature prior to rupture and perpendicular to the axis of curvature subsequent to rupture. Delamination in the flat FRP laminate panels was initially observed in the centre of the panel and along the clamped boundary. Increasing charge mass resulted in the delaminated region spreading across the panel. As with the FRP sandwich panels, the delaminated area of the curved FRP laminate panels was initially observed parallel to the axis of curvature prior to rupture. Debonding of the FRP sandwich panels was initially observed at both of the front and back interfaces. For the front interface, the debonded lengths were observed in the centre and in exterior test area of the panel, but only in exterior test area for the back interface. With the rupture of the front face sheet, the debonded length of the front interface decreased and the back interface increased and spread across the entire test area. The blast rupture threshold of the two panel types were compared in terms of largest charge mass resisted. For each radii category, the FRP laminate panels outperformed the FRP sandwich panels, namely by 5g for the flat panels (25g vs 20g) and 9g for the 1000mm curved panels (27.5g vs 18.5g). However, for the 500mm curved panels the FRP laminate and sandwich panels ruptured at identical charge masses of 27.5g.

Composite materials are increasingly being used in a wide range of structural applications. These applications range from bicycle frames and building facades to hulls of marine ships. Their popularity is due to the high specific strength and stiffness properties, corrosion resistance, and the ability to tailor their properties to a required application. With the increasing use of composites, there is a need to better understand the material and damage behaviour of these structures. In recent years, the increased frequency of wars and terror attacks have prompted investigations into composite failure processes resulting from air-blast. Most of the research has been focused on flat panels, whereas there is relatively little on curved structures. This dissertation reports on the effect of air-blast loading on concave, singly curved fibre reinforced sandwich and composite panels. Sandwich panels and equivalent mass glass fibre laminates were manufactured and tested. Three types of curvature namely a flat panel (with infinite curvature), a curvature of 1000 mm radius and a curvature of 500 mm radius were produced, to determine the influence of curvature on panel response. The laminates were made from 16 layers of 400 g/m² plain weave glass fibre infused with Prime 20 LV epoxy resin. The sandwich panels consisted of a 15 mm thick Airex C70:75 core sandwiched between the 12 layers of 400 g/m² plain weave glass fibre and infused with Prime 20 LV epoxy resin. This arrangement produced a balanced sandwich panel with 6 layers of glass fibre on the front and back respectively. For all panels, vacuum infusion was used to manufacture in a single shot process. Mechanical properties of samples were tested for consistency in manufacturing. It was found that mechanical properties of the samples tested were consistent with low standard deviations on tensile and flexural strength. The panels were tested in the blast chamber flat the University of Cape Town. Blast specimens were clamped onto a pendulum to facilitate impulse measurement. Discs of plastic explosive, with charge masses ranging from 10 g to 25 g, were detonated. After blast testing, a post-mortem analysis of the damaged panels was conducted. Post-mortem analysis revealed that the failure progression was the same irrespective of curvature for both the sandwich panels and the laminates. Sandwich panels exhibited the following failure progression: delamination, matrix failure, core crushing, core shear, core fragmentation, core penetration and fibre fracture. The laminates displayed the following progression: delamination, matrix failure and fibre fracture. Curved panels exhibited failure initiation at lower charge masses than the flat panels. As the curvature increased, the failure modes initiated at lower charge masses. For example, as the charge mass was increased to 12.5 g the front face sheets of the flat and the 1000 mm radius sandwich panels exhibited fibre fracture, but the 500 mm radius sandwich panel exhibited fibre fracture and rupture through the thickness of the front face sheet. The 500 mm radius laminate exhibited front face failure earlier (15 g) than the 1000 mm radius (22.5 g) and flat panel (20 g). Curved laminates exhibited a favoured delamination pattern along the curved edges of the panel for both 1000 mm and 500 mm radii laminates. As the curvature increased, more delamination was evident on the curved edges. The curved panels displayed more severe damage than flat panels at identical charge masses. Curved sandwich panels experienced through thickness rupture at 20 g charge mass whereas the curved laminates did not exhibit rupture at 25 g charge mass. The flat laminates were the most blast resistant, showing no through-thickness penetration at 25 g (the highest charge mass tested) and initiated failure modes at higher charge masses when compared to the other configurations.

Flat panel displays (FPDs) are microfabricated devices that are often fabricated on specialized glass substrates known as display glass. The surface chemistry of the outer few nanometers of display glass can have an important influence on FPD performance and yield. Dsiplay glass surface characterization is difficult because (i) display glass surface composition varies significantly from its bulk composition; (ii) high-surface area forms of glass, such as fibers and powders, may not have the same surface composition as melt-formed planar surfaces, and (iii) the surface composition of display glass may be altered through exposure to chemical treatments commonly used during flat panel display production, including acids, bases, etchants, detergents, and plasmas. We have performed a detailed surface composition of Eagle XG®, a widely used commercial display glass substrate, using a range of surface analytical techniques including time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), angle-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (AR-XPS) and low energy ion scattering (LEIS). The information from these techniques has given us a detailed understanding of the elemental surface composition and surface hydroxylation of Eagle XG® at length scales ranging from ca. 10 nm from the surface to the outermost atomic layer. These analyses reveal that the surface composition of Eagle XG® varies significantly from its bulk composition, having generally lower concentrations of Al, B, Mg, Ca, and Sr, and higher concentrations of Si. Treatment with an industrial alkaline detergent results in significant recovery of aluminum concentration at the Eagle XG® surface, while treatment with hydrochloric and hydrofluoric acid result in further depletion of Al, B, Mg, Ca, and Sr at the sample surface.We used ToF-SIMS to quantify surface hydroxyls at the sample surface of this material. The SiOH+/Si+ peak area ratio was a useful metric of surface hydroxylation. We studied the effects of adventitious surface contamination on the measurements by analyzing samples dosed with perdeuterated triacontane, a model alkane, prior to analysis. Thick triacontane overlayers suppressed the SiOH+ signal, indicating that this approach gives inaccurately low estimates of surface hydroxylation for samples with high degrees of surface contamination, and accurate measurements are only possible for very-clean surfaces. The number of of hydroxyls on Eagle XG® surfaces varied as the surfaces were exposed to different chemical treatments. HF- and HCl- treated surfaces had the highest degree of hydroxylation, while detergent-treated surfaces had the lowest.

This thesis investigates the effect of, various vaulted and domed roof geometries on their solar behaviour under given summer and winter conditions. Roof is the building-envelope element that is most exposed to the sun as it receives a high amount of solar radiation, which is the main cause of summer overheating in hot-arid climates. In addition, to other climatic and physical factors, indoor thermal comfort in hot-arid climates is also influenced by the intensity of solar radiation received by roof surfaces. Therefore, roof form and geometry should be designed with careful consideration to insolation parameters. Domed, vaulted, and curved roofs have been used for a long time in hot-arid regions for historical, cultural, climatic, and structural reasons. The review of previous research work showed that different explanations have been given to the climatic effects of their forms and the environmental behaviour of their enclosed spaces. The research explores the previous attempts that discussed the relevant principles of solar radiation and solar geometry on horizontal and tilted surfaces with different orientations. The previous work that applied these principles and theories to evaluate the solar behaviour of architectural elements with arbitrary forms was also investigated. In order to evaluate the solar performance of flat and curved roofs geometrical configurations, a parametric study testing the received solar radiation intensity (W/m2) on flat, vaulted, and domed roofs with different span-to-height ratios and orientations was carried out using a published solar computer model. The results of this model were followed by validation tests using other two commercially available computer tools to carry out a brief solar and thermal analysis of selected curved-roof geometries. The evaluated curved-roofs solar performance and main findings of the present research have been compared with recently published independent research. It is believed that this research establishes a sound theoretical basis for the validity of various claims of the climatic advantages of different curved-roof forms in hot-arid regions. As part of this research outcome, solar and architectural design-guidelines for curved-roofs are introduced. The research concludes with a discussion of the architectural and solar potential of curved-roof forms, which is believed to be novel contribution to the knowledge and the understanding of curved-roofs solar behaviour and architectural applications in hot-arid climates.

The high energy consumption caused by the building sector and the continuous growth and ageing of the existing housing stock show the importance of housing renovation to improve the quality of the environment. This research compares the environmental performance of flat roof systems (insulation, roofing membrane and covering layer) using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The aim is to give indications on how to improve the environmental performance of housing. This research uses a reference building located in the Netherlands and considers environmental impacts related to materials, energy consumption for heating and maintenance activities. It indicates impact scores for each material taking into account interconnections between the layers and between the different parts of the life cycle. It compares the environmental and economic performances of PV panels and of different materials and thermal resistance values for the insulation. These comparisons show that PV panels are convenient from an environmental and economic point of view. The same is true for the insulation layer, especially for materials as PIR (polyisocyanurate) and EPS (expanded polystyrene). It shows that energy consumption for heating causes a larger share of impact scores than production of the materials and maintenance activities. The insulation also causes larger impact scores comparing to roofing membrane and covering layer. The results show which materials are preferable for flat roof renovation and what causes the largest shares of impact. This gives indication to the roofers and to other stakeholders about how to reduce the environmental impact of the existing housing stock.

The aim of my diploma thesis was a project of a new kindergarten. The building is situted in the land register Brno Bystrc. It is a two storey building without basement. On the first floor there are located three classes, each with a capacity of 24 children. On the second floor there is celebratian hall, classrooms for external activities and offices. Kindergarten is based on strip fundation, and covered by flat roof with attica. I designed the project with emphasis on disposal orientation according to the cardinal points and constructed arrangements of the building. Durring the process I tried to use modern methods and common materials. The drawing part was processed in the AutoCAD and ArchiCAD computer program. Part of the work is fire, acoustic and thermal-technical solution.

Sandwich panels comprise a thick, light-weight plastic foam such as polyurethane, polystyrene or mineral wool sandwiched between two relatively thin steel faces. One or both steel faces may be flat, lightly profiled or fully profiled. Until recently sandwich panel construction in Australia has been limited to cold-storage buildings due to the lack of design methods and data. However, in recent times, its use has increased significantly due to their widespread structural applications in building systems. Structural sandwich panels generally used in Australia comprise of polystyrene foam core and thinner (0.42 mm) and high strength (minimum yield stress of 550 MPa and reduced ductility) steel faces bonded together using separate adhesives. Sandwich panels exhibit various types of buckling behaviour depending on the types of faces used. Three types of buckling modes can be observed which are local buckling of plate elements of fully profiled faces, flexural wrinkling of flat and lightly profiled faces and mixed mode buckling of lightly profiled faces due to the interaction of local buckling and flexural wrinkling. To study the structural performance and develop appropriate design rules for sandwich panels, all these buckling failure modes have to be investigated thoroughly. A well established analytical solution exists for the design of flat faced sandwich panels, however, the design solutions for local buckling of fully profiled sandwich panels and mixed mode buckling of lightly profiled sandwich panels are not adequate. Therefore an extensive research program was undertaken to investigate the local buckling behaviour of fully profiled sandwich panels and the mixed mode buckling behaviour of lightly profiled sandwich panels. The first phase of this research was based on a series of laboratory experiments and numerical analyses of 50 foam-supported steel plate elements to study the local buckling behaviour of fully profiled sandwich panels made of thin steel faces and polystyrene foam core covering a wide range of b/t ratios. The current European design standard recommends the use of a modified effective width approach to include the local buckling effects in design. However, the experimental and numerical results revealed that this design method can predict reasonable strength for sandwich panels with low b/t ratios (< 100), but it predicts unconservative strengths for panels with slender plates (high b/t ratios). The use of sandwich panels with high b/t ratios is very common in practical design due to the increasing use of thinner and high strength steel plates. Therefore an improved design rule was developed based on the numerical results that can be used for fully profiled sandwich panels with any practical b/t ratio up to 600. The new improved design rule was validated using six full-scale experiments of profiled sandwich panels and hence can be used to develop safe and economical design solutions. The second phase of this research was based on a series of laboratory experiments and numerical analyses on lightly profiled sandwich panels to study the mixed mode buckling behaviour due to the interaction of local buckling and flexural wrinkling. The current wrinkling formula, which is a simple modification of the methods utilized for flat panels, does not consider the possible interaction between these two buckling modes. As the rib depth and width of flat plates between the ribs increase, flat plate buckling can occur leading to the failure of the entire panel due to the interaction between local buckling and wrinkling modes. Experimental and numerical results from this research confirmed that the current wrinkling formula for lightly profiled sandwich panels based on the elastic half-space method is inadequate in its present form. Hence an improved equation was developed based on validated finite element analysis results to take into account the interaction of the two buckling modes. This new interactive buckling formula can be used to determine the true value of interactive buckling stress for safe and economical design of lightly profiled sandwich panels. This thesis presents the details of experimental investigations and finite element analyses conducted to study the local buckling behaviour of fully profiled sandwich panels and the mixed mode buckling behaviour of lightly profiled sandwich panels. It includes development and validation of suitable numerical and experimental models, and the results. Current design rules are reviewed and new improved design rules are developed based on the results from this research.

Sandwich panels comprise a thick, light-weight plastic foam such as polyurethane, polystyrene or mineral wool sandwiched between two relatively thin steel faces. One or both steel faces may be flat, lightly profiled or fully profiled. Until recently sandwich panel construction in Australia has been limited to cold-storage buildings due to the lack of design methods and data. However, in recent times, its use has increased significantly due to their widespread structural applications in building systems. Structural sandwich panels generally used in Australia comprise of polystyrene foam core and thinner (0.42 mm) and high strength (minimum yield stress of 550 MPa and reduced ductility) steel faces bonded together using separate adhesives. Sandwich panels exhibit various types of buckling behaviour depending on the types of faces used. Three types of buckling modes can be observed which are local buckling of plate elements of fully profiled faces, flexural wrinkling of flat and lightly profiled faces and mixed mode buckling of lightly profiled faces due to the interaction of local buckling and flexural wrinkling. To study the structural performance and develop appropriate design rules for sandwich panels, all these buckling failure modes have to be investigated thoroughly. A well established analytical solution exists for the design of flat faced sandwich panels, however, the design solutions for local buckling of fully profiled sandwich panels and mixed mode buckling of lightly profiled sandwich panels are not adequate. Therefore an extensive research program was undertaken to investigate the local buckling behaviour of fully profiled sandwich panels and the mixed mode buckling behaviour of lightly profiled sandwich panels. The first phase of this research was based on a series of laboratory experiments and numerical analyses of 50 foam-supported steel plate elements to study the local buckling behaviour of fully profiled sandwich panels made of thin steel faces and polystyrene foam core covering a wide range of b/t ratios. The current European design standard recommends the use of a modified effective width approach to include the local buckling effects in design. However, the experimental and numerical results revealed that this design method can predict reasonable strength for sandwich panels with low b/t ratios (< 100), but it predicts unconservative strengths for panels with slender plates (high b/t ratios). The use of sandwich panels with high b/t ratios is very common in practical design due to the increasing use of thinner and high strength steel plates. Therefore an improved design rule was developed based on the numerical results that can be used for fully profiled sandwich panels with any practical b/t ratio up to 600. The new improved design rule was validated using six full-scale experiments of profiled sandwich panels and hence can be used to develop safe and economical design solutions. The second phase of this research was based on a series of laboratory experiments and numerical analyses on lightly profiled sandwich panels to study the mixed mode buckling behaviour due to the interaction of local buckling and flexural wrinkling. The current wrinkling formula, which is a simple modification of the methods utilized for flat panels, does not consider the possible interaction between these two buckling modes. As the rib depth and width of flat plates between the ribs increase, flat plate buckling can occur leading to the failure of the entire panel due to the interaction between local buckling and wrinkling modes. Experimental and numerical results from this research confirmed that the current wrinkling formula for lightly profiled sandwich panels based on the elastic half-space method is inadequate in its present form. Hence an improved equation was developed based on validated finite element analysis results to take into account the interaction of the two buckling modes. This new interactive buckling formula can be used to determine the true value of interactive buckling stress for safe and economical design of lightly profiled sandwich panels. This thesis presents the details of experimental investigations and finite element analyses conducted to study the local buckling behaviour of fully profiled sandwich panels and the mixed mode buckling behaviour of lightly profiled sandwich panels. It includes development and validation of suitable numerical and experimental models, and the results. Current design rules are reviewed and new improved design rules are developed based on the results from this research.

The sheet metal forming process basically involves the shaping of sheet metal of various thickness and material properties into the desired contours. This metal forming process has been extensively used by the automotive industry to manufacture both car panels and parts. Over the years numerous investigations have been conducted on various aspects of the manufacturing process with varied success. In recent years the requirements on the sheet metal forming industry have headed towards improved stability in the forming process while lowering environmental burdens. Therefore the overall aim of this research was to identify a technique for developing lubricant formulations that are insensitive to the sheet metal forming process. Due to the expense of running experiments on production presses and to improve time efficiency of the process the evaluation procedure was required to be performed in a laboratory. Preliminary investigations in the friction/lubricant system identified several laboratory tests capable of measuring lubricant performance and their interaction with process variables. However, little was found on the correlation between laboratory tests and production performance of lubricants. Therefore the focus of the research switched to identifying links between the performance of lubricants in a production environment and laboratory tests. To reduce the influence of external parameters all significant process variables were identified and included in the correlation study to ensure that lubricant formulations could be desensitised to all significant variables. The significant process variables were found to be sensitive to die position, for instance: contact pressure, blank coating of the strips and surface roughness of the dies were found significant for the flat areas of the die while no variables affected friction when polished drawbeads were used. The next phase was to identify the interaction between the significant variables and the main lubricant ingredient groups. Only the fatty material ingredient group (responsible for the formation of boundary lubricant regimes) was found to significantly influence friction with no interaction between the ingredient groups. The influence of varying this ingredient group was then investigated in a production part and compared to laboratory results. The correlation between production performance and laboratory tests was found to be test dependant. With both the Flat Face Friction test and the Drawbead Simulator unaffected by changes in the lubricant formulation, while the Flat Bottom Cup test showing similar results as the production trial. It is believed that the lack of correlation between the friction tests and the production performance of the lubricant is due to the absence of bulk plastic deformation of the strip. For this reason the Ohio State University (OSU) friction test was incorporated in the lubricant evaluation procedure along with a Flat Bottom Cup test. Finally, it is strongly believed that if the lubricant evaluation procedure highlighted in this research is followed then lubricant formulations can be developed confidently in the laboratory.

The subject of the master thesis is a new hotel building. The hotel is a three-storey, non-basement building with a flat roof, which serves for temporary accommodation for 42 guests. On the first floor is a restaurant with all necessary facilities for guests and staff, lobby with a reception and a small shop. The other two floors are designed to accommodate guests. The hotel is based on foundation passports. The vertical load-bearing structures are made of ground brick blocks. They are insulated by contact insulation system ETICS. Horizontal structures are made of prestressed ceiling panels. Part of the master thesis is thermal engineering assessment, fire safety solutions and assessment in terms of acoustics and daylight. The master thesis contains a drawings and technical documentation.

This project designs a new administrative building, which will serve as a municipal office in Postřelmov. The building structure is made as a masonry construction with ceiling construction of prestressed panels Spiroll. The building has two floors and partial basement coverage as well. The building is covered with a flat roof. The building is provided with two sheltered parking lots.

This thesis solves the reconstruction of the former cowshed with neighboring exterior modifications inside the collective farm complex. After the reconstruction the building will perform three functions. The main function will be the building material shop with large warehouses. On the ground floor there will be located the manufacturing of workwear and the administrative part is designed on the second floor above the shop. The renovation will consist of extensive demolition work, especialy the removal of original parts of the roof and supporting walls of the existing building.

The subject of master´s thesis named „Holiday centre“ is elaboration of project documentation of building part. The building is consists of accommodation units, relaxation centre and restaurant joint with kitchen. Holiday centre contains 15 accommodation units for 45 persons, one accommodation unit for two persons is designed as barrier free. Capacity of restaurant is also 45 persons. Building has 4 floors. Base construction system is bricked, amended to tensioned ceiling panels. Object is positioned to foundation strips. Building roof is partially composed from gabled and partially from flat roof.

The subject of this diploma thesis is a project of boarding house. The building is situated in moderate slope terrain in cadastral territory Znojmo-město. Boarding house capacity is 36 beds. Boarding house has three floors and is designed from the structural system Ytong. The ceilings are made of filigree floor panels. The roof of the house is built as flat vegetation roof. In the first floor there is located main entrance, reception desk and dining room. In the second and third floor there are rooms for guests.

The subject of master´s thesis is a new apartment building. This house is designed by wall system POROTHERM. Ceilings are monolithic made of prestressed ferronconcrete panels spiroll and the roof is flat. The house has three overhead floors and it has seven residential units. In four of them enter from the main entrance on the 1st floor, which is on the north side of the building. Three of them have their own entrance on the 1 st floor. Shape of the platform is unfinished ,,Z”. Roofs are designed as a cascade. The house is located on the plane in development of apartment house.

The subject of my master´s thesis is the proces of structurylly-technical part of the project documentation of a new building of sports centre in Polná. Designed building is located in the western part of the field by gently sloping terrain. The building is divided into two patrs of the building. Sports hall and facilities for athletes and spectators. The sports hall has one floor and is partially below the surface. The sports hall is covered with a gable roof. Roof cladding is made of sandwich panels. Facilities has two floors and is covered by a flat roof. This is a new building, which are used in conventional building materials. The main fittings include brick and reinforced concrete.

Diploma thesis is focused on the preparation of the implementation of the University Centre in Zlín. The work includes building technology study and subsequent construction technology project. In this thesis, the aim was to determine the time, financial and material demands of the project, choose the optimum process of construction, ensure BOZP, make the proposal buildingsite for the individual stages, the calculation of costs of site preparation and select adequate mechanical the assembly. It was drafted fire assessments of buildings.

This master’s thesis focuses on the preparation of project documentation for construction of a four-storey multifunction building. The building is located in Říčany u Prahy. The longer facades of the multipurpose house are facing to the east and west and its gables are facing to the south and north. The building is divided by a staircase into two virtually identical parts. The perimeter wall on the ground floor is at its eastern facade recessed. This allowed to create a covered archway over the entrance the commercial part of the house. The surface of the facades of the second to fourth storey is divided by loggias and terraces. The commercial spaces are located on the ground floor and there is a total of 24 apartments on the rest of the storeys. The vertical supporting structures are made of the Porotherm system, the ceilings are made of precast reinforced concrete panels. The structure's roofing is a flat roof.

The diploma thesis BIKEZONE.cz - bike shop with residential units is processed in the form of project dokumenmtace containing all the elements in accordance with applicable regulations. The proposed facility is on a plots number 947/193, 947/194, Vyškov. The building has three floors. There are vending establishment with administrative facilities and four deluxe units. The structural system is made of blocks Porotherm, reinforced concrete columns, prestressed concrete ceiling panels. The building is covered with a flat roof.

Building is designed to investor's business in a driving school and auto service of cars in Uherský Brod. It's consist of two related objects: SO01 and SO02. SO01 - two storey brick building of driving school and auto service. Construction system is Porotherm. Roof construction is single layer flat roof. SO02 - steel hall used for cars service. Object is sheathed of sandwich panels Kingspan.

This master’s thesis focuses on the preparation of project documentation for construction part of a multifunction building. This buildig has a five floors, the first one is a underground and four of them are above grand. The building is located in part of Prague – Dolní Chabry. Building has a rectangle shape which isin the midle shifted and makes two similar section. Each sectin has own main entry, stairs and lifts. Orientation the longer facades of the multipurpose house are facing to south and north in the longer asis. Garage for resident is located in the lowest floor. In the first floor above ground is commercial part of the house, six commercial spaces. In the rest of the floors are located 26 apartments. Vertical structure are made of the Porother systém and Best systém, celings are meda from prefaricated reinforced concrete panels. Structure of the roof is solid by single skin flat roof.

The subject of my diploma thesis is to create a design documentation of new building of kindergarten. Designed building is located in Náměšť nad Oslavou. This building is situated in location of new family houses on a slightly sloping land. Kindergarten is determined for upbringing and education of 66 children, divided into three separate sections, in the building is included place for hobby (common room). In the south side of the land is situated large school garden. Kindergarten is designed as separately standing building, with two above-ground floors and has no cellar. The construction system of the object is wall system, walled from ceramic blocks, the horizontal load-bearing constructions are made of prestressed reinforced concrete panels. The stairscase is designed from reinforced concrete. The building is roofed with single layer flat roof and is foundated on strip foundation.

The content of this thesis is the documentation for the project of Microbrewery in Hodonin. This microbrewery is a detached building on building plot in the urban area of Hodonin. In the building is located a microbewery with planed beer production 3500 hl per year and restaurant for 150 guest with the summer terrace planed for 35 guests. Building is a ground floor structure with cellar under the part of it. The ground floor is divided into the section for guest and a part for restaurant’s services with kitchen, storages and background for employees. In the restaurant is located a brewhouse which is a heart of the object. Microbrewery – fermenting room, lager cellar, tank cellar, boiler room, engine room for ventilation, storage of barrels and drinks are located in the basement. Bearing system is formed by walls- in the ground floor by ceramic blocks and monolithic concrete walls, in the basement by the concrete formwork blocks. The building is insulated. The roof above the kitchen and the restroom for guests is a flat roof. The roof above the restaurant consists of a wooden chest nailed trusses with a slope of 4%. As the roof covering is used a PVC foil

The diploma thesis deals with the administrative building, which will serve as a municipal office in Rapotín. The building is designed as an extension to the existing cultural center Rapotín. The building structure is made as a masonry construction with ceiling construction of prestressed panels Spiroll. Single-layer flat roof is divided into two levels, the lower part is extensive green roof and the top of the roof is made such as usual flat roof. The building has two floors and partial basement coverage as well. The building is provided with four sheltered parking lots.

The subject of the thesis is an object of a new building wine house. The object has two underground floors and two above floors and object has flat roof. Underground floors are designed from BUILD IN shuttering. Both above floors are from ceramic blocks. Ceiling construction is from reinforced concrete panels. Second underground Porotherm

The master’s thesis on the topic Kindergarten is processed in the form of project documentation for the implementation of the new building Kindergarten. Project documentation is designed to meet the applicable standards. The building is designed in the catastral of the city of České Budějovice. The building has two floors and it‘s designed from Porotherm with contact thermal insulation system, roofed by warm flat green roof and based on the footings of plain concrete. The ceiling construction is deigned from the prestressed concrete ceiling panels. The building contains three classes for a total of 60 children. Food and washing bedding is provided by imports.

Diploma thesis deals with creating the concept of container based modular building. The process of building is made by connecting module. Three block modules were designed. They could be created up to nine combinations (Up to nine combination might be created up by these). The modules are designed as a diffuse open wooden building with a warm flat roof. Family house is one of the possible combinations. Construction of building consists of two connected modules that are made like single-storey. Founded on earth screws. Under the construction is ventilated space. The building is situated on flat land (parcel) in Velké Němčice. The advantages of modular container buildings are good thermal properties, short time of construction and the possibility of connecting or disconnecting the modules.

It is about a new building, Free times activits center 3710/3 in a catastral Pardubice 717657. The building has two floors, withount any cellar. The structure system of walls is bassed on the basse passes. Horizontal structures are made from prestessed panels. The roof is flat, only one – coated. Floors are hooked uz by concrete stairs and by lift.

Main aim of this master’s thesis is to create a project documentation to conduct construction work on the new building of the kindergarten, which is located in Moravany near Brno. Intention of this work is to create functional dispositional solution for day-to-day operation. Kindergarten is designed for educating and raising up to 40 children. Space for hobby classes is part of the object. This object has two above-ground floors and has no cellar. The load bearing masonry is designed from sand-lime blocks and the whole object will have contact thermal insulation system. The roof is designed as warm flat roof. The floor structures form from prestressed ceiling panels. The staircase is designed as half-turn stair from reinforced concrete. This object is based on the foundation strips.

The goal of this thesis is to elaborate project documentation of new sports centre. The building is situated on a plot No. 1930/48 of the cadastre territory in the town of Pacov. It is a building without cellar with two above-ground floors part on the area of 595,6 m2. The first floor part circuit structure consist of reinforced concrete walls with an outdoor climbing wall. The roofing is the mono-pitches roof with glue laminated timber beam and purlin with metal roofing. The building features an indoor climbing wall and a bar with seating. The second floor part is made of wooden CLT panels, the roof is designed as a green flat roof. This section provides facilities for athletes and staff and exercise halls. There are 50 parking spaces for cars in the building.