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Tan, Geraldine. "Thermomechanical behaviour of NiTi." University of Western Australia. School of Mechanical Engineering, 2005. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2005.0111.
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[Truncated abstract] The study of NiTi shape memory alloys, although comprehensive and diverse, still encounters numerous uncertainties and misunderstandings that often jeopardise the effective use of these alloys in various applications. One such key area is the understanding of the micromechanics and thermodynamics of the deformation mechanisms, such that their deformation behaviour can be accurately predicted and modelled. Furthermore, most research involves polycrystalline NiTi of varying compositions and processing history, both of which complicate and damage the internal structure of the matrix even before deformation. This work aims to study the micromechanisms of deformation of near-equiatomic NiTi alloys, both in polycrystalline and single crystal forms, with particular attention given to the commonly observed phenomena of Luders-like deformation behaviour and deformation induced martensite stabilisation. This work was carried out in three sections. Firstly, the tensile deformation of polycrystalline NiTi samples via martensite reorientation and stress-induced martensitic transformations was carried out. The samples were deformed to various stages of deformation and then thermally cycled to study the thermomechanical response to deformation as a means to explore the various mechanisms of deformation. Next, the deformation and post-deformation transformation behaviour of NiTi single crystals were studied to verify the effect of grain boundaries and other hypotheses raised regarding the deformation mechanisms. The single crystal samples were deformed along three low-index axial orientations. Finally, microscopic analysis was carried out on as-annealed and the deformed polycrystal and single crystal samples by means of transmission electron microscopy. The microstructural analyses accompanied the thermodynamic study and provided evidences to support various hypotheses
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Tan, Geraldine. "Thermomechanical behaviour of NiTi /." Connect to this title, 2004. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2005.0111.
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Mathew, J. "Thermomechanical behaviour of modified asphalts." Thesis(M.Sc.), CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Poona, 1987. http://dspace.ncl.res.in:8080/xmlui/handle/20.500.12252/3294.
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Garry, James Robert Creighton. "Coring planetary ices : their thermomechanical behaviour." Thesis, Open University, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.531067.
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Le, Thi Hong Nhan. "Self organising polymers : thermomechanical and electromechanical behaviour." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.500216.
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Thompson, Joseph Andrew. "Thermomechanical behaviour of plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coatings." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.621757.
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Ahmer, Zeeshan. "An investigation on thermomechanical behaviour of a tool steel X38CrMoV5." Paris, ENMP, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011ENMP0075.
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L'acier X38CrMoV5-47HRC est principalement utilisé dans les outillages de mise en forme à chaud. L'outil devrait comprendre haute résistance à la fatigue ainsi que la dureté élevée de défier les chocs thermiques et mécaniques. Surface de l'outil est principalement ruinés par le processus cyclique et progressive des conditions de température éphémère i. E. Fatigue non-isotherme. Les lois de comportement appropriées sont donc nécessaires pour prédire le comportement du matériau dans des conditions non-isothermes. Cette thèse représente une contribution à prédire le comportement mécanique de X38CrMoV5-47HRC par des simulations numériques en utilisant des modèles de comportement. Évaluation de la robustesse et les limites d'un modèle de type Chaboche thermoelastoviscoplastic est effectuée sous plusieurs conditions d'essai différentes à partir de plusieurs essais uni axiaux (LCF et TMF) et les conditions de charge complexes avec une gamme de température variable transitoires et d'amplitude variable de déformation mécanique. Après la caractérisation du modèle dans ces conditions, ses paramètres ont été ré-identifiés dans le but de mettre à jour le modèle pour travailler dans des conditions de chargement complexes. Sans perdre de vue les limites du modèle, de nouvelles orientations sont également examinées dans le but d'améliorer le modèle en termes de son application dans des conditions sévèresHot work tool steel X38CrMoV5-47HRC is mainly used in industrial manufacturing processes such as high pressure die casting, hot Forging, stamping and rolling etc. The tools should comprise high fatigue strength as well as high toughness to defy thermal and mechanical shocks. The tool's Surface is principally ruined by the cyclic and progressive process under ephemeral temperature i. E. The process of non-isothermal fatigue. The appropriate constitutive laws are therefore required to predict the behaviour of material under non-isothermal conditions. This thesis depicts a contribution to predict the mechanical behaviour of X38CrMoV5-47HRC by numerical simulations using constitutive behaviour models. Assessment of the robustness and limitations of a Chaboche type thermoelastoviscoplastic model is carried out under several different test conditions starting from several uniaxial tests (LCF and TMF) to complex loading conditions with variable transient temperature range and variable amplitude of mechanical strain. After characterization of the model under the said conditions, its parameters have been re-identified in order to update the model to work under complex loading conditions. Keeping in view the model's limitations, further directions are also discussed in order to improve the model in terms of its application under severe loading conditions
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De, Freitas Alves Talita. "Thermomechanical behaviour of bituminous lavers containing rigid inserts for eRoads." Thesis, Ecole centrale de Nantes, 2022. https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-03920982.
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En général, quatre facteurs doivent être pris en compte avec précision et simplicité lors de la conception des chaussées souples : le trafic et la charge, les conditions environnementales, les propriétés des matériaux et les critères de défaillance (HUANG, 2004). L'inclusion de technologies de charge de véhicules en mouvement à l'intérieur des infrastructures routières modifie non seulement la disposition commune des couches, mais également la réponse globale de la structure aux sollicitations thermiques et mécaniques. Afin de quantifier l'impact de ces inclusions sur les performances des chaussées, cette étude propose des méthodologies à la fois numériques et expérimentales pour mesurer les évolutions de température, de contraintes et de déformations au sein des routes électrifiées (eRoads). Au moyen de simulations thermo-viscoélastiques transitoires en 2D en utilisant la Méthode des Éléments Finis (MEF), des profils routiers traditionnels et électrifiés ont été soumis aux fluctuations de température quotidiennes et au trafic.L'eRoad étudiée contient des rails électrifiés encastrés dans la couche de roulement bitumineuse, un cas particulièrement intéressant en raison de son exposition directe au trafic et au climat. La réponse des structures a été analysée et comparée à des valeurs admissibles couramment évaluées pour prédire l’endommagement. En laboratoire, un test thermique a été proposé pour évaluer les échantillons eRoad subissant des cycles chauds et froids au moyen de la technique de Corrélation d'Images Numériques (CIN). Les champs de déformation mesurés numériquement et expérimentalement conduisent à la même conclusion : les inserts rigides génèrent des contraintes supplémentaires le long de l'interface de l'unité de chargement et de la couche bitumineuse dues uniquement aux fluctuations quotidiennes de température. Le modèle thermo-viscoélastique proposé et le montage expérimental ont un grand potentiel pour évaluer des profils de chaussée innovants (eRoads inductives et conductrices)In general, four factors need to be accurately and simply accounted for on the design of flexible pavements: traffic and loading, environmental conditions, materials properties and failure criteria (HUANG, 2004). The inclusion of charge-while-drive technologies inside road infrastructures modifies not only the common disposal of layers, but also the overall response of the structure to thermal and mechanical loadings. In order to quantify the impact of these inclusions on the performance of flexible pavements, this study proposes both numerical and experimental methodologies to measure temperature, stress and strain evolutions within electrified roads (eRoads). By means of transient 2-D FEM thermo-viscoelastic simulations, traditional and electrified road profiles were subjected to daily temperature fluctuations and to traffic.The eRoad studied contains electrified rails embedded in the bituminous wearing course, a case of particular interest due to its direct exposure to traffic and climate. The response of the structures was analysed and compared to admissible values commonly assessed to predict distresses. In laboratory, a thermal test was proposed to evaluate eRoad specimens undergoing warm and cold cycles by means of Digital Image Correlation (DIC) technique. The strain fields measured numerically and experimentally lead to the same conclusion: the rigid inserts generate additional strain along the interface of the charging unit and the bituminous layer solely due to daily temperature fluctuations. The thermos-viscoelastic model proposed and the experimental set-up have a great potential to assess innovative pavement profiles (inductive and conductive eRoads)
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Nehr, Jonas Christian. "Damping and Thermomechanical behaviour of CFRP laminates modified with rubbery nanofibers." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2020. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/21702/.
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Nanofibrous membranes are a promising material for tailoring the properties of laminated CFRP composites by embedding them into the structure. This project aimed to
understand the effect of number, position and thickness of nanofibrous modifications specifically on the damping behaviour of the resulting nano-modified CFRP composite
with an epoxy matrix. An improvement of damping capacity is expected to improve a composites lifetime and fatigue resistance by prohibiting the formation of microcracks
and consequently hindering delamination, it also promises a rise in comfort for a range of final products by intermission of vibration propagation and therefore diminution of
noise. Electrospinning was the technique employed to produce nanofibrous membranes from a blend of polymeric solutions. SEM, WAXS and DSC were utilised to
evaluate the quality of the obtained membranes before they were introduced, following a specific stacking sequence, in the production process of the laminate. A suitable curing cycle in an autoclave was applied to mend the modifications together with the matrix material, ensuring full crosslinking of the matrix and therefore finalising the production process. DMA was exercised in order to gain an understanding about the effects
of the different modifications on the properties of the composite. During this investigation it became apparent that a high number of modifications of laminate CFRP
composites, with an epoxy matrix, with thick rubbery nanofibrous membranes has a positive effect on the damping capacity and the temperature range the effect applies in. A suggestion for subsequent studies as well as a recommendation for the production of nano-modified CFRP structures is included at the end of this document.
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Nogales, Tenorio Sergio. "Numerical simulation of the thermal and thermomechanical behaviour of metal matrix composites /." Düsseldorf : VDI-Verl, 2008. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=017035682&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
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Tsoi, Kelly Ann. "Thermomechanical and Transformational Behaviour and Applications of Shape Memory Alloys and their Composites." University of Sydney. Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/496.
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This thesis details an investigation into the properties and applications of shape memory alloy (SMA) composites. SMA-composites are a new material which have the possibility of having a large impact on what the structures as we know today, are constructed with. SMA-composites are adaptive materials which can be used to control the shape and frequencies of vibration of a structure. In order to determine the effectiveness of such a material, research into the functional properties of SMAs and SMA-composites was conducted. As an initial step, the transformation behaviour of constrained SMAs was investigated in order to obtain a better understanding into the recovery stress generation of these wires when embedded into a composite material. It is known that the transformation is based on two types of martensite within the alloy; self accommodating and preferentially oriented martensite. The amounts of each type and how they vary with differing pre-strain were determined through DSC measurements and an explanation for why preferentially oriented martensite is not observed during DSC testing was made. The next step was to investigate the effectiveness of embedding SMA wires into composites and the thermomechanical properties of the SMA wires and the SMA-composites were determined. This was completed using a specially designed tensile testing machine which was capable of having the whole specimen immersed into an oil bath and heated and cooled repeatedly. The stress-strain, strain-temperature, stress-temperature, resistance-strain and cyclic properties of various wires were obtained, giving a better understanding of the behaviour of SMA wires under different test conditions. NiTiCu SMA wires were embedded into kevlar composite materials and the recovery stress generation (stress-temperature), stress-strain, and strain-temperature behaviour was determined. If SMA-composites are to be used as new materials for structural applications, verification that the embedment of pre-strained SMA wires into the material doesn't adversely affect the impact behaviour needs to be carried out. SMA-composite specimens with varying volume fractions of superelastic SMA wires, pre-strain and position through the thickness were made up for impact damage characterisation. These specimens were impacted at three different energy levels. The results showed that by embedding SMA wires into composite materials there is a reasonably low damage accumulation after impact. There is also no adverse impact effect on the structure compared with structures without wires as well as structures with other types of wires such as steel and martensitic SMA wires. The SMA-composites showed good damping and energy absorption capabilities. A novel application of SMA-composites is their use as a SMA patch in order to repair damage in existing cracked metallic structures. An analytical study and finite element modelling showing the closure stresses obtainable for use as patches was made.
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Delhelay, Davinder Singh. "Nonlinear finite element analysis of the coupled thermomechanical behaviour of turbine disc assemblies." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape8/PQDD_0001/MQ46072.pdf.
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Tsoi, Kelly Ann. "Thermomechanical and Transformational Behaviour and Applications of Shape Memory Alloys and their Composites." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/496.
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This thesis details an investigation into the properties and applications of shape memory alloy (SMA) composites. SMA-composites are a new material which have the possibility of having a large impact on what the structures as we know today, are constructed with. SMA-composites are adaptive materials which can be used to control the shape and frequencies of vibration of a structure. In order to determine the effectiveness of such a material, research into the functional properties of SMAs and SMA-composites was conducted. As an initial step, the transformation behaviour of constrained SMAs was investigated in order to obtain a better understanding into the recovery stress generation of these wires when embedded into a composite material. It is known that the transformation is based on two types of martensite within the alloy; self accommodating and preferentially oriented martensite. The amounts of each type and how they vary with differing pre-strain were determined through DSC measurements and an explanation for why preferentially oriented martensite is not observed during DSC testing was made. The next step was to investigate the effectiveness of embedding SMA wires into composites and the thermomechanical properties of the SMA wires and the SMA-composites were determined. This was completed using a specially designed tensile testing machine which was capable of having the whole specimen immersed into an oil bath and heated and cooled repeatedly. The stress-strain, strain-temperature, stress-temperature, resistance-strain and cyclic properties of various wires were obtained, giving a better understanding of the behaviour of SMA wires under different test conditions. NiTiCu SMA wires were embedded into kevlar composite materials and the recovery stress generation (stress-temperature), stress-strain, and strain-temperature behaviour was determined. If SMA-composites are to be used as new materials for structural applications, verification that the embedment of pre-strained SMA wires into the material doesn't adversely affect the impact behaviour needs to be carried out. SMA-composite specimens with varying volume fractions of superelastic SMA wires, pre-strain and position through the thickness were made up for impact damage characterisation. These specimens were impacted at three different energy levels. The results showed that by embedding SMA wires into composite materials there is a reasonably low damage accumulation after impact. There is also no adverse impact effect on the structure compared with structures without wires as well as structures with other types of wires such as steel and martensitic SMA wires. The SMA-composites showed good damping and energy absorption capabilities. A novel application of SMA-composites is their use as a SMA patch in order to repair damage in existing cracked metallic structures. An analytical study and finite element modelling showing the closure stresses obtainable for use as patches was made.
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Orsetti, Rossi Pedro Luis. "Effects of multipass deformation on the recrystallisation behaviour of commercial aluminium alloys during thermomechanical processing." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.307946.
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Rangasamy, Mahendren Sharan Raj. "Thermomechanical behaviour of multi-cracked brittle media taking into account unilateral effects : theoretical and numerical approaches." Thesis, Toulouse, INPT, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020INPT0070.
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Dans ces travaux de thèse, des approches micromécaniques et numériques sont utilisées pour prédire les propriétés thermiques et thermoélastiques effectives d’un milieu microfissuré. Les développements sont effectués pour les cas bidimensionnel et tridimensionnel. Une attention particulière est portée à l’anisotropie induite par l’orientation des fissures et à l’effet unilatéralassocié à leur ouverture/fermeture. Plus précisément, les fissures sont modélisées comme des inclusions ellipsoïdales, sans rigidité et thermiquement isolantes dans le cas des fissures ouverteset constituées d’un matériau isotrope fictif dans le cas des fissures fermées. L’approche théorique tire profit de différents schémas et bornes obtenues par homogénéisation pour déterminer lesexpressions analytiques des propriétés effectives. Sur le plan numérique, le travail s’appuie sur la modélisation par éléments finis et se base sur les mêmes géométrie et propriétés des fissures quecelles retenues pour la démarche micromécanique. La comparaison des résultats permet de montrer la cohérence entre ces deux approchesMicromechanical and numerical methods are explored to predict the effective thermal and thermoelastic properties of a microcracked media. The effective properties are given in 2D and3D. In this thesis, special attention is paid to the anisotropy, induced by the orientation of the cracks and the unilateral effect related to the opening and closing of the cracks. The cracks aremodelled as ellipsoidal inclusions. The open cracks are considered to have no stiffness and to be thermally insulating, whereas the closed cracks are represented by a fictitious isotropic material.The theoretical approach takes advantage of various homogenization schemes and bounds to derive closed-form expressions of effective properties. The numerical approach considers finiteelement modelling and is based on the same geometry and properties of cracks as in the theory. Finally, results are compared to demonstrate the consistency between the two approaches
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Forton, Andrei-Roman. "Thermomechanical behaviour of bituminous materials including RAP and rejuvenator and environmental impact of their fabrication process." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Lyon, 2021. http://www.theses.fr/2021LYSET005.
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L'étude présentée dans cette thèse a été réalisée dans le cadre d'une collaboration entre l'Université Polytechnique de Timisoara (UPT, Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara) de Roumanie et l'Université de Lyon / ENTPE en France. Les objectifs sont, i) la caractérisation des performances thermomécaniques des mélanges de liants et des enrobés bitumineux produits à partir d’agrégats d’enrobés (RAP) et de réjuvénant et, ii) l'étude de l'impact environnemental lié à la production d'un mélange contenant différentes quantités de matériaux RAP et de réjuvénant. Des études expérimentales poussées ont été réalisées sur les liants d’une part, et sur les enrobés, d’autre part. Tous les essais sur les liants et les enrobés ainsi que l'évaluation de l'impact environnemental ont été réalisés à l'UPT. Les analyses et la modélisation de la plupart des paramètres / caractéristiques des liants et des enrobés ont été effectuées au laboratoire LTDS de l'ENTPE. L'étude sur les liants s'est concentrée sur les propriétés de liants produits en mélangeant un liant pur (50/70 pen.), un liant extrait du RAP, et un réjuvénant d'origine végétale. L'étude sur les enrobés s'est concentrée sur l'investigation de 13 enrobés bitumineux produits avec différentes quantités de matériau RAP, et avec ou sans réjuvénant. Le liant pur, le liant du RAP et le réjuvénant utilisés dans les enrobés, ainsi que leurs proportions, sont les mêmes que celles utilisées pour la campagne expérimentale sur les mélanges de liants. Une analyse de l'impact environnemental (EIA) a été réalisée afin d'estimer l'impact environnemental potentiel lié au processus de fabrication des enrobés bitumineux considérésThe study presented in this thesis has been carried out within a collaboration between Politehnica University Timisoara (UPT) from Romania and Université de Lyon/École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE), laboratory LTDS from France. The objectives are, i) the characterization of the thermomechanical performances of binder blends and bituminous mixtures produced with Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) and rejuvenator and, ii) the investigation of the potential environmental impact related to the production of a mixture containing different amounts of RAP material and rejuvenator. Therefore, comprehensive experimental investigations were performed on binders and mixtures. All tests on binders and mixtures were performed in the Road Laboratory from UPT, together with the environmental impact assessment. On the other hand, the analyses, estimations and predictions of most parameters/characteristics of binders and mixtures were performed at ENTPE. The study on binders focused on the properties of different binder blends produced by mixing one type of fresh binder (a straight run 50/70 pen. grade), a RAP-extracted binder and a rejuvenator of vegetal origin. The study on mixtures focused on the investigation on 13 bituminous mixtures
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Gong, Peng. "The precipitation behaviour and the formation of deformation induced ferrite during a new type of thermomechanical processing." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2016. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/12677/.
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A new type of thermomechanical processing with rough rolling below the recrystallisation-stop temperature (T5%), followed by a rapid reheat to 1200 °C for 10 s, and then finish rolling at the same temperature as the rough rolling, was investigated to better understand the kinetics of strain-induced precipitates (SIP). In addition, the deformation-induced ferrite transformation (DIFT) during the finishing passes was investigated as an efficient method to achieve the ultrafine ferrite grains. For comparative purposes, two experimental 0.06 wt% C steels were studied; one with 0.03 wt% Nb (Nb steel), and another one with both 0.03 wt% Nb and 0.02 wt% Ti (Nb-Ti steel). To understand SIP behaviour and its effect on the recrystallisation, six different rough rolling temperatures were used in the range of 850-1100°C. The full recrystallisation temperature (Tl) and recrystallisation stop temperature (Ts) contributions of the precipitates start temperature were determined using the Dutta and Sellars’s model approach on the basis of optical microscopy (OM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) characterization. It was found that there were mixed structures after rolling at 950 °C in Nb and Nb-Ti steels, which is consistent with the Tl (960 °C in Nb steel) and Ts (950 °C) by Dutta and Sellars’s model. The number density and volume fraction of SIP increased as the rolling temperature was decreased, consistent with the prediction that the nose of the precipitates-time-temperature diagrams (PTT) is at 840 °C in both steels. The orientation relationship (OR) between precipitates and ferrite matrix has been identified by analysis of selection area electron diffraction patterns. While obeying OR, the nanoscale particles precipitated in the austenite region during deformation. After the roughing schedule, with the final roughing pass taking place at 850 °C, the steels were rapidly reheated at a rate of 10 °C/sec to a temperature of 1200 °C, held at temperature for various times, and water quenched to room temperature. Then, both the precipitate dissolution kinetics, together with the austenite grain coarsening kinetics was established as a function of the holding time at 1200 °C. The importance to subsequent finish rolling was then used for the final part of the project. Finally, processing these steels consisted of a simulated roughing rolling schedule with the final roughing pass taking place at 850 °C, followed by rapidly reheating at a rate of 10°C/sec to a temperature of 1200 °C, held at temperature for 10 s and 100 s, and then air cooled to the final rolling temperature of 850 °C followed by deformation using different parameters. The effect of different rolling and reheating parameters on the microstructures and the SIP was fully analysed using various techniques. This thermomechanical process route resulted in DIFT, with ferrite nucleated primarily on the prior-austenite grain boundaries. The ferrite/martensite phase transformation temperature was increased by the heat treatment at 1200 °C. The volume fraction of SIP after finish rolling was influenced by the supersaturation of microalloyed elements in solution during heat treatment. The variation of micro-hardness correlated well with the change of volume fraction of SIP and DIFT, as well as the refinement of prior-austenite grain size.
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Wärner, Hugo. "High-Temperature Fatigue Behaviour of Austenitic Stainless Steel : Influence of Ageing on Thermomechanical Fatigue and Creep-Fatigue Interaction." Licentiate thesis, Linköpings universitet, Konstruktionsmaterial, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-153100.
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The global energy consumption is increasing and together with global warming from greenhouse gas emission, create the need for more environmental friendly energy production processes. Higher efficiency of biomass power plants can be achieved by increasing temperature and pressure in the boiler section and this would increase the generation of electricity along with the reduction in emission of greenhouse gases e.g. CO2. The power generation must also be flexible to be able to follow the demands of the energy market, this results in a need for cyclic operating conditions with alternating output and multiple start-ups and shut-downs. Because of the demands of flexibility, higher temperature and higher pressure in the boiler section of future biomass power plants, the demands on improved mechanical properties of the materials of these components are also increased. Properties like creep strength, thermomechanical fatigue resistance and high temperature corrosion resistance are critical for materials used in the next generation biomass power plants. Austenitic stainless steels are known to possess such good high temperature properties and are relatively cheap compared to the nickel-base alloys, which are already operating at high temperature cyclic conditions in other applications. The behaviour of austenitic stainless steels during these widened operating conditions are not yet fully understood. The aim of this licentiate thesis is to increase the knowledge of the mechanical behaviour at high temperature cyclic conditions for austenitic stainless steels. This is done by the use of thermomechanical fatigue- and creepfatigue testing at elevated temperatures. For safety reasons, the effect of prolonged service degradation is investigated by pre-ageing before mechanical testing. Microscopy is used to investigate the microstructural development and resulting damage behaviour of the austenitic stainless steels after testing. The results show that creep-fatigue interaction damage, creep damage and oxidation assisted cracking are present at high temperature cyclic conditions. In addition, simulated service degradation resulted in a detrimental embrittling effect due to the deterioration by the microstructural evolution.
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Urbina, Pons Cristina. "Improvement of the one-way and two-way shape memory effects in ti-ni shape memory alloys by thermomechanical treatments." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/37358.
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Ti-Ni phase transformation behaviour is very sensitive to the thermal and mechanical history of the alloy. Thermomechanical cycling through the full transformation range may degrade the Ti-Ni functional properties (functional fatigue). These repeated transformation cycles cause changes in the SMA phase transformation behaviour due to the formation and accumulation of defects in the alloy microstructure.
The main objective of this thesis is to establish the relationships between the changes in Ti-Ni phase transformation behaviour caused by thermomechanical processes, especially in the R-phase range, and the functional properties of the Ti-Ni shape memory alloys (SMAs). Establishing these relationships should allow us to find appropriate thermomechanical processes to substantially improve the Ti-Ni one-way and two-way shape memory effects.
To achieve this objective, several experimental techniques are used including measuring variations of the electrical resistivity with temperature, X-ray diffraction, isothermal tension testing, thermal cycling under constant stress, and thermal cycling under zero stress.
This study of the phase transformation changes caused by thermomechanical processes has led to a new way of interpreting resistivity curves for calculating the transformation temperatures. Moreover, we have determined how the R-phase influences the functional properties of SMA and, finally, we have substantially improved the properties of one-way and two-way shape memory effects by using thermal processes that avoid permanent deformation of the alloy.Las transformaciones de fase en aleaciones de NiTi son altamente dependientes de la composición de la aleación, así como de la historia térmica y mecánica previa al uso de la SMA. El objetivo principal de esta tesis es establecer los vínculos existentes entre los cambios producidos en las transformaciones de fase por procesos termomecánicos y las propiedades funcionales en aleaciones con memoria de forma de Ti-Ni, tal que nos permita hallar los procesos termomecánicos más adecuados que proporcionen una mejora substancial en las propiedades funcionales de estas aleaciones. La determinación de estas relaciones, prestando especial atención a la fase-R, nos debe proporcionar las claves para incrementar las propiedades de memoria de forma y doble memoria de forma. Para la consecución de este objetivo se han usado diferentes técnicas de caracterización experimental: variación de la resistividad eléctrica con la temperatura (ER), difractometría de rayos X (DRX), ensayos de tracción isotérmicos, ciclados térmicos a tensión constante y ciclados térmicos a tensión nula. A través del estudio exhaustivo de las transformaciones de fase, se ha aportado una nueva interpretación de las curvas de resistividad para el cálculo de las temperaturas de transformación, se ha determinado la influencia de la fase-R en las propiedades funcionales de las SMA y se han mejorado substancialmente las propiedades de memoria simple y doble memoria de forma mediante procesos térmicos que evitan deformaciones permanentes antes del uso de la aleación.
Les transformacions de fase en aliatges de NiTi són altament dependents de la composició de l'aliatge, així com de la història tèrmica i mecànica prèvia a l'ús de la SMA. L'objectiu principal d'aquesta tesi és establir els vincles existents entre els canvis produïts en les transformacions de fase per processos termomecànics i les propietats funcionals en aliatges amb memòria de forma de Ti-Ni, tal que ens permeti trobar els processos termomecànics més adequats que proporcionin una millora substancial en les propietats funcionals d'aquests aliatges. La determinació d'aquestes relacions, prestant especial atenció a la fase-R, ens ha de proporcionar les claus per incrementar les propietats de memòria de forma i doble memòria de forma. Per a la consecució d'aquest objectiu s'han usat diferents tècniques de caracterització experimental: variació de la resistivitat elèctrica amb la temperatura (ER), difractometria de raigs X (DRX), assaigs de tracció isotèrmics, ciclats tèrmics a tensió constant i ciclats tèrmics a tensió nula. A través de l'estudi exhaustiu de les transformacions de fase, s'ha aportat una nova interpretació de les corbes de resistivitat per al càlcul de les temperatures de transformació, s'ha determinat la influència de la fase-R en les propietats funcionals de les SMA i s'han millorat substancialment les propietats de memòria simple i doble memòria de forma mitjançant processos tèrmics que eviten deformacions permanents abans de l'ús de l'aliatge.
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Zivelonghi, Alessandro Verfasser], Hans-Harald [Akademischer Betreuer] [Bolt, Horst [Akademischer Betreuer] Baier, and Jeong-Ha [Akademischer Betreuer] You. "Thermomechanical Behaviour of Two Heterogeneous Tungsten Materials via 2D and 3D Image-Based FEM / Alessandro Zivelonghi. Gutachter: Hans-Harald Bolt ; Horst Baier. Betreuer: Jeong-Ha You." München : Universitätsbibliothek der TU München, 2011. http://d-nb.info/101580473X/34.
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Al-Sibahy, Adnan Flayih Hassan. "Thermo-mechanical behaviour of a novel lightweight concrete and its application in masonry walls." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2012. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/thermomechanical-behaviour-of-a-novel-lightweight-concrete-and-its-applicationin-masonry-walls(a803fcb4-a33c-4594-8622-87e565a7ceb4).html.
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The development of lightweight concretes has made a contribution to advances in structural design. It would be useful to further improve the mechanical properties of lightweight concrete formulations whilst enhancing their resistance to fire degradation and reduced thermal conductivity. Improving the sustainability of any new proposed lightweight concrete formulation is desirable, for example by the inclusion of waste stream components into the formulation.This thesis describes an investigation of the mechanical, thermal and fire resistance properties of a new type of expanded clay lightweight concrete formulation in which varying quantities of sand are replaced by crushed glass aggregate, in conjunction with the addition of metakaolin (which may be available as a waste component from the manufacture of paper) as a partial replacement for the cement. The investigation involved short and long-term laboratory testing of a range of mechanical and thermal properties of individual concrete formulations and small scale structural elements consisting of masonry blocks made from these formulations (so called wallettes). An extensive programme of Finite Element Analysis using Abaqus was also performed.The results obtained show that it is possible to produce a structural expanded clay lightweight concrete that possesses good thermal properties by incorporating of ground glass and metakaolin. Compressive and splitting tensile strengths, as well as the modulus of elasticity, increased with an increase in the metakaolin content, while concrete density decreased. Reductions in thermal conductivity and improvements in fire resistance criteria were also observed in comparison with conventional lightweight concrete mixtures. For example, measured thermal conductivity values ranged from 0.092 W/m.K to 0.177 W/m.K, and the insulation criterion (an indicator of resistance to fire) reached up to 110 minutes for a concrete member with a thickness of 29 mm. The highest resistance to the effects of high temperatures was observed for concrete mixes containing either 15% or 30% recycled glass with 10% metakaolin.The maximum axial loads at failure were 474 kN and 558 kN for reference and modified wallettes respectively, implying corresponding bearing capacities of 7.1 MPa and 8.3 MPa. The critical path of the failure mode was similar for all of the wallettes tested and normally began underneath the load point, then passed through the concrete blocks and head joint to reach the toe of the wallette. The masonry wallettes formulated using reference lightweight concrete blocks exhibited failure due to explosive spalling at 400 oC with no applied mechanical load, whereas the second type of masonry wallettes (the modified wallettes) did not show such behaviour.The results of Finite Element Analysis showed that the coefficient of thermal convection had the most influence upon the insulation criterion. From a structural perspective, the key parameters were the value of penalty stiffness and imperfections in wallette construction. In general, a close agreement between the measured and simulated results was observed for both the thermal and structural finite element models at ambient and high temperatures.
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Baumard, Théo. "Modelling the influence of infrared preheating and temperature uniformity in forming of powder-impregnated thermoplastic composites Experimental characterization and modeling of the temperature and rate-dependent shear behaviour of powder-impregnated glass fiber/PA66 woven semipregs." Thesis, Ecole nationale des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019EMAC0010.
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Le thermoformage non-isotherme de composites thermoplastiques, qui consiste à chauffer une préforme consolidée à une température supérieure à la fusion de la matrice avant de la transférer dans une presse d’estampage, est un procédé bien adapté à la production grande série de pièces structurelles pour l’industrie automobile (avec des temps de cycle < 1 min). L’utilisation d’outils numériques pour prédire l’apparition de défauts en fonction des paramètres procédés utilisés est d’un grand intérêt pour éviter l’emploi de procédures d’optimisation expérimentales couteuses de type essais/erreur. Ces travaux de thèse ont porté sur le développement d’une simulation de la mise en forme de composites poudrés PA66/verre, incluant la modélisation explicite de l’étape de préchauffage infrarouge, afin d’étudier l’effet de l’homogénéité du champ de température sur la présence de défauts de forme. Les propriétés thermophysiques et optiques du matériau ont été caractérisées expérimentalement à deux niveaux de consolidation. La structure du matériau non consolidé conduit à un chauffage moins uniforme, comparé à une préforme préconsolidée. Un modèle éléments finis, basé sur la méthode des radiosités pour la prise en compte des transferts radiatifs a été utilisé pour simuler l’étape de préchauffage ; la démarche a été validée par comparaison avec des essais menés sur un pilote de four infrarouge. L’effet de l’affaissement de la préforme sur la distribution de température a été évalué numériquement, et une procédure d’optimisation pour déterminer les paramètres du four en fonction d’un champ de température requis a été présentée. Le comportement mécanique du composite tissé a été modélisé à l’échelle macroscopique par une loi hypoélastique, implémentée dans Abaqus/Explicit. Les paramètres du modèle ont été déterminés à l’aide d’essais en traction et cisaillement en fonction de la température et de la vitesse de sollicitation. Des simulations non-isothermes de la mise en forme de pièces hémisphériques ont été réalisées, et montrent un bon accord avec les données expérimentales obtenues à l’aide d’un pilote de formage à l’échelle laboratoireNon-isothermal thermoforming of thermoplastic composites, in which a preconsolidated blank is heated above the melting temperature of the matrix before being formed in a press, is a process well adapted to the high production rates of automotive structural parts, allowing for cycle times < 1 min. Numerical tools to predict the apparition of manufacturing-induced defects based on the process parameters used are of an obvious industrial interest to avoid relying on a cost and time intensive trial-and-error approach. This thesis focused on the development of a comprehensive simulation of the forming of powder-impregnated PA66/glass composites, modelling explicitly the infrared preheating step to investigate the effect of temperature homogeneity on shape defects. The thermophysical and optical properties of the material were characterized experimentally at two levels of consolidation, and as a function of temperature when relevant. The structure of the non-consolidated material leads to a less uniform heating, compared to preconsolidated blanks. A finite element model based on the radiosity method to compute the radiative heat transfer was used to simulate the preheating step; this approach was validated against experimental results from a custom-built infrared oven. The model has been used to investigate the effect of blank sag on temperature distribution, and an optimization method to determine the oven parameters based on a desired temperature field has been presented. The mechanical behaviour of the woven composite during forming was modelled with a hypoelastic continuum approach, implemented in Abaqus/Explicit. The model parameters were determined from experimental tensile tests and in-plane shear tests at various temperatures and shear rates. Non-isothermal simulations of the forming of hemispherical parts were conducted, using the temperature field predicted from the preheating simulation as an input, and showed good agreement with that observed on parts formed on a lab-scale thermoforming setup
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Julien, Renaud. "Comportement thermomécanique et évolution microstructurale d'un alliage Ti-6Al-4V forgé α+β, durant la trempe : expérimentations, analyses et modélisation." Thesis, Ecole nationale des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017EMAC0001/document.
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Cette étude s'inscrit dans le cadre du projet FUI TiMaS (Titanium Machining and Simulation) dont l'objectif est de développer un outil d'analyse et d'optimisation continu du procédé de production et visant à maîtriser et à prédire la création des contraintes résiduelles pour les pièces de structure en alliage de titane. Les contraintes résiduelles peuvent être générées notamment durant la trempe qui suit les traitements thermomécaniques. L'objectif de cette étude est d’étudier le comportement mécanique ainsi que l'évolution microstructurale de l’alliage Ti-6Al-4V, induits par le refroidissement depuis le domaine α+β, et d’intégrer cela dans une démarche de modélisation. Pour cela, un moyen expérimental, composé d’une machine d'essais hydraulique et d'un chauffage par induction, a été développé afin d’analyser la réponse mécanique de l'alliage Ti-6Al-4V sous différentes conditions mécaniques et thermiques. Ce moyen a permis la réalisation d’essais de traction/relaxation/traction à différentes températures. Parallèlement, une étude par analyse de micrographies a permis de quantifier les fractions de phases α et β ainsi que les épaisseurs de lamelles αII lors du refroidissement. Les observations ont pu être confrontées aux résultats des essais mécaniques afin d’expliquer l’influence du traitement thermique sur la résistance du matériau. Deux modèles de comportement ont été proposés pour prédire la réponse thermomécanique de l’alliage Ti-6Al-4V à l'issue de cette analyse. Le premier est un modèle élasto-visco-plastique incluant un l'écrouissage isotrope prenant en compte l'adoucissement par restauration statique du matériau. Il est valable pour différentes vitesses de refroidissement. Le second est un modèle non-unifié basé sur une loi des mélanges de phases. Il reproduit plus fidèlement le comportement mécanique et permet notamment de modéliser le phénomène de yield point par l'intermédiaire du mouvement des dislocations mobilesThis research is part of the TiMaS project (Titanium Machining and Simulation). The main goal of this project is to develop an analysis and optimization tool of the global production process to control and assess the generation of residual stresses for titanium alloys structures parts. Residual stresses can be generated during thermal and mechanical treatment quenching steps. The main goal of this work is to study the mechanical behaviour and the microstructural evolution of Ti-6Al-4V alloy, induce by quenching from the α+β phase field, and incorporate these results in a modelling approach. For this purpose, a new experimental facility, using conventional hydraulic testing machine and induction heating, was developed to investigate the mechanical behaviour of Ti-6Al-4V alloy under different thermal and mechanical loads. This experiment has permitted to realise tensile/relaxation/tensile tests. Furthermore, an image analysis protocol was developed to study fraction of α and β phases and αII lamellae thickness. Microstructural observations can explain some aspects of the material hardening during quenching. Two mechanical behaviour models were proposed to assess the mechanical behaviour of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The first one is an elasto-visco-plastic model with isotropic hardening that taking account of the static recovery. It can predict the mechanical behaviour under different quenching rates. The second one is a non-unified model based on a phases mixing law. It permits a better assessment of the mechanical behaviour and allows the modelling of the yield point phenomenon by using mobile dislocations motion
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Michel, Claire. "Etude des comportements thermomécaniques et à l'oxydation de réfractaires à base de SiC et à liaison nitrurée employés dans les Unités de Valorisation Energétique d'Ordures Ménagères (U.V.E.O.M.)." Thesis, Toulouse, INPT, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011INPT0013/document.
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Dans ce travail, deux matériaux réfractaires à base de SiC et à liaison nitrurée sont caractérisés au niveau microstructural et thermomécanique. Ces matériaux sont utilisés dans les Unités de Valorisation Energétique d'Ordures Ménagères (U.V.E.O.M.). Dans cette application, les revêtements réfractaires sont soumis à de fortes sollicitations comme des hautes températures, des gradients thermiques, des gradients de composition chimique ainsi que de la corrosion. Les matériaux SiC-Si3N4 et SiC-SiAlON étudiés sont constitués d'agrégats de SiC reliés entre eux par une phase liante. Cette dernière présente un fort taux de porosité ouverte sous la forme d'un réseau complexe. L'analyse microstructurale de la phase liante a été réalisée par microscopie électronique à balayage et le comportement thermomécanique de chaque matériau a été caractérisé en flexion 4-points et par échographie ultrasonore. Lors de l'utilisation dans les U.V.E.O.M., les réfractaires sont exposés à des phénomènes d'oxydation, en particulier en présence d'humidité. Ainsi, le comportement à l'oxydation de ces matériaux a été étudié sur la plage 800°C - 1200°C sous air sec, sous air ambiant et sous air humide. Les évolutions microstructurales liées à l'oxydation montrent l'influence du réseau de porosité sur les régimes d'oxydation qui caractérisent ces matériaux en fonction du niveau de température et des conditions environnementales. Par ailleurs, le comportement thermomécanique a été déterminé après des vieillissements dans chacun de ces régimes. Cette démarche de caractérisation a permis l'établissement de relations entre le comportement thermomécanique et les évolutions microstructurales associées à l'oxydation. Des modèles phénoménologiques d'oxydation sont présentés. Pour finir, des traitements sont proposés afin d'améliorer la durabilité des réfractaires SiC-Si3N4 et SiC-SiAlON dans les U.V.E.O.MIn this work, the microstructure and the thermomechanical behaviour of two SiC-based refractories are studied.In waste-to-energy plants, these materials are subjected to severe sollicitations such as thermal gradients, chemical composition gradients and corrosion. SiC-Si3N4 and SiC-SiAlON refractories are composed by SiC agregates bonded with silicon nitride based phases. A complex porosity network characterises the bonding phase. Its microstructure is analysed with Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The thermomechanical behaviour of each refractory is characterised with 4-points bending tests and ultrasonic pulse echo measurement of the Young's modulus. During the running of waste-to-energy plants, refractories are exposed to oxidation phenomenons. They are more critical with an increase of a water content in the air. Thus, the oxidation behaviour is studied between 800°C and 1200°C under dry air, ambiant air and humid air. The microstructural evolutions due to oxidation are influenced by the porosity network, which leads to two oxidation stages depending on temperature level and environnemental conditions. Thermomechanical behaviour is also determined for each oxidation stage. This characterisation approach permits to establish relationships between the thermomechanical behaviour and the microstructural evolutions during oxidation. Phenomenological modellings are presented. Finally, thermal treatments are proposed in order to improve the durability of SiC-Si3N4 and SiC-SiAlON refractories in waste-toenergy plants
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Sahli, Mehdi. "Simulation and modelling of thermal and mechanical behaviour of silicon photovoltaic panels under nominal and real-time conditions." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019STRAD036.
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Le travail présenté dans cette thèse porte sur le développement d’un modèle multi-physique numérique, destiné à étudier le comportement optique, électrique et thermique d’un module photovoltaïque. Le comportement optique a été évalué en utilisant des chaines de Markov. Le comportement électrique est obtenu pour les panneaux en Silicium à l’aide d’une méthode d’optimisation numérique. Le comportement thermique est développé en 1D sur l’épaisseur du module, et le modèle multi-physique a été faiblement couplé sous MATLAB. Le comportement sous des conditions nominales d’opération a été validé en utilisant les données déclarées par les constructeurs. Ce modèle a été utilisé pour effectuer une étude paramétrique sur l’effet des irradiances solaires en régime permanent. Le modèle a été validé pour des conditions d’utilisations réelles en comparant avec des mesures expérimentales de température et de puissance électrique. Une étude thermomécanique en 2D sous ABAQUS/CAE et se basant sur le modèle multi-physique a été effectué en conditions nominales d’opération, ainsi qu’en cycle de fatigue selon la norme 61215 pour prédire les contraintes qui sont imposées sur le panneau dans les deux cas mentionnés précédemmentThe work presented in this thesis deals with the development of a numerical multi-physics model, designed to study the optical, electrical and thermal behaviour of a photovoltaic module. The optical behaviour was evaluated using stochastic modelling based on Markov chains, whereas the electrical behaviour was drawn specifically for Silicon based photovoltaic panels using numerical optimization methods. The thermal behaviour was developed in 1D over the thickness of the module, and the multi-physics module was weakly coupled in MATLAB. The behaviour of commercial panels under nominal operation conditions was validated using data declared by the manufacturers. This model was used to perform a parametric study on the effect of solar irradiances in steady state. It was also validated for real use conditions by comparing it to experimental temperature and electrical power output. A thermomechanical study in 2D in ABAQUS/CAE based in the multi-physics model was carried out in nominal operating conditions, as well as in fatigue thermal cycling according to the IEC 61215 Standard to predict the stresses that are imposed on the panel
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Yu, Kai. "Thermomechanical behaviors of active network polymers." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53896.
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This dissertation work focuses on the thermomechanical behaviors of two recent exciting developments in active polymers: shape memory (SM) effects and covalent adaptive network polymers with bond exchange reactions. Both polymers are active in performing prescribed functions when an external stimulus is applied. The goals of the studies are to understand complex thermomechanical behaviors of such smart polymers through experiments, develop constitutive models to describe the behaviors, and use the developed models to assist their development and engineering applications. For the polymer SM effect, we use a multi-branched constitutive model to study the SM effect achieved by polymer glass transition. The major finding of our study is that the “Reduced Time” is identified to be the unique parameter to determine the polymer shape fixity and recovery ratio under different thermo-temporal conditions in an SM cycle. Based on the theoretical knowledge, we also study the energy releasing mechanism within shape memory polymers (SMPs), multi-shape memory effects, as well as the SM properties in various composite systems, such as magnetic particles, carbon black and microvascular reinforced SMP composites. For the covalent adaptive network polymers, we adopt the emerging covalent chemistry BERs to achieve a malleable, reparable, recyclable and yet insoluble thermoset network. After being pulverized into micro-size, and then compressed either at high temperature or just facilitated by the moisture, the polymer powder could be welded on the interfaces, and assembled together into a new sample with comparable mechanical properties to the fresh sample. Theoretical models are developed to gain fundamental understanding of how the processing conditions can affect the quality of reprocessed materials. A molecular model is developed to understand welding kinetics at the interface. Such understanding is then used to develop a multiple length scale interfacial constitutive model, which can be implemented in to finite element simulation software to assist computational study of reprocessing process.
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Wang, Yunning. "Etude et modélisation de l'effet du revenu sur les évolutions des microstructures, du comportement thermomécanique et des contraintes résiduelles de trempe." Thesis, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, INPL, 2006. http://www.theses.fr/2006INPL047N/document.
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La relaxation des contraintes résiduelles de trempe au cours du revenu dépend fortement des évolutions des microstructures et du comportement thermomécanique. Ainsi, la prévision de l’évolution des contraintes résiduelles nécessite le couplage entre les calculs des champs de température, des transformations de phases, des contraintes et des déformations au cours du traitement. Dans ce travail, nous avons développé un modèle métallurgique pour décrire les cinétiques de précipitation au cour du revenu : la germination, la croissance et la coalescence (ou dissolution) du carbure epsilon et de la cémentite. Ce modèle permet de calculer les évolutions de la composition chimique de la matrice, du type, des distributions de taille des précipités lors du revenu de la martensite d’aciers faiblement alliés. Dans une deuxième étape, nous avons développé un modèle thermomécanique permettant de prédire l’évolution de la contrainte d’écoulement de la martensite revenue, basé sur les évolutions des paramètres microstructuraux obtenus par le modèle métallurgique. Le modèle thermomécanique prend en compte les différents mécanismes de durcissement (durcissement par solution solide, durcissement par les précipités et durcissement par dislocations), et l’effet de la température de déformation. Une validation expérimentale de ces modèles a été menée dans le cas de l’acier 80MnCr5 en s’appuyant sur des résultas obtenus par microscopie électronique à transmission et dilatométrie thermomécanique. Les modèles métallurgique et thermomécanique ont finalement été introduits dans le logiciel de calcul par éléments finis ZeBuLoN pour simuler l’évolution des contraintes internes lors de la trempe et du revenu. Une première analyse de la relaxation des contraintes au cours du revenu a été effectuéeThe relaxation of the residual stress during the tempering process is strongly related to the evolutions of the microstructure and thermomechanical properties. Thus, the simulation of the evolution of residual stresses requests the coupling of the temperature field, the phase transformations and the stress and strain evolutions all along the process. In this work, firstly, a metallurgical model has been developed to describe the tempering kinetics: nucleation, growth (or dissolution) and coarsening of the epsilon carbide and the cementite. This model allows to predict the evolutions of the matrix composition, the type, size and distribution of the precipitates during the tempering of martensite for low and middle alloyed steels. Secondly, based on the microstructure parameters calculated by the metallurgical model, a thermomechanical model has been also developed to predict the evolution of the flow stress of tempered martensite. The thermomechanical model not only takes into account the different hardening mechanisms (solution hardening, precipitate hardening and the dislocation hardening), but also the effect of deformation temperature. An experimental validation of the two models has been performed for a 80MnCr5 steel using the results obtained by electron transmission microscopy and thermomechanical dilatometry. Finally, the metallurgical model and the thermomechanical model have been implemented into the finite element calculation software ZeBuLoN to simulate the evolution of internal stress during the quenching and tempering process. A first analysis of the stress relaxation during tempering has been performed
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Raude, Simon. "Prise en compte des sollicitations thermiques sur les comportements instantané et différé des géomatériaux." Thesis, Université de Lorraine, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015LORR0028/document.
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Le comportement thermomécanique des géomatériaux est un sujet de recherche qui touche un nombre important de domaines d'application : le stockage des déchets radioactifs en couche géologique profonde, le comportement des structures géothermiques, le stockage de chaleur, le comportement des matériaux à proximité des câbles à haute tension, le comportement saisonnier des matériaux asphaltiques, l'origine des tremblements de terre, etc. Dans le contexte du stockage des déchets radioactifs en couches géologiques profondes, un intérêt particulier a récemment été accordé à l'étude du comportement thermomécanique de l'argile de Boom, l'argile à Opalines, l'argilite du Callovo-Oxfordien et la diorite d'Äspö. L'ensemble de ces études montre qu'une exposition à des températures élevées peut altérer les propriétés physiques et mécaniques des géomatériaux : l'angle de frottement, la cohésion, la perméabilité-porosité, les modules élastiques, la résistance, le comportement volumique, le comportement post-pic, le comportement à long terme, etc. Depuis une trentaine d'années, un nombre important de modèles de comportement ont été développés dans le but d'intégrer les effets de la température à des modèles élasto-plastiques dérivés de la théorie de l'état critique. Cependant, peu de ces modèles intègrent les effets du temps sur le comportement thermomécanique des géomatériaux ; lequel apparaît essentiel au dimensionnement de structures à long terme. L'objectif de ces travaux de thèse est de répondre à cette problématique en intégrant les effets de la température au modèle de comportement mécanique L&K. Le modèle de comportement L&K est un modèle à deux mécanismes, l'un dit "plastique" permettant de décrire le comportement mécanique instantané des matériaux, l'autre dit "viscoplastique" permettant de décrire le comportement différé. Après un état des lieux détaillé concernant les comportements thermomécaniques instantané et différé des géomatériaux, les effets de la température ont été pris en compte à travers l'évolution des paramètres d'écrouissage des deux mécanismes. Ce modèle thermomécanique a été validé sur des applications expérimentales en support de ce travail de thèse. Les résultats montrent que la formulation proposée permet de reproduire fidèlement le comportement thermomécanique des géomatériaux. Les applications à venir concernent des calculs sur ouvrage dans le contexte du stockage des déchets radioactifsThe effect of temperature on the behaviour of geomaterials is a crucial issue in geotechnical and underground engineering. The thermo-mechanical behaviour of rocks and soils contains many applications in the fields of high-level nuclear waste disposal, heat storage, geothermal structures, petroleum drilling, zones around buried high-voltage cables, bituminous materials, and geological research. In the context of nuclear waste disposal at great depths, the thermo-mechanical behaviour of Boom clay, Opalinus clay, Callovo-Oxfordian argillite and Äspö diorite has recently received special attention in Europe. Research in these areas has demonstrated that rocks and soils may suffer from changes in their mechanical properties during short-to long-term exposure to an elevated temperature. These changes include effects on the friction angle, permeability/porosity, elastic moduli, shear strength, dilatancy, softening, brittle-to-ductile transition, creep, etc... Since Prager's first works on the modelling of non-isothermal plastic deformation, many constitutive models have been developed to include these phenomena in computational inelasticity. Most models generalize the critical-state model to include the effects of temperature on the short-term behaviour of clays and rocks. However, the effect of time on the thermo-mechanical behaviour is often not coupled to the rate-independent plasticity even if the long-term behaviour appears essential for ensuring the safety and stability during the design and construction analysis in many fields, such as the storage of nuclear waste and more generally underground excavations. Thus, it appears important to combine both instantaneous and delayed thermo-mechanical effects to obtain appropriate constitutive equations to model such problems. In this Ph.D thesis, a unified thermo-plastic/viscoplastic constitutive model has been developed for this purpose. This model is a straightforward extension of the unified elasto-plastic/viscoplastic L&K constitutive model which was developed in previous Ph.D works. The updated thermo-mechanical model includes the evolutions of the two yield limits and the fluidity coefficient with temperature. The model was validated under several thermo-mechanical conditions on clayey rocks. The typical features of the thermo-mechanical behaviour of geomaterials were well reproduced. The numerical predictions of the triaxial compression tests and creep tests clearly indicate that the model can predict the overall behaviour of geomaterials under deviatoric and non-isothermal stress paths
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Hadj, kacem Yosra. "Synthèse, caractérisation et propriétés des oligoesters et composites sulfonés biosourcés." Thesis, Lyon, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019LYSEI044/document.
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La transformation de la biomasse végétale en composés simples pouvant servir comme monomères pour l’élaboration de nouveaux matériaux polymères susceptibles de se substituer à leurs homologues d’origine pétrochimique a été l’un des thèmes de recherche développés au cours des deux dernières décennies. c’est dans ce vaste contexte que s’inscrivent les travaux rapportés dans ce mémoire dont l’objectif était d’élaborer une nouvelle famille d’oligoesters aliphatiques en partant de monomères biosourcés et en intégrant dans leur structure des groupes sulfonés. Cette orientation est justifié par les trois considérations suivantes (i) cela constitue une contribution à la valorisation de la biomasse végétale (ii) la présence des unités sulfonés dans leur structure leur confère des propriétés physico-chimiques particulières favorisant leur utilisation dans divers secteurs industriels. (iii) Ces oligoesters peuvent être par la suite utilisés pour la préparation des composites à base de réseaux de poly (ester-uréthane) et de liquide ionique ayant des propriétés thermomécaniques potentiellement intéressantes et une grande tendance à la dégradation hydrolytiqueThe research conducted in this thesis was achieved in the context of vegetal biomass valorization. It aims to develop a new family of aliphatic oligoesters from biobased monomers and incorporating into their structure sulfonated groups. This choice is justified by the following three considerations. (i) This is a contribution to the valorization of vegetal biomass. (ii) The presence of sulfonated units in the structure of this type of polymers gives them specific physicochemical properties favoring their use in various industrial sectors. (iii) These oligoesters can be subsequently used for the preparation of poly (ester-urethane) networks and ionic liquid-based composites with potentially interesting thermomechanical properties and a great tendency towards hydrolytic degradation
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PAIVA, ALBERTO. "MODELING OF THERMOMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2004. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=4942@1.
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CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOO estudo de materiais inteligentes tem instigado várias aplicações nas mais diversas áreas do conhecimento (da área médica à industria aeroespacial). Os materiais mais utilizados em estruturas inteligentes são as ligas com memória de forma, as cerâmicas piezoelétricas, os materiais magneto-estrictivos e os fluidos eletro- reológicos. Nas últimas décadas, as ligas com memória de forma vêm recebendo atenção especial, sendo utilizadas principalmente como sensores ou atuadores. Existe uma gama de fenômenos associados a estas ligas que podem ser explorados. Visando uma análise mais precisa do comportamento destes materiais, tem se tornado cada vez maior o interesse no desenvolvimento de modelos matemáticos capazes de descrevê-los de maneira adequada, permitindo explorar todo o seu potencial. O objetivo deste trabalho é propor um modelo constitutivo unidimensional que considera quatro variantes de microconstituintes (austenita, martensita induzida por temperatura, martensita induzida por tensão trativa e martensita induzida por tensão compressiva) e diferentes propriedades para cada fase. O efeito das deformações induzidas por temperatura é incluído na formulação. O modelo contempla ainda o efeito das deformações plásticas e o acoplamento entre os fenômenos de plasticidade e transformação de fase. Além disso, são introduzidas modificações na formulação que permitem o alargamento do laço de histerese da curva tensão-deformação, fornecendo resultados mais coerentes com dados experimentais. Por fim, incorpora-se a assimetria no comportamento tração-compressão. A validação do modelo é obtida comparando os resultados numéricos obtidos através do modelo com resultados experimentais encontrados na literatura para ensaios de tração a diferentes temperaturas e para a assimetria no comportamento tração- compressão.
The study of intelligent materials has instigated many applications within the various knowledge areas (from medical field to aerospace industry). The most used materials in intelligent structures are the shape memory alloys (SMA), the piezoelectric ceramics, the magnetostrictive materials and the electrorheological fluids. In the last decades, SMAs have received special attention, being mainly used as sensors or actuators. There is a number of phenomena related to these alloys that can be explored. Aiming a more precise analysis of SMA behavior, the interest on the development of mathematical models capable of describing these phenomena properly has grown, allowing to explore all their potential. The aim of this work is to propose a unidimensional constitutive model which considers four microconstituent variants (austenite, martensite induced by temperature, martensite induced by tensile loading and martensite induced by compressive loading) and different material properties for each phase. The effect of thermal strains is included in the formulation. The model considers the effect of plastic strains and the plastic-phase transformation coupling. Besides, some changes are introduced in the formulation in order to enlarge the stress-strain hysteresis loop, resulting in better agreements with experimental data. Eventually, the tensioncompression asymmetry is incorporated. The model validation is obtained through the comparison between the numerical results given by the model and experimental results found in the literature for tensile tests at different temperatures and for tension- compression asymmetry.
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Niel, Dimitri. "Etude du comportement thermomécanique de paliers à roulements pour une application hautes vitesses." Thesis, Lyon, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019LYSEI007/document.
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Avec l’apparition de moteur électrique dans le secteur automobile, les réducteurs mécaniques fonctionnent à des vitesses de rotation de plus en plus élevées. Pour ce type de réducteur, les pertes de puissance au niveau des paliers à roulements peuvent être prédominantes pour des vitesses de rotation élevées. Ces pertes sont fortement dépendantes du comportement thermique du palier à roulement. D’où l’intérêt de développer des outils numériques permettant d’estimer les puissances générées au sein d’un palier à roulement. Cette estimation permettra en phase de pré-étude de développer un dispositif de refroidissement adapté afin d’éviter tout risque de dégradation du palier à roulement. Cette thèse présente une nouvelle approche permettant d’étudier le comportement thermomécanique de palier à roulement. Cette approche intermédiaire requiert un minimum de paramètres d’entrée (géométrie externe du palier à roulement et condition de fonctionnement). Elle utilise la méthode dite « des réseaux thermiques » pour obtenir une interconnexion entre les pertes de puissance et le comportement thermique du palier à roulement. Enfin cette approche permet de calculer la puissance dissipée au sein d’un roulement et les températures des bagues et du lubrifiant principalement pour une application hautes vitesses. Cette approche est développée pour des roulements à billes à gorge profonde et contact oblique. Des valeurs expérimentales sont nécessaires pour valider cette nouvelle approche. C’est pourquoi, un nouveau banc d’essai modulaire dédié à l’étude du comportement thermomécanique de palier à roulement a été développé. Sur ce nouveau moyen d’essai, une grande variété de paliers à roulements peut être testée pour différentes conditions de fonctionnement. Pour les premiers essais, un roulement à billes à gorge profonde lubrifié par injection est testé pour un fonctionnement hautes vitesses (produit (n×D_m) supérieur au million)Rolling Element Bearing (REB) is an essential component in mechanical transmission to reduce friction between rotating parts. Now, with the development of electrical motor in mechanical industry, REBs may work at very high rotation speed. It leads to an increase of REB power losses and temperatures. Theses power losses are strongly coupled with the REB thermal behaviour. The oil temperature has a significant impact on the kinematic viscosity which in turn affects the REB power losses. Based on thermal network approach, an intermediate model is developed in this study. This new model allows obtaining lumped information (temperature of rings) with a minimum of input data (REB external geometry and operating condition only) and by using global power loss models. This intermediate model is developed for angular contact ball bearing and deep groove ball bearing under oil jet lubrication for high speed application. Experimental data are required to validate this new approach. That why, a modular test rig is designed to obtain information on the REB thermomechanical behaviour. The new test rig developed in this study is dedicated to a wide range of REB dimensions and for different operating conditions. For the first test, a deep groove ball bearing under oil jet lubrication is studied for high speed application ((N.dm) product is higher than one million.)
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Voirin, Thibaut. "Etude du comportement mécanique et de l’endommagement des composites C/C à basses et hautes températures." Thesis, Lyon, 2021. http://www.theses.fr/2021LYSEI008.
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Les matériaux composites Carbone/Carbone sont utilisés dans l’industrie aéronautique ainsi que dans l’aérospatial du fait de leurs excellentes propriétés thermomécaniques, de la température ambiante jusqu’à de très hautes températures (< 3000°C). Cependant l’évolution de ces propriétés à hautes températures est peu connue, notamment sous des sollicitations de type freinage auxquelles ces composites peuvent être soumis pour des applications aéronautiques ou dans les sports mécaniques.L’objectif de ce travail était donc d’étudier le comportement mécanique d’un composite C/C stratifié sous des sollicitations mécaniques pouvant intervenir dans une situation de freinage. Ainsi, la compression et le cisaillement ont été particulièrement étudiés, afin de déterminer l’évolution des mécanismes d’endommagement en fonction de la température sous ces modes de chargement. Afin de mener à bien cette étude, plusieurs aspects expérimentaux ont été abordés, tels que la géométrie et la taille des éprouvettes, de même que les difficultés de mesures liées à la réalisation des essais mécaniques à hautes températures. C’est ainsi que des essais originaux de cisaillement interlaminaire à chaud ont pu être réalisés. Parallèlement à ces essais, la microstructure du matériau a été étudiée in-situ et post-mortem par une analyse multi-échelle (à l’échelle des strates, des torons et au niveau des fibres à l’intérieur des torons). L’évolution des propriétés mécaniques a été mise en relation avec les observations microstructurales pour les différents modes de chargement étudiés (compression « Z », compression « XY » et cisaillement interlaminaire), afin de proposer des scenarii d’endommagement du matériau en fonction de la température. Grâce à cette approche, le rôle majeur des dilatations thermiques différentielles des torons sur le frettage des aiguilletages a pu être mis en évidence pour des températures allant jusqu’à 1500°C. Pour des températures supérieures, des effets de plasticité ont été identifiésCarbon/Carbon composites are used in aeronautics and space industries for their excellent thermomechanical properties, from room temperature to very high temperatures (up to 3000°C). Nevertheless, these properties and their evolution at elevated temperatures are not known well enough, specifically for braking-like solicitations such as plane braking or motorsport braking.The main objectives of this work was to study the mechanical behavior of this composite under mechanical solicitations that may occur during a braking situation. Thereby, compressive and shear behavior were studied in particular, in order to determine the evolution of the damage mechanisms depending on the temperature for these loading modes. In order to lead this study successfully, various experimental aspects have been approached, such as sample geometry, as well as measurements issues due to the mechanical testing at high temperatures. This is how original mechanical testing of the interlaminar shear behavior have been performed. Concurrently with these tests, the material microstructure has been studied in-situ and post-mortem with a multi-scale approach (at ply level, at yarn level and at fiber level inside the strands). The evolution of the mechanical properties has been linked to the microstructure evolution for the different loading modes (Z-compression, XY-compression and interlaminar shear) in order to propose damage scenario of the material as a function of the temperature. This approach allowed us to understand the major role of the thermal differential dilatations of the yarn on the shrinking of the needles for temperatures up to 1500°C. For temperatures higher than 1500°C, plasticity effects have been identified
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Lin, Brian E. "Stucture and thermomechanical behavior of nitipt shape memory alloy wires." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28233.
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The objective of this work is to understand the structure-property relationships in a pseudoelastic composition of polycrystalline NiTiPt (Ti-42.7 at% Ni-7.5 at% Pt). Structural characterization of the alloy includes grain size determination and texture analysis while the thermo-mechanical properties are explored using tensile testing. Variation in heat treatment is used as a vehicle to modify microstructure. The results are compared to experiments on Ni-rich NiTi alloy wires (Ti-51.0 at% Ni), which are in commercial use in various biomedical applications. With regards to microstructure, both alloys exhibit a <111> fiber texture along the wire drawing axis, however the NiTiPt alloy's grain size is smaller than that of the Ni-rich NiTi wires, while the latter materials contain second phase precipitates. Given the nanometer scale grain size in NiTiPt and the dispersed, nanometer scale precipitate size in NiTi, the overall strength and ductility of the alloys are essentially identical when given appropriate heat treatments. Property differences include a much smaller stress hysteresis and smaller temperature dependence of the transformation stress for NiTiPt alloys compared to NiTi alloys. Potential benefits and implications for use in vascular stent applications are discussed.
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Rittenhouse, Joseph Anderson. "Mechanics and Fracture Behavior of Thermomechanical Bonds in Nonwoven Fabric." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/82520.
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The market for nonwoven fabrics has experienced extreme growth in recent years and is expected to double in size from 2010 to 2020. This remarkable growth can be attributed to its numerous applications, ease of manufacturing, and customizable properties such as fabric stiffness, extensibility, and composition. The lifetime of the fabric is extremely important to producers and depends strongly on its micro-mechanical properties. Previously published studies have investigated the bulk fabric properties and the constituent fiber properties. However, nothing has been done to determine the properties of individual thermo-mechanical bonds that connect the constituent fibers of the fabric together. These bonds provide the mechanical integrity of the nonwoven fabrics. This study is the first to examine individual bonds by measuring their mechanical properties via uniaxial tensile tests and by computing the basis weight and orientation of the fibers surrounding the bonds. The results demonstrate that there is a high correlation between the fiber structure around the bond and the bond mechanical properties. The amount and directions of fibers affect how the load is transmitted through the bond and distributed across the fabric. Namely, if there are a few fibers surrounding the bond, or the primary fiber direction is different from the loading direction, then the force sustained by the bond is significantly lower and the bond does not deform. Conversely, if there are many fibers in the loading direction then the bond can sustain a significantly large force and undergoes deformation. The fiber and bond deformation are also observed through microscopic images captured during the uniaxial tensile tests. Ultimately, this research details the results for an effective method to test and analyze the mechanical integrity of thermo-mechanically bond and the lifetime of the nonwoven fabrics.Master of Science
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Vespa, Geremi. "Hot deformation behavior of magnesium AZ31." Thesis, McGill University, 2006. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=99796.
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Automobile manufacturers are interested in lightweight materials, including magnesium, to increase vehicle fuel economy, improve performance and reduce emissions. In this work the deformation behavior of as-cast and rolled magnesium AZ31 alloy has been studied. In as-cast material, it was found that reheating at 400°C and above for 60 minutes increased the homogeneity of the as-cast structure and gave rise to repeatable deformation. At compression temperatures above 300°C dynamic recrystallization occurred; below 200°C, there was significant twinning. Annealing completely recrystallized the structure deformed below 200°C, but did not change the dynamically recrystallized structure. AZ31 alloy was also rolled at temperatures of 350, 400 and 450°C and rolling speeds of 20 and 50 rpm for 15 and 30% reduction in thickness to produce sheet. Before rolling, the alloy was preheated for I and 10 hours at the rolling temperatures. The sheets were then tensile tested at 300, 400 and 450°C with strain rates of 0.1, 0.01 and 0.001s-1. The flow curves and microstructures indicated that the tensile deformation mechanism changed with processing conditions. Two deformation mechanisms were present in the magnesium sheet depending on the strain rate and grain size. At slow strain rates and small grain size, the active deformation mechanism was grain boundary sliding. As grain sizes increased there was also a component of dislocation creep. At the fast strain rate, the deformation mechanism, regardless of grain size, was dislocation creep. At a true strain rate of 0.001s-1, it was found that rolling at 350°C with 30% reduction per pass yielded the finest microstructure and subsequently, the best hot deformation characteristics. At a true strain rate of 0.1s-1, rolling at 450°C with 30% reduction per pass yielded a coarser, more recrystallized microstructure with best hot deformation characteristics.
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Yan, Kun, and 閆琨. "Size effects on the thermo-mechanical behavior on nano-structures/ materials." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2008. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B41290513.
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Zhang, Hongyan. "Numerical and analytical predictions of thermomechanical behavior of metal matrix composites /." The Ohio State University, 1991. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487759436328003.
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Kupkovits, Robert Anthony. "Thermomechanical fatigue behavior of the directionally-solidified nickel-base superalloy CM247LC." Thesis, Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28160.
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Thesis (M. S.)--Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009.Committee Chair: Dr. Richard W. Neu; Committee Member: Dr. David L. McDowell; Committee Member: Dr. W. Steven Johnson.
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Kozak, Karolina. "Influence of elaboration conditions on the thermomechanical behavior of MAX phases." Thesis, Limoges, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019LIMO0047/document.
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Les phases MAX sont des carbures et / ou des nitrures ternaires avec un fort potentiel dans des applications diverses. Cette étude a porté sur deux phases MAX, Ti3SiC2 et Ti2AlC qui sont les plus connues dans ce groupe de matériaux. La première partie de ces travaux était dédiée à l’élaboration des poudres et des matériaux frittés. L’objectif était d’obtenir une variété de matériaux présentant différentes caractéristiques microstructurales, en termes de composition chimique et de taille de grains. Ainsi, des poudres commerciales et synthétisées par SHS ont été densifiées à l'aide de deux techniques de frittage sous charge, i.e. SPS et HP. La deuxième partie du travail a été consacrée à une meilleure compréhension de l’influence de la composition chimique et de la taille des grains sur le comportement thermomécanique des phases MAX. Des informations supplémentaires ont été fournies en couplant deux techniques expérimentales, la flexion quatre points et l’émission acoustique, et en les associant à des observations SEM post-mortems. L’approche expérimentale développée, basée sur la comparaison des réponses mécaniques des matériaux Ti3SiC2 (contenant la phase MAX et des phases secondaires) et de Ti2AlC (phases MAX uniquement), a permis d’approfondir la compréhension des mécanismes de déformation et d’endommagement induits. Il était également montré que les phases sécondaires et la taille de grains influence la manière dont les différents endommagements sont accumulées dans le matériaux. Les résultats d’EA sont fourni les informations supplémentaires sur les type d’endommagements rencontrées et leur chronologie qui résultent avec le comportement nonlinéaire de phases MAX. La dérnière partie de cette thèse a montré que le température de transition fragile-plastique est autour de 1200˚C et que la taille de grains l’abaisseMAX phases are ternary carbide and/or nitride with a great potential in various application. This study concerned two MAX phase compounds, namely Ti3SiC2 and Ti2AlC, which are on the most studied among all known MAX phases. The first part dealt with materials elaboration which includes both synthesis and sintering stages. The objective was to obtain a variety of materials with different microstructural features, i.e. phase composition and grain size. For this purpose, both commercial and SHS-derived powders were densified with two pressure-assisted sintering technique, i.e. SPS and HP. The second part of work was devoted to deeper understanding of the influence of phase composition and grain size to thermomechanical behavior of MAX phases. More information was provided when two experimental techniques, four-point bending and AE monitoring, were coupled together with post-mortem SEM observations. The developed experimental approach based on comparison of mechanical responses of Ti3SiC2 (MAX phase and secondary phases) and Ti2AlC (containing only MAX phases) compounds, is implemented to investigate the induced deformation and damage mechanisms. It was shown that higher quantity of MAX phases in the material improves flexural strength with corresponding more pronounce nonlinear behavior and high dissipated energy. When MAX phase grains are coarser the mechanical strength lowers but the nonlinear part becomes more significative, which results in higher values of dissipated energy. It was also shown that the secondary phases and the grain size impact the way in which the damage is accumulated within the sample. AE data provided more information on possible damage mechanisms and their chronology leading to hysteretic behavior of MAX phases. The last part has shown that the BPTT for Ti3SiC2 is ≈1200˚C and the grain size of MAX phases lowers this BPTT
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Khalfallah, Moussa. "Etude expérimentale et modélisation numérique du comportement thermomécanique d’un sandwich agrocomposite à base de fibres longues de lin." Thesis, Reims, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015REIMS003.
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Afin de réduire les déchets et les émissions de CO2, la demande des constructeurs automobiles a évolué vers l'utilisation de nouveaux matériaux biosourcés permettant d'alléger les véhicules et diminuer leur consommation en carburant. Dans ce contexte, la thèse a eu pour objectif de réaliser un panneau sandwich léger et résistant renforcé par des fibres longues de lin pour des applications semistructurelles automobiles. Outre la recherche bibliographique, le travail est réparti en trois volets : la mise en œuvre, la caractérisation et la modélisation du comportement mécanique du panneau sandwich. Les peaux composites sont renforcées par un nouveau renfort « Flaxtape », qui est un voile de fibres longues de lin unidirectionnelles et ne contenant aucune filature en trame. La matrice est une résine thermodurcissable aqueuse permettant un temps de réticulation très court et une bonne processabilité. Les peaux composites et les panneaux sandwichs dérivés sont élaborés à l'aide d'un procédé de thermocompression respectant des cycles de fabrication industriels. La compréhension et l'optimisation des paramètres entrant en jeu dans leur élaboration et leur mise en œuvre (cycle de cuisson, température, séchage, densification, fraction volumique de fibres, taux de réticulation et séquence d'empilement) passent par une série de caractérisations thermomécaniques et physicochimiques. Les résultats obtenus montrent les bonnes propriétés mécaniques spécifiques du panneau sandwich à différentes températures. D'autre part, le panneau sandwich en Flaxpreg est destiné à la réalisation d'un plancher de coffre de véhicule. La modélisation numérique du comportement mécanique du panneau sandwich a permis de prédire sa réponse mécanique lorsqu'il est mis en service à différentes positions dans le coffre. Afin de simplifier la géométrie du panneau sandwich et de réduire le temps de calcul, un modèle d'homogénéisation analytique de l'âme en nid d'abeille a été utilisé pour réaliser cette étudeTo reduce waste and CO2 emissions, car manufacturers use more and more new bio-sourced materials to lighten vehicles and reduce fuel consumption. In this context, this thesis aimed at processing a lightweight sandwich panel reinforced by long flax fibers for automotive semi-structural applications.In addition to the literature state of the art, the work is divided into three parts: the material processing, characterization and modeling of the mechanical behavior of the sandwich panel. The composite skins are reinforced by a new reinforcing material "Flaxtape", which is a veil of long unidirectional flaxfibers withouth any weft spinning. The matrix is an aqueous thermosetting resin with a very short cure time and good processability. The composite skins and derived sandwich panels are processed by a thermocompression technique respecting industrial production cycles. Thermomechanical and physicochemical characterizations are used to understand and optimize the parameters involved in their development (cooking cycle, temperature, drying, densification, fiber volume fraction, degree of crosslinking and stacking sequence). Our results highlight good specific mechanical properties of the sandwich panels at different temperatures.Furthermore, the Flaxpreg sandwich panel has been used for the achievement of a vehicle compartment floor. Numerical modeling of the mechanical behavior of the sandwich panel was used to predict the sandwich panel mechanical response at different positions in the trunk. To simplify the geometry of the sandwich panel and reduce the computation time, an analytical model of the homogenized honeycomb was used in this study
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Hassanzadegan, Alireza [Verfasser], and Uwe [Akademischer Betreuer] Tröger. "Thermomechanical and poromechanical behavior of Flechtinger sandstone / Alireza Hassanzadegan. Betreuer: Uwe Tröger." Berlin : Universitätsbibliothek der Technischen Universität Berlin, 2013. http://d-nb.info/1033891371/34.
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Conley, Jill Anne. "Hygro-thermo-mechanical behavior of fiber optic apparatus." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/17308.
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Ningre, Corado. "Modélisation du comportement élastoplastique cyclique multiaxial par une approche multisurface dans l'espace des déformations." Thesis, Université Grenoble Alpes, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020GRALI053.
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Ce travail concerne l’étude théorique, numérique et expérimentale du comportement mécanique élastoplastique en chargements cycliques complexes multiaxiaux de matériaux métalliques. Le comportement élastoplastique est décrit par modèle multisurface, avec une prise en compte des grandes transformations. Ce modèle est écrit dans l’espace multidimensionnel d’Ilyushin des déformations, de dimension 5. La modélisation qui en résulte permet de décrire le comportement multiaxial des matériaux métalliques, en chargements cycliques complexes, notamment non proportionnels, avec une prise en compte des déformations finies, de l’irréversibilité indépendante du temps, des effets secondaires cumulés (effet Poynting-Swift) et des effets d’écrouissage cyclique. Le modèle ainsi développé a été implémenté dans un code commercial de calcul par éléments finis, afin de produire un outil opérationnel de calcul des structures telles que les équipements mécaniques et les composants internes des centrales hydroélectriques (turbines, alternateur…). Le modèle proposé a été validé par confrontation à des résultats d’essais biaxiaux de traction-torsion combinées, réalisés sur un acier inoxydable. Ce modèle a été complété par une analyse énergétique et thermodynamique qui permet la mise en place, à terme, d’une approche énergétique pertinente pour le suivi de l’endommagement par fatigue. Dans le cadre de ce travail, cette approche a été illustrée par la proposition d’un critère de fatigue, validé par la comparaison de ses prédictions à celles d’autres critères de fatigue classiques, proposés dans la littératureThis work deals with the theoretical, numerical and experimental study of the elastoplastic mechanical behavior of metallic materials in complex multiaxial cyclic loadings. The elastoplastic behavior is described by a multisurface model, within the finite strain theory. This model is written in the five-dimensional Ilyushin strain space. The resulting model is capable of describing the multiaxial behavior of metallic materials, in complex cyclic loadings, in particular non-proportional, taking into account finite strain, time-independent irreversibility, cumulative second order effects (Poynting-Swift effect) and cyclic hardening. The model has been implemented in a commercial finite element calculation code, in order to produce an operational tool for calculating structures such as mechanical equipment and internal components of hydroelectric power plants (turbines, alternators, etc.). The proposed model was validated by comparison with combined tensile-torsion biaxial test results obtained on stainless steel. This model has been completed by an energy and thermodynamic analysis that allows the implementation of a relevant energy approach for the monitoring of fatigue damage. As part of this work, this approach was illustrated by the proposal of a fatigue criterion, validated by the comparison of its predictions with those of other classical fatigue criteria proposed in the literature
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Sauter, Linda Xenia. "Microstructural and film thickness effects on the thermomechanical behavior of thin Au films." Stuttgart : Max-Planck-Inst. für Metallforschung, 2007. http://d-nb.info/995370753/34.
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Reuse, Rolando. "Thermomechanical behavior of monolithic Sn-Ag-Cu solder and copper fiber reinforced solders." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2005. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/05Sep%5FReuse.pdf.
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Kirka, Michael. "Thermomechanical behavior of a directionally solidified nickel-base superalloys in the aged state." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53458.
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Understanding the effects of aged microstructures on the thermomechanical fatigue (TMF) properties of nickel-base (Ni-base) superalloys remains unclear. Few experimental results are currently available in this area, and of the limited results available, some promote aged microstructures as beneficial, while others as detri- mental. The importance of these aged structures arises from the fact that when components used in the hot sections of gas turbine engines remain in service for ex- tended periods of time, the local temperature and stress provides the catalyst for the evolution of the microstructure.
An experimental assessment of a negative misfit directionally solidified (DS) Ni- base superalloy was undertaken to characterize the aging kinetics and understand the influence of the TMF cycle temperature extremum, temperature-load phasing, mean strain, creep-fatigue, orientation effects, and microstructure on TMF fatigue crack initiation. To determine the effects of aging on the TMF response, the as-heat- treated alloy was artificially aged to three unique microstructures identified in the aging kinetics study. The experiments revealed that not all aged microstructures are detrimental to the fatigue life behavior. Specifically, when the γ′ precipitates age in a manner to align themselves parallel to the axis of the applied stress, an increase in the fatigue life over that of the as-heat-treated microstructure is observed for out-of-phase TMF with dwells.
To extend the experimental understanding of the aged microstructures into ser- vice component design and life analysis, a temperature-dependent crystal viscoplas- ticity (CVP) constitutive model is developed to capture the sensitivity of the aged microstructure through embedding additional variables associated with the current state of the γ′ particles. As a result of the adaptations, the CVP model has the ability to describe the long-term aging effects of directional coarsening relevant to the analysis industrial gas turbine hot section components.
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Nicholson, Douglas E. "Thermomechanical behavior of high-temperature shape memory alloy Ni-Ti-Pd-Pt actuators." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2011. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4814.
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To date the commercial use of shape memory alloys (SMAs) has been mostly limited to binary NiTi alloys with transformation temperatures approximately in the -100 to 100 &"186;C range. In an ongoing effort to develop high-temperature shape memory alloys (HTSMAs), ternary and quaternary additions are being made to binary NiTi to form NiTi-X (e.g., X: Pd, Pt, Au and Hf) alloys. Stability and repeatability can be further increased at these higher temperatures by limiting the stress, but the tradeoff is reduced work output and stroke. However, HTSMAs operating at decreased stresses can still be used effectively in actuator applications that require large strokes when used in the form of springs. The overall objective of this work is to facilitate the development of HTSMAs for use as high-force actuators in active/adaptive aerospace structures. A modular test setup was assembled with the objective of acquiring stroke, stress, temperature and moment data in real time during joule heating and forced convective cooling of Ni19.5Ti50.5Pd25Pt5 HTSMA springs. The spring actuators were evaluated under both monotonic axial loading and thermomechanical cycling. The role of rotational constraints (i.e., by restricting rotation or allowing for free rotation at the ends of the springs) on stroke performance was also assessed. Recognizing that evolution in the material microstructure results in changes in geometry and vice versa in HTSMA springs, the objective of the present study also included assessing the contributions from the material microstructural evolution, by eliminating contributions from changes in geometry, to overall HTSMA spring performance. The finite element method (FEM) was used to support the analytical analyses and provided further insight into the behavior and heterogeneous stress states that exist in these spring actuators. Furthermore, with the goal of improving dimensional stability there is a need to better understand the microstructural evolution in HTSMAs that contributes to irrecoverable strains. Towards this goal, available Ni29.5Ti50.5Pd20 neutron diffraction data (from a comparable HTMSA alloy without the solid solution strengthening offered by the Pt addition) were analyzed. The data was obtained from in situ neutron diffraction experiments performed on Ni29.5Ti50.5Pd20 during compressive loading while heating/cooling, using the Spectrometer for Materials Research at Temperature and Stress (SMARTS) at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Specifically, in this work emphasis was placed on neutron diffraction data analysis via Rietveld refinement and capturing the texture evolution through inverse pole figures. Such analyses provided quantitative information on the evolution of lattice strain, phase volume fraction (including retained martensite that exists above the austenite finish temperature) and texture (martensite variant reorientation and detwinning) under temperature and stress. Financial support for this work from NASA's Fundamental Aeronautics Program Supersonics Project (NNX08AB51A), Subsonic Fixed Wing Program (NNX11AI57A) and the Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP) is gratefully acknowledged. It benefited additionally from the use of the Lujan Neutron Scattering Center at Los Alamos National Laboratory, which is funded by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences (Department of Energy) and is operated by Los Alamos National Security LLC under DOE Contract DE-AC52-06NA25396.ID: 030646204; System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader.; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Thesis (M.S.A.E.)--University of Central Florida, 2011.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-106).
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Menezes, Alexandre Jorge Rocha. "Analysis of the behavior of concrete thermomechanical of low resistance in low ages." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2015. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=16161.
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CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel SuperiorGreat works of infrastructure such as hydroelectric plants require, in it building, large concrete volumes classified as mass concrete structures. These works of power generation are strategic and fundamental for the development of a nation. However, during construction and throughout its life they may have pathological manifestations that compromise its stability. One of the most common problems in this type of structure is cracking caused by heat generated due to the exothermic reaction of cement hydration. Therefore, we had to analyze the thermal behavior of concrete, concrete with similar consistency and resistance like the concrete utilized in construction dam, and analyze how the type of cement utilized and its contents affects these parameters. In addition, we studied the evolution of compressive strength and dynamic modulus of elasticity as the cement hydrates. Finally, we compared the thermal performance of concretes produced with the results obtained from a commercial software. To carry out the experiment, concrete blocks were produced of 1,5m with cements CP II E 32 RS and CP IV 32 with consumption 241,2 kg/m and 330,0 kg/m for thermal analysis, besides cylindrical specimens for the remaining analyzes. The results showed that the thermal behavior of concrete has a small dependence on the type of cement, however the cement content affects too much this behavior, and the cement CP IV 32 showed higher thermal variations. It was also observed that the development of compressive strength is strongly dependent on the cement content, but it has low dependency on the type of cement. Computer modeling presented satisfactory results when it was compared to results of the thermal evolution blocks.
As grandes obras de infraestrutura como as centrais hidroelÃtricas requerem na sua construÃÃo grandes volumes de concreto, sendo classificadas como estruturas de concreto massa. Essas obras de geraÃÃo de energia sÃo estratÃgicas e fundamentais para o desenvolvimento de uma naÃÃo. Entretanto, durante sua construÃÃo e ao longo de sua vida Ãtil estas podem apresentar manifestaÃÃes patolÃgicas que comprometem sua estabilidade. Um dos problemas mais comuns nesse tipo de estrutura à a fissuraÃÃo causada pela energia tÃrmica gerada devido à reaÃÃo exotÃrmica de hidrataÃÃo do cimento. Diante disso, buscou-se analisar como se dà o comportamento tÃrmico de concretos utilizados para a construÃÃo de corpo de barragem, alÃm de analisar como o tipo de cimento utilizado e o seu teor afetam a variaÃÃo de temperatura da massa de concreto e os problemas causados por essa variaÃÃo. Buscou-se ainda analisar a evoluÃÃo da resistÃncia à compressÃo e do mÃdulo de elasticidade dinÃmico à medida que o cimento se hidratava. Por fim, comparou-se o comportamento tÃrmico dos concretos produzidos com os resultados obtidos por meio de um software comercial. Para a realizaÃÃo da parte experimental produziu-se blocos de concretos de 1,5 metros cÃbicos com cimentos CP II-E 32 RS e CP IV 32 com consumo de 241,2 kg/m e 330,0 kg/m para anÃlise tÃrmica, alÃm da moldagem de corpos de prova cilÃndricos para as demais anÃlises. Os resultados apontaram que o comportamento tÃrmico do concreto apresenta uma pequena dependÃncia do tipo de cimento. Entretanto, o teor de cimento afeta fortemente esse comportamento, sendo o cimento CP IV 32 o que apresentou maiores variaÃÃes tÃrmicas. Observou-se tambÃm que a evoluÃÃo da resistÃncia à compressÃo à fortemente dependente da quantidade de cimento, mas apresenta baixa dependÃncia do tipo de cimento. A modelagem computacional apresentou resultados satisfatÃrios quando comparado aos resultados da evoluÃÃo tÃrmica dos blocos produzidos.
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Sauter, Linda Xenia. "Microstructural and film thickness effects on the thermomechanical behavior of thin Au films." [S.l. : s.n.], 2006. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:93-opus-31632.
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Teng, Chong. "Variational Asymptotic Method for Unit Cell Homogenization of Thermomechanical Behavior of Composite Materials." DigitalCommons@USU, 2013. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2048.
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To seek better material behaviors, the research of material properties has been mas- sively carried out in both industrial and academic fields throughout the twentieth century. Composite materials are known for their abilities of combining constituent materials in or- der to fulfill the desirable overall material performance. One of the advantages of composite materials is the adjustment between stiffness and lightness of materials in order to meet the needs of various engineering designs. Even though the finite element analysis is mature, composites are heterogeneous in nature and can present difficulties at the structural level with the acceptable computational time. A way of simplifying such problems is to find a way to connect structural analysis with corresponding analysis of representative microstructure of the material, which is normally called micromechanics modeling or homogenization.Generally speaking, the goal of homogenization is to predict a precise material behavior by taking into account the information stored in both microscopic and macroscopic levels of the composites. Of special concern to researchers and engineers is the thermomechanical behavior of composite materials since thermal effect is almost everywhere in real practical cases of engineering. In aerospace engineering, the thermomechanical behaviors of compos- ites are even more important since flight under high speed usually produces a large amount of heat which will cause very high thermal-related deformation and stress.In this dissertation, the thermomechanical behavior of composites will be studied based on the variational asymptotic method for unit cell homogenization (VAMUCH) which was recently developed as an efficient and accurate micromechanics modeling tool. The theories and equations within the code are based on the variational asymptotic method invented by Prof. Berdichevsky. For problems involving small parameters, the traditional asymptotic method is often applied by solving a system of differential equations while the variational asymptotic method is using a variational statement that only solves one functional of such problems where the traditional asymptotic method may apply.First, we relax the assumption made by traditional linear thermoelasticity that not only a small overall strain is assumed to be small but also the temperature variation. Of course, in this case we need to add temperature dependent material properties to VAMUCH so that the secant material properties can be calculated. Then, we consider the temperature field to be point-wise different within the microstructure; a micromechanics model with nonuniformly distributed temperature field will be addressed. Finally, the internal and external loads induced energies are considered in order to handle real engineering structures under their working conditions.