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Ítem Pelletisation by tumbling as an alternative method of agglomerating nanometric particles for use as feedstock in bi-modal structured flame-sprayed ceramic coatings(Elsevier Ltd., 2019-01-01) Árias J.A.; Hurtado F.M.; Estrada G.; Cadavid E.; Rincón Ortiz M.; Palacio C.C.; Vargas F.; Universidad EAFIT. Departamento de Ciencias Básicas; Electromagnetismo Aplicado (Gema)This paper is focused on the physical evaluation of ceramic granules of Al2O3, Al2O3-13 wt% TiO2 (AT-13) and TiO2 obtained from alumina and titania nanoparticles by pelletisation in a rotating drum. The results were compared with those of both sintered and non-sintered granules of similar chemical compositions and particle size distributions which were spray dried, as well as with those of TiO2 pelletised granules blended with atomised alumina particles. The results obtained indicated that the physical characteristics of the pelletised granules conferred them a free-flowing behavior which was similar to that of the spray-dried granules. However, the TiO2 pelletised granules blended with harder atomised alumina particles disintegrated and, therefore, exhibited a poor flowability. Additionally, it was evident that the ceramic coatings fabricated from pelletised granules displayed a structure which was as or more compact than those of the granules obtained from agglomerated powders by spray drying with or without sintering, apart from being more compact than that of the coatings deposited from TiO2 pelletised granules blended with atomised alumina particles. The above findings indicate that the alternative pelletising method is potentially useful for the use of agglomerated nanoparticles as feedstock in the fabrication of bi-modal structured flame-sprayed ceramic coatings. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l.Ítem Seismic response of three-dimensional rockfill dams using the Indirect Boundary Element Method(IOP PUBLISHING LTD, 2014-01-01) Sánchez-Sesma, F.J.; Arellano-Guzmán, M.; Pérez-Gavilán, J.J.; Suarez, M.; Marengo-Mogollón, H.; Chaillat, S.; Jaramillo, J.D.; Gómez, J.; Iturrarán-Viveros, U.; Rodríguez-Castellanos, A.; Sánchez-Sesma, F.J.; Arellano-Guzmán, M.; Pérez-Gavilán, J.J.; Suarez, M.; Marengo-Mogollón, H.; Chaillat, S.; Jaramillo, J.D.; Gómez, J.; Iturrarán-Viveros, U.; Rodríguez-Castellanos, A.; Universidad EAFIT. Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica; Mecánica AplicadaThe Indirect Boundary Element Method (IBEM) is used to compute the seismic response of a three-dimensional rockfill dam model. The IBEM is based on a single layer integral representation of elastic fields in terms of the full-space Green function, or fundamental solution of the equations of dynamic elasticity, and the associated force densities along the boundaries. The method has been applied to simulate the ground motion in several configurations of surface geology. Moreover, the IBEM has been used as benchmark to test other procedures. We compute the seismic response of a three-dimensional rockfill dam model placed within a canyon that constitutes an irregularity on the surface of an elastic half-space. The rockfill is also assumed elastic with hysteretic damping to account for energy dissipation. Various types of incident waves are considered to analyze the physical characteristics of the response: symmetries, amplifications, impulse response and the like. Computations are performed in the frequency domain and lead to time response using Fourier analysis. In the present implementation a symmetrical model is used to test symmetries. The boundaries of each region are discretized into boundary elements whose size depends on the shortest wavelength, typically, six boundary segments per wavelength. Usually, the seismic response of rockfill dams is simulated using either finite elements (FEM) or finite differences (FDM). In most applications, commercial tools that combine features of these methods are used to assess the seismic response of the system for a given motion at the base of model. However, in order to consider realistic excitation of seismic waves with different incidence angles and azimuth we explore the IBEM. © 2010 IOP Publishing Ltd.Ítem Thermo-oxidative aging of bitumen(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2018-07-03) Gamarra, A.; Ossa, E.A.; Gamarra, A.; Ossa, E.A.; Universidad EAFIT. Departamento de Ingeniería de Producción; Materiales de IngenieríaThermo-oxidative bitumen ageing has been commonly recognised as the main cause of asphalt cracking. The effect of thermo-oxidative ageing level on bitumen has been studied in this work by means of a simple and effective mechanical stirring process. Physical characteristics of the material as Softening Point, Penetration and Viscosity were measured to samples with different ageing conditions. Chemical changes in the material were evaluated by means of SARA fractioning to measure the effect of ageing on the fundamental components of bitumen, and Infrared Spectroscopy in order to study the changes found on the oxidation-related compounds of the material. Microstructural changes on the material were evaluated using atomic force microscopy (AFM) finding that the ageing process on bitumen increases the number and size of the phases related to asphaltenes and resins, and decreases the amount of phases related to aromatics. The changes in chemical and physical characteristics of bitumen were found to be strongly dependent on the carbonyl formation. An extension to a previously proposed oxidation kinetics model was used to predict the fast rate (transient) and constant rate (steady-state) oxidation behaviour of bitumen and its relation to physical properties. The thermo-oxidative changes suffered by bitumen are associated with increasing hardening of the material, making it susceptible to cracking when in contact with aggregate as thin films in flexible pavements. © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.