Study and characterization of the ZnPc:C60/MoOx interface in organic solar cells by means of photoelectron spectroscopy

Dissertation to obtain the academic degree of Master in materials engineering submitted to the Faculty of science and engineering of Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Staging the Scientist: The Representation of Science and its Processes in American and British Drama

Dissertação apresentada para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Estudos Ingleses e Norte Americanos

Otimização da implementação em GPUs de um algoritmo de simulação de materiais granulares

As simulações que pretendam modelar fenómenos reais com grande precisão em tempo útil exigem enormes quantidades de recursos computacionais, sejam estes de processamento, de memória, ou comunicação. Se até há pouco tempo estas capacidades estavam confinadas a grandes supercomputadores, com o advento dos processadores multicore e GPUs manycore os recursos necessários para este tipo de problemas estão agora acessíveis a preços razoáveis não só a investigadores como aos utilizadores em geral. O presente trabalho está focado na otimização de uma aplicação que simula o comportamento dinâmico de materiais granulares secos, um problema do âmbito da Engenharia Civil, mais especificamente na área da Geotecnia, na qual estas simulações permitem por exemplo investigar a deslocação de grandes massas sólidas provocadas pelo colapso de taludes. Assim, tem havido interesse em abordar esta temática e produzir simulações representativas de situações reais, nomeadamente por parte do CGSE (Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science and Engineering) da Universidade de Newcastle em colaboração com um membro da UNIC (Centro de Investigação em Estruturas de Construção da FCT/UNL) que tem vindo a desenvolver a sua própria linha de investigação, que se materializou na implementação, em CUDA, de um algoritmo para GPUs que possibilita simulações de sistemas com um elevado número de partículas. O trabalho apresentado consiste na otimização, assente na premissa da não alteração (ou alteração mínima) do código original, da supracitada implementação, de forma a obter melhorias significativas tanto no tempo global de execução da aplicação, como no aumento do número de partículas a simular. Ao mesmo tempo, valida-se a formulação proposta ao conseguir simulações que refletem, com grande precisão, os fenómenos físicos. Com as otimizações realizadas, conseguiu-se obter uma redução de cerca de 30% do tempo inicial cumprindo com os requisitos de correção e precisão necessários.

Microstructure and mechanical properties of carbon nanotube reinforced cementitious composites developed using a novel dispersion technique

The authors also acknowledge Centre for Textile Science and Technology (University of Minho) and FIBRENAMICS PLATFORMfor providing required conditions for this research. Sincere thanks are also due to Mr. Pedro Samuel Leite and Mr. Carlos Jesus for their kind help in sample preparation and testing.

An experimental investigation on nano-TiO2 and fly ash based high performance concrete

High performance concrete (HPC) offers several advantages over normal-strength concrete, namely, high mechanical strength and high durability. Therefore, HPC allows for concrete structures with less steel reinforcement and a longer service life, both of which are crucial issues in the eco-efficiency of construction materials. Nevertheless international publications on the field of concrete containing nanoparticles are scarce when compared to Portland cement concrete (around 1%) of the total international publications. HPC nanoparticle-based publications are even scarcer. This article presents the results of an experimental investigation on the mechanical properties and durability of HPC based on nano-TiO2 and fly ash. The durability performance was assessed by means of water absorption by immersion, water absorption by capillarity, ultrasonic pulse velocity, electric resistivity, chloride diffusion and resistance to sulphuric acid attack. The results show that the concretes containing an increased content of nano-TiO2 show decreased durability performance. The results also show that concrete with 1% nano-TiO2 and 30% fly ash as Portland cement replacement show a high mechanical strength (C55/C67) and a high durability. However, it should be noted that the cost of nano-TiO2 is responsible for a severe increase in the cost of concrete mixtures.

Self-compacting concrete and conventional concrete in the arena Pernambuco: comparative study of durability indicators and economic feasibility

This study addressed the application, strength and durability of self-compacting concrete (SCC) in a large-scale construction site, comparing its performance with vibrated conventional concrete (CC) with similar characteristics, assessing its economic feasibility. The studies were undertaken in the Arena Pernambuco project and involved the concreting during May, June and July 2012, for data collection, accompanying the routine concrete control tests and performing specific strength and durability tests. The SCC compressive strength was on average 4.5% higher than the CC one, and its formwork reinforced to withstand greater lateral pressure of the fresh concrete. The durability indicators results were in favour of SCC, which cost was 13.5% higher than CC.

Introduction [to "Citizen voices: performing public participation in science and environment communication"]

"ECREA series, ISSN 1742-9420"

The science and philosophy of the organism : Gifford lectures delivered at Aberdeen university, 1907-1908 / by Hans Driesch.

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The science and philosophy of the organism : Gifford lectures delivered at Aberdeen university, 1907-1908 / by Hans Driesch.

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Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.

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Annual record of science and industry.

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Annual record of science and industry.

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Annual record of science and industry.

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