The construction sector stands out as responsible for the emission by third of the total greenhouse gases emitted by mankind. The processes of extraction and manufacture of the raw materials, necessary to obtain the concrete, ...

The research presented in this thesis consists of four parts. The first part reports the structural masonry properties characterization, with focus on determine the influence of the grout compressive strength to the ...

ABSTRACT A.KNONER, N Study on the stiffness between membranes and design of sandwich panels in reinforced concrete 2019. thesis (PhD) in structures and Civil Engineering-Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos UFSCAr, ...

The calculation of flexible or rigid mat foundation is difficult to perform because it is a matter of analyzing a plate resting on the ground, subjected to the external actions and the reactions of the soil. Following a ...

Defects are a problem in buildings all over the world. However, there is a shortage of publications that focus on managing this problem. Given that construction companies have limited resources for improvement activities, ...

The builders are looking to adopt measures to remain profitable due to increasing market competition. These measures involve not only the improvement of the production process, as well as meeting the needs and requirements ...

This research aimed to investigate, with the aid of the Brazilian standard NBR 7190 (1990) Wood Structures Project, of the Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance (ANOVA), and the regrouping bootstrap technique, the influence ...

Construction systems require significant amounts of natural resources, however, these are already beginning to present problems regarding the impacts caused by their extraction. The incorporation of agroindustry’s residues, ...

Population growth and uncontrolled progress contribute to the generation of construction waste (CDW), when inadequately disposed of, cause environmental liabilities and affect the quality of life of society. In order to ...

The use of low permeability fine local soils instead of granular materials has been common in several countries due to the significant reduction of the costs associated with the transport of granular materials extracted ...