The present study aims at the structural analysis of existing slabs where the information about the structure is not known, and it is necessary to determine the load capacity of the structural element. In these cases, a ...

Society is becoming more and more depending of electric energy and civil construction is updating to follow this trend. That way, this research means to apply Zero Energy Building (ZEB) concepts and solar photovoltaic ...

Floods and inundations are the consequences of the natural phenomena, but their increase is perceived due to disordered urbanization of the cities, climate and environmental changes and to social inequalities that increase ...

In recent years, the civil construction sector has made great progress on the construction site, using products with great technological evolution. As a consequence of this, there was an increase in the strengths obtained ...

The presente study analyzes the addition of hydrated lime and agricultural residue in a typical soil in the municipality of Erechim/RS, aiming its stabilization for use in pavement subgrade. This tecnique of soil improvement, ...

The present work has as its theme the performance standard NBR 15.575 (ABNT, 2013) regarding thermal performance requirements, the object of study being a private school building located in Caxias do Sul / RS. The objective ...

Openings in reinforced concrete walls are recurrent solutions, however, when not considered during the design of the element, they can result in numerous cracks and reduce the useful life of the structure. The present ...

The reinforcement of reinforced concrete structures with concrete fibers reinforced polymers (CFRP) can be used in new structures or rehabilitation of them. The method was consolidated as an attractive alternative for civil ...