The introduction of high strength concrete has been intensifying in the construction of tall buildings due to the possibility of reducing the cross sections of the pillars and consequently of the materials and labor involved ...

Large earth masses are extremely vulnerable to external actions such as weathering, or the action of humans, causing various financial damage and compromising the life and well-being of the population. To ensure that these ...

The construction industry is always searching for new technologies that provide more efficient constructive solutions, with a better cost-effectiveness, bigger durability and practicality, as well as less time of execution, ...

The Brazilian standard for reinforced concrete structures design, ABNT NBR 6118 (2014), uses a design method based on limit states, where the uncertainties related to the strength of materials and the structural actions ...

Bamboo's performance as longitudinal reinforcement in reinforced concrete structures can be successful if safety boundary conditions are considered. The objective of this work is to evaluate the feasibility of replacing ...

Reinforced concrete structures are widely used in the construction world. In the past, due to lack of knowledge of the materials used and the difficulty of laboratory tests, many buildings were oversized. Not only is this ...

Considering that the structural masonry system has shown a significant presence in the Brazilian civil construction market and that in most cases, the structural masonry building will be supported by transitional beams in ...

The analysis of overall stability is one of the main checks to be made in the structures. Considering the growth of high rise buildings, and a consequent search for agility and productivity at the construction site, various ...