The functional assessment of the pavement is essential to ensure that highways meet the quality standards required by law, thus promoting safety and comfort for the user, as well as efficiency for the road system. However, ...

The Alkali-Aggregate Reaction (AAR) is a chemical process of concrete deterioration which had its first records in the beginning of the 20th century, and it was primarily identified in dams, bridges, port structures and, ...

The way the soil is used can vary greatly over time. With the population growth, the need for urbanization arises. This urbanization becomes a problem when it occurs in a disorderly way, because the constructions are ...

Water is indispensable to human activities and, consequently, to the economic and social development of a society However, water is a scarce commodity and must be well managed to avoid situations of collapse. The Brazilian ...

This work has as study area a section of the alluvial aquifer of the Sucuru River, aiming at calibration and application of a mathematical model of simulation as support for the management of water resources. For this, ...

With the long period of drought that hit the semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil from 2011 until the beginning of 2017, we had as a consequence the loss in the level of water in several of the reservoirs existing in ...

The access to water is one of the biggest problems that the world is facing today, which is getting worse, especially in urban centers. With the urban population growth and the increasing human activities water demands, ...

The construction sector, although it is one of the sectors that most exploits natural resources in its production process, also presents one of the greatest potential for the use of various residues from the industry, ...

The Conventional asphalt pavement, due to its dark coloring, absorbs a big quantity of energy which is transformed into heat, promoting a significant thermal discomfort for the people who live in this environment. This ...