The corbels are structural elements widely utilized in the connections between prefabricated elements of reinforced concrete structures, but their conventional industrial production presents difficulties due to the large ...

Urban sprawl is a phenomenon that is happening worldwide in an accelerated way. The impacts that the increase of the cities has generated, in environmental issues and in the quality of life of the population, are perceptible ...

With the increasing development of the technology, it was possible to look for alternatives that could improve the properties of the materials. One of the most important properties for the characterization of the concrete ...

Landfills require constant monitoring of their cover layer in order to improve their ability to isolate Urban Solid Waste (MSW) and to avoid exposure of these wastes to the environment. Sanitary landfills generally have ...

Concerns about sustainable production processes of asphalt paving have led to the development of asphalt mixtures produced and compacted at temperatures lower than those traditionally applied, obtaining reductions in ...

Civil construction is becoming one of the most generators of service and economy, as result the competition between builders, and in parallel the requirement by clients, has raised, making that the companies look for ...

With each passing day, the incidence of a water crisis is getting more attention of the population. Due to the low rainfall rates in the semi­arid region of the Northeast, springs supplying large urban centers decrease ...

As a d ecisionmaking t ool w e h ave t he bud get, w hich s hould pr ovide va lues consistent with what will be done in the work, allowing a detailed study on the feasibility of the work and avoiding financial surprises. ...

Brazil’s northeast region has been facing a severe drought since 2012. Epitácio Pessoa water reservoir, which supplies thirty counties, Campina Grande city among them, reached 2,9% of it’s capacity in April 2017. In ...

The increase in water demand occurs with population growth, but this resource is finite. In the Northeast of Brazil, water scarcity and long periods of drought make an efficient management of water necessary. The objective ...