It is known that investments in hydroelectric power plant renovations are unfeasible from a socio-environmental point of view, so the repowering was created in order to increase the energy generated by the turbines of old ...

The presence of pathological manifestations in real estate are very common problems, especially in old buildings. Thus, with a previous study, it is possible to determine the type and cause of the pathology through visual ...

For centuries the disposal of solid waste was done in dumps. And even though there are currently less aggressive forms of disposal to the environment, several municipalities in Brazil still use this form of archaic disposal, ...

The formation of cities is a characteristic feature of human society, the urbanization process refers to the modernization and growth of urban centers and generating challenges to be developed by engineering. The concern ...

In the demand of the civil engineering market, a demand for new technologies and methods that are more current and capable of making the execution of materials faster, encouraging manufacturers to be efficient to serve ...

The work in question addresses the analysis of the ceramic blocks of sealing in the region of the Sertão of Paraíba, showing the importance that the technical standardization provides, samples were collected from five ...

In Brazil and in the world, the number of prestressed concrete constructions has been growing. This fact can be proved by the large number of civil works carried out in the last decade with this structural system. The ...

A good budget engineer must understand all the costs that make up a construction work. Thus, evaluating the possible expenses generated from a work becomes a challenge to be met by all those who are subject to the preparation ...

Foundation is a part of the structure of a building that has the function to transfer the loads to the soil. Between the elements of foundation, footings are a type of shallow foundations constructed with reinforced concrete ...

With technological advances and the expansion of civil construction, new concepts and tools emerge as alternatives to improve the quality of works, seeking more favorable results. A prominent technology is Building ...