Pavimento intertravado: estudo de caso em um condomínio horizontal na cidade de Santa Maria

Abstract

The use of interlocking concrete block pavements in Brazil has grown significantly in recent years. However, in order for this floor not to present pathologies, it must be well design. Therefore, this work aims to study two different methods of interlocking pavements design, through its application in the same situation, in the implementation of the internal roads in a horizontal condominium in the city of Santa Maria/RS. Based on the bibliographic study of two methods available for application and the survey of the premises for determining the N number within a horizontal condominium (in the period of construction of the dwellings and after occupation), the design methods of PCA (1984) and CMAA (2010) were applied, which had their results compared to each other at the end. Noting the difference in factors and parameters of each method, it was possible to identify the reason for the disagreement in the two solutions: while the PCA method presented a more conservative result, the Australian method presented a more tenuous structure, with a 25% lower cost of execution.