The growth of steel as structural material and the development of more advanced computational programs, coupled with the advancement of technology, allow the numerical modeling and analysis of steel building structures to ...

Sediments are the results of erosion, transport, deposition and compaction processes, your production causes several problems, among them, silting rivers and reservoirs and surface waters contamination. Sediment production ...

The use of renewable energy boosts economic growth combined with sustainable development. Photovoltaic solar energy generated from solar radiation is a renewable source that contributes to this. The building applied ...

The present work carried out a comparative study between static and dynamic analyses in a self-supporting steel lattice tower under action of extended pressure system (EPS) winds while considering soil-structure interaction ...

In the face of broad discussions about sustainable development, energy efficiency and bioclimatic architecture, more and more actions are needed to enable energy saving in civil construction. In order to do this, it has ...

The increase in traffic volume and the appearance of heavier vehicles are causing a greater degradation and deformation in the Brazilian road network, consequently raising maintenance costs, forcing managers and researchers ...

Green roof is a technique embedded in the design of Low Impact Development with recognized in the quantitative stormwater control in urbanized areas. The green roofs storage capacity is affected by several factors, being ...

Users are increasingly complaining about the acoustic comfort of buildings, especially in large urban centers. A NBR 15575: 2013 - Housing Buildings - Performance brought changes in the construction sector, which had to ...

This work investigated the hydrogeochemical behavior of groundwater with fluoride (F-) anomalies and its association with hydrochemical types in a portion of the Outcrop Zone (OZ) of the Guarani Aquifer System (GAS). The ...

The verification of binder content and granulometry of asphalt mixtures are of great importance in the technological control of the construction process. These ensure a good performance of the pavement in its useful life. ...