[PDF] Top 20 Rev. IBRACON Estrut. Mater. vol.5 número4

... Results of crack openings obtained from beams VFC_PC_01 and VFC_PC_02 cannot be compared directly, due to the difference regarding the maximum and minimum loads applied to generate th[r] ... See full document

... Firstly, the compressive strengths found at 7, 28 and 91 days will be compared for the same individual unit compositions and after the mixtures costs, as well as the modulus of elastic[r] ... See full document

... Concrete structures, especially reinforced concrete structures, are one of most used types of structures around world. When it is lo- cated in non aggressive environments, these types of structures respect, in general, ... See full document

... Table 5) shows that the results obtained with the approximate stiffness criterion are safer with only 4,6% of the Mtest/Mpred values below the appropriate safety range (smaller than ... See full document

... For this purpose, the behavior of short composite steel- concrete columns was studied using physical experimental tests, measuring the increase in temperature of the surface and intern[r] ... See full document

... (Editor, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil) • José Luiz Antunes de Oliveira e Sousa (Editor, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil) • Luiz Carlos Pinto da Silva Filho (Editor, UFRGS, Porto[r] ... See full document

... Table 5, for the slab with 140 mm of height, almost no difference in the stiffness was observed in comparison with the reference model, called Mod- el 1 in Figure ... See full document

... tive has led to the study of red mud for various applications, such as adsorbent for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solu- tions [4], building materials such as bricks [5], ceramics and tiles [6], ceramic ... See full document

... By the statistical analysis with multiple comparison of compressive strength results of concrete blocks, presented in Tables 3 and 4 and Figures 11 and 12, it is observed that for traits with replace- ment of 50%, 80% ... See full document

... According to El-Hacha [5], FRP are well suited to prestressing applications because of their high strength-to-weight ratio that provides high prestressing forces, without increases on the self- weight of the ... See full document

... The use of a rebound hammer test was the irst test possibility to be considered due to its simplicity and low cost. This test is based on the evaluation of a mass rebound after being ired against a surface at a standard ... See full document

... With the aim of contributing to the structural evaluation of reinforced concrete bridges it was decided to analyze the stresses in reinforced concrete bridge sections to verify the eff[r] ... See full document

... (Editor, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil) • José Luiz Antunes de Oliveira e Sousa (Editor, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil) • Luiz Carlos Pinto da Silva Filho (Editor, UFRGS, Porto[r] ... See full document

... Approximately 35–40% of bauxite ore is discarded in the form of strongly alkaline RM slurry ‎[4]. This mud contains about 60 vol. % of solid content in the form of superine particles. Therefore, this mate- rial ... See full document

... Among the products generated in the processing of iron ore, mud from washing, in most cases, is stored in tailings dams without a commercial use because the technology to transform this waste in metallic iron is more ... See full document

... Within this context, recent researches on the performance of ba- gasse ash in concrete has been developed in the Laboratory of Structures at COPPE/UFRJ, based on studies of the rheological, thermal and mechanical ... See full document

... The column-foundation connection through socket consists of em- bedding part of the precast column into the cavity of the foundation element. This connection is widely used in precast concrete struc- tures all over the ... See full document

... The speciication of performance criteria which were not determined with the use of mathematical models to predict the structure service life does not constitute a performance-based spe[r] ... See full document

... Two columns were used as reference, one having the original dimensions of the column and the other, monolithic, had been cast along the thick- ness of the strengthened piece. The remaining columns received a 35 mm thick ... See full document

... In model 4, with splitting reinforcing bars, an increase in pile cap ulti- mate load capacity was observed, as shown in Table 9. In addition, no signiicant variation was observed in pile cap’s ruin, stiffness and bearing ... See full document