Vinasse is the main by-product of the sugar and alcohol industry. For each liter of ethanol produced from sugarcane, approximately 12–18 L of vinasse are generated. Being such, its use as a hydration agent in concretes may ...

The increasing of using precast concrete panels, lack of standardization, lack of studies on precast concrete panels and its connections devices on Brazil, has led to the need of manual and design criteria of precast ...

Reinforced concrete corbels are generally used to transfer loads within a structural system, such as buildings, bridges, and facilities in general. They commonly present low aspect ratio, requiring an accurate model for ...

Low-rise buildings with thin Reinforced Concrete (RC) walls that do not comply with the minimum web shear reinforcement prescribed by current earthquake-resistant codes can be found in some Latin American countries. Previous ...