While pre-cast concrete building has gained more market and greater heights are reached, there is more concern about the possibility of exceptional actions may induce the problem of progressive collapse. In order to ...

This research shows a market study that treats the implementation of console-pillar connections in structures of precast concrete in the Pato Branco region, by the monitoring of the implementation at companies. The ...

Currently security is a issue that has had a growing below expectations in the construction industry. The same occurs in the pre-manufacturing sector, where a growing demand has made firms to run against time to deliver ...

It is known that concrete is one of the most employed materials on constructions. However, in order to attain the quality requirements both in the fresh and hardened state, it’s necessary to adopt procedures that guarantee ...

Looking for alternative methods aiming high productivity and reduction of costs, most companies of prefabricated structures in Pato Branco city (southwestern Paraná region) adopt alternative ways to solve the execution of ...

The construction scenery in Brazil presents a considerable growth in quantities of brickworks. However, it still suffers from the lack of qualified people and from new technological jobs. For that reason, this research ...

With the great technological advance in the most varied industrial fields, civil construction has also taken important steps. Prefabricated reinforced concrete elements are increasingly being used in Brazil and worldwide, ...

The use of precast concrete in civil construction is synonymous of practicality. It’s a constructive method dedicated to medium and large buildings that require speed in execution. The precast industry is in a constant ...