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 ...

The estimated housing deficit in Brazil was 5.6 million in 2008, in which 83.5% was in urban areas, wherein to meet such demand there is a need for industrialized construction. Prefabricated building systems with precast ...

This paper aims to present studies of various structural alternatives for precast concrete walls for horizontal silos considering the implementation of actions caused by the earth pressure of the stored products. The ...

ABSTRACT A.KNONER, N Study on the stiffness between membranes and design of sandwich panels in reinforced concrete 2019. thesis (PhD) in structures and Civil Engineering-Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos UFSCAr, ...

The production of cast-in-situ slabs for residential buildings is considered a critical activity in relation to ergonomics and risk of accidents, in addition to being a production bottleneck, as it is a prerequisite for ...

The industrialized precast building systems have been used all over the world in housing construction since the 50’s. In Brazil, as there were no specific standard codes for precast panels until 2016, the use of those ...

The use of building technologies as prefabricated concrete wall panels has been increasing as a common practice in the Brazilian market. An aspect in the use of panels in buildings, barely explored in Brazil, is the ...