A large variety of materials are used in the industry of construction. The execution of formwork of concrete can be made by wood, steel, composite, paper and plastics. But do not have the necessary concern with these ...

Concrete is the most used structural material because it has important properties and characteristics and is suitable for a variety of purposes. It is a material made up of coarse and fine aggregates, binder and water, in ...

The present study aims to test the hypothesis that the addition of adequate proportions of polystyrene from disposable cups can improve the physical characteristics of the CAP (petroleum asphalt cement), comparing different ...

This paper aims to compare conventional mortars to industrialized ones and analyze the performance of each according to the results of laboratory tests. CP-II – Z Portland cement, hydrated lime, and fine aggregate were ...

The use of bamboo as structural element is a reality in many countries in Asia and South America, even with different building methodologies. Although some bamboo species, as Moso (Phyllostachys Pubescens) have excellent ...

The construction industry currently has its heated due to economic growth and facilitation of financing, which consequently became a fierce competition for market and increasingly specific. But even with all this continued ...

This work aimed to analyse the influence of coarse aggregates particles size in mechanical and rheological properties of high performance concrete with silica fume and superplasticizer. The aggregates were classified using ...