Viaducts WITH PATHOLOGIES CAN COMPROMISE THE SECURITY
After the fall of the viaduct in the Marginal Pinheiros, viralizou the event on social networks, highlighting the lack of maintenance and problems in other structures. According to Márcio Estefano engineer, Teacher Travel PhD graduate in civil engineering at the Mauá Institute of Technology – IMT,…
INDUSTRIAL WASTE RECYCLING
There is the possibility of using waste from other industries in the production of new materials for civil works. Yet, must be careful because not all industrial residues serve as raw material. By NBR 10004 ABNT, many are classified as hazardous or non-inert.…
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
"Able to meet the needs of the present generation, without compromising the ability to meet the needs of future generations ", concept created by the World Commission on Environment and Development - WCED. Societies that do not necessitate technology have the human well-being…
WHAT CAN BRING A BUILDING crashing down?
No building collapses without warning. infiltrations, cracks and fissures are signs that something is wrong and only a specialist in diseases of the buildings may notice. The structural design of the building is essential part of the project, it identifies the work support needs, beyond…
SCALE IN REAL mockup, IT'S POSSIBLE?
The 3D printing emerged in the late 80 in order to carry out a rapid prototyping, that is, run with greater agility products on an industrial scale. The spread of the matter took place in 2009 to market the first machine from the viewpoint of accelerating…
TRANSLUCENT CONCRETE
The Hungarian architect Aron Lesonczi reinvented the concrete to develop translucent allowing light to pass through the point of leaving the shows the silhouette of a person or object. Strong enough to replace conventional, it's composed by 5% optical fiber,…
CONCRETE MAY "AUTOCONSERTAR"?
O professor Henk Jonkers, da Delft University of Technology, In Holland, He developed a "longer life" to concrete. To create the self regenerative effect, Jonkers microorganisms has incorporated the material composition. The Bioconcreto is a blend of the traditional concrete, bacteria (Bacillus Pseudofirmus) e…
ECOARQUITETURA
Did you know that several demolition inputs can be reused in a work? ceramics, woods and metals turned into rubble have usefulness in new sustainable architectural projects. According to the Green Building Council Brazil – CBC, Brazil is the fourth country with more certified works…
MOBILE HOUSING
When choosing a mobile housing, it is recommended to do a study to indicate the best solution, because the mobile houses available on the market can be in fiberglass, polyurethane panels, metal, madeira, fiber cement, reinforced canvas, lightweight boards cementitious materials, among others, and depend on weather conditions,…