6 articles in this issue
Melchor López Ávila, Rafael Larrúa Quevedo, Carlos Recarey Morfa
A summary is presented with the main historical background in the analysis of the composite slabs with steel sheets subjected to flexion, as well as of the main methods of design, instrumentation and tests accepted by different International Standards. Th... see more
Steve Knapp, Roberto Charron, Gregory Howell
Since the publication of White Paper #7 "Phase Scheduling" (Ballard, 2000), work on many projects has been planned with this technique by teams of varying configuration. Many teams have adapted their own approach to developing a "phase schedule", in some ... see more
Inocente Bojórque, Jorge Acevedo, Raquel Valera
Na2Si04 behavior as a mineralizer agent on organic fibers composites with Type I Portland Cement matrix is possible to observe it through a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The purpose of this research was to study the role of this agent on this materi... see more
Tomás Echaveguren, Sergio Vargas, Juan Ñancufil
In a long descending slopes heavy vehicles might lose control and runaway downgrade. To mitigate the potential damage, exist several systems that permits heavy vehicles leave the lane and stop. These systems are known as Arrestor Bed (AB). Design Standard... see more
Dania Betancourt, Fernando Martirena, Robert Day, Diaz Diaz
The results of a study that assesses the effect of adding small amounts of calcium carbonate as fluxing agent on fired Clay bricks are presented. The paper aims to improve the energy demand of fire clay bricks manufacture through the reduction of firing t... see more
Tania Romero, Alfredo Serpell
Since the nineties, housing construction companies began to incorporate the quality management and have developed quality management systems (QMS), using the directives given by the ISO 9000 standards. Construction companies have invested a big amount of ... see more