15 articles in this issue
V. Nieto-Barbosa,R. Cubillos-González,G. Tibério Cardoso,A. Neckel,F. Novegil González-Anleo,I. Cerón Vinasco
Climate change is a progressive phenomenon that, although it can be mitigated, it cannot be stopped. As a consequence, the level of uncertainty is high to propose resilient design strategies to counteract its effects on people's comfort and health. Likewi... see more
O. Contreras Bejarano,E.J. Ávila Hernández,L.F. Lis Cepeda
From a linear and static perspective, the increase in displacements of a structure due to the implementation of a green roof could be counteracted by increasing the stiffness of the structure. This article proposes the use of the differential evolution al... see more
I. Rahman,S. Shahid,S. Ali
The use of fly ash in concrete can lessen the burden of its dumping in landfills to protect the environment and soil degradation. We investigated the concrete mixtures incorporating various percentages of fly ash and studied the mechanical properties of h... see more
J. R. Alarcón Dallos,W. Galvis Pinzón,P. Suarez Rivera
The use of unconventional materials has been a widely studied and used technique around the world. The results of the comparative analysis of a dense cold mix of aggregates with the addition of asphaltite from a technical and economic point of view is rep... see more
P. Caetano,T. Batista,R. Nogueira,A. Cabral,H. Costa
The focus of this paper is to investigate the behavior of the fresh and hardened state of alkali-activated cementitious pastes obtained from the mixture of bottom ash/BOF slag and fly ash/BOF slag. For this purpose, the properties in the fresh and hardene... see more
O. Kessal,A. Bennia,D. Bravo Hidalgo,A. Abderraouf Belkadi,M. Kamel Khouadjia
In this paper, we present an experimental study and statistical modeling of High-Performance Concrete subjected to high temperatures. The main objective of this study is to examine the effect of concrete age subjected to high temperature cycles (ranging f... see more
J. A. Alvarado Mamani,H. A. Aguilar Chuquimia
In the present work, the seismic response of a reinforced concrete building representative of modern multi-family residences of medium height in the southern zone of Peru was estimated. This region was considered because we can find growing urban areas wi... see more
E. Atália Daniel Muianga,A. Denis Granja,F. Augusto Picchi,C. Torres Formoso
Over the years, construction projects have been developed and delivered through traditional delivery methods. However, traditional delivery methods have been considered ineffective to achieve the real project goals. Integrated and collaborative models, su... see more
R. Ochoa Díaz,C. H. Higuera Sandoval
The elimination of a large quantity of waste such as plastic, bottles, tyres, etc., that are generated in large quantities and produce an environmental impact and risk in the areas where they are produced and stored. The current study aims to use recycle... see more
C. A. Sakamoto,C. F. Fioriti,L. M. Pagoto,J. L. Akasaki,J.L. Pinheiro Melges
This paper evaluated the behavioural performance to coating mortar water with rubberized tyres. #0.60 mm and #1.19 mm grain sizes have been used with the incorporation of 10 and 20% (in volume), replacing the small units. The methodology has elapsed with ... see more
M. A. Vargas Mosqueda,G. Saelzer-Fuica,M.E. Pereira,A. M. Navarro-Ortiz,R. García-Alvarado
Las edificaciones multi-residenciales en altura en madera contralaminada se perfilan como una opción sustentable y rentable con posibilidades de industrialización, que abren el camino a nuevos paradigmas en la construcción. En este nuevo modelo edificator... see more
S. P. Muñoz Pérez,A. Serrato Mio,C. Burga Delgado
In the world of construction, the amount of clay brick waste (CCB) from demolition and construction is increasing considerably, and such waste is reused to mitigate environmental pollution. The present research aimed to make a systematic literature review... see more
G. Garcés,C. Peña
The construction industry is an important part of the economic sector of a country, therefore, it is important to verify the new management systems that are implemented in the main construction industries of the world. This article makes a bibliographic r... see more
E. Widayanto,I. Nurtjahjaningtyas,S. Faizeh
To design columns with reinforced concrete material is often used in building construction so that reinforced concrete has several advantages, it is the availability of material, but require a large dimension in holding high capacity. To reduce the dimens... see more
D. Freitas Augusto dos Santos,M. Eterno Costa Ferreira,M. de Pina Ferreira
Buildings composed of several projects are generally designed by different professionals. In this way, the risk of interference between them at the time of execution is great. This fact damages the progress of the work, generating rework, increased cost, ... see more