The steel structure construction is an interesting option to the already established concrete structure at a time when the Brazilian civil construction seeks more efficiency.To promote the use of this material it is n...The steel structure construction is an interesting option to the already established concrete structure at a time when the Brazilian civil construction seeks more efficiency.To promote the use of this material it is necessary to have a better understanding of its characteristics and,especially,of its possible pathologies,to avoid degradation,costs,and even the collapse of the structure.In this study Total Quality Management tools were applied to analyze the pathologies found in five medium and large steel-structured buildings.The most frequent ones were structure corrosion,cracks in the closures,and infiltrations in the interface closure/structure.The Ishikawa Diagram is used to identify the origin of the causes of pathologies and the Gravity Urgency Tendency Matrix(GUT Matrix)is used in the risk analysis of each pathology.The results obtained show that it is possible,through these Quality Management tools,to understand the origin of the pathologies,establishing their dangerousness and the degree of risk each one offers.展开更多
This work proposed an architectural alternative project of a stainless steel roof structure that uses roof tiles also in stainless steel with emphasis on roofs for multi-sport gymnasiums.In the development of the work...This work proposed an architectural alternative project of a stainless steel roof structure that uses roof tiles also in stainless steel with emphasis on roofs for multi-sport gymnasiums.In the development of the work,two existing multi-sports gymnasiums are taken as a reference,but with ASTM(American Society for Testing and Materials)A36 steel roof structure.The proposed cover system uses cables and light gauge profiles,in commercial stainless steel,which reduces the weight and of course the final price of the roof structure.A structure that presents technical feasibility is obtained and analyzed by checking its behavior with respect to the efforts and displacements generated by the combinations of the acting loads,following the safety recommendations of the applicable standard.It is verified that using the stainless steel structure proposed in this work would cost 42%of the reference structure if this were in AISI(American Iron and Steel Institute)304 stainless steel.And this cost tends to be minimized due to greater durability and consequent reduction in maintenance costs of this type of steel.展开更多
Brazil has a great climatic diversity,with different demands for the adequate thermal performance of buildings,where the variables that impact it have different influences depending on the location and the type of wra...Brazil has a great climatic diversity,with different demands for the adequate thermal performance of buildings,where the variables that impact it have different influences depending on the location and the type of wrapping used.When a prior study of the thermal performance of a building is not done in the design phase,the unpleasant effects for the user appear after the building is ready,and bring with them problems such as internal temperatures that are too high in the summer or too low in the winter.Therefore,the objective of this study is to provide recommendations for the application of ACM(aluminum composite material)composite panels and thermoacoustic(sandwich)tiles for external enclosure in the single-family residential sector.A high standard two-story residence with approximately 162 m^(2)per floor is used as a model and through computer simulations,utilizing the Energyplus program and observing the requirements of the NBR 15.575 performance standard,the thermal performance is evaluated.The factorial experiment was applied encompassing thermal performance variables such as absorptance,natural ventilation and thermophysical properties of the wrapping for three different climatic conditions:extreme winter climate,average climate and extreme summer climate.The results obtained show that the thermoacoustic roof tile keeps the internal temperature more stable independent of external oscillations,while the ACM panels follow the external oscillations,not meeting the expectations of thermal performance and needing passive treatments.展开更多
文摘The steel structure construction is an interesting option to the already established concrete structure at a time when the Brazilian civil construction seeks more efficiency.To promote the use of this material it is necessary to have a better understanding of its characteristics and,especially,of its possible pathologies,to avoid degradation,costs,and even the collapse of the structure.In this study Total Quality Management tools were applied to analyze the pathologies found in five medium and large steel-structured buildings.The most frequent ones were structure corrosion,cracks in the closures,and infiltrations in the interface closure/structure.The Ishikawa Diagram is used to identify the origin of the causes of pathologies and the Gravity Urgency Tendency Matrix(GUT Matrix)is used in the risk analysis of each pathology.The results obtained show that it is possible,through these Quality Management tools,to understand the origin of the pathologies,establishing their dangerousness and the degree of risk each one offers.
文摘This work proposed an architectural alternative project of a stainless steel roof structure that uses roof tiles also in stainless steel with emphasis on roofs for multi-sport gymnasiums.In the development of the work,two existing multi-sports gymnasiums are taken as a reference,but with ASTM(American Society for Testing and Materials)A36 steel roof structure.The proposed cover system uses cables and light gauge profiles,in commercial stainless steel,which reduces the weight and of course the final price of the roof structure.A structure that presents technical feasibility is obtained and analyzed by checking its behavior with respect to the efforts and displacements generated by the combinations of the acting loads,following the safety recommendations of the applicable standard.It is verified that using the stainless steel structure proposed in this work would cost 42%of the reference structure if this were in AISI(American Iron and Steel Institute)304 stainless steel.And this cost tends to be minimized due to greater durability and consequent reduction in maintenance costs of this type of steel.
文摘Brazil has a great climatic diversity,with different demands for the adequate thermal performance of buildings,where the variables that impact it have different influences depending on the location and the type of wrapping used.When a prior study of the thermal performance of a building is not done in the design phase,the unpleasant effects for the user appear after the building is ready,and bring with them problems such as internal temperatures that are too high in the summer or too low in the winter.Therefore,the objective of this study is to provide recommendations for the application of ACM(aluminum composite material)composite panels and thermoacoustic(sandwich)tiles for external enclosure in the single-family residential sector.A high standard two-story residence with approximately 162 m^(2)per floor is used as a model and through computer simulations,utilizing the Energyplus program and observing the requirements of the NBR 15.575 performance standard,the thermal performance is evaluated.The factorial experiment was applied encompassing thermal performance variables such as absorptance,natural ventilation and thermophysical properties of the wrapping for three different climatic conditions:extreme winter climate,average climate and extreme summer climate.The results obtained show that the thermoacoustic roof tile keeps the internal temperature more stable independent of external oscillations,while the ACM panels follow the external oscillations,not meeting the expectations of thermal performance and needing passive treatments.
