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Effects of hygrothermal and natural aging on the durability of multilayer insulation systems incorporating thermal mortars with EPS and aerogel
This study evaluated the durability of three innovative multilayer insulation systems incorporating thermal mortars with EPS aggregates and silica aerogel granules after hygrothermal accelerated aging and one year of natural aging at an urban site in Portugal. The loss of performance was assessed after the accelerated aging and every three months of natural aging using non-destructive testing. Chemical-morphological analyses were alsocarried out prior to and after accelerated and natural aging. Results obtained after accelerated and natural aging were compared, thus contributing towards a deeper understanding of possible synergistic effects of several degradation agents and mechanisms on the long-term durability of multilayer insulation systems. The Coffin-Manson equation showed that the accelerated aging procedure (~13 days of heat/rain cycles and 5 days of heat/cold cycles) adopted herein corresponds to approximately 11 years of natural aging in typical urban conditions. The results show a significant increase in capillary water absorption and drying capacity after aging.Extensive surface microcracking was observed after accelerated aging and after 3 months of natural aging, especially in the systems facing North. Traces of biological growth were detected on both the artificially and naturally aged systems, whereas aesthetic alterations were more pronounced in North-oriented specimens after 3 months of exposure, with significantly lower surface gloss and a darker tone. On the other hand, color change cannot be detected in the artificially aged systems (
Year: 2024
Number Pages:
20p..
Author(s): Parracha, J.; Veiga, M. R.; Lina Nunes; Flores-Colen, I.
: Cement and Concrete Composites
Editor: Elsevier, Ltd.
Volume:
148 (2024) 105483.
Keywords: Aesthetic performance; Bio-susceptibility; Water resistance; Natural aging; Accelerated aging; ETICS
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Hygroscopicity and Morphology of Bio-Based Boards
The internal structures and the hygroscopicity of bio-based boards consisting of giantreed (Arundo donax L.) and hazelnut shells as bio-aggregates, and a sodium silicate solution asthe adhesive, were investigated. The aim was to evaluate the influence of each material (the bio-aggregates and adhesive) and their distributions in the boards on the final performance. By carrying out X-ray computed tomography, the internal structures and the porosities of the boards were determined, allowing important considerations of their hygroscopicity. The voids
Year: 2024
Number Pages:
22p..
Author(s): Cintura, E.; Lina Nunes; Molari, L.; Bettuzzi, M.; Morigi, M.; Brancaccio, R.; Faria, P.
: Applied Sciences
Editor: MDPI
Volume:
14, 873.
Keywords: Tomography; Sodium silicate; Moisture buffering; Hygroscopicity; Hazelnut shel; Giant reed; Bio-resource; Bio-aggregate; Arundo donax; Agro-industrial waste
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Hygrothermal behaviour of external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS) to withstand biological colonisation
ETICS are multilayer building solutions applied to the building external walls to provide animproved thermal performance to the building envelope. However, several questions have beenraised concerning the durability of ETICS, namely related to biological colonisation phenomena.Considering the high susceptibility of ETICS to bio-colonisation, the following research questions arise: (i) what is the impact of surface temperature (ST) and surface relative humidity (SRH)fuctuation on mould growth in ETICS facades? (ii) is it possible to predict mould growth onETICS under fuctuating conditions considering favourable and unfavourable growth conditions?This study aims to investigate the infuence of the hygrothermal behaviour of five different ETICS(with thermal mortars and insulation boards) on mould growth. ETICS were exposed for one yearat an urban site in Lisbon, Portugal, facing North, during which the ST and the SRH weremonitored. Concurrently, numerical simulations were performed to evaluate the hygrothermalbehaviour of the ETICS. Three theoretical indices were applied, using numerically and experimmentally obtained values of ST and SRH as input to provide an indication of the risk of mould growth. The results were complemented and validated by assessing the bio-colonisation, water performance and aesthetic properties of the ETICS. Index 1 (percentage of time with SRH
Year: 2024
Number Pages:
25.
Author(s): Parracha, J.; Veiga, M. R.; Flores-Colen, I.; Lina Nunes
: Journal of Building Engineering
Editor: Elsevier Ltd.
Volume:
86 e 108932.
Keywords: Numerical simulation; Onsite monitoring; Mould growth; Moisture; Temperature; Thermal insulation materials
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Stored products insects in Portugal
The introduction of stored product insect pests to new areas is facilitated by food trade among countries, and effective detection and monitoring programs are crucial for food security. The khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts is one of the most destructive insect species. In Portugal, T. granarium has been detected in 1988. However, no new data has been added to this information since that date. Floor traps with pheromones specific to T. granarium were used and placed inside ports, mills, and storage facilities, including warehouses and silos, between June and September in 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2022.Previous results from other sampling programs conducted between 2002 and 2008 are also referred here to add more evidence for the presence or absence of T. granarium in Portugal. Here, various types of traps, including some generalists and others with pheromones (such as T. granarium), were used. The collected insects were identified to species, or genus.Surveys conducted identified approximately 40 insect species that are associated with stored products, in a total of 23.725 insects, and among them, the weevils belonging to the genus Sitophilus C.J.Schoenherr have been recognized as the main pests that affects stored cereals. Regarding the surveys made between 2017 and 2022 and previous surveys done in Portugal (between 2002 and 2008; n = 26.719 insects identified), no T. granarium individuals were detected in any of the entomological samples, and only a few Dermestidae specimens were found across all surveys, one of them belonging to the same genus, identified as Trogoderma inclusum LeConte. With the predicted changes in climate, there is a risk of introducing T. granarium and other destructive insect pests that could displace itophilus weevils as the key stored products pest in Portugal. Therefore, it is crucial to monitor and implement measures to prevent the spread of invasive pests for effective pest management and food security purposes, using proper trapping methods and accurate and rapid identification tools.
Year: 2024
Number Pages:
10p..
Author(s): Duarte, S.; Magro; Barros, G.; Carvalho, M.
: Journal of Stored Products Research
Editor: Elsevier Ltd.
Volume:
105 (2024) 102230.
Keywords: Portugal; Sitophilus; Trogoderma inclusum; Trogoderma granarium; Entomological survey
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Characterization of an Arundo donax-based composite: A solution to improve indoor comfort
Arundo donax (giant reed or giant cane) is a widely available, perennial, invasive, non-food crop, present worldwide and employed for several uses, including building practices. Considering the increasing demand for sustainable building materials, A. donax can be an eficient solution. This study investigated its properties as a bio-aggregate mixed with a sodium silicate solution as an adhesive. A horizontal analysis that provided a general characterization of the composite was carried out. The results showed that the A. donax-based composite had anapparent density of 517 kg/m3 , thermal conductivity of 0.128 W/(m.K), and high hygroscopicity, with a moisture buffering value of 4.33 g/(m2 %RH), property that could be both an advantage for indoor comfort and a drawback. The uncommon sound absorption behaviour can be comparable to granular materials, with the highest sound absorption coeficient values,
Year: 2023
Number Pages:
18p..
Author(s): Cintura, E.; Faria, P.; Molari, L.; Barbaresi, L.; D
: Industrial Crops & Products
Editor: Elsevier B.V.
Volume:
208 (2024) 117756.
Keywords: Mechanical properties; Hygroscopicity; Granular Material; Giant reed; Bio-waste; Acoustic absorption
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Characterization of an Arundo donax-based composite: A solution to improve indoor comfort
Arundo donax (giant reed or giant cane) is a widely available, perennial, invasive, non-food crop, present worldwide and employed for several uses, including building practices. Considering the increasing demand for sustainable building materials, A. donax can be an efficient solution. This study investigated its properties as a bio-aggregate mixed with a sodium silicate solution as an adhesive. A horizontal analysis that provided a general characterization of the composite was carried out. The results showed that the A. donax-based composite had an apparent density of 517 kg/m3, thermal conductivity of 0.128 W/(m.K), and high hygroscopicity, with a moisture buffering value of 4.33 g/(m2 %RH), property that could be both an advantage for indoor comfort and a drawback. The uncommon sound absorption behaviour can be comparable to granular materials, with the highest sound absorption coefficient values,
Year: 2023
Number Pages:
18.
Author(s): Cintura, E.; Faria, P.; Molari, L.; Barbaresi, L.; D
: Industrial Crops & Products
Editor: Elsevier B.V.
Volume:
Volume 208, Número 117756.
Keywords: Mechanical properties; Hygroscopicity; Granular Material; Giant reed; Bio-waste; Acoustic absorption
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Development of an Innovative Lightweight Composite Material with Thermal Insulation Properties Based on Cardoon and Polyurethane
The search for innovative and sustainable solutions to improve the energy efficiencyof the construction industry has been a hot topic for researchers due to the tremendous impactof insulator materials in the thermal comfort of buildings. In the present work, an innovativelightweight composite material with thermal insulation properties was developed, for the firsttime, by using cardoon particles and polyurethane. The formulation of the composite materialwas optimized in terms of cardoon fraction and the polyol/isocyanate ratio, to achieve the bestcompromise between internal bond (IB) strength and thickness swelling (TS). The best performing composite was PU75-CP45, with 45 wt% of cardoon particles and 75% of isocyanate, achieving an IB of 0.41 MPa and a TS of 5.3%. Regarding insulation properties, the PU75-CP45 composite material exhibits a promising performance when compared to conventional construction industry materials by tuning its thickness. Additionally, the composite material presented very low emissions of volatile organic compounds and formaldehyde (bellow to legislation levels) and high resistance to biological degradation
Year: 2023
Number Pages:
16p..
Author(s): Fernandes, R.; Ferreira, N.; Lopes, S.; Santos, J.; Pereira, N.; Ferreira, N.; Lina Nunes; Martins, J.; Carvalho, L.
: Polymers
Editor: MDPI
Volume:
16, 137.
Keywords: Construction; Composite; Sustainable; Polyurethane; Insulation; Cardoon
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Diversity and distribution of microbial communities on the surface of External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS) facades in residential buildings
External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS) are frequently used to enhance the energy efficiency of the built environment. However, stains of presumable biological nature are often detected shortly after application, causing cladding defacement and altering the building aesthetics. To address which microbiota could contribute to these biodeterioration related color/aesthetic anomalies, samples collected from stains detected on the surface of building facades with ETICS in three residential sites in Lisbon, Portugal, were analyzed throughmicrobiological culture-dependent technique and culture-independent amplicon DNA high throughput sequencing taxonomic profiling. The obtained data provided a comprehensive description of microbial communities assigned to diverse taxa of the major microbial groups of heterotrophic bacteria, fungi, cyanobacteria, and microalgae (through DNA plastid detection) in the sampled stains. Based on that, we propose that new microorganisms could be added to the list of bio-susceptibility testing organisms in ETICS. Furthermore, microbiota diversity depended more on facade location and cardinal orientation than on ETICS material composition. Overall, this study reveals the unique microbial communities of color/aesthetic biodeterioration stains in ETICS facades, unlike those of other surfaces, and the associated environmental dynamics.
Year: 2023
Number Pages:
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Author(s): Viegas, C.; Borsoi, G.; Moreira, L.; Parracha, J.; Lina Nunes; Malanho, S.; Veiga, M. R.; Flores-Colen, I.
: International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
Editor: Elsevier, Ltd.
Volume:
Volume 184, Número 105658.
Keywords: Amplicon high throughput sequencing; Microbiota communities; Bio-colonized stains; Color/aesthetic anomalies; ETICS; Building facades
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Eco-efficient boards with agro-industrial wastes
Laboratory tests were carried out to evaluate the feasibility of producing boards or coating panels with good hygrothermal performance by using different agro-industrial wastes (grape and olive press wastes, hazelnut shells, spent coffee and pine) and adhesives (gypsum-based binder, sodium silicate solution and starch-based glue). Hygrothermal properties and resistance to mould growth, including the effect of citric acid, were evaluated. The results highlighted the benefits and drawbacks of each adhesive: the binder seems more adequate to produce bio-based plastering mortars than boards; the other adhesives seem efficient solutions to produce boards with good hygrothermal properties; for the natural glue the bio-susceptibility needs improvement.
Year: 2023
Number Pages:
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Author(s): Cintura, E.; Faria, P.; Duarte, M.; Lina Nunes
: Construction and Building Materials
Editor: Elsevier, Ltd.
Volume:
Volume 404, 132665.
Keywords: Thermal property; Starch; Sodium Silicate; Natural glue; Hygroscopicity; Hemihydrate gypsum; Citric acid; Bio-waste; Biological susceptibility; Air lime
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Effects of anobiid damage on shear strength parallel to the grain in single step joints
Traditional carpentry joints can be found worldwide in many timber truss structures connectingrafter and tie beam. One failure mode of this connection result from shear in the tie beam beyond the notch either due to bad design or deterioration. In this article, the reduction in shear strength of Single Step Joints (SSJ) resulting from biological attack by anobiids was analysed. For this purpose, tests were carried out in non-degraded scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) specimens (reference) and compared to artificially degraded specimens with three different levels of degradation. The reduction of shear resistance was analysed in relation to the density of holes drilled during the degradation simulation, the loss of mass, and the reduction of the hearresistant area. At lower degradation levels, no significant reduction in shear strength was observed. On the other hand, the linear regression shows a trend of resistance reduction with increasing degradation. Despite the relatively low coefficient of determination (r2 = 0.25), the parameterthat best correlated with the residual strength was the reduction in the shear-resistant area.
Year: 2023
Number Pages:
14p..
Author(s): Lima, D.; Branco , J.; Parracha, J.; Saporiti Machado, J.; Lina Nunes
: Materials and Structures
Editor: Springer
Volume:
56:148.
Keywords: Residual shear strength; Anobiid infestation; Biological degradation; Single Step Joint; Timber
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Tabelas para a determinação da carga crítica de pilares metálicos com alma de altura variável
Os elementos de inércia variável podem fornecer soluções interessantes, sob os pontos de vista estético e económico, para pilares de estruturas de aço. A verificação da sua segurança apresenta-se, no entanto, mais complexa que no caso dos elementos de secção uniforme, nomeadamente no que se refere ao cálculo da respectiva carga crítica, por exemplo. O presente trabalho propõe alguns métodos simplificados para a determinação da carga crítica destes elementos estruturais, através da utilização de tabelas aplicáveis ao cálculo de pilares com diferentes características geométricas e vários tipos de apoio nas suas extremidades.
Year: 2003
Number Pages:
955-966.
Author(s): Baptista, A. M.
Editor: Universidade de Évora
Keywords: Carga crítica; Pilares de inércia variável; Estruturas de aço
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A segurança na construção civil: um modelo possível
O trabalho que ora se apresenta constitui uma visão enquadradora da prevenção de acidentes profissionais no sector da construção civil e obras públicas, tendo por base os referenciais estruturantes definidos pela comunidade técnica e científica. Estes princípios, defendidos pela doutrina da Organização Internacional do Trabalho, instituições da União Europeia e organizações públicas portuguesas com responsabilidades no âmbito da prevenção de riscos e doenças profissionais, têm vindo a ser vertidos nos quadros normativos vigentes (normas jurídicas, técnicas e éticas). Mais do que identificar disfunções, apresenta-se um exemplo de um modelo integrado de boas práticas, da fase de projecto, passando pela fase de trabalhos em estaleiro e terminando na fase de conservação e manutenção de um conjunto de edifícios para habitação e comércio.
Year: 2002
Number Pages:
707-714pp.
Author(s): Teixeira, V.; Nunes, J.; Baptista, A. M.
Keywords: Segurança; Construção civil
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Analytical formulae for the elastic-plastic analysis of I-Shaped cross-sections bent over their weak axis
This paper presents an analytical elastic-plastic model to study steel I-shaped cross-sections bent over their weak axis. The basic variables are the cross-section global deformations from which it is possible to evaluate the internal loads and the cross-section stiffness terms by means of a set of simple mathematical relationships. The model allows the yield spreading across the sections as well as the effects of the strain hardening and global deformations interaction to be taken into account on the non-linear cross-section behaviour in the elastic-plastic domain. The section failure by excessive deformation of its most strained fibres may also be directly controlled by these expressions. This model represents an efficient, simple and accurate alternative to the models based on the analysis of the cross-section by means of numerical integration over the cross-section divided into elementary fibres or layers.
Year: 2002
Number Pages:
139-148pp.
Author(s): Baptista, A. M.; Muzeau, J. P.
Editor: cmm - Associação Portuguesa de Construção Metálica e Mista
Keywords: Weak axis; Bending; I sections; Elastic-plastic analysis; Analytical model; Steel structures
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Analytical model for the elastic-plastic analysis of simply supported I-Shaped beams in simple bending
An analytical model allowing the mechanical behaviour of simply supported beams under concentrated transversal loads to be evaluated, is presented in this paper. The beams are made of I-sections. The constitutive material is supposed to present an elastic-perfectly-plastic behaviour. The cross-sections displacements and rotations are evaluated through analytical expressions presented for the beam elastic and elastic-plastic domains; this last being divided into two different phases, when the flanges are partially yielded as the web remains elastic, or when yielding progresses across the webs of the most strained sections, after complete yielding of the flanges. These analytical relationships allow also the evolution of the yielded areas, along the beam cross-sections and length, as a function of the applied load, to be controlled.
Year: 2002
Number Pages:
129-138pp.
Author(s): Baptista, A. M.; Muzeau, J. P.
Editor: cmm - Associação Portuguesa de Construção Metálica e Mista
Keywords: I-beams; Simple bending; Elastic-plastic analysis; Analytical model; Steel structures
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Elastic design of tapered beam-columns subjected to concentrated axial and transversal loads
Tapered members are an efficient solution for steel beams, allowing an adjustment of the cross-sections resistance to the applied loads. However, while the critical cross-section of uniform beams is always the one subjected to the most unfavourable load combination, it is not the case with tapered beams, since both acting and resistant values of the cross section internal loads vary along the beam length. So, one of the main problems in the design of these structural members lies on the determination of the beam critical cross-section where yielding occurs for the first time. This paper presents a method of calculation of analytical expressions for the elastic design of tapered beams subjected to bending and axial force. These relationships allow the beam critical section, its internal forces and the maximum loads carried by the beam at its elastic limit state, to be determined. Some examples are presented to show the possibilities of this proposal.
Year: 2002
Number Pages:
119-128pp.
Author(s): Baptista, A. M.; Muzeau, J. P.
Editor: cmm - Associação Portuguesa de Construção Metálica e Mista
Keywords: Bending and compression; Tapered beam-columns; Elastic design; Steel structures
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Elastic design of tapered beam-columns subjected to concentrated axial and transversal loads
Tapered members are an efficient solution for steel beams, allowing an adjustment of the cross-sections resistance to the applied loads. However, while the critical cross-section of uniform beams is always the one subjected to the most unfavourable load combination, it is not the case with tapered beams, since both acting and resistant values of the cross section internal loads vary along the beam length. So, one of the main problems in the design of these structural members lies on the determination of the beam critical cross-section where yielding occurs for the first time.This paper presents a method of calculation of analytical expressions for the elastic design of tapered beams subjected to bending and axial force. These relationships allow the beam critical section, its internal forces and the maximum loads carried by the beam at its elastic limit state, to be determined. Some examples are presented to show the possibilities of this proposal.
Year: 2002
Number Pages:
10p.
Author(s): Baptista, A. M.; Muzeau, J. P.
Editor: cmm - Associação Portuguesa de Construção Metálica e Mista
Keywords: Bending and compression; Tapered beam-columns; Elastic design; Steel structures
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Equations to evaluate elastic-plastic deformations of cantilever steel beams in simple bending
This paper presents an analytical model to evaluate cross-section rotations and displacements in a cantilever beam subjected to a concentrated transversal load at its free end. The beam is made of an I-section, and its material is expected to follow an elastic-perfectly-plastic behaviour. The cross-section displacements and rotations may be evaluated by means of analytical expressions, which are presented both for the beam elastic and elastic-plastic domains. The latter is divided in two different phases: when only a portion of the flanges is yielded, the web remaining elastic, and when yielding progresses across the web of the most strained sections, after total yielding of their flanges. These analytical expressions also allow the evolution of the yielded areas to be controlled, along the beam cross-sections and length, as a function of the applied load.
Year: 2002
Number Pages:
8p.
Author(s): Baptista, A. M.; Muzeau, J. P.; Bouchaïr, A.
Keywords: Simple bending; Elastic-plastic deformations; Elastic deformations; Elastic-plastic analysis; Analytical model; Steel structures
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Evaluation of the elastic critical load of tapered columns with circular or square hollow sections
This paper presents a method of evaluation of the elastic critical load of tapered members with circular and square cross-sections, under simple compression. The cross-sections of these members may be full solid or hollow, with constant wall thickness, and their external dimensions linearly vary between the column ends. This method is an adaptation of Euler
Year: 2002
Number Pages:
8p.
Author(s): Baptista, A. M.; Muzeau, J. P.
Keywords: Square sections; Circular sections; Hollow sections; Tapered columns; Critical load; Elastic stability
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Evolução da sinistralidade em trabalhos de construção civil e obras públicas
O presente trabalho visa a divulgação de informação estatística sobre a sinistralidade em trabalhos de construção civil e obras públicas, com especial destaque para a evolução do número de acidentes mortais ao longo da última década. Descreve-se a distribuição destes acidentes em termos geográficos e temporais, ao longo dos dias da semana e dos vários períodos de trabalho diário. A sua incidência é discriminada em função do tipo de obra (privada ou pública), da situação contratual e da idade dos trabalhadores vitimados. Em particular, distinguem-se as principais causas destes acidentes e as lesões que deles resultaram, de modo a permitir uma reflexão sobre as possíveis medidas a tomar com o objectivo de reduzir a sua ocorrência.
Year: 2002
Number Pages:
271-282pp.
Author(s): Baptista, A. M.; Nunes, J.; Teixeira, V.
Keywords: Estatística; Sinistralidade; Construção civil
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Fomento da qualidade na realização de estruturas provisórias de apoio à construção
O presente trabalho refere algumas das consequências da falta de qualidade na utilização de estruturas provisórias de apoio à construção, tais como andaimes e cimbres por exemplo. Após uma breve descrição de instrumentos e metodologias da Garantia da Qualidade aplicáveis à indústria da construção, apresenta-se uma reflexão sobre a possível contribuição dos vários intervenientes na construção de estruturas provisórias, nas fases de concepção, fabrico, projecto, montagem e utilização, com o objectivo de diminuir as situações de risco actualmente associadas à sua utilização.
Year: 2002
Number Pages:
583-594pp.
Author(s): Baptista, A. M.; Raposo, S.
Keywords: Sistemas de qualidade; Estruturas provisórias
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Térmita-de-madeira-seca. West Indian drywood termite
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Year: 2019
Number Pages:
144-145pp.
Author(s): Duarte, S.; Lina Nunes
: Guia Prático da Fauna Terrestre dos Açores
Editor: Instituto Acoriano da Cultura
Keywords: Cryptotermes brevis
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Térmita-de-pescoço-amarelo. Yellow-necked drywood termite; European drywood termite
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Year: 2019
Number Pages:
146-147pp.
Author(s): Duarte, S.; Lina Nunes
: Guia Prático da Fauna Terrestre dos Açores
Editor: Instituto Açoriano da Cultura
Keywords: Kalotermes flavicollis
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Térmita-subterrânea-americana. Easten subterranean termite
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Year: 2019
Number Pages:
148-149pp.
Author(s): Duarte, S.; Lina Nunes
: Guia Prático da Fauna Terrestre dos Açores
Editor: Instituto Açoriano da Cultura
Keywords: Reticulitermes flavipes
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Térmita-subterrânea-ibérica. Iberian subterrarean termite
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Year: 2019
Number Pages:
150-151pp.
Author(s): Duarte, S.; Lina Nunes
: Guia Prático da Fauna Terrestre dos Açores
Editor: Instituto Açoriano da Cultura
Keywords: Reticulitermes grassei
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Estudo histórico e científico da Xiloteca da Academia das Ciências de Lisboa construída por José Aniceto Rapozo - nota preliminar
O Museu da Academia das Ciências de Lisboa possui uma preciosa xiloteca assinada pelo Mestre dos marceneiros portugueses, José Aniceto Rapozo contendo 1213 amostras de madeiras do Brasil e 12 de outras origens. A sua importância no progresso do conhecimento dos recursos florestais do Brasil naviragem dos séculos dezoito e dezanove conduziu ao estudo em curso. Dada a devastação verificada em vastas áreas florestais brasileiras, surgem dificuldades por certas espécies poderem ter distribuiçãogeográfica diferente (com eventual extinção, geral ou localizada), por insuficiência do material de comparação, e por ambiguidade das designações comerciais.Foi possível identificar esta xiloteca como uma de quatro encomendadas a Aniceto Rapozo pelo Príncipe Regente. A análise das amostras de madeira e a informação documental mostram que a colecçãotem por base uma remessa de 5008 amostras de madeiras do Brasil enviada em 1784 para o Arsenal Real do Exército, em Lisboa, pelo Vice-Rei do Brasil, Luís de Vasconcellos e Souza.O valor científico do conjunto é evidenciado pela identificação botânica das espéciesrepresentadas. Na situação actual, a identificação das espécies florestais representadas na amostragem foiinteiramente conseguida em 14% dos casos, conseguida mas ainda por confirmar em 27%. Dado o carácter preliminar deste estudo, os seus resultados serão ulteriormente publicados com mais pormenor. Among the Lisbon Academy of Sciences Museum collection there is a valuable xylarium by theleading Portuguese master cabinet-maker José Aniceto Rapozo (1756-1824), comprising 1213 wood samples from Brazil plus 12 from elsewhere. This collection is most important since it allows us to improve the knowledge on Brazilian forest resources by the end of the eighteenth century and thebeginning of the next. This study aims to establish its historical framework and scientific value. Owing tooverexploitation and even devastation of very large forest areas in Brazil, difficulties for our study aroseeither as some species may have now a different geographical distribution (and eventually may have underwent local or general extinction), by lack of adequate comparison material, or because of ambiguityof the commercial names.Results so far obtained allowed us to recognize the xylarium as one of the four commanded Rapozo by the Regent Prince, later King João VI (1767-1826). Taking into account the wood samples analyses as well as bibliographic data it is possible to conclude that the collection was prepared from a set 3 of 5008 Brazilian wood samples sent to the Royal Arsenal in Lisbon in 1784 by the Brazil
Year: 2013
Number Pages:
9.
Author(s): Saporiti Machado, J.; Antunes, M.
Editor: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa (ACL)
Keywords: Identification; History; Brazil; Woods; Xylarium; Lisbon academy of sciences; Identificação; História; Brasil; Madeiras; Xiloteca; Academia das ciências de lisboa
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A Review of Laboratory Tests to Evaluate Agro-Industrial Wastes Properties as Building Materials
This work collects information about laboratory tests to evaluate the properties of agro-industrial wastes used for thermal insulation building materials considering them individually and in composits. It focuses on bio-susceptibility, as one of the main aspects to consider for bio-based building products.
Year: 2023
Number Pages:
2p..
Author(s): Cintura, E.; Lina Nunes; Faria, P.
: Testing and Experimentation in Civil Engineering
Editor: Springer Nature
Volume:
Volume 41.
Keywords: Test methods; Bio-wastes; Bio-susceptibility; Bio-based materials
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Innovative Durability Tests on Construction Materials
Innovation in structures and construction materials demands a more accurate performance analysis during the life cycle. In addition, climatic changes pose new challenges to civil infrastructures that were not so relevant in the past. In most cases, the traditional test methods cannot accurately assess the complex phenomena involved in durability. The modern and complex factors require a different approach to durability analysis. The purpose of this chapter is to present innovative durability tests on construction materials: wood; rammed earth, cob and unfired blocks; natural stone; bituminous binders and mixtures; and Fibre Reinforced Polymers (FRP) to concrete bonded connections. Most of these tests concern the accelerated simulation of the main phenomena involved in durability performance
Year: 2023
Number Pages:
53-73pp..
Author(s): Chastre, C.; Faria, P.; Neves, J.; Ludovico-Marques, M.; Biscaia, H.; Lina Nunes
: Advances on Testing and Experimentation in Civil Engineering
Editor: Springer
Keywords: Performance; Innovation; Durability; ccelerated durability tests; Accelerated durability tests; Ageing techniques
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Optimisation of Production Parameters to Develop Innovative Eco-efficient Boards
Laboratory tests were carried out to define production parameters of innovative eco-efficient composites made up of hazelnut shells as aggregate and a sodium silicate solution as adhesive. The aim was to maximize the content of bio-aggregates and minimize the amount of adhesive, guaranteeing the feasibility of producing samples. Therefore, after preliminary testing, the percentages of hazelnut shells and the sodium silicate solution were kept constant: 70% and 30% of the total volume, respectively. However, the characteristics of the considered composites did not allow the production of uniform samples. The sodium silicate solution was not rapidly absorbed by the bio-aggregates; during the drying process, it was deposited on the bottom side of the samples. The uniformity of the samples is required to guarantee a correct evaluation of their performance and future homogeneous panels. Hence, different production parameters were investigated, such as drying at T
Year: 2023
Number Pages:
11p..
Author(s): Cintura, E.; Faria, P.; Molari, L.; Lina Nunes
: Bio-Based Building Materials
Editor: Springer
Volume:
Volume 45.
Keywords: Sodium silicate; Hazelnut shells; Bio-waste
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Testing Durability on Construction Materials
The durability of construction materials is a key concern and can be related to different actions such as weathering conditions outdoors enhanced by climatic change, chemical and biological attack, abrasion, and other conditions of service over time. Frequently, several actions develop simultaneously, making it difficult to reproduce in situ conditions in laboratory. Furthermore, testing to assess durability depends largely on the nature of the material itself or on the way it has been assembled with other materials. The ageing techniques to assess long-term durability performance of construction materials are based on accelerated durability tests, which include, for example, thermal stress, freeze
Year: 2023
Number Pages:
29-51pp..
Author(s): Chastre, C.; Faria, P.; Neves, J.; Ludovico-Marques, M.; Biscaia, H.; Lina Nunes
: Advances on Testing and Experimentation in Civil Engineering
Editor: Springer
Keywords: Wood; UV radiation; Frost; Weathering; Salts; Natural stone; Polymeric composites; Clayish materials; Cementitious composites; Brick; Bituminous binders and mixtures; Biological agents
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Structural gluing of portugueses timbers
This paper presents an overview of research carried out to assess the bonding suitability of Portuguese timbers.Most work developed in the last decades has focused Maritime pine timber, due to its traditional use in building construction, good mechanical properties and availability. Untreated, as well as preservative treated Maritime pine have been studied, as its impregnability allows deep treatment suitable for applications in Use Classes 3 and 4.Recent results on bonding preservative treated Maritime pine wood are discussed.Preliminary results regarding other species that are becoming available in the Portuguese market are also presented, as an attempt to reduce pressure on Maritime pine timber as well as to seek more valuable alternatives for their traditional uses.
Year: 2018
Number Pages:
171-183pp.
Author(s): Cruz, H.; Martins, C.; Dias, A.
: Timber: Bonds, Connections and Structures
Editor: Material Testing Institute (MPA), University of Stuttgart
Keywords: Structural gluing; Portuguese timbers
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Caracterização da aderência de varões nervurados sujeitos a ações repetidas e alternadas
No presente trabalho apresentam-se os resultados mais relevantes obtidos num programa experimental desenvolvido no LNEC com o objetivo de caracterizar a aderência dos varões nervurados do tipo A500NR SD existentes no mercado, fundamentalmente para melhorar a modelação do comportamento dos elementos de betão armado de zonas críticas de estruturas inseridas em zonas sísmicas.O programa experimental desenvolvido pretende simular as condições de aderência existentes num varão horizontal de uma ligação viga-pilar e tem como principais variáveis varões de dois diâmetros frequentemente utilizados (16 e 25 mm), dois níveis diferentes de área relativa das nervuras (A e B) e duas classes de betão (C1 e C2), ambos representativos do betão utilizado nas construções mais relevantes.Os resultados obtidos quer nos ensaios monotónicos quer nos ensaios cíclicos apontam para um decréscimo da tensão de aderência com o aumento do diâmetro da ordem dos 10%. O aumento da área relativa das nervuras transversais traduz-se num incremento da tensão máxima de aderência da ordem dos 15%, com uma redução do deslizamento que ronda os 15%. Nesse sentido, este estudo propôs que, no caso dos varões com maior área relativa das nervuras, a tensão de aderência máxima possa variar entre 2,35 e 2,65 vezes a raiz quadrada da resistência do betão à compressão e que o patamar onde a tensão de aderência é máxima se situe entre 0,5 e 1,5 mm de deslizamento.Explorou-se também o fenómeno da entrada em cedência da armadura tendo-se concluído que, em provetes que pretendem simular as condições de aderência existentes num varão horizontal de uma ligação viga-pilar, a entrada em cedência da armadura conduz a uma redução da tensão de aderência máxima inferior a 10%, quer regime monotónico quer em regime cíclico.
Year: 2014
Number Pages:
435p.
Author(s): Louro, A. S.
Keywords: Estudo experimental; Modelação analítica; Ações repetidas e alternadas; Varões nervurados; Aderência
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Tratamento e consolidação de madeira de pinho degradada em elementos estruturais de edifícios antigos
O presente trabalho de investigação refere-se à conservação de elementos estruturais de madeira medianamente degradados por fungos em edifícios antigos. Propõe-se estudar a compatibilidade entre produtos de tratamento e de consolidação por impregnação, aplicados sequencialmente. A avaliação do processo foi realizada maioritariamente em laboratório e na óptica do desempenho mecânico conjunto da madeira e produtos aplicados, por intermédio de ensaios físico-mecânicos destrutivos e não destrutivos e também por ensaios mecânicos não destrutivos realizados in situ. Foram utilizados produtos comerciais, aplicando-os às espécies de madeira correntemente encontradas nos edifícios antigos da zona de Lisboa: Pinho bravo e Casquinha. Procedeu-se à avaliação mecânica de madeira nova e antiga, em estado são e degradado; ao desenvolvimento de um método de medição da profundidade de penetração de produtos de tratamento; à avaliação da capacidade consolidante de madeira degradada por produtos poliméricos fluidos e à avaliação da sua actuação conjunta, estudada com e sem envelhecimento artificial. Os resultados obtidos indicaram significativos aumentos de capacidade mecânica da madeira degradada, quando submetida a tratamento e consolidação Este trabalho desenvolve, assim, uma proposta de solução para a madeira que não se encontra sã, mas que ainda possui capacidade resistente, não necessitando, por isso, de ser removida. O processo de tratamento e consolidação promove resistência aos agentes biológicos e, simultaneamente, recuperação de alguma resistência mecânica da madeira, conferindo-lhe capacidade para continuar em serviço.
Year: 2011
Number Pages:
404
Author(s): Henriques, M. D.
Keywords: Elementos estruturais; Resistência mecânica; Tratamento; Consolidação; Edifícios antigos; Conservação; Degradação por fungos; Madeira
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Foraging ecology of Reticulitermes grassei (clément) with re feren ce to its management as a pest of timber
Subterranean termites from the genus Reticulitermes are an important pest ofwood in service throughout southern Europe and elsewhere. For effective termitecontrol with long term protection but minimal environmental damage, newintegrated approaches to termite management are needed. Baiting-based systemsseem to be promising non-traditional methods for termite control, targeting thecolony as a whole. However, control through baiting is only feasible when it isknown that the toxicant can be transferred to all the colonies foraging on theinfested area and also throughout each individual colony. Accordingly, the workdescribed is specifically designed to achieve a better understanding of thedistribution and delimitation of colonies within a population of Reticulitermes,with parallel insights into foraging behaviour and colony organization.Initially, the species/subspecies spectrum present within the notionalReticulitermes group in Portugal was reassessed. It was shown that Reticulitermesgrassei is the only species encountered. Foraging activity was then assessed in anexperimental woodland site over two successive annual cycles, both by thesampling of natural lying dead wood and by a standard baiting grid. R. grasseiseem to select wood with larger diameter, with an apparent preference for materialalready decayed by fungi. Both termite and fungal attack on wood seems to bepromoted by higher moisture levels, such as prevail in larger litter items andduring seasonal rains. Termites were unable to detect and direct their foragingtowards sound wood in laboratory conditions, suggesting that the network ofinfochemical signals is more complex than just volatiles emanating from soundwood. Mark-release-recapture (MRR) was used to delineate foraging groups,which were then allocated to their parent colonies by the use of microsatellitemarkers. The results suggest that resource sharing is a facultative behaviour,specifically when food is not a limiting factor for colony development. Theimplications of all these findings for bait technology and protocols are discussed,with reference to the local population ecology of Reticulitermes.
Year: 2009
Author(s): Nobre, T.
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The project CircularBuild -
Year: 2023
Author(s): Lina Nunes; Duarte, M.; Duarte, S.
Keywords: Moulds; Biological durability; Subterranean termites; Decay fungi; AGEPAN® DWD PROTECT
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Monitor
Relatório final do projeto PTDC/ECM/099121/2008
Year: 2014
Author(s): Lina Nunes; Duarte, S.; Saporiti Machado, J.
Keywords: Deteção; Monitorização; Térmitas subterrâneas; Uso sustentável de estruturas de madeira
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Materiais metálicos. Ensaio de tracção. 2ª Parte: Verificação do sistema de medição da força da máquina de ensaio de tracção. Projecto de versão portuguesa da Norma Europeia EN 10002-2 (1991)
O presente trabalho apresenta um projecto de versão portuguesa da Norma Europeia EN 10002-2, e insere-se numa série de estudos programados pelo autor, enquanto coordenador da normalização nacional no domínio dos ensaios mecânicos, físicos e não-destrutivos de materiais metálicos.O texto do projecto de norma apresentado consiste na versão final de uma proposta redigida pelo autor, na sequência dos estudos efectuados ao nível da Comissão Técnica de Normalização competente.
Year: 1992
Author(s): Baptista, A. M.
Keywords: Normalização; Ensaio de tracção; Materiais metálicos
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Materiais metálicos. Ensaio de tracção. 5ª Parte: método de ensaio a temperatura elevada. Projecto de versão portuguesa da Norma Europeia EN 10002-5 (1991)
O presente trabalho apresenta um projecto de versão portuguesa da Norma Europeia EN 10002-5, e insere-se numa série de estudos programados pelo autor, enquanto coordenador da normalização nacional no domínio dos ensaios mecânicos, físicos e não-destrutivos de materiais metálicos.O texto do projecto de revisão apresentado consiste na versão final de uma proposta redigida pelo autor, na sequência dos estudos efectuados ao nível da Comissão Técnica de Normalização competente.
Year: 1992
Author(s): Baptista, A. M.
Keywords: Normalização; Ensaio de tracção; Materiais metálicos
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Metrologia de Forças. Participação do LNEC no 2nd WECC Audit on Force Measurement
O presente relatório descreve a participação do LNEC no programa europeu de intercomparação de calibrações de forças
Year: 1992
Author(s): Baptista, A. M.
Keywords: WECC Audit; Metrologia de forças
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Materiais metálicos. Arames. Ensaio de enrolamento. Projecto de revisão da NP 850 (1985)
O presente trabalho apresenta um projecto de revisão da Norma Portuguesa NP 850 (1985)
Year: 1991
Author(s): Baptista, A. M.
Keywords: Ensaio de Enrolamento; Arames; Materiais metálicos
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Materiais metálicos. Ensaios de resistência mecânica. Símbolos. Projecto de revisão da NP 386 (1965)
O presente trabalho apresenta um projecto de revisão da Norma Portuguesa NP 386 (1965)
Year: 1991
Author(s): Baptista, A. M.
Keywords: Normalização; Simbologia; Ensaios mecânicos; Materiais metálicos
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Materiais metálicos. Tubos. Ensaio de Abocardamento. Projecto de revisão das NP 449 (1966) e NP 451 (1966)
O presente trabalho apresenta um projecto de revisão das Normas Portuguesas NP 449 (1966)
Year: 1991
Author(s): Baptista, A. M.
Keywords: Normalização; Ensaio de Abocardamento; Tubos; Materiais metálicos
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Materiais metálicos. Tubos. Ensaio de Achatamento. Projecto de revisão da NP 450 (1966)
O presente trabalho apresenta um projecto de revisão da Norma Portuguesa NP 450 (1966)
Year: 1991
Author(s): Baptista, A. M.
Keywords: Normalização; Ensaio de Achatamento; Tubos; Materiais metálicos
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Materiais metálicos. Tubos. Ensaio de Dilatação de Anéis. Projecto de Norma Portuguesa
O presente trabalho apresenta um projecto de Norma Portuguesa relativo ao ensaio de dilatação de anéis de tubos metálicos, e insere-se numa série de estudos programados pelo autor, enquanto coordenador da normalização nacional no domínio dos ensaios mecânicos, físicos e não-destrutivos de materiais metálicos, com a finalidade de preencher lacunas da Normalização Portuguesa neste domínio que a indústria e as instituições ligadas ao controlo da qualidade considerem ser mais urgente colmatar.O texto apresentado consiste na versão final de uma proposta redigida pelo autor, na sequência dos estudos efectuados ao nível da Comissão Técnica de Normalização competente.
Year: 1991
Author(s): Baptista, A. M.
Keywords: Normalização; Ensaio de dilatação de anéis; Tubos; Materiais metálicos
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Rede electrossoldada Mallacero (A500 ER)
N/A
Year: 2010
Number Pages:
4pp.
Author(s): DE/NCE
Editor: LNEC
Keywords: Rede electrossoldada
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Rede electrossoldada Megamalla (A500 ER)
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Year: 2010
Number Pages:
2pp.
Author(s): DE/NCE
Editor: LNEC
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Rede electrossoldada nervurada Codimetal (A500 ER)
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Year: 2010
Number Pages:
4pp.
Author(s): DE/NCE
Keywords: Rede electrossoldada
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TRIGOMA 400S (A400 NR)
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Year: 2010
Number Pages:
2pp.
Author(s): DE/NCE
Editor: LNEC
Keywords: Varão nervurado; Varão para betão armado
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TRIGOMA 500S (A500 NR)
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Year: 2010
Number Pages:
2pp.
Author(s): DE/NCE
Editor: LNEC
Keywords: Varão nervurado; Varão para betão armado
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VALSABBIA 500S (A500 NR)
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Year: 2010
Number Pages:
2pp.
Author(s): DE/NCE
Editor: LNEC
Keywords: Varão nervurado; Varão para betão armado
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Varão nervurado Codimetal (A500 ER)
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Year: 2010
Number Pages:
2pp.
Author(s): DE/NCE
Editor: LNEC
Keywords: Varão nervurado; Varão para betão armado
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Varões de aço A400 NR de ductilidade especial para armaduras de betão armado - Características, ensaios e marcação
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Year: 2010
Number Pages:
8pp.
Author(s): DE/NCE
Keywords: Especificação; Ensaio laboratorial; Ductilidade; Varão para betão armado; Varão nervurado
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Varões de aço A400 NR para armaduras de betão armado - Características, ensaios e marcação
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Year: 2010
Number Pages:
8pp.
Author(s): DE/NCE
Keywords: Especificação; Ensaio laboratorial; Varão para betão armado; Varão nervurado
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Varões de aço A500 NR de ductilidade especial para armaduras de betão armado - Características, ensaios e marcação
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Year: 2010
Number Pages:
8pp.
Author(s): entidade LNEC
Keywords: Especificação; Ensaio laboratorial; Ductilidade; Varão para betão armado; Varão nervurado
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