Análise comparativa das ações do tráfego rodoviário definidas em diversos regulamentos internacionais de pontes

O presente trabalho pretende avaliar as diferenças de efeitos que os modelos de sobrecarga rodoviária de dez regulamentos (RSA, EC1-2, NBR, AASHTO, SATCC, CSA, IRC:6, SNiP, Manual de Hong Kong, NCP) provocam em pontes rodoviárias de pequeno a médio vão. Numa primeira parte são cobertas questões relacionadas com os efeitos dinâmicos em pontes referenciando-se diversos estudos. Em seguida são apresentados os principais fatores que influenciam os efeitos das sobrecargas rodoviárias. Os modelos de sobrecarga rodoviária, definidos nos diversos regulamentos, são descritos pormenorizadamente com o objetivo de clarificar e facilitar a sua aplicação. No que se refere à componente numérica do trabalho, a quantificação dos efeitos que cada modelo origina foi realizada através da modelação em elementos finitos de tabuleiros de comprimento variável entre 10 e 40 metros. Longitudinalmente analisaram-se os valores máximos do momento fletor e do esforço transverso, e numa análise transversal estudaram-se os valores máximos de momentos fletores positivos e negativos originados em cada tabuleiro. No capítulo 7 é realizada uma análise comparativa dos efeitos causados pelos modelos de sobrecarga rodoviária definidos em cada regulamento tomando como referência os valores obtidos pelo RSA.

Cement-cork mortars for thermal bridges correction. Comparison with cement-EPS mortars performance

Construction and Building Materials 49 (2013), 315-327

Optimisation and design of post-tensioning anchorage corner blisters in concrete box girder bidges

The design of anchorage blisters of internal continuity post-tensioning tendons of bridges built by the cantilever method, presents some peculiarities, not only because they are intermediate anchorages but also because these anchorages are located in blisters, so the prestressing force has to be transferred from the blister the bottom slab and web of the girder. The high density of steel reinforcement in anchorage blisters is the most common reason for problems with concrete cast in situ, resulting in zones with low concrete compacity, leading to concrete crushing failures under the anchor plates. A solution may involve improving the concrete compression and tensile strength. To meet these requirements a high-performance fibre reinforced self-compacting mix- ture (HPFRC) was used in anchorage corner blisters of post-tensioning tendons, reducing the concrete cross-section and decreasing the reinforcement needed. To assess the ultimate capacity and the adequate serviceability of the local anchorage zone after reducing the minimum concrete cross-section and the confining reinforcement, specified by the anchorage device supplier for the particular tendon, load transfer tests were performed. To investigate the behaviour of anchorage blisters regarding the transmission of stresses to the web and the bottom slab of the girder, and the feasibility of using high performance concrete only in the blister, two half scale models of the inferior corner of a box girder existing bridge were studied: a reference specimen of ordinary reinforced concrete and a HPFRC blister specimen. The design of the reinforcement was based in the tensile forces obtained on strut-and-tie models. An experimental program was carried out to assess the models used in design and to study the feasibility of using high performance concrete only in the blister, either with casting in situ, or with precast solutions. A non-linear finite element analysis of the tested specimens was also performed and the results compared.

COST Action TU1406: eBook of the 1st Workshop Meeting

COST Action TU1406 aims to address the European economic and societal needs by standardizing the condition assessment and maintenance level of roadway bridges. Currently, bridge quality control plans vary from country to country and, in some cases, within the same country. This therefore urges the establishment of a European guideline to surpass the lack of a standard methodology to assess bridge condition and to define quality control plans for roadway bridges. Such a guideline will comprise specific recommendations for assessing performance indicators as well as for the definition of performance goals, bringing together different stakeholders (e.g. universities, institutes, operators, consultants and owners) from various scientific disciplines (e.g. on-site testing, visual inspection, structural engineering, sustainability, etc.) in order to establish a common transnational language. COST Action TU1406 Workshops aim to facilitate the exchange of ideas and experiences between active researchers and practitioners as well as to stimulate discussions on new and emerging issues in line with the conference topics. This first Workshop essentially focuses on WG1 issues, namely, intends to address performance indicators, how these are assessed (e.g. visual inspection, nondestructive tests and monitoring systems), with what frequency and what values are generally obtained. The main outcomes, given in this eBook, were really important, not only for WG1 developments, but also for all the other WGs and for the Action itself.

Estudo numérico do escoamento e transporte de sedimentos em torno de pilares de pontes

Dissertação de mestrado integrado em Engenharia Civil

Aplicação de metodologias BIM no contexto da construção da nova ponte sobre o Rio Dão

Dissertação de mestrado integrado em Engenharia Civil

Evaluation system in the European Commission : DEVCO’S evaluation methodology

Mestrado em Economia e Políticas Públicas

Report of the Shell Fish Commission of Maryland.

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Use of Short-term Circulatory Support as a Bridge in Pediatric Heart Transplantation

Background:Heart transplantation is considered the gold standard therapy for the advanced heart failure, but donor shortage, especially in pediatric patients, is the main limitation for this procedure, so most sick patients die while waiting for the procedure.Objective:To evaluate the use of short-term circulatory support as a bridge to transplantation in end-stage cardiomyopathy.Methods:Retrospective clinical study. Between January 2011 and December 2013, 40 patients with cardiomyopathy were admitted in our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, with a mean age of 4.5 years. Twenty patients evolved during hospitalization with clinical deterioration and were classified as Intermacs 1 and 2. One patient died within 24 hours and 19 could be stabilized and were listed. They were divided into 2 groups: A, clinical support alone and B, implantation of short-term circulatory support as bridge to transplantation additionally to clinical therapy.Results:We used short-term mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to transplantation in 9. In group A (n=10), eight died waiting and 2 patients (20%) were transplanted, but none was discharged. In group B (n=9), 6 patients (66.7%) were transplanted and three were discharged.The mean support time was 21,8 days (6 to 984h). The mean transplant waiting list time was 33,8 days. Renal failure and sepsis were the main complication and causeof death in group A while neurologic complications were more prevalent en group B.Conclusion:Mechanical circulatory support increases survival on the pediatric heart transplantation waiting list in patients classified as Intermacs 1 and 2.

Report of the Commissioner for ... / United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries.

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Résultats du voyage du S.Y. Belgica en 1897-1898-1899 : sous le commandement de A. de Gerlache de Gomery. Rapports scientifiques publiés aux frais du gouvernement belge, sous la direction de la Commission de la Belgica.

R15, Zoologie, Céphalopodes