• Evaluation of Superficial and Internal Clogging of Geotextiles 

  da Silva, Jorge Luis Vieira; Lodi, Paulo César (International Journal of Civil Engineering, 2020) [Artigo]

  The present work evaluated the clogging of nonwoven (two made of polyester, PET, and one made of polypropylene, PP) and woven (PP) geotextiles submitted to leachate flow from a municipal landfill. Long-term permeability ...

• Post-cycling Interface Strength Test of Geogrids 

  Garcia, Gian Franco Napa; Lodi, Paulo César (International Journal of Civil Engineering, 2020) [Artigo]

  Geosynthetic-reinforced soil structures are commonly used in seismic design in regions. The performance of GRES under seismic conditions can be found to range from very good to catastrophic. This paper presents the ...

• Unfolding barriers for urban mobility plan in small and medium municipalities – A case study in Brazil 

  Bezerra, Barbara Stolte ; dos Santos, Ana Laura Lordelo ; Delmonico, Diego V.G. (Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2020) [Artigo]

  This paper investigated barriers for the design and implementation of Urban Mobility Plans in small and medium-sized cities in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. To achieve this objective an exploratory survey was carried out ...

• A study on the impacts of the 5S program on the productivity of a recycling cooperative 

  Martin, Eduardo José Pereira Martin ; Bezerra, Bárbara Stolte ; Battistelle, Rosane Aparecida Gomes ; Grael, Paulo Fernando Fuzer ; Scoton, Edvaldo José (Espacios, 2019) [Artigo]

  Solid waste management is still a challenge for the implementation of the National Solid Waste Policy in Brazil, as it involves setting parameters among stakeholders to feed industries. Waste pickers and recycling cooperatives ...

• A municipal solid waste indicator for environmental impact: Assessment and identification of best management practices 

  Deus, Rafael Mattos ; Mele, Fernando Daniel; Bezerra, Barbara Stolte ; Battistelle, Rosane Aparecida Gomes (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020) [Artigo]

  The objective of this study was to develop an aggregate indicator to assess the environmental impact of municipal solid waste management in the small municipalities of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Additionally, the study ...

• Nutrient and pathogen removal from anaerobically treated black water by microalgae 

  Slompo, Nathalie Dyane Miranda; Quartaroli, Larissa ; Fernandes, Tânia Vasconcelos; Silva, Gustavo Henrique Ribeiro da ; Daniel, Luiz Antonio (Journal of Environmental Management, 2020) [Artigo]

  The demand for systems that efficiently and sustainably recover value-added compounds and materials from waste streams is a major challenge. The use of wastewater as a source for recovery of carbon and nutrients is an ...

• Reviewing arch-dams' building risk reduction through a sustainability-safety management approach 

  Zacchei, Enrico ; Molina, José Luis (Sustainability (Switzerland), 2020) [Resenha]

  The importance of dams is rapidly increasing due to the impact of climate change on increasing hydrological process variability and on water planning and management need. This study tackles a review for the concrete ...

• Black water treatment by an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor: A pilot study 

  Slompo, Nathalie Dyane Miranda; Quartaroli, Larissa ; Zeeman, Grietje; da Silva, Gustavo Henrique Ribeiro ; Daniel, Luiz Antonio (Water Science and Technology, 2019) [Artigo]

  Decentralized sanitary wastewater treatment has become a viable and sustainable alternative, especially for developing countries and small communities. Besides, effluents may present variations in chemical oxygen demand ...

• ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS RESTRICTION FOR ROAD ACCIDENTS SEVERITY CLASSIFICATION IN UNBALANCED DATABASE 

  Chuerubim, Maria Ligia; Valejo, Alan; Bezerra, Barbara Stolte ; Silva, Irineu da (Sigma Journal Of Engineering And Natural Sciences-sigma Muhendislik Ve Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, 2019) [Artigo]

  The objective of this study is to discuss the main constraints in classifying the severity of road accidents using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN). To achieve this, ANN modelling with Multiple Layers Perceptron (MPL) was ...

• DMT for Load-Settlement Curve Prediction in a Tropical Sandy Soil Compared to Plate Load Tests 

  Dos Santos, Roberto A. ; Rocha, Breno P.; Giacheti, Heraldo L. (Geotechnical Testing Journal, 2020) [Artigo]

  The flat dilatometer test (DMT) has been used as an accurate in situ site investigation tool for foundation settlement prediction. However, few investigations have assessed its performance in settlement prediction in unusual ...

• Prediction of Load-Settlement Curves by the DMT in an Unsaturated Tropical Soil Site 

  Silva, N. M.; Rocha, B. P. ; Giacheti, H. L. (Soils And Rocks, 2019) [Artigo]

  Several methods for prediction of the load-settlement curves of shallow foundations have been proposed based on in-situ testing data. However, the good accuracy of such prediction depends on the definition of appropriate ...

• The seismic SPT test in a tropical soil and the G(0)/N ratio 

  Giacheti, H. L. ; Pedrini, R. A. A. ; Rocha, B. P.; Delage, P.; Desrues, J.; Frank, R.; Puech, A.; Schlosser, F. (Challenges And Innovations In Geotechnics: Proceedings Of The 18th International Conference On Soil Mechanics And Geotechnical Engineering, Vol 1, 2013) [Trabalho apresentado em evento]

  The seismic SPT, a test which associates the up-hole technique to the SPT, is briefly described. The maximum shear modulus (Go) can be determined together with the N value with this hybrid test. Seismic (Cross-hole, Down-hole ...

• General Report for TC102 In-Situ Testing 

  Giacheti, H. L. ; Cunha, R. P.; Delage, P.; Desrues, J.; Frank, R.; Puech, A.; Schlosser, F. (Challenges And Innovations In Geotechnics: Proceedings Of The 18th International Conference On Soil Mechanics And Geotechnical Engineering, Vol 1, 2013) [Trabalho apresentado em evento]

  An overview of all the technical papers accepted for the in-situ testing session of the 18th ICSMGE is presented. Forty two papers submitted to this conference were considered as part of this session. The papers were grouped ...

• Computational Simulation of a Non-Destructive Testing Technique for Steel Bar Sizing in Concrete Structures using Eddy Current Testing and Neural Networks 

  Alcantara, N. P. de ; Marques, T. ; Costa, D. C. ; Guedes, D. ; Sanchis, G. P. ; Silva, P. S. da ; Topping, BHV; Adam, J. M.; Pallares, F. J.; Bru, R. et al. (Proceedings Of The Tenth International Conference On Computational Structures Technology, 2010) [Trabalho apresentado em evento]

  This paper proposes a new type of non-destructive testing (NDT) for reinforced concrete structures, in order to identify the components of their reinforcement. In the proposed methodology a time varying electromagnetic ...

• A BOUNDARY ELEMENT FORMULATION FOR MASONRY WALLS: ELASTIC-LINEAR ANALYSIS 

  Oliveira Neto, L. ; Masia, M. J.; Rigitano, A. C. ; Taguti, Y. ; Ingham, J.; Dhanasekar, M.; Masia, M. (Proceedings Of The 9th Australasian Masonry Conference, 2011) [Trabalho apresentado em evento]

  This work presents an application of a Boundary Element Method (BEM) formulation for anisotropic body analysis. The formulation is elaborated for elastic-linear analysis, using isotropic fundamental solution, in which it ...

• Framework for infrastructure risk analysis to pedestrians in a university campus parking 

  Bezerra, Barbara Stolte ; Manzato, Gustavo Garcia ; Mello, Silas Volpon de ; Peixoto, Anna Silvia P. ; Batistão, Mariana Dias Chaves (Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, 2019) [Artigo]

  This paper presents a framework to analyze the pedestrian’s risks due to infrastructure problems in a university campus parking. A geographic information system (GIS) database was created containing data about: cartographic, ...

• Application of multi-criteria decision-making methods: certification mechanisms for organic produce in Brazil 

  Esguícero, Fábio José ; Rotoli, Liliane Ubeda Morandi ; Battistelle, Rosane Aparecida Gomes ; Deus, Rafael Mattos ; Siqueira, Regiane Máximo ; Bezerra, Barbara Stolte (International Journal of Environmental Studies, 2019) [Artigo]

  A rural producer who wishes to market organic products must obtain the Brazilian Organic Conformity Assessment System seal and consider a series of criteria for certification. The objective of this article is to identify ...

• Solo-cimento compactado: Proposta de métodos de ensaio para dosagem e caracterização física e mecânica 

  Pinto, Eduardo da Silva ; Faria, Obede Borges (REHABEND, 2018) [Trabalho apresentado em evento]

• Organic solid waste management in a circular economy perspective – A systematic review and SWOT analysis 

  Paes, Luis Alberto Bertolucci ; Bezerra, Barbara Stolte ; Deus, Rafael Mattos ; Jugend, Daniel ; Battistelle, Rosane Aparecida Gomes (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019) [Artigo]

  This study carried out a systematic literature review and content analysis to identify the state of the art and the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT analysis) of organic waste management through ...

• Calibration of mathematical water quality modeling in a river basin under critical conditions 

  Nakamura, Carolina Harue ; Salla, Marcio Ricardo; Oliveira de Jesus, José Antônio; Ribeiro da Silva, Gustavo Henrique (Water Environment Research, 2019) [Artigo]

  In order to assist with the management of water resources, this study aimed to calibrate the water quality model “Ottocoded Critical Basins Analysis” (ABaCO) in a section of the Lambari River, located in the city of Poços ...

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